#just imo

[frostleni]

One of my first kazurei drawings, but redrawn

[moth-scrunk]

Being online on Twitter vs online on Tumblr

[alicentsgf]

controversial opinion? talking specifically abt hotd (not fire and blood) i dont think alyrie living would have saved alicent in any way. she would have lived the exact same life. in fact the only good i can see coming from it is i think she might have had more of a sense of herself/been more like book alicent

[bbyboybucket]

Okay so this is prolly random af but I’ve been watching monsters, and the guy who plays Lyle reminds me so much of Sebastian Stan. I don’t even think it’s just looks. I mean he does slightly resemble young Seb Stan imo but I think it’s more so his mannerisms. Like even tho he’s in character, his acting style and the way he carries himself, his facial expressions, and again, heavy on the mannerisms….just reminds me so much of Sebastian. But also maybe that’s just my brain rot speaking

[church-of-lilith]

the reason the ruby’s mom reveal/reasoning behind it doesn’t work for me is because they did basically the same thing with bill’s mom in series 10 … like we’ve already been there and done that (and done it better)

[polktd]

i believe in transfem (or transmasc) specer reid because of his interest and connection with almost all of the women unsubs

[cosmogenous2]

most men that i've asked overestimate what species of animal they could beat in an unarmed fight to the death

[the-far-bright-center]

Re: Lucas describing Anakin/Vader as 'pathetic'

“Ultimately, he’s just a pathetic guy who’s had a very sad life.” “You realize that Darth Vader is this pathetic character. He is not this big, all-powerful monster. He is a pathetic man, who made some wrong choices, and found himself trapped in a world of evil…” “Everybody thought of Darth Vader as this big, evil guy who had no heart. He was just evil. But in the end, he is not that at all. I mean… he is a guy who has lost everything.” —George Lucas “Darth Vader became such an icon in the first film, Episode IV, that that icon of evil took over everything—much more than I had intended. If it had been one movie that wouldn't have happened. He would have been revealed to be this pathetic character at the end of the movie. But now, by adding episodes I, II, and III, people begin to see the tragedy of Darth Vader as what it was originally intended to be. And I like the idea that the person you thought was the villain is really the victim. And that the story about the villain, trying to regain his humanity becomes really the story of Darth Vader’s redemption.”'

The above quotes from Lucas are sometimes cited as proof that Anakin is not supposed to be seen as 'cool' in the PT films and that portraying him as 'suave' in other Prequels/Clone Wars-era media is therefore incorrect or OOC. I find this rather baffling as the context of the quotes (aka the Rolling Stone article 'George Lucas and the Cult of Darth Vader' from 2005 and 'the Chosen One' featurette from the same year) is actually in reference to post-Mustafar maimed Anakin after he's in the Vader suit. Which is not to say Anakin isn’t already a figure of pathos as a child/young man prior to his fall — it’s just that he becomes even more piteous in wake of it. Because that’s the culmination of his tragedy.

And indeed, the ‘pathetic’ nature of Anakin’s character is to do with the fact he’s a tragic figure; it’s not about how ‘cool’ or ‘uncool’ he is meant to be in-story.

I've covered this topic elsewhere, but personally I don't think Lucas intended for (Clone Wars/RotS-era) Anakin to be seen as ‘pathetic’ or 'uncool' in-universe. After all, by the time of RotS Anakin is supposed to be widely admired as a dashing war hero who is almost single-handedly saving the Republic. It's spelled out in the famous RotS novelization. The point is that despite him being this charismatic general and big-time war hero, he's is deep down very emotionally vulnerable and full of crippling fear. But Anakin did seemingly 'have it all' at the beginning of RotS. Looks, youth, abilities, reknown, and loved ones he cared for above all. Lucas even said that, as Vader, he is so pathetic and tragic because he is 'the guy who lost everything', even his own sense of personhood. I think some people don't realise that Anakin/Vader being purposefully portrayed as 'pathetic' (aka a figure of pathos in the greek tragedy sense of the word) isn't incompatible with Anakin's character being seen in-world as a 'dashing hero' figure.

