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PSA For Marvel Fans

I get it. Shuri is smart. Smarter than Tony, undoubtedly. Marvel confirmed her as the smartest person in the MCU. Which is awesome, I’m in love with the idea of a 16 yr old WOC being put on that pedestal, it’s fucking dope.

But just because she’s smarter than Tony does not mean you have to fucking drag Tony through the mud over it.

I’ve seen way too many “Shuri appreciation” posts that only seem to exist to mock Tony and his incompetence compared to Shuri. They paint him as an egotistical brat who’d take Shuri’s existence like a kick to the balls, while Shuri would be this suave lil’ goddess reigning over him, making him feel stupid.

Shut. The. Fuck. Up.

First of all, do you really think Tony would be upset or bratty about Shuri’s intellectual superiority? Do you really fucking think that? Are you kidding me? Tony would be fucking ecstatic to meet her, to see scientific achievements.

Look at how easily Tony took people like Bruce and Peter under his wing. Not once was there the undertone of Tony trying to best them or prove himself to be smarter, he was just stoked to have someone to talk science with. Tony’s literal first lines to Bruce are a compliment of his work. He is clearly impressed with seeing the web shooters Peter built. Not once would Tony take a hit to his ego (with is virtually non-existent, but that’s a rant for another day) over Shuri’s knowledge being greater than his. He’d be impressed, and eager to learn more. He’d want Shuri to tell him all about Wakanda’s science division, how she created to Black Panther suit, etc. He would be in a scientific Candyland, even if he didn’t understand all of it. 

Tony Stark is a scientist, above all else. He would absolutely love being able to learn about scientific concepts he hadn’t considered, love seeing what Shuri has done, and most of all, he’d love the idea of a 16 yr old girl doing it all. Tony is progressive as fuck. He gave his entire company over to a woman he originally hired as his assistant AND let a 15 yr old be a superhero because Tony believed in him, remember? Tony Stark would fucking love the idea of a 16 yr old lil’ meme lord being the smartest person in the MCU, and would gladly follow her lead.

And Secondly, Shuri Could Learn From Tony Too

Yes, Shuri is smarter. But here’s the thing. Quantity wise, she knows more. But that does not mean she knows everything Tony does. Remember, they’re on opposite sides of the globe, and Wakanda is a (previously) isolated country. Her tech may be better, but it is also vastly different in principle from Tony’s, meaning she’d still want to learn about Tony’s.

Shuri wouldn’t know or at the very least would have very limited knowledge of arc reactor tech. You think she wouldn’t be hella interested in that shit? Her tech may be advanced in some ways, but it isn’t perfect. Imagine if Shuri and Tony combined their geniuses to make shit leagues better than what either of them has.

Can you really tell me Shuri wouldn’t be deeply fascinated by the Iron Man armour? (Especially now that from the looks of the Infinity War trailer, Tony has the blood armour, which is even more dope and scientifically advanced) She’d want to learn every wire and circuit, learn all about it, then give Tony a list of tips as to how to improve it.

Tony and Shuri would have a fucking field day of locking themselves away in a lab and learning about each other’s tech, improving it, on both ends. They’d be science bros, the same way y’all have headcanons with Shuri and Peter. I haven’t seen a single Peter/Shuri friendship headcanon in which Peter is dragged. If you can do it with Peter, you can do it with Tony.

Also, Shuri Isn’t A Dick

Shuri would not act the way I’ve seen her depicted in some of these “Shuri meets Tony” headcanons. Yes, she’s a bit cocky, but she’s not an asshole. She wouldn’t be condescending toward Tony, hell, I can almost guarantee as a scientist, she probably grew up reading some of his papers. Tony Stark is still a respected figure in the science field with multiple PhDs and papers on his work. Granted, they’d be older papers, Wakanda’s isolation and all, but I can promise you Shuri’s read at least one.

Do you really fucking think she’d meet the sole creator of the Iron Man armour and be a bitch about how her stuff is better? Shuri’s a beautiful lil’ nerd, and she’d love to see the armour. She’d be all on board and gaga over it. She’d love to see uses of technology she may have never thought of because once again,

Shuri is smarter, but that does not mean she knows everything Tony does.

Intelligence relies heavily on creativity, which is different for everyone. As the MCU has shown, Shuri and Tony have used their smarts in very different ways, in very different areas. They could learn so much from each other and would make fucking amazing science bros. Why would you tose aside that amazing headcanon just because you can’t imagine Tony not being an egotistical, self-centred, brat?

TLDR, Don’t Use Shuri To Be A Dick To Tony

I don’t care if you’re an anti and doing it on purpose, if you’re a Shuri fan who loves her so much you don’t care about Tony, whatever. Just stop it. 

You do not need to tear him down to hold her up.

So stop. Shuri is a beautiful goddess who deserves all the love and attention and appreciation posts, I won’t ever disagree with that. But don’t use her to make another beautiful god MCU character look like trash.

Thank you for reading.

