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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 1 year ago

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the fact that shakespeare was a playwright is sometimes so funny to me. just the concept of the "greatest writer of the English language" being a random 450-year-old entertainer, a 16th cent pop cultural sensation (thanks in large part to puns & dirty jokes & verbiage & a long-running appeal to commoners). and his work was made to be watched not read, but in the classroom teachers just hand us his scripts and say "that's literature"

just...imagine it's 2450 A.D. and English Lit students are regularly going into 100k debt writing postdoc theses on The Simpsons screenplays. the original animation hasn't even been preserved, it's literally just scripts and the occasional SDH subtitles.txt. they've been republished more times than the Bible

#due to the Great Data Decay academics write viciously argumentative articles on which episodes aired in what order #at conferences professors have known to engage in physically violent altercations whilst debating the air date number of household viewers #90% of the couch gags have been lost and there is a billion dollar trade in counterfeit “lost copies”#serious note: i'll be honest i always assumed it was english imperialism that made shakespeare so inescapable in the 19th/20th cent #like his writing should have become obscure at the same level of his contemporaries #but british imperialists needed an ENGLISH LANGUAGE (and BRITISH) writer to venerate #and shakespeare wrote so many damn things that there was a humongous body of work just sitting there waiting to be culturally exploited...#i know it didn't happen like this but i imagine a English Parliament House Committee Member For The Education Of The Masses or something #cartoonishly stumbling over a dusty cobwebbed crate labelled the Complete Works of Shakespeare #and going 'Eureka! this shall make excellent propoganda for fabricating a national identity in a time of great social unrest.#it will be a cornerstone of our elitist educational institutions for centuries to come! long live our decaying empire!'#'what good fortune that this used to be accessible and entertaining to mainstream illiterate audience members...#..but now we can strip that away and make it a difficult & alienating foundation of a Classical Education! just like the latin language :)'#anyway maybe there's no such thing as the 'greatest writer of x language' in ANY language?#maybe there are just different styles and yes levels of expertise and skill but also a high degree of subjectivity #and variance in the way that we as individuals and members of different cultures/time periods experience any work of media #and that's okay! and should be acknowledged!!! and allow us to give ourselves permission to broaden our horizons #and explore the stories of marginalized/underappreciated creators #instead of worshiping the List of Top 10 Best (aka Most Famous) Whatevers Of All Time/A Certain Time Period #anyways things are famous for a reason and that reason has little to do with innate “value”#and much more to do with how it plays into the interests of powerful institutions motivated to influence our shared cultural narratives #so i'm not saying 'stop teaching shakespeare'. but like...maybe classrooms should stop using it as busy work that (by accident or designs)#happens to alienate a large number of students who could otherwise be engaging critically with works that feel more relevant to their world #(by merit of not being 4 centuries old or lacking necessary historical context or requiring untaught translation skills)#and yeah...MAYBE our educational institutions could spend less time/money on shakespeare critical analysis and more on...#...any of thousands of underfunded areas of literary research i literally (pun!) don't know where to begin #oh and p.s. the modern publishing world is in shambles and it would be neat if schoolwork could include modern works?#beautiful complicated socially relevant works of literature are published every year. it's not just the 'classics' that have value #and actually modern publications are probably an easier way for students to learn the basics. since lesson plans don't have to include the #important historical/cultural context many teens need for 20+ year old media (which is older than their entire lived experience fyi)

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inkpotsprite · 4 months ago

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DAMIAN

#dc comics #batfamily #batfam #robin #dick grayson #damian wayne #nightwing #damian inherited bruce's emotional competence #i mean he's trying #and he's just being honest #but what a little shit #i feel attacked and he didn't even say anything to me

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mybuginette · 10 months ago

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i'm obsessed with this shit now

sorry, in universe social media is my roman empire now

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jazzies-stuff · 26 days ago

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Happy boopween

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idliketobeatree · 5 months ago

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i'm living the dream, in the dream, i'm buried alive two bed grave, one bath, car in the drive mirrored covered windows block the light feeding back reflection distorts life cut connection — jesca hoop

