#No context academia

[screamingfromuz]

Listen. LISTEN, the longer I spend in the academic world, I am more convinced that describing Judaism and Jews as a religion/ethnic grope/ethnoreligion is unhelpful outside of Academic circles.

The best way to explain Judaism is using the tribe model. A lot of times Judaism is a community first and a religion second, i.e., your level of religiousness is rarely a thing that alienate you from the community.

Think of other tribes, like the Sámi, Aboriginal Australians, Māori, Yurok, Inuit ect. Each have their own unique religion, but we do not think of them as a religious group, because the tribal identity is more important, and the religion is considered part of the culture, not the opposite.

IMORTANT SIDENOTE: I am aware that many of those tribes, and other tribes have a big chunk of Christians in them, usually more Christians than those who follow the indigenous religion of the tribe. BUT for the sake of discussion, I am equating Judaism to the section that does follow the indigenous religion of the tribe.

So, despite the fact that the religious structures of Judaism is very integral to Judaism, it is partly because of the community based focus of Judaism. The most basic example is the Minyan, the fact that prayer is preferred to be done in a group. Or the fact that the Sader is meant to be a celebrated in a group. and so on.

SO, ethnoreligion is a great academic term, but for outside that world? A tribe is a much better term to explain Judaism.

#jumblr #judaism #ethnoreligion #the problem of using academic terms outside academia is that they require the ACADEMIC CONTEXT #and I found that presenting Jews as a tribe makes a lot of the comparison to Christianity go away #and helps explain the solidarity a lot of Jews find toward other indigenous tribes #because we have a lot in common #the Jewish tribe is just far more spread out than most tribes #yes #this is an oversimplification #but sometimes you have to do it in order to get the point #Judaism is a closed practice #just like the faith of many other tribes

[gvenevera]

Once again, I am thinking of Nana’s line

So even if I die one of these days,

We can always meet again

Within One For All.

Romantic, right?

#bakudeku #bkdk #bnha #boku no hero academia #bakugou katsuki #midoriya izuku #i’m not crying you’re crying #i always thought of the panel in context of bkdk sharing OFA #like in the 2nd movie you know #little did we know hori already canonized this #in the most angstiest way possible #anyway I’m 99% sure katsuki will appear in the vestige world somehow #without permanently dying hopefully

[liliamoon]

Out-Of-Context Quotes From My Geology Professor

In honor of the end of my finals week, I compiled a bunch of random quotes from my geology professor:

“There’s reality, and then there’s Boulder, Colorado.”

“The Earth slowly loses heat to space, so eventually Earth will solidify. Except by that time, the sun will have engulfed us and we’ll be vaporized, so!”

“In a billion years, the Earth will barely be habitable, but to be honest, I’m not really losing sleep over it.”

“What also floats in water? Jesus… and witches, and very small rocks.”

“My grandma is from Ohio— they don’t have rocks there.”

“But you can’t watch them after 10 p.m. because that’s when aliens go home.”

“So quartz-rich rocks are siliceous, clay-rich rocks are argillaceous, and the Black-Eyed Peas are Fergilicious.”

“I can just see everyone’s faces start glazing over when I get talking about national park bathrooms.”

“Don’t feel bad, I used to wear socks with sandals, too.”

“Anticline points up, syncline points down. You can remember this because anticline looks like an A, and syncline— if you sin, you’re going down.”

“Death doesn’t matter when you have credit card debt.”

“I’m an old schist.”

“See, look, that poor sheep will never be fossilized.”

“I would say the best place to find gold is… Jared’s?”

“Saltating benthos— I always thought that would be a good name for a band. I mean, it is kinda like a rolling stone.”

“WHY are we FRENCH?”

“There’s enough death to go around!”

“This is not a part of my regular curriculum, but the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser? That stuff works so well!”

“Do you want to see a picture of the moose that chased me this past weekend?”

Bonus: my American literature professor once said “I haven’t really had a near-death experience. If anything, it was the opposite: a near life experience. Y’know, like, I almost had a life.”

#school #jokes #memes #quotes #teacher quote #out of context quotes #funny #geology #science #science teacher #science jokes #teaching quote #gen z #high school #college #dark academia #literature

[amaranthdahlia]

art dump of my pookie........ ohboy

#context on last two: yoichi hates wearing suits since its too tight for him (as hes more comfortable to his looser outfits) #he also hates going to the fancy events his brother occasionally goes and drags him to #lawd is introverted and hates formal events #anyways finally yoichi centric post i lovehim so much i want to bite his arms #my little princess #yoichi shigaraki #shigaraki yoichi #my hero academia #boku no hero academia #mha #bnha #ofc theres more yoichi stuff i drew that i just didnt attach on here #mstly cus its from ship stuff #and his brother #edit: also the reason why yoichi finds toshi really cool is cus he reminds him of captain hero lolol #just like how afo does #dahlia.art

[bokunocontext]

#my hero academia #bnha no context #bnha #tomura shiragaki #himiko toga #dabi

[starryknightskyy]

"It's alright...cause you are here."

