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tinytinyporing

good morning~

shevoj1207

Hello, everyone! I won’t beat around the bush here. Yep, that’s the first six pages of my very first LawLu doujin! There are only three more days left before pre-orders open for its English version. I’m very excited! And nervous, too!

For those who are interested, here’s a link to my FaQ and a link to a quick reference for pre-order date and time. I included a timezone converter reference for your convenience.

Reblogs are always welcome and your support is very much appreciated. I’m also open to feedback so don’t be shy to send me a message anytime. I don’t bite. :3

Thanks!

#dj

tinytinyporing

good morning~

lawlunatic

@lawlullipop!! Law did a creepy thing with his arms!

My wifu make me notice how cute this would be, but actually mine is a little scary xD

snubbingapollo

So, your queer history lesson for the day:

Everyone’s heard that pirate’s call each other “matey”. What you probably haven’t heard is that the word matey comes from “matelote”.

In the Caribbean this word was used between buccaneers to signify a life partner. Matelotes could inherit from each other, shared space, fought together, could speak for each other when one was incapacitated or absent, and more often than not the relationship was romantic and sexual.

That’s right folks. Pirates had a term for their gay life partners.

In light of this, I present to you a new alternative for significant other and partner. Bring back matelote.

(You can learn more about the practice of matelotage in: The Origins and Role of Same-Sex Relations in Human Societies by James Niell)

benziiiin

Arrr! Matelotage was such a great idea!

In an age when the English Navy ran on “rum, sodomy and the lash,” (as noted in many writings of the time), homosexual relationships were punishable by death.

The result here was that in the English Navy, relationships went underground. Very often, they became forced, often between a superior and a subordinate. When English crews went on the account, becoming pirates, they looked for a way to legitimize relationships of honest affection. Matelotage [French; meaning ‘seamanship’] , now used as an English word, became a term for a legal marriage between two men. […] In pirate society (and only pirate society) two men could “marry.” They would exchange gold rings, and pledge eternal union. After this, they were expected to share everything. Plunder and living spaces were obvious, but couples in matelotage were also known to share other property, and even women. If one of the partners was killed in action, pirate captains were careful to make sure that the surviving member received both shares of plunder, as well as any appropriate death benefits. Simply put, homosexual relationships had been kept under wraps by people in fear for their lives because of draconian laws. Among sailors who had practiced this form of release themselves, it lost its sense of being alien, and so became accepted and legitimized as soon as they (by turning pirate) gained the right to make their own laws. {X}

snubbingapollo

Another excellent addition!

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What if we learned all these things growing up? What if experts on different aspects of history wrote a history book together. What if the editor ensured that POC, women LGBTQA and other minorities’ histories weren’t erased. I am all for specialization. I follow blogs that show me history and the modern world from different perspectives. Because my sixteen years of education are incomplete. Woefully incomplete.

221cbakerstreet

I’m so glad

#um so a pirate alliance hmm??

julebug123

Guys a few days ago i saw these two guys that were both probably in their early twenties at the store at like nine o'clock at night and one of them was wearing these fuzzy duck sandals that quacked loudly every time he took a step and his friend was pacing away from him as fast as he could going “I don’t know you. We are not friends.” While the other laughed hysterically about his duck shoes.

jumpingjacktrash

imagine your otp

askluffyandlaw

T: I hope that answers your questions. Sorry for talking so much.

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(Just to clarify, in this askblog, Luffy and Law are in an asexual relationship. Both are okay with hugs and kisses though ~! )

that-pisces-dude

Couple aesthetic:the short one tries to kiss the tall one,but they can’t reach up; so they gently stand on their toes,take the tall one’s neck And DRAG THE MOTHERFUCKER DOWN. IF I CAN’T GO UP,YOU’RE GOING DOWN WITH ME

#lawlu