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goatalicious · 3 years ago

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will probably never end up writing it bc just mapping it out is taking forever but ive had an ophelia lives au of claymore thats been rumbling around in my noggin for ages.

i wanted to write an ophelia who lives instead of awakening, so basically irene beats her ass and it results in her not fully recovering in some way. ophelia makes the decision to head back to the organization. however since she can't fight at the same capacity she could before shes demoted/humbled. eventually shes assigned a mission up in the north with various other warriors. in a town called Pieta

theres added tension to the warrior dynamics in the north. especially between miria, clare, and ophelia. but there'd be additional discussion amongst the warriors sent as to why they were chosen to be culled (other than the partially awakened gang). bad behaviours? injuries/disabilities? illicit relationships? making mistakes? mental state?

of course the war of the north happens. ophelia survives and after having been cast away to die by the organization the first time, she stays with the ghosts. so the ghosts essentially have this pet murderer to try and rehabilitate. its of course a rough ride given the history that ophelia has with certain characters and her connection to the organization having been shattered. clare and miria especially have to face the emotional conflict of helping someone who has hurt them.

as the story plays out in mostly the same way plot wise. i would've gone into certain theories that i have about additional roles that aren't related to rank (such as the God Eye/Tracker, the Anti Warrior, spys, warriors who can kill other warriors).

((theory side bar 1: when it comes to the Anti-Warrior/No. 10 they wouldve also had a bigger role than the last defense that we see shown in the manga. the No. 10 would be used within the organization to shape/manipulate warriors to push them towards certain techniques or roles. not just yoki wise but mentally. though they work mostly with the senses, in this case they can also look into a warriors mind to some degree. warriors within the top 5 especially are kept close the the men in black and would have to regularly see the No.10 warrior to ensure that they were not planning on going rogue in some way and potentially some reconditioning.))

warriors in the top 10 have more knowledge of the inner workings of the organization, but especially the top 5. not only do they have more understanding of the organization, but the island in general.

((theory sidebar 2: in this, the organization limits the knowledge/education of most warriors. other than the top warriors, most have less writing/reading capabilities, geographical/political/economic knowledge. since the warriors are typically assigned a specific area of the island and are always lead by a top 10 ranked warrior for awakened being missions this works out pretty well. it also makes it harder for the average warrior to communicate with other warriors/islanders and harder for them to try for rebellion.))

as ophelia was ranked No. 4 she proves to be a great asset in helping the ghosts once they decide to leave the north. ophelia also ends up with a begrudging connection with miata and in effect clarice. ophelias later days as a warriors and miatas first would've lined up, so they would've both been seeing the No.10 regularly.

((theory side bar 3: the No. 10 still has to master their own techniques which might take some trial and error. so i imagine that alongside mental illness/trauma the conditioning that they put warriors through might leave them in a certain state. as an example, i think alicia and beth were not only successful due to being twins, but having their pysche broken in a way that would make their situation easy to control. priscilla and ophelia i feel might have had their past traumas amplified so that they are able to go through with killing other warriors, either out of loyalty or instability/fixation. *and while i personally also headcanon some autism in there* i think miata might've seen the No.10 for early conditioning, but it didnt quite work how it was supposed to.))

the attack on the organization runs differently because ophelia stops miria from heading off completely her own. they devise a plan that has miria attack from the outside so she still fights and wins the hearts of the warriore, whereas ophelia infiltrates and intercepts the No.10 raftela. raftela does look into her mind and sees how vastly she has changed. this along with mirias fight on the outside makes her choose to fight against the organization.

everything past the fall of the org is murky in my memory soooo im still mapping it out, though im considering mashing it together with my thoughts on a different fate for priscilla, plus some teresa era changes, aloooot of changes to clarice and galateas backstory

though i will probably never end up writing out a full fic on this, its still fun to think about :*)

#do noooot come up in the replies about none of this being canon or backed up by canon #this is just the claymore alt universe i have rotating in my brain #claymore thoughts #goat noises #THIS IS REALLY RAMBLY BUT WHATEV

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enderspawn · 4 years ago

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It's alright if u don't wanna answer this cuz this argument gets people really riled up but do you think c!Techno is a tyrant or nah?

Cuz many c!techno apologists argue that he isn't just cuz he's an anarchist but I've also read a lot of essays that go against it and it'd be really interesting to see ur opinion on this

i think he, in some contexts, can most definitely be called tyrannical, yes. a tyrant? no.

to avoid spamming ppl w discourse we've all def heard before (and bc this ended up MASSIVE (like 2.3k ish), but fairly in depth bc i didnt wanna speak out of bad faith and wanted to be EXPLICTLY clear-- oops), the rest will be under readmore

so heres the thing i want to preface: i used to really LOVE c!techno. i joined beginning of s2, right when exile started, and he was arguably my favorite character. since then though i've fallen out with him a LOT, to the point i almost... actively despite him at times (though mainly in a toxic kind of way which i can acknowledge is flawed).

in short, his actions started to speak louder than his words and i lost investment in his personal character struggles because of the actions he took (doomsday was my breaking point. i get feeling angry and betrayed, as well as seeking revenge against lmanberg, but his actions went too far for me to CARE and it hurt so many more characters as well.)

so when i speak, i come from a place of disliking him but also somewhat understanding the position c!techno apologists come from: i used to be one of them myself.

NOW, do i think he's a tyrant? no. for reference in my analysis, i try to look up the definition of terms to make sure they are utilized properly. while "tyranny" and "tyrannical" can have multiple uses, tyrant itself is a more specific term. to combine the top two definitions, a tyrant is referring to "an extremely oppressive, unjust, or cruel absolute ruler (who governs without restrictions, especially one who seized power illegally.)"

techno's position as an anarchist, imo, DOES indeed make him unable to be a tyrant. tyrants are rulers with very clear power over others from a structural way. anarchists are about the lack of structure or power over others and instead viewing the people around you as equals in power.

in forming the syndicate, they very explicitly worked to not designate a leader and instead make it so that no one would have any power over the others systemically. techno may have taken a integral role, yes, but it doesn't make him suddenly "the leader", its a role that wouldve had to be filled by someone (even if it was democratic to decide who to invite, they'd need someone to hand over the invite itself yknow? like no matter WHAT there needed to be A ROLE)

one could argue that he IS a leader in the shadow hierarchy of the syndicate (which, yes, is a real and professional term used in management courses despite sounding like it comes from a 4kids yugioh dub) in that everyone CONSIDERS and looks to him a leader without him having any actual structural basis behind it, but to argue that allows him to be a tyrant is in bad faith i believe. especially because to the people he would be "ruling", he ISNT oppressive, unjust, or cruel. they are his friends and support network and critical for a lot of his personal development (since feelings of betrayal and trust issues are critical to his character and why he acts the way he does). I wish we were able to SEE this develop more, but oh well.

but like i said: tyrant is fairly specific in definition. TYRANNY, and thus TYRANNICAL are not as limited. I've discussed their definitions here. originally, i made that post because i was angry at a take i had seen that claimed that, like you said, because techno was an anarchist and not part of any government or leadership position, he couldn't be tyrannical. to which i heartily disagree.

for something to be tyrannical, they simply must have an overarching/oppressive power over someone or something. it would not be inaccurate if i were to say that something is "under the tyranny" of a concept, because what it means is that something is under the power of another thing/concept. you can frankly call anything tyranny if it is widespread/overarching and you don't like it. mask mandates? tyranny, its forcing me to act in "rigorous condition". hell, theres even such things as tyranny of the majority in which people agree too much on one thing and it gives them unfair power or tyranny of the minority where people with minority opinions have too much power (thats a very grossly oversimplified definition of both, but it covers the base idea well enough for my point)

the point im making above isnt meant to be taken as "anything can be worked to be defined as tyranny thus it is a meaningless claim", it is that tyranny (and again, thus tyrannical) are very open and nonrestrictive terms.

to make it easier to define, alongside the definitions provided i want to add an explicit clause that is (imo) implied in the original definition: tyranny is... well, bad. that is to say if someone has power over a group but literally everyone is fine with it and agrees to it, its not tyranny. thats just a group of people getting along and one happens to have power over another. a leader does NOT equal a tyrant (as discussed above), so leadership should not be equated with tyranny.

thus as an example: wilbur acting as president (before the election) may have been "unelected" with power over his citizens, but no one was upset with that power. thus, he is not a tyrant and not acting tyrannically (as well as the fact his power was, arguably, NOT rigourous or absolute but thats another topic for another time). SCHLATT however IS a tyrant, as his power was absolute (he did not consult his cabinet) and forced people to comply instead of them complying willingly, thus he was acting tyrannically.

now to finally get to the damn point of this essay: where does c!techno lie? honest answer? it depends slightly on your perspective, but it depends a LOT on the future of the syndicate.

techno is incredibly clear in his goals: no governments, no corruption. in fighting with pogtopia, he is actively working to topple a tyranny-- he isn't tyrannical for doing that.

when he strikes out on nov 16th, it is because he opposes them forming a new government. when they oppose him and disagree, he launches an attack against them. is this tyranny? maybe, but probably not. he IS trying to impose his own physical strength and power (as well as his resources) over the others to stop them from doing what HE doesn't want them to do.

however its more nuanced than that:

1. hes lashing out emotionally as well as politically. he feels betrayed by those he trusted and he believed that they would destroy the government then go (i'm ignoring any debates on if he did or did not know that they planned another government, though it is a source of debate). but typically idk about you but i dont call tyranny for someone fighting with another person.

2. he also may be acting with good intent again, in HIS EYES. if tubbo was part of manburg, whos to say he wont be just as bad? he, in his pov, is likely trying to stop another tyrant before they rise.

3. and finally, and tbh the most damning from any perspective: he gives up. he quickly leaves then RETIRES without intent to try and attack again until he is later provoked. tyranny is defined by it not just being power, but power being USED. if he doesn't use his power to try and impose any will, then he's not tyrannical.

