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chelsamander

numboars-deactivated20241205

Gumby did not say that

beesmygod

he said this you son of a bitch

sashagreys-juul

*walking into the morgue to find body parts scattered across the floor* oh my god who closed last night

electricpurrs

i didnt even realize this was a porn bot i was like yeah thats a regular text post on tumblr dot com

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cannot get over this comment on a chess tournament video

captain-flint

HI FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HELLO???<!!!!!

#taika waititi #god grant me the strength

uzixcx-deactivated20230928

i so desperately wish i could express my feelings better but trauma has made me think anytime i do so i’m just being a sensitive little bitch, just a tiny insignificant burden!

#txt #just something i have to personally work on no one else is responsible for helping me do this

mountaintuuna

when kratos holds up mimir so he can see the drama better

#gow #art #fav #mimir lives for the drama baby!

carmenpeach

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#i melt whenever anyone remembers anything abt me #i am a sap #a fool

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me when i

#iasip #fav #i’m all of them???

p0stmortem

hey

steakplissken

Why was it executed

mxmollusca

I think a lot about Taika's outfit here. It's gotten a lot of hate, but I'm not sure why. It's certainly one of the more understated of his outfits from this show. I've heard people call it the Amish fit, or the Mary fit, or that he should have pumped it up with platforms or color or some other accessories, but...

I like that it's understated. It doesn't feel performative. It's not camp. Not that there is anything wrong with camp, obviously. There's something to be said about the power of camp, the power of that sort of theatrical expression. Lil Nas X springs immediately to mind as a trailblazer in that arena.

The thing is, not every deviation from gender norms needs to be like that. Demanding that this look be elevated, or over the top, or flashier, or brighter feels like demanding inauthenticity. I am reminded of something Taika said in an interview about Hunt for the Wilderpeople:

I come from a country whose idea of masculinity is quite extreme and I've grown up around a lot of that energy, I've been part of that a lot. And it's very draining, it's quite tiring trying to be macho.

I see this outfit as another type of subversion. It is plain, but then not. It's conservative, but then not. Why does every foray into the feminine need to be bright and fuzzy and sparkly and pink? Can things not be simultaneously soft and serious? Cold and kind? We don't know to what degree Taika had a say in the choice of this outfit. What I do know is that, as an indigenous man growing up in Aotearoa and then later entering into an industry that not just reaffirms but galvanizes traditional gender roles, he most likely sees nuances that others miss.

There's a difference between thinking an outfit is boring versus demanding that it goes further to push what is in actuality just another gender norm.

#taika waititi #fav #very well put