A Wild Chameleon

My name's Lizzi. My pronouns are they/them I am QUEER. This is a fandom, feminist, personal blog so it's honestly a hodgepodge. My cat looks at stuff with me a lot <3 If you need me to tag something, PLEASE tell me

[pureimagineering]

Here’s one of the reasons I don’t buy the cynical interpretation that Ariel gives up her identity for a man.

This screencap comes from her introductory scene. She’s searching through a shipwreck for human artifacts–which is her passion–when suddenly she’s attacked by a shark.

While fleeing, she accidentally drops her bag full of artifacts right in the shark’s path. Without hesitating, she chooses her passion over her safety, risking her life for a dinglehopper.

The girl is an anthropologist who studies humans. That’s her passion, that’s how she spends her time…that’s her identity.

Sure, Eric is the catalyst that leads Ariel to changing her species and leaving her family–he certainly intensifies her feelings–but they’re feelings she already has, and they dictate most of her life.

If Ariel had the chance to become a human before she met Eric, everything that we know about her suggests that she probably would.

[recovering-academic]

Ariel is an anthropologist, I stand by this

[itswalky]

Triton: Fuck your passion! Ariel: okay

[animentality]

it took me a second to understand the brilliance of that last reblog

[thetrippytrip]

This is what being “colorblind” really means. When you say, “I don’t see color”, you’re choosing to ignore the situation at hand.

[black-to-the-bones-deactivated2]

That’s what every black person needs to do. 

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[17mul]

I’m sooooo glad her 11 year old daughter embarrassed her 😂. We all know the real reason why you only asked her and no one else @puremarula

[etothevictory]

Also unless you’re an employee don’t dare ask a black person for proof of shit unless you want to get embarrassed on the spot

[loladivine]

Middle aged white ladies worse than the got damn fbi

[informative-feminist]

It really bothers me when people say that abortion is “always a difficult choice”. 

What if it isn’t? What if the pregnant person always knew they would get an abortion if they got pregnant? What if they were relieved after the abortion? What if they were excited to sign the paperwork and get this over with? 

Normalize abortion. It’s a medical procedure. You don’t have to feel badly or tormented for getting one. 

[thoughtfullydeafeningbear-deact]

“What if the pregnant person always knew they would get an abortion if they got pregnant?“  Then have some self-responsibility and remain celibate then put a child’s life on the line. :|

[lumosfeminism]

COOL I WILL JUST STOP HAVING SEX WITH MY HUSBAND UNTIL I HIT MENOPAUSE THANK YOU FOR SOLVING ALL MY PROBLEMS

[hipstered]

“Girls are hard to satisfy?” A flower? A note? A cute caption on a picture? A car ride? A surprise? Ice cream? Literally, anything.

[dragon-in-a-fez]

psa to fellow college instructors: it costs exactly $0 to be understanding when students are stressed as fuck at midterm time instead of saying “lol they knew it was coming tho”

[dragon-in-a-fez]

I lied, this actually cost me $31 today because I bought a fuckton of coffee for all my students but you should’ve seen their faces it was like I’d given them the holy grail, the fountain of youth, and the second season of firefly all in one

[frenchtoastkarma]

a short poem:

do teachers understand that you take other classes

[queerboochananbarnes-deactivate]

another short poem:

yes but see they are all required by the district or state to assign a certain amount of gradable material per semester so they can get paid and earn raises and bonuses and keep their jobs and funding

[queeradish-deactivated20201011]

a revised short poem:

does the district or state understand that you take other classes

[we-could-have-danced-all-night]

another short poem:

no

[hilarioushumorfromouterspace]

[weloveshortvideos]

deceiving

[alloverthegaf]

I can’t believe Miss Congeniality, a movie from 2001, tackles internalised sexism, women’s self-defence and rape (”did you report him? “no, that stuff happens all the time.” “no, no it doesn’t!”) and shows the story of a tough, independent woman learning that she can still be all of that, and so can other women, while still being beautiful and sexy

[alloverthegaf]

also, competing women supporting each other??

“which one of these… is… the lipstick…”

*huge group of women freak out and converge on her to help her prepare*

[alloverthegaf]

HER WHOLE FINAL PERFORMANCE IS LITERALLY JUST TEACHING WOMEN HOW TO DEFEND THEMSELVES FROM ASSAILANTS

[alloverthegaf]

AND I FORGOT ABOUT CALIFORNIA SHOUTING TO THE CROWD ABOUT “I WANNA LET ALL THE LESBIANS KNOW, IF I CAN MAKE IT TO THE TOP 10, SO CAN YOU”

[alloverthegaf]

“I realised that these women are smart, terrific people, who just want to make a difference in the world.”

“For me, this experience has been one of the most rewarding, and liberating experiences of my life.”

[maryjblige]

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[jus-a-dash]

[jus-a-dash]

Yaovi Mawuli, a high schooler from North Carolina, noticed that a fellow classmate of his had sneakers that were very worn down when other kids in the class made fun of them.  In the spirit of the season, Yaovi laced his classmate with a pair of “Concord” Air Jordan 11 lows to “help a brother out” as he stated in a Facebook message.

These are the righteous acts that need to be shown to the world….we need more people like this.

[ludgatess]

“How do I present i to him without him feeling like I feel sorry for him?” i am crying, he even worried about his classmate reaction and how to make a smooth move instead of try to act like a saviour. This is the type of actions and love we need

[chelseawelseyknight]

AWWWWWWWWW

[dannykravs-deactivated20170429]

[wolfgirlweekend]

cozy gobline

[lampblack-deactivated20170504]

“why is tumblr only into ~pretty~ stims like slime and sand and frosting” well I can’t very well flap my hands on the internet can I???? I can’t make a photo set where I tap my foot??? of course a visual form of media is going to cater to visual stims, ya dorks

[faerieaes-deactivated20200507]

[demonphannie]

x

[lupinlupout]

As a child, A Series of Unfortunate Events were some of my favorite books. They are quick, clever, and relate less patronizingly to kids than a lot of children’s literature out there. As I got older, I recognized Daniel Handler for his incredible work as a Jewish author creating complex and interesting Jewish characters. Though never explicitly stated within the books themselves, Handler has spoken frequently on his religious and cultural family life as the son of Jewish refugee from Germany as well as his intention to create the Baudelaires as Jewish children. In Handler’s own words, “I think there is something naturally Jewish about unending misery.”

This is why it is particularly shattering to have Count Olaf be turned into a violent caricature of Jewish stereotypes time and time again. I had enormously high hopes for the new Netflix series and waited with baited breath to see how Count Olaf would be portrayed. From the moment he comes on screen, I was gutted and near tears to see that I had once again been let down.

We are currently living in a time where judenhass is on the rise in the public arena. The Youtuber with the largest following in the world recently paid individuals to dance with a sign saying “Death to all Jews”. The income chief strategist for the White House was a founding member of Breitbart, an “alt-right” neo-nazi news haven. Since November 9th, there have been an enormous increase in vandalisms within the US of swastikas on Jewish spaces. Even in leftist spaces, I frequently see masked judenhass within (legitimate) criticisms of Israel. Conspiracy theorists speak often about the perceived power of an International Jewish network controlling money and politics in every sector and every country.

If you choose to watch the new ASOUF series, please take time to consciously note the damage that is done with equating an infamously money-hungry and bloodthirsty character with the most recognizable of physical Jewish stereotypes. It is something worth consideration and criticism.