Leigh Bardugo's Blog, page 256
May 25, 2016
firstdayoftherest:
seraharcana:
I can’t wait until Chris Evans...
I can’t wait until Chris Evans finds out what Marvel just did to Captain America…
Oh but he already has, and the writer tweeted about it weeks ago. I wonder why he doesn’t look happy?!?! He’s literally “the fuck?” in that picture
So tomorrow
I get to share the color of the pages for the Crooked Kingdom hardcover and some other nice Grisha stuff that’s happening. I’ll post at noon pst/3pm est. See you then!
nativehueofresolution:
let me explain something
even if this is brainwashing
even if this is just...
let me explain something
even if this is brainwashing
even if this is just an act
even if this gets retconned
even if this is nothing more than a dumb publicity stunt
it is part of an on-going trend at marvel that shows the appalling lack of respect they have for jewish characters and creators and the bizarre, sickening romanticizing of hydra, a nazi organization.
steve rogers is the creation of two jewish men who took a stand against nazism at a time when it was not popular to do so, and they received many threats for doing so. he was intended to be political; the first thing you see him do is punch hitler in the face. even if this new twist ends up being reversed or made into an elaborate ruse, we now know that marvel is willing to jeopardize this legacy for publicity. they don’t see it as disrespectful to toy around and twist the creation of two jewish men like this.
wanda maximoff and pietro maximoff, the jewish-romani children of holocaust survivors, are actively having their jewish heritage erased by marvel higher ups who say thing like “can you point me to a single story, just one, in which the ‘fact’ that wanda and pietro come from a jewish background is in any way relevant?”. not only this, but their jewish identities are being erased in the mcu and replaced with christian identities (wanda has a cross hanging in her room), while also re-imagining them as hydra nazi volunteers. this from the same mcu that routinely hires jewish actors and actresses and then erases their identities such as with natalie portman, kat dennings, rdj, gwyneth paltrow, and paul rudd; in the cases of some jewish actors like jon berthanal they actively replace his jewish identity with a christian one by making the punisher a (lapsed) catholic.
all the while they continue to glamorize the nazi organization hydra, playing up the meme status of “hail hydra”, having their employees wear hydra merch and describe themselves as hydra in their twitter bios. they even released a comic about an agent of hydra, intended to be a comedy, slice of life thing. you were intended to feel bad for hank, the protagonist, because he just saw it as a job and joined because of the tough economy, ignoring the fact that this was the case for many real world nazis as well. magneto, a jewish holocaust survivor, was villainized and basically held responsible for endangering the world because he attempted to kill the red skull, a nazi who was setting up new concentration camps. it was also the title in which his paternal relationship with wanda and pietro was erased. the series name was axis.
this is not cute. this is not the type of stuff that can or should be ignored. this is just further proof of a seriously alarming trend going on at marvel, where they think flirting with nazi organizations is fun and ignoring and actively erasing the identities of jewish characters and the contributions of jewish creators is okay. do. not. ignore. this.
watercolorteas:
“And then he went home, And the world turned...
“And then he went home, And the world turned towards morning”
-Night Watch
Thank you, Sir. Your words were there for me when a lot of other things weren’t. Safe journeys.
May 24, 2016
theheadandthemusic:
made my dad stop the car so I could take...
made my dad stop the car so I could take this photo near D.C. I think Kaz’s signature would be more polished and in black, but then again I think he wouldn’t need to put his name on anything because he’s just that mysterious and people already would know he did so and so.
Ahahahahaha.
1. Points for making your dad pull over to take the pic.
2. DOUBLE points for spot on character knowledge.
ibuzoo:
The Grisha Trilogy Girls for @warenmagician
Beauty was...
The Grisha Trilogy Girls for @warenmagician
Beauty was your armor. Fragile stuff, all show. But what’s inside you? That’s steel. It’s brave and unbreakable. And it doesn’t need fixing.
Soooooo beautiful.
