Frederick

Part II

How to show happiness

big smile

eyes going wide

corners of the mouth going up

showing teeth

squealing

speaking rapidly

laugh lines appearing

smiling

being animated

direct eye contact

How to show sadness

shoulders slumped

looking down

turning head away

frowning

not seeing properly anymore

slow movements

corners of the mouth going downwards

quivering lips

eyes filled with tears

running nose

breathing fitfully

How to show disgust

wrinkled nose

gagging

eyes narrowing

no eye contact

upper lip pulled up

How to show fear

wide eyes

heart pounding

feeling paralyzed

shaking / clammy hands

trying to close eyes

open mouth

heavy breathing

cold and clammy hands

clenched hands

tensing up

eyesbrows going together

trying to look for an exit

How to show surprise

raised eyebrows

jaw going slack

open mouth

eyes widening

gasp

How to show frustration

groaning

rolling eyes

throwing arms in the air

pacing up and down

huffing

tapping your foot

tapping your fingers

crossing your arms

stomping

checking watch

More: Part I + Part III

I see a lot of posts where people really wants the side they hate to be one thing, but then end up playing into the stereotype that fuels the other side

For example, I do see RWBY fans accusing RWDE of being sexist. The problem is that they occasionally do this by bringing up Adam. I've seen a lot of posts insisting that someone would only criticize Adam's writing because they hate women, but there is a massive debate about how the show handled the racism plotline and Adam's a huge part of that

You're being so one-sided about defending the show for feminism that you're dismissing the entire discussion about racism. There are sexist Adam fans. We shouldn't deny that. But, we still can't conflate the two

If you choose not to see the difference then you end up validating the stereotype of "RWBY fans will defend racism if it protects their girls." That is the truth

And I'm gonna keep it fair, because that's the whole point of this post

I do see people respond to the above by saying "Of course you're defensive over your little anime waifu" and that doesn't help dissuade the sexism accusations either

Also, calling Yang losing her arm “a diegetic upgrade” is… a real choice? Like, Yang remains completely benched for an entire Volume, in Volume 5 is still not at full strength, and the opening of Volume 9 is all about how badly she needs her prosthesis.

So, let’s be honest. It’s less that RWBY portrays only the bad guys as being disabled, and more that there is a fair amount of disability representation in the show and the story doesn’t make a moral judgement about the physical disability. Mercury isn’t Evil because he lost his legs: he’s Evil because he was abused by his father. The physical maiming symbolizes the abuse he suffered, which shaped him.

Ditto Adam. His brand and disability didn’t make him evil, it shows us how he was treated as property and developed the mindset behind his actions. Maria, who has her prosthesis, lost her eyes because of Salem and Salem’s treatment of Silver Eyed Warriors.

Now, I will concede that James gaining a prosthetic hand in Volume 8 is a visual metaphor for him locking away his emotions and humanity. Similarly, Cinder gaining her Grimm arm is also short hand for how her lust for power and need for safety is consuming her.

We're in the most anti-art era we've ever been in.

Art--all forms of man-made creative expression--has been a fundamental part of humanity throughout history. Architecture, sculptures, written language, spoken language, song, music, dance, paintings, murals, martial arts, sports, comedy, theatre, poetry, film, animation, comics, literature, performance, cultural customs, worship; I can't even begin to list every possible form of human creation.

The question that stares me in the face day-in and day-out isn't just, "Who is removing the paths to these expressions as viable lifestyles/industries/parts of society," but also, WHY?

What is there to gain from a populace that has no recourse to rest from their unpaid overtime, their overexertion from 2 to 3 jobs, their malnutrition from rising costs of food and mounting anxious distress from insecure shelter with the state of housing inaccessibility? People are physically and mentally sick, tired, and most of all, angry. And angry people don't have the patience or energy left for cognizant discussions.

When the things that make life worth living and enjoyable are reserved only for a specific group people, ask yourself what sort of system you belong to. I can only hope you choose to resist it. That in and of itself is a form of artistic expression against all odds.

