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Iris | 20s | She/Her

[yorkshirearthurdent]

They should block chatgpt on uni WiFi the way they used to block coolmathgames

[beyond-a-name]

they should make chatgpt automatically redirect to coolmathgames so you can actually fucking learn something

[beemovieerotica]

i know medical reports have to write things this way, but when i see "dull mood, denies smoking" on my doctor's visit summary i can't help but hear "boring bitch and a croaking liar"

[kira-7]

This is a spot from an italian estate agency (we are governed by the right-wing party)

The woman says "Ridiculous..."

If you want to spread it elsewhere, here's the official link

[arctic-hands]

[Video Description: An ad with piano music over it all, showing an elderly woman in her home, knitting, when two younger men walk by her window, which catches her attention. She stares out her window at them as they kiss each other while walking, the old lady staring in disbelief. Cut to the old woman approaching a residence with a broom in hand, staring up at the second floor window where a small rainbow Pride flag is hanging. The old woman stares up at it and mutters "Ridiculo", before getting up on a ladder with her broom to remove the flag. Focus on the flag fluttering to the ground as church bells chime. The scene then cuts to the couple from before, approaching their home with grocery bags in hand before one stops and stares at the second floor, stopping his partner who then drops the groceries as he too stares up. It's then revealed that the small pride flag had been replaced with a gigantic, hand-knit pride flag. It then cuts back to the old woman's home, where a tin of rainbow-colored yarn sits on her table. The hands of the old woman are holding and fondly touching an old black and white photo of two young smiling women, leaning against each other. Cut to the old woman's face as she stares out with a look of happy pride on her face. At the end of the video, the name "Idealista" appears on screen, followed by "buon pride" along with a rainbow. End VD.]

[spaceofentropy]

One correction:

The old lady is not in her home. She is at work. She's meant to be what in Italian is called "la portinaia", aka a cross between a doorwoman and cleaner of a residential building. She's in her small "office" space, at the entrance of the building, from where she can survey the coming and goings of the inhabitants. It's a job that has mostly disappeared, but is culturally very clear to us as having the connotation of "potentially gossipy, one-million-percent judgmental woman who sees everything that goes on in the apartment complex, knows everyone and their secrets, and has Strong Opinions™️".

In this case, thankfully, the Strong Opinion™️ is that those two men are ridiculous with their teeny tiny flag for ants.

[redpandarascal]

was looking at a timeline of Michigan gay history

HOLY FUCK

[terminal-burrowing-deactivated2]

Drives my gay little truck that makes you upset

[johannestevans]

speaking as an incest survivor, the fact that it's always any art that deals with or talks about incest that gets hounded down in these witch hunts should be informative to you. it's not because incest is particularly despicable - incest is one of the most protected sex crimes in our society

in most every society and economy, children have no rights to bodily autonomy. a child must be educated in their body and their rights to it to know that their body is being abused by a parent or family member. they must know how to speak about it to report it. they must TRUST someone to do so.

that person must then trust their report. then intervene. the family must believe the victim - and more importantly, they must care. they must care enough to remove the abuser and block contact with them.

this is difficult if they are financially or physically or otherwise reliant on the abuser

the abuse must not be normalised in the family. they must have resources to call on. education to engage with. there must be help available for them to ask for. everyone must care.

for all of the above, people have to be able to talk about it. express it. discuss it. and yes, make art about it.

all these pressure groups are always concerned with western family values, and "family values" say "protect the children", but the people who are meant to "protect" those children are typically the patriarchs and matriarchs who supposedly do so by having absolute power and control over those kids

when family matters above all, when the priority is always to "keep the family together", "protect the family unit", when protecting kids is thought of in the same breath as keeping them together with their parents or grandparents or other blood connections, what do you do when those people abuse?

and don't get me wrong, the reason that giving those kids over to the state is because the state will also allow those children to be abused. many foster parents are abusers, and children's homes and young offenders' wings and other institutes are rife with abusers. you're just not related to them.

no matter where kids go, they don't have rights. their words aren't respected. they're treated as talking points and possessions to be passed around at will - they have no agency, no autonomy, to the point that a child WANTING autonomy or agency is literally treated as a joke

god forbid any of us talk about that. the world would fucking crumble if we started talking about incest and incestuous abuse as a pillar of our society, constant and continuous, committed by parents and grandparents, siblings, loved ones, and not by some stranger danger creepy distant uncle

i'm so tired. i'm just really really tired, and i would like for it all to be easier.

