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randomkposts · 3 months

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You can take your time with this, but how would a wholly genderbent deathnote be?

A wholly genderbent death note?

I must admit ,anon -I took my time with this, because the scope of that is a little intimidating. Also Eclipse has been busy with work and Baldur's Gate 3, and hasn't had much energy to brainstorm. Thank you for your patience.

To start with, the gender politics of this world are very different, as a lot of people in important positions have become female.

Higuchi, is head of the technological development of the Yotsuba group at age 32, in 2004. He's canonically obsessed with gaining social status, power, and wealth, and is implied to not be as competent as his colleague's. If it were just him swapping genders that would carry unfortunate implications, but the rest of the group heads were male, are also gender swapped, so now she's power climbing ambitious hate-sink, I guess. Just like before.

Would Demegawa still be a sensationalist media director of a TV station in a gender swap? Maybe not if it was just him being swapped. That story would probably her being a lacky who made it higher (quite possibly to Kira Deaths in the industry) who is running the station in part two, someone who reached too high and fell to Kira like all others.

The director of the FBI Stev(i)e Mason, is female, and so is most of the American FBI, with Misora standing out. Actually, in this AU would Penber have still told her fiance to stay in the kitchen and quit his job in order to marry her? Is she still reluctant to marry him? If so, that certainly carries implications about gender roles in this world.

But let's say things are different and Penber is less of a sexist jerk, and Misora had to tie up some loose ends on a previous job, before Rae dies. Misora is still one of the bigger threats to Light in series, and had to be taken down quickly for the story to work. It would certainly up the stakes if that coincidence was taken out, but keeping them there and playing multi person chess would be a lot harder.

The SPK of America, and the police of Japan are now full of ladies. It turns Lady Lights' desire from controversial to expected again.

On the flipside, crime is also made up of ladies, such as Mello's Mafia, Misa's stalker, and independents such as Otoharada.

It's starting to feel kind of like Barbieland, as there is a noticeably higher number of named male characters then Female in the universe of Death Note. Like really, off the top of my head I can think of 13 named female characters in death note, and I'm including characters like Misa's friend Yoshi.

In this gender swapped Death Note, by 2009, there is something that hasn't happened in reality in the states. There is a Madame President, and Vice president. Mrs Roger is so done with Watari, she never wanted to spend this much time around children and here she is running an orphanage filled with them. I'm going to assume Linda is still into art.

In a world where Watari was the only one gender swapped, I would wonder if Watari's past as an inventor was a bit like L being the world famous detective that no one sees. I also wonder about her backstory having her well trained in espionage, and marksmanship. Watari was born in 1933 (anime), which is in the range of world war 2, but would make her a young child when it started and ended. Does this mean that in the Death Note universe World War 2 lasted longer, or did England get up to orphan spy training programs, that later inspired Watari to create orphan detective programs. Wait, is this becoming a kind of crossover with Gallagher girls? After all, just because Watari founded a school in England, didn't mean she was from there. Also transfers were a thing. Or could have been. That's fun.

I'd say Watari would have to be a lot louder to get such a rep as L's handler. After all, stupid people still exist even when you have a rep. I wonder if she used disguise to help? Of course, thats in a solo, and this is about everyone.

Aiber and Wedy

Wedy is L's profesional cat burglar and survalance expert. In story she mostly looks cool, installs some bugs to evesdrop, and rides a motorcycle.

Aiber gets more to characterize himself and stand out. Aiber is L's professional con-man, and social infiltrator, said to be able to blend in with varied types of social groups. L has enough evidence to land Aiber in lifetime prison, and has saved Aiber's life a couple of times. Its also said (in how to read) that he is multilingual, often assumes fake identidies, and gets his biggest thrills from swindling and living on the edge. Basically. He sounds a bit like a male Black Widow, with less combat training, and tramatic backstory… presumably. Hmmm, also less brainwashing

L trusts Aiber enough to use one of the other detective names he stole, and play the roll of Eraldo Coil. I can't say if Aiber is playing the roll of L playing Coil, or original coil. He also, has a family, and heavily dislikes guns.

For the most part, they are pretty typecast by their character designs if it were a story about any of them individually, there's more space for extrapolation, but in large groups it becomes a norm. Female Aiber could be interesting to explore as an individual. Actually, so could male. Same with Watari, or any of them really, by any writer who decides to get really invested in it.

