#then tell me

[polska-tankietka]

I have a ridiculously huge beef with the word "Akuma" used in the English translation of D.gray-man. It frustrates me to no end. From what I understand, it means "demon," and from the in-universe conversations the characters have, everybody understands it as just that a "demon" when they hear the exorcist talk about them. Time and time again, people react to the word "demon," whereas the translation sticks to the borrowed word "akuma."

Even the very first conversation Allen has with Moa indicates clearly that she does not hear a specific word describing the specific demons The Millennium Earl creates. She gets confused about mythical beings. She hears just a word "demon" despite the translator using "akuma" first.

Well... we could argue that here Allen explained to her that an akuma is a demon of sorts. Sure, and after that, Moa got confused, but...

There, we have actual civilians. They sure as shit don't know what an akuma is. Only John does. The rest treats it as him having a wild imagination.

Yes, we could technically argue that in this world, "akuma" entered the global dictionary as either a synonym for a "demon" or a sub-species of sorts... but then it is a by-product of the translation. The characters do not really speak Japanese in-universe (unless they are), so it's probably usually English. Or amalgamation of languages, because so many of those are mixed in in the HQ: everybody probably picks up bits and pieces from others....

And I understand even why leaving "akuma" was an appealing choice. It's fun to have a specific word for the evil creatures. But... the conversations... if only people would not get confused about mythical vs. biomechanical creations, I probably would never even bat an eyelid while reading this. But they are, and I get ridiculously (even to myself) miffed by the term 😂

[paintedcrows]

Did anyone tell Ford (bonus doodles: Family Movie Night)

[koobiie]

shoutout to everyone who wants to infodump but cant string together coherent thoughts to form sentences and instead just look at you like this

[chiisana-lion]

[hansoeii]

the honda odyssey, huh?

[eruditetyro]

good morning let’s hear it for Mildly Cool Outside a round of applause for Mildly Cool Outside

[whiteshipnightjar]

Zoozve, my beloved

[mamatater]

The spouse is getting curious about tumblr

[calcifershearts]

team usa shuffling away to try and let japan take a team photo with their gold medal and then shuffling back when japan is like NO COME BACK

[ursulaklegay]

its so scary to put yourself out there but a SINGLE message saying "hi i loved what you made it touched me in some way" makes it all worth it 10000%

[podcastwizard]

cashier: ok that'll be $20

me (visibly sweating): ah, yes, of course! a perfectly reasonable price for a grilled cheese and a small smoothie! that was exactly the price i expected you to say when i ordered a single grilled cheese and a smoothie and my vision is NOT getting blurry as we speak! i am a perfectly normal temperature and my speech patterns are natural and even because this is the countenance of an individual who expected to pay 20 american dollars for a single grilled cheese and a smoothie!

cashier: where's all that blood coming from

[street-of-mercy]

[kenapiece-main]

Can you believe I'm having to make this meme even after successfully finishing up taxes and applying to job

[badolmen]

People against piracy fail to realize that no, I can’t just ‘buy it.’ They stopped making DVDs and Blu-Rays. They’re barely offering digital copies for download. I am not spending money I could use for food or bills to pay for a subscription service just so I can always have access to a beloved piece of media. Especially not when the service will remove media on a whim without concern for how the loss of access to that piece will make its artistic conservation nigh impossible.

For example, I recently learned that Disney+ had an original film called Crater. It’s scifi, family friendly, and seems cool - I would love to buy it as a holiday gift for my little brother! But: it’s exclusive to D+ and THEY REMOVED IT LITERALLY MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE.

The ONLY way I can directly access this film is through piracy. The ONLY available ‘copies’ of this film are hosted on piracy websites. Disney will NEVER release it in theaters, or as something to buy, and it may NEVER return to the streaming service. It will be LOST because we aren’t allowed to purchase it for personal viewing. If I can’t pay to own it, I won’t pay for the privilege of losing it when corporate decides to put it in a vault.

So yes, I’m going to pirate and support piracy.

Edit: if you are able, use $5 you would otherwise use for a streaming subscription to donate to a GazaFunds campaign.

[oneheadtoanother]

[aroacedavestrider]

people will hear you talk about struggling with mental illness and say “you can do anything if you just put your mind to it”. brother what part of the body does the mental illness happen in. what do you think is the problem