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newyorkthegoldenage · 3 months

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The show, as they say, must go on. Orson Welles injured both his ankles while directing and starring in a production of King Lear at the City Center. So, on January 14, 1956, he wheeled himself onto the stage and went on with the play. Above, he gives some last-minute notes to his fellow actors. In the front row are Sylvia Short (Regan), Roy Dean (behind Welles, Kent), John Colicos (in dark hood, Edmund), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Goneril), and Viveca Lindfors (Cordelia).

Photo: Tom Fitzsimmons for the AP

#vintage New York #1950s #Tom Fitzsimmons #Orson Welles #King Lear #Sylvia Short #Roy Dean #John Colicos #Geraldine Fitzgerald #Viveca Lindfors #vintage Broadway #theater #vintage theater #Shakespeare #Jan. 14 #14 Jan.

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bbygirl-obi · 7 months

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Hello, I just wanted to say I appreciate your detailed and thoughtful response to my reply. I do think I accidentally fell into an ongoing discourse I'm not really familiar with so I'm taking responsibility for that miscommunication/misunderstanding on my part. I in no way ever meant to imply, nor do I believe, that the genocide on the Jedi is anything other than a tragedy. Even if people have faults that never justifies violence. I'm very sorry that was not clear. I don't identify as an anti and I am chill with the Jedi. Lots of things you wrote about are reasons I like the Jedi and SW in general.

Since it seems I've caused harm I don't really see value in me trying to "defend" where I was coming from but I might be wrong, I'm not sure. The interpersonal relationship section of DBT has always been the hardest for me to grasp and I think that's really showing right now. So, sincere apologies again for my miscommunication.

(This ask is in reference to this post)

Hi, thank you so much for reaching out! I was a bit heated when writing that response, so kudos to you for not getting defensive and for hearing me out. I do really appreciate it. I'd love to help you understand a bit more why this hit me so hard, especially since this was unintentional on your part. There are three things that I think are important to understand here. I'll talk about them below.

1. There's kind of always been a worrying amount of racism, sexism, and anti-Semitism that's baked into big parts of the Star Wars fandom. It's unfortunate, but it's there. Many of the women and/or PoC characters/actors have experienced awful slews of online hate throughout the course of the franchise, specifically for being women and/or PoC. Ahsoka, Reva, Rey, Finn, Rose... the list goes on and on. There are also communities of fascists or incels who use the Empire as inspiration porn. These groups do not make up the entirety of this fandom, but they are a very loud part of it. AND their influence extends beyond their circles into the rest of the fandom, in the form of things that other people with privilege do not always register as bigotry.

2. Star Wars is unfortunately one of those fandoms where a lot of the discourse tends to step on the toes of real-life cultures. As I mentioned, the Jedi are based heavily off of Buddhist culture (George Lucas has been very explicit about this), and the targeted genocide is very similar to the real world's Holocaust. The rise of the Empire is pretty directly based off of the rise of Nazi Germany, to the point of the Empire's aesthetic being based off of the Nazis and Palpatine's rise to power directly paralleling Hitler's. Because the real-life connections are both significant and explicit, Star Wars intersects with the real world a lot more than other fictional or sci fi franchises do. There's a greater burden on members of fandom to investigate things before speaking on them as a result.

3. There are a lot of fandom misconceptions about the Jedi, including that they stole children, that they erased cultures, and that they were emotional, unfeeling people with no relationships. There are also a lot of sentiments that the Jedi were at fault for, or deserved, what happened to them (either because it was "balance" or because they created the man who genocided them). Some people arrive at these conclusions because of the racism mentioned in #1 intersecting with the non-white cultural influences mentioned in #2. Some people arrive at these conclusions because they see it elsewhere in fandom (from group #1), and don't recognize the dogwhistles because they aren't familiar with the cultures being trodden upon.

