#if watching it makes me feel like i'm compromising my morals it's not worth the conundrum. i'm too lazy to bother with that noise

[momentomori24]

Bringing this post back up because as hyped as I am and HAVE been for this movie for ages (Shadow is being unapologetically hot cool and it's a movie based on SA2/Shadow 05 what do you want from me), it's important to remember that Paramount is very much pro-Israel and has also snuck in Zionist propaganda in the Knuckles show as well (here's people way smarter than me breaking it down ). That's not even mentioning the fact that they casted a man who has spread doubt about vaccines as our Robotniks and the first two movies-- as fun as they are-- being blatant copaganda (which is funny considering Sonic is heavy on the police/military and government corruption and being anti-cop).

And to all the people in the notes of that post AND in general being all "but Keanu isn't a Zionist!!" or "he only shook hands with someone" or "that was [inserts years] ago!":

First off-- YOU MEAN BENJAMIN NETANYAHU??? THAT TOTALLY RANDOM ASS SOMEONE HE SHOOK HANDS WITH???? I don't think I need to tell you that shaking hands with the fucking Prime Minister of an ethnostate that's been a genocidal menace towards Palestinians for more than seven and a half decades before Oct. 7 is not some trivial thing nor is that some "random" Israeli. Please stop acting like it is 💀 And it doesn't matter how long ago it's been, be it 2014 or 2017 or whatever (especially when the genocide dates waaayy back); what's important is that he has not made any comments about what's happening right now. He hasn't made any mention on his stances or on his previous involvement with other Zionists (who are very vocal on their genocidal intentions btw). He may not endorse their actions, or maybe his views have changed, and maybe he isn't and was never even a Zionist, but what does that mean if he doesn't say anything about it?

Also. He not only shook hands with the Prime Minister of Israel but he trained specifically with an Israeli special operations soldier, Aaron Cohen, for the John Wick movies too. And if you somehow think "oh but what's so bad about that??" THIS can be found about him btw:

And if he wasn't enough of a shithead from this alone, I recommend watching this clip where he appeared on Fox News (that's a good sign innit) from May this year. THIS is the guy Keanu was training with. This guy. The more you look into him, the worse he gets.

It would've been something else entirely if these were just random people who just happen to be Israeli (bonus points if they weren't even Zionists), but that's not the case in the slightest and downplaying that isn't helping. The Israelis he's been involved with are openly genocidal maniacs. He has multiple instances of being friendly with Zionists in the past and nothing about condemning Israel now. Even if he isn't a Zionist himself, what does that mean to you?

Also also. Zionist or not, it doesn't matter. Keanu is part of the problem, not The Problem. Regardless of his own political stance which I know nothing about, it's just a perpetuation of a pattern we've seen already. Paramount has made pro-Israel statements (they also had this on twitter). They added Israel propaganda in the Knuckles show. They cast a man who has relations to IOF members as Shadow. What does that say to you?

All in all, I'm not here to rain on your parade. You're excited for the third movie? Be excited for the third movie, I don't blame you. I really, really don't. Love the art and not the artist but it's extremely important, now more than ever, to know the artist and what they stand for. You deserve to know who your money goes to and make an informed decision based on that knowledge, hence why I bring all this up again 9 days away from the movie's release.

For me? As much as it personally really kills me on the inside as someone who's been looking forward to this thing for so long, I won't be paying to watch it. Even without Reeves, the blatant Zionism oozing from Paramount makes me really hesitant. I'm just gonna bake something instead or whatever. I'd encourage y'all to do the same, but I'm just some random college kid barely surviving my final year, so whether or not that means something is entirely up to you, I guess.

[thegeminisage]

ok, i feel i must make a wrap-up post to the jane eyre experience for those who were interested.

jane herself is one of my favorite female protagonists ever. she's so straightforward and blunt in a way even women today aren't always allowed to be and she's so true to herself even when she's homeless and starving or when she's being abused (except in the case of st john but i'm getting to that)

i liked most of the side characters who weren't being dicks to jane. rip helen burns i'll remember you forever.

actually, most of jane's relationships with women seemed more interesting than her relationship with men. im out here truthing for gay jane <3 say nothing about diana please that was NOT my fault

for all of her suffering, almost everyone who was ever horrible to jane got theirs in the end. so that was nice.

