[nepofledgling]

[stjohnstarling]

I think the battle is long since lost on what the “-coded” suffix means, but I (old movie guy specifically invested in queer coding) seem to be unable to let go of how annoying I find the fuzzy popular use of the term. This is probably a flaw in my character.

[stjohnstarling]

Coding is intentional, it’s a way of communicating indirectly with the audience through a shared language of signs. That’s why it’s called coding, because it’s communicating in code. It isn’t when a thing reminds you of another thing.

[stjohnstarling]

I think the battle is long since lost on what the “-coded” suffix means, but I (old movie guy specifically invested in queer coding) seem to be unable to let go of how annoying I find the fuzzy popular use of the term. This is probably a flaw in my character.

[stjohnstarling]

Coding is intentional, it’s a way of communicating indirectly with the audience through a shared language of signs. That’s why it’s called coding, because it’s communicating in code. It isn’t when a thing reminds you of another thing.

[mtsodie]

moodboard

[apocalypsegay]

[amygdalae]

mutuals if you were a video game character I would do every step of your questline and get your good ending

[reallycoolsoup]

What would you do with non mutuals? Cause speedrunners are always killing me for my crystal scythe before doing my quest

[amygdalae]

Well now that I know you have a crystal scythe I'm definitely killing you for your crystal scythe

[vinceaddams]

It's nice that loud noises don't stick to clothes like smells do. That would be really bad if they did.

[phaeton-flier]

Bear religion probably fucking rocks. You're a fucking bear, you're the deadliest thing on earth, once a year an endless supply of salmon just flings itself up the river to gorge on and then you nap for 3 months.

[starofhisheart]

Happy pride to those 5 seconds where Charlie Swan thought Jacob was coming out to him in the most insane way possible

[tlirsgender]

I fear a lot of christians' takeaway from the story of the garden of eden etc etc was that knowledge is bad. And that's why they're like this. Like genuinely that's just part of the ideology ohhhh nooooo

[tlirsgender]

[ID: a reply from @birdman-general that reads, "oh is there another intended takeaway (genuinely curious) (this is the only implication ive heard besides obedience to god) (lifelong atheist but have mormon family) (shits depressing genuinely)" /end ID]

Yes, actually!

I can't necessarily speak for *intended* takeaway (authorial intent on Thee Bible is kind of. Uh) but in Judaism -- which generally encourages questioning and critical thinking, and places a good deal of cultural emphasis on intellectual pursuits in general -- I've seen a number of different interpretations from different people. The moral of the story doesn't have to be "knowledge bad" and/or "women are the root of all evil"

Like, you can interpret it as humanity becoming something "more" than other animals by this act of independent thought (good thing). You could say that God did this intentionally, you could point out that the first thing Eve did with it was share, that Adam took it in trusting his wife. You can take being cast out of Eden as more allegorical of leaving a sort of womb, something necessary. So on and so forth. But yeah the main thing is Being Capable Of Thought isn't, uh, BAD? A popular belief in Judaism is that our understanding of right and wrong is what makes us human and makes our choice to do good meaningful, where animals can only act on instinct

There's kind of a whole thing in christianity of Children's Innocence and Blissful Ignorance and etc etc etc that's like. A lot to unpack. And helps us understand the ideology behind their political interests 👍 but all of that is FAR far far far from the only reading of the text itself

*leaving a big fat fuck asterisk on this that Jewish people famously love disagreeing with each other I'm just speaking from, like, my personal studies & the takes I've seen most often

[sacred-portal]

[dogpuppy]

Yeah no I get it

[tearlessrain]

having anxiety is like being given permanent unwanted custody of a halter arabian. like okay buddy is it panic time again. cool you probably need more exercise and an apple and then maybe you'll calm down.

[tearlessrain]

taking my stupid walks for my stupid mental health with my stupid hypervigilant brain horse

[tearlessrain]

thoroughly enjoying the notes on this post because it's equal parts people with anxiety going "yeah that's what it's like" and people with arabians going "yeah that's what they're like"

[taylortut]

the “sexy lamp test” but for disabled folks: if you can replace your disabled character with a beloved pet dog that needs an expensive surgery to survive then you have to throw out your manuscript 

[rouge-wall-enthusiast]

“The Family Dog” by Deaf artist Susan Dupor, 1991

[kiwi]

as a former escape room host i highly recommend doing an escape room as a first date. its a great way to learn how ppl react under pressure and how well they collaborate with you right off the bat. also more than once ive seen people enter an escape room as a couple and exit broken up LOL its a fantastic litmus test

[kiwi]

sorry to broadcast ur tags but this is also a valuable part of the litmus test! it seems like you learned a lot about how this person makes you feel in their social group. they didn't go out of their way to include you, and neither did their friends. therefore you can come to a pretty good conclusion about how you might feel being part of their life outside of an escape room; someone who doesnt include you or your feelings in a game is likely going to do the same in other situations

[softness-and-shattering]

An experiment with a clear negative outcome is still a successful experiment.

[the-sacred-now]

I feel like a lot of people engaging in torture are not treating their victims as if they could have blood borne pathogens 🤔

[the-sacred-now]

Is what my wife said apropo of nothing as we were silently drifting off to sleep

[the-sacred-now]

Uh oh

Is what she said when I immediately reached for my phone and opened Tumblr instead of responding

[the-sacred-now]

@everything-you-feel-is-real I know by tumblr tradition that I'm to say "impossible, my posts never blow up like that," or "please don't do this to me."

But I feel in my bones that you are right. If this is to be my wife's moment of glory, I am willing to suffer notification overload, that the world may know she is funny. #MyFunnyWife

[greatestlittlegiant]

always thinking of that “i couldn’t stop wasting time” quote

[greatestlittlegiant]

song of the summer!!