Laticauda

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[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I don't know about you but I think the people who argued in favour of abolishing slavery were not historically ridiculed as far as I've ever heard.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 42 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Tries and fails. It never goes anywhere, and she's mocked as a well-meaning fool for trying in the first place because "welp most elves just enjoy being slaves what can you do shrug emoji". Jkr sets up something with Hermione and the elves and then doesn't follow through with it in any meaningful way (and I don't count commentary from her outside the books as following through) so it's left to just sit there uncritically as "slavery is a thing in this universe and is seen as completely normal by most characters, and only one person ever tries to do anything about it and she's depicted as a cringey radical in the process". Jkr doesn't even show the beginnings of societal change like more elves coming to Dobby's side of things once they see it's an option and that Dobby's is happy that way, or other house elves being motivated to think differently about their situation and starting to unlearn their generations of indoctrination. We don't even see a glimpse of Winky starting to recover instead the last we see of her is as a depressed alcoholic whose life was ruined by her being freed from slavery. Jkr depicts it as "yeah slavery is bad but you can't change the way the world works so might as well not even try." the house elves' servitude is treated as something so fundamentally tied to their species that it seems to be biological and thus humans taking advantage of that is to some degree the natural way of things which, I shouldn't have to explain what the problem with that sort of depiction is. Maybe that wasn't what she intended, maybe she just added slavery because it's a common world building trope, but if that's the case she did so without considering the implications or how it would come across in the end product or the messages it would send.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I mean YMMV. When I put in an effort to refuse the urge to think or say negative things about my art and tried to come up with general ideas rather than a specific image I had in my mind that the real project would never be able to replicate, I found I became a lot more satisfied with my own work because I was no longer comparing the results to an impossible to achieve version of it that I had in my head nor was I constantly hyperfocusing on the flaws. I instead just targeted aspects I wanted to improve at the most.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

You'll never get the talent if you never draw, so even if you think it'll be shit draw it anyway. Ignore skill level and stop treating it as a barrier instead of a challenge. That's how I improved, when I stopped caring about whether I thought I could pull off a picture. Now I just attempt to draw it and if I fail to achieve the effect I want I try again and see what I can do differently the next time. Caring too much about whether I was skilled enough or whether the outcome would be good every time held me back because I became too reluctant and scared to start any projects.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago

Wtf, as a Canadian who had a breast reduction and a revision for free this sort of thing seems like a nightmare to me.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago

You may need to consult a doctor.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago

I mean my best friend and I enjoy showing each other new songs but we're secure enough in our music tastes to not take it personally if a song doesn't jive with the other person. It's a nice way to find new music since our tastes overlap enough that we usually like a few of the same songs.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Depends on if I'm going in or out.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

I don't look at other people as if they are or were me, I look at them as if they are their own people who may or may not be living their life differently from me.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Elastoplast has some good bandages that tend to stick on in water more often than not.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

People still bring it up on a regular basis while claiming that nobody remembers it despite the fact that everyone pretty obviously remembers it even if they don't remember the details of the plot itself. The fact that it has an entire section of a world famous theme park dedicated to it means more than nothing even if people who aren't fans of the movie don't want to acknowledge it.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

It has an entire section of Animal Kingdom dedicated to it in Disney World and both movies made a stupid amount of money breaking multiple records. It had plenty of impact of pop culture, just look at how often people say this exact thing on a regular basis without a shred of self awareness. I love ATLA but this claim has always been silly.

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