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Pirate Terms and Phrases

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Brig - A prison on a ship

Cutlass - A type of sword

Dance with Jack Ketch - To hang; death at the hands of the law (Jack Ketch was a famed English executioner)

Davy Jones's Locker - A mythical place at the bottom of the ocean where drowned sailors are said to go

Dead Men Tell No Tales - The reason given for leaving no survivors

Give No Quarter - Show no mercy

Keelhaul - A punishment where someone is dragged under the ship

Maroon - To leave someone stranded on a deserted island with no supplies, typically a punishment for any crew members who disrespected the captain

Mutiny - A situation in which the crew chooses a new captain, sometimes by forcibly removing the old one

No Prey, No Pay - A common pirate law that meant crew members were not paid, but rather received a share of whatever loot was taken

Pillage - To steal/rob a place using violence

Powder Monkeys - Men that performed the most dangerous work on the ship. They were treated harshly, rarely paid, and were expendable

Privateer - Government-appointed pirates

Run A Shot Across The Bow - Fire a warning shot

Scurvy - A disease caused by Vitamin C Deficiency

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Another thing that is so consistently good about Arcane is the total lack of male gaze in the entire show. The creators obviously had to use the character design for some of the characters that included skimpier outfits (Jinx's outfit, and the female Enforcer uniforms) but at no point did I feel like either Jinx or Caitlyn were sexed up. Jinx's outfit seemed to fit her character and wasn't used to sexualize her at all, and Caitlyn wore more practical clothing any time she was left to her own devices/not in the enforcer uniform, giving the impression that the enforcer uniform was more of a nod to in-world sexism, but not exploited as a vehicle to sexualize her. More than that, I thought the female characters were so beautifully nuanced in a way I can't really identify in any other big show or movie right now. Vi was allowed to be angry and violent and rough around the edges without becoming some anti-butch, anti-masculine-woman caricature. Grayson carried herself with a beautiful masculine dignity - reminiscent of the nobility of medieval knights, trying to do the right thing, pledging her weapon to defending her people. Medarda was drop-dead gorgeous but her political savvy was her most highlighted feature and her male love interest did not at all overshadow that aspect of her character. Sevika was allowed to be a tough, badass villain, and they didn't make her seductive or sexual, which are features that are so often highlighted in villainous women. I could go on but man, I feel like they're doing the most when it comes to doing their female characters justice. The more I think about this show, the more I find to love.

You know what I didn't realise until now? Pirates of The Carribbean: At World's End ending for Will and Elizabeth doesn't make sense (unless Will is ferrying souls 24/7).

Elizabeth is Pirate King and captain of her own ship and crew (the Singaporean pirates); she doesn't have to stay on land and separated from Will for every 10 years that goes by. Not to mention the way Davy Jones handled having to be on the land (in a big enough tub/bucket of water). So does that mean the port in Singapore where Sao Feng was introduced would work? It's not exactly land even though it is port? It's wooden walkways above water...

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