#question response

[bethanydelleman]

Hate to ruin your day, but have you seen the full new P&P cast list and the set photo? Deadline describes Mr. Bennet as “a wise patriarch” which is uhhhh worrisome if that’s the description the production gave them. Thoughts on this cast and the new S&S cast?

I have seen it, we've been discussing it all day (with my Austen peeps). So here are the Bennet women (I drew on their initials):

I know I've been ruined by Asian historical dramas and Emma 2020 but please, PLEASE can we get beyond earth tones? For me? They had lots of bright colours in the Regency era!

I'm not exactly happy that Kitty is a larger actress because she's mostly ignored/a shadow to Lydia which is already a common trope for that body size. What would have been nice, in my opinion, is a plump Jane who actually fits Regency beauty standards. At least Mary isn't wearing glasses and dressed like a nun, we will take what we can get.

Mr. Collins is way too old (37, he's 24 in the book). Mrs. Gardiner being of Indian descent is an interesting choice. Both Gardiners are the right age, yay!

Isabella Sermon is Mr. Darcy’s elder sister, Georgiana

Huh? Elder? No that be a typo on their part. And the Bingleys are people of colour, interesting. All the non-white people are in logical slots instead of sprinkled in randomly (ie: newcomers instead of from established families), I like that. (Below, Georgiana, Caroline, and Charles)

Fans of the book don’t have to worry about the series straying too far from the source material. Netflix has confirmed that it will be a “faithful, classic adaptation” of the story. It primarily follows the independent Elizabeth, who hails from a middle class family, as she clashes and ultimately falls for closed-off aristocrat Fitzwilliam Darcy.

Lol, most of the words in this description of the book are dead wrong. Elizabeth is gentry and Darcy is also gentry. Source:

I've commented before on the new S&S, disappointed we don't get an age-appropriate Elinor and Willoughby doesn't look hot/charming enough to me. He has to look like a leading man so he can trick you! Also, I hope we don't get an endless repeat of 1995.

Anyway, overall I'm ambivalent about new adaptations. I hope it's good and it brings new people to Austen, but the novel will always be #1 in my heart. At least everyone in the picture is wearing bonnets and gloves!

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

hi, where are you reading marry the villain? thank you.

Here is the fan translation: Marry the Villain

The website is a bit glitchy, not all the "next" and chapter links work, so either change the chapter number in the URL or search the next chapter number.

[puppyemotes]

can you make the uppies plz emote without text?

Here ya go! The “uppies plz” emote without the text :D!

I have it zoomed in for you aswell just in case :3

[lunathejediknight]

is Asani afriad from Benny from that one moment when she knocked her down?

[sannyo-appreciation-posts]

so what actually makes sannyo your favorite character? what do you see in her that you don’t see in other characters

this image:

Im just kidding. Though she is really cute in it.

Truth be told, when UM came out I thought Sannyo was Super cool. Her "You darn fool" expression was probably the best expression in the whole game. but somehow, when the full game was out, she wasn't my favorite. I liked Tsukasa and Megumu and thought Chimata's outfit was crazy fun.

Though even then i preferred Sannyo's outfit design to everyone else's.

But Sannyo slipped from my mind due to what I'll call "Stage 3 syndrome" meaning, after the demo, Everyone likes the 3 stage demo characters for a while and pick a favorite among them, but when the main game comes out they get pushed aside really quick and people, more or less just move on to the new characters

But when I read her power and stuff in her Omake.txt she quickly became the coolest character in there. Of course she's a newer stage 3 boss so I obviously never expected to ever see her again.

(Though tbh my dislike of the smell of smoke probably wasn't scoring her any points, she was honestly at a disadvantage the whole time. I just like her enough to think it's cool when she's using her power instead. Besides, given what she says it's made of, it probably just smells like strange flowers anyway)

But then despite my assumption I'd never see her again, She appeared in Lotus Eaters chapter 29 and continued to appear occasionally after, Not only that......