So when someone says the kinds of things you said in your post:

Jedi children are "stolen from their homes and raised devoid of their culture and families"

All Jedi initiation "traumatizes their subjects"

"Attachments are human relationships and…are integral to mental health"

All Jedi "have absolutely nowhere to turn to for comfort"

"The Jedi order is more akin to a cult"

The Jedi "sterilize" and "manipulate" DBT and force their practices upon their members as "the one true way to live"

The Jedi are "about eradicating big emotions"

Their "goal [is] indoctrinating the children they stole"

"Anakin is the direct product of their failure"

Sure, the first thing that jumps out is the misinformation. But since almost everything you're critiquing about the Jedi is something that also exists in Buddhism, you are simultaneously deriding Buddhism as something that is detrimental to mental health, that provides no support network to anyone, that is sterile and emotionless, and that is a form of indoctrination.

The paternalistic idea that Buddhists were victims of backwards, harmful cults, and needed to be "saved" from their own culture by white people, is both old and insidious. These are things that have been said about Buddhism with the intention of painting it as stupid and even harmful, so that white people could justify oppressing both Buddhism as a religion and the PoC cultures who originated and practiced it. This is still used today as a justifier for modern-day forms of racism, but it's also been used for centuries as a justification for the colonization of entire countries.

I've discussed the genocide aspect in my other post, but I'll just reiterate that the sentiment "the Jedi are not to blame for their genocide" cannot coexist with the sentiment "Anakin, the perpetrator of said genocide, is the direct product of the Jedi." The idea from your tags that the Jedi "killed" Anakin is also a tricky one, since the idea that Anakin's death was Vader's creation is a popular fandom trope turned canon with the "you didn't kill Anakin Skywalker, I did" line in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, and to say the Jedi killed Anakin is therefore to say the Jedi created Vader, their genocider.

I guess part of me also wonders why, even if it is true (I think it isn't, but people can and do disagree), it's relevant to bring up under the type of post I made. Take the example of a school shooting. People have died, children have died, a member of their community has betrayed them, and the community is hurt and grieving. Let's say someone makes a post celebrating the community, celebrating how kind and supportive they are to one another. And let's say someone decides to comment below that post saying that the other kids in the school were mean to the shooter. Even if it were true, I hope this example helps illustrate how (1) it comes across as excusing the shooter's actions, and how (2) that sentiment is just so incredibly tone-deaf and victim-blamey. That's kind of how it feels to have someone comment these misinformed things (of racist origin, even if they are not of conscious racist intent) below a post that I made celebrating the practices of a culture that was genocided. It's neither the time nor the place.

And remember what I said in point #3, about how people arrive at these conclusions one of two ways? When I read stuff like this, it's really hard to tell which of the two groups a person falls into. It's hard to tell if the coded racism is simply going unnoticed, or if it's there intentionally. But it's there, regardless. And in my experience, the hidden or unintentional racism can be the most dangerous, because people will often get defensive and gaslight the hell out of you when you try to call it out. Thanks for not doing that, but you're unfortunately the minority.

So when people say these things, I usually have to assume that they are not a safe person. Because like I said: Whether or not the racism was deliberate, it was still there. You might have not originated these ideas, but you were willing to accept them without investigating further, to adopt them as your own, and to spread them further online. I think there's something to unpack there for you. Some great next steps would include doing research into the following topics:

The nuclear family and how it ties to white supremacy and homophobia (this gives context for the institutional aversion to the Jedi's form of community; you can find an article by a Black man about this here)

The American Jewish Committee's resources on identifying subtle or hidden forms of anti-Semitism (this gives context to how seemingly innocuous statements can have very problematic histories; you can find it here)

The phenomenon of "Holocaust Distortion" (a real-life example of how harmful it is to distort facts to place greater blame on the victims of genocide; you can find an article from the Holocaust Remembrance Alliance about it here)

The history of Buddhist groups suffering religious persecution (this gives context for ways in which the religion has been deliberately misrepresented for the purpose of harming Buddhists; Wikipedia is a great place to start, here's an introductory link)

The colonization and oppression of countries with large Buddhist populations (this gives context for the global racism I mentioned; look into the countries of Japan, Cambodia, China, India, Vietnam, etc.)

