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Butches 💕

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reblog w the song lyrics in your head NOW. either stuck in yr head or what yr listening to

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Sort of bums me out that so many people didn't seem to Get the Cat King so here are my thoughts:

So let's start with Edwin's crime. He uses something the cat desires (a sardine) to lure the cat to him and then uses an enchanted string to trap the cat with magic. He demands the answer to a question in exchange for its release. Edwin knows it is dangerous to use magic on a cat, that it violates Rules but he does it anyway.

Binding a creature and agreeing to set them free under a certain condition is very Classic Fairytale. its also a favourite trope of Neil Gaiman's (he did not write this show but his influence is there). In both the Sandman and his novel Stardust (and the film adaptation) trapping a creature with magic and demanding a task/favour in exchange for their freedom is an extremely important plot point. Edwin binding a cat and demanding an answer in exchange is exactly in line with this Fairytale trope

And so is the Cat Kings response. The Cat King is a trickster. What he does to Edwin is exactly what Edwin did to one of his subjects. He entices Edwin, he binds him with magic and when Edwin demands to be free he turns his own words against him "why all the fuss for one little spell?" Edwin did something wrong. He imposed his will/magic on another creature and the Cat King is punishing him for it in a way that is poetic. Its fairytale. its trickster. its classic.

I've also seen people complain that the task Edwin was given 'count all the cats' is 'impossible'...except its fucking not. Edwin does it. He does it so well he actually BEATS the Cat King ("you didn't count yourself" Are.You.Kidding.Me. Classic!Fairytale!Vibes!)

The Cat Kings choice to bind Edwin to Port Townsend is good on so many levels. From a storytelling perspective it forces characters who can travel anywhere in the world to stay in one place, and increases the stakes for these characters who are supposed to be on the run. From a genre perspective...its an excellent use of fairytale tropes using both Rules of magic, a protagonist who is unkind to a seemingly weak creature who is punished by a more powerful law, a binding, a task to complete, etc

Which just leaves the character perspective which it ALSO does really fucking well and introduces the final aspect to the Cat Kings character. He's seductive. He is responsible for Edwin, 100 years old ghost boy, finally unpacking his internalized homophpbia. he is the catalyst (cat pun not intended)

He pushes Edwin, challenges him, at times literally forces the truth out of Edwin, but he really never does violate his consent. Significantly Edwin is attracted to him, like its an important part of his character that he is. He may not like the Cat King but he is attracted to him!

The Cat King is such a great example of a trickster, a morally grey character who imposes a sense of justice on Edwin after he crosses a line, but also has his own selfish interests and meddles. Hes so important to the plot of the show, to Edwin's character arc, to the genre.

And he's just fun. Unapologetically queer, powerful, complicated. Silly little outfits. Petty cat behavior. Deep heart.

Some of you just didn't get it. And I'm sorry for you. because the Cat King is Excellent actually.

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rant, tw ansiedad generalizada, vómitos

me estuve sintiendo muy desmotivada últimamente sin mucha razón especialmente con el estudio y la facu pero hoy llegué a un Peak y tuve muchísimas arcadas de los nervios... no sé por qué, ni siquiera es estrés de la facultad. no siento estrés por los exámenes en sí. yo empecé a estudiar sociología con la idea de trabajar en trenes argentinos tipo ese es mi plan de vida profesional etc, trabajar en urbanización, en transporte. y hoy se vota si se privatizan o no los trenes. me parece que viene por ese lado tipo. ver todo el plan de mi vida pum. desarmarse. ya no sé bien qué quiero hacer, me siento totalmente perdida. dios milei te odio

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it’s monday i’m in the labyrinth

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I keep posting about argentina in English because I want usamericans to read -- the US government is building a military base in Argentina. WE DO NOT WANT IT. There is resistance and it's right here. Do not buy into imperialist bullshit

about the student movement --- a few days ago I went to the biggest march in recent years in buenos aires. about 800k people attended only in the city, about a million in the entire country. it was MASSIVE. I've never seen THAT many people in the streets, at least for a political demonstration. in defense of public education, specially public universities. there's some pictures under the cut :)

1st photo has a banner that says "PROUD TO BELONG. We are the public university, free and of the highest grade!!"

The 3rd photo's sign says "the repressed that isn't remembered is repeated" with a drawing of Freud reading a book titled "Argentinian History".

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about the student movement --- a few days ago I went to the biggest march in recent years in buenos aires. about 800k people attended only in the city, about a million in the entire country. it was MASSIVE. I've never seen THAT many people in the streets, at least for a political demonstration. in defense of public education, specially public universities. there's some pictures under the cut :)

1st photo has a banner that says "PROUD TO BELONG. We are the public university, free and of the highest grade!!"

The 3rd photo's sign says "the repressed that isn't remembered is repeated" with a drawing of Freud reading a book titled "Argentinian History".

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Leon Trotsky, Frida Kahlo, Natalya Sedova, 1937

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I've been 20 for like four months and forgot to upgrade my bio lol

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anyway. onto better things

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this is the funniest thing I’ve read in my LIFE

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actually no, we're not "dating". we're bound together for infinity. like the stars. so, fuck you, actually.

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my favorite customer service slip ups

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ive gotten so much mileage out of this tweet. every time i see something on the internet that makes me mad i just think to myself "people in real life: hey man how's it going" and i keep it pushing

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"we need less sanitized queer stories" yall keep saying fucking she-ra romanticizes abuse. you couldnt possibly handle less sanitized queer stories

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why do artists spend thousands of dollars to make high quality music videos when we peaked right here? there's literally no point in trying anymore. give up hollywood.

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you ever feel like you were born with something rotten inside you and if people get close enough they’re gonna find out