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can u believe that Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson have a combined screen time of 1 hour 11 minutes across a total of 5 films, which doesn’t even equate to one full movie between them, and yet here i am i, ready to fight people for the two of them
Cudjo Lewis, the last surviving captive of the last slave ship to bring Africans to the U.S.
https://www.history.com/news/zora-neale-hurston-barracoon-slave-clotilda-survivor?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#link_time=1525373347
It’s so significant too that this narrative was collected by Zora Neale Hurston, one of the greatest authors and anthropologists of her time. She was shunned by the “gatekeepers” of both of these professions, largely because of her Blackness, her womanhood, and her uncompromising commitment to honoring and showcasing both in her works. She died penniless and alone in a state-run institution in 1960. All of her works had gone out of publication by then. It took more than a decade before she was rediscovered. A young author by the name of Alice Walker had come across her work and was deeply inspired by it. “In 1973, after an exhaustive search, Walker came across Hurston’s unmarked grave in Ft. Pierce, Fla. She purchased a headstone for Hurston’s tomb and had it inscribed “A Genius of the South.“”
It is through Zora Neale Hurston’s pioneering sacrifice, and the acceptance of that inheritance by Alice Walker that we have found this missing piece of our history. Without the courageous and unfailing work of Black women, we wouldn’t have Cudjo Lewis’s story. We are slowly regaining a narrative that’s been hidden from us, one that continues to be lied about. Trust Black women to lead the way.
The book is excellent–I was up until 1am reading it last night and only got about halfway through. The editor calls out the assumptions that ZNH makes and both of them cite other sources that corroborate Kossula’s narrative. As to be expected from ZNH’s writing, the un-whitened dialect is a delightful challenge to undertake in reading. A hard read, but a good one.
Infinity War Theory...
So, the snap is designed to balance the galactic resource to user ratio. Does it take into account race that are dwindling in population? Such as (had they survived) the Asgardians or the Dark Elves? Is it possible rocket was "spared" because he is the only one of his kind? Same with Thor (forgetting the whole needed for plot with storm breaker)
Happy mothers day to the kink moms, the mommy doms. We are few and underrated.
To the room moms at events to lace up corsets and zip up gear. Who make sure all the kinksters eat and drink water.
To the sex shop women who act like moms to the young and inexperienced. Who impart wisdom and safety tips to all who enter their doors.
Writer goals: Fanart based on your writings
Artist goals: Fanfics based on your drawings
Reader goals: Your fav fan writer and your fav fan artist going back and forth in a delicious cycle of fic and art, until you’re printing out Tumblr pages so you can roll around in a pile of them
THIS!
Sam, who was the first costumed villain you ever fought?
"Shit man... Bucky I guess... after that Antman, but let's not talk about that."
How do you undress Captain Rogers? His uniform seems seamless
I’M PICTURING A VERY UN-SEXY ONESIE SITUATION
Okay, this warrants some further dissection, and I’ve got @maichan808‘s blessing on this so STEP INTO MY OFFICE. Or as I like to call it:
I can’t honestly say I’ve ever given a tremendous amount of thought to how the fuck Captain America gets dressed in the morning (as opposed to how he gets undressed or is undressed by someone else, ahem), but now that the question’s been posed and @maichan808 suggested I do a full post about it, I went down that rabbit hole in about .5 seconds flat because I’m a librarian and a costume nerd and this is how we do. SO.
Not only is Cap’s uniform pretty fascinating from a costuming perspective (although uniform functionality for Cap as a character and functionality for the costume department are two totally different things, as I’ll mention later), but it’s also useful and interesting to think about for fic or art purposes. Because, let’s face it, fandom spends an incredible amount of time writing about Cap getting naked, and the logistics of… how he actually… does that are kind of cool when you dig into it.
So here’s what we have for Cap’s uniforms spanning from Captain America: The First Avenger to Avengers: Infinity War, and I’ll break each one down from there.
From L to R: Captain America: The First Avenger, Avengers, Thor: The Dark World (which I disregard here), Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming (also disregarded for the purposes of this post, but it’s the same uniform as Avengers 1), and Avengers: Infinity War.
