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just another casual artist on tumblr | they/them expect content to include: - tma - tmagp - the mechanisms - hannibal (nbc)
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I am trembling and salivating for the moment when either Sam or Georgie mentions the names "Jonathan Sim/Martin Blackwood" and the colossal "Oh. Oh fuck..."-realization happens.

I want Sam to freak out about the weight these weird computer voices hold and I want Georgie to see the disturbing (and sad) aftermath of mag200.

I want the pain.

Give me it.

#tmagp#tmagp spoilers#tmagp s2#the magnus protocol spoilers
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Small fantasy worldbuilding elements you might want to think about:

  • A currency that isn’t gold-standard/having gold be as valuable as tin
  • A currency that runs entirely on a perishable resource, like cocoa beans
  • A clock that isn’t 24-hours
  • More or less than four seasons/seasons other than the ones we know
  • Fantastical weather patterns like irregular cloud formations, iridescent rain
  • Multiple moons/no moon
  • Planetary rings
  • A northern lights effect, but near the equator
  • Roads that aren’t brown or grey/black, like San Juan’s blue bricks
  • Jewelry beyond precious gems and metals
  • Marriage signifiers other than wedding bands
  • The husband taking the wife's name / newlyweds inventing a new surname upon marriage
  • No concept of virginity or bastardry
  • More than 2 genders/no concept of gender
  • Monotheism, but not creationism
  • Gods that don’t look like people
  • Domesticated pets that aren’t re-skinned dogs and cats
  • Some normalized supernatural element that has nothing to do with the plot
  • Magical communication that isn’t Fantasy Zoom
  • “Books” that aren’t bound or scrolls
  • A nonverbal means of communicating, like sign language
  • A race of people who are obligate carnivores/ vegetarians/ vegans/ pescatarians (not religious, biological imperative)

I’ve done about half of these myself in one WIP or another and a little detail here or there goes a long way in reminding the audience that this isn’t Kansas anymore.

#writing inspiration#writeblr
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Also. Kendrick opened with an unapologetically loud performance focused on Black America with a ton of political messaging. And the women sang “someone better squabble” in almost a mocking tone?? Because so many white Americans only know Kendrick from the Drake beef, and they’re there to see two black men fight, not a celebration of Black Culture.

The american flag literally dissolved into depictions of violence and shooting. And then, once the performers were united in sync again, the audience flashed “WARNING, WRONG WAY”

That has so many meanings, both in the context of the performance being about politics and the path America as a whole is going down—the wrong way.

But also in that specific moment, when black men were working together as a whole, America would rather see them fighting. After that section is over, Uncle Sam mocks Kendrick.

Once the performance turns into a pop song and , Uncle Sam says, “yeah, that’s what I’m talking about! That’s what America wants—nice and calm! You’re almost there. Don’t mess this-“ and he is cut off by Not Like Us starting. White America is content to watch Black artists as long as the art is palatable to them, but Kendrick disrupted that with the Drake beef, and white America watched because it glorifies violence between black men.

But Kendrick emphasizes that this is not what this performance is about. When asked if he’s really about to do this, he says “It’s a cultural divide, Imma get it on the floor.” And “40 acres and a mule, this is bigger than the music.” He is doing this for Black America. Not Like Us has brought folks together when America has tried its hardest to divide and conquer. Hell, Kendrick had Crips and Bloods dancing on stage together at a concert. He’s managed to work through centuries of oppression and trauma to bring Black America together in this moment. This is bigger than the music.

And he brings it back to politics with “yeah, they tried to rig the game, but you can’t fake influence.” There’s a reason he said that with the president in the audience. Kendrick had the biggest stage in the world and he used it to say “They Not Like Us” with the president, a known child predator, in the audience. And the rest of the crowd was screaming the lyrics along with Kendrick.

Kendrick Lamar the man you are

#kendrick lamar#kdot#not like us
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