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    Af, Books, and Community: ti skerb Retweeted
 Shan AF RJ mesa 15 - AF SP mesa 71 @ShanaBRX Jun 14
 Fuck everyone who whines about ao3
 News
 All News
 May 2019 Newsletter, Volume 135
 Published: Thu 13 Jun 2019 01:03PM 03 Comments: 4
 Recently, the Archive of Our Own has received an influx of
 new Chinese users, a result of tightening content restrictions
 on other platforms. We would like to extend our warmest
 welcome to them, and remind everyone that our committees
 are working to make AO3 as accessible as possible in
 languages other than English
 Read more...
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 t 2.8K
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ao3tagoftheday:

zoe2213414:
eabevella:

naryrising:

You can read the post hereĀ for more info, but I wanted to just add a bit about what this entails from my POV, on the Support team.Ā  Somewhere between Ā¼ to 1/3 of all our tickets last month were in Chinese (somewhere upwards of 300 out of 1200 or so), almost all from users just setting up their accounts or trying to find out how to get an invitation.Ā  A lot of the tickets are what Iā€™d characterize asĀ ā€œintroā€ tickets - they say hi, list favourite fandoms or pairings, or provide samples of fic theyā€™ve written. Although this isnā€™t necessary on AO3, this is not uncommon in Chinese fandom sites that you have to prove your credentials to get in (in fact it wasnā€™t uncommon in English-language fandom sites 15-20 years ago).Ā  We respond to all of these tickets, even the ones that just say hi.Ā  We check whether the user has managed to receive their invite or get their account sent up, and if they havenā€™t, we help them do so.Ā  This means taking every single ticket through our Chinese translation team twice, once so we make sure we understand the initial ticket, and then again to translate our reply.Ā 
This is a challenging process, although weā€™ve found ways to streamline it and can normally get a reply out pretty quickly (like within a few days).Ā  We do it because this is part of why AO3 exists in the first place - to provide a safe haven where users can post their works without worrying about censorship or sudden crackdowns on certain kinds of content.Ā  We do it because this is important, and helping these users get their accounts and be able to share their works safely is why weā€™re here.Ā  We hope that weā€™ll be able to help as many of them as possible.Ā Ā 
There have been a few (thankfully few, that Iā€™ve seen) complaints about these new AO3 users not always knowing how things work - what language to tag with, or what fandom tags to use, for instance.Ā  To this I would say:
1. Have patience and be considerate.Ā  They are coming to a new site that they arenā€™t familiar with, and using it in a language they may not be expert in, and it might take a while to learn the ropes.Ā  You can filter out works tagged in Chinese if you donā€™t want to see them.Ā  Or just scroll past.Ā Ā 
2. You can report works tagged with the wrong language or the wrong fandom to our Policy and Abuse team using the link at the bottom of any page.Ā  This will not cause the authors toĀ ā€œget in troubleā€ (a concern Iā€™ve heard before, as people are reluctant to report for these reasons).Ā  It means the Policy and Abuse team will contact them to ask them to change the language/fandom tag, and if the creator doesnā€™t, they can edit it directly.Ā 
If you remember Strikethrough or the FF.net porn ban or similar purges, please keep them in mind and consider that these users are going through something similar or potentially worse.Ā  This is why AO3 exists.Ā  We are doing our best to try and help make the transition smooth.Ā Ā 

