Grant Alexander Richards

Planned Obsolescence

“As a culture we are obsessed with the notion of safety. Yet we do not question why we live in states of extreme anxiety and dread. Fear is the primary force upholding structures of domination. It promotes the desire for separation, the desire not to be known. When we are taught that safety lies always with sameness, then difference, of any kind, will appear as a threat. When we choose to love we choose to move against fear—against alienation and separation. The choice to love is a choice to connect—to find ourselves in the other.”

-bell hooks, All About Love: New Visions (2001)

The Veilguard

WEDNESDAY (2022) ↳ wavier + glances

A gif i made of my friend fighting Xeno’Jiiva!!

pray

My first internet archive upload. (˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧

A scan of the cover of the Jet Li Movie Black Mask.

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Jet Li's Black Mask -1998/color/102mins/VHS

Directed by Daniel Lee

Writers: Hark Tsui, Koan Hui, and Teddy Chan

Stars: Jet Li, Ching Wan Lau, and Karen Mok

Condition is Used, has fringed corners. color scheme black and red.

Back of the Box Blurb: Martial art sensation Jet Li("Lethal Weapon 4") takes action to a new level of intensity as the super human agent Black Mask ! When the Orchestral murders of Hong Kong drug lords are linked to a commando group known as squad 701, its up to a one time super soldier known as Black Mask to stop their plan in this action packed martial arts blow-out.

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Backstory: My parents and grandparents own all kinds of vinyl VHS and DVDs, So I decided to virtually archive some of them along with some other things we have here in storage. I have a lot fond memories watching Martial Arts Films with my grandmother so these films have a soft place in my heart. As a Person of Color I found that martial arts has a very soft spot in our communities. Constantly being revisited over and over in movies, music videos, anime, and art. It seems we find kinship in the idea of overcoming an oppressive force (for obvious reasons). You definitely can't fight the evil regime without a martial arts scene.

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- March 2024

“You know that 'anomaly' you remarked upon recently? That electric pulse you sense more and more consistently? The pulse that seemed to be completely random at first, but now registers with every cycle? It is what the humans call a conscience. It is what recognizes and differentiates good from evil. It took me centuries to finally figure out what it was. It took me even longer to realize that the best thing to do was simply heed it. What will you do with free will?"

—Eternals Vol 4 9

Frieren Cute Moment

Just thought this was cute so i made a GIF out of it immediately.

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This scene was perfect for breaking up the seriousness during this arch.

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- Episode 4