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"Like walking with a swing of the hips or talking with lots of hand gestures and fluid movements of the wrist, having a good cry signifies effeminacy. In British and U.S. mainstream culture of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, weeping openly and emotionally--whether for grief, anger, frustration, sympathy, relief, joy, triumph, or gratitude--is an activity associated with girls and women, considered appropriate to their female frames and delicate feelings. Men cry, too, of course: if they are gay men, their tears are understood as part of the penchant they are supposed to share with feminine women for 'making a spectacle' of their feelings; if they are straight, they must be perceived as shedding 'manly tears' or run the risk of compromising their reputations for masculine heterosexuality. To have a good cry, though, is to indulge in one of the perquisites of effeminacy, whether the person doing the crying is male or female.

Not coincidentally--given the convergence of homophobia and misogyny in dominant culture even at the new century's beginning--having a good cry is also an embarrassing thing to do, especially when the weeping has been inspired not by a direct response to life experience, but by a narrative. The common names for genres that typically invoke crying carry connotations so negative as to require no comment: 'tearjerkers,' 'sentimental drivel,' 'five-handkerchief movies,' 'women's weepies.' Feminist film theory--with its psychoanalytically inspired tendency to read women's crying over films as a masochistic pleasure and films' manipulation of women's sentiments as a form of textual/sexual violence--has not done much to ameliorate the negative associations of crying over stories. By contrast, gender-centered interpretation of nineteenth-century sentimental novels has recently taken some important steps toward the recuperation of readerly tears associated with grief, mourning, and loss. But these studies overlook the positive grounds for crying that also inhabit sentimental texts. Tears of joy, of relief, and of triumph are as much a part of the effminate audience's response to sentimentalism as are sympathetic tears of sadness--perhaps more. These tears represent a cry that is unequivocally 'good.'"

Having A Good Cry: Effeminate Feelings and Pop-Culture Forms, Robyn R. Warhol

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go back to the source material with mama

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So.....I drew this for Zukaang week, and when I went to double check the prompts to remind myself which one I'd had in mind while working on it, and none of the prompts match this. And there's no free day. So I kind of fucked up. Guess I could've shared this weeks ago when I'd finished it originally; oh well.

Anyway, dandelions remind me of Zukaang. Dandelions are yellow and sunny and relate to fire in that way, but then when they become the puff balls and their seeds float on the breeze, they're like air. It's a flower that encompasses both of them.

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featuring one of my favorite songs,,,

@zukaangweek + day 3 + shared scars/dreams/destiny

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@zukaangweek day 4: bond: unspoken

accidental field trip to the spirit world + blue spirit and avatar team up

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@zukaangweek day 6: red string

I felt like this one was better off uncoloured

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@digimon02countdown Day 7 - What do you love about Digimon Adventure 02?

While my attachment to Digimon started and persisted due to my love to the original Adventure, there are still quite a few things about 02 that always kept me around. I have already hinted at it in previous posts; the relationships, similarities and support between the "older" and "new" Chosen Children, the concept of the multiverse, Jogress evolution (also the fact that my OTP are absolute dads to the kids)... But I'd say the most important aspect for me is the bonding between the characters. And nothing signifies this more for me, nothing is as outstanding, significant and vibrant - as the development of the relationship between Daisuke and Ken.

I would argue that, overall, no relationship gets that much focus, that much visible positive development than these two. And yes, upon getting asked, I will never deny that, in my opinion, there is a sense of romantic tension between them too, but in this post, I just want to write about how fascinating, soothing and beautiful their bond is to me in general.

Their initial set-up is, once again, that of rivals. That is a theme Digimon has always been playing with - but I'd say no other series threw that trope for a loop like this before. On one hand, there is the fact that they're both playing football, even ending up facing each other at a point in the series where Ken is still considered to be that perfect, untouchable genius, good at and with everything, while Daisuke is considered a thick-headed knucklehead, goodhearted, but brash and not really talented in many areas - and yet, he still admired Ken at this point. Then of course, there is the fact that they're on opposing ends, enemies in the Digital World, having brutal, cruel fights against one another as Chosen Child vs. Digimon Kaiser - until the spell breaks, with the Crest of Miracles breaking Ken's curse.