Doomsday I am also not going to touch very in depth on for much of the same reasons. My answer is again a "maybe", depending on the weight you personally place on each issue:

1. he's lashing out as revenge for the butcher army and as revenge against tommy for "betraying" him (though this one we explicitly know he was ignoring the fact tommy did not want to go through with it, however he still did trust and respect tommy regardless so his feelings are understandable anyway)

2. he sees new lmanberg as corrupt and tyrannical (which is undeniable: house arrest for noncompliance, exile without counsel, execution without trial, etc), and thus obligated to destroy it

but also, theres the implicit understanding he's doing this to send a message: do not form a government, or else. its a display of force that also works to warn others unless they want a similar fate. phil even explicitly states that he is doing so to send that message, so one could assume techno is doing the same alongside his personal reasoning listed above.

what i just described is the use of a oppressive and harsh (physical) power in order to gain compliance from people (that compliance being 'not making a government'). does that sound familiar? exactly. it follows the definition(s) of tyranny given previously. technoblade is acting in a way that is, by very definition, tyrannical.

so the debate shifts: is he valid in doing so because he is trying to PREVENT corruption and tyranny. like i said, new lmanberg was undeniably corrupt at points. i held nothing against techno for trying to topple manburg, so does that apply to new lmanberg as well? short answer: i dont know. it depends on your specific opinion of what is acceptable. its like the paradox of tolerance: to have a truly tolerant society, you have to be intolerant of intolerance. to have a truly non-tyrannical society, do you need to have a tyranny enforcing it?

personally (and bc im a lmanberg loyalist /hj) i say it is. regardless of the corruption of new lmanberg, they are also giving a threat to EVERYONE. even those who are innocent, they are presented with the exact same threat and rule set: if you make a government, you will be destroyed.

(which, small divergence here, is part of why debating c!techno is so frustrating. so many times you end up hitting a "well it depends on your political views" situation and there ISNT a correct answer there. im here to analyze characters for fun, not debate political theory)

so: the syndicate then. this is where this debate really "took off" and i think its due to one very specific miscommunication about its goals and plans. the syndicate, upon formation, declares itself to stand against corruption and tyranny. when they are found, the syndicate would work to destroy it. so heres the golden question: what do THEY define as corruption and tyranny? if you were to go off c!techno's previous statements, seemingly "any government" is a valid answer. however, he also states he's fine with people just being in groups together hanging together.

what then DEFINES A GOVERNMENT for them? what lines do they have to sort out what does "deserve to be destroyed" and what does "deserve to exist freely"

this is a hypothetical i like to post when it comes to syndicate discourse:

i have a group of people. lets say 5 or so for example. they all live together and build together. any decisions made that would impact the entire group they make together and they must have a unanimous agreement in order to proceed, but otherwise they are free to be their own people and do their own thing. when you ask them, they tell you they are their own nation and they have a very clearly defined government: they are a direct democracy. does the syndicate have an obligation to attack?

there is absolutely no hierarchy present. there is no corruption present. but, they ARE indeed a government. is that then inherently negative? my answer is fuck no (see the whole "difference between a tyrant and a leader" thing above).

but THATS where the issue of this discourse LIES. in some people's eyes, the answer to that is YES. techno's made it clear "no government" is his personal view, but does that spread to the syndicate as a whole? do they act preemptively in case it DOES become corrupt? is it inherently corrupt because its a government, regardless of how it is ruled? the fact of the matter is because of how little we've seen the syndicate work as a SYNDICATE, we don't know that answer. so we're left to debate and speculate HOW they would act.

if the syndicate were to let that government exist, then they are not tyrannical. they are showing that they are working to stop tyranny and corruption, just like in pogtopia again.

if the syndicate were to destroy/attack that government, then they are tyrannical. simple as that. they are enforcing a rule of their own creation without any nuance or flexibility under the threat of absolute destruction.

miscommunication in debates comes, in my opinion, in the above. of course theres more points of nuance. for example:

would the syndicate allow a government like i had described with early lmanberg, where there is an established hierarchy but everyone in the country consents to said leadership? on one hand, there is no tyranny or corruption present which is what they are trying to work against. on the other hand, theres more a possibility of it occuring. perhaps they'd find a middle road between the two binary options of "leave or destroy" i am presenting, such as checking in occasionally to ensure no corruption occurs.

but if they were to destroy it without, for lack of a better word, "giving it a chance" they would be, in my opinion, tyrannical. they would be going aginst their words of opposing corruption and instead abusing their power to gain compliance.

your/others opinions may differ, again it depends on if you see it as worth it to possibly stop future tyranny or if a hierarchy is INHERENTLY a negative thing.

part of the reason so many blog gave up this debate, beyond not getting very clear answers for the syndicate, is because of the nuance present. there. is. no. right. answer. every single person will view it differently, because there is no universally agreed upon truth of right or wrong here. BUT, i hope this helps shed some light on the discussion and my thoughts on it

#dream smp #mcyt #techno #syndicate analysis #YEAH IM MAINTAGGING WHAT OF IT #also i-- idk if it should be crit tagged? i tried to be as fair and open as possible #lemme know what yall think #ANYWAY ANON IM SO FUCKING SORRY THIS THING ENDED UP 2.3K WORDS LONG #I JUST RLLY WNATED TO BE THOUROUGH AND AS FUCKING CENTRIST /HJ AS POSSIBLE FJDKSLFJ #its very nuanced and theres no right answer but you sure as hell know mine now #answered #anon #im at work rn im gonna get fucking fired for this FJDKSFJKL #/HJ HOPEFULLY IN THAT I AM AT WORK BUT I WONT GET FIRED #og post #(jeb bush voice) please clap

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penisbrigade · 3 years ago

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aight fellas im here to discuss shit bc i just had family therapy and im starting to dislike my therapist

why tf is maturity and responsibility defined by people as submitting to authority? and that doesnt sound awful like maybe you’re thinking “homie are you on crack submitting to authority is normal thats how the world runs” and first of all people who are considered “lesser” submitting to authority shouldnt be the basis and backbone for how the world runs

regardless, what im talking about is children. children are seen as mature and responsible if they are quiet and obey without question. i was told that, to gain the use of a phone (i currently do not have one because my parents dont want to and im not responsible enough), i would need to be more responsible which, after the conversation progressed, i realized meant, not that i was to truly become responsible and take care of myself and have control over myself, but that i needed to obey my parents and not argue with them.

i hate to break it to ya my dudes but thats kinda the opposite of responsability

copying and pasting from the dictionary, responsibility is: “the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone. "a true leader takes responsibility for their team and helps them achieve goals”

the state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something. "the group has claimed responsibility for a string of murders"

the opportunity or ability to act independently and make decisions without authorization."we would expect individuals lower down the organization to take on more responsibility"

a thing that one is required to do as part of a job, role, or legal obligation.plural noun: responsibilities"he will take over the responsibilities of overseas director"

moral obligation to behave correctly toward or in respect of.”

clearly theres the bit at the end that states “moral obligation to behave correctly toward or in respect of” although technically that would be classified under “a thing that one is required to do as part of a job...” but language is fluid and can change so we’ll address this without making the excuse that because people always classified it this way, it changed.

it says moral obligation which could mean either you’re morally obligated bc you f e e l this person deserves respect (i.e a manager, boss, or royalty) or bc either the law or the bible says so as in “the bible says you must obey your parents so you obey us without question” (i.e parents, royalty, government, etc)

it also says “behave correctly toward or in respect of” and now besties is where it gets a little harder bc like theres so many possible ways you could define this. take it whatever way you will but my definition of respect (based on its dictionary definition and also by inferring bc like i said language is fluid the dictionary doesnt always define it as it is) its admiration of someone or regard for their opinion n shit therefore this still doesnt add up with “absolutely obey your parents and authority without question” so

now again you might be thinking “homie whatever you’re snorting, you need to put down. you just said language is fluid while you argue about the definition of a word” and yes thats true but the issue is not that people are not following the words to their exact definition. the issue is that they are avoiding words that suit the situiation in favor of others that do not because the ones that would truly fit the situation have bad connotations.

words such as “controlling��, “over protective”, “paranoid” and even government words like “authoritarian” and such could be used in situations like this (these are very dramatic words and shouldnt be used flippantly, i warn you, but they shouldnt be locked up in cages to only ridicule the worst when they fit well in situations that arent so extreme) but people refrain from doing so bc they’re seen as bad. and obviously theres a reason they have bad connotations and that reason is because they’re bad.

this is probably a bit controversial or whatever because like who wants to go around calling parents “controlling” when you’re simply having a therpeutic conversation with them? its because these are considered big bad extreme words and we cant use them because “thats not what they are they’re trying their best” like bestie i see that maybe they are trying but that doesnt mean they are not controlling or paranoid.

its very close relating to how people wont use the word “abusive” unless the child is legitimately constantly in life threatening danger (this may seem extreme but i know many people who talk this way)

regardless of a n y of this, responsibility and maturity should not be seen as submitting to authority when, as we’ve seen, responsiblity is the exact opposite and maturity is quite close beside it

thank you

#parenting #bad parenting #what the fuck #see this is why i dont like people #therapy

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rainingincale · 4 years ago

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I just saw your tags on the "harry was oppressed" post. Might elaborate on that when you are not tired? How Zayn was oppressed? His relationship to ot4. Other celebrities? I love your thoughts!

*cracks knuckles* buckle your seat belts folks we’re in for a wild ride here lmao.

also for context *here* is the post this anon is referring to

I think to start off i should just make a little disclaimer, everything i am going to discuss will be based in my biases probably seeing as I am also a brown British Pakistani person who is Muslim. Zayn has been someone that especially when i was younger I looked up to and was very essential in my journey of learning to love and accept myself and my culture tbh. It’s cheesy as hell but it’s true and i think this is important to know before I go into this more because like I said i am definitely biased towards him. Another thing is that I’m just going to be discussing my personal opinions and also my memory is not very good so i will probably miss out a lot of other things that happened/could be discussed. please dont take this as anything more than just. my opinion.

A thing that really opened my eyes to racism and especially the racism in the 1d fandom was the day that zayn left. I dont think thats what the post above was about btw and ill go into that but i kind of just want to talk about this. The day he left was. a severe mess. Not only because it was obviously upsetting but because of all the bs that people were spouting about a situation that absolutely no one had any context on. the statement that was released on facebook gave us nothing. literally just stated that zayn was leaving the band and the accusations and hatred people were directing towards zayn when we didnt know what actually fucking happened (and still dont might i add) was disgusting. people accusing him of being selfish and how they hated him and why he had to ruin everything. Accusing him of using mental illness as an excuse and lying about it and so much more. i had unfollow more than half of the people i followed that day. it really opened my eyes to the fact that these were all thoughts and opinions people had underneath it all and zayn was fine as long as he was part of 1d and giving people what they wanted. which was essentially being the token in the group and once he wasnt providing that anymore? people turned and people turned fast.

i think its also important to point out the flip side of it and that was zayn stans saying that 1d were nothing without 1d etc. i want to talk about why this was different from ot4 stans hating zayn. of course it wasnt nice to see or hear EVERYONE arguing with each other. i hated it so much. but i think what people failed to realise was that when it comes to situations like this you need to look deeper and think about all the nuances of the situation. zayn stans being happy about zayn leaving the band and saying 1d was going to die i did not agree with. anyone who knew me then and knows me now knows that i am a 1d stan regardless (preferably ot5 but i supported 1d until the end even as a 4some) BUT these opinions were rooted in his mistreatment in the band and the racism he was having to face as a result of being in the band etc etc i apologise for not being a person who can better describe and explain this situation but hopefully you are getting the picture. when fans were hating on zayn. with no context with nothing. that was based on racism. point blank. the amount of tweets FROM 1D FANS talking about how he was leaving to join isis and how upset fans were gonna be vulnerable and join etc etc all this deplorable bs. and he had to deal with comments like that throughout his whole time with one direction and i imagine even now.

