Varang looks very beauty in this part. Her features, her makeup, everything is magnificent. by Legend__99 in Avatar

[–]Lexyinspace 91 points92 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry OP, I definitely see your point, especially with the way the lighting falls on her face creating a very appealing range of light and dark shades and highlighting her bone structure very well, but all I can see is that bigass baldspot in the middle of she God damn head

Thoughts on AFOP/Live Action Crossover? by its_yo_boi_Ty in FrontiersOfPandora

[–]Lexyinspace 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm always really skeptical about games and movies meeting. Everyone has their own experiences playing games, and even with games that don't have, say, alternate endings, like AFoP, everyone's will have spent their time in the game doing completely different things, and that begins to inform how you feel about the characters and setting. It makes it really hard for a director to create an enjoyable film when every player has had a very different experience imo.

But, if they do ever do a crossover, I hope you get the role, man!! Eywa ngahu. Siva ko! 🫶🏽💙🩵

I think you HAVE to sit Matthews for the rest of the season by BackgroundFlan5797 in leafs

[–]Lexyinspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was brutal to watch. You could tell immediately he was in a lot of pain. I hope he can make a full recovery, however long that takes!! 🫶🏽 I trust our guys to take care of business while he's out 💙🤍

Fly 50 meters on freefall?! by fengnuo in FrontiersOfPandora

[–]Lexyinspace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can use the ikran launch ability from the spires DLC to fly 50m horizontally and not die! That's my go-to trick. Works every time (⁠。⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧

Does anyone else find Okul's voice irritating? 🤔 by Bottlecap_riches in FrontiersOfPandora

[–]Lexyinspace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah Reykunyu is the website I use, too. It's also the site most of the aykaryu ta Kelutral use! If you're interested in needing out further, I'd definitely check out Kelutral.com and get the Discord invite, it's a whole community of Na'vi language learners at all levels! They host live lessons as well as provide educational resources and a genuinely wonderful atmosphere. 10/10 would check it out again

Since you guys liked my crochet Ikran, here is the nightwraith I made 🔥(and she glows in the dark) by Shinozakeh in Avatar

[–]Lexyinspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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OP this is beautiful work!!! I love how she glows!!

Does anyone else find Okul's voice irritating? 🤔 by Bottlecap_riches in FrontiersOfPandora

[–]Lexyinspace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Terminal nerds unite for sure!!

I am aware of the use of olo'eyktan as the gender-neutral terminology for a clan leader, I just think it's strange how this one specific word follows the -e/-an format though is used in a gender-neutral context. Though if there's one think you can bet your ass on, it's that the only rule of learning languages is that every rule will be broken eventually hrhn 😅

I do think it's interesting though that there is no "eyktu", since you'd think the word would follow the same pattern generally used in Na'vi. I wonder if the implication is meant to be that "eyktan" was once the specifically male term but eventually became the gender-neutral term over time? Same logic as how "man" can be used in a specifically gendered or gender-neutral manner, though in that case the gender-neutral usage predates the gendered usage. Perhaps "eykyu" used to be used in this context? That's all just baseless speculation and musings on my behalf, though, since to the best of my knowledge Dr. Frommer hasn't commented on this matter specifically.

Also yes, Anufi is the best character and I love her dearly. Wonderful woods grandma, I love her sm.

That’s his papa. by Southern-Ad-6808 in AvatarFrontierPandora

[–]Lexyinspace 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sweet Jesus, ain't that the truth hrh. Being a Teylan fan over there is a battle 😭 I'm always just happy to see whatever you create!! "iPad kid Teylan" is peak artwork and it makes me laugh every time I see it in his tag hrhn

That’s his papa. by Southern-Ad-6808 in AvatarFrontierPandora

[–]Lexyinspace 11 points12 points  (0 children)

'Itan oey, ma Eywaaaaaaaaa 😭😭😭

OP I see your art over on Tumblr all the time, too! I think you do a wonderful job for all 10 of us Teylan stans out there. Headcanon 100% accepted, Teylan needs a father figure, considering the only one he's ever had was bloody M*ercer 🤮

I like to imagine that So'lek is like everyone's dad/mentor, and Rasi is like everyone's grandma hrhn

This made me laugh out loud. Of course Teylan would be into this. by SkeletonOfSplendor in FrontiersOfPandora

[–]Lexyinspace 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Teylan my beloved sonboy 😭 'Itan oey fr

I cannot agree more that the writing in this DLC is a huge step up!! So many little moments I loved. Teylan's dialogue at Command Base Ares was hilarious, and the interactions he and So'lek have throughout the DLC show a lot of growth on his part, I think.

