#virgin and chad

[sjbattleangel]

The Virgin Lily Orchard:

Sides with abusers

Lies about having Indigenous heritage

Is horrifically abusive to friends and family

Always sides with corporations

Writes awful revenge-fics out of spite

Fetishizes black women

Dismisses an entire cultural animation medium (anime) as "spankbait for perverts"

Wrote the worst writing advice ever

Has a pathetic vendetta against Rebecca Sugar for simply existing

Sends death threats to creators

Throws marginalized creators under the bus for not being "woke" enough

Lied about being a "highly sought-after writer" solely to spite Rebecca Sugar, ND Stevenson, Darron Nefcy, Dana Terrace and her sister

Hates Asians

Hates Jews

Holds nothing but contempt for animation

Wants all of animation to be nothing but slice-of-life romantic comedies

Wants the Hays code back

The Chad Rebecca Sugar:

One of the nicest people working in the industry

Has fought hard for diversity and representation in animation

Is incredibly talented

Is friends with Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls), Matt Braly (Amphibia) and many others

Paved the way for more diverse creators

Has won multiple awards

Wrote and sang songs for Adventure Time

A non-binary, bisexual Jewish woman whose background and experiences influence her work

Created one of the most groundbreaking, inclusive, LGBTQ+ friendly shows of all time

Fought against higher-ups when they tried to censor the queerness of her work

Helped normalize discussions of kids' mental health

An uplifting inspiration to a generation of queer kids growing up

Influenced by both western animation and anime

Married to Ian Jones Quartey

#lily orchard #rebecca sugar #steven universe #lily orchard is a hack #anti-lily orchard #screw lily orchard #lily orchard critical #lily peet #cartoons #animated series #animation #virgin and chad #virgin vs chad #memes #meme #funny #jokes #anti-su critical #su critical critical #lily orchard is toxic

[majimemegoro]

RK gang leaders love reacts only

#soma kazuki #akutsu daimu #lost judgment #rk #rgg #meme #virgin and chad #memecomradeoriginal #idk why i made this #sigh #lost judgment spoilers

[heyyoupikaboo]

The Virgin Misdreavus vs. The Wonderful Chad Aggron

The Virgin Misdreavus

Pulls pranks on people for no good-enough reason

Cute-looking but actually an asshole

Overrated as all hell

Has a punchable face

Nothing but a little miscreant who just wants to see people terrified

Its evolution is more useful than it is

Doesn't know when to grow the hell up

Has a pretty bad design

Has an anime voice that is pretty annoying

The Wonderful Chad Aggron

Aggressive-looking but actually gentle

Takes care of its territory well

Tough as hell

Doesn't need an evolution introduced in a later gen to be useful (not hating on any other evo introduced in a later gen)

Has a wayyyy cooler design

Has a waaayyyy cooler anime voice

I just wanna hug it!!!!

#aggron #misdreavus #rant #virgin and chad #idk why i made this #shut up gracie #pkmn #aggron is soooo much lovelier than misdreavus in attitude and design

[bmkad07art]

this old meme that did for reddit like year ago but

Lucio is a man of duality. he is both chad and virgin at the same time 

that why i love him lmao

#the arcana #the arcana meme #lucio the arcana #the arcana lucio #lucio the goat #virgin and chad #chad one is icon for my reddit for the longest i will not change anytime soon #why change perfection

[who-canceled-roger-rabbit]

"Cheems vs. Swole Doge" and "Virgin vs. Chad" are both just Goofus and Gallant for the digital age

#shower thought #shower thoughts #shitpost #meme #memes #goofus and gallant #cheems #doge #virgin and chad #virgin versus chad #virgin vs. chad #virgin vs chad

[wjbs-aus]

The virgin "John Romero's gonna make you his bitch - suck it down" and the chad "this gun's not gonna @%$& itself".

