Im Mentally Unstable Lol

[antarctic-arcanine]

If I ever share anything that was AI generated it is purely by accident. I hate that it's getting harder and harder to tell and it makes me want to never use the internet again. It definitely had its faults, but man I miss the internet of the 2000s so much.

[myqueenmarceline]

Adding to this: please TELL ME if I share something that is genAI and you know it is. I want to know this information.

[sistress]

rb to take a bite out of prev. just one good solid bite. no holding back. full force.

[achillesisthebestt]

MY FANFICTION

[achillesisthebestt]

Y’all does anyone know what the little like nursery rhyme song that Lou sings to Will id Me Before You is called? It’s actually making me upset that I can’t find it

[cienie-isengardu]

Cienie's take on Mandalorian Culture: Mandalorian laws

Kad Ha’rangir and mandalorian traditional weapons part 1 — part 2 — part 3 – part 4 — part 5 ||| Arasuum - stagnation as symbol of death, not sloth, renamed as Arasuum - the God of Death, not Sloth part 1 — part 2 — part 3 — part 4 ||| Original Mandalorians and Gai bal manda ritual ||| Hod Ha'ran, the god of visions, prophecies and magic ||| God of Death as a mighty Beast

In Star Wars lore the general take on Mandalorians is that they have little use of laws, as they don’t have political-social structures similar to those of Republic’s nations.

Mandalorians: People and Culture:

Their society places no emphasis on birthplace, species, or citizenship, and so Mando’ade have no “state” as modern galactic politics understands it. They ignore rank and status and prefer to judge by actions and achievements, a true meritocracy: the Mandalore, or leader of the clans, is the nearest they have to a head of state. And yet nobody mistakes Mandalorians for any other people when they see them.

The Old Republic Encyclopedia

The Mandalorians have no use for senates, councils, or emperors. Only the mightiest of warriors is fit to lead a culture devoted entirely to battle.

CLAN SOCIETY Mandalorian society operates with a minimal and largely informal power structure. Every Mandalorian is a member of a clan, either by birth or recruitment. Although different clans often disagree and even fight one another, they treat their own members like family, regardless of whatever they’re related by blood ties or oath. Other than the clan’s chieftain, members have no official ranks or positions unless organized into a fighting unit where chain of command has a valuable place. Each man or woman is expected to contribute however they can, with those who achieve great things gaining increased respect and new responsibilities. Although clans may have ties or rivalries with other clans, there is no formal hierarchy. All clan chieftains report directly to the Mandalore.

Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide

Mandalorian society has no written laws and few norms, but the few that exist are sacred.

The special exception is Resol'nare[1], the Six Action that all members of society are required to follow to call themselves a Mandalorian.

Mandalorians: People and Culture:

Mando’ade regard the following six acts - known as the Six Actions, or Resol’Nare - as central to Mandalorian identity: wearing armor, speaking the Mandalorian language, defending themselves and their families, raising their children as Mandalorians, contributing to the clan’s welfare, and rallying to the Mand’alor when called to arms. Anyone who practices them is considered a Mando’ad. The emphasis is on carrying out these acts daily, not simply paying lip service to them.

The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia:

Resol’nare: A term that described the basic tenets of Mandalorian culture, or “Six Actions”: the wearing of armor, the use of Mando’a language, loyalty and defense of one’s family and oneself, raising children in the Mandalorian way, contributing to the welfare of one’s clan, and answering the call to combat of the Mand’alor during times of strife. 

Following the Resol’nare is what allows one to call themselves a Mandalorian yet does not determine anything else in regard to said culture or morality. As the lore proved, Six Action was not enough to settle any conflict between (non-Taung) Mandalorians over who was a true Mandalorian and who didn’t deserve such a title or how Mandalorians should conduct their matters.

In contrast the little we know about Taungs made it clear, they follow much more strict codes:

History of the Mandalorians:

[...] Made up of clans of simianlike humanoids, these nomads roamed space seeking conflict, following a code called the Canons of Honor. The Canons aimed at helping warriors attain personal glory via combat and loyalty to one’s clan. Despite this simplistic aim, the Crusaders were scarcely primitive, placing highest priority on plundering cutting-edge weaponry at every opportunity.

