THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE VIDEO ON THE INTERNET
STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING RIGHT THIS GODDAMN SECOND AND WATCH THIS
sometimes i try to explain why i put songs on a mix but?? usually theres no reason that i can explain. its not even the lyrics a lot of the time. i put a song on a mix based on the overall feel of it, like yeah the lyrics matter a little but the sound matters a lot more, so i think if the lyrics are even just vaguely about w/e the mix is about and the sound works for the mood its all good
no but really: gai and lee’s relationship and personalities are pretty thoroughly rooted in more obscure/older japanese social conventions which is why they can be really easily misinterpreted outside of japan, especially in america
things that are supposed to make them seem hot blooded, passionate, hardworking, cheesy, and very unhip (the hugging and crying, sunsets, spandex, screaming about youth) get lost in cross-cultural translation and come off as being kinda homoerotic because gay culture is wildly different around the world
heterosexuals on deviantart are so protective of their heterosexuality that they’re threatened by gay people so they find it necessary to make everything straight so they can feel better about themselves just LOOK
when I experience the daily racism and microaggressions of art history grad school, I remember that these spaces were made with our exclusion in mind
I’m reblogging this again, because this gives me life and a will to live even in the darkest hours.
I have a contact group called “DANGER WILL ROBINSON” that consists of people that are dislike or actively avoid. This is now their ringtone. Thanks, ohmygil
i dont really get sakamotos character yet which is why i have a draft mix for him too, obviously,
do it musical theater style where i the protag is being whisked away and bewildered at the sheer amount of people singing at me