references to 🖖

the sections with the wife wandering the house at night were legitimately terrifying. like, to me, almost 200 years later, with all of my lights on. holy shit. context has been given to me also about the plot twist being that it's NOT a ghost but just a regular human person being pretty shocking at the time so i also think that's clever

some of the details don't quite click with um 2024 sensibilities. for example, "st john is such a good person going to india to be a missionary and even being willing to die over there" i think he should have died faster and i hope they dumped his body in a garbage heap. also, i was under the impression rochester was keeping a WHITE woman in his attic. like keeping any woman in your attic is bad but COME ON. and finally, there was this really pervasive belief throughout the book that you could glean someone's personality and intelligence etc through their physical features. it was talked about almost as if it was a science, but all it basically amounts to is "beautiful people are Better." ok.jpg

i don't. super feel like rochester was redeemed in the end? i guess i got spoiled by p&p but even though rochester SUFFERED and was PUNISHED he didn't CHANGE. i still don't think he's worthy of jane, and so the ending where she's just his caretaker forever now...i'm glad she's happy but i am a little baffled

i also felt a little baffled by jane letting st john walk all over her there near the end when she had Firmly established earlier she was not that kind of person. she was willing to starve to death rather than compromise her morals even though she really loved rochester, so why on earth did she almost let herself get bullied into a loveless marriage with her own cousin?

THAT SAID, i do like the reading of "well because of how it was she has to get married and rochester gives her the greatest degree of freedom because she has him well-tamed." that's very true.

i think everyone promised me too hard that the end of the book was gonna be good and make the rest of the book worth it because i had built it up in my head to...being a little More somehow. i thought the money was the big break and then it just made her more miserable until she went back to rochester because of ??? supernatural and/or religious reason. i don't think that ending magically fixes everything

i also think that if i go back and rewatch the movie, which i do plan on doing, it might sell me on the jane/rochester romance more, because actors are good at having charisma and making their characters enjoyable to watch on a screen. i think i never quite understood what jane saw in him, but if i could see it, i would be happier about their reunion

i'm still glad i read the book and got to know jane whether the movie fixes it for me or not. she's really one of the best female protags. i remember thinking a few times in the novel lizzy bennet would never have survived some of the stuff jane eyre did...on the other hand, darcy is ten times the man rochester is lol. crossover fic with darcy/jane..............?

anyway, i will make another post when i eventually get around to the movie. hope it fixes me 🤞🤞🤞

[charliecoxbf]

We need to talk about the link between mental illness and political extremism. Because, as much I only have anecdotal evidence, I think there's something there.

I used to be extremely leftist. Like, very extremely. Concerningly so. Think "tumblr leftist". Every issue was a single issue, everyone across the aisle was the devil, hating the good for the love of the perfect. Imperfect allies were considered just as bad as enemies, i valued being morally pure and right more than achieving anything. I fell for "I'd rather not vote than compromise my values!" propaganda like it was custom made for me. It was bad. I cut people away for simple microagressions rather than trying to educate them, I boycotted movies I because of actors I secretly enjoyed but felt couldn't support due to not knowing for sure where they stood politically or because they said something insensitive once fifteen years ago.

I was also, unknowingly, struggling with OCD and Schizophrenia. Undiagnosed. Some things should have been signs that something was off, like my escalation from "Putin wants to rebirth the russian empire" and "Russia has homophobic policies" into "Putin wants to kill me, specifically, and has replaced my dear childhood friend with a look-a-like sent to kill me", which now looking back makes me feel a sort of sad empathy for a lot of people who genuinely believe "the vacciness have microchips that the government will use to track you!!!" because hey, they might just be stupid, but also, they might be struggling with psychosis too.

But then something amazing happened. I got diagnosed and medicated (and sure, I resisted both the diagnosis and the medication at first because I thought the psychiatrist who diagnosed me was a russian operative and the medication was poison sent by putin to kill me), and once the drugs kicked in, the world was less scary.

People across the aisle weren't the devil anymore. Microagressions weren't purposefully crafted with ill intent. People were worth being educated, and i finally realized that moral purity is impossible. I could turn my brain off and just watch a movie or TV show without worrying about what that meant about me or the greater scheme of things. Someone who watched The Big Bang Theory wasn't the enemy. And you know what? Turns out I like The Big Bang Theory. And Fuller House, and Jurassic World, and Guardians of the Galaxy. And Call Me By Your Name.

