#/still tired tho so lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllol

[keeps-ache]

spinning tails

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[superbellsubways]

30 days of spamton!!! completed

[kyoupann]

Hi, besties! I’m back to talk about Encanto and Encanto only because I’m tired of non-latinos/Hispanics posting their bland ass opinions on a movie they definitely did not care to understand <3 ( warning: spoilers, I guess)

1. "Abuela was evil and didn't deserve to be forgiven that quickly"

Amix, did we even watch the same movie? Because to me Alma wasn't forgiven on the spot. Not one of them said "sure abuelita don’t worry we still love you." And the thing is, in a toxic Hispanic household, you won't get an apology so easily. Alma admitted how she fucked up and that is a huge step for them as a family to start figuring out their own shit and how each member contributed to the cracks appearing. The moment where they all come together to rebuild their Casita is a perfect depiction of that; it takes days, months and years to pick up the pieces and put it back together, and maybe just then they can start healing.

Alma deserved to realise how much pain she was putting her family through and be given the opportunity to try to be better, and saying otherwise is interpreting the movie to fit your ideal ending. And the thing is, Alma had no malicious intent in her words and actions, once you know what happened to her, you notice everything she does and says is tightly tied to her traumatic past: bestie watched her town be invaded, her husband brutally murdered while holding her newborn triplets, became the leader of a whole ass new town the next morning and was probably never given the time to mourn.

And before any of y’all Abuela-haters come to me to say trauma is never an excuse: yeah, abuse can’t be justified under any circumstances, however, if you want to criticise Abuela’s character, you have to look where she is coming from. It’s not a matter of it’s fair or not, because in real life these situations most of the time are never fair to anyone involved.

2. "Omg, everyone was so mean towards Mirabel and Bruno, how could anyone allow that? That's so fucked up!"

Oh, wow, the privilege of watching a movie about intergenerational trauma and not noticing the trauma. Qusiese, chicaaa, pero no pudiese. LMAO I was going to go into how Alma, Isabela and Pepa treated Mirabel, but I feel that’ll be better left alone in their separate posts because it’s a lot. Instead I’m just going to explain why I think “We don’t talk about Bruno” was an attempt to protect Bruno from people shit-talking him even more.

It’s undeniable that the Madrigal family is obviously the equivalent of royalty in Encanto. They are a public figure and Abuela specifically works her ass off trying to maintain that image (yeah, by manipulating her family into being of service but). Because if shit went down, then she’d find herself having to flee her home again. Big yikes, nope.

Now, imagine, your youngest and only son who can see the future comes up with a prophecy about your home/family so bad that he runs away. Bruno may have done nothing wrong, but his disappearance brought a bad image to the family. So what did the family had to do to save face? Not talk about him. And more than it being a “fuck Bruno, all my homies hate Bruno” move, it is more of a “Hey, this is a sensitive topic and we as a family have decided to speak no more of it, thanks!” move, not only to cope with his absence, but to prevent townsfolk from also talking about him. It might not have been the nicest thing to do, but so was Bruno’s leaving without saying more. Please, stop infantilizing grown-ass men.

3. “The magic doesn’t make any sense”

HI, Welcome to Magical Realism! It does not need to make sense to you. It is what it is in its own world and its inhabitants accept it. If y’all can watch Marvel movies and eat that shit up as if it were the most complex worldbuilding in existence, then you can absolutely believe that miracles are a commonly accepted occurrence in this world.

What creates a miracle is not really important, because throughout the movie we’re not trying to make a new one, but to preserve the one that already Alma manifested. What determines what kind of gift each character gets is not important, or at the very least I’d think you’d be able to assume that it’s something related to their personality or a skill they excelled at. Being utterly rude, if you whine over how the magic doesn’t make any sense, I feel like you’re the type of person who wants to have every single thing explained in detail because you’re simply too lazy to use your imagination.

I find the magic in this movie very adequate to its context; in Latin-America, when you talk about a miracle it’s something of religious origin that cannot be explained by science (as opposed to English, in which it can be simply boiled down to something extraordinary). Additionally, “Milagro” is also used to refer to religious charms that can be carried on your person for protection and good luck. So, the candle serves as both types of miracles and I find that so damn cool.