#girlypops your payneland into comfortland. i love it when nothing bad happens to them for twelve minutes max #dead boy detectives #payneland #dead boy detective agency #dead boy detectives fanart #charles rowland #edwin payne #edwin paine #dbda #dead boy detectives art #dbda fanart #painland #paynland #dbda show #OKAY LISTEN this is a lil birthday gift i scribbled for the WONDERFUL @hartigays #i love you (platonic) i love you (so devoted the lines blur) i love you (like a cat loves their nap time and scratching expensive furniture #i just couldn't wait! hopefully you'll see this in the morning and be happy <3 #btw be honest. how many of you didn't know i drew. surprise #(it's because i'm always on this damn website and keep the creatures in my wips like a fool)#colored sketch #sketch #drawing #forehead kisses #my art #art #artists on tumblr

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mercymaker · 8 months ago

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BALDUR'S GATE 3 COMPANIONS: A meme summary (insp.)

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 4 months ago

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Kiss Kiss Fallen Tree!

[First] Prev <–-> Next

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #Sorry to everyone who was looking forwards to this comic only to find out I put WWX in the ugliest outfit.#Continuity came first. Plus let's be honest; he did *not* show up in anything fancy. Or in all black as seen in most fanart.#We are at the middle of WWX depression arc. His self-care was 100% because Jin Yanli would be sad if he didn't try to look nice.#Okay okay. Fine I've delayed talking about the kiss long enough.#It is absolutely a core LWJ scene over a WWX scene. Which is made even more fascinating because we don't get his POV.#But we get so many insights! His loss of control and his firmness all contrasted against how he trembles.#And all of that wrapped up in a wonderful self-loathing bow! You go Lan Zhan! You hated yourself so much for this!#WWX is a hilarious narrator for this because he is truly just...baffled by what's going on.#He would push the person away but he doesn't want to hurt their feelings or pride (putting other people first again are we?)#I do understand why this one is divisive for people though. I choose to look at it through a character/humourous lens.#I've seen people defend and admonish this scene as a particularly shitty thing LWJ did and let's be very clear here: It was.#That's why I like it. LWJ did a shitty thing and struggles with it. It's part of what makes him so robust as a character.#It's also fine if you enjoy this scene for it's eroticism. You're not a bad person for that. You are just A Person.#People will have their own experiences with this topic. Be kind to each other alright?

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cnl0400 · 7 months ago

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Character references for the undateables

I love all the little details!!

Sharing these because knowledge should be #free and #available to #everyone

#obey me #obey me nightbringer #obey me thirteen #obey me raphael #obey me mephistopheles #I admit that I didn't notice that raphael was wearing a crown thing 🥲🥲 I feel like a fake fan #love Thirteen Skirt-Short... soo cool #also the tattoo reference... so cool I love her tattooo #I have shaky hands... sorry... aah 🥲🥲#anyways I was going to upload these yesterday but I have been busy lately 🥲🥲#i have the unedited photos if anyone wants them idk... or anything else from the artbooks. you can ask #I have all pf them and they never provided a sneak peak so you could made your mind... a shame tbh #also a shame they didn't translate the notes... smiling mephi is his honest reaction to seeing his younger brother :''))#post0400

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snekky-arts · 3 months ago

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barreling towards a brighter future

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 -6 - 7

(this along with many other prints in my inprnt shop!!)

#gonna be honest i initially planned for the second test drive to be the actual rock obstacle course scene #but it just didn't work out #besides i like this imagery #and we are also almost done #just one more after this and that's the first httyd completed #httyd #how to train your dragon #how to train your dragon fanart #httyd fanart #my art #art #artists on tumblr #my paintings

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yourlocalabomination · 10 months ago

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Who let this man babysit.

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funyiipp · 2 months ago

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Finally, I've drawn the spookiest thing of all! An awkward date.

(Yes this is the image of Freddy from ICarly sitting in front of a large salad, what of it?)

Oh yeah, and here's a shading test I did beforehand as a warmup for no particular reason.

#welcome home #clownillustrations #digital art #wally darling #welcome home art #fanart #welcome home wally #I was going to post my WH OC but I didn't like how they came out so you're gettin' this instead.#You should learn to flirt better. Shame on you.#I forgot it was October if I'm being honest. Feeling 0 spooky vibes this year.

