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I’d like to live through a week that’s not a whole new verse of “We Didn’t Start the Fire.”

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they're a fun trio

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If Magnus Chase had come out in the last three years Rick Riordan would have been eaten alive by conservatives on the internet because what do you mean it’s a book about Norse mythology starring (checks notes) a bisexual homeless guy who’s friends with a hijabi Valkyrie, a deaf elf, and his husband a black dwarf, and is dating a genderfluid Latine.

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hello mcga community

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Magnus Chase and Alex Fierro?? In this economy??

Was my reference photo Kurt Cobain? Yes, yes, it was. Iykyk :)

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I lovvvveeee that Rick left Alex and Magnus’s relationship kind of ambiguous in the end cause in my head their relationship is sooo complicated like sometimes they’re soulmates, sometimes they’re bros, sometimes they can’t seem to stand being around each other, sometimes they’re just hooking up, sometimes they’ll go years (in Valhalla time when you have an eternity or so years isn’t too bad) without speaking! Yet there is always a deep love and respect between them no matter what label fits best in the moment aaahhhggg ambiguous fierrochase ily

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i love that one of Magnus' powers is seemingly just "can magically detect the correct pronouns" because a.) this implies one of his healing powers is Proper Bedside Manner and b.) all i can imagine is him having like one billion instances of unconsciously using not very apparently pronoun sets for people without asking their pronouns and while he doesn't notice, Alex is just beside him making an eyes emoji face or pogging.

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Sweet Dreams - Rora Blue

2020.

“Sweet Dreams explores the intricacies of everyday ableism and everyday ableist comments. Some of the comments recount dialogue said to the artist. Other phrases were submitted by other disabled and/or chronically ill individuals as documentation of comments that have been said to them. Through using recognizable objects associated with disability in correlation with playful colors, Sweet Dreams aims to reclaim objects commonly associated with pain and disrupt the narrative on what it means to be disabled.”

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huge shout out to this little kid for writing my favorite poem

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Dame Archer kicks McDougal’s Scots ass there in the rain at the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire - August 11, 2018 - Photo by Douglas Herring

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ive hit season two of ranma 1/2 and i gotta say i think im a ranma apologist. like seriously this guy just has everything against him all the time! hes constantly being called a cheater or a pervert because of what other people are doing to him and is never heard out or even helped in these moments

girls and guys both constantly throwing themselves onto him even when he doesnt want it and verbalizes that (even if he stutters or pauses he is still a teenager and probably isnt used to such physical intimacy many people would be fuckin stunned to silence in moments like that and yeah! some of the girls are cute! that isnt helping!!) and the first one being akane walking in on him and calling him a perv for looking at her. even if ranma was a girl when she walked in still not cool to walk in without even saying anything! (maybe this is cultural difference idk i know bath culture in japan is v different than america but STILL SHE WALKED IN ON HIM

each character that has a thing for ranma is CONSTANTLY trying to kill one version of him and kiss the other which much be insanely stressful to never feel safe in either body and akane is kinda too up her own ass to recognize or help him in most cases (this isn't meant to be akane hate i LOVE HER SO MUCH but like!!! girl i know he's a prick but damn!!!!)

and yes ranma IS a prick he sucks and says nasty ass shit to akane all the time (which she is also just as common to start and finish as well as he is. they are back n forth there) but like, again, damn no one is ever ready to stand up for the poor bastard

his own fucking dad promise him as an infant to some strangers daughter TWICE for food like holy shit dude which shows that he really doesnt have like any fucking say in his body or life which i feel like is shown in a lot of other parts of this show including but not limited to ranmas rampant toxic masculinity

ranma literally feels the need to be in his girl form just to eat ice cream like brother in christ is he the kinda guy that probably would love a fruity cocktail way more but feels like he cant order one cuase theyre for girls and this toxic masculinity is so very obviously pushed into him by his father easily shown by how ashamed his dad is by [checks notes] ranmas curse that he physically cannot fucking help and is HIS DADS FAULT IN THE FIRST FUCKIN PLACE FOR NOT DOING A DAMN BACKGROUND CHECK ON THAT DAMN SPRING and that shame comes fully from the fact that its a curse that makes him a girl

theres actually a lot that could be said about this show and gender which is part of the reason i love it so much if im honest

but yeah yeah yeah im like this poor bastard cannot catch a break and truly i think he deserves to act like a cunt since he literally has no control over his own life and body ever