I am a Taiwanese and Iā€™d like to put some context behind the recent influx of China based AO3 users.
China is tightening their freedom of speech in recent years after Xi has became the chairman (he even canceled the 10 years long term of service of chairman, meaning he can stay as the leader of China as long as he livesā€“he has became a dictator). 
They censor words that are deemed ā€œsensitiveā€, you canā€™t type anything to criticize the chinise government. Big social media platform wonā€™t even post the posts containing sensitive words. You donā€™t have the freedom of publish books without the books being approved by the government either.
To disguise this whole Ninety Eighty-Four nightmare, they started to pick on the easy target: the women and the minorities (China is getting more and more misogynistic as a result of the government trying to control their male population through encouraging them to control the female population through ā€œchinese tradition family valueā€ but thatā€™s another story). 
Last year, the chinese government arrested a woman who is a famous yaoi/BL novel writer named 天äø€ and sentenced her 10 years in jail for ā€œselling obscene publicationsā€ and ā€œillegal publicationā€ (sheā€™s not the only BL writer who got arrested. Meanwhile, multiple cases where men raped women only get about 2 years of jail time in China). Itā€™s a warning to anyone who want to publish anything thatā€™s ā€œnot approvedā€ by the government that they can literally ruin you.Ā  
Just recently the chinese government ā€œcontactedā€ website owners of one of their largest romance/yaoi/slash fiction sites 
ę™‰ę±Ÿ

and announced that for now on, for the sake of a Clean Society, they canā€™t write anything thatā€™s slightly ā€œobsceneā€. No sex scene, no sexual interaction, they canā€™t even write any bodily interaction below neck (Iā€™m not kidding here). 
But thatā€™s not their actual goal. They also listed other restriction such as: canā€™t write anything thatā€™s about the government, the military, the police, ā€œsensitive historyā€, ā€œrace problemsā€, which isā€¦ you basically canā€™t write anything that might be used as a tool to criticize the government (as many novels did). 
This recent development really hurt the chinese fanfic writers. They canā€™t write anything without the fear of being put on the guillotine by the government to show their control. Most of them donā€™t even think that deep politically, they just want to write slash fictions. But there are no platform safe in China, thatā€™s why the sudden influx of chinese users to AO3. 
I bet it wonā€™t be long before AO3 got banned in China, but until then, be a little bit patient to them. As much as I hate the chinese government, I pity their people. 


Iā€™m crying so loudā€¦As a Chinese, you donā€™t know how your kindness meant to us. When Iā€™m young, I read 1984, and I thought this story is so unrealistic, but now, itā€™s getting tougher and tougher for fanfic and the writer in China. Thank you ao3. Thank you for the people who care about Chinese people. (hope I didnā€™t spell anything wrong)


Hi everyone! As much as I poke fun at ao3 culture on this blog, I love the platform and the community and Iā€™m glad that it can function as a refuge for Chinese fans, both writers and readers.So followers! I encourage you all to be welcoming and helpful to Chinese fans joining us on ao3 and to be patient as the platform figures out how to integrate them. If any of you are Chinese speakers and are inclined to volunteer with ao3, Iā€™m sure that would be appreciated. As for the rest of us, letā€™s remember that ao3 exists as a sanctuary for our community, especially exactly those parts of it that are most at risk under Chinese censorship (lgbt+ content, explicit fics, etc.) and letā€™s take this opportunity to be grateful that our community has worked together so well for so long in order to create this sanctuary. Iā€™m delighted that that effort can now be helpful to Chinese fans facing censorship, and Iā€™m excited to see how Chinese fans and fan culture will interact and co-create with English speaking fandom.And with that, Iā€™m off to slip ao3 an extra 10 dollars.
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Af, Books, and Community: ti skerb Retweeted
 Shan AF RJ mesa 15 - AF SP mesa 71 @ShanaBRX Jun 14
 Fuck everyone who whines about ao3
 News
 All News
 May 2019 Newsletter, Volume 135
 Published: Thu 13 Jun 2019 01:03PM 03 Comments: 4
 Recently, the Archive of Our Own has received an influx of
 new Chinese users, a result of tightening content restrictions
 on other platforms. We would like to extend our warmest
 welcome to them, and remind everyone that our committees
 are working to make AO3 as accessible as possible in
 languages other than English
 Read more...
 20
 t 2.8K
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 Show this thread
ao3tagoftheday:

zoe2213414:
eabevella:

naryrising:

