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anqelblccm · 7 months

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⊹˳⁺ ⠀⠀⠀ YOU’RE WATCHING : WHO IS HERO? THE STORY OF BETRAYAL, FEATURING THE CULPRIT : PDX101 !

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warning(s) : none as far as i know, but do lmk if you find some !

𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ INTRO !

❝ everyone remembers the trainwreck of a survival show, aka the fourth and last season of the franchise, PRODUCE X 101. and just like that, everyone should know the story about the fan’s favourite, HERO, who reached far in the show and continues to do so as a re-branded soloist. you better buckle up and grab the popcorn because this will be a long story. ❞

𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ THE HISTORY OF PRODUCE 101 !

❝ for those kpop fans that haven’t heard about the PRODUCE 101 franchise ( which i’m still wondering because everyone knows about it at this point ), the franchise started back in 2016 as a female survival show, where one hundred and one female trainees ( hence the “one-oh-one” in the show’s name ) battled against each other for one of the eleven available spots in a girl group that would debut following the last episode of the show. the trainees would do challenges in each episode, showcasing their talents and abilities. by the end of each episode, a certain amount of trainees would pass into the next round, while others would simply be kicked out. terrible to be in that position of each episode, i know, but something about this show intrigued people. oh, and before i forget, the viewers get to decide which of the trainees would go forward in the show, despite it having judges for each aspect ( singing, rapping and dancing ), but before you gasp, remember that fact for later.

as the years went by, so did the show's seasons, up until 2019, when this video’s point begins too. for some reason, the fourth season was named PRODUCE X 101, and it was for the male trainees to compete against each other while the creators of it could sit back and watch it all go down. the show has many controversies, but for now, we’ll focus on only one, or at least try to.

the produce franchise was notorious for debuting strong project groups like I.O.I, WANNA ONE and IZ*ONE, so people expected the same for fourth season winners X1, only in their case, everything ended in shambles only a couple of months later. X1 was supposed to promote as a group for two and a half years just like the other three groups, yet they only managed to release one album ( the debut album ) called EMERGENCY: QUANTUM LEAP. debuting in august 2019, the group promoted the title track FLASH as much as possible, but with the allegations their creator show received, they disbanded the following year in january. what a kick to 2020, am i right? now i’m not saying it’s mnet’s fault, but i am one hundred per cent saying precisely that because in july of 2019 ( before x1 even had a chance to breathe as a group ), an investigation started due to suspicion of voting manipulations. ❞

𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ THE VOTING MANIPULATION SCANDAL(?) !

❝ remember when i said that you need to recall that everything was decided by the public? well, here’s where it all comes together. as mnet explained in the first season, everything was selected by the fans, from the ranks to the final lineup that would happily debut. turns out that mnet lied and wanted to change the trainees’ positions as they wished to, which was quite dumb of them because they couldn’t hide it well enough and outed themselves. of course, the culprits were arrested, but too late, in my opinion. after the scandal broke out, X1 could do nothing but ( not so ) silently disband, which angered fans because, unlike them, IZ*ONE continued promotions as if nothing had happened. if you asked me personally, it was fucked up from the company’s side to abandon X1 and only focus on their sister group, but that’s another story we’re not concentrating on right now.

i think i speak for everyone when i say that the fourth season was the last straw because it’s when the manipulated ranks started to show. just by releasing the total number of votes following the end of the final episode of PRODUCE X 101, fans began noticing inconsistencies for each trainee featured. every contestant's final vote was a multiple of 7,494.442, which, if divided by the remaining trainees, is impossible because of how similar the number was, and it didn’t mathematically vary from each contestant. it was on december 5th when it was confirmed that the votes for IZ*ONE and X1 ( and possibly I.O.I and WANNA ONE ) were manipulated, making this worse for the fans supporting them from the start.

to make things worse, november 18, 2020, was when the court released a list of trainees that were fucked up by the manipulations, our dear HERO being one of them. ❞

𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ WHO IS HERO AND WHY IS HE IMPORTANT ?

❝ so, after all, everyone must wonder WHO THE FUCK IS HERO, why and how is he included in this video. well, you will know if you wait just a few seconds.

HERO, full name KWON EUIWOONG, was one of the most known contestants of the PRODUCE 101 franchise. not much is known about his past; he did mention that he didn’t plan on becoming an idol at first but was later encouraged by his friend to try. his final rank was SEVEN in the last episode, and throughout the show, his levels were consistently high and never got under fifth place. need i remind you that EUIWOONG has been the fans’ favourite from the start due to his calm nature and talent in singing and dancing ( i would say in rapping, too, but he admitted he felt insecure in that aspect back then ). so imagine, to fans’ shock, when he was called onto the podium as the group's SEVENTH member instead of a higher number.

despite that, fans supported him along with the group, which some would say was a mistake due to the d-word ( disbandment ) of X1. like avatar aang, he vanished from the public and left everyone in shambles. he successfully avoided cameras and dispatch for a year and a few months, which didn’t go well on social media. back then, when his fans were unnamed ( now called ODDITIES ), they would boycott the company and demand to know what was going on with their idol. and as usual, boycotts never worked for companies like MIGHTY DEVIL and GLASSHOUSE; it went nowhere, and their questions weren’t answered. twitter almost went up in flames, and everyone was seen posting the same sentence over and over again: WHO KNEW THIS WOULD BE THE LAST TIME WE HEAR OF X1 AND HERO FOR A WHILE ( spoiler alert: everyone knew, they just didn’t want to admit it ).

when the list came out, fans could see KWON EUIWOONG being mentioned in it, showing that he was initially supposed to be in SECOND place and not SEVENTH like it was established in the end. pissed and thirsty for revenge, his fans refused to support their sister group, IZ*ONE and flooded the mnet’s comment section with negative words and threats. this, of course, went almost unnoticed by other fandoms, but it was mentioned a couple of times when talking about the whole shitshow.

i’m mentioning only HERO in this video because, unlike other trainees whose ranks went from low to high, EUIWOONG’s went the other way around, which is the first time that happened, from my knowledge. not only that, but everyone knew he was too good for SEVENTH place, with his talents and being named the ACE OF X1, but no one had proof of it until the ranks were released. ❞

𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ WHERE IS HERO AND WHAT IS HE DOING NOW ?

❝ the hiatus and disappearance of HERO was hurtful to his fans and other idols. his previous members would say they missed him and wish to see him perform again, indicating he wasn’t interacting with them in private. for some time, i thought that was it for EUIWOONG’s career and was ready to give up when all of a sudden, it was like a blessing from the angels. the july of 2021 started terrifically for us because MIGHTY DEVIL finally had the balls to release the news about HERO.

you might be wondering how did the company announce his return? well, they technically didn’t; they released his debut single one day and went, ‘oh, here he is lol’. it’s badass, in my opinion, because there wasn’t any pity shown, just a short and straightforward debut single ( which received high praises and 30m views in the first twenty-four hours, might i add ), bringing attention to him and waking up his old fans.

i know that he just debuted ( again ), and i’m posting this way too early ( and on his birthday, happy birthday, hero! ), but i am sure that he will be okay and be able to showcase his abilities as best as he can. he’s still the ace, but this time not only of X1 but the whole industry, and he can only go up from here.

interested in his debut single? check it out in the description, and don’t forget to stream, support and love our hero as much as possible. ❞

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screwyouhippie · 1 year

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𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒔

𝑪𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒔 𝑮𝒂𝒏𝒈

𝙲𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚐

Craig is a very heavy sleeper which makes it really hard to wake him up. His house could be getting nuked and he'd still be sound asleep. Which is good for him, but terrible for Tweek whenever he stays the night since it makes him think he died. Because of how heavily he sleeps, he seems to wake up to himself being in very awkward and uncomfortable positions which make him look like he was dismembered and put back together by some sort of high alien. Which also doesn't help Tweek at all. And since Tweek often struggles to fall asleep, Craig does his best to stay awake until Tweek falls asleep. He's only successful 30% of the time though.

There is only one thing that can wake Craig up, the Red Racer Intro. Craig literally watches this show every day of the week and he absolutely CANNOT afford to miss a single episode of it, even if he's watched the entire show multiple times. So whenever you need to wake Craig up in any situation, just play the intro of Red Racer and he's up in .1 seconds. Though he might be a little if not VERY angry if you wake him up like this, unless you're Tweek.

Tweek

Tweek hangs around Craig a lot, so Tweek has picked up on some of Craigs.. bad habits.. Craig is notorious for being the bad kid in class and flipping everyone off, including teachers. So, now Tweek also flips people off whenever they annoy him, especially the main four which Craig and his gang find absolutely hilarious. But as to their dismay, Tweek also flips them off whenever they're being annoying or arrogant which they can be often times. Tweek has even flipped off Craig a couple of times out of habit of doing it to everyone else (He ended up having a panic attack afterwards and Craig had to comfort him). Though Craig seemed to find it amusing.

So now instead of it being just Craig getting sent to the principals office, it's both Tweek AND Craig who get sent for flipping teachers off together. The councilor always lets them off with a warning since they're gay and Cartman absolutely hates that they get special treatment because of it. Tweek and Craig always flip him off together just because it's funny. The Asian girls have definitely drawn fan art of them out of this.

Tolkien

Tolkien is the mom friend of the group, if not the voice of reason often times. And because he's one of the few kids with actual good parents, he has great advice given to him by his parents. So whenever something goes wrong for one of the group members, the first person they go to is Tolkien. Tweek and Craig have even tried to hire Tolkien as their personal Couple Councilor. Tolkien is the type of person to carry bandages and alcohol wipes in his bag and pockets. And in his mind, anything that can't be cured with those or an ice pack, requires a trip to the emergency room.

The others have definitely asked Tolkien for money at least once, seeing as how he's loaded. But instead of just lending them money, he refers them small part time jobs where they can earn it themselves. I can see Tolkien asking his parents if they could hire his friends as his butlers so he doesn't have to do chores anymore. They denied this of course, so Tolkien just offers them money if they can do his chores for him secretly.

