#jg words

[jamiegeode]

Watching WALL E for the first time in forever. EEVE is a panromantic femboy think and I take no criticism

#JG words #WALL E #EEVE #not sure what wall e is other than the most akward dude ever #he may have autism #as may EEVE #and they both have verbal stims #or. speaker stims??? #idk

[oddrock]

Love characters who have no choice but to keep living. Especially if it’s against their will

#it’s my favorite thing #like they’re gonna be SOOO fucked upppp #so fun!!! #j me #jg words #WINTGBTH #Brush

[poorlittleyaoyao]

There aren't horses in cql?? In what direction cql takes that scene?? Again why there aren't horses 😭😭. It's very cool in the novel

CQL has very few horses in general! One of the best things about Fatal Journey to me, a former Weird Horse Girl, was that the Nie soldiers ride horses. I vaguely remember Wen Chao riding a horse with Jiaojiao en route to Xuanwu Cave, and there are occasional background horses here and there, but other than that CQL has minimal horse content--presumably because horses are expensive and dangerous and if they had the budget/patience for that, they would've spent it on having more human extras so the supposedly epic battles have more than like 20 people in them.

The archery contest in the show takes place in the wake of Sunshot as a precursor to the Phoenix Mountain Hunt. The young masters who aren't sect leader all line up to try their best at archery--but then! Ominous cellos play as master of ceremonies Jin Guangyao beckons forward some guards who lead out a row of shackled Wen prisoners who are clearly civilians to stand in front of the targets as an added obstacle.

Jin Zixuan steps forward and successfully shoots a target.

WWX then blindfolds himself, shoots like 4 arrows at once, and hits bullseyes with all four of them, forcing an end to the competition because nobody could possibly beat him.

I dislike that scene for SEVERAL reasons. Firstly, it's cheesy; it's another instance of showing that WWX is soooOOOooOOOoo cool by having him demonstrate an implausible protagonist skill we will never see again. Secondly, it makes every single other character look like an asshole, but I don't think it intends to do that. Everybody present sees these terrified, malnourished prisoners led out in in chains, and some of them make vaguely perturbed faces, but nobody actually objects to it. Someone pointed out to me when I grumbled about this scene previously that WWX's trick shot is potentially an act of resistance since it frees the prisoners, and I can get behind that interpretation; however, the framing of the scene centers the Coolness Factor above all else, and there's no moment of WWX acknowledging the prisoners as people that would've been a nice setup to his actions re: the Wen remnants later (since, IIRC, he meets up with WQ later in the same episode).

More importantly, though... in the novel, from what I understand, the question being grappled with is when and whether retribution is justified. The Wen remnants are not all civilians and some of them directly profited from WRH's regime; WWX's opposition to their mistreatment (and NMJ et al's rejection of that opposition) is more complicated. In CQL, it is established VERY early that WQ and WN are from a separate branch of the Wen clan and were also oppressed by WRH, and it is this branch who comprise the majority of the people WWX rescues. We also have two instances establishing that the Jin sect is imprisoning and executing noncombatants. In the first, LXC expresses concern at Nightless City that there are non-cultivators among the prisoners, and extracts an assurance from JGS and NMJ that civilians will be imprisoned but treated kindly (after which we immediately see JGY order a mass execution on his father's orders).

In the second, WWX and LWJ personally witness Jin Zixun and his men firing arrows at a group of Wen prisoners (A-Yuan among them) and intervene.

So by the time we get to the archery competition, WWX, the Twin Jades, and NMJ have all witnessed and objected to Jin mistreatment of Wen hostages... and yet none of them has anything to say about the very public use of hostages as archery props, except for WWX and his trick shot, I guess. NMJ, known for being honorable to a fault, has nothing to say about JGS breaking his word. LXC, known for his kindness, has nothing to say about a public display of cruelty (overseen by his bf, no less!) that he himself already spoke against. LWJ, who never attended a gathering he didn't immediately exit the second he decided it wasn't the vibe, stays put, does nothing, and also apparently didn't mention Jin Zixun's target practice to anybody with decision-making powers. Later on, these three men will have very little to say when it's time for the cultivation conference to discuss WWX establishing the Burial Mounds settlement. (LWJ speaks up to defend WWX from allegations that he spoke ill of JC, LXC half-heartedly states that WQ and WN seemed nice enough when he saw them at Gusu, and NMJ is adamant that all Wens be punished as collaborators.)