Though there can also be room for excitement, not just depressing homework, because it seems there's a lot of great stuff about the Jedi (and Buddhism) that you didn't know about, and now you get to learn all about it!

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jocelynhealy · 2 months

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Tiny Takeda struggling to learn Kanji:

Hanzo: You messed up on a few characters there.

Tiny Takeda on the verge of tears: I hate writing! It’s stupid! There’s too many lines!

Hanzo: It’s alright. I struggled too when I was your age. You’ll get there.

Tiny Takeda sniffling: That’s because you wrote with feathers.

Hanzo: They’re called quills.

Hanzo: …

Hanzo: Wait, how old do you think I am?

#Sassy kid Takeda strikes again #Learing a new writing system is hard #mortal kombat #takeda takahashi #hanzo hasashi #mk scorpion #mk10 #mkx

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iww-gnv · 8 months

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Lear Corp. workers in Hammond will vote on whether to authorize a strike, a step in the collective bargaining process in which workers could walk off the job if negotiations break down and the union believes the company is continuing to bargain in bad faith. The strike vote will be held from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday in the break room of the Lear factory in Hammond, according to United Auto Workers Local 2335. UAW Local 2335 members recently voted 314-18 to reject Southfield, Mich.-based Lear's contract proposal. The union represents approximately 1,000 workers at the Lear seat-making factory in Hammond, which supplies seats just-in-time to the Chicago Assembly Plant that are used in the Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator and Police Interceptor Utility vehicles. Any strike would disrupt work for thousands of auto workers across the Calumet Region as the plant does not stockpile parts but installs them in vehicles on the assembly line as it gets them. Union members at Lear have voiced concerns about pay raises not keeping pace with inflation, about not sharing in significant company profits and not being rewarded for working at the factory as essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

#news #lear corp #unions #union #union strong #hot strike summer #hot labor summer

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satancopilotsmytardis · 1 day

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So let me get this straight, your an amazing writer, your great at drawing, ontop of all of that you also paint dolls and make clothing for them.

What sort of witchcraft or demonic deal did you make to be this talented?

If I'm not creating something, the Demons come into my brain and Eat My Soul, so I have taken up many hobbies in my life! My mom started me on it when I was little and the list of things I make has only grown. I also am also passable-proficient in:

Soap making

Wax melts

Resin crafts (specifically ttrpg dice and trays)

Pyrography

SFX makeup

Knitting

Honestly, probably more that I'm not thinking of because it's been a while. I wouldn't say it's talent tho, I just get really obsessed with things for short bursts and make a bunch of things really fast before moving on to acquire a new skill! I like to have lots of weird ones to draw on at the drop of a hat

#tanco speaks #ask #asks #i can also officiate weddings #and its been years but i used to do origami and needle felting too #i had an art youtube channel at one point where i did speedpaints leared premiere and a little of after effects #and made speedpaints and animantics #never stop trying new to learn new things #i swear every new thing i learn to do enriches my life

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skitter-kitter · 8 months

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Hoopa made other friends over its long, endless lifetime. Some only lived for a few short years, while others lived into old age. The mythical pokémon enjoyed watching those who got to live to be old far more than it had expected. It expected to get bored once they could no longer chase it around, but instead it found itself slowing down for them. The deity hovered around them, showing them glimpses of the wonders it had seen; keeping out the gory details, of course.

But, no matter how much it slowed down or how many atrocities it hid from humanity it always ended the same way.

Either, someone hated Hoopa for existing and punished its friend for it, or its friend grew to hate it. No one wanted to be around a creature who was followed so closely by death. No one wanted to die.

It was not a surprise to Hoopa that Lear had died so young, but that did not mean it would not do everything in its power to reverse it.

