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miniangel

today’s mood

neo-soulless

Again

petr1kov

keeping up with the american elections while not being american like

#idk what to think #this whole election has brought me back to tumblr #this is how bad its getting #lol

Popping back on here two years later just to say I’m still in BBC Sherlock hell.

fandomfrey

You guys all know the scene where Sherlock shoots Magnussen, right?

Can we take a moment to appreciate how John reacts?

At first, he’s just downright shocked. He can’t believe it. He’s looking at him with so much confusion and worry. Even fear. He, I think, believes Sherlock did it for him. Probably because he was flicking John’s face. Probably because he put John in a fire. “Utter cock”, he was probably thinking.

But then Sherlock turns and says “Give my love to Mary. Tell her she’s safe now.”

And that’s when Johns face drops.

Sherlock, his Sherlock, had just murdered a man to keep his wife safe. To keep John happy. Anything for his John.

He even drops his arms slightly, as if to give up surrendering, as if he wanted to collapse and scream why why why

Because that’s where Sherlock had got it wrong. John wouldn’t have wanted him to do that. Didn’t want him to do that. Not for him. Not for Mary. From what John can tell, Sherlock just threw away his life for a woman John doesn’t even love. Not in the way he loves Sherlock, anyway.

And I think Sherlock knows it too, in his own little way.

I don’t know if any of this makes sense, but I can just see the HUGE difference in reactions from before the quote and after. And it broke me.

#sh #jw #johnlock #its real #and fucking heartbreaking

fandomfrey

hmm… yes.

#jw #sh #bbc sherlock

b-a-g-g-i-n-s-h-i-e-l-d

Wonderful to see new photos of #MartinFreeman for the Jackal Magazine 💙😍 http://puzzlepix.hu/cimke/martin+freeman

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#MartinFreeman for the Jackal Magazine 💙😍 http://puzzlepix.hu/cimke/martin+freeman

#murder me #martin freeman

halloawhatisthis

#what is this #why does it hurt

confirmedjohnlock

there’s something I’ve meant to say, always, and I never have

#juuuuust fuck me UP #sh #jw #johnlock

ilojleenart

Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Sherlock Holmes and John Watson

A4; black paper, regular eraser, white pastel pencil of CretaColor, time: 4h. dA | FB | More BBC Sherlock fanart

ssherookk

Wow 😍

#😲😲😲😲😲#sh #jw #art

mancydrew

every time i burp it tastes like Arby’s

puncromancer

and every time we kiss I swear I can fly

#me

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jesuisuneetoile

THIS IS MARRIAGE!!

Thats right!

Permission to be a bad ass. Nod.

He looks back at the guy like, “SEE THAT? SHE SAID YES. YOU’RE SO FUCKED.”

Like, guys. Sparta was so kick ASS sometimes when it came to women. Spartan women were given these small knives so that if their husbands came home and tried to hit them or assault them, they had a weapon within reach. That weapon was for CUTTING THEIR HUSBANDS’ FUCKING FACES so that when he went out in public everyone would know he was an asshole, abusing jerkface and they would publicly shame him.

wtfhistory

LET’S JUST TALK ABOUT SPARTAN WOMEN FOR A SECOND.

In Sparta, women could own land and were considered citizens. THAT IS A HUGE BIG FUCKING DEAL. Why? Because that was RARE AS FUCK and there are lots of places TODAY where women don’t even get that much.

Divorce was totally fine, and a woman could expect to keep her own wealth and get custody of the kids because paternal lineage wasn’t very important. And it didn’t make her a pariah! She could totally remarry, no big deal at all.

Spartan women participated in some fuckin’ badass sporting events, too. And because they were expected to be as physically fit as the Spartan menfolk (who all had to serve compulsory military duties, btw, and couldn’t marry until they finished them at thirty) they didn’t have time for lots of swishy dresses. So they wore notoriously short skirts. According to some accounts, their thighs were visible at all times. HOLY SHIT.

Also, In Sparta men only got their names on their graves if they died in battle. And women? Women only got their names on their graves if they died in childbirth. THE SPARTANS COMPARED CHILDBIRTH TO FUCKING BATTLE AND IT WAS VIEWED AS A GODDAMN BADASS AND HONORABLE WAY TO GO OUT.

FUCKING SPARTAN WOMEN. THIS DUDE HAD FUCKIN’ BETTER MAKE SURE SHE’S COOL WITH WHATEVER HE’S DOING, IF HE KNOWS WHAT’S FUCKIN’ GOOD FOR HIM.

justin-john-deactivated20181027

^^ I throughly enjoyed the history lesson dashed with the colorful adjectives.

7seasplace-deactivated20180320

I mean, he knew she was Cersei… lol

ohdiogenes

And the women were trained the exact same way as men were. As children they were equals ; they were not allowed to wear clothing until a certain age and at that point they were sent away to a training camp until they were 18. It was only the men who were sent into the wilderness for an extra two years to ensure their strength for battle.

Plus the women could marry whomever they pleased and the men weren’t allowed to live with the women in their house until she said so. And they were tough in Sparta but also all about family. To have male offspring was good luck, to have female offspring was an honour.

This part of the movie was true; King Leonidas really did kill a man because he insulted his wife and he always ensured that he had his wife’s approval. And while Leonidas was away in battle she did rule Sparta on her own.

Sparta knew what was up.

tillythemenace

#Hiccstrid

saintdollyparton

As a historian I can confirm all of this is totally true and amazingly badass.

It’s also worthy of note that people like to romanticize Athens because of its democracy whereas Sparta was a hardened monarchy. But Athens was nowhere near as open for women as Sparta was.