So, people are always claiming that Anakin in the Clone Wars is "rebellious" and disobeys his superiors. However, I have a different take on this.
Anakin carries the rank of General in the GAR, and so to Obi Wan and Mace Windu and others. Ergo, he is only subject to the Council in Jedi Matters.
In relation to the military, Obi Wan and the others do not outrank him. He is the same rank as them and so thier equal. Therefore he is not, as is popularly believed defying orders from his senior ranking officers (especially since they all seem to have been appointed to that rank at more or less the same time).
The command structure in the Clone Wars is mildly military at best, if we're being honest. Like, I have no idea how it works. I mean, a literal 14-year-old girl with zero combat experience is a Commander outranking the experienced Clone Captain who is actually a 10-year-old. The whole thing is insane. When every Jedi knight is technically a Jedi General, who is in charge of anything?
The truth is though that Anakin is, if not rebellious, he's certainly something. Like, he follows the letter of his orders if not the spirit. In The Malevolence arc he is told to have his fleet continue to the rendezvous and not have them search for survivors from Plo's fleet, so he sends his fleet on ahead and goes to conduct the search himself in his personal junker. He follows orders, he just also weasels his way around them in true passive-agressive slave fashion.
He also does not shy away from disagreeing with his superiors when he thinks they're wrong. In a culture which prioritizes consensus and obedience and can literally read people's thoughts, his anger might read to his superiors as rebellious, even if his actions don't.
Yeah I've always thought the big issue was that Anakin does disobedience wrong according to the social norms of the Jedi.
They actually mind 'not doing what you were told' way less than 'defensive or confrontational attitude,' because obedience is just of routine practical value with some symbolic importance, while 'not flipping your shit' is a vital religious value underpinned by unreasoning terror.
But Anakin does not grok that because he's from a very different culture, and for him the ability to get away with having attitude is a fundamental barometer of how much agency he has a right to or can get away with, so the absence of punishment when he does his own thing hasn't led to any sense of security that it won't happen next time, just an increasingly large pit of ?????????!!!!! >:[
And unfortunately the Jedi as of the Prequel era have folded 'being a conforming part of their culture,' 'moral purity,' and 'religious attainment' into one poorly-differentiated mass. Because controlling every Jedi's developmental path so no one could have Backstory Reasons for becoming a Sith has been a baked-in norm they can't see objectively for something approaching one thousand years.
Hi, you speak Vietnamese, right? :D Can you tell me how much of a difference there is between Quynh and Quy`nh with the y` which I can't type and whether the latter is correct, because neither my phone nor my laptop lets me combine Ys and apostrophes but I'm sure I could figure it out if it's important... I know for example in German there's a huge difference between a,o,u and Ă€,ö,ĂŒ and it hurts to see it used incorrectly xD so I wouldn't want to do that to people in another language! Thx :)
okay lemme *roll my sleeves up* because this is the 2nd time iâve received this kind of question. youâll never know how much i love the way you care so deeply about the character and the actor, no matters the fucking weird language.
okay first, it should be Quỳnh, the mark is placed over the letter, not next to it (like Quy`nh). But itâs fine baby I know you canât type it.
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1- Thereâs not so many differences between words with and without marks. No technically itâs fucking different BUT, WE KNOW, as we are masters at Vietnamese, we can easily understand what do you mean, 99%.
2- Itâs totally fine to write Viet words without the diacritic the tone marks, as Vietnamese is not your first language, as you are foreigners and your keyboard doesnât allow you to do so.
In the movie, they donât use the tone marks for Quynh (in the subtitles) nor Van Veronica Ngo (in the credits).
3- If you use marks, use them correctly, or itâs gonna be hilarious. (âQuỳnhâ and âQuĂœnhâ have different meanings)
Vietnamese usually donât write tone marks for Viet names in an English sentence, because we think it just could make things complicated, or just because we turned off the Vietnamese keyboard.
Some of us sometimes even text in Vietnamese without any marks, for many reasons, and people still got it.