Still, in fanwork, you have to consider the conservation of the ship of Theseus. At what point in replacing the parts do you have a new ship? Is it when the first nail is replaced? The fifth? The planks? The entire boat? Is it still the same boat after all that change? Likewise, you can never be the same person you were at eleven, or even two years ago. You have grown, your body has changed old cells out for new ones, and most importantly you have had experiences that filter your thoughts into directions that filter your perceptions.

At what point in changing a character do they become an OC committing identity fraud? What core traits are important to keeping a character”in character”, even when you change the experiences that filter their perception of the world? What changes with gender, and what stays the same?

Gender is a big factor in the face we present to the world. It has expectations with it. And the expectations of gender in Japanese culture are different then the ones in the west. Japanese culture is collectivist, and group cohesion is placed higher than the west's individual needs. There is also a shame culture in the east, in contrast to the west's guilt culture. Confucius vs Christian values. There are benefits and pitfalls to both worldviews.

It's not something anyone would know their first time watching eastern media, but with learning more about these cultural aspects, one can look back to characters they didn't previously understand the motives of in a new light.

Time is also a factor. The culture and expectations adults today grew up with, are different from the ones they would have experienced 20 years ago, for all that there have been things that stayed the same?

I should also get into Honne and Tatemae. Tatemae is whats expected by society and required according to one's position and circumstances. The Honne is one's true feelings and desires, which may be contrary to society's expectations and is often kept hidden except with one's closest friends.

It ties in with Japanese Confucianism Beliefs, of human centered virtues for harmonious and peaceful society. Essentially, in Japanese culture Public failure and disapproval of others are seen as a source of shame and reduced social standing, so direct confrontation is something they wish to avoid. The traditional social norm then is to minimize discord, not doing so might be seen as insulting or aggressive.

I feel a good example can be seen in this quote from this article.

“A Belgian friend of mine once kindly told a Japanese librarian that the English travel guides had been misplaced in the “History” section. The woman immediately started apologizing almost hysterically, bowing, hiding her face in her hands and looking so distressed that my Belgium friend started apologizing frantically as well, and left as fast as she could after putting the books back where they belonged. A Japanese student, had he or she noticed the mistake, would probably have took it upon himself or herself to silently put the books back into the right place, and nobody but a foreigner would have casually and publicly proclaimed something was wrong, thus unintentionally shaming the librarian and embarrassing themselves in the process.”

Not to say that we don't have social masks as well in the west. We do. But because its not talked about to keep social cohesion, you often don't realize you have been angering someone to the point hurt and resentment and grudges towards you has built up until things escalate.

Politeness is something that keeps society together. We have scripts for interacting with others to keep things even keel. We have rules that we all follow to more or less get along with other people. This is true of any lasting society.

We all expect other people to follow the rules, and make exceptions for those we consider close to us.

Perhaps that paints Light's killing of criminals with more context. These people did not follow the rules for harmonious society. Light told Rem to find someone selfish and cruel enough to be willing to use the Death Note, while being dumb enough to not spread out his corporate killings. She found Higuchi. Nobody likes him. His collages instantly pin him as Kira. He's a victim no one would have any qualms about dying if it were not for the Kira case.

Lights dream for the Millennium Kingdom-I mean- new world, consist of kind hearted people he deems fit to live in it. He claims that once the world as a whole changes people will become kinder as a whole. He starts with criminals, then plans to move to immoral people, and harassers, and has later plans to kill people who refuse to contribute to the good of society, or lazy people as he put them. I have to wonder whether Light living through “The Lost Decade” had any influence on his thoughts here?

He's basing who should live in the world he wishes to build on those who can follow the rules (both said and unsaid) of society he knows. And he is using the rules of Japanese Justice to enforce them.

The Phoenix Wright games are not a bad place to start understanding Japanese Justice. Japan has a 99.8% conviction rate in cases that go to trial. For all we make jokes about the confetti that comes down when Pheonix wins a case, with those numbers, winning a case as a Defense Attorney is rare, and worthy of celebration.

While no real trial that I am aware of has needed to cross examine a parrot, Japan's “hostage justice” means a long uphill battle for an acquittal.

On Japanese Justice

Japan also practices Capitol Punishment and the death penalty.

To Light, narcissist, son of a police officer, and good Japanese student, this is probably what everyone is secretly wanting but could never do. But he can. And will do it for them. And if not, well they will come around when they see how much better it is, his way. He just needs time to change the world.

