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Sometimes you just don't communicate well online and what you said is taken very negatively. I would delete this but it was re-blogged too much and I don't want it to have zero context, so I'll edit instead. All the original text remains.
I love you Fanny Price (Mansfield Park) for wanting to look the best in your ballgown.
Explanation: Fanny really cares about looking good for a ball. This is never mocked, it's taken as a real and sympathetic concern. So often I feel like women are dismissed for even caring about their appearance.
I love you Elle Woods (Legally Blonde) for going to court in a pink dress.
Pink often is seen as girly and infantile. Also, I love that we actually see the effort that Elle puts into being pretty. She cares about it and it's an investment. What we seem to get now is instant make-up and fashion from characters who don't actually care about it. Like you have to look the best at all times but it should also be effortless.
I love you Beth Harmon (The Queen's Gambit) for using your winnings to buy nice clothes.
I thought they would throw Beth Harmon into the frump category (ie: A woman only has brain cells to be smart OR pretty, not both, think Amy from The Big Bang Theory). Also she's not shamed for spending her money on clothing and not more important stuff.
I love you Joan Harris (Mad Men) for showing a woman can be both sexy and very good at her job.
This one has probably been taken the worst. Joan's character is fascinating to me because she falls into a bunch of "sleep your way to the top" stereotypes but they subverted those expectations. She is sexy, she does use it or attempt to use it to her advantage (it mostly ends up hurting her), but she is also very smart and very good at her job. It makes me so angry that most characters, even Peggy at first, dismiss her as just trading on her looks. I loved how complex a character she was and that she wasn't just a "bimbo"
I wish there were more of you, instead of an endless trope of Strong Women TM acting and dressing like men.
Edit: This post was taken as an insult by people I did not intend to offend. I would be more than happy to see women of all types in media. What makes me sad is that it's still rare to see a woman enjoying being feminine without being portrayed as stupid.
#I know there are more but they are rare#legally blonde was probably the first time I saw a woman in pink be a boss#Other than Power Rangers#legally blonde#mansfield park#the queens gambit#mad men#Strong Women TM#Like honestly Beth dressing like a queen in Queens Gambit made me so happy because it had been so long since I'd seen a smart woman do that#fanny price#elle woods#beth harmon#feminine and strong
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rip to nesta archeron, who should have been able to choose. to reclaim power in the political genius her mother and grandmother forced her to hone instead of being forced to fit the role of a soldier. or to explore the world. to just find comfort. to read, to weave, to do math. to have a romance where your ml says he loves you
you would have loved making the bed by olivia rodrigo tbh
#nesta archeron#pro nesta#acotar critical#i love the valkyries with the whole of my heart dont get it twisted#but nesta is so so smart that her being another Warrior(tm) feels like a disservice#cassian critical
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TWO fairies who grant wishes for you? No, one fairy, plus the guy who lives in her house, hangs out with her when she’s working, and is legally bound to her by marriage
#fairly oddparents#cosmo/Wanda#timmy turner#wanda fairywinkle cosma#cosmo cosma#cy art#remy buxaplenty#cy fanart#I remember being a kid watching this show and thinking ‘it’s lowkey messed up that Timmy just gets two fairies just because they’re married’#especially as Cosmo got flanderized from a cool street smart guy to The Idiot(tm) — how is he still qualified to#be basically a Magical Foster Parent For Kids In Need?#bam he was never qualified but not because he’s ‘not smart’ but because he was a rebel without a cause and now he relocates with his spouse#whenever she gets a new assignment#and if he grants a few wishes on the sly himself? it’s because He’s Above The Law
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I know this can be contentious (and even just mentioning this kind of analysis as a serious one makes a lot of people who don't understand what literary analysis is very angry) but I actually think it's pretty cool that people can draw both transfeminine and transmasculine reads of Jesse from hit TV show Jesse out of the text of the show. Something something shared experiences something something solidarity. You get the idea
#i've done the Analysis(tm) i'm smart i know how to read. i think a trans read goes 'in all directions' as they say#idk i Barely participate in any discussion abt the show on here bc i haven't finished it yet#but just like most instances of interpretive lgbt analysis i think neither is the more objectively 'correct read'#bc that's not really how literary analysis works oops#open mick night#breaking bad#jesse pinkman#i could also post at length abt how transgender reads of 'prestige television' or 'classic literature'#are disregarded and treated as like 'stupid online teenager fandom nonsense'#but like it's a genuine analytical lens that can be applied to characters and stories even if 'that's not what the author intended'#but i don't wanna talk abt that rn. i wanna talk abt achy breaky bad and i've expounded most of my funny thoughts#so i'm testing out smart ones#don't worry i think abt other characters TOO. i'll get to it i wanna space em out
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Laura Peterson knows, she has always known.
