#ranting again

[initforthelolzz]

Luffy’s tendency to self-sacrifice and the way he responds to loss are both incredibly telling aspects of his character. They show his level of love and dedication to other people, but most importantly they show his selflessness. Now, selflessness isn't necessarily a bad thing, but due to the level of selflessness that Luffy displays, it reveals a major character flaw.

Now, I’m not criticizing Luffy’s character, but what I am doing is pointing out something that I’d categorize as a negative character trait. And one that I find particularly fascinating.

Luffy may seem like the typical shonen protagonist on the surface (flawless, stupid, and selfless to a tee). However, if you take a look past surface level then you will find that Luffy is an incredibly complex character. Because while he is incredibly stupid, he possesses a certain multidimensionality that sets him apart from other typical shonen protags.

In regards to that multidimensionality, I’ve noticed that Luffy measures his own self worth exclusively through other people. By his value in the eyes of others. How he can serve them and how much worth he holds in their lives.

Okay but... what the fuck does this mean.

First of all I’d like to discuss Luffy’s tendency to self-sacrifice. Have you ever stopped to notice that every single one of Luffy’s specialized gears has a negative side effect of some kind? Second Gear puts so much strain on his heart that it is said to shorten his lifespan the more often he uses it. Third Gear makes his body shrink. Fourth Gear exhausts his Haki so terribly that he becomes immobile for ten minutes. And I feel like Fifth Gear speaks for itself...

Clearly Luffy has no qualms about sacrificing his body, but why is that? The answer, at least in my interpretation, is that Luffy’s self-sacrifice has entirely to do with the value he places on himself. The catch is that he doesn’t place any value on his own life. Luffy has proven on multiple occasions that he is more than willing to throw his own life away for the sake of others.

We see this in Udon prison, when Luffy was actively poisoning himself to death to make a point, even though it’s difficult to notice how close he was to getting himself killed because Toei decided that if Luffy was dying he was going to look Hot while doing it

We see this again when Luffy climbed the mountain in Chopper’s Arc, destroying his fingers and risking freezing to death all to save Nami and Sanji.

We see this when Luffy fought Magellan in Impel Down, which was the closest Luffy came to killing himself for the cause.

Then again on Whole Cake Island when he tried to let Sanji kick him to death to prove a point. And when he tried to starve himself to death to prove a point. And when he tried to rip his own arms off–

And of course we can’t forget about Thriller Bark. The entire point of Zoro taking Luffy’s pain was to show just how far Luffy was hurting himself in order to protect the crew. There was an entire conversation between the Straw Hats about how unhealthy that behavior was, and how they needed to protect Luffy from himself by getting stronger.

These are all shining examples of Luffy taking selflessness just a little too far. And while placing high value on the lives of others isn’t a negative quality, doing so to this degree isn’t exactly healthy. I say that Luffy holds no value in his own life because he cares this much about other people. He cares more about other people than he does about himself, and is more than willing to die in the process of protecting/saving his loved ones.

I came to this conclusion by looking at the way Luffy handles loss.

And the simple answer is that... Luffy doesn't handle loss. (The entirety of Whole Cake Island was just Luffy outright refusing to lose another loved one)

And when he does... he doesn’t.

Which is exactly what I’m talking about. Whenever Luffy loses people that he deeply cares about he immediately flips his lid. Water Seven and Thriller Bark seemed like all fun and games after watching Luffy grieve the loss of his crew on Sabaody. Seeing him break down like that was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to watch... You can feel just how much this loss has impacted Luffy, and it hurts.

Amazon Lily was largely comedic, which served as a well needed break in between Sabody and all the Horrors of the Summit War. Because of this, the delivery of Luffy’s behavior after the events on Sabody is easy to brush off as a gag joke... but you can’t deny the fact that he overdosed on poisonous mushrooms. And while, yes, Luffy is a fucking idiot, not moments beforehand he was digging through the forest and talking about how many species of mushrooms he knew and all the wacky side effects of eating them. So clearly Luffy knows his stuff, and I think it’s just a little too convenient that he “accidentally almost died of a drug overdose shortly after losing everyone he held dear” after Oda explicitly stated that he knew his shit when it came to eating plants in the woods.

