The Idea Of Eternity In Utena Is So Interesring. Initially "there Is No Such Thing As Something Eternal"

the idea of eternity in utena is so interesring. initially "there is no such thing as something eternal" is the thought that sends utena spiraling into suicidality, which is understandable, since the idea that everything will end someday is terrifying. especially to a child. especially to a child who just encountered one of the most traumatizing and violent "endings" possible, the deaths of her parents. but then she's shown that apparently something can be eternal. and that something is pain, which is even worse, but at least gives her something to live for. and then by the end of the show it's like. no, pain isn't eternal either. "there is no such thing as something eternal" is reframed as a positive. eternity is Not Good. eternity is eveyrthing staying the same forever, never changing for the better. it's the opposite of revolution. it's what akio wants, perpetuating the system that benefits him at the cost of everyone else forever and ever. and no matter what utena might have thought, it is not what she wants.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Watched Utena over the summer and it changed my life for a bit. Also obsessed with the toxic yuri in shiori and juri relationship.

Based on how psychologically, people in second place are less happy than people in third place, despite being so highly ranked, because their alternative outcome is first place. Same with Shiori where I'd assume she's not terrible at things, but just not as perfect as Juri, and jealously makes her feel so much worse than she actually is.

You only think lesbianism is restrictive because you’re not a lesbian.

Actual lesbians usually think being a lesbian is pretty freeing and liberating.

You should respect that. Our entire lives people try to influence and force us into being attracted to men and realizing you’re not attracted to men in a society that centers them in everything and treats women and other fem-aligned people as less and as failures for not being with them certainly can be freeing.

I was rewatching Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated and I’ll be honest I’d forgotten how much I really enjoyed the storyline, the world building, and the overall characterisations.

That said, I’d also forgotten how much I absolutely loathed the whole awkward awfulness that was Velma and Shaggy’s relationship in the first season and how much I wished they had just skipped that and gone directly to her being a slowly uncloseted lesbian that we got later in season 1 and in season 2.

Idk. I just would have enjoyed the show sooo much more if I wasn’t skipping all of their weird dating scenes early on.

And yes I know that was supposed to be the whole point that she is a lesbian and that’s why them dating felt so off, but they didn’t need to make it feel so uncomfortable.

Upon further thinking, this is what I’ve come in terms of who within scooby gang is allowed to be in a relationship.

Fred: Shaggy and Daphne.

Daphne: Fred and Velma.

Velma: Daphne.

Shaggy: Fred.

Scooby: No one, he’s a dog.

I was rewatching Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated and I’ll be honest I’d forgotten how much I really enjoyed the storyline, the world building, and the overall characterisations.

That said, I’d also forgotten how much I absolutely loathed the whole awkward awfulness that was Velma and Shaggy’s relationship in the first season and how much I wished they had just skipped that and gone directly to her being a slowly uncloseted lesbian that we got later in season 1 and in season 2.

Idk. I just would have enjoyed the show sooo much more if I wasn’t skipping all of their weird dating scenes early on.

And yes I know that was supposed to be the whole point that she is a lesbian and that’s why them dating felt so off, but they didn’t need to make it feel so uncomfortable.