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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 1 year ago

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the fact that shakespeare was a playwright is sometimes so funny to me. just the concept of the "greatest writer of the English language" being a random 450-year-old entertainer, a 16th cent pop cultural sensation (thanks in large part to puns & dirty jokes & verbiage & a long-running appeal to commoners). and his work was made to be watched not read, but in the classroom teachers just hand us his scripts and say "that's literature"

just...imagine it's 2450 A.D. and English Lit students are regularly going into 100k debt writing postdoc theses on The Simpsons screenplays. the original animation hasn't even been preserved, it's literally just scripts and the occasional SDH subtitles.txt. they've been republished more times than the Bible

#due to the Great Data Decay academics write viciously argumentative articles on which episodes aired in what order #at conferences professors have known to engage in physically violent altercations whilst debating the air date number of household viewers #90% of the couch gags have been lost and there is a billion dollar trade in counterfeit “lost copies”#serious note: i'll be honest i always assumed it was english imperialism that made shakespeare so inescapable in the 19th/20th cent #like his writing should have become obscure at the same level of his contemporaries #but british imperialists needed an ENGLISH LANGUAGE (and BRITISH) writer to venerate #and shakespeare wrote so many damn things that there was a humongous body of work just sitting there waiting to be culturally exploited...#i know it didn't happen like this but i imagine a English Parliament House Committee Member For The Education Of The Masses or something #cartoonishly stumbling over a dusty cobwebbed crate labelled the Complete Works of Shakespeare #and going 'Eureka! this shall make excellent propoganda for fabricating a national identity in a time of great social unrest.#it will be a cornerstone of our elitist educational institutions for centuries to come! long live our decaying empire!'#'what good fortune that this used to be accessible and entertaining to mainstream illiterate audience members...#..but now we can strip that away and make it a difficult & alienating foundation of a Classical Education! just like the latin language :)'#anyway maybe there's no such thing as the 'greatest writer of x language' in ANY language?#maybe there are just different styles and yes levels of expertise and skill but also a high degree of subjectivity #and variance in the way that we as individuals and members of different cultures/time periods experience any work of media #and that's okay! and should be acknowledged!!! and allow us to give ourselves permission to broaden our horizons #and explore the stories of marginalized/underappreciated creators #instead of worshiping the List of Top 10 Best (aka Most Famous) Whatevers Of All Time/A Certain Time Period #anyways things are famous for a reason and that reason has little to do with innate “value”#and much more to do with how it plays into the interests of powerful institutions motivated to influence our shared cultural narratives #so i'm not saying 'stop teaching shakespeare'. but like...maybe classrooms should stop using it as busy work that (by accident or designs)#happens to alienate a large number of students who could otherwise be engaging critically with works that feel more relevant to their world #(by merit of not being 4 centuries old or lacking necessary historical context or requiring untaught translation skills)#and yeah...MAYBE our educational institutions could spend less time/money on shakespeare critical analysis and more on...#...any of thousands of underfunded areas of literary research i literally (pun!) don't know where to begin #oh and p.s. the modern publishing world is in shambles and it would be neat if schoolwork could include modern works?#beautiful complicated socially relevant works of literature are published every year. it's not just the 'classics' that have value #and actually modern publications are probably an easier way for students to learn the basics. since lesson plans don't have to include the #important historical/cultural context many teens need for 20+ year old media (which is older than their entire lived experience fyi)

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blabberoo · 2 months ago

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The Cipher couple 💕💕💖💖💖

#gravity falls #book of bill #scalene #euclid #bill cipher #my art #me when i get attached over dead parents who appeared in a static silhouette on an obscure arg #nothing bad happens to them :)) and lil billy is ok and the three of them lived as a happy family

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kayleerowena · 1 year ago

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horror barbies legally distinct pink-themed horror dolls available now from your local t-shirt store!

#kaylee.art #horror art #horror illustration #gothic horror #slasher #final girl #gothic #barbie art #came back wrong #living dead girl #gothic heroine #bonfire #barbie horror #Definitely Not Barbie though. for sure not barbie #thanks to bonfire for being very chill with me updating these designs mid-campaign to not have them taken down haha #figuring out how best to obscure the logo while still keeping the vibes of the piece was fun! even if i do miss the fun text stuff #i did with the logos i do think the individualization there is neat!#scheduling this post at midnight so i don't keep forgetting to post it. hi from 12-hours-ago kaylee! hows it going future-tumblr?