She had the COOLEST, most cinematic intro in the entire touhou series. It was like 5 pages of slow walking through her Den politely greeting people, using her power, and even making aside comments with cynical gambling advice. Then meeting Mamizou at the door with a confident bow.

she's also got a crazy gap moe range of interests from obscure flowers to Dragons, proudly wearing the name Madame Komakusa, the after what is called the queen of Japan's alpine flowers.

And a crazy range of emotions. (Plus Lotus Eaters loves having her do something fun or cute in the background during her shift hours, even if the script dialog isn't calling for her)

she's mysterious, yet she's as expressive as an actual main character, she's got a range of principles, interests, and an incredibly cool gap moe thing going on. It's so rare for characters that were more or less side characters in their respective games to be this well rounded, I mean she's from freaking stage 3. But, She's awesome, adorable, and mysterious.

And it's not even a headcanon, or a fandom take on her, she is just genuinely like this in canon.

[myfanfictiongarden]

I've seen people call Mina "a broodmare" because she has a child.

Hi anon!

Never heard of that expression, so I have no idea what to answer...

If this term is used as an insult to her I am also confused- is it wrong to have children? The fact that Jonathan and Mina are even able to have a child after everything they have gone through (physically & emotionally) is kinda the highlight of the novel- love wins, life defeats death.

[atheostic]

Hey, I saw your discussion with greenleaves and had a question:

If morality is both subjective and culturally defined how should we determine when to intervene to prevent harm?

Interesting and good question!

Here’s the thing: Morality is subjective, yes, until we decide as a group on what we’ll base it on. Then we can objectively make decisions about what is and isn’t moral.

Most people (atheist and theist alike) tend to be in rough agreement that maximizing well-being and minimizing harm is a good baseline for morality, so from there we can objectively make decisions. Though, that being said, some things will inevitably fall into a grey area that kinda comes down to personal preference and point of view (e.g. if abortion counts as murder or not).

In the case of something more concretely good vs bad, for example, we know for a fact that slavery causes harm to those enslaved, so based on our decision to minimize harm, slavery is bad. Feeding the hungry, on the other hand, greatly maximizes well-being, so it’s good.

It’s also worth noting that sometimes while we agree on the end goal, we may disagree on how to accomplish it (e.g. I might prefer the government be the one feeding the hungry vs you might prefer that charities do so instead, but we both agree that the hungry should be fed).

In other words, it’s complicated. Lol

I think that morality is ultimately something of a group-wide learning experience that’s been going on for millennia, which is part of why ancient texts typically read as pretty horrific from our point of view – we know better now, so the thought of selling one’s daughter into slavery is mind-boggling to a modern reader, but in Ancient Hebrew culture it was just “how things are done” because women were seen as more like property than people. 

I’m sure there will be plenty of stuff that we do that will seem abhorrent to civilizations of the future (if we last that long) that we don’t give a second thought to nowadays. 

Now, as to when we should act: it kind of depends on the situation (as usual, context is key). I think the more harm a situation is causing, and the more immediate the issue, the more likely we should interfere.

I hope this made sense. If you have further questions and/or would like me to expand on something, please feel free to ask! :)

[sapphic-story]

Happy Yuri Day, Lee! Hoping you celebrate it with fabulous style! Sending creative energy and grand ☆☆ vibes ☆☆ your way! 🌈🌈🌈 🧡🤍🩷 - ✨️ Enc

ALSO THANK YOU FOR THISSSS for those not in the know yuri day was June 25th which I celebrated by reading a manga of....questionable quality tbh but I had fun with it anyways

In honor of this holiday like a week later though here is the disaster lesbian that @chili-chocolate and I have created

She is like insanely into older women it's very embarrassing for her

[spongebobtrashz]

Hi! I really enjoy your art and was wondering if you'd be willing to do an art trade? No worries if you don't want to though!

OFC!!!!

just message me!!

[aeterna-auroral-avenger]

Alright fellow lefties

After having a déjà vu moment with a customer where we had the exact same conversation we've had before about me being left-handed, I can't help but wonder.

Please reblog if you vote. Thanks!

