#ideal expert

[wonder-worker]

"Among their complaints [in 1460, the Yorkists] specifically blamed the earls of Wiltshire and Shrewsbury and Viscount Beaumont for ‘stirring’ the king [Henry VI] to hold a parliament at Coventry that would attaint them and for keeping them from the king’s presence and likely mercy, asserting that this was done against [the king's] will. To this they added the charge that these evil counselors were also tyrannizing other true men* without the king’s knowledge. Such claims of malfeasance obliquely raised the question of Henry’s fitness as a king, for how could he be deemed competent if such things happened without his knowledge and against his wishes? They also tied in rumors circulating somewhat earlier in the southern counties and likely to have originated in Calais that Henry was really ‘good and gracious Lord to the [Yorkists] since, it was alleged, he had not known of or assented to their attainders. On 11 June the king was compelled to issue a proclamation stating that they were indeed traitors and that assertions to the contrary were to be ignored." - Helen Maurer, "Margaret of Anjou: "Queenship and Power in Late Medieval England"

Three things that we can surmise from this:

We know where the "Henry was an innocent helpless king being controlled and manipulated by his Evil™ advisors" rhetoric came from**.

The Yorkists were deliberately trying to downplay Henry VI's actual role and involvement in politics and the Wars of the Roses. They cast him as a "statue of a king", blamed all royal policies and decisions on others*** (claiming that Henry wasn't even aware of them), and framed themselves as righteous and misunderstood counselors who remained loyal to the crown. We should keep this in mind when we look at chronicles' comments of Henry's alleged passivity and the so-called "role reversal" between him and Queen Margaret.

Henry VI's actual agency and involvement is nevertheless proven by his own actions. We know what he thought of the Yorkists, and we know he took the effort to publicly counter their claims through a proclamation of his own. That speaks louder than the politically motivated narrative of his enemies, don't you think?

*There was some truth to these criticisms. For example, Wiltshire (ie: one of the men named in the pamphlet) was reportedly involved in a horrible situation in June which included hangings and imprisonments for tax resistance in Newbury. The best propagandists always contain a degree of truth, etc. **I've seen some theories on why Margaret of Anjou wasn't mentioned in these pamphlets alongside the others even though she was clearly being vilified during that time as well, and honestly, I think those speculations are mostly unnecessary. Margaret was absent because it was regarded as very unseemly to target queens in such an officially public manner. We see a similar situation a decade later: Elizabeth Woodville was vilified and her whole family - popularly and administratively known as "the queen's kin" - was disparaged in Warwick and Clarence's pamphlets. This would have inevitably associated her with their official complaints far more than Margaret had been, but she was also not directly mentioned. It was simply not considered appropriate. ***This narrative was begun by the Duke of York & Warwick and was - demonstrably - already widespread by the end of 1460. When Edward IV came to power, there seems to have been a slight shift in how he spoke of Henry (he referred to Henry as their "great enemy and adversary"; his envoys were clearly willing to acknowledge Henry's role in Lancastrian resistance to Yorkist rule; etc), but he nevertheless continued the former narrative for the most part. I think this was because 1) it was already well-established and widespread by his father, and 2) downplaying Henry's authority would have served to emphasize Edward's own kingship, which was probably advantageous for a usurper whose deposed rival was still alive and out of reach. In some sense, the Lancastrians did the same thing with their own propaganda across the 1460s, which was clearly not as effective in terms of garnering support and is too long to get into right now, but was still very relevant when it came to emphasizing their own right to the throne while disparaging the Yorkists' claim.

[soo-won]

The real tragedy with Jaeha to me, outside of the recent events, is his realization that he's losing his usefulness for yona, and even starts to chain her down. I think. This is all in my head for now truly but I'm like,, damn he sure is taking the L a lot recently! so I pray this will be adressed later on but you know at the beginning of the castle arc when he tells Yona hey I told you I was your legs :) and she rejects him, because she can't risk it. Like, Yona wasn't in the wrong here, it's just that Yona in the castle arc was entering a battle that has no need for the dragons' powers. People in the castle arent chained literally, they're chained by their duties and the isolation that comes with having more power and information. That distance is not something that can be crossed literally by flying away. But anyway it was still painful for both of them, Jaeha quickly connects the dots and understands the reason behind that, but that only makes him more willing to find a way to help.

