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[voxofthevoid]

Re: JJK 267.

Hard agree with you. I also liked the 1v1 with support element and I LOVED being proven right after constantly getting told I was huffing copium because I've always maintained that Nobara was still alive but outside of that (and my general happiness to have her back) I wasn't a huge fan of this chapter.

There were quite a few reasons I was certain Nobara was alive (a big one being that her death was never confirmed anywhere and one of the first rules of anime is if you don't see the body they aint dead) but as the story progressed from Shibuya it became clear to me that this was where the story was heading in regards to Nobara: her showing up last minute to help deliver the final blow…and that kind of annoyed me.

One of the things JJK got praised a lot for in the beginning was having a diverse group of female characters that actually had their own backstories and motivations and having the main female character NOT be a love interest. Except after Shibuya the women in the cast pretty much dwindled down to nothing and it became obvious to me, particularly after it was made clear Kenjaku was not going to be the Big Bad, that Nobara's "death" and her continued absence were all for the sake of plot convenience. Her technique can attack and damage the soul. That makes her technique a perfect counter to Sukuna especially since they want to save Megumi. And that all means she needed to be kept out of the way to drag the story out more. She basically got put up on the shelf to wait because Gege couldn't find a way to write around her in a manner that would allow for her technique to still be an ace in the hole and dangerous against Sukuna while still continually ramping him up as a threat.

Because of that I was HOPING I was soooo hoping that we would end up covering the merger and my girl would get some screen time and more development but nope. Instead the female lead of JJK has been gone for over half the story because Gege didn't know what to do with her (which after Gojo that's nothing new) and she was only brought back into the story at the last minute to serve as a plot device to help Yuji pull off the win.

I'm happy she's back but I wanted so much more for her as a character and so much more for her fans and we're not gonna get that.

United we stand in painland 🤝

So fair re the vindication and also the disappointment/disillusionment regardless of it. The reason I went from Nobara copium to the "nah she's dead" camp was that the space for her return came and went, especially after the timeskip. I still could've swallowed it if the merger was going to be a thing, but this? Bringing her back for a last-moment assist in the fifth-last chapter and having her wake up half an hour earlier—are you fucking kidding me?

I agree about the female character thing too. JJK got put on a pedestal for that early on, I think, and it ended up being unwarranted. I still like its female characters more than those in most shonen I've seen, but it's still... y'know, shonen and it shows. I got into JJK well after the CG arc, so my expectations in this regard weren't as high as those of people who got into it earlier. I came across this discourse afterward, mostly.

It's Nobara's treatment in particular that pisses me off. Her "death" was well crafted and executed. And walking it back could have been done well while retaining its impact and importance, but that's not what we got. You've put it best: it feels like Gege didn't know how to incorporate her into the story while keeping her as an ace up the sleeve against Sukuna's growing threat. And honestly, even that's not a particularly novel role? How many "secret weapons" have they already pulled out against Sukuna? The timing of her attack makes it special, but the role itself is a fucking revolving chair.

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[gay-jewish-bucky]

@stevebuckythyla replied to your post “can we talk about the ableism/sexism of people...”:

Yes! Also it drives me nuts when people insist Bucky must be a Dom in the future because of trauma. Like there’s a fundamental misunderstanding there of D/s dynamics as subs are really the ones with the most “power” in the relationship. Like as a sub Bucky is in control of what Steve is or isn’t allowed to ask of him.

Also drives me nuts when people say Bucky must be the top cuz of trauma too and needs to have control. It’s so heteronormative and also misogynistic tbh because they’re seeing bottoming as like this weaker position (“the woman”) Like you never see anyone insist that a woman absolutely must be the top in a relationship with a man after she’s experienced trauma.

The ableism towards pre-serum Steve drives me crazy. For all the reasons you said but also because some people treat pre-serum Steve like he was so delicate and weak because of his disabilities. Like do they not remember that CATFA showed us that despite Steve’s disabilities he was able to do factory work, got beat up in an ally and was just fine afterwards, and completed basic army training?? Like topping is obviously something that would not be beyond his physical capabilities 🙄

​All of this is really important, and because I didn't touch on a lot of this in my post, I really want to highlight it in its own post.

People have a fundamental misunderstanding of D/s dynamics (and BDSM in general), of top/bottom dynamics, and the impact of trauma on one's sexual expression.

These misunderstandings and misrepresentations come from a lack of education in these topics (often taking unhealthy depictions of these dynamics in erotic fiction as fact and never looking further), combined with social expectations, are deeply rooted in heteronormativity, homophobia, sexism, and ableism.

Where does "who's the man and who's the woman?" which is targeted at visibly queer couples come from? It's an inability to conceive of "acceptable" sexual roles outside of:

Woman: to be submissive and be the one penetrated, both are inherently degrading and dehumanizing

Man: to be dominant and be the one penetrating, anything else is inherently emasculating and "womanly"

and applying these harmful and narrow gendered expectations to all couples regardless of gender/actual preferences, while stigmatizing and shaming anyone who does not fit this mold (look how people talk about men who like getting 'pegged').

Especially in M/M relationships, the ridiculousness and oppressiveness of these expectations and assumptions is clear once you have done the internal work to understand sex isn't bound by this binary.

Bottoming or being submissive (since these two don't always go hand in hand, bottoms can be dominant and tops can be submissive, and you can bottom or top without there behind D/s dynamics involved at all) isn't inherently womanly or degrading, it's just a way of participating in and enjoying sex.

