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purityvalentine · 11 months
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I wonder if my best friend from secondary school still thinks about me as much as I think about her.
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workspacesstuff · 4 months
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rangpurcity · 1 year
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Salman Khan shakes hands with famous director of South, going to make big bang! The connection is 13 years old
Salman Khan shakes hands with famous director of South, going to make big bang! The connection is 13 years old
new Delhi. Bollywood’s ‘Dabangg’ Salman Khan is busy these days with his most awaited film ‘Tiger 3’. Salman has high hopes from this film. On the other hand, the fans are also waiting to see Katrina Kaif and Salman together once again on the big screen. Meanwhile, big news has come to the fore for Salman’s fans. (Photo courtesy: Instagram @beingsalmankhan) #Salman #Khan #shakes #hands #famous…
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hobiebrownismygod · 8 months
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PAVITR, i need more hcs, analysis… whatever you like tbh, i just love the way you write about Spider-Verse characters
Aww, thank you!
I love writing about Pavitr, I wish he was real so bad
I can write headcanons, but for the analysis part, I think I've gone over most of what I can think of 😭 If anyone has any ideas for scenes or anything you want me to research about him, let me know and I'll fs cook up some posts, but for now the creativity is on a down low :/.
Anyway here are some Pavitr headcanons that I absolutely adore!
Pavitr Prabhakar/Spider-man India Headcanons!:
I always headcanon him as of South Indian descent
Basically, I like to think he was a small town boy from either Andrapradesh (no I'm not projecting) or Tamil Nadu
And he moved to Mumbattan after his parents died when he was young to live with his Auntie Maya and Uncle Bhim (this is canon btw)
I like to think that he speaks one of the South Indian languages, either Telugu/Tamil/Malayalam and sometimes accidentally mixes it in when he speaks Hindi
He loves going to temple with his Aunt Maya
He also loves wearing traditional wear even though most his age don't because it just makes him feel very connected to his culture
Considering the fact that he got his powers from an ancient yogi, he's probably a fairly strict Hindu
He's probably vegetarian like a lot of Hindus in India are
His favorite street food is pani puri (still not projecting) especially the traditional kind but he likes the sweeter versions as well
Loves coconuts and coconut water, hes constantly drinking it while on patrol or during missions cuz its good for you and it gives him energy healthily
hes a good cook and he makes his auntie teach him how to make different snacks so he can show off to Gayatri
He learned how to make Sarson Ka Saag, a traditional Punjabi dish (at least thats what my research says) just for Gayatri
I headcanon Gayatri as punjabi sikh cuz her dad wears a turban
Indian schools are very strict on being late and stuff
So I think Pav probably came to school late once cuz of Spider-man stuff and he got severely punished so he never came late again
Like hes always early cuz he'd rather do that than be stuck outside the school waiting for an hour or being forced to run laps as punishment
yes they do that, idk if they do it anymore but I know some schools used to do that 💀
He probably has a really nice voice, like he sings Carnatic music and practices it
This also connects with him being from South India cuz Carnatic music originated in South India <3
He watched the Indian serials with his auntie all the time
like the really long ones our grandmothers watch with the weird sound effects and zero plot
theyre like telenovelas but worse and he loves them
These are the only ones I have rn but if I think of more I'll post them lol
I love him so much 😭
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luyous · 4 months
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pani puri
Summary: China and India, in the midst of months of negotiations, snap at each other. Posted (very late) for @femslashetalia Day 4: Free Day!
Characters: Nyo China, Nyo India
Warnings: A bit of blood + violence ig, they're fighting.
Notes: 1) This is part of a longer fic but it's not done yet so... 😶 2) a friend suggested the title bc pani puri are easily chewable (like they're chewing on each other) munch munch
Ten hours of negotiations, and the base of China's skull was pounding irregularly. Her hair desperately needed to be washed, and her clothes felt sticky and cool against her, the disgusting feeling she had come to associate with sweating in an air conditioned room.
Ten hours of negotiations, and little to show for it except her bedraggled state.
China scowled at the bathroom mirror, rubbing at her temples. Well - it’s not that she hadn’t handled worse before. It was just that - for heaven’s sake, could these idiot officials stop for even five minutes so a woman could have a bite to eat? And, speaking of officials, the other fucking nation involved in this and her stupid face -
The door is thrown open and the sound of heels raps against the floor before China makes eye contact with India in the mirror.
