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[itskandosii]

Michael Shelley, my boy, you deserved better. 😭

[mankillercalledbunny]

GIANT STATUE FIGHT

AKA HEY TUMBLR WHO WANTS TO DO A BRACKET

so I'm doing this as a fun activity with some friends and I thought HEY TUMBLR LOVES A GOOD POLL

so anyway who wants to do some fun and totally subjective art competition? This is a 16 statue bracket, 8 starting categories and 4 founds. Gonna add all the rounds as reblogs

Round 1

Category 1: National Heroes

The Statue of Unity vs the Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue!

The Statue of Unity in Narmada Valley, Gujarat, India is 182m/597ft tall and depicts Indian politician and independence activist Sardar Patel (1875–1950), who was the first deputy prime minister and home minister of independent India. (It’s actually 240 m (790 ft) if you include the 58 m (190 ft) base and is the tallest statue in the world)

The Genghis Khan equestrian statue in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia memorialises the Mongol emperor. It is 40m/130ft tall (not including the base which is 10m/33 ft tall), it is the tallest equestrian statue in the world. For scale: people, bottom right. Most importantly: like its namesake, it FUCKS!

National Heroes

Statue of Unity

Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue

Remaining time: 13 hours 57 minutes

[mankillercalledbunny]

Category 2: Battle of the Buddhas

The Leshan Giant Buddha vs the Ushiku Daibutsu!

The Leshan Giant Buddha in Leshan, Sichuan, China is 71m/233ft tall, and is the largest and tallest stone Buddha in the world! Look at him, he’s so chill. I want his vibe

The Ushiku Daibutsu (Buddha statue of Ushiku temple) is 100m/328.1ft tall, not including the 20m/65.6ft base, and is Japan's largest daibutsu. Still got that chill energy but now with posing!

Battle of the Buddhas

Leshan Giant Buddha

Ushiku Daibutsu

Voting ended onAug 11

[mankillercalledbunny]

Category 3: Cultural Icons

The Statue of Liberty vs Christ the Redeemer!

The Statue of Liberty (officially Liberty Enlightening the World) is on Liberty Island, NYC, USA, and is 46m/141ft tall on its own or 93m/305ft including the base. She is also the target of every crashing alien spaceship to come to NYC.

Aka that big fuckoff Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is 30m/98ft high, plus the 8m/26ft pedestal, with an arm span of 28m/92ft. He’s 16m shorter than Liberty, and the fact illustrations of them together make him look taller instead of showing that he is comparatively a Short King is a travesty.

Cultural Icons

Statue of Liberty

Christ the Redeemer

Voting ended onAug 11

[mankillercalledbunny]

Category 4: Sacred Symbols

Ten Directions Samantabhadra Bodhisattva vs The Angel of the North!

The Ten Directions Samantabhadra Bodhisattva is 48m/157.4ft and sits at Huazang Temple on the Golden Summit of Mount Emei in Sichuan Province, China. It’s not called the Bo-deca-sattva, but I think that would be hilarious.

This tribute to Northern English workers is 20m/66ft tall and has a wingspan of 54m/177ft. The vertical ribs on its body and wings serve to redirect the wind to keep it from toppling over, up to winspeeds of 100mph (160 km/h). Didn't realise angels had so many ribs, I thought it was a million eyes, but you learn something new every day.

Sacred Symbols

Ten Directions

Angel of the North

Voting ended onAug 11

[mankillercalledbunny]

Category 5: Fuck Colonialism

Mactan Shrine Lapu-Lapu vs Guerrero Chimalli!

Mactan Shrine's statue of Lapu-Lapu, the indigenous leader who led the resistance that killed Magellan, is 20m/66ft tall in Lapu-Lapu, Philippines. Fuck Magellan, all my homies hate Magellan

The Guerrero Chimalli is a 60m/197ft giant red sculptural statue in Mexico City of an Indigenous shield warrior on Bordo de Xochiaca Avenue, in Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico. Probably the most abstract on this list aside from maybe the Angel of the North

Fuck Colonialism

Lapu-Lapu

Guererro Chimalli

Remaining time: 14 hours 24 minutes

[mankillercalledbunny]

Category 6: Stone Colossi

The Apennine Colossus vs the Colossi of Memnon!

The Apennine Colossus in Vaglia, Tuscany, Italy is 11m/36ft high and is a representation of the spirit of the Apennine mountains, and was built in the 1580s. Is this guy why they call that one lichen Old Man’s Beard?

The Colossi of Memnon in Luxor are a pair of stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, are 18m/60ft tall, and have stood since 1350BCE. The oldest and most fucked up on this list

Stone Colossi

Apennine Colossus

Colossi of Memnon

Remaining time: 14 hours 34 minutes

[mankillercalledbunny]

Category 7: Creative Creatures

Pegasus and Dragon vs the Big Biue Bear!

Pegasus and Dragon in Miami, Florida, USA is 34m/110ft tall, third largest in the US, and also the largest equine and dragon statue. Apparently there are enough of them for that to be a distinct category? wild

Officially "I See What You Mean", this bear in Denver, Colorado, USA is 12m/40ft tall. It is peering into the convention centre and is visible from the entire atrium! I went to primary school with the artist’s kid lol

Creative Creatures

Pegasus and Dragon

Big Blue Bear

Remaining time: 14 hours 44 minutes

[mankillercalledbunny]

Category 8: Sculpted Defiance (last category of Round 1)

Mother Ukraine vs Warrior on Horseback!

