I don't understand how cis people obsessed with gender norms think trans people are the weird ones. they're going around believing that your name has to correlate to your genitals. your fashion has to correlate to your genitals. your behaviours have to correlate to your genitals. your hobbies have to correlate to your genitals. who you date has to correlate to your genitals. whether you can put sparkles on your eyelids or not has to correlate to your genitals. and then people like me go "hmm. I might not do that. maybe I'll just do what feels fun and okay instead" and they LOSE their MINDS
Avec la baisse des températures j’ai l’impression de me prendre tout la fatigue accumulée dans la tronche, j’ai tout le temps envie de dormir, dès le petit-déjeuner
today I learned that in 2008, the city council of florence overturned dante’s sentence of execution if he returned from exile. yes, dante’s inferno dante, who died in 1321.
but the funniest part of this is not that they were debating the exile of a man who has been dead for over 500 years.
the funniest part is that the vote was 19-5. five people voted to uphold dante’s exile.
The objectively funniest part of this is actually that the city that holds his remains, Ravenna, refused to give his remains back. This was a ploy from florence to have his remains moved back for the tourist money and its been ongoing for a long time. Florence had a fake tomb built in the city to trick people into visiting, and have tried to force the return of the remains.
His actual caretakers have been very steadfast in keeping them hidden, moved, or generally out of reach to respect his choice in life to never, ever, ever return to florence, even when he was first offered the chance to return. This is at this point an almost millenium long feud that florence is really, really mad about losing
Ozempic scares the shit out of me. You're telling me there's a drug that takes away both the craving side of hunger and targets the brain's rewards center for eating. You're telling me it takes the joy out of eating and it turns you into a skeleton. Why did we turn The Curse of the Black Pearl into a drug. What the fuck.
I have a little KCD2 conspiracy me and @manatiemtesun talked about: Klara was supposed to be at Suchdol. Most of the evidence is circumstantial, but it is there.
It is a pretty common opinion on Tumblr at least that the Katherine romance is rushed and not very well written, my personal conspiracy, was always that it was added relatively late in development. Like, there was always meant to be a female romance option at Suchdol, just, not Katherine.
She was named after Zizka's wife, this is outright mentioned in the codex in game. She and Zizka share a bed. She reacts negatively to flirting with her practicly the whole game, leaving a sense that multiple scenes are missing when she changes her tune.
So, thinking about it, I think the female romance in Suchdol was maybe meant to have been Klara.
You can sleep with Klara twice.
You get to know her and she is a real character on her own. One of the better developed fling options.
She is introduced as involved with Zizka and is a bit if a spy like Katherine, placed there to lead Henry away from investigating.
Katherine's words about "why men love war" sound weird from the mouth of a women who supposedly wants vengeance and has killed people but sound completely in line with the things we hear Klara say:
"I'd rather not hear what happened next. Storming castles tends to be a bloody business…" or "Like what? Can you even do anything other than wave that stupid piece of steel around?" and treats enemy prisoners and feels passionate about not letting them suffer.
Katherine never acted as a medic, only a spy (except one idle dialog, I think), so her being a medic at Suchdol was pretty strange and jarring to me. But you know who is a medic? Klara.
So my conspiracy as to part of why the Katherine romance is written how it is, is that the female main romance was originally meant to be Klara. But WH realized at some point it wouldn't make sense for Klara to survive Nebakov and gave Katherine her role as a medic and love interest and possibly some of her lines. Which resulted in end game Katherine who is acting as two characters in one and not really feeling like the Katherine who had all the chemistry with Zizka and was all for vengeance earlier in the game (like in the Fifth Commandment).
Vous savez on a mesuré le sucre de nos raisins pour estimer les vendanges et on a déjà le cépage noir à 11°. Même pas Août et on pourrait déjà faire un pet'nat.
Je sais que probablement Tumblr n'est pas l'endroit pour parler de vin comme ça, et je limite encore plus l'atteinte de personnes intéressées en parlant français mais c'est quoi ce bordel.
"we cut the nobody scene from the odyssey" "we cut the religious trauma and parental abuse from carrie" i'm starting to think that studios barely funding original films is starting to have an effect where directors make up a story and then slap an IP on it in order to sell. or maybe some bitches just can't read anymore idk it's one or the other
Inspired by their historical sisters, these women fear neither storms nor battles. Their stories form a coherent ensemble, like a kaleidoscope showing the many facets of women’s experience at sea and across history.
Master and Commander/Aubrey-Maturin series
-Mary Dawson
Mary was born at war to a sutler mother and a soldier father. Driven by a thirst for adventure and the pull of distant shores, she responded to the sea's call and joined the navy under a male guise. A fearless trickster, she hides in plain sight, weaponizing her wit, amicable personality and social intelligence. She handles threats without any regrets. Mary takes every day as it comes, believing that she will always find a solution for everything. She harbours great anger against the system that denies her being herself, creating friction between her integrity and the need to compromise.
—> Read her story here!
-Emilia Visconti
Physician, professor, anatomist. Emilia is the second woman to obtain a doctorate in medicine from the University of Bologna, after her friend, Maria Dalle Donne. With this, Emilia hoped that they could revolutionize the medical and academic worlds. Alas, the geopolitical situation crushed her hopes. In addition to academic sexism, Emilia now battles French interference in the university’s affairs. Her passionate defence of her colleagues and advocacy for Italian unification quickly turned her into a persona non grata. Emilia is now on the run, bringing her anatomical wax models and doctoral robes, and armed with her most formidable weapons: her mind and her ideals.
