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If I showed you this picture without context, would you have guessed that this film is set in Ancient Greece? Would you have guessed this was even set in Greece at all?
Nope! They make eggs separately, from calcium they've already eaten in their diet.
The love dart exists to carry hormones in a mucus coating, and is expelled shortly after mating occurs. The particular hormones on the dart help prevent the sperm that was exchanged from being digested by the receiving party and also sometimes can reduce the libido of the receiving party, meaning they will a) be able to use the sperm received because it is intact and b) won't seek out other mates, making it more likely the sperm received will be used.
Yep! I've currently just got the Helix lucorum breeding pair that I raised from hatchlings from my previous pair, and a single adult Otala lactea that I'm looking for a partner or two for. The place I got the lactea from was not... the best. The other one I got at the same time died within a couple days of coming home, never came out of its shell (I made sure it was ALIVE before I paid for it, but... must not have been alive by much). Alas. The hunt continues.
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I want season 5 or any fic really that explores Merlin and Gwen relationship after she becomes queen. I want their relationship to be challenged so they can come back stronger. I want them to feel like they're slowly losing each other (Merlin as a whole due to his destiny and Gwen overwhelmed in her queenship) but have no idea how to reach out to each other again. I want the vibe to be "I have a feeling you got everything you wanted" song to their relationship. I WANT ANGST.
[image description: screenshot of writing formatted as a question and answer exchange. headline of piece is: The Proposal to Raise Every Boy as a Girl. (author not listed)
Q. You want to raise every boy as a girl?
Yes.
Q. Why?
A boy will learn to hate girls as long as he is raised in such a way where he is treated as better, and superior to, his girl peers, whenever he is cruel to girls. So, instead, we raise boys as girls.
Q. What if they say they are not a girl, and want to be acknowledged as boy?
Then you know they are a boy, so you must make sure to understand them as boy, and not a girl.
Q. What does it mean to be 'raised as a girl'?
That's up for you to decide. The only difference is that you should not raise boys any differently than you raise girls, since you raise every boy as a girl.
Q. Girls and boys are raised in specific ways for specific purposes, so it does not make sense to raise boys as girls.
If you raise every boy as a girl, then there is no being which is not raised as a girl, so anyone raised as a girl necessarily must learn to do anything and everything to grow up, without restrictions on tasks, labours, or interests.
Q. But boys and girls are different.
All two girls are different, and raising girls in one specific way destroys this individuality in favour of moulding girls to serve the same master. Still, the girls resist to live life on their own terms. If girls can be raised such that they know they can do anything they want, including not being girls, so too will boys raised as girls.
Q. Why not raise every girl as a boy?
Because if a girl does not exist among boys, then the girl is made.
Q. Why not raise girls and boys as themselves?
The self must be made in a world where girls and boys can first and foremost be themselves. One step towards this goal is to raise every boy as a girl.
Q. The way people raise girls is cruel, so why would you raise boys with that cruelty?
If you raise girls with cruelty, then you should stop being cruel to girls.
the title made me wary but i do think this is an interesting proposal to chew on!
as i understand it the core point being made here is challenging the concept of "raising a child as a gender" entirely by going straight to the misogyny that is fundamental to patriarchal gender. to me this suggests "raise boys as girls" is about raising boys to identify with girls, rather than to develop an identity as a boy around opposition to girls. this is not being depicted as simply "genderless parenting" because it is making a specific point about misogyny & its role in gender socialization and identity formation. to deviate from patriarchal demands of masculinity is to become associated with femininity / girls regardless of intention or actual intentional performance of femininity (what i assume is meant by "a girl is made"). rather than trying to pursue an almost apolitical gender neutrality that fails because it doesn't engage with the role misogyny plays in preserving patriarchal gender as a whole, gender neutrality is presented as synonymous with identifying with girls, as under patriarchy the entire construction of gender is built (not exclusively but fundamentally) through sexism that is both oppositional (exorsexist) and traditional (misogynistic).
the point is that raising a girl should not involve cruelty, or stereotype, or stigmatization, and boys should be encourage to feel no shame or identity conflict in identifying as the same kind of being as girls. so its a purposeful act of provocation to say "boys should be raised as girls" which to me sends the message that challenging misogyny and challenging the construction of gender itself are the same project. and that being (raised as) a girl should not mean anything other than being raised as a whole person, as part of a community of whole people.
i feel like this is less of a practical, literal proposal and more of a thought experiment and consciousness-raising effort. i think there's some quibbles i could make with how this goes about it but its interesting regardless! i think this is an overall good kind of feminist provocation & its more nuanced than some people in the notes are giving it credit for.