And then, of course, we have Luffy’s breakdown after Ace’s death. Which was even more difficult to watch than Sabody had been.

Are we beginning to see a trend? Luffy will try his damndest not to lose the people he cares about, but it’s impossible to save everyone. On the rare chance that he does lose someone he cares about, he immediately has a suicidal breakdown and gets extremely violent towards himself.

I’m certain that we can all agree that trying to kill yourself as a result of grief is NOT a healthy coping mechanism. Luffy is a completely happy-go-lucky character, with a suspicious tendency to over-sacrifice, yes, but the moment he fails/loses his friends he has a psychotic break. Without other people around him, Luffy suddenly loses all sense of self worth. Because he is nothing without his nakama... right?

It’s so easy to miss this detail about Luffy’s character, and it’s because he’s so good at concealing his negative emotions. Luffy puts on a brave face for the people he cares about, and he doesn’t want people to see him as anything less than a ray of sunshine and a symbol of joy and freedom. His conversation with Jimbei after Marineford was about how he needed to bury his grief for Ace even though it was unhealthy, because Luffy needed to remain strong.

Clearly he’s taken this to heart, because he hasn’t talked about how Ace’s death has impacted him even once. Luffy refuses to show emotional weakness in front of his crew, he is doing all in his power to be strong and support them while asking for nothing in return. Even now Luffy can’t hear Ace’s name without tearing up.

Luffy puts on a strong facade, and it is what makes his self-sacrifice seem so heroic, and what makes it so easy to miss how unhealthy it is. Luffy always saves people at the expense of his own life. He takes his battles incredibly too far, always ending up horrifically injured and using abilities that are detrimental to his body and his health. But he always recovers so easily, so quickly, and it is easy for the viewer/reader to move past Luffy’s self-sacrifice because he moves past it easily.

But why is he so nonchalant about nearly killing himself in almost every battle he places himself in? Simple, it is because he is not afraid of dying. Because in his eyes, he has no worth as a person unless he gives his EVERYTHING to the people he cares about.

Hence, Luffy measures his self worth entirely through other people, and therefore will stop at nothing to protect and fight for others. Because otherwise he is nothing.

I like to think that he developed this mindset as a result of his early childhood. Dragon didn’t want him. Garp didn’t want him. Dadan didn’t want him. Ace didn’t want him. Luffy was only accepted and cared for by others once he proved his worth to Ace and Sabo. Remember? They only started caring about Luffy and accepted him into their group after he got beaten violently for hours to protect their treasure stash. An act of violent self-sacrifice. It earned Luffy two brothers, but it also instilled the idea of his worthlessness unless he serves other people.

Remember when Luffy asked Ace to promise him not to die? I like to read between the lines a little. (Don’t leave me behind, Ace.) (I’m nothing without you, Ace.)

Luffy is a clingy person. He cares so much about other people, and will go to incredible lengths to keep them close. He can be happy, but only with other people. Because he needs other people in order to value his own life. He doesn’t care about himself, he only cares about others.

That is a very unhealthy mindset in this context, and is a major character flaw because of the impact it has on Luffy’s mental health.

But it also shows an incredible duality.

Selflessness is a highly valued characteristic. But in Luffy’s case, he brings it to an extreme. What could be considered his greatest strength is also his greatest flaw.

Luffy is a very admirable character because of this, and I love him a totally normal amount

#ranting again #I could talk about one piece for hours #I could talk about LUFFY for hours #fuck i love him #rant post #one piece #monkey d luffy #straw hat luffy #straw hat pirates #out here yapping #one piece analysis

[chrollohearttags]

because so many of y’all wanna get on this app and get bold with black writers, I have a lil sum to say so incoming: long winded rant and a lot of cussing!