Now, I’m not blindly in love with this movie to deny the fact that it definitely should’ve explored its world and characters so much more. It’s not perfect, but it’s definitely one of the best movies the mouse has made in years and I do hope it gets some kind of show or whatever; it’s got the perfect elements for it.

P.d: do yourself a huge favour and listen to the Spanish version of Dos Oruguitas <3<3<3

[helmip]

i hope He’s doing good, wherever He is ( ꒪꒫꒪ )

[neosimi]

4t2 welcome mats by incandescentsims

here are some cute doormats for your sims’ homes! you can find the original here, and the swatches of the recolors included here. under rugs for $75. files are compressed. 

10/3/2022: recloned with echo’s doormat rather than maxis’. repriced at $25.

download: [sfs] | [box]

credits: incandescentsims.

[resssistance]

Roman Sadovsky / CCoSp4 (3.50 + 1.25 GOE) / Rostelecom Cup 2021

[ghostkiin]

“ Leave,” he hissed, the Ghost Speak slipping off his tongue like butter.

Skulker’s grin widened. “It seems I’ve touched a nerve. Fear not, child, I’m just here to procure your pelt. Well, your other pelt.”

He flashed his aura in a showcase of power that would send most ghosts running for the hills. “Leave.”"

WOW hi here's my suuuperrr late post for invisobang! I had two wonderful partners for this project that were so fun to collab with [@phantombreadproject and @lexosaurus] My art piece accompanies Lexx's [@lexosaurus] fic Morge which can be found on AO3 here. It's also posted on tumblr [PART 1] [PART 2] Please also check out this incredible piece by Dallas [@phantombreadproject] here!! This project has been soooo much fun to work on with everyone and everyone in the @invisobang server is just wonderful. I hope to collab on future projects w some of you in the future!! B)

[spinmehpropeller]

Alex Turners Ass

[usagichanp]

I drew this at 1 AM

Based on the baller (pun intended) meme that has not left my head for 2 days

Reblogs appreciated lmao

[comradekatara]

in this episode, sokka and katara are at odds because sokka believes in making immediate sacrifices for longterm payoff by addressing the root of an issue (in this case, the poverty & disease affecting this colonized town) whereas katara believes that to not help anyone in need in any way you can is to turn your back on your fellow man. and obviously, katara’s position is a sympathetic one. her accusation that sokka is cold for choosing practicality over empathy makes sense. he sounds like a total asshole here. the way he phrases his argument certainly doesn’t help his case: “these people are on their own.” he comes across as totally callous. but then you remember his neurotically-compiled master schedule, and the fact that he is stressed out of his mind planning for the invasion, his invasion, which needs to go perfectly or countless lives will be lost in vain, and the fact that he comes across as a bit of a dick here becomes slightly more excusable. because, at the end of the day, he’s right. dismantling the system, overthrowing the firelord and decolonizing the fire nation, is the most effective way to actually help not just the people of this village, but everyone else affected by the fire nation’s imperialism (which is pretty much everyone). as usual, sokka sees the longterm big picture (in this case, winning the war), whereas katara focuses on the present details (being able to actually help people who are suffering), but that’s also why they make such a great team; they rely on the other to balance each other out. 

[strawbie-doodle]

*thinks abt jon* *thinks abt jon* *thinks abt jon* *thinks abt jon* *thinks abt jon* *thinks abt j

[immeya]

But, aren’t you tired of having to explain the whole aro/ace spectrum every time the subject comes up?

(but you still get that it’s ok to ask respectfully and it’s good to educate people on the subject :))

And like having to go through a looot of personal and awkward questions (and sometimes people trying to invalidate your identity)

THIS IS WHY WE NEED VISIBILITY!!!

We go through shit and we do feel excluded from the normative, because for some we simply don’t exist!!

VISIBILITY IS EVERYTHING AND THE ARO/ACE COMUNITY NEEDS IT!!!

💜🤍🖤 💚

[lesbiantouko]

hades & persephone kamukoma be upon ye (+ bonus doodle below the cut)

[pineappical]

i love how u draw johnny two guns (john marston), would u ever draw him again? if you don’t take requests (SORRY!!! in that case) i am willing to pay incredibly high amounts

johnny john!!!

[eyefocusing]

some thads aka the only things ive drawn in the past month

[whenfatecollides]

An enchanting moment, a perfect illusion It covers reality wooo