Clyde

Since Clyde's dad owns the shoe store at the mall, Clyde has all a full collection of shoes, Jordans, Air Forces, Nike, Adidas, Pumas, he even has some of the most rare and expensive shoes which his friends have tried to steal on multiple occasions. Especially Cartman. Because of this, he has a secret compartment under his bed which he stores all his most rare items. It's just a loose floor board under his bed, but shhh, no one needs to know :›. Tolkien has tried to pay Clyde to let him wear one of his shoes for a day, but not even Clyde has worn some of his own shoes just so that they're value doesn't go down, so that was an instant no.

His friends don't understand him on this. Why have something if you're not gonna use it? Clyde having a huge ego on this topic always goes, "Just to brag!" So this is the part where Craig usually flips him off, sometimes even Tweek when he's fed up. Though Clyde doesn't care, he doesn't see them with a thousand dollar worth of shoes? But one thing he doesn't understand is why can't Tolkien just get his own pair?

Jimmy

Jimmy has a lazy eye. But he can control it. He just likes to keep it that way because well, it's just funny to him. Sometimes, he puts his eyes back to match with his other eye and go through the whole day like that and everyone will notice something's different, but they can never figure out what. Everyone's crowded around Jimmy just asking him questions like- "You look different today, what did you change?" "Did you get a haircut?" "Is your shirt a different shade of yellow?" "Did you grow?" At this point Cartman buds in "You guys, Jimmy's legs obviously got more shriveled up from him not using them!" Jimmy loves the attention that's given to him.

On a random occasion while Jimmy was with his friends, he just made his eye go the other way while everyone was watching him. When he finished he smiled and said, "I can see you" everyone was grossed out. This became a gag and is something he does on the daily now. Still, it's always the same reaction everytime and everytime Jimmy loves it.

#south park #jimmy valmer #tolkien black #craig tucker #tweek tweak #sp creek

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monsterfactoryfanfic · 1 year

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So, genuinely, is Veggie Tales objectively the best contemporary Christian media? I can’t think of anything that tops it (unless we start counting things like the Sistine Chapel)

With all the caveats that “best” is subjective and that I’m an ex-catholic who does a podcast specifically about bad Christian media, so my perspective is very skewed, I think it is??

While a lot of original Veggie Tales programming focused on stories from the Old Testament, a text notorious for archaic restrictions and verses that prop up Christian homophobes today, the actual messages those episodes told were almost always able to be boiled down to a simple message for kids: Don’t tell lies, be kind to everyone, your parents are generally trying to help you etc. The characters fall into easy to understand archetypes, but pretty often even the bad guys are able to be redeemed, which seems very important to stress if you’re trying to teach kids about Christianity?

You can make an argument for Tolkien or CS Lewis being classics of Christian storytelling, but they fall into the same trap that early Christians did when they invented the concept of Satan (Satan’s not real btw, but that’s a different blog): They created antagonists who were utterly unrepentant, totally evil, and motivated only by their own greed. And while there are terrible folks out there in the world, I feel, as a whole Christian media should always allow for the possibility of redemption. It’s kind of their whole thing!

Big Idea Entertainment declared bankruptcy and was eventually absorbed into Dreamworks, and I think some questionable management decisions led to their downfall, but like... Have you seen Phil Vischer on Twitter? Successful Christian media personalities who aren’t virulent racists, homo/transphobes, or just general pieces of shit are rare.

Like most things in America, Evangelical Christianity got weaponized by the Republican Party (Reagan, yes, but also scum like James Dobson, Jim Bakker, and largest public restroom in Virginia Jerry Falwell Sr). It is genuinely difficult to find works of Christian media that don’t contain some sort of weird, anti-government, anti-gay, pro-Dominionist message. Even the Passion of the Christ, the most profitable Christian movie ever, is shot through with Gibson’s antisemitism. That Veggie Tales never even got close to that awful ideology puts it miles above any other contemporary Christian work. (You can make an argument for Prince of Egypt, but I’d say that story belongs more to Judaism as Christianity, and doesn’t really qualify).

#im happy to hear other arguments #but ive got nearly 90 episodes of bible boys under my belt #and let me tell you #the eps with good media are few and far between

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hausofmedici · 2 years

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Rookie Season

Part 1

You'd never felt nerves like you did waiting for those red lights to go out on the grid of your first Formula One race. You did your best to focus on the track ahead, batting away any intruding thoughts. It wasn't until you made it through the first turn, and then the first lap, that you felt the tension start to slowly dissipate from your body.

You finished the race in P12. Perhaps a points finish on your debut would have been ideal but you were pleased enough with seeing the chequered flag. Meanwhile, Daniel bought some points home for the team, making it to P7. McLaren had made it through the first weekend in one piece, and that was with a rookie onboard. All in all, it was a decent day for the team.

...

The next few weeks passed by in a blur, a constant loop of race weeks, debriefs and putting in the work ahead of the next one. And week by week you seemed to be performing consistently. Perhaps not quite where you wanted to be yet, but your race positions were more along the lines of Daniel's now - surely a good sign.

Italy, Portugal, Spain. Working together you both managed to get the best out of the current car and bring home points for the team. Your consistency and effort to work as part of a team was catching the paddock's attention. You were singling yourself out as one to watch. Maybe your success in other series wasn't just a blip. Maybe you could be proof that a woman can have a future in Formula One.

...

"Can you follow Daniel this week instead?"

You grinned back at the cameraman as you walked down the pit lane, towards the garage.

It was the week of the Monaco Grand Prix and the team had decided following you around during your first experience of Monaco in F1 would make a perfect episode of Unboxed. And you had to admit, it was a good idea but the pressure that you already felt this weekend said otherwise. After several good results the past few races you were riding high and boy did you want to replicate that in Monaco. It was widely regarded as a gem in the calendar and was notoriously hard to drive. If you could bring back points driving the tight-cornered street circuit then maybe your nerves could afford some time off.

"I'm the most nervous I've been probably since...well since race one. Monaco is kind of a big deal. That's what I've heard anyway."

You joke, trying to ease your anxiety as you sip from your papaya bottle.

Walking into the team garage, you weave your way through all the mechanics already hard at work, ahead of first practice. You greet them all politely as you make your way to the monitors at the side. You knew how important it was to have a team on your side that felt appreciated by their driver.

You'd never felt more thankful for the practice sessions. Three hours to learn the curves and bumps of Circuit de Monaco. Three hours to find what worked for you and what didn't on a track renowned as challenging. Three hours to discover the car's limit for the best result ahead of Sunday.

So you started off slowly on track, imprinting every corner in your mind, before building up some speed. The feedback in your ear was positive. You were putting in clean, consistent laps, each one better than the last. Seeing your name up there amongst the midfield - P7, sandwiched between Gasly and Alonso - you got out of the car feeling pretty satisfied. Here's to hoping you could replicate this and better for tomorrow's qualifying, you thought to yourself.

...

You grinned as you read from the card in your hand,

"Most likely to get a terrible tattoo.."

Immediately you hold up the paddle with your teammates face on with a slight laugh.

"I feel like you only have to look at Daniel...I'm not saying his tattoos are terrible, but I'm yet to get a tattoo so I just feel like the odds are on him."

Daniel laughs as you try to worm your way out of what initially sounded like an insult.

"Yeah, I'll take that." He admits.

It was Saturday morning and you were filming a video for the McLaren YouTube channel in the (very brief) spare time you had before qualifying.

So far the team pairing had been received well and fans were enjoying the way you bounced off one another. You had similar personalities, in that you both were high-spirited and up for a laugh.

"Most likely to eat pizza for breakfast." The Australian reads.

You tilt your head slightly, a sheepish look on your face as you turn the paddle to the side with your face on it.

"I mean, if it's so wrong then I don't want to be right."

Daniel also holds up the paddle with his face on, smiling.

"Everyone does it right? Just don't let our nutritionists see this." He jokes.

You grin as you read the final card from your right hand,

"Most likely to be first up at the karaoke machine."

You both quickly hold up the paddle showing Daniel's face with a chuckle.

"Obviously." You murmur.

"Yeah, I'm happy to make a fool out of myself when it comes to music. Although if you've heard this one in her driver's room preparing for a race..."

You're silent for a moment before your eyes widen slightly, catching up, "Wait, you can hear that?"

Daniel laughs, seeing the embarrassment on your face,

"Yeah, I think half the teams in the paddock can too."

You place the paddle over your face, chuckling,

"God that's so embarrassing. I apologise for the person that Taylor Swift's Reputation album makes me. I'm gonna have to change my pre-race ritual now."

...

You climbed into the car, ready to get out there. You positioned yourself comfortably, waiting as the mechanics double checked the car's setup around you.

"Okay, quick radio check Y/N, can you hear me?"

"Loud and clear." You said cheerfully.

"Perfect. Monaco's waiting for you."

Behind the visor, you grin,

"I'm ready for it."

...

Author's note: I was so pleased with the feedback from part 1 so as promised here's part 2! Thanks for reading! I have a few ideas coming up in another chapter or two's time for drama and some angst so stick around for that :)

Also I hope I have some fellow Swifties out there! If I was a driver I 100% think my pre-race song would be Ready For It.

cc: @mysticalnightenthusiast @lovingroscoee

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Chapter 1: Luffy vs. Karoo! Usopp Comes to Terms with his Feelings!

(episode 68/69)

It had been a couple days since the crew left Whisky Peak with Vivi, and so far, everything was smooth sailing. Until... "Oh!" Nami perked up while outside with Vivi, when the sails stopped moving. "The wind stopped again. "Just when we should be rushing straight for Little Garden, too. We're temporarily stopped again."

"Time is running out as we speak too," Vivi remarked.

"Don't worry," Nami assured, "I know we need to get to Alabasta as soon as possible, but-"

"Alright!" Luffy exclaimed enthusiastically. "Let's fish! Fish!" Karoo cheered with him, before they joined Usopp on the railing.

"Hey, anyone seen the bait?" Sanji asked around, and held up an empty bucket.