Much like the character, Cap’s uniforms evolve over time and get increasingly more complex and intricate, and there are large and small variations based on who directed the movie. For instance, Joss Whedon’s Cap looks cartoonish and extra spangly in Avengers and even Ultron, to a lesser extent, because Joss is overly married to comics!Cap and very literal in his interpretation of the character, while the Russo Brothers’ Cap is more of a study in how a practical uniform would have to look and function in the Real World. (As someone who’d like to push Whedon out an airlock, I don’t think it’s coincidental that this is an excellent metaphor for where those movies diverge thematically and in terms of Cap’s character development.) Which is why we have lycra and red go-go boots on the one hand, and the gift that is the stealth suit on the other.
The question that was posed originally, and which started this whole rabbit-hole dive, is a) how the fuck does Cap get in and out of this thing (or better yet, have someone remove it FOR him), and b) is it actually a onesie? Because that’s what the hell it looks like, and thanks to Spider-Man: Homecoming, we now know how superhero onesies come off.
As much as I’d love to see that, let’s start with Cap’s uniform in The First Avenger. With bonus Bucky.
There are a greater amount of seemingly useless buckles and straps on this one, but you can just about see how the costume comes together if you look closely. It’s three pieces including the pants (but not counting his gloves, boots, etc.)
As far as I can tell, it looks like his uniform consists of the main part of the top, with white sleeves and a white torso with two red stripes/buckles. The second piece is a set of epaulettes-slash-crop top that fits over his shoulders, buckle twice around his biceps, and then also attach to the red buckles. Then it comes behind his shoulder blades, where you can see it’s a separate piece of fabric. Sorry if this gif is a dick punch, guys.
The grey stripe below the star is where it ends, which you can tell more clearly here based on the slight shadow beneath the stripe.
It’s an interesting approach and actually pretty functional. Weirdly, his uniform in the promo images looks more seamless, although that could just as easily be Photoshop. a separate top part would be way more breathable and easy to move around in. No bells and whistles but still gives him extra padding/armor where he needs it around the shoulders, which is pretty appropriate if you’re running around on the Western Front during WWII.
Next is Avengers, which I’m going to spend the least amount of time on because it’s the easiest to dissect from a costume perspective and also the most boring/ridiculous, IMO.
You can see pretty clearly that it’s two pieces, a top and pants, and if we ignore the super stylish decorative zippers for a moment, you can see in the picture to the right where the top zips up, and that the area around the star would fasten with velcro. Much easier to change in and out of, but: yawn.
The Winter Soldier was the first real break we saw from the comic-book style of visuals and costuming for all the characters. (And not just Cap. Black Widow’s uniform becomes more practical-looking and less cartoonish as well, but the difference was most obvious with Steve.)
Not only did he get a costume made of kevlar and not lycra, with strategically padded areas and functional details like cargo pockets, arguably much more practical in the field, but we got the stealth suit, which reduced the spangly factor significantly and made him look like an actual special forces operative. He fits right in with his team, except that he’s in navy blue, not black, and still has the star on his chest and the cowl. There is only the tiniest bit of dark red on the sides, if you look closely. Overall, as the name implies–stealthy. But more importantly, it’s realistic, like Cap might actually be out there in the real world saving people and doing things, and not just as comic book character.
This costume not only set the tone for the movie, IMO, but it introduced a level of design complexity in the MCU that takes some figuring out because it’s not obvious how the suit does up. It does actually look like a onesie until you look more closely. And as a costume nerd, I’m impressed by how well-thought-out and cleverly designed this costume is. Not surprisingly, they went so far as to pattern all his other uniforms off this one, with minor differences depending on the tone of the movie and the director, which I further break down below.
Ultron (Whedon):
Civil War (the Russos):
I love how the Russos’ vision of cap is so restrained, practical, and realistic while still capturing the iconic costume/image–no loud colours, not even the white stripes, but it’s still obviously Cap and representing everything he stands for. Whereas with Ultron Cap, it’s like Whedon can’t help himself, putting him back in spangly colours and random red-and-white accents that take the tone the Russos painstakingly created in Winter Soldier and sends it eighteen steps backwards. Kind of like Ultron did as a movie overall.
I’ll include a shot of Cap in Avengers: Infinity War too, but it’s important to note that it’s the same suit he wore in Civil War, just dirty, beat to all hell, and with the star ripped off. Because the costume designers were clever enough to factor in that Steve probably wouldn’t be picking up an edgy new uniform as an internationally wanted fugitive. But then I started thinking about what state of mind Cap would have had to be in to claw the fucking star off his uniform, and then I had to go sit quietly by myself for a few minutes.
