My Name Is Bug 💚

🪲 29 he/they/idk

[bug-pup]

Hi I’m Bug 🪲 29 // they/he/idk

I’ve been on tumblr since like 2011

I might post art sometimes

Also very in love with @who-let-the-gods-outt

This is my main blog. I also have an ACNH sideblog @moonhillisland

[fforsythiaaa]

Once when I was in undergrad, someone described something as “problematic” in class and our professor was like, “That’s cool, but ‘problematic’ doesn’t really mean anything. It means that the thing you’re describing has a problem, and in and of itself that’s not bad. Art, especially, should always have problems, or else it’s not interesting and not art, either. It sounds like you’re trying to say that this is bad, but you don’t want to say ‘bad.’ Is that right?”

So from then on whenever one of us called something problematic, he would make us talk it out until we could name the “bad” thing we were hinting at. In this particular class, 7/10 it was some type of oppression, and the remainder was like, “I’m uncomfortable because this is very new/confusing/pushing boundaries that made me feel safe.”

Once we stopped calling things “problematic” and stopping at that, class got way more interesting and... we all had to say, like, “that’s racist” or “that’s misogynistic” or “ew capitalism gross” out loud, which a lot of us had never done in a classroom before. Or we had to be like, “Uhhh... I’m not sure what’s so bad?” and confront our own beliefs and that was maybe even more useful.

Anyway. Whenever I see the word problematic, I can’t help but think of this professor being like, “Good starting point, now let’s get specific.” I think when we have to commit to saying “that’s ___” it requires a lot more careful thought about the truth and impact and complexities of whatever we’re claiming. Sometimes there really is some bullshit afoot, and also sometimes it’s art, and it should be full of problems, because that’s what art is.

[rosieandthemoon]

Lalique vessels

[dogpuppy]

[fairycosmos]

appearing in front of you as a ghostly apparition: take your headphones. you will need your headphones

[stupid-twink-girl]

[anactual-cat]

Art from mx_scratch_ on IG

[risk-repeater]

this job market is a fucking nightmare

[pointnclick]

"we live in an uncaring universe." sorry the special planet full of beauty and animals and food literally growing out of the ground isnt good enough for you. i guess

[star-mom-selkie]

happy pride month

[gregtom]

[k-simplex-deactivated20241001]

Happy Pride

[centre-cannot-hold]

Louisiana Cypress Swamps

Bill Swindaman Photography

[motherblackcap]

I heard it was that time of year again.

[rarestsparkle]

i recommend telling yourself “this isn’t an experience i want to keep having” and stop entertaining things that are really detrimental to your health and don’t benefit you in anyway.

[theambitiouswoman]

Healing is realizing you deserve better and losing attraction to what disrespected you

[rawisrisa]

Monday Night is Gay Night.

[sandmandaddy69]

[monstersovka]

🌱 the peacemaker spirit 🌱

the auction takes place here 🍃