the fact that we seem to be the only group in these fandoms to catch hell for creating works centered around is VERY telling and I know the reason why so please spare me the explanations or oppression Olympics about how such and such gets hate as well. I did not ask nor do I care. It’s bad enough that we have to struggle for the tiny bit of canonical representation that we have and even then, it’s a topic of debate by a bunch of sensitive ass crybabies who believe that they are God’s only gift to Earth and that we don’t belong. But to literally be ostracized for creating a safe space within fandom where we are seen, shown and portrayed in any sort of light is soooo fucking aggravating! Every time I turn around, the goalpost is constantly moving for us. If we write smut, we’re doing too much of it, if we write a plus size reader, it’s triggering because some fatphobic bitch is scared of a few rolls and stretch marks and let’s be honest, if we write fluff, angst, etc..you hoes don’t read it. And god forbid we give ur precious favs a fucking headcanon outside of the norm and basic bullshit y’all constantly regurgitate, y’all act like we’re monsters. You want us to pump out content, constantly create stories but then nitpick every detail because y’all are so used to having your way. But let’s talk abt the REAL reason why y’all are mad. Because y’all screamed for the longest that we should make our own spaces because you didn’t want to share them with us. Now that we have, y’all once again move the goalpost (surprise surprise!) now we’re ‘discriminating’ and ‘being racist’ and when those bullshit excuses don’t work, y’all hate raid us and get our pieces slapped with warning labels.

but let’s be very clear, with all the bans, hate, suppression and everything else, we’re still outshining y’all. Still making more unique concepts and creating fics that are far better. Because y’all are lazy, mediocre and don’t want to have to try harder. It’s much easier to keep recycling the same three plot lines and getting us out the way. I could really keep going but I’m not bout to have my page shrouded in negativity. I’m sick of my amazing moots being bullied and harassed, feeling less than and not writing bc y’all are too pussy to say what you really feel w/o an anon button. We don’t owe y’all anything and we’re not leaving. Get over it. To my fellow black writers, I love you so much, please don’t stop writing or feel like you need to change a thing. To the bigots on this app, eat a dick and the balls too. Have the day you deserve.

#cherry chats 🍒 #ranting again #I really hate doing this and I’m sorry #but y’all gone quit playing in our faces #leave black writers alone #vent and rant #vent tag

[theinheriteddutchess]

Does anyone have the feeling they should read fanfiction more, support your friends and your favorite writers, but then feel a little pressured to "perform"?

I know I'm so behind on stories that I still want to read and that I've been tagged in, that I just block. I don't read at all.... Or I read a totally different story and then ferl guilty if I reblog that.

My adhd brain also guess "no, now I don't want to" when I remind myself I should still read this or that. It thinks of it as a chore suddenly. So I don't read.. And time passes and I feel awful.

In my mind I'm constantly reading constantly talking about it through comments to the writers.

I'm not ignoring you, I haven't forgotten about you. I really like your stories! I want to say, but I'm just tired.

I'm still so tired and not better, and if I feel ill I just want comfort.. And my own designed pressure is preventing me from being able to enjoy what I normally enjoy and what I want to enjoy.

If you saw me say I'll read it later, or have shown excitement before, and then I don't even if I say I will.... It's this. I haven't stopped liking, I'm still rooting for you and your stories... I'm just a little stuck sometimes. I read other stories out of the blue not because I care less. I haven't forgotten (unless it's on my to be read list and I forgot still.... That's just my forgetful brain, sorry... It's inconveniencing me daily)

#feeling guilty at times #it's not you #i don't try to ignore you #i just need to be in a specific mood or i just can't do it #ranting again

[onceuponaoneshotfanfic]

Alright time for a ramble no one asked for or will care about-

I've waited my whole life for a women's soccer team in Los Angeles. Finally got to see them tonight. And something my inner child felt so HAPPY. Seeing women running on the pitch. Seeing little girls in their jerseys, holding up signs and scarves. Seeing the team greeted like absolute goddesses. It was everything my younger self needed and wanted. And I was so happy to share tonight with her 🩷🖤⚽

#ranting again #women's soccer #acfc #nwsl

[dynjas]

It's hilarious how SHORT my character sheets are for my Tav and OC. Because...they just lived their lives... nothing super tragic. Just surviving. Doing things they like...

At first I thought I was really uncreative but damn I'm so over this dramatic background...

