Forever_Loved

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.” ―Dr. Seuss

[puckconnolly]

Everyone may *think* they hate country music, but when Jolene, Before He Cheats, Take Me Home Country Roads, or Life is a Highway comes on, everyone is suddenly a liar.

[daywatch]

I know this is a funny post but

There are a few major points in Country Music’s history that got the entire genre labeled as ‘annoying’

Post 9/11 nationalism

A term that I couldn’t make up “Bro-Country” which intensifies themes of booze, objectifying women, and partying that were present in past decades but not to such an extent

This is Gospel Music But With an Accent

Now looking at the songs op listed there is

A woman pleading to another woman

A woman wrecking a shitheads life

A guy loving the scenery of where he lived

A song that could easily be mistaken for a number of other genres

But it is easier to say that one hates country while privately enjoying select songs than explain why one doesn’t like the current market oversaturated with our nation’s problems of nationalism, sexism, and so on

[brunhiddensmusings]

see also jhonny cash/willie nelson era songs which were deeply emotional stories often about painful and deep subjects. prison, loss of loved ones, hard labor, facing despair, passion. ‘ghost riders in the sky’ and the like are also deeply satisfying as they bridge more into folklore then ‘murica fuck yeah im sponsored by bud light yall’ another example- ‘midnight in montgomery’ where hank williams junior sings about the ghost of his father

“ … And felt the wind die down, And a drunk man in a cowboy hat, Took me by surprise, Wearin’ shiny boots, a nudie suit, and haunted, haunted eyes, He said: “Friend, it’s good to see you, It’s nice to know you care” Then the wind picked up and he was gone, Was he ever really there? ‘Cause when the wind is right, You’ll hear his song, Smell whisky in the air, Midnight in Montgomery, He’s always singin’ there, “ the reason we ‘hate country’ is because we know its supposed to have FEELING and its infuriatingly absent now

[ultralaser]

70s country - bluegrass traditional

80s country - power ballads

90s country - pop crossover

00s country - white supremacy

[the-poor-decision]

[midgelenny]

quarantine mood: walking aimlessly around the house bc you’re tired of sitting down and can’t go outside to exercise and don’t know what else to do and suddenly realizing you have become a jane austen heroine “taking a turn about the room”

[spiritsflame]

This explains so much about Jane Austin novels because they really DIDNT leave the house much

[enonem]

Me reading Austen before lockdown: Why are they talking about a half hour walk as exercise? What condition does Fanny Price have that a few days without horseriding make her noticeably unwell?

Me during lockdown, coming home after a 2 hour trip to the supermarket that’s my only outing of the week: I’m too tired to breathe, I need a ten year nap.

[dollsome-does-tumblr]

i just read a washington post article on romcoms aging poorly due to the pushiness (and oft-stalkery conduct) of the male characters therein, and it got me thinking about pride and prejudice, and specifically darcy saying, “one word from you will silence me on this subject forever.”

because, like, that’s the seldom-portrayed romantic dream in the patriarchal hellscape that is our world, isn’t it?

a dude being willing to say, “i understand if you don’t feel the same way about me, and i’ll leave you alone forever about this if my attention is unwanted.”

so simple, yet so wonderful in its basic human decency

[adulthoodisokay]

and dudes to this day wonder why women still swoon over darcy

[thathealeygirl]

Note also: Elizabeth turns down Darcy’s first proposal, and in the process, accuses him of doing some stuff he did not do (and also some stuff he totally did).

The next day, he surprises her on her walk. He hands her a letter, asks that she read it, and then takes off.

When this happened to me after I had turned someone down IN REAL LIFE, the letter contained a passionate argument to the tune of “actually you’re wrong and you do like me and you should go out with me” and it was creepy af.

Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth starts with: “Be not alarmed, Madam, on receiving this letter, by the apprehension of its containing any repetition of those sentiments, or renewal of those offers, which were last night so disgusting to you”. He goes on to set the record straight about the stuff he didn’t do (as well as the stuff he did) which is *actually relevant* to Elizabeth. And he, as promised, doesn’t romance her further.