Another thing id like to talk about is who zayn stans at least from my point of view usually were. For me i remember when i first got into the fandom i actively made the decision that i didnt want zayn to be my favourite because i didnt want to be a stereotype and this was a point in my life when i still tried to shun and push my culture down because i was ashamed of it. it was only as i slowly saw that zayn was considered as cool and hot and everyone else liked him that i kind of understood that maybe. being brown was alright and it was something cool and that maybe i was cool. it sounds fucked up and honestly i dont even know if i want to be admitting this so adamantly but argh if it helps someone understand then maybe its worth it. (mortifying ordeal of being known eh?) anyways i noticed as i engaged more in fandom and looked for more diversity, more fans like me, majority of non white fans were also... zayn stans. and honestly it makes sense because we all tended to flock towards the closest diversity we could find it seems. im not saying that there werent white zayn stans and that the other boys didnt have non white stans but i just wanted to point out this trend. so when you also take this into account and the fact that on the day zayn left it was majorly... white stans who were criticizing zayn it puts it in perspective for you. majority of fans who still like and support zayn are also not white.

there is a lot more to do with fans but hopefully thats enough of an insight and you can understand the kind of vibes that were present during 1ds prime and what not only zayn had to go through but also as a result the racism we ended up having to deal with as well tbh.

now!!!... something i dont really like talking about lol so this will probably be short but the other boys. so as far as i can remember liams always been kind to zayn since hes left (no surprise there <3 also please correct me if im wrong), niall was kind of indifferent/didnt say anything really, and then there was louis and harry *awkward smile*. hahaha. from my memory i remember when asked about what the most difficult thing was about zayn leaving harry said ‘the paperwork’ which was *awkward smile* and he also kicked that monkey mask/pinata? i cant remember with naughty boys face on it and honestly im sure theres more but his overall reaction to zayn leaving was kind of not caring and maybe being slightly nasty which :) with louis there was the massive twitter fight which literally tears my soul in half so lets not go into that haha and honestly other things where it maybe seemed like he was upset with zayn leaving as well. honestly i am a bit in two minds about these reactions because at the end of the day we dont know what occurred behind the scenes and we probably never will as much as we can speculate or whatever. not to mention that this 10th anniversary it seems maybe everyones on good terms which, who knows really im going to try be optimistic. i think whats important to note about heir reactions is that we dont know anything about their situations but the problem was really how fans reacted tbh (btw i forgot to mention earlier this is about basically everything except for harry and the nb thing. that is inexcusable). the boys reactions were understandable but the problem is that fans of course vicariously are influenced by the boy they stan so when one of them acted a certain way of course that ended up reflecting in fandom and resulted in more racism etc.

another thing with zayn was that there were many files leaked with like promo or whatever basically describing what kind of role the boys would take on/ their image etc. and of course all the other boys got things like bubbly/funny/charming etc and zayns descriptors? moody, mysterious, dark horse etc etc like from the inception of 1d zayn has been victim to racist stereotypes being pushed on him. and i think this is where harry comes in because of course the image pushed onto him was also extremely harmful and i definitely dont think we should not talk about that but often you'll see that... thats all that is talked about because people are uncomfortable admitting racism and talking about it.

When i mentioned other celebrities my point was basically just that while ive only talked about zayn in one direction this... is so present among any and every fandom. 5sos, Little Mix, Fifth Harmony... any fandom you can think of, i promise you it is there. racism in fandom is a real thing and a big problem and honestly this is why i always say representation is so important. and when i say that i mean everywhere!!! because if I didnt seek out non white fans to follow then maybe i would’ve had a completely different perspective on all of this.

The thing is also that a lot of this is just stuff that we’ve been able to get our hands on and also fan analysis and theories etc. there is probably so much more to talk bout or go into or stuff we’ll never even know about. I’ve kind of had to make peace with the fact that with celebrities you just really don’t actually know anything about them.

I think i’ll end this here if there’s any more questions you have about anything feel free to ask! and again this is all just my opinion but hopefully i’ve been able to help answer you <3 have a nice day and i hope youre hydrated!!!

#ask #anon #1d #zayn #long post #i also have links to posts for proof of how zayn was treated on the last day if youd like but i thought id simplify #and just talk about what i though #there really is so much more that can be said

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aresenik · 5 years ago

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so i had this idea for a roleplay website

knowing my luck something like this probably already exists but i actually wouldnt be mad because then i would use it LMAO

so i think it would be like. an omegle/tinder hybrid. i mean it in a sense of the format??

you start out with making a profile, obviously. in it you state your name, age (which is important so you dont rp nsfw with a minor when you’re 18+ and stuff like that!!) pronouns, etc. from there you can add characters, including what you headcanon to be that character’s sexuality, gender, etc. you can even add a small desc including your personal headcanons! your characters would be easily viewable through your profile, AND you can have an avatar for each character.

your profile should also have it’s own description. in that, you would list your roleplaying roles, what exactly you’re looking for. for example;

hey!! my names silentglare, and im mostly looking to rp a kiribaku fantasy au. swipe right if interested!!

obviously i feel like it would go more in depth but. you know.

i feel like the profile system would also be great for listing what characters/ships make you uncomfy! that way if someone who, say, roleplays hawks, comes across a twice roleplayer that is uncomfy roleplaying with a hawks, the hawks roleplayer can swipe left and find someone else to roleplay with!

and that’s where we get to the Fun Mechanisms. this is how it kind of mimics tinder. basically...you swipe left until you find someone to roleplay with!! at least...for an app version. for a web version there would probably just be a skip and roleplay function.

basically, (mimicking omegle) you would connect with a random person, but before being able to roleplay you HAVE to read their profile. if you’re interested in roleplaying with them, you just click roleplay! and if they’re interested in you, then they can click roleplay as well, and boom! itll open up a chatting client and you guys are free to discuss your roleplay. however, there’s a maximum amount of time for you to swipe left/right. if you take longer than 5 minutes it automatically skips, because you’d be inactive. the other person, say they wanted to roleplay and swiped right, would get a message after 5 minutes saying “____ is inactive!”

for the actual roleplaying part, you’ll discuss the roleplay! there would be a function where you can switch characters (in case you are rping multiple characters!!) after you are done discussing, you’d switch onto a character and just, get right to it.

if you really click with your rp partner and want to rp with them again, you can!! the website/app would have an adding feature, and you could rp with them anytime, and it would function just like the first time lmaoo

anyways i personally think this is an awesome concept (for me to have made up) and if it ends up theres already a website like this then Take Me To It

i wish i knew how to code so i could just make this myself lol

feel free to comment your thoughts i wanna know what other people think about this!!!

#txtpost #god i wish this was a real thing #bnha #because i mentioned some bnha characters

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flockofdoves · 5 years ago

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I totally get ur post in re Gerard and labels but as someone who is neither cis nor het, is it wrong for me to wish they were less subtle about it? Like I wish there was a resounding "heck yeah" when "is Gerard queer/w.e" came up and not a "well they demonstrated attraction to men and attachment to the female gender but they'd rather not label themself so....." Like. There's nothing not queer about saying you don't wanna label urself but I also can't call it queer :(? IDK if I'm making any sense

i get what you mean! i feel similarly sometimes

i think its a complicated thing with like. what is it that motivates some lgbt people to label themselves or not in various ways. i don’t want to be invasive and say people Have to label themselves a certain way because i know its frustrating when people do similar to me. its inherently tricky to navigate lgbt identity in this patriarchal world because literally lgbt identity derives from not conforming to the constructs of gender patriarchy uses to perpetuate itself, so we’re in a weird place of having to navigate our lives and how we describe ourselves and are perceived by others within that same system that can’t give us any real space to begin with.

so with that in mind, even if i personally have somewhat found solace in certain specific labels for gender/sexuality for myself, i really can sympathize with how a common trend for many people is to just not even bother with that.

but then also of course there can be other factors to why people choose to do that, like internalized homophobia/transphobia/biphobia/etc, or using it as a stepping stone for testing out waters before being comfortably open about anything more specific.

and i think a lot of times multiple of those factors can exist at once (not just talking about people who don’t use labels, but the reasoning any one lgbt person navigates their identity any specific way) and thats not even to say people should dissect all that, sometimes nothings really gonna be satisfactory, but one compromise is more appealing/comfortable/safe to live with compared to other ways of navigating stuff.

so with that in mind i always think like, i can’t claim to know whats best for other people but at the same time of course theres been plenty of people throughout my personal life i’ve gotten the sense were lgbt and maybe could benefit from being more overtly aware of it or challenging certain internalized notions they had.

gerard is a celebrity i don’t know personally at all, so its a bit different (although i guess i don’t have access to extensive interviews and live footage of people in my daily life lol. so its a different set of things to get intuition from) and what i tend to think is like. i respect that they are a grown adult further along in life than me and who obviously knows themself better than any fan does. i get the sense they probably at this point in their life have more of a grasp on their own gender/sexuality stuff then they’ve let on publicly (whether that means using more explicit labels or just articulating it more abstractly) i don’t want to disrespect what i see as them expressing publicly stuff they’ve clearly put thought into (they’ve stated they don’t even like labels in other contexts, so i don’t think its entirely fair to chalk it up just to being evasive about lgbt stuff) but also i think its a pretty normal thing for lgbt people empathizing with fellow people they perceive as lgbt (whether that be peers or celebrities) to speculate beyond the surface. i think its fair to speculate that with various things theyve said and done that maybe they will open up further someday (like saying

or how the way they used to go about certain things even if they were comfortable expressing gender/sexuality related stuff in certain ways/contexts, some of it was through a lens that demonstrated some internalized stuff (like for ex. the whole concept of prison) so maybe even if thats not the only or even main reason they don’t label themself, processing that (ofc they might have already! i don’t know them. they def have in some ways comparing recent statements wrt gender vs early interviews mentioning it) could change how they go about stuff publicly)

but yeah, i’m bad at saying things briefly, but i don’t think you’re wrong to wish that they’d be more explicit about it sometimes, or to speculate that someday they might be more open about certain stuff. i feel similarly a lot. basically like. if they’re satisfied where they are now then i’m happy for them. i can’t know one way or the other what their inner life or wishes/comfort with this stuff really is and am not gonna pretend i know whats best for them, but i do know speaking as a fan, it would make me really happy to see them as a celebrity i looked up to in part as a gender/sexuality role model back when i was a tween be more open about it in a way that people would have a hard time denying. they don’t owe that to me of course, that might not be what they ever want to do, but i think its fair to say it could be a possibility, and its okay to be interested in that prospect.

