the funeral (a grotesque display of two queens’ grief, forced on them against their will) being interjected by images of aegon beating blood into a bloody ruin says something about how women’s grief is exploited and paraded around as a virtue while male grief is only allowed to exist in conjunction with violence.
female sorrow is expected to be public, dignified, and even noble, it serves as a symbol of quiet strength and resilience. otto uses it as a tool to gain sympathy for their cause. notice how he forced alicent and helaena into it, while he allowed aegon not to participate. wouldn‘t the king being at the funeral send a powerful message? yes, it would. but otto looks at aegon with contempt, the other councilmen and alicent do not know what to do with his tears. the realm cannot be allowed to see the king grieve. not like this.
male grief is denied its own space and validity unless it manifests in aggressive or destructive acts. aegon realizes this to some degree too— he lashes out publicly by killing the rat catchers. he shows his grief by being violent, by spilling blood.
the toxicity of it all is very effectively shown at the end when aegon is crying by himself. did he retreat there to be alone and finally let it all out? his mother is either letting him have that moment alone or she’s deeply uncomfortable with it and chooses to leave. no matter what motivated alicent in acting the way she did— the moment still reveals how male vulnerability is something people fear. it shows that even the most human expressions of pain are not acceptable for some.
The spy
to anyone feeling especially anxious or scared about techno’s safety-
don’t worry! he said it himself, he has the best doctors he can get! techno will be fine, you will be too <3
tastefully ignoring shibuya arc by drawing happy and healthy jjk 👍
ujo hz
“your full name without an E,F,R,S,K,I,M,L,C,A,Y,N”
uh, hey. im not sure who's gonna see this but i know people are probably freaking out really bad right now—
technoblade's gonna be okay, dude. i promise. from a medical standpoint, techno did the really healthy thing by immediately getting himself checked out and diagnosed, which is really, really good. he's got really fucking good doctors, which he's told us himself, and he's probably not exaggerating—the phrase techno millionares had to come from somewhere, right? he's in good enough health and spirits to talk to people (including online fans!) and record content, and insists on doing so, somehow, and he's got a really good network of irl friends to help him through all this. and, come on now. it's technoblade. he won't hesitate to drop us the minute his health requires it. he's cool like that :)
if you're having a hard time, or you feel scared or anxious or panicky—don't feel bad about it. you're empathetic, and you care, and that is so beyond lovely. but please, keep all this in mind. don't let it consume you too much, yeah? drink some water, watch something that makes you feel safe. listen to the blood god himself. he's pretty optimistic. our guy's got this.
some of my favorite tweets from after the stream
ignore the emojis i am on a computer
?!??!;!,!!; god lore ?!?
Your url is what your not-important-to-the-story self's name is as a citizen of the Dream SMP, how fucked are you?
(And while you're at it give yourself a backstory in the tags)
To any Europeans reading, please consider sharing this fundraiser with your friends and family.
It's for @bilal-salah0, a 22 year old Palestinian refugee who, while trying to raise funds for his family in Gaza, is facing the possibility of an imminent deportation from Germany. It might happen as early as next week, which is why his fundraiser is so urgent.
I of course encourage everyone who can to share and donate, but I especially think us Europeans, with the current and terrifying uptick in anti-immigration rhetoric and violence, have an extra responsibility of helping Bilal.
For more information on Bilal's current situation, please read this post from one of his friends.
sam is straight up making Tommy clean up the server without him even realizing and it's the funniest thing ever
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