#lilith saga rants

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Gluttony Is Not Just Excessive Eating

Yes, it is a main component of gluttony, but that's not all it is!

(And yes, this is also in response to people complaining about how Helluva Boss's Queen Bee-lzebub is not fat despite representing the sin of Gluttony)

Gluttony's etymology originates from the Latin word gluttire meaning "to gulp." This is to emphasize how someone can over-indulge in food and drink.

While gluttony's base definition focuses on the act of overeating and overdrinking, it is also important to note how people overeat and overdrink.

Many church leaders dating back to the Middle Ages have expanded on gluttony in one way or another. But the most popular interpretation comes from St. Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica. He goes over 5 different ways that gluttony can tempt us!

Laute – eating food that is too luxurious, exotic, or costly

Studiose – eating food that is excessive in quality (too daintily or elaborately prepared)

Nimis – eating food that is excessive in quantity (too much)

Praepropere – eating hastily (too soon or at an inappropriate time)

Ardenter – eating greedily (too eagerly)

The fact that there are at least 5 different ways gluttony can be interpreted is already incredible enough.

But it is also important to note that the first 3 ways focus more on the eating of food while the last 2 focus more on the speed in which food is consumed. Also, the food in question doesn't just refer to quantity, but quality of food can be seen as gluttonous too!

So, with that out of the way, how does this all relate back to Queen Bee?

⚠ SPOILERS FOR HELLUVA BOSS SEASON 1 EPISODE 8 ⚠

Throughout both the song "Cotton Candy" and the majority of the party itself, she encourages her guests to eat and drink to their heart's content.

Whether that be enlarging their food, offering giant kegs, or raining candy down on the guests, there is no doubt to anyone that she is encouraging gluttony from her guests. (At least, in the party-girl hedonistic approach and not to feed one's sadness like in the case of Blitzo).

Since excessive food and drink can often make a person feel good, I like the idea of an extroverted party-girl representing gluttony. And she is a fun character with both her performance and making sure her guests are well entertained and taken care of. It's honestly a refreshing take on the deadly sin.

The main point here: you do not have to be fat to be gluttonous.

As long as you have the core concepts of inspiring gluttony, I think that's all that really matters in the end, and Queen Bee knocks it out of the park.

And lastly, while this might be a headcanon more than anything else, I bet all of that dancing and flying is amazing exercise.

If she is putting that much effort into her performances and parties, she must be moving around a ton to organize, rehearse, and interact with everyone. So, if people out there really need a reason to why she is not fat, that's just my thought.

Anyways, thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. I honestly just wanted to rant to get it out of my system.

Feel free to let me know your thoughts! I'm sure there is probably more about the topic that could be covered by others but I just wanted to rant about my perception of it all. Thank you!

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I AM ALIVE!! Time to catch up on all that I missed while I was moving! 📦

- Lovely new followers/posts

- Helluva Boss episode

- Vtuber news

- Spotify Wrapped

Let the internet brain rot begin!

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Guess who's gone back to reading komahina fanfiction for her daily dopamine rush?

It used to only be a weekly thing until life got busy.

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While waiting for my upload to finish, I watched the new Helluva Boss episode.

I was already gay for Millie since Day 1, but I'm super gay for her as she stole the spotlight and even got to sing her own song! Millerd/Millie, I love it all! 😍

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Pillows are the true gods of the world. So are squishy thighs.

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The last few live big agency vtuber debuts, I've missed them since I was out of town visiting bae. Looks like its happening again.

So, anytime I travel out of town, vtubers debut, right?

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People talking about old Yu-Gi-Oh video games has me nostalgic for the Falsebound Kingdom game.

It's not as popular as others, but I liked the format. I could visualize monsters to do battle instead of cards and create fun teams to fight with!

Anyone else feel the same?

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There somehow is a God! 🙏

I somehow recovered a corrupted After Effects. Not from reimporting, not from refreshing, but just out of a sheer miracle that I don't understand. Hoorayyy!! 🌠

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Started upload last night around 1am. Woke up around 8:30am. 43% uploaded. Frozen?

Reset the upload at 8:45am to try again. Leaves tab open as I head to office. Checks upload progress throughout the work day. Stalls again.

Time to throw hands and try Plan C

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Becoming a strong independent adult in 2024 so far:

Bad - started crying when trying to figure out a budget 💸😢

Good - successfully identified a scam before anything bad happened 🛠️😎

Only goes up from here

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Nothing slower in life than waiting for taco bell to digest so you don't have any interruptions for your next activity. 🌯

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If you noticed me being quiet for a few days... I was visiting my significant other. Posts tend to be less frequent when I'm spending time with them. 💜💞

That being said, LDR is hard. It hurts having to leave and go home when I want to live with them. 😢

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Ordered a large 3 topping pizza to share with Saga Mama, and another succubus named Lilith ordered at the same location. What are the odds? 🎲

*Almost* took their side of hot wings with me. 😋

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This week has been hard trying to get life together, but today I feel a lot more optimistic and happy!

Doing things I love is the true key to happiness! 💜🖋 🗝

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I'm back baby!

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My older coworkers are currently looking up slang terms and watching the skibidi toilet video for marketing ideas.

Please save me 💀