The label of Mandalorian Crusader is misleading. It’s thought that the Crusaders’ forefathers were a religious warrior society with sophisticated laws that devolved into the Canons. [...].

Death Watch Manifesto said that once Mandalore the Ultimate opened ranks to non-Taung people, original teaching became Resol’nare that was passed down to new recruits

We call the Shadow Warriors our Progenitors, though we do not share their blood, and their bodies were those of beasts, not humans. We do so because their leaders forged the Mando’ade into warrior bands and taught them to treasure family, clan and honor. Their teaching became the Resol’nare, the Six Actions, that make us Mandalorians: raising the young to seek honor and glory, wearing armor, defending one’s self and one’s family, supporting one’s clan, speaking a common language, and owing fealty to the leader of the clans.

but the author of Manifesto twice mentioned non-Taung warriors following the original, ancient codes (plural form):

The age of the Taung was ending, but their great work was unfinished. To survive, the Mando'ade must be transformed. It was a terrible burden, but Mandalore the Ultimate bore it with honor. He opened the clans to all who proved themselves in battle and followed the warrior codes. Non-Taungs were no longer confined to vassalship, but could be full-fledged Mandalorian warriors. Our forefathers were among these new Mando'ade, and soon proved they were ready to lead the clans 

and

This perfect society threatened the Republic. Seven centuries ago, their craven, hut’uune warships and Jedi bombarded our worlds. They incinerated Mandalore’s farmland and forests, leaving much of our homeworld a forsaken desert of fine white sand, and then occupied our world. They killed, exiled, or disarmed our warriors and suppressed our ancient codes [...].

Which suggests that while Resol’nare was the basic set of laws, the behavior and social exceptions of Mandalorians (or at least warriors) were still regulated by much more complex set of legal principles (more details about that in sidenotes).

However as the Knights of the Old Republic comics series presented, Mandalore the Ultimate (representing original Taung-Mandalorians) was aware there is not enough time to teach the new recruits their culture.

So many new recruits. Different species, different armors, different languages -- and not enough time to learn our ways.

and chronology wise, the earliest use of Resol’nare was presented during Mandalorian Wars, when Republic citizens were forced into Mandalorian army (KotOR: Vector):

Once you were Dar’manda -- ignorant outsiders. Those lives are over! You will raise your young as Mandalorians -- and defend them. You will wear our armor and speak our language. And you will serve the clan, and rally when called. These are the Resol’nare -- the Six Actions - sacred to our movement. Do them -- and you may live to call yourselves Mandalorians!

All those above sources led me to think that Taung-original Mandalorians have much more complex laws, including religious ones, that defined their individual behavior and society as whole, while Resol’nare was specifically designed and implemented once Mandalore the Ultimate understood passing the Canons of Honor as it was to new recruits was impossible due to limited time and opportunity. So the law complexity of original culture was simplified to the bare minimum and/or essential rules, and the further from Mandalorian Wars, the more forgotten the Canons of Honor became. 

SIDENOTES

[1] The other vital law that Mandalorian warriors seem to be bound to follow is a challenge to duel, as a way to settle serious matters. In Knight of the Old Republic, Canderous Ordo was challenged by Jagi and if he refused to fight the man or did not show up in designated place and time, Canderous would be forever cast out of Manalorian society.

Jagi: I challenge you Canderous. I challenge you to fight the fight you fled that day above Althir. In the dune seas of Tatooine, I will be waiting for you. I have spread the news of the challenge since I learned you had landed on this world. All the surviving Mandalorian clans know of what I do here, and that we shall meet on Tatooine to settle this debt of vengeance once and for all. If you fail to meet me there, you shall be stripped of all honor and forever cast out of our society! It will be you and me alone in the dune seas of Tatooine: a final battle that can only end in death. I shall be waiting for you there, Canderous.

and

Canderous (to Player): I've been given a challenge I can't ignore. We've got to go to the dune seas of Tatooine so I can find Jagi and kill him for his insult to me!

In The Old Republic game we learn that

Lane Vizla’s brother was challenged by Kur Ha’rangir (and the latter cheated during the duel but because of his clan’s social position, the cheating was ignored).