Why we donât insist you on typing a complete Viet name with marks: Here are all the marks you may never see:
Hello! I was wondering if I could ask you a question about something I noticed in post 136427994491 (and in tradition Chinese photography in general). I've noticed that there are sometimes a red marking on a women's forehead. Do these markings mean anything? I'm particularly curious about the one that looks like a flower and the ones that are a dot
Hi, of course Iâm happy to answer your question!
The forehead markings are called âhuadian/è±éż", and they are a purely ornamental type of accessory that was most popular during the Tang Dynasty. Huadian came in a variety of colors (red, green, yellow - but mostly red), shapes (flowers/petals, animals - birds/fish, etc.), and materials (paint, paper, gold, pearls, petals, fish bones, seashells, feathers, etc.). Nowadays it is usually painted on/a temporary tattoo. Fouryearsofshades has a write-up on huadian here. Below - historical huadian:
Huadian can be worn on the cheeks, as seen in the two left pictures in the 2nd row above - these are called mianye/éąé„ or xiaoye/çŹé„. They usually took the form of a dimple about one centimeter from each side of the lips, and came in a variety of shapes, including coins, peaches, birds, and flowers.
There is a legend about the origin of huadian, recounted by Hua Mei in the book Chinese Clothing (pdf):
âThe Huadian or forehead decoration was said to have originated in the South Dynasty, when the Shouyang Princess was taking a walk in the palace in early spring and a light breeze brought a plum blossom onto her forehead. The plum blossom for some reason could not be washed off or removed in any way. Fortunately, it looked beautiful on her, and all of a sudden became all the rage among the girls of the commoners. It is therefore called the âShouyang makeupâ or the âplum blossom makeup.â This makeup was popular among the women for a long time in the Tang and Song Dynasties.â
The flower/petal shapes typically represent the plum blossom. Iâm not sure if the dot represents anything significant, besides being a common shape.
Below - actresses wearing huadian and mianye in film/tv:
Hope this helps! :)Â
Edit: See here for post identifying the the actresses/films/tv series in the compilation above.
Huadian (è±éż) originated as a form of hair ornament, derivative of the ancient huasheng (è±è). They were plate shaped ornaments that decorated a noblewomanâs crown. Their number, along with the number of clusters of flower ornaments, decided the wearerâs rank. Later in the Tang dynasty, dianchai (éżé), the Dian Pin, was used to refer to double pronged hairpins with a rounded flower-shaped top. These were worn as part of a womanâs wedding gown. Confusing enough, after the Northern and Southern Dynasties, dianhua (éżè±) referred to a womanâs forehead marking, while huasheng took on the meaning of thin flower ornaments made of paper or gauze or metal foil and stuck to a womanâs hair at the temples. To distinguish between the ornaments, the forehead flower was also called huazi (è±ć), or âlittle flowerâ. It was combined with e-huang (éąé»), a cosmetic trend where the forehead was painted yellow in a form of primitive contouring, to form huahuang (è±é»), flower and yellow pigment.
A particularly patient and creative woman could paint on her own huadian, but most women spared themselves the time and effort by using pre-cut huadian stickers, these stickers could be made of gauze, gold and silver foil, paper, feathers, mica sheets, and, for the high maintenance court ladies, compressed pigment made from camellia seed oil. For a while in the Song Dynasty, they were even made from fish bones! Called âmarine allureâ (鱌ćȘć), the smell of these fishy charms became the bane of many a gentlemanâs love life.
At the top of the world, the Inuit culture has developed a sophisticated way to sculpt kids' behavior without yelling or scolding. Could discipline actually be playful?
Back in the 1960s, a Harvard graduate student made a landmark discovery about the nature of human anger.
At age 34, Jean Briggs traveled above the Arctic Circle and lived out on the tundra for 17 months. There were no roads, no heating systems, no grocery stores. Winter temperatures could easily dip below minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Briggs persuaded an Inuit family to âadoptâ her and âtry to keep her alive,â as the anthropologist wrote in 1970.
