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i'd love to hear your answers + reasoning in the replies/tags too :)
#spop#she ra#she ra and the princesses of power#she ra 2018#bow#bow spop#hordak#sea hawk#swift wind#kyle#kyle spop#rogelio#rogelio spop#imp#horde prime#wrong hordak#king micah#im aware i missed a few#bows dads most notably but also some more minor characters#so if theyre your faves then please share bc id love to know why! :)
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Immortality, Motherhood, and Pain: A Closer Look at Annalise and the Doll
Finally revisiting this from ages ago, because the parallels between these two are just SO fascinating. Content warnings for discussions of misogyny, genocide, abuse, and pregnancy/childbirth.
This analysis will cover the parallels between Miss Doll and Queen Annalise through the lenses of the misery of immortality, the trauma of marginalization, and the liberation they find in motherhood. Both the Doll and Annalise are undying, both coded as mother figures, both marked by death, and both very, very alone.
Miss doll and Annalise are the only characters in the whole game who are undying. You can kill them, but not meaningfully - not in any way that matters - and they seem to know it. Neither will try to stop you, nor will they fight back, should you choose to attack them. They will come back, and your violent betrayal will have seemingly meant nothing to them. They both are very aware they will outlast whatever violence you may inflict upon them. It's evidenced in their dialogue:
If you attack, Annalise says:
“Enough. If only Our life was so easily forfeit… Grieve not, for Us.” “How sad this is. If only Our life was so easily forfeit…”
If you attack Miss Doll, she used to say:
“I must have displeased you. Go on, shut me down… Even so, this vessel will remain in your service… So have no fear."
I think this point of comparison highlights just how deeply they've both been desensitized to violence and abuse. They do not beg for mercy, they do not put up a struggle - they only remark on it with distant chagrin. They both seem keenly aware that their flesh need not be in one piece to fulfill its purpose.
But where Miss Doll was made to embody the Victorian patriarchal ideal of womanhood, Annalise wields womanhood as her last weapon against the dehumanization of the church’s genocide through her queendom. Upon being resurrected the next time you return to the dream, Miss Doll will act as though nothing had happened at all. However, if you bring her flesh to the Altar of Despair, Annalise will call you an arrant fool, and remind you that “Vileblood or no, forget not; We are thy Queen”. Miss Doll kneels to serve the hunter, while the hunter must kneel to serve Annalise. Miss Doll has been conditioned to passively accept dehumanization and submission, yet Annalise demands respect through your submission even in her dehumanized state. Miss Doll is subjugated by the trappings of womanhood, while Annalise is lifted from subjugation by her womanhood, in some ways.
I find this fascinating, however, because while Miss Doll appears in every way as a pure, demure Victorian woman was meant to, they are also dehumanized through the denial of gender. To Gerhman, their creator, they are nothing more than another tool of the workshop. An object. Even the Doll themself uses neutral "I" pronouns to refer to themself in the original translation. I think it is pertinent to note that the only canonical reference to Miss Doll as a "woman" comes from Eileen. In the original Japanese text, she refers to the Doll with a term of endearment reserved for young girls. Miss Doll's appearance is the historical ideal of the subjugated woman - yet when Eileen confers upon her the status of "woman", she does so in an endearing and humanizing way. Therefore, for both Miss Doll and Queen Annalise, the status of womanhood is a rebuttal of their own dehumanizing subjugation: Annalise as "queen", and Miss Doll as "daughter".
Both characters are arguably seeking/find liberation through motherhood. Miss Doll gets "Childhood's Beginning": their creator and animator have both been put down, the hunt is finally over and they are no longer bound to serve its participants, nor must they watch their beheadings. They cradle the newly ascended hunter. It is a highly atypical “motherhood”. It exists in the performance of the role rather than the biology of childbirth. In the same way, the Doll possesses a highly atypical “womanhood” which exists in performance alone, rather than in biology or even identity — but nonetheless, it is real, and it is hers. I, perhaps too optimistically, choose read it as humanizing for them; because unlike their “womanhood”, Miss Doll is allowed to choose this for themself rather than having it imposed upon them.