"Bait?" Luffy came over. "Oh, the stuff in there? I ate it."

"You ate it?!" All that was left for bait was a measly grub. "Those were bugs, you know!"

Luffy grabbed it out, and stuck it in his mouth. "Yeah? They taste good!"

"Don't eat stuff like that!" Usopp scolded.

"Now what?!" Sanji exclaimed angrily. "We can't fish, now that you've eaten our bait!"

"Use this, then!" Luffy held up a brown fuzzball.

"We can't catch anything with that!" Sanji yelled.

"Really We can't?" He pointed to Karoo. "Then how about him?"

"Oh, that sounds okay," Sanji obliged, to Karoo's terror.

He attempted to make a run for it, with Luffy and Sanji chasing after him around the mast. "Hey, you! Come here!"

"Get back here, bait!"

"Dammit, you guys!" Zoro yelled after having his nap interrupted by Karoo trampling him. "Knock it off!"

Nami sighed in exasperation. "But can't you guys be a little worried, at least?!" She scolded, making the chase stop.

Luffy had his arms around the duck's neck. "Worried about what?"

"Oh!" Sanji gushed. "Nami-san is lovely when she's angry too!"

She laid her hand on her forehead in frustration. "Honestly now!"

"But it's strange," Vivi commented, "For someone with a 30 million berry bounty, he doesn't seem that terrible of a person at all."

"Yeah, it might be hard to imagine, but he's beaten many big names. Arlong, the Fishman who was bent on ruling the East Blue; Pirate Fleet Commodore Don Krieg; Captain Kuro, an unknown pirate notorious for his cunning methods."

"You forgot one," Zoro reminded, "A Marine freak who wields a huge axe-hand."

"Oh! Axe-Hand Morgan!"

"Axe-Hand Morgan?" Vivi was surprised. "I've heard of him before. I heard he's a Marine captain who's feared in the East Blue for his overwhelming domination. You're saying he beat even him?!"

During the struggle to tie Karoo up, Luffy couldn't help but overhear. "Oh! The old axe-hand guy! That reminds me, I wonder what that guy with him is up to now." While he was distracted, Karoo managed to slip away. "I wonder if he's still at that Marine base."

"Who's "he"?" Nami asked.

"Yeah! His name's Koby! He's my friend!"

Venus descended from the bedroom, now in a new outfit with high plaits. "Hey Vivi, can I take Karoo for a short ride?"

"If he's okay with it, I am," Vivi grinned, "His reins and saddle are in the cabin.

"Okay, thanks! I'll ask him!" She trotted down the stairs, and grabbed them out; oblivious to the newly continuing struggle with the sniper, she approached the duck. "Karoo, can I ride for a little bit, please?"

Usopp became so distracted by her presence, he loosened his grip on their intended bait, allowing him time to slip away. "Okay, here we go. Tha- oh!" She managed to put his reins and saddle on him, but her gratitude was cut off by him frantically flipping her onto his back with his beak, resulting in her sitting backwards, and started running all around the ship to avoid the guys. "AAH!! Help!" She screamed through his quacking. "Vivi, help!"

"Karoo, slow down!" Vivi scolded, but went unnoticed. "She's sitting backwards!"

She struggled to hold on by his feathers, but managed to turn herself around, and pulled the reins back; she let out a sigh of relief when he slowed down. "Okay, I'm good now!" She beamed.

Luffy ran up to the sniper, and noticed the duck was gone. "Hey, where's our bait?"

"Venus-chan's riding Karoo," Usopp replied, and watched wistfully, as the ride slowed to a steady walk, "We'll wait until she's done."

"Agreed," Sanji nodded.

"But I'm hungry! I want fish!" Luffy whined. "And he's our only bait!"

"Well, whose fault is that?" Usopp sneered, and quickly returned to watching.

"Yeah, if you hadn't eaten our other bait, we would have fish by now," Sanji scolded.

Usopp quickly tuned them out, as he watched the young witch. The way the sun shined down on her green hair, and ivory skin; she sure was beautiful. "Hey, Ve-!!" He slapped his hand over Luffy's mouth, before she could notice him calling for her.

"Just let her finish!"

"Fine," He sulked, as Usopp returned to watching, er, more like admiring.

After a while of scaling the decks, and gazing at the ocean, Venus decided to end her joyride. "Okay Karoo, I'll let you rest now. Thanks for the ride." She began to lift one leg to disembark; but one look at Luffy's grin of anticipation made him throw her back on. "Oh! You want to keep going?" She giggled. "Okay then! Cool with me!"

Luffy sneered at him behind her back, as the ride continued. "She'll have to get off sometime, y'know."

"You like giving rides, huh?" Venus cooed, as she petted his feathers. "You're very good at it."

Usopp watched dreamily, with his elbow on the railing. "She's so sweet," He swooned, "And so cute."

Sanji smirked in his direction. "My friend, you truly have been bitten by the love bug."

"What? N-no, I haven't."

The cook rolled his eyes at Usopp's denial. "I was there to hear everything yesterday, dumbass. I won't tell Venus-chan, but I can tell you like her. Trust me; I'm an expert at these things."

"Sanji-"

"I know that look when I see it. You're smitten, and you know it, moron."

With a little hum, Usopp went back to admiring her silently. "You oughta be getting tired by now, so I'll let you go." Luffy grinned widely again, leading the duck to, yet again, hoist her back up. "Karoo!" She laughed. "We gotta stop sometime; I hate to tire you out."

Luffy sulked in frustration. "He's a clever bastard."

Later on, after a couple more attempts to end the ride, Venus was still at it. Involuntarily. No matter what, anytime she went to step down, he would force her back up. What was up with him? "Karoo, I'm getting hungry," She groaned, "Don't you need a break?"

Luffy glared daggers, as his stomach growled with famishment. When Karoo taunted him with akanbe, he had enough. "That's it! I'm not waiting any longer! Ride's over!" He stretched his arms forward, grabbed Karoo's legs, and yanked him over.

Unfortunately, he wasn't the only one suffering from his recklessness; Venus flew off of his back, and with a scream of terror, she fell into the ocean! "Idiot!!" Sanji shouted, as the sniper made a mad beeline to the railing where she had fallen. "She can't swim!!"

"Sorry!" Luffy called out while tying up the large duck.

"Venus-chan!!"

Zoro ran up, and stopped the sniper from jumping overboard. "Stay here! I'll get her!" He dove in, and seconds later, reemerged with the young witch, still conscious, over his shoulder. He wrung the water from his shirt, as she coughed and caught her breath. "Hey Luffy, quit being so reckless!"

"Don't worry, Venus!" Luffy successfully wrangled Karoo. "We'll have fish in no time!"

She glared at him, as she wrung out her braids, one at a time. "Great."

"Karoo!!" Vivi screamed in terror.

Sitting on the upper level ledge later that day, Usopp looked through a telescope out to the vast ocean. "Ah! I can see... a million Little Garden residents are out to greet Captain Usopp! The girls' high-pitched cheers, kisses being blown all over the place! Really, I'm so popular, that it's almost a crime. Don't fall in love with me, Mademoiselle; it's not my fault if you get burned."

Zoro grabbed an apple from the barrel, and walked away while taking a bite. "Are you stupid or what?"

"Stupid?!" Usopp began angrily kicking the wall. "Hey, I heard that, Zoro!"

"Cut it out!" Nami scolded from inside the cabin. "Keep it down, you guys!"

"Hey," Venus approached him curiously, "You see Little Garden already?"

"Not yet, Venus-chan," He grinned sheepishly, "Just predicting our arrival."

"Ah," She smirked, oblivious to his blushing, "Excited to get there, huh?"

"I-I suppose," He stammered nervously; and it wasn't just from the island's ominous possibilities. Venus looked so cute; her hair was in low twintails under a witch hat with a large bow. She was in a clean outfit after drying off from her former ocean plummet.

"No need to be scared," She assured, "I'll ward off anything that comes for you." She pumped her fist in determination.

He smiled down at her, as he set the telescope down. "Thanks, V." He then pumped out his chest with a proud smirk. "But Captain Usopp shall return the favor too!"

She giggled in her fingers. "Much appreciated, tough guy." She raised a brow when he peered into the window, but shot back up before anyone could see him. "Is Sanji almost done in there?"

"Possibly."

"Oh, cool!"

"Seriously..." After yelling at Usopp, Nami turned back to Vivi. "Sorry about that. So...?"

"Oh yeah, so it's like I was just saying," Vivi pointed to the map, "There aren't any islands, but it's easy to hit reefs due to elevated coral."

"I see. Thanks, that was helpful."

"You're welcome." She sniffed the air with a smile. "Wow, it smells good."

"Yeah," Nami agreed, as the witch joined them.

Sanji approached them with three platters each holding desserts for them. "Thanks for waiting. This is today's dessert, Tarte aux Poires. Bon appetit."

The girls, plus Usopp, admired his creations. "Wow! It looks delicious!" Nami and Vivi sneered at the intruder upon noticing his presence.

"Hey!" Venus grinned brightly at him.

"Yours is over there!" Sanji exclaimed angrily, pointing to his right.

"Hmm? Okay!" He ran to the platter with eagerness.

"Geez," He grumbled, then realized their captain was nowhere to be seen, "Hmm? Where's Luffy?"

"Oh, I asked him to draw water earlier," Nami replied, "Venus and I want to take a shower."

"Together?!" He beamed with excitement. Venus' eye widened at that; no way was she doing that! Not in a million years!

"No! Separately!" Nami snapped, then regained her composure. "I think he's at the water-drawing machine."

"No wonder he's been quiet." On cue, a huge quake rumbled all over the ship, startling Nami into spitting out her tea. "Or not."

"Ahhh, that scared me." Luffy emerged from the room. "That thing is dangerous!"

Everyone crowded outside to investigate. "What? What happened?" Nami asked.

"Ahh! Luffy!" Usopp exclaimed at the damaged exercise bike. "Why'd you have to break it?!"