This obsession with moral purity and falling in love that we see in both political extremes (extreme left and extreme right, talk about horseshoe theory) is, to me, a kind of religious psychosis. People are looking for a savior (Trump, or Bernie, or any third party candidate), for absolution ("I was the bestest boy and boycotted starbucks for palestine / star wars for their wokeness / jurassic world & guardiand of the galaxy because chris pratt might be a republican and also because he thanked his second wife for giving him a healthy baby which definitely means he hates his first born disabled baby and anna farris / books for their sinful content / bluey because of palestine"), for a lack of responsibility ("both sides are equally bad so if i don't vote i'm not supporting badness and it's not actually my fault when whoever wins wins"). They think they themselves are more important than anything else in the world. Yes, even the causes they claim to support. ("I won't vote for kamala because of palestine, and yeah that means trump wins and yeah that's terrible not only for palestine but also domestically and globally, but at least I won't be marked by the sin of compromising.")

I think a lot of those people, on both sides of the aisle, could benefit from therapy and medication. I'm not saying there's an epidemic of mental illness on the political extremes - some people (like JD Vance and Candace Owens) are just sell outs looking for a proffit and will say anything to get it. Some people (like Trump) are objectivelly evil. Some are just brainwashed by religion. But there must be at lesst a significant amount who are struggling with mental illness.

I don't know. Just my 2 cents. What do you guys think?

[acti-veg]

Hey I'm a bit conflicted. I've been vegan for more than 5 years and I'm contemplating to eat fish again (but not other meat, no milk products, honey, etc.) but I feel bad for it because my reasons for being vegan in the first place haven't changed. The sentience debate around "can fish feel pain" is known to me. Idk I just kinda want someone to talk me out of it. I try to justify it with the most ridiculous stuff like not needing to supplement anymore and I'm starting to believe my therapist that maybe veganism is the reason for feeling so low on energy and depressed because it started about the same time I changed the way I eat (even though in heart I believe that's bullshit)... I'm sorry for this huge text. What do you think? Did you ever have personal doubts about it before?

There is absolutely no reason why you would need to eat fish based on what you’ve told me. It isn’t necessary for you so you would be giving up on your veganism for the sake of enjoying fish, and while your intention is to only eat fish, in my experience it seldom stops there. Once you start seeing animals as food again, and their lives as being worth less than your taste preferences or convenience, that is a fundamental shift in your wider philosophy and personal ethics.

Just as an example, why fish but not crab? Both are sentient, both are social animals with individual identities, needs, both would prefer comfort to pain, safety to danger, being free to being trapped and killed. If crab is fine to eat, what about chickens? What is the fundamental moral difference between eating fish/crabs and eating chickens? What quality is inherent in chickens that makes it immoral to eat them, but not present in fish? How about pigs? Cows?

There is just no ethically consistent position that allows us to consume some animals but not others, at least in cases where both are sentient. As soon as we begin to pick and choose which sentient animals morally matter and which ones don’t, we buy into the fundamental oppressive paradigm that some lives are worth less than others. Are you convinced by that assertion already?

Think of this as not ‘I’m going to eat fish,’ but I’m going to stop being vegan, stop being anti-speciesist, and since fish are up there with cows as one of the least sustainable animals you can eat, you’re also giving up on having a consistent environmental position, too. It’s not an exception to your rule, it’s giving up the rule entirely, and for what? There is nothing (and I do mean nothing) present in fish that that you can’t get anywhere else. The only possible factor is omega, which you can get from flaxseed, algae oil etc in equal amounts.

You’re not even just choosing to let fish be killed either, you’re also choosing to let whales, other porpoises, sharks, dolphins etc. die as bycatch, since there is no fishing standard or certification in existence they you could exclusively buy from which would guarantee no losses from bycatch. You’d have to buy from an individual fisherman you know personally and have observed only catches by line and only specific species, which just isn’t commercially viable anymore. No other animal product requires the sheer volume of deaths that eating fish does.

I think what this comes down to is a loss of inspiration. You need to re-engage with veganism and animal rights, remember the things that convinced you in the first place, read books, visit a sanctuary, watch films - I have a whole bunch of them here. I’d particularly recommend watching Seaspiracy on Netflix, since this focuses on the fishing industry specifically. You need to get passionate about animal rights again, because that is what you’ve lost by the sounds of it.

I know that some of this will sound harsh, and please understand that I do get it. I know that being vegan has its downsides, and you’re surrounded by people repeating the same old lies we all hear, that whatever problems we have are because or our veganism. We hear it not just from our family and friends, but our teachers, our doctors, all without a scrap of evidence.

