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34. She/her. Books/tv/kdramas/ pop culture/and some

[tanoshindekouze]

Surprising observations about Shingeki no Kyojin anime and the Bechdel test

Shingeki no Kyojin may be one of the most feminist animanga to date. Not only are women as strong as men, they’re often stronger. Additionally, as many have pointed out, the world of SnK simply assumes that men and women are equally capable. No one calls Eren or Reiner a “pussy” or a “girl” when they get beaten by Annie. No one feels ashamed that a woman is at the top of the class.

However, when one applies the Bechdel test, an arbitrary rating of a work of fiction’s gender bias, to the SnK anime, there are some surprising results.

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[forbidden-interlude]

Quick quip about Austin’s character

He has no backbone. He hates confrontation and very much wants to appear like he’s doing the right thing. I think the ending scene with him telling Eunice that he loves her a million times sort of solidified who he really is. Eunice is very much out of his league. From her education to experience, they are on very different planes. Eunice even tells him that they don’t know each other. But he has this caveat about his heritage which very much deserves its own analysis. While there’s nothing wrong with being curious, he immediately pins his future on Eunice based on nothing but stretching her leg.

When it finally hits him that Eunice is not going to be with him in any world. He goes back to Ashley and seals their fate. There is an obvious third option of being with neither of them. But I don’t think he is brave enough to do that type of soul searching by himself. So he chose the devil he knew.

[sageandred]

Beef Season 2 is like: here's an avoidant and an anxious clinger on the backdrop of thematic capitalism and corruption. Let's see if this combination reveals the audience to perceive one as "better" than the other: the fearful, people pleaser who abides to capitalistic structures in the end or the aggressive, volatile partner who aims for control in every situation out of fear. Surely this choice doesn't say anything about you and your self-awareness or reveal any hypocrisy that shows you didn't understand the messaging that's very in tune with this climate

[simply-a-dream]

“don’t take it personally” how would you like me to take it then? professionally? romantically? academically?

[creative-anchorage]

[suriandtaal]

[kibumkim]

If this is real they need to do it again

[segamascott]

thank you dua lipa

[passion-of-l0vers]

caramel frappe give me the strength to clean my room

[passion-of-l0vers]

caramel frappe PLEASE

[passion-of-l0vers]

#this art is so evocative. it feels like a goya painting 

thank you so much this is the highest compliment

[tintheelvenking]

OP did a lovely job with this piece. The pose they picked is a difficult one to do correctly and dynamically- the doubling over is hard to illustrate without making it look weird or poorly drawn, the low seat of the “pelvis” making the figure dip down lower (to emphasize the clutching motion of the hands) is a hard perspective to imagine without a reference. I liked the way OP chose to draw the shoulders, evoking both the hunching of shoulders that would be present in a fleshier painting and drawing out the strong, dynamic curve of the body.

The blood, the desperate clutch, the crying and the pose all suggest something religious, making the post all the more impactful with its drawing- The caramel frappe does not answer the subject, just as God does not answer the subjects of paintings who depicted the same theme.

It’s also intriguing where OP chose to put details. In amostly minimalist creation, the (relatively) detailed frappe, hands, and face guides your eyes in a a dynamic way- from the frappe to the face, then follows the line of the body out to the end of the legs- making the art more interesting to the eye.

I have a theory about the colors that I’m not sure is true, but I think the subject being black and white separates it from the frappe, which is fully colored. The blood, neither frappe nor person colored, acts as a connector between the two– the only ways the two subjects can connect are through touch and sight, both of which causes the human subject pain. Then again, I may be reading into things too much idk

[passion-of-l0vers]

okay this is my favorite comment on this entire post

[sunflowers-and-scales]

“this character did not act in the most objectively logical way possible!” is not ! actually valid literary criticism

[sunflowers-and-scales]

i have trust that the media literacy enjoyers will find this one idk

[acceptableduraz]

[noah-wyles]

she's the best of us

[achesspiece]

[achesspiece]

for everyone asking for what article this is i actually went back and found it again and you'll never guess who it's about

[asteroidtroglodyte]

[tehnakki]

Thank you for actually linking to sources! It's so frustrating to just have screencaps with no context.

[gorbling]

Im enjoying the longevity of tumblrs recontextualization style of humor. a seemingly innocuous post followed by like "posts that a gnome would make" or like "are you a phone"

[gorbling]

[hapalopus]

[hapalopus]

More from the notes:

[vexwerewolf]

I love this post

[karifaevt]

The horse thinks as it scratches an itch

[ittybittybumblebee]

i dont know why but i always laugh at this image it always gets me. this specific fucking expression plastered across multiple faces plastered on a body. i dont know i feel like im crazy you see the humor in it dont you

[a-book-of-creatures]

The Horseless Headman?

[weepingwidar]

Hélène Béland (Canadian, 1949) - Un Capteur de Lumière (Light Catcher) (2012)

[petaltexturedskies]

Pluviophile (n.) — a lover of rain; someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days.

[hauntology]

[feathery-dreamer]

you come back here and say this to the entire class

[that-house]

I said conjoined twins giving birth to the bone hydra

[taylornprice]

california butterflies!

[princesssokphanny]

A once-in-a-lifetime shot — the moon perfectly framed by a rainbow. Caught at just the right time. 🌈 🌕

[lesblackwidow]

reminder to visit museums, even if you feel out of place. you feel out of place because there is an established concept of inaccessibility of "high culture" to the masses, purposefully developed to distinguish between social classes.

take up space, read the plaques, get the audioguides. you are just as entitled and right in being there. visit museums, boycott museums, be expressive about your opinions about museums.

a lot of museums are free, or discounted for youth and students. take advantage of that. check your local art museum. check your local history museum. museums are there for you, they are there to educate the public, not to distinguish between class. it isn't a private collection, it's a public exhibit.

GO TO MUSEUMS!!!!!!!