I have enough drama in RL and I'm CONTENT that my Babies didn't go through hell before the events of BG3.

It's okay.

#ranting again #oc #tav #bg3 #baldur's gate 3

[onyxstone14]

Was rereading shibuya arc and now questioning megumi and his weird attunement to sukuna's presence and vice versa.

This is just another one of my 'take it with a grain of salt' interpretations and theories ok.

At first, during that scene with megumi using escape rabbit to flee from toji i thought both he and toji felt sukuna's presence. But when I reread it I thought, wouldn't toji have left megumi and just went straight to fighting sukuna instead?

Because toji is now just a puppet that targets the strongest around? And okay maybe in that area, megumi is still the strongest so toji still goes after him. Okay nothing weird about that.

But then i remember that not one person aside from megumi sensed sukuna's presence until sukuna is right up on their faces.

Not even nobara noticed it but she could've been very far away.

Panda, kusakabe and two curse users were just chilling and talking when they were very near to where sukuna manifested and didn't feel him. Maybe because the area was swarmed by curses so they couldn't have pinpointed him until they actually saw him. But they didn't even feel something new entered the area.

They didn't even felt the fear and caution when jogo and megumi realized a sukuna was released in shibuya until sukuna and jogo started throwing flames in front of them.

and even then, panda and yaga had to ask if he's itadori.

But megumi sensed sukuna immediately miles away from that area. Now that, i thought was kinda interesting after rereading it.

Because other than the curse spirits, megumi is still the only human who can sense sukuna from itadori accurately. And in a way, he's more of a sukuna-finger radar than yuuji had been.

Because when I think about it, at the first chapter, megumi was able to pinpoint the 'leftover presence' of sukuna from yuuji running by him. Gojo, though not removing his blindfold, could've atleast figure out that the cursed object is with yuuji? Or atleast it's leftover presence? Idk.

What's also interesting is that megumi, in the first place couldn't distinguish sukuna and itadori too back then until he tried summoning mahoraga during the cursed womb arc.

And it's interesting how megumi had to wager his life away before yuuji finally figures out how to return to his body and die, at the same time it's the reason why sukuna wanted to continue living.

And there's also the part where sukuna developed an attunement to megumi too.

Whatever, this is most likely to be all just a coincidence, its just something that popped out of my head.

#I'm just saying #Maybe megumi and yuji could tap into their sukuna radar to find each other in the culling game #But at what cost #Ranting again #Jjk #Jujutsu kaisen #jujutsu kaisen spoilers #jjk #jujutsu kaisen #fushiguro megumi #yuji itadori #ryomen sukuna #itafushi #itadori yūji #sukufushi

[fullsaw]

Me upon finding out other people find my favs attractive [they are mine for keepsies]

#this is about rocket raccoon #and partially buster moon #theyre mine now #rocket raccoon #buster moon #ranting again

[wyrm-with-a-why]

I hate it when I’m visibly upset and they go “oh you’re just pissy because of this” YES IM FUCKING UPSET ABOUT THE NOT NICE THING YOU SAID SHARPLY OR THE ACTION YOU DID OR DIDNT DO DESPITE YOUR PROMISE THATS FEELINGS WORK YOU CUNT

#ranting again #grrrr #like yes I’m fucking mad you know I get upset easily #why just repeat what’s going on #and then try and guilt trip me or make me feel like it’s nothing

[airlockfailure]

I unironically want Mr Morrison to show up somewhere in the future as both Boba and Omega to piss off everyone fancasting white actresses as adult Omega. SHE'S AN UNALTERED CLONE.

#ranting again #tbb #the bad batch #this one i want people to see #omega bad batch #you ever see a piece of art that makes you ill? #gonna tag this as #airlock talks personal shit #in case anyone wants to block that tag

[basment-bunni]

in the video of the infamous project rev kiss, they are playing YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO TO GUYS LIKE US IN PRISION, THEY KISSED WHILE PLAYING THE GAY PRISION SEX SONG W H A T T H E F U C K

#i only jut relised this #ranting again #mcr #my chemical romance

[chrollohearttags]

it’s really sad how out of touch some of these yt true crime YouTubers are. (not all bc I fw quite a few) but to see some of them still harping on JonBenet’s case from over 30 yrs ago and begging ppl to have empathy for billionaires who made a dumb decision and wouldn’t spit on them is truly a choice. Meanwhile, none of them are speaking on Carlee Russell or the multiple blk women k*lled in New Orleans. Anytime they’re asked to cover blk cases, it’s always an excuse abt not having sufficient info but when it’s—nvm.