It can be hard to stay inspired in the face of a society that demonises, dismisses and discourages us. But we have to, because this isn’t about us at all, it’s about the trillions of animals suffering and dying for human greed. So many of those are fish and other sea animals killed as bycatch. So many in fact that we don’t even bother to measure how many of them are killed - their lives are measured in tonnes. Do you really want to be part of that?

Do not let other people convince you to compromise on your ethics and join them in exploiting and killing animals. You have already made the connection, going back now would benefit no one except those who love to see a vegan fail. My inbox is always open, you should feel free to message me anytime, I never publish anything I am sent that isn’t anonymous. Take care of yourself anon, and remember that you’re not alone in this, you’re part of a connecter, thriving social justice movement, and we’re all rooting for you.

[iheartchv]

Hi! Can I request a matchup for TMNT (2012)? I’m a female, a minor, straight, 5’8 & I’m kind of lanky but well-built. I’m fairly active, but I need a reason to be so! Like, I won’t just randomly go on a walk, but I’ll go & do sport. I’m friendly, funny (I hope ^^;), cheerful, logical, awkward, open-minded, overly caring, low key neurotic, overprotective, & an over-thinker. I’ve been described as poised & well-spoken (despite being awkward) & overly generous. I despise small talk & I have high expectations for myself & others.😅 I’m not a very confrontational person, but I have an extremely rigid moral compass that I’m unwilling to compromise. I present myself as pretty confident (not in a cocky kind of way, but more quiet confidence?), I think, but I’m very prone to self-doubt, not that I express it that much. I'm quite curious, and I love learning about anything and everything.

I need to be needed, if that makes sense? I see my worth in my capacity to help others. When someone doesn’t need me, I feel unwanted and as though they don’t trust me. I know, logically, that some people are just independent, but I like being relied on to some degree. Though, I do find it hard to draw the line between helpful and self-destructive. ^^;

Self-improvement is really important to me :) And being self-aware is a trait that I appreciate in others.

My interests don’t really lie in any specific group. I like sport (I do archery!), some video games, writing, reading, art, singing, spending time with friends. I’m pretty easy-going when it comes to how to spend my time. I do enjoy literature, though! I like discussing it with others :D I have a habit of procrastinating T^T I tend to gravitate towards people who are passionate about something. It doesn’t really matter what it is - a sport, a show, a particular subject, a hobby - I just like listening to people talk about something they enjoy!

Aaaahh- this ended up being long, sorry ^^; I hope you’re having an awesome day! Make sure you’re drinking water ^^

Sorry for taking so long ^^;

Sure thing 😊

Hmmm... I can see you with both Leonardo and Donatello, but I'm gonna have to pick... Leonardo (2012)💙

Leo would fall for you

Though at the time he didn't know how hard he was falling in love with you

Yes, your confidence and strong morals are what drew you in

And your lending a ear to him, listening to him talk about his favorite show

He felt like he was labeled as a dork for liking 'Space Heros' and his hero Captain Ryan

But not to you

He felt like he could be himself, not the leader of a team when he was around you

He wanted you to know that, and he does so by returning the favor when you feel like doubting yourself

"Come on, where's that confident girl I know and love?"

One time he kinda showed off his new moves he'd been practicing, making sure you were watching

He wanted to make sure that you were impressed... and maybe interested going out with him... sometime

Leo loves you for who you are

Because you love him for him

He will be awkward and bashful at first, but he will give you the sweetest kisses and the best hugs (no offence to Mikey, the king of hugs x3 )

He will always try to make time for you

And you best believe that he will do anything to make sure you aren't harmed in anyway

🐢💙💖👩

Hope this was alright♡

[itsclydebitches]

Hiii this is majorly late but I think my ask might've gotten eaten for real this time :,) just wanted to say thanks for the link in your last reply! I can never get enough of Uncle Oz, he deserves so much better canon content ;-; like, I recently came to the realization that his part in Vol.7 was more prominent than I thought it was (AKA: I thought it didn't exist for some reason lmao) and I'm happy but also mildly terrified of what they'll do to him next volume :,)

