Yeah that’s why they all died at 30 because they were so unhealthy but cool
Pretty sure it was the plague not heart disease.
Pretty sure it was the Plague, childbirth, food spoiling, maltreated infections, smallpox, pneumonia, and/or generally unsanitary living conditions (such as dumping sewage and waste in the streets) and not health conditions caused by excess body fat.
Not to mention that the Renaissance standard of female beauty being plumpness and full-figured forms came from the fact that it was a status symbol. Plump, pale, full-figured women were wealthy women who didn’t have to spend their days in hard labor or raising children (or both) and stood a better chance of bearing healthy babies than commoner women did.
Cultural “Oh Snap” I hate it so much when people pull out the “unhealthy” excuse for having a reason to body shame a person.
“Women died young in the 1700s because they were fat” is an amazingly ignorant statement
We’re getting pretty close to having adults who weren’t alive during 9/11, and we really need to admit at this point that the overemphasis on 9/11 in the US is just a propaganda machine to indoctrinate the younger generations into nationalism and to justify all the horrible war crimes the US committed in the Middle East, and the continued mistreatment and distrust towards refugees.
As of about a week ago, it is possible for people in the US to join the military to fight in a war that’s been happening for longer than theyve been alive.
Why is voter registration not automatic for every American citizen of age like in any other democratic country?
🎶 Voter supression is the way parties stay in power! 🎶
That explains a lot.
I just show up at the polling station (which is established in a nearby school for my convenience), present my ID, and they let me vote.
Also, why do felons lose their voting rights, even after they’re released?
They’re still citizens, they’re still impacted by the laws and policies of the government, even more so than the average citizen. My country has polling stations in prisons.
Even the guy who assassinated the Prime Minister can vote.
Oh that reminds me, Election Day is a national day-off.
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this is really it huh? millenials are old now. they can’t handle kids dancing just bc its from something they’re not into. bc its not aimed at them. congratulations you’re doing what you said you wouldn’t and are turning into your parents and grandparents. i know this is how it always goes but millenials were So Sure they’d break the cycle and look at them. mad at kids doing fun lil dances. shut up
!!! I don’t know about being an Expert™ but I can say pretty confidently that there is exactly one (1) point in the entire show where we see Shiro in his own clothing:
(A personal thank you LM and JDS for this fucking food 🙌)
Other than this one instance of The Jacket (which look like it’s accompanied by a plain white t-shirt and brown pants), we know his non-uniform clothing from S1-S6 is Keith’s dad’s, and after the Voltron crew gets back to earth, it’s all Garrison uniforms. The only other exceptions I can think of that could maybe be counted are (1) the tank top that Clone Shiro wears when he’s in Keith’s room after The Rescue and (2) the tank top he’s wearing in S7 when Sam and Allura are working on his new Altean arm:
To answer your second question re: what Shiro wears when he gets to choose, I think that actually these three instances give us a good idea – practical, plain, and comfy, especially when off-duty/safe in his own space. When he’s on-duty and representing the Garrison, he’s in uniform 100% of the time. I think it’s notable that even in the scene where Shiro’s working on his hoverbike, they’re back on Garrison property and he’s is in uniform (albeit with one entire button unbuttoned).
Even in his own apartment which I think judging from the color scheme it’s safe to say is also Garrison-issue, Shiro’s fully dressed (though Shiro’s just come in and Adam is just leaving):
In general, Shiro strikes me as one of those people who shows up to work with their clothes perfectly fitted and not a hair out of place.
Shiro’s got a strong sense of duty, and you can see from the pre-Kerb flashbacks, from how other characters talk about Shiro during that period, and also from his behavior as The Leader in S1 that maintaining appearances is part of that duty. He’s the only paladin who’s ready to go at a moment’s notice, who spends the most time in his armor, who’s always standing straight-backed, shoulders down and back like he’s got to pass muster. Not that there’s a ton of pre-Kerb flashback footage but I find it significant that the only time we see him out of uniform is when he’s both of duty and physically off Garrison property.
Maintaining appearances is also important to counteract any doubts that his superior officers and even peers might have about his fitness for duty. By forming himself into what could be considered the Model Officer at the Garrison, he’s making it almost impossible for anyone to argue that he shouldn’t go on missions.
At the same time, putting all that effort into performance (both presenting his capable front and literally performing his duties) has to be exhausting, and that’s not even taking into account the degenerative disease whose effects he was surely feeling daily.
Therefore, I think Shiro is also the person who, as soon as they’re out of the public eye, goes home and changes into their comfy soft t-shirt, faded sweatpants, and lovingly worn house shoes. As much as I like the idea of Fly AF Golden Boy Shiro, I really think he’d default to the basics of what the Garrison provides – I have a strong suspicion that the white t-shirt he’s got on under his hoverbike jacket when flying with Keith is of the same standard issue as the one he’s wearing under his uniform in the maintenance scene.
The hoverbike flight jacket then is probably more exception than rule, where maybe he finds some time in his busy schedule to buy himself something nice, and even that one nice thing has practical value??
All that said, I think Shiro (consciously or otherwise) treats being out of “uniform” as being vulnerable/exposed, and it says a lot about him and his growth that it takes 7 seasons before he allows himself to be seen that way by the whole team. Before that the only two prior instances of Casual Shiro (that we see as viewers) are with Keith, and that’s a whole ‘nother essay right there ;A;
Reblogging for these very good additions by @bosstoaster:
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