At the time, many Inuit families lived similar to the way their ancestors had for thousands of years. They built igloos in the winter and tents in the summer. âAnd we ate only what the animals provided, such as fish, seal and caribou,â says Myna Ishulutak, a film producer and language teacher who lived a similar lifestyle as a young girl.
Briggs quickly realized something remarkable was going on in these families: The adults had an extraordinary ability to control their anger.
âThey never acted in anger toward me, although they were angry with me an awful lot,â Briggs told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. in an interview.
Across the board, all the moms mention one golden rule: Donât shout or yell at small children.
Traditional Inuit parenting is incredibly nurturing and tender. If you took all the parenting styles around the world and ranked them by their gentleness, the Inuit approach would likely rank near the top. (They even have a special kiss for babies, where you put your nose against the cheek and sniff the skin.)
The culture views scolding â or even speaking to children in an angry voice â as inappropriate, says Lisa Ipeelie, a radio producer and mom who grew up with 12 siblings. âWhen theyâre little, it doesnât help to raise your voice,â she says. âIt will just make your own heart rate go up.â
Even if the child hits you or bites you, thereâs no raising your voice?
âNo,â Ipeelie says with a giggle that seems to emphasize how silly my question is. âWith little kids, you often think theyâre pushing your buttons, but thatâs not whatâs going on. Theyâre upset about something, and you have to figure out what it is.â
Traditionally, the Inuit saw yelling at a small child as demeaning. Itâs as if the adult is having a tantrum; itâs basically stooping to the level of the child, Briggs documented.
Elders I spoke with say intense colonization over the past century is damaging these traditions. And, so, the community is working hard to keep the parenting approach intact.
âTraditionally, the Inuit saw yelling at a small child as demeaning. Itâs as if the adult is having a tantrum; itâs basically stooping to the level of the child, Briggs documented.â
Trying to explain this concept to white men over the age of 40 Is frighteningly difficult lol
If I was remaking the Princess Bride I'd have Buttercup hire Vizzini, Inigo and Fezzik herself to help her fake her death and take her away so she could go and seek out the Dread Pirate Roberts and get revenge for Westley's death, and also get out of the marriage to Humperdinck, so she rocks up on the ship in disguise and this time Westley doesn't recognise *her*, but she realises it's Westley and she's just making loads of snide remarks trying to figure out why he's been merrily fucking about on a boat this whole time, meanwhile Westley's having a little bit of a bi moment about Buttercup-in-disguise but because he's loyal as fuck he's not going to do anything about it but they get into a fight and Buttercup is like 'Why the hell did you just fucking leave your girlfriend to fuck around being a pirate you could at least have written a letter' and he's like 'Oh I'm sorry???? What on earth would you know about it, this is none of your concern, I should've killed you when you came on board' and of course during this scene they're also having a very tense sword fight with Inigo making quips from the sidelines like a sports commentator, and Buttercup's like 'WELL WHY DON'T YOU JUST KILL ME THEN, FARM BOY???' But then the ship lurches to the side and she gets thrown overboard and Westley is like 'Oh my God I'm so stupid!!!!' So then he has to dive in after and pull her out.
Once sheâs back in the boat she and Westley have a heart a heart conversation and itâs very cute (Inigo and Fezzik are throwing rhyming couplets back and forth in the background).
Humperdinck is still trying to start a war, so when he hears his prospective bride is captured! by pirates! he chases them, and captures them all as soon as their boat makes landfall. Westley, Inigo, Fezzik, and Vizzini all go to the dungeons, and Buttercup is confined to the court physicianâs rooms to ârecover her witsâ from her âscare with the piratesâ (translation: sheâs spitting mad and has a sword now and has to be restrained to keep from Murdering Humperdinck).