You can read the post hereĀ for more info, but I wanted to just add a bit about what this entails from my POV, on the Support team.Ā  Somewhere between Ā¼ to 1/3 of all our tickets last month were in Chinese (somewhere upwards of 300 out of 1200 or so), almost all from users just setting up their accounts or trying to find out how to get an invitation.Ā  A lot of the tickets are what Iā€™d characterize asĀ ā€œintroā€ tickets - they say hi, list favourite fandoms or pairings, or provide samples of fic theyā€™ve written. Although this isnā€™t necessary on AO3, this is not uncommon in Chinese fandom sites that you have to prove your credentials to get in (in fact it wasnā€™t uncommon in English-language fandom sites 15-20 years ago).Ā  We respond to all of these tickets, even the ones that just say hi.Ā  We check whether the user has managed to receive their invite or get their account sent up, and if they havenā€™t, we help them do so.Ā  This means taking every single ticket through our Chinese translation team twice, once so we make sure we understand the initial ticket, and then again to translate our reply.Ā 
This is a challenging process, although weā€™ve found ways to streamline it and can normally get a reply out pretty quickly (like within a few days).Ā  We do it because this is part of why AO3 exists in the first place - to provide a safe haven where users can post their works without worrying about censorship or sudden crackdowns on certain kinds of content.Ā  We do it because this is important, and helping these users get their accounts and be able to share their works safely is why weā€™re here.Ā  We hope that weā€™ll be able to help as many of them as possible.Ā Ā 
There have been a few (thankfully few, that Iā€™ve seen) complaints about these new AO3 users not always knowing how things work - what language to tag with, or what fandom tags to use, for instance.Ā  To this I would say:
1. Have patience and be considerate.Ā  They are coming to a new site that they arenā€™t familiar with, and using it in a language they may not be expert in, and it might take a while to learn the ropes.Ā  You can filter out works tagged in Chinese if you donā€™t want to see them.Ā  Or just scroll past.Ā Ā 
2. You can report works tagged with the wrong language or the wrong fandom to our Policy and Abuse team using the link at the bottom of any page.Ā  This will not cause the authors toĀ ā€œget in troubleā€ (a concern Iā€™ve heard before, as people are reluctant to report for these reasons).Ā  It means the Policy and Abuse team will contact them to ask them to change the language/fandom tag, and if the creator doesnā€™t, they can edit it directly.Ā 
If you remember Strikethrough or the FF.net porn ban or similar purges, please keep them in mind and consider that these users are going through something similar or potentially worse.Ā  This is why AO3 exists.Ā  We are doing our best to try and help make the transition smooth.Ā Ā 

I am a Taiwanese and Iā€™d like to put some context behind the recent influx of China based AO3 users.
China is tightening their freedom of speech in recent years after Xi has became the chairman (he even canceled the 10 years long term of service of chairman, meaning he can stay as the leader of China as long as he livesā€“he has became a dictator). 
They censor words that are deemed ā€œsensitiveā€, you canā€™t type anything to criticize the chinise government. Big social media platform wonā€™t even post the posts containing sensitive words. You donā€™t have the freedom of publish books without the books being approved by the government either.
To disguise this whole Ninety Eighty-Four nightmare, they started to pick on the easy target: the women and the minorities (China is getting more and more misogynistic as a result of the government trying to control their male population through encouraging them to control the female population through ā€œchinese tradition family valueā€ but thatā€™s another story). 
Last year, the chinese government arrested a woman who is a famous yaoi/BL novel writer named 天äø€ and sentenced her 10 years in jail for ā€œselling obscene publicationsā€ and ā€œillegal publicationā€ (sheā€™s not the only BL writer who got arrested. Meanwhile, multiple cases where men raped women only get about 2 years of jail time in China). Itā€™s a warning to anyone who want to publish anything thatā€™s ā€œnot approvedā€ by the government that they can literally ruin you.Ā  
Just recently the chinese government ā€œcontactedā€ website owners of one of their largest romance/yaoi/slash fiction sites 
ę™‰ę±Ÿ

