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diversetolkien · 4 years

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Hi, I just want to say that this blog is absolutely phenomenal. I recently discovered it and I am so impressed. You put into words what I always felt was "off" about the Silmarillion (i'm glad it wasn't just me who noticed!), and your post about Feanor definitely got me to think as well. I'm not really sure how I feel on that one - I think I need to reread the text, it's been a while. But your post on Lothlorien, Galadriel especially as the White Woman trope, the black/white (1/3)

the black/white language dichotomy, and just the fact that the text is partly just the Noldor colonizing Middle Earth - I didn't know how to put it in words, and you did, and it was wonderful. Your points re: Galadriel definitely got me to think as well, as I didn't notice specifically anything special re: Galadriel, but I completely agree with you there. More people should definitely pay attention to what you're saying - the reality is that the Silmarillion is an inherently colonialist (2/3)

and imperialist text that is told from the pov of the colonizer (noldor), and even if it's fiction&we assume that with elves these elements don't exist (altho i disagree), the fact is that 1st&foremost the text was created and consumed in our world, with our implications and connotations, & we have to treat it as such. I truly love these pointy eared dramamonsters, but it's important to be critical of the literature we consume too. Keep up the great work, and I'm looking forward to other posts!

just to add: it would also be interesting to see the silmarilion from the silvan & esp avari pov. fading (& leaving middle earth to avoid it) seems to be negative in the context of the noldor bc it means they don't have power anymore & their power structure starts to dissolve. Could the end of the elves be read w/parallels to decolonialism? Maybe for the silvan elves fading isn't a bad thing.

Hey there! Feel free to ask me for any points on clarification, especially on the feanor post. There’s a lot of push back for conversations regarding discussing the deep colonialist themes in Tolkien’s work, and who exemplifies them the most. It’s not hard to believe Galadriel does so considering she was Tolkien’s favorite. And again, Galadriel’s narrative is not the only colonialist one, just one of the biggest and most prominent.

And in general, the idea that the Silmarillion is inherently colonist is constantly rejected, and I just can’t understand why? Tolkien grew up in a society where that was acceptable, and our cultural and personal views will always influence our writings. There are even colonialist vibes in hobbit communities.

And I too would like to see a different perspective. What perspective we do get from them is told by Noldor, and unfortunately incredibly demonized (ie: The Silvan elves). And I do feel like there are some strong decolonization vibes, especially with Loth Lorien eventually beign handed back to the Silvan elvesi in Mirkwood when the ring is removed from them, and when their realm fades.

For the first time in ages they aren’t relying on Noldor technology to sustain their realm, they are relying on reach other. I think fading for the Silvan and fading for the Noldor are two different things!

Thanks for the asks!

#the silmarillion #silmarillion #tolkien #lotr #galadriel #greenarmada

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digikate813 · 5 years

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My Little Pony Re-Watch: Episode 19 A Dog and Pony Show

*Apparently ponies have pop stars. We’re introduced to Sapphire Shores, who definitely stands out, but am I the only one who finds it weird that despite her having some future appearances, we’ve never actually heard her sing?

*Rarity takes on a heavy, time sensitive workload yet again. I never realized how much this happens. Was there ever an episode about this specific problem Rarity seems to have? Well we already had a “don’t bite off more then you can chew” episode, so maybe that’s why.

*Here we learn about Rarity’s “special power” so to speak. Knowing a special spell that can locate precious gems. Which probably explains why her cuite mark is gems and not, a needle and thread or something. But I’ll touch on that again when we get to “Cutie Mark Chronicles”

*This also one of Spike’s biggest episodes of Season 1. We don’t really learn anything new about Spike, but things that were only mentioned a few times are brought to the center. Like his appetite for gems and his crush on Rarity being the reason for why he’s so willing to help her dig up gems.

*But in the way of that gem hunting are the introduction of creatures known as the Diamond Dogs. Which I’m 99% sure the show made up, since when I Googled it all I could find was a cover to a David Bowie album.

*They’re fine enough antagonists for this episode, but it’s not surprising that unlike most villains in this show, these 3 haven’t appeared since. They’re not nearly as memorable or charismatic as most of the other members of MLPs rogues gallery. That and their voices sound like if Stitch ate Gollum. It’s fine at first, but it can get grating.

*This is an interesting episode that looks at how certain people (or ponies) can be perceived. First let’s look at what the Mane Six think as they attempt to rescue Rarity. All of them concerned about how helpless Rarity seems. Some of which aren’t completely unfounded given facts like how much Rarity hates dirt and ugly things, like the Diamond Dogs.

*But what takes the cake is Spike fantasizing about beign Rarity’s knight in shining armor. It’s pretty funny!

