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American - Political Science major in the making

[wasafairytale]

Y’all know when Mulan is sitting in the rain and watches her parents silhouette disappear as the candle is blown out and then her eyes squint in determination and the music that starts to play and you see her go into the family temple and light a match and bow in respect and then sneak into her parents room and switch the scroll for her hair brooch and then the way her reflection is shown as she pulls the sword and cuts her hair?? It’s literally more iconic than any marvel movie

[wyntersknight]

Y’all know that there is heavy symbolism in that scene to show that Mulan is the spirit of the Great Stone Dragon and that’s why Mushu wasn’t able to awaken it?

[glitter-worm]

im sorry What!! i never knew this! my life feels fuller!!! ahhhh

[wyntersknight]

Mulan sits in the rain underneath the statue of the Great Stone Dragon (who is looking down on her), and suddenly decides on a course of action. She looks up, resolved to go to war in place of her father and runs into the temple where she lights the match and beseeches protection for her family. The stone she bows to and that we see lit up by lightening strike is that of the dragon, whose eyes are looking out after her, lit from underneath by the candles. The scene transitions to the divider in the house that also has an icon of the dragon. where she replaces her hair comb with the summons. Then we see the sword hilt, also the dragon, and as she draws the blade we see her face replace it. She ties up her hair, then as she opens the wardrobe, the handles are also the dragon. After donning the armor, the view shows her facing us, with the hilt of the sword (the face of the dragon) in front of her face, where she then turns the sword to reveal her face, and sheaths it. As she leaves, we flash back to the temple, and the eyes of the dragon flash as her grandmother wakes up.

The Great Stone Dragon resides within her. She is the protector of the family.

[vinedragonheartstring]

After this explanation, the scene where Mushu cannot wake up the stone dragon makes so much more sense. I appreciate the symbolism so much more. I noticed the dragon but didn’t notice she was constantly juxtaposed with the dragon!

Canon accepted.

[libertarirynn-deactivated202006]

If you bullied Chelsea Clinton, you’re garbage. If you bullied Sasha and Malia, you’re garbage. And if you bully Barron Trump, you’re garbage.

Basically any time you find yourself bullying a child because of their parent’s politics, you’re garbage. This really shouldn’t be seen as a partisan issue.

[cloacacarnage]

i know its the mets, but this is the coolest shit i’ve ever seen a human being do

[futureblackwakandan-deactivated]

Wtf????

[theryanproject]

Smoove with it too 

[meqabitch-deactivated20200901]

This is the kind of shit you see in anime that shows that a certain character is stronger than other characters. 

[bankuei]

“Pathetic.  You can’t even hold the bat you dare step to the plate? Have you no respect for the sport?”

[pardonmewhileipanic]

reminds me of this gif

[sueanoi]

[batter-sempai]

Baseball players are to be feared

[cynosurecosplay]

[thenamesdede]

Reblogging for the last one

[saito-91]

^Same for me

[amuzed1-deactivated20241106]

They just kept getting progressively more “woah”

[scp2008]

much woah

[lord-blongus]

Oh my god this is a lucky universe

[rightside11]

[paperforbreakfast]

ABCD #141: Positive reconceptualization.

[anxeity]

For people without anxiety

I’m going to shake. Don’t stare. I’m going to hold my breath. Don’t stare.

I’m going to be silent. I’m still there. I’m going to avoid your eyes. I still care. I won’t ask for help. I’m still there. I’m going to keep my head down. I still care.

I am trying to hold it together. Don’t stare. I’m just a little scared. Don’t stare.

I might cry. But do you still care? I might lie- I might say I’m fine. I’m going to be annoying- I already know this. I’m going to try to fight this. But I need you not to stare. But I need you to care. But I need you to be there.

[malainastarling]

Has anyone seen Jurassic World and noticed how goddamn darker Chris Pratt is?

He went from this

to this

and this

Like if you want men of color as your action stars IDK MAYBE HIRE MEN OF COLOR? BUT STOP WITH THE BROWNFACE.

THIS IS COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO NORMALLY LOVES CHRIS PRATT.

[may]

[susiethemoderator]

IF THIS WASNT THE REACH OF THE CENTURY.

[libertarirynn-deactivated202006]

@the-mighty-birdy It really did happen. This will go down in history as one of my favorite Tumblr reaches 😂😂😂

[celtic-pyro-deactivated20230725]

Legendary Post.

[baawri]

x

[the-damn-supreme-deactivated201]

Mhm. I bet.

Quran (4:11) - (Inheritance) “The male shall have the equal of the portion of two females” (see also verse 4:176). In Islam, sexism is mathematically established.

