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that-one-enby-ranger · 7 months

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I love it when Halt actually shows that he's a real person with real feeling and real emotions, and not just a legend.

Like when he's smiling, laughing and happy, sad, crying, seasick, soft, proud, scared and all those human things that shows that he is a real person.

I love it. My lil' emotional Chihuahua

#im fixtating on the fact that halt is a black cat mixed with a smol chihuahua #rangers apprentice #ra #halt o'carrick #ranger's apprentice #ranger apprentice #john flanagan #ra rants

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youdontloveme-yet · 3 months

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So, Isnotreal has to go to court again in a month. Let's see if my math is correct here. Averagely we read about 189 martyrs a day, if we multiply it by 30, that equals 5.6k. And this is me being generous, the numbers are definitely higher with the intensity of bombing on a daily basis. I am also not adding those whose lives are being taken by diseases or injuries, basically those who could not make it to a hospital. Now if we add those who are under the rubble, as a 2x multiplier, that is more than 10k people. Meaning in a month, they will have to answer as to why the death toll keeps rising exponentially and this is only if they do not decide to be slightly bigger monsters than they already are, and ramp up their vicious murder spree.

I know this doesn't sound very empathetic and that I'm equating human life to numbers, but I had to say things in a very simplified way in order to emphasize on the sheer scale on which this act is being perpetrated. I really do not think people can conceptualize the bleak amount of suffering that is.

And I cannot stress enough how wild it is that people exist, who think that just because this sort of thing has happened before on a much grander scale, it is normal to happen again. 'life goes on' as I've seen and heard people say. And no, life should not just 'go on', because life is not something you just discard like a tissue. 'life' is not your trend, for you to move on from. 'life' should be an essential part of your existence. It really isn't that difficult. There are and always will be huge consequences to human apathy and greed. We literally live soaked in them.

#palestine #free palestine #gaza #gaza strip #i/p conflict #free gaza #gaza genocide #human rights #icj #ra rants

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sinofbisexuality · 1 year

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I'm so fucking pissed at this job. Apparently at the meeting I'm not at our boss is vague posting about me and said that we as RAs should be writing up residents for alcohol if another RA suspects they have alcohol. Like deadass. She's trying to make sure this job is just cop light right down to the protect our ranks and fuck the rights of residents

#ra rants

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your-fave-jewish-magical-girl · 10 months

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Shout out to people who are fans and enjoyers of hated media. Stuff people make 8 hour video essays on why it’s bad, shows or games or whatever that people dunk on to the point where it’s basically a trend even if they never interacted with said media. Bands or movies where people who have only heard of it will make judgement after hearing someone talk about their interest.

Keep being you, keep liking what you like authentically. Don’t let the bandwagoning or angry nerds get to you. You are some of the most awesome and chilliest people on the internet.

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celesteiscute · 2 years

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Ever changing covid protocols are so frustrating because any time my boss wants me to plan a program, she actually wants me to plan 2 programs so that if guidelines change I have a backup. Like I get having a plan for if what I can do is more restrictive but if I'm already planning an event that in no world would interfere with covid guidelines, why do I need a backup event for in case these policies get lifted. Like it's so much more work to plan something in person and I don't want to do it if there's no guarantee it'll amount to anything

#ra rants #i dont think i ever used that tag before

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faragonart · 8 months

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#ffxiv #ffxiv art #ridel moonshadow #au ra #wol oc #wol #lyse hext #papalymo totolymo #ffxiv spoilers #sb spoilers #this doesn't show up in any tags... oh well.#I keep getting shadowbanned every time I post stuff.#None of my art ever shows up in tags so I have to pray that people just stumble over it on each other's blogs now...#what good is posting on this site if everything gets blocked.#tumblr is ass.#sorry rant over.

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telffiin · 3 months

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okok it's that time of the week time to air my grievances about fandom!!

the obsession with making the al ghuls comically abusive towards damian so bruce or dick can feel angsty and sad about it and then give a tonguelashing to talia is so prevalent and annoying and racist.

it also always involves bruce/dick being like 'you will never see damian again graah!!!' like ok white savior. alright.

bruce gets written as a super good dad and has all his canon fuck-ups ignored, but talia doesn't get the same treatment, even though she deserves it far more than him. instead she's just an evil brown woman whose sole purpose in life is to abuse her kid and be a predator. yay. you are So Progressive.