#my art #my hero academia #bnha #aizawa shouta #yagi toshinori #eraserhead #all might #erasermight #for context this is post aftermath from fighting a really tough villain

[seedhe-pahad-se]

Who wants to be the amplifier to my woofer???

#Context: IMRAAN KHAAN KA SONG AMPLIFIER #amplifier #imran khan #imran khan song #tumblr daily #desi tag #tumblrpost #desiblr #daily post #desi memes #desi tumblr #being desi #desi girl #desi shit posting #desi teen #desi blr #desi aesthetic #just desi things #desi academia #desi side of tumblr #desi stuff #desi struggles #desi songs #punjabi #hindi #indian aesthetic #punjabi songs #song of the day #hindi song lyrics #hindi songs

[mamashenanigans]

So, I’m revisiting something I’ve already discussed. I took a gander at the My Hero Academia Wiki’s All for One page and was quite surprised at the skewed view on his relationship with Yoichi, most notably when he killed him.

The wiki states that he killed Yoichi “without hesitation or remorse”, but leaves out the visual and narrative context of what’s happening. It also conveniently leaves out AFO’s thoughts on Yoichi before he blips out of existence.

I’m going to break it down since it’s quite apparent people either A.) have no reading comprehension concerning comics and/or B.) they so want AFO to be a “born evil” character and disregard the subtext and context of what’s occurring.

Here we have the last two panels of the chapter prior to the reveal of Yoichi’s death. AFO is focused on Kudo and Yoichi’s hands. His attack only leaves Yoichi’s hand, but that doesn’t appear to be what he was aiming for, especially when examining the first few pages of the following chapter.

In the first panel, AFO looks surprised at what he’s done. His mouth is slightly open and his eyes wide as Yoichi’s blood splatters onto his face. The next panel is AFO just standing there, hand still outstretched, almost like he’s trying to process what just happened. Given the look of surprise and how he freezes, allowing the one that stole his brother away to be able to flee, it’s clear that this was the result of a possessive rage and AFO only meant to attack their hands instead of obliterating Yoichi.

We also have the narrative subtext.

When we first see Yoichi being ripped apart, the narration tells us that AFO named his brother after the fact he was the first thing given to him in life. This hints that Yoichi is more substantial than other people. The word “precious” is used to describe Yoichi after AFO kills him. This narration juxtaposed to AFO killing Yoichi clearly suggests that AFO didn’t mean to kill Yoichi, but probably only maim him.

If he truly cared so little for Yoichi as to purposefully murder him, then he would have quickly moved on to killing Kudo and Bruce who are shown still in the water and trying to get away. Instead, he just stands there, frozen in his initial position, looking like his brain just glitched.

Furthermore, we have AFO keeping Yoichi’s hand, all that remains of him, and is even eating dinner with it as shown here…

If all he wanted to do was take back the Quirk and move on(before finding out that Yoichi still exists) then why even embalm the hand? Instead, he seems to be sitting there, with a glass of wine and a plate of food, just contemplating his brother’s hand. Once he concludes that Yoichi “still exists”, he goes on a huge conquest to get him back.

We also have prior flashbacks to work with here. The first one we got had AFO telling Yoichi he loves him and asks his bodyguard to go easy on him. Next, there’s the flashback in the vault and AFO’s monologue is to convince Yoichi to stand by his side. He calls him “dear little brother” earlier and then tells him while giving him the stockpiling Quirk that he matters to him/so dear to him. Once he finds Kudo, he also presumably (due to Kudo’s retort) asked where Yoichi was as he considers the Quirk to be his brother.

Now, don’t get me wrong. AFO’s “love” for Yoichi was very possessive. When his conquest to get back OFA is shown, AFO claims his tears were just “alligator tears” and that all he wants is to make Yoichi his.

However, the last thoughts about Yoichi that AFO has, and is conveniently left out of his wiki page, is that he needs Yoichi/without him everything is for nothing. This could definitely mean that AFO’s thoughts during his killing of the holders of OFA were of an unreliable narrator and more him trying to convince himself that the tears meant nothing.

This is such an important line. AFO finally admits that it was all about Yoichi and that nothing matters if he isn’t by his side. That refutes the idea that AFO didn’t care about Yoichi and only wanted to possess him. The original translation only has “Yoichi, I need you” and of course the official English translation has to say it differently, but that right there changes the entire perspective of what he was trying to achieve. It’s no longer a “I want to make you mine”, but a clear “I need you”. Which makes sense given that they only had each other growing up.

