Ok, so I didn’t want to be the one to have to bring this up, cause gods know I don’t consume enough media to be a fair judge, but can we please talk about Bajie and Pilgrim, and how they, two visibly plus sized men, are allowed to fight? And fight well? Cause animated cartoons aside, I pretty much never see that happen and even in animated features, it’s usually played for laughs, But not in Into the Badlands.
Look at these shots. They’re well choreographed, not gimmicky, and not done in an exaggerated cartoonish fashion. They’re serious, and by the way other characters react to these fights, we’re meant to take the fighting credibility of these characters seriously. HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEE THIS SORT OF PLUS SIZED BODY POSITIVITY IN BIG PRODUCTION MEDIA?
We’ve seen those body positivity posts on social media,
http://beautifulking.tumblr.com/post/141290394758/im-a-chubby-bunny-who-tried-something-new-in-the
http://mynameisjessamyn.tumblr.com/post/170164132098/i-fell-in-love-with-the-high-quality-stylish
that remind us that yes, fat people can also do amazing atheletic feats, but how often do we get to see popular media give a nod to those people and give plus sized people this sort of positive, empowering spotlight? Cause for me that’s basically never. And more often than not, I see plus sized people get played for laughs by how physically limited people think they are. Not in Into the Badlands and I’m so here for that.
Addendum: This stuff is also really accurate to the wuxia theme or the show, cause in a lot of the old wuxia novels, including three of the four great Chinese classics, there are lot of heavy set men (and in the case of the Water Margin, women) running around kicking butt and taking names. Bajie is actually based Zhu Bajie from Journey Into the West, who given, is a pig, but the main character of that series is a monkey, so yeah.
Also, can someone else talk about the fashion on these two? Cause I swear there’s some cool plus sized fashion stuff happening there, especially with Bajie’s purple jacket getup.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER (2022 - ) Charles Edwards as Celebrimbor & Charlie Vickers as Sauron 2.08 - Shadow and Flame
No, hear me. Hear me! Shadow of Morgoth. Hear the dying words of Celebrimbor. The Rings of Power shall destroy you. And in the end, I foresee, one alone shall prove your utter ruin!
Some days I forget that Lando is quite literally a hobbit, but then @damsindistress hits me over the head with pictures like this
and I-
A Beautiful Day in The Neiborhood, This is such a beautiful introduction to a film that will surely be an Oscar It will debut on Thanksgiving.
I know this generation has not experienced what we 80’s kids have but hopefully, this will make them want to.
I come from a household where my mother always told me that a child is the smartest person in the room. In some cases that is true
A child never sees the color of your skin or how many dollars are in your pocket, or how many tears you've cried or the anger in your face as you've yelled at her, but she will laugh with you when the time comes because that is what the heart of the child does. The heart of a child is big and is always giving and forgiving. Always learning and growing. Love must be imparted.
It is crucial that of all things, love, communication, and manners are imparted and given to them. Nothing else matters, alternatively everything else will fail.
That is the message that Mister Rogers left me. Love. Love everyone, but above all, love yourself. Do the nice things but remember to be kind. Kindness goes a long ways because there is a lot of ugly in this world and this world is a beautiful place, and we deserve to share that beauty with each other; we can share that light, we can BE THAT LIGHT. BE!
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY!!!😭🥺
Damn, I'm crying writing this, and Tumblr deleted my post TWICE while writing this with the delete feature while typing back with my iPhone 🤣 Not only am I emotional, I'm emotional and angry twice! 😡😂 But It’s still a beautiful day!
Neither of us was strong enough. There might not be anyone in Middle-earth who is. But perhaps, the Elves need only remember that it is not strength that overcomes darkness, but light. Armies may rise, hearts may fail, yet still, light endures, and is mightier than strength. For in its presence, all darkness must flee.
CHARLES EDWARDS as CELEBRIMBOR THE RINGS OF POWER 2.07: DOOMED TO DIE.
Megan Rapinoe
for @myhobbitpippin
For decades, astronomers searched the cosmos for what is thought to be the first kind of molecule to have formed after the Big Bang. Now, it has finally been found. The molecule is called helium hydride. It’s made of a combination of hydrogen and helium. Astronomers think the molecule appeared more than 13 billion years ago and was the beginning step in the evolution of the universe. Only a few kinds of atoms existed when the universe was very young. Over time, the universe transformed from a primordial soup of simple molecules to the complex place it is today — filled with a seemingly infinite number of planets, stars and galaxies. Using SOFIA, the world’s largest airborne observatory, scientists detected newly formed helium hydride in a planetary nebula 3,000 light-years away. It was the first ever detection of the molecule in the modern universe. Learn more about the discovery:
The discovery serves as proof that helium hydride can, in fact, exist in space. This confirms a key part of our basic understanding of the chemistry of the early universe. SOFIA is a modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that allows astronomers to study the solar system and beyond in ways that are not possible with ground-based telescopes. Find out more about the mission at www.nasa.gov/SOFIA
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