neo wrote:Yessss, I am very happy to see your shrine up!
This was a nice bit of nostalgia for me this morning. During reading your shrine, I was able to recall the things you mentioned and remember my affinity for the failure duo. I wasn't quite set on Meowth as a kid, but I loved Team Rocket's antics and what they brought to the show.
I think some of my favorite sections of this shrine are the ones dedicated to Jessie, the relationship and even your article deconstructing their motto.
Jessie
It's hard to take them seriously at times, but reading and being reminded of their characters (especially Jessie) made me tear up a bit in regards to their hardships. Despite everything Jessie is still such a strong character with that human element of vulnerability. She's more than determined to make a path for herself even after countless failures. (James, too!)
YAY for nostalgia!! Glad it was a great read!
For the character pages, I really wanted to dig into the deeper/more serious aspects of each one, especially since these days they've both been reduced to a joke :/ I'm glad you liked this part of the site! I was a little worried that I'd gone wayyyy too serious on those pages, LOL
neo wrote:
Relationship
For their relationship, I am so glad that you discussed both sides here: romantically and just good friends. I don't know if it's because they were constantly represented as goofballs to me, but I didn't consider them romantically at the time I watched them. (I also don't think I considered romance very much at that age, haha.) But, it's completely obvious that they work well with each other and serve as good partners and complements to one another.
Awesome! I definitely wanted there to be accessible parts of the site for people who don't see them as a couple, while also allowing for a little squeeing on my part (since these two have been OTP for me since ever xD). Glad I achieved that :D
neo wrote:
Motto
Again, this is something I never really considered, but their motto is anything but evil! Sure, Team Rocket concocts evil plots and ploys, but even the motto suggests that Jessie and James are more than just "Team Rocket". This kind of reminds me of the Yakuza and gangs in general. While they are "evil" organizations, they do tend to do a lot of good for their community and the people invested in them are more than just gangsters. Jessie and James are not evil themselves, their first intent is to help each other and ultimately just want to succeed in life after being dealt bad hands.
Additionally, it must have been hard to write the gender/sexuality page. I don't grasp that from your writing, just where discussions like that are at in this point of time. I applaud you for pointing out that their deviations from societal norms do not decide their sexuality! It's always humorous, resourceful, and I never felt it was portrayed as anything else.
Really enjoyed reading your shrine today! <33
LOL, the page about the motto came from a really random thought at first--I stopped and really listened to the motto once while watching back through some of Indigo League, and I thought, "Wow, this...actually isn't evil at all! Whaaa?" Then I started comparing it with Butch and Cassidy's motto, and I realized how I could flesh that point out into an article :D (And I didn't cover much else about the connection between Jessie & James and real-life mob/gang members, but they definitely seem to function that way!)
The gender/sexuality page came out of viewing several folks' gender/sexuality arguments on Tumblr and other fansites. Since I was seeing a lot of flimsy prejudice-based arguments being presented, I thought I'd combat it with my article (but I'll admit, I wasn't sure at first whether what I was writing was just Tumblrish vomit or not, LOL). I'm glad you got a lot out of that page! :D :D
