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happy disability pride month to severely disabled people who don’t have access to proper treatment or medical equipment, and are stuck without care that would ease symptoms or make their life easier

happy disability pride month to severely disabled people who won’t be getting better, and who will be getting worse, or who will be dying due to their conditions

happy disability pride month to severely disabled people with photosensitivity who can’t look at screens for long, and feel even more isolated by not being able to interact with much the disability community, even online

girls night out 💖💄🌙 #SailorMoon

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Amazing news I just found out! The wonderful Three Lights, a repository for high quality Sailor Moon scans, has HQ scans of the ultra-rare calendar that Naoko Takeuchi and her husband Yoshihiro Togashi (creator of Hunter x Hunter among other series) made in 1999 to commemorate their wedding.

(This series isn't dead! I just only write an entry every 1-3 years, lmao. I'm determined to finish the series up this year, as only Uranus and Serenity are left)

Unlike Jupiter and Venus's extravagant gowns, or Mars's simpler yet still striking one, Princess Mercury's gown is the plainest of the Inner Senshi (at least in my opinion). I feel like this showcases Ami's more practical and modest personality. Ami is a person who doesn't really like to draw attention to herself, which is reflected in her clothes; they're cute, but she never really wears anything that's impossible to ignore.

That being said, the bodice of Mercury's gown features a lighter shade of blue, and there’s gauze and jewels. After all, Ami still wants some extravagance to her gown. I also think it's interesting that Mercury's dress features a sort of gauze "cape" on the back, which none of the other Inners have but is a unifying trait among the Outer Senshi dresses. I don't think it really means anything, but it's still interesting! Finally, the blue in Mercury's gown represents water, while the light blue bodice could represent ice, Mercury's other element.

As for the color, blue represents calmness and coolness. Blue is said to have a soothing effect on people. It is the color associated with water, which explains why so many people find it relaxing. In addition, blue is associated with depth and perception, wisdom, intelligence, peace, trust, truth, loyalty, order, and stability. Of course, all of these attributes can be applied to Ami. She is as calm as a still lake and considered to be the smartest of the Senshi.