[vraska-theunseen]

DID YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO WHATEVER UOU WANT WHEN YOURW MAKING ART ISNT THAT WILD

[vraska-theunseen]

i have no defense against this. you've got me

[innerchildabortionclinic]

getting kicked off love island for just swimming in the pool and not talking to anyone

[kropotkindersurprise]

my friend competed in a Survivor knock-off reality tv contest on a tropical island, and he did exactly this. While everyone was scheming and forming cliques and voting strategically to get rid of the others, he just floated in the sea for weeks.

Weeks into the show they had to like, reintroduce him in the editing because he had just been absent from the show till then; "remember this guy? he's also still here". They started with 60 people or something, and he made it to the final 6, where he lost a balancing game.

It was very funny to watch the crappy show just to see my friend, because most episodes he just didnt feature at all. He didn't stress about winning the big prize or anything, he just treated it as a vacation where he got to chill out for two months and get paid for it. A real icon.

[weaver-z]

It's hilarious to me that Al Capone was an amazing tipper. I get why it took so long to catch him.

[weaver-z]

Me and the other caddies watching Al Capone beat a guy to death with a golf club after he gave each of us the 2022 equivalent of $1600

[glacecakes]

[succubusboyfriend]

are you “adaptable” or are you just willing to subject yourself to existing in low key background-level ambient misery

[succubusboyfriend]

these are different things btw. actual adaptability means not dealing with being miserable long term. and being constantly mildly annoyed/frustrated with a situation but being “able to deal with it” counts as ambient misery. btw.

[succubusboyfriend]

let this be your sign to make your life just a little more livable. get a dollar store trash can for your bedside so Cup City’s invasion plans fall through. block a tag or post that makes you grind your teeth every time you see it. get some grip pads so your bed stops sliding across the hardwood a little bit every time you get in it. tell that person you need a little more support. if you get annoyed at a situation more than a couple times, change it. don’t be content with being miserable.

[demonprincex]

and the more that you start doing this, the better you will get at detecting your own feelings and advocating for yourself! This is an important start to being more of a person in the world if you struggle with that

[ampervadasz]

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

some people will be like “I wonder why fanfic writers don’t share their works anymore😔” and then this is them when a writer is kind enough to share something they write — as a hobby, for their own enjoyment — with them for free.

some people really don’t realize how privileged they are that they get fanfics for free. imagine having access to something for free because someone is kind enough to share it with you… and then being rude, entitled and an ungrateful pos to that person who was kind enough to share their creation with you for free

“almost 1 year is a lil too much for me” fuck off. fanfic writers don’t owe you anything. one of my favorite fics was updated after 13 years, and what I did is that I thanked the author for choosing to continue the work, I didn’t act like a spoiled toddler by asking why they didn’t update sooner. and even if a writer chooses to abandon their fic permanently with no explanation, that is their choice, their hobby, their decision. they don’t owe your entitled ass anything.

you people let tiktok rot your brains to the point you see everything as content farm and engagement. not a piece of art created by the artist’s love and passion. it’s dystopian.

[peachyblkdemonslayer]

And another thing some of yall need to learn how to widened your horizon of what you ready. Yall have such rigid ass preferences that the moment you run out if stuff to read you bitch that you dont have anything else to consume. Bro if your not writing something your self ready other types of fics.

[genderkoolaid]

im waging war on mint flavoring being the standard for all dental supplies, to the point where no one ever thinks to ASK whether or not you are okay with mint. i fucking hate mint. its sensory hell for me. we have the technology for toothpaste and floss and mouthwash to be flavored differently or not at all and YET!!!!!!!!!!!!! im sick of this world's pro-mint agenda.

[genderkoolaid]

also I want to make something crystal clear. I do not need non-mint toothpaste recommendations. I have been autistic and hating mint for years. I know that these products exist, which is why I mentioned them in this post.

My point is that I go to the dentist, and no one even asks if I'm fine with mint or not, they just put it in my mouth. I get free floss from my dentist which I won't use because it's mint flavored and I have to use the non-flavored floss that I bought and they could very easily buy as well. And even if you go out of your way to ask for non-mint options, your dentist may not have any because they just assume everyone will be fine with mint. My prescription high-fluoride toothpaste ONLY COMES IN MINT.

I do not need non-mint product recommendations, dentists do.