In the same vein, Annalise seeks to birth a child of blood for a similar but perhaps more somber reason. She wants a child because she wants an heir — which is to say, because it is the only way she may once again have kin. Because it is the only way she may fulfill her duty as Queen. She witnessed everyone she ever knew or loved — surely her own family included — slaughtered before her eyes. Annalise seems to seek motherhood in order to be a homemaker - in the most literal sense possible. She wants to rebuild the community, the home, which was so brutally torn away from her. She wishes to restore honor to Cainhurst. For Annalise, having a child is an open act of rebellion against the genocidal eugenics-frenzied bloodthirst of the Church. I can't help but wonder if part of the reason Alfred is so hellbet on destroying her, why the Executioners imprisoned her the way they did, was to strip her of bodily autonomy so she couldn’t “reproduce”. Her desire for a child is her way of seeking liberation for her and her people.
In this sense, taking up the role of a mother, of "women's work", is what confers the agency upon both Annalise and Miss Doll which had been otherwise stripped from them. Annalise's by the genocidal eugenics of the Church, and Miss Doll by the pact of servitude she was seemingly born into.
#percy theoryposts :)#i'm aware this is a generous interpretation#miss doll#bloodborne is very much about womanhood and the trauma it brings but i think its a stretch to say that message is executed perfectly#the few fem-presenting characters who get hopeful endings do so by escaping/trying to escape a cycle of violence#but it also involves taking on very traditionally feminine roles which have historically been subjugating in and of themselves#so you kind of have to take from that what you will#but at least the pattern seems to be that those roles are liberating and powerful when they are CHOSEN rather than forced#ie: arianna is FORCED to become a mother#and this is not remotely empowering to her#i think it comes down to the concept of socialization though: the doll CHOOSES to become a “mother” in the symbolism of the game#but they also have been conditioned their whole life to know nothing but serving others#so its....................... iffy#i also dont know if i'm certain this was Intentional on the part of fromsoft. bc especially in elden ring they dropped the ball slightly im#but its MY interpretation god damn it#plain doll#bloodborne#queen annalise#annalise queen of the vilebloods
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Damn, apparently they replaced Argenti and Tail's va and it's been found out through the official website as opposed to any official announcement, I hope they at least make an official post later
#i mean argenti hasnt had a voice in eng for the past few versions so#i guess a change was inevitable#i thought it was scheduling issues at first but some tweets make me confused and it seems like it could be the agency that has resulted in#some issues?#maybe some contractual things?#i dunno :(#im a bit sad i really enjoyed his performance both as Argenti and as Tail#and i hope he was at least made aware of this too?? but yeah im gonna miss him as argentis va especially#the new one isnt bad but the little snippet is deeper and is missing a lil bit of the flair ive come to love from argenti#lets hope the voice direction in future scenes brings it back a little#man#im just a bit bummed out#hsr#honkai star rail
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1/8/24 Miss Drake (and Winnie) from A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans
#daily dragons#1/8/24#8#a dragons guide to the care and feeding of humans#traditional#this ones just a pen drawing bc im working on building up a bunch of drawings#also im very aware that most people wont know who this is#but i am honestly getting my dragons from one of many lists of dragons just. online#i have no ideo who miss drake is but from what of her ive seen i like her#this is also a reminder that ill take literally any suggestions with very few exceptions#no promises that ill do a fantastic job of them but ill still try
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expose folk & blues music history to american public school students
#i believe that the exposure of art. of course given the tools to properly digest and provoke questions from it. can be and should be life#changing !! i think we need to utilize art within history classes more. its hard to contextualize history when youre memorizing vocabulary#terms and not exposed to the humanity of our ancestors. actually i got really into this idea a few months ago researching the africanus#austrolopithicus. the dissonance we feel between ourselves and our oldest ancestors that resemble animal more than human. i think we#feel this with history not long behind us as well. you miss the humanity when you cant relate on a basic level to our history. thats why i#think blues and folk music is so important. to hear people complain about the wealthy 100.. 200.. 400 years ago. how can you not be effecte#by that. its timeless !! and thats why its magical. anyway i feel really passionate about this so i apologize for soapboxing#also i want to add. its important to assess the historical art that you're aware of. to be aware of who is preserving this. its so importan#thats also why you should never feel guilty for taking up space with your art. think of all the artwork out there that hasnt been preserved#all the music youll never hear all the paintings and drawings youll never see. making art is part of being human#anyway off topic Im seepy
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#Birdramon#Digimon#Digimon TCG#protestmon#sorry i missed a few days it kinda slipped my mind#yes im well aware literally nobody cares or noticed
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Her name was Lacie and tbh she was kinda really hot though. Oh well!