Topping or being dominant isn't inherently manly or empowering, it's just a way of participating in and enjoying sex.

Disabled people are often stripped of our ability to be allowed to exist as sexual beings, we are seen as undesirable and/or as incapable of enjoying or being an active participant in sex.

Disabled men whose disabilities lead to them physically not fitting into social expectations of what a man "should" look like are often heavily emasculated and denied the possibility they could take a dominant role, especially if their partner is able-bodied.

The conversation around D/s dynamics and trauma recovery is incredibly nuanced.

Trauma survivors can still enjoy bottoming and sexual submission after trauma (not all survivors do and I do not want to erase their existence), but there is a strong resistance to and stigmatization of the people for who this is true due to the assumption that it's degrading.

Many trauma survivors find healing, empowerment and enjoyment in handing over the reins to someone they trust in a controlled environment that relies on their total consent. It also heavily relies on healthy/open communication between partners and following D/s play with aftercare.

There is a lot of information out there on the benefits of healthy exploration of kink on recovery. It's important that, instead of making assumptions on the impacts of trauma on sexual expression, people listen to the lived experiences of survivors.

Sorry if this is rambly, I just have a lot of thoughts 😅

[stuckydrewx]

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[voxofthevoid]

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[voxofthevoid]

welp i read 261 and i don't even know what to say aside from "wtf?" and "why?" like can gege please just leave gojo alone. gojo is my fave character and i am just tired of what feels like constant disrespect to him. i hate this puppet thing and using yuta just feels like it's for the sake of shock value to me. a "bet you didn't see that coming!" kind of moment. like damn gege if you were gonna go this route i would have preferred kenjaku simply because his death was so anticlimactic for me. he was built up so much as a villain all to die like that?? but even with kenjaku i still would have hated it because adding him back into the fight would just be overkill even though i wish he'd had a true interaction with yuji. and why?? WHY can't yuji have the chance to fully shine?? i hate how he was quite literally tossed aside for yuta to appear and take over the fight. i hope i'm wrong although i doubt i am but next few chapters will probably barely have yuji in them again.

Well, we sure didn't see that coming!! Even the couple of people I saw posit this theory well before 261 seem to have done it as a jokey crack theory rather than a serious one.

And now...

I wasn't happy with Kenjaku's death either. Them pulling this would've raised a fuckton of questions too, like why Yuuta didn't take care of the brain properly, but at the narrative level, I'd have preferred Kenjaku taking Gojou over more than this. It's not only the puppetry itself, it's also the conversation prior to it and the way Gojou's perceived even by his own side. The dehumanization is off the fucking charts.

And underserved.

It's just fucking sad, man.

Agreed about how it's infuriating to see Yuuji being (literally!!!) tossed away yet again. That was one hell of a climatic moment. He had his claws in Sukuna's chest. And now it's yet another broken moment of tension. Even with domain expansion, there were ways to handle it without bringing in a new player.

I'm preparing for the next few chapters to be MS vs. UV Round 76884. I also have questions about how the whole "domain expansion is your innate domain laid on the world" explanation works with Yuuta casually pulling out Unlimited Void. Are we gonna see Sukuna use Megumi's Chimera Shadow Garden next then? Hell, is Yuuji gonna use Malevolent Shrine the same way he used Sukuna's CT? Will people please stop saying Womb Profusion was Getou's domain? Just. What the hell is the logic here?

[dreadlockholiday]

Thank you @stuckydrewx for the tag!! ❤️

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[leandra-winchester]

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[gay-jewish-bucky]

@stevebuckythyla replied to your post “SOMEONE WHY WONT THEY LISTEN TO ME”:

Just FYI if you didn't know but I checked their blog and they deleted the post.

!!!!!! i feel so much better now thank you so so much for letting me know ❤️

[twinprime]

I saw this on Facebook and thought of you lol

omg hiii leelee… thank u MWAH literally this is how i feel 24/7

[spacebuck]

what things do you like most about yourself?

i like my hair and my calves, and how smart I am sometimes, and how I write, usually fghj

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[incorrectstevebucky]

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[lowkeysebastianstan]

stevebuckythyla

 “let’s talk about basic screenwriting rules and a little thing called...”

gotta get me one of those' scene) and that they have no interest in retelling the same stories as the comics. I also think it's likely that they just loved teasing and misdirecting the fans doing stuff like that. Although I do think it's entirely possible that at least up until working on Civil War that the intention may have been to have Bucky be Captain America. From Civil War forward (maybe even AOU) that the decision was to make Sam Cap.

yeah, it doesn’t change anything at all at what point they changed their mind. not at all. if they truly had changed their mind at the point of cacw, then 1. they would’ve/could’ve included some footage with sam and 2. at least not have steve and bucky handle the shield like they both were so attuned to it could belong to either of them. the point isn’t when they thought of it, the point is by including all these references with bucky and the shield and then just give it to sam, a long line of their seeds grew to absolutely nothing, and that’s just... bad in terms of plot development.  

again, sam deserves the mantle, the russos aren’t very good at their craft.

[stuckydrewx]

Thank you for the tag 💖💖💖 as an ex-hardcore Hamilton fan I love this idea 😅

That last part is so not true 😭 but I do love being a leader 🙌

No pressure tags :) @stevebuckythyla @steveybucky @musette22 @howlingcommanddo @turtle-steverogers

i'm bored, so im starting a tag game!!! :D

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