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he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
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“Child Abuse: YOU can prevent it.”
A Korean anti-child abuse PSA.
Reblog the hell out of this
this is so brilliant oh my god
i like how shes kinda gently prodding him with her umbrella “pls dont”
she’s stabbing him in the throat…
Very politely jams my umbrella in your wind pipe
That’s some Mary Poppins shit right there.
Something I Noticed in Detective Pikachu
Tim and Lucy’s relationship didn’t actually bother me. I went in expecting to be wholly turned off by their interactions, but actually walked away feeling neutral to the idea of a potential romance and positive towards their professional friendship in future endeavors (I mean, feral reporter with nice by-the-book detective is a very nice working relationship).
So it got me thinking…why? What did Detective Pikachu do right?
And then it hit me.
One of the core themes of the film was the idea of loneliness and the need for bonds with others. These bonds come in various forms across the film, the primary two being the pokemon-human bond and, of course, the father-son bond.
At the beginning of the film, Tim’s friend expresses concern for him. After all, Tim is obviously lonely, and only doomed to further isolation as his friend group leaves the aging little town for bigger, better things. So what does his friend suggest? A pokemon partner, of course.
Within the context of the world this is both natural and normal. However, contrast that for a moment with how it would be handled in any other film: Tim would’ve been set up on a blind date. It would’ve gone horribly, horribly wrong of course, with the woman in question probably being portrayed as a shallow, two dimensional cutout of a person that of course doesn’t gel well with Tim.
The difference between these two situations is actually really crucial, because it’s essentially putting a platonic relationship in the place where romantic relationships typically go.
So what does this mean for Lucy? It means that Lucy can exist without being the trophy of a successful male character arc. Even if they got together, the romantic relationship is not the emblem that Tim is no longer lonely, because Tim has already achieved that in other forms.
Lucy actually gets to be her own character. As campy and cheesy as her character might be portrayed, she has a very clear set of goals, takes the initiative and gathers information that Tim wouldn’t be able to get otherwise, and successfully achieves her goal onscreen when Tim isn’t even present.
Her relationship with Tim is work first, with romance as a footnote for when the world is no longer going to end. Even Tim describes her as “the woman I am highly attracted to,” instead of “the woman I’m in love with,” and hasn’t so much as asked her out on a date as of the end of the film.
(That quote also stood out to me because Lucy is consistently put down for looking too young and too pretty, that Tim referring to her as a ‘woman’ rather than a ‘young woman’ or ‘lady’ or ‘girl’ really reemphasizes that he sees her as an equal.)
So yeah, there really wasn’t a need for that romantic subplot, but also it was barely even a romantic subplot. It was just a couple of young people who are mutually attracted to each other but are overwhelmingly focused on the plot at hand, and don’t particularly let that attraction sway their judgement.
Conversely, it should be asked if, by removing the female lead and romantic bond as the primary important bond, that sets up the pokemon partner to be a trophy in the place of the female character? It definitely could have, except that the entire story hinged on the emphasis and re-emphasis that Pokemon are unique individuals who should be treated with care and respect. The pokemon partners across the film got significantly more characterization and development than a lot of female characters across various action films.
Find me any other action flick wherein the straight romance takes priority, and the majority of the run time is devoted to subtly emphasizing how incredible and unique and kickass women are, and the importance in cultivating a relationship of mutual trust and respect.
tl;dr Detective Pikachu completely ditched the ‘romance is the most important bond of all’ mentality in favor of a healthy platonic and familial ones, which in turn gave both the potential romance and Lucy’s character the breathing room to avoid relegating her to a sexy lamp.
never stop collecting little things that make you happy! rocks! buttons! feathers! flowers! sticks! bugs! bones! never stop!
how did a crow get a tumblr
a chapterbook: *came with a stitched in ribbon bookmark, had a cloth spine, had those rough edged finished pages, or came with a map*
8 year old me: i am a 500 year old librarian and this is the most valuable book in my collection. i rescued it myself from a castle as it burned to the ground. *gingerly runs my little grubby hands down its spine and gazes wistfully out of the school bus window* i am the keeper of all civilization’s knowledge
what?
The wheels take impact and stress off your legs, and the position helps your spine, but you’re still doing running motions instead of biking motions, so your legs are getting a good workout, and you can go for longer
nerdy shit aside, iamgine how sick it must be to just let those feet fly into the air and do superman poses down a highway
“Nerdy shit aside u can act like Superman”
That looks like an uncomfortable hunch, though
So while I was getting my haircut, the lady asked me if I had other plans for the day and I said:
“I’m just going to pick up the boy from daycare and then it’s date night.”
