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no book only cat

I think some people forget that some literature and some media is meant to be deeply uncomfortable and unsettling. It's meant to make you have a very visceral reaction to it. If you genuinely can't handle these stories then you are under no obligation to consume them but acting as if they have no purpose or as if people don't have a right to tell these stories, stories that often relate to the darkest or most disturbing parts of life, then you should do some introspection.

vsaintsin

I’ve read some things that deal in sad/dark/actually depressing and disturbing subject matter. I’ve loved them and the points they make without endorsing the events portrayed.

It’s always disappointing to get online and see that the conversation is “X thing shouldn’t exist” on the grounds that it made somebody feel badly. It was meant to make you feel that way and it’s normal that it did - it’s okay that you stop reading it or don’t finish it but I am BEGGING you to consider why it made you uncomfortable and why the author felt the need (if the answer isn’t immediately obvious, as it can be). There isn’t shame in something putting you off so badly that you shelve it.

The sterilization of reality is a detriment to all who exist within it. To censor stories with painful themes is to erase the reality that such stories are based in some horrific truth and works to erase the reality that many people have endured.

This trend or whatever we want to call it has gotten so bad that I listened to an entire lecture from somebody about how awful a book was and how it shouldn’t exist at all, how the author was a terrible person for concocting it and how it hurt people. When I asked what the book was, this person not only could barely recall the name but HAD NEVER READ IT. I bought the book. I read the book. It accomplished its task beautifully and I found it to be a cathartic experience. I also understood how it could make people so uncomfortable and would never judge anybody for setting it down.

It’s okay not to like something and distance yourself from it. Remember that those rules apply only to you, though, because they speak only to your own psyche.

tlbodine

Periodic reminder that one of the many roles of fiction is microdosing on big scary feelings so you build resilience, empathy, understanding, and defense against the real thing.

ampervadasz

bumblebeerror

THE CASUALNESS OF THAT COLLIE SLIPPING RIGHT OUT OF THEIR COLLAR. That dude is a Willing Participant of this walk and by god everyone else is going to follow the RULES.

roach-works

im a fan of the moment where the husky is like 'wait you're not authorized to do that' and the collie is like 'THE FUCK IM NOT'

spuffygifs

“[Buffy’s] makeup and hair is always on point. Through thick and thin, no matter how many apocalypses come through, my girl is ready to go.”

— REVISITING SUNNYDALE podcast, episode 136

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cybergata

People who can do this amaze me.

dragongirlknot

for the first 10 seconds i was absolutely certain it was gonna be this cat

asimovsideburns

I will never get over shit like this

squidbroom

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everythingfox

“Finally, some nice weather!”

(via)

antlered-pluto

The Emperor Moth 🌙 🍂

oops is this an OC?

Find more of my art here

dandeliondelivery

First base is violence second base is convoluted codependence third base is applying pressure to the vulnerable parts of their body to keep their entrails from spilling out

kaereth

Harrow Nova/Necromancer Gideon kisses for a kofi

this dynamic is 🤌🤌🤌

kknoahh

the whole plot of Gideon the Ninth ☝🤓

thememedaddy

drgaellon

This is not purely a millennial problem. I’m very much Gen X and I do this too.

copperbadge

I saved mine and put little dioramas in them.

[ID: A tweet from ChaiAntonVega reading "I don't know what millennial needs to hear this, but throw away the box your phone came in. You don't need it. You will never need it."]

markv5

crtter

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