edit: also ftr i think its fine to refer to them as lgbt, thats more of a general classification than a personal label. and even like. casually referring to them as like. ‘functionally bi’ or nonbinary i dont think would be a big deal unless they some day became vocally against that. bisexuality specifically has an interesting history with its use as a term to describe anyone whos actively attracted to any gender vs many people who technically fit those qualifications preferring to personally express that in different terms but not necessarily having that mean they want to distance themselves from bisexual communities/discussions/etc

#this is so long and i barely said anything... i'm not good at words today #cpost #asks #anonymous #mcr blogging

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sometipsygnostalgic · 6 years ago

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Assessing writing in homestuck: The difference between appealing characters and well-written character stories.

i was rambling about this to /u/cookiefonster in the discord earlier

theres a big difference between what qualifies as "good narrative" and "good character", even when the narrative youre discussing is focusing entirely on that character.

lets give you a couple of examples:

Terezi:

Terezi's a character who has a kind of fucked up storyline that just constantly loops back in on itself; she spends all of act 5 deciding whether to deal with Vriska or not, then gets in abusive relationships in act 6 after not being able to cope with her death. Terezi ends up with massive self esteem issues. Following from THIS, she dies, and retcons the story to undo her mistake and try to prevent the collapse of her self esteem. Sounds like an epic resolution to an arc, right?

Nope - post retcon, they brought Terezi's self esteem issues back but didn't give her the time of day to properly interact with other characters about it. She was unconfident around Vriska and insecure about her altself. Then she has a bit of a breakdown, unlocking some of the potential of her seer of mind abilities, and having a realisation of who truly is. You'd think, wow, Terezi after Remem8er is going to be interacting so much more with the other kids and FINALLY overcome her battle with depression, RIGHT?!?!

uhhh..... she doesnt say anything again until after the comic is over. then shes seen travelling through space.

When the epilogues drop she's interacting with John, they're building on top of their already amazing chemistry, they seem to understand each other like nobody else does in the entire fucking saga. Then Terezi nearly "dies" but another John finds her and they have a heart to heart before Terezi decides it's time go home.

WOOOOOW, you think, Terezi is FINALLY LEARNING TO LOVE HERSELF?!¬?!?!?! an interaction with a HEALTHY PERSON?!?!?!

Then John dies. Then Terezi hates Earth C so much and is so isolated from everybody she knows that she doesn't hesitate to join the villain in space. And it's implied Vriska texts her but she never reads those messages insofar as the canon material ends.

Overall, a rather anticlimactic story about a character whose arc is constantly recycled, not allowed to be given closure at any stage, falling into the same tragedy pit. It's like an art form of cockblocking.

So, why is Terezi as cherished as she is? How come even in the face of the ending, the epilogue, where it feels like Terezi has just been going round in circles, she is probably one of the most loved characters in homestuck?

There's a few factors:

Humor - Being able to make your audience laugh in a genuine way will put you in their favour. Terezi's dark humor, which works in tandem with her general naivete, has always been delightful.

Relevance - The part where Terezi's popularity might have actually struggled would be during Meteorstuck where she was pushed on the sidelines. Every moment she's been around after GAME OVER, however, she's been one of the most active character pushing the plot and generating excitement for whatever thing she's going to do next, even if it does become a loop. Killing John>Killing Vriska>Killing Gamzee>Retconquest>Remem8er>Finding Vriska>Finding John>Leaving with Dirk to save John>??? - she's always on some sort of mission which means if you're thinking about the plot then you might be thinking about something that ties into her storyline.

But most importantly, Authenticity - Terezi's dialogue is actually very well-written, in that she's one of the least wordy characters, but she gets exactly what she's feeling across whenever she talks about it. If you look at all the conversations she's had with Vriska or John or even Dave then you can tell Terezi feels very strongly about whatever she's feeling, and is either trying to disguise that feeling or is trying to put it to words she's struggling to find. Yet even when Terezi can't describe what she's feeling, the audience knows, because her condensed dialogue is expressive enough for us to be able to tell. It also helps that Terezi is one of the most invested in the other cast members, being - if not more righteous - then more analytical of her friends, taking in why they behave the way they do. It doesn't matter that arc-wise she goes in circles, because you can tell exactly how it keeps happening.

I feel like if Terezi didn't have that factor, if there wasn't so much weight to her emotional presentation and if the audience wasn't able to "feel" for her, then she would probably be significantly less popular. I guess that’s why many people feel it’s better for her to still be stuck in the “plot” of homestuck, to lack closure, because maybe closure would feel forced in this universe that’s taken so much from its kids? How can you “forget” what happened and just act like you never entered the game to begin with? Some of the other characters have this issue and it harms them deeply.

Let’s get into that!!!!!

Lord English and Calliope :

I feel so bad for Hussie. He clearly put a lot of thought into the relationship between Calliope and Caliborn, how their characters intertwine throughout this epic story. Yet despite them being the narrative fuel for the entirety of homestuck, and having an awesome thematic ending to their tales, it feels like the "cherub wars" part of homestuck never stuck its foot too deeply in the public consciousness.

Like, let's describe their narration: Two people born in the same body, one good, one evil. One is predestined to rule over the other.

In one universe the cherubs are left in their natural state. The Just cherub, Calliope, predominates... but because the universe is rigged, she is forced to be put into obscurity, residing for billions of years in a hidden dream bubble until the time is right. In another universe, there is intervention - Gamzee introduces the cherubs to humans, and they start to imitate their concepts and feelings. Because of this, Calliope becomes a softer being, engaging happily with the humans. She even wants to take mercy on her brother! But Caliborn takes on human ambition and grows determined to stop his sister from predominating, taking advantage of the human concept of “cheating” in order to beat her at their own game.

Caliborn defeats his sister, and is thrown into a session where he’s forced to overcome seemingly impossible challenges. He succeeds, and is given the ultimate power. Caliborn can will the universe to how he sees fit.

Caliborn’s given just desserts by getting trapped in the juju by the alpha kids but not before the monkey’s paw of trapping all the (alternate) beta kids for millenia, and in becoming trapped, he ends up becoming Lil Cal and Doc Scratch, who manipulate events so that he will rise again as an adult.

But the one thing that drives Caliborn more than anything is the desire to destroy his perfect sister - Calliope. A never ending thirst for her death. For predomination Caliborn never predominated normally so he never gets over it. This is part of why he’s so obsessed with showmanship and art too, to one-up her character. He circles the universe destroying all that is irrelevant, all that is obscure, in the hopes of demolishing all versions of his sister, having the primal fear that she will one day catch him out.

Our predominated calliope meets with the ghost of her alternate self, who tells her that her purpose as a softer human version is to just live her life. To be free. To appreciate all that humanity offers her. Whereas the Alternate Calliope’s role is to commit the ultimate sacrifice, to put an end to her brother’s ego. She absorbs the Green Itself into a catastrophic black hole that erases what is left of the universe.

You think that is the end, but Calliope is reborn in a new form, rewarded for her hard efforts, and becomes a full narrator for the story itself, protecting it from the evil of the Prince. She’s an active guide for the characters of Homestuck, wastching over them. She destroys her brother once and for all, absorping him inside herself.

Wasn’t all of that FUCKING AWESOME?!?!?!??! “Wow”, you think, “Calliope sounds so hardcore!!! I’m sure she’s an amazing character to have such a conclusive storyline like this!!”

Wrong, wrong, wrong. Literally nobody on the internet sees Calliope as their favourite character, except for maybe Past!Shelby Cragg who was her artist. And while Caliborn has his fans, nobody is a big fan of Lord English either. In fact most people tend to forget about the Lord English part of him because it’s just not that engaging!

Basing this on the above analysis about Terezi, what is lacking in terms of these characters?

Humor - Caliborn is a hilarious character, absolutetly no doubt about that. He’s so stupid and the way he sees the world is hilarious. It’s almost Terezi-ish even, except far more exaggerated in terms of his vulgarity and naivete, since he was locked in a fucking cage all his life. Caliborn makes us laugh pretty much every time we see him... but this character is lost entirely in Lord English, who does not wish to engage with the audience at all. Lord English is entirely a machine at this stage, just acting to destroy. As for CALLIOPE, she was never that great in the humor department. I’d be surprised if the original Callie knows what “jokes” are. Alt Calliope was also a stooge until the Epilogue where she trolls Dirk, and yes those parts are delightful and boost her in my eyes significantly, but in the core part of homestuck she is incredibly serious all the time.

Relevance - After reading me narrate the entire Cherub plot and how impactful it was on the entirety of homestuck you’d think I’m a fucking idiot for trying to argue that Calliope and Lord English are irrelevant, right? Well Too Bad!!! That’s exactly what I think. Doc Scratch was relevant to what was happening to our core cast of characters, manipulating them behind the scenes, taking advantage of them and fuelling their personal drama for his greater gain. This is why we love Doc Scratch so much and can even enjoy Ultimate Dirk for doing the same thing. Caliborn had a reduced impact on our main cast, but Lord English’s impact is pretty much nonexistent outside of the first time we see him in Caliborn: Enter. Once again, he’s literally only there to destroy the fucking universe, but when our main characters are either enjoying themselves in the new Alpha session or in Earth C, you have to ask why you or they should be interested in what LE is doing? Dave says so himself, that LE has not done anything wrong to him so he’s not hyped to go kill him. Calliope, meanwhile.... Her relevance is split in two, and neither is too substantial to what our main guys are doing.It “makes sense” as she’s such a passive character, but Calliope’s struggle with relevance doesn’t take me as impacting her too much, and I’ll get onto that in a second. Only one alpha kid ever thinks about her, she doesn’t think about anyone except herself, and while Jade has some kind of relationship with Alt!Callie, it isn’t a personal one by any means. Calliope’s impact on the emotional arcs of homestuck is so minimal that she was erased from the epilogues which she wrote herself. Even Calliope can’t think of anything to do with Calliope!!! How about that!!!