#i literally never even noticed her body back then. its like im just now realizing she even had one#like all that mattered to me back then were her eyes and her smile... that smile always lit my face up#damn turns out ive always had baddies want me but im always too fucking autistic to notice LMAOOOOO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣#lacie....sam....tori.... probably a few others that i was too dense to notice lmao#anyway at least im more aware now......learning to takes hints lol#still hit or miss if i notice them but im definitely a lot better now compared to like 2-5 years ago#emma rambles#personal
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ac rogue is so perfectly everything i would want from a franchise like assassins creed and it SUCKS because to play it i need to swallow my pride and download the ubisoft launcher and its horrible
#ramblings#not only is it 'ok the cartoonishly evil villains are actually people too did you know that'#BUT ITS DELIBERATELY SET. IN THE ERA WITH MY AC BLORBO???#they said 'oh you wanted more haytham ok here you go' and slapped me in the face with the character dynamic that has haunted me#for approximately 5 - 6 years at this point#i was 14 when i first found ac & im turning 20 in 2 months and here i am playing rogue again because it speaks to me#(i missed haytham)#the combination of 'what was done to me as a kid was so fucked' and 'but i wouldnt change the position i have now even if i could'#ac3 changed my brain chemistry just i. general#like 3 & rogue#most of my blorbos become mainstays in my brain but few actually inhabit the part im generally aware of#like yeah if someone brings up. idk. ignis ffxv. i will gladly join in the conversation#but i dont generally think about him out of nowhere#THIS FUCKING GUY. KEEPS POPPING BACK UP EVERY TWO YEARS AT LEAST.#UNWARRANTED#i hate ubisoft i cant believe they made one of my top 3 favorite characters of all time its devastating
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like it’s VERY very important to not text and drive. and i understand how dangerous it is to do that and to be distracted at all in any way for any amount of time on the road. i know it’s important to learn about these stories and bear witness to them. but i just think. like idk. watching multiple of them every day for 10 days (with a two day break halfway through for the weekend) is realy… like idk. i think after seeing a couple you can get the point. i don’t want to sound dismissive or lackadaisacal and im scared im sounding like that but i just am so freaked out by all of this and witb every new horror they’re showing us it’s scaring me worse.
#purrs#delete later#car accidents tw#death tw#child death tw#ask to tag#drivers ed tag#like this sucks so bad. we go from watching a video about how to drive in the city… to a 10 minute vid of a man talking abt how he hit and#killed 3 kids and it shows a PICTURE OF THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT WITH BLOOD AND EVERYTHING… and then after the video we immediately start#talking about like. fucking street cleaners and how you have to watch out for them. HOW is the video about the kids being hit and killed#part of the flow of the learning. what purpose does it serve. and it’s like these are REAL PEOPLE who died. real kids who existed. and it#just feels kind of fucked up. maybe it’s more fucked up thst im not following the flow and accepting the weight of it but it’s hard to when#im scared as fuck and just want to not be shown gore videos anymore. and then once we pick up the content again like abt street cleaners and#shit i can’t focus on any content bc i have to wind down from seeing the dead bodies and hearing the letter the parents wrote. like how is t#this helping. maybe it’s landing / more necessary for the 16 year olds but im 24. i am a whole adult. i do not take being alive for granted#i am terrified of death and dying and painfully aware of how fragile human beings are and how easy it is to be in danger. this is not#helping me or sending me a message it’s just making me so scared and terrified to even leave the house and unable to stop thinking about#death or injury lol!!! and i can’t tell them to stop and i can’t quit bc i need my fucking license so i have to just put my head down and#do this but it sucks indescribably. and we also saw one of those trick videos again too that makes you feel stupid bc it tells you to count#the number of lkke. things you see and it turns out i missed a few AND they were like did you notice what was going on in the background snd#i didn’t bc i was too busy counting the fucking things they told us to. i want to SCREAM. this makes me feel so stupid and helpless lolllll#<- as i was typing that we were learning about the chance of survival if you are hit by a car at different speeds! bc that’s relevant 😍😍😍😍😍😍#anyways. my therapist was telling me stuff abt how i need to remember this isn’t targeted for me and i need to regulate my nervous system an#and how to calm down when it triggers me but i forgot everything she said literally 5 hours ago and now im here freaking the fuck out so. 🥰
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What do you think about the lack of importance Edenia have in the last (and probably in the upcoming too) games?