But back to a point, of sorts, Eclipse and I try to keep a balance of sorts between what we know of Japanese culture, and fun headcanons. We certainly go into cracky territory (no regrets about Cat Misa here), but I also don't see a lot of reasons that most of the character traits with the other characters need to change with Gender, when gender is not the only factor that make up their persona. What we see of most of the other characters are what are culturally or socially expected of them. We don't see their Honne, just their Tatemae.

I'm going to end this with another Lady Virgilia video about Persona 5, this one about Socialcultural context. P5 is very on the nose apt with its gameplay mechanic about removing their mask to send their will of rebellion out to fight.

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ruindunburnit · 2 years

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Babes. Babes

#Death Note #Death Note 2020 #David Hoope #manga #YEAH #it's HERE

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hoopsbandit · 9 months

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Gary Payton x David Robinson x Nike Basketball Commercial

#Gary Payton #David Robinson #nike basketball #nike #basketball #NBA #hoops Media

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juney-blues · 9 months

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#juney.png #death note #david hoope...!

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toonabby · 8 months

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August-September anniversary/birthday posts

Here's a list of anniversaries of media (mainly cartoons) and birthdays of people (mainly voice actors) that I have missed out. The sources for some of the images will be linked in the image itself.

Happy 25th birthday, Jackie Lastra! (Birthdate: August 14, 1998)

Favorite roles: Xiangling from Genshin Impact, Nika Aoi from Beyblade Burst Turbo, and Kei from AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline.

Other known roles: Melty Q. Melromarc from The Rising of the Shield Hero, Io from Granblue Fantasy: The Animation and Granblue Fantasy: Versus, Fubuki Kitakaze from Maesetsu!

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Happy 30th anniversary, Power Rangers! (Premiere date: August 28, 1993)

The Power Rangers franchise has been a part of my childhood since I got exposed to it through Samurai, even though its source material, Super Sentai, is better in my opinion.

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Happy 5th anniversary, Total DramaRama! (Premiere date: September 1st, 2018)

Though this spin-off of the Total Drama franchise is very controversial, Its still one of my favorite shows in that series for its off-the-walls humor

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Happy 10th anniversary, Uncle Grandpa! (Premiere date: September 1st, 2013)

Despite its initial rocky reception, many have warmed up to the show for its comedy, absurdness, and its titular character being credited as the "survivor" of the HBO Max (now called Max) purge.

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Happy posthumous 50th birthday, Jason David Frank! (Birthdate: September 4th, 1973)

Though JDF is no longer with us, his legacy and likeliness will forever be a part of us. May he rest in peace.

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Happy 25th anniversary, Oggy and The Cockroaches! (Premiere date: September 6, 1998)

One of my favorite French cartoons when I was younger, having a formula akin to Tom and Jerry but with the title character winning most of the time. Truly a classic from Xilam.

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And finally, I present you 20th anniversary of Hoops & Yoyo!

(yes I know the actual release date for the cards is September 11th, but I really don't want to be insensitive during that day)

Initially starting as Hallmark greeting cards before becoming a web cartoon and eventually a franchise, Hoops & Yoyo has been a personal favorite to some due to its simplistic artstyle, the titular characters plus Piddles being adorable creatures with lovable personalities, and its vibrant setting. I have to admit, Bob Holt and Mike Adair really deserve the appreciation they got when creating this line of cards.

#total dramarama #oggy and the cockroaches #power rangers #genshin impact #hoops and yoyo #jason david frank #jackie lastra #power rangers 30th anniversary #uncle grandpa #beyblade burst turbo #amaim warrior at the borderline #the rising of the shield hero #granblue fantasy #maesetsu

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o-the-mts · 1 year

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2022 Year in Review: Favorite Songs

Following up on my Song of the Week posts all year long, below are my 20 favorite songs of 2022! If that’s not enough, check out the Tidal and Spotify playlists with 51 smashing songs of the year. https://listen.tidal.com/playlist/3851ab49-6894-419d-94f4-30f391cab05f The songs are arranged alphabetically with only one song per artist! “Blue is the Eye” by Ye Vagabonds “Cheetah” by Jay-Jay…

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collinsportmaine · 1 year

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“Men such as you, don’t age well…”

Edith Collins (Isabella Hoopes) speaking with her grandson Quentin Collins (David Selby) - “Dark Shadows” Episode 701

(Foreshadowing Quentin’s portrait that preserved his youth.)