India looked displeased, as always, to see her. Her lips - usually smiling, painted with a shade of rather garish red - were turning down, and a knit was forming between those eyebrows.
"India."
"China."
They stared at each other, waiting for the first strike.
"For a person so blunt in private, you've certainly played with your words well, these past few months." India's teeth clipped together almost viciously as she spoke.
"I don't know what you're talking about. My interests have remained clear and unambiguous, all this time."
India’s frown deepened. "I’m aware of your interests. I'm simply pointing out your clear disinterest in reconciling them with mine."
"Oh?" China stepped forward. India’s face stilled. "Maybe you just have unreasonable expectations for compromises. It's not the 1950s anymore. Still submerged in your visions of what could be and not what is, aren't y-"
Finally, the rage breaks unstoppably across India’s face. "Do you ever shut up," she growls, closing the last gap between them.
The kiss is hungry and bloody, filled with the sheer resentment and desperation of the last few hours and months and years; China bites at India's lips, tongue flicking out to lick all that lipstick away. India reangles herself and China curses - would curse, if they weren't busy shredding each other- as she tastes iron and pain in her bottom lip. India sucks at the cut; they break apart; a clear string of fluid connects them.
They look at each other.
China seizes India by her military collar and kisses her again. India hooks a leg around her ankle. China hisses and pulls a fist back, ready to jam into India’s solar plexus, before India breaks off and snaps, "I'm just trying to move us, calm down”. They continue kissing until they're against the bathroom wall, where China does jam said fist into her solar plexus, and India doubles over.
"That," India wheezes, "was unprompted."
"Maybe I just wanted to see you on your knees."
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so there's no hindi version of phoenix wright but it absolutely SHOULD exist because it would be so good listen-
(i am fully "localising" this because if the english and french versions of the game were allowed to then so am i, dammit)
it would take place in some big city in india, probably mumbai so that the steel samurai stuff can be connected to bollywood
the last time i was in mumbai i literally saw a japanese temple like down the road from my grandparents' building so the japanese influences aren't even that out of place. it's a big city okay, it could totally work
kurain village can be a "gaon" (village) somewhere in the maharastrian countryside. the fey manor even feels a lot like the big family houses you get out in gaon, though with a lot more japanese influence of course
the thought of pearl calling maya "maya didi" is melting my heart omg ("didi" means "big sister" but you can also use it on people who aren't literally your sister)
maya can still be called maya, it's a common name in india
and morgan would get so mad whenever phoenix doesn't call maya "maya-ji" ("ji" is a respectful suffix like "-sama" in japanese). he'd be like SHE'S MY BEST FRIEND, WHY TF WOULD I CALL HER "MAYA-JI"
edgeworth and gumshoe would have THE jai dixit and ali bhai dynamic from dhoom. without the motorbikes, of course. gumshoe would call people "yaar" instead of "pal" (it means the same thing).
larry is circuit. i don't know how else to put that. if you understand then you understand and if you don't, you don't.
speaking of, furio tigre would ABSOLUTELY refer to himself with the pronoun "apun" (a first-person pronoun often used by mafia-type characters) and call people "mamu" ("sucker")
OH AND WOCKY WOULD TOO. wocky would speak in the most munnabhai slang you ever heard. he would also mix english, hindi, marathi, gujarati, punjabi and bengali all in the same sentence. nigh incomprehensible.
lotta hart... while it makes sense to make her from south india, i feel like they get negatively stereotyped enough as is and they deserve better. so you know what? she can be gujju. lotta is from surat now and she talks like it. she's got that "hurati" accent. morgan fey hears her with her પાણી instead of पानी and ગોળી instead of गोली and is immediately like "get out >:("
wendy oldbag being one of those desi grannies is absolutely brilliant lmao
sister bikini being a desi auntie is even better
me and my brother have been calling hindi manfred von karma "manoj karma" for funsies so i've decided to keep it (the word "karma" is of indian origin so it works perfectly)
i haven't come up with pun names for people yet but phoenix, apollo and athena can keep their english first names. seriously, in mumbai you see places with those names all the time. especially apollo. it is inescapable.
