Hi everyone! I got shadow banned on my old blog and felt like starting fresh so here we are ✌
My name is Anya, she/her, I'm a lesbian, possibly asexual, currently single, 23 years old (2024) English is not my first language
I want to use this blog to make new mutuals and friends, and to actually post about myself! Please do not hesitate to message me, I love talking to people! I do have trouble responding sometimes, adhd+depression is a terrible combo for that, but I try my best 🙏
Currently in my DC phase! Baby comic book reader, I've been reading more recently and I'd like to share my feelings and find like minded people here!
Be nice and I will be nice back
Terfs and other bigots and bullies are not welcome
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
✓ Live Streaming✓ Interactive Chat✓ Private Shows✓ HD Quality
Anya is LIVE right now
FREE
Free to watch • No registration required • HD streaming
Guys, I need to gush about Absolute Batman: Ark M special, it's one of the best single chapters of a comic book I have ever read. I loved every page of it
The opening is so strong, first page is three panels depicting Arkham's history and on the next we see that they're photos he's looking at? Are you kidding me, this is such a correct use of the comic book medium!!
And the 4th wall break on the first page is just a cherry on top. I love it when things get meta, the absolute universe as a whole is as meta as it gets, and this special does not fall short.
I love the recursive narrative device of "Arkham is writing a book about telling the Joker his backstory"
I love how this panel references the iconography of "Bruce with the Waynes' bodies" to draw a clear parallel between Arkham and mainline Bruce...
...which is then immediately reinforced by the whole "channeling a personal tragedy into a desire to prevent it from happening to anyone else" thing and Arkham adopting a fellow orphan. And then the orphan seemingly getting killed by a Joker type character. It makes the twist at the end work so much better too! Just adds another layer to the subversion of expectations - this isn't fully the cycle repeating itself, as it seemed at first.
And yet, there's still an obvious cyclical structure to it. Both in key Batman lore bits repeating themselves over and over again and in the structure of the special - the backstory ends with the same artistic device we saw at the very beginning, a part of history frozen in time.
I do also really like how they keep giving surface level mainline Batman characteristics to everyone but Bruce
The aforementioned Dr. Arkham parallels (and I didn't even cover all of them), absolute Joker's... everything, Selina's Cat Cave. It's fun and and it does a good job of reinforcing the core idea of the series
Guys, I need to gush about Absolute Batman: Ark M special, it's one of the best single chapters of a comic book I have ever read. I loved every page of it
The opening is so strong, first page is three panels depicting Arkham's history and on the next we see that they're photos he's looking at? Are you kidding me, this is such a correct use of the comic book medium!!
And the 4th wall break on the first page is just a cherry on top. I love it when things get meta, the absolute universe as a whole is as meta as it gets, and this special does not fall short.
I love the recursive narrative device of "Arkham is writing a book about telling the Joker his backstory"
I love how this panel references the iconography of "Bruce with the Waynes' bodies" to draw a clear parallel between Arkham and mainline Bruce...
...which is then immediately reinforced by the whole "channeling a personal tragedy into a desire to prevent it from happening to anyone else" thing and Arkham adopting a fellow orphan. And then the orphan seemingly getting killed by a Joker type character. It makes the twist at the end work so much better too! Just adds another layer to the subversion of expectations - this isn't fully the cycle repeating itself, as it seemed at first.
And yet, there's still an obvious cyclical structure to it. Both in key Batman lore bits repeating themselves over and over again and in the structure of the special - the backstory ends with the same artistic device we saw at the very beginning, a part of history frozen in time.
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
✓ Live Streaming✓ Interactive Chat✓ Private Shows✓ HD Quality
Anya is LIVE right now
FREE
Free to watch • No registration required • HD streaming
UNPOPULAR OPINION: A lot of "mental health issues" disappear when bills are paid, rent is secure, and the fridge is full. Peace is expensive. And pretending money doesn't affect mental health is privilege.
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
✓ Live Streaming✓ Interactive Chat✓ Private Shows✓ HD Quality
Anya is LIVE right now
FREE
Free to watch • No registration required • HD streaming
UNPOPULAR OPINION: A lot of "mental health issues" disappear when bills are paid, rent is secure, and the fridge is full. Peace is expensive. And pretending money doesn't affect mental health is privilege.
Barbara was Cass' teacher, and that bled into every aspect of their relationship. For Cass, Babs was the one who solved problems, who could explain things in a way she'd understand:
Batgirl (2000) #5
Babs was the person Cass went to whenever she had a problem, big or small. Despite Cass admiring and loving Bruce so much, whenever she needed advice she always went to Babs.
Batgirl (2000) #17 // 23 // 42
Cass is so attentive in all these instances. She often reads too much into Babs' responses, leading to her trying to emulate Babs in DC First: Batgirl/Joker by fighting the Joker, trying to emulate Babs' romances via Kon and Tai, and trying to embody Babs' Batgirl by donning her old costume.
This line from Batgirl (2000) #45 is the epitome of Cass asking for Babs' advice. Remember that in Cass' early days, being Batgirl was her first identity. Asking Babs what it was like to be Batgirl is essentially Cass asking for advice on how to be herself. Cass constantly tries to emulate Babs because she sees Babs as holding the key to her own identity.
Batgirl (2000) #5
"Tried to fix me. Teach me." To Cass, 'fixing' and 'teaching' are synonymous. Babs as her teacher also doubles as her 'fixer' - in a way, Cass sees Babs as a healer. It's no coincidence that Cass borrows Bruce's language for Leslie to describe her own relationship to Babs:
Batman Chronicles #18 // Batgirl (2000) #25
Cass is not only calling her "like a mother," she's also likening Babs (maybe subconsciously) to Leslie, a doctor. Leslie fixes up Bruce, just as Babs fixes up Cass. She doesn't just go to Babs for advice, but also for emotional support and healing.