#the morning show#tms#laura peterson#bradley jackson#cory ellison#julianna#juliana margulies#reese witherspoon#cory x bradley#bradley x laura#laura being c/b shipper coded#bradley stop denying feelings challenge#laura is smart and can see right through your bullshit bradley#also laura your jelly is showing
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Wenclair’s dynamic is so silly because they’re BOTH little freaks in their own ways like:
Wednesday, on the ground and bleeding out: Enid… Enid, stop your useless crying. My torso is already bleeding enough, no need for my ears to j-join in
Enid, holding her close: SHUT UP WILLA YOURE DYING
Bianca, being the rational one: What’s your blood type, Addams?
Wednesday: B negative
Enid, cradling Wednesday’s body even closer to her: IM TRYING NOT TO WEDNESDAY WAHHH DW I’LL AVENGE YOU!! THIS KITTY WILL SHRED EM UP WAAAHHH-!!!
✨Meanwhile✨
Yoko, trying to keep Enid awake: C’mon mutt, stay with me! Quick, what’s your type?
Enid, delirious from blood loss: Fuck, uh… dark hair, beautifully piercing eyes, a dry sense of humor with a thousand sharp knives-
Yoko, furiously shaking Enid’s limp body: NO YOU GAYASS! YOUR BLOOD TYPE!
Enid: O-oh… *glances down at all of her cuts* uh… red?
Yoko, stepping away from Enid: Yep, you’re dead now-
Wednesday, BUSTING in with arms full of medical supplies and blood bags: And you people told me memorizing everyone’s records was a bad idea
Yoko: Because it IS- you know what? Fuck it, just save your girlfriend already
#bianca and yoko are forever suffering under Wenclair Shenanigans(tm)#enid would be blleding out and STILL be like ‘yayayayy willa u came to save me!!’ with a shaky thumbs up#meanwhile a bleeding out wednesday would facepalm while on the verge of literal death#ur honor theyre so stupid and i LOVE them so much#Wednesday memorized everyone’s records bc she needs to know everyone’s weaknesses#and is so smug and casual about all of the dirt she knows#Enid just swoons over how cool and smart her fav goth is#once more Bianca and Yoko suffering over these two unself-aware gayasses#wenclair#wednesday addams#enid sinclair#yoko tanaka#bianca barclay
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daily i hear mallow doing something illegal behind me somewhere and turn around to (probably) tell him no, and the thing he's doing is either so fucking cute or looks so fucking stupid i just laugh.
#HE'S SO.#i think he's fundamentally less evil(tm) than horatio was but god#he finds problems to create i didn't even know could be problems daily#but he's so fucking cute AND so fucking smart i just have to be like goddamn buddy#you're doin great!!#please stop!!!!!!!!!!
