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Art collab based on a convo I had with @zindoesart! We present to you: Clan themed nipple piercings!
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guys u should totally go watch class of 07 its so good, its like a mix between yellowjackets, the wilds, and derry girls. Theres only like two openly sapphic characters but if theres another season there’s probably gonna be more also if it makes it better (slight spoilers) its implied that they eat the men that approached the island
In honour of this post I put together all the movies, TV shows, books, graphic novels etc from the notes and various Reddit posts and listacles I found. This is not an exhaustive list; please add things you think fit!
MEDIA THAT FITS THE 'FOUND FAMILY GIRLS WHO RUN AROUND THE WOODS/CITIES HAVING ADVENTURES WITHOUT SEXUAL/SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS' THEME.
Movies (in release order)
Pippi Longstocking (1969) I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) Journey of Natty Gann (1985) Adventures in Babysitting (1987) Troop Beverley Hills (1989) A League of their Own (1992) Now and Then (1995) The Baby-Sitter’s Club (1995) (based on the book series) A Little Princess (1995) Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995) The Craft (1996) Matilda (1996) Harriet the Spy (1996) Foxfire (1996) Candleshoe (1997) All I Wanna Do (1998) Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2001) (also a book series) Bend it Like Beckham (2002) Mona Lisa Smile (2003) Sunny (2011) Troop Zero (2019) Wolfwalkers (2020) Finding ‘Ohana (2021) Turning Red (2022) Slash/Back (2022) Summering (2022)
TV Shows/Mini Series
Anne of Green Gables (1985) Sailor Moon (1992/1995-1997/2000) Anne with an E (2017-2019) Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018) Derry Girls (2018-2022) The Wilds (2020-2022)* We Are Lady Parts (2021-) Yellowjackets (2021-)* Paper Girls (2022) (also a comic book)
Books/GNs/Comic Books
The Baby-Sitter’s Club - Ann M Martin Paper Girls - Brian K Vaughan The Forever Sea - Joshua Phillip Johnson On a Sunbeam - Tillie Walden Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares Lumberjanes - ND Stevenson Beauty Queens - Libba Bray Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery Dealing with Dragons - Patricia C Wrede Princess Academy - Shannon Hale
* I don't know how well these fit in but people said them a lot in the notes so.... they were added lol
derry girls reminded me that i didn't exploit my teenage years to the fullest. i should have gotten in more trouble, done more weird things, expressed myself loudly and weirdly. if I could do it again i would definitely take a derry girls approach
Being Venezuelan is deeply lonely.
I suppose that being from any dictatorship or any country with a terrible conflict such as Palestine or Ukraine also is. But I’m only from Venezuela. So I can only speak to that experience.
You might be wondering why I am writing this in English. Well, because most people here speak English, and I don’t need to explain this to other Venezuelans.
So… allow me to continue.
Being Venezuela is deeply lonely.
Let’s start with the obvious, less controversial part of this statement. Most people leave. Over a third of our population has migrated. This means everyone, and I mean everyone, has many friends and family members living abroad. Many can’t return. Many can’t leave. And until 25 years ago, we were the country that received migrants and refugees, not the one that produced them. So we are not emotionally prepared for this. I don’t even want to get into my specific situation. I’m sure it is not the worst, but it does isolate me a bit from my peers, even the most well-meaning and empathetic ones. And I’m sure it is not the worst one, but I hate it.
I also lived abroad for a year. Only a year though so I can’t claim to know the migrant experience. And I was lucky to live with my three best friends. But I imagine it is deeply lonely too.
Then let’s talk about the second, more controversial thing, but not the most. Living in a country with conditions such as ours is quite isolating. It is hard to relate to movies, to TV, to the foreigners you see in social media. Can’t find a film, TV show, musical… about living in hyperinflation, about a week long national blackout not caused by a natural disaster, political prisoners, exile… at least not depressing biopics or dystopia. Maybe that’s why I like Derry Girls so much….
And now the most controversial one. The world has turned its back on us. Our elections are stolen, our media censored, our children imprisoned and tortured, our indigenous people neglected and poisoned, a manmade humanitarian crisis…And whatnot. All of these because we are governed by a dictatorship, not some international sanctions. And some governments have expressed their support, but nothing goes further than that. And people complain that we are getting attention other problems should get, or we become jokes. We have to convince people that we are being oppressed, that we have the same right as anyone to fight for our democracy. But as we are not the perfect victim (and I could go on and on about that) we are on the receiving end of very dehumanizing speech.