Oh, and of course, Authenticity - Caliborn feels like an authentic character because he deals with actual struggles. Caliborn finds it tremendously difficult to do things other characters might have an easy time with, like drawing, thinking in anything OTHER than straight lines... but he perseveres. Caliborn faces his impossible and brutal tasks head on to claim the Ultimate Reward. He’s fucking EARNED that ability to destroy everything in reality, and by god he’s let us know!!! This is why Caliborn is such a cherished character. Even though he’s evil as fuck, he feels like a real kid somehow. It goes without saying that although Doc Scratch has a different kind of authentic creepiness, Lord English has nothing on him that makes him feel real. He’s just a machine, as said before. CALLIOPE’s authenticity.... The alpha Calliope is a character who became “so nice” and so “perfect” that she ended up losing her fight against her evil brother just because she was that good a person as to let him get the better of her. Nothing that ever happens to her is her fault. She never gets in any conflicts with any character ever, except for that one time she yelled too loud in Candy but nobody told her off for it. Calliope is perfect at art, a fair enough writer. The closest thing to a “flaw” she’s ever had is getting so excited about her friends that she writes creepy fanfic about them, something that is parodied in Candy, which has been implied to be narrated (or at least retold) by Calliope herself in Meat. Simply put, Calliope is... a mary sue. A flawless character. There is absolutely no authenticity and no way to relate to her. Alt Calliope.... she’s a martyr? But why does she want to be a martyr? What does she care about the human characters? She’s even less authentic. It is badass to watch her tear down Dirk, and the story takes advantage of how unreadable she is by making her intimidating as fuck, an all knowing force to contest - no, overpower - that of Dirk or even Hussie himself. Alt Callie is more knowing in her fakeness, she has a better struggle as well what with having to escape from obscurity and overcome her brother, and therefore is a better character, at the end of the epilogues, than the original.

TL;DR: It’s not just about making interesting things happen to your characters. It’s making sure they have interesting reactions to what is going on. If your character becomes someone who things just “happen” to, and who does not respond to those things in an authentic way, then nobody is going to care for them no matter how important or existentially poetic their arc is.

#long post #homestuck #terezi pyrope #calliope #caliborn #doc scratch #lord english

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Dynamic duo - #DickandDamiWeek2019

Damian doubts, and misses what once was. (Or in which Damian observes Bruce and Dick fighting, again)

A/N: Haven't written fics in forever so please excuse any grammar mistakes, its set sometime after Bruce came back from "the dead" that one time he was lost in a time stream, and Dick has gone back to being Nightwing. Once again I have no beta, and also the comic continuity confuses me so sorry if theres anything wrong canon-wise. Other than that, I hope its not too bad!

Damian have no problem admitting to himself that he cares for his father, a great deal. Even loves him, not that he would ever admit that to the man. He has some pride left, some pitiful excuse of dignity, even after all the fluff Grayson has put him through. Father knows anyway, he assumes. He has to have some sort of inkling that Damian, his unruly son, does actually care.

Father.. he tries. He has his tendencies and very own way of thinking, but still - he tries. Damian can’t deny that, can't hold that against the man. Still he is not always easy to be around, to work with, perhaps especially when its father and son.

Then there is Grayson, he is something entirely different. How people, people who know both Dick and Bruce, can get themselves to say that they are so alike - they must not know Dick at all. Then again Dick is a great actor, having practiced his whole life. Grayson is amazing at setting himself into a situation, and figuring out the role he needs to play. It’s scary how quickly he reads a situation and completely alters his own mood, his own role in it, in a matter of seconds.

In some ways, Damian figures the real Batman will always be Richard Grayson in his eyes. Even as he swings from rooftop to rooftop with his father by his side every night, he sometimes catches himself wishing it was Grayson under that cowl. That it was he and Grayson fighting criminals together, huddling together for warmth on particularly cold stake outs (something father never allows). He wishes it was Grayson trusting him with more than Damian ever thought someone could be trusted with, let alone him.

He can’t tell Grayson that, no, never. It was quite obvious how much it hurt Richard, having to wear the cowl and step into the role of the dark knight. The embodiment of everything Grayson did not want to become being forced upon him, and even if his older brother honourably tried to hide it - Damian knew Richard had hated every second in the suit, playing the role of the world’s greatest detective not because he wanted to but because he had to.

Damian knows his father is capable in almost every way, a great hero, one of the best there is, and yet, Damian sometimes finds himself longing for what once was. It is horrible of him, really. Father had been gone, presumed dead. Damian had mourned for what he thought would never be, Dick had mourned for yet another father lost, Alfred had mourned a man he viewed as his own son. Their whole family had suffered massively those months, and yet Damian has caught himself wishing for some of those moments back. That he could have some of all that was bad again, just so he could relive the good too. He knows he can never voice this, not to anyone.

It is selfish, he knows that, he has never been one to lie to himself. Grayson is still a big part of his life and Damian knows he should be thankful. He has father, Grayson, Alfred, Titus.. he has so much. It is more than he ever thought he would have before his mother brought him to the other side of the world and left him at the doorstep of a man he didn't even know. Even so, when Grayson gave father back the cowl, Damian couldn’t help feeling that Grayson was in some ways giving him back to his father too. It was almost like Grayson's shift as the babysitter was now over, and that it was Bruce’s time to take care of him. How long until father grows bored of him and his unruliness? How long until his patience runs thin, for real?

“You need to try harder, Bruce,” Grayson says, bringing Damian out of his own head and breaking his train of thought. They don’t know that Damian is spying on them from the top of the ridiculous dinosaur in the cave, or maybe they know, and can’t be bothered to try stopping him. He wouldn't put it past them, both Grayson and his father have a habit of disappearing into their anger more often than not when together. It is one of their few similarities, that and black hair. Damian knew that Grayson’s relationship with father had been.. complicated, at best, but he had never really understood the reality of it before seeing it with his own two eyes after father came back into their lives. It was quite terrifying at times, and heartbreaking at other ones.

“Damian.. he needs rules and stability, but he also needs patience. He needs time to understand, to feel understood, he needs to feel that there is room for him to be himself too. Not just Robin, not just your son, not just whatever mold you are trying to force him to fit into!” Grayson continues. His voice is at a decent, normal level, but anyone who knows Richard knows that it is not his regular carefree voice. It is dripping with something Damian can’t pinpoint, and far from cheery and bright. It is heavy with life experiences and feelings Grayson usually keeps hidden deep under his skin. It is saying quite a lot about Grayson's current state of mind, that those hidden emotions are forcing their way through now. Perhaps that is just the effect father has on his children.

“Dick, he’s my son. Do you think I do not know what’s best for him? I applaud the.. work, you two did, in my absence, but he is still my son,” Bruce replies, sounding more tired than anything else. More detached, like it is not his son sounding few seconds from crying standing in front of him speaking. Like it’s all a meaningless discussion to him, that Richard is just being difficult - a child screaming for his attention and Bruce refusing to give it.

Absence, that's a funny word for being presumed dead and gone. A funny word for leaving your family to fall to pieces, for hanging the weight of the world and heavier than that, the cowl, on the shoulders of your eldest son. The one son who had never even wanted it. While saying those words, Bruce sounded more like Batman than ever before. The line between the two blurring even more than it already has in Damian's eyes, maybe in Dick's too, judging by the way he reacts.

Even from up on top of the dinosaur Damian can see Grayson’s whole demeanour change. His whole body stiffens in a different way, looking more resigned and broken than anything else. It surprises him, he has to admit, when instead of the expected volcanic-level burst of anger Dick just gives Bruce what Damian can only assume is an ice cold glare. The older then turns on his heel, in a harsh movement unlike Richards usually graceful and smooth ones, and stalks over to the cave entrance without another word.

Seconds later the roar of Richard’s motorbike echoes through the cave and Dick is speeding away. Away from the manor, from Gotham, probably from Nightwing and Robin’s promised “for old times sake” patrol together tomorrow. Hell, Damian doubts he will see the man in quite awhile, Grayson has quite the temper and will need some time to calm down. He will most likely be spending his time hauled up in his Blüdhaven apartment and taking his anger out on criminals at night, it is the bat way to deal with feelings after all. His father will for sure not do anything to help either, possibly doing something that makes their relationship worsen even more. It is almost like that is one of Batman’s impeccable skills - combat, solving crime mysteries and last but not least ruining familial relationships.

As Damian climbs down the dinosaur he can feel that there is something wet on his face. He insists to himself that it is not tears. He is supposed to know better. If it was one thing his mother taught him before leaving him to fend for himself in a completely different world, it was not to get attached and that display of emotions was for the weak. He is not to cry, Al Ghul's do not cry, he doubts Waynes do either.

With familiar movements he makes his way down towards to the floor, movements more rushed than usual but still he never slips once. He has climbed up and down the back of the stupid T-Rex multiple times with Grayson by his side after all.

Bruce has slumped down in the black leather chair in front of the computer as Damian climbs the last meters. Damian can only see the top of the man's head from his position. The black hair is rich and full, but a hint of grey is revealing of the fact that even the bat grows old. Damian jumps down the last meters, the sound of his feet on the hard floor signalling his presence in the cave if father didn’t know before. Judging by how there is not a single movement, not even a little twitch father did know. Of course he did, he is the Batman after all. It was foolish to think otherwise. Neither of them say anything though, both pretending the other isn’t there. They will most likely have words later, about privacy and sneaking around in the cave when one is not supposed to be there. Yet now the silence feels more suffocating than anything, and Damian doesn’t want to stay in the cave a second longer.

As he climbs the stone staircase up to the manor, he is late for Titus walk he realises, Damian accepts that maybe some dynamic duos aren’t meant to last. He knows that his and father’s for sure won't.

#my writing #DickandDamiWeek2019 #fic #dynamic duo #fic 1 #its so weird posting fic again havent done that since 2016 jeez #dick grayson #damian wayne

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What Color Ties Do Republicans Wear

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What Color Ties Do Republicans Wear

The History Of Party Colors In The United States

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Prior to the United States presidential election of 2000, which party was Red and which was Blue was largely a matter of which color a news outlet chose. On the October 30, 2000, episode of the Today show, Tim Russert coined the terms red state and blue state.

As far back as the 1888 election blue was used to represent the northern Union states and red the south, but this wasnt consistent throughout time . In the 70s and 80s the major networks starting using lighted maps to illustrate election results. Democrats were often coded blue and Republicans red, but it wasnt consistent. This inconsistent coloring continued throughout the Clinton years and up to the Gore Vs. Bush. This can all be varied by old videos and articles.

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In early October, Pew Research Center noted a 1.2-point increase in voters for Republicans and a 4.6-point increase for Democrats.

Turnouts for early voting amongst young voters, ages 18-29, have been proving astronomical versus 2014, particularly in red states.

