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dinosaur in a lab coat - would you trust her with operating the centrifuge
#my art#oc#mockley#anthro#furry#dinosaur#i like the headshot especially so i'm including it too#unintentional redraw of the mockley ref from back in may. this is the natural mockley pose i guess - this is her official render#so i included the symbolism thing again with some slight edits#grhaggh i love her i'm ripping her to pieces with my mind.....my doddery old bint#okay i've got a lot to do tonight. why i did this today of all days i don't know but for people who want art from me#keep yer eyes peeled#also i'm gonna also use this for oc-tober. lol#for the monster prompt. mockley's a monster...literally to us and more metaphorically in her universe#also for ages i was trying to make mockley's species a dinosaur but like evolved. different and weirder#now i'm like embracing full dinosaur i'm too tired to make up a new species i can't....i surrender
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magenta cont.
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magenta has become pretty significant color for me. Even though there were some preconceived ideas of what colors I'm allowed to like, it's still a color that I've always felt this personal connection with I've been learning more about the color recently. And as it would turn out magenta is sort of this color that our brains made up. It is actually not a single wavelength in the visible light spectrum, but it's more so a combination of red and blue wave which exists on opposite ends of the spectrum. And I take that information and look back at my non binary identity. And I wonder if this was some sort of foreshadowing some sort of sirens call lately, I've been using magenta as sort of a comforting tool that anytime I'm feeling down or hopeless, I'll make an effort to wear something magenta to remind me that there's still beauty in the world I call them pink days. Even though I know that pink is technically a different color and that's just how my brain works. I assign narrative meaning to things and they become these coping mechanisms that helped me through the days it's something that I'm extremely hesitant on sharing with people. Mostly because I'm afraid that someone's gonna care too much. They're gonna see me wearing pink and they'll think that my worlds spiraling and it probably is, but I don't want I don't want it to always mean that. I want to be able to just wear pink sometimes. Today was a pink day though. about 24 hours ago, my dad passed out in the bathroom and he's in the hospital now. And leading up to that point. He was acting manic. And it's quite possible then He hasn't been taking his medication again there's a lot of other variables here because he's he also has a kidney problem so maybe it's that maybe and he he's saying that he thinks he broke his neck and I think it's just him being manic again but scary because I don't really recognize him when he's in the state there is a month long period last year where or he's been like this and I have been an entire state away physically so it just feels so out of my hands and I know he wants to see me and that's that's the more scary part about it because the plan was for him to drive down and bring me back home that's supposed to happen in five days but with all of this it's probably not going to happen and and I don't think he knows it. And if he's told it I don't think he'll believe it and I don't know what to do I don't know what I can do really. We have been on weird terms ever since I found my name not to say that they've been unsupportive but they haven't really acknowledged it my parents and there's this chilling truth that the only time my dad has been really supportive of it like really trying has been when he's in this state of mania when I can barely recognize him I don't know what to make of it starting to feel like I just need to stop thinking I'll I'll get a break because every time I feel like I'm going to it just gets more and more messy so I had my pink day and that's where things are right now. Apparently they've he's sleeping now and gave him his meds. Maybe things will change I've wanted to make this video earlier. But I've just not had the motivation. wanted it to be scripted and to be more like a documentation of my narrative inquiry listen this happened and it just felt right to get it out here how to share more of my narrative inquiry things because they're they're important to me for now I'll just keep moving forward and tomorrow might be a pink day and the day after that may be another I'll be fine because I'll be able to remember then there's still the potential for beauty hope you're doing all right. Thanks for listening this far
#magenta#narrative inquiry#symbols/metaphors#my lore#serenity#introspection#I wanted this to be different#but#things happen - plans change#raven rambles#no script#breaking the tumblr 10 minute video length barrier
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crane wives go crazy
#i love you coyote symbolism i love you anticapitalist metaphors i love you weird canine poetry#AURG#the brainrot is terminal#crane wives#my art stuff#the hand that feeds#canine poetry#art#digial art
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everybody go home. this is my magnum opus
#HELP THIS IS KILLING ME#the original version of this had hua cheng in a ‘i have a CRAZY wife she hates STUPID PEOPLE and LOVES DOGS and im NOT AFRAID TO USE HER’#but if hua cheng was at midwestern gas station number 472 in the novelty slogan tshirt aisle#she for sure would get some sort of ‘your wife (woman symbol) vs MY WIFE (wonder woman silhouette)’#or ‘trophy 🏆🏆 WIFE’#or possibly a ‘return to wife if lost’#or ‘i have a SMOKIN HOT wife’#or ‘im the BOSS til my WIFE gets home’#or ‘5 things you should know about my WIFE: 1. she is my queen 2. she is a bit crazy 3. she can whoop your ass#4. she says whatever she is thinking 5. mess with her and theyll never find your body’#or ‘i go to work so my wife can COLLECT SCRAPS’#or even at worst. ‘ my wife is the PRINCESS the mouse LOST’#xie lian would be initially embarassed. but you know her ass would be wearing a ‘proud PROPERTY of an AWESOME WIFE’ shirts @ heaven meetings#or ‘i’m not scared of ANYTHING - my WIFE is a CALAMITY’#which was sold as a metaphor for your wife being mean and powerful. but she wears it straight.#or even ‘im not GAY but my WIFE is’ lmfao#anyway.#tgcf#tian guan ci fu#hualian#hua cheng#xie lian#hualesbians#modern au#tgcf meme#my art#art#tgcf shitpost#lmao#mxtx
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Mistletoe LeBlanc inspired by @ohnoitstbskyen ‘s commentary on her skins post VGU. I wanted to lean into that in a sort of Snow Queen/Snegurochka inspired view of magical winter beauty.