Meanwhile, this all makes Jin Zixuan's lack of knowledge about JGS's atrocities as Chief Cultivator seem... pretty damning. JGS using JGY to do all his dirty work while keeping Jin Zixuan shielded from it all is a huge deal, and being transparently seen as a tool rather than a son is a core component of JGY's bitterness. In the novel, from what I understand, Zixuan really has no idea about the secret demonic cultivation research or anything. In the show, however, Zixuan is RIGHT THERE, WITNESSING THIS ARCHERY CONTEST HIS DAD IS SPONSORING. He is therefore aware that something fucked up is going on! And his response... is to participate in the contest? To shoot an arrow with no further objection or questioning, even though he's the only young lord present who doesn't have to fear retribution from JGS and doesn't have formative memories of his parents getting murdered by WRH? Okay. Cool cool. (Meanwhile, sweet little JYL claps happily when he does a good job, and claps even MORE enthusiastically when WWX does. GIRL, THERE ARE HOSTAGES.)

Honestly, the only people for whom I find this scene interesting rather than frustrating are JGY and JC. JC looks both deeply uncomfortable and DEEPLY STRESSED OUT when he sees WWX step forward; he looks so relieved when all WWX does is shoot some cool arrows, and it's a good little glimpse into the awful choices JC is soon going to have to make now that he's the political face of Yunmeng Jiang. JGY is racking up villain points here, obviously, but in a way that at least is compelling; it's politically prudent for him to go all-in on harming the Wen to prove that he has no lingering ties to his former employers. For everyone else, though, it's got ramifications and all of them are Not Great!

Granted, I don't feel as if the show wants you to think about it too hard. I think they wanted to include the archery contest since it's in the book (and contains a Wangxian flirting moment that they can get past censors), and they wanted to also establish WWX as super cool, JGS and JGY as super bad, and the Wen remnants as helpless victims. It's not that deep. Unfortunately, I am here to OVERTHINK.

#the archery contest encapsulates a lot of CQL's story-related shortcomings I think #tbh I'll give a pass to da-ge too bc (lack of concern about JGS or JGY going back on their word notwithstanding) at least he's consistent #he has to be talked down from going scorched earth earlier so the imprisonment is already a compromise #also he does this big ol' excited seal clap when applauding WWX's shot that makes me laugh every time

[plutoniuminjection47]

take a shot every time JG Thirlwell says "fertile" in the new interview

#someone please take that word away from him or kill him idk #hes making my eyes hurt #jg thirlwell #foetus #shitpost

[holophotal]

“For several minutes I gazed at this wrecked car, reassembling its identity. Terrifying events rolled through my mind on its flattened wheels. What most surprised me was the extent of the damage. During the accident the hood had climbed over the engine compartment, hiding from me the real extent of the collision. Both front wheels and the engine had been driven back into the driver’s section, bowing the floor. Blood still marked the bonnet, streamers of black lace running towards the windshield wiper gutters. Minute flecks were spattered across the seat and steering wheel. I thought of the dead man lying on the hood of the car. The blood rolling across the bruised cellulose was a more potent fluid than the semen cooling in his testicles.”

- Crash, J.G. Ballard

#jg ballard #crash #words #when both our cars collide

[labyrynth]

“Do you really need me to say it out loud? If you insist on protecting them, then I won't be able to protect you."

Jiang Cheng to Wei Wuxian (Chapter 73)

#*kicks hornets nest* #canon jiang cheng #mdzs talk #damn that’s a weird thing to say to a guy you supposedly don’t give a shit about #how weird! #after all #jc is a cruel evil cold hearted abusive classist that doesn’t care about his servants #and wwx IS a servant of course (we know this bc jc spoke through the mouth of jin guangshan to tell us this) #this is complete sarcasm i just had the most mind numbing encounter with a jc anti #they literally said that jc is responsible for jgs’s words #they said i had deliberately provoked them #how? by putting canonical and factual information in the canon jc tag #*months ago btw

[fideidefenswhore]

In August 1525 the king granted him the honours, castles, rents and other hereditaments which belonged to the king's paternal grandparents, Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, and Margaret Beaufort, as well as those that had previously belonged to Margaret Beaufort's father, John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. In addition to this, the boy received a number of fine properties, including his great-grandmother's favourite residence of Collyweston.

