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Here we see a sixteenth century rendering of the brothers Mario with their shadow counterparts illustrated. The crown placed above Waluigi depicts the then nascent understanding that society must irrevocably trend toward its own consecration of power into nothing. More Borges than Barthes, Waluigi does not deconstruct his counterpart. He IS the labyrinth.

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That the entire organized affair -- the chaos of Waluigi notwithstanding -- takes a back seat to the foundation of rooted plants in the foreground suggests that the apparent social structure on offer, a hierarchical and linear assemblage, is finally an illusion; we cannot overcome the complex and rhizomatic nature of reality.

Or, it could be that the king and his wierdo companion that likes to wear a helmet like Mercury fell into a river. So, the king told his servants to hold up his robe up to dry in the breeze, and he threw his crown up to them while they took a swim, realizing only too late that the floor of the river was covered in some sort of icky water plant.

I would have also accepted a feminist treatment of Peach's empty frock on display before the wrath of Bowser's futile bloviation.

I've seen the observation made that we often ascribe "matriarchy" to early cultures about which we basically know nothing, such as Minoan culture, based on the observation that they are given to depicting women in their art.

In contrast, we know that medieval/renaissance Spain produced tons of art depicting the Virgin Mary, but we do not usually think of it as a matriarchal culture.

2 deep 4 me

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