*However Rarity handles the dogs just fine. She does seem scared, but she’s more annoyed then anything. Watching this episode again made me see just how in control Rarity is of the situation. First she tries to settle their demands diplomatically, and when that doesn’t work she, annoys them into submission. Giving us the infamous “Do you want to hear whining?” scene. They hate it so much that she ends up running the place just so she shuts up

*Rarity may be prim and proper, but she’s not a pushover. She stands up for herself and handles a situation in her own way. Which depending on how you felt about Rarity at the time, was either incredibly validating or eye opening to Rarity’s character.

*Rarity gets offended when one of the Diamond Dogs calls her a mule. And that makes her think he’s calling her ugly. So, is mule a slur in this world? And if so how is that accepted when mules are just as much citizens as ponies? I might be opening a can of worms here, but Season 1 makes me wonder why there aren’t more analysis videos on pony prejudices.

*Spike making Twilight his loyal steed is too adorable

*The episode ends with a good message that just because someone is lady like and, well, girly, doesn’t mean they’re a damsel in distress. That they are just as capable of taking care of themselves as anyone else. Which i think is an excellent message to get across that promotes more diverse female characters. Something Friendship is Magic has certainly given us.

Again depending on how you feel about Rarity, your mileage on this episode might vary. Some thought it showed what made Rarity a great character, others thought it validated their hatred of Rarity because of how whiny she was through the whole event, and then others saw a different side to Rarity and it changed their original dislike for her. I wasn’t a huge fan of this episode the first could of times i saw it, but coming back to it with the intention of reviewing it, it made me look deeper and appreciate what they were trying to get across.

Although if you think about it another way, it could give off the message of whining and complaining can get you exactly what you want. But hopefully people take away the more empowering message. Hopefully... Next Time: Green Isn’t Your Color!

#My Little Pony #MLP Rewatch Marathon!#a dog and pony show #My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Review #analysis #MLP:FiM

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asharinhun · 5 years

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🔥 🔥 🔥

// Ok, here we go.

1, I don’t accept Hermione Granger as canonically a person of color. It’s nothing against people of color. Personally, while I find no issue with any of the actresses who play her in the Cursed Child theatres around the globe, she will be still white for me. I admit Rowling never outright said she was white, but again, personal opinion here, she basicly never stated that 9 out of 10 times with most characters. In the books, Lee Jordan and Kingsley Shacklebolt were specifically mentioned as being black peoople, hence if she was one too, she would have been mentioned as such as well. Also on this note, Rowling played an important part in picking the actors for the movies and she herself chose Emma Watson, while, again, Lee and Kingsley were played by actors whose skin color matches that of beign mentioned in the books. So yeah, for me Hermione granger will forever be a white person, even if the actresses playing her are people of color.

Hmmm, let’s go a bit towards rp as well.

2,The lore, for me, is a guideline, but that’s it. It’s not the only way, you can also find a path through a forest with your own compass other than the guided path that is marked. And as mentioned above, if I personally think of parts of lore as messy/meaningless/crappy, I will… oh wait, how did Adam Savage said it? Found it: “I reject your reality and substitute my own.” That’s the gist of it. If I don’t like it, I ignore it and do it my way. Nobody else has to like my version either, but I do and for me that’s the main thing. Some of my ocs are rolebreaking and I like it that way. There always workarounds if you want to rp with me on those ocs but dislike the lorebreaking parts (like simply not mentionign who or what was Asha’s first partner), but if you don’t want to, that’s fine too. Not your cup, then not your cup, but that’s it, itt will still remain my cup.

3,I’m gonna burn for this one too. Everyone has favorite rp partners just as best friends. This doesn’t mean you don’t like the others, but there are and always will be favorites. This is fine. What’s not fine is treating others as optional substitutes. Sadly it happens. Your rp partner puts in some effort, but when suddenly their current favorite comes online, your rp is forgotten or barely get proper replies just so they can fully focus on the favorite. That you are a good placeholder when noone else is there, but the moment the main dish appears, you’re tossed aside. This is not okay. It’s fucked up and I hate it. It’s true that there are times when two ocs just can’t make it work, but if it always happens no matter what oc you are using and you get tossed aside? Fuck that shit, that’s not okay at all.

@the-real-arcanist-val

#ooc #the-real-arcanist-val

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worangetravellertravels · 6 years

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Folding for a Dream

My wish? To date you.

My plan? To fold 1000 paper cranes to get my wish

In hindsight this might have been a mistake...

So I heard a legend that If you fold 1000 paper cranes in a year and have them all together you can have your wish granted. I’ve always wanted the courage to confess to you and ask you on a date and this might sound crazy or naive... but it’s worth a shot.