Seriously, it makes me really Sad. Edenia was so important in the first timeline. What the hell happened? Only a few characteres mention this realm in MKX
It sucks. Big time
If you'll note, basically none of the realms matter anymore, aside from Earthrealm and Outworld.
Sure, the Netherrealm exists, but that's pretty much it. Dreamrealm is of dubious canonicity (introduced to explain Freddy Krueger as a guest fighter, then used to explain Tremor's glow up. Given he isn't shown in the storyline and arcade endings aren't canon in that game, I don't feel comfortable saying "yeah. That's important to the story"), and means nothing to the plot.
Chaosrealm and Orderrealm also don't show up despite being neat concepts.
What I'm getting at is that it makes the MK universe feel small. Edenia is only part of the problem, but I think it's a good example. Mortal Kombat feels more focused on nostalgia bait, Realistic Graphics, and more grisly Kombat than being, y'know, Mortal Kombat. None of that is necessarily Bad, but it's making it feel a little generic to me.
Maybe it's my bias and nostalgia, but that's just wrong. I'm not saying they need to bloat the worldbuilding, that would suck too. I'm just saying that they have these fun concepts, could they PLEASE do something with them???
Not to be the "they changed it, and now it sucks" guy, but I really love the original timeline's absurd worldbuilding. That's a major draw for me. Not only is it absurd, but it was constantly rolling and acquiring new and interesting bullshit. To me, that gave it a personality.
The original timeline feels like you took Enter the Dragon, the Matrix, Magic the Gathering, and classic slasher films, mixed it all up, then used it to bread and batter the gameplay. Deepfry that sonuvabitch until golden brown and serve it hot. Its the fried fish and hush puppies of gaming. I wouldn't say that it's Good For Me, but it's fucking delicious.
Its also not widely palatable and, just as Long John Silver's isn't exactly a big name restaurant, MK was kinda in a slump for a while, profit wise.
I think what happened is they cut back the weirder shit in order to make the games more popular. Its a chicken tender now. Not bad, but it's more of a "I'll take it if there's nothing better/nothing else I feel comfy eating" dish. Still not Good For Me, but often dressed up to seem healthier. By which I mean "able to be taken seriously by more people." The worldbuilding is more Serious ™️, so is the Gameplay. Don't get me started on the State Of The art Graphics.