I think that's a good translation of that line! Its in line with feminist work on woman-as-other a la Simone de Beauvoir.
I think following that reading, you could sum up this work's ethos or message as "in order to destroy the concept of the Other, we all must identify with the Other, rather than trying to achieve equality without challenging the model of identity-through-othering which still preserves the patriarchal hierarchy that creates and maintains the binary of dominant / other itself"
There is a very specific behavioral pattern that is inculcated into boys that's called out by that.
It's actually two separate things:
Masculinity is understood in a hierarchy. Under this system, there is no masculinity without a Highest Ranked Man and a Lowest Ranked Man (LRM). All men must jockey at all times in every group of men to be, at least, not the LRM.
All similarly-classed men are above all similarly-classed women in this system. All white men are above all white women, etc. Because men are understood to only exist in hierarchy, and because all men in a group are above all women from the same group, to be the LRM is to sit on the boundary between Man and Woman. The LRM might as well be a woman. (There is homophobia in this as well, but let's keep it simple for the moment.)
Therefore, the easiest way to not be the LRM is to make another man into the woman of the group. From this we get insults which denigrate men by accusing them of womanhood. You throw like a girl, it's feminine to wash your ass, etc.
Boys have already been taught this behavior by being raised as boys, that is, as beings whose socially-constructed gender demands an internal hierarchy which is always at war with every other member of itself for the purposes of establishing hierarchy.
Therefore, this problem is not fixed by raising girls as boys.
The problem is fixed by raising all children such that their gender is not dependent upon an internal hierarchy.
This does not presuppose that girls do not establish hierarchies, only that their gender does not depend upon that hierarchy. They are girls regardless of whether they are the Highest Ranked of their social class or lowest. (Personally, I don't totally buy this, bc there is one lower class than girl, and that is Thing/It, a class into which girls also place dykes, but this is essentially what this sentence presupposes by differentiating between girls and boys in this way.)
Does Tim actually hate Damian? And how does he feel about Jason? Is he really on super besties terms with Cass?
With three different relationships here, there’s a fair bit to cover, so most of this will be under the cut! Since each of these relationships are fairly easy to digest in post-Crisis, I've also included lists of issues with all their major interactions ✨
Tim & Damian
Batman #657-658 (part of “Batman and Son”)
“Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul”
Battle for the Cowl #3 (very briefly towards the end)
Red Robin #1 (flashback)
Blackest Night: Batman #3 (briefly towards the beginning)
Red Robin #11-12
Red Robin #13-15
Red Robin #20, Teen Titans vol 3 #92
Batman: Gates of Gotham
tl;dr: “Hate” is a strong word, but it’s not friendly
Tim and Damian definitely don’t like each other, and that’s pretty consistent. The very first time they met, Damian tried to murder Tim. He was a brainwashed 10-year-old who genuinely thought he was doing the correct/expected thing, but (along with Damian’s generally rude demeanor and the bad blood over Robin) you can probably see why Tim wouldn’t be the kid’s biggest fan. Their dislike of each other the next time they meet is clear, with a lot of low blows on either side:
[two panels from Robin #168. Damian: “You’re just trying to keep [Bruce] all to yourself! Can’t stand the fact that he’s my father! Something you don’t have!” / Tim narrates “Don’t let him under your skin,” and then says, “At least my father wasn’t ashamed of me.”]
Damian isn’t Robin yet here, despite trying to wear the costume, but Tim certainly doesn’t like him any better when that switch happens. I’d argue that he has a much less active dislike of Damian by the time he returns to Gotham as Red Robin, but he’s still very uncomplimentary towards the kid in his narration and doesn’t trust him.
As for Damian’s side, the idea that he always had it out for Tim and was making constant murder attempts is an exaggeration. The first time Damian tried to kill Tim was purely a bid for the Robin title with League-approved “murder the competition” methods. The second, however, was a more personally-charged (and insecure) attempt when he found himself on Tim’s secret second “hit list”--a Batman-esque list of heroes Tim wanted to be prepared to take out if they went bad. Though it manifests as anger, Damian is definitely hurt by the distrust too. (see: Red Robin #14)
Afaik, we never see any narration from Damian about Tim, so it’s hard to be certain of his feelings once Tim is out of the way as Robin. It’s worth noting that Damian acts very rude and abrasive in general, so I think you could argue both that he treats Tim like he treats pretty every else, or that he specifically dislikes Tim.
