those “sharpest [material] kitchen knife in the world” videos. i click on em . i know whats gonna happen. the youtuber is gonna process the material over and over again then refrigerate it then cut it into a knife shape and sharpen it with finer and finer sandpaper. and the whole time theyre gonna be using those cow-shaped porcelain kitchen vessels. but here i am. for 15 minutes at a time. every time. and at the end when the knife is sharp. my mind will still be blown
So I thought this meme (credit to @swordlesbianopinions) was always pretty delightful and a lil while back due to many things, but in part prompting from a couple of friends who know what a big sword nerd I am, I finally opted to throw together a list of sword designs I’d associate with the different pride flags (based primarily on the sword’s literal design, not history). Obviously, this is a lot of personal opinion, but hey, it’s all for fun. Enjoy!
“While You Were Being Heterosexual, I Studied The Blade“
Lesbian first, bc that’s the OP’s orientation.
Backsword.
Beautiful, fast, delicate, single-edge, evolution of the Falchion meets fencing sword.
Also, it was the design used for the Sword of Dios in Utena & Pearl in SU. (Pretty sure Utena just copied this: http://elfgrove.tumblr.com/post/111286499668)
Rainbow flag. TheFlamberge.
Large and flashy, slightly slower movement but powerful, memorable/iconic, double-edged, more of a display of the swordsmith’s skill than practical weapon, but damn they’re fun.
Also, have fun with the flaming puns.
Bisexual flag.
Leaf-bladed Greek Xiphos or Celtic Hallstatt sword.
Double-edged, smaller and swift, but heavy for its size. Lends to a wide range of use and style and has a great deal of creative variety in the hilt.
Pansexual flag.
Trondheim Viking sword.
Double-edged, a relative to the Greek Xiphos, longer, lighter, a bit more generic a profile, but good and highly versatile blade that lends towards minimal simplistic hilt designs (made up for with etchings) and little crossguard if any.
Asexual flag.
Rapier.
Usually double-edged. Long, thin blades with a great deal of reach. Fast cut-and-thrust usage style. Iconic for the elaborate and decorative basket hilts that while pretty also deflect attacks to protect the wielder. Often paired with a parrying dagger.
More Color More Pride Flag.
Ngombe.
A traditional sword from the Congo region. Beautiful, strongly detailed, and large, used as a symbol of prestige and sometimes in ceremonial dance or as currency. Colonization spread now-debunked myths of it being used as a slave/animal execution tool.
Transgender flag.
Kris/Keris.
An Indonesian short sword. Asymmetrical. Double edged. Triangular guard that is a part of the blade. Beautifully detailed blades requiring complex smithing and are both a weapon & spiritual. They can be hard & intimidating or delicate pieces of art.
Agender flag.
Kora.
Single-edged. An unusual sword design wherein the inside curve is the sharp edge. The curve lends power and the flared end is both decorative and adds weight to the force of a swing. Designed for slashing rather than thrust-style fighting. Typically practically adorned but sometimes features artistic engraving on the blade and gilded details.
Non-binary flag.
Khanda.
Double-edged but most of one edge is encased in a strengthening plate. Features a widened flat tip that eliminates thrusting from usage. Effective for slashing & versatile for single or dual wielding. Pommel hook or strengthening plate can serve as a grip. Can be very practical in appearance or highly decorative and gilded.
Genderqueer flag.
Scissors Katar. A variety of push dagger. These wide, beautifully decorative blades open into 3 via a spring (usually) mechanism. Despite colonialist rumor they exist to cause excessive harm, recent theory is the mechanism is actually defensive, meant to act as a sword catcher and breaker rather than for viciously gutting opponents..
[id: a photoset. six photos of avia patrexes. she’s wearing a black harness bra, a green canvas-lookin jacket, a short flowered ruffled skirt, sheer black thigh-highs with thick lacy cuffs, and shiny black heels.
1. avia faces to the left, jacket on but open. the image shows from her forehead to just below her neck but both the straps and her collarbone tattoo are visible. her bright red lipstick makes her mouth, open just enough to see her tongue against her front teeth, the focal point of the image. she has a labret, which i either hadn’t previously noticed or had forgotten.
2. this photo is neck-to-thigh, looking up. avia’s jacket is now off and tied around her waist. the tops of her thigh-highs are visible, coming up to just below the hem of her skirt. one arm rests on her waist, while the other hangs down at her thigh, in front of the camera, holding an open pocket knife (the k n i f e)
3. knees down, from the side. this photo shows the heels and socks, and emphasizes calves and ankles. importantly for perspective, the camera is at roughly floor elevation
4. face! avia faces the camera, wearing her big round burgundy glasses with little white flowers along the tops of the rims. her hair is mostly pulled back but the sides drape gracefully down. as with 1, her collarbone tattoo and bra straps are visible and as with 1, her lipstick is a striking accent to the rest of the colors in the photo. her mouth is closed
5. as 4, but avia has reached up and pulled her glasses down, holding them by one earpiece against the side of her neck. her mouth is very slightly open. her eyes are very grey and i cant stop looking at this photo.
6. i believe this photo is the same as 2; if it’s not, i’ve missed something. Similar to 2, but her shoulders and elbow are turned more forward; it’s 2 but Directed At The Viewer Now
the set as a whole is arranged 2×3, so the bright red of her lipstick zig-zags from top to bottom, offset by knife-calves-knife. the lighting and colors (and the photos themselves i think) are soft but not warm, not aggressive but not… not passive, to be sure.
end id i guess]
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i have a lot more feelings but i can’t parse them and definitely can’t separate my internal stuff from description? i feel theres more to be said here but this id is already way less concrete/definite/professional than i feel it ought to be so im gonna leave it here
Look, I know ok, but it’s good to have a back-up plan in case the political revolution fails.
WHO RADICALIZED BERNIESREVOLUTION
hm. that 15′ blade would likely prove to be extremely unwieldy in transporting around, and causes additional stresses on the uprights.
we can achieve better outcomes for flexibile guillotine deployment with a collapsible, interlocking guillotine, allowing for rapid set-up and relocation of guillotine units (GUs) to Conflict Termination Sites (CTSes)
You see, this is the kinda stuff Bernie is talking about; people getting involved in the political process, sharing their ideas.
[image desc: 6 photos of me with finger waves in black lingerie on an indigo background (1) me in my wheelchair with a lacy robe falling off my shoulders (2) me pushing up off the floor with my legs crossed (3) me holding my wheel and looking over my shoulder while holding a switchblade in my other hand (4) my on my stomach on a couch with my legs crossed and holding a switchblade of the side (5) me in my wheelchair holding a sword and fencing helmet (6) me lying on my stomach with my legs crossed at the ankle holding a blade and looking at the camera]
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