Hello! Ugh yes, it’s always possible that tumblr eats things - I’m sorry :/ 

Giving Ozpin a whole speech was A+ (even if I wasn’t crazy about some of the implications of that speech...) but yes, now the real question is how things will be moving forward. A part of me is expecting Ironwood to be the sacrifice for Ozpin’s return. Meaning, it’s pretty clear that under normal circumstances the group wants nothing to do with him: they drive him away and express no guilt for that action, Jaune was convinced that Ozpin would impersonate Oscar, they spent weeks in Atlas and no one even mentions trying to talk to him, Yang turns him saving a bunch of their teammates’ lives into an issue of “spying,” Qrow turns Summer’s death into an issue of “lying,” even Oscar isn’t interested in hearing what he has to say... that’s a lot. Despite many viewers insisting that no one actually hates him, we never see that on screen. Based on what we’ve been given the group is happy to never deal with Ozpin again and, if he does come up, they’re happy to continually use him as that emotional punching bag. A lack of frothing rage does not automatically equal “they secretly care for him but just can’t express it right now.” They can. They could - and we haven’t seen any care for him in at least two years. 

However, Ironwood has now been positioned as the worse of the two. Sure, Ozpin (supposedly) spies on us and he (supposedly) is still keeping secrets, but Ironwood ordered our arrest and shot Oscar! I have a bad feeling that, rather than truly accepting Ozpin back into the group, it’ll be a “the enemy of my enemy if my friend” sort of deal. Provided that Ozpin agrees that Ironwood is now an obstacle to surpass, they’ll tolerate him. Thematically, it’s currently all about whether those around Team RWBY agree to let them do what they want. That’s what determines your moral worth and whether they’ll help you. Cordovin is looked upon more fondly when she lets them through to Atlas. Qrow is only allowed to stick around provided he stops questioning Ruby’s decisions. Ironwood and the Ace Ops are allies up until they make a call Team RWBY doesn’t like. Then it’s not a matter of understanding that position or trying to find a compromise, but rather “Agree to our terms or we’ll take you out.” If that trend continues then presumably Ozpin will be held to the same requirements: agree to follow Ruby without question and you can assist us. Otherwise you’re out. 

Could I be proven wrong in Volume 8? Absolutely. I hope I am. In the grand scheme of things I’m thrilled to have Ozpin back... but I’m concerned with what his return might mean. I’m not particularly interested in seeing even more volumes where he’s shown zero compassion, especially after all the choices the group has done lately that align them with him. Nor am I interested in him only being tolerated because, “at least he’s not Ironwood.” So if they treat him respectfully and there are apologies on both sides? Great! If not... that’s going to be a hard thing to watch. 

[thenewme2021]

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Hello, Tumblr!!

I'm baaaaackkkk 😊

I honestly don't know how to begin coz it's been almost 6 years since I last posted. 😁😁😁

Whenever I would accidentally click this app on my phone, (since it's been installed here since 2018) I will somehow cringe at my old posts but I won't deny the fact that at times, they make me feel nostalgic, especially NOW. It's the foremost reason why I am trying to publish a post again.

Well.. to begin with, I would say that I am a completely different person right now. Allow me to support this claim of mine by enumerating these changes in all areas of my NEW LIFE. 😊

2015-2019: I had so many realizations. I made so many mistakes in my life which have compromised my relationships with my family, friends, and even myself because at some point, I got lost. I didn’t know myself anymore. I have compromised my innocence and morality. I got on my high horse thinking I am slowly getting everything I thought I wanted in life. I became more selfish even to my own family. I lied, I dishonored my parents, I sinned against the Holy God, I became worse, I lost myself along the path that I thought was for me. I thought it was real happiness but I was wrong. It took me 5 long years to realize that it was all enough.

It was only last year (2020), at the beginning of quarantine, when I have been enlightened of the real purpose of life here on earth. I was really glad to have found it through Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior. I'd say that so much has happened last year that gave me (and others of course) an opportunity to reflect, stay still (amidst the pandemic), and get to know more of Him..

It was in March 2020, exactly 2 days before the implementation of ECQ, when I took a month-break from social media, because I suddenly felt the need to focus on things that are much more important. I started reading the bible, recording songs for Him with LMA, watching services online, listening to devotionals (in-touch ministries), and journaling. I’ve also joined bible studies with college friends and even led my own life-group with my APEC friends. I also never thought that I would be able to lead a prayer aloud to a group and share others my thoughts about my walk with Christ with conviction. As I was doing all these things, I felt more personally connected to Jesus and I have never been happier. It was a great greaaat revelation of how lost I was before He found me.

After that encounter with the Lord, I started recalibrating my old priorities to see if these are worth my time and purpose here on earth. God has revealed so much to me that I even came to a point in my life where I started to discern what priorities are aligned with His will and what are not.