"I was just trying to draw the water faster," Luffy defended himself, as he was pushed aside by the sniper.

"Oh, boy. The belt's been burned and broken."

"Yeah. I wonder what happened."

Nami jumped down behind him, and swung a punch to his head. "It's because of your ridiculous strength! Geez..."

"Can't it be fixed?" Vivi asked.

A disgruntled Usopp shut the door. "Well, we have to get materials from somewhere."

"Maybe Little Garden will have something?" Venus suggested.

Nami turned to Luffy with a sneer. "In any case, I probably shouldn't ask him to do anything. Usopp, could you get water from the other water-drawing machine for me?"

"Yeah..." Usopp brushed his hands off absently, before realizing what he just agreed to. "What?! Nami! Have you ever considered doing it yourself?!"

Luffy perked up at a certain scene wafting in the air, and looked at the upper deck. "I smell food!"

"And you," Usopp leaned in to the captain's face, "Show a little more remorse!"

"I'm sorry. But there's another one, so what's the big deal?"

"Saying something like that shows you're not sorry!"

"Shut up! I can't sleep!" Zoro complained.

Vivi noticed something up in the sky. "Nami-san, look."

Nami looked up to see a seagull perched on the mast. "Oh, the newspaper courier." It swooped down to deliver the paper, before flying off.

"That stupid Nami," Usopp grumbled, as he pedaled the water machine still intact under the right-side stairs, "Making me do all the hard work."

He looked up when a short-statured, hat-wearing shadow was cast in from outside. Venus. "How're you doing in here?" She asked genuinely.

"Been better," He mumbled, "Why do I get roped into these things?"

She rolled her eye in distaste, and leaned on the doorframe. "Nami's just lazy."

"Yeah. Not much we can do to change that."

"Do you want to take a break? I can cover for you."

"Oh, I couldn't ask for that," He nervously turned her down.

She frowned with sympathy. "Are you sure? I hate that you're having to do it all."

"It's fine, really," He assured, "I don't like it, but it's the way it is. Really, I'm fine." The last thing he wanted was for Nami to tear into her. And for what? For defending him out of her kind soul? If he had to exhaust himself working the water to keep Venus from suffering the brunt of Nami's wrath, then so be it.

"Well, if you're really sure," She reluctantly gave in, "I'm gonna go eat. I'll come back later, though."

"Thanks." After nodding, she walked off to join the others.

He smiled to himself through his pedaling.

She was so sweet.

By now, everyone, sans Usopp, was gathered in the kitchen. "At any rate, I can't believe they deliver the morning paper at snack time," Nami remarked, paying no mind to Venus' stink eye.

"That can't be helped, since we're traveling in the Grand Line," Vivi pointed out, "We should feel lucky that we still get news."

"I guess you're right," Nami smiled sheepishly. As she read, she tensed up at one particular thing.

"Did something catch your eye?" Vivi asked.

"What? Ah, no, not really," She tried to hide the story she was reading.

"I see." Nami expected her to press on for more information, but to her relief, that didn't happen.

However... "Ah!" A full-cheeked Luffy leaned into her personal space.

"Wh-what is it?"

"Here! Zoro, look!"

"Hm?" He looked up from sipping his tea.

"What? This is just a picture of the Marines."

"Yeah, but the guy in this picture isn't just anyone." Luffy pointed to a photo featuring two young recruits hugging each other in fear.

Zoro perked up at that. "Hm? Hey, it's Koby!"

"See?!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly.

"Koby...? That friend you were talking about the other day?" Nami asked.

"Yep! So what does it say?"

"What does it say? Let's see," She looked closely, "Vice-Admiral Garp's warship has arrived at Marine headquarters. The picture was taken right after they crossed over Reverse Mountain. Just as expected, Vice-Admiral Garp had a relaxed, imposed look; however, there were some young Marines whose faces were frozen with fear."

"Whoa... so Koby has entered the Grand Line," Luffy remarked.

"It said Marine headquarters," Zoro pointed out, "Not so bad."

"No matter what people say, he's a man who'll be a Marine mayor."

"Why would he want to become a mayor? Officer! A Marine Officer!"

"Yeah, that's the one."

"I see... so he's trying hard too."

"Be right back," Venus exited the room, smuggling some food on her platter, and made a beeline for the water work bike. She wasn't that hungry anyway, and Usopp needed to eat. She arrived at where he was, and tapped on the doorframe. "Knock-knock."

"Venus-chan?"

"Here, I brought you lunch."

"Oh, thanks," He smiled through his sweaty work, "I didn't think Sanji made anything for me, considering I'm still in here."

She glanced down at the food in her hands. "Well, he didn't," She confessed, "This is part of mine."

"What?! But I couldn't-!"

"You need to keep your strength," She gently lectured, as she entered the room, "And one of the best ways is to eat. You can't skip meals with this task." She held the tray between the handlebars. "It'll help you. Please?"

He sighed, and felt himself cave. "Okay, if you really insist. Thanks, V." He finally stopped pedaling, and began helping himself.

"I do appreciate you providing water," Venus said.

"Well, it's a pleasure." 'Providing for you,' he added mentally, as he ate.

That night, Nami was unable to sleep, so with the newspaper in hand, she sneaked out of bed, and tiptoed past Vivi. She shuddered at Venus, hair down and nightgown-clad, deeply asleep with Burton laid out on her scalp. Why did she have to have a tarantula, of all things? And why couldn't she keep him in his cage? Shaking her head, she quietly stashed the newspaper in a drawer, and turned to a sleeping Vivi. She only hoped they wouldn't get to Alabasta too late.

"Alright! Let's go!!" Luffy exclaimed... in his sleep. The boys were sprawled out in fishnet hammocks, all in deep slumber. "Little Garden..."

"Yeah!" Usopp, Zoro, and Sanji cheered in their sleep.

Just then, Usopp's mind started to wander from their destination, to one of his crewmates.

Venus.

More specifically, like last night, the realization he had about her recently, when leaving Whisky Peak.

"You have a crush on her!!"

"SHH!! I do not!"

"Do too! It's cute!"

"It's not cute!"

"Everyone can see it."

"Does your heart flutter around her?"

"Well, y-yeah, but-"

"And you find her cute?

"Yes, but-"

"You want to be around her all the time?"

"Yes, now let's-"

"You want to hold her? Kiss her?"

"... W-well-"

"Ha! That settles it!"

He then started to think about yesterday; the exchanges between them where her consideration for him shone through.

"Excited to get there, huh?"

"I-I suppose."

"No need to be scared. I'll scare off anything that comes for you."

"Thanks, V. But Captain Usopp shall return the favor too!"

"Much appreciated, tough guy."

"Do you want to take a break? I can cover for you."

"Oh, I couldn't ask for that."

"Are you sure? I hate that you're having to do it all."

"Here, I brought you lunch."

"Oh, thanks. I didn't think Sanji made anything for me, considering I'm still in here."

"Well, he didn't. This is part of mine."

"What?! But I couldn't-!"

"You need to keep your strength. And one of the best ways is to eat. You can't skip meals with this task. It'll help you. Please?"

"Okay, if you really insist. Thanks, V."

"I do appreciate you providing water."

Oh yeah.

It was true.

Last night, he tried to push the possibility away, but there was no denying it.

He definitely has a crush on her.

#magical straw hat #i used the brief shp scenes from the koby-meppo episodes and filled in the gaps #so with minor exceptions i came up with it all #in case it sucks #one piece #one piece oc #tempeste g. venus #little garden #little garden arc #diary of koby-meppo

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deadwardianpoltergeist · 1 year

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basic premise of the upbringing of my AU turtles

splinter(who is the late yoshi’s lost pet rat) is mutated with only mikey, raph, and leo initially

leatherhead, who is sleeping nearby, is splashed by mutagen as well

mikey, being notoriously easily distracted(somebody should put that infant on a leash) wanders over to leatherhead, who wakes up, panicked

in the panic splinter is left having to chase the startled raph and leo, and when he comes back for mikey both her and leatherhead are gone

splinter tries it’s best to juggle raising his new kids well and looking for mikey(to little avail)

leo is worried, but is a little kid who cares more about attention from splints than a sibling he barely remembers

raph is very stressed out by the anxiety splinter shows constantly worrying about mikey. of course, she’s like three, so his thoughts go along the lines of “if I get a new sibling then he’ll stop being so distressed and stay home” (she hates seeing his dad like this, the guilt, the misery, and splinter doesn’t fully realize how much his misery is affecting the two kids it still has)

raph has basic knowledge of how he exists, with the mutagen. splinter often comes back from its searches with canisters he stashes away so they can’t wreak more havoc.

so, raph steals a canister while splinter is away

she finds a (common snapping turtle) nest in one of the farther areas of the sewers

he grabs one of the eggs and opens the canister(this shit is an irresponsible biohazard nobody babyproofed it) and mutates his new unborn sibling(and also said siblings bio mom but that’s not important right now)

the young raphael’s plan kind of works actually??

well, splinter definitely spends more time on the kids he lives with now, though he’s still awfully stressed, the amount of grey hair would make one of those beauty gurus obsessed with youth drop dead on the spot(and not just because he’s a mutant rat)

donnie and raph are very close, but donnie’s mutation inflicts a similar guilt to what splinter feels about losing mikey on raph

donnie would probably have some turtle fibromyalgia without the mutagen, and it would probably be a lot worse to live with as a wild baby trying to make it alone in the sewers on new york, but raph doesn’t know that

he thinks she did this, caused this pain for donnie, and she feels terrible about it

but she’s smart, he notices as the years pass that splinter and leo coddling don just makes them miserable, so she tries his best to push a lot of her worries about it to the side

eventually they’re best friends

leon is very much Splinter Jr, as he always is, and also is OBSSESED with astronomy(not to be confused with star signs)

he’s a pretty stressed little guy but out of everyone he’s the most chill at this young stage(wish I could say he’s as carefree later in life but it’s leonardo let’s be fr)

meanwhile, leatherhead has been raising mikey in a different part of the sewers. and yes, leatherhead is a very compassionate parent and they try very hard, but he’s not especially mentally stable. he gets better, and mikey helps them a lot, but no amount of guilt and anguish he feels about having mikey witness him having these horrible episodes will stop them. LH never asked to be a parent, but he didn’t see splinter when they got mutated, and mikey barely recalls. there’s nothing else he can do, they feel trapped

anyways basic overview there’s so much more and I 100% should have it written down more in depth(maybe on ao3? though I do have a couple more things to figure out) but here’s the early childhood of the turtles(under 10 years old)

#somebody’s probably going to come after me for the quote on quote forced representation #but like what’s the point of writing if there’s no learning or teaching happening #maybe it’s the autism but that’s my philosophy #learning and then sharing that knowledge #also representation is super important #even if it is just going to be some silly ao3 story #tmnt #tmnt au #turtle tots #leatherhead #master splinter #hamato leonardo #hamato raphael #hamato michelangelo #hamato donatello

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wastelandimperiatrix · 1 year

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I’ve been wanting to make this post for years now. It’s never easy admitting the past, nor your own part in it. But I suppose it’s finally time to be honest, and to tell my own side of this deeply, deeply fucked up story.