According to The Hill, as of November 2, 2018, early voting polls showed:

Arizona: +217%

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But why do we Americans associate political leanings with a specific color? Why do we know what it means to discuss voting in a red state or blue state? And what impact does the psychology of color have on individuals and communities?

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A Final Word On Colors

Many political parties around the world often choose their colors because of their connections to political stances, groups, or ideologies.

For example, red has historically been a color often linked to socialism and communism after a red flag was used by the revolutionaries during the Paris Commune. Revolutionaries may have picked red flags during this time as a possible reference to the 13th century red naval flags of defiance that meant a ship would kill any enemy it saw and so was flying a bloody flag.

As another example, many environmentalist parties around the world will often use the color green to symbolize nature. Finally, fascist parties have often used the color black such as Adolf Hitlers Nazi party and Benito Mussolinis Italian Fascist party because the black color represents what they intend to bring to their enemies: fear, intimidation, and death.

Lets finish with a quick trip around the globe to see the colors associated with some prominent political parties. In the United Kingdom, the colors are flipped compared to the United States: the right-leaning Conservative Party uses blue and the left-leaning Labour Party uses red, as do the Canadian parties of the same names. Australias oldest party, the Australian Labor Party, uses red while the Christian Democratic Union of Germany has used orange and black, and Emmanuel Macron of Frances En Marche! uses yellow.

Why Is Hillary Clinton In Red And Why Is Donald Trump Wearing A Blue Tie

Id expect the republican candidate to wear red and the democrat to wear blue, but its quite the opposite. Why is this?

The color red is thought to convey strength and aggression, which is why a lot of men use that color for power ties. The Clinton camp probably wanted to her appear commanding and authoritative, particularly when debating a loud and aggressive opponent.

Blue is viewed as more calm and soothing. Trumps camp may have wanted him to appear calm and restrained.

The whole red/Republican, blue/Democrat thing is a pretty recent association anyway, starting in the 2000 election. Its not as if those are the official colors of those parties.

It was around before that but iirc they switched colors every election.

i did not realize red/blue as party association was only that recent

Clinton was expecting Trump to wear his red tie its a power color. So she preemptively wore a red suit. He was expecting her to expect that, so he wore blue as a counter-power move.

You know, I think you might have said that as joke but with consultants and strategists and yadiyadiyada, I might just be what happened.

If he wore a red suit he would have appeared dangerously unstable, for what he wore, not what he said.

These are no official colours of either major party. Neither has official colours of any kind. Both have used red, white, and blue for their entire histories.

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The Color Psychology Behind Inauguration Fashion

Inauguration day isnt just about politics, its also all about fashion.

All eyes were on Donald Trump Friday as he took oath as the 45th president of the United States, but it was hard to miss the stylish outfits surrounding his inauguration.

Dressing for a major political event is an event in itself. Outfits worn by powerful leaders and their families are carefully selected and crafted by high-profile designers and stylists. Fashion experts often dig deeper into the meanings behind the colors picked for outfits that will be seen by millions around the globe.

Public image is important for all politicians, especially for the first lady, said Dr. Dong Shen, professor of Fashion Merchandising and Design at California State University, Sacramento. Colors and brands are very important.

The first lady is often an American icon but traditionally, their main role is to support their husbands presidency. Their outfits tend to balance or compliment their husbands attire, avoiding to overpower.

Shen explained, for this reason, first ladies are usually seen in softer colors or floral patterns.

Blue is often associated with the sky and the ocean, Shen said of Mrs. Trumps inauguration outfit. It often symbolizes loyalty and trust.

Why The Red Tie

So why do so many politicians wear red power ties?

Unless we ask them its impossible to know for sure. Some journalists have speculated that red is a popular color because it features in the American flag and so advertises its wearers patriotism. If this is true, though, we should see as many blue ties as red.

Perhaps the clue is in the name: power. Could it be that politicians suspect that a red tie makes them appear more powerful, dominant, and authoritative?

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Gop Candidates Stick To Red Ties At Debate

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney stood out at last night’s GOP debate, mainly for his $10,000 gaffe.

But we couldn’t help but notice the former Massachusetts governor’s other major distinction: a blue tie.

While its exact point of origin is murky , the color-coding of American politics has become common knowledge: red for Republicans, blue for Democrats. The primary-hued shorthand has extended from election night dry-erase boards to candidates’ closets, as male candidates have been known to indicate their party alignment by tie color.

And though it’s not an exact science , the red-blue divide was on full display at last night’s GOP debate — with one exception. Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Ron Paul all wore red ties, while Mitt Romney wore light blue.

Michele Bachmann, for the record, wore a royal blue blouse.

Romeny’s blue wasn’t too surprising, as it’s been his go-to hue throughout the debates. Men’s fashion expert Hendrik Pohl, the CEO of ties-necktie.com, told ABC, “Blue is the color that people most commonly name as their favorite color and it has very calming effect on people” — and sure enough, eight out of the ten major debates have seen Romney in the safe color.

What gives? Afraid of standing out, Newt? Is wearing anything other than red an affront to Texas, Rick? Trying to prove your Republican affiliation, Ron?

See pics of the candidates’ ties below… what style of ties would you like to see at the next debate?

How Did Red And Blue Come To Represent The Two Major Us Political Parties

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It all started with television. In the early 1970s, networks like ABC, NBC, and CBS were seeking a way to demarcate which states in the electoral college had been won by each candidate. More American households had color TV sets than ever before, giving news programs covering the election an opportunity to show splashy graphics when a state was called in favor of a given candidate.

The first network to color-code states during an election results broadcast was CBS in 1972. However, at that time, blue represented the states won by the Republican incumbent Richard Nixon, and red stood in for those taken by challenger US Senator George McGovern of South Dakota.

Theres a good reason why those colors were chosen for each party at the time: global precedent. In Great Britain, red had long been used to represent the more liberal party, which in this American use case were the Democrats. Blue stood in for Republicans by default, in part because the colors in contrast were striking on screen.

But by the late-1980s and early 1990s, those color assignments reversed. Blue became more consistently used for Democrats and red for Republicans.

Nevertheless, it still wasnt until 2000the race between Democrat and Vice President Al Gore and Republican Texas Governor George W. Bushthat those colors became synonymous with the name of each party.

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Which States Are Considered Red And Which Are Blue

To go along with the colors, the terms red state and blue state were popularized by anchorman Tim Russert during and immediately after the 2000 election. Today, these terms are used to refer to which party a state voted for during a presidential election.

Generally speaking, the Northeast and the West Coast are considered a collection of blue states as most of them have sided with the Democrats since the early 1990s.

The Southern states have sided with Republicans since the 2000s, while the Midwest tends to be tougher to predict. For example, Illinois and Minnesota are currently considered blue states, while Missouri and Nebraska are red. Hawaii and Alaska have been traditionally considered blue and red respectively as neither has switched parties since the late 1980s .

The Southwest has been split since 2000 with Nevada, New Mexico, and Colorado going blue more often than red and Utah and Arizona voting predictably red. Finally, we come to the coveted purple states or swing states, such as Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan. These states switched colors in recent elections and are often a key focus of electoral campaigning and strategy. Swing states can vary by election year.

Shopping On A Hill Staffers Salary Means Deal

Kate: A lot of people dont realize how little Hill staffers make, so they probably dont realize what a struggle it is to find clothes that youre able to wear to work and that are still acceptable. Im just trying to make rent! I make $65,000, but I know some staff assistants that make $25,000.

I shop at , T.J. Maxx, and Nordstrom Rack I go to the Nordstrom in the mall, and then I go to the Rack and find the same stuff. I would never pay full price for something. On birthdays and Christmas, I try to get as many clothes as I can.

Heather: I typically shop at Marshalls and Nordstrom Rack. I still shop at H&M, but some of their stuff is more expensive and wears out quickly. Ill only shop at J.Crew Factory and Banana Republic Factory if its something that I love and fits me really well. Otherwise, I wont splurge on it. Anthropologie is where I wish I could shop if I had that kind of money, but I dont.

I wont spend more than $80 on one particular item of clothing, unless its a coat. For dresses, I wont go over $70 unless I love it. Tops I like to be $20 to $30. Pants and shirts, $40.

In a place like this, with a lot of powerful people, you want to sprinkle in items that do cost a lot of money. Ill wear a Burberry scarf with an overcoat; I carry a Tumi bag. If they see items on you that they can recognize and that they know the value of, they then assume that is expensive, when little do they know you got your suit for under $300 and your shoes were on sale for $50.

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From Pleather To Puffy Coats Swapcom Uncovers The Hottest Fashions Trending Across The Country For Red And Blue Voters

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CHICAGO, IL– – With less than two weeks to Election Day, the candidate’s personal style and wardrobe has been an ongoing talking point for politicos and news anchors. From patriotically-themed pantsuits and ties to poor tailoring to disheveled hair, it is clear fashion plays a powerful role in politics. For a less serious spin on politics and fashion, Swap.com — the largest online consignment store-dove deep into millions of previous purchases to uncover how style preferences of Democrats and Republicans sized up. Based on a breakdown of how red and blue counties voted in the 2012 election, Swap.com has revealed the most popular picks among liberals and conservatives.

That’s A Lot of Look

When it comes to clothes, both Republicans and Democrats are buttoning and bundling up in interesting ways. Republicans prefer dresses to skirts and, when it is warm, buy more Capri pants and Bermuda and cargo shorts. Meanwhile, Democrats are pairing jeggings with a blazer and their favorite sports jersey topped off by a puffy coat.

Democrats are

69% more likely to wear jeggings

39% more likely to wear jerseys

31% more likely to wear sweaters

30% more likely to wear blazers

22% more likely to wear puffy coats

21% more likely to wear button-up shirts

14% more likely to wear skirts

Republicans are

Methodology:

Color And Clothing Choices

When we see certain colors, they produce chemical reactions in our brains that can make us feel certain emotions. For example you are more likely to order more food in a restaurant that is decorated with a lot of red because that color makes us hungry. Sports teams often paint the opposing teams locker room pink because that color makes people tired. Guests on late night TV hang out in the Green Room before coming on stage because that color is the most calming and relaxing. So what could certain candidates be trying to sell you via their color and clothing choices?

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The Psychology Of Tie Colors In The Race For President

Have you ever asked yourself the question why we only see red and blue ties on presidential candidates as of recently? Some might argue that candidates will choose those ties that best reflects their partys identify, meaning red ties for Republican Romney, and blue ties for Democrat President Obama, but this is only partially true.

Take Tuesdays Presidential debate for instance. Romney wore a bright blue and white striped tie while Obama opted for a burgundy-red piece, a change that I was very happy to see. Pre-debate I was actually hoping that Obama would be wearing a red tie a color that is synonymous with power, confidence, and excitement all things Obama lacked in the first debate.