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ok now things that were excellent about the hunger games:

-katniss’ character arc

-i mean it like katniss is a) a traumatized woman whose b) pain is never glossed over or overlooked, whose grief and coping mechanisms are put at the front and center of the narrative, and whose trauma is absolutely critical part of any coherent reading of the story

-her emotions are treated as legitimate and valid regardless of what causes them. she is allowed to be irrational; she is allowed to be furious. she is allowed to be complicated and illogical and angry at her circumstances in a way that was (and continues to be) revolutionary for a female character in YA fiction

-her only parent is a single mother whose mental illness and grief in the aftermath of her husband’s death has prevented her from taking care of her children, and the consequences of this in terms of how it affects her relationships with her children play out in a realistic and nuanced way

-katniss’ friendship with gale is just that. a friendship. no matter what happens in the later books in the hunger games she and gale are just best buds who shoot stuff in the woods and forage together. their friendship has no strings attached and it was a breath of fresh air while it lasted

-her relationship with peeta is grounded in an interesting conversation about what it means for people in poverty to show solidarity with each other, and what that solidarity can look like, and how even minute acts of kindness can have incredible impacts to those on the receiving end of them. this isn’t even a huge part of the books it’s just nice to see

-peeta never does creepy shit or tries to coerce her or acts entitled to katniss’ love. he’s nice to her. he like, idk, genuinely acts like he likes her? which is wildly rare for a lot of Y/A love interests?? and he’s in love with her but that’s all, he only uses it as a Games strategy on his end, he doesn’t act like a complete ass about it and the fact that i’m as grateful for this narrative decision as i am is pretty depressing but i am nevertheless

-collins pulls zero punches in depicting the horrors and aftermath of the games themselves. she does not fuck about glorifying or romanticizing the ordeal. she makes all but explicit that the hunger games is a scathing critique of television/reality shows/movies and how they’re tied into capitalist structures, to the point where she all but spells out on the page “THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY’S MANIPULATION AND ABUSE OF CHILDREN IS IMMORAL AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ALL BECOME SO NUMB TO IT IS A VERY VERY BAD THING” 

-katniss’ hyper-awareness of the cameras and where they are at any given point and in any given scene is a very nice use of detail. like she’s constantly noticing lenses, screens, mirrors, basically anything that could be used as a surveillance device, and it really sets a nice atmosphere of paranoia and supervision that both lets us into her headspace and paints a broader picture of the capitol in general

-the capitol in general is also really well done; the sheer lavishness and luxury is depicted in gorgeous detail, and you can almost feel yourself being pulled into the scene – except collins always holds you back from getting totally absorbed in the facade of the Games, keeping you skillfully positioned at a far enough distance that you can see the horror underneath

-just all the little details about the Games that she included. tesserae. volunteering. the “career tributes.” the mentor system. the stylists. the initial chariot ride. the interviews. the balls. the training. the evaluations. the sponsors. it really does make the Games feel like a real event that a lot of people put a lot of thought into the ritual and ceremony of, horrific content aside.

-and that’s also the point! that you can get so wrapped up in the politicking and emotional dramas surrounding the Games that you forget what they are: an indefinite round of blood sport played out to the death with twenty-four unwilling child participants

-how expertly the gamemakers turn the kids against each other, playing on their fears and insecurities to produce more convincing conflict and rivalries

-how you almost forget that they’re children, except collins won’t let you forget. she keeps reminding you. in death scenes especially there is unique attention paid to noticing how small tributes are, how they look immature, how they’re inexperienced or dumb or make bad decisions, and it all points you again and again to the recurring realization that they’re children. this. is happening. to children.

-the way that the capitol distances itself from the Games by refusing to really confront the reality of death, which read a certain way is a very cutting critique of how western media uses the framing of images and metaphor to distance itself from the tragedies it often uses for content

-basically the hunger games is a nuanced and magnificent text

-literally these books were so fucking good

Lion King II is great y'all

Idk why but I feel compelled to say that the Lion King II is not as bad as many "Lion King Purist" make it out to be. Sure I understand that some roles have been recast and it ruins the "nostaliga" but for me that doesn't ruin the experience. I see it common to dismiss straight to DVD disney sequels as low quality cash grabs, and I get it, many of them clearly show it. But there's something different about this one, the quality in animation, the voice acting, the soundtrack, it's above other straight to DVD Disney movie sequels.

Lion king II was as much a part of my childhood as The Lion King. When LK1 came out I didn't see it. I was literally born that year. It wasn't until 1998 that I saw it, the same year LK2 came out. I had both of them and throughout my childhood I would watch both of them in a row. The soundtrack is burned into my mind.

And man that soundtrack. Lion King II's soundtrack is BANGERS yo! I'd say it's on par with the original Lion King's soundtrack but that's just my wild take.

He lives in you and We are one touch my soul

Upendi is such a fun falling in love song, visuals are great, lyrics are cool

One of us is AMAZING like...y'all how can anyone hate this?

And Love will find a way gives me chills tbh. I'm a sucker for duets and this one its...idk I just love it so much

Just look at that animation. This is is not your 2nd rate cash-grab make-a-quick-buck movie animation. You can see and hear the love put in it.

Now I do not know the history or any hardships that the cast and animators went when making this movie, I'm just comparing the animation quality of this one to other Disney DVD sequels.

Guys, I don't know how to end this. I just felt like saying that Lion King II is great. No it's not better that The Lion King but that is no reason to dismiss it. If you haven't seen it give it a watch, enjoy the soundtrack.

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