Not gonna lie, I’ve been terrified of writing this out, not only for my own safety – but also for the safety and peace of the people I love and care deeply about. I didn’t want any harm to come to anyone, and I sought to protect myself in the process.

I was part of the Gallifreyan Tradition Society, the notorious Doctor Who cult. There was also a time where I was the face of the cult – President Romana, who burned out after 3 months and ran.

I didn’t join the Gallifreyan Tradition officially, until late 2016. I was living with my parents at the time, and was with my (long distance, at the time) partner. But I had known it’s leader, Cass since at least 2014/15. We talked a lot back then about fictionkin, otherkin, and other things. They had initially invited me to join, but I had declined at first, wanting to keep a distance (I am for the most part a very private person).

There’s a lot of tangled memories, and a lot of memory loss regarding the situation. I was introduced to (REDACTED), a younger member who had claimed to have been my son in a past life, the son of Romanadvoratrelundar, and the Doctor. We became very close, but I couldn’t always be there for him, and Cass frequently used that bond to guilt me. I kept my distance for my own safety, and out of the blue one day, he messaged me saying that Cass, her partner Tau? and a few others??? were pissed off at me, which was confusing as I didn't really know what was going on.

During that time in my life, I was going through my first round of intense EMDR trauma therapy, and this would lead to learning that I am plural. This was an incredibly difficult time in my life, where I had ended up dropping out of high school due to the pressure, as well as dealing with law enforcement. I’d rather keep the details private – suffice to say, it was hell on earth for us.

2016, after moving to a new town, having my life uprooted and displaced, I joined the Gallifreyan Tradition. I was welcomed with open arms. In those days, it was small – almost too small. It felt like a friend group at first, with everyone having one thing in common – we were fictionkin, or otherwise.

(Side note, I no longer identify as fictionkin, or in the otherkin community, what I DO identify as, is not anyone public's business, and as such, I would rather people refrain from assigning any labels to me)

After a few weeks, I was invited to sit in on the Council – a group of tight knit people, who oversaw the whole chat group. I accepted, because at the time I had no one, and they were usually awake during the hours I was awake (I had been working night-shift at the time).

This time period is a bit of a blur, but around May 2017, I was kicked out of my parents home, and was effectively jobless, as well as homeless. I fled town, and went to stay with my partner, a couple hours away.

During this time period, I had become more embroiled into the cult, and my responsibilities were growing. I was assumed to take part in more official meetings, and during this time period, Cass had given the presidency over to HIY. They weren’t happy about it though, and my partner and I were frequently involved in their vent sessions, and I had supported them as much as I could at the time.

Cass had been telling me about wanting to cast out HIY from GT, saying that they were a terrible influence, and that they weren't doing anything right, they were a horrible person, etc. Which, seemed deeply confusing, as I didn’t understand why they nominated them to be President in the first place if they had such strong negative feelings about them.

My mental health was in a severe decline during this time, and I had been having episodes of psychosis, dissociation, and dissociative amnesia. I had become even more in over my head. Around October, I had attempted suicide, and had to be revived in hospital, and came home a few days later Cass had messaged my partner with a lot of 'concern' during the situation.

When I had come home, I was bed bound for weeks. During the time I was bed bound, I was incredibly weak and in and out of consciousness rapidly. My partner was caring for me at the time, and I don't remember much. This is when Cass...coerced? me into challenging HIY for the Presidency. Which I did, and won. HIY left, and I was at the helm barely recovered from a severe overdose. I wouldn’t fully recover until around February of 2018.

Cass assured me that I could do nothing wrong, that I was meant to be President, and that I would bring a new "golden age" into GT. I will say that I was happy and proud to be President, it made me feel like I could do something good for the world, and myself. I had tried to hone in on more fandom oriented group related things, like a compilation zine, more community events like watch alongs, and card games. I was online all the time, making sure everyone was alright, running the server, making sure everyone met for council, etc. I had some past experience with server modding, so it wasn't too bad in the beginning, but the real hand behind everything was still Cass. Always Cass. I now suspect they chose me to take over the Presidency because I was easier to manipulate than HIY.

Then trouble came, in early January Cassandra messaged the Council, alerting them to the fact that HIY was 'stealing' their art. This came just after I had proposed a treaty between the two groups, in hopes of uniting them (and at least quashing the beef between us) I never understood it in the first place. There was to be a chat with all of us, but Cass had riled me up into an angry frenzy thinking that we had been done the severest dirty, that was as bad as treason. The chat came, and I couldn't even think straight and ended up leaving in a rage. I collapsed after this from stress. It felt like a farce.

My duties were lessened, due to my weak constitution, and I have barely any memory of anything that went on at this time. It was January. After a few weeks, my partner and I left their parent’s house, as it wasn’t safe for us, with my mental and physical health deteriorating severely, I couldn’t work anymore. We went to stay with my aunt, on the condition that we would be out of her house in 3 months while we prepared to get a place of our own, jobs, basically starting our life.

This made it impossible for me to handle the responsibility of being President, and Cass had begun to get frustrated with me, as I was a lot busier with my time, and couldn't devote my all to GT anymore.

So I resigned, it was an easy choice for me. I was burnt out, homeless, unsteady, and recovering from a lot of abuse (and regaining repressed memories) I named (CENSORED) my successor, and left with my partner in tow. I was also upset with Cass at the time, because they had called me a "New Age Self-Help Guru" for telling them that their art won't improve unless they practice consistently, and that a positive mindset is important for recovery. They never apologized to me for this, they pretty much ghosted me, refused to acknowledge the work I had done for GT, despite all the shit and pain I had gone through for years at that point.

And that’s my part in this. It feels good to finally get it off my chest, and I hope through this I can finally move on – I’ve been afraid for years, due to the amount of harassment I witnessed – I feared that I would be on the receiving end of it myself. At this point, I’m trying to move on – to heal, to learn, and to grow. I hope that with this, I can finally let go of this fucking awful period of my life.

If I had hurt you during my time in the Gallifreyan Tradition, I am sorry. If you knew me back then, you would know that I tried so fucking hard. I wanted to be there for everyone, but I couldn’t even be there for myself, I hope you can forgive my actions, my absence, and my cowardice. I am learning to forgive them in myself.

If you have any questions, I can try to answer them, but I can’t promise anything coherent, as I said I do have a lot of memory gaps from this time. I will not answer any questions as to my identity, nor anything related to fictionkin, otherkin, or plurality. My experiences are purely my own and I wish to keep it that way.

#romana txt

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spacevixenmusic · 9 months

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I wanna see TERFs react to classic kids cartoon with those stock "Girl Power" episodes. Specifically when obligatory femininity is eschewed for doing things expected of boys traditionally.

Maaaaaaybe they'd go too far in dismissing what is "women's work" but the message was well-intended enough.

Forget Blazing Saddles.

You couldn't make "She's The Man" today about a girl disguised as a guy for college.

You couldn't make "Ouran High School Host Club" about a girl having to pay a rich debt by being a pretty boy entertaining girls.

Hell, even "guy dresses in drag as a joke" would get raked over the coals over the implication of gender being that fluid.

Honestly, "you couldn't make a show like ____ today" is a terrible ideology, because 90% of the time it's in reference to something that almost didn't get made back in its own day either. Blazing Saddles was notoriously hated by studio executives at the time, and Mel Brooks has stated in multiple interviews that they asked him to cut or re-shoot MOST of the film, including the bone-headed suggestion of recasting Sheriff Bart with a white actor instead. It was due to sheer bull-headed determination and out-of-pocket backing that movies like that got made back in their day, and that goes DOUBLE for things now.

I don't need to see TERFs react to the classics. I already know exactly how they would. You can show them any piece of media from the long, LONG running history of genderfuckery in the media and it won't blow or change their minds at all. They'll talk around it, they'll vilify it, they'll double down on the most ridiculous moon logic you've ever heard in your life. "You couldn't make a show like this today" only matters if you care about what TERFs will think and say about it.

And buddy, I don't. I've got better things to do than worry about what a bunch of regressive bootlicking fools have to say.

Anyway, here's a gif of Jake the Dog effortlessly transforming between snail genders for no apparent reason.

#matt0044 #they didn't realize the Femme Fatale episode of Powerpuff Girls was about them and why they are the villains

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campcrystal-lake · 8 months

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Game of Thrones and How I Met Your Mother both having their reputations sullied by their notoriously terrible endings plays into my theory that any show centered around one question (i.e. “Who will take the throne?” or “Who does Ted end up with?”) NEEDS to stick the landing more than any other type of show because if they don’t then they will go down in history as “that show with the terrible ending.”