In terms of how the costumes are constructed in Ultron, Civil War, and Infinity War, they’re very similar. To address the most basic thing first: no, it’s not a onesie. It’s less obvious in the movies, and I’ll touch on why in a minute, but from behind-the-scenes pics, we can see there are two distinct pieces they strategically hide with a belt.
Let’s start with the jacket.
In this picture, you can see fairly clearly that the jacket isn’t one seamless piece, like a shirt. It wouldn’t be practical with this stiff kevlar, and take it from someone who used to have to wear head-to-toe kevlar as a competitive fencer: that shit can be stiff as hell, and Cap’s uniform is also padded to make getting dressed and undressed extra difficult while protecting him from minor inconveniences like bullets and people trying to kill his ass. At the neck there are symmetrical sections that come forward over his shoulders and fasten on either side of his neck and chest, likely with velcro. (Can we also appreciate the attention to detail in adding a tag with ROGERS below the shoulder? In case anyone forgets who the suit belongs to? I’ve watched TWS eleventy billion times and never noticed this.)
This shot from IW shows that there is a piece that comes up over the backs of his shoulders, although it’s a little difficult to distinguish from his harness.
And this shot from Civil War clearly shows there’s a place where the jacket separates and fastens down, probably also with velcro.
What I imagine is that Cap’s uniform jacket probably goes on a bit like a straitjacket (with the arms free, obviously), where he’d stick his arms into it from behind and then do it up the back and over the shoulders.
What I think is most hilarious about this is he’d probably need help getting in and out of that thing, which I’ll let your imaginations run wild with at your discretion.
Now for the pants. Steve does appear half in uniform in a couple different places in the films–ironically both in Whedon’s Avengers. The first in Avengers 1 where he’s sitting at a conference table wearing a running shirt, and we can extrapolate from there that he’s probably wearing pants underneath the table. Probably.
The other time is in AoU, when he’s at Avengers Tower and just walking around in his uniform pants and, presumably, the undershirt he wears under his tac jacket.
This isn’t the exact shirt he wears at Old McBarton’s farm in the movie–that one is more blue–but clearly this style is his preference because he’s a smedium until death it shows up multiple times in the movies.
That one’s for science.
The one other point I’ll make here is that it’s important to distinguish between what is considered practical for Cap as a character, and what is considered practical for the costume departments. For Cap as a character, an athletic undershirt, tactical jacket, pants, and belt (plus the harness, gauntlets, gloves, boots, etc.) are what would be considered practical to keep him intact in the field and make it easy to get dressed and undressed without a team of stylists.
But for the costume departments, they have other considerations, like what will look the best and create the smoothest lines while still being easy to move in. Which is how we end up in somewhat more wacky territory like that of the belly window. We all remember the belly window, right? If not, let me remind you.
This is where I go and contradict myself, because that? That is a belly-windowed onesie with a jacket that goes over top. Chris Evans on set wears a onesie; Captain America does not. (Again… probably.)
Here’s another because it totally looks like Cevans is very self-conscious of said belly window and trying to cover it up. Not that I blame him.
The whole point of this is because a onesie with lots of mesh and spandex creates smooth lines under a jacket and won’t show gaps when he’s moving around and doing lots of stunts. Realistically, Cap’s uniform should show tons of gaps and ride up awkwardly and move around like crazy because it’s two separate pieces, but that’s Hollywood magic for you. Costume designers have to think of these things and concede the point that Cap likely would be difficult to take seriously in a fight if he were flashing his midriff all the time. Just goes to show what they know, because blinding people with his abs would probably come in handy now and then.
So if you’re a writer or a fan artist or just a very curious individual who wants to know how Cap would get dressed or undressed, there you have it. This was a super long post, but these are things we as serious researchers need to know in the interest of attention to detail and accuracy.
But if you take away nothing else, just remember: that jacket is super awkward fastening up from behind, so Cap? He’s probably gonna need you to have someone give him a hand with that. Who you elect for the job is entirely up to yourself, but don’t leave the guy hanging.