October, 2020 when I gave God my sweetest "yes" to move beyond my comfort zone and join the New Life's Music Ministry where I was so blessed to have met so many amazing individuals. It was so overwhelming at first as I could see myself being surrounded by rich, mature, righteous, committed, and God-revering people. But by intentionally immersing myself in lifegroups, Sunday services, and other church activities, I become just like them while still trying to let go of my insecurities. Although at this point, it remains a struggle for me to live out a life that's in Christ, I know that I am becoming better and wiser each day.

[him-e]

Did last night's episode change your opinion of the Jon/Dany relationship at all? What do you think will happen between them next season? I'm not a jonerys shipper and the idea of watching a full season of them in love makes me miserable.

It mostly confirmed what I thought. There’s going to be a baby (which squicks me out for a variety of reasons, but I won’t go there for now). This doesn’t mean that next season is going to be all rainbows and unicorns for them. Surely their sexual relationship is going to take an uncomfortable turn once Jon does the maths and realizes that his biological relationship with Dany is the same he has with Ned, and he’s about to have a child from her.

It won’t be just the incest, but the political implications of his parentage. As d&d said in the inside the episode, this information is going to “complicate everything”, on a “political level and on a personal level”. Which reinforces my idea that Aegon VI’s storyline in the books hasn’t been cut completely, but split between Cersei and Jon. The golden company is going to be part of Cersei’s plot, and the “male Targaryen heir popping out of nowhere to steal Dany’s claim” narrative will be played by Jon, only that, unlike book!Aegon, he’s the real deal. 

Some kind of conflict (probably not an actual Targbowl or dance of dragons 2.0) will happen, which… I’m afraid is just one more reason for them to marry to reunite the two claims, but first we need to see how Dany takes it (she signed up for romancing one of her future vassals, NOT someone who CAN technically sit on the iron throne in his own right without her, and to whom she’d be only a queen consort if Westeros’ patriarchy still stands), and how Jon takes it, and how the Starks take it, and so on.

Anonymous said:

jon/dany would be the reverse of the jon/arya original storyline tho? cause in the outline jon and arya are tormented by their feelings until they find out they’re just cousins. jon/dany start out not knowing that they’re related and will eventually find out they’re related. why would they still want to be together? what would then make their dynamic any different than jaime and cersei’s if they still wanna bone knowing they’re related lol

yes, it would be the reverse of the original jonrya romance, which is a separate trope from ~not blood siblings~, but still related and not uncommon in romantic literature. Also worth clarifying that:

while sibcest is definitely considered an abomination in Westeros, avunculate (second degree of consanguinity) and cousin (third degree of consanguinity) marriages are not frowned upon the same way, and definitely legal. We have examples of avunculate marriages in house Stark (two of Cregar Stark’s sons, Jonnel and Edric, married their nieces, respectively Sansa and Serena Stark), and house Targaryen (Rhaenyra and her uncle Daemon Targaryen).

jaime and cersei’s dynamic is toxic for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to the incest, that in their case started at a young age, when they were living in the same household, and continued to affect their development and their entire adult life.

I don’t really get the sense that asoiaf has a SUPER strong stance against incest, to be honest. Yes, one the one hand you have jaime and cersei, on the other hand… the main heroine is a direct product of incest, the main hero is a also a product of incest on his biological father’s side, and the other main hero’s parents were cousins, and I surely don’t expect the incestuous aspect in JxD to be portrayed as toxic or morbid, but bittersweet and tragic. And of course, for all that house Targaryen is criticized and often presented in an appropriately bad light within the text, it’s not entirely villainized either—it’s still a powerful, borderline magical dynasty of prophesied heroes, so in a sense, the text almost justifies the need to ~~keep the blood pure~~.

Anonymous said:

The truth is easier for me to ship tyrion and dany than ship jon and dany, cause I loved the scene when dany gives tyrion the pin and other scenes between them but I haven’t feeling the scenes between jon and dany, I mean, was it that hard to at least kiss instead of going to the full boat sex?

Anonymous said:

Im glad im not the only one who didnt care for the boat sex. But like their entire build up this season, it was rushed. Meanwhile they dedicated a large chunk of an episode to greyworm and missendei sex which was nice but still. I wouldve like to have seen who made the first move. What their first kiss was like. How they even got to the bed. It like the door shut and then boom their naked lol. Also the narration with Bran ugh. Do they really think we need to be spoon fed this at this point?

