elcias-diary
Elcia's Diary
...far off places, daring sword fights,
magic spells, princes(ses) in disguise...
a place for my thoughts on fandom
occasionally even my own additions
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An Art Nouveau silver-plated fairy lamp by Moritz Hacker, circa 1905. From here.
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Giulia concept art by Daniela Strijleva
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Talking to my dad, specifically about the 'kids' being rounded up on college campuses, cause he's seen this scene before...
It's the 60s and the Vietnam war all over again.
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such tricks won’t work on me
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The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague - Miyuki Tonogaya
・Demographic: Josei
・Genre: Romance, Comedy, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Himuro-kun is a living descendant of the Snow Woman from Japanese folklore. But anytime he's around his eccentric yet kind colleague, Fuyutsuki-san, he totally freezes up! Despite the snowstorm of love that rages on in his heart, and her complete cluelessness, will he take a step forward or stay frozen in place?
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this manga is incredibly cutee. filled with charming and adorable characters that makes me smiling from ear to ear. one of my comfort manga(s).
#the ice guy and the cool girl#ice guy and the cool female colleague#ice guy and his cool female colleague#koori zokusei danshi to cool na douryou joshi#himuro yukiya#fuyutsuki mio#himuro x fuyutsuki
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Suki's eyes are not green.
They are grey or when we can see them most clearly in strong daylight, they are blue.
A blue leaning in the direction of dark grey rather than bright or light blue.
But again not green.
This has been a public service announcement for fans of Avatar the last Airbender.
#Don't wave comic pages at me I'll wave half of the boiling rock episode back#there are no comics in Ba Sing Se#avatar: the last airbender#atla suki
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Makoto "I turned the male love interest into a chair to make it less heterosexual" Shinkai
#suzume#suzume no tojimari#makoto shinkai#i turned her love interest into a chair to make it less heterosexual#anime
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Just watched this on Crunchyroll. Omg it's such a gorgeous movie! And the sound track nearly had me in tears!
★ 【唏嘘的星辰】 「 suzume 」 ☆
✔ republished w/permission
⊳ ⊳ follow me on twitter
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it’s dangerous to go alone, take this
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There's a bit of a role reversal with Faramir and Eowyn, in terms of how their narratives include tropes and plot points that are often traditionally applied to characters of the other sex.
Eowyn goes to war because she refuses to be left behind to be burned inside the house when the battle is done, as is often the fate of women.
Faramir actually is nearly burned alive at the hands of the patriarch of his family when said patriarch believes the battle is over and hope is lost. While Eowyn is out on the battlefield, fighting, Faramir is stuck inside the home, burning.
Between the two, Eowyn is the one we see go on more of an inner journey. She changes more over the narrative, and has to deal more with her own flaws and personal demons, as well as the injustices inflicted upon her. The climax of her story comes with a great moment of heroism and courage in battle. She is rescued by a hobbit, but as an ally in battle, not as a damsel in distress.
Faramir in the books doesn't feel tempted by the ring, and is almost a paragon of virtue. About as much as a Man in Middle Earth can be. He's closer to Arwen and Galadriel than Eowyn is, in his near perfection, in how he inspires and guides others. He is also rescued by a hobbit, but in that moment he is helpless, a damsel in distress. He is rescued because others love him for his virtue and goodness.
So often it's the other way round. Not only is the woman usually the one trapped inside, in need of rescue, while the man is out there fighting, the woman's heroism traditionally comes from the list of virtues she possesses, while the man's heroism comes from his deeds and the things he accomplishes. The man fights, the woman inspires.
But during the Battle of Pelennor fields, it is Eowyn who fights, and while she does inspire Merry, she inspires him not as a paragorn, but as an example of courage that Merry finds himself compelled to live up to. He is inspired to fight by her side, instead of fighting for her.
Faramir is sick and unconscious. His agency is denied him by his father, who decides on his behalf there's nothing left for him to live for. And it is a rush for the heroes; Pippin and Beregond, to save Faramir, and it is explicitly stated that Beregond only broke the law because he was inspired to do so out of his great love for Faramir, which is shared by all. In that moment, Faramir's role is closer to the traditional fairy tale princess, whose goodness inspires the heroes into fighting for her during her peril.
And afterwards, it is Eowyn who has to fight to find meaning in life again, to choose joy and hope over despair, which Faramir, with his locing kindness, wisdom, and gentleness, inspires her to do.
I love that, and love thinking on how that affected their relationship going forward.
Eowyn must have liked that with Faramir, she's not being married to someone who will require her to take on every aspect of the so called "woman's role" (necessary, but limiting) which has been inflicted on her at her own expense by the men in her life, so they can be free to partake in the "man's role". Perhaps in turn, Eowyn's predisposition for more martial pursuits; even if she has embraced healing and gardening and no longer lives for battle, would also mean she can take on some of the certain necessary duties that Faramir finds taxing.
Between the two, there must have been a more equal division of labour and responsibilities, and therefore more freedom on both sides. Neither one of them fully suits the roles that society has assigned to them due to their gender, and in marrying each other, they no longer have to.
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That is an excellent argument, actually!
The issue, is in a world with finite free time, endless options for entertainment, and equally endless options that are just plain wastes of said finite free time, it's really hard to believe that one thing out of so much else is really worth it.
I'm over here wracking my brain trying to figure out how to explain/sell on reading Piranesi by Susanna Clarke to my one best friend because ...
The beauty of the House is immeasurable, its Kindness infinite.
... Doesn't mean anything unless you've already read it!!!!!!
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I'm over here wracking my brain trying to figure out how to explain/sell on reading Piranesi by Susanna Clarke to my one best friend because ...
The beauty of the House is immeasurable, its Kindness infinite.
... Doesn't mean anything unless you've already read it!!!!!!
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Pretty sure someone has already talked about this here but during the train accident scene, Ram is holding the vande mataram flag (implying his cause of freedom struggle) and Bheem rescues the kid (implying his cause of rescuing malli) but then ram throws the flag to Bheem and Bheem throws the kid to Ram, foreshadowing the future events of ram saving malli and Bheem bringing the guns to ram
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#Just enjoying the spring#harvest moon#story of seasons#harvest moon a wonderful life#hmawl#sos awl#cow
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*Giggles*
Doctor Who | The Giggle
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some simple MS Paint doodles i made inbetween my reading of Watership Down, i am enjoying these funny rabbits very much :-)
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Wait was I supposed to find out there's a Beetlejuice 2 coming while having a music comparison jam session with my little brother?!!!?
And apparently Burton is calling in the stop motion magic? Will this be decent?
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