Batgirl (2000) #49
This moment is so pivotal to me. Like other times, Cass approaches Barbara with a question (why?). But she's not looking for an answer this time - she just wants Babs, just wants to feel the presence of someone who loves her. It's here that Babs' role as teacher/mother/healer converges into someone Cass goes to whenever she feels hurt or lost. Here, no words need to be said. Babs is speaking Cass' language.
Which is why Babs calling Cass stupid is so tragic. Cass' love for Babs is tied up in Babs teaching her, guiding her through life. To be called stupid from the person who has all the answers, who you went to for guidance, who fixed you up and healed you - it was devastating.
Batgirl (2000) #54
Babs doesn't realise that Cass has been learning from her; the lessons Babs taught her weren't about literature, but were on how to live, how to love, how to be Batgirl and how to be Cassandra Cain. Babs not only dismisses Cass' efforts to learn English, but also all those other lessons that Cass knows she has learned but Babs doesn't catch. I think it's in this moment that Cass realises how little Babs actually understands her.
Babs essentially implies Cass is 'unteachable', which to Cass means Babs is no longer the person who fixes anything. So she leaves.
Their reconciliation in Batgirl (2000) #67 is also interesting. On Cass' quest to find her mother (who she thinks might be Shiva), she once again links motherhood to teaching ("Shiva wants to... teach?"). But here, Babs attempts to stop teaching Cass. She stops herself from correcting Cass' language.
Now, Babs talks about what Cass has taught her:
"You make me know change is real." I think this line is really important to Cass. For the first time, she's seeing that she has stuff to teach Babs - and Babs is letting her see that, as a way of apology. Babs finally actually addresses Cass' disability, too. They reconcile and, when Babs tells Cass to call, Cass says "The phone's two-ways." Their new relationship is built on a bedrock of mutual respect, where they can both now teach and learn from each other.
Batgirl (2008) #2
Now, Babs understands. They've gone through those ups and downs and come through with something different, something stronger. Cass still asks Babs for favours, and Babs still worries about Cass, but it's grounded in something less unequal and more trusting.
All this to say that a Cass without that core emotional connection to Babs just isn't really Cass. Babs was so integral to her sense of self and her development, and even when they drifted apart, they always came back together again. Babs was her mentor, her teacher, her mother figure; she went to her for guidance, love, and support. And I just wonder how not having Babs impacts current Cass. When she's hurting, or confused, or lost, or lonely - who does she go to now?
Controversial Truths About Ancient Egypt Masterpost
The pyramids were built by contemporary workers who received wages and were fed and taken care of during construction
The Dendera “lightbulb” is a representation of the creation myth and has nothing to do with electricity
We didn’t find “““copper wiring””” in the great pyramid either
Hatshepsut wasn’t transgender
The gods didn’t actually have animal heads
Hieroglyphs aren’t mysteriously magical; they’re just a language (seriously we have shopping lists and work rosters and even ancient erotica)
The ancient Egyptian ethnicity wasn’t homogeneous
Noses (and ears, and arms) broke off statues and reliefs for a variety of reasons, none of which are “there is a widespread archaeological conspiracy to hide the Egyptian ethnicity”
The carvings at Abydos aren’t modern machines but recarvings over old carvings. Sure they look like them but if you can read hieroglyphs and know that Ramesses II will even usurp the carvings of his own father just to be a little shit
‘No soot on the ceilings and walls of the Dendera temple!’ is actually because of extensive restoration works and not because Egyptians were in on shit like Baghdad “batteries”
While the Egyptians were fine-ass astronomers they didn’t align any of their enormous and/or important buildings to modern star constellations, because constellations look very different now than they did ~5000 years ago
The pyramid is the simplest, sturdiest shape with which to build and many different cultures discovered this in their own time. There were never any weird fish humans/aliens involved
I can’t believe I forgot my favourite Hill to Die On
Seth was not the god of “evil”, and despite his chaos providing a foil to order, he wasn’t completely villified until very late in Egyptian history, when he became associated with despised foreign enemies
Hats off to the few of you who’re reblogging this with tags saying you’re going to check my claims later. You make me not entirely despair of this hellhole.
Here are some vetted Egyptological books/sources (that are by and large appropriate for a lay-audience) you can find most, if not all of the above:
Lehner, M., The Complete Pyramids
Wilkinson, R. H., The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt
Hornung, E., The One and the Many: Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt
Dunand, F. & Zivie-Coche, C., Gods and Men in Egypt
Kemp, B., Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization
Bard, K., An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
Stevenson Smith, W., The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt
Kitchen, K. A., The Life and Times of Ramesses II, King of Egypt
Sweeney, D., Sex and Gender (in Ancient Egypt)
McDowell, A. G., Village Life in Ancient Egypt: Laundry Lists and Love Songs
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
✓ Live Streaming✓ Interactive Chat✓ Private Shows✓ HD Quality
Anya is LIVE right now
FREE
Free to watch • No registration required • HD streaming
my dad is very intensely involved a battle with his city’s public administration over a playground they have tried to forcibly remove like five times in the past 20 years and DID remove once in like 2005 but then had to rebuild because my dad was such a pain in their asses and came through with undeniable receipts of the zoning plan from the 60s/the historic/cultural value of the urban planning…. like there’s a woman in the city office who is his arch nemesis. he is literally the daredevil of urban planning