Bessie Blount – Mistress to Henry VIII, Elizabeth Norton

#and then hviii gave collyweston to ab...oop #JF&JG disappointed me so much lol i don't mind the frenemy theory with fitzroy and anne but give me EVIDENCE #give me a TRAIL #i have found the breadcrumbs myself and they expect me to just take their word for it #chapuys doesn't even report that anne dislikes fitzroy just his father-in-law they don't CITE. anyyyythingggg #anyway. tangent over. #henry fitzroy #henry viii #henrician #elizabeth norton

[please-picturemeintheweeds]

Too many thoughts too little organization of them BUT something about the ways that we heal from trauma and how we work through the same shit over and over again learning something new about it/ourselves everytime it comes up, and how WCS feels so important to the midnights story (memories feel like weapons, your finger on my hairpin triggers, etc) and the ways that processing and healing from trauma significantly impact relationships and sometimes we find ourselves in situations that we thought we wayyyy better for us because of some important differences but looking back on them they end up having more in common than we ever would have admitted while we’re in it. Idk!!! Just, these things feel related and (not necessarily in an accusatory way towards joe, let’s let her tell the story first) I think we swifties need to be prepared to have serious conversations about trauma and triggers and love bombing and the themes of violence in her work and how difficult it can be to extract yourself from bad situations and and and and and

#I just am so concerned that I may have been taking a lot of her imagery the last few years too metaphorically #That is so upsetting and terrifying to consider so I’m trying not to get ahead of myself but I want to treat it seriously #Would’ve could’ve should’ve hours #TTPD predictions #And this kept coming up with WCS/redTV/speak now related to jm and jg but I am comfortable calling things abuse even if that word isn’t use #Bc most survivors don’t know that what they experience is abuse because “it wasn’t XYZ” when really LMNOP is also abuse #And in fandom I think it can be very useful for us to talk realistically about this stuff so that we help each other understand abuse #And it’s one thing to describe stories and use imagery in art and it’s another to publicly accuse someone of abusing you #And defamation suits are a very real thing that if I were in her shoes I would want to avoid #And the music can speak for itself #So yeah that’s just my lil disclaimer about how I’m going to approach TTPD too IF it leans in that direction #I hope it doesn’t omg but we really need to be prepared to discuss it clearly and sensitively without making excuses or minimizing stuff #C #trauma #ptsd #Dear john

[auntpelvis]

Pages from a zine I’m making about the body and transformation (WIP because I probably won’t be finishing this for a while lol) 

#hiiii I'm not dead #just been busy as I'm moving home from uni in a week waaa :(( #I love how these came out I just need to put it away for a while so I've got a more cohesive idea of what I want to say when I come back lol #I will probably add more words to this when the pages are done too #anyway thinking a lot abt the body atm #inspired by #david cronenberg #crash by jg ballard #parenthetical girls #hannibal #and also visiting lots of cathedrals lol #zine #art zine #my art #artists on tumblr #collage #comics #anatomy #the body #bones #religion #angels

[fathervalley]

man some of u guys get really heated over the queer word huh

#jg og #this is actually aimed at people who think everyone needs to be fine with the queer word all the time forever #yes im queer yes i think a lot of other queer ppl are annoying… we exist

[jg-archive]

#joseph goebbels #signature #heinrich himmler #wwii era #letters #words typed #typewriter #jg archiv

[jamiegeode]

I want to bite the hand of god but I think animators and sculptors are so cool and I would not hurt them that way

#in my mind god shows elements of himself through ppl btw #visual artists are usually his hands #as are those who work to better the environment #and maintain it #so like. sometimes I’m mad at god #then I remember that lol. if I bit his hand I’d have to bite the hand of an animator or an artist or a garbage man #and like. they don’t deserve that #j me #jg words

[oddrock]

Worldbuilding - one subspecies/general culture at a time

More specific stuff under le cut

Detu intus tend to have the darkest skin tones amongst all Intu races, and their hair tends towards maroon, slanting towards black fairly often. This was part 1 of me trying to figure out what would be the most sensible fashion sense for them, living in caverns under the desert

Due to geothermals and the caverns always being in the 500-700ft depth range, it’s usually pretty chilly in the caverns, but Intus regularly venture topside to practice magic, or just to exist in the sun, as some Detu cities have a degree of Folci mixed in there, and many Folci are somewhat reliant on photosynthesis(shhhh it’s all fake). These mixed-but-mostly-Detu cities are most prevalent for my story because that’s the sort of city where about a third of my characters hail from.