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jakeperalta · 1 month ago

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@giftober 2024 | day 28: mess ➛ 9-1-1 + mess is mine by vance joy

#911 #911 abc #buddie #buddieedit #evan buckley #eddie diaz #911edit #tvedit #tvgifs #buddieplaylist #creations*#giftober2024 #otp: you can have my back any day #gotta be honest. this would be scrapped if i didn't need it to fulfil the prompt lol x

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hey-melissa · 5 months ago

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🩵 Oh God! Oh, God? 🩵

little process photo under the cut if that’s your thing <3

pssst…if you liked this maybe you’ll like the sequel to this

#do you guys ever think about charlotte #i love charlotte #charlotte sweetly #tgwdlm #charlotte tgwdlm #the guy who didn't like musicals #starkid #hatchetfield #hatchetverse #hatchetfield fanart #to be honest i don’t know how to tag anything ever #angel’s art #bonus points if you recognise the lyrics in the background #the quality of this probs got murdered but it’s ok

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zivazivc · 11 months ago

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this came to me in a dream

Floyd's emo ass and a techno troll could make scene kids...! Do you see my vision??? . . . Ravin is Happy Hardcore and Eddy M is Synth-Pop, that's how troll genetics work, right?

anyway...

i don't think floyd leads a proud life

#this is meant as crack but you know he booked from there like no tomorrow #just being honest #trolls #dreamworks trolls #trolls 3 #trolls band together #trolls floyd #techno trolls #my art #trolls oc #ravin #eddy m #someone pat me on the back because of the names #scene #scenecore #the only acceptable way for scene trolls to be conceived is with the help of drugs lmao #i completely redid ravin's hair like 4 times to get it right...#anyway #you can't convince me that floyd left to go peruse a solo career at the age of what 13? and didn't get at least a little fucked up #you can't tell me a kid musician traveling alone with his gay little earring wouldn't attract people with bad intentions #anyway.#eye strain #neon colors #happy hardcore #S3RL #synth-pop #Breathe Carolina #i feel like i should tag this mpreg... but i don't wanna #ex bandmates

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mbohjeezart · 5 months ago

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[ WIP ]

Bring a goat to a courthouse...

#Can't tell me that the ore snatchers replacing the ghast head with a goat head isn't a threat.#Like c'mon that's the biggest sign of a threat I have ever seen and it's COOL #IMAGINE the implications!! The storyline!#Doc is on his fucking skyblock adventure- comes back more tired and angry than ever -- completely unhinged -- and remembers this.#Next thing we know he fucking SNAPS. He said he didn't want to be a villain this season... Well you're in luck buddy- you're a villain now.#Funniest thing is that he barely did anything. People just keep poking him. And honest to god? Good.#Good that this old man isn't getting isolated from everything else in his swamp 4k blocks away.#He's been more social this season than he's been any other and last season he was NEXT TO SCAR.#Now that he's 4k blocks out everybody seeks him out it's lovely #okay now for the actual tags #docm77 #art #hermitcraft #hermitcraft smp #fanart #hermitcraft fanart #hermitblr #hermitcraft s10 #artists on tumblr #animation #hermitcraft art #hermitcraft season 10 #hc s10 #dad kisser doc donnerstag #artist #hermitcraft doc #hc10

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hellenhighwater · 4 months ago

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wait, you're a lawyer? for real?

I got an associates in stage tech, a double BFA in Graphic Design and 3D Design, and then went to law school on full academic scholarship, booked twelve classes, fell asleep during the Bar Exam three times (but passed with flying colors before the curve), and the motion for my admission to practice (put forward by my brother, also a lawyer), started, "My sister has many issues, but the one before the Court today is that of her admission to the State Bar of Michigan."

And somehow yes, they do let me practice law.

#i try to to brag about myself because that is a midwestern seven deadly sin #but i will be honest: i am excellent at school. I could get a degree in anything #even things i would be genuinely terrible at #because im just really good at school.#it is not a useful skillset post graduation.#anyway my brother and i were in law school with an overlap of about a year and a half and our peers fucking hated it #because he went through and booked a ton of classes #breaking the curve kind of a lot #and just when they thought they were rid of him and the curve could go back to normal: here i come with the same bullshit #also to be clear the Bar is two full days . i didn't fall asleep three times in like a one hour test.#.... although i have also done that.

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