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I got bored and decided to make this random design for Butterfly Will
[Image ID: A sketch of an arrow diagonally against a gradient green background. At the end of the arrow lays a butterfly. Its path is marked by little lines around the arrow, looping around. The arrowhead is sharply pointed with the ends curving on either side. /End ID]
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Will's first day of the ranger apprenticeship.
I love the scene when Halt is reading some reports, he's musing to himself and Will starts asking him questions. And Halt, for the first time, actually answers them :]
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as someone who studies at home a lot and who has a housemate who will start playing the guitar at random moments i would like us all to stop romanticising Will playing the mandola randomly at the cabin. alyss has things to do and us work from home girlies are tired of it.
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Gaza's municipality is trying to raise money to fix and restore Gaza's water system. Please support them by boosting and/or donating
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yo if youre a cis woman who considers yourself an ally to trans women please take a second to read this
stop engaging with terfs, its not helping. it has never helped. stop reblogging terf posts to poke fun at them, stop directly engaging in arguments with terfs for the sake of getting off some petty insult or telling them off, youre not proving anything and youre not going to change their minds. doing something to “piss off terfs” does not help trans women, it just frustrates terfs, who will then take their frustrations out on trans women. terfs might tell u off or insult u but ultimately they see u as a poor victim who has been Brainwashed By The Trans Rights Activists™, youre not a target, youre not the one who has to deal with their anger, we are.
if u want to help trans women do things to uplift and support trans women, if u see a trans women is being harassed on this site by terfs throw some positivity her way. dont rile up ppl who are attacking someone else just to earn radical discourse brownie points.
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i just saw someone describe a disabled person as "someone with beautiful abilities" i cannot do this anymore
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#me with my sport for real#idk i feel like a lot of my early childhood was characterized by me being like#good enough at school that i never really had to work hard for it?#and it has ruined my perspective on like. how to be normal about progress#i immediately want to quit something if it turns out i'm not really good at it#which is why#even though i love throwing so much#i used to barely be able to practice for fear that i will look bad#it's a little difficult to confront the fact that progress is never linear#anyway if anyone actually happens to read this (why)#work is the most and least rewarding part of doing things you love!
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i've seen the odd post in defence of watcher and i get that you wanna support your fav indie creators, but. listen. this is a stupid, potentially financially disastrous move by them.
'but they want to be free to make their own content and not be beholden to youtube!'
yes, that's totally fair. what's Not fair is locking future seasons of previously free series behind a paywall, and Any future content at all behind said paywall, all without warning, or even asking the community what they think would work. there are many different ways to go about making exclusive content, and having more control over what you make, and this was probably the worst way to go about it.
'but they're a small group that doesn't make that much money!'
they have a patreon that gets about 100k per month. that is on top of ad revenue, merch sales, ticket sales for live audiences, and sponsorship deals. they're also asking for a subscription that's MORE than what a dropout (another subscription based group that does various shows) subscription costs, while having LESS content and at a lower frequency.
and, ultimately, this was something they hyped up, presented in a weirdly guilt trippy but trying to be inspiring tone, all without warning and in one fell swoop. while also being unclear in their over produced announcement video about whether or not old, existing episodes will still stay up for free, requiring them to clarify after the fact.
it was so, so poorly thought out. there are many other ways they could have handled this- using their patreon or even youtube membership to trial paid for exclusive content for example, or even just. putting up a poll to ask if people would like that kind of thing, and for how much.
they didn't. they just did it and expected everyone to cheer for them. utterly bizarre, deeply disappointing, morbidly hilarious.
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🇮🇷 In less than 24 hours since the Iranian retaliation against Israel, Western leaders and much of mainstream media has already twisted the narrative to frame this as an unprecedented attack.
We now have two jobs:
☝️ To push back and make sure people know this was a retaliation — otherwise Israel can portray itself as a victim to garner sympathy
✌️ Not get distracted away from Gaza. Gaza is the priority
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ATLA Martial Arts: Kyoshi Warriors
The more I learn about the Kyoshi Warriors, the more I realize that Suki really is perfect for Sokka. Like Sokka, she’s from a small and isolated village, she’s a warrior who comes from humble means, she acts as the leader of her group, and she’s skilled in various weapons and fighting styles.
First off, I just want to say that I know very little about the technical aspects of most martial arts so take these analyses with a grain of salt. These are just surface-level comparisons I’m making based off what I’ve researched on the internet. If you practice any of these martial arts, feel free to elaborate or correct me on any details.
Aikido (合気道)
According to Wikipedia, the purpose of Aikido is to defend yourself while protecting your opponent from injury. There’s an emphasis on redirecting your enemy’s force against them. Since the Kyoshi Warriors’ original purpose was to act as their island’s police, this fighting style would be very practical for stopping everyday crimes like drunken brawling or assault. Finally, the primary goal in the practice of Aikido is to overcome oneself instead of cultivating aggressiveness, which is essentially the lesson Sokka takes away from his training sessions with Suki.
From what I’ve observed, Aikido emphasizes wide-legged stances, wrist/shoulder grabs, and lots of throws. The rare times when kicks are used, they’re low kicks done for the purpose of knocking an opponent off-balance. Also, the hakama bottoms that the Kyoshi Warriors wear are commonly associated with the martial art of Aikido. Some montages of Suki’s most recognizably Aikido moves:
Tessenjutsu (鉄扇術)
Tessenjutsu or “iron fan technique” is the martial art of the Japanese iron fan (tessen). They were most famously used by samurai to fend off swords, throwing knives, and poisoned darts. In the case of the show, the fans were shown to be capable of blocking fireballs. Like a sword, the tessen could be dual-wielded to parry with one hand and attack with the other.
Kendo (剣道)
Kendo or “way of the sword” is a modern Japanese martial art descended from traditional swordsmanship (kenjutsu or “sword technique”). Since the Kyoshi Warriors employ “modern” hand-to-hand combat techniques (Aikido), I think it’s safe to assume they probably also use modernized Japanese swordplay. Logistically, Bryke would have had an easier time finding an English-speaking kendo expert than a practitioner of an ancient sword style like Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū, for example.
Anyways, when Suki fights Azula, she attempts to land a Kendo-style strike to the throat. Her use of that technique might actually be a reference on her own name; the Japanese word for this attack is morote-zuki (諸手突き), which roughly translates to “two-handed thrust”.
The Kyoshi Warriors are like the Swiss Army knife of fighters in the Avatarverse.
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