At least I think that’s today’s theme. I am very behind oh wow.
My favorite headcanon: Mr. Lancer figured it out. He knows about Danny.
If you pay attention to his characterization throughout the series, he goes from a pretty mean teacher, adding more antagonism to Danny’s already stressful world, to a really, truly understanding adult figure in Danny’s life.
He begins the series with a huge bias towards Dash, athletes, and the popular crew for some reason. But once you hit “Teacher of the Year,” BAM. Something changes, and Mr. Lancer doesn’t really retreat back into that stereotypical version of himself again.
In “TotY,” he is hard on Danny, as usual, but he explains that it’s because he sees great potential in Danny and thinks he has a lot more to offer. Considering his parents are scientists and his sister is the smartest kid in school, this is a totally valid assumption, and it becomes founded when Danny actually sits down with Lancer to study and applies himself. He gets an A, and Lancer is proud.
I think he keeps a particularly close eye on Danny after this. The kid clearly has the potential to do great things and get good grades, but he doesn’t apply himself. Why?
It’s not like Mr. Lancer has a riveting personal life to speak of (“Fright Before Christmas”), so it’s pretty reasonable to say he spends a lot of time thinking about his students and his lesson plans. I mean, the dude is like the English teacher who sometimes teaches some Science and History and possibly Math (even though he hates math??) and is a camp counselor and seems to have a lot of authority so maybe Vice Principal too? He puts a lot into his work. And I think he puts a lot of thought into his students.
We see a similar side to him again in TUE, in which he is hard on Danny but cuts him some slack in the end. As though he knows there’s something else, something bigger, going on in the boy’s life to drive him to desperate measures.
He goes from being extremely and irrationally hard on Danny (giving him detention in early episodes basically just for existing) to being much softer and more forgiving, treating Danny with a special kind of respect.
I gif’d this scene because I feel like it’s a subtle reference to the possibility that he knows. Danny (as Phantom) is up on stage with Tucker, Sam and Jazz during this presentation. When it’s over, the first people to clap in support are the Fentons, and the next? Is Mr. Lancer.
He claps before Tucker’s own parents. Or Sam’s. And then he mentions all of them collectively when he sardonically comments that “They never put that much effort into their school work.”
“They.”
I doubt he’s including Jazz in this statement, and it’s perfectly reasonable to assume he’s just talking about Sam and Tucker. But the only two doing the actual talking/presenting are Danny and Tucker.
Danny as Phantom. And Tucker.
And this supports my favorite headcanon that Lancer figured it out and kept it quiet, gradually coming to understand Danny and his predicament. He really is responsible and driven, but grades, Lancer finds out, are not his first priority. And that’s why he treats him differently, with more empathy, as the series goes on.
the fuck do you mean fun facts i’m sobbing my god damn eyes out
Actually, Iroh’s silence in the beginning of Book 3 (meant to help Zuko along with his character arch as well as show Iroh’s disappointment in his choice at Ba Sing Se) was already planned before Mako passed away, but Bryke said it worked out perfectly to also serve as honoring him
So why don't feminists shave their armpits and stuff? It's not like MEN force you to do it, and like as a girl it's uncomfortable and holds more sweat and just ew. I don't know if you're braver or just lazier than the average girl
alright i don’t normally reply to these but im feelin chatty so here goes
first of all, underarm hair helps ventilate sweat, control odor, and does a great job of keepin moisture away from the skin!! its 10x more physically comfy for me believe it or not!!
now, let’s have a short history lesson here, and keep in mind that we’re talking about westernized white women because in many places and cultures this phenomenon simply does not apply
moving onward, ladies shaving their armpits didnt really catch on until around the 1920s and this was almost entirely sparked because marketing companies wanted to double the demographic they could sell razors to. to kickstart it, they released this scandalous picture in Harper’s Bazaar in 1915:
which first planted the seed. at the time, the photo was extremely risque as it was really the first time a womans bare underarm had been shown in American media that wasnt pornographic. the word “underarm” itself was shocking! in a very deliberate move, they’d paired a revolutionary photo with a trend they wished to sell. in 1922 sears released “female” razors and it eventually trickled down to the middle class and the lower class with time, as fashion trends often do. turns out, the war against armpit hair was one of the most successful business campaigns ever!!
wanting to follow in these footsteps, they worked on leg hair. women still didnt begin shaving their legs until around 1943. even those iconic flappers who wore short hemlines still sported fuzzy legs! Daisy Fay Buchanan was probably a furry gal herself.
a part of the hesitation for a woman to shave her legs was that she would appear more promiscuous because the legs are so indicative of the vulva. alas, after WWII, Betty Grable posed for this sexy image:
and eventually the look went from celebrities to other patriotic girls and then to everyone else.
what do both have in common you ask??? they were both deliberately manufactured propaganda made by white men for the sole reason of making money by exploiting women.
im not telling you what you should or should not do with your body and all the hair that grows on it. its ok if shaving makes you feel more feminine or clean. all im saying is that it’s a good idea to analyze why youve been lead to believe a little fuzz is so “ew” to you, and really think about whether it should be. it hasn’t always been this way (in fact it only recently became so) and im here to say it doesnt have to be that way either. take this knowledge and run with it but its ultimately your choice.
as for me, no, i wouldnt say im braver or lazier than the average girl. i just reject the idea that a bullshit made up westernized whitie can make my decisions for me. and personally, i find my kitten armpits exceptionally cute.
ill leave you with this my friend: if girls weren’t meant to have body hair then why do girl’s bodies grow hair ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Laughter from anyone who realises condoms are not the only form of birth control.
Louder laughter from those that remember that STDs and STIs are an actual thing that happen whether one is on the pill or not.
Laughter stops as people remember that STDs and STIs are an actual thing that happen whether one is on the pill or not.
Literally everyone, regardless of orientation, mutters awkwardly and shuffles away as they remember that STDs and STIs are an actual thing that can happen to anyone who is sexually active, and not just heterosexual people.