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Happy pride month to the tiny cowboy and tiny Trojan man from Night at the Museum

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STOP! before you decide you are irretrievably doomed, try one of the following options:

transition

bdsm

iron supplements

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How The Bat met Jason: Part 1

Act 1: Part 1, Part 2

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Abridged history of early 20th century Chinese womenswear (part 3.2: 1920s-design details)

Source: http://www.woxihuan.com/122431850/1321508401086564.shtml

*Disclaimer: I mostly talk out of my bum so don’t ask me for academic sources, I would love to know where they are but I haven’t found any reliable ones. I only share my own observations so please read me for filth if I’m wrong.

*There are almost no public domain images I could use because this topic is too obscure so I have to use random images that work and link the sources.

Design details

As I mentioned before, 1920s Chinese womenswear incorporated many Expressionist/Art Deco designs. This is, in my opinion, the great thing about the 1920s, that everything kind of went and there weren’t really solid rules, conventions or even unspoken rules when it comes to design details and what kind of fabrics or decorations one could use. First to address some common “flapper” stereotypes: fringe was not a thing, feather boas were from the 1910s, dresses always covered the knees, bodycon dresses were unknown to the 20s (except in a theater context) and Amazon is not a good website for fashion history references. Ok, with that out of the way, let’s look at some actual 1920s design choices.

Regarding collar design. I’ve seen many examples of collarless 1920s dresses, which kind of resembled early Qing Dynasty menswear, showing that collars were optional in this period. However, most women opted to have collars for their dresses, and collars in the 20s were usually very tall, closing with 2-3 buttons. They could have crisp, right angled edges, meaning some didn’t have a gap down the middle like later collar styles unanimously did. 20s collars could also sometimes be side-closing instead of front closing, which was rather unique in the grand scheme of Chinese fashion history. I’m quite sure they were lined and stiffened to maintain the crisp, smooth appearance, unlike 17th and 18th century collars which were equally tall but unstiffened (how about 19th century collars then? They were so short did they still require stiffening? Could someone fill me in?). The most common way to decorate collars was to use binding or trim, but scalloping and other finishes were acceptable as well. The same finishes would commonly be used on the sleeve and bodice hems for coherence. So much emphasis was not yet put on the frog closures/buttons 盘扣 at this time, that was a thing from the 1930s onwards. However, again like I said, everything went in the 20s and it’s easy to find examples of collars that didn’t follow these rough guidelines. For examples just look at the pictures in this and my previous post, most of them feature collars.

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Abridged history of early 20th century Chinese womenswear (part 3.1: 1920s-silhouette)

Source:  lucianolapadula.wordpress.com

*Disclaimer: I mostly talk out of my bum so don’t ask me for academic sources, I would love to know where they are but I haven’t found any reliable ones. I only share my own observations so please read me for filth if I’m wrong.

*There are almost no public domain images I could use because this topic is too obscure so I have to use random images that work and link the sources.

Intro/Context

In the 1920s the dominant form of womenswear was still technically the aoqun, however one piece dresses, sometimes with a fake vest, became popularized later in the decade and that could be considered a kind of proto-cheongsam. Many scholars and people on the Internet have different theories as to which particular garment was the true predecessor to the cheongsam but I think that’s a pointless quest, everything went in 1920s fashion and many styles bearing the same silhouette coexisted and they were all valid, it’s just that the one piece dress emerged victorious in the 1930s as the dominant form of womenswear. Looking at 1920s fashion with the sole purpose of finding the origins of cheongsam doesn’t do the decade justice.

In the 1920s Western influence also became more visible and many Art Deco designs were integrated into Chinese fashion, making it an all round exciting and creative decade for Chinese fashion.

Silhouette

In the early 1920s, the hem of the robe was similar to the mid-1910s ao from my previous post, hitting about the top of the hips. The sleeves became somewhat wider, but not reaching the widest point until the mid 20s. The skirt became shorter, usually mid calf, and was not as full as the pleated skirt of the previous decade. I was not able to find a lot of information about early 20s fashion but from the few contemporary drawings I did find (such as the one below) the outer robe of the previous decade seem to have become sleeveless in some occasions, resembling more of a vest, exposing the sleeves of the undershirt. Put a pin in this as the vest style will become quite prominent later in the decade.

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