#virgin and chad #daikatana #duke nukem forever

[barbossas-wench]

#goncharov #zepotha #virgin vs chad #its weird that tiktok using my name for non existent 80s horror movie #my jame was VERY unique #meme

[ar0rin]

hypothetical scenario in which they meet

#virgin agent 4 vs chad squid sisters fan neo 3 #splatoon #splatoon 3 #neo agent 3 #agent 4 #new agent 3 #agent 3 #ar0rin #squid sisters

[felicitywilds]

love the character of adam. rose asks to take him with just because hes cute and nine agrees because he can't ever say no to her. nine helps her lie so she can impress him. hes her boytoy for ten minutes and he fucks shit up immediately. this man didnt get more than a single episode in before being kicked out and we never hear about him again. hes only ever a narrative device that tells us it cant ever be more than just rose and the doctor, that no one can come between them, and then a single episode later they meet jack and the narrative says "ok yeah i guess one guy could actually"

#doctor who #dw #nuwho #ninth doctor #ninerose #rose tyler #jack harkness #chad jack vs virgin adam #dont skip nine #by me #TO BE CLEAR: #jack gets between them in the sense that he lies between them in the same bed #theyre poly and thats final #top

[batsarebetterthanpeople]

"it's bury your gays" they're all gay one of them just died "well it's bury your gay elders" Fang is older than Izzy and he's still kicking, "it's bury your disabled gays" Lucius, Ed, and Spanish Jackie, still around. "What about the people who come out late in life???" Stede divorced his wife at the ripe old age of 48, he's living in a seaside cabin with his boyfriend. "It's saying that people who are repressed/struggle with internalized homophobia deserve to die" *Regina George* so you agree, he's homophobic, but also, once again, Stede's still breathing. "But-"

You know you can be upset about your favorite side character dying without making up reasons the show is secretly bad

#anyway i remain the chad calico jack stan (watched him take a cannon ball to the chest and laughed) #cross the virgin izzy stan (watched Izzy die and made up reasons why ofmd is irredeemable media) #anyway you dont have to make shit up #it has real problems

[kaladinkholins]

We all already know Mizu and Akemi are narrative foils. But you know what? Lemme just say it, here's what I think:

Taigen and Mikio are foils.

Not necessarily to each other as individuals in the way that Mizu and Akemi juxtapose each other, but mostly in the contrast between their relationships with Mizu.

I've covered specific parallels between Taigen and Mikio in other posts I wrote; but as the number of parallels I'm noticing between them keeps piling up, I'm compelled to just compile them all in one post. So! This is, thus, the post in question.

First of all, let's look at their similarities.

1. Their status in society is the same. They are both samurai who lost their honour and have dreams of reclaiming it.

2. They are also both diligent as they strive to achieve this goal, they both care deeply about their work, but here as they begin to contrast, as the work in question and way they go about their goals is different:

For Mikio, his work is in taming and rearing horses; in order to prove himself, he must tame Kai—a willful and strong horse—and present it to his lord. For Taigen, his work is in sword fighting and martial arts; in order to prove himself, he must kill Mizu—a willful and strong swordsman—and present her dead body to his lord.

In the parallel above, not only are Taigen and Mikio contrasting each other, but Mizu and Kai are placed in comparison as well. And of course, Kai is Mizu's horse, and represents her. Which is why, when later, Mikio sells Kai off, it represents the way he is tossing Mizu (and their relationship) aside.

From there, the rest of the details of their character begin to contrast and juxtapose each other more clearly. So let's look at those differences, shall we?

Their backstory:

Mikio was a great samurai who was banished. A somebody to a nobody. Taigen was a fisherman’s son who rose to the top. A nobody to a somebody.

2. The first time we meet them on-screen:

Mikio is an adult. An older man. Mizu's superior in age. He is Mizu's to-be husband. A love interest. Taigen is a child. A young boy. Mizu's peer in age. He is Mizu's bully. An antagonist.

3. Their maturity and growth:

Mikio is mature, but stuck in his ways. Taigen is immature, but capable of changing and learning.

4. Their overall attitude:

Mikio is generally relaxed, easy-going and unfussy. Taigen is uptight, irritable and severe.

5. How they talk to and conduct themselves around Mizu:

Mikio is aloof, soft-spoken, and serious. Taigen is obnoxious, brash, and sarcastic. Mikio is quiet, speaking only when spoken to, even when Mizu turns to smile at him and shows openness to be near him. Taigen is loud, talking while others are silent, even when Mizu turns from him and shows no interest in conversing with him.

