Ren

used to be RenIsConfused — 25 — any pronouns — lesbian — ace — Art reblogger 1st, human being 2nd — Teaching myself art at my big, big age; pls be nice ;-;

[clover-ren]

I should be taking advantage of having had 13 completely random jobs by writing loads of wildly specific au fanfiction, but I am Not Doing That for some reason

[cozywisteria]

reading project hail mary, the martian, and artemis back to back really drives home how aroace ryland is compared to the other protagonists and i actually love it so much

mark watney: if i met an alien queen i’d fuck her. lol i’ll be in schiaparelli’s favorite hole

jazz bashara: i’m into casual sex. damn this guy sucks but lowkey i’d be down

ryland grace: please stop telling me you’re banging. holy moly i am NOT sleeping with stratt.

[callmearcturus]

Andy Weir saying his work isn't political, just to entertain, is still extremely funny. Hate to break it to you, bro, but you cannot just decide a piece of art is apolitical. Even the basics of his work, being science-forward, is an inherently political choice.

Lmao imagine writing The Martian and thinking it's apolitical. Classic STEM bro not understanding humanities going on here.

[duckngk]

pookie wookie - next messy lighting study will be grace (naturally)

[hauntanelle]

one must imagine the tumblr mutual happy

[soffecoeur]

The camera person zooming in on Captain big brown eyes is all of us

[grantmentis]

Every time you think you’ve seen the most Ottawa charge way to win a new, even more Ottawa charge way to win is invented

[amykrij]

Remembering when I recommended one of my friends RGU and she said “I basically already know what the plot is” and then I asked her “do you know about all the incest?” and she was super surprised.

I find it strange how this shows reputation among more general audiences is “sword lesbian show” when in actuality it’s “allegorical deconstruction of patriarchy, gender roles, sexual violence, and incestuous abuse show also featuring sword lesbians”. Like when I watched it I sort of knew what was coming, but I was still completely caught off guard by how much it got under my skin. It’s strange that this show doesn’t really have a reputation for being super fucked up when other shows like Madoka Magica do have that reputation but are significantly less disturbing.

[capturedbystars]

Its not only among general audience but among creators too. Almost always creators who reference utena do either a sword pull or lesbians and they call it a day. Its like Utena is only that to them. I dare to say that sword pulls and lesbians are secondary. Utena is first and foremost story about escaping abuse

[pen-penta]

The sword pull can be viewed as an allegory for perpetuating the cycle of abuse too. Removing a part of what makes the person you supposedly hold dear to use for your own benefit. Which is ironic because Utena only starts fighting to protect Anthy in the first place, so this adds even more layers of hypocrisy to her actions.

[vilmublue]

Yeah, the sword pull looks very cool and iconic and all, but in the story it is heavily associated with having control over another person and often has a negative context with all the unhealthy relationships going on in this show. It often represents the duelists' power over Anthy in a very dehumanizing way. And in the Black Rose arc, the sword pulls have a strong sexual assault subtext. One could read some of the sword pulls more positively than others, but I'd say they're not generally treated as a good thing.

In the movie it's treated as positive character development when Utena refuses to pull Anthy's sword.

[nepenthean-sleep]

[hearteyesilya]

laura stacey you're too good they're trying to kill you || min frost vs mtl victoire [05/02/26]

[odd-birdie]

experience canadian hockey (losing in overtime)

[softcthulhuwu]

he rides zambonis, he steals hats, he gives toasts and joins conga lines at lesbian weddings, truly nobody is having a better time covering hockey games than rob pizzo

[fruitgravies]

running thru my head

prints • insta • twt

[cloudabserk]

yeah you could say ilya knows how to woo a guy.

last panel inspired by this amazing drawing

[witchiestwitch]

"You thought you knew what a unicorn was ... But you were wrong,"

[reagantheteenagewitch]

you can never lose sight of the last 15 minutes when it comes to the sirens they play their best hockey under the threat of death

[dreameronthewind]