Lane Vizla: Years ago, Kur Ha'rangir challenged my brother to a duel. Over some perceived slight against his famous name. Kur used nothing but underhanded tricks - like he does with everything else. There was no honor in the way he fought... He killed my brother... and no one called out Kur's deception. Typical, for a Ha'rangir.

Shae Vizla was challenged to duel by her enemy, Heta Kol, the leader of Hidden Chain

In The Clone Wars TV animated series, Pre Vizsla was challenged by Maul. As we learn from Maul and Almec’s discussion, ancient laws regulated what should happen to followers of the defeated warrior 

Almec: Clearly you are powerful, but how can two of you overthrow Vizsla and his supporters? Maul: Vizsla is a soldier, and like every soldier, he is bound by honor. I will challenge him to single combat in front of his men. He will not deny me. Almec: Hmm. If you defeat him, according to the ancient laws of Mandalore, his soldiers will be honor-bound to follow you. Maul: Precisely.

After Pre's death, half of Death Watch accepted Maul as the new ruler, while Bo-Katan and her supporters rejected the Sith Lord.

[achillesisthebestt]

Hey! Does anyone have any Alex Rider fics where Yassen comes to live with Alex and Jack after the end of season three? If you could drop any links please do!!!!

[achillesisthebestt]

GUYS PLEASE I’M DESPERATE

[raointean]

Most people rebelling against the Empire: Though it is futile, I must take this last stand. I have no hope of survival, nor do I think myself strong enough to win, but I will not go down without a fight

Mandalorians fighting the Empire: Get the fuck off my lawn!

[mythica-ithaca]

If you have a crunchyroll subscription and you support Palestine, please cancel your subscription on the upcoming October 7th to boycott this decision. A massive Israeli boycott on the anniversary of that day would send a very strong message. Not just crunchyroll either, if you have subscriptions for any other company that enables and supports Israel, October 7th is the day to cancel all of those. Please participate and spread the word.

[profesional-hater]

Don't forget folks!

[stoptheantisemitism]

Witholding your money from companies doing business with violent ethno states should be the easiest thing to do.

Please cancel your subscription today! You can reference my blog for alternative sites to watch your favorite anime.

[toskarin]

Tumblr Code.

If I ever see any of you in public, the code is horrifying weapon attack

[aokozaki]

The response will be collapsing into a bloody heap!

[toskarinfr]

must keep reblogering!! Im going to be so suspicious if any one fells me with a single wicked blow now!

[jackalspine]

@schnuffel-danny hehehe

regarding this post: from schnuffle

[taeonysus8]

i did not spend years of my life waiting for every season of this show just for it to end like this

[3njoythesil3nce]

cause wtf was that

[currentlyonstandbi]

all the Deli Fives: *trying to figure out how to fix the timeline and stop the apocalypse*

Brisket Five in the kitchen:

[edwin-paynes-bowtie]

It's really not surprising that @netflix is losing a LOT of money this week. Within the span of just a couple of weeks, they:

Ended one of their most beloved shows (TUA) in what was literally one of the worst conclusions ever written

Announced a homophobic version of Dorian Gray where Basil and Dorian were brothers

Canceled a critically acclaimed new show (DBDA) after one season despite its large, dedicated fanbase after failing to market that show

Implemented ads on Netflix plans that did not previously have them, essentially serving as a price increase for a lot of people

This is a genuinely insane metric to see, especially for a company as large as @netflix. Honestly, it's super embarrassing, but a natural product of their recent behaviour.

[reblog-thisif]

Reblog this if its okay for your followers to introduce themselves to you.

[jamausis]

Just come to my ask box and tell me stuff about yourself. Your pets. Your favorite music. What you had for breakfast this morning. Literally anything you want, I love making new friends

[imkindasleepdeprived]

PLEEEEEASE I BEG OF THEE

[namidameahun]

My favorite scene 🔧🧑‍🚀

[holmesandtheroman]

NOTICE: As more and more fanfic writers are using generative AI for their works (you uncreative dweebs), I hereby swear on everything I hold dear that I have not and will NEVER use generative AI in ANY of my written work. Everything I post will be organically and creatively my own.