If you write something defending disney princesses which ones you’ll actively might focus on?

I actually was considering doing one on each of the princesses, lol, like a series? So Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, Ariel, Jasmine, Mulan, Pocahontas, Tiana, Rapunzel, Elsa & Anna, and Moana? Maybe also Esmeralda and Megara, and possibly Jane Porter, though they aren’t technically princesses. I wouldn’t deny that most of these movies have problematic elements–some many of them!–but rather point out other options for how to take their characters.

What do you think about Sonya and Natasha from War and piece?

Natasha is an awesome character. So it’s been like 8 years since I read it, but I still remember that scene at the end between her and Andrei where he holds out his hand to her. I love that she is constantly chasing after her dreams, and learning to grow up means accepting responsibility. She makes foolish choices and selfish ones, and she’s allowed to do that while the story still paints her with compassion, because she’s growing up. She eventually learns to balance her dreams–which she never stops pursuing (yes, wanting to fall in love and marry is a dream)–with empathy for other people. She cannot force Andrei to forgive her, but she can offer her own forgiveness to him, for example, and she does. I love Natasha.

Sonya, on the other hand… ugh. Her life is so tragic but a good foil to Natasha’s, in that her dream also concerns love but specifically her love for Nikokai. Unlike Natasha, she doesn’t really seem to every be able to grow up and overcome the roles she sets for herself. Her dreams she clings to even when they are clearly not going to happen–like Nikolai is clearly not going to marry her and she knows he no longer loves her, yet she refuses to take any other opportunity because she wants to be with him in any capacity, even as a servant. Sonya chooses to martyr herself over and over again, and I think the story itself comments on this a few times. In contrast, Natasha had to adapt her dreams to keep going; Sonya does not because she wants to martyr herself. It’s a cruel fate.

i-am-thesenate:

i-am-thesenate:

Feminists who shit on cinderella are people i don’t trust

Related to this: this new hip sentiment of saying “my generation looked up to princesses, our daughters look up to generals”

It’s so fucking cringe and there is so much to unpack in that line but it’s being shared and celebrated as if it’s good shit

Thhhiiisssssssss. Basically it’s like you’re only a proper feminist if you enjoy traditionally masculine activities. Dreaming of getting married? Liking cooking? Being kind? Not a good role model! Except, the classification of activities as “feminine” or “masculine” in general is such bullshit. Instead, teach your daughter to be proud of who she is and what she likes to do. If she wants to find love someday? Teach her her worth is in herself, but encourage her. If she likes cooking and dancing? Own that shit and tell off anyone who says you’re weak. If your son or a child who has a different gender identity likes sewing or wrestling or sports or cleaning, good for them. Let them like what they like. If a child learns to understand the beauty and strength of kindness and importance of hope, even in the middle of a bleak abusive situation like Cinderella and Snow White face, there is nothing wrong with that–just also show them people respond in different ways. Kindness is not weakness, and I am so tired of people acting like it is.

How do you envision Banana Fish actually ending, and what would you consider a satisfying end?

Oh dear. Soooo. I actually know how it ends already because I need spoilers to enjoy something and I begged them from @cirrocumulus-cloud (ty friend). I’ll do an analysis once it’s over, but suffice to say I do think the ending is thematically satisfying, and satisfying for the character arcs as well.

What I’m about to say will not touch on any explicit spoilers, but because I am writing a vague idea of my feelings on the manga ending, I’ll put it below the cut just in case.

Whether the ending is what I want, personally, is a different question all together from satisfying writing-wise–my personal desires of course are not quite given in the ending because they would like have Shorter back from the dead among other things XD (hence why I write fanfic!) but my ultimate desire is a satisfying ending, which I know the manga gives and which I suspect the anime will give as well–though should the anime find an alternative ending, I am also okay with that. I do think the manga ending is beautiful.

For real though, can we link some of your meta posts to the shingekinokyojin subreddit? I recently discovered tumblr, and you (and others) snk meta posts are EONS better than anything I see on reddit. I think reaction threads for new episodes/chapters is better there, but I didn’t know what I was missing till I read this, and I think others should be aware of it. Also, do you have any predictions on Historia’s storyline? I feel like it inevitably is involved with Zeke and Eren.

aspoonofsugar:

Hello anon!

Thank you for your kind words! I have no problems with you
linking my analysis to other sites, but I would like to be credited 😊

Now, when it comes to Historia it is difficult to say for
sure because we are lacking too many elements as well as her POV on the whole
matter.

I have talked briefly of her and Porco’s foiling here and I
think this foiling may be important and may be used to finally address Ymir’s
death and to give both her character and her relationship with Historia
closure.

Other than that, I have some other thoughts on Historia’s
current situation, but please remember they are thoughts which lack any
concrete evidence since we have not been given much with which to work.

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