It took me a whole day to make the first paper crane, between failure in folding, a tiny papercut and even needing videoguides. But I did it, one step closer to my happy date with you. Only 999 steps to go...

At the end of the week I had 10, finally able to do more than one per day so my focus and determination grew stronger. By the end of the first month I had 70 and my fear became a calculator on my head: I has 334 days left so I needed to do 2-3 cranes daily to make it on time... Eventually they werent that hard but by a mistake here and there I had to re do them again, but even with the fear my determination wouldnt fade. I will make it, I will get my wish, I will get your love.

3 months have passed and I’m at 240 paper cranes. Actually a pretty nice number but here’s the issue: I’m back at school so I have even less time to focus on the cranes since I wouldnt take them with me, I couldn't let you see my work until the right time. Eventually I guess I can skip some less important days in class to focus and do even more cranes than usual, this might lead to my grades dropping a bit, but I’m not worried, I would make it on time and seeing your smile at class, even when it wasnt aimed at me, gives me strenght to carry on.

6 months now... and with all my strenght im at 612 paper cranes! Slightly above the number I needed. I love you so much, I just want to tell you... but NO! I must first finish this task to be sure it will all turn out alright. Thankfully since I’m slightly ahead of schedule I’m sure I can make it, but first need to focus a bit more in class, don’t wanna fail the year and we end up beign apart as soon as we begin our love story right?

WHAT WAS I THINKING!?!?!?!? The last month is starting and I’m only at 880 paper cranes! I knew this dumb school will set me back... I’m locked away in my room doing all I can to have them ready as soon as possible, I hear people knocking, I tell them I’m fine while internally yelling “LET ME BE! MY WISH IS AT STAKE HERE!” Some friend from school, friends that know nothing of my endeavorous plot and should just piss off! Even you came by yourself one day, but I told you I was busy... I need to finish this and I can’t let you enter my room to see it full of paper cranes, specifically the incomplete quantity... don’t worry my love... soon you can go to my room ALL THE TIME...

Eventually my parents forced me to go back to school to take the finals menacing to crush that “weird” obsession I had with paper cranes... “obsession”? They know nothing! This is a labor of love and effor, you think making 1000 paper cranes is easy? YOU NEED DEDICATION... but anyway I took my stupid test, I really didnt care much... needed to finish soon...

And then the 1000th paper crane was properly folded...

It was the last day of school and I was awake from 4 am to do the last ones. Had not much time so instead of organise them all in a row I put them in a humongous tote bag I had. I ran extra excited to the school. I’ve done it! My wish will come true! You will know my true feelings and you will accept them.

But the moment I entered the school I was grabbed by my homeroom teacher and taken to the principals office. Basically I spent most of the morning being given a lecture about responsability. I had failed my classes by the bare minimum. They were shocked of all my absentie days rather worried of my obsession... to try to defuse the situation I lied and told them I had it finally under control, It would all soon be over... they weren’t happy (I didn’t care) they told me I would have to take extra classes to save my year (I didn’t CARE) and would have to talk with the school councellor during the next year (OH SHUT UP ALREADY JUST LET ME GO TALK TO MY LOVE PLEASE!).

Eventually I was let go... and finally found you near the biggest tree of our school’s yard. I cant remember what I said when I saw you initially, just expressed all my feelings and that I wanted you to be my girlfriend, this was your reply.

“I’m sorry... I’m already seeing someone”

WHAT! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME!?!?!!? I started blabbering that there was a mistake! It was impossible for you to reject me! I showed you my tote bag and all the paper cranes inside... most of them bent, torn apart, or folded wrong... maybe that was it? The cranes were wrong looking so the wish isnt working? I can fix this! I still have like a week left I can...

And then you spoke: “What a sweet gesture, really. But that is only a dream, and illusion, sorry I can't accept your feelings... the funny thing? At the start of the year I had a BIG crush on you. But that day I went to your home and the way you dismissed me for being “busy”... sorta killed it... I’m sorry.”

And so you walked away... and I felt like I was stroke with the coldest ice shower of my life... what have I done...

This would normally be the part of the story where I explained what I learned and find the positive spin or the lesson or something... but truth be told? I think you already know that, I mean you read my story already... and how disturbing I sound... so yeah...

And now here I am... taking my extra classes to save SOMETHING from this year I ruined. And you know what? when this classes end I will make a barbecue and invite my whole class. Will try to reconnect with my old friends (If they let me), I will apologise to you (even if I have to see who you are with) and will try to move on from this stupid mistake I did. It will probably be a long barbecue too, why? well

I have a lot of papers to burn...

