sorry for this weird and sudden question but i heard some info from random gym trainers i talked to that calisthenics is useless for short people and should just stack to lifting. what are your opinions on this ?
Sayf al Dawla al Hamdani (916 to 967 CE) was the Emir of Aleppo and a champion of Arab power and culture. He united Arab tribes and military elites under the Hamdanid banner to defend northern Syria against Byzantine invasions while turning Aleppo into the leading center of Arabic literature and scholarship. His emphasis on Arab identity, unity, and cultural prestige has led many to regard him as an early symbol of Arab unity, this is due to lack of supporters because shiasm was seen as taboo which he followed
Amethyst’s character development is extremely good and sadly underrated. When I first saw her back in Season 1 many years ago I thought she was just the comedic useless member of the group, extremely dumb and annoying, and it honestly made me feel hopeless for her character. Even after her and Pearl’s reconciliation in the Kindergarten I still thought it was just a slight development that would probably never affect her character in a meaningful way. Back then I genuinely saw her as an immature and useless character and I kinda hated her.
That opinion began changing in Season 3 when she started acknowledging her weaknesses. Her conflict with Jasper forced her to confront her insecurities and by Season 5 I actually started liking her because she finally accepted herself and stopped being consumed by self loathing. But Episode 20 completely changed the way I viewed her and cemented her title as the most mature Gem and arguably the most human Gem in the entire show.
What really made me appreciate her character was realizing that Amethyst never actually changed. She matured and learned to accept her flaws, but the core of her personality remained the same from beginning to end. In fact, the more she matures each season, the more you realize that she was always this person. As her self loathing and childish attitude gradually disappear, her intentions become easier to understand. ATP after rewatching I didn’t see amethyst as a brand new developed gem. Just the same gem from season 1 but with a clearer image because she accepted her flaws and herself in later seasons.That’s why so many of her actions hit differently on a rewatch. In Rose’s Scabbard for example , Pearl goes through an emotional breakdown and starts guilt tripping Steven because rose kept 1 lion a secret from her lol. After Pearl runs away, Amethyst immediately points out how much she hates Pearl when she’s in that state. The first time I watched the episode I didn’t think much of it. Looking back on it now, Amethyst immediately recognized how unfair Pearl was being to Steven. She understood that Steven shouldn’t be forced to carry everyone else’s baggage regarding Rose. (Ngl I also got pissed when he went to comfort pearl after she basically told him “ you didn’t even meet your mom shut up” instead of pearl apologizing) Another example is during the Sardonyx arc. When Amethyst catches Pearl secretly rebuilding the communication hub, she actually tries defending her from Garnet despite Pearl’s lies. She even admits that fusing with garnet made her and pearl feel stronger. Instead of immediately turning against Pearl. Because if you compare it to the first time sugalite appears, pearl was salty and jealous cuz garnet chose amethyst compared to amethyst who actually accepted this and felt slightly sad and guilty about the instability and destruction she did with sugalite. And yet she still tried to defend and justify pearls reasoning for lying to garnet I’ve also noticed that whenever Rose Quartz or Pink Diamond is brought up, Amethyst usually tries her best not to drag Steven into it or she just stays out of it. Unlike Pearl, and sometimes even Garnet, she rarely compares Steven to Rose or puts expectations on him because of who his mother was. She treats Steven like Steven. She doesn’t constantly remind him that everyone depends on him to be like Rose or that he has to carry her legacy. Even garnet sadly sometimes dumps her trauma onto Steven. Like when she Unfused after finding out rose was pink diamond and forcing Steven to reunite both ruby and sapphire. During that time amethyst is the only gem that understood that Steven has nothing to do with this and shouldn’t be held responsible for pearl of garnets trauma.
Anyways this is an appreciation post for amethyst my favorite gem. Feel free to give your own thoughts or correct some of my logic
(This isnt meant to insult any religious groups)
I noticed patterns in a lot of the world's religions like the Abrahamic faiths (islam,judaism,christianity) and even ancient pagan faiths etc that God/Gods are usually depicted as strong beings that demand worship, obedience, loyalty, moral conformity, and sometimes punishment for disbelief. From a modern secular psychological lens, especially in cultures that value individual autonomy, those traits resemble narcissism. and usually they depict God(s) as a petty easy to anger being(S). pretty much every human religion has some form of "sacrifice" to God(s) to appease them, and sometimes that anger is weaponized by people of power (priests, clerics, etc) for their agenda. i just wanna know how this trope started
This is just the tip of the iceberg but why are there so many irgcc supporters that take things out of context to justify attacks on the uae? Aren’t yall living there anyways ?
السلام عليكم أحب أوضح إن الموضوع مجرد رأيي شخصي ، وكل واحد يقرأ له الحرية يطرح ملاحظاته أو أفكاره حول الموضوع. مو لازم الكل يكون عنده نفس التوجه أو نفس الفكرة، وهذا مو دعاية ولا محاولة فرض رأي ولا أريد أكون عربي متعصب، هو بس سؤال كنت أفكر فيه وحاب أسمع آراء الناس عنه.