#I’ve got nothing against the original Santa Baby aesthetic#but the fact the skin named ‘Mistletoe’ only has Holly drove me straight up the wall#Especially since Mistletoe is an excellent metaphor for LeBlanc-#a seemingly harmless plant at the center of a sorta manipulative romantic ritual#that’s actually a highly poisonous parasite#historically considered a symbol of magic and deceit!#my art#leblanc lol#mistletoe Leblanc#lol redesign#lol skin redesign
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Never getting over them having Eddie sell the Denali - the truck he brought with his winnings from his fight club era - that he got into because he wasn’t dealing with his grief over Shannon’s death and divorce request and was in denial about the reality of his relationship with her - the denial he has stayed in ever since!!
And he’s selling it - he’s finally getting rid of his denial - he’s moving on from Shannon and letting her go!!
Denali really is a play on denial and I love it here a lot!!
#Eddie moving in from Shannon is the first step to fixing things with Chris#and also with his mom as well (as she is symbolic of his mind)#and it then means he will be in a place to confront his feelings for Buck - stop being in denial about those as well!!!#there’s a lot of denial in the Denali!!#god how I love a metaphor#we’re getting Eddie out#911 spoilers#911 abc#eddie diaz#buddie#812#8b
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#poetry#dark poetry#dark romance#cannibalism as a metaphor for love#love quotes#hannibal#dark red aesthetic#pomegranate symbolism#dark academia#darkest academia#pomegranate#carmilla#vampires#vampire aesthetic#gothic literature#books
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One last ride, together.
#rdr2#rdr1#red dead redemption 1#red dead redemption 2#arthur morgan#john marston#morston#arthur/john#morston monday#morstonmonday#my art#happy mm! Today I bring you Pain#hope you enjoy! :)#no but seriously#i dunno something about the symbolism of them both dying like that#i personally get very affected by character deaths in media#and these games made me feel even more real grief than usual#so i get a lot of comfort from thinking of them in an afterlife#or that they're watching over eachother#arthur gave his life so that john could have his but despite it all i dont think he'd be disappointed in him when the time came#he did his best#he just couldn't fight his nature#something something. the billionth dog metaphor#its ok both arthur and john went to doggy heaven <3
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reminder that the only reason the "ADHD is actually demigod BATTLE STRATEGIES" and "dyslexia is DEMIGOD BRAINS HARDWIRED FOR ANCIENT GREEK" things exist in the PJO universe is because it's a very direct reference to early 2000s teaching/parenting techniques for neurodiverse and disabled children, which aimed to frame childrens' disabilities and hardships as a "superpower" or strength so that the children would feel more positively about their disabilities or situations. This technique has fallen out of favor since then for the most part since more often than not it just results in kids feeling as though their struggles are not being seen or taken seriously.
Yes, demigods are adhd/dyslexic (and sometimes autistic-coded) in the series. This is extremely important and trying to remove it or not acknowledge it makes the entire series fall apart because it is such a core concept. Yes, canon claims that their adhd/dyslexia is tied to some innate abilities, which is based on an outdated methodology. It's important to acknowledge that and understand where it comes from! But please stop trying to apply it to other pantheons in the series like "oh, the romans have dyscalculia because of roman numerals!" or "the norse demigods have dysgraphia for reasons!" - it's distasteful at best.
