A mind like spring-tide in full flood.

Taybae, 22 year old Queens University student, hailing from the Great White North (aka Canada) wishing she was back living in Edinburgh, Scotland. This is a collection of things I love. Enjoy!

[mellific]

all sorts of echoes in these caverns

twitter / store

[hufflefluffles]

new bi alignment chart

[osmanthusoolong]

I’m bi, I’m not gonna choose just one

[captainmarvelstan]

Captain America is a war criminal, Winter soldier is an assassin and Hawkeye murdered people in endgame.

Men™️ on Twitter: How can Captain Marvel, a woman, twist a man’s hand who verbally abused her. She should be put in jail.

[gotladies]

The Queen in the North!

[boomindyboo]

blessed image

[adspexi]

Lena Waithe out here serving the truth:

[feministism]

[brightlotusmoon]

[ice-block]

It’s better that is actually isn’t an edited screenshot

[sheepfulsheepyard]

bran, whispering to himself: [strategically propping his wheelchair in convenient corners to lock dead eyes with any new person showing up to winterfell] this is gonna be so fucking funny

[capnperaltiago-deactivated20211]

none of my friends will get both of these references so here is maybe the funniest tweet i’ve ever seen

[dignity-not-intact-deactivated2]

The biggest problem with every single bad review of Captain Marvel coming from a man is that none of them seem to comprehend a narrative that isn’t meant for them.

They see Carol finally breaking free from being gaslighted by the Kree as “emotionally underwhelming,” never realizing that a climactic, emotional showdown with her abuser would be giving him exactly what he wants. Being in control of her emotions? Choosing not to react to a provocation? That’s strength most male comic fans don’t understand. They see masculine-coded strength as the only valid kind. Carol not being angry and putting Yon-Rogg down in a shonen-esque battle doesn’t make sense to them because it’s not what they would have done.

They see a woman struggling to work through lies she’d been told as “bad narrative structure,” when in reality the movie was never about building Carol up from nothing, but about her realizing her true potential through seeing past those lies. Carol’s character arc parallels many women attaining social consciousness, throwing off patriarchal lies they’d been conditioned to accept about who they are and what they can do. Her story isn’t about attaining power, but about embracing her true potential that had been deliberately hidden from her.

They see Carol’s emotions not lining up with the lies her abusers told her about being too emotional as “bad writing” or “bad acting,” never realizing that that was exactly the point. They only understand defiance as impassioned, outward battles of will and pride, not understanding that quiet, steadfast refusal to bend to others’ designs of who you should be is strength too.

Brie Larson was absolutely right. Carol’s story is not for men. And nothing proves that more than all the fanboys who didn’t understand it throwing fits on the internet.

[maggierogers]

[lizzy-bennet]

Interviewer: Oh my goodness, this is a real relationship. It’s an intergalactic bond filled with superpowers.

[sappyhoney]

♡ I hope you learn to love yourself and you gain lots of confidence soon because you deserve it, you’re lovely ♡

[geekyanglophile]

The best thing about captain marvel is she’s not just a “token” female superhero. Her gender is a key aspect of her origin story. The entire movie she being told to stay down, to control herself, to be less than she can be. She’s being manipulated into believing she needs to “fight with one hand tied behind [her] back.” She becomes a hero when she finally lets go of all that and embraces the full scope of her power. When she remembers how to get back up again and fight. When she no longer feels obligated to prove herself to those who would keep her down. That isn’t just a hero story that’s a woman story. And it started the entire marvel franchise. Incredible.

[kingunderthecarpark]

@lifeisbetterinheels

[tonystarksmydad]

Carol’s “I don’t have to prove anything to you” has the same energy as Peggy’s “I know my value, anyone else’s opinion doesn’t really matter” and I am here for it

[bob-belcher]

Happy International Women’s Day!