#eva59

[iwt-v]

eva59 replied to your photo “WELL FUCK.”

My understanding was that Starz wanted to go on another year but the producers felt that they'd written the end. So this might be a good thing, a show not going on TOO long.

Yea, I tend to agree, but with this show...*sighs* I’m just not ready. I was hoping for at least five seasons. At least we get really advanced notice so we have almost 6 months to deal.

[i-swear-by-all-flowers]

I think Flint would be very gentle with Silver, mainly because of his stump, that still causes him some pain. Don't you think?

Oh god, totally. Tbh, I have always seen Flint (or, well, really McGraw) as being very, um, vanilla in bed (I hope that’s what you were talking about, because that’s where my mind went, whoops). But I do think he’d go out of his way to make sure he wasn’t hurting Silver, he’d be slow and tender. They’d both relish in every moment.

But even in everyday life, when they’re alone in their Flint’s cabin, he changes, his stance relaxes, he’s less guarded, and god, he’ll give Silver this one smile - you know that smile which only the person who is dearest to you ever gets to see - and it feels Silver with warmth, a sense of being, and yeah, even love.

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Silver first noticed it the sixth time he was Flint’s cabin, they were sitting, Silver was reporting on today’s past duties, the going-ons of the crew and what not. 

It started with Flint’s posture, his back would relax slightly, his face would be less guarded, and his voice - god, his voice - would soften however minutely. Silver chalked it up to him being tired after a long day - and he continued doing that.

Months later, they were back in Flint’s cabin, standing, both of their backs hunched over Flint’s table, scouring over a map they had recovered. They pretended it was for the job, and while it was in the beginning, they most certainly had exhausted all possible courses the map could take them. So then, why did they continue to rehash the same ideas, the some points again? It surely had nothing to due with how their shoulder’s brushed. Obviously nothing to do with how they could smell the sea on each other, how their hands would brush, and how they could very well see each other’s eyes - pupils blown wide in the dim light. 

With their conversation coming to a close, they stood back and regarded each other. 

Flint could see the weariness Silver carried, weariness which he had begun showing only in the safe confinement of Flint’s cabin. Flint could see how Silver’s shoulders would slump, how heavy his steps would get, he could see the darkness that made its home under Silver’s eyes.

Silver sighs and takes a step back, “I should be going. Pleasurable as always, captain.” He gives Flint a nod and turns his back, making his way for the door. 

Flint clears his throat, “Ah, wait, before you go, I’ve been meaning to give you something.” Silver turns and looks back, Flint’s opened a drawer and his hand hovers over something, seemingly decided he grasps something and then sets it on his desk. 

Silver walks over to see Flint’s hand resting on a large book, bound in a reddish-brown leather.

“What’s this?” Silver inquires.

“Oh,” Flint waits a beat, “just an old book. Thought’d you like it.” He replies without ever looking up. Flint exhales and pushes the book across the table and looks up at Silver. 

Silver reaches for the book, he turns it over in his hands, Meditations its spine reads. “Ah, Marcus Aurelius,” He looks up and meets Flint’s eyes, now guarded. Silver thinks about replying with some witty comment, but decides past it. “Thank you.” He replies sincerely.

Flint’s posture loosens, he nods, and a small smile graces his lips. 

For the first time in how many months Silver has known him, Flint looks happy.

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[afteryourdeathormine]

eva59 reblogged your photoset:adsmikkelsen: oh. //That fridge is too...

Nooooo, Hannibal, NOT the refrigerator!!! It’s stainless steel, that shit costs $$$$!

//Fear not. If it's 1/3" rather than plating, it won't even have a scratch on it.

[racebending]

I have a question. I too can't stand it when a white actor plays a part that is obviously a person of color (this does happen to Asians a heck of a lot). What do you think when it happens in reverse? Example: Lawrence Fishburne playing Jack Crawford in "Hannibal?" Denzel Washington in "The Bone Collector?" Morgan Freeman as Red in "Shawshank Redemption?" Interesting all of these characters are male. Hmmm.

I think...

...That it's disingenuous and misleading to label this as a "reversal" of whitewashing because the motivations and impact of whitewashing and non-traditional casting are extremely different.  

When characters are whitewashed motivations include the belief that white actors are more financially profitable, the belief that white audiences are inherently racist, the belief that no one will notice or care.  The impact is an even greater reduction in opportunity for roles for actors of color (lead characters of color are rare enough without the extra sting of whitewashing) and an exacerbation this existing disparity.   When an actor of color is cast in a role that is traditionally played by a white actor or a character that may have at some point been white, the motivations for this casting are usually quite different, whether it is equal opportunity casting, a subversion of existing tropes, or a cynical desire to add token diversity.   The impact is also different: Unlike whitewashing's impact on actors of color, non-traditional casting has no impact on the existing opportunities or representations of white actors/characters.  It can, of course, sometimes be deeply meaningful for audiences of color to see representation where they expected none.

tl;dr..I think that people like to use examples of non-traditional casting as proof against racial disparities in Hollywood casting while ignoring greater contexts.

-M