#dark shadows #quote #Quentin Collins #David SELBY #Isabella Hoopes #Edith Collins #foreshadowing

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baronessblixen · 2 years

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Mulder knows how to hula hoop I said what I said

Oh, I can see it. He knows how to move his hips.

#lovely anons #now i would like to see it #in all honesty #can david hula hoop?#can gillian?#but yes mulder can #you are so right about it #i don't know why it makes sense but it just does

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ruindunburnit · 5 months

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Working on Knitwear Club is fun, but not when you spend nearly a week trying to straighten out a character's dumbest fucking decisions and most convoluted fucking schemes.

Still, learning about the history of presidential impeachments was fun!

#Knitwear Club #Donald Trump #David Hoope #impeachment #Andrew Johnson was a hoot and a half #writing #only minor minor spoilers

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lorililjewelers · 2 years

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Earrings are all about balance and adaptability, but you should also keep in mind the simplicity of the David Yurman Earrings and the fact that they will effortlessly improve anything you wear, from your bold suits to slip dresses.

#David Yurman Pearl Earrings #David Yurman Earrings #David Yurman Stud Earrings #David Yurman Hoop Earrings #David Yurman Pearl Drop Earrings #David Yurman Diamond Earrings

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taylorswiftstyle · 8 months

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MTV Video Music Awards | September 12, 2023

Anita Ko 'Stacked Diamond Ear Cuff' - $5,297.00 Maria Tash 'Floating Diamond Tassel Hoop' - $25,300.00 Van Cleef & Arpels 'Onyx and Diamond Ring' - $12,000.00 David Webb 'Diamond Ring' - quote available upon request to designer Ita Jewelry 'Eterno Pavé Ring' - $1,480.00 Joseph Saidian & Sons vintage diamond necklace' - $65,000.00 Anita Ko 'Triangle Eternity Choker' - $43,574.00

Over the last few candid appearances, we’ve seen Taylor experimenting more with the fine art of a necklace stack and I can’t help but playfully wonder if it was in part a lead up (or inspired by) the layered styling for her MTV VMAs appearance.

The ‘more is more’ approach to accessorizing here is fun to observe, as Taylor doesn’t typically pile it on this excessively for red carpets. But it does up the ‘messy glam’ factor of her gown and mussed, spilling out updo.

Worn with: Versace gown, Foundrae + Jacquie Aiche + vintage bracelets, and Jimmy Choo sandals

#taylor swift #award #jewelry #anita ko #maria tash #van cleef and arpels #david webb #september 2023 #mtv vma #ita jewelry

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arrowfleur · 11 months

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Extremely specific redacted head-canons:

Guy used a fork to get his toast out of the the toaster for years until honey saw him doing it one day and screamed at him from across the kitchen. It is a miracle he was never electrocuted.

When Geordi was little he tried to play basketball with the older kids to ��fit in’ but ended up tripping over the base of the hoop and breaking his nose.

Babe was the kid at school that would give themselves a haircut in the bathrooms with art scissors.

Huxley is left handed and still gets ink along the side of his hand all the time.

David is the designated spider catcher, he never kills them and is often verbally assaulted (lovingly) by Angels screams while he finds himself a cup and some paper to get the spider out of the house.

One time Asher asked Milo to help him dye his hair but Milo was extremely tired and ended up accidentally ‘water-boarding’ Asher with a towel whilst washing out the bleach.

Lasko accidentally ended up in a cult meeting once because he’s socially anxious and was scared to say no to the people who invited him in.

Caelum didn’t realise Madagascar was a real country he just thought they’d made the place up for the animated movies.

Darlin has a scar on their face because a piercing rejected but whenever anyone asks they act very mysterious about it and dodge the question.

When cutie was in high school they threw a house party whilst their parentswere away but somehow the house ended up getting set on fire and they couldn’t keep it hidden for very long…

Before Gavin met freelancer he met a guy at a party who told him ‘he new a place’ but that place ended up being an abandoned house and Gavin had to painfully explain why he didn’t want to make out in it.

Avior loves thunderstorms. It doesn’t rain in Aria so it’s one of his favourite parts about Elegy and he purposely goes out for walks when it’s forecasted to rain.

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