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You know, when you think about what the chute system actually is, it’s WILD that it was the Le-Matoran that came up with it, and that it actually got approved

It’s like:

Le-Matoran inventor: hey, you know those dreadful wet things the Ga-Matoran have?

Turaga Dume: the canals? Yes, I’m aware.

Le-Matoran inventor: ok, hear me out, what if we took away the boats so everyone was just… in the water, like fully submerged.

Turaga Dume: why would we do that? Other than the Ga-Matoran, most Matoran in the city don’t know how to swim!

Le-Matoran inventor: wait I’m not done! Not only is everyone in the water, but it’s fully enclosed, not a single bubble of air in this baby!

Turaga Dume: …how would anyone breathe?

Le-Matoran inventor: oh, they wouldn’t, they’d have to hold their breath. But don’t worry, we would pump the water so fast around the system that the current would carry them to their destination before their lungs gave out!

Turaga Dume: so, let me get this straight: You are proposing we build a city-wide, high pressure, high speed, fully enclosed pipe network. One in which every passenger would run an almost certain risk of drowning in if they miss their stop, as they have no way at all to breathe whilst in transit?

Le-Matoran inventor: yes

Turaga Dume: by the Great Spirit… you’re a genius!!!

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(second century warlord making a joke at the expense of those who lived in the past) first day as a first century warlord: i can’t write anything down cause paper hasn’t been invented yet

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i will not be having an ipad baby. i will be having a Pea baby

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Super Mario Bros. USA - Japanese Commercial

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the pendulum is going to swing back so hard to woke, it will be unbelievable. you're going to be arrested if you go out without pronoun pins

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YAAAAAHAHAHA!!! IM RICH!!! NEW LIFE!!! COOL LIFE!!!

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Sometimes I forget Letterboxd is a largely american dominated website

This made me remember

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2025: A closeted trans girl takes estrogen while boymoding (not socially transitioning). All her friends kinda know because she has like C cup breasts and an hourglass figure, but they respect her enough to let her come out on her own terms. 2050: A closeted furry takes CRISPR CAS 9 injections to become their fursona while humanmoding (not socially transitioning). All their friends kinda know because they are covered in fur and straight up vored an entire rotisserie chicken from Costco Galactic Enterprise Corporation (still $4.99), but they respect them enough to let them come out on their own terms.

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met a woman today whose original real actual given-at-birth first name is "Vendetta." ma'am are you aware you are a videogame protagonist and/or a character in a skullduggery pleasant novel. real quick sorry to bother you miss but who exactly were your parents expecting you to avenge in their name

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me: So then we take the liquified wood pulp, and dry it again, into these thin sheets. caveman: [confused, but trying to keep up] uh huh. me: And we take the graphite stick - it doesn't need to be wrapped in wood like this, but we like making them this way so you don't get graphite on your hands. And that's what we draw with. caveman: [eyes lighting up] Oohhh so you use the wood pulp sheets to paint on them, like hides? me: Exactly! And now, you could use this method to draw anything you can visualise with your mind's eye, but for the sake of this demonstration, let's draw a vision of a woman with features of an animal whose powers and traits she represents, and a figure that is stylised and exaggerated beyond what nature really allows. caveman: As wide as she is tall, with tits to match? me: Exactly. caveman: This is the only sensible use of this technology.

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Last thing I'll say on this because it's bugging me but just like...y'all, please be mindful over whether the arguments and discourse you're participating in are actually constructive or only feel that way.

Having quippy little fights and drawing hard lines in the sand may feel good, but there is so so so much more nuance in the real world than on the internet. The breadth of human experience is vast - especially when you're discussing societal forces and privilege and oppression.

We are facing such a crisis right now when it comes to trans rights. Internet arguments and discourse can feel so much bigger and more impactful than they actually are. Please don't allow yourself to get distracted and bogged down on semantics and baited into tearing one another down (especially when the flames are being fanned by someone outside the community).

So many forces in the world are trying to divide us and tear us apart right now - don't do their job for them. Please remember to practice empathy, be humble, and listen to and be kind to your other trans siblings. Shit is tough right now, don't make it tougher on each other.

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btw. your search for the most morally upright and ethical piece of media that has the most correct “representation” will destroy your ability to find the most profound and beautiful and human of stories. and may even destroy the stories themselves before they are created. if you even care.