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barnyard the original party animals is the uncontested lord of bad implications in childrens movies

ok so like “the secret life of x” movies tend to not strongly explore the actual reasons why, exactly, their life has to be secret… they don’t really focus on it within the narrative. They do usually have some small justification for why animals or video games or toys or whatever have never just revealed themselves:

There’s no stated reason. They just pretend to not be alive. We usually can suspend our suspension of disbelief here because when it’s something like a video game or an emoji because any odd occurrences is perceived as a glitch or something similar but the actual reason why they aren’t too hung up on this kinda shitty lot in life isn’t said

They get something out of their current relationship with humans (like in toy story)

They have some specific reason to hide that they’re alive, like they die if they’re seen (like in the christmas toy)

They perceive themselves as sentient, talking creatures, but humans can’t understand them. They just see a squeaking mouse or an inanimate hot dog or whatever.

and the last one is what most animal movies do, and it’s like, not devoid of weird implications but you can see where it mostly works.

but barnyard is the outlier here: it goes with tier one: the animals can talk and walk on two legs but just pretend that they can’t for unstated reasons.

in the history of the barnyard world non human animals, at some point, decided to just pretend to be unable to speak. a “cow” or a “coyote” or a “hen” do not exist as we know it in the barnyard universe. the baa of the sheep is false; the ewe doesn’t understand it either. they only made up that noise to hide the fact that they speak human languages. a dog barking and running on all fours is a facade. animals naturally walk on their hind legs and made up whole postures just to appear non sentient.

and for what? what do they gain from this? they have no rights and no voice by their own choice. at one point a donkey claims the farmer is a good person because he’s vegan and a pig mentions bacon - this is not a fantasy universe devoid of death and misery and meat. do animals, in hushed whispers, remind their children not to sob in their real voice as they’re taken away? do the dogs not beg for kindness when they’re tied up and hit? do cows and chickens not cry for their life in the slaughterhouses? does a rat not scream a human scream when the trap misses their neck and only breaks their spine? Why? what is the point? They loose so much and have everything to gain.

anyways does everyone remember this really awful cat. it only appears in one scene but i can just sense the porn of it that would pop up if i googled it’s name

inkthecryptid

This post is like being tied to a chair as a a joker-style villain monologues and presses a gun closer and closer to my head as he reaches the climax of his rehearsed piece on the flaws of society and when he finally pulls the trigger it’s a little flag that says “bang!”

unpretty

The Outbursts of Everett True was a comic strip that ran in papers from 1905 to 1927, wherein the aforementioned Everett True regularly beat the everliving shit out of rude people as a warning to anyone else who might consider being rude. Men have not only been taking up too much room on public transport for about as long as public transport has existed, but the people around them have been irritated about it for at least a hundred years. The next time someone tries to claim that manspreading is a false phenomenon, please direct them to this strip so that Everett True can correct their misconceptions with an umbrella upside the head.

guyalice

I have never before heard of Everett True, but if he “regularly beat the everliving shit out of rude people as a warning to anyone else who might consider being rude,” I have a strong spiritual connection with him.

froginakettle

hotcocoachia

I fucking love him

jaynavajasso

i can imagine this guy’s voice very clearly in my head but i couldn’t put a name to it

iamtypinglike98madmen-deactivat

He also jabs racists in the eye!

tumblunni

I love the justice grandpa of fists

cursedcharley

I’m very lucky to own a book that’s a collection of most of these comics (sadly not all of them) and would highly recommend hunting these down if you can. Sorry for the lack of a scanner but phone photos will just have to do.

He was a enjoyable cuss who didn’t care for war mongering.

Especially profitable war mongering and excuses for it!

He certainly didn’t like selfish husbands and fathers!

Politicians who turned on their words once they got theirs weren’t safe.

He said fuck the police!

He absolutely didn’t like people ruining little things for kids.

He stood up for foreigners. Especially those doing their best to communicate with limited second language knowledge.

He was not having any tomfoolery when it came to gun safety and laws. Especially with youth involved.

You had better not abuse a animal with him nearby. He’d right that wrong real quick!

And best of all him and his wife were both prickly cusses together. Relationship goals.

biglawbear

I have a new role model

briarchubnj

😍

runcibility

“justice grandpa of fists”

arquus-malvaceae-deactivated202

It’s nice to see a fat dude in a political cartoon that’s NOT being used as shorthand for greed and corruption.

paricket

here THEY ARE!! Finn owns my whole heart and also soul. who saw the livestream lol

as-per-usual

ofcarnivora

Holy shit

desertfox8999

Guess all those trolls who shout “go see a psychiatrist” will have to find another thing to do with their life now that an actual doctor chimed in and sunk their ableist garbage ship.

spiralthorns

THANK YOU.

P.S. Being otherkin =/= clinical lycanthropy. Generally speaking, clinical lycanthropy involves the actual delusion that you are physically a non-human animal or are transforming into one. While some otherkin may experience delusions or may find that their kin identities are affected by delusions, the majority of otherkin know they are physically human and do not doubt that any more than someone who lived a past life in Egypt doubts that he’s American now.

arsanatomica

We’re only finding out recently that a lot of animals have colors and patterns that we cannot see because they’re outside of our visual range. It calls to attention how much of the world we can’t experience because our senses are limited. When we shine UV lights on them, they glow pink or blue, but these are the colors that we CAN see…. they could be a bunch of different colors, which we SEE as all pink. It’s also interesting to consider that most of these animals are not aware of having glowing patches on their bodies…. isn’t it also possible that we have skin or hair patterns that were not aware of? . . (There is actually some research out there to support the idea that our own skin fluoresces as well and that there are gender differences in the pattern and glow.) Other places to see my posts: INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / ETSY / KICKSTARTER

marlynnofmany

Humans do have invisible stripes! They’re called Blaschko’s Lines, formed as skin cells divide at the embryonic stage. Normally we can’t see them at all, though certain skin conditions follow those same lines.

