“America has no culture” is an inherently racist statement. Especially when talking about California, which has enormous populations (yes, plural) of Hispanic and Asian immigrants.
It’s such a self report that you see the American hegemony, the American monolith, as a singularly white entity that’s worthy of scorn. I want that person to look at the Black American NYC Miku design and tell me with their full chest that that isn’t culture. Especially when modern pop culture owes so much to Black American culture — hip hop, language, streetwear and fashion, pop music, jazz — as is actively erasing their roots, saying all of America has no culture is a dumbass statement.
Also, “all the US Mikus are dressed in generic casual street style for coolish weather.” The original Brazilian Miku is wearing sunglasses, a crop top, short shorts, a bikini, and flip flops you absolute dunce. If you’re gonna be rude at least be consistent.
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my martha knight au in a nutshell:
Danny/Martha: see up here?
Danny/Martha: *taps skull*
Danny/Martha: intense psychological damage
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Danny/Martha: *upon finding out she's pregnant*
Danny/Martha: oh my god i cant be a mom, I'm fifteen and homeless--
Danny/Martha: im going to be a terrible mother--
Danny/Martha: i live in a cAR--
Danny/Martha: what if the baby inherits my powers? Oh no--
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Danny/Martha post giving birth: i've only had Bruce for a minute and a half but if anything were to happen to him i won't even need to fuse with Vlad, I'm razing this goddamn planet to the ground myself
Danny, to Baby Bruce: you are the last remaining thread of my sanity. I'm going to give you the world :)
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Danny/Martha prior to getting pregnant: Fuck it, if everything in my life has led to this moment, i'm allowed to make one stupid decision. I'm getting drunk and getting laid
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Danny/Martha while Bruce was a toddler: i swear to fucking god i am going to kill the next person who talks to me--
Bruce: hi mommy!! i brought you something!!!
Danny/Martha, immediately flipping on a dime: hi baby!! what do you have?
Bruce, a weird child like his mother: a spider :)
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Danny/Martha, talking to Falcone after he made an unsavory comment at her and Bruce: If you ever come near me or my son again, I will dig up your shithead father's corpse and make you eat his skin.
Danny/Martha: do you understand me
Falcone:... crystal, ma'am
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Danny/Martha new in Gotham: *getting mugged*
Danny/Martha: *grabs man's arm*
Danny/Martha: I AM GOING TO BREAK YOU IN HALF LIKE A TWIG, FUCK BOY, DO YOU HEAR THE WORDS COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH--
(she then proceeds to terrorize Gotham's night life for the next extended period of time, mostly unintentionally)
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Danny/Martha: Danny Fenton?? No. you must be mistaken, my name is Martha Knight.
Danny/Martha: this here is my littlest knight, Bruce.
Danny/Martha: I made him all by myself :]
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An important aspect of youth liberation is not tying the idea of later adult care with having children.
The broader attitude that only your children can ensure that you get taken care of when you grow old is not a good precedent to set. Having children should not be what ensures that you can live through old age, and fear mongering people with the idea that nobody will ever take care of them (or, rather, shouldn't) is such an awful motivator to have children.
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I'm
Halfway through the last (Manerkol) scene of the game and
There is more touching happening with Manerkol than in the other two books combined 🥹
And I'm not even done yet, there's more coming, I'm getting drunk on the affection--
Holy shit 😳😳😳
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More Sould for a Hot dog (title work in progress, i need to find a pun).
It's Tobbe, Vendor, and all main customers lineup!
More info under read more!
In order:
Tobbe: mid/late twenties trans man stuck in his small home town, all his friends have left for studies and careers but he himself hasnt really found....anything at all. He's laid back and open minded, and incredibly stubborn.
The Vendor: Owner of the hot dog stand, age unknown. Is genuinely a really good cook, and seems to both enjoy and be good at talking to people- if he deem them worthy. Has an unfortunate knack for emotional manipulation. He has. Issues.
Huldra: A local activist who visits the stand not to get food, but to get away from people constantly asking for her attention. Has STRONG principles about justice, and is equally liked and disliked in the town.
Witch gangleader: The leader of a biker gang of witches, she was one of the Vendors earliest deals. Now she controls her gang with an iron fist, and often tries to test the Vendor.
Witches 1 and 2 (names pending): They are two members of the gang who joined because they don't really have anywhere else to go. They met there, and instantly became inseparable. They have different feelings on loyalty to the group, but towards each other their commitment is unquestionable.
Troll: Just a guy having a hard time as they are trying to hide their identity as a troll, but at the price of their own well being, something that is creating a divide in their relationship.
Vitter-man: A man who willingly got lost in a herd of otherwordly cattle, to wander the underworld forever.
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The Teskey Brothers - Hold Me (Live At The Forum)
"Hold me" is a spiritually rich song on its own, but the Teskey Brothers take you on a soulful journey that you feel down in your toes. Git lifted ya'll.
@woodsong this is for you!
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Traditional war attire from Macedonia, Greece. You guessed it, another beautiful photo from the project Raiment of the Soul, a collaboration of the National Historical Museum of Greece with photographer Vangelis Kyris.
See more photos from this project: x, x, x, x, x, x, x and x.
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