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KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE 魔女の宅急便 1989, dir. Hayao Miyazaki

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“Oh, dear, what an awkward situation. I had hoped it was merely due to some oversight. Well, in that event, I'd best be on my way.”

Maleficent and Diablo in Sleeping Beauty (1959)

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It's also a nice reminder that intelligence truly is much more diverse than most people think it is. Even if someone isn't good in school, that doesn't mean they're dumb. This friend of the person we're talking about suffered from social anxiety. Other students suffer from learning disorders like dyslexia or memory/hyperactivity disorders like ADHD or ADD. I myself struggled with hyperfocus and ADHD at school, and so did my father -- he was consistently put down for his intelligence by his stepfather, and although I was able to project confidence and intelligence to my classmates and ended up getting a pretty respectable GPA by the end, that didn't mean I didn't struggle with my grades my entire school career.

Even if someone isn't intelligent in an academic sense, it doesn't mean they can't be intelligent in other ways that aren't as easy to measure in tests. They could be emotionally intelligent, or intelligent in regards to physical strength and how to use it, or artistically intelligent, or even intelligent about people and how trustworthy they are. This person sure knew how to pick friends, if nothing else! And I would make the argument that most teachers actually prefer it if you do ask questions, "stupid" or not, because it means you're listening and paying attention enough that you want to make sure you fully understand the material. I'm not a teacher exactly, but I train new employees in my line of work, and I certainly prefer people who will ask "dumb" questions rather than stay silent and then prove later on through their actions that they didn't understand the material. And of course, even if in the end a person isn't considered intelligent by any metric, that doesn't mean they're worthy of ridicule for it.

There's always more going on than just what you can see. People are always more than just what you can see of them.

There are no stupid questions

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Ariel aesthetic 🐚🐚🐚✨

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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) - Shipwreck with Sirens

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The Fox and the Hound (1981) dir. Ted Berman, Richard Rich, Art Stevens

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By Mystical Antiquity

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Elphaba & Glinda ✶ For Good

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Alice in Wonderland (1951) dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske.

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Um… You… You fight good.

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LUCA (2021)

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951)  dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske

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You're the real gift 🦋 Feliz cumpleaños, Mirabel!