Fluffy Musings...

So today marks the end of Borra Week.  And man, what a week it was!  I feel like I made some great strides in my journey of improving my art, and I saw some of the sweetest, most creative Borra works ever.

And… I just adore Borra.  Long ago, before the show even aired, I said:

But I would have liked more soft moments with [Aang and Katara]; just quiet, no dialogue, just music and gorgeous animation.  Those sort of things say so much.  I hope Korra has moments like that; just quiet, sweet, and leave a good feeling in your heart.

Bad grammar and poor phrasing aside, Korra definitely fulfilled this wish with Borra.  That last scene of their date in 105 just sealed the deal.

So, here’s a massive dump of all my Borra Week art, following each prompt.

1. Day Off

Ice cream!

2. Prank

Inspired of course by the MLP episode Griffon the Brush Off.

3. Masquerade

Korra as the Painted Lady and Bolin as Hei Bai.

Bolin helping Korra work out by sitting on her feet as she does sit-ups, while reading her the story of how Tui and La came to the Mortal World.

5. Crime

Omashu!

6. Surprise

Surprise Glompage!

7. Moonlight

And dancing~

Whew!  Happy Borra Week everyone!

spellthief:

So. My dearly beloved sister asked me about my thoughts on the ending of Princess Tutu, which I then summarized in way too many words. She has since urged me to share my thoughts with the tumblverse, since apparently that’s the kind of thing y’all do here. So, her question was:

“What do you think of the ending of Princess Tutu? What story is Fakir writing? And if he writes Duck back into a girl, does that go against one of the show’s messages? IT’S ON MY MIND AND I WANT YOUR THOUGHTS CUZ YOU’RE THE BIGGEST TUTU FANGIRL EVER.”

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Oh my goodness, you actually did it!  *squeal*  I still love this.  You put your thoughts so eloquently and have such good ideas.  And hearing about all the symbolism in Princess Tutu is always so interesting and leaves me appreciating the anime so much more, you know?  This is so beautiful *.*

Yes…I’m really going to be doing some serious speculation of Korra’s female cousin (fan nicknamed Kirima, apparently), who we’ve only seen a few pictures of and the only things we know about her are that 1) she’s the daughter of Unalaq, Korra’s uncle, who’s chief of the Northern Water Tribe, 2) she has a twin brother, and 3) she and her twin brother are both “androgynous and creepy”.  Too early?  Well, with my undying love for this series and obsession with characterization, I say “of course not!”

I focus on Kirima because she has gotten considerably more attention than her brother Desna due to a little thing known as shipping (which I’ll get to in a moment), and all the commotion surrounding her has really interested me to her character.  Plus, being a gal myself, I find myself more able to relate with her pretty much non-existent character right now ;)

So.  Kirima.

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One thing I always loved about Avatar was its portrayal of old people.  They were badass, they got development, and even though it was a show featuring kid heroes, they weren’t useless!  Korra follows Avatar’s example with great older characters like Tenzin and Lin, and with the announcement that we’ll see more of Kya and Bumi next season, you bet I’m excited to see how these characters’ll be handled.

But this is mostly about Kya.  She’s apparently a bit of a hippie, and her favourite song is “Secret Tunnel”.  And just with that, I think I love her already.  I love older folks who aren’t afraid to have some fun and be a bit “childish”, and Kya seems like that sort of person (along with her brother Bumi).  I think these sort of characters in children’s shows are great things.  It shows kids—who live in a society so afraid of getting old—that even as you age and get grays you can still rock it and enjoy life.

So, here’s just a little GIF of Kya dancing to “Secret Tunnel”, because that song should so be on the radio…like, all the time xD

I can’t be the only one who thought of this…

habitualdaydreamer:

but instead of it being romantic they’re just having fun and being adorable together (and maybe disturbing the people around them but not giving a shit because it’s not like they really pay attention to what others think when they’re together anyway).

Don’t mind me. I’m just full of feels tonight :p

Challenge accepted!  And I know you said drawing, but my hand slipped and I GIF’ed…

artsy-justin:

To this day, I don’t understand why guys can wander around the streets without a shirt on, but if a woman does it, it’s shameful. A Female breast is just as natural as a male one. Well, unless you count the surgically enhanced ones, but I digress.

I’m sure our Puritanical roots are heavilly involved in the reasons why, but it’s time to get over it.

Oh goodness, this so much.  I hate that a topless woman is considered “nudity”, but a topless man is not.  And then men can have shirtless posters and ads and that’s fine, but a woman in a bikini serving coffee is somehow “ruining children”…

I ain’t gonna lie.  I’m a huge shipper.  I love shipping.  I love to explore characters and their interactions with other characters.  I love character relationships.  And I ship just about everything.

But.  Love is crazy.  There are so many opinions on it, so many stories about it, and so many songs singing about it.  And while I, being the very opinionated person I am, tend to disagree with some opinions and insights about love, one in particular bothers me the very most:

These people belong together because they complete one another!

Now, I won’t deny that this sounds incredibly cute.  It makes it seem like the lovers are simply perfect for one another.  But look closer.  This comment has the very nasty implication that people are incomplete without a significant other, and thus the only way to be whole is to have a romantic partner.

And…that disturbs me.

No matter what love songs say (for example, “I come to you in pieces/so you can make me whole”), everyone is a whole, complete person by themselves.  We don’t need anyone to “complete” us.  And I say if we’re that reliant on a romantic partner, then that’s not even a healthy relationship, anyway.  Love should be about wanting a person, not needing them.  Because while humans do need people, we don’t need a romantic relationship.  People can live successfully and happily single, and the implication that they cannot I find saddening.

I feel like today’s modern society disagrees pretty strongly with me about all this.  For a couple of examples, the influx of love songs belting about the “brokenness” and misery of being single (“How am I supposed to move on when I’m still in love with you?”), and the judging of a person’s worth on whether or not they have a boyfriend/girlfriend all says that without a romantic partner, we’re worthless, nothing, incomplete, and a bunch of shattered pieces.  And that’s hurtful—especially if we want to advocate healthy relationships.  If people are feeling like the only way they’ll be complete is to be in a romantic relationship, then they’ll likely feel down on themselves and hate themselves if they don’t have a romantic partner.  Which just causes more problems.  Because—and it’s very true—it’s hard to fall in love with someone who doesn’t love her/himself.

I hope in the future, this idea just dwindles away so we can have happier and healthier relationships not just with other people, but with ourselves.