Apparently this is roughly what we’d look like, if our eyes could see in a different spectrum:

Dunno about you, but I want to use this in a story someday. Aliens can see our stripes and we can’t! Magical transformations follow Blaschko’s Lines! A subtle sign of lycanthropy is darker hair there! Wizards are bald with that cool spiral on their heads!

Speculative fiction is so much more fun when you can speculate about something strange but true.

theriu

THIS??? IS THE COOLEST???? SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY EVER??????????? AAAAAAAA THAT IS FLIPPING AWESOME!!!!!

adhd-alien

I get a lot of DMs asking me “How do I know if I have ADHD?” and the short and boring answer is “you can’t unless you talk to a doctor”.

But I want to share what I think should have been obvious clues to me!

I think it’s hard to judge your own symptoms if all you’ve known your entire life was ADHD. I was convinced I had no problems and just had to stop being lazy and all my problems would go away.

So, to everyone asking themselves “what if I’m just lazy?”, I hope you can find the courage from this to seek a diagnosis! And if you can’t:

Your struggles are legit and real, if they have a name or not.

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Packs Of The Elements

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Two dog packs, in a world where the twolegs are scarce... When a meteor hits, the dogs start developing powers, what does this mean for the packs?

PACKS OF THE ELEMENTS is set in a world that is a healthy mix of Avatar: The last airbender and the Warrior Cats series (except we use dogs!). The role play uses some plot points from ATLA and some from WC in order to create a fun, slightly magical world where almost anything is possible.

🔥 FIREPACK 🔥

Will you join the proud, strong Firepack dogs? These dogs usually have strong and vibrant coat colours, are quick to anger, and are very territorial. They’ll stick to their own pack, and are rarely seen interacting with other dogs. However, they are fiercely loyal, and with as vibrant and strong personalities as any dog you’d meet.

🌊 WATERPACK 🌊

A peaceful pack, the waterpack dogs are usually softly coloured, with different flecks and undertones. They’re mainly a peaceful group, but will defend their home fiercely. Their moods can change as quickly as the tide. They like to think of themselves as open minded hippies, but in reality, look down on firepack dogs.

If you’re literate, an animal lover, interested in a slightly different sort of RP, or just want to see what this is all about then hop on over!

We have:

=> open high roles

=> a friendly mod team

=> exciting plots and prophecies

=> a brand new and original RP!

https://discord.gg/naUWSyB

ablackdogsblog

Please check this out yall! I know it’s not therian or otherkin themed but it should be fun with a solid plot, if you’re into that sort of thing.

chongoblog

ITS APRIL 13 YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS

FETCH ME NEIL

chongoblog

magiashley

YEAR OF THE RAT

sataraborzoi

“I love you.” “I love you too.”

cryptids-of-the-world

The Hishaku is a microscopic cat-like Yokai found in Japan. The Hishaku is described as a tiny creature with a bulbous, fluffy body and a head that resembles that of a cat mixed with a dragon. The Hishaku is one of the 63 Creepy Germs found in the ancient medical book the Harikikigaki. The Hishaku was said to be found in the spleen and was more commonly found in women and caused symptoms such as yellow color to the skin, a craving for sweets, and a tendency to constantly hum. The Hishaku was believed to be expelled from the body by doing acupuncture around the navel region.

#oh look I’m infected

allcreaturessmall

Laying low: it's more fun with rats. I am taking social distancing very seriously with humans, which means more time to spend downstairs cuddling rats. I'm okay with less people, more rats.

We were just helped to ask with a very large rat surrender - it involves the litters of 6-8 pregnant females (two have already had 17 between them). We are in no way equipped for what is probably going to be a surrender of at least 60 rats when it's all said and done, so we are frantically networking with other rescues trying to help as many as possible. We've gotten a few bites so fingers crossed.

I *wanted* to help at least 20, but my rescue transport in April was cancelled due to Coronavirus so my rodent room is currently burgeoning with bunnies. I am going to move the turtles outside for the season which should free up space for a few double critter nations, and we have some single critter nations that could be used for smaller groups if I can figure out the SPACE issue. At least I have about six weeks to figure it out?

(Disclaimer: I know the masks don't do shit, this was a joke picture. We have these for my husband when he works in the barn to minimize inhaling hay dust)

youcancallmeaddy

mj-spooks

The funniest version of this is when you work in a haunted house

I was super bored one night bc we were really slow, and the animatronic that served as my cue had broken without my knowing, so I didn’t get an alert that someone was coming.

I was in the hallway singing “Peanut Butter Jelly Time” at the top of my lungs and jumping up and down in the hallway. The guy in the next hallway over was singing it with me. I don’t know what he was doing but knowing him, it was equally goofy.

So imagine being a teenager girl and her teenage boyfriend, coming down a dark and spooky hallway filled with fog, and finding a small demonic-looking thing jumping like a madman, shouting “PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME” at the top of its lungs with the voice of a twelve year old boy, and hearing a deep, booming voice repeating it back.