#po ling

[loganofthenorth]

Every time I think about Mulan, I get obsessed with how awesome these three are. So I’mma take a few minutes to rant about it.

This three good balls, bad asses, loveable idiots. They’re fricken adorable and I love them. And like, as a kid, I used to not understand how they became friends with Mulan. I thought they were sexist assholes that only trusted her because, well, you know, she saved China.

But I analyzed the movie as an adult, and honestly? I think they knew Mulan was a girl the whole time, and just kinda, accepted it. Still treated her like one of the guys, wanted to see how long she could keep this up for. Yao and Ling most certainly bet on it while Chien-po was probably like: “Shouldn’t we just… tell her we know so she has people to trust?” And the other two were like: Nah this is funny.

I also think Ling and Chien-Po knew instantly since Yao was too mad to be like: Huh… hmm… something’s off here.

They probably told him later. Like:

Chien-Po: You know, it isn’t nice to hit a lady.

Yao: Wow, didn’t think you had it in ya to be such an ass. I mean, he’s a wimp but sheesh.

Ling: *falling over laughing*

Yao: What the hell’s his problem?

Chien-Po: *whispering* I mean and actual lady, Yao.

Ling: And no one tells! Got it? No telling anyone else. Only us three know. I wanna see how long this goes on for.

Chien-Po: Also… They’ll kill her if they find out, and… She’s our friend now.

Yao: Friend’s a strong word… But sure, I’ll keep it to myself. Besides, only I’m allowed to kill them now.

So yeah, when they later heard that Mulan was alone in the bath pond thing, it was too good an opportunity to miss. I don’t think these himbos even considered how weird it was. They were too distracted with how fricken hilarious it’d be.

I mean

Come on

That smug smile and Chien-Po’s: This is fine.

They know exactly what they’re doing.

Then with ‘A Girl Worth Fighting For’, Ling brings up the song to cheer everyone up because they’re sore, didn’t choose to go to war, and need something, anything to keep them going. Then once Mulan’s line comes up it’s like: “Oh, right. Forgot about that. Whelp, time to continue messing with her.”

Like: Ight, guys. Whatever she says, probably describing herself. So, whatever she says, say Nah. It’s funny.

The main thing that sent me on this tangent, was this scene

Their shock, their surprise, this reaction isn’t an: “Oh shit, we trained/hung out with/bathed/etc with a girl.” Reaction.

This is a: “Shit they caught her and now they’re gonna kill our friend!” Reaction.

Which, yeah, of course it would be. They have their priorities checked out.

However

If memory serves me right there was no hesitation

There was also no hesitation to trust her when no one else would

Because they didn’t have the feeling of betrayal Shane had for being lied to

And they were totally down to dress in drag

They really just couldn’t care less about Mulan being a girl

And I love them for that

This tis the end of my tangent. I love these three gentlebros

[kabishkat19]

Disney NextGen🥟

Gao (13) and Bai (9)

Wen (11) and Tian (11)

Ming (13)

[doctorsiren]

I had to scribble this out really fast to get it out of my brain so I can go back to doing my actual work

But I had this thought yesterday as we binged Link Click 🤭💥

[thedreamerstoryteller]

[ziggityzigg]

Snotlout, Fishlegs, and Tuffnut.

Yao, Chien-po, Ling.

Same people, different universe.

[electriczayre]

ahem hem.... hello vocacircus fans... cmyk album fans... where you guys at........ (please talk with me about cmyk i've been blowing up about it)

also yes i draw Better Off Worse Flower with a chest binder ^^

(tw for blo0d under cut)

[mulanglitches]

Mulan & Chien Po: (On Mushu, Yao, and Ling) I see the red flags, I acknowledge that they're there, and then I completely ignore them.

[wisdom-and-such]

“Though you perform the six paramitas (charity, morality, patience under affliction, zealous application, right control of the mind, and application of wisdom) for as many aeons as there are grains of sand in the Ganges... you will still fall short of the goal. Why? Because these are karma-forming activities…

Therefor it is also written: ‘The Samboghkaya (the idealized or heavenly form of a Buddha, to whom the Unenlightened pray, is unreal in that he is regarded as an entity and therefore as apart from the One Mind) [and] is not a real Buddha, nor a real teacher of the Dharma. 

Only come to know the nature of your own Mind, in which there is no self and no other, and you will in fact be a Buddha!”

-- The Wan Ling Record of Zen Master Huang Po

[ben-the-hyena]

Now that we know with that Mulan comic in which Chi Fu finally gets a taste of respecc women juice for the first time in his life that he always was genuinely loyal to the royal family not just for his job but because he genuinely loves them and admires them (makingtheEmperorreadytofirehimonawhimquitetragical;Iguessitwasperhapsjusttomakehimreactandshuthimupandnotserious?), it has me wonder if he was part of the environment of Ting Ting, Su and Mei as they grew up. And that as much of a misogyne as he was he did love them like nieces with a distance due to respect (being royals after all) all while teaching them protocol and innocently teaching them sexist value and the oath about marriage out of duty they repeat during the sequel comes from him. Ting Ting being older was the most under his influence and the most serious about it, and most of the things the sisters want to do in their I Wanna be Like Other Girls song was things he forbid them to do aq kids when catching them doing it "a princess puts her shoes on" "a princess doesn't do grimaces, it's unladylike" "a princess doesn't eat too much, she would get fat and unfit for a husband" ALL while thinking no ill and thinking that he was helping

And now that with Mulan he learned to be finally accepting of non conventional women, he must feel guilty now that right after his redemption these girls are off to marry for duty justifying it when asked how they feel about it by parroting his words. Yes it is duty, yes he taught them well on that, but now that he can understand women better at last as more than brides and wives, he can't help but wonder if they would be happy (and of course like the Emperor would miss them as he wouls think he would not see them again and now the moment he had prepared them for all their lives seems to have come too soon)...

