And yet we have hate…I don’t get it.
Hate is the opposite of love and passion. And opposites always walk along. You can’t bash the shadow away, just as you can’t make the sun shine 24/7. That’s way such strong emotion as hate is normal whenever love is envloved, because hate is a deeply frusrtated deformed love. That’s why it’s natural. It’s just how it works. IMHO.
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Some resources for those writing medieval-type stories:
YES this is brilliant, thank you
Very useful info
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“This piece was primarily a trust exercise, in which she told viewers she would not move for six hours no matter what they did to her. She placed 72 objects one could use in pleasing or destructive ways, ranging from flowers and a feather boa to a knife and a loaded pistol, on a table near her and invited the viewers to use them on her however they wanted.
Initially, Abramović said, viewers were peaceful and timid, but it escalated to violence quickly. “The experience I learned was that … if you leave decision to the public, you can be killed… I felt really violated: they cut my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the public. Everyone ran away, escaping an actual confrontation.”
This piece revealed something terrible about humanity, similar to what Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment or Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiment, both of which also proved how readily people will harm one another under unusual circumstances.”
This performance showed just how easy it is to dehumanize a person who doesn’t fight back, and is particularly powerful because it defies what we think we know about ourselves. I’m certain the no one reading this believes the people around him/her capable of doing such things to another human being, but this performance proves otherwise.”
this is why performance art is important
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Argentina JUST PASSED a groundbreaking gender identity bill!!!
From now on, people will be able to change the name and gender on their ID without needing psychiatric permission or any body modifications. Furthermore, anyone who does want hormones or surgery will be able to access them for free through the public and private health system.
It was passed unanimously today by the Senate
UNANIMOUSLY
Argentina is just getting more awesome by the year. Countries that aren’t Argentina need to take note.
What a fantastic country
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And then, some prefer Billy Crudup for Richard St Vier.
O my God, yes! That’s exactly how I pictured him!
(Source: steel-rails)
After watching Skyfall and taking some time to think, I am at last capable of formulating one thought that has been stinging and burning me during the movie and some time afterwards.
I do, indeed, understand why pepople ship Bond/Silva. I mean - Silva is terriffic. Bardem’s work as an actor is…
Your in-depth analysis is amazing but I just thought I’d say
I won’t speak for others but to me, personally, their relationship is incredibly attractive because I have searched my whole life trying to find a person with whom I could share not just the nice and warm moments and thoughts, but that inner shadow that as you mention exists within each of us. Bond and Silva,despite their differences and the tremendous gap between their experiences and ideologies seem to share one thing and that’s the only thing that can actually matter - they share pain. In the end, Bond chooses not to share his because to him pain is very personal and he deals with it by himself, but nonetheless, the offer of being the last two rats - essentially, to share the destruction, seems incredibly attractive.I do understand this urge to shre the darker side with someone. But there’s also a very luring trap to overindulge in it, to multiply it, to become addicted to it. Because pain can be addictive, as well as the self-victimization. Like “I’m hurt, I’m in pain, and it gives me the right to make others suffer. I’m the victim here, so I only defend myself”. Sharing pain with someone, being who you are, sometimes angry, and unjust and bitter, and even cruel is what makes a real, honest relationship. I speak from expirience, here. But there’s a healthy way to make that honest relatiosnhip and the unhealthy one. The helthy one is - Yes, I’m not perfect, and sometimes I do nasty things and take my responsibility for that. I can only promise that I never do that without a good reason. The unhealthy way is “Our common pain is what we build our relationship on. If you want to love me, you must love my pain and make it yours”. That’s a very destructive way. Beccause, there comes a very strong hidden advantage to make this pain last forever. What will be there is the pain is gone? What link? If the pain is the only thing that unites two people, take it away…what will keep them together?
You certainly have a point, in fact a very valid one, but I think you’re coming from a view of the sort of pain that is a choice: you can choose in indulge in it or to let go and in return receive a healthier life. But certain pain will never go away, some scars never fade, they leave their imprint so deep it’s impossible to eradicate. You can obviously work through it, manage the symptoms so to speak, but I don’t reasonably believe that the sort of pain that both Bond and Silva share will ever go away so for them the unhealthy way (to expose the pain without hiding it, embracing it and reflecting it off each other) is the healthiest, if you will. Besides, I think it is also about honesty; you mentioned how important it is to be who you are, not holding back, even if the picture tends to turn brutal. You’re absolutely right and that’s exactly what I see in them; they don’t need to lie to each other or pretend to be different. One knows the depth of the other’s darkness perfectly well, no holds barred.
