For anyone who needs it. Use in good health.
alright so during into the spider-verse's introduction to peter b. parker, we see his wedding, and he stomps on the wine glass right? this is a jewish wedding tradition, which makes this version of peter parker jewish (further confirmed in interviews -- however, i believe this is enough by itself). it's a nice nod to the jewish roots of the character.
we get to see a bunch of peter parkers throughout the spider-verse films, and none of them have any explicit religious associations like peter b. parker. except for one!
here we have gwen stacy's peter parker and aunt may, from earth-65, saying grace over a meal. from my understanding, this is generally a christian practice -- in judaism, we prefer to say short prayers before eating, and save the long, in-depth ones for afterwards. so to me, this was a clear example of the character being coded as christian. i was a little disappointed that they didn't make peter parker jewish here too, but since across the spider-verse discusses variants and the differences between instances of the same person between different universes, i interpreted this as a continued commentary on peter parker's ethnicity -- although he was initially jewish-coded and one of his two creators, stan lee, is jewish, this is often erased, especially in more modern interpretations of the character.
and then i remembered that this peter parker also literally turns into the lizard.
and y'know what? good call on that one guys.
‘La cigale’ (detail) by Jules Joseph Lefebvre, c. 1872.
jules joseph lefebvre (1836-1911)
“the grasshopper” details 1872
You know what, fuck you. *Romanticizes the monstrous in a way that is deeply compelling to people who feel they've been ostracized from mainstream society in one way or another, and also at least a little bit horny*
ever since kirby mouthful mode was announced i can't get the image of kirby swallowing a plane and doing 9/11 out of my mind
Not your typical coat color in a cat
I think it's probably actually an orange kitten with a very 'sooty' cast to it.
Better lighting and he looks even weirder. What even is this color, sir?
... this is now stuck in my head on repeat, so it wins
*holds up a paint sampler next to the cat* He's between Indian River and Smokey Taupe.
there should be less queer discourse and more queer intercourse
less intercommunity discourse and more intercourse in dis community
Been sorting through my thousands of old photographs, I took this in 2013 and that would’ve been the last time I shared it on tumblr. It’s the footprints of a mouse on a slime mold in Bel Air, Maryland :)
FINALLY I'm working again on my webcomic lore...so here's Leviathan with his legion of demons
Certain words can change your brain forever and ever so you do have to be very careful about it.
"oh my goddd fall out boy released a bad song" fall out boy has been releasing bad songs for 20 years
snakes lay eggs? that’s stupid. i literally know snakes just appear. Ok?
Certified Pliny The Elder Post