The gang in the dungeons are all in separate cells, so they each organize their own jailbreak. Fezzik just. breaks his door, Vizzini confuses his guard into handing him the keys to the door, Inigo has his âFather, guide my swordâ moment and finds a secret passageway out, and Westley is just sitting outside his cell waiting for them, both of his guards knocked out. he claims they turned on each other and then he picked his lock.
Meanwhile, Humperdinck releases Buttercup, which was a mistake, because now she gets to beat him up and give the âto the painâ speech. Inigo has his conclusion with the six-fingered-man, meanwhile Westley finds the queen, convinces her that Humperdinck has been warmongering, and she decides to crown her younger child instead. Westley meets up with Buttercup, and together they find Inigo and Fezzik (who has grabbed the horses).
Inigo becomes the next Dread Pirate Roberts and Fezzik goes with him. Humperdinck never recovers from the scandal and gets shoved in a monastery somewhere out of embarrassment. Westley and Buttercup become wandering swords, just Robin Hooding their way through life, settling down to be farmers in their old age.
âWell,â said Inigo, shrugging, âI myself am no stranger to murder plots. I just donât know that the four of us can fight an entire crew of pirates.â
They were drawing quite close to the Revenge, now.
Vizzini scoffed.  âObviously not. They say Roberts is a bloodthirsty pirate, but too honorable for his own good. Our employer will simply challenge him to a duel.â He glanced forward, to the front of the boat, where the enigmatic figure who had purchased their services stared intently ahead, and continued in an undertone. âAnd, since weâve been paid in advance, the outcome matters little.â
âBut, donât they kill everyone they meet?â said Fezzik.
âObviously not,â scoffed Vizzini, âor no one would know they existed. Besides, Iâm sure that, if their captain wins, theyâll be all too happy to have us go and spread the story of his immense skill.â
âWhen you say skill...â said Inigo, leaning forward.
âThey say heâs an accomplished duelist. Scourge of the seas? Known to have slain 100 men in single combat!?â Vizzini turned away in disgust at his evident lack of knowledge.
Inigo nodded his head to either side, trying to tally up his own numbers.
He didnât have time to share his calculations, though, as a shout came from the Revenge.
âHo there! Who goes?â
Their nameless employer stood up, and responded in that oddly light tone of his.
âI seek an audience with Roberts!â
The man who had spotted them, young, but already grizzled, laughed derisively.  âYouâll meet him. Whether you get âan audienceâ or not...â He let the implication of their treatment hang in the air.
âWhether I give him an audience...â Muttered their employer, hand going to the sword at his side.
A minute passed, and then, from over the side of the Revenge, there came a ladder.
âCome aboard,â said the man who had called out earlier.
They came alongside, and their employer stepped up first, nimbly climbing up. The rest paused, there, none quite as eager, until the voice called out again.
âAnd the rest of you.â
Inigo went first, and Fezzik took up the rear, and they made it to the deck, where...
The deck was filled with battered, scarred, salt-worn men. It was a motley crew, but each of them was armed, and none seemed especially friendly.
On a higher deck, a man leaned on the railing, and gave them all a careful once over.
âWell then... Not many seek the Revenge. Come to join the crew, then?â
Their employer shook his head.
The man pulled back, and looked closer at him. He took in the dark, loose clothing, the mask, and the hair, cut short, but brilliant gold all the same. And the mask...
âThen state your business.â
âIâve come to seek an audience with Roberts,â he repeated. Â âIs that who Iâm speaking to?â
There was a rumble of laughter from around the deck.
âNo,â came a much smoother voice, and a man in black stepped forth from the shadows. Â âI am Roberts.â
He took a few paces around the four of them, but his eyes, bright beneath the mask, seemed only interested in their employer.
âNow... By the sword at your side, you are not rich... By the clothes you wear, you are a swordsman... And by the mask...â He stopped, and turned to face them in earnest.  âYou have come to kill me, then.â
Vizzini, Inigo, and Fezzik would have expected a stoic affirmation, but since Roberts had stepped into the light, an indefinable change seemed to have come over him.