...Imagine his HORROR if he finds out they marry these 3 AWFUL IDIOTIC SOLDIERS WHO KEPT BULLYING HIM DURING WAR INSTEAD

[urfavesarequadranted]

Yao, Ling, and Chien Po from Mulan are moirails!

[rock-a-noodle]

What the shit Mulan is 25 years old

But yeah, let me blab about my favorite Disney movie because why not

So yeah, I first saw Mulan on VHS as a kid (I couldn't do movie theaters as a child as I was very antsy). It did not click with me as much as it did later on, but as kid I thought when they were singing "Honor To Us All" they were singing ''Winston Applejuicy.' We got the McDonald's toys of the Yao top, and I asked my dad why he was so mad and he was like "he just looks cranky." I had the storybook on tape when I was little but we ended up getting rid of it. OFC my 12 year old self was pissed over that. We had a koosh ball of Mushu that we still have.

Flash forward to 2006 and I watched the movie on Disney Channel at age eleven. OFC going through my "EVERYTHING IS SEXIST" phase I didn't like how the guys treated Ping/Mulan (granted I was right but digression aside...) and wrote the movie off admittedly. Later on Chinese New Year the year after, I watched both Mulan movies in one setting....and BAM! Fell in love. Helped that I was at an age where I could grasp the plot better and get into it. I loved the music of both movies, Ling Yao and Chien Po falling in love with the princesses and the antics that ensued (even tho the sequel was clunkily written), Mulan starting out as an awkward dork but then becoming the savior of China resonated with me, as I was an outcast and a bit of a screw-up. Mulan gave me a heroine to look up to and helped me to overcome my daily challenges be it school and low self-esteem.

I also fell head over heels with Ling. One of my ultimate comfort characters and fictional crushes, and my basis for the type of men I go for. He got me through so many hard times as I would imagine him comforting me on bad days. I was so thrilled when I got the toys of him Yao and Chien Po for Christmas in 2007. He also admittedly helped during a time where I was at my lowest.

The older I got, I learned about the queer following this movie got, and Shang being one of the first bicoded characters in cinema. Learning this, I thought "Of COURSE this movie was meant to be my favorite! And not just because I like action and Chinese culture!"

While my interest in the movie has waxed and waned over the years I will forever be grateful for the impact it's had on me growing up.

"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all."

[mobtism]

hoooooollllyyyyy fuuuckk....... holy fucking SHIT Link Click was SO FUCKING GOOD

[mortallyclearwonderland]

Kung Fu Panda Legends of Awesomeness - "Crazy Little Ling Called Love"

Episode 71 overall 

Synopsis:

Po is suspicious when Shifu gets back together with his evil ex-girlfriend, Mei Ling. It turns out that Shifu's old enemy, Master Junjie, blackmailed Mei Ling into stealing a golden crown for him by saying if she doesn't Shifu will never be safe with her. Is Po's master going to go to jail for her or will Po stop Mei Ling and Junjie?

Characters:

Po, don't feel sorry. You were mostly right about Mei Ling. He, Monkey and Mantis are bros. I love how protective Po is over Shifu.

Shifu is a saint. He gave that woman more chances than I would. He defiled his honor for her. Meanwhile, she couldn't stop stealing. At least she's in jail now. Shifu is visiting and waiting for her. She better not break his heart again!

This episode is good. If you don't like Mei Ling and her relationship with Shifu or awkward romance scenes you may not like it.     

Villains: Junjie and his Furious Five are back. I don't know why he cares about the crown. All he wanted was to replace Shifu. If he would let Mei Ling speak she would've told him that Shifu plans to retire to be with her. They're in jail now.

[janedrewfinally]

Apparently the NRTA (Chinese media censorship/airing permission folks) are allowing each platform to release one (1) danmei. First up: “Mo Du,” based (I believe) on a Priest novel; I don’t know that one, but people have been a mix of excited to see it, annoyed that they changed all the names and made it futuristic/sci-fi (and “c-ent is a cesspool and I’m not watching any cdramas until Zhang Zhehan gets justice” with a side-eye towards all the people who blamed “Word of Honor” for the danmei ban).

“Shan Po Ling” (also by Priest) may be up next.

[hinacu-arts]

Time for a random ship from the past to pop back into my head again: craneling

I want to do something for them bc rarepair but also ive got 0 brain power rn

[theatrefanatic27]

In an act of true narcissism, I made a fic based on my incorrect Kung Fu Panda quote.