Then he is deployed in Kin Province, and as he realizes that Hak is fighting there he makes it his new goal to bring him to Suwon, only to fail to save him from the flooding, as he sees him be engulfed in that wave under his very eyes, and can't find any trace of him for days after it happens. Losing Hak is devastating enough given how much he cares for him, but it adds to the hypothetical feeling that he failed and his leg couldn't bring him to Hak in time.

But it's fine, his presence alone is enough, he is loved and he's like a big brother to Yona, if she needs comfort, because hell this is about hak obviously she will be devastated, he can comfort her...and then Yona hides her sorrow from him and confides to Suwon of all people instead. Sure breaking down in front of Suwon wasn't her intent at all, but she still did in the end. Yona used to cry and confides to Jaeha before (like in the Sei forts arc when she failed to protect Lili), so why? And how not to be jealous of Suwon that seems to have a bond with her that even death and betrayal will never completely break?

He plays an important role in the battle against Kai, so sure, at least his powers still have some use and raises the moral of the troops as well, but now these same powers causes terror instead.

And before that he got captured, again, and as much as Yona defied our expectations and showed her development with a cycle of similar events but a better outcome and way of dealing with it (ie: kidnapping scenario), that is not the case for the dragons. Yona had complete control over her capture, it was her plan, and she could free herself with her own power. Yona is moving ahead of them, never intending to leave them behind, but she doesn't depend on their powers at all anymore.

So really, what does Jaeha have left at this point? Now Yona is the one who has to save him from his own powers! Jaeha who refused to join Yona at first because he didn't want to be chained down by destiny and a prophecy is now the one chained her down oh the irony of it all...

It's no surprise that Jaeha would decide to leave the ddhhb for good, his legs literally can't bring him to them anymore and worse he risks to hurt them, no matter how much he wants to come home, to them, he just can't. He can't be what Garou was to him and selfishly weights them down.

Since the beginning of the castle arc he sees again and again that Yona and Hak are doing fine without him. If Yona is in a pitch or needs comfort there are other people she can seek out. Jaeha wanted to help Hak reach Suwon and in the end he did it all on his own (Just to be clear Hak could obviously not have emotionally done it without Jaeha's support). The encampment arc ended up being resolved by everyone but the dragons, the story in general is at a point where their utility reached their limit, so what now?

The crimson illness is very tied to the mental state of those who have it, worsening when they're under stress and emotional turmoil, so I don't think it's too farfetched to theorize it might be the same for the dragons now. Kija is able to resist it because he has always been the most strong willed and stable of them. So yeah tbh more than Jaeha dying to me I think it's more him isolating himself to protect yona&co and he's not done done for. for now. I don't think he's lying about reaching the end of his lifespan etc(it's the same word as the end of an object's useful life in japanese btw.) but anyway oh well. All that to say I don't think he's dead and this is very much the occasion to finally break the connection the dragons have with their tragic fate and their powers that bring far more bad than good. What Jaeha needs is the reassurance that he is needed and that this does not depend on his powers at all.

[cuteniarose]

“I’m Intense Hyperfixation People Bully Me For”

“I’m Near Zero Social Skills and Lack of Empathy”

“And I’m Punished For Fair Questioning of Rules”

THE AUTISM SIBLINGS

(imagine that last part with the fire text used in this meme format, I’m too lazy to actually go make it)

[angelsaxis]

im by no means a writing expert of any kind but it is a bit worrying and very annoying when a character does something and a reader's response is "he's not supposed to do that (this is a mistake the author has made that needs to be corrected)" rather than understanding that that's a character's flaw and part of their personality and literal arc

[rosalinesurvived]

Very Mori of Dazai to arrange for the murder of the girl Kunikida had a crush on btw.

