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A word from Bisan to the students of the U.S. in their campus solidarity encampments.

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the juxtaposition of falin’s eyes being drawn as “closed” when she was her own separate individual and her eyes being open when she’s being subsumed by the curse placed on the soul and flesh of the dragon and out of control of her actions

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #falin touden #why is this getting so many notes ahhh

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honestly one of the most interesting aspects in lolita was the consistent foreshadowing of violence throughout the novel, so i’ll just put some extremely disorganized thoughts here—

[CW: standard stuff for lolita so discussions of violence and pedophilia/child abuse will follow]

first of all, that it’s foreshadowing at all—in contrast, take the presence of quilty and how the the hints of his presence are drawn out intentionally by humbert humbert within the framing of the story (he says “everything fell into order, into the pattern of branches that I have woven throughout this memoir with the express purpose of having the ripe fruit fall at the right moment”)

but this aspect of violence sneaks in as if without his permission, which is in direct contrast with how he claims “the majority of sex offenders [attracted to nymphets] are innocuous, inadequate, passive, timid strangers” (yes, i know, his worldview is extremely fucked up but that’s the point of the book)

humbert also deliberated killing his first wife’s lover, and was thwarted only because they were gone by the time he ran out into the street with his weapon, so there’s the first direct counterpoint to his aforementioned claim

the recurring western movies mentioned is also significant, as in the middle-ish of the book there’s a passage where HH describes a fight up close, which is then echoed and deconstructed during his fight with quilty

then there’s the theme of carmen and this one is really interesting: firstly, in the eponymous opera, carmen is famously killed by her lover, so by using the nickname for dolores HH actually casts himself into that role, which fits his role as the symbolic murderer of her life. secondly, early on there’s the song with the lyrics “And the gun I killed you with, O my Carmen, The gun I am holding now” which further solidifies the connotations of death and violence with the name “carmen”

and finally the stanza of HH’s poem that’s at the beginning of the post—this is before HH finds out quilty’s involvement, but it’s still very telling of his mindset, as it’s a direct tie to the aforementioned ex-wife and carmen and tellingly does not specify who the gun is for

thesis (?): no, dolores didn’t “make” humbert humbert violent, he already had violent inclinations despite his attempts to make himself look charming and educated, and in addition to the sexual and physical abuse he inflicts on dolores, there’s such a steady undercurrent of violence present in his life that it’s as good of a confession of violence itself

(if the stuff above doesn’t make sense, i just finished the book today so i’m not very coherent. i might go back someday and rewrite this so it’s better and also add sources on real world violence and abuse so i can develop the ideas better, but for now it’s what it is)

#lolita #vladimir nabokov #literary analysis

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some excerpts for your enjoyment—

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It's baffling that the Isabel J. Kim story that blew up on here is the Omelas one and not her Achilles fic "You Will Not Live to See M/M Horrors Beyond Your Comprehension"

#achilles #patroclus #greek mythology

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Show your support

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when the metaphors start having the subtlety of a mayday parade with a marching band

(hint: read the sign)

Quite the photo.

#free palestine #columbia #nyc #israel #free palastine

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dungeon meshi season 1: whimsical intro plays. ahhh how sweet—cooking and family bonding, wholesome moments, the occasional scare with a weird monster, but overall it’s sweet and funny, a nice thing to play in the background while you study. whimsical outtro plays.

dungeon meshi season 2: whimsical intro plays. blood and darkness appear on screen. characters are brought to extreme moral dilemmas with no clear ways out. are we those who devour the dungeon or the ones being devoured by the dungeon? friendships are shattered, blows are dealt, allies become enemies. whimsical outtro plays.

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon

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not dungeon meshi pulling my favorite trope of all time (the kindest character representing the heart of the story becomes inextricably connected to the most extreme forms of violence with spectacular design and devastating consequences to the entire story)

#season 1 was really the gentle slope of the seashelf before the abyss and i love it #dungeon meshi #falin touden

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at a bus stop i once did a double take because i thought i recognized my friend by her beautiful curling hair, and i was bitterly disappointed when it wasn't her even though i know she's on another continent. i walk around a section in a bookstore piled with the copies that solidified a friendship and remember comparing copies across lunch in a crowded cafeteria. i see a shirt with a stupid slogan and wish i could share it. if that's not love, recognizing people even in places they've never visited or seen, what is it?

I think that being alive is being a little bit in love with all your friends. But maybe that’s just me

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Welp Senate officially passed the bill to ban TikTok.

I know a lot of people on this app hate TikTok, and believe me I get where that is coming from, but this is a huge violation of the first amendment and has horrifying implications for free speech.

It’s also very telling that they’re doing this right now. TikTok is one of the biggest ways that people in Palestine have to show the rest of the world what is happening. The government wants to take away this access and information.

It’s also one of the fastest ways people all around the world spread information. This is what a modern day book burning looks like.

The bill is going in front of the president tomorrow. He has the power to veto it, so write and call as soon as your can:

The number for the White House is:

202 456-1111

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THE LOVERS Trailer by Studio Heartbreak

An animated thriller about the romantic tension between a seafood chef and a siren, set in a dark fantasy Philippines

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Where do you watch these star trek amvs

youtube........ where all the amvs live....................... i fear we are losing our way forgetting the noble art form of the amv.. this is so sad.. shall reblog with recommendations to spread the art to the amvless

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reading Lolita when i see this—

so of course my insightful literary analysis reads:

(and knowing that tamsyn muir is at least pretty familiar with lolita via “the magician’s apprentice” vindicates me)

#lolita #vladimir nabokov #tamsyn muir #ianthe tridentarius

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reminder that while there are only 535 voting members of the u.s. congress, there are (and this is assuming 7.6% lgbtq people in a population of 341 million) 25,916,000 lgbt people in total, so in case of emergency, we outnumber them roughly 48,441 to 1. that’s roughly half of a football stadium versus one person. just sayin’

#crack #lgbtqia #i had to write this post twice #homophobic wifi cut out on me #math #us p #us politics #queer

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my toxic trait is that whenever i upload or update a fic to i’ll spend the first week reloading the ao3 page to track the hits and kudos 😂

#ao3 #fanfiction

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#367726 of pet peeves i have: those people who will critique adaptations with “they should have stayed absolutely 100% faithful to the source material!” and then turn around and gush about the villeneuve dune movies that, y’know, cut the mentats and CHOAM and Paul’s first kid dying and thufir hawat meddling with the arena fight and the two year timeskip and alia killing the baron with a gom jabbar. like buddy, hate to break it to you, but changing the source material isn’t an inherently evil crime that has to be outlawed

(and also most of the time the thing that set you off was the inclusion of poc/queer/female characters that somehow “breaks” your engagement, but that’s a whole other discussion to be had about that)

#dune #writing #adaptation discussion