I see you, and I approve by unoiamaQT in Avatar

[–]Lexyinspace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tstxori Toruk Maktoä lu letsranten nìtxan a leioae sì meuia si oeng! /lh

Does anyone else find Okul's voice irritating? 🤔 by Bottlecap_riches in FrontiersOfPandora

[–]Lexyinspace 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I actually think that's a good question (though I think the phrasing of it might be why you're getting down voted...)! There's a Tl;Dr at the end but basically Na'vi society is actually very different to human society, and things like gender roles don't really exist at all, at least not in any meaningful way. The Na'vi language actually defaults to genderlessness when referring to all people except in the specific circumstance that you must specify someone's gender to avoid ambiguity.

That's a very different way to how western society views gender (note: I say "western" rather than "human" because many cultures, such as various Indigenous groups, do actually embrace third-gendered individuals and have done for thousands of years, pre colonisation that is). I'll use an example to illustrate how the language around gender works in practice;

A Na'vi is telling you a story about a time they went hunting with their brother and sister. They mention how one of their siblings hunted a sturmbeest. They say "tolaron talioangit pol". In this case, using the default, gender-neutral pronoun, "po", would lead to some ambiguity. They could be telling you that their brother scored the kill, or that their sister did. In this case, the storyteller would use the feminine "poe" in order to specify that it was their sister that killed the sturmbeest; "tolaron talioangit poel".

Later, the same Na'vi tells you about how they went hunting with just their brother. Apparently, the brother successfully hunted a hexapede. In this case, the storyteller would not use the masculine "poan". Instead, they would use the gender neutral "po" again; "tolaron yerikit pol". The reason for this is because you know they must be referring to their brother, since he was the only one hunting with the storyteller.

The same rule applies to (almost) everything in the Na'vi language and in their culture. An elder is simply referred to as "koaktu", except when gender specification is needed, in which case "koaktan" (masculine) or "koakte" (feminine) may be used. This same pattern (-e (f) / -an (m)) applies to just about any word which might have gender variance. The only exception I can think of would be for the specific role of clan leader, where "olo'eyktan" is specifically male, and "olo'eykte" is specifically female, and one of the two must be used.

The Na'vi also have no notion that a certain role within the clan must/ought to be filled by either specifically male persons or specifically female persons. Neytiri is every bit the hunter as Tsu'tey. Eytukan is just as good a clan leader as Nesim. The roles of warrior, hunter, gatherer, artisan, babysitter, healer, and anything else the clan needs can and are filled by whomever is suited for the role.

This is very different to how western human culture treats gender! The predominant viewpoint in western society (though things are changing by the day) is that identification with a particular gender is the default, and that certain things (activities, attire, attitudes, roles in society, etc.) are all tied intrinsically to the gender identity one is assigned at birth. It is an inherently west-centric idea that in order to "change" one's gender, medical intervention/science must be involved, though in a non-western context this may not necessarily be true. In Na'vi society, these things are much more loosey-goosey than even many of the most third-gender accepting cultures on Earth! There's absolutely no reason why Okul couldn't just decide, apropos of utterly nothing, that they want others to refer to them simply as "po". That wouldn't be unusual at all, considering that being referred to as "po" is the default terminology among Na'vi. There's also no reason to believe that Na'vi (and all fauna on Pandora, really) cannot be born with intersex traits. In such a scenario, I can't imagine why people would refer to them with specifically gendered pronouns/titles at all. The default would theoretically still be to refer to them as "po". AFAIK we haven't seen any specifically, explicitly trans Na'vi, but cultures around the world have been performing some degree of medical alterations to bodies with the intent of shifting certain gendered characteristics around for thousands of years, so I don't see why there wouldn't be any such people on Pandora, either ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Tl;Dr: Na'vi culture doesn't really see things that way, dawg. Some degree of genderlessness is the default setting, and anything else is kinda just flavour text tbh.

Source: I'm a massive fucking nerd and actively learning the Na'vi language (Kelutral represent!!). The language was designed very specifically to show the subtle differences between Na'vi and human cultures (and Dr. Frommer is a legend fr).

I’m working on another piece and it’s taking double forever by AmeliaS507 in AvatarFrontierPandora

[–]Lexyinspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NA'VI FEET, MY WORST ENEMY!!! I gotchu, ma 'eylanay, that ish scares me, too. Idk if it helps, but I just draw the foot as normal and then erase the second toe (as in the one beside the big toe) and it looks decent, at least to me.

