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“But there are no wars in Earthsea. No soldiers, no armies, no battles. None of the militarism that came from the Arthurian saga and other sources and that by now, under the influence of fantasy war games, has become almost obligatory. I didn’t and don’t think this way; my mind doesn’t work in terms of war. My imagination refuses to limit all the elements that make an adventure story and make it exciting—danger, risk, challenge, courage—to battlefields. A hero whose heroism consists of killing people is uninteresting to me, and I detest the hormonal war orgies of our visual media, the mechanical slaughter of endless battalions of black-clad, yellow-toothed, red-eyed demons. War as a moral metaphor is limited, limiting, and dangerous. By reducing the choices of action to “a war against” whatever-it-is, you divide the world into Me or Us (good) and Them or It (bad) and reduce the ethical complexity and moral richness of our life to Yes/No, On/Off. This is puerile, misleading, and degrading. In stories, it evades any solution but violence and offers the reader mere infantile reassurance. All too often the heroes of such fantasies behave exactly as the villains do, acting with mindless violence, but the hero is on the “right” side and therefore will win. Right makes might. Or does might make right?”

— Ursula K. Le Guin (via thetempest)

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i read A Wizard of Earthsea the other day and….. i knew i was going to enjoy it before i even picked it up

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Isayama’s new blog post and comment on Hanji (’s gender role?)

Isayama just made a new post on his blog recommending a new album by Shinsei Kamattechan, a Japanese rock band from Chiba city. He also specifically recommended one of their songs “Jibun rashiku”, meaning “Just like oneself/ True to oneself.”

He later commented “もしハンジのキャラソンみたいなものがあったら、こちらの「自分らしく」なイメージですね、前にも言ったかもしれないけど”. This sentence means “If there is something like a character song for Hanji, it will be this 「Jibun Rashiku」-ish image. I might also have said this before.” 

The English lyrics of “Jibun Rashiku” can be found here, translated by renai-junkie with translator’s notes. (I used Google to look for an Eng. translation of this song and found your post. Please let me know if you prefer me to take it down!) I will paste a short version below.

They all say to live life like a man, like a woman But that’s not something I can do They all say to live life like a man, like a woman But that’s not something I can do

I could never be a man, a woman So it’s tough having everyone’s stern eyes on me I’m hated by men, by women So I’ll live life as myself

They all say to live life like a man, like a woman But that’s not something I can do Some people wanna be effeminate Some people wanna be brawny But I, But I, more

I could never be a man, a woman So I wanna rock out my hairstyle and lifestyle I’m “boku”, and an “atashi” too Even if they hate me for it, right now, I wanna sing honestly, like a human being

Now I’m a boy, now I’m a girl Now I’m a boy, now I’m a girl

yeah!

I could never be a man, a woman So I wanna rock out my way of life, my lifestyle I’m hated by men, by women So I can’t even lie about it ‘Cause I’m an idiot

I wanna keep on rockin’ out my way of life, my lifestyle As myself, who could never be a man, a woman So

I’m “boku”, and an “atashi” too, even if they hate me for it, Right now, I wanna sing honestly, like a human being

So it may be confirmed that Hanji is gender-neutral!

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Mirabel: calmly sewing something

Camilo: kicks open the door 

Camilo: Make me a dress or you’re transphobic. Leaves

Mirabel: WH-

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Genderfluid camilo supremacy

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genderfluid flag picked from camilo madrigal of encanto!

requested by mod sellie <3

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This is the first time i’ve seen a trans character in a show and this is a pleasant surprise

And Momo used the correct pronouns for Kaoru!

(Also the jacket has the trans flag colors)

Edit: The Anime is called Wonder Egg Priority for those who are wondering

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Now you can't tell me these two wouldn't at least get along

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“4-4-1, pawn.”

“6-5-1, knight.”

“2-7-2, new spy… Komugi, are you still there?”

“Yes, I sure am. I’m not going anywhere. 4-5-1, lieutenant general.”

“That’s checkmate. …Komugi, are you still here?”

“Yes, yes… Right here. Let’s play another match. The loser goes first.”

“Komugi…”

“Yes, yes? What is it?”

“It appears I never defeated you a single time.”

“What are you saying? We’ve just gotten started!”

“Yes… 1-5-1, marshal.”

“9-5-1, marshal.”

“Komugi, are you still here?”

“Yes, of course. It’s your turn, Meruem-sama.”

“I’m a little tired…I need to take a short nap. Will…you hold my hand…? Komugi? Komugi, are you there?”

“I can hear you. I understand. Like this?”

“I’ll…wake up shortly…Will you stay by my side…until I wake?”

“I’ve never left your side. I’ll always be here.”

“Komugi…”

“Yes, yes? What is it?”

“…Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

“Will you call me…”

“Yes?”

“…by my last name, one last time?”

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Meruem.Exe has stopped

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I don’t know how to draw birds

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Pls love her

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“Maybe it’s better to have gotten it right and been happy for one day instead of living a lifetime of wrongs.” - Adam Silvera, They Both Die At The End

Rufus tried on Mateo’s glasses and Mateo squints for their final photo together.

You’ll have to excuse my lack of colour … I know all of Rufus’s End Day photos are colourful and filter free.

This novel really hit me, I’m going to have to go out and get every other Adam Silvera now, and try not to cry ugly cry in public when I’m reading on the bus. @adamsilvera