'dick grayson is damian wayne's parent' so where's that kid's mom? best case scenario she just doesn't seem to exist. worst case makes me go on rants like this one lmao.

talia also gets constantly used as everyone's whipping girl for the most absurd shit it's ridiculous.

regarding ra's: who the fuck is that guy you write. because he sure as hell isn't ra's al ghul. ra's Loves his family. he is not non-stop killing talia or damian for whatever reason. are you stupid. i literally just read a comic where he killed a guy because he shot and killed talia.

there are literally so many more things i've got a bone to pick with but others have made much more eloquent and put together posts than this one. also i'm tired👍👍👍

#rant #dc #batman #fandom #fandom critical #fandom racism #bruce wayne #dick grayson #talia al ghul #damian wayne #ra's al ghul #batman fandom #damian al ghul

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flytomy134340 · 7 months

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the most realistic part of She-Ra is that as soon as anyone saw Adora transform into an 8ft tall buff warrior princess with a sword, they instantly fell in love, everyone is gay what a great plot twist

#gay #she ra #she ra and the princesses of power #she ra adora #spop adora #everyone is gay for adora #as they should #lesbian #lesbians for the win #laika rants

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hawkflame999 · 1 month

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It came into my head at 2AM.

@the-ninjago-historian @s0ull3ss-p3rs0n @owlrabbit09 @tellsfromninjago @rainbow-lust @rainbow-flavoured-skittles @nyaskitten @greenamethyst16

I decided to tag people whose's names came into my head so, here you are.

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spectremarvel · 17 days

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A thing about me, I *will* completely ignore canon characterization when it's straight up bad writing. It's not the characters fault when a pervert/racist/fascist gets ahold of them >:[

#this was meant to be a certified batman rant #but this also applies to so many comic book characters #jason hal talia ras barbara just to name a few from dc #dont get me started on marvel........

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that-one-enby-ranger · 7 months

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The RA fandom is literally so small that I am up to date with pretty much every new post.

Like I'll just type in "rangers apprentice" into the Tumblr search bar, look at the one or two new posts that have shown up the last time I looked, and that's all there is.

I like it. I honestly love being in a tiny as fuck fandom. Get to recognize the people better and get closer. It's interacting with people without being social and I love it.

#rangers apprentice #ra #ra memes #ranger's apprentice #ranger apprentice #john flanagan #ra shitpost #ra rants

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youdontloveme-yet · 2 years

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whoever came up with this line...

i wish them a long and prosperous life. because i've not bursted laughing like this in a while

#i literally cannot stop laughing now #and crying #this is the best worst joke ever #out of the entire show this is the only thing translated coreectly #jfc #funny thing is #i still can't stop laughing xd #ai long nhai #ra rants

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sinofbisexuality · 1 year

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Not sure how to get my younger coworkers to realize that we are being taken advantage of as workers. Like no it isn't just a bummer that you got randomly called into an intense work response with the campus cops when you shouldn't have just because the senior staff wasn't answering their call, that is senior staff not maintain the same work expectations they will threaten our job over and forcing you to pick up the slack because ~they're so busy this week~

#vent #ra rants

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spop-romanticizes-abuse · 1 month

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i'm glad more people are pointing out the flaws and bad writing in spop, and the toxicity in c//a's relationship. however, i do want to remind y'all to not get too biased.

i've seen a few people victim blame catra when it comes to her relationship with shadow weaver, and that's a really shitty thing to do. catra was a terrible person but the way shadow weaver treated her wasn't her fault.

i know that a lot of us like shadow weaver as a character, myself included, but she was still an abuser. she still physically and emotionally tortured a child for no real reason, because abusers don't need a reason. it's all well and good to point out catra's abusive behaviour but what shadow weaver did to her was not her fault.

i've even seen people implying that catra deserved to get abused or that shadow weaver abused her because she was disrespectful or didn't try enough during training. this is a really fucked up take. catra being disrespectful doesn't justify shadow weaver's abuse, that's like saying that adora deserved to get abused because she stood her ground against catra sometimes.