It’s also pertinent to remember that AFO often “talks” to Yoichi in his inner thoughts, particularly during battle. Following his admittance of needing Yoichi, he continues to “speak” to him about what he was trying to achieve.

With AFO blaming Kudo for everything, it’s pretty obvious that AFO can’t accept the fact that he messed up and accidentally killed his brother. It has to be Kudo’s fault for taking him in the first place.

So, in closing, the idea that Yoichi meant nothing to AFO and was just another toy or that he purposefully killed him doesn’t add up when taking into consideration all the context. Yoichi did mean something to AFO and that’s why he did everything.

He’s still a bastard, but my god, don’t leave out all this important stuff.

#I honest to god was so damn surprised at the wiki #people are desperate to make AFO into such an unfeeling villain that they leave out some of the most important context #and ignore everything else that came prior to this backstory #i should edit the wiki #all for one #afo #yoichi shigaraki #my hero academia #boku no hero academia #bnha afo #bnha yoichi

[clawz-loopz]

happy late easter!

#claw.art #mha #my hero academia #dekubaku #bkdk #dkbk #katsuki bakugou #bakudeku #izuku midoriya #the context? they both got forced into easter bunny suits. except one really didnt mind and the other wanted OUT #enjoy

[i-cant-handle-change]

#i feel like this makes sense in any kind of context #bnha #mha #boko no hero academia #my hero academia #my hero academy #all for one #afo #midoriya izuku #izuku midoriya #yoichi shigaraki #shigaraki yoichi #first user of ofa #first one for all user #dad for one #bnha dad for one #all for one is midoriya hisashi #dfo #all for one is hisashi #bnha memes #mha memes

[littletealights]

shinsou: mother!! your husband is trying to give me alcohol!

yamada: i’ve tried to give you alcohol.

#shinsou: youre no help #yes he calls mic mother #take it up with yours #my hero academia #mha incorrect quotes #bnha incorrect quotes #shinsou hitoshi #present mic #yamada hizashi #eraserhead #aizawa shouta #erasermic #shinso as erasermics child #here have a draft #anelleoriginal #if anyone wants the context for this conversation i would be happy to provide

[pikahlua]

So many plotpoints I just don't understand in this arc. Why have bkg die? Why have him fight afo? Why have izuku lose his arms? What purpose has any of it served???? At all???????

Todorki and ochakos fights were handled so well and streamlined and benefited their characters and arcs but bkgs and dekus have been a mess all bcus hori is a coward who won't just let them fight together bcus ig save to win and win to save meant nothing at all

Why have bkg die?

I think it's pretty clear from the way that whole thing was framed that the purpose of Katsuki dying was symbolic. This is a staple of Japanese drama running all the way back to kabuki. It is a trope for a main character to die to shed their mortal incarnation and come back to life as their deified form. Katsuki's death runs perfectly parallel to Tomura's from the PLW arc right down to the part where they are both responsible for their own resurrections. It's probably one of the best cases I can think of where a character's death actually did further that same character's arc without fridging them for the sake of someone else.

Why have [Katsuki] fight AFO?

Because AFO was set up as a "what if" scenario or cautionary tale for Katsuki, the other side to his "villains and heroes are two sides of the same coin" storyline. AFO in his physical form has a different character arc and story utility from AFO the quirk vestige. He provided a lot of backstory that allows us to infer the subtlety of how Katsuki is likely some sort of reincarnation of Kudou, the mechanics of which we will never need to revisit because they're unimportant. It was about karma and personal growth. It was about showcasing how Katsuki is an heir to many legacies, All Might's included.

Why have Izuku lose his arms?

Again, it's symbolic. It's been foreshadowed pretty heavily that Izuku would risk losing his arms in reaching out to save someone. This was a demonstration of his willingness to take on that risk. It also provides a moment for Eri to get in on the "everyone contributes a little bit to the fight" action all the other characters have been allowed to have. We don't even know yet what state Izuku will actually be in when this is all over, so it'd be premature to jump to any major conclusions about all of this. The story may still have a lot to say about this.

What purpose has any of it served???? At all???????

To entertain me specifically.

Todorki and ochakos fights were handled so well and streamlined and benefited their characters and arcs but bkgs and dekus have been a mess all bcus hori is a coward who won't just let them fight together bcus ig save to win and win to save meant nothing at all

Bold of you to assume you've read the final chapter in the story yet.