Infinity War: *trailer released*
My ass, still stuck in 2012: “… so, anyway, each Avenger has their own floor, but they have a common floor for movie night…”
Yeah, that sounds about right.
Photo cake printer copyrights (stolen art)
Had a person come into my work (grocery store) and ask if we could do photo printing on cakes. For those that may have never seen or heard of this it is essential a ink jet printer that prints edible ink on sugar paper. Commonly used for putting a child's picture on a birthday cake.
I inform them that we do not, but another of our stores down the road does. He then asks questions about copyright. I tell him we cannot print anything with a copyright.
[B] "What about fanart?"
"Do you have artist permission?"
"Uhhh.....no...."
"Then it is illegal."[/b]
Now understand the company, Decopac, who supplies the printers, does have licensing rights with many major companies, Disney, Mattel, etc. And we as a company can purchase the images to use.
This person wanted to use an artist work without permission and I very sternly reminded him that is illegal and theft. They did not like this answer. Too bad. Maybe ask the artist, they may say yes, they may say no.
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Inside of a Riptide cockpit looking down at a Doomglaive Dreadknought as the Tau pilots are in Horror because this tiny Mech is chasing them. (True story from a recent game) Looking for 3 print Copies. Message me your rate and details.
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Inside of a Riptide cockpit looking down at a Doomglaive Dreadknought as the Tau pilots are in Horror because this tiny Mech is chasing them. (True story from a recent game) Looking for 3 print Copies. Message me your rate and details.
Unlikely partner
Dorian swallowed and nipped the others chin at the ear. He pulled his fingers out, this was it. No turning back after this moment. Taking a moment to line himself up before pressing in with a growl. He grunted and closed his eyes. He had to keep the illusion that his mate had a male body. Soon he wouldn’t need to, but for the moment this was good. Sam felt good, warm and slick. He pressed in to his hilt before resting there for a moment. Moaning against Sam’s skin and sighing. He had managed, he actually managed to do this.
Sams arms wrapped around Dorian, moaning deeply as the mage entered him. “So good….” He encouraged. He wanted Dorian to feel comfortable, wanted him to feel good.
Dorian purred and kissed the other. “Ready?” He asked softly though he could already tell what the answer was. He knew that Sam had been wanting this, but he was so afraid to give it till he had seen bull do stuff to Sam and he had grown jealous. “Because I am!”
Sam wrapped his legs around Dorian, eager to feel the other moving inside him. “So ready for you beloved.”
Dorian took a deep breath and purred before he started to move. It was slow at first, defiantly unsure. But he quickly gained confidence and picked up the pace. Moaning all the time as he nipped Sam on his beloved. “So sexy.” He growled over the other. He shifted a littles for a better position and kept moving faster than before.
“Yes you are.” Sam purred. It felt good, no it felt amazing. His arms wrapped around Dorians neck, heels digging into his back. The angle felt amazing as well and the pace steadily increasing only added to it.
Dorian moaned as he finally settled into a steady quick pace. He moaned and kept moving, he knew if he paused at this point he might falter so he wanted to give both of them the end they needed and wanted. “You flatter.” He chuckled before claiming Sam’s lips with his own. Kissing them in a heated passion that would make chantry mother’s blush and look away.
Hands threaded into the mages dark locks as his lips eagerly kissed the other back. He didn't want Dorian to stop, he didn't want him to ever stop.
Unlikely partner
Dorian swallowed and nipped the others chin at the ear. He pulled his fingers out, this was it. No turning back after this moment. Taking a moment to line himself up before pressing in with a growl. He grunted and closed his eyes. He had to keep the illusion that his mate had a male body. Soon he wouldn’t need to, but for the moment this was good. Sam felt good, warm and slick. He pressed in to his hilt before resting there for a moment. Moaning against Sam’s skin and sighing. He had managed, he actually managed to do this.
Sams arms wrapped around Dorian, moaning deeply as the mage entered him. “So good….” He encouraged. He wanted Dorian to feel comfortable, wanted him to feel good.
Dorian purred and kissed the other. “Ready?” He asked softly though he could already tell what the answer was. He knew that Sam had been wanting this, but he was so afraid to give it till he had seen bull do stuff to Sam and he had grown jealous. “Because I am!”
Sam wrapped his legs around Dorian, eager to feel the other moving inside him. “So ready for you beloved.”