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heroes
heroes when you remember you're technically a bad guy
#*･ﾟ⊰ 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒. ⊱ ✦ › OUT.#dai vc wowwww they're so cool and strong and smart and- they're gonna punch mE#pls hes so baby coded but it means nothingGGG#FUNNIEST DAI TRAIT IS HIM REFUSING W HIS WHOLE CHEST TO GIVE UP TH LIFE OF CRIME#ANYBODY (PLEADING): STOP STEALING#DAI (ALSO PLEADING): NO!!!!!!#PLEASE LET HIM ROB AND BURGLE YOU!!!#HE'S GOTTA!!!!#ive gotta cook maybe after i eat ill feel less insane n then ill try to write(tm)#oh i want to write so badddd#and i have a missed inbox call ask i gotta send out i can do that noW
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Idan big lad good heart
HES JUST A BIG GUY
#HES JUST A BIG GUYYYYYYYY#dee s 9#garashir adoption au#garak growing up to look more and more like tain. looking in the mirror like hmmmmm#ALSOOOOOO SHY LITTLE CARDASSIAN BAPPIES..! YES!!!#hes a real sweet himboish guy. smart on paper too. lots of word games in that family. very verbose.#but also got a little touch of The Sentiments.#grew up on a steady diet of Starfleet Stories (tm) and seeing federation aid workers every day#wants to fling himself out into the starrrrrs practice some frontier leadership#(people assume that being tall and getting good grades means that he's a good person to look to for authority)
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Chivetiger joined the clan long ago under the lead of Pinestar, but his life as a loner isn’t even a distant memory now. Though he spends much of his time alone, thinking up dialogues and stories in his head that fill his chest with pounding excitement, he is often the cat others in the clan turn to with their problems, as he always seems to have a hypothetical on how to handle everything. He’s happy to spit out his opinion on the matter, and then be left alone, no other conversation necessary. He can often be found in a shady corner, off to himself, sorting his collection of shiny rocks and mumbling softly to himself in little voices.
#If it wasn’t obvious#this man is AUTISTIC#All my characters are a little autistic because I’m autistic. So they all get autism infused#But I looked at this guys in game traits and said oh so this guy has autism then. This is INTENTIONAL autism writing#He collects rocks. Geology is his special interest. The ‘whispering to himself’ is him writing ‘dialogue’ for stories aloud#And talking in character. Ie. what I do every night to fall asleep. The scenarios(tm)#He’s so good at coming up with stories and scenarios and thinking about how things are solved. That when people ask him#He’s like oh yeah i figured that out for this story i came up with one time. Here’s your answer#And they’re like woah you’re so smart… advice prodigy…#And he IS. But not by intuition. By many years of accrued knowledge#His gender description is also directly inspired by my relationship with gender#I am me. I like some girl stuff and some boy stuff. None of the words bother me#But in my community where I actually live. I’m just what I was born as. Because its easier and I don’t feel strongly one way or another#Because I’m me! And that’s. What Chivetiger is too#‘Probably agender but I have a job so let’s not worry about that’. Or something. Let’s call it that#Tom until otherwise stated#righteous pines#clangen#clangen oc#warrior cats#warrior cats oc
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Got asked for my professional opinion today on a complex legal issue by a much senior coworker 😭🥺 on the basis of my response, i got asked to join in on a meeting with some higher ups to explain what I had explained to said coworker 😭🥺 I am going to get a good grade in Career and Being Smart, something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve
#alas my boss isnt here today to see how smart and competent i am when ppl as abt stuff I actually know abt#im sorry. i find thid one weird niche legal thing. SO INTERESTING#it was a sort or coworker who asked. shes also an archivist. but soon to be retired. and for a related but separate org#but our offices our next to each other#and i got to be smart and competent:)#nothing like riding that high of being extremely knowledgeable abt random specific things#its like. the same high i got from being in school#i DONT miss writing a billion essays a term. i DO miss positive reinforcement and academic approvak#since academics is the only thing i was ever good at#yes yes gifted kid burnout but more like. i was a poorly adjusted mental ill kid but i did Good In School tm#so no one ever bothered to help me. and now academics are the only way o can feel valued#I LOVE BEING COMPETENT AND SMART.#there i said it. i AM a horrible prideful gremlin#and its been a year since grad and thats the longest I've ever gone without teacher/professor approval#im dying. need me some external validation#i am goid at what i do. there i. said jt#i am a good information professional. i like metatdata. and finnicky digital files. and obscured IP issues that only affect#*affect very certain types of fonds#I EVEN LIKED REWRITING A LEGAL DEED#who have i become. alternate universe me was a bureaucrat. im so sorry. i love paperwork#and i love being PRECISE. everything needs to be finnicky and exact and say what it means and mean what it says#and it all has to be in service of smthn bigger and greater and more good#ironically. in my personal time. i am. messy lil bitch. but theres no room for finnicky wordsmith puzzles irl#i like this far more as a job.#sorry rae we were just talking abt how u hate medical records management and here i am like. 😍😍😍 legal issues in archives
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& it's like the thing is gideon IS terrible butch stereotype #1 like she's the service butch jock who puts everyone b4 herself to an insane extent, covers up all her emotions w jokes, has this deep seated shame she cant talk to anyone about & inside is the saddest loneliest girl in the world who is literally nothing if she is not servicing another woman. & on the one hand im not sure if i feel totally comfortable with this- even tho it's obvious from kiriona that it's definitely an intentional critique, i wonder if giving this character to a butch was intentional as well or just stereotyping- but on the other hand. that's literally me she's sooo me i can't be mad that the butch is like this hwen i am the butch who's like that.
