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from the abhorrent sex crimes in south korea, to femicide in the united kingdom, to women and girls in afghanistan losing the right to be seen and heard in public. misogyny is the most prevalent form of oppression around the world, yet, is the one that is the least taken seriously by governments and society as a whole.

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Alex Row is so lucky his show is from 2003. Today tumblr would wash him with dish soap in the kitchen sink.

Meanwhile I'm here revisiting a teenage obsession series and wondering how the dude manages to be simultaneously an edgelord, a sopping wet rag of depression and genuinely cool.

He is both the most and the least character ever. He's a soldier, he's a pirate, he's fighting global tyranny, he only wants revenge, he's a philosopher, he doesn't give a shit, his ship has the reputation of being cursed, he runs the loosest ship in the skies.

The Silvana turns into a daycare for teenagers he has second hand emotional ties to and he just lets the buggers get on and off as they please. The children of his dead best friends? Flying his vanship? Eh, shoot them down, let them stay, who cares. His nemesis' shithead little brother? Eh, he can hang out, enlist him in the vanship fleet.

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Bajirao Mastani : More fiction than facts

I wanted to say this for a long time, but I was just scared to stir a controversy here. While I understand the attraction of "Bajirao Mastani" due to its aesthetics, I personally find the liberal use of artistic freedom to be jarring, to say the least. Atleast to me, the film takes the artistic freedom to such an extent that it effortlessly crosses the line and becomes a mere fanfiction with little to none historic relevance.

The film shows Nana Saheb (Kashibai's eldest son) snatching Shamsher Bahadur from Mastani, torturing and tying her to numerous chains and leaving her to die in a rotten jail.

THAT IS NOT HOW MASTANI DIED. Marathas were not some salty cowards to jail a woman, torture her to death and snatch her child away from her. The sheer disrespect on the morals of Marathas who never raised a weapon on women, children and old people. Sabhasad Bhakar, a rare and old biography or Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj states how the Marathas were ordered to treat the women during a war :)

"There should be no women, female slaves, or dancing girls in the army. He who would keep them should be beheaded. In enemy territories, women and children should not be captured. Males, if found, should be captured. No one should commit adultery."

Source : Sabhasad Bhakar, written in 1697 in the court of Chhatrapati Rajaram, Shivaji's second son.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali shows a scene where the Peshwa family conspires a secret attack during Ganesh Puja to kill Mastani.

No fucking body tried to kill Shamsher Bahadur or Mastani like that scene of the song Gajanana.The fact that a fake assassination scene was forcibly inserted in a song like Gajanana is insane.

Bajirao's brother Chimaji Appa is potrayed as a psychopath who's only job was to hate Mastani and continously conspire against her and Bajirao because he was shown to be more interested in his family drama than his empire that extended up to Delhi.

FAKE. A 100 TIMES FAKE. Chimaji Appa opposed their marriage but didn't try to conspire against his brother or kill Mastani and Shamsher Bahadur by sending assasins on them. He was infact always busy on the war fronts and loyal to the throne. Chimaji Appa was excellent at warfare and he was the father of Sadashivrao — the real hero of Panipat :)

The film shows the Peshwa family making Mastani stay with the prostitutes and court dancers and Radhabai, Bajirao's mother, not missing one chance to put Mastani down.

You guessed it right, fake again! The truth is Mastani lived in the premise of Shanivar Wada, with respect. Thay place is literally known as Mastani Mahal now. Coming to Radhabai, who's shown to illtreat Mastani at every step in the movie, was the one who conducted Mastani's delivery and let Shamsher Bahadur stay in Pune after his mother's death and become a commander in the Maratha Army during Panipat.

The last ultra sad scene where Mastani breathes her last while watching the sunset from an old, creepy jail, with wounds on her body and iron chains in her hands and feet — well, fake.

Mastani was infact put under house arrest. And that was not because she was a Muslim and everyone else was a religious psychopath, but because Bajirao was turning into a person he never was. During his last days, Bajirao started spending a lot of time with Mastani in her Palace and started neglecting not only Kashibai and his family but also his duties as a Peshwa. He started indulging himself in drinking wine and even consuming meat and refusing to go on wars. This caused an uproar in the kingdom because Peshwas are Brahmins. To end this outbreak of people losing their trust in the Peshwas, Nana Saheb put Mastani under house arrest so that Bajirao couldn't meet her anymore and turn his head towards the enemies marching on the empire instead. Even Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj put his step mother, Soyrabai, under house arrest because she was conspiring against him. Its not a method of torture.

It was shown that Bajirao died due to the grief of separation from Mastani.

No he did not. He was not Devdas. After Mastani's housearrest, Radhabai had reminded Bajirao of his duties and asked him to go on a war. After the war, in his camp, he had caught severe fever and succumbed to the disease. Kashibai, Chimaji Appa and Mastani were all present at the time of his death.

Overall a cinematic and aesthetic banger of a movie, with beautiful sets, costumes and commendable acting but that is all. Nothing more.

~ Kanya

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why does this look like he's losing his ex for the final time and he's mad about it. why is there so much homoeroticism here

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Anagha not letting Abhishek breathe is too funny.

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Overcoming hesitation, someone has ignited the moon light in my heart.

I stay up all night with my aching heart.

In every bondage, there is Shyam who calls out to me through his flute.

My dark beloved departs after dancing the raas and captivating my heart.

The shivering touch of the peacock feather on my blooming body is the memory that stays with me day and night.

(This is the translation of the song Bai ga from Chandramukhi which I found out from the comment section. And I loved the music video so I ended up using the pictures from the video. And if you haven't watched the video, go watch it! )

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Viserion Appreciation Post because my baby deserved better :(

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Mumbai Pune Mumbai best romcom ever

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A Batcat kiss for every occasion 😘

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me reading a batman comic: wow this guy really hates crime

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amazing