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steamclouds · 6 months ago

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Designed a high-clerical ceremonial outfit for Khaless! Very much inspired by the descriptions of Malice Do'Urden's ceremonial robe from Legend of Drizzt: Homeland

#im such a big fan of drow fashion...#the figure obscuring spiderwebs floating around yeah I had to do that #the spider on her head is real btw. its a living spider chilling there holding up the webs #if anyone's curious what she's up to during the events of bg3: Their House falls and she gets adopted by Faen-Tlabbar #from 15th to 3rd House she knows how to do it #drow #dnd #dungeons and dragons #dnd 5e #dark elf #oc: khaless #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #my art

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puppyeared · 2 months ago

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Childhood

#if you remember all of these you get a sticker #there was also this old flash game that I think was Japanese and its title translated to you are lucky #I could only find it once in a while so I don’t remember if I played it a lot but I wish I could have included it #those creatures were so stinking cute #I always fucked up the math mini game though because I can’t read it #another one I liked was this series of point and click games of a girl who lives with a bunch of ghosts? it was on gamershood.com #it doesn’t work anymore but I really liked playing it.and I really liked this point and click puzzle series that is a little obscure #I wanna draw that one next actually its so nostalgic #I’m surprised I don’t see more post talk abt eyezmaze games on here I feel like it’d be a hit #I drew a lot of inspiration from them and the funny creatures so they have a special place in my heart #i also wanted to draw elephant quest/elephant run.. actually the collection is on steam I wonder if I should get it and replay em #nostalgia #doodles #my art #myart

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mobius-m-mobius · 1 month ago

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#wake up y'all the husbands are husbanding again 🥰🙏

John Simm and Philip Glenister on DNA Journey S05E01

#john simm #philip glenister #dna journey #love living in the states spending half the week seeking out ways to watch whatever obscure show my fav fellas show up on lmao #not that they aren't worth that and more though i've missed them desperately 😭😭#the modern day sam/gene energy was actually INSANE i need someone to take advantage of it asap put them in everything together!!!!!#and what a roller coaster the episode was... thankful for john to have gone through with such a good friend by his side 🥺#jsimmedit #dianagifs

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dreamwinged · 3 months ago

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*susceptible to mischaracterization/fanon/canon x canon shipping, likely has a lot of other people selfshipping with them (if that's something you care about)

**harder to find merch or fan content for, possibly less of a 'community' for the media/canon information given

please don't take this too seriously! i've seen both sides being talked about before, so i was curious to hear everyone's insights. maybe you view neither as a 'bad' thing, and that's cool!

proship/comship/neutral dni

#.poll #selfship poll #self ship poll #oc x canon poll #yumeship poll #i fall into the first camp at least with my main f/o who's my focus 99% of the time and i do sometimes wish he was more obscure <_<#although it is really nice to easily find merch and make friends with ppl who like the same thing #and seeing him everywhere when i lived in japan was pretty fun LMFAO #but all in all im voting popular.... it just suckssss a lot of the time and feels like so much pressure #idk either way #excited to see results on this

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elinordash · 2 months ago

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UNDERDOG: THE OTHER OTHER BRONTË ↦ Gemma Whelan, Rhiannon Clements & Adele James

BONUS:

Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton

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who-do-i-know-this-man · 9 days ago

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⚠️Vote for whomever YOU DO NOT KNOW⚠️‼️

#ultimate obscure blorbo #polls #Round I #Truman Burbank #The Truman Show #Personally I prefer the version where they replace Truman with Jerma scene by scene for the whole movie /j #but that is a real thing #Tsubaki Saimon #Paradox Live

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popsicle-stick · 3 months ago

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what if we were boatwomen sat on a lock gate on the grand union canal in 1889……and we were both girls….👉👈😳

historical context under cut!

during the 19th century entire families lived in the tiny back cabins of narrowboats on the british canal system, hauling goods from town to town. they had a hard nomadic lifestyle, and experienced exclusion from on-shore society. due to this, an entire folk culture, with its own crafts, formed. narrowboats were painted in bright traditional patterns, in a style known as roses and castles, and the interiors were full of crocheted lace and polished copper. men wore wide, bright crocheted belts to spread weight when hauling boats with ropes, and women often wore elaborate frilled bonnets that both acted as a point of personal pride and practical shade from the sun for an outdoor existence - these became black after the death of queen victoria in 1901. much has been said about the similarity between traditional english narrowboats and roma vardos, but as far as we know there's not much historical crossover.

link 1 (with photos!)

