aside from the audio sounding a bit too quiet, that might be my favorite halftime show performance even factoring in recency bias.
Amphibia - Elden Ring AU
Anne the Snow Witch and Sasha, blade of Toad Tower.
best trope and you can fight me over it (i abuse this so hard with my ocs)
You can only reblog this today.
it is actually hard to take some people seriously when they talk about trans stuff bc they make it just absolutely patently clear that they have never spoken to transmasc ppl, esp transmascs of color, abt their experiences. (& their baseline for ‘transmasc’ is rly just ‘trans man,’ and white, passing/100% stealth trans man at that). bc otherwise they would notttt be saying some of the things they do about what transmascs allegedly do or don’t experience.
like there are ways to talk abt trans issues And transfem-specific issues and transmisogyny (and that transmisogyny is an extremely violent, ubiquitous system, in which everyone, including other trans people, is a participant) without making sweeping claims about what transmascs experience. just an example of stuff ive seen but. “transfems, including and even especially in queer spaces, get disproportionately painted as sexual predators and abusers and transmisogyny is what causes so many of these accusations to be levied against and believed about trans women with little proof. transmisogyny causes this and is used as a tool to violently isolate and silence transfems” is very true and extremely important. “transmascs don’t get painted as sexual deviants, sexual predators, abusers etc” or even “don’t systemically get painted as …” is ridiculous. it’s not the same experience; this specific example in particular is a phenomenon that gets experienced by diff trans ppl differently, but the blanket “transmascs don’t have this happen to them” is just wildly incorrect. transfem and transmasc experiences are not inherently opposites. this doesn’t mean they’re identical, or that transmisogyny is not a unique system that functions in unique ways, but there’s no need to make sweeping blanket statements that would be just instantly proven untrue if you’d ever like, listened to transmascs talking abt what they experience also.
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okay my current amphibia thought of the day is this screenshot
listen. here me out. but something about these two facing their worst fear (losing each other) but respecting anne’s wishes. something about acceptance and denial.
look at the horror on marcy’s face. she doesn’t voice her fears, but it’s clear in her expression: she knows this is a death wish. but she accepts what anne wants. we’ve seen her do everything she can to not lose her friends but in this moment, marcy does nothing. it’s the acceptance of loss with a small hope that anne will come back safe and sound because this is anne, her anne. no matter the time or distance, nothing can break them apart. maybe not even the fate of the world.
and then the denial from sasha “you better come back boonchuy”. because this whole thing? it’s out of sasha’s control once again but this is anne’s choice, her control. so this is sasha allowing anne to make her own decision even if it’s something sasha wants to fight, scream, kick and cry against. and that in itself is acceptance, not of loss but in trust, because that’s what anne taught her right? to remember to have faith in the people around her. and sasha wants to be better, better for them all, so she places that faith in anne to see herself return back to them.
“now it’s your turn to follow my lead” and god, what an ask to make when faced with the destruction of the world you’ve come to love and the person you’ve loved since forever.
Honestly, a strong contender for Most Improved Character when getting adapted from the campaign to the animated show. The only real competition is Pike imho.
I know most of tumblr is thinking about the USA right now. but fuck the nz government right now too. tomorrow, the treaty principles bill, the 'worst, most comprehensive breach of Te Tiriti in modern times' is being introduced to parliament early, because there were activations planned country wide and the cowards decided to pull it forwards. fuck this government. a friend of mine had to go home early, crying. I've been in shock all day since it came out.
check on your Māori friends, e hoa mā. see what they need. see how you can help. everyday, we see and experience racism. from people around us, up to our government. community care will save us.