so within the universe of Dune, gender roles abide by a rigid false dichotomy created by the bene gesserit - men lead the noble houses, while the women may join their order, and the powers of both are kept intentionally separate. at the same time, the plot demonstrates repeatedly that the role of paul atreides as a character is that of the border between the concepts juxtaposed within dichotomies: he is both an outerworlder and fremen, both harkonnen and atreides, both a duke and a disciple of the bene gesserit.
as such, it follows that within the in-universe gender structure, he occupies the roles of both male and female, thus being functionally and societally nonbinary. in this essay, i will -
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this christmas I learned that I'm autistic and the last person in the world to know about it
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Luke’s betrayal in tlt is such a core childhood memory for me that I keep finding it hard to believe some ppl watching the show genuinely don’t know abt it cuz to me that’s like universal common knowledge even tho I know it’s not actually lol
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On a scale of Wonderland to Narnia, how delighted would a seven-year-old British girl be to find herself in your fantasy world?
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I had hoped Gorgug would get the killing blow on Porter to get back at him after his horrible treatment of Gorgug for the past 3 years. Maybe using that rage that Porter always deemed insufficient. I had hoped Porter would meet a violent end that he deserves for influencing the Rat Grinders and attempting to revive Ankarna just to kill her. For the murder of Lucy Frostblade and Yolanda Badgood.
Instead, after getting downed by Porter 3 times, thanks to Adaine's very clever use of Fabian's gift, Gorgug got to be part of the amazing teamwork that brings Porter down. Not using the rage that Porter kept insisting on him using, but using an ability he essentially developed against all of Porter's expectations. And he does it, coming out of rage with a smile on his face, saying, "Hey. Don't be blinded by rage."
This was way better than I ever imagined. And it gives a stronger message. Thank you, truly, to this cast. You are all amazing.
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I just really like how much poppy has changed as a character throughout the movies but also how she changed physically too! It’s so cute!!
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andrew paused after neil said "choose us" bc he thought he meant them . as in their relationship. i am so sure about this
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I have not been following western media at all for the past couple of days but I want to know how they have reported about the freed Israel hostage who said that she was treated well with her needs met and literally even turned back to shake hands and say Shalom to those who were releasing her. Was this shown and hyped up on TV channels and news websites? Was her release video played everywhere?
I only saw a clip of Sky News (Australia I think) where they started showing her speaking to the media and immediately cut it off when she started speaking positively...
Oh and what about another Israeli who was talking about how it was their own military who had actually attacked its own people?
I always ask and look for news and updates directly from Israel like we get it from Gaza. If you search for the Tel Aviv geotag on Instagram, it's mostly people chilling in Israel or some pro-Palestine accounts. Is there a possibility that Israel stops their own people from speaking up?
I know western media loves to cherry pick things to show to curate the image that Israel and the US wants them to curate but surely they cannot omit these things.
Here's a random post I just found, adding it here for now
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Chainsaw Man has always been about power and control and a guy who has been stripped of his childhood and teenage years to then be constantly used and manipulated, forced to become hypersexual after being groomed and sexually assaulted, and losing the one bit of normalcy there's left in him.
Denji has no control over both his body and decisions and instantly becomes a vessel of what he thinks will fix him, the very same thing Asa is to Yoru, who keeps demanding war and respect and power and she knows what to do to make Denji lose his humanity.
The relationship between Denji and Asa is so genuine and human that using that against both of their wills is incredibly violating and dehumanizing. And that's why it is so good. And that's why it needs to be explicit. And that's why I am extremely surprised people are grossed out by this happening when dehumanizing and taking control of the lives of others is exactly what War would do.
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