I thought the boatsex was okay but somewhat underwhelming, both compared to how the leaks described it and to what I personally expected. It lacked build up, yes, like most of this storyline—most of the storylines in this season, actually. Bran’s voiceover made the whole thing kind of awkward rather than hot (who doesn’t want your younger brother talk over you while you’re fucking?). 

And the lack of a proper kiss scene is strange and anticlimatic. Kiss scenes are more important than sex scenes in fictional romances! And Jon and Dany didn’t get one! Why on earth? They had the perfect opportunity in the first boat scene, the one right after viserion’s death when Dany is comforting an injured Jon. They could have easily slipped a kiss in there, yet they went for that ridiculous “thank you dany” dialogue.

I still don’t want to read too much into this, because at this point I no longer expect any surprising twists from the show’s narrative, but I understand why people are buying into the ~undercover jon~ spec. Jon knocking on Dany’s door with the specific intent of making love to her (as opposed to the sex scene stemming naturally from a passionate kiss, for example) CAN give the impression of a stilted, calculated gesture on his part. 

Again, I don’t believe that’s the case (I’m much more inclined to blame the writing, as it’s not uncommon for male writers to use proper build up/slow burn only to a certain point and then squander it all with a perfunctory sex scene because they are under the impression that once the mutually romantic feelings are revealed to the audience there’s no need to ~waste anymore time~, which, ugh), but I get why it can come across this way. They had every opportunity to make it different, but they chose to film it this way, so it’s on them. In addition, the whole final episode was riddled with a ton of subtext about lying and even Jon’s reaction to being accused (by the whole dragonpit meeting team) and praised (by Theon) for telling the truth felt like he was hiding something. Also, his pouty “everybody tells me I’m too much like my father!” is kind of hilarious in hindsight, because his biological father was absolutely the type of man who’d initiate an affair with a woman if he believed it was necessary to save the world.

I believe Jon’s feelings for Dany are REAL, just like they were for Ygritte, buuuut that isn’t necessarily at odds with his having a second agenda about it. A second agenda that is in plain sight, he needs Dany and her dragons on his side, and he needs her to WANT to fight for the North, EVEN if that means forsaking the iron throne in the south, which a simple political alliance wouldn’t guarantee. The fact that he’s really falling for her is SUPER CONVENIENT, but that’s a systemic problem in Jon’s narrative, as especially in the show he’s hardly ever forced to make TRULY difficult or morally compromising choices.

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Hey could you please do a type contrast between ENFP and ISFP because I'm trying to figure out which I am. I think I might be ISFP because I'm pretty sure I have inferior Te because I'm quite impulsive and I don't usually think things through and I used to like to have things in control and to behave according to rules. I've always typed myself as ENFP before though or very initially I also thought I was INXP. I looked on ur type contrast page and couldn't see this one so I thought I'd ask!

Someone out there is laughing at me. My phone literally hit me with this ask 35 seconds after The Scarlet Pimpernel ended and I watched it with an ISFP.

Why does that matter, you might ask? Well, Percy is an ENFP and Margueriteis an ISFP. Go watch it. It’s worth it, I promise. It stars Anthony Andrews and Jane Seymour. The plot is about a British aristocrat (ENFP) who goes under the alias of “The Scarlet Pimpernel” to rescue people from the French Revolution and winds up falling in love with a French actress (ISFP), who is then manipulated by her ex-boyfriend (INFJ) into trying to find out the identity of the Pimpernel.

As a Ne-dom, Percy has a few excellent things going for him, and a few pitfalls.

One, he’s absolutely hilarious and can snark at the drop of the hat. He enjoys manifesting his feelings through barbs, insults, innuendos, and suchlike, often to express his contempt for the current state of French politics (”You should send your tailors to the guillotine!“ he quips, dissing French fashion; Chauvelin says, “We shall send our king instead, and exalt our tailors,” and Percy retorts with, “Alas, then tailors will rule the land and no one will make the clothes. So much for French fashion!”)

Two, he keeps the larger picture in focus at all times and manages to stay one step ahead of his adversary – this is Ne/Te, allowing him to innovate on the fly just enough to keep ahead of Chauvelin; he engages “plans” and easily sets them into motion, he delegates tasks to subordinates, and he argues rational reasons why they must remain a small group and incognito.

Three, he can revise his plans and abandon all former ones at the drop of a hat, which in the end saves his neck because he had a few minutes to scheme.