#skitty fics #hoopa #prince lear #lear pokemon #pokemon lear #character death #new wip! wherein Lear dies and Hoopa deals with it awfully

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burninginthegymplplinko · 2 years

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MAG 32 - Hive

doodle 32/200; days left 69/110

it's me boy, i'm the wasps nest, speaking to you inside your brain-

#tma #the magnus archives #mag 32 #jane prentiss #tma 32 #tma s1 #found a new brush i like #but i've yet to lear how to work with it #agsdfg xD

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msclaritea · 16 days

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‘Good Times’ Sets Ranada Shepard As Showrunner; JB Smoove, Yvette Nicole Brown & Jay Pharoah To Star In Netflix’s Animated Reboot

Conclusion? OBNOXIOUS, ARROGANT, IGNORANT

Black people are increasingly over the Blackface, Anti bullshit, coming out of companies like Netflix and HULU and they are also increasingly OVER the Black actors and actresses, stepping up to do minstrel roles.

BE WARNED... HOLLYWOOD IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS STARTED A WAR AGAINST ACTORS. YOU WANT TO SELL OUT? GO AHEAD. BUT DON'T ACT SHOCKED WHEM THE PUBLIC NO LONGER KISSES YOUR ASS FOR IT.

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Proof positive that corporations like Microsoft, under the guise of DEI, filled their ranks with activist employees from Leftist, Misandrist and Queer groups. That most of these spoiled shit stirrers are young white women (with a couple of black girls thrown in for some peppery spice) should tell men exactly what they're about: Authoritarianism. They'll do anything to hurt people in general, and the economy, in particular. Meantime, like clockwork, the GOP are blaming the failures of DEI off of the very people who never actually had control of it. Progressives always did, including black boule style race traitors. They are deliberately causing divisions with their Diversity Cosplay.

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hueningkoi · 7 months

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My coworker from Nepal just told me I'm her favorite because im the only one who always gets what's she's trying to say and im like bruh you're my fav because you're the only one who says shit I that I get

#alsnslskskalms #shes so nice to meeeeee #i understand learing a new language girl and english hard so i get you

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shakespearenews · 1 year

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Last October, New Zealand’s arts council pulled funding for the Shakespeare Globe Festival, a school event of 30 years’ standing. They said it lacked relevance to decolonising Aotearoa. Days later, with the support of then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern – once a participant – the program was reinstated.

A 2013 Australian adaptation of King Lear called The Shadow King also hatched new meanings. Developed for Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre by director Michael Kantor and Indigenous artist Tom E. Lewis, who played Lear, the production’s dominant visual motif was earth. The all-Indigenous cast performed on a stage of red dust which came to coat their bodies and mark their clothes.

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#shakespeare #william shakespeare #shakespeare and adaptation #shakespeare in translation #new zealand #the shadow king #lear #king lear #indigenous #Malthouse Theatre #melbourne #australia

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moony-to-ur-pads · 8 months

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regulus was given the middle name arcturus at birth and arcturus is the fourth brightest star in the night sky and THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE BECAUSE as a trans man, he was the fourth in his generation to be afab and so they were essentially like ‘oh shit. we have another one ig’ because sexism, and this absolute bottom-of-the-black-house-barrel situation that regulus found himself in was what eventually turned him into such a strong slytherin, and then into a power-hungry death eater, going so far as to turn his back on the brother he loved for the sake of reputation and duty and most importantly the power he was never given, AND IN CONCLUSION basically trans!regulus makes more sense to me than the canon one in every way shape and form so thank you and good night <3

#poor regulus in his childhood was never first never brightest never best :(#im so obsessed with #trans regulus black #rn #regulus black #trans!regulus #marauders headcannon #regulus black headcanons #im sure this isn’t even news to most people but i felt like a genius putting it together #(i’ve connected the dots / you haven’t connected shit!)#to be clear im certainly not excusing death eater regulus i just love exploring character motivations and how they end up where they do and #regulus black’s moral greyness is so interesting to me #and this makes more sense to me than canon :)#im meant to be writing theses for King Lear rn somebody save me #this paragraph I wrote about a dead gay wizard from the 70s is somehow stronger than anything I have ever produced for my English teacher

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