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#as someone who used to live on the uk canal system the oft forgotten folk culture surronding it is very close to my heart!!#english folk wear #illustration #folk art #roses and castles #uuuuh what else do i tag this. hm #this is for mcm london but idk how popular it'll be there OTL.....i have another piece to finish tonight wish me luck 👍👍#lottieart #all of the decor here is taken from traditional narrowboat art and paraphernalia. thank you stoke bruerne canal museum #and thank you to the roughly 5 old people in obscure forums who document this stuff

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simandy · 25 days ago

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Being invited to a 2000s party as a plus size woman

[Clown music]

#fatphobia #tw fatphobia #this is exactly why i cannot take the 2000 fashion revival.#you weren't there #it would simply destroy your mind to be fat in the 2000s.#'oh but what's the problem?? you can be fat and wear now rise jeans!' yes! NOW you can!#because being fat in 2024 is simply not an issue anymore!#'of course it is' yes to your old aunt it is. to your mom maybe it is sure and to some obscure tiktok user too sure it is #but not in the BIG SCENARIO. it is UGLY to call someone fat in a pejorative way nowadays #it's NOT EDUCATED. it's UGLY.#IT WASN'T THAT UGLY 20 YEARS AGO!#it was NORMAL to call a girl with minimal fat in her body a 'fat pig' in the 2000s. it could count as bullying but #as soon as you would reach out for an adult they would stare at you and say 'well maybe if you lose some weight they wouldn't say that #and it was a PARADOX to live as a chubby girl in that era because you would be FORCED to wear low rise jeans #that was the only kind available. and waist length was for oldies #and if you had to wear that then you had to be thin because if not your belly would be showing! and girl #you would wish you were INVISIBLE #tw 2000s #<- this one is for me #nonsims #non sims #so no i will never get the 2000s revival. because it will never be a revival without the inherent fatphobia #if you're fat and youre comfortable with 2000 fashion im very happy for you #because either you were born after 2005 or you are VERY strong and i envy your mind

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chiquilines · 4 months ago

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Damn so everyone was as starved for miryumi content as i was? Have another treat

#these are fresh out the oven #looking through my old miryumi doodles for the prev post inspired me again #the sillies #this is genuinely my canon #horikoshi has said nothing about it so its true #while stain was getting curb stomped by a high schooler miryumi were out buying groceries #fuyumi watches every single one of rumis fights btw #to be supportive and out of fear #even though shes generally not all that worried #cause lets be real #mirko could take on god and win on a good day #i headcanon that mirko will answer fuyumis calls live on air cameras be damned #and this is how fuyumi gets obscure celebrity partner status #people know she exists but not who she is #they definitely have a dedicated fanbase though #the day people find out 'yumi' is pro hero endeavors daughter theyre gonna lose their shit #the reveal in the previous post is my canon #anywaysies! self indulgent as usual #fuyumi todoroki #usagiyama rumi #mirko #miryumi #mha #bnha #my hero academia #boku no hero academia #wlw #chiquilines draws

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casart · 11 months ago

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Toy Castle au because why not!🧸🏰

#casart #sanders sides #remus sanders #roman sanders #creativity twins #creativitwins #does anyone else know this show???? I been on a kick of old media I used to watch as a kid #does this age me lol flipping LOVED these kinda obscure live action shows lmaoo #anyways not sure who the others would be but maybe patton would be rag doll and janus china doll #and im so tempted to make virgil the ballerina skjfhks #the toy castle #le château magique

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taurgo · 4 months ago

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Thought of two things when I saw the new Deadpool

1) YES! when the fuck did superhero movies stop being fun?!? Getting to see obscure lil dudes show up and interact is what the people want and they NAILED IT. It was like an oasis in the desert

2) I'm so mad we don't have more lighthearted explorations into character interactions with the past shit marvel has been putting out. I feel like they ration joy. I feel like I've been robbed of what could have been THIS for the past decade what the FUCK.

Bonus (and non-spoilery): thank fucking Christ they've worked with what's already been established. Stop lore dropping marvel!!! You've made the sandbox now play in it!!!

#at the end of the day its all pretend and we're all holding up our favorite dolls #IF YOU WANT THE FUN BRING THE FUN #deadpool #deadpool 3 #deadpool and wolverine #i love seeing obscure ass blorbos its fun #like i know some dude out there shit their pants when they saw azazel like good on you dude hope your living it up

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matutito · 11 months ago

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having a normal one about this fanfic by @splinnters

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my little guys

#art #my art #my post #tmnt casey jones #tmnt raph #tmnt 2012 #rasey #teenage mutant ninja turtles #my ONLY critique (?) is that raph would not listen to mother mother.. he prob listens to some obscure shitty finnish death metal band #whatever this fic will live in my head for like three months at least

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fluctuating-fanby · 7 months ago

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The Faceless Old Woman and The Woman from Italy are besties in canon and a power couple in my heart ^_^

(They're listening to the oh-so-romantic sound of screaming, despair, existensial dread, and car alarms.)

#welcome to night vale #wtnv #wtnv fanart #the faceless old woman who secretly lives in your home #the woman from italy #women's wrongs #night vale obscure ship tournament #digital art #vince draws stuff #faceless old woman

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