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Got a death threat for liking portals album and they bashed my tiktok display name.

This person had portals Mel as their pfp so clearly they liked the album.

Some people are childish....shouldnt be on the internet

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ragdolly nation understands

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“Just. Don't. Get. It.”

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Timothy Heller is speaking out again about Melanie Martinez assaulting her since people have spread soooo much false information about her it’s soooo disheartening seeing how devoid of empathy so many people are oh my god I really hope she knows that there are people who believe and support her I cannot imagine how awful all of this must be for her :(((

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homophobes are so weird why are you thinking about gay people while proposing?

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when she says she doesn’t send nudes

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Such a series of events for Tugger

>chases Demeter

>gets distracted

>chases Misto

>gets distracted

>confuses himself trying to find someone else to chase

>gets his ass slapped and doesnt even notice

>chases Deuteronomy

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similarly to this

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I was just working on a tugoff choreo gifset & this didn't fit in with the others but I needed someone to see it okay

this is during misto's number when he and tugger are doing the deuteronomy trick.

misto kisses his hands. tugger sees him do it then kisses his own hands

misto does ✨wizard hand motions✨ at the deuteronomy lump

misto turn to address the crowd and tugger does HIS OWN ✨WIZARD HAND MOTIONS✨

misto turns back to tugger and

'nah i wasnt doing anything nothing was happening here. who did that. wasn't me. nuh uh.'

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it always feels kind of crappy to see people clowning so happily on how ugly cats 2019 was. I mean, it was ugly, but what with how viciously overworked their vfx crew was (they were working 80-90 hour weeks for a months-long stretch!) it seems almost cruel to make fun of it

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No one can keep me from talking more about Buratino

Okay so. Buratino is a Russian adaptation of Pinocchio. It's a very similar story, but essentially re-written; all that matters to us is that character designs are specific to this story, and are common and iconic in Russian pop culture.

In America, if you think of a mermaid, it's Ariel, right? If you think of a rag doll, it's Raggedy Ann? When designing these things for audiences, especially child audiences, designers are likely to lean towards something recognizable, even if the thing itself is a completely separate character. It doesn't change anything about the character itself, but if it visually looks more familiar, it'll be a little more endearing.

In Russia, when you think of a puppet, it's Buratino.

The second part of this puzzle is that the script for Rag Dolly doesn't describe Andy. His name isn't even "Raggedy Andy" it's just "Andy". Now, of course Ann's costumes already vary WILDLY, but besides being Ann's brother, there's nothing to suggest Andy's even a rag doll. So he becomes a lot of things, based on the designer's interpretation! A cowboy, a clown, or a puppet...

Which means, there are Buratino Andys!

Most iconic probably being the Saratov Academic Kiselev Youth Theatre's 2014 production:

But anytime you see a red and white striped cap, red or orange shirt with a wide white collar, and/or green shorts, that's Buratino!

And to think. A show that is so heavily based on a character so pervasive in USAmerican culture, then travels overseas and is removed from that character altogether. But this show is so beloved, they put their own recognizable character into it. It's so sweet to me, this sharing of culture back and forth, and seeing the similarities between one and another that popped up independently.

I think it has a clear influence on how the show is staged, too. Buratino, like the original Pinocchio, is very dark and not afraid to deal with heavy subjects and death with a witty attitude. There's a lot more physical humor (yes, even more physical humor than the 1984 footage!) and willingness to engage with the audience.

I think we can, and should, learn a lot from this different perspective on the musical.

-𝕸𝖔𝖉 𝕲𝖊𝖓𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖑 𝕯.

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something me and friend (@ragsandrascals) came up with for an imaginary wishful thinking production of Ragdolly was an idea about costumes

ann’s dress is the same fabric as the curtains

the lace on her dress is the same on marcella’s nightgown 

baby’s hair ribbon is the same ones in marcella’s hair 

the red afghan in the corner/on the rocking chair uses the same red yarn used in ann and andy’s hair 

Teddy’s vest is the same fabric as Poppa’s suit(s)

The buttons on ann’s dress/andy’s pants are the same ones on Poppa’s suits

Baby’s clothes are the same fabric as the pillow shams 

(crediting friend again because half of these ideas are hers)

Yes!!! I love making it clear that the dolls are made by Poppa by incorporating the fabrics like that :D

In the Moscow production (and likely others, but that's the one we have photo evidence of) you can see a bolt of the same fabric that makes up Ann's dress sitting in Poppa's workshop. But like, he's poor, he probably wouldn't have full bolts lying around. So I love little ideas like this. The show needs more cohesion between design!

-𝕸𝖔𝖉 𝕲𝖊𝖓𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖑 𝕯.

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NOT IN FRONT OF THE KIDS

Jenny please