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^see? i was DYING. anyways
MAYA'S TRADEMARK FAVOURITE FOOD SHOULD BE PANI PURI ("gol guppa" for you dehli peeps), NO I AM NOT TAKING CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
khura'in, being likely in the himalayas somewhere near bhutan (based on their climate and culture), would still be a few hours' plane journey from mumbai so it still works. a lot of the khura'inese characters can keep their same names too, eg "nahyuta sahdmadhi" already sounds very very sanskrit to my ears (sanskrit is the south asian equivalent of what latin is in europe). and also have you seen how he dresses because it's clearly a sherwani (indian/pakistani formal clothing) and amara's idle animation is clearly inspired by art of hindu deities and rafya's middle name is literally padma and oh my god there is so much shared cultural influence they are CLEARLY countries that border each other
(the "kh" sound strongly present in the khura'inese language is also giving me south asian vibes...)
me and my brother already joke about how shah rukh khan would totally make a great mr reus/roger retinz. LISTEN okay he absolutely would. he's got that villain swag.
you don't even need to change the other guy's real name ("manov mistree") because that already sounds like an indian name. do you know how common the surname "mistry" is in some parts?? do you know how many gazillions of people i personally know who have names that sound exactly like that??? and roger retinz is the ratings rajah. RAJAH (king). i've already been headcanoning him as desi since the first time i played aa6. anyway shah rukh khan character vibes
(but then again amir khan has literally played an evil magician in a bollywood movie before, so he could pull it off too i think...)
hindi has informal ("tu"), medium ("tum") and formal ("aap") second-person pronouns. you could have SO MUCH FUN with those. franziska would call literally everyone "tu" to assert dominance while edgeworth would call literally everyone "aap" to keep them distant. siblings amirite
franziska referring to miles as "mera chhota bhai" is actually killing me oh my god. that's her chhota bhai you guys skjdhkjfhldjssdrgse
feenie calling dahlia "dollie" works really well because i have like seven relatives with the nickname "dollie" so i'm presuming it must be common
oh yes, and mumbai does occasionally get earthquakes so the DL-6 incident still makes sense
india also has an active space programme so the UR-1 incident does too
and there's a monsoon season with storms so the SL-9 incident does as well ahahhahahhaa this is sO GOOD (okay in all fairness the monsoon season is not in february, when the case takes place... whatever whatever it's FINE i can make it work somehow)
you can use three scripts for the one translation -- english romanisation (for NRIs like me who suck at hindi...), the devanagari script commonly used to write hindi, and the urdu script so that urdu speakers can play too (for the most part the languages are mutually intelligible, you wouldn't need to change the dialogue at all, only the writing system)
if anyone out there is better at hindi than i am and wants to make a fan translation please do, it would be so iconic
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A Michigan state lawmaker released a furious statement in the wake of a shooting at Michigan State University that left three dead and five injured on Monday. “Fuck your thoughts and prayers,” said Ranjeev Puri, the Democratic Majority Whip in the Michigan House of Representatives, in a statement on his Twitter account. “What happened in East Lansing is unfortunately far too common. Going to school in America, whether it’s pre-school or college, means risking your life every day to the threat of a mass shooting. Yet all we have offered up are empty solutions—traumatizing active shooter drills and bulletproof backpacks. We do not need to live like this. The United States is the only country where this happens.” Puri’s statement goes on to point out that the attack in his state— after which the gunman is believed to have fatally shot himself—is the 67th mass shooting to take place around the U.S. so far in 2023. “Thoughts and prayers without action and change are meaningless,” Puri added.
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The suspect who fatally shot three people at Michigan State University has been identified as Anthony McRae, authorities said at a news conference Tuesday morning. Five others remain in critical condition after the 43-year-old’s alleged rampage at the campus in East Lansing on Monday night. All of the victims were confirmed to be students. Police said he had no apparent connection to the university, and the motive remains unclear. McRae was previously sentenced to 18 months behind bars in November 2019 after he was convicted of possessing a loaded firearm in a vehicle, court records show. He was released from supervision in May 2021.
