#freedom and control….

[somniumfae]

yapping abt hsr oc under the cut. if i have talked to u abt mirror at all this will be treading a lot of the same ground i just want to have some intro stuff on this blog

her alias/name is probably mirror… her main motif is the color wheel. she’s a memokeeper of the garden of recollection (they serve the aeon fuli the remembrance and collect memories that will please their aeon) and she’s an artist that loves stories…

her thematic core is 1) art as a means of achieving immortality, of preservation and 2) art as a means of communication and expression

everyone’s mind is different. the color of everyone’s thoughts are different. how can we hope to understand each other through words when we see things so differently? art and stories are a way of seeing the world through someone else’s eyes. they are a preservation of memory, of perspective, of someone else’s reality. you learn a lot about a creator by looking at their work, and you can learn a lot about yourself by how you react to it. they are also how the past is Passed down, in many cases

art and stories are a reflection of the past. to create or look upon art is to look within a mirror, within yourself. in this way, they not only preserve an expression of memories, but help to create new ones.

which is where the color wheel comes in. colors representing the diversity of human experience and emotions. countless people could experience the same thing but have their memories be completely different “colors.” because of that, everyone’s perspective and experiences are of value to her. she collects other people’s memories and is inspired, and tries to depict them through art.

which is something that makes her opposed to sunday. sunday is in a similarish position, as a witness- he hears slices of people’s lives and their troubles as bronze melodia (confessional). he, however, finds himself full of anguish at the struggles people goes through, and the futility in his endeavors to make things better. this only drives him to drastic solutions— he simply cannot accept the cruelties of life, because he is so blinded by his vision of a world where things are better, where there is no fear, anger, or suffering.

mirror has sentenced herself to be an observer, accepting of all that happens, and sunday has sentenced himself to be a leader, an innovator— he who would write history, and she who would record it. at least, that’s now sunday views it. he knows memokeepers are all the same, they just want memories. keep a steady supply and she’s in the palm of his hand, and will act out his design for her willingly. and at the end of it all, she too can become part of the paradise he has worked so hard to bring to fruition.

mirror, however, comes to learn of his heart through the steady trickle of memories he provides her. she knows the path he marches will lead only to his own ruin, but it’s not her place to interfere. there is no hope of deterring his course— and she, a fly on the wall, would never think herself worthy enough to be a major player in anyone’s story. instead, she walks by his side, unseen by others, winking at him from the spine of a book or from a billboard on the street, like an imaginary friend. she will collect his experiences and his perspective, so that there will be at least one person who will protect his memory and know of the troubled and deeply kind soul beneath the orchestrator of ena’s dream.

stepping up to take the plate isn’t in her nature anymore. that trait belonged once to [ ], her previous life, the person she was before she shed her mortal flesh and became a member of the garden. she remembers her failures and knows that being a participant simply is not her fate, and that this role, looking and observing and remembering, is better suited for her— it is enough.

[lilithism1848]

[buubonita]

Can u see it?

[americanmarketplace]

CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC NOT A DEMOCRACY!!!!!!

PEOPLE WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY WE ARE A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC !!!!!!!!! DEMOCRATS WANT A DEMOCRACY TO TAKE AWAY YOUR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS !!!!!!! DEMOCRACY HAS NO INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS MAJORITY RULES !!!!!! PLEASE STOP THIS DEMOCRACY CRAP ITS A TOTAL LIE < FOR THE LOVE OF GOD START THINKING FOR YOURSELVES DO SOME RESEARCH AND LEARN THE FACTS !!!!!!

[godisarepublican]

Anyone who thinks there isn't a MASSIVE propaganda campaign going against Trump just has to type MAGA into the Tumblr search box.

Apparently Joe Biden is a war hero now. And everyone left of center has now decided that they were AGAINST the lockdowns in 2020, that it was all Trump's fault. Have yet to see an actual issue raised either in support of Biden or against Trump...

Propaganda isn't supposed to give you something to think about. It's inducing an emotional response; reaction. If you're thinking then it's not doing it's job.

[edsblanketfort]

Thinking about the parallels between Ed’s and Mary’s violence. Stede hardly even questions Mary’s attempt to kill him, he’s mostly outraged at the method. The story punishes violence stemming from racism or enforcement of harmful social norms, but Mary’s violence to ensure she can continue to live a life where she can be herself is completely unpunished. Instead it’s an open action of self protection and expression that leads to understanding and love and a better outcome for everyone. She’s rewarded! She gets to end the marriage while also reconciling with Stede and knowing that they will both be free and happy. Also she gets Doug and the money (free real estate!) What more do we need to reinforce the message that it’s not violence that’s the problem, it’s why you use it

Ed’s violence against Izzy was for freedom too, but even more justified because it wasn’t just freedom from an unsuitable and stifling marriage, it was freedom from targeted abuse and control

Mary’s skewer more than validates Ed’s leg shot and I will die on this hill

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Birth control will become free for all Manitobans with a prescription as of Oct. 1, Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara announced on Thursday. The Manitoba pharmacare program will cover the full cost of about 60 commonly used birth control products, including the pill, intrauterine devices, hormone injections and others. "Costs should never be a barrier to you receiving the health care you need, and we all know that reproductive health care is health care. Birth control is health care," Asagwara said. "People deserve to have autonomy over their bodies, autonomy over their health-care choices, and to have the choice to make reproductive decisions that make the most sense for them. This announcement today is about reproductive justice."