Obama is Taking Charge, Wearing a Burgundy-Red Tie

I am now making the argument that Obamas red tie helped him step up his game during the last debate. Not only did the tie grabbed the audiences attention, but I strongly belief that it gave President Obama a boost of confidence after taking a look in the mirror.

The psychology & emotional effects of colors is definitely nothing new. In fact, psychologists have been researching the meaning of colors for decades, if not centuries, and evidence does indeed prove that certain colors do evoke certain emotional responses in people. This is nothing new to presidential candidates who pay attention to what colors to pick out for a public appearance.

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No Consensus On Colors Before 2000

According to Smithsonian magazine:

The explanation Archie Tse, a senior graphics editor for the Times, gave to Smithsonian for his choice of colors for each party was fairly straightforward:

I just decided red begins with r, Republican begins with r. It was a more natural association. There wasnt much discussion about it.

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Red Vs Blue: Why Necktie Colors Matter

ByRobert Roy Britt01 March 2017

Few world leaders or CEOs want to be seen as aloof.

But does it matter whether one wears red or blue? Yes, suggest several studies, including one published in the journal Science on Feb. 6, 2009. More on that in a moment.

First, some color:

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I assured the senators that we will cooperate as closely as we can to solve common problems, Bush said after the meeting.

From our side, we think that is a symbolic indication, and were off to a good start, Durbin said.

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How The Colors Came To Be Red White And Blue

Of the 205 sovereign nations in the world, 21 share red, white and blue as their flags colors. But why do so many share the same trio of colors, and what do they represent?

On July 4, 1776, a resolution was passed by Congress authorizing the development of a seal for the new country which reflected the Founding Fathers values.

According to TIME Magazine, however, Mike Buss, a flag expert with the American Legion, points to the red, white and blue used in the Union Jack of England.

They come from the three colors that the Founding Fathers had served under or had been exposed to, said Buss.

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Once Upon a Time in Eos Pt.2

Final Fantasy XV x Reader Characters: You, Noctis, Ignis, Gladius, Promoto Rating: R

"Hey, [Y/N] I heard you are going to start training to be a Kingslaive?" Prompto asked as you walked down the corridor of your school one afternoon "To be able to do that... wow you are crazy" "Cor..." You muttered, before correcting yourself "Dad wants me to" You sighed looking at the blonde haired boy "Said it will do me good" "eh... Being all tough like him?" "I guess..." You sighed, pulling up your bags strap back onto your shoulder. "What are you two doing?" You heard a voice behind you, both of you turned to find Noctis, standing there, with a small following of girls behind him, all squealing "Talking about me?" "Of course" Prompto laughed "[Y/N] is joining the Kingslaive, did you hear?" "Yeah... I did" He said, joining us, the three of you continued walking down the corridor to head out into the city streets "Maybe you can beat up Gladius for me" "Gladius?" Prompto asked "That big tough guy? Ah... na!" He laughed, he placed his hand on my shoulder and smiled "[Y/N] is going to be amazing!" He grinned. "Don't get your hopes up" You laughed "I am surely no Gladius" "More like a Prompto" Noctis mumbled "Hey!" Prompto blurted.

Later that night you and Prompto found yourself alone, walking down towards the local café the two of you would spend time together at. He looked a little down, so you were dragging him along, plus knowing his parents... they probably weren't home. Prompto spent a lot of his time away from us... alone. So, you made a point to spend more time with him, plus then you didn't have to deal with the bossiness of Cor. "Whats up?" You asked, looking at Prompto with concern "You went quiet back there" "It's nothing" Prompto responded. Resting his head in his hand. "Uh...." "What?" "Ever since that discussion about the Kingslaive and being a solider you have been a little off" "It's just... Noctis is surrounded by people who are strong, built to fight and protect him... and theres me... What do I do?" "You are his friend Prompto" You responded, reaching out your hand "Friends mean more than anyone..." "I just..." He sighed. Prompto was a little anxious sometimes. "When I was younger, I had no one... I would go home, eat, look through photos I had taken and sleep. It wasn't until..." He looked out the window "I received a letter, from Lunafreya, stating I must be a 'good friend' of Noctis." "She knew you were friends?" "Not then..." He laughed "I was a lot different back then..." Scratching the back of his head "A lot!" "How?" Questioning the boy in front of you, more curious than ever. "I was... big" He sighed, looking down at the table, picking up the teaspoon and stirring his coffee slowly "Is that it?" You smiled "So was I!" You thought back to being a little girl at school, being laughed at for being a little rounder than the others "But look, you look great Prompto! Don't let the past get you down, if you look at the past you miss the things in the present" You suddenly thought about your own words, its true you should of also done the same, at this point now, even only a few months into your new life, you felt like this was the new world you would spend the rest of your life in, not knowing if it was even possible to go back to the world you knew before. "eh... you? Like Cor would allow that!" "A kid has to eat!" You laughed. Prompto smiled, "Thanks... [Y/N]" He looked up at you "I never thought I'd even talk about it, even for a moment..." He paused for a moment "I feel comfortable around you, maybe it's because we are both just normal people... surrounded by the likes of Noctis... Gladius and even Ignis too, Noct chose to be friends with us, I don't know why though, I didn't do anything special, maybe it was because I didn't treat him like he was royalty" He smiled a little thinking back at the moment he approached Noct on the first day of high school "Then you came along, you fitted right in with us, before then I never really had many friends, if any... now I find myself shocked that I even have two" Prompto chugged the last of his coffee and got up "let's go!" He smiled, like nothing had even crossed his mind "Plus, tests are coming up... might actually have to study" He laughed.

Prompto smiled all the way home, knowing that he felt wanted, even just for a moment. He laid on his bed, flicking through photos he had taken from that day. Happy, even though he was alone. Sadly, the day wasn't over for you as your apartment was opposite Noctis' apartment, this was because King Regis wanted someone nearby to be there, just in case the Prince could be in danger, meaning you could see his apartment windows into his living room through yours. Sometimes you would bump into Ignis on his way in or out of his apartment, after probably cleaning, cooking or lecturing Noctis on his awful lifestyle choices. Ignis and yourself didn't really speak that much, you would smile and wave, make small talk but that was about it. Knowing Cor wasn't home tonight, you walked towards the convenience store at the corner of the street. "Hello [Y/N]" You heard a calming voice behind you "What are you doing here?" "Looking for dinner" You groaned, turning to look at Ignis who had a basket full of fresh goods... obviously for the Prince "Cor isn't home so..." "I see" He said, looking past me, eyeing up the salad products "Excuse me" He sidestepped next to you and reached up for the lettuce "You are more than welcome to join us, of course I am sure Noctis wouldn't mind" "It's Okay" You smiled, looking around the store feeling slightly uncomfortable "I have to study, our tests are coming up this week" "Ah... I see" "Maybe next time..." You stuttered "Thanks again" You picked up a ramen bowl and a pre-made salad and started to head away from Ignis "Congratulations by the way" Ignis called out "For getting accepted into the Kingslaive program. I am sure Cor is very proud" "Thanks..." You muttered "I guess it's an honour..."

You sat at home, looking through the notes on your phone, looking over what you had written about Ignis... You took a large bite of lettuce covered in some random sauce, before deleting the note completely to rewrite it

Ignis; babysitter and mother of Noctis. Too formal.

As you clicked back, you noticed the note about Prompto, it was still the same from before, it just had a friend with a question mark, you hadn't updated it as you had found so many other people who needed to be noted, you smiled before you deleted it, typing a new one for him.

-Prompto; Best friend. Don't lose him.

You smiled to yourself a little, Prompto had really made this life easier for you. Maybe it was his attitude and personality but today you felt a little closer to making his place home "He reminds me of..." You sat for a moment, "of...." Biting your lower lip, you thought hard about home, about your last life "Why...why can't I think of her name" You sat there for a moment, staring at the wall "Why can't I remember" You stuttered, "She is my best friend... her name was..." You paused again, not remembering "My name is [Y/N] I live in....?" You sighed, putting down your fork. "Am I forgetting?" You closed your eyes "I can see them in my mind...at least you are still there, even if I can't remember your names"

Your life would continue to be a challenge as you started training everyday after school instead of messing around in the arcade or eating out with Prompto and Noctis. You felt yourself becoming more settled in this world, but you were concerned about your growing lack of memory of your past life as the years went past. You started training with Gladius on the weekend, as you found yourself the youngest, sparring became difficult with the older trainees to the Kingsglaive. Plus, Noctis needed an excuse to skip training now and then, so sending you was his next best trick in his book. Gladius didn't seem to mind, you were more of a challenging partner than Noct ever was. You thought about everything that had happened so far in your time here, while sitting on the bench near your home, your feet up on the wooden beams. Looking up to the sky you sighed "I guess this isn't a dream after all" You sighed "A dream?" You heard a voice, jumping up you noticed Ignis standing next to the bench. It was late and you were wondering why the young man was out at such a late time. "Nothing" You responded, looking down at the floor. "Sorry..." "I didn't mean to intrude your private thoughts" He responded, looking down at you, he was always so formally dressed, his hair was neat, his shoes polished. Everything about him was so mature, even at such a young age. "You thinking about the future?" Ignis sighed, sitting down next to you "Yeah..." You lied. "I am unsure..." "The Kingslaive is a good choice... But I guess it is completely up to you" Ignis stated "It's a lot of responsibility as a guard to the king" "Everyone keeps telling me this is such a great idea" You sighed "wow you're training to be a Kingslaive [Y/N] good job! Cor must be so proud" You mocked, Ignis looked at you, adjusting his glasses. "I am aware, it is a good path, my dad will be proud of me, but sometimes I just wonder what I was brought here for" "brought here?" Ignis looked confused "What do you mean?" "I..." You had let it slip a little, being 'brought' here wasn't the right phrasing, apparently I had been born here, I had just taken over this vessel of a body to continue living. "But you also do that, you look after Noctis like a parent" You blurted "Don't you want to do something else with your life?" "I..." Ignis paused "I have been given this task, and I must see it through" "I see..." You sighed, looking at Ignis "I guess that leaves us both no choice" "Hmm?" "Cor is determined to see me in the Military, so I must go... To protect the King of Lucii is my purpose then so be it... just like how your role is to care for the Prince." "You will also one day, care for Noctis, as a king" "I guess so..." You sighed "But don't you just... wish there was more to life... than just to care for..." "I have to go, Noctis is waiting I am sure" Ignis quickly butted in and smiled "Goodnight" He started to get up from the bench "Ignis, I'm sorry I didn't mean to..." "It's quite alright" He sighed, walking away.