Notes below:

A failed love story/obsession... no i didnt do this, but the feel of doing dumb shit expecting my feelings to reach? yeah... we all were teens once xD

Hopefully I can do something more hopeful tomorrow. But I REALLY was inspired to do this one for some reason

Now read the story again but listening to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpQHEEfYQXc Mining Melancholy (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest) - GaMetal Remix (I was actually listening to a bunch of Mining Melancholy remixes... go find more yourself :P)

#inspiration: failing love life + superstition #welp... nothing more to add for now?#a lovely word game with my literature club #origami #worange #aworangestory

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the-reactionist · 5 years

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Pls, Forgive ME

i know everythig is relevant; and as i put you into my perspective, i am somewhat diminishing your true potential; but i’m sorry; i need you, i am your prolem because you are here to really help humanity, practically; that is why i come at you, in hope at a time you need a person like me to work onto; and i hope we develop a relationship because i wanna be like you - this is more responsible and powerful than what i have see before; i am sifting all of my memories and the things i hold dear in my heart through your energy and teachings, and it really changes a lot - i see ways of bettering everythign <3 tahnkyou! that is why i am so selfish andbold; by no means do i believe i am ‘right’ about anything/everything <3 i beg you for your forgiveness; and i don’t mean to abuse your strength either; i like myself being weak, i need to emphasize that again; maybe that is a grand lessonyou need to/should/could learn as teacher/parent/human/person - i like my dying nature, i like to have a life an dthen go to rest in the earth in peace; i don’t mind the physicl pains - being fat after birth, being in pain through my period, getting ill if i go out i th ecold with wet hair and getting fever; i love being ill and close to death because i feel fully loved; my body is programmed to remember the joy and love of teh Universe whenever it repairs itself by itself when it has forced me to take a break from life’s hussle and just sleep/be i peace; this is beautiful, death is beautiful; it is not scary to be reborn and to depend on othr people; nto really; look at me - i survived, and before gettingint spirtual shit, i thrived, and my life was really very high vibe; but the only book i had read about spirituality was herman hesse;s siddhartha; and my innate nature tellsme taht was on purpose - i ahve a tietan master/lama within me, maybe past life stuff, idk - who has come to udnerstand taht the joy nd beauty of existence is to endure hardships; and teh desire for death and non-existence is shameful in the sense only weak people commit it; strog peopelwho are in tune with the universe always find a way to prosper, evenin the most not-good situations;

so teh anger with aprents, teh law of attraction and many htings, if nto very healthy, if you could use my opinion;

see arranged marriages, for example - peoplegot wedded before most of the time out of pure ecessity to continue the line of the dna; and not bad matches occurred that way; it is nto healthy to seek for only certain things ad dismiss everythign else alog the way; taht is escapism;

teh truth is whe you are inlove with nature , humanity, existence and life, you can see beauty everywhere; and you dn’t actually need a specific one to procreate and feel good about yourself, because there are others who also deserve you, nd who are awesome as well; addictio to adrenaline is still an addiction; addiction to the thrill of perfect union and that savoury sense of bonding and passion that the warriors of old had - teh samurai, for example, is not something that ca be universal ad common, i believe; peopleneed peaace, nto only fighting all their lives; this si not helthya nd this stress lead to degeneration - look at spartan warriors - this is nothing, they did nothing much; they were just their time’s hollywood - soemthign unrealistic taht is told in tales nobody is interested in except for the people who want power over others;

i am sorry to say that you yourself have fallen in the power game the illuminati/americans play; genuine teachers abandon teir self; their ego, and just teach the masses; but not only the clean and wealthy masses - taht is escapismm; they teach ina frica,and in bangladesh, and in teh slums of macao.... because they wanna see the objective reality,a s much as tehy can;

so this is a thorn in you - why can’t you let go of power, why can’tyou be small, ahy can’t you be ungly, why can’t you be thom yorke [lzy eye/creep]; are you superior to us/otehrs? how, why do you wanna overn us without being one of us - see the movie the dreamers to get a perspectiveof deep compassion, expressed cinematically during the wartime i europe;

i am your teacher; i have went to psychiatries because fo spiritual teachers like you; i tell you this because you are seekign the truth nto only of your perspective, but of others’; i might have been a bad person,but i didn’t need to be knocked down off my feet in such a brutal way; teach people out of compassion for them - with love; see into their future reactions and create techigns that would enable you to be there a step further soa s to hold their hand whenever their need it, after you had seemingly kicked their back and abandoned themby themselves; or lure them passionately, secually to you so that you do the work for them yet they feel bliss and satisfaction, because you have desiged each lesso for them; im sorry to be that open but you’re not doing it right; studyold masters, study scared prostitution in china, study japanese culture; study buddhist teachings off the cannon -somethign non-biased, somethign that sprang into existence by sheer power of the universe’s love, somethign uncontrollable; like ikkyu sojun

