For the more specific example, for any curious, the character Switch from the first movie was originally meant to be trans.

Switch was intended to be biologically male outside of the Matrix but then be female inside the Matrix, based on the way the system represents people by their self-image.

The production studio axed that idea, and the actress who was originally intended to only play 1/2 of the character ended up playing them outside the Matrix as well. The best they could do was keep the name and make Switch look androgynous.

Booba and Cocky

With this version to compare with, it looks like someone went out of their way to edit the eyes of the one in the post to make it more of a racist caricature…

That was my understanding. Dad wants to make his kid’s dream of being a pop star come true, so he spends tons of money to make it happen, and she became a meme because all the money can’t make up for lack of talent. There was probably also some schadenfreude when held against all of the other artificially boosted Disney pop star kids who were still in the internet’s collective memory at the time.

I should also say that I have no opinions on Rebecca Black as a person, she could be a really lovely and genuine person for all I know. And apparently she is still out there making music, which is fine if it makes her happy.

But damn did I hate hearing that song. Still do. It’s just a bad song.

Definitely something to be said about how gender isn’t “real,” but people’s perception of it is.

There’s no pattern of masculine or feminine behavior/style that is consistent across cultures and throughout history. It’s all arbitrary.

But that binary perception of masculine/feminine is nevertheless all around us, even if it’s not consistently represented.

I’d like to think that not much would change about my style or mannerisms if I had been born with different parts, and I find it odd how unnecessarily gendered so many aspects of society are. I’m just “me,” what else would I want to be? But I also need to remind myself that I only think that way because I’ve never had to worry about being seen as something other than what I am, even if I don’t feel that strongly about it. It’s easy to overlook just how much of my life experience has been colored by my effortless gender presentation.

Not everyone gets that by default, and it’s hard to put myself in those shoes because I simply can’t understand what it’s like to be viewed as the opposite gender, or why it might cause discomfort.

If I were airlifted to some other culture that viewed pants as feminine and skirts as masculine, would I toss all of my jeans to conform? I’d like to think I wouldn’t, because I like the comfort of pants and attributing a gender standard to clothes has always seemed silly to me. But if it affected the way people saw me, I just might.

This is an Odyssey

Or it just means that he has sufficiently weaponized psychic powers and witchcraft to protect him.

FWIW, duck and cover was more meant to protect kids from falling debris in the event a nuke goes off a distance away that is survivable. I don’t think anyone expected this to help in a direct blast type of scenario

Just my 2 cents on a surface-level reading of the character because it’s also been a while since I’ve watched it.

Aragorn is strong and capable, with a generally masculine image about him. He’s handsome, good with a sword, rides horses, and commands respect by his presence.

But he is not prideful or boastful, he doesn’t seek glory, and he’s respectful to the women in his life.

At least the way the movies present it, his relationship with Arwen is one in which both partners are equal participants. Aragorn is not controlling, and Arwen isn’t some damsel who lacks agency without her man there to tell her what to do. And when Eowyn shows affection towards him, he is quick to respectfully decline her advances without leading her on, thereby preserving a positive and supportive relationship between them.

That might be the sort of thing people are referring to, as far as his characterization. There might be more examples, but that’s what I remember.

Verizon

Wild, you’re right, it’s apparently blocked by my mobile carrier. Tried it again with a VPN and it worked fine.

So much for the idea of a free and open internet…

I can’t even view OP’s image at all, but it’s just showing as WebP to me? Is Catbox just down?

If you disinfect and cover, there should be no bacteria.

Dress the wound, change dressing routinely, reapply antiseptic when doing so.

Meanwhile Ranni the Witch out here dissociating 24/7

You’re right, they just exchange it in circles to make themselves even richer.

TBF Henry Ford was a literal Nazi and I probably wouldn’t want to license anything to him either.

I don’t think that’s the point OP is making, but rather using one’s lived experience as a basis for which to judge others’ lived experiences.

For some, 21 may feel ancient, but for others, their current >21 age is just right. No need to say things in a way that makes the latter feel like they missed the boat on happiness.

Does anyone else smell burnt toast?