Recent content by Hakazin

I think it'll take first-time viewers maybe... 10 episodes to reach that conclusion, personally. Maybe a little more. And, to be fair, this is Miki we're talking about. The poor kid blames himself for everything. Okay, I'm going to say this here and not mention it again in the future, but...

I'm honestly impressed by just how much information gets communicated in this opening scene. And there's that bull-headed stubbornness Utena needs to work through! Y'know, there's probably a read somewhere taking the various kinds of abuse Anthy receives at the hands of the Student Council...

I'm sure they trust Miki not to tell anyone. He's a member of the student council, after all, so naturally he's going to be assumed to be a part of the in-crowd. It tracks pretty well for me. The context surrounding a thing can make someone overlook the fundamental faults of it. Curry eaten...

I got introduced to a slightly different read of it from a friend, with the male members of the Student Council representing aspects of an Ideal Prince. Touga is charming and personable, Miki is studious and talented, and Saionji... well, you were pretty on the mark with the Samurai comparison...

"Wait, why are you trying to subvert gendered expectations people have for you? I'm the one who's supposed to do that!" More specifically, she's wearing her dueling uniform. How the heck she had it hidden beneath that shoulderless dress is beyond me, but it sure is one heck of a look.

Chu-Chu is very offended by your decision to downplay his role in events. And here we see the other side of Utena's central struggle. Her desire to "be a prince who saves princesses" on one hand, and her bull-headed stubbornness on the other. Utena has strong preconceptions about how the world...

In retrospect, this scene is where Utena's characterization really crystallizes. Her desire to be ‘A noble prince who saves princesses' gets stated earlier, but challenging the green-haired dipshit Saionji to a duel it's demonstrated. Utena is perfectly willing to throw herself into situations...

I'd be shocked if you weren't taking your time with this project. Utena's a story where the themes and messages are so tightly layered that you almost have to go slow if you don't want to miss anything.

Speaking as someone who's been talking with people involved in the initial organization of the CHAZ, the main lesson I can see is the importance of not letting liberals co-opt and defang protests. Obviously there's the fact that the CHAZ turned from an active occupation into a glorified block...

Do these people actually exist, or is it just a convenient rhetorical device to justify capital punishment?

Yeah, I honestly wish that I was surprised by it coming out, but honestly it explained way too much.

Speaking as someone who's only heard about it second-hand, Warren did well against the gaggle of preeschoolers she was put up against, Biden was brutally killed by Harris while resisting arrest, and Bernie's thoroughly done with everyone else's shit. Oh, and Marianne seems to be trying to...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/far-right-smear-merchants-jacob-wohl-and-jack-burkman-try-to-slime-pete-buttigieg-with-bogus-sex-assault-claim As it turns out, you were right on the money. Looks like Jacob Wohl was up to his usual tricks.

I've had some thoughts about this, and other recent shootings, rattling around in my head all day, and it's taken me a while to figure out how to express them. This is probably going to be long and rambly, and I'm going to skip on the usual 'Thoughts and Prayers', as it were, because you can...

Thirded. You can denounce fascists without dehumanizing them.