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famousinuniverse · 6 months
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Balinese dance
Balinese dance is an ancient dance tradition that is part of the religious and artistic expression among the Balinese people of Bali island, Indonesia. Balinese dance is dynamic, angular, and intensely expressive.
Region: Asia and the Pacific
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Legong Keraton Dance performance with Gamelan ensemble in Puri Saren Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
There is a great richness of dance forms and styles in Bali; and particularly notable are those ritualistic dance dramas which involve Rangda, the witch, and the great beast Barong. Most of the dances in Bali are connected to Hindu or traditional folk rituals, such as the Sanghyang Dedari sacred dance that invokes benevolent hyang spirits, believed to possess the dancers in a trance state during the performance. Other Balinese dances are not linked to religious rituals and are created for certain occasions or purposes, such as the Baris or Pendet welcoming dances and Joged dance, which is a social dance for entertainment.
Balinese dance - Wikipedia
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eerieangels · 1 year
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hii ! can Dolly request titles / pronouns related 02 coquette , nymphcore , dove(s) , angels / fallen angles , angel && eldritch abomination ?
thx ^.^ !
heavenly delivery incoming 🕊️. . .
coquette
[PT: coquette]
the gentle rose, the loving doll, the white flower, the fluttering butterfly, his* soft heart/nature, the beautiful bow, he* adorned with soft silk/ribbons, the lily of the valley
co/coqui/coquette, so/soft, swe/sweet, ri/ribbon, pre/pretty, 🎀/🎀self, 🪞/🪞self, 🌷/🌷self
nymphcore
[PT: nymphcore]
the nymph, the woodland spirit, the nymph of the flowers, the divinity, he* wrapped in nature, the one connected to the soil, the soul of the forest, the sweet deity
ny/nymph, spi/spirit, fo/forest, divi/divine, na/nature, 🌿/🌿self
doves
[PT: doves]
dove titles done here !
do/dove, fle/fly, wi/wings, ge/gentle, so/sof/soft, li/light, pu/puri/pure, ae/air, de/deliv/deliver, 💌/💌self, 🕊️/🕊️self
fallen angels
[PT: fallen angels]
the fallen one, he* who fell from grace, the disgraced, his* sin, the angel who fell, the one shunned from purity, he* sinbound, the angel in hell
fa/fall, si/sin, impu/impure, he/hae/hell, disgr/disgrace, wi/wicked,🔥/🔥self
angels
[PT: angels]
angel titles done here !
ae/angel, pu/pure, li/light, divi/divine, fea/feathers, hea/heaven, guar/guardian, spir/spirit, 🪽/🪽self
eldritch abominations
[PT: eldritch abominations]
the abomination, he* who inspires fear, the one beyond human comprehension, the unknownable, the one of absolute horror, the ancient monster, his* terror, he* who is wrong/off
el/eldritch, mo/moe/monster, bea/beast, hor/horror, abomi/abomination, fea/fear, wr/wrong
* feel free to mix and match these however you desire !!!
very very very very sorry for the wait … i was struggling with motivation. im working on ur other request though ^_^!!
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marchsstuff · 1 year
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Tumblr is home
Why ?
Well here no one has met each other not even once but they are so connected, it's starts with those random reblogs,notes,a bit stalking:P and bam you are friends,mutuals for life. Later on you talk and find huh we have so much in common or waoo where were you bro my whole life vali vibe. Nothing much you just have people here that no matter what happens kuch bhi koi kaand ho ya faltu anon kai lafde ya life mai koi dikkat agr unhe pata chala then tuh bhai sb bhid jainge haha some peacefully, some with very colourful words:P but the main thing they are there having your back no matter what.
Honestly the people here know you much better than people you're with. If you post some vry sad or depressing content they will just check in with you like sb thik ? Kuch hua bta hum hain !! Or messages like heyy i m here of you if wanna talk or not and that's it after that they give you the space sometimes knowing that koi hai that is enough. If you're posting something happy like you got the college you wanted or cracked some exam or finally overcame that writers block n wrote something after a long time dude they are going to be there cheering you up supporting giving and wishing you the best dil se just pure feelings some with words some with reblogs but there always.