[panel from Red Robin #1. Damian: “Don’t be so sensitive, Drake.” / Dick: “Damian, shut up. Now.” / Damian: “Sorry, Drake. You’re still part of the team--maybe the Batgirl costume is available!”]
All that being said, they do work together a few times with significant bickering but no violence (e.g. Red Robin #13 or Gates of Gotham), so I think there’s hope for them yet.
[panel from Gates of Gotham #4. Damian helps hold an injured Tim up.]
Tim & Jason
Batman #617-618 (part of “Batman: Hush”)
Teen Titans vol 3 #29
Teen Titans vol 3 #47
Robin #177, #182
Robin #183
Batman: Battle for the Cowl #2-3
So the thing about Tim and Jason is that we’re dealing with two very different continuities here--before and after Flashpoint--and most people forget the first in favor of the second.
After Flashpoint rebooted the DC universe into the New 52 in 2011, Tim and Jason suddenly started acting like the closest of brothers (which I would guess has everything to do with the same writer, Lobdell, having domain over both of them). I'm not going to talk much about this version (because I haven't read most of it yet, new 52 Tim sucks, and I think people are pretty familiar with the idea already), but afaik this carried through in more recent reboots like Rebirth. It's the relationship most people think of for them.
But it came out of nowhere. In the Post-Crisis continuity (i.e. pre-new 52; before 2011; the timeline with Under the Hood, Jason attacking Tim, and such classic events)...
tl;dr: pre-Flashpoint, Tim thinks Jason ain’t shit
Before Jason’s resurrection, that was different. Tim’s respect for the Robin mantle and DC’s determination to insist that Jason was irresponsible (and therefore it’s okay for Batman to have other child sidekicks) gave Tim a messy view of Jason. Sometimes he lumped Jason in with Dick--who Tim fully idolized--and sometimes he was insistent about being better than Jason in a kinda disparaging way.
The end result lands somewhere around “cautionary tale.” I know a lot of people are upset about anything related to the portrayal of Robin!Jason as reckless, but I think in this case it makes for a really interesting mix of feelings from Tim about a boy he never personally met--an image he's reconstructed solely based on how others talk about him.
Of course, then Jason came back, killed a bunch of people, made himself a crime lord, and attacked Tim. At which point, Tim had zero sympathy for the guy who was actively trying to hurt (kill?) him.
[panels from Teen Titans vol 3 #29. Tim and Jason fight. Tim: "I had to convince Batman to let me try this. All because he'll never stop blaming himself for what happened to you. You ask me, that's the only reason he hasn't taken you down. He's holding back. But me? No freakin' way." He wacks Jason with his staff.]
(I will also point out here that, by this point, Tim has been Robin for three years and is fully confident in the role; it’s been a long time since he was a kid nervous about living up to the legacy. When he asks Jason earlier in the scene if he wants to be Robin again, it’s distinctly not an offer--Tim has no intention of giving that up--but just sussing out his motives. Jason wants to know if Tim is good enough, and Tim is fully like “yeah I fucking am, loser.”)
Tim and Jason run into each other only a couple times after this, with mixed results. Tim gets some joy out of kicking Jason in the balls in revenge in Teen Titans #47. Then they have their most pleasant interaction towards the end of Tim’s Robin series, where Jason is attempting to take over Gotham’s gangs For The Greater Good, and seems genuinely interested in working with Tim.
[panels from Robin #177. Tim asks, “Did you steal money from the Penguin?” Jason says, “No. But that’s not a bad idea. Good way to finance our plan.” Tim: “Not my plan, Jason. And I can’t let it be yours, either...” Jason: “Figures. I was hoping you...okay... Whatever. It is what it is--”]
Towards the end of the storyline, Tim thinks Jason had a point about the issues he was seeing in Gotham, if not his methods; and also thinks Bruce would have wanted to give Jason a second chance, and breaks him out of jail. In the next issue, he lets Jason into the cave to see the video will Bruce left him. This is pretty much the only time either one is nice to the other--and even in this storyline, it’s clear from Tim’s narration he doesn’t think much of “Jan Brady of the Bat-Family” (direct quote lmao) Jason.