and catra didn't have to attend the horde training, none of them deserved to be groomed into child soldiers. the horde wasn't an environment any of them chose to grow up in. of course, catra's inferiority complex can seem a little hypocritical considering the fact that she never tried to do better, but i can understand the idea of wanting to give up because you're a slow learner or not naturally gifted in something.

also, catra seeking out shadow weaver's validation isn't bad writing or catra being stupid. it's pretty common in abusive relationships, actually. take zuko, for example. he's the example of a well-written character that we all turn to so for once, i'm gonna compare him to catra in a positive light.

ozai was actively abusive towards zuko but he still desperately wanted ozai's validation and approval. this is the result of being raised by an abusive parent. you feel like you have to earn their love, even when you're upset or angry at them, you secretly feel like it might be your fault.

i have to admit, the light spinner episode still makes me feel really bad for catra. the way she asks shadow weaver why she got abused really resonated with me, because i feel like catra secretly blamed herself for the way she was treated by her mother.

she might have told adora that shadow weaver was a horrible, manipulative person but i think deep down, catra had the classic dilemma of hating shadow weaver but craving for her love at the same time. she wanted to believe that shadow weaver might see some potential in her, the same way she did with adora. it's easier said than done to be like “well if you know that your parent is abusive, why don't you just leave them?” or “why did you let them manipulate you again?”

basically what i'm saying is: let's be mature about this whole situation. of course none of this justifies catra's actions and of course she deserves to be held responsible for her abusive behaviour and her war crimes. but let's not cross the line and start being insensitive towards abuse victims. catra did a lot of shitty things but being abused by shadow weaver wasn't one of them.

#spop #she ra #catra #tw abuse #rant #long post

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hannaxjo · 2 years

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About Fanfiction

You know when you come across a fanfiction that is just so wonderful in every way, and once it's over you genuinely don't know what to do. There's just this static going on your brain and it's just like- I - I don't - like a genuine loss of words. Because you have read something so beautiful and unique, and thoughtful, something that has actually changed parts of you and the way you view things.

This is why its ridiculous how much shit fanfiction gets, because this feeling, is so incredibly rare, and let me tell you, not once have I read a published book that has had this effect on me.

Sure, there is bad fanfiction, but guess what. There are also bad books. And just like there are amazing books, there are amazing fanfictions. And I got to read one of those for free.

The skill, not only in the writing but the way the characters are told, the story, the emotions, everything. The time and research that writer has put on this work, and I got to read it for free.

Through fanfiction we get to read and tell stories that the mainstream media is too bigoted to publish.

It is really fucking stupid to shit on fanfiction because "some of it is bad". Some of us don't get represented in the media as much, some of us at all, and some of us only in negative light.

So yeah, say thanks to fanfiction writers, leave kudos, leave comments. Fanfiction can be really fucking amazing.

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that-ari-blogger · 5 months

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The Aftermath

The Beacon is a very... disjointed episode. It has the unfortunate placement of between two episodes that are, in my opinion, the two best that the show has to offer, and it doesn't matter how good this episode is, it suffers in the contrast.

The Beacon is trying to set up The Promise and still recovering from No Princess Left Behind, which means that it struggles to tie both together without feeling like a ton of disconnected events.

So, for the sake of analysis, let's look at those events on their own, and see what they do for the story as a whole. Because some of them are really well written.

Let me explain.

SPOILERS AHEAD

Catra's moments in this episode are genuinely some of the best little moments for her in the series. We see her kind nature start to show, ever so slightly. She is not kind, I want to stress this, a few actions do not make a redemption (yet), but we start to plant the seeds of that here.

In Entrapta's interrogation scene, we see Catra being manipulative, that much is obvious. But it's interesting how she does it. Catra doesn't belittle, or lie, or even seem disingenuous with her compliments, she is just aware that compliments lead to allegiances, and she is trying desperately to befriend the single smartest person on Etheria.

"You're not mad? People usually get mad." "Are you kidding?"

There is an empathy here with Catra. I mentioned in the previous post that everyone's greatest strength is their greatest weakness. And the same is true for Catra. She is exceedingly emotionally attuned. She sees herself in Entrapta, as the person left behind. The side effect of this is that she falls on her sword a bit when Adora leaves, but also in a weird, other way.

"Don't worry about that thing with Hordack. I've got plenty of experience getting yelled at... you get used to it."