[marcysbear]

List 5 things that make you happy then put this in the last 10 ppl of your activity. Getting to know ya mutuals and followers 💫

okay I'm going to cheat a little bit cause I personally think tagging so ill tag a couple people

Sign language

My friends

My family

food

movies and TV shows

@i-am-an-arson-enthusiast, @daybringsol @marvel-starwarsfangirl

[bethanydelleman]

Re: your last post i forgot mrs bennet derides other girls like charlotte lucas so her daughter can get hitched!! If you don’t mind do you remember any specific quotes of her doing so? Also i wish the mrs bennet defenders would remember stuff like this haha.

btw this is one of the reasons why i can’t help but feel that neither p&p nor austen (at least when she wrote the book) were doing some radical takedown of class as fans like to say when they hype her up? The bennets are absolutely insufferable, i don’t blame darcy for acting disgusted with them lol and i don’t see why people should entertain their nonsense. They’re actively unkind to others and themselves. I think the message would be a lot more meaningful if they were maybe silly but ultimately kind conscientious people and darcy still looked down on them because they’re not on his level socially or wealth-wise, and has to learn to let go of that prejudice… but i guess that’s what the gardiners were for? But i feel like darcy would’ve respected the gardiners regardless even before post-elizabeth character development so what the hell was the point? “Be civil to rude self-centered people even though you as the author/narrator also make snarky comments at them constantly?” What’s the oh so great social commentary of this book and austen that i’m missing? 😅

This ask references this post

Ch 9 (this is when Mrs. Bennet visits Netherfield to check on Jane):

“No, she [Charlotte] would go home. I fancy she was wanted about the mince-pies. For my part, Mr. Bingley, I always keep servants that can do their own work; my daughters are brought up differently. But everybody is to judge for themselves, and the Lucases are a very good sort of girls, I assure you. It is a pity they are not handsome! Not that I think Charlotte so very plain; but then she is our particular friend.” “She seems a very pleasant young woman,” said Bingley. “Oh dear, yes; but you must own she is very plain. Lady Lucas herself has often said so, and envied me Jane’s beauty. I do not like to boast of my own child; but to be sure, Jane—one does not often see anybody better looking. It is what everybody says. I do not trust my own partiality...

Mrs. Bennet is often mean and petty. She's also clearly in some sort of frenemie one-up battle with Lady Lucas.

As for your second paragraph, I think Austen makes the class point better in Emma and Persuasion, especially with Miss Bates, but remember, Darcy is rude to Meryton in general and Elizabeth in particular before he knows any of them. He's snobby/rude at the Meryton Assembly Ball and he hasn't been introduced to anyone at all (and refuses to be). Also, being polite even when people suck (Mrs. Elton) was a value among the gentry at the time, as far as I can tell. Just smooth everything over.

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

How do you feel about people borrowing your screenshots to make text post memes?

No problem with that at all. Screenshots are no effort or input on my part, so I consider them property of the original show.

Screenshot - no effort, not plagiarism

Screenshot plus a joke/comment I wrote underneath - effort, don't repost, would be plagiarism

Text post - grand effort to match the quote and screenshot, plagiarism

GIF - effort, plagiarism

The actual text quotes on text posts I clip from other posts all the time. I have a whole collection of them.

You can make your own screenshots by disabling some settings on your browser, if that's the problem.

[puppyemotes]

I got boreddd

[lunathejediknight]

So.. how does Kiki see Bakku now?-

She umm really hates him(he is the person that CHARRED her dog and drove her to this form as well, so...)and before you ask if she's gonna do anything to him the answer is no...She also may be a little blood thirsty in this form tho...

[sannyo-appreciation-posts]

How and when did you find out Sannyo was your favorite 2hu?

It was definitely in Lotus Eaters. She had some great faces and fun smug interactions in Unconnected Marketeers but she suffered from being an early boss, so she doesn't get as remembered as bosses near the end of the run. Plus they are less likely to be seen again so you try not to get attached.

But she did show up and got so much more personality than even what she already had and it was amazing.

She's cheeky and you start out expecting Sannyo to be a totally different type of character, then after hours she's actually very nice, and very cute.

Then learning about Japanese alpine flowers is super fun too.

The biggest, funniest one is that she runs a gambling den, but actively enjoys making fun of gamblers which is awesome.