And from now on, the boy - who's responsible for his own Digimon partner's death and the suffering of so many others - will have to face the aftermath of what he's done, dealing with guilt and self-esteem issues, feeling unworthy and unlovable.

But then there is Daisuke - the only one who immediately wants to give him the chance to atone for what he's done. He is not forgiving him right away, but wants him to be able to make up for everything - and with kindness and the persistence to not let him sacrifice himself and die, they achieve the unthinkable: Their Digimon combine, their hearts pound in sync. They seem to be connected in ways that make Daisuke get excited - and scare the heck out of Ken. He thought he didn't have anything or anyone else but his reborn Digimon partner and family, and now there's this boy he used to fight, he used to be enemies with... Who simply wants to be his friend, who wants them to be "partners" and work together.

It's confusing, it's scary. While Daisuke is sure that they're meant to be and fight next to each other, it takes time for Ken to feel ready to take the steps towards him, the others, forming bonds, friendships. But Daisuke being Daisuke makes it so much easier for him to let his walls down, slowly but steadily enabling him to show his gentle and soft side, starting to trust and rely on him as much as he does in return.

And Daisuke? Daisuke is displaying a sense of confidence and comfort that we rarely saw before - he tended to be so focused on impressing others, covering up his own insecurities with cockiness. But his bond with Ken makes all his natural kindness and straightforwardness come through easily. He may appear more simple-minded at first glance, but his heart has the right priorities - and he'll do what it takes to save Ken, from himself, from darkness, helping him to be his true self.

Daisuke doesn't doubt their connection for a second - and that's why it's so important that Ken is still able to shake him. That he has an impact on him like no other. He will give Ken all the time he needs to face his demons, to do the things that are uncomfortable to him - and he'll be by his side all the way.

They are partners, they've got each other's backs. And as long as they don't lose sight of themselves and each other, it will always be this way.

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@zukaangweek Day 6: AU: Tattoo/Reincarnation/Red String

FINALLY got an excuse to feature both Rangshi and Zukaang in the same piece of fan art! The stance training scenes in the Kyoshi novels were some of my favorites hehe. They were SO gay.

Also I think it’s neat that two of my favorite Avatar Legends ships are the Avatar x their firebending teacher 🥰❤️‍🔥

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Final art for this year’s @zukaangweek! Day 7: Fate: Rejecting/Accepting/Seeking

I honestly didn’t know what to draw for this day’s theme. So I just kinda winged it. I’ll just say this is Zuko accepting Aang’s love lmao

But yeah… I finally did it… I did art for every day of Zukaang Week this year 😭 Now I can finally focus on finishing up the next chapter of The Avatar and the Fire Prince!!

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Me, holding up the immaculately written friendship arc that provided the base for the themes of the show through their repeated parallels and draw to destiny: "But what if they kissed"

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Secreto De Amor

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Zuko hoping Aang dies first because he knows how much Aang has lost and though he doesn't want to lose Aang, even more than that, he doesn't want Aang to have to live through anyone else's death.

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New chapter of The Avatar and the Fire Prince is up :)

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First look and official announcement for the new Avatar the Last Airbender series

As reported by Variety:

Nickelodeon has released the first look at the upcoming animated series “Avatar: Seven Havens,” the sequel series to the popular shows “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and “The Legend of Korra.”

The artwork was revealed at San Diego Comic Con on Thursday, where “Avatar” celebrated its 20th anniversary.

“Seven Havens” follows two Earthbending twins when one discovers she’s the Avatar, the latest person who can wield all four elements — air, water, earth and fire. The new series is set in “a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm. A young Earthbender discovers she’s the new Avatar after Korra – but in this dangerous era, that title marks her as humanity’s destroyer, not its savior. Hunted by both human and spirit enemies, she and her long-lost twin must uncover their mysterious origins and save the Seven Havens before civilization’s last strongholds collapse.”

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AANG&ZUKO IN AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER [2005-2008]

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for the last time

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first time doing atla fanart n its the ship i always wished was canon 😔✊