Quran (2:282) - (Court testimony) “And call to witness, from among your men, two witnesses. And if two men be not found then a man and two women.” Muslim apologists offer creative explanations to explain why Allah felt that a man’s testimony in court should be valued twice as highly as a woman’s, but studies consistently show that women are actually less likely to tell lies than men, meaning that they make more reliable witnesses.

Quran (2:228) - “and the men are a degree above them [women]”

Quran (5:6) - “And if ye are unclean, purify yourselves. And if ye are sick or on a journey, or one of you cometh from the closet, or ye have had contact with women, and ye find not water, then go to clean, high ground and rub your faces and your hands with some of it” Men are to rub dirt on their hands, if there is no water to purify them, following casual contact with a woman (such as shaking hands).

Quran (24:31) - Women are to lower their gaze around men, so they do not look them in the eye. (To be fair, men are told to do the same thing in the prior verse).

Quran (2:223) - “Your wives are as a tilth unto you; so approach your tilth when or how ye will…”A man has dominion over his wives’ bodies as he does his land. This verse is overtly sexual. There is some dispute as to whether it is referring to the practice of anal intercourse. If this is what Muhammad meant, then it would appear to contradict what he said in Muslim (8:3365).

Quran (4:3) - (Wife-to-husband ratio) “Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four” Inequality by numbers.

Quran (53:27) - “Those who believe not in the Hereafter, name the angels with female names.” Angels are sublime beings, and would therefore be male.

Quran (4:24) and Quran (33:50) - A man is permitted to take women as sex slaves outside of marriage. Note that the verse distinguishes wives from captives (those whom they right hand possesses).

Sahih Bukhari (2:28) & Sahih Bukhari (54:464) - Women comprise the majority of Hell’s occupants. This is important because the only women in heaven mentioned explicitly by Muhammad are the virgins who serve the sexual desires of men. (A weak Hadith, Kanz al-`ummal, 22:10, even suggests that 99% of women go to Hell). Sahih Bukhari (62:81) - “The Prophet said: ”‘The stipulations most entitled to be abided by are those with which you are given the right to enjoy the (women’s) private parts (i.e. the stipulations of the marriage contract).’“ In other words, the most important thing a woman brings to marriage is between her legs.  Sahih Bukhari (62:58) - A woman presents herself in marriage to Muhammad, but he does not find her attractive, so he “donates” her on the spot to another man. Sahih Muslim (4:1039) - “A'isha said [to Muhammad]: ’You have made us equal to the dogs and the asses’” These are the words of Muhammad’s favorite wife, complaining of the role assigned to women under Islam. Abu Dawud (2:704) - “…the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: When one of you prays without a sutrah, a dog, an ass, a pig, a Jew, a Magian, and a woman cut off his prayer, but it will suffice if they pass in front of him at a distance of over a stone’s throw.“  Abu Dawud (2155) - Women are compared to slaves and camels with regard to the “evil” in them. Ishaq 593 - “As for Ali, he said, ‘Women are plentiful, and you can easily change one for another.’”Ali was raised as a son by Muhammad. He was also the 4th caliph. This comment was made in Muhammad’s presence without a word of rebuke from him. Ishaq 593 - “From the captives of Hunayn, Allah’s Messenger gave [his son-in-law] Ali a slave girl called Baytab and he gave [future Caliph] Uthman a slave girl called Zaynab and [future Caliph] Umar another.” - Even in this world, Muhammad treated women like party favors, handing out enslaved women to his cronies for sex.

I’ll just leave these here.

[sonia-marmeladova]

inb4 BUHT CHRISTIANS HAF SEXISM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! look at these CHERRYPICKED BIBLE VERSES!!!!!!!!!!!!

[three-eyed-discourse]

Because “Christianity is bad too” is totally a viable defense of Islam.

[kamiyu910]

Any time someone brings up Christianity’s faults, it feels like a deflect and I can’t take the person as seriously caring about the issues at hand, especially considering what Islamic nations are doing with women vs Christian nations. They always bring up the past, but we’re talking about what’s happening now and changing the future. 

[exposedconspiracies]

CONSPIRACY #58

This acoustic instrumental simulates the emotions of people in the courtroom during the reading of the O.J. Simpson verdict.

[friendliness]

More people need this to hear it. This is some deep shit!