[genderkoolaid]

As appreciated as this information is (and it is!), I need y'all to appreciate the absurdity that I got this ask at the exact same time as that one:

It IS good that there are fruit flavors. But it also really emphasizes the problem I'm talking about that so many people who are prescribed high fluoride toothpaste either do not know there are non-mint options, and those who DO frequently have to struggle to get it.

[brosser-les-dents]

I got tagged in this and I've been thinking real hard about it. This blog has sorta been a "please don't be ashamed about trying kids dental products" sort of account.

But this 100% makes me feel we gotta go further.

I never buy mint toothpaste now. And if I can, I avoid it for all other dental care products.

I was at the dentist recently and instead of just taking whatever toothpaste she gave me, I asked her for what they give out to kids. When they asked me what flavour rinse I wanted, I made sure to ask for non mint.

I'm thinking that for everyone else, if you're not super attached to mint, start asking for the non mint alternatives. And when you go shopping, give the non mint toothpastes a go. Even if mint doesn't bother you.

Maybe if enough of us go out and purchase non mint things, even periodically, companies will start to put out more non mint alternatives. And pharmacies will make sure to stock not mint items.

Anyhow, just a thought.

Remember to brush and floss, friends!

[genderkoolaid]

This is such a good idea!!! I absolutely support people who are fine with mint going out of their way to ask for non-mint products. Its a great way to push for more accessibility for people with allergies and sensory issues (and just general dislike for mint!)

More people should also discuss avoiding dental hygiene because of the primacy of mint as well. I've seen quite a few people mention mint allergies and sensitivities mention that it has affected their ability to care for their teeth, and that's been true of my own experiences as well. We need more people to realize there is not just demand, but that promoting dental hygiene means improving accessibility.

[mixupmycota]

I am allergic to both mint and artificial strawberry flavouring so it can be imagined the state of hell i am in all the time with dental products.

i had no idea i had those allergies for the majority of my life, i just knew that brushing my teeth was torturous, made my gums inflame and bleed profusely no matter how regular i am with it, and made it harder to breathe. A full brushing with mint toothpaste makes me vomit.

For anyone else with issues like this: any form of brushing and rinsing is better than no brushing at all. I have a connective tissue disorder that also can leave my teeth wobbly in their sockets - especially when my gums used to be so regularly inflamed. My dentist advised using a washcloth to gently rub down each tooth, then rinsing at the end. When we can't get the alternative toothpastes, it works as a stopgap.

[dajo42]

using "what were YOU doing at the devils sacrament" to mean "yeah i made an embarrassing reference but you understood it which is also embarrassing" is very funny to me

[computationalcalculator]

my favorite part is that absolutely nobody says this except here. so if you use it in public, it's a dead giveaway that you spent the last ten years on tumblr. but then again, they recognized it, which means they were at the devil's sacrament

[idontgettechnology]

I tested this theory in the wild the other day at work. I was on a call with my department lead and a few other folks and I replied to an email the DL had sent me, thinking that, because he was on this call, he wouldn't notice when I sent it and would not catch me multitasking.

However, he replied to said email within five minutes, asking a question that required an answer. So I answered and was like "Also, I was going to apologize for answering emails during this call, but I see we're both here at the Devil's Sacrament, so I don't think an apology is necessary."

I watched him read that on screen and try not to laugh. And then at the end of the call as everyone started saying goodbye, he goes, "Hey, MJ, I meant to tell you. I like your shoelaces."

And I looked straight into my camera, stone cold serious, and said, "Thanks. I stole them from the president."

And the rest of the team was like, "What...the fuck...?" before he abruptly ended the call for everyone.

So now my DL and I know this about each other. He could be any one of us.

[libraryogre]

At a certain point, the appropriate response to "What were you doing at the devil's sacrament" becomes "stealing shoelaces from the president."

[sensiblereblogifposts]

Reblog if you were stealing shoelaces from the President

[beardedmrbean]

He's in charge and he can do that, the next one can change that decision, that's the rules as I understand them.

[imjunebitch]

it really is disappointing how much leftist talking points and criticisms of individuals are directly drawn from critique of the appearences of individuals or oppressing factors related to them. people who can't critique Elon musk without critiquing his social inadequacy when he's autistic, people who can't critique graham linehan without calling him ugly, people who can't critique Donald Trump without bringing up that he wears diapers, or is ugly, etc. etc. etc. idk bro the fact that these people are fascists who directly get people killed feels a bit more important!

[tall]