"I guess I hit a nerve" You sighed, watching him walk away slowly.

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OC selectivity on this blog! (and a lil advice)

(These are my opinions and my experiences, you are welcome to disagree! Please DM me/or comment/tag your thoughts if so!)

More under the cut!

First things first, I don’t look at writing that much! As long as you are coherent and understandable, honestly, your muse comes first!

OC’s are always interesting to me! Especially in a universe such as the one Overwatch is set in, its extremely difficult to have an OC that stands out, but isn’t overpowered. I understand that! But I feel a lot of people always come from the same direction when creating an OC.

“I’ve watched the shorts/seen the content, that looks cool!“ “I wonder how I might’ve done differently in this context??“ “How cool would it be if there was a griffon/phoenix/dragon hybrid thats also the sibling of Han-“

You get my point! And I’m sure everyone’s been through that phase.

But over the years in RPing on Tumblr, I’ve discovered a trend- amongst others and my own preferences- on which OC’s become popular.

TRENDS?

I find that most (if not all) popular and well-written OC’s:

- Play no integral role in the plot (so having your character interact with a canon character wouldn’t throw the canon plot way off balance. Eg. A time traveller who rescues Lena from the slipstream).

- Fill in a gap, usually minor, somewhere in the canon (again, for example, see all the TALON scientist blogs out there! They fill in the character gap Blizzard has left for us, and as there is already a predetermined spot for them in the canon, it provides all of us others with canon muses a nice, fresh interaction that would likely work! I’ve seen successful secretary OC’s, scientists, IT support, etc.)

On another note. Elaborations on minor characters, I find are also quite popular. Take Maximilien for example, or a Helix security agent from that Pharah comic.

- Have no variations of a canon characters abilities/powers (has anyone seen the chinese ripoff of Overwatch? Their characters are an excellent example).

Heheh. This one is basically Lucio and Tracer’s lovechild. Izawa has rewind, and I believe, Lucio’s boost thing. You get why he wouldn’t be very appealing as an OC. For one, it adds no depth or further detail to Overwatch’s universe. And being so similar to an existing character just naturally gives a feeling of cheapness and laziness.

SHIPPING

I’ve seen people make OCs for the sake of interacting with a certain character. The Undertale and anime fandoms are especially notorious of this, and though Overwatch isn’t so much of a slippery slide, I’d really hate to have this fandom go in the same direction. Of course, these could work if written well, but more often than not, I see these crash and burn.

For example, another brainwashed TALON assassin who’s gone through the Widowmaker treatment so they’ll gain romantic favours with the Widows (they’re the same and they understand each other so they’ll love each other right???).

I could go on and on about this one, but I feel the general rule is in place. Most people know this one however, and (at least) I’ve only had one bad experience with someone forcing their OC to ship with mine. Nothing was discussed prior, the scene took place in a bar and our characters had had no prior relationship. The dialogue went somewhat like this:

“it’s getting late, you should go home.“ “Uh- but well, I’ve got nowhere to stay tonight.” “There’s an inn down the road if you’d like?“ “I’d much rather stay here with you.“

Needless to say, that was one of the only threads I’ve ever dropped. I left the blog not long after.

Again, I’m not implying that EVERY OC is like this! But I know a few people who are wary of rping with OCs just due to bad experiences.

BACKSTORY

And here’s the one that births all the Mary Sues in the world! OC’s with overly complex backstories that are patchy and underdeveloped in places, contain tropes that are usually looked on as cliche, and require an hour of scrolling through a five thousand word fanfiction usually turn people off.

As the general rule of thumb stands for creative writing- if you can’t summarise the plot without having to add a “Oh I forgot! and also…”, your plot’s probably a little wee bit too complex for enjoyment of the common Tumblr folk. Point is, no one is as interested in your OC as you, the first time they meet them. Make your points short, sharp and sweet to draw them in, then you may elaborate.

POWERS and GODMODDING

Surprisingly, this is one of the things I see less often in OCs. I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before. If your OC’s powers don’t exactly feel right in the universe you’re about to plop em into, don’t do it.

Overwatch for example, is an extremely complicated, technologically advanced world which revolves around the plot of the aftermath of a war against robots and humans. Would this fit in there?

Or this?

Perhaps not! And there’s a reason why! Theres no mention of magic or dragons or dinosaurs in the universe, and it would be awkward to try and fit it in without a good, well-researched scientific explanation.

On the hand, something like this might do the trick:

Yeah?

As for being extremely overpowered, I find a common mistake is that people tend to chuck in whatever sounds cool (and believe me, I used to do that too).

For example: An intern at Overwatch who was born a prodigy of science. After being captured, blackmailed and experimented on by TALON (another common trope), they gain the powers to travel through shadows, turn back time, open portals, sharpshoot, they’re still an engineering genius, and also, they can fly!

Cool huh? A trick here is to find a theme, and stick with it. Throw in references to mythology! Elements of nature! Colors! Poisonous flowers! It makes it cool.

For example, an OC based off Huginn and Muninn might have the powers to never tire, be persuasive and reliable as heck, and have a raven theme to their costume and appearance. They could also be Scandinavian.

A canon character that makes a theme work is Tracer. She’s obviously based off the concept of time. This links to her backstory and her personality.

But enough of that!

So does that mean I can’t have a character with cool powers? Of course not! There are some characters that manage to pull off abilities and powers that would almost definitely be seen as overpowered, and term them into- instead- a point of attraction. Of course, I’m sure this is what everyone endeavours to do.

Take GLaDOS for example,

Or Dr. Facilier

Or Daenarys Targaryen

All three of these characters pull off badass, awesome and clever, and people love them for it. But why?

Obviously, some people try and emulate them by slapping on an LGBTQ flag, or making them a feminist, or giving them a tragic backstory that too blatantly states their weaknesses. I’ve seen these things done so cheaply that they are the main downfall of an OC with potential.

The characters I’ve listed are admirable and relatable to some extent, and their weaknesses and backstories are never too heavily emphasized. Their flaws are subtle, but evidently still there. I feel that the word to use here is subtlety. Too often is this looked over.

And thats it for now! Thank you so much if you read to the very bottom of this and I hope you have a good day! Some feedback is always appreciated, whether you agree or disagree or whatever!

Cheers!

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reasonablespeculation · 5 years ago

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Chris Evans/RSDR compilation... my thoughts in bold. (NB: I used to really crush on him and I honestly do not think he’s a bad person in any way, he has good intentions but has also failed in certain ways.)

I've always been dubious about Cevans being woke. I think he's probably a decent guy overall, but the "woke" thing seems to be more about trying to impress certain women he's into, IMO. I think he’s woke about certain things but in a very surface-level white male liberal kinda way. He doesn’t put in the work of trying to get beyond his gut-level reaction and it shows.

I kinda get why CE would be quite about some issues because of A Starting Point and technically has to play the middle man for a bit but it’s also a little hypocritical because I remember him saying in an interview that if you have the power to speak up but stay quite about issues that it’s was gross him which is what he is doing at the moment. I think this is his team’s doing too, they want him to have this image and don’t want anything to tarnish that which again a sad take if you ask me. YUP

Chris has to have known that RSDR didn’t sit well with some people which might be the reason why he never promoted the movie like other cast mates. One thing that I really dislike about Evans, as much as a love him, is the fact that he uses pictures of Dodger whenever theres some controversy involving him. Like that tweet about “a beautiful moment” between the killer and brother of the victim, people tried to explain why and soon after pic was tweeted. Some CE stan were so gross during this too. very yup

"Could you explain why other than it being a white savior movie that movie was zionist/Israeli propaganda, please?" How is that not enough? There's nothing wrong with white people being heroes, but people are very tired of seeing that myth when in reality POC play the key role in saving themselves--it just gets wiped out of history. And Israel has devolved into an apartheid state, so while no one wants to be anti-Semitic, stories with Israel as the "good guys" don't play well now. Yeah

people were upset by his involvement in the zionist/Israeli propaganda movie>> He must not even know what Zionism is. He signed for thinking it was a beautiful story to tell. People give celebrities a lot of credit, they are not as smart as we think. Chris is not as smart as people think. He still has a lot to learn. Celebrities may have a say in everything, but they don't know what the real world is, and they never will. Chris uses big words which makes people think he’s smart you gotta lol a little bit.

I think he's not talking because of his website. I saw somewhere that his website is supposted to be imparcial >> I see, but his site is about American politics, he could show support for what is happening in Australia. I don't know about you guys, but with everything that is happening, I don't think the idea of this site is a good one, and it's coming at the wrong time. How to be impartial about politicians who are supporting a possible new war? I don’t think you can be, which is why I think the project is utterly flawed from the start

I don’t even think it’s because of his impartial bs political website that his has stopped engaging in political tweets, he got a lot of (and well deserved) flack for that as well. Impartiality doesn’t work when one side is rooted in bigotry. Being an American it’s so hard because by default Democrats are the ‘better party’ and yet there are so many spineless representatives on that side as well. The only white celeb using their platform in the best way imo is Mark Ruffalo, take note Chris My fave Misha Collins is also a great example of someone really using their platform & mobilizing their fanbase to do good in the world

I know this is mostly a Seb blog so forgive me for bringing up Chris again but I completely agree, I’ve been so turned off by him. The political climate in the US is so tumultuous, people’s lives are literally at stake everyday both at home and abroad by the mindset and decisions of this current administration, you can’t take a passive or impartial stance anymore. And if you choose as a celeb like Chris to use your platform to be ‘involved’ politically, there needs to be more accountability Agreed & no need to apologize, it’s obviously something a lot of people wanna discuss

Cardi B does a better job at taking an actual political stance and uplifting the voices of those marginalized and discriminated against than someone like Chris who does the actual bare minimum TRUST NO WHITE MEN, and yes sadly I include Seb in that (he’s still soft and pure and can colonize me), but that doesn’t mean they deserve to be held to a lesser standard just because they don’t or can’t recognize their privilege 100%

But here’s the thing, you and I can quietly delete tweets or opinions posted in jest or ignorance because we don’t have a ginormous platform that can validate another individuals ill informed, not that us regular folk get a free pass either but celebs have a bigger responsibility than us I agree

I'm just about done with Cevans and his fans. He's still deleting tweets (don't know which ones, but the number went down again), and his fans are just... ugh. The people who ship him with ScarJo are crazier than ever since the Golden Globes happened, and her publicist or whatever had to go and make things worse by liking a manip someone created of Chris and ScarJo (whyyyy would you do that?!). Are their PR teams actually encouraging people to ship them when she's engaged to another man? Classy. Yike

#a rare chris evans opinion

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