and your eyes seeing happiness;
feminism. history. zombies run. les misérables.
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and may you achieve millions of years,
you who love thebes,
sitting with your face to the north wind,
and your eyes seeing happiness.
-- the wishing cup of tutankhamun
and in the background
you can see korra’s jaw dropdrop dat ass down low, then freak that muthafucka up
oops i accidentally reblogged this screencap again
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Here’s the Legend of Dora video for those who weren’t able to see it due to being in another country!
“You can’t knock me down!”
It’s been over a month since ‘The Legend of Korra’ ended its first season and during this time I’ve reflected on many aspects of the show. The stuff I liked and the stuff I didn’t like, but during all this reflection I keep going back to this line. “You can’t knock me down.” Now, this line isn’t from ‘Korra’ it’s from its predecessor ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender.’ But it clearly illustrates to me what is alternately the most disappointing and infuriating failing of the first season of ‘Korra’. And that’s the writing of the female characters.
When Katara said this line in the original show it was a moment of defiance and empowerment. It was tailored to Katara in that specific moment but in my mind it became one of the biggest mission statements for female characters in the show. In ‘Avatar’, the female characters had agency, they had development, and they had power that was manifested in many different ways. Some were love interests but being a love interest wasn’t ALL they were. They made mistakes. They fell down but the narrative allowed them to rise and be better than they ever were before. Even Azula, who ended the show broken, wasn’t that way because the show was being cruel or careless to her character. It was the natural ending of her arc that the show had been crafting for two seasons.
The key reason why ‘Avatar’ succeeded where ‘Korra’ failed is that there was a clear respect for the narratives of ladies in ‘Avatar’ that is just not there in ‘Korra.’
Like most kids, Lin had been curious and inquisitive, asking a million questions, which her mom usually answered in some ridiculous manner. Later in life, she would reflect that it was a miracle she knew anything at all. So of course, as soon as she understood the concept, Lin began asking her mother who her father was. She knew that other kids had one. Tenzin and Kya and Bumi had one. So why didn’t she?
Team Avatar
#because there was no ‘team’ #it was mako and korra and their love~ in season one #even if there was no relationship growth #i want an actual team of friends working together and supporting one another #i don’t want bolin and asami shoved in the back again #i want so much from them knowing what we got in avatar #and right now they’re barely friends #okay thanks #legend of korra
Lil’ Badgermole ~by Batata - Tasha
*faints from cute overload*
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Dammit, I love Asami so much. Can I please just be her?
I’m not thrilled with how the colors of this turned out, so I’m probably going to come back and change it later.
I’ve been using Kecky’s brushes lately for line art and coloring. Her brushes are awesome.
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quick sketch of Asami Sato
her legs
they’re open
pretty wide
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Me: “Lin is so awesome, I need to draw some fanart!”
*spends more time on the background than the character*
x_x
Why I do this to myself, I don’t know. But thank you everyone for liking and reblogging the WIP. Here’s the finished picture for you!
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E for Equality - You cannot kill an idea.
i really didn’t feel like the equalist movement ended at all. sure amon’s gone, but who’s to say another one won’t appear?
my first actual gifset yay for me!
yes i want this
yes this I want this I want this so badly
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