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[sersfandomthings]

wanderer

(referenced from that one shot in the 3.3 interlude quest)

[diablo1776]

She's loud, but she has a point.

[eziojensenthe3rd]

So european peeps, remember chat control? Well consider making some noise atm and contacting your reps because it seems to be back on the agenda with october being a discussion on progress with december aiming to endorse it. Get cracking.

(Posting this under kosa tag cause its another bad internet bill)

[beaft]

anyway i'm always fascinated by the people who think that trans men transition purely to escape misogyny and gain social capital. idk how it is for other people, but since i transitioned i have not only experienced more misogyny than i ever did before but also lost access to the public spaces and support systems that might have helped me deal with it

[kittykatninja321]

Vibes so bad The Demon’s Head thinks you’re an abomination upon the earth

[godisarepublican]

I'm done. I'm..I'm just done.

Biden is shipping Palestinians from Gaza to the United States.

THESE PEOPLE HATE OUR GUTS!

Biden is importing Palestinian Gazans to the United States!

HE'S GIVING THEM MONEY, HOUSING, HEALTHCARE...EVERYTHING!

Biden is utterly insane.

He's just incapable of caring about ANYTHING that matters! He can't put this nation, the American people first. It's not that he won't, he can't. It's not in him. Caring about things that matter, living up to his oath of office, serving the people he was supposedly elected to serve is just not written in his DNA. It's not there.

[skayafair]

Ghost Clothes

There were many enough posts on how deliberately and meticulously the costume designers approached the wardrobe choices for the characters.

What I want to talk about is a different thing - how clothes matter inside the show. Namely, the ghost clothes.

It's less prominent with Charles, so I'll mostly talk about Edwin.

Let's start with the fact that none of their clothing exists in a living world. It's not physical, otherwise people would have seen a pair of costumes flying around like with that jar. So I believe their clothes is being deliberately manifested.

Like I said, it's simpler with Charles: his clothing doesn't change much in general and remains mostly as what he was wearing when he died (he took off some because it was cold and soaked through but it still imprinted on his memory and mind). It's mostly just the colour of his polo that changes to reflect his emotional state.

But that's how I came to this whole train of thought because with Edwin it's much more interesting.

Because he doesn't wear what he died in. I'm not even sure it's his school uniform. Sure it has indications of "this is a young man and a student" but all in all doesn't look like a uniform to me. So Edwin chooses it very, very deliberately.

I wonder if he stumbled out of Hell wearing just the same night pajamas he had on when he was sacrificed - maybe just cleaner because it wasn't dirty or bloody back then and that's how he should have remembered it. Or maybe it remained dirty and bloody because Edwin didn't remember much of his life before Hell at that point, all the horrors being too fresh in his mind.

This look is defenseless. It's meant to be worn while asleep - the most vulnerable time. Edwin wore it when he was the most helpless and powerless - while being dragged from the bed and sacrificed. It's also a reminder of his time of torture in hell. It's also plain white - colour of purity - as a sacrifice - but also death. And, moreover, it's PLAIN. It has no distinguishing features. There's no Edwin in it, Edwin is being erased with all the torture. Lastly, this is something - just another thing - Edwin had no control over in Hell, it stayed there by default.

So I BET the first thing he did after pulling his thoughts together in living world was to change that fucking nightwear into something that was him. As an act of regaining himself and control over what was going on with his existence.

After he found out he could do that and how, of course. I wonder if he met other ghosts or just ended up back in school and stayed there for a while.

So no wonder Edwin is so thorough with what he wears. This is him - his armor, yes, but also undeniably and glaringly HIM. His existence, his way of it, his freedom and will, his choice.

Of course it reflects his attitude and relationship with others. With Charles Edwin has no issue with shrugging off both the jacket and the vest, leaving only the shirt - and even it has its sleeves rolled up and collar unbuttoned when he's ears deep in some research or problem-solving mode. Edwin is this comfortable with Charles, we all know that.

With Crystal it's always a full buttoned-up mode or I didn't make a mental note if it was otherwise some time. Hit me up if it was!

With Niko it's mostly a jacket off - which is a considerable step towards trust and comfort.

Anyway, these are little details.

And now imagine ending up back in Hell, but also back in that nightwear. Stripped off everything he was trying so hard to keep. A similar thing happens when he's taken by Esther. No freedom, no choice, no will of his own, no Edwin. Just a soul, a toy, an energy source.

The costume Edwin picked for himself as more or less default one comes back immediately once he and Charles stumble back into the living world. Notice this - he was wearing a different attire when he was dragged to hell.

Edwin regains everything - himself, his freedom, his connections.

Also I'm not sure how to interpret the gesture, but once the Night Nurse's boss proclaims that DBDA can exist as is further and they are let off the hook (although not off the leash), Edwin pats his jacket from top to bottom. I thought it might have been connected to his notebook and episode 4, but it also may be just that - "I'm still here, in one piece, and still me". His clothes is a proof of his freedom of will.

Lastly, there was another case apart from the main two when this is reflected. The girl who took her life because of two jocks - her ghost was wearing a sport suit. At first I couldn't understand why, it was clearly not what she died in (or, well, unlikely). But sport has been the most important thing in her life - her goal, her pride. No wonder that's what she chose to appear in.

UPD. Oh I've just remembered about the Cat King, another example of a character who goes through a variety of costumes. If my pov on Edwin's approach to clothing is correct, his words to the CK in the 8th episode make so much more sense. They really are alike - not just in loneliness.

[awesomecooperlove]

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