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fecipher twitter, 30-8-2018: “Owain: That is the Name of this Forger of Legends”

[Card Showcase] Dare you, as dusk falls upon this fair day, bear personal witness to the genesis of a legend? Dare you peruse the sagas of a certain swordsman: one whose blade brings low villains of power beyond compare with the greatest of ease, leaving only the shed blood of soldier after slaughtered soldier in his wake? His name is Owain… Owain Dark! His deeds engrave that very name into the souls of all who cross his path, that it may be whispered still for eternity! (Illust. Rika Suzuki)

Card stas/skills:

B14-???R(+) Owain: That is the Name of this Forger of Legends Swordmaster/Cost4(3) Blue/Male/Sword 70ATK/10SUPP/1RNG

[R]  “Any interest in hearing the next episode in the ongoing saga of Owain Dark, Avenger of Righteous Justice? It’s a tale of blood and honor and me being generally amazing.” [R+] “…I leap into the center of the enemy formation, blade drawn, and spin! I’m no longer a man, but a whirling dervish of death and steel! My showdown with the evil general begins! My sword flashes out, a flickering blur of cold blue steel. Ka-thwack! Schwing! ‘Ha ha ha! I’m impressed, General. No one has blocked that before.’ The general wobbles on unsteady feet and then drops to his knees in shame. ‘Mercy, Owain Dark! Have mercy on me! For I cannot abide another mighty blow!’”

[AS] “I thus engrave my name into your very soul!” [TRIGGER] When this unit changes class, until the end of the turn, the number of orbs destroyed by this unit increases by 1 for each card stacked beneath this card.

Endless Legend [TRIGGER] [FLIP 1] When this unit’s attack destroys a non-lord enemy, you may pay the cost and if you do: Untap this unit.

Illust. Rika Suzuki

More Fire Emblem Cipher Series 14 translations!

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Friends would have been better if Chandler and Joey ended up together. Like it’s Chandler and Joey, their lesbian neighbors Monica and Rachel, and their wacky friend Phoebe.

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its been 30 celsius for two weeks welp

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BL, “Okama”, and gay stereotypes in animanga

Since BL and fujoshi discourse is the hot topic du jour, let’s talk a bit about gay stereotypes in Japanese manga and anime.

I’m seeing a worrying number of people not only saying that all BL and fujoshi promote homophobic stereotypes, but that BL is the primary or sole instigator of homophobia in Japanese society (excuse me, I choked on drink there).

For those who don’t know, Boy’s Love (BL) is a niche category of shoujo/josei manga that focuses on M/M relationships (commonly known in the west as “yaoi”, though that is a misnomer). It’s still frowned upon, both for being gay content and for being mainly romance aimed at women. The word “fujoshi” — used today to mean “female fan of BL” — even has seriously misogynistic origins.

So far, BL is published on specific magazines, and most anime adaptations are OVAs that aren’t aired on TV. Although it has a significant following, it’s definitely not popular enough to change the opinions on gay men of the entire anime fanbase, much less of Japanese society as a whole.

Homophobia in Japan has a long history, but one of the most impactful chapters was the Meiji Restoration (1867-68), when Japan’s isolationist foreign policy was abolished and rapid westernization began. Negative Christian views on homosexuality disseminated throughout the country and public opinion of practices such as nanshoku/wakashudou declined until they were practically criminalized and banned.

For reference, both BL and yuri had their origins more than a century later, in the 1970’s-80’s.

I find that a lot of criticism of stereotyping in BL is, unsurprising, very US-centric. The thin, androgynous, pretty and emotionally sensitive characters of BL may coincidentally fit western gay stereotypes, but this type of character just represents an East Asian beauty standard for men. Guys who fit these bishounen and ikemen types are considered desirable by Japanese women and are generally assumed to be straight. 

A handful of pretty boys from Touken Ranbu.

In the US, your idea of a stereotypical gay dude may be a metrosexual twink with a lisp and a limp wrist, but different countries have different stereotypes. In Japan, the appearance of イカホモ/イカニモ (“ikahomo” or “ikanimo”, a stereotypical gay man) is a heavy-set masculine guy with short haircut, strong face, and facial hair.

Sort of like the guys you see in geikomi, right?

Pin-ups by Jiraiya, long-time artist for G-men magazine.

But we’re talking about entertainment media, more specifically about animanga. We’ll get there soon.

Gay men in Japan are stereotyped by the general population as being camp, and using feminine clothes, language and pronouns. Those who present femininely are often referred to as オネエ (“onee”) because they use オネエ言葉 (“onee kotoba”, feminine speech), and may or may not identify as male. Many entertainers who are out use onee personas on TV to, well, entertain the audience. That may be the only exposure an average Japanese person has to a real-life openly gay or trans person.

As for fiction, media creators tend to fall back on archetypes based on prejudices for minority characters, and that includes gay men. A bit like how the US has the “fairy” archetype, Japan has the “okama”.

Now, オカマ (“okama”, lit. rice pot) is not a word used in polite conversation to refer to people. It’s a homophobic and transphobic slur, directed at people who fit the onee stereotype. If you’re not a Japanese queer man or transfem individual, you shouldn’t direct it at anyone, period. Not even yourself. Although there are some who reclaim the term, it’s still largely considered derogatory and insulting.

Japanese media has an okama character archetype, which reflects how society thinks a gay man looks and acts. You may be surprised to hear that it’s not the willowy, androgynous bishounen of shoujo manga.

It’s something more like this:

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holy fuck all this mac n cheese is only 99 cents

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you know i hate tumblrs “i hope they do something problematic” shit so much? its not only with people like thomas sanders or john mulaney or that comic guy with the bike, but with whole ass shows and projects? like nobody ever said b99 is cop propaganda. nobody was saying that until one single person mentioned it and suddenly its the worst show you could watch because of one aspect of their show, while ignoring the shows diversity and political stances.

same happened to dream daddy, like you cant deny that that game was groundbreaking for the lgbt society, but suddlenly some people started shit like ‘uhhh but 5 years ago the game grumps made transphobic jokes’ and ‘you know that joesph is actually a satanist, right?’ and suddenly no one talked about the game anymore?

everytime someone tries their fucking best to be inclusive, diverse etc. people are digging through everything they can find just to justify that they dont like it? overwatch recently hosted a huge event to raise money for breast cancer research in association with the BCRF and without even doing one second of research people accused them of working with the susan g. komen foundation (which wasnt true) and tried to boycott a fucking charity event?

what im saying is, dont let tumblr ruin everything you love because they are bitter

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Punish a Muslim day is tomorrow. All Muslims, please stay home or lay low that day. I’ve had two people try to rip off my hijab already, so please be vigilant. This is not only in the UK, American bigots have willingly adopted it. Watch videos on self defense, pray from home, and always be alert because hatred can strike anywhere.

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https://twitter.com/CalebCity/status/978918629759582208

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drinking buds

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if you slice open my head, devilman no uta will start playing

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ひっさしぶりに銀さん。

遅れましたがアニメ再開おめでとう銀魂！！！