#me when i practice

[leupagus]

OH MY GOD

So there are some very smart conversations about how portraying Ed, who’s played by a Maori and Jewish dude, as disproportionately bigger than Stede, who’s played by a dude so white he’s pink, is playing into racist stereotypes about the inherent brutishness of people of color, particularly Maori men. (Yes, Blackbeard is in fact pretty terrifying, but he also cries in bathtubs, so.) This is a common issue in fandoms, particularly where one part of a pairing is a man of color (it happens most frequently with Black men — see Finn from Star Wars) and often isn’t consciously done, but it’s always worth bearing in mind when creating fic or fanart. Racism can leak into places we’d never expect, so keeping that metaphorical mop handy is always a good idea.

Plus, as people have pointed out, Stede and Ed are roughly the same height:

Except... they aren’t:

I saw this picture earlier and googled the actors’ heights — Waititi’s between 6′ and 6′1″ and Darby is 5′10″ on a good day.

Which is when I realized — and I’m sure a lot of people have realized this, but it hit me right between the eyes and then slapped me around a little with a dead fish — that the reason they look like they’re the same height throughout most of the show is because Stede wears those goddamn motherfucking kitten heels the whole fucking time.

Which isn’t to say that characterizing Ed as some big huge dude in comparison to tiny little Stede is now somehow accurate — Darby clearly is still the broader guy and could probably bench press Waititi, who would giggle the whole time — but it does make me contemplate the inevitable scene where Stede, wearing only some plain-ass flat shoes, shows up again and Ed is like “what happened, did comphet shorten you or something.”

[dreamingpartone]

one late afternoon ☀

[lokh]

making friends involves showing up to places. i do Not show up to places

[charbies]

thinking about those light up flowers from harvest moon: a wonderful life

[fansids]

"C'mon bud, Ol' Sūn will show you the ropes."

The first piece for the rewritten Shadow of the King au ft. pre-jttw era Sun Wukong and child Macaque (Liù ěr here). This was a lot of fun to make, especially when creating the differences in SWK n Macaque's past vs present designs.

Also, unshaded version:

[tianhai03]

happy maid day

[rowanrowlandridley]

i found this in my gallery and i really dont remember if i ever posted it here

[wormspoodle]

"and i break it just because i can"

[b4kuch1n]

sound effect no. 21: man who bisects a dragon

[elminx]

Here's the thing: it takes absolutely NOTHING to assume that somebody else on Tumblr has done the work, knows what they are talking about, and is sharing what works for them.

Sometimes I read people's posts and I'm all "Whut?!?" about it, but I assume that means that it's not meant for me and that's fine. I hope that it reaches somebody else who it resonates with.

On the other hand, sometimes I read people's posts and it breaks my mind that I haven't thought of that before now.

Both are great, in their own way.

I absolutely love reading about people using magic in a way that I will never - maybe ever could never - do. That's fascinating AF.

I also love being affirmed by finding people's stuff and feeling a bit of kindred spirit or inspiration.

Maybe it's my Gemini Venus shining through but I'm legit curious about it allllllllll.

[comradekatara]

katara fashionista ✨

[crescentfool]

persona 3 x animal crossing shenanigans!

[mintjeru]

as yakshas, we must fight for this world.

open for better quality || no reposts || ID under the cut || ko-fi

[Image description: A 4 panel comic about Xiao confronting the monsters of Teyvat, with his lines from Archon Quest Interlude II. The first panel depicts his Primordial Jade Winged Spear wedged into the ground, smoke billowing from it. The second panel shows him stepping through the grass and grabbing the polearm. The third panel states, “General Alatus,”. The last shows a crowd of monsters in shadows, red eyes glowing in the dark. Xiao holds his spear, ready to fight. In the center of the page is the rest of his line: “falling in.”]

[organmaterial]

𝚃𝙴𝙰𝙼 𝙰𝙻𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙽𝙾𝙽: 𝚆𝙷𝙴𝚁𝙴 𝙳𝙴𝙰𝚃𝙷 𝙸𝚂 𝙾𝙽𝙻𝚈 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙱𝙴𝙶𝙸𝙽𝙽𝙸𝙽𝙶.

[apleye]

Robin’s scarier cause 10 year olds have no morals, except like,, really abstract ones. My little brother would maim someone for no reason and then lecture you about how Lewis and Clark would’ve died without Sacagawea. Everyone should fear Damian.

[ohtendril]

Ted & Rebecca in 1.04 "For The Children"