It’s not like GOT and HIMYM are the FIRST shows with bad endings, but the endings were specifically bad because they spent years building up to an answer to their central question that ultimately wasn’t satisfying. I can happily rewatch a show like The Office knowing full well that the latter seasons suck because the stuff I like isn’t affected by those seasons- I can easily ignore their existence and have a good time. Rewatching How I Met Your Mother, on the other hand, is frustrating because the show is entirely centered around who the mother is; it comes up in nearly every episode and essentially sullies them entirely because I know that question isn’t answered satisfactorily.

#theres a fight over at the morgue

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The mideseason finale makes me think that knowing who writes/directs an episode does not really factor into whether the episode will be good or bad anymore, except for those who are notoriously bad at their job (*cough*NADIA*cough*). When you (gen.) prioritize making false incentives rather than thinking up a plot, you know your own work is bad. Now I'm not sure if Juan and Bradley being here around midseason premiere will be anything worth celebrating if they're given bad materials from their superiors because let's not mice the words, Andrew's work at 6x08 is terrible.

NGL I'm still mad over KR saying she'd write a musical episode so that she doesn't have to work. This and the clearly deceptive promo picture releases they have been doing is so infuriating. For the record, I'm still blaming Tim for leaving the show under KR's "care," but whether she has always been meant to be a scapegoat from the start or not, it doesn't diminish the fact that she's done an increasingly terrible job.

First, Nadia may not be my favorite writer, but I still think she showed promise in her early episodes.

Pinned had Michael pondering a future where he isn't around for his kids, especially Harry, who was only 10 when Michael's tumor was discovered. Eddie told Chim "Tomorrow isn't promised...so if you love [Maddie], tell her." Which Chimney did. Then Madney were able to work together to save the woman at the restaurant during their date. The ending set up the hostage situation at dispatch, which Nadia also wrote. I don't think many had complaints about that episode unless they don't care for dispatch-centric plots. 9-1-1, What's Your Grievance? had great work all around during the Buckley family "reunion". A mother people wanted to cuss out. A worried sister. A heartbroken son. And there was a bit of humor to be found re: Chim knowing the secret about Daniel and struggling to keep it to himself. Once it got to 4x11 and having to put TayKay front and center...idk, man. The quality went downhill. (Maybe because her strength is writing for Maddie?) The "Josh Begins" story wasn't awful, IMO, but was received poorly because Josh is a secondary character - as in, 'why are we spending time on this guy's background?' - that is *not* loved by everyone. If it was a story about Linda...probably a different reaction because fandom finds her more likeable. (Let's not forget that Kristen helped co-write that one! So she was on board with, if not suggested, Josh getting the spotlight!) The fact that it happened during an episode where BT was unavoidable...not helpful. People focused on that more than anything no matter whether they were applauding TayKay's "good looks" or cursing the show for bringing her back again. (Now that I've got that out of the way...) IA with you that knowing who the writer is/writers are doesn't hold as much weight as in previous seasons. We might be able to get an idea of what an episode will involve, but since Kristen's visions and the fandom's are miles apart, there's no guarantee that the final product will resonate. TBH, though I enjoyed the Eddie and Athena "detective work" the week before in Cursed, having an entire episode dedicated to one character that has no relation to anybody took me out of the story during the original airing. Taylor should have been given more to work with. (Sometimes running an expensive show is the opposite of a good thing. Gotta cut corners whenever possible.)

#anonymous #tina speaks #tv: 911 #tv: 9-1-1

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carmypen · 2 years

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I’m a little more than halfway through OOO now, and I wanted to do a little write up of some of my thoughts that I haven’t already put in other posts, so here it is!

I am completely and utterly amazed at how good this show actually is. When I rewatch an old show, especially a show that I have a lot of nostalgia for, I usually try to keep my expectations low (and that goes double for a show where I’m not the target audience). However, OOO, somehow manages to almost be better than I remember it. A big part of that is I’m watching it now knowing how the show ends, and I can clearly see how much foreshadowing there was. Stuff like Eiji and the purple Medals or Date knowing who Eiji is are brought up pretty early and continue to get hinted at throughout the show. One really big example is Ankh mentioning in EPISODE 2, that he can taste things now. It seems like a completely innocent, throwaway line, but when you know what’s revealed later about the Greeed it just hits you right in the heart ;__;

I was a bit surprised at how much I had forgotten about the show, but that made rediscovering those things kind of fun. One major thing is Eiji having that I’m-pretending-to-be-stupid-but-I’m-actually-two-steps-ahead-of-everyone aspect of his personality. It’s a trait that makes him into a really entertaining main character.

Speaking of characters, the big stand out for me this time around is Gotou. I didn’t notice him as much the first time because he’s a lot less flamboyant compared to the rest of the cast, but now I really love his character. It’s cool how he starts off bitter and entitled, but then when he has the opportunity to get what he wants (being Birth) he turns it down because he has to stick to his morals. Then he goes through a dark, hopeless period before working his way up to finally becoming Birth. It’s just such a great little character arc, I can’t wait to see it all.

Also (and I probably forgot this because OOO was my first Kamen Rider show and I didn’t know any different) it is very amusing to see some of the characters fight Greeed/Yummies with real life weapons. Like, Gotou whipping out a rocket launcher or Satonaka dual wielding handguns when she shows up to bring the final core medal for TaJaDor’s debut.

We cannot talk about OOO without talking about the one and only notorious birdman himself. I remember when I first watched OOO I felt like Ankh was the kind of character I would have created when I was in middle school. Having rewatched a good chunk of the show now, I can say that I agree with past-me 100 percent. Ankh is, like, the perfect blorbo. If you opened the dictionary and looked up “blorbo” there would be a picture of Ankh, and he would be looking very pretty in it. He’s like if a group of top blorbo scientist gathered together and decided to build the perfect blorbo with the most blorbo-y of blorbo traits. All with the main goal to blorbo-ify the entire world.

With that being said, Ankh is also absolutely terrible. And I love it. I remember him being pretty selfish, and I was preparing for the fact that I probably had a nicer, fanon-ified version of him in my head, but, woooow I was not quite ready. Still, it makes the show just that more enjoyable. He stirs up a lot of drama and it’s great.

For a quick aside, it’s also been neat to go down the Internet rabbit hole and see how many other roles Miura Ryosuke has had in the last few years. It looks like he found his niche in musical theater, and has been involved in a lot of anime-to-stage adaptations (did you know there’s a Fist of the North Star musical? I sure didn’t!). The Black Butler fandom seems to have embraced him, and I hope the JJK fandom enjoys him as their stage Gojo.

Finally, I don’t have too much to say about him, but I absolutely love Date. I couldn’t wait to get to his episodes, and all of his focus episodes (the Kendo girl eps, the LOVE-LOVE-LOVE combo eps) have been my favorites so far. He’s so much fun.

Overall, I’m so glad that I decided to rewatch the show. I was kind of hesitant because it’s hard for me to watch TV shows these days ( and I’m still rewatching Zexal), but it’s been so wonderful to re-experience OOO again, especially after what a gut punch the 10th anniversary movie was. I can’t wait to watch the rest!

#kamen rider ooo #the great ooo 10 year rewatch #will be a little while before I can pick up the show again #I'm on vacation right now

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It makes my head hurt: Analyzing terrible records management in "Tangled"

As I said on Twitter, when I posted these images (which I've combined here for your benefit), "Rapunzel, I know you love Cass, but can you organize your scrolls, books, and artifacts (?) correctly? 'Cause this looks really bad. What's your organizational system here? Stuff is gonna get lost, I guarantee it."

Ever thought, what would happen if you stuck a bunch of valuable scrolls in a wall, inside a big hallowed out tree, and left them there for thousands of years? Well, the Tangled animated series, called Tangled: The Series and Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure beat you to it, ha. The records management in this series really makes my head hurt. When re-watching this series I wondered, again, where the archivists, or librarians, are. I held out some hope, however little, that they re-organized records and hired some archivists. In this post, I'll review notoriously awful records management in this animated series, focusing on two episodes, connecting to actual preservation of scrolls, and other paper documents, by archivists, conservators, and others, and information about trees, especially dead ones, to give further context.

This post was originally published on WordPress on Apr. 12, 2023

In the past, I've noted how the abandoned scrolls inside a tree shown in the episodes "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" and "Islands Apart", which are organized but no archivist is in sight. [1] These scrolls are sitting around a tree, and there seems to be no set organization system, and writing that "sticking scrolls in random wall slots doesn't seem like a good organizational system". I've also pointed out that a well-educated man named Ricky Roxburgh, with a degree from SUNY Albany, wrote episodes for the The Ghost and Molly McGee and the aforementioned Tangled series, both of which contributed to perpetuation of archives stereotypes! Beyond that, the scrolls themselves clearly have value, as there are incantations written on them, but are still within a tree in what could be called scroll boxes, specifically the Great Tree, rather than in a library or an archive.

Specifically, the scrolls, in the episode, [2] are deserted and clearly untended. In the episode it is revealed that it has been millennia since the tree was a sentient being, then corrupted by evil sorcerer Zhan Tiri, and then put in a sort of stasis by Lord Demantius who stopped the magic of the tree by using an enchanted spear. Considering that Demantius used magic and science to build machines, capturing evil spirits almost like the ghostbusters, perhaps he installed these scroll boxes? Anyway, by the Rapunzel (Raps), Cassandra (Cass), and their compatriots arrive there, no one is there to help them. No one warns Raps to not use an incantation which unleashes death and decay to anyone around it, and changes her "seventy-feet long hair from blonde to black, and her eyes from green to black"! This incantation almost kills her, and she is only helped/saved by her friend, Cass.

There is more to the scrolls than this. Not only is there a scroll for ancient, and magical, spell that grants "miraculous, life/light-based powers to heal minor injuries and even return those to life" which can only be activated by singing it, but there are many other scrolls. Presumably, all these scrolls are other incantations. This spell is more directly associated with Raps (Mandy Moore), who is the manifestation of the Sundrop Flower, while the other spell I mentioned in the previous paragraph is associated with the Moonstone.

So many disorganized scrolls, which I noted on Twitter. But, why? And who put the scrolls there? This is never answered.

