I am a fan of “observations” decoupled from “issues“ or “problematic” labels. I think this difference in verbiage is what keeps a subject from being able to turn into a screed. It is a valid observation to make that a given fantasy armor design does not seem to be fulfilling the function of armor. It is a further valid observation that perhaps the function of the fantasy armor is not necessarily the same as the function of real armor. It may be, but it also may be to look hot. Neither of these are issues. We have to be able to make observations that aren’t just setups for complaints and problematizing things.
Yes boob window armor looks ridiculous. Yes it also looks good. Yes I have cosplayed as Alias from Curse of the Azure Bonds. No I have not cosplayed as Captain Phasma or Brienne of Tarth. I mean for one thing it’s easier and cheaper, and for another, I would never cosplay as Phasma, and Brienne is ruined for me now that she got pumped-and-dumped by Jaime, and then cucked by Cersei in the final stretch, and after all that shit she‘s still simping for Jaime in her final scenes.
I just feel like I can point out a pattern without it being a judgment or a concern. To me it is neither. I like discourse that is from that angle. I have a lot of observations. Most actually are not judgments or concerns. I have a ton of observations to make about porn, for example. Because I’m female people assume I’m going to either indict it or use it as an excuse to advertise I’m a Cool Sex Positive Feminist. Lol neither, it’s just pattern recognition.
But pattern recognition upsets people who don’t want to admit the pattern is there and/or don’t want to admit they’re part of the pattern.
Anyway black people commit a disproportionate amount of crime, gay guys are disproportionately degenerate, sometimes women do lie about sexual assault, and the only people I want attending to my landscape or re-roofing my house are teams of Hispanic men led by the white guy who owns the business.