This has always been a kind community plz don't fuck that up for others. Don't spread hate you have opinions fine sabki hote hain but atleast have a decency of using your words correctly bro. Words have a tendency to stick till very end, you don't know ki apke judgements aur opinions doosre ko kaise effect krte hain. You have some issue with someone wtf unse baat kro what is this with sharing it with puri duniya. I haven't been here that long or interacted much but i have seen that people coming on anon really just fuck with your mind i mean bhai aapko kya "they can do whatever they want do you know them... that's ryt you don't". If someone is posting something sad then people are like you are spreading negativity bhai itni dikkat hai na just freaking unfollow kon keh ra dekhne ko tumhe.
Tumblr has been a place for lots of people who first started from here be it writers, poets,singers, dancer , you just name it the reason bcz there was always something supporting understanding about it.
Hence spread love and if you know apke opinions sai koi effect ho ra just talk to them ho sakta baat krne sai he sort ho jae and bhai koi zaroori nhi hai sort he krna hai dikkat hai na then ek block ar unfollow button hai tumblr pr use it. Don't make this a place where people have to actually want to leave that just ain't right.
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banned-for-horny · 7 months
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wait. The plant person li will be written by Puri, Puri mainly writes temple related things. From what I've read on your blog, blue presence is connected to the temple, the forest and plant people. Oh yeah, it's all coming together ,':)
GWYLAAAAAAAAN
(probably not but yeah theyre really piecing things together and im scared)
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butchtaurus · 2 months
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i’ve been craving pani puri for like 2 years and none of the indian food places i go to seem to make it, or at least serve it someway, and i’ve only had it during like events or family connections but we went to the grocery store last week and there was an east indian food section that had a fucking pani puri KIT for $7, so i was like we have to get this… and i can’t wait to eat it
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aforrestofstuff · 2 years
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This is the Reddit post I was talking about earlier. I was gonna share the link to the draft but that doesn't work for everyone so just figured it would be easier to format it to Tumblr.
Edit:
For background context: this is an essay I made detailing three key problematic aspects of OPM and how they contribute to harming marginalized groups. Subreddit mods deleted it within twenty minutes. Within that tiny window of time, I had already received death threats and had my account reported for self-harm. Not to mention all the shit idiot brain fungus comments.
I was blinded by hubris in thinking I could convince those mongrels to have an introspective thought. My mistake. But not all is lost, now I can use this as a point of reference when talking about this sort of stuff in the future.
Why doesn't anyone talk about this?
Maybe it's because I rarely ever scroll the sub here, but I have seen very few people hold ONE and Murata accountable for the very problematic content in OPM. Any attempts I've seen immediately get shut down with different iterations of: "They're Japanese, why should they care about 'Western' ideas such as homophobia/racism/transphobia, etc." and that is extremely harmful.
It's racist in itself to think that Japanese people are too infantile to understand such elementary concepts like Racism is Bad and Being Gay Doesn't Make You A Bad Person. ONE and Murata are grown men with dick and balls, they can put the concepts together the same as anyone on the receiving end of the stereotypes they perpetuate can.
And it's not like Japanese people don't already understand these concepts anyway? There are so many people in Japan fighting for the rights of the marginalized groups living there: gay activists, trans activists, Black activists, etc. (source.source.)
The most troubling things in the manga/webcomic:
I'm just gonna list off really stereotypical, harmful things put in the manga/webcomic and hopefully it'll be comprehensive enough to be used as a point of reference in future discussion, even if only used by me. I think holding these conversations is extremely helpful to make sure everyone recognizes that these things are not only wrong but also why they're wrong, therefore giving a deeper understanding of how they contribute to the discrimination of marginalized groups.
-Puri-Puri-Prisoner's Whole Deal.
Puri-Puri-Prisoner (abbreviated to PPP for convenience) is a very blatant Gay Male Rapist stereotype. Homophobes often tend to associate homosexuality with hypersexuality, moral depravity, and of course--sexual assault. This sort of character trope is harmful because while you, the audience member, wouldn't necessarily label yourself as a homophobe and don't associate homosexuality with any of those things, the characterization still makes those subconscious connections in your head. Then, when you see the same trope again and again and again, your brain just starts to make those associations. If it happens to enough people, this contributes to discrimination. This sort of homosexuality = predator stereotype literally led to the Gay Panic Defense (source), in which straight people were --in many cases--allowed to get off scot-free after killing gay people if they were making same-sex advances.