#tamsyn is too smart & intentional for her not to have thought about choosing to make a butch this way. right?#i feel like it hasn't really.. the connection btwn her being butch & her being Like That hasn't been explored that much#in text perhaps bc that's just not a thing#but fandom has largely ignored it too#so that bit of doubt of like is this A Message or is this just a bad stereotype kinda stings#but it's a true stereotype. like. i dont think me & every butch out there are just obsessed w her bc she's cool as hell. it's bc she's#<3 butch blue tm <3#like what really solidifies her as butch as opposed to idk camilla or anyone else besides word of god is that she's so fucking sad in this#very specific butch way yk#n e ways i overidentify w her in an unhealthy way!!#the locked tomb#gideon nav#butch#nachi speaks
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lil snippet of the timkon wip im working on
read on ao3
#timkon#timkon fic#dc fic#𓆟#fishfic#ho(tm)#wik(ywm)#i cant wait to Actually start posting chapters#but im trying to be Smart and not post until i have a lot of backlog uploads ready#trying to learn from my wild blue mistakes
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#putting these two scenes together in the trailer surely must mean something#i‘m just not smart enough to figure this out#the morning show#tms s3#cory ellison#bradley jackson#cory x bradley#billy crudup#reese witherspoon
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you ever had a class with that one person who's always sleeping, not paying attention, never in class but they are still somehow passing with (almost) flying colors? teacher calls on them while they sleep in class to have a 'gotcha' moment?? but they still answer the question flawlessly???
thats him.
#puyo puyo#puyo klug#puyo lidelle#puyo amitie#puyo sig#now i just gotta do raffina to complete the fever gang!#pretty simple design since i figured he'd value comfort over being prim now#but!! he still has a (technically) perfect record in school! even homework! he is still a very proud student after all#klug is still a klugsten#tho his participation grade is //wiggles hand//#also its been forever since i tried the puyo/20th/quest style i forgot how to do it#oh but not to reduce Sig to just sleeping! i know he's more than that#its just i was trying to make klug laid back but still basically smart#and was reminded of a type of kid back in class (i was said kid in elem school)#(after elem school? couldnt be me i got so lost lol)#anyway i thought it would be funny#and i gave Lidelle klugs smartass-ness but in a more fake it till you make it way#she challenges klug cause he seemed like easy pickings but he Was Not(tm)
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The worse thing about Claude’s Sreng operation is the amount of Sreng people it’s going to get killed or no reason. Claude doesn’t actually care to help them out here, he’s using them as another set of bodies that he doesn’t care about so he can protect his friends and that’s all well and good but how do people not see how absolutely fucking mental it is to casually reignite a war you aren’t even invested in knowing damn well the side you’ve just spurred on is going to lose and is only there to be a distraction, not so you can take out their enemy, but so you can get one person and then leave. Arguably Claude killed more Sreng people doing that than he would have if he just attacked them because we’ve seen that if the odds aren’t in their favor, Sreng will retreat and they were even making progress.