These scrolls are put in an even worse position when the tree, a magical and ancient place, collapses after Raps uses the death and decay spell. However, this room makes a reappearance later in the series. At the end of the episode "Islands Apart", Cass (Eden Espinosa) and the evil blue fairy, the Enchanted Girl (a manifestation of Zhan Tiri) visit the tree looking for scrolls in hopes of unlocking the Moonstone's full powers, but find these scrolls have been destroyed. It is then that the Enchanted Girl mentions the Demanitus Scroll, and Cass realizes she needs to go to Corona to retrieve it. At the same time, neither of these characters seem to care about the scrolls, which are in worse shape, lying scattered across the ground due to the tree's collapse.

The aforementioned Demanitius Scroll has an important role in the series, as it is an ancient parchment which outlines the abilities of the Sundrop and Moonstone, giving "instructions of how to wield a supreme power of unknown heavenly origin". The scroll, written by Demanitus, was later ripped apart and hidden in different parts, since the valuable document would be dangerous if it fell into the "wrong hands". Raps goes on a quest to find the missing pieces in the show's second season, along with her companions. The scroll, in the right hands, however, can be "used for good". It is later examined, in the episode "Cassandra's Revenge", by Varian (Jeremy Jordan), who finds a third incantation, allowing Cass to "control the Moonstone and create a fortress" in the place where Raps had been imprisoned in the infamous tower. He later finds another incantation and transcribes it before the scroll is destroyed, allowing Raps to "recite it and unlock the full powers of the reborn Sundrop Flower".

With this summary of what happened in the two episodes, from which I excluded some details so as to make sure it was not too long, it brings me to preservation of actual paper documents by archives and other institutions. Sometimes loose items, like a map or brochure can be repaired with "conservation-grade double-sided tape" but there's also pamphlet binds, repair of pages with heat-set tissue, and inside hinges. At other times, new spines are added to books, while original and damaged ones are removed. There are specific and specialty conservator labs, with repairs to documents by conservators, reference staff, and others with experience with rare materials or even interns with work at libraries and archives. [3]

The Library of Congress (LOC) has a whole division that focuses on this, called the Preservation Research and Testing Division or PRTD, which works with the Conservation Division, as preservation is a major priority for the library. The PRTD, which undertakes research to "advance and support Library preservation", even has a pigment reference collection used to "gain historical understanding and scientific information about the materials." The division often has projects which evaluate "condition of fragile and damaged items and proposing preservation actions". There are also machines, like the BC100 which takes extensive photos of "brittle books and newspapers for archival purposes." [4] Imagine if something like that was used on any of the scrolls inside the Great Tree or the Demanitius Scroll? Both would need to have restricted access if anything equivalent to them existed in archival collections, with extensive conservation care.

Two scrolls from the Dead Sea Scrolls lie at their location in the Qumran Caves before being removed for scholarly examination by archaeologists. Original image on Wikimedia, reprinting an image from an 1959 Israeli book.

This is another way that the Great Tree is a terrible place to store documents. What kind of ways does the tree "properly manage temperature, humidity, and other conditions" which can prevent "damage to materials" [5]? If that isn't enough, there are no organization of the scrolls. There is no method shown for protection of fragile and vulnerable items, i.e. the scrolls. The scroll boxes, as they could be called, are nothing akin to boxes used by LOC to store valuable records, nor any stabilization statements or deacidification conservation treatments. The latter can be used on records like older comic books, for example. There are further issues if the paper is acidic, and yellows over time, as it can decompose more, and faster, than neutral paper. None of this was considered by whoever put the scrolls in boxes, of sorts, within the tree. [6]

The LOC also notes that paper of a good quality which is "stored in good conditions," i.e. cooler temperatures with 30-40% relative humidity can last a long time, perhaps "even hundreds of years." Is this the case with the tree? Well, another paper from LOC adds this:

"Good storage significantly prolongs the preservation of paper materials and includes…A cool (room temperature or below), relatively dry (about 35% relative humidity), clean, and stable environment (avoid attics, basements, and other locations with high risk of leaks and environmental extremes)…Minimal exposure to all kinds of light; no exposure to direct or intense light…Distance from radiators and vents…Supportive protective enclosures*…Unfolded and flat or rolled storage for oversized papers[, and] individual/isolated storage of acidic papers to prevent acids from migrating into the other works on paper…Supportive protective enclosures include…document boxes…and polyester film sleeves that are stiff enough to adequately support the paper(s) within"

Now, it has been shown that trees across the world strive to "maintain a near-constant temperature of 70 degrees in their leaves". It has also been shown that trees can have a cooling effect. But what about inside a hollow tree? Can it still regulate its own temperature? They can regulate their own internal temperature and have homeostatis, i.e. keeping temperatures "mostly stable no matter what's going on outside", although they regulate temperatures more with leaves.

In some ways they can. In fact, a 2016 study by Chris O'Connell and Gunnar Keppel in Wildlife Biology, an open-access, and high-quality, scientific journal, stated that tree hollows can be crucial habitats for fauna and even buffering "ambient environmental conditions". This means that these hollows can provide stable microclimates, even "maintaining lower temperatures and higher humidity during the day and higher temperatures and lower humidity during the night." However, the Great Tree in Tangled is dead, and tree hollows are a cavity in a living tree, as the tree was a living organism, but became dead over time. Instead, the tree is almost equivalent, in some ways, to coarse woody debris or large woody debris.

More than that, dead tress, generally, can be teeming with life, playing a vital role in "lifecycles of hundreds of species of wildlife, providing a place to nest, rest, eat and grow". They can provide excellent habitats, benefit the environment, shelter, regenerate soil, or provide additional resources to an ecosystem. [7] This is clear from the aforementioned "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" episode, where the inside of the tree is teeming with life. However, by the "Islands Apart" episode, this is likely no longer the case, especially due to effects from Raps' death and dying spell, although the tree would continue its decomposition into the ground around it, but perhaps faster than before.

This article took a direction I did not originally plan for when I started writing it, but that made it all the more fascinating! I am no expert in trees, nor in preservation (or conservation) of documents, by any means, but this does give me a bit more context and analysis than any of my previous posts focusing on or mentioning this series. I had originally intended review all the episodes with themes about records and archives in one post, but decided it would make more sense to divide them into various posts. Those will follow later this year. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome.

Notes

[1] The show has at least four episodes with archivy themes: "Keeper of the Spire," "Rapunzel and the Great Tree," "Islands Apart," and "Race to the Spire." On an additional note, I mentioned the series in passing in posts here and here.

[2] On Disney+, the episode "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" is divided into two parts, each of which is 25 minutes long. There is also another magic tree in the series, the Eternal Tree which is used to order to open a portal and free Zhan Tiri.

[3] See Tydall, Lily. "Librarians Learning Conservation: My 10 Weeks as the First General Collections Conservation Section Intern." Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Aug. 29, 2022.

[4] See Villafana, Tana. "Paints and Pigments – When Art and Science Combines". Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Aug. 20, 2022; Hasbo, Beatriz. "Exploring Collections Management and so Much More: a Summer Experience at the Library of Congress." Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Aug. 18, 2022; Chaletzky, Aaron D. "Preservation Intern Profile: Brandon Mack." Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Aug. 11, 2022.

[5] For information on LOC doing this, see Overstreet, Anna Katherine and Alexandra Ptacek, "Climate Correlation: Environmental Monitoring at the Library of Congress." Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Aug. 1, 2022.

[6] See Long, Leslie and Lily Tyndall, "Box Making Activities in the General Collections Conservation Section." Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Jul. 28, 2022, Tyndall, Lily, "Live Long and Repair: Caring for the Library of Congress’ Comic Book Collection." Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Jul. 21, 2022, and Shovlin, K.F. "When the Paper Fails the Test." Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Jul. 14, 2022.

[7] See "Tim-ber? … Not So Fast: The Important Role of Dead and Dying Trees | EarthCare Northwest", Seattle Audubon Society, Mar. 7, 2022; Miranda, Tango. "Dead Trees and Their Role: A Naked Encounter." Age of Awareness. Medium, Dec. 8, 2020; "Snags: The Life-Affirming Role of Dead Trees." Blue Thumb, Apr. 6, 2022; Wiebe, Shiela. "Why do we leave dead trees in the forest?" Ontario Parks, Nov. 12, 2021; Wuerther, George. "The ecological value of dead trees." The Wildlife News, Dec. 20, 2018; Bundell, Shamini and Nick Petrić Howe, "Dead trees play an under-appreciated role in climate change." Nature, Sept. 1, 2021 for more information.

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Im gonna say what nobody else got the balls to say.

Warning: Anti KawaSumi post, dont like dont read.

KawaSumi didnt grow in popularity because it had any basis or development or even a bond or good chemistry, despite what this fandom wants you to believe because unfortunately this side of the fandom has many silent voices and only a few brave handful of us actually speak up and speak out, despite what they wanna brainwash you to believe KawaSumi really doesnt have a leg to stand on and nobody genuinely joined the ship because there was actually any basis for it, the real reason ppl started pushing this pathetic keep away ship was because of big biased exposure.

1 SP is no stranger to making their biases known, nor do they make it any secret which ships and characters they favor more than others, for example the studio clearly has a great dislike for Sakura, Sasuke, and SasuSaku and clearly favored Naruto and Hinata, for a long while it was clear the studio REALLY wanted NaruSaku endgame up till a certain point they realized NaruHina was most likely endgame they started clearly showing excessive favoritism to Hinata and NH and suddenly pretending as if they never supported NaruSaku even tho it was revealed many of them did and were upset it didnt happen.

Long story short, history is repeating itself with now SP clearly having a strong bias for BoruSara, lets just not even pretend their not highkey pushing the ship cuz they are, that doesnt mean it’ll be canon tho but they ARE showing a clear bias towards it. Honda, a writer at the studio, is notorious for some of the worst written episodes in the franchise minus 2 episodes that were actually done well, hes known for writing things based on ‘his interpretations’ rather than whats established in canon, as such it often leads to horrible characterizations, inconsistencies, and just terrible writing altogether.

