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Tatterdemalion Vulpine

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Giant nerd, princess, and fox. 100% Pearl. She/Her. 🏳️‍⚧️
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Once again thinking about the “Tolkien elves are physically superior to humans in every way” thing as a disability parallel

Tolkien really said: a group of people are born with bodies that are weaker, slower, less dexterous, more breakable. They can't do many things that others take for granted. Their bodies are vulnerable and fall to wounds and illnesses that the other group is baffled by. They are physically less able and there are barriers that they will never be able to overcome. They have no magic powers to make up for this difference; they just live with it. Their lives are shorter and they will die earlier.

Still they are heroes, lovers, craftsmen, villains, musicians, warriors, poets, adventurers. Still their existences matter. They are essential parts of the universe. Their lives are meaningful and worthy of honour, however brief they may be.

I never saw it that way

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toskarin

see the main issue with saying cú chulainn is kind of like irish sun wukong is that sun wukong got away with it. but can you imagine how much shit would've happened if cú chulainn got away with it

sun wukong's primary trait isn't his ability to get away with it, but it's gotta be second place, and it doesn't even make 20th place for poor cú chulainn

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