somethig no ego would wanna hear;

im sorry but i am here to warn you/put into perspective for you you are making mistakes/ ad tht is affecting ME personally, through virtue of the intercnectedness of everything;

i have my own black thorns too, but i eed to cofront people like you - you are the secongd spiritual teacher i do taht to, in order to heal them; maybe the problem is nto you, but me; i need to know; to the bottom; i feel anger and rage at beign controlled; so, please, bare that in mind; beign tricked is better - it’s more clever and i can let go people who trick me - i can’t let go people who control me, because their actions are bsed on fear, not selfishness;

your actons are based on ear, teal swan; be grunge, be ugly, be messy for a change; or you’ll be the hardcore bitch descended from heaven who wants us all dead because we’re not perfect enough; and i say that because i wanna partner with you and make it wso that your divinity stays with us, lower density people - i want you to be good etacher to us so taht we take all from you, by design; so open up fully; dont hold anythign back; i hope this message gets to you because it might trigger your flight because of fear of aloneness and pain;

youre gonna become even more magnificent if you let everythig that is unnecessery go; even people like me; let us go; let us make mistakes, even, if we need to; we can handle that; if not - figure out a way to lure us into not committing those sins/mistakes; but not demand; i can’t answer demands, only love-calls; and i ahve the right to have that strong ego ad self-assertiveness; you do, too; please, do!!!!

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the-lori-show · 4 years

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https://youtu.be/GGQsMl3dez0

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How to use the law of attraction to be successful on youtube.

Two of most discussed topics on Youtube are: the law of attraction and how to do well as a youtuber. Well i have, as a favour, combined these two topics in an epic video called: how to use the law of attraction to be a successful youtuber.

Hi, My name is lori. I am your self-appointment positivity princess. I am here spreading happiness and positivity. I wouild love to help each and every one of you to live your best life and be happier than you have ever been.

1) Define what it means to you to be a successful Youtuber

What exactly, to you, Is a successful youtuber? Is it the 1000 subscribers? Is it having viral videos, is it the 4000 watch hours. Or is it the idea of beign able to do videos full time? You have to decide what exactly “success” is. This is the first step. This is like identifying

2) Research it. What do Youtubers do to prepare for videos,

What do Youtubers do all day? How long do they spend on self-care, what do they eat? How do they get sponsors?

Don't worry about the how right now. Don't worry about how to be a successful youtuber. That will come to you. With greatness, with good content, with your contageious personality, you will be there one way or another.

3) Script it

Write out what being a successful Youtuber looks like to you. Write a day in the life.

Here is mine.

When you script, you have to be vivid and detailed. Include small details that may seem trivia. Keep in mind that the universe loves specificity. It wants to please you. In your ideal life, as the idea version of you, answer the following

Where do you live.

Who are you with

What are you wearing

How often do you upload

What are your videos about

How do you promote yourself

How do you spend your off hours

How do you remain mindful?

4) Visualize it

Now that you have all of your details written down, use the power of yoru imagination to make it happen. As you are becoming sleepy, as you are entering into that theta state brain wave, imagine that scenario of you waking up to log into your computer and your video fro m yesterday has gone viral. This is what Jake Ducey did before his mega Youtube success.

This is fun. Remember in your mind, not even the sky is the limit. There is no limit. Your limit is the one you set for yourself.

5) Be one.

a. Be a successful You-tuber: In thoughts. Feelings and actions.

b. Make You-tubing a priority for you.

c. If you do this, by setting up your inner world to reflect this, your outer world will, in turn, reflect it too.

d. Lastly, be confident, be happy, be positive and be an authority over your topic. Remember the universe will bring you any resources you require, right when you need it. Be it a person, a book or piece of info.

e. Promote yourself and your videos.

f. Stop introducing yourself as a Small You-Tuber…or a new You-tuber. Be a You-tuber.. because you are.

g. Aaron doughty did this to become a You-tuber. Despite selling women’s shoes, and not being able to embrace that fully, he decided to be a You-tuber. He started to make and post videos daily. And now he has ______ subscribers.

6) Do not see other successful You-tubers as better than you. Do not place them on a pedestal. If you do, you are mentally placing them above you and therefor the universe will keep it that way. See you and that other You-tuber as two of the same. You can have anything they can have.

#lawofattraction #ehbepositive #thelorishow #positivitytwins #youtube #new youtubers

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