These details are important for this first point, KawaSumi growing in popularity due to biased exposure.

To sum it up, the first and arguably the biggest thing to kickstart this mess was SPs bias, rather than sticking to what was established in the manga they created a whole nother timeline and course of events which for some unusually convenient reason featured Sumire being the first person to care about and reach out to Kawaki before Naruto and Sarada, to be the first to see and understand and relate to his pain before Naruto and Sarada.

Keep in mind, put shipping aside for a moment, Naruto was Kawakis FIRST bond, the FIRST to care about him, the FIRST to understand and see his pain and relate to him and see HIMSELF in him, that is what made his and Narutos bond so special.

Even though nothing Sumire said mattered or got through to him at all, that didnt matter to that fanbase tho, the seeds were planted and now till this day ppl say that SUMIRE is his first bond, the first to care, the first to understand, the first to relate and see herself in him, his first friend etc. Guess who was the writer for those episodes? Honda of course, nuff said.

Those two episodes single handedly undercut Naruto and Sarada’s bond with Kawaki entirely, it put Sumire on this pedestal while Naruto and Sarada are beneath her, the fact that Sumire had to BEG Naruto to hear Kawaki out and give him a chance when in the manga Naruto instantly ignored everybody and already had his mind made up regardless of how they felt about it just made it that much worse, SP knew EXACTLY what they were doing with this, whether it had any impact on Kawaki or not is irrelevant, its the impact on the fandom that was the problem.

To put this into perspective I’ll give another quick example of another one of Honda’s ‘interpretations’ dividing the fandom when they otherwise shouldnt have been, in the episode where Kurama dies Naruto essentially says that he and Sasuke arent brothers and that Sasuke already has a great brother in Itachi, which completely contradicts what Kishimoto himself established for 15 fkin years, regardless the SNS fandom of course took that and ran with it as proof that Naruto and Sasuke arent brothers despite Kishimoto himself literally writing this from Narutos literal point of view how he sees Sasuke from beginning to now.

Naruto, from Kishimotos own words and writing, says blood ties dont matter and that there are stronger links than that, that love is all you need, that it doesnt matter if your family is real or fake as long as you CARE for them, so the fact that Honda’s words are given more validity than Kishimoto the creator himself is truly mind boggling but thats just how easily SP, Honda especially, can quickly and easily divide the fandom on certain subjects that have long been established for years by simply changing it on a whim and ppl just running with it.

So this situation with Sumire was no different, it didnt matter what was established in the manga, Honda rewrote otherwise and thats what ppl ran with, that was strike 1.

2 Biased news articles, thats right, after those episodes aired you even had journalists pushing the idea of the ship out there, implying that it was already being set in motion and making WAY more out of it than it actually was, it wasnt long before if you searched ‘Kawakis crush’ or ‘who does Kawaki like’ that would be the top result, which is something this fandom also use as evidence despite it being an unofficial source and entirely speculatory and opinion based, again the damage was already done, the seed was planted, thats all thats needed.

This CBR article says it all on its own, implying a love triangle that doesnt exist, claiming that Kawaki likes her and that shes his ‘light’ when neither such things have ever been confirmed by any official source nor shown anywhere in canon, despite that, this article paints this false picture of a love triangle that doesnt exist, at the moment there is simply one semi canon ship and that is BoruSumi, there is no love triangle confirmed at this point in time, Sumire is the only character whos feelings have been confirmed by official sources, nobody else.

3 Big youtubers and big twitter accs, youtubers especially, one in particular that REALLY kicked the ship into high gear was Naruto Explained, I shit you not, ppl actually took a youtubers words as law and evidence for why the ship is totally endgame, there were literal discussions being had that these ppl would bring up his videos as evidence, some random guy on youtube opinion is somehow a valid argument for the ship but not the manga itself or the many official sources that contradicts it.

He said he was gonna make videos for all the ships which he did but lets be real, he only made one video about InoSara and KawaSara while he made multiple videos about BoruSara and KawaSumi, there was an obvious agenda being pushed. Not assuming his ship preference because I dont know and I dont care, but its clear which fanbase he was pandering to, same goes for SP and Honda specifically.

These 3 things combined is what got the ship started, a key thing to note is that all 3 of these dont just push KawaSumi but push BoruSara as well, coincidence? I think not.

So whenever anyone tells you that ppl like/ship KawaSumi because its ‘obvious’ or that theres ‘chemistry’ or whatever other bs they claim between them that doesnt exist anywhere in canon, just know the only reason this ship is even known by ppl is because if got alot of biased support and push from high places, not because the ship itself was any good and ppl genuinely liked it for what it was, but because they were brainwashed into believing theres something there that really isnt.

KawaSara grew from a genuine like of the ship and the build up it got in the manga that drew ppl to it who genuinely liked what their relationship was and developing into, even without the Nue arc BoruSumi became semi canon in the manga first in chapter 19 when Sumire confessed, so with or without the anime BoruSumi had basis for fans to ship them since one side of it HAS confirmed romantic feelings for the other, neither KawaSara nor BoruSumi needed a boost from outside biased sources brainwashing them with lies, those ships thrived just fine with just what was established in the manga alone, the anime/novels was just a bonus, but the ships already had their own merits and basis on their own.

Of course I already know there will be ppl who’ll say Im just downplaying the ship cuz Im biased or jealous etc etc but really Im just tellin the truth, you cannot tell me at any point prior to 190-191 where KawaSumi had any significant amount of support, it was a crackship at most, it wasnt until the ripple effect from another one of Honda’s brilliant ‘interpretations’ that got this bullshit started and everything else just started falling into place from there. It was NOT because people actual saw a genuine appeal for the ship, but because of what they were lead to believe.

If you look at the novels/manga its very apparent they are hinting BoruSumi and that they have a deep & special bond between them, Sumires love for Boruto is clear and visible, in the anime after 190-191 however they not only cut BOTH her confessions from the manga but they also make her feelings uncertain rather than being straightforward like the manga.

If you look purely at how their relationship is in the manga its extremely distant, Kawaki gives no special treatment/care towards Sumire than he does anyone else, and Sumire gives no special treatment or care towards him than she does anyone else either, Kawaki is indifferent towards her and Sumire is just a kind and caring person concerned for someone she sees going through a hard time, theres nothing special or significant between them to justify ppl calling it the ‘obvious’ endgame already just for Sumire doing the bare minimum as his caretaker and Kawaki allowing her to because well, thats her job, she works with Katasuke and he allows him to work on him so why would he reject Sumire? again Im speaking manga only to make the point of the nonexistent basis for this ship.

SP/Honda literally gave a horrible ship a false sense of weight that was so unnecessary that did way more harm than good for not just them but so many other characters by extension. They created a domino effect that fueled these few ppls fanon perceptions so much they perceive these ‘fanon’ interpretations as canon because big sources support it right? so it must be endgame, even the studios lowkey pushing for it so that must mean its canon.

You may think its harmless ship teasing for now or that its no big deal but trust me, the same way SP had a huge influence on the perception of NaruSaku as the potential endgame ship and peoples reaction to it not happening, the same will happen with KawaSumi and BoruSara and I’d argue its gonna be worse this time around than in OG because back then atleast you could argue all the extra NS stuff was filler and non canon anyway, meanwhile you cant say the same for Boruto since its claimed to be ‘all’ canon even if it diverts from the manga/novels, so when and if their not endgame after all the bullshit false hope they were bein fed its gonna be hard to argue why they shouldnt be outraged, after all it WAS all canon so what was the point of all that if the endings something totally different? thats what happens when you divert off course from the source material and do your own thing based on your own ‘interpretations’ that contradict it, when the ACTUAL OFFICIAL canon happens ppl are left confused wondering how this happened when all this other stuff happened that seemed to be leading to somethin else.

Even though objectively, personal bias aside, I see nothing that says BoruSara and KawaSumi are endgame and see far more in favor of BoruSumi and KawaSara becoming canon in the end, even if not KawaSara BoruSumi is definitely endgame atp based on whats been setup and established so far, even though I dont see anything to suggest Bsa and Ksu endgame I can understand WHY others get the impression that they are, its very clear their being pandered to and to be fair its understandable to a degree why’d they fall for it. Be that as it may, anyone taking a moment to look at everything objectively and critically would quickly see all the flaws and holes in these ships potential canonicity, KawaSumi especially.

But unfortunately much of this fandom functions on whatever the biggest names say is right, doesnt matter if their an official source or not, if your someone big like a big youtuber, a big twitter acc, or a biased anime studio, then their right and everything and everyone else is wrong, which unfortunately means when the opposite happens they wont be able to accept it and claim there was some sort of foul play 🤦‍♀️ I’ve seen this happen many times...its always the same.

So no, Im not downplaying the ship out of bias, I dont even ship BoruSumi nor like Sumire, Im just calling it how I literally witnessed it all go down in real time. This ship is a friggin joke yet because of all that mess Honda and everything else after that caused it now has ppl believing in something THEY made up.

If you dont believe it just look at the arguments, whenever ppl talk of KawaSara they mostly speak of manga content, adding on anime content is just a bonus but most of KawaSaras development HAPPENED in the manga, however whenever ppl talk of KawaSumi they ALWAYS bring up 190-191, the only thing from the manga they bring up is Kawaki allowing her to give him a needle and calling her by name instead of class rep and Sumire just literally doing her job...couldnt make this up if I tried. Thats because most of KawaSumi’s ‘development’ happened in the anime, their relationship in the manga has been stagnant, it went from him rejecting her giving him a needle to accepting it, thats it, and Sumire is no more or less concerned for Kawaki now than she was when she first appeared with him, their just stagnant, meanwhile Kawaki has made significant progress with just about everyone BUT her.

Its crazy, but ppl will really insist that their the obvious endgame and KawaSara/BoruSumi fans are the ones who’s delusional. I both look forward and dread canon day because thats gonna be one hell of a shit storm I can already see it comin.

#boruto #boruto anime #boruto next generations #anti ksu #pro kawasara #pro borusumi

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