âYou took someone from me who I held very dear.â
Roberts paused, and then shrugged.  âPerhaps. I kill many people.â
âI came to challenge you to a duel.â
Roberts nodded. Â âNaturally.â
âAnd you accept?â
âOf course!â he said, throwing his arms out, as if the question surprised him.  âWhat kind of self-respecting legend of the seas can turn down an offer to duel?â That drew a laugh from the surrounding pirates.
âI ask that the men behind me, regardless of my fate, be left to leave freely.â
He raised his eyebrows. Â âA strange request.â
âThey have no valuables to steal, and they are in similar work to you.â
âAre you asking for honor among thieves?â said Roberts, and clicked his tongue.  âThere is no such thing. But, nonetheless, if it is as you say, unless they make themselves my enemies, they will be spared.â
Roberts stepped forward, and, as if on cue, the pirates on the deck pulled back, going to the railings, and some onto the higher decks, clearing a large space in the middle. Vizzini, Inigo and Fezzik matched the motion, until there were only two figures in the middle of the deck.
âNow,â said Roberts, âyou know who I am, but I must admit, I am curious who you are.â
âI do know who you are,â said their employer, a flash of light in his eyes, a perfect match for his sword, which was suddenly aimed straight at Robertsâ chest. Roberts seemed, for a moment, taken aback by his vehemence.  âAnd if you do not know who I am, then perhaps you will have to continue wondering.â
âFezzik,â whispered Inigo, âdo you see the position of the feet?â
âMhm.â
âDo you see the way he maintains his stance despite the shifting of the deck?â the words came out rapidly, as Inigo stared intently at every inch of their employerâs posture. Â âHe has been trained well.â
âOh. Good,â said Fezzik, trying and failing to see what exactly Inigo was so fixated on.
Roberts studied his opponent, a moment longer, and drew his own sword, the motion strangely nonchalant. Inigoâs eyes widened.
âWhat?â said Fezzik.
Inigo shook his head, seemingly unable to put words around what was so impressive about the motion. Perhaps the ease with which Roberts handled the weight.
Roberts settled into his stance, and there was a moment of silence, the two of them facing each other, neither quite willing to make the first move.
Their employer struck first, the jab snaking out. Roberts blocked ably, once, twice, thrice, the strikes coming in blisteringly quick.
âDo you see that motion? If the feet do not move quickly enough, then he would lose his balance in an instant.â
âTheyâre good then?â came Fezzikâs bass response.
Roberts struck back, jabs alternating in a dizzying pattern, first from the left, then the right.
âOh, Fezzik, if you could see it as I do.â
Robertsâ deadly offensive seemed for a second to splinter, and then fracture back on itself, a pair of thunderous clangs seeming to almost disarm him.
âThe entire stance was a feint!â cried Inigo, seemingly jubilant at the concept. Â âTulis, flowing into a high lunge rather than a low slash!â
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âI rarely find others who wear masks,â said Roberts, almost conversational as the fight roved across the deck. âHave you been burned by acid, or do you just prefer to keep your identity a secret.â
âI have as much reason to keep my identity a secret as you do,â she hissed in response.
âYou know,â he said, âI thought you seemed suspicious of something.â
âI know who you were,â she said, managing to push him back, up to the upper deck, the perfect shift of his technique as he started up the stairs prompting another excited cry from Inigo, who seemed to have gotten the pirates riled up. They seemed to be shouting their own interpretations of the fight, though none quite so learned.
âI am Roberts, and no one else,â he said, but she knew the smile was fake. Â âYou are mistaken.â
âNo. Tell me, what have you been doing out here? Searching for adventure? Wealth? Fame?â
âI wouldnât presume to know my business, if I were you,â he said, his expression suddenly darkening.
âWas it the prospect of drink? Gold? Women?â
That seemed to hit something, and, with a perfectly timed lurch of the deck (for the waves had been choppy all day) he managed to reverse the momentum of the fight despite his tactically poor position. Inigo, though neither heard it, interjected yet again with a rapid, excited burst.
