The Man, The Myth, The Legend, The KING!!!!

The most insane thing is how the fans who see nothing wrong with the ending is trying to tell those who do to rewatch the karate kid movies…like I think you guys need to take your own advice.

Oh God…so listen,

The majority of the Cobra Kai fandom are incels that view masculinity with aggression and “bad ass” fight choreographies and the idea of Cobra Kai provides them that therefore their and the writers favoritism. They don’t care about how an ending that praises Cobra Kai contradicts everything the main franchise established about Mr. Miyagi and how it was build as a way for expression and defending yourself against bullies but not by matching their energy but becoming a better person. If the writers of CK actually wanted to send a message that honors the original movies they could’ve used Kwon’s death as a reflection that the “strike hard, no mercy” mentality is harmful and extremist. And building on the principle that both attack and defense can be good for Karate, the “balance” of Daniel and Johnny’s teachings but Cobra Kai has been trying to revision history and trying to make it seem like what Johnny did to Daniel in the OG movies wasn’t bullying and that he’s justified by how “obnoxious” Daniel is. Kwon’s death was meaningless and was only added for shock value, not because they wanted to create a concisions discussion on the dangers of harboring violence on teenagers with the sport.

It was already odd to see Miguel respond so aggressively to the Cobra Kai chant and winning because being aggressive always gets you a win and if you try to play by the rules it does not give you anything (looks at Robby and Sam’s reward). The show ended with the “strike first, strike hard, no mercy” phase on the wall just like the first episode. Nothing progressed.

And I do not appreciate that in this day and age the message this series wants to send is that the peaceful ways of teaching are obsolete and we should allow violence as the only alternative because that’s the only way we’ll be rewarded.

And you see how the majority of the Cobra Kai fans are crying tears over Johnny not being included in Karate Kid: Legends. Now, why would he? The Karate Kid is Daniel LaRusso. And no one else. No amount of Cobra Kai episodes will stop that from that being real. And we thank god the ones in charge of the movie are not the writers of Cobra Kai and maybe the essence of the original movies can be restored.

hey, my kurdish friend wanted to point out that the iranian woman murdered by the police in tehran was a kurd and her kurdish name was jîna emînî. she has mostly been referred to as mahsa amini, the iranian version of her name, in the media & that can ofc still be used to make sure posts about her reach a mainstream audience. however people should make sure to mention her given kurdish name foremost, as well as highlight the fact that she was a kurd in the first place, because that played a part in her facing the violence that she did.

clace baby get into in the room in the middle of the night and says that is something in the wardrobe

clary: calming the baby and saying that was a nightmare

jace getting all of his weapons, a sword and a knife: lets go kiddo, i'll protect you

clary: wait, what?

To everyone asking what's the point of sharing content about the protests in Iran and the killing of Mahsa Amini:

THE PEOPLE IN IRAN ARE BEGGING US TO SHARE THEIR PICS AND VIDS AND POST HER NAME!

Isn't that reason enough?

And do you know why they beg us for our attention?

BECAUSE IT'S MUCH HARDER FOR A GOVERNMENT TO KILL ITS CITIZENS WHILE THE WORLD IS WATCHING

Be their voice, say her name!

You really believe the Iranian government would cut access to social media if it didn't matter?

#Mahsa_Amini #MahsaAmini

helpful sites for writers

i have a little collection of websites i tend to use for coming up with ideas, naming people or places, keeping clear visuals or logistics, writing basics about places i've never been to, and so on. i tend to do a lot of research, but sometimes you just need quick references, right? so i thought i'd share some of them!

Behind the Name; good for name meanings but also just random name ideas, regardless of meanings.

Fantasy Name Generator; this link goes to the town name generator, which i use most, but there are lots of silly/fun/good inspo generators on there!

Age Calculator; for remembering how old characters are in Y month in Z year. i use this constantly.

Height Comparison; i love this for the height visuals; does character A come up to character B's shoulder? are they a head taller? what does that look like, height-wise? the chart feature is great!

Child Development Guide; what can a (neurotypical, average) 5-year-old do at that age? this is a super handy quickguide for that, with the obviously huge caveat that children develop at different paces and this is not comprehensive or accurate for every child ever. i like it as a starting point, though!

Weather Spark; good for average temperatures and weather checking!

Green's Dictionary of Slang; good for looking up "would x say this?" or "what does this phrase mean in this context?" i love the timeline because it shows when the phrase was historically in use. this is english only, though; i dig a little harder for resources like this in other languages.

2025

BE A STUDENT OF WHAT YOU ADMIRE

DO IT BADLY RATHER THAN NOT AT ALL

TO DESPAIR IS TO CEDE VICTORY TO THOSE WHO DO NOT DESERVE IT

BROADEN YOUR CULTURAL HORIZONS

REVEL IN THE ANALOGUE

ACTION ABSORBS ANXIETY

GRIEF IS PRODUCTIVE; GUILT IS NOT

Given the fact that Arthur’s made it clear that anyone who wants to date Ellie has to be able to beat him in a fight, I think it’s safe to say Ellie’s gonna stay single for a LONG time

The protests are ongoing. Help us by spreading the news

Corlys: *doubting Rhaenyra* Eh, idk if you'd be a great ruler...

Baela and Rhaena:

Baela: Grandpa wtf are you doing?

Rhaena: We're getting married to them. Lol

Corlys:

Corlys: Oh, I mean, TEAM RHAENYRA all the way! Forget what I said earlier. Fuck those Green bitches!

Rhaenys: He really means it.