Doesn’t mean something new can be build on the once-destroyed land {after all, both of them have a hobby of resurrecting}. They just have a common ground to build on.
I don’t know if I’m making any sense but I hope I am -__-
I’m afraid, if you look at SIlva, honestly, what he is…what’s left of him…he doesn’t want a relationship. His only relationship is with his pain, in fact. That’s what hurts me the most. Because I like him a lot. And in some sort of way I even can relate to him. But I do understand that he, the way he is in Skyfall, is really not a person, one can build a relationship with. And unfortunately, being who he is, he’s not a someone, Bond would honestly want for himself. And I’m very saddened by this, because I would love to ship them. It’s just….I can’t close my eyes on facts.
I’m afraid that pain has destroyed something very important in SIlva’s soul. You’re right that some scars never fade. Well, some pain is not something you can share or live trhough, because it takes too much space and energy. That’s sad.
I’ve been watching Skyfall again yesterday, and here’s some thoughts that I’ve had afterwards.
I’ll try to describe it as accurate as I can, though english is not my native tongue and there can be some specific issues on psychology and symbolism which would be quite hard for me to express in a…
this is perfection.
Thank you.
After watching Skyfall and taking some time to think, I am at last capable of formulating one thought that has been stinging and burning me during the movie and some time afterwards.
I do, indeed, understand why pepople ship Bond/Silva. I mean - Silva is terriffic. Bardem’s work as an actor is…
Your in-depth analysis is amazing but I just thought I’d say
I won’t speak for others but to me, personally, their relationship is incredibly attractive because I have searched my whole life trying to find a person with whom I could share not just the nice and warm moments and thoughts, but that inner shadow that as you mention exists within each of us. Bond and Silva,despite their differences and the tremendous gap between their experiences and ideologies seem to share one thing and that’s the only thing that can actually matter - they share pain. In the end, Bond chooses not to share his because to him pain is very personal and he deals with it by himself, but nonetheless, the offer of being the last two rats - essentially, to share the destruction, seems incredibly attractive.
I do understand this urge to shre the darker side with someone. But there’s also a very luring trap to overindulge in it, to multiply it, to become addicted to it. Because pain can be addictive, as well as the self-victimization. Like “I’m hurt, I’m in pain, and it gives me the right to make others suffer. I’m the victim here, so I only defend myself”. Sharing pain with someone, being who you are, sometimes angry, and unjust and bitter, and even cruel is what makes a real, honest relationship. I speak from expirience, here. But there’s a healthy way to make that honest relatiosnhip and the unhealthy one. The helthy one is - Yes, I’m not perfect, and sometimes I do nasty things and take my responsibility for that. I can only promise that I never do that without a good reason. The unhealthy way is “Our common pain is what we build our relationship on. If you want to love me, you must love my pain and make it yours”. That’s a very destructive way. Beccause, there comes a very strong hidden advantage to make this pain last forever. What will be there is the pain is gone? What link? If the pain is the only thing that unites two people, take it away…what will keep them together?
I’m a feminist, so I think i must reblog this.
hi guys! this is a comic i made for a final in my comics in literature class. we had to do a research paper on a topic we’d discussed in class and then accompany it with a comic with a relevant subject. my paper was about hyper-sexualization of women in comic books, but i decided to broaden it out here as well as personalize it and make myself the subject and discuss something i’ve been subjected to in the convention circuit and on the internet as well as thousands of other women, as well as give a cue to thought about how the comic book industry as well as the video game industry and even just media in general (all of which are male dominated) push such ridiculous pressures onto girls and women.
also, it feels kind of silly to have to add this since i hope it’s obvious, but i am very aware that there are men that don’t subscribe to this attitude, and am incredibly grateful that these issues are brought to light to people other than the ones that are subjected to it.
anyway haha i have literally been staring at this for 9 hours i don’t even know which direction is up anymore. thanks for reading!!!
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