not to be like. Annoying about it. but what really gets me abt beatles fans of like. really Any demographic who complain that it's disrespectful to assume john & paul were anything but straight boy besties bc "men can show affection for their friends" or whatever is just like.... once again it always comes back to: if this were a man and a woman, would anyone be out here crying about their friendship or would it just be an uncontested fact about rock history? like. when you look at everything they've ever said about each other, what their friends and partners have said, the songs they've written about each other, etc it's like. pretty blatant. the only reason it's Not a "fact" is because it's two men. like whether you want to think they had a physical relationship or not (which is smth we can never know bc that's no one's business) it's just so weird to insist it's disrespectful to point this stuff out. like. again. do you guys say any of this stuff when people talk about straight relationships in history? or is this hesitance and distaste Solely reserved for gay people?
(none of this means anything to my followers who don't care abt the beatles scroll on ur fine I'm talking abt ppl deep into this but w a side of homophobia they can't shake)
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Ok I made this theory before (link). But that flashback has been over for a while (and I was too busy sobbing my heart out over Kuma, Ginny, and Bonney) and who knows when we'll get a follow up, so I'm just going to revisit my theory in the meantime.
Brook is originally from God Valley
God Valley is an island in the West Blue that was known for its abundant resources. We don't know much beyond that, but if they have abundant natural resources, I think it's safe to say they also were a part of a trade system.
And what do you need if you have merchant ships sailing around with expensive goods? A convoy to protect them from pirates.
Convoy: The act of accompanying or escorting, especially for protective purposes. An accompanying and protecting force, as of ships or troops. A group, as of ships or motor vehicles, traveling together with a protective escort or for safety or convenience.
Which, Brook was the leader of a battle convoy for a "certain kingdom".
Furthermore, Brook not only has a devil fruit, but it appears in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, which he read. Where better to get a devil fruit that defies death itself than a place named God Valley? How did information about this fruit get recorded? Someone had to have had it before, which means the revived human can still die a second death.
I'm just very curious about what all he did while leading that convoy. Did he encounter the Germa? Did they deliver goods to O'Hara?
According to the Wiki, the West Blue had five prominent mafia families, could that tie into his backstory as well?
Also, what is going on in the West anyways? I know I'm getting off topic here, but we have five mafia families, and two incidents in which a country was wiped off the map. No wonder those merchant ships needed a convoy escort lmao. Maybe its supposed to be this universe version of the Wild West?
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I can't wait to learn more about Vegapunk Lilith. What is Stella's idea of the evil within himself? Does it have to do with his "sins" of creating the Mother Flame and studying the Void Century? Is evil his ambition and desire for peace that is ultimately too rash and short-sighted and leads to catastrophe? Because we know Lilith cares about her comrades. We know that she is helpful and pragmatic. We know she ISN'T defined by greed or violence. So how is she evil? Because I don't believe for a second that she doesn't somehow fit Stella's idea of evil in a way we haven't been shown yet. But I'm so eager to find out what that actually means.
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ik we talk a lot about the way being unable to drive limits people's autonomy and self-sufficience but have we talked about how isolating it makes things socially. i can't go anywhere without my parents. my parents don't want to do anything with me (my dad) or can't because of disabilities (my mom). i have no friends i can see regularly aside from people i get along with at work. i can't go anywhere most of the time. so i just stay home.
when you start to get older or when your friends move out of your area, it makes your life very lonely, i think.
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