And the lady says “Oh! How old is he?”
“He’s three.”
“Mine too! Where are you registering him for kindergarten it’s such a hassle-”
And that’s when I realized I said “boy” and not “dog” because I always think of Charlie as “good boy” but this slip up has lead to a miscommunication.
The lady is now 6 minutes into a clearly needed rant about how unnecessarily complex shopping for schools is, esp when you have a neurodivergent child, so I can’t just tell her that Charlie is a dog because then she’ll feel awkward for unloading on me and she clearly has enough going on.
So the rest of the haircut became a game of “how much can I say about Charlie without revealing that he is not a human child?” And the answer is “enough to cover a half hour hair appointment, quite possibly several hours worth if I’m specific enough”
“is he very verbal?”
“It really depends on who he’s with. He’s very quiet at he but won’t shut up if he’s at the park or has a friend over.”
“was it hard to potty-train him?”
“he’s adopted, but I was genuinely amazed at how good he already was with hygene and potty stuff.”
“mine’s just obsessed with paw patrol and Frozen, drives me crazy!”
“I imagine. Charlie is colorblind so he’s not as into tv, but he always wants a toy if I take him anywhere with them.”
“oh gosh the toys! And the kids are so rough on them!”
“yeah Charlie can destroy a stuffed animal in about 2 minutes, so I only buy him the really cheap ones.”
“Does he throw tantrums when they break?”
“Not really. It’s meditative, really, taking them apart. He has hysterics if the cat takes his toys though. Runs downstairs and cries at me until I retrieve it because he’s not tall enough to get it out of the cat tree.”
The Very Good Boy in question, Charleston Chew.
(if you want to read more of my much weirder adventures, I have pre-orders for my book on Patreon right now: https://www.patreon.com/gallusrostromegalus )
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not to be a history fucker on main but the whole mystery of the lost colony of roanoke is so fucking funny
governor of the colony: hey I’m gonna go back to england to get more supplies
115 colonists: okay
governor: ends up spending 3 years in england bc of a naval war with spain or some shit
governor: gets back to the colony to find everyone gone
governer: sees the word “croatoan”, the name of a native american tribe, carved into a post
croatoan tribe: has members and children with blonde hair/blue eyes, pale skin
everyone: what could have happened to the colonists of roanoke
hi! op here. I’m fucking hyperventilating
if you equate lesbians to terfs that’s a you problem lol you’re a lesbophobe and also a transmisogynist considering not all lesbians are cis so congrats on that like its really not that hard to fathom
This post honestly keeps getting better
fun studying tip: if you’re a procrastinator, play tom jones’s “what’s new pussycat” on repeat while writing your papers and do not turn it off until you are finished, it will motivate you to finish that essay as quickly as possible
make sure to throw one “it’s not unusual” in the middle while u take ur quick snack break
Here you have the Infinite Jukebox that will play an infinite version of What’s new pussycat, randomly jumping through the verses and never getting to the end.
do you ever regret a post and the hell it creates
why do you people continue to inflict this awful post on others
Got THE funniest fucking reply on fb today
#utaurus
cynthia erivo is god’s proof that ripped women can and should wear pretty sleeveless dresses
none of that “looking manly” bullshit, those arms could choke a man to death while she wore whatever feminine dress she wanted, and she knows it, too.
i am very happy this is taking off, here are some more pictures for your considergaytion:
this is your reminder to stan cynthia erivo thanks goodnight
the weird micro-debate about weed in this site is really a drag i’m over it
like the assumption that you can’t agree on both of these points at the same time
- the criminalization of marijuana was and still is used to incarcerate the latino/black population in america and we should decriminalize weed and free people in jail for marijuana possession once we do so
- pushing the idea at young people that the only way you can enjoy social events as a late adolescent is by being under the influence of a controlled substance, be it weed or alcohol, is bad
is very annoying to me.
endless evidence that peter parker is most interesting as a former teen superhero defending and dispensing advice to current teen superheroes
Peter Parker, by near all accounts, was the ORIGINAL teen superhero so seeing him age like this so perfectly is phenomenal and I hope all the kids listen to him because he’s so relatable.
Seriously. Team Iron Man and Team Cap America can suck it I’m Team Spider-Man.
