#yall its Not That Simple

[yrdnzz]

and i got eyes on the back of my head, i got eyes everywhere so i know where you go

[newty]

so like obvs my prev thought dump is neither complete or well expressed but my response to stewart clarke saying that the devs told him no homophobia is p much 'well that is neither complete or well expressed in the game either' JEBRVHDJE

i think its of considerable importance that they made that decision tho. shows progress. but it could have been executed better by actually imagining what a society would require to not have homophobia, instead of just poof! magic! its gone.

i know that the end goal a lot of ppl see when they think of 'full inclusion' is complete normalcy/lack of fuss/just Happening to be queer, but imo thats a trap that breeds complacency and maintains the society we have now instead of seeing one outside of (deep breath) the white christocentric capitalist heteronormative one we live in.

basically queer normalcy does not and will not ever look like heterosexual normalcy.

ffxvi's position also speaks a lot to an ignorance of what homophobia is, why it exists, and how ppl experience it. the game literally has scapegoating the Other as its primary plot. gender divides everything from the written role of a character, their occupation, their conflict, the violence inflicted on them, and their screen time. marriage is a legally and religiously binding contract between families for blood and money and influence, which binds society to an inheritance structure that immediately disadvantages queer relationships from higher strata. i could go on

so like! i see the vision. i think it is a half baked vision and i have elected to take the evil side and talk abt the stuff they did not put on their plates. terence start running bc when i catch u--

anyway thinking abt homophobia in valisthea

which means thinking abt sex-related misogyny in valisthea. bc imo there is way too much sexual violence against women and focus on women as sexual figures w sexual drama in this game for it to not bleed over into how it feels abt two men kissing (not gonna go into a lesbian reading bc it exits my scope)

like. anabella only being a vessel for children, benedikta using sex to control titan/feel loved by barny but also being threatened w rape twice(?) by men, jill awakening shiva when she's almost raped by a man + other rosarian girls are raped, the constant winkwink sexy references w isabella, the offscreen women moaning in the oriflamme brothel, sylvester killing his wife n mistress after they outlived any sexual service to him, barny's mom referenced in an easily interpretable sexual manner, etc etc

simultaneously the narrative does its best to present the veil as a morally neutral institution w benefits to the function of northreach. the discussion between the male sex worker and the male guard was deliberately placed, too, and gives an interesting view into affection and money. theres a couple more men in veil garb that arent presented as out of place.

which is all failed by rest of the worldbuilding imo. only male customers visit the veil. sex is still regarded as a sneaky taboo subject. every country has a male monarch and occupations are firmly divided by gender. the primary hinge of benedikta's relationship w hugo is the fact that hugo feels in charge, which helps culturally ascribe dominance as a masculine trait.

if women are so widely regarded as unequal on sexual terms (and, relatedly, on societal terms), certain expectations must also exist on the male side.

we dont really see much tension in the male characters performing masculinity--other than the huge unnatural vibes sleipnir gives off by mincing around--but we do see barny kneel before ultima in a rly sexually charged scene. his subservience is presented as an unexpected weak facet of his character, where he's desperate and obliging and uncertain. it's a private scene that works off its own uncanniness, so it functions a little bit more as a narrative piece than a societal mirror. but I don't think that removes it from the discussion, and i think its odd character is a stark contrast to the clarity we're given in dion and terence's kiss scene.

a sort of clarity, i guess. dion and terence talk abt power dynamics in class instead of sexual role or gender. there's still the words 'master' and 'servant' pinned on the wall w like 3 different undertones, so its easy to unravel that into different understandings of their relationship to class, duty, and romantic/sexual identity. i dont think its productive to split hairs abt who tops, but i think its reasonable to interpret that they feel secure in w/e service they give to the other. this is in spite of the societal understanding that dominance is inherently masculine and correct, and that subservience is feminine and not as acceptable.

i know enough abt queer history to know that the security & fulfillment i interpret them as having is simultaneously as rare as it is common depending on where you look. no matter what one does in the private sphere, the public view will influence it, and it's determined by the case who will feel negatively or positively abt themselves bc of it.

ultimately i see valisthea in the respect of a society that views queerness as undesirable but not smth ur gonna be burned at the stake for. im also fully operating under my own preference for queer narratives that labor under external & internal homophobic conflicts. it's fully supportable to decide that valisthea lacks homophobia as well, and its not less like wish fulfillment to have it that way or the other.