Mikio doesn't show much of who he is to Mizu throughout their marriage, despite their growing affection. Taigen openly shares his traumas and life story to Mizu during their brief alliance, despite their mutual antagonism.

6. Their external vs internal selves:

Mikio is calm, gentle, and considerate on the outside. Taigen is hot-headed, rude, and selfish on the outside. Mikio is cowardly and deceitful on the inside. Taigen is brave and loyal to a fault on the inside. Mikio tells Mizu that he wants to know and see all of her. But he scorns and betrays her, the woman he loves. Taigen tells Mizu that he wants to duel and kill him. But he endures torture to not betray him, the man he hates.

9. Their hair, a symbol of their honour:

Mikio's topknot is untied by Mizu during their spar. This humiliation occurs in private, the two of them alone in a rural location where no one can see them. Taigen's topknot is cut off by Mizu during their duel. This humiliation occurs in public, the two of them being watched by many others in the Shindo Dojo.

10. Their power dynamic with Mizu:

Mikio believes he is Mizu's mentor. He teaches her to throw knives, how to ride and care for horses, and about the tactical benefits of using a naginata. Taigen believes he is Mizu's equal. He views Mizu as a samurai like himself who received all the same teachings he did, and who possesses the same values.

11. Their perceptions of Mizu:

Mikio sees Mizu's feminine side first. He sees her as sweet and gentle, but also clumsy and incompetent. Taigen sees Mizu's masculine side first. He sees her as terrifying and deadly, but also strong and skilled.

12. The way they approach sparring with Mizu:

Mikio only spars with Mizu once. As the fight progresses and she is beating him, he tries to put a stop to it. When she teases/provokes him, he starts taking the fight personally and seriously, finding no enjoyment in it. Taigen spars and brawls with Mizu all the time. No matter how many times Mizu beats him, he doesn't back down. When Mizu challenges him with a chopstick, he is eager to compete with her and gladly rises up to the challenge.

Mikio and Mizu's one and only spar is a friendly match; Mizu is smiling and having fun while he grows increasingly frustrated. Taigen and Mizu's last-seen spar is a playful wrestling match; both him and Mizu are having fun and laughing.

Mikio cannot deal with Mizu being better than him, so he scorns her and walks off, avoiding her thereafter. When Taigen cannot deal with Mizu being better than him, he follows her to observe her moves and continues training in hopes to eventually beat her. After being bested by Mizu once, Mikio leaves her and sells the horse he'd previously gifted to her. After many times losing to Mizu and fighting alongside her, Taigen commends her and admits she is better than him.

13. When Mizu pins them down in a friendly spar:

Mikio sees Mizu's whole face objectively. Taigen stares at Mizu's mouth and eyes.

Mikio gets angry when she kisses him, throwing her off of him and snapping at her, calling her a monster. Taigen gets aroused, apologising, so she pulls herself off of him.

14. Mizu's blue meteorite sword is a reflection of her soul. She believes most are undeserving to face it, let alone hold it. And on that note:

Mikio is the first person (chronologically) that Mizu fights against using her sword. Taigen is the first person (we see on-screen) that Mizu fights against with her sword. Mikio is the first person (chronologically) to ever hold her sword, as she passes it to him, letting him wield it. Taigen is the first person (we see on-screen) to ever hold her sword, as she passes out, and he picks it up and carries it for her.

15. Then, last but not least, in Fowler's fortress, when she is drugged and in pain, she hears Ringo's voice in the dungeon. She then follows it to an open cell:

Mizu first sees Mikio as a hallucination, the sight of him haunting her and causing her to lose her grip on reality. Her eyes glow a surreal blue to represent this. Her Mama appears then and says Mizu's name accusingly.

Mizu then sees Taigen, but he is real, the sight of him a relief and grounding her back to reality. Her eyes return to their normal blue colour to represent this. Taigen looks at Mizu weakly and says her name softly.