Tim breaking Jason out turns out to be a terrible idea, and they meet for what I’m pretty sure is the last time post-Crisis in Battle for the Cowl, where Jason nearly murders him again. This has that famous “be my Robin,” line, but contrary to popular belief, Jason isn’t actually that interested in working with Tim at this point--he’s using it more as a threat--and Tim has no interest or sympathy for his cause.
[panels from Battle for the Cowl #2. Jason creeps around, slashing at Tim with a batarang. “You have one chance to save yourself, Tim.” Tim: “Then face me, coward.” Jason hits him and says, “Join me. Be my Robin.” Tim: “Join you? A psychopathic killer? Sure, why not?” Jason continues slashing bloody cuts into him, saying, “You find this humorous? I’m deadly serious.”]
Tim refuses, Jason stabs him and leaves him for dead, and they end post-Crisis with no affection for each other. So, you know, not the closest relationship.
(And then a new continuity declared them each other’s favorite brother.)
Tim & Cass
Note: Post-Crisis, Cass was around much longer than Damian or resurrected!Jason, and therefore she and Tim had a lot more interactions. Unlike the previous lists, this is not an exhaustive list of their every interaction, particularly in the early parts.
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120 (first meeting)
Robin #73
Batgirl #18
Robin #119
Batgirl/Robin “Fresh Blood" (first real bonding)
Batman Allies Secret Files and Origins, 2005
Robin vol 2 #148-151, Teen Titans vol 3 #43-46 (part of the Evil Cass arc, which is very terrible, but I mention it below so I’ll put it here)
Batgirl vol 2 #1, #5-#6 (mediocre all around, and terrible to Dick, but Tim and Cass have some sweet bits?)
Batman and the Outsiders vol 2 #12 (briefly at the end)
Red Robin #17
Red Robin #25
Batman: Gates of Gotham
tl;dr: They are close, but it took a while for them to reach that bond
Tim and Cass had no strong relationship at first. Their stories in Robin and Batgirl were largely separate, and Tim actually found Cass to be very creepy. But when he realized he was being silly, they agreed to be friends.
[a page from Batgirl #18. Tim says: “I’ve, uh...I’ve been avoiding you. It’s...your background. The assassin training all that.” / Cass: “Oh. Yeah.” / Tim: “It’s just...my childhood’s so normal. I mean, Batman and Nightwing had some rough stuff to deal with growing up, but...but you--you were raised to be that guy down there, and you turned yourself into one of us. That’s...pretty intimidating. But I shouldn’t have let it affect the way I treat you...and I apologize. Friends?” / Cass: “Friends.”]
Still, they were largely distant all the way up until Stephanie’s death. Cass and Tim were the pair most affected by far, and in the wake of the War Games shake up, they both moved to Blüdhaven (which Nightwing had left) where they really bonded. They worked together in the field, Cass broke into Tim’s place to use his shower and steal his snacks, and sometimes they’d have quieter moments and deeper conversation. (see: the Robin/Batgirl “Fresh Blood” crossover.)
Not long after, Cass left Gotham to find her mom. And then after that, Tim (and Dick and Bruce) left Gotham to recapture the spirit of Batman. And then Cass left Gotham again and returned brainwashed and evil. (This is a terrible storyline, but evil Cass did want Tim to join her and later he helped her de-brainwash, so I guess that’s something?) Then they were finally both in Gotham again (and both adopted now!), but DC editorial was trying to push Cass out and barely let her interact with anyone at all.
Finally, Cass left Gotham once again (see: editorial trying to erase her) and moved to offscreen Hong Kong. She made two guest appearances in Red Robin where it is clear that the pair like and respect each other, and it also turns out that Tim was the only one to keep contact with Cass after she left Gotham--though, once again: editorial vendetta stopping anyone else from interacting with her. They help each other out with cases. He tries to convince her to come back to Gotham, be Batgirl again, and remember she has family. She saves him and goes along with his plans, with complete trust on both sides. (see: Red Robin #17, #25, and Gates of Gotham.)
It’s not a relationship that gets a whole lot of appearances, because Cass really wasn’t given the attention she was due, but it’s a very solid one whenever it does appear.
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