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Me holding a dvd player; "This is Avatar; The Last Airbender! It's one of the most beloved shows of the future for its storytelling and thorough worldbuilding!"

J. R. R. Tolkien whom I time traveled to meet; "Why does everyone speak the same language?"

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Me; "Well... maybe they are speaking different languages, but it was all translated to english?"

Tolkien; "Then how do they all understand each other if they are speaking different languages?"

Me a bit defensive and nervous; "Uh... the Fire Nation is impirial and nationalistic. Maybe they forced their language on the world, and that's what everyone's speaking."

Tolkien; "Impossible. Ba Sing Se would never speak the language of a country they don't know is attacking. And the Northern Water Tribe would not speak the language of conquerors who are at their doorstep."

whatjoup4

I feel like the answer to this is the Avatar system. Though the world of Avatar contains many sovereign nations they are all connected by the institution that is the Avatar, whose whole job has been to be a bridge between all nations. Not only does the Avatar cycle rotate between the nations, but the whole institution of sages that supports the Avatar is pan-national. The Air Nomads travel the land, the water and fire nation engage in trade (before the 100 year war). Besides that the 4 nations themselves seem to be in a relatively small area, taking about 2 months to travel from pole to pole with plenty of stops.

So, taking this holistically, with the 4 nations being a small area, who are culturally and economically connected, it's understandable that there wouldn't be the necessary isolation needed for languages to split.

Hope this helps you in your conversation with Mr. Tolkien

literallyzombie

I'M DOING MY PART!

whatjoup4

WHERE IS MY DAEMON ENGINE! I wanna show it to my Chowfs, I think they'd love it

t4tsillies

crazygnomenclature

"Phobe pts. 1-8"

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mollyjames

quick little halply doodle for this morning

My experience with r/comics has been a cycle.

Find a new 4-panel comic about a lesbian couple with massive tits and reheated comedic punchline, read it and feel it's weirdly leering or fetishist, look at the author, find out it's a guy who does NSFW exclusively about lesbians. Block, scroll, repeat.

I gotta get better at curating my follow list here, I'm so tired of being fetishized.

#comics #r/comics #reddit #lesbian #sapphic #seriously there's this guy who's jokes are either “haha no homo” or lesbians dying

spectralidax

Skaven Clan Gnaw engineers

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taraljc

This is an awesome use of what is probably a master's degree if not a doctorate and I am 100% thrilled that she shared it even though it was embarrassing and she squeaked.

liminalbeauty

Thank you, adorable scientist, for making people's lives better.

punchspeedchunk

As an Australian, THIS WOMAN IS A FUCKING GODSEND.

notasapleasure

this is Hannah Fry, Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and president of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.

upandoutcomic

out of pocket microaggression at the doctor's

#legit i feel a knot at my throat any time the “are you on any medication?” question from a new doc

evilroachindustrial

Nostalgia Critic showing up in the new Dan Olson video like a fucking jumpscare.

upandoutcomic

I deleted a recent comic, something I basically never do. It was one about feeling grief over my own lack of fertility.

With my diary comics I often allow myself to hold space for nuanced personal feelings regarding my body and transition that I don't see discussed much. These subjects can be sensitive and generally much easier for me to put in a book collection rather than share piecemeal online, as with the former I'm not immediately confronted with people I don't know having Opinions on my recent feelings and experiences.

I'm usually much more collected about it, as I really enjoy providing a springboard for the trans community to discuss their lives and experiences, but this one was a bit too personal I suppose.

I received a deluge of comments and DMs across social media about how I need to keep in mind that other forms of motherhood are just as valid, as if I've somehow lived my life up until this point unaware of that fact. As if that erases the sadness I feel. Or how maybe one day trans women will be able to have uterus transplants, as if that somehow makes it ok.

It felt like the equivalent of going up to someone who's grieving over the recent passing of a loved one and instead of just listening/allowing them to simply express their grief, trying to fix it out of discomfort: "Just a reminder, you can still love and get close to other people." etc etc

I dunno. Maybe this is an unnecessary statement. I think it's easy for people to forget their comments have an impact. Either way, this one hurt too much to keep online. Maybe it'll end up in a book one day.

💜 Julia