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despazito

the second radish is 29 feet away

tranarchist

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World Heritage Post

arsxrtiis

im scared of low effort men

arsxrtiis

only low effort men feel triggered by this btw

shadowrosegarden

Thinking about Zuko bringing the steambaby to council meetings so Katara can have an uninterrupted nap

• The first time he does it, the council members expects chaos. Instead, the baby immediately falls asleep against her father's chest the moment he starts speaking

• Zuko becomes surprisingly skilled at conducting business one-handed. He signs papers, points at maps, and gestures during debates while his daughter is tucked securely in the other arm

• Whenever the baby starts fussing, Zuko instinctively stands and begins pacing around the chamber while continuing the discussion without missing a beat, as if it's completely normal for the Fire Lord to be walking laps around the room while soothing an infant

• Meetings actually run more smoothly when the baby is present. Nobody wants to be the person who wakes the sleeping princess

sokkastyles

Whenever Zuko wants to respond angrily to some complete bullshit, he instead adopts a tone of voice as if speaking to a very small child, and whoever it was who was arguing with him ends up feeling stupid.

#love this #atla #zutara

goth-queen

soleilinfini

mary oliver, staying alive

audible-smiles

My memory of The Birdcage (1996) is always that it's more dated and more difficult to watch than it actually is. You hear "drag-themed comedy from the 90s based on a musical from the 80s based on a play from the 70s" and you brace yourself just a little, right? But the film has a strong gay perspective, so the fruity fag jokes mostly come off as warmly affectionate. There is a surprising amount of poignancy in Robin Williams' portrayal of Armand, grudgingly agreeing to his beloved son's request that he go back into the closet for an evening ("do me a favor and don't talk to me for a while"). The drag club's staff attempting to redecorate the apartment with stuff straight people might like (a taxidermy moose head, an enormous crucifix, and Playboy magazine) is extremely funny. Albert's histrionics are a point of tension because he does often come off as a stereotypically pathetic/comic figure, but towards the end of the movie he makes it very clear that he's aware of how people see him, and asserts that trying to copy a stoic masculinity he doesn't possess for the sake of social approval would be more pathetic. In the 1983 musical adaptation, they give "Albert" (Albin) the only good song in the whole show, "I Am What I Am", which Gloria Gaynor covered to the delight of gays everywhere. Apparently Nathan Lane wasn't (publicly) out yet in 1996, which is amazing because it means that at one point in this movie you're watching a gay man playing a straight man playing a gay man playing a straight man, in a movie about how it's important to be yourself, an absurdity that does seem to encapsulate the state of gay America in the 90s.

silverhand

I'm seeing a couple of posts circulating about the gay 90s and this movie. The above is a very good summary, and I think it's worth adding a few other points.

This movie got made because Robin Williams said yes to it (and it's important that Gene Hackman did as well). Williams in the 90s was a mega-star of a type that's not present in the current media environment (maybe Tom Cruise, but I personally think that's echo from his salad days). Even his flops made money on the back end in the video rental market, which also doesn't exist anymore (streaming is different). Hackman was on the other side of his A-list career but still Hollywood nobility if not full royalty.

Playing gay was considered career suicide in the 90s. There had been a number of actors who put lie to that belief stretching back decades, but this was Williams and Hackman (yes, being on screen next to a gay character was enough to get you blacklisted) saying "screw that" and doing it anyway.

Being gay and out was career suicide in the 90s.

Nathan Lane had a really nice gig going for himself. The Lion King put him into the Disney rep company with people like Williams, Bette Midler, and Whoopie Goldberg (check their IMBD list from the 90s--they were making bank at Disney).

Lane didn't come out until several years later (nice summary: https://deadline.com/2024/06/nathan-lane-robin-williams-advice-coming-out-birdcage-1235975010/).

I don't want to imply that this was a Sorkinized moment where everything changed because of one thing, but this was a very important movie that caused real movement in the needle on queer acceptance.

It also proved that there was a market for films with gay characters, which had the knock-on effect of gay filmmakers being able to find distributors of their gay-themed films. Which meant that more people than ever (queer and non-queer) got to see representation on-screen.

#the birdcage

nofuckingideawho

being mentally ill AND self aware? zero stars, would not recommend

alicent-florent

BOTTOMS (2023) — dir. Emma Seligman

rocksource

Well, how did we get here When I used to know you so well? How did we get here? Well, I think I know

DECODE Paramore | 2008

amuseoffyre

One of my favourite photos from my trip to Warsaw in 2006

#scrolled away and had to scroll back

phantomrose96

copperbadge

I cannot get this poem out of my head. It haunts me. Joyously, it haunts me.

peepingnee

This poem format is my favorite thing and this is the first time I’ve ever seen it’s origin story. I love it. Every time.

middle-earth-mythopoeia

THE SACRED TEXTS!

zetabrarian

I forgot the context! It’s beautiful!

mewvore

Do not fall for the grindset mentality; jerk off and eat a hot pocket to recover spiritually

greatlordfluffernutter

Good point. We should jerk off and *throws dart* eat some pork bao. Or if you're vegetarian we could *spins comically sized wheel* eat some samosas. What's truly important is we have to jerk off. Together.