Its all done this way for profit reasons. I don't doubt that folks on the team are still passionate about the games, but you can't forget that NRS is owned by a bigger company than Midway was. There's more executive meddling, so we see less of the more niche worldbuilding elements like Edenia
#gopher rambles#mortal kombat#To be clear; of the NRS games I've only played MKX. I have 11 but a few things#(game design; character design changes; plot stuff I know about through the fandom) have put me off it.#So just be aware that I'm not working with full knowledge of the whole sitch#also im very tired and this is more of a brain dump answer than anything. sorry dude#if you want me to clarify any of my thoughts let me know. im sure some of this is word salad.#long post#oof. damn sory for the rant. i just. have a lot of feelings about this whole deal. asking me about how i feel about an aspect#of the original timeline is a surefire way to make me ramble about shit i miss. I MISS THE WEIRDNESS. WEIRD SHIT WHERE FID YOU DO I MISS YOU#BABY COME BACK. EDENIA. CHAOSREALM. KENSHIS STUPID BABOON ASS AND RED CROTCH COMBO.#YOU WERE ALL SO SILLY WHAT HAPPENED#*fukin sobs* where did the time go?#im so sleepy. voodnight
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i feel conflicted abt my relationship...need advice etc . in tags . pls i need input sm
#i love my gf a lot and i think our relationship is doing rly good rn . i miss her a lot bc im in a diff country to her but ill see her#in a few weeks etc. anyway things are good....HOWERVER. i am worried abt . our future#like u are supposed to live in the moment and have fun and be young etc etc but this is like..the fact that its going well#is making me consider how our life paths would go tgth and if it would be fair to stay in a relationship u know wont work forever. like#this was one of the reasons why i felt hesitant at first etc. basically i swore to myself i would only date an academic or at least someone#who like. has. A Thing. that they are working towards that they are rly rly passionate abt. bc i thought it just wouldnt work out otherwise#and it seemed after a while of talking that she IS like that...shes applying for a graphic design degree and she seems to genuinely#love art etc so much and also she is amazing at it. HOWRVER...she hasnt drawn in a while#and is working a min wage job despite meaning to quit for ages...and as far as im aware#she still hasnt made a portfolio...etc etc. but im so confused bc like...shes great and ik she can do it i just dont#understand why she wont. she could also get an internship etc in the relevant field but i still dont get it...and its not my place to be#pushy abt it. like i already suggested these things and asked abt them but i dont want to ask any more bc like. its her choice#what she does w her life etc. but anyway its like...am i being pessimistic/impatient and everything is gonna#go well for her or do i hold genuine concerns. and if the latter/both potentially...is it unfair to be like#hey babe ik things are amazing rn but we have to reevaluate bc idk if in 10 yrs i would be happy w where we are#my friend was like. Break Up W Her from the beginning bc he thinks u shouldn't get into a relationship w smn whom you think will not also#elevate u in some way..and ur life paths dont align etc...but he is genuinely married to his academics like hes sworn off#love so i didnt rly listen bc hes rly extreme w his. love gets in the way of academics. etc#but also his point was valid i think? that you want the person u spend ur life w to elevate you. u want them to challenge you and make you#want to work harder and be better and achieve more and more...and i do want that and i have been trying to be that for them#but A) i can only be that to a reasonable extent for them before it starts being like nagging/being pushy and#B) i feel like if they end up going the way they are rn they can never be that for me. is that bad#like am i a horrible person for thinking this way. obviously i am not casting a moral judgement on her or anyone#for whatever path in life they choose to go down but also is it like...Silly to give up on a perfectly good#relationship bc ur like. as it stands i do not see you walking alongside me in 10 yrs etc#like im lich rally 20 . but what if it DOES end up going rly well and it DOES end up being thr case that we end up staying together#and then im like. feeling discouraged bc my partner in life is just not the kind of person i imagined being w when i was 19 or 20...#like in terms of careers etc. more importantly is this a discussion i should have w her . bc i literally do not know how to raise this#without sounding like a dick but is that bc i...am being a dick? is this a bad thing ?? is this thought not that of a good person ?#it sounds so WEIRD to be like hey babe either u have to start being more ambitious and insane abt ur art or i might break up w you. like :/
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#friend just sent a few pictures from our last girls night out (or rather night IN. my flat. we didnt even get drunk but god i missed this)#and anyway there's one she took when i wasnt aware and i do look kinda fun and a bit cunty too and im limpwristing unknowingly so slay#but ofc im also fat. and like. im trying so hard not to spiral rn because that's not important and we had fun#and not a single one of them cares about how i look cause we've known each other for years and it changes nothing#plus on anyone else id say that looks hot actually so like??????? what IS my problem here lol#its so fucking stupid. if i saw another girl with my figure id be head over heels for her.#so why am *i* the worst person who ever lived for looking like that kms