Adam: the brand over his eye, this helps us understand why he's so spiteful and obsessive, but it also plays narratively by highlighting how his thirst for revenge and power blind him to his own mistakes and have taken him down a dark path.

Cinder: losing her arm and her eye are also thematically appropriate, the more Cinder seeks out power and submits herself to Salem, the more of herself she loses. also, she's very transparently a villain protagonist rather tgan purely evil and mark my fucking words, WILL end up losing the Grimm on her body and turning against Salem.

Ironwood: all of you idiots' favorite. he's lost significant portions of his body including his leg, half his torso, and both arms due to his unwillingness to just fucking stop pushing for 5 seconds and think. he's so certain of his own path that he has traded his body for it. and he doesn't even realize he's gotten the short end of the stick. also not purely a villain.

Mercury: lost his legs as part of killing his abusive father, they highlight the way that the scars of abuse frequently remain indefinitely, but do not define him. Mercury is pretty transparently a package deal with Emerald and will almost certainly end up on the good team during the Vacuo arc

Neo: firstly muteness is fundamentally different from the other examples here, secondly Neo was very transparently not a full villain and was one of a very small number of people who get to literally be reborn so nice try.

you missed Tyrion, who loses his tail because he underestimates the students and gets so wrapped up in his bloodthirst he can't focus on self preservation. this also demonstrates some of Ruby's morality as a paragon, in a lot of shows a paragon would hesitate before harming another person so grievously, not Ruby Rose. she sees the path to ending the fight and she takes it.

you also missed both Maria, who's blind because of Tock's attack and had until she met RWBYJNROQ chosen to look away from the harm done by Salem; and Pietro, who just happens to be chairbound seemingly without any connection to character or plot threads.

so that's Adam and Tyrion in the pure villain slot.

Cinder and Ironwood in the cool motive still murder slot.

Mercury and Neo in the it's complicated slot.

and Yang, Maria, and Pietro in the good guys slot.

Adam: the brand over his eye, this helps us understand why he's so spiteful and obsessive, but it also plays narratively by highlighting how his thirst for revenge and power blind him to his own mistakes and have taken him down a dark path.

Cinder: losing her arm and her eye are also thematically appropriate, the more Cinder seeks out power and submits herself to Salem, the more of herself she loses. also, she's very transparently a villain protagonist rather tgan purely evil and mark my fucking words, WILL end up losing the Grimm on her body and turning against Salem.

Ironwood: all of you idiots' favorite. he's lost significant portions of his body including his leg, half his torso, and both arms due to his unwillingness to just fucking stop pushing for 5 seconds and think. he's so certain of his own path that he has traded his body for it. and he doesn't even realize he's gotten the short end of the stick. also not purely a villain.

Mercury: lost his legs as part of killing his abusive father, they highlight the way that the scars of abuse frequently remain indefinitely, but do not define him. Mercury is pretty transparently a package deal with Emerald and will almost certainly end up on the good team during the Vacuo arc

Neo: firstly muteness is fundamentally different from the other examples here, secondly Neo was very transparently not a full villain and was one of a very small number of people who get to literally be reborn so nice try.

you missed Tyrion, who loses his tail because he underestimates the students and gets so wrapped up in his bloodthirst he can't focus on self preservation. this also demonstrates some of Ruby's morality as a paragon, in a lot of shows a paragon would hesitate before harming another person so grievously, not Ruby Rose. she sees the path to ending the fight and she takes it.

you also missed both Maria, who's blind because of Tock's attack and had until she met RWBYJNROQ chosen to look away from the harm done by Salem; and Pietro, who just happens to be chairbound seemingly without any connection to character or plot threads.

so that's Adam and Tyrion in the pure villain slot.

Cinder and Ironwood in the cool motive still murder slot.

Mercury and Neo in the it's complicated slot.

and Yang, Maria, and Pietro in the good guys slot.

He’s always had the same flaws but ya’ll act like he was worse then Salem from the beginning. When his downfall was still, ya know, a fall!?