Basically I tried drawing outfits I thought were suitable to that and correlated with the other cavern-dwelling intus, but I’m starting to think that correlation was silly considering their vastly different exterior environments. I also keep trying to draw stuff thats subtly flowy into the Uk Intus fashion, but that makes no sense considering that they swim constantly and the drag would be so annoying if not right out dangerous.

If anyone has any suggestions, I’d be more than happy to hear them!!

#jg arts #realms #worldbuilding #Intus #JG words #sketches #writing

[leatherbookmark]

actually yknow what, yeah jgy’s relationship to the Atrocities he committed IS interesting! it’s just that people are so fucking annoying about them,

#like the tingshan he sect extermination? so fucking unnecessary #and like. 'i warned you over and over again' maybe that's exactly what he wanted to avoid! knowing that jgs would have no scruples ordering #a whole sect thrown to become xy's enrichment #he su was right! jgs Was after becoming wrh 2.0! but in such a situation literally nothing could have been done #even if jgy nobly and heroically refused... he'd die. jgs wouldn't even kick him out of the sect -- despite how powerful the jin sect is; #jgy with his knowledge of jgs's plans would be simply put a threat. he'd die and then he'd be dead and jgy really Really doesn't want to #be dead. therefore: gestures. #like... the sheer Difference between jzx -- beloved best dad and a wife guy but above all a human equivalent of a soggy french fry #what are his political opinions? what kind of a sect leader would he be? what does he think about his father's policies? WE JUST DON'T KNOW #he's perhaps the blandest of the great sects' young masters. he was born blindingly rich and privileged -- all that built on other sects #suffering in whatever meaning of this word; because i don't believe jgs was a benevolent ruler who gave to the poor with a generous hand #-- and he. either is unaware of dgaf. and then you have jgy who has/stands by and watches as people are fiercecorpsified alive #For Nothing. as in i assume there was Something with a jin cultivator -- from what he su says there Was something -- but it was obviously #just a situation artificially engineered for this exact purpose. it's actually fascinatin; the way it all works #because it's... almost 1:1 what the wen/wlj do. fabricate an excuse (wwx being mean to wc/one of the jiang shidis playing with a kite #that looks like the wen symbol) -> intervene -> extreme retaliation in case the offending sect doesn't agree with the intervention #though llj have perfected it because they didn't even 'intervene' as much as 'captured the whole fucking sect' #~60-70 people. this also makes the question of jrs's death so interesting because if you look at the steps above it all checks out! #except it feels a/ needlessly cruel and b/ too... smart? calculating? for someone who's decided to keep sisi alive out of sentiment #on top of that... the timing... it just Doesn't Fit for me! #but if you don't approach it from this angle it just really creates a whole neat vortex of 'hhhhhhholy fuck llj is SO unnecessarily cruel #and horrible and for what! for what!!!' #good luck a-ling!! good luck buddy. #good luck. #shut up shrimp

[madtomedgar]

Actually that's not true I would also vote for nam seon-ho.

#but i doubt as many people have seen my country a new age #however nam jeon is i think The worst fictional dad #like idek where to start there tbh its uh. a lot #and seon ho doesnt get to kill him because someone else insists #on doing it #dads last words and only nice thing hes ever said are #you did well #the seon ho tries to drink himself to death about that #yeah #like jgy at least is stable after his dad dies #jgs does not have power beyond the grave

[holophotal]

“I remembered Catherine describing our own personal possessions scattered on the floor and seats of my car after the crash—a holiday route map, an empty bottle of nail varnish, a trade magazine. The isolation of these pieces of our lives, as if arranged by a demolition squad, was part of the same remaking of the commonplace which in a tragic way I had brought about in the death of Remington. The grey herringbone of his coat sleeve, the whiteness of his shirt collar, were held for ever within that accident.”

- Crash, J.G. Ballard

#crash #jg ballard #words #when both our cars collide