since my return to tumblr I’ve been seeing a lot of ppl talking abt disabilities & I have one piece brainrot real bad so I figured I’d babble a bit
it took me a weirdly long time to realize that... Shanks is disabled??? like. he lost an arm. if the fan theory is correct, he lost his sword arm. and only after losing his sword arm did this man go on to become one of the four most powerful people on the seas.
and he’s not the only one!!! Crocodile’s missing a hand. Tashigi’s probably legally blind without her glasses, which she keeps fucking losing. Fujitora’s blind, Zolo’s sense of direction is so bad it probably qualifies as some sort of intellectual disability — hell, Whitebeard himself, Edward fucking Newgate, is on a ventilator for the entire time he spends on the page/screen. and yet.
none of these people are defined by their disability. Whitebeard is considered the strongest man in the world. Zolo is fucking Zolo. Fujitora’s an admiral, which is the only reason I’m calling him Fujitora in the first place. Tashigi is Smoker’s right-hand man. Crocodile is one of the first truly imposing villains the straw hats come across, and, oh yeah, still making himself relevant nearly a thousand chapters later. and Shanks... well, Shanks is one of the Four Emperors, a.k.a. legally classified as one of the four biggest threats to the current world order. he’s doing pretty okay for himself for a guy who visibly struggles to button his shirts.
it just makes me think. Oda has made a world where disability accommodations are... normalized. in a weird sort of way, but still. hell, this is a maritime setting — having a devil fruit power is a permanent disability, and yet people don’t hesitate to take them on. because everyone is just... used to accommodating them. can’t swim? don’t go overboard, keep someone on watch around the water, bathe with a friend. only one hand? that’s fine, that’s why you keep your first mate around. can’t see? we have superpowers for that. we can handle it. to paraphrase Usopp: you do what you can, and leave the rest to your crewmates.
anyway I really love one piece
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All those ppl who romanticize Astarion living forever without Tav are commendable for their dedication to angst.
Me, though? I like to live deliciously. So ...
DILF Astarion
Different hair are cuz he's got hairectile dysfunction in his old age 😔
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charlie: i didn't get to go [to prom] when i was in high school, dude.
dee: my back brace was under the dress, and mom called me fat. so i stayed home and cried instead.
these two losers absolutely spent prom night together
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just watched gems latest episode and theres something about how bdubs is like. yes i killed the dragon for you. i killed it for you gem. for you. i assume it was his task bc he was rly pushing for her to go kill it but tbh theres something about how he's latched on to gem opening the portal and instantly being like ah, finally, a leader. someone i can pledge myself to. he was kind of angling for mumbo to be his new kingmayor but mumbo isnt really like that so gem opening the portal was a relief. finally a king to follow. and he just goes when she tells him to and basks when she praises him for doing it. the guy really just cannot cope without having someone take charge of him huh. he needs a figure to swear his undying loyalty to (other than etho ofc. thats a whole other thing) and if he doesnt have one he will make one. and in this session he had the opportunity to be the hero and become a leader himself and he was like no actually im going to kill the dragon for gem. ill join her army and fight for her. because he doesnt know how to do things for himself he HAS to be an underling. he doesnt know how to be anything other than a loyal dog i guess. god.
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