#word choice my man

[amyriadfthings]

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"I think it’s an absolutely beautiful shot and it is very sexy, but it also speaks to their physicality, the way that they are positioned in the frame and the way that Harry is so open and comfortable–so relaxed in his position. And Adam is not. He’s less open. But it really helps the scene because what’s interesting is Harry is not necessarily as emotionally open as we think he is, and as the scene develops and we’re closer to them and he opens up about his life, there’s a contradiction there that I think is really fascinating. There’s also a certain vulnerability about the shot too. The position of Andrew’s hand is so important in making this shot what it is. The way that it’s so delicately there at the base of your stomach, which is such a vulnerable area. His hand is so gently on there, and Paul is so open to wanting that touch–that connection in this moment makes it a beautiful image." - Andrew Haigh

[driedlillies]

The magnus archives when everything’s the same but the action happens 10 years into the future (starts 2026) and the institute is under scrutiny because some gossip magazines accused them of having misogynistic management because the Head of the Institute was always a man so Jonah Magnus originally born in the 1700s decides to deal with that by his next body being a woman so now he has to deal with periods and gender dysphoria

[fictionadventurer]

Me when St. John first speaks: Unfortunately, my imagination has given him a really good voice. I may have to root for him over Rochester.

Me after St. John says more words: Never mind.

[cent-scratchnsniff]

something bad did indeed happen to that man. spent abt 25 minutes trying to find a better picture of that one (1) offical piece with his eyes open that wasnt compressed or tiny

[electroniccollectiondonut]

I have not been in this fandom long enough to reasonably judge others' takes however. "EPIC fans are so silly to characterize odysseus as feeling guilty for his actions don't you know he's a war criminal" is definitely a wild one. like first of all to each their own so settle down and let people enjoy things ok. and secondly making choices with a bad outcome, even knowingly and deliberately, does not exclude the possibility of feeling bad about it later. in fact it makes for a much more in depth character because then you get to explore what he does or doesn't feel guilt over, and why, and if that guilt ever edges into regret or not.

[dazais-guardian-angel]

Well, at least Fukuzawa got his wish granted, I guess.... he's finally inside Fukuchi <3

[deoidesign]

I need to know if I'm delusional and projecting onto random characters or if Adam and/or Steve are neurodivergent

You can project whatever you want on them, and I don't know that it's "canon" so to speak but I write them with neurodivergent intent in mind just based on my own life experiences!

so I'm projecting on them too, but it's up for debate whether that's coming across in the text.

Adam is autistic and Steve has ADHD. To Me.

[zundely]

Bioware, why your white guy companion does get to exist separately from his skeleton son add-on that players can kill for a tear-jerker moment , but the black guy needs to die with his flying dog?

And if you went ahead and stated that you thought the death of the flying dog would be more impactful of the two rather then death of Davrin, honestly the best companion in the cast (whose whole quest revolves around survivors guilt and finding new things to live for) couldn't you at least let my man live regardless? Or at least have enough decency to not talk about him in the interview as if he is the add on part of this duo? Please?

[morallyunhelpful]

it kind of baffles me how little sympathy eurylochus gets :( everyone is so mean to him…

[christiandomme]

I just have to say something about girl dinner and girl math. I understand that trends can turn fast and we need to to address them as they are, not as they “should be”, but as someone that watched both of these trends emerge, they were not initially about obscuring women’s humanity or material nature. They were a commentary on social acrobatics women go through.

Girl dinner is about performance; girl math is about permission.

Girl dinner is what a woman feeds herself when she isn’t worried about preparing something to share with a guest, partner, child, etc. Maybe it’s 27 pizza rolls with no side dish in sight, maybe it’s something with minimum labor like chips, dip and a pack of applesauce, maybe it’s three candy bars because that’s what you felt like ‘and peanuts have protein, right?’. Whatever your girl dinner is, it’s the food you eat when you don’t have to perform (in both senses of the word) meal preparation for others.

Now, there is a valuable juxtaposition here to what the freedom of what girl dinner should be and what it is. My sister eats at least 30% of her meals as the leftovers of what her kids don’t eat and she doesn’t make herself a plate. And a pic of that #girldinner certainly would have something to say.

Girl math has a couple layers. Some of it is about naming realistic ways of thinking about spending and saving and prioritization that would be mocked if talked about with people that aren’t in an overlapping life experience. I enjoyed a tik tok I saw by a male economist talking about the idea that “If I have a gift card it’s free” aligns with well known/well respected economic principle…but also, I saw dozens of videos before that of men shaking their head in bemused confusion over that ‘girl math’ principle. But at least now we can take it seriously because it’s been approved by [masculine] academia!

But I think a big part of “girl math” is also that many women hold themselves/are held to a standard of having to hyper justify their wants and they experience guilt if they give themselves more than they ‘need’ even while working to fulfill the wants of those around them.