I will say, it was smart of Claude not to attack because if he had attacked them while posing as Faerghus, they most likely would have surrendered because if Faerghus has warships then Sreng can’t fight them but if it’s just someone saying Faerghus is weakened? There’s only a chance for success there.
That's why I mentionned they were a distraction and/or fodder!
Dimitri notes how the Sreng forces are small, and usually, they shouldn't pose any problems, but this time, since Faerghus has to stretch its forces thin to fight the Alliance, Adrestia and Sreng, they're in a difficult situation.
Imo it's still a bad spot on Claude's track of "it's the church that is the cause of xenophobia" because he reignites and triggers this present battle between Sreng and Faerghus - but actually makes an enemy of both! What do you think Sreng's reply will be when they will realise Almyra/Leicester used them as fodder to waltz in Faerghus for their own gain, not giving a fuck about them being "allies"?
And even if the devs used something probably illegal to sniff before writing the Zahras chapters, can anyone seriously think Faerghus (especially Dimitri himself!!) wouldn't despise the Alliance/Federation at the end of GW? They became the Empire's lapdog and invaded to kill a refugee, while trampling and "rampaging" in cities for the very speficic reason to kill Helen of Troyes, re-igniting another conflict and banking on more deaths as "a distraction" to make a beeline to the capital, effectively killing people for no plausible reason (everyone knows the 'kill rhea so supreme leader will lose her goal to pursue the war' is completely bonkers, since her main goal has always been to MAGA!) to rekt Rhea.
It's like FE7, if someone attacked Pherae and killed Eleanora as an unwanted consequence of barging in the land, and trying to kill the Nini-siblings because surely Nergal will stop trying to start a continental war if the dragons he is looking for are dead.
(hint : it doesn't work, and the Nini sibs died for nothing because Nergal, by virtue of knowing where Arcadia is and ultimately growing stronger than Athos, could have "borrowed" dragons there, like say, Fa, to open the dragon gate for him?)
On the one hand, Claude's Sreng invitation is pragmatic, in a short term way - but on the other hand, it will create more issues for him afterwards, if we weren't in Nopes's magical world where nothing has consequences.
In a famous book series, a family is lauded for being "pragmatic" and killing a lot of enemies using under-handed tactics... but then we see in the following books how this family and their allies actually lose everything, partly because of that "pragmatic" move (Frey pies! + North bannermen uncharastically ally to rekt the Boltons! + Lannisters cannibalising themselves - Jaime cannot be the True knight Brienne is because of Tywin's pragmatic "move"', Cersei is Cersei, and Tyrion might realise too late that pissing on his family's name and legacy is less important than actual threats to the world, Zombie!Cat slaughtering people the Lannisters are supposed to protect indiscriminately and more popular support siding with her than with the crown...)
I won't call it karmic retribution, but there is a reason why in FE4, both Arvis and Travant are fucked when the 2nd gen pops up, even their own children are - Arvis's son (Saias who) dies and his line is erased from the throne (Julia will never sit), and Aerone is, uh, missing when Quan's line unites the peninsula (but Leif isn't like his dad so won't consider Thracians as savages).
The only route where he reaps what he sowed is Supreme Bullshit, where trying to turn against Supreme Leader, if all stars are aligned, costs him his life.
Now, I'm wondering, if Almyra's king is very sad (tm) when his favorite son goes missing, to the point where he signs things he doesn't understand and offers his navy on a whim, how would he react if Claude is killed in Nopes?
Shahid took a majority (?) of Almyran forces to mount his invasion of the locket, so without the military, and without a king (maybe he retires, or becomes even more useless than he is in Nopes? or is killed in a powergrab? and succession wars ensue?) what happens to Almyra? Does it fall to anarchy, or something similar to the Kingdom after Lambert's death, without a heir like Dimitri?
#anon#replies#3 nopes#or maybe Claude thinks it's not a big issue if Sreng becomes his enemy#or Almyra's? But I don't know how his campaign would be perceived in Almyra?#he might be very smart (tm) because the plot tells us so so everything works for him in the end#but he still can't go against Supreme Leader#That's the biggest no-no ever
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