and announced that for now on, for the sake of a Clean Society, they canā€™t write anything thatā€™s slightly ā€œobsceneā€. No sex scene, no sexual interaction, they canā€™t even write any bodily interaction below neck (Iā€™m not kidding here). 
But thatā€™s not their actual goal. They also listed other restriction such as: canā€™t write anything thatā€™s about the government, the military, the police, ā€œsensitive historyā€, ā€œrace problemsā€, which isā€¦ you basically canā€™t write anything that might be used as a tool to criticize the government (as many novels did). 
This recent development really hurt the chinese fanfic writers. They canā€™t write anything without the fear of being put on the guillotine by the government to show their control. Most of them donā€™t even think that deep politically, they just want to write slash fictions. But there are no platform safe in China, thatā€™s why the sudden influx of chinese users to AO3. 
I bet it wonā€™t be long before AO3 got banned in China, but until then, be a little bit patient to them. As much as I hate the chinese government, I pity their people. 


Iā€™m crying so loudā€¦As a Chinese, you donā€™t know how your kindness meant to us. When Iā€™m young, I read 1984, and I thought this story is so unrealistic, but now, itā€™s getting tougher and tougher for fanfic and the writer in China. Thank you ao3. Thank you for the people who care about Chinese people. (hope I didnā€™t spell anything wrong)


Hi everyone! As much as I poke fun at ao3 culture on this blog, I love the platform and the community and Iā€™m glad that it can function as a refuge for Chinese fans, both writers and readers.So followers! I encourage you all to be welcoming and helpful to Chinese fans joining us on ao3 and to be patient as the platform figures out how to integrate them. If any of you are Chinese speakers and are inclined to volunteer with ao3, Iā€™m sure that would be appreciated. As for the rest of us, letā€™s remember that ao3 exists as a sanctuary for our community, especially exactly those parts of it that are most at risk under Chinese censorship (lgbt+ content, explicit fics, etc.) and letā€™s take this opportunity to be grateful that our community has worked together so well for so long in order to create this sanctuary. Iā€™m delighted that that effort can now be helpful to Chinese fans facing censorship, and Iā€™m excited to see how Chinese fans and fan culture will interact and co-create with English speaking fandom.And with that, Iā€™m off to slip ao3 an extra 10 dollars.
                
            

            
            
ao3tagoftheday:

zoe2213414:
eabevella:

naryrising:

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    Ass, Cinderella , and Click: kaylapocalypse:
Ā okĀ 
so i know what youā€™re thinkingĀ ā€œoh i remember that scene i donā€™t need to click on the video to recall itā€. But you should. Likeā€¦ if youā€™re anywhere near your mid-twenties, chances are that you watched shrekĀ (1) when you were a kid and maybe a few times again in your late teens, but your memory absolutely doesnā€™t do it justice.
The comedic timing through this whole movie is insane. Also, the fact that the animation style is aging literally just adds to the hilarity instead of poorly dating it. The nuance of every gesture is so well done and specific.Ā 
I am literally convinced that this movie is a masterpiece and that will be historically relevant maybe 100 years from now as a perfect time capsule of our culture.
This scene in particular illustrates it especially well; particularly for being onlyĀ like 1 minute long.
Highlights/Breakdown
The timing in the way Robin says savior and the way he says beast.Ā 
the character solidifying disregard and disrespect of ā€œPlease! Monster!ā€
Fionaā€™s sheer brute strength when she pokes him in the shoulder so hard it spins him aroundā€“strength that he disregards which is why hes surprisedĀ as hell when he gets his ass beat
Just the entire french accent that isnā€™t even a good french accent at all.
The accordion man in the tree, the prop bushes. that one of the prop bushes falls down to reveal that its a wood cut-out subtly in the backgroundĀ 
Shrek and fiona watching with horror as he begins his song. Donkey never cracking his excited smile, fully immersed in the Loreā„¢; which is actually part of a longer running joke through the film which is that occasionally when certain characters do things would be reacted to poorly irl, the surrounding characters react like you would if you saw that irlĀ not like characters in a story. Like instead of getting drawn into the lore of their circumstances they just stand there, staring likeĀ ā€œyikesssssā€
shrekā€™s exhaustion and impatience when the song goes into theĀ ā€œsaucy little maidā€ bit.Ā 
ā€œwhat hes basically saying is he likes to get paid.ā€Ā  the chaos of that statement. combined with shrek and fiona having a eye contact conversation above the performance, exchangingĀ ā€œwtfā€ gestures.Ā 
When the song escalates into a dance fight, Shrekā€™s exhaustion turns into general mounting amusement likeĀ ā€œwow is this really turning into a dance fight. wow hes really snapping in unisonā€ which is additionally apart of the above long runningĀ joke
Fiona interrupting robin with a kick.
the fuckin sound his head makes when it hits the rock.Ā 
The fight after isnā€™t as dynamic timing wise, just a classic animated fight scene but that song though. *kisses fingers like a chef*
Watching this does give me an appreciation for 2D animation though because say what you will but Cinderella has aged a lot better than Shrek in terms of visual quality.With 2D you get fairly consistent quality. With old 3D you get uncanny valley nightmares.
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Ass, Cinderella , and Click: kaylapocalypse:
Ā okĀ 
so i know what youā€™re thinkingĀ ā€œoh i remember that scene i donā€™t need to click on the video to recall itā€. But you should. Likeā€¦ if youā€™re anywhere near your mid-twenties, chances are that you watched shrekĀ (1) when you were a kid and maybe a few times again in your late teens, but your memory absolutely doesnā€™t do it justice.
The comedic timing through this whole movie is insane. Also, the fact that the animation style is aging literally just adds to the hilarity instead of poorly dating it. The nuance of every gesture is so well done and specific.Ā 
I am literally convinced that this movie is a masterpiece and that will be historically relevant maybe 100 years from now as a perfect time capsule of our culture.
This scene in particular illustrates it especially well; particularly for being onlyĀ like 1 minute long.
Highlights/Breakdown
The timing in the way Robin says savior and the way he says beast.Ā 
the character solidifying disregard and disrespect of ā€œPlease! Monster!ā€
Fionaā€™s sheer brute strength when she pokes him in the shoulder so hard it spins him aroundā€“strength that he disregards which is why hes surprisedĀ as hell when he gets his ass beat
Just the entire french accent that isnā€™t even a good french accent at all.
The accordion man in the tree, the prop bushes. that one of the prop bushes falls down to reveal that its a wood cut-out subtly in the backgroundĀ 
Shrek and fiona watching with horror as he begins his song. Donkey never cracking his excited smile, fully immersed in the Loreā„¢; which is actually part of a longer running joke through the film which is that occasionally when certain characters do things would be reacted to poorly irl, the surrounding characters react like you would if you saw that irlĀ not like characters in a story. Like instead of getting drawn into the lore of their circumstances they just stand there, staring likeĀ ā€œyikesssssā€
shrekā€™s exhaustion and impatience when the song goes into theĀ ā€œsaucy little maidā€ bit.Ā 
ā€œwhat hes basically saying is he likes to get paid.ā€Ā  the chaos of that statement. combined with shrek and fiona having a eye contact conversation above the performance, exchangingĀ ā€œwtfā€ gestures.Ā 
When the song escalates into a dance fight, Shrekā€™s exhaustion turns into general mounting amusement likeĀ ā€œwow is this really turning into a dance fight. wow hes really snapping in unisonā€ which is additionally apart of the above long runningĀ joke
Fiona interrupting robin with a kick.
the fuckin sound his head makes when it hits the rock.Ā 
The fight after isnā€™t as dynamic timing wise, just a classic animated fight scene but that song though. *kisses fingers like a chef*
Watching this does give me an appreciation for 2D animation though because say what you will but Cinderella has aged a lot better than Shrek in terms of visual quality.With 2D you get fairly consistent quality. With old 3D you get uncanny valley nightmares.
                