Catra is talking to Shadow Weaver here, of all people. Why? Because she sees a person feeling low, and offers some condolences. Without concern for who she is, or what she has done. Catra offers a hand of peace. I want to stress that empathy isn't a weakness, that's not how this works, but it makes her easy prey for Shadow Weaver, because Catra is a child, a teenager, who is naive, and Shadow Weaver is evil.

But how does Shadow Weaver return the openness that Catra has displayed?

"I will not get used to mediocrity like you"

She returns kindness with an insult, and through her touch. Shadow Weaver desires power above all else, so when she is at her weakest, she tries to grab it from the one person she thinks she can mentally overpower.

This is why Catra is the way she is, any attempt at kindness is met with animosity for reasons she has no command in. But that little influence of Adora, and now Scorpia and even Entrapta, has kept the instinct alive. The empathy is there, just buried deep under the surface.

"I just wanted to prepare you for the world"

I love that Shadow Weaver has worked out her tactics are failing on Catra, so she tries giving the Adora treatment to her, and even that fails. I think that's rather satisfying. I pity her, but it is definitely gratifying to see her this low.

Shadow Weaver fits the same bill as everyone else in the series (strengths and weaknesses being the same), but she forms a weird parallel with Bow of all people. Shadow Weaver thinks big picture, she is the strategist, and she gets undermined time and again by the tiny things, such as personal determination, and unconditional love. This parallel isn't dwelled upon, but it's a neat thing to point out that Shadow Weaver's opposite isn't Catra or Adora, but Bow.

Speaking of Bow. The man is supportive of everyone, similarly to Sea Hawk. Bow still thinks big picture, but the difference between him and Shadow Weaver is that when Bow meets a wall, instead of thinking of a way to break it down, he finds another route. Bow is a strategist of the heart, making sure everyone is at their best and ready to step in to keep people's moral up, should they need it.

I also really like Glimmer's line:

"Your sorry is wrong and mine is right."

I think this is extremely revelatory about Glimmer, but that won't come up for a while.

Finally, there is Adora.

Under stress, she reverts. This is what Shadow Weaver did to her, she gave her a few set behaviours in response to certain stimuli. Notably, when scared, punch what I tell you. Shadow Weaver isn't here to give a target, so Adora decks the first thing she can get her hands on. Namely, this light.

There are other sections in the episode when she is in the background of other shots. And instead of just standing there, and looking apathetic, she shadow boxes. Adora cannot focus when she's directionless.

So naturally, she jumps at the opportunity to heal Glimmer, including possibly stabbing her, just to feel useful. Again, preprogrammed responses. She needs to feel useful, so she will run towards whomever is offering her that purpose.

"You want me to be weak? Well (Throws Sword), I am"

This leads into the above line. Adora believes she needs to be weak, and the first thing she does to achieve that is return to her original form and throw away her sword. Adora has associated strength with ability to achieve a given task. In this case, heal.

But the fascinating thing is how she goes about the accountability of failing. She has a weird internalisation of good things being She-Ra's fault, and bad things being Adora's fault. It's awful.

I'm going to finish this on a mildly happy note, because Glimmer and Angella have a really sweet interaction in this episode. Its the reassurance that a parent figure can offer. She offers support, and affirmation that this may not have worked, but it wasn't because of Glimmer's ideals, but her methods, which can be worked on.

Compare the following two lines.

"I will not get used to mediocrity like you" "We'll figure it out, together."

I have boldened a few words, because they reveal character quite nicely. One tries to separate the speaker from its subject, complete with an insult and a comparison, the other is supportive and constructive, and strives to make the listener understand this fact. Angella is a great mum.

Final Thoughts

This episode isn't particularly memorable. Which isn't its own fault. It is sandwiched by The Promise and No Princess Left Behind, which both render it rather uninspiring.

But this episode is actually quite decent. Its moments string together cohesively enough, and Marcus Scribner (Bow's Voice Actor) kills every line.

However, that opening sequence steals the show for me, as everyone leaves on their own way. That was why Entrapta's fake out death doesn't feel cheap. It actually hurts these people, and they don't get over it. This is a death that has its cake and eats it too, and that's a difficult thing to pull off. I think the thing that sells it is this is the only scene so far in the show (I think) in which Sea Hawk stays quiet, the events of the previous episode have managed to make the bard stop singing.

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