Dorian took a deep breath and purred before he started to move. It was slow at first, defiantly unsure. But he quickly gained confidence and picked up the pace. Moaning all the time as he nipped Sam on his beloved. “So sexy.” He growled over the other. He shifted a littles for a better position and kept moving faster than before.
"Yes you are." Sam purred. It felt good, no it felt amazing. His arms wrapped around Dorians neck, heels digging into his back. The angle felt amazing as well and the pace steadily increasing only added to it.
Unlikely partner
Dorian swallowed and nipped the others chin at the ear. He pulled his fingers out, this was it. No turning back after this moment. Taking a moment to line himself up before pressing in with a growl. He grunted and closed his eyes. He had to keep the illusion that his mate had a male body. Soon he wouldn’t need to, but for the moment this was good. Sam felt good, warm and slick. He pressed in to his hilt before resting there for a moment. Moaning against Sam’s skin and sighing. He had managed, he actually managed to do this.
Sams arms wrapped around Dorian, moaning deeply as the mage entered him. “So good….” He encouraged. He wanted Dorian to feel comfortable, wanted him to feel good.
Dorian purred and kissed the other. “Ready?” He asked softly though he could already tell what the answer was. He knew that Sam had been wanting this, but he was so afraid to give it till he had seen bull do stuff to Sam and he had grown jealous. “Because I am!”
Sam wrapped his legs around Dorian, eager to feel the other moving inside him. "So ready for you beloved."
Unlikely partner
Dorian swallowed and nipped the others chin at the ear. He pulled his fingers out, this was it. No turning back after this moment. Taking a moment to line himself up before pressing in with a growl. He grunted and closed his eyes. He had to keep the illusion that his mate had a male body. Soon he wouldn’t need to, but for the moment this was good. Sam felt good, warm and slick. He pressed in to his hilt before resting there for a moment. Moaning against Sam’s skin and sighing. He had managed, he actually managed to do this.
Sams arms wrapped around Dorian, moaning deeply as the mage entered him. "So good...." He encouraged. He wanted Dorian to feel comfortable, wanted him to feel good.
Unlikely partner
Dorian growled softly against the other before slipping his fingers inside Sam. He wanted to test how wet he was. But he also made a point of stretching Sam a little so that when he entered it wouldn’t hurt either of them. “Oh you’re gonna feel so good Sam. I just hope I feel just as good.” He purred
Sam whined, arms wrapping around Dorian. "You will feel wonderful." Sam encouraged. Oh he was wet alright, his body very much eager for the attention.
Unlikely partner
Dorian purred and kept going hearing the humming. He made it up to his groin but didn’t actually kiss it. He kissed around it before moving up his stomach. He wanted to try and have sex with his less than male parts. He had steeled himself to the thought. It wouldn’t be a surprise this time. And he had an illusion that it was just a wetter ass.
A pleased sigh followed by a soft moan as Dorian continued to kiss and tease his body. He was slowly waking up, that fog of sleep still clouding his mind somewhat.
Dorian growled softly as he moved up and started kissing his chest. He moaned against the other, kissing and sucking on the others nipple before moving to the other side. Sam was small enough that this part felt almost the same and that was good for him.
The suckling brought Sam to mostly awake, his body reacting to the actions. He hummed and moved a hand to run through the mages dark hair. “That’s nice…” He purred, eyes still closed.
Dorian smiled against the middle of Sam’s chest and purred softly. “I’m glad you like it.” He said as a hand trailed down to his groin and started to play with his clit. Treating it much like a small dick. “Let me know when you’re wet enough.” He said still trying to stall enough to keep himself focused
A gasp and his hips rolled up as Dorian touched him. He didn’t want to interrupt, but he didn’t want Dorian to so something he was uncomfortable with just for him. “Like that….Makers breath…” He moaned as Dorian rubbed him.
Dorian felt his cock pulse at that moan. This was his doing, not bulls. He could please his mate just as well as long as he focused. He rubbed and pinched the sensitive nub between his fingers as he worked. His lips moved to catch Sam’s collar bone as he moved to suck a bruise to the surface. Another mark of claiming that Sam was his.
Sam let out a pleasured cry, back arching. "Dorian....mmm." He managed. Oh damn did it feel good.