And no, "It's just satire" is not a viable defense. To be satirical, the creator and the material must show a clear understanding of the trope or stereotype and actively work against it. Like, maybe if ONE alluded to PPP being a sexual predator, then showed that his relationships with his boyfriends were actually safe and consensual, that would show a clear understanding of the stereotype and subsequently flip it on its head. There is no such thing as this though. PPP is genuinely a gay male rapist, an appalling misrepresentation of the community.
-Superalloy Darkshine's design and backstory.
Superalloy Darkshine is drawn as a caricature of Black people often seen in minstrelsy (red "donut" lips being the main indicator) and no, ignorance is not a viable defense to this because Japan has a long and awful history of minstrelsy and racism and it's impossible to ignore.
Other similar designs in manga have also been slammed (SD included) for the same shit. This isn't a new concept. What makes it jarring is that Superalloy isn't even Black, but by just him getting bigger and tanner, he is drawn like a stereotype--which has a whole load of negative connotations in itself.
ONE had many opportunities to tweak his backstory before re-hashing it in the manga. He didn't.
The damage it can cause to see your features and race be negatively stereotyped in the media you enjoy is absolutely devastating. If you don't fit into this demographic, I hope you recognize the privilege in never having to see characters who are meant to represent you be used in hating you.
-Okamaitachi and transphobia.
Okamaitachi is a trans woman. It took years for the wiki to even say that, along with using her correct pronouns. A user tried to edit it back twice because apparently "she is not a real woman"... transphobia, transphobia, transphobia...
To this day, she is still being referred to as a "shemale" in the manga and webcomic, which is an offensive term targeted at transwomen and made to insinuate that they're not real women. And, back to the wiki, if we were being truly manga/webcomic accurate, her "correct" pronouns would be he/him but that's just the point: it is once again insinuating that she is not a real woman. The insinuation that transwomen are not real women largely contributes to hate crimes against them; people will be under the assumption that they are just looking to predate young women and use that to justify harrassment and assault against them. Of course, this couldn't be further from the truth.
ONE once again had many opportunities to tweak these things before re-hashing them in the manga. He didn't.
Even if, somehow, he were ignorant to all of these things being wrong (despite the LGBTQ+ rights movement being alive and well in Japan), that doesn't mean he can't learn to get it together now. Making this kind of content is unacceptable regardless of whether or not he knew it was wrong, the damage will be done (and has been done) regardless.
I want ONE and Murata to be held accountable in a way that affects them, but I know that probably won't happen. We might only be able to do it in the community, on an individual level, letting ourselves and each other know that this isn't tolerated. To this day, all of this still makes me so uncomfortable to think about; people sometimes ask me why I love OPM, but don't like ONE or Murata. This is why. It’s really hard to like people who are actively doing harm to communities I’m part of.
Let me know if I missed anything. Thanks for reading this far. Once again, these conversations are important even if it makes people uncomfortable. Radio silence does nothing to assure marginalized fans that the community doesn't perpetuate harmful stereotypes, and it's even worse when those stereotypes are perpetuated anyways.
Edit: In regards to Okama's name.
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ramayantika · 1 year
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Indian classical dance movies/documentaries you can watch (1)
Lasya Kavya:
'Dance is a prayer with my entire being; not a formal austere ritual, but a transforming experience.' - Alarmel Valli
Personally, Alarmel Valli's dance has a special place in my heart. It's not only her dance that binds you to her, but it's also her thoughts and her beautiful creative mind that expresses itself through her movements and expressions. There is poetry in her movements, and somehow her performance is always captivating.
Lasya Kavya is a documentary on Alarmel Valli and her dance journey. Even non dancers who are into other creative pursuits can still connect to her. And if you are someone who isn't really into the arts, this documentary still holds some great insights to bharatanatyam so one can definitely give this documentary a chance.
Maya Ravana: In the Spirit of Ramayana:
Maya Ravana is a dance ballet on Ravana from the Ramayana. This dance drama has been one of the enthralling works of Shobhana Chandrakumar Pillai, who has also starred in many Malayalam films.