One of the reasons Anakin became seen as 'uncool' (out of story) is that at the time the Prequels were released, certain male viewers just flat-out hated Anakin's film portrayal. They hated that he was shown first as a small, innocent child who loved his mother, and then as a 'pretty boy' who is romantically motivated (and yes, also as a male character who cries on-screen), and they felt this was threatening to the macho view they had of Vader. Lucas repeatedly tried to disabuse them of the idea that Vader is supposed to be seen as a power fantasy, by showing that a) Anakin was actually a good person and his fall to the Dark Side is therefore not aspirational but rather extremely tragic, and that b) the Vader-suit is like a walking torture chamber into which he is imprisoned. It was something that was done *to* him. And it was not something to aspire to whatsoever. Again, the Vader suit is itself an example of the vulnerability and helplessness of a maimed victim, rather than the ultimate triumph of a villain. But the ‘haters’ refused to value Anakin as a person or embrace Lucas' vision of what he was like before his fall. And that vision is that Anakin was a powerful warrior, but one with both immense love and immense fear in his heart, the latter of which eventually leads to his downfall. But the idea that Anakin himself is supposed to be 'uncool' in-story is not the case. He is essentially 'the golden boy' of both the Jedi Order and the Republic, who falls from a great height.

It's just that certain fanboys of the day refused to accept that Anakin had any intrinsic value as a person prior to his fall, because they wanted to see *Vader* as the cool one. Instead, Lucas said, no....becoming Vader was the worst thing that could have possibly happened to Anakin. And that we, the audience, are supposed to feel sorrow and pity for his tragic fate.

[rainbowresurrection]

I don't personally feel like hand-touching would be an inherently sexual thing to Vulcans. I would assume it to be a situationally sexual/romantic thing, like human hugs, or Vulcan mind melds.

On a related note, mind melding is used as a sexual innuendo quite frequently, especially in TOS, though not always so.

(if you rewatch Dagger of the Mind, when it's first introduced... Hoo boy, the innuendo is surprisingly strong)

Anyway that's my take

[numberonepartyboy]

i think you can ship what you want but i also think if the og four ninja were ever in a polycule theyd kill eachother the same day they started it

[doseofthreecuties]

I'VE WATCHED ALL EPS OF ELSBETH ALREADY, YAY!😲🤩💞

(and, to be honest, it's so GOOD)

Elsbeth Tascioni is such a cutie🥹🥹🥹

[ossydrawsthingz335]

one thing i didnt like about the ii s2 finale is that they had 2 very serious and amazing episodes and then the 3rd one was like. the ending to a cheesy disney movie.

like its not a bad ending to be fair, i thought it was nice, but... not what i expected, and its def not great :/

not like i was expecting a srs dark and gritty ending. just think it couldve been better

[fmetmoved]

I think it’s critical for people not directly involved or well informed on Jewish history, culture, and antisemitism to take their time to try and educate themselves in it, especially if they are frequently involved in pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist sentiments. Whether or not you’re aware of it, it’s ignorant to assume that an anti-colonial movement set against the ethnostate comprising around half of the global Jewish population is completely immune to picking up and even weaponizing antisemitic rhetoric for its gains, and attracting those who do. It’s difficult to say but it’s crucial to understand if these movements are to be historically and currently legitimized—though tbf, even the nicest anti-Zionist isn’t allowed a voice because anti-Zionism is directly antithetical to the interests of US imperialism and German collective guilt. Jewish knowledge makes it easier to understand and interpret the history and the politics of that region, and why Israel-Palestine is the way that it currently is. Understanding the origins and manifestations of antisemitism gives you the skills to pinpoint and unlearn these biases in yourself and others. That, and Jewish history and culture is very interesting on its own!

Palestine and its people need justice and ownership within their state, and it’s imperative that the people advocating for them are educated and ethical in their efforts. It’s often not the intention, but unequivocal passion for decolonization while being completely ignorant to the context to which that colony established itself does more harm than good.

[thegleampt2fromtheglowpt22001]

it is so wild like wrt my last rb like ppl on here will affect being rly socially progressive and recognize how repressive thee US is like, to its citizens but then when it comes 2 anti-imperialism they're like "hmm no thee ppl that run our governments r still fundamentally motivated by Doing Good" just like completely undermining any other progressive thought they'd expressed

[lovely-hikari-cosplay]

Alright, atp, Tricolor needs to be reworked so that the team in the lead is always defending (since Tricolor is supposed to be a catch-up opportunity for the losing teams) or the points need to be reduced.

There is no reason for Tricolor to still be 18 points if the leading team can be in any position, meaning they have a greater chance at winning period and thus unable to be unseated from the lead position.

You can correctly assume who is winning Tricolor by who wins the popular vote every time since they changed it to get more matches made, and that is antithetical to the purpose of Tricolor battles

[maeamian]

BTW, if you get a chance, check out the moon sometime this week, the waxing gibbous is always an excellent phase to give 'er a look