Mother Ukraine in Kyiv stands 62m/203ft tall, and in 2023 had the communist symbolism on her shield replaced with the tryzub symbol of Ukraine in response to the Russian invasion. Potentially hot take but I honestly think the Tryzub has a much better balance than the Communist symbolism, we love a simplistic beauty

The Warrior on Horseback is a 12m/39ft statue of Alexander the Great in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is on top of a 10m/33ft pedestal and a fountain. The foreign minister told the Guardian it was an "up yours" to Greece (direct quote!) over historical disputes re: Macedonia, and that’s frankly hilarious

Sculpted Defiance

Mother Ukraine

Warrior on Horseback

Remaining time: 14 hours 49 minutes

This is the final Round One category!!! Also I realised I fucked up and made some of the rounds 24 hours bc I forgot to change the setting, I am so sorry gang

[myfootyrthroat]

Someone will say "as a queer person in the heart of empire, my life is in danger every day" and you'll find out they're a developer for Amazon and live in San Francisco or Seattle or some shit, and then you'll meet a trans girl from Alva, OK who's like "Yeah, things are pretty good. AutoZone moved me to full-time."

[myfootyrthroat]

Someone in a queer group in my current blue city said that they didn't like expressions of solidarity because it "diluted their oppression".

[teaboot]

[a-hardboiled-egg]

I feel like I only ever see jmart art with Jon cuddling on top of Martin but personally I think Jon would be using that man as a weighted blanket

[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]

[rocktheholygrail]

The Vampire Lestat (2026)

[loredwy]

I cant believe this tweet is how I find out

[would-you-punt-them]

now all the things you guys have told me about american high schools are starting to make sense

[jeaninelatragedia]

holy shit.

[frustratedasatruar]

You're not really supposed to say it this way, because its considered crass, but here in the US children are culturally and legally considered essentially the property of their parents.

Note that its considered more crass to point this out than it is to treat children as property in the first place.

[stefisdoingthings]

a cozy cabin (alt version)

[jupiterjames]

Did I just employ the "Treat Them Like You are A Kindergarten Teacher Again" method with my insurance company today? I surely did. Did it work? Probably better than intended because I made an actual doctor feel contrite.

So, my insurance has been trying to not cover my SNRI because it is new on the market and no generic available yet, so pricey.

I apply for a refill and the request gets locked for review. Again. For the 3rd time.

This time I call and immediately ask to speak to the actual doctor making these clinical decisions. Very politely. Must be a slow day because they allow it.

ME: [Teacher voice] I'm calling in regards to the SNRI you have placed a lock on. Why was this decision made?

DOC: Well, there are dozens of other medications on the market in that tier, and far cheaper for you and [insurer]. We have sent a request to your doctor to consider alternatives.

ME: I am aware of that. So, can you do me a HUGE favor and look up my prescription history really quickly and tell me how many SSRIs and SNRIs were only filled once in 2022 for me, showing they were poorly tolerated?

DOC: It looks like eight.

ME: Great job! Now, can you please look at my genetic test for psychiatric drug tolerance and tell me how many medications are listed in the safe category?

DOC: Two.

ME: Awesome! Now, can you tell me what type that other drug is that I'm not taking?

DOC: Yeah, totally, it's an MAOI.

ME: That's correct, you're really knowledgeable! Should I be taking something as dangerous as an MAOI with my other medications, or even just in general?

DOC: It's contraindicated for sure.

ME: It is! So true! So, last question since you've been incredibly smart and helpful. Is it less expensive for [insurer] to pay out for the medication knowing they already get a huge manufacturer discount anyway, or is it more expensive for them to pay for me to need potentially long-term inpatient psychiatric care?

DOC: I'll clear the code, ma'am and flag it as medically necessary. I'm sorry about this.

ME: I appreciate you SO MUCH. You have a great day now.

WALGREENS PHARMACY TECH WITH 5 NOSE RINGS AND PURPLE HAIR STARING AT ME: ........... OKAY! It'll be ready in five minutes. You wanna come work here?

[headspace-hotel]

Kill them with kindness

BUT KILL THEM

[homunculus-argument]

this emerged in my head when I was trying to drive

[oldblankcanv-deactivated2022011]

May I propose the fill ins?

[rat-in-impossible-location]

#i am undiagnosing myself with 'adhd' and rediagnosing myself with 'cursed by wizard'

[omgsamchap]

I know this is horrible but this comment was left on a true crime youtube video and I cannot stop laughing. 

[pocketss]

It was important to me that she puts emphasis on the TOK

[bearie]

so cool when i say hi to a cat and they do a big stretch like i dont think that has anything to do with the words i just said to you i said but i think its awesome that you got long

[oatmealdoodles]

generational trauma but make it gay

[ampervadasz]

[thecatalogues]

Kitty!... long leg kitty!.. uh, creechur?... OUPPY

[slavetomyheadcanon]

I WAS NOT FUCKING PREPARED

[thedancingwalrus-blog]

@phynali

[lukstronami]

jonster reminded me of an enderman so i made. jonsterman.

@baleful-meat-worm design! i hope i did the jonster justice…….

@you-think-it-makes-you-special jon. is here.

[blumineck]

I have done some weird trickshots, and some difficult trickshots, but that last one is the most of both I’ve ever put together!