“If you get $20 off when you spend $50, and one of the items is on clearance, and I get store points, and I’ll use it at least twice a week, I’m basically making money if I buy this thing I want!” is a guilt-free arithmetic of giving yourself permission to fulfill a want.

And obviously women are not the only demographic that experience guilt or hesitance around spending money or time or resources on things they want and doing “the math” to make it permissible but it is widespread enough among women that it earned a self-label for their flavors of it.

[ossidae-passeridae]

Opinion on 15 or 17? Or both 🫢

Questions from here

15. Opinion on Anakin’s characterization discrepancies between Clone Wars and the prequels? [i.e., the broification of Anakin Skywalker]

The short answer to this (from a Watsonian-esque perspective) is that the Clone Wars show is, at its core, a narrative told from Ahsoka's POV. Ahsoka, as Anakin's padawan, has a very rose tinted view of him — he's a hero, he's a charming rogue, he's able to get out of every situation — and of course she does! She's a child, he's his teacher and guide, it's normal to look up to people in those roles in your life when you're young.

In the movies, though, we're seeing Anakin from a removed third person perspective, which is to say we're seeing him as he really is. Ahsoka can't conceptualise Anakin crying from overwhelm, the same way that kids can't conceptualise their parents doing the same. But he does (very prettily, might I add). The 'real' Anakin is awkward, and cries when he's emotional, and is more than just the confident front he puts on for other people.

From a Doylist perspective, I'm just 😩 at Filoni trying to make Anakin "cool" in TCW because he thought he wasn't manly enough or whatever. Spray bottle direct to the face for him.

17. What event is Anakin’s point of no return in his fall to the dark side?

Baby boy is doomed by the narrative before he's even born <3 So his conception I guess 🤣

Putting that aside though, I think it's not when he killed the Tuskens after his mother's death — though that is undoubtedly a Dark act — but when he decides to keep it a secret from Obi-Wan and the rest of the Jedi. He doesn't own up to his actions, which he clearly knows were wrong. It isn't that he keeps it to himself, either! He tells both Padme and Palpatine, both of whom have enormous political power.

But he doesn't tell the Jedi. He decides to let fear — of what the consequences might be, of what Obi-Wan might think of him — rule him. Because how they (he) perceive him is more important to Anakin than atoning for his actions.

And that's not a once-off, Anakin choosing to keep this secret. That's a choice he has to make over and over every day, a fear that hangs over him like a pall — the fear that they'll find out what he's done, the fear that someone will tell them, or someone will sense it, or that he'll somehow give it away.

It's a fear that impacts every single choice he makes from that moment on, and every moment he continues to let that fear rule him, he's giving more and more power to the Dark.

(All opinions expressed above are solely those of pass e. ridae and do not express the views or opinions of any affiliates or associates, passerine or otherwise)

[marietheran-archived]

reading AITAs to do with abortion is so painful because the question will be "Am I in the wrong for pressuring my 16yo daughter to get an abortion?" and the answers will all be "No, of course no one can expect you not to burden the girl with this for the rest of her life because you feel her child will be a burden on you" and "Tell her horror stories about pregnancy and being a single mother; that'll frighten her into compliance 😊💖😚"

[dan-ish]

TCF CHAPTER 655 SPOILER

This thought has been going in my mind for some time.. Og!Cale , in the war; before his death, was nothing special, just a soldier in an impossible-to-win war (not a general or anything important just like any other) who fought after losing his whole family. After almost getting killed ,when he ended up being the reason to save his world,he just had to be sent away from his world as the only option, leaving his family, home and country all behind to a whole different world , all to be able to see his long dead mother in a form of a child in need of his help , and in the end , no one will ever know how much he had sacrificed for every living person there. It just...hurts . He is happy now , but he lived through hell to get a half 'normal' life , and he can't even talk about it to those around him . Like why does he have to suffer this much !?

[coquelicoq]

good morning can i show you guys the christmas card my little sister wrote me in french (she does not know any french)

joyeux Noël, j'espère que vous comprenez ce que je dis compte tenu de la fiabilité de Google Translate. Jespère qu'à l'avenir nous voir plus de deux fois par an. Je ne sais pas vraiment quoi dire d'autre, alors joyeux Noël et j'espère que papa t'a offert. Profitez également des autres choses que je mets sur la carte au lieu de vous ècrire un essai complet.

and then she wrote me a little crossword and a "connect the language to its way of saying 'merry christmas'" game 😭

[queen-scribbles]

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[dennisboobs]

every day i have to hold my tongue when m-cd-nnis shippers start sounding like frat guys with the way they talk about dennis' Secret Feelings toward mac. hey man. i don't actually think you get it. i don't think you understand what's going on between them.