Then, later, when facing Fowler, her revenge awaiting her, she instead chooses to follow her conscience (represented by Ringo's voice in her mind), putting aside her vengeance for a time, in order to save Taigen.

So that's basically all the ones I've noticed so far, but even then, I feel there's already so much that forms a contrast between these two.

What makes it especially incredible about these juxtapositions is that Mikio was Mizu's husband, the man she had fallen in love with, the one person she had ever been intimate with, the man who made her begin to accept herself, to put down her desire for vengeance and instead live a life of peace and happiness.

So for Taigen to have so many parallels with him... Do you see what I'm saying here!

Not to mention that Mizu clearly already has some burgeoning attraction to him, as indicated by how she thinks of him when asked about her desires. And Taigen clearly has shown interest as well (see: him getting a boner after their spar, him holding her hand and telling her, "We're not done yet.").

And on the topic of speculating future possibilities of this relationship, this post by @stromblessed has pointed out yet another parallel between Taigen and Mikio:

Mizu promises Taigen to meet him for their duel in autumn. Mizu fell in love with Mikio and duelled him during autumn.

With all that said, I do believe Mizu and Taigen's relationship is definitely hurtling towards something. But whether they will actually end up together in a sustainable relationship and have a happily ever after? Well, that is a whole other story; we'll just have to wait and see.

#blue eye samurai #mizu x taigen #taigen x mizu #taimizu #taigen blue eye samurai #blue eye samurai meta #hope yall enjoy my thesis on virgin mikio vs chad taigen #this was written last night when i shouldve been writing the new chapter for my taimizu fic that i promised i would work on....whoopsies... #i will get to it eventually but i just have to get a firmer grip on characterisation before i can delve further into it yk #on that note. i kiiinda regret posting the fic on a whim! #my last longfic was written better because i had the whole thing complete and could go back and edit/polish/revise before posting #so it came out much more coherent and consistent ykwim? #this fic might suffer a bit for this reason 🤒 #but its fine i have to remind myself im just doing it for funsies #anyway here have another long ass meta post from yours truly #meta dissertations.pdf #shut up haydar #fandom.rtf

[areyouscaredyet]

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taking my faves and squishing their faces together like they’re barbie dolls

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im ill

#todd ingram #matthew patel #does it make sense? NO! #would their ship name be toddthew? #mattodd??? whateva #scott pilgrim takes off #spto #they’re literally virgin and chad <3 #i drawd this

[columboscreens]

Hello, do you happen to have a good gif/screenshot of columbo from Etude in Black, when he's talking to the killer, and he says "are you really trying to pin this murder on me with a flower." and columbo replies with "yes" very matter of factly. The subtitles aren't lining up with his face when he says "yes" for me but his expression is perfect and I want it as a reaction image.

you betcha

it's a moment so good i made this meme about it:

#columbo #ask #etude in black #chad columbo vs virgin benedict

[bookofmark]

Uhhh

#hazbin hotel adam #hazbin hotel #hazbin lucifer #adamsapple #translated into my artstyle was hard #i tried to do lucifer good but idk #not sure if I cooked for lucifer #markusart #did I cook guys #the absolute chad #vs the virgin adam

[visenyaism]

Big fan of member of the Party, Comrade Gendry

there’s something so real about gendry subverting robert baratheon’s legacy by getting really good with a hammer but instead of using it in war he uses it to benefit his local community as a blacksmith because he is sick of the high lords’ wars and politics and is assisting the brotherhood but only on the low because he just wants the world to be a better place. he’s not murdering children to win power like his father he’s giving up fighting with the brotherhood to go back to the inn and protect the orphans. hes a good kid and he knows to correctly aim his surliness and terrible attitude right towards the nobility

#chad champion of the proletariat gendry versus virgin class traitor davos #the show making him enthusiastically join the aristocracy was CRAZY #asoiaf

[who-canceled-roger-rabbit]

The difference between the virgin rat and the chad squirrel is literally a few millimeters of bone single tuft of fur

#shitpost #meme #rodents #mammals #animals #squirrels #rats #virgin versus chad #virgin vs. chad #virgin vs chad #virgin and chad