A better option is to acknowledge the meta inspiration for why that exists in the series, such as explaining potentially that Chiron was utilizing that same teaching methodology to try and help demigods feel more comfortable with their disabilities and they aren't literal powers. In fact, especially given Frank, there's implication that being adhd/dyslexic isn't a guaranteed demigod trait, which means it's more likely to be normally inherited from their godly parent/divine ancestor as a general trait, not a power, and further supports the whole "ADHD is battle strategy" thing being non-literal. It also implies the entire greco-roman pantheon in their universe is canonically adhd/dyslexic - and that actually fits very well with the themes of the first series. The entire central conflict of the first series fits perfectly as an allegory about neurodiverse/disabled children and their relationships with their undiagnosed neurodiverse/disabled parents and trying to find solutions together with their shared disability/disabilities that the kid inherited instead of becoming distant from each other (and this makes claiming equivalent to getting a diagnosis which is a fascinating allegory! not to mention the symbolism of demigods inheriting legacies and legends and powers from their parents and everything that comes with that being equivalent to inheriting traits, neurodiversity, and disabilities from your parents).
anyways neurodiversity and disability and the contexts in which the series utilizes representation of those experiences particularly during the 2000s symbolically within the narrative is incredibly important to the first series and the understanding of what themes it means to represent. also if i see one more "the romans have dyscalculia instead of dyslexia" post in 2023 i'm gonna walk into the ocean.
#pjo#riordanverse#percy jackson#analysis#meta#adhd#dyslexia#also this symbolism recontextualizes the relationship between demigods and their godly parents so much#particularly Percy and Poseidon and the whole ''I'm sorry you were born thing'' like DAMN that's an ENTIRE DIFFERENT IMPLICATION#honestly in general the first series' meta analogy of being a demigod as symbolism for being neurodiverse/disabled ROCKS SO HARD#that's SO COOL and im SO SAD NOBODY EVER TALKS ABOUT IT#i could write a whole essay on that alone like COME ON GUYS#can we PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THIS I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE COOL DISABILITY METAPHORS....#anyways i didnt proofread this cause. re: dyslexia so if it doesnt make sense dont worry about it#i can try to explain further in supplementary posts if people so wish
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i love symbolism so much i'm so glad we decided that things could be represented by other things and dedicated so much of our creativity to interpreting their meaning
#🐉#i love you symbolism i love you metaphor i love you subtext i love you non-literal representations of concepts and ideas
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magenta
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magenta has become pretty significant color for me. Even though there were some preconceived ideas of what colors I'm allowed to like, it's still a color that I've always felt this personal connection with I've been learning more about the color recently. And as it would turn out magenta is sort of this color that our brains made up. It is actually not a single wavelength in the visible light spectrum, but it's more so a combination of red and blue wave which exists on opposite ends of the spectrum. And I take that information and look back at my non binary identity. And I wonder if this was some sort of foreshadowing some sort of sirens call lately, I've been using magenta as sort of a comforting tool that anytime I'm feeling down or hopeless, I'll make an effort to wear something magenta to remind me that there's still beauty in the world I call them pink days. Even though I know that pink is technically a different color and that's just how my brain works. I assign narrative meaning to things and they become these coping mechanisms that helped me through the days it's something that I'm extremely hesitant on sharing with people. Mostly because I'm afraid that someone's gonna care too much. They're gonna see me wearing pink and they'll think that my worlds spiraling and it probably is, but I don't want I don't want it to always mean that. I want to be able to just wear pink sometimes. Today was a pink day though. about 24 hours ago, my dad passed out in the bathroom and he's in the hospital now. And leading up to that point. He was acting manic. And it's quite possible then He hasn't been taking his medication again there's a lot of other variables here because he's he also has a kidney problem so maybe it's that maybe and he he's saying that he thinks he broke his neck and I think it's just him being manic again but scary because I don't really recognize him when he's in the state there is a month long period last year where or he's been like this and I have been an entire state away physically so it just feels so out of my hands and I know he wants to see me and that's that's the more scary part about it because the plan was for him to drive down and bring me back home that's supposed to happen in five days but with all of this it's probably not going to happen and and I don't think he knows it. And if he's told it I don't think he'll believe it and I don't know what to do I don't know what I can do really. We have been on weird terms ever since I found my name not to say that they've been unsupportive but they haven't really acknowledged it my parents and there's this chilling truth that the only time my dad has been really supportive of it like really trying has been when he's in this state of mania when I can barely recognize him I don't know what to make of it starting to feel like I just need to stop thinking I'll I'll get a break because every time I feel like I'm going to it just gets more and more messy so I had my pink day and that's where things are right now. Apparently they've he's sleeping now and gave him his meds. Maybe things will change I've wanted to make this video earlier. But I've just not had the motivation. wanted it to be scripted and to be more like a documentation of my narrative inquiry listen this happened and it just felt right to get it out here how to share more of my narrative inquiry things because they're they're important to me for now I'll just keep moving forward and tomorrow might be a pink day and the day after that may be another I'll be fine because I'll be able to remember then there's still the potential for beauty hope you're doing all right. Thanks for listening this far
#magenta#narrative inquiry#symbols/metaphors#my lore#serenity#introspection#I wanted this to be different#but#things happen - plans change#raven rambles#no script#breaking the tumblr 10 minute video length barrier
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no more celestial body symbolism. embrace fast and furious casting headcanons. take my hand. let's watch all 10 films together so we can accurately assign characters to previous life series winners. I believe Fast X: Part 2 (releasing 2025) can become a crane wives situation if we do our best
#life series#trafficblr#traffic smp#this is a lie but it's funny so#i DO really think that fandoms getting into really unrelated media as a group is extremely funny#but actually the symbolism to me is there's a car in space now#bc i do really like the celestial symbolism#and on a deeper level. maybe tying ourselves to consistent motifs and metaphors in an improv series will not increase our enjoyment of it#as more and more of these come out i think it has to be okay to separate them narratively#but after we all watch the last day and furious movie together 🧡 🧡 🧡
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"& how many times have you loved me without my asking? how often have i loved a thing because you loved it? including me."