And then you compare your situation to the USA were if one county in one state does something slightly wrong it sparks a global outrage. Then our entire country and its diaspora becomes the victim of massive human right violations, we become the bad guys.
And I just want you to compare that life experience.
And to top it all off, before you ask, I do have psychological assistance. And I’ve compared notes with other friends that also have the privilege of going to therapy. And our therapist are also going through this traumatic experience in real time. And they are sadly not well equipped to be dealing with this.
I am willing and able to help educate people on the topic of Venezuela. But tonight I just wanted to vent. So if you have questions or comments I will get to you, but maybe not right away.
n i says to mself, colm, this is no day for a do
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Well, being a Derry Girl... it's a fucking state of mind.
The Derry Girls in Derry Girls (2018—2022)
Derry Girls 3.04
i aspire to become this diva one day
I really can't think of a good caption for this rn but oh well!! anyway i love them
u guys loved the designs on my last post sm i had to commit to the bit and fully design them… hope u like this :) human gooble my beloveds
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more sketches bc i have an abstragedy shaped parasite in my brain
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todays contribution
“i made a program that creates a body perfectly encapsulating their mind files, and they still hate them!”
he’s talking about their avatars. Caine seems to be actively telling us that his program creates a body based off of how the cast see themselves.
Kinger is the smartest and oldest. The king piece is important and strategically used in the endgame of chess.
Ragatha is a people pleaser and struggles to be vulnerable without getting hurt. She’s a ragdoll. Easily destroyed but also quite durable.
Jax is afraid of being vulnerable and open and Rabbits are usually seen as prey, leading them to be cautious and guarded.
Gangle is shy, fragile and used to masking. Her ribbon body shows off her fragility while her sad and happy theatrical masks are her emotions given physical form while also implying that she regularly has to mask her emotions to fit in, being a sensitive person.
Zooble is widely interpreted as having body dysmorphia, and so, feels uncomfortable in their body. This condition is given physical form through their avatar which is made of removable and uncomfortable parts. They bring up a handful of times that they can’t find something that feels good, irritating them despite having the physical ability to build a body to better suit them.
Pomni is more often than not, the main member of the cast that the others confide in. she takes very much of a leader-esque role in certain situations and is very serious about her situation and life in the circus, paralleling her Jester avatar which is very child-like and playful. Furthermore, in medieval times, Jesters were known to cut their ties to the ‘real world’ to enhance their reputation as a detached observer. This again goes against who Pomni is, the newest member of the circus cast who, up until recently, assumed or hoped that eventually she would return to her original life.
In short, the circus cast would hate their avatars because:
Kinger’s body is a reminder of his job, what with Computer Chess being one of the first AI apps in the 1940s/50s and being a reminder of his wife. He’s now a king without a queen.
Ragatha’s body is a reminder of her life as someone’s plaything, rather than their daughter. It’s a reminder of how much abuse she can/has been forced to endure and to a lesser extent, of the wealth she lost, being sent instead from ‘Riches to Rags’.
Jax’s body is a reminder of his vulnerabilities which is why his personality is more that of a predator. He lashes out and attacks others to distract from his own weaknesses.
Gangle’s body is a reminder of her disability, of her fragility and her inability to relieve herself of the masks she’s now been forced to wear.
Zooble’s body is a reminder that their body will never be theirs. Not really. Even faced with a near infinite amount of parts, no form their body can take is good enough for their Dysmorphia.
Pomni’s body is a reminder of her inability to be taken seriously despite her intelligence, emotional and otherwise, but more than that, her body is a reminder that a single decision can make a difference.
…and this all frustrates Caine to no end, because, without actually being human? he can’t/couldn’t begin to actually contemplate or understand these issues.
Sure, he can craft adventures where certain characters may shine, and he can fix Gangle’s mask and create a therapy session for Zooble… but he can’t actually make sense of the issues they feel. He lacks empathy and personal experience so while he can sense there may be a problem, he can only simulate understanding very human problems that he literally cannot fix.
So I know this has absolutely no connection, but I just thought this was very funny.
