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Sulphur by Maéna Paillet

I had a dream once where I time traveled

And I went to the time when humans painted the hands on those cave walls and I could not understand their language and they couldn’t understand mine but they still brought me in

I was so scared of time traveling for some reason. I had no idea how to get back, how to find home, and how to exist in this ancient time period

They took me to the cave and there were already hands on the wall and I started crying because I understood where I was and that I got to meet the people that left their mark and they saw me crying and handed me a bowl made of some animal skull holding paint like they were trying to teach me that it was okay that it wasn’t people caught in the stone or monsters trying to come to life but instead art

How the lines of the animals they drew danced in the firelight, as if they were making movies long before any one else thought to try to capture time

I watched as they laughed and painted lines and children had loose rocks they practiced on

And I cried some more

And watched as they showed me how they did it

And invited me to do the same

And I cried the whole time, so hard, and so deep that I woke up crying

And I think about that dream every time I see photos of those hands on those cave walls. Every time I see prehistoric art on rocks. I just sob.

We like to talk about how they are reaching out from the past, as if it was a declaration they were there, and maybe that’s all those cave art works are. But we’ll never know. Not really. If they were ritual or practice or school or a rebellious act in their own time. We’ll never know

...anytime I see those hands I just always think of that dream and that deep feeling of wonder and smallness... and think about all the things we will never know

I get so sad and so joyful and there is no point in me telling you all this but to ask if maybe you feel the same?

And maybe that’s the point?

osointricate

I’ve had three people ask me if I’m okay. I’m okay. I just get really emotional about art and also humans.

trochaictrimeter-deactivated202

“they were trying to teach me that it was okay that it wasn’t people caught in the stone or monsters trying to come to life but instead art” friend, i am sOBBING

soulfireinc

what if you did time travel and dreams like that is just your consciousness flicking back in time to hover in an ancient person’s body for a few fleeting moments so you can feel how far we come and yet how similar we still are and so you could tell us how it felt so we can see more than the abstract mystery and think instead of the kindness of our ancestors comforting a stranger who didn’t understand through art

which we still do

osointricate

excuse me how dare you make me feel emotions about my own post again

littlealienproducts

Glass Leaves & Flowers Mugs by ArtMasha

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swan2swan

Every episode of the Mandalorian further confirms that Yoda’s species is actually a race of ravenous nightmare gremlins and being a kind, empathetic, noble pacifist was 1000% a choice.

mylordshesacactus

#some human criminal: “I don’t know about you ‘Master Jedi’ but some of us just have urges that we can’t fight!”#yoda: “know what I think everytime I see a child do you? hm? ‘food’. Yes. ‘Easy prey’. ‘Helpless and unprotected it is.’#’'Eat the child do I? No. Feel the urge to eat? Yes. Base instincts we all have…learn to master them we must.”

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losingmyweigh

Sorry I’m late, I was disassociating in front of a mirror for 20 minutes more than expected

inkskinned

questionnaire on girlhood (read this, if you would, with your ankles crossed).

at what age did you stop wearing v-necks? at what age did you stop wearing shirts with graphics on them to prevent what? i was just reading it. at what age did you no longer wear “loud prints”. at what age did you resent a dress?

when you threw up, was it across the street from where you put your belly? did you ever skip lunch. when collapsing your ribs in the mirror, was it your mother’s voice in your head, or your own? could you laugh loudly or did you watch yourself laughing and worry about it. did you ruin your own hair at any point. how often did you say - oh, i hate mine and mean your body/spirit/mind.

how often were you not allowed access to girlhood. were you ever comfortable in locker rooms; were you ever comfortable at all. could you look at other girls without worrying you were looking too long. could you be a girl and belong. could you be a girl without flinching. could you be a girl without apology. did you have to be an apology so loudly it seemed delicate, sweet, raw.

how often are you yourself, and how often are you just beside of your body. do you fix your hair in the middle of your zoom meetings. do you worry you don’t cry beautifully. is it a meeting of your teeth or is it a hiss. are you alone? when was the last time you broke, and did you hide it?

can you be home, or are you in unstable ribs. can you be safe. can you ever unhear the moon. can you pray loud enough. is the altar her skin, or is it inside you? is this enough. are you going, too.

are you okay? no, really, are you?

kagesdumpsterfire

For those of you that think this is just about Destiel, I'm sorry you're wrong.