Roberts seemed angry now.
âYou say it like you have some reason for asking. Have you come here in the hopes of seducing me by your victory?â
âI came here with the intent of killing a spineless, unfaithful coward.â
The insult was hardly subtle, and neither his response. Both were the more effective for it, and the furious chop sent her sword flying away. It soared across the deck, almost impaling a crewmemberâs foot, and then stuck in the wood, wobbling.
She was pressed back against the railing, his sword point almost in her chest, his expression as thunderous as the sea beneath them, which, during the fight, had begun to violently rock the boat.
âI donât believe that I will take any satisfaction in killing you,â he said, âonly in not having to listen to you speak anymore.â
She grimaced, and reached up to her mask.
âThen kill me and be done with it,â she pulled away the mask, âfarm boy.â
For an instant, he didnât seem to understand what he was seeing, and then, he staggered back, as if struck. The sword dropped from his hand.
âYou.â
She nodded, grimly.
What now, Westley?
He seemed...
He seemed...
A wave struck the boat, and she, already forced backwards, toppled over the railing, and into the water below.
-either yâall almost never talk to each other or heâs very close with u thereâs no in between
-I say this cuz he has no family his age, but he also has Makoto and his other friends to hang out with
-ur probably also friends with Makoto
-u probably also know how to swim cuz Haru forced u
-when u stay over, yâall would just spend the night catching up on random shit happening in your lives
-ur like a little sister/brother to him , and heâs kinda overprotective of u
-heâll often check up on u, even if arenât staying at his place
-will definitely send u daily mackerel pics and memes
-heâll act like he doesnât care about u, but in reality ur one of the few ppl heâs comfortable with đ„șđ„ș
Makoto
-obvi very close with u
-also vv protective of u as well
-you probably teach him how to cook cuz he canât do that for his life
-u also know Haru but u guys donât talk much
-yalls parents took u guys on trips together a lot
-I can def see mako having a photo album somewhere in his house with a bunch of pics of u, him, ren, and ran all together having fun doing the most random shit
-whenever ur with him and his friends, youâd bring up some embarrassing stuff he had done in the past
-ây/nnn donât tell them about thatâ
-he sees u more of a relatable sibling of similar age rather than a little sister or brother
-yâall bake together :)))
-very soothing for the both of u
-overall yâall have a vv good relationship with each other
Nagisa
-yâall are bffs
-will do everything together
-twins??? yâall wish lol
-totally see the both u going to 7/11 at 3am
-will literally go to Walmart at an ungodly hour for fun
-def make tiktoks together đ€đ€
-partners in crime
-if one of u got in trouble for smth, the other would defend them with no hesitation
-please Rei gets so scared when ur with Nagisa cuz yâall the ultimate crackhead duo
-heâll never leave both of u alone anywhere because he doesnât know what shit yâall about to crack up next
-yâall have matching t-shirts or hoodies
-pillow fights with his sisters>>>>
-u also gotta tutor him with the help of Rei cuz
-yâall got a playlist just for songs that yâall find interesting
-itâs called the kool kidz list đ
-overall, vv chaotic duo
Rei
-bye ur literally compared to him 24/7
-u kinda hated him at first because of that, but now yâall chill
-his brother definitely had to help both of u sort out ur shit
-heâs basically ur personal tutor
-in exchange, you take him out for food and shit
-given him some of the best experiences in his life that heâd probably never get on his own
-probably scared to introduce u to nagisa because đđ the chaos that would emerge
-a night with him would basically go: studying after school until ur brains die and then u take him to get food or wtvr tf and then catch up with other things until yall fall asleep
-heâs that one cousin who u think has a perfect life but really heâs just as messed up as u
-what am i writing i should just shut up and go back to working on my ap gov assignment
Yeah I definitely spent a lot of time on these but hey, itâs WORTH IT OKAY. I love Avatar the Last Airbender with a passion and this was fun to work on and explore.
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