[minatalks]

this fucking dating show that's on tv rn had a woman thanking the "experts" and her partner for teaching her to be more submissive, passive, quiet and agreeable because she's now more "feminine" and "fit to be a wife" I AM HAVING VIOLENT THOUGHTS

[con-cognito]

Inktobertale day 1: Ink (warm-up)

Just as the prompt suggests, it's Ink, warming up. Gotta get ready to be drawn in a new outfit each day this month!! 💪💪

[heartslobbf]

rgu girlies vs actually thinking about touga’s character for .2 seconds

[wizardologys]

nawr offense but i truly don't want to see any random people on tumblr talking about psychology as if they are experts on the subject. you are not experts and you are spreading harmful misinformation. you can talk about your own experiences with ADHD and RSD and such WITHOUT spreading misinformation. do not get your information about psychology from tumblr. or any randoms on the internet.

[tooies]

i think the ideal roommate is someone who likes to do all the chores you hate and hates all the chores you like to do

[hamofjustice]

As a bit of a Mario Maker-er and Super Mario World romhacker, I've been trying to figure out exactly what it is that has me so bored of official traditional Mario games even though I clearly like Mario, and I think I might be getting closer to figuring it out, and what I'm thinking about seems to be core to the standard-versus-kaizo divide as well. It comes up a lot when making stuff.

Powerups. Namely, the fact that powerups are both your abilities and your extra hits at the same time. Most Mario powerups beyond the basic shroom are big gamechangers that affect how you deal with enemies and sometimes even how you move around the level, or let you interact with things that you otherwise just straight up can't, and they can sometimes be brought in from other levels to allow for new approaches.

But... you can lose them by getting hit.

Which means every level has to be beatable without them. Which means there can't be levels based around mastering how to use them, or that contain dangers balanced around you having them. You can't have flight focused courses requiring acrobatics that non-flight powerups can't pull off, or combat gauntlets balanced around you having fireballs and stuff, or whatever. They have to all be clearable by small Mario. They have to default to Dudes on Ledges and Platforms at Random Heights level design to be safe. Even if that means you can completely trivialize the setups they were trying to do with aforementioned dudes on ledges and platforms' placements by shooting at and flying over them. They also have to design all the platforming to have enough wiggle room that small or big Mario can both make all the necessary maneuvers.

What if you played a Mario level, or even game, that just assumed you had a grappling hook, could not be beaten without learning how to use it, and didn't take it away from you or make you shrink when you got hit, and powerups were just HP? That's what romhackers get to play around with.

Mario powerups to me are like... a momentum system that makes it faster to trivially blast through levels you're having an easy time with because you beat them before and need to get back to where you died... in a series that has not sent you back to the start on a game over in over 30 years.

[doppelnatur]

to a certain degree i don't think there is such a thing as purely internalized and internally directed bias. i don't think directing bias at yourself is morally much better than directing it at others it's just a lot harder to stop. that said, as soon as your self cruelty begins to affect anyone else it's just cruelty. a gay man being homophobic is not any more justifiable than a heterosexual man. then again, maybe this entire way of thinking shows a lack of compassion for myself and is a form of bias.

[konanyeh]

SOMEONE TELL ME WHY THEY MADE THIS SONG LVL31 ON EXPERT MODE

[ilistentogirlinred]

say it with me now:

put the mic packs on the inside of the clothes. the clip part should be on the OUTSIDE of what it's clipped into. if you do this they are less likely to fall out! if possible, clip it into a bra or use a mic belt thing. if this isn't possible because of the outfit, clip it into the pants/shorts/skirt WITH THE CLIP ON THE OUTSIDE. NOT IN THAT WEIRD POCKET THING KPOP IDOLS ALWAYS USE FOR SOME FUCKING REASON. IF THE COSTUMES ARE CONSISTENTLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO FUNCTIONALLY HAVE MICROPHONES, MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE MORE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MIC PEOPLE AND OUTFIT PEOPLE.

[globalindeed]

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