#dwarfs

[pratchettquotes]

"This will become, in time, the ax of someone's grandfather," said the king, lifting it out. "And no doubt over the years it will need a new handle or a new blade and over the centuries the shape will change in line with fashion, but it will always be, in every detail and respect, the ax I give you today. And because it'll change with the times, it'll always be sharp. There's a grain of Truth in that, see. So nice to have met you. Do enjoy your journey home, Your Excellency."

Terry Pratchett, The Fifth Elephant

[a-little-revolution]

On the Changing Opportunities for Actors with Dwarfism

A while ago I had this video surface on my Instagram feed, of two men with dwarfism critiquing Peter Dinklage, saying "he opened the door from some amazing roles that most little people are not accessible to, and shut the door right behind him when he said 'no seven dwarfs [...] When he came out and said that, it made them too afraid to cast us so they CGIed us"

I wanted to counter this by saying that despite these men's feelings are valid in some ways, (Using CG little people is in terrible taste when you could be casting real actors, and Peter does speak from a place of privilege as a white man) but we're reaching an amazing point in film where actors with dwarfism are able to step away from roles that no longer serve our community. Actors like Peter Dinklage and Francesca Mills are at the forefront of this incredible turning point we're seeing for little and disabled talents - and while change is never linear, embracing more serious roles will humanize little people and allow us to share our true stories.

Violet Ferguson says is splendidly in her video response:

"I am going to hold every single little person's hand when I say this, but the minute the dwarfism community acknowledges that our talent reaches far beyond the narrow boxes that we've been placed in and that we continue to place ourselves in, is when the industry will finally lose it's ability to capitalize off of these roles. We are worth so much more than these stereotypical roles and people with dwarfism need to realize that these roles are not the be-all-end-all. Peter Dinklage was able to acknowledge his self worth and tell the industry that our community is worth more than playing fantasy roles or roles that define our height. And unfortunately, there are some people in the community who have just not gotten to that stage of their self discovery journey yet - and instead of doing some self reflecting they take it out on a man who just wants better for his community"

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(Cr: I did reach out to Violet for her permission to post this video! Please go check her out on Instagram as she makes such excellent content!)

[fancyhandsbakery]

I've never had the urge to write a self insert/ x reader before until I saw this basterd.

[notebooks-and-laptops]

I think it would have been cool if the Dragon Age Dwarfs (or just any dwarfs) built their cities so that the lowest sections were the Diamond Quarter where the nobles and important individuals lived and the upper quarters were the places where the poor people and dusters lived.

My reasoning being; dwarfs have specific stigma to do with the surface and even stepping into sunlight by accident can get you banished. So it makes sense that you'd push all the dusters to the top, where any expansion to their homes might end up expanding into the surface and have the nobles live deep down, cradled by the stone and the ground. I just think height wouldn't be associated neccessarily with wealth/luxury etc. in the same way.

[gifs-of-puppets]

Ernie & Bert Märchensongs (2011-2013)

[enchantedbook]

Illustration from the Polish fairytale 'About the Dwarfs and the Little Orphan Mary', 1896

[oldschoolfrp]

It's 1991 and Goblin Green bases still aren't standard. This 2-page article in White Dwarf 135 (March 1991) includes a description of England's process:

The bases were painted with Bestial Brown and Woodland Green. When this was dry, Wayne painted PVA glue onto the bases and sprinkled sand over them. Once the glue had set, he brushed off the excess sand and drybrushed the bases with a mix of Sunburst Yellow and Bilious Green.

Some of the Rogue Trader ork conversions in this issue are now on green bases with highlighted sand texture, though it looks like a darker green than most of the orks' skin.