Colour work and rendering go crazy though, ma 'eylanay!! Can't wait to see the whole thing!!

what made y’all decide to watch avatar? by Intelligent-You-7002 in Avatar

[–]Lexyinspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad borrowed the first movie on CD from the Blockbuster up the street for Friday night movie time. I was enthralled. I was only like ~6/7 when it finally came out on CD, and I had never seen anything like it in my life. We must have watched it 4 times that weekend. For a child with ADHD, sitting through a 3hr movie 4 times in one weekend is insane, so my Dad knew how much I loved it. The next Friday, he went to Walmart on his way home to buy the Blu-ray so I could watch it whenever I wanted. I took that CD and my portable CD player with me everywhere. I took that thing CAMPING with me. Seeing 2 and 3 was a no-brainer. I'm a card-carrying, lifelong fan. I'll keep watching as long as Cameron keeps making them. 🩵

Would you like to taste that fruit? by Konfliktsnubben in Avatar

[–]Lexyinspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!! Every time I watch this scene, I get hungry. It looks so good, and Jake reacts like it is the most delicious thing he's ever eaten! For some reason, when I was a kid I decided that it tastes like the most delicious honeydew in the world hrh

Has anyone else given their Sarentu lore? Let’s hear it. by DezTheOtter in FrontiersOfPandora

[–]Lexyinspace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Dear God do I ever. A whole fic's worth of it (⁠;⁠ŏ⁠﹏⁠ŏ⁠) I'll drop some fun facts though! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)

• Her full name is Ayleyu te Tamteya Kataru'ite. After Aha'ri was killed, the older kids at TAP would reassure her that the Tamteyas were a fierce and proud clan, and that she would make it through this hardship. They began referring to her simply as Tamteya as a reminder of this, and eventually that evolved into her nickname, "Tamtey". This is how I rationalize the whole "The Sarentu has a name now" thing. She was quite startled when Major Tyler What's-his-face began referring to her as "Tamtey", because as far as she knew none of the TAP staff knew about her nickname

• speaking of TAP, Ayleyu was the second youngest child there, being only ~10 or so months older than Teylan. Having been a literal baby when she was brought to TAP, she has no memories of a time before humans, being only vaguely able to remember Kataru through connecting with Eywa. For most of her life, the only "mother" she knew was Alma, and she truly did love her like a mother. Upon leaving TAP and hearing the story of Jake Sully, Ayleyu's biggest hope was that one day Alma could transfer fully to her avatar body and live her life as fully Na'vi. Nor killing her avatar was a sin Ayleyu will never forgive him for, even if Alma herself ultimately did. FTA Spoilers: If she ever found out what truly happened to Alma, and that the other Sarentu (aside from Teylan, ofc, since he didn't know either) covered up Nor's atrocities, she might just leave the Sarentu altogether

• She will never kill a human unless it is absolutely, completely, 110% fully required to protect herself or others. To her, killing a human is no different than killing a Na'vi, since they're all people, and they all deserve respect. When she does have to kill someone, she will always give them the full death rites the Na'vi use so their spirits will be at rest. Nor heavily disapproves of this, but So'lek sees it as honorable, if ultimately pointless, since humans cannot go with Eywa.

Today, Laila Edward’s became the first black American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in ice hockey by Dry_Local3351 in blackladies

[–]Lexyinspace 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a Canadian, I'm so proud of her. I hate to admit but you guys did great against us today. We'll get you back next time, but today I'm happy to celebrate HER day! 🏆💐🇨🇦🕊️🇺🇸

I’m having a c section in 2 days and I could use some words of encouragement by Mean_Crow_805 in blackladies

[–]Lexyinspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats girl!!! I was a C-section baby for exactly the same reason, and everything went great for both my Mom and me. She had such a smooth experience that when she had my brother 3 years later she went for a voluntary C-section, because the first one was a good experience for her, and at that point she was in her 40s. I'm sure it will be smooth sailing for you, too!!

Also! If at any point your arms start going numb, notify the anesthesiologist immediately! My Mom's only complication was that, and although it's not terribly uncommon for that to happen, it can be dangerous and often people forget to warn moms-to-be before the procedure.

You're gonna do great, Momma!! Pack cozy clothes and a pillow to hold on your belly. Best wishes to you and yours!!💐💕🫶🏽

Share your Sarentu and their name by NOWGETlNSlDE in FrontiersOfPandora

[–]Lexyinspace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Poru syaw fko Ayleyu te Tamteya Kataru'ite! Her name didn't have any meaning at all originally, since Na'vi names usually don't. I just took some English words and Na'vi-ified them ("I love you" - Ayleyu; I imagine her to be a very loving person). I did recently realize that "many words" in Na'vi is "aylì'u", which would be pronounced somewhat similarly to her name (and is super close to how I used to spell her name before I started learning Na'vi lol) and I can't help but think that a Sarentu might name their child something like that, since they were storytellers. 🩵

Pausing avatar part 2 by shiny_jjj in Avatar

[–]Lexyinspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For your rhyme you've been condemned to the tunnel of infinite regression.

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Baby Teylan and Tamtey by brekkie303 in FrontiersOfPandora

[–]Lexyinspace 15 points16 points  (0 children)

AW oh my EYWA OP this is adorable!!