[equiviance-deactivated20250121]

My heart was racing the whole time omg

[kiwi]

not knowing the name of a meme and having to describe it in google like a fucking animal

[libertarirynn-deactivated202006]

“that thing where the black guy is pointing at his head”

[invasionofthebootysnatchers]

"White guy blinking"

[m86-deactivated20171116]

give the sailor moon dub a chance

[humhum777]

Crying

[rightside11]

[cutegirlonline-deactivated20181]

me, sitting in my bed, in pjs: *is anxious*

me: wtf. why

[antoniporowski]

How many fucking Ice Ages can they make. Who is asking for more Ice Ages

[freakinindigo]

[marketplace]

you can get the shirt HERE!

[fxck-raevenge]

My birthday is Saturday if anyone wants to get me a gift

[faguettella-deactivated20180221]

america was never mexico tho idgi

[sassynweird]

@feminedivine

California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, parts of Wyoming, Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas belonged to Mexico.

[children-of-the-corny]

Lmao when bitches forget google existed

[invasionofthebootysnatchers]

America bought a lot of those territories from mexico tho lmao

[renxiaoyao]

[homoriental-deactivated20170121]

why is this cracker the main character of a movie set in CHINA

[dimsumcart]

full offense but fuck this white guy lmao

[kuipernebula]

“1700 years to build. 5500 miles long. what were they trying to keep out?”

the huns. they were trying to keep out the huns. the huns were what were being kept out of china via the wall that china built. that great wall, which was built by china, was made to keep out the invaders, known as the huns. it was the huns who were being blocked by the wall that china built, which was a great weall. it was the huns who

[rasec-wizzlbang-blog]

uh, no? it says on the poster Matt Damon. They were trying to keep out Matt Damon.

[shromo-deactivated20181202]

[frxstguardian]

I know that after seeing so many egregious examples of whitewashing, it’s infuriating to see yet another movie featuring a white man as the hero in a land that is definitely not white. But let me tell you why The Great Wall is different.

Unlike The Last Airbender, Prince of Persia, Ghost in the Shell, Gods of Egypt, and Doctor Strange, The Great Wall is not inserting a white actor into a role meant for a non-white actor. This is an original story by Chinese director Zhang Yimou (famous for Hero and House of Flying Daggers), filmed in Qingdao, China, and featuring one of the largest Chinese casts ever.

Did you only see Matt Damon in advertising? That’s because the Chinese people involved with the film know that Americans will recognize an American actor. This is targeted marketing. If you actually look at the cast, Damon co-stars with Chinese actors Andy Lau, Jing Tian, Han Lu, and more.

The Chinese film industry is trying to break into the American market by featuring a prominent American actor. Don’t boycott The Great Wall for attempting to appeal to American audiences. Matt Damon’s entire purpose is to lure Americans into the theater for Jason Bourne and expose them to Chinese actors already well known in China.

A similar example to The Great Wall is the upcoming action-comedy film Skiptrace starring Jackie Chan and Johnny Knoxville. A Chinese actor and a white actor are co-starring and the film involves a road trip from Mongolia to Hong Kong. If you’re still displeased with Matt Damon, go see that.

Tl;dr if you want to support Chinese people in movies, watch The Great Wall (Feb 17, 2017) and watch Skiptrace (Sep 2, 2016).

[citrus-sanctum]

If you do a little reading up on the film you’ll see that it’s fantasy based and there are monsters that they are fighting, this movie is not trying to rewrite history or tell fact, it’s just trying to tell a weird fantasy story rooted in China.

And the lead role was intended to be a white actor for story reasons, he’s an outsider, he was never meant to be Chinese, y’all need to chill and actually watch the films instead of getting all riled up about something you don’t want to see in the first place.

[micchi-monster]

I FEEL MUCH BETTER ABOUT THIS MOVIE SUDDENLY.

[yourownpetard]

>Why is a white guy in this Chinese movie? Lets punish the Chinese director and 99% Chinese cast by not going to see it.

“Progressive”

Honestly this look like a lot of fun. And it is clearly a fantasy work.

Also, lets remember, that the same people who freak out by there being no black people in early European settings also freak out about there being Europeans in Asian settings. Because what is consistency?

[lastsonlost]

This is an Asian movie trying to reach a Western audience. It’s that simple people.

[amemait]

Okay now that’s clever. 

[lynx-tiger-arjei-deactivated201]

It’s like people don’t even bother watching the trailer and only take the poster at face value. Like what the fuck kind of thinking is that? If I see a poster and it’s a movie I might want to see or even think “is this a white-washed movie” I watch the fucking trailer. Like come the fuck on, how ignorant can you get? 

Apparently: Very. Brainwashing is so effective these days. Especially on Tumblr. 

[checkyourracismtmblr]

This.

[invasionofthebootysnatchers]

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