#somebody educate me on this

[gilsart]

Suggestive jayvik??? In this economy??

(Just to clarify, Viktor isn't wearing his orthosis because I genuinely just started drawing arcane related stuff. I'm making studies of them when I have spare time ((ya girl got the references and all)) and I'm learning + i just wanted to draw top Viktor 🙏🏻)

[jjkyaoi]

it’s time for me to be that one friend that is too woke, but the “vi and jayce are stupid together so they can’t get anything done” jokes are funny to an extent. i love himbo friendships more than anything. but some of the things you guys are saying about vi is crazy “i bet she can’t read because who knows what zaun’s education was” THESE COMMENTS ON THIS TIKTOK.

it’s crazy how people can watch a show like arcane, and understand the themes and still not understand how this is kind of weird??? people from zaun aren’t stupid or less than. that is the whole point. viktor comes from the undercity, jinx as well, and ekko, and they are all. canonically genius’. vi is not a stupid child. PLEASEEE stop treating her as one with your basis being her under-privilege and a few brash qualities of her personality

[honeyhobbs]

Pallas cats!

[pilfappreciator]

ATTENTION TROLLS FANDOM!!

This is very important. Mostly to me but maybe you guys have been wondering this too idk but anyways:

How does troll reproduction work exactly?

Cuz I'm genuinely curious. I dont think anyone on the series production team has said anything and so far I've seen absolutely no one touch on this subject but as someone who's always had an interest in the habits of creatures (both fictional or otherwise), I kinda sorta maybe NEED to know this otherwise I'll never be able to sleep peacefully again

Full disclaimer that I'm specifically talking about the whole egg situation, I am NOT ASKING HOW THEY GET IT ON IF I WANTED THAT ANSWER I'D GO TO DEVIANT ART OR TWITTER OR WHATEVER LAWLESS PLATFORM GOD STEERS CLEAR OF. This discussion shall remain STRICTLY educational, thank you very much

But anywho. Let's dive in

So trolls come from eggs. This is basic knowledge. First instance of this phenomenon (as far as I know, I've only seen the movies) is from World Tour.

Egg pops out of Guy Diamond's hair, egg hatches and BOOM, (literal) baby. Now I understand that this whole sequence was probably just a gag and a way for DreamWorks to implement another (merchandisable) addition to the cast HOWEVER this sequence also raises a few questions

First off, as far as I know Guy Diamond has no partner (again: I haven't watched any of the spinoff shows). Either that or maybe the other troll was a sorta one-night-stand/no-longer-in-his-life kinda situation? Which is great either way cuz its shown he obviously cares for his son and we at Tumblr appreciate a loving single father no matter the circumstances, but if my former theory is correct than that would imply that trolls are capable of reproducing asexually. Like onions.

Now if that hypothesis is, as they call it, "cap" then that would mean that some sorta hanky panky has to go down before an egg comes into question. And if that's the case, does this mean that male trolls are traditionally the ones who carry the eggs?

But that can't be right, can it? Afterall, World Tour gave us yet ANOTHER egg scene later on in the movie

In Cooper's flashback, we clearly see Queen Essence being the one carrying the eggs meanwhile King Quincy is eggless. Now, as far as i see it, this could be explained either one of four ways:

1) Quincy was the one who actually produced the eggs and Essence is merely holding them for her husband (since her hair seems more fitting to be a makeshift nest compared to Quincy's)

2) Female trolls are the ones who produce the eggs. Guy Diamond is just a trans icon

3) Troll reproduction differs from genre to genre

4) There is a... *sighs* a/b/o type of dynamic among troll kind where certain trolls are capable of giving birth/siring children depending on a secondary gender

In regards to theory #3, this could also explain why Guy Diamond seems to reproduce and hatch an egg in such a short amount of time (like 5 seconds I'm pretty sure) as opposed to Queen Essence/King Quincy who's eggs presumably went a while longer before actually hatching.

Actually, speaking off eggs, are trolls the only species in their world that reproduce that way?

Because now that Band Together has officially been released, we now know for certain that it's possible for different species to crossbreed. Biggest example? Resident DILF Bruce and his giant muppet wife

(Credit to @captainunderkrupp )

When I saw these two... I swear...