Day 1 + 2 of #PricegazWeek : smoke + shotgun
#i hope its clear from this that im going insane this week#only to later dissapear into non-existence again#sorry abt that ig#cannibalism as a metaphor for love dont forget that#only pure devotion here#please#appreciate the symbolism#im begging#i rly liked painting this bg lmao#anyway the actual tags#pricegaz#gazprice#PricegazWeek#PricegazWeek2024#gaz x price#price x gaz#cod gaz#cod price#Kyle Gaz Garrick#John Price#cod mw2#codmw#codmw3
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The more I think about it, the more I question Arcane S2's politics and themes, which were so foundational to S1. Like, a tiny example [SPOILERS AHEAD]:
Singed wins. He gets exactly what he wants in the end. All his "efforts" are rewarded. What does that say about people who share his ideology of eugenics? He is the source of nearly every horrible thing and conflict that happened (Shimmer, the factory deaths, Jinx, Vander as Warwick, the corruption of Viktor), and he gets a happier ending than any other character. Not even a 'he got what he wanted but he has become completely unrecognizable/monstrous to his daughter' tag at the end. You can say they're setting him up and need to open his daughter to future shows, but the way you end a character's story says something about what you think about that character. What does it say when the eugenicist war criminal gets the happy ending he doesn't deserve?
#personal#delete later#and you can say “it's not that deep it's just what makes sense to end his character” but lets not kid ourselves#this past month people have been chattering about microexpressions in animation or metaphors and symbolism in interactions#and random props and set details. the end of a character's arc MEANS something thematically.#and it just feels offputting that the most unforgivable character wins while everyone else is dead or suffers alone#and don't give me that “sometimes the bad guy wins” look this is an extreme lol.#i would be fine with this outcome for singed if literally EVERY other character wasn't suffering. only singed got what he wanted#honestly fans who have been completely unwilling to consider negative analysis and criticisms of arcane annoy me so much#y'all chirp about how amazing it is that arcane is so political until the politics get weird. then it's a completely apolitical show#specifically the final “dirt under you fingernails” line. that felt so weird and offputting coming from vi#a part of this is definitely just reactionary anger at a fictional character. like. you caused untold amounts of suffering and agony#all for your daughter. fuck you you don't get your daughter
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since i’m a lurker on tiktok, i keep feeling like a monkey in a cage hammering at the bars everytime a fellow EPIC the musical fan passes the misinformation that “penelope sings the refrain ‘waiting’ 8 times for every saga she’s been waiting for odysseus” bc firstly, she sings it seven times. next, and what i’ve seen no one point out, what seems to be missed: odysseus sings it TWICE. HE COMPLETES THE METAPHOR. or rather he starts it off twice, and she finishes with seven—regardless of order, it’s a call and response; it’s both of them tackling it together. and i think that’s even more powerful than if penelope sang every “waiting” for all nine sagas. requiring one to finish where the other leaves off emphasizes that neither of them can encapsulate that heart-wrenching longing all on their own, both of them shoulder the load, and it’s only in the depths of their reunion where it’s fully expressed and felt; it’s only through being together where this whole story culminates.
#epic#epic the musical#jorge rivera herrans#odysseus#the odyssey#penelope#odypen#this song has played nonstop in my head since i heard it#i LOVE symbolism numerology metaphors etc so i was excited by this commentary at first but the inaccuracy keeps picking at me lol#i think it’s better they share it
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🌻: “please… hug me”
#Seven Leaf Clover#SLC#oc#original character#concept art#concept design#artists on tumblr#character design#art#digital art#digital illustration#i love ironies and metaphors and symbolisms and and#UGH I LOVE THE USAGE OF IRONIES ITS EVERYWHERE IN MY COMIC
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