This is about Lily, who was the first of the special children to die. She was murdered and hung on a tower for shock value.

This is about Corbett, who was the first and only of the ghost facers to die. who's sexuality was used for comic relief (yes, I know we all enjoy the "Gay love can pierce through the veil of death and save the day" line, but let's call a spade a spade.

This is about Demian and Barns, whose relationship was used for comedic shock.

This is about Charlie, our first recurring LGBTQ+ character, whose brutal off screen death was used to "move the story along."

This is about Max Banes, whose story was forgotten about, even though there was obviously more to tell.

This is about Kaia, who was killed after expressing interest in Claire. And claire, for being almost erased from the narrative after the confirmation that she felt the same.

This is about AU Charlie, who lost TWO separate girlfriends and then was killed herself. (And erasing the scene where she awkwardly talks to Sam about her tryst with ROWENA)

And yes, it is about Castiel. The NB Angel in a Male vessel who fell in love with a man, and was killed after confessing said love.

And Dean Winchester, because honestly, who knows, but all signs point a certain way, but it is not our story to tell. it was his. And he was killed before he could. Before he could even explore what it means to be truly free, he was killed.

These aren't the only instances on the show either. There are several throughout ALL of the seasons where LGBTQ+ people have been used for comedy or shock value and then never heard from or seen again.

They could have done so much by just letting three little words, Hell, two fucking words, on screen, but they refused to make a stand and chose to pander to a dying audience.

So yes, we will celebrate the "Y yo a ti, Cas." We will try to figure out what went wrong in translation or editing, because this is so much bigger than Destiel.

For those of you who see these examples and say " see, you've always had rep, you just wanted to see Castiel and Dean together." Let me ask you? Is killing or writing off every LGBTQ+ member on your show really good rep?

For those of you who say " Well, Dean was always straight and changing it this late in the Game would have been pandering!" While, I know alot of people saw him as uber heterosexual, some of us never did, but that's not the point. People do come out later in life you know? Being anything other than strictly heterosexual is terrifying. There are so many risks. It takes years to build up the courage to be yourself, some people never even get the chance.it would not have been pandering, it would have been groundbreaking. It would have let people see that it is never too late to be free. But they didn't want to do that.

For those of you who think it was fetishization of two "hot dudes"..... maybe for some, and those people should be ashamed, because sexuality should never be fetishized. But get this, the story of Destiel was loved by all members of the community, as well as straight people too, and believe me, some of those members have no desire to see two dudes getting it on. It was the story of unconditional love and respect that drew us in.

This isn't just about Destiel. It IS about showing people that it's okay to love who you love and being free to be who you are, regardless of what society thinks.

So yes, we will go feral. We deserve it.

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mamakay93-deactivated20190129

Just an FYI for those in the US with insurance issues

teratomarty

Important information! Insurance coverage decisions are made by medically ignorant bean-counters. Until we can dismantle the whole shitty system, know how to scare them into submission.

nerdgasrnz

This is like that procedure Mr. Incredible told that old lady

finnglas

I once worked as a filing clerk for an insurance company and can 100% verify that, at least back when I worked there, this was definitely how it happened.

aperiodofsoftness

yijinheedo-deactivated20220316

An eye-opening perspective (Source)

terminallytwee

im posting this early bcus i have 0 patience but like! This is the first piece I've been really proud of since july

ithelpstodream

“it’s just a parking lot”

exactly. there’s nothing there. not a statue. not a plaque. nothing.

irishfino

[drives over hitler’s death site]

nichtschwert

Bloody amazing.

And you know what’s right next to it?

That’s right, the Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden, which translates to the Memorial for the murdered jews.

So if you wanna go have a look at the monument commemorating the victims of Hitler’s regime, you can park your car right on the spot he died and walk there.

Makes ya think, doesn’t it?

bucketslutz

Germany: *has a literal parking lot over Hitler’s death site and has the memorial for the murdered Jews right next to it*

America: *has statues and museums dedicated to people who believed slavery was so amazing and good they decided to make their own country and murder anyone who disagreed*

imagesofperfection

Women, the streets near the car park are named after:

Gertrud Kolmar - German Jewish poet murdered in Auschwitz

Hannah Arendt - famous German Jewish philosopher and author, her works on totalitarianism, authority and the nature of power, who fled Nazi Germany in 1933

Cora Berliner - German Jewish economist and social scientist murdered in Trostinets extermination camp