It’s totally bizarre that even now, this can be considered unusually great dude behaviour.

[pluckyredhead]

Darcy’s first proposal: “You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”

Darcy’s second proposal: “One word from you will silence me on this subject forever.”

His whole arc in the book is about learning to consider other people’s feelings and not just his own, but the fact that it’s expressed via who gets to talk and who is told to shut up is so, so telling. The first time around, he imposes his voice on her whether she wants it or not. The second time, he asks how she feels, and in exchange, offers her the gift of his silence.

And yeah, the fact that dudes still! have! not! learned! this! lesson! is exhausting.

[ghost-of-bambi]

How surprising is it that Pride and Prejudice was written by a woman, when many romantic comedies are produced and directed by men?

Answer: not at all

[drsarcasticraspberry]

200 years later and the world is still full of guys who think they’re a Mr Darcy when they’re actually a Mr Collins.

[tzikeh]

200 years later and the world is still full of guys who think they’re a Mr Darcy when they’re actually a Ross Geller.

[dduane]

All of this.

[armandeos]

Alright, here’s the breakdown.

Misha Collins was an intern in the Bill Clinton administration in 1994 for four months, which ended before Monica Lewinsky started her internship in 1995.

When the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal broke in 1998, Misha wrote an op-ed in support of Lewinsky, addressing victim-blaming accusations that she was “starstruck” with Clinton and perused him.

Misha said all interns were infatuated with, and hero worshiped Clinton, including himself.

“If Monica Lewinsky had not seemed like a starstruck, infatuated intern who hung around the West Wing every chance she got then it would be fair to say that her behavior in the White House was suspicious.“ (source)

No, Misha Collins did not fuck Bill Clinton. (Can’t believe that is a sentence I just typed in the year of our lord 2020.)

Yes, Misha did use his position to speak out against the media harassment and victim-blaming of Monica Lewinksy.

Sorry to ruin the fun, but I feel like the “misha fucked bill clinton” joke overshadows the actual story, which is that Misha is just a good dude who stood up for Lewinsky when the rest of the nation was treating her as a laughing stock.

[officialkendallroy]

one direction are such pussies for not saying fuck once... like yall could sing about having a morning wood and then railing your partner into the mattress, liking to be tied up and fucking someone in the back of a car with your full chest but yall can't say fuck once??? ok nerds...

[catchymemes]

[11thsense]

A representation of my thought process at all times

[angelbabyspice]

this is literally how teenagers talk irl

[thesilencedmasses]

This literally sounds like a voice-acted recreation of a group chat

[sleepnoises]

okay you know that scan/photo of a teen girl’s diary entry that goes like “wore yellow dress today. chris keeps trying to talk to me even though he KNOWS i’m not interested! ugh! man landed on moon.” anyway that’s the mood

[skinhorses]

[sleepnoises]

THIS person is valid, as is their grandmother

[i-hate-chick-fil-a]

I’d take health care and no children in cages if it meant, like, fewer kinds of apple juice to choose from, idk.

[val-ritz]

Because this version of the post doesn’t have it: HE IS IN A RESTAURANT SUPPLY STORE. It’s not even SUPPOSED to have a fucktillion name brands!

[memesandmylife]

[whitepeopletwitter]

[madejdeactivated]

I always gotta think about stuff, you know?

[brutol]

im going to bed for a week

Straight boys be like

[squidfuckr]

“?????? you fuckign talk to me?????????????????? duh???”

[keeper0fthestars]

[theweiwuxian]

Phew that lost post A READ

[the-future-now-deactivated20170]

follow @the-future-now

[sunglow-xoxo]

wow!

[veryfemmeandantifascist]

disabled women of color are capable and deserve to be recognized and respected

[cinemove]

[lolasteppereincarnate]

[punknursejoy]

@machamp your tags are perfect

[actjustly-deactivated20181001]

[bumpintheroad]

[yconic]

I like how he’s trying to imply such behavior is atrocious and pin it on the little girl instead of wondering just how much of a messed up experience this cute little girl must’ve had with a cop to ignite such a hostile response

[lornashores]

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