And these two already have a shit ton of kids okay so like... either Brandi was the one giving birth or trollsona Daveed Digs was over here pumpin out eggs, which I mean-

DO YOU SEE HOW BIG THESE THINGS ARE COMPARED TO BRANCH AND POPPY?? Believe me I am PRAYING that Bruce gave himself some serious maternity/paternity leave because my guy is honestly a trooper

But yeah any thoughts? :))

[lilacerull0]

it's cool that you think l'amica geniale isn't actually about friendship. you can go fuck yourself

[darkwood-sleddog]

Sorry but does the prominent adventure/dog bite sports person on my Instagram with a Dutch Shepherd even hear how stupid they sound when they say Dutch Shepherd’s aren’t really a herding breed?

Like. Shepherd. Sheep. Herd. Shepherd. Babe.

[uncanny-tranny]

I think another aspect of conservative thought people need to understand is the idea that it's all about dominance.

The reason why sayings like "we don't want to trans your kids, we want trans kids to live" is because, in the conservative mind, you are replacing their dominance with your own. It can never be about what is best for others, it is always about expressing absolute power and control.

Natural selection, at its ideal, will weed out the people who "shouldn't live." If their existence is a threat to the already-established hierarchy, then it's obvious that they shouldn't exist in order to challenge hierarchy.

While this certainly isn't a "conservative-only" mindset, it's a trend I have noticed more in conservative spaces. This is why I don't always think it's helpful to go on about how, "Oh, we don't want to threaten your worldview. We just want people to live 😊". You will fundamentally be threatening their power in their minds. Therefore, nothing you say can truly take away from the anxiety, fear, and anger at losing control that may be instilled.

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[twistpixel]

The dug use thing being given a “started as pain management” coat of paint doesn’t bother me because I think those stories shouldn’t be told or anything of the nature it’s just like seems 99% of the sympathy people extend to drug users is that it’s impossible to know if they were one of the (innocent) people who’s doctors deliberately pushed pain meds on them. Like the story of how a pharma corp in the USA was lying about the addictive properties of their products and giving payouts to individual doctors who prescribed mass amounts of them is worth telling but why is it that, or how opioid addiction can happen even in the absence of a structure deliberately designed to funnel patients into addiction, the first thing reached to when trying retell a story about substance use disorder. We live in a world where a parent can’t make a post memorializing their child who passed away from drug overdose without receiving comments about how they deserved it. I don’t think a story about using heroin “just because” is more simple or less complicated or less dramatic or less necessary, to maybe have readers sympathize with a “bad” drug user who “deserved to OD” because like. There are people who think drug users lives don’t have intrinsic worth. Idk

[hyperfixasian]

Y’all this isn’t my fandom, but ZORO? HELLO???

It’s a short list but he’s really at the top of the “hottest anime adaptation characters,” isn’t he?

[leofwines]

does anybody else feel like youre not supposed to read books/watch movies/listen to music that people you know like because u feel as tho youre copying them and taking away from whatever reason they like the thing and you're ruining it for them by also indulging in it because you know for a fact you would engage with it in a less meaningful or intelligent way

[shalom-iamcominghome]

I need someone to get a megaphone and just start screaming:

HYPERFIXATING ON AMTISEMITISM IS NOT A VALID FORM OF SELF-DEFENSE. THE WORD YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IS SELF-HARM. STOP IT.

[xhylin]

i have been studying for 18 hours in total this weekend and i cannot catch a goddamn break i swear to god my new motto for life is matura albo rura at this point

[lunod]

Sometimes it kind of astounds me how ignorant white people are allowed to be. And like they always defend it by blaming the education system but the thing is that I got my introduction to many, many topics that I have no lived experience with by simply listening to people talk and taking an active interest in their lives and struggles. The fact that you're hearing about it now means you can learn about it now. If you simply had the soul to do it.

[mokutone]

many of u leave the most fun and nicest tags on my posts and i dont say it enough but i love and appreciate it so much mwah mwah 💚🌿💚