As the name suggests, this dance drama showcases Ravana, the Lankan ruler as a charismatic man, who is well versed in magic too. The dance drama unlike other purely classical dance performances has used film songs and dance sequences, yet the narration, the storytelling, colourful costumes, well-written dialogues and obviously Shobhana's choreographies make Maya Ravana in the must-watch list.
Given to dance: India's Odissi Tradition:
'You danced in the temple and I dance on the stage. For you, what is the difference between us?'
'You dance outside, on the stage. To you, dance is art and knowledge. We danced only inside the temple, as service to the God.'
When we talk about the history of Odissi dance, one cannot forget the Maharis, the temple dancers of the Puri Jagganatha temple. This documentary has some rare footage of the Maharis who were very old to dance, yet some some of them obliged to show some of the steps.
Both, Odissi and Bharatanatyam have been temple dance forms originally. Odissi too had lost its respect after the British and it was a hard task to reconstruct odissi again.
This documentary was the one that made me serious about learning Odissi again because I wasn't that interested in it before because I was already doing bharatanatyam and I already had a brief experience with Odissi in childhood.
This one shall provide a lot of insight for Odissi dancers to appreciate the history and the original perfomers of this beautiful form as well as this videos serves a dual purpose of providing historical and cultural knowledge for dancers who learn other forms than Odissi as well as for people who aren't into dance yet want to know about the history and culture of the various forms.
Natyanubhuva: "Dance in India is a celebration of the Body, the Mind and the Spirit. And in its evolution, it is universal and timeless."
The introduction of this documentary is sure to give you goosebumps. As a dancer, I don't think I will ever have words to explain how I feel when I dance, but the intro part does the job.
This documentary is the base for anybody to understand why Indian classical dance exists and how across centuries, this form is still relevant to the Indian society. Very beautifully, it begins with the Dhyana shloka which is learnt by all the dancers learning dance. It then proceeds to explain the relationship of the Art and the Artist.
Then we have how is a dancer's body visualized as a temple and the sacred space that surrounds the body which is adorned with movement and embellished with music.
If I wrote more about this one, I will reveal all the content present in it. This documentary too has some eminent dancers talking and presenting their respective dance forms and there are some very famous pieces of each dance style that shall provide a basic idea and may help you differentiate.
And just in case, if you have wondered what purpose dos these age old dance forms have which show stories of gods, goddesses and demons from epics of ancient eras, this documentary will give you the answer.
Documentary on the Thanjavur Bani of Bharatanatyam by Guru. K.P. Kittappa Pillai:
Fifth generation descendant of Sivanandam who was one of the Tanjore Quartet and the grandson of the legendary Meenakshisunsaram Pillai, Kittappa Pillai has contributed immensely to the Thanjavur Bani of Bharatanatyam. Bani here means a style and bharatanatyam itself has many styles where the basic format is same across all styles but there are slight variations in the number of adavus or in the technique or maybe in the movement.
This documentary unlike Laasya Kavya doesn't tell much about Guru Kittappa Pillai's journey in dance, rather it shall take you directly to the dance tradition. This documentary entails a brief history of the dance form and quickly moves on to various clippings of different Adavus which are the basic steps a dancer learns before moving on to the items.
I personally think that this documentary would be great for someone who hasn't stepped into the world of classical dance ever because they tell you the basic here as well as there are brief explanations of the dance pieces shown here. Overall a good one to appreciate how old the dance form is as well as to appreciate the sincere work of such gurus to keep the art form alive.
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Hi! It took me almost a year to find these gems out of which I have added only a few of them in the first part. I will be making more of these parts. I belong from a generation where majority of youngsters barely have any idea about classical dance and music. Being a classical dancer, I would like to spread word so that more people can appreciate the form and somehow this artform sustains.
Dancers, musicians and the audience together shall only sustain this artform that has been passed down from centuries with the help of gurus and patrons. It saddens me at times when I hear my peers ask what's the point of learning and performing all this when it is not as popularized as modern and western dance forms on television and media.
These documemtaries contain rare footage and lots of knowledge and information about the significance of dance, it's place in society and how it has helped develop such a beautiful and diverse culture.
I hope, many of you take some interest in these parts and I will be glad if you share some of the things you took from these videos or just any general discussion about them.
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