How the Worst Natural Disaster in the US Changed Chinese American History
By Stacey Lee
San Francisco, 1906: Fifteen-year-old Mercy Wong is determined to break from the poverty in Chinatown, and an education at St. Clare’s School for Girls is her best hope. Although St. Clare’s is off-limits to all but the wealthiest white girls, Mercy gains admittance through a mix of cunning and a little bribery, only to discover that getting in was the easiest part. Not to be undone by a bunch of spoiled heiresses, Mercy stands strong—until disaster strikes.
On April 18, an historic earthquake rocks San Francisco, destroying Mercy’s home and school. With martial law in effect, she is forced to wait with her classmates for their families in a temporary park encampment. Mercy can’t sit by while they wait for the Army to bring help. Fires might rage, and the city may be in shambles, yet Mercy still has the ‘bossy’ cheeks that mark her as someone who gets things done. But what can one teenaged girl do to heal so many suffering in her broken city?
If it weren’t for the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, Chinatown as we know it would not exist, and neither would I. Though I am not from Chinatown, many of
us Chinese Americans who trace our history to the late 19th century find our family trees have sprouted from the dust of that famed corridor.
Called ‘the worst natural disaster in U.S. history,’ the 7.9 trembler shook much of the west coast, from Oregon to Nevada, to Los Angeles. In a double punch, the earthquake set off a major fire that destroyed about 500 city blocks in four days, causing $8.2 billion in damage in today’s dollars.
City officials lowballed the casualties at 700 (hoping not to deter reinvestment into the city) but more modern calculations say about 3,000-5,000 directly lost their lives. No one knows how many people died in the densely packed blocks of Chinatown, with an estimated population of 14,000 (some say 25,000). Chinese people weren’t counted.
For the Chinese, the earthquake was a watershed moment. The Chinese Exclusion Act had barred most Chinese from entering the United States since 1882. San Francisco Chinatown had long been the target of relocation efforts by city leaders, who considered the Chinese filthy, dangerous, and an economic threat, and coveted Chinatown for its prime real estate. The fourteen blocks boasted commanding views of the oceans and central location between Nob Hill and the financial heart of the West.
Following the earthquake, before even a week had passed, a committee was appointed to decide how to permanently locate the Chinese to the mud flats on the outskirts of the city. The committee included political rivals, such as ex-mayor James D. Phelan, and Southern Pacific Railway’s Abe Ruef, against whom Phelan had launched a graft investigation. The men despised each other, but even more, they hated the Chinese.
United by a common enemy, the committee began to concentrate on the Chinese left in San Francisco in preparation for relocation. But it did not anticipate stiff resistance from the government of China. Chinese officials told then-Governor Pardee of the Empress-Dowager’s displeasure with relocation efforts, and of her intention to rebuild the consulate in the heart of old Chinatown. This pronouncement, together with City Hall’s fear of losing trade with the Orient, ended the relocation scheme. But the new Chinatown was different than the one it replaced. Aware of the racist sentiment, the Chinese rebuilt Chinatown with an eye toward overcoming its reputation as an overcrowded slum. It hired American architects to recreate the ‘look’ of China, with pagoda-styled rooflines and oriental motifs, a design strategy that was soon replicated in other states.
The earthquake had another, more far-reaching impact. The ensuing fire destroyed city birth and immigration records, enabling Chinese-born men to claim that they were American citizens, which in turn entitled them to bring family to America. My father was one of the “paper sons” allowed to immigrate using false documents.
In a strange way, that earthquake had a silver lining for many Chinese Americans like myself, changing Chinese America forever.
Stacey Lee is a fourth generation Chinese-American. A native of southern California, she graduated from UCLA then got her law degree at UC Davis King Hall. After practicing law in Silicon Valley for several years, she finally took up the pen because she wanted the perks of being able to nap during the day, and it was easier than moving to Spain. She plays classical piano, and raises two children together with her husband.
Outrun the Moon is available for purchase.
i’m excited to get my two pre-ordered copies from stacey’s local indie!!
I love finding a new book on tumblr. This sounds incredible.