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gcw going to germany (the closest i would ever get to seeing them) later this month and ofc as a mock to me not being able to go cause im broke as fucking shit they are putting on franscesco akira vs jordan oliver, my two smol blorbos :')
fucking kill me :')))
#i hate being broke so fucking much#im missing out on everything. im so useless. fuck my life#no nice things for me ever#and yes im aware i was in london just few weeks back but im upset and selfish and stupid and whiny and what have you#sigh. whatever#what the fucking ever#wrestling musing
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fair ways into magical turnabout. hate nahyuta a lot more than i remembered
#i remembered him being boring but god hes just ANNOYING i miss blackquill#also idk it drives me slightly insane that everyone we've met from khura'in is a monk in some way#like does this place really just not have anything else going for it culturally at all besides its religion#it makes the entire place seem awfully flat#bri talks#idk maybe once we start getting into the Rebellion territory of the story more itll flesh out a little#but like. should not take this long for us to see people that have livelihoods outside worship imo#should be mentioned that i havent finished this game in its entirety#ive been spoiled on a large sum of it and i dont Care if any more of it gets spoiled but i quit a few years ago in the middle of chapter 3#partially because i was insanely bored of it lol#so like! i dont know! maybe the actual mysteries of the later cases will intrigue me.#but right now it feels like bestie and i are being forced to make our own fun out of it#like inventing cliff terran. who is clay's identical brother who isnt aware clay is dead and is also strange but nice and is everywhere#<- also a twist villain????? the cliff lore is intense you guys wouldnt get it#anyway if youre reading these tags. hi! hope youre having a good day slash night#if you saw something in this game that im not . good for you! youre having more fun than i am LOL#and if you're thinking about getting into ace attorney as an outsider...... go for it!!!! the trilogy is still great!!!!!!#not everyone likes aa4 but its personally my favorite!!!! just maybe wait a while after trilogy it can be a bit jarring if you play them--#--in succession#thats all goodnight Lol
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everytime a white person makes a "this [insert minor thing] is worse than slavery" joke i am one step closer to killing myself
#flashback to the time someone was talking to me (they knew i was black) and said#“if i went back in time i wouldnt stop the holocaust or even slavery id make sure that the imagine dragons dont exist”#yeah well i slowly stopped talking to them after that lol. soon after that interaction and a few other interactions i deleted my#spacehey account lol#and then this youtuber miss proclaimed chronically online girl documenting a squad made a joke similar to this#i fucking cant take this anymore what is genuinely funny about that joke. half of the time i wonder if im just being too sensitive#but its still fucking gross and the way some people feel as if they SHOULD say those jokes around black people like wtf#no sense of social awareness like at fucking all like i cant be the only one who find those jokes and ones alike fucking gross#sunny.txt
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Got talked into a bed frame that can raise and lower each half of the bed (à la those old sleep number commercials back in the day) since it was on super clearance and holy shit I may never go back, it's so cool.
#also holy shit ive been alone now for an hour and i cant believe how much i missed this feeling#the relaxation of vigilance is palpable#this apartment is the rental deal of a lifetime too#even if the actual place is a bit small all the utilities (except internet) are included and its under $2000/month#and its not falling apart! a little old but recently redone a bit#the landlord lives on the first floor too so i can just go down if i need something urgent#pretty sure he just owns this whole house so not a super out of touch rich dude#the house is a historical mansion (1850's mansion not modern day one) and was converted to apartments in the depression#so the hallways are a bit musty but overall not too bad#this landlord guy also doesnt seem to be aware of how expensive things are these days either#i only say this because the laundry in the basement is $1.75/wash and $0.50/dry#ive never seen anywhere that isnt in-unit laundry that's cheaper than that#the location is pretty okay- in between 2 T stops and theres a few bus stops around#only downside is that the nearest full grocery store is like a 25 minute walk away. doable but annoying without a car#guess i could also take the T a few stops to the trader joes if im particularly lazy#but yeah. finally alone. its like 2 days off from being 2 years since i lived alone.#its so so nice
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