#as an avid true crime watcher #it’s crazy seeing how they pick and choose #like you have millions of subscribers #use ur platform for something than besides rich ppl’s cases who have no problem getting justice/exposure #its something #ranting again

[onceuponaoneshotfanfic]

So frustrating to have other teachers tell you to "stop using COVID as an excuse" and that you're expected to have the kids AT GRADE LEVEL by the end of the year. Ma'am, these kids missed HALF OF KINDERGARTEN. They're in fourth grade and I'm lucky if they're at a second grade level right now. They can barely write, can't sit still, draw like they're still in first grade, can't spell, don't have addition facts memorized, let alone multiplication, I'VE GOT A FOURTH GRADER ASKING FOR HELP TYING SHOES. THESE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT.

I don't owe them "grade level". I owe them A YEAR OF GROWTH. You bet I'm going to give these kids my all and get them as up to speed as possible. But if you weren't expected to perform miracles in the middle of the pandemic, don't expect me to perform them in the aftermath.

#ranting again #teacher life ❤️ #send me all your good vibes

[loquemevengaalamente]

As expected, they had a precuel to explain all the shit they didn't in Bayo 3. Tbh they should have explained it anyways, because 3 feels so empty like this.

The artstyle looks pretty cool though, but I can see where this is going. I'm not sure if I want it but dammit, just make a full game that doesn't depend on a secuel or viceversa (it's that same situation that happens with Marvel, I think) I want to be hyped, but I'm bitter and I don't trust them so... Let's see when it releases.

#Bayonetta #bayonetta 3 #loquemevengaalamente #Bayonetta origins #Why do this? #Like seriously #Previous games didn't make sense at first but in the end at least it was explained and were a full game #I want to play but I don't want to at the same time #Ranting again #I'm sorry to my new followers #You must think I'm just someone who hates stuff #But I'm not like this all the time I swear #It's just that I loved Bayonetta as a character and game #And that ending really left me crying and depressed because it was soooo bad #The worst part was that it was a huge wait and wasn't worth it in the end

[onyxstone14]

I like to think buying megumi is gojo's most expensive purchase he ever did.

It's funny though that megumi mentioned that he was sponsored by jujutsu tech cos i think miwa and maybe the other kids are too (cos how is nobara buying branded clothes and yuuji spending money on pachinko places)

but megumi's living a rich boy's life which could probably mean gojo lied to him that the college sponsors him but its actually gojo.

Which kinda explains why his reaction was different from yuuji and nobara when they stained gojo's shirt cos those two probably get their funds from the school which is probably lesser than what megumi gets so he's nonchalant about spending big money like that.

Which takes me back to my rant about how jujutsu tech has a monopoly on money in sorcery because there's no other organization that gives sorcerers a stable source of income outside of it.

Which is why they probably hated hakari and his little fight club who had figured out a way to monetize sorcery fights outside of the college and not resorting to bounty hunting which then they become curse users who are considered as criminals.

#ranting again #jjk #jujutsu kaisen #gojo satoru #fushiguro megumi #jjk meta #is this meta?

[iarasstuffss]

okay but calling Jughead pathetic for having sex with Betty after she told him about the kiss.... haven't you idiots heard of break up sex? For a fandom that claims to be a pro in teen dramas (and tropes) that one wasn't in your vocabulary... ugh can't wait this nightmare called barchie and their shippers to end 😑😑😑

#ranting again #barchies on twitter are stupid #anti b*rchie #anti barchie fandom #pathetic people #sorry but your ship could never deliver something like this #that scene was heartbreakingly beautiful #that was the point #anyways bughead endgame #bughead