            

            
            
kaylapocalypse:
Ā okĀ 
so i know what youā€™re thinkingĀ ā€œoh i remember that scene i donā€™t need to click on the video to recall itā€. But you shou...

            
            
        

    



        

            
        
        

            




    Animals, Beautiful, and Birthday: : Anonymous
 Shrimp saved my life
 09/12/18(Wed)18:48:30 No.2813016
 >be depressed, suicidal xanax-
 addicted incel
 >one day I go to my /aq/fag
 uncle's house for some shit
 >he has pet shrimp, never seen
 anything like it before
 he offers to get me some
 53 KB JPG
 throw them in a barely cycled tank with some
 shitty rock
 >several shrimp die
 realize that I killed them with my apathy
 >realize I need to take responsibility for once in
 my life
 >do research, learn about water parameters and
 so on
 eventually I have a beautiful planted tank with no
 more deaths
 >notice a female shrimp carrying eggs
 >haven't felt this excited about anything in almost
 a decade
 the eggs disappear and I once again think I
 fucked up
 a few days later I see a tiny transparent baby
 shrimp
 l suddenly know how the shepherds felt as they
 gazed upon the newborn Christ
 >by this point I live and breathe shrimp
 >all my spare time is spent on shrimp research
 and watching shrimp videos
 >l spend most of the money I had saved from my
 last job on shrimp products
 >quit the Xanax to support shrimp spending
 start putting effort into college in hope of getting
 a good job for my shrimp
 >grades improve, no longer facing the prospect of
 dropping out
 relationship with parents improves since I am
 finally passionate about something and applying
 myself
 >l see genuine happiness in their eyes when I talk
 excitedly about my shrimp
 for my birthday my mom makes me a shrimp
 cake
 it even has fondant legs and little chocolate eggs
 cry like a little bitch when I see it
 >mom hugs me and tells me she's always been
 proud of me
 >college dorm neighbours demand to see my
 shrimp
 >shit they're gonna think I'm autistic
 sthey actually think my shrimp are really cool
 they start inviting me to their social events
 start interacting with girls, get told by girls for the
 first time in my life that I'm fun and smart
 >l think my shrimp would be proud of me if they
 knew
 We're gonna make it bros. Even if you can't do it
 for yourself, do it for the animals that depend on
 you
blackā€“sadbath:

positive-memes:

Green text is nice sometimes. Sometimesā€¦

Damn this is heartwarming
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Animals, Beautiful, and Birthday: : Anonymous
 Shrimp saved my life
 09/12/18(Wed)18:48:30 No.2813016
 >be depressed, suicidal xanax-
 addicted incel
 >one day I go to my /aq/fag
 uncle's house for some shit
 >he has pet shrimp, never seen
 anything like it before
 he offers to get me some
 53 KB JPG
 throw them in a barely cycled tank with some
 shitty rock
 >several shrimp die
 realize that I killed them with my apathy
 >realize I need to take responsibility for once in
 my life
 >do research, learn about water parameters and
 so on
 eventually I have a beautiful planted tank with no
 more deaths
 >notice a female shrimp carrying eggs
 >haven't felt this excited about anything in almost
 a decade
 the eggs disappear and I once again think I
 fucked up
 a few days later I see a tiny transparent baby
 shrimp
 l suddenly know how the shepherds felt as they
 gazed upon the newborn Christ
 >by this point I live and breathe shrimp
 >all my spare time is spent on shrimp research
 and watching shrimp videos
 >l spend most of the money I had saved from my
 last job on shrimp products
 >quit the Xanax to support shrimp spending
 start putting effort into college in hope of getting
 a good job for my shrimp
 >grades improve, no longer facing the prospect of
 dropping out
 relationship with parents improves since I am
 finally passionate about something and applying
 myself
 >l see genuine happiness in their eyes when I talk
 excitedly about my shrimp
 for my birthday my mom makes me a shrimp
 cake
 it even has fondant legs and little chocolate eggs
 cry like a little bitch when I see it
 >mom hugs me and tells me she's always been
 proud of me
 >college dorm neighbours demand to see my
 shrimp
 >shit they're gonna think I'm autistic
 sthey actually think my shrimp are really cool
 they start inviting me to their social events
 start interacting with girls, get told by girls for the
 first time in my life that I'm fun and smart
 >l think my shrimp would be proud of me if they
 knew
 We're gonna make it bros. Even if you can't do it
 for yourself, do it for the animals that depend on
 you
blackā€“sadbath:

positive-memes:

Green text is nice sometimes. Sometimesā€¦

Damn this is heartwarming
                
            

            
            
blackā€“sadbath:

positive-memes:

Green text is nice sometimes. Sometimesā€¦

Damn this is heartwarming

            
            
        

    



        

            
        
        

            



        

            
        
        

            



        

            
        
        

            



        

            
        
        

            



        

            
        
        

            



        

            
        
        

            




    Game of Thrones, Life, and Tumblr: shmemson:

vernacular-manslaughter:

octospider:

Gwendoline Christie is the actress for Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones. She stands at 6 feet 3 inches tall and took swordfighting, horseriding, and stagefighting lessons for her part, as well as gaining 14 pounds of muscle, to accurately portray Brienne. (x)

She was also terrified of cutting her hair because sheā€™d spent her life believing it was one of the only things that would make people see her as feminine despite her height. In an interview with TV Guide she said:
I struggled for a long time with [cutting] my hair, but then Iā€™m grateful for the opportunity to realize that femininity doesnā€™t have to come from hair or any of those traditional female archetypes of appearance, So, thatā€™s been exciting actually. I canā€™t speak with any kind of authority whatsoever because Iā€™m just an actor and I only have my opinions, but I do think itā€™s really refreshing to have a woman depicted on a mainstream TV show that doesnā€™t obey typical aesthetics of females and the way they have been portrayed in the past. And Iā€™m really excited to be portraying one of those women. And I hope that her popularity signals a greater expansion of peopleā€™s views about men and women and that gender types can be more flexible.

Sheā€™s so so so so great. I think sheā€™s just incredible.

    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Game of Thrones, Life, and Tumblr: shmemson:

vernacular-manslaughter:

octospider:

Gwendoline Christie is the actress for Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones. She stands at 6 feet 3 inches tall and took swordfighting, horseriding, and stagefighting lessons for her part, as well as gaining 14 pounds of muscle, to accurately portray Brienne. (x)

She was also terrified of cutting her hair because sheā€™d spent her life believing it was one of the only things that would make people see her as feminine despite her height. In an interview with TV Guide she said:
I struggled for a long time with [cutting] my hair, but then Iā€™m grateful for the opportunity to realize that femininity doesnā€™t have to come from hair or any of those traditional female archetypes of appearance, So, thatā€™s been exciting actually. I canā€™t speak with any kind of authority whatsoever because Iā€™m just an actor and I only have my opinions, but I do think itā€™s really refreshing to have a woman depicted on a mainstream TV show that doesnā€™t obey typical aesthetics of females and the way they have been portrayed in the past. And Iā€™m really excited to be portraying one of those women. And I hope that her popularity signals a greater expansion of peopleā€™s views about men and women and that gender types can be more flexible.

Sheā€™s so so so so great. I think sheā€™s just incredible.

                
            

            
            
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Gwendoline Christie is the actress for Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones. She stands at ...