[choccy-milky]

another batch of MCs as thanks for drawing clora🥹💖💖 once i start working on something i cant rest until i get it done so ive legit been working on these nonstop for the past 2 days from when i wake up till i go to bed.......i can finally rest 🧎‍♀️........THANK YALL AGAIN💖💖💖🙏🙏🙏 MC's in order: @moonstruckmoony @syaolaurant @dwightschrute11 @boxdstars @versailles-black @ccelicaa @ethniee @wrongcog @ashiori-chan @tamayula-hl @celestinawarlock @serpensortiamaxima @silvyadrakkon @jadepalaceyaya @zorro-d-t

[httpuckdrop]

a lot of thoughts are being thunk

[kaeyachi]

me: hey, hoyo, can we have kaeya lore?

hoyo: he likes collecting seashells

me: thats great, but-

hoyo: his specific steak order is one cooked on cedar wood with stewed vegetables on the side

me: good to know, but what I mean is-

hoyo: he has really beautiful handwriting

me: ... you know what...

hoyo: ...he has several hidden knives when wearing his sailwind shadow skin

[foundfamily-connoisseur]

Oh shit double chiconas WATCH OUT 🗣‼️‼️‼️

If they existed together they'd be insufferable. The hottest bitches in the room and they aren't letting you forget it. Might debate on the morality on if they dated each other since theyre the same person but also. Not. It's sans all over again

Oh yeah and da macs!!! Mac and Maxie

[witchering10123]

the way penelope's challenge had two parts - string the bow AND shoot through twelve axes - and the suitors couldn't even do the first part, my girl had standards 😌💅

[andragoras-in-vanity]

i think im about to get to watch my government shut off the americans power and like....this whole situation is stupid and dangerous but its also just so fucking funny.

put tariff on us? okay we'll stop selling american beer and also new york and Pennsylvania can deal with the dark

[jesse-cosay]

Have I told you guys how much I hate this show.

I just realized why we see Jesse's harpoon pack fall when the exit closes. It isn't just a quick way of explaining that stuff from the train can't leave the train. It isn't just to show us "Hey! The harpoon pack didn't really go with him, even though you see him wearing it while inside the exit!"

If that was their point, they could have just made the harpoon pack fall off sooner. They could have had Jesse take it off and throw it at the Apex to make a statement.

And if it was about Lake's escape- or the next episode being off the train or how they were cuffed to one of the flecs- it would be possible to reframe it. They could have had it be something to do with the train car or Alan Dracula. There are a million different ways to get a similar result. But that wasn't what they wanted to do.

No, no, the framing is so important in this scene. The door closes. We watch it drop to the floor.

And I remember seeing this and thinking- why? It isn't necessary. We already understand that "train stuff" doesn't go off the train. It's a two second clip of it falling. It's not needed. Why.

Because the next clip is Lake.

It's a comparison.

Do you see this harpoon pack? This silly, little thing? To the train, Lake is no different. They are just a thing.

An object.

It was just another way to show us how the system and the train viewed Lake. I hate it. I hate it here.

[thewisestdino]

🍪 Gingerbread🍪 

[dynamitekansai]

THE USOS REUNITE WWE SMACKDOWN (OCTOBER 25, 2024)

[littlesapphicraccoonguy]

Someone get this guy anger management therapy💀

[feline-evil]

Wrench looking at Literally Anything and Anyone: (Rage. Disgust. Trying to kill with his gaze alone.)

Wrench looking at Numbers:

(Well listen. Ok. This is Wrench we're talking about so still some rage and still some killing-gaze but. Softer....Soft....Reserved only for This One Guy. I know it's subtle, he's Mr Wrench. But look, see hims face.)

[just-antithings]

oo I have a new dni experience for y'all. someone joined a (relatively small, so small the welcome channel isnt muted for me lol). was checking their profile and saw a carrd and went "interesting". clicked dni and immediately saw "dni if ur gonna show this to just-antithings" and I knew it'd be great

Not the first time I’ve heard about someone having something like that in their dni but it always makes me laugh

[carry-on-my-wayward-butt]

had the most present moment of my parenthood so far last night when i had taken a low dose delta gummy and had absolutely no pain in my legs whatsoever

i had no anxiety. i had no racing thoughts. my brain was quiet. my legs were functioning. my heart was full of unrepentant joy and laughter because i was able to engage with my toddler without the background radiation of never ending 5 to 7 out of 10 pain and the constant threat of needing to remember to do something or make a list or clean something or plan something

i was just there. having fun. singing and dancing before bedtime. my child was laughing and having fun. i was laughing and having fun. all i felt was happiness. for once, literally nothing else but happiness.

its really really unfair, painful even, to get these momentary glimpses of what my life could be like if i wasn't crippled and crazy and broken all over.

[california-112]

Masters Of The Air - Part One