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i just can't believe that oda fucking create sanji, a stereotypical ladies man who simps to an embarrassing degree for women while having his hackles comically raised around everyone he perceives as a man - and most notably butting heads with the more obvious ~manly man~ of the crew. haha, classic anime running gag, the kind that gets obnoxious at times but still makes you laugh.
AND THEN, like a billion chapters later, motherfucker steeples his fingers and goes "soooooooo... what makes a person Like That?"
and the answer is that he grew up in fucking Toxic Masculinity, The Kingdom. the answer is that he was always Different, in a way other guys instinctively perceived as weak, and that made him the target of visceral scorn and violence. the answer is that he was sensitive, sweet, caring, nurturing - feminine-coded traits which are only valued by patriarchy insofar that they're performed by women in service of men. the answer is that in a kingdom comprised almost entirely by violent men, the only ones who were ever kind to him, the only safety he ever had, were a girl and a woman.
so cooking is for women and servants, it makes you less of a man. only women will ever really value you for your passions and dreams. women are also actively hurt by the way the world works, they are unsafe unless they comply with men's violence, and you have to protect them.
(men will always know what you are, and they will hurt you if you let them.)
and even after he leaves... at baratie he is cherished and respected, but even that is an extremely masculine environment. we don't talk about our feelings, we don't let our guard down, the only love is tough love. when he tries to express his artistry and express himself through his cooking, rather than just filling orders and making money, he gets mocked.
so here is a man who will not raise a hand to a woman, because he rejects the masculinity he was raised with and refuses to become yet another man subjecting women to violence. he is desperate for women's attention and affection because it's SAFE, it's the only kind he can trust. other men are potential threats and must be treated as such. he must at all times be snarky, tough, Not Feminine, because to be perceived otherwise is to be powerless, to be hurt.
like y'all. the queer coding of it all? the overtly feminist themes? the active rejection of toxic masculinity and the way it's shown to be directly tied to imperialism? what the fuck.
this omfg.
big fuck you to the men on here that only decide to message you when they want a sexual muse
I will mever understand people who hate kids, i am NOT talking about “people who dont want kids” that is a completely different thing.
Saw a tiktok the other day about this girl getting annoyed on a bus or a plane because this kid (that could not have been older than 3) was trying to grab her ipad, and instead of simply telling the kid no or maybe getting upset at the parents, I saw the comments get so pissed AT THE KID, saying things like “break it’s fingers” “snatch the ipad” “scream at it”. One comment was “kids these days are so entitled and talk back” like firstly that Kid probably cant even talk properly yet, and secondly tell me you were abused imto compliance as a child without telling me you were abused into compliance as a child.
I need people to understand that kids don’t understand what consequences are, even if the parents teach them, if they’re young enough, then they don’t have the capacity to think of what the consequences would be. If a kid wants to pour purfume onto the floor, they don’t think “oh this could get me in trouble, i might hurt myself, somebody could slip, this will be hard to cleanup” they just think “oh this will be fun!” And go ahead with it, it’s crazy to me that people don’t understand that.
I understand not wanting kids, and not feeling like you’re responsible to look after a baby for even 5 minutes, but threatening to break a kids fingers off because they touched your belongings should not fucking be an acceptable reaction, infact, that’s what a kid would think.
saw some terrible takes about The Boy™️ and made a meme
don’t forget about his dads, people
(all ink art featured in this meme aside from my pfp is by Comyet)