-Bridget Abernathy
Bridget’s life began in the most unusual way: she was abandoned at a hospital with banknotes sewn in her clothes. As she grew up, she became keenly aware of her limited prospects but found solace in her passion for manual work and fixing things. The next step was logical: she disguised herself as a young man and apprenticed herself to a shipwright in Portsmouth. Introverted and not at ease with small talk, Bridget is passionate about ships and can talk about her work for hours. She continues to search for the truth about her birth and her real ties to the navy.
-Ann Dawson
Mary’s mother. Ann comes from a long lineage of camp followers and sutlers. She is as tough and no-nonsense as one would expect such a woman to be. Skilled in both fighting and making profit, Ann chose a different route after her beloved husband’s death. Leaving the only life she had ever known, she settled in Portsmouth with her daughter. Now nicknamed “queen Ann” she grows her business and terrifies her rivals in the marketplace.
-Harriet Cobham
The original trickster. Harriet is Mary’s aunt (or rather a distant relative on her father’s side). Her talent for soldiering allowed her to reach the rank of infantry captain under a male alias. An eccentric mentor and maverick, Harriet taught Mary wise advice about crossdressing. Though she seems mostly concerned with warfare, she speaks French and taught herself Italian. Her other passion is collecting memoirs of women soldiers and early feminist works.
The Terror
-Esther Harlow
Having been on her own from an early age, Esther is a survivor. Adept at hiding in the shadows, she plays a crucial role in managing the officer’s life behind the scenes. An excellent judge of character, she observes her brethren with caustic humour. Deep sorrow lies beneath the seriousness. Esther has been hiding for too long and wants to stop pretending. Joining the Franklin expedition, Esther makes a bold move for her future security. After all, it’s only for two years, right? When things take a turn for the worse, Esther will confront her anxiety and reveal her true strength.
—> Read her story here!
-Gráinne Lavery
‘A life well-lived’: perfectly summarizes Gráinne’s adventures. Born and raised on a warship, she grows restless if staying on land for too long. An expert in navigation, she overcame many dangers from battle to taking command of a vessel and leading it to safety. Gráinne still longs for the adventure of a lifetime. Thus, she seizes the opportunity of joining a one-of-a-kind expedition. After all, it would be better if a woman took part in that discovery! This rugged and experienced woman faces peril with grit, good humour and a sharp tongue. She remains fiercely proud of her Irish heritage.
-Nauja Iverach
Nauja was born in Labrador to a white man and an Inuit woman. After her mother’s death, her father moved back to his native Orkney. Nauja is now part of the community for better or worse. Having been raised between two worlds, she lives to reconcile both heritages. Her shop, The Laughing Seagull (a pun on the meaning of her first name) supplies ships coming and going. The year Terror and Erebus stopped by Orkney, she knew deep down that the expedition was doomed. The rest of the time, she can be found looking for seals and puffins.
Hornblower Series
-Lavia Crowley/Pellew
The state of a woman’s home reflects her value and state of mind. If the saying is true, then Lavinia would make a poor housemistress. Melancholy devours her a little more every day. Lavinia wants to live and escape this fate. Having studied navigation and mathematics on her own, she dreams of going to sea. Her marriage to a captain provides the perfect opportunity. Determined and eloquent, she convinces her new husband to take her along. Having found her purpose, she blossoms and wins both the crew’s and her husband’s affection. Lavinia will build a home after all, though in the belly of a warship.
-Arnhildur Pálsdóttir
Volcanic eruptions, plague: Arnhildur’s native Iceland was hit by catastrophes of Biblical proportions. She moves to England hoping to bring back money, medicine and weapons, leaving her land of women captains and all-female crews. Soon, she finds herself working for the Navy as an unofficial agent. Once captain of a fishing boat, Arnhildur is now at war among men who doubt her talents. Her uncanny ability to predict the weather soon proves a crucial asset. Arnhildur can count on her calm, sense of duty and fearlessness. After having spent so much time caring for others and shouldering their burdens, she must figure out what she wants for herself. All the while grappling with her trauma and her complicated relationship to faith.
-Juana de Alhama
Feeling furious makes you powerful enough to move mountains. Juana ran away from home and enlisted in the Spanish Marines. Her parents were cold and unloving and she wanted to see the world. Five years later, she is now a sergeant, praised for her conduct in battle and has received many wounds. After surviving the battle of Cape St. Vincent and the blockade of Cadiz, she is sent to a coastal fortress. With her men, Juana is a strict disciplinarian: their survival comes first. Though deeply exhausted, she fears returning to civilian life as she would likely feel directionless. Her encounter with English prisoners will offer her new perspectives and perhaps an escape.
Pirates of the Caribbean
-Intan
Perfection. Nothing less is expected of the Prajurit Estri, the Lady Soldiers, of the Javanese courts. Intan is no exception. Though a dutiful royal guard, part of her always felt restless. Sent to retrieve an artefact stolen by the Dutch East India Company, she travels to distant shores. Exceedingly confident in her training, as she should, Intan has no patience for fools. Expressive and assertive, skilled in song and dance, she intrigues the people she meets. Reluctantly teaming up with a disgraced naval officer, Intan soon discovers an affinity for that life of freedom and swashbuckling adventures.
This is really the cleanest Sweethearts Dance I’ve ever seen in my life. I am in love! I am transfixed! Footwork smooth and strong like a mfin mountain river! Incredible! 🤩 😳 🥰
Found the credit, from the Great Plains Dance Company. This is Jocy Bird and Trae Little Sky dancing in the Sweetheart Special at the Seminole Tribal Fair in Hollywood, Florida.
Jocy Bird and Trae Little Sky are married and apparently an adorable couple and I am loving their beaming grins as they dance so smoothly together. 💖