Four, he is largely concerned with philosophical abstractions – even though he is using them for mockery much of the time, the real focus of his jabs is the sensory world (he’s pretending to be “the most idiotic fop” in England, for the greater good, because he self-identifies with the French aristocracy - Fi) – fussing about clothing, mocking French fashion, and over-exaggerating his feminine traits to throw people off (emphasis on low Si).

Being so laid back and trusting his ability to get himself out of messes has its disadvantages – Percy almost gets himself killed because he permits one of his League to disobey his orders – his strong sense of Fi (“I am not your boss, and you must do what you believe is right”) is almost his undoing, and his lower Te prevents him from stepping in to lay down the rules, which would have been for everyone’s greater good. His Ne is naive and idealistic – he underestimates how dangerous Chauvelin is due to personal dislike (Fi), and underestimates how dangerous individual situations can be. His Ne’s “we’ll wait and see what happens, and I can revise it later if need be” isn’t always in his favor.

His low Si is also a pain when it comes to believing a piece of information about the woman he loves. Percy has such a poor connection to his own sensory impressions that he cannot contrast and compare what he’s told about her actions with the woman he knows (stronger Si required) and thus believes the ideas he hears (Ne) and retreats into himself, emotionally – he tries to hide “his contempt” but cannot really manage it (Fi).

Since there are two introverted feelers at the heart of this story, there’s a huge presence of misunderstandings, lack of communication, the inability to be frank with one’s feelings as things happen, and the inevitable frustration that comes from each person pulling away from the other to process their feelings, when it might resolve everything if they just… talked.

If Percy is the idealist, Margueriteis the realist who sees more than Percy because she pays attention with Se and interprets with Ni. Early on, strangely drawn to him despite his foppish behavior, she asks him, “Are you an actor too, playing in some strange charade?” She knows he’s lying to her, and to society, but cannot put her finger on why; she senses the shift in him when he believes something about her that isn’t true and says he “wears THE MASK (his fake self) in private now, as well as public.” This is her Fi/Ni loop, sensing Percy is not being authentic to his true self in others’ presence and intuiting his reason why – he must be hiding something because he doesn’t trust me.

Her intuition isn’t quite strong enough to figure out that he’s the Pimpernel, until she sees a visual representation of the Pimpernel symbol and associates it with her husband (Se). She is willing to accept him as he is, though it frustrates her (Fi-dom, disinterested in changing another person; Percy expresses his open disapproval in a much more brutal tert-Te manner, intended to punish her for her perceived wrongdoing and in so doing, change her). She reacts to his coldness by pulling away. Marguerite is offended that he will say nothing in her defense when the accusations become public – society’s opinion matters to her less than that he doesn’t believe her, nor intend to forgive her; and instead of telling him it’s all a lie, she stops confiding in him altogether. Since she isn’t an extrovert, she’s far less confrontational and cutting than he is, when she’s upset (she never confronts him with aggression or demands answers for his strange behavior, but rather tries to appeal to his better Fi-nature).

She isn’t as good at innovating on the run as he is, because he’s an extrovert and has stronger Te, but her impression of who she is, who he is, and who Chauvelin is, is much more grounded and realistic than his (”You shouldn’t tease Chauvelin; he’s very important in the government” = he’s dangerous, Percy, and whatever game you are playing, you need to stay out of his way).

She aligned with the Revolution until it became something she disagreed with, and could no longer morally support, then her Fi slammed on the brakes and she ceased any involvement. She refuses to pretend to be anything she is not. Percy is more willing to compromise who he is, behind a facade; he puts aside his pride and loops out of his emotions as much as he can, in order to deal with what is in front of him (even as his marriage falls apart, Percy focuses on “getting the Dauphin out of France”).

So, in short:

Percy’s Ne is naive and idealistic and he relies on it a lot, reasoning he’ll deal with that problem when he gets there; he falls back on strong Te to get things done, but all the mistakes he makes are sensory-based (underestimating people and situations, making failed escape attempts, etc). His lack of a strong connection to a stable Fi (it’s under Ne’s influence) means he can dismiss his love for Margot, and show her nothing but contempt, disapproval, or a false side of his nature (Te and Ne).

Margueriteprefers to take things at face value (Se) unless something tugs at her subconscious awareness and informs her that this person is dishonest, hiding part of themselves, pulling away from her, or malicious in nature (Fi/Ni). SHE is the one who tells Percy that their romance is moving too fast (he responds, “My heart dictates the pace” – aw, such a romantic sap he is), and because personal integrity is so important to her, it pains her a great deal that he is being inauthentic to himself and to others (Fi) until she understands why.

- ENFP