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Lemme just exaggerate how things went for the bit

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This episode is really showing who likes Ragatha and who can’t see that there’s obviously more going onto her character without it being blantantly spelled out.

Like if I’m being honest I think the only thing I wish to come from this episode is Ragatha accepting that you might not be friends with everyone and that’s alright. But I do really like how multifaceted the characters are in this episode.

Pomni tells Ragatha that it’s okay to not be mask your upset but when Ragatha does no one knows how to react and Jax is still very much antagonizing her. While Pomni doesn’t have to act like things are also alright, it makes sense she would be shocked- but for people who are trying to maintain themselves and not being entirely negative, it Is a lot when they snap. But I think the overarching thing is how hard it is to genuinely feel bad for Jax. He gives a lot of insight into his point of view and how it completely opposes Ragatha’s but that doesn’t mean it’s right nor does the show try to prove it is.

“If someone’s always telling you how loved and appreciated you are it begins to lose all meaning” is a very apathetic and giving up statement that obviously comes from somewhere else when Jax says it. And when you think about how this relates to Ragatha who obviously comes from a home where she Wasn’t told these things and would have rather be told them everyday than what she was instead told it makes sense why she’s so positive.

A lot of people are quick to label her positivity as toxic but Ragatha never tries to push it onto anyone, and it only ever seems that way when Jax is near because he doesn’t really like her constant want for optimism but honestly that begs the question: What does Jax want. He isn’t satiated by Zooble constantly being down in the dumps and annoyed at him, nor is he content constantly bullying Gangle who is Always being shy and quiet to avoid him- it just doesn’t quite make sense to me why he doesn’t just leave Ragatha alone if it bothers him that much.

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Addition: You'll never guess what accent "coach dictator" puts on...

Btw in the German dub of tadc at the president pomni part, they changed it from Australia and New Zealand to Switzerland and Austria, so when Gangle comes through that door, she literally says: "I don't know what kind of threats an Austrian terrorist would make" and I literally had to pause the episode and blink a few times...

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Btw in the German dub of tadc at the president pomni part, they changed it from Australia and New Zealand to Switzerland and Austria, so when Gangle comes through that door, she literally says: "I don't know what kind of threats an Austrian terrorist would make" and I literally had to pause the episode and blink a few times...

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I relate to Ragatha because if the anxious new girl that I've tried so hard to befriend suddenly decided to chose the rude af frat boy over me, I'd also lose my shit

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God Ragatha always being belittled and made to feel guilty for not being perfectly demure and well-behaved and facing backlash for just being herself. And then people hate her for doing what she was told to her entire life. And then she finally does what they tell her to do and then just give her mortified looks for it. Making Ragatha feel guilty for expressing negativity like her mother all over again. Girl could start hallucinating her mother’s face over everyone else’s and it’d make perfect sense for her state of mind. She’s been haunted by her mother and shaped by her mother and is now trying to be a mother to her own adult peers because being a woman is fucking insane.

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new ep new ep

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I was lowkey just waiting for Ragatha to snap that whole ep and I wasn’t disappointed

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my humor might be broken cause I find this trend actually funny

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i get that americans love their cultural imperialism, but it really does piss me off that june is “international” pride month just because something happened in the united states.

in aotearoa, june isn’t our pride, it’s theirs. martha p johnson and sylvia rivera are their historical figures, not ours. the phrase that “you owe your rights to Black trans women” is true there, but here we owe our rights to (mostly) Māori historical figures. i have the freedoms i do because of the legacy of an entirely different set of people operating in an entirely different context at entirely different times.

But because of american cultural imperialism, most queer people in Aotearoa don’t even know our own queer history. Carmen Rupe, Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, the Dorian Society, Gillian Laundon, Georgina Beyer, and the Wolfenden Association are some of our queer history. We should know their names! we should know what they did for us! but because of the power of the american imperial machine, we don’t.

our national pride month should be july, the month that the Homosexual Law Reform Act passed in 1989. our two largest cities hold their pride festivals in february and march, respectively. american queer history has very little (or nothing, depending on who you ask) to do with our queer history. anecdotally, from my own queries, queer youth in aotearoa know more about american queer history than our own.

anyway, happy pride, americans. i’m truly sorry that most of you don’t see the negative impact your nation’s culture has on the rest of the world. and to the rest of the world reading this, try searching for your own country and culture’s queer history, don’t accept the american narratives as your own. we deserve our own histories divorced from the cultural hegemony of the USA.

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I am a huge fan of retiring to my quarters

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Who made this edit, it's the most valid one

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a whole bunch of gazan mutual aid projects and nonprofits. if the decision of which individual fundraiser to give to feels too daunting, or if you just want to help as many people as possible in one go, these are great initiatives to support.

care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.

connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims

gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme

glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.

ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme

life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure

taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies

the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care

islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support

baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies

gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.

hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste

anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care

palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon

dahnoun mutual aid - provides water, food, tents, baby supplies, financial support, and other necessities. updates can be found through their instagram

certainly this is not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add on other projects or organizations that i didn't include. and as always, please take the time to donate if you can and share. it truly makes all the difference.

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