#anon ask #ask pika #my hero academia manga spoilers #final arc spoilers #at this point i'm just gonna have to get snarky about all of these sorts of asks #if you guys won't stop to think about this story and find the answers to your questions yourself why is that my problem #you're entitled to your own opinion #but jeez #one sloppy chapter and you all go off the deep end with it i swear #as if every story out there doesn't have a bit of this going on #seriously #is this sort of reaction really merited just by the fact izuku's arms are being healed??? #if you need context just know i've been getting a ton of asks like this lately and i'm pretty sure they're not all from different people

[kitsunefyuu]

It’s funny how people will call AFO a liar until he talks about himself in a dehumanizing way. Then suddenly it like, “I believe everything he says he is completely evil and has no good qualities. So him saying or implying so must be true.”

And it like damn man you just going to listen to his ass about baby and toddler self? Did you listen to Tomura who claimed he felt joy in killing to his father too despite being a traumatized kid? Or that Dabi hate his family when it clear the rage was because he cared and felt abandoned?

SMH, look at Yoichi compared to himself. Who looks better fed and clothed? Remember they only have each other as kids. Look at how Yoichi looked after throwing a can he was already beaten up. Don’t you think that why he attacked those men?

Note he likes the demon lord because he WASN’T alone. Doesn’t that mean he wish to be surrounded by people?

This isn’t meant to justify his behavior but to explain why he went on this path. And he had wanted to be loved and supported is the key answer. He just never learned about how to get any of that and only knows how to be cruel. He wasn’t born evil he never was even given a choice.

I mean, who can show him how too when from birth you only learned to survive?

#mha 407 #bnha 407 #Yes a character can lie it why you have to look at the context. #my hero academia #all for one mha #all for one #yoichi shigaraki #boku no hero academia #all for one bnha

[liliamoon]

Chaotic Teacher Quotes

Because I just finished my degree, I compiled a list of some of my favorite things my professors have said this past semester:

“To shower or not to shower, that is the question.”

“My parents were baby boomers, which means they were on drugs and had sex and that’s how I happened.” “I’m not kidding. That’s true.”

“Ok, how does everyone feel about nostrils?”

“I like to remind my wife that she’s older than me. Every year on my birthday I’m like, oh my god, I’m almost as old as you!”

“That’s the best way to learn: forget and then remember. The only better way is to learn it drunk and then learn it sober. …Grad school is a lot of fun.”

“Is Dungeons & Dragons legit as a religious institution? Let’s discuss.”

“Punxsutawney Phil, the little beaver— not a beaver, the, you know, the marmot, HE DIED. I mean, what does that mean for our weather?? If he sees his shadow it’s six more weeks of winter but WHAT IF HE DIES??”

“We can’t have negative time— if it’s negative, you’re dead. Just like the groundhog.”

“Are we ultimately born of divine incest?”

“This whole thing is complex, very convoluted. But so is my sister, and I still love her.”

“You might ask yourself, what do I do with a big chunk of text? In many cases, the first step is to burn it with fire.”

“This is good information for those of you thinking of starting a cult.”

“I drive a stick-shift, you can’t steal my car. If you look at the thing, you wouldn’t want to, but the point is, you CAN’T.” “It’s got nothing, I almost literally have to go out with a lighter and turn on the headlights myself.”

“Do you think we could rewrite The Lord of the Rings in limerick meter? Potentially a good idea for your finals.”

“Does that freak anyone out? If it doesn’t, you might not be paying attention!!!”

“Here we read that Tiamat and Apsu had ‘mixed their waters together’— I guess that’s what the kids call it these days.”

“You know how in America we’re very vulnerable to British accents?”

“If you know what you’re doing, it’ll take about thirty minutes; if you don’t know what you’re doing, maybe forty; and if you really don’t know what you’re doing, it’ll take five.”

“Cockroaches gonna cockroach, everybody with me?”

“Right now I’m being a pain-in-the-ass materialist.” “You feel? Hold the phone.” “Conscience? What do we do with people who don’t have that? Like me.”

“Who here is familiar with the term ‘shitification’?”

“Academia is like a hospital: if you don’t work there, don’t stick around.”

“I always want you all to walk out of this classroom with a little bit more of the weight of despair on your shoulders.” “Are you feeling it?”

#school #jokes #memes #quotes #teacher quote #out of context quotes #funny #science #science teacher #mythology #classical mythology #literature #teaching quote #philosophy #gen z #high school #College #dark academia #chaotic academia

[skyborneveggie]

#to be clear: dark academia girlies is me in this context #if richard papen was evil & suggested killing bunny himself #the secret history #saltburn #it's the middle of the night goodnight

[bokunocontext]

#my hero academia #bnha no context #bnha #toshinori yagi #present mic #hizashi yamada