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[oatyprincess]

Pinkie Pie Lovingly Gives Rainbow Dash a Line - 2026

[confusedernestvanburg]

Hello, Lolbit fans, is this anything?

[toastsogwich]

woaw.. hi chiikawa stepanovich verkhovensky

[blondebrainpowered]

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[toastsogwich]

demons (2014) redraws

[uncleromeo]

if you don't do anything else today,

Please have a moment of silence for the people who were killed instead of freed when news of emancipation finally reached the furthest corners of the american south.

have another moment for the ledgers, catalogs, and records that were burned and the homes that were destroyed to hide the presence of very much alive and still enslaved people on dozens of plantations and homesteads across the south for decades after emancipation.

and have a third moment for those who were hunted and killed while fleeing the south to find safety across the border, overseas, in the north and to the west.

black people. light a candle, write a note to those who have passed telling them what you have achieved in spite of the racist and intolerant conditions of this world, feel the warmth of the flame under your hand, say a prayer of rememberance if you are religious, place the note under the candle, and then blow it out.

if you have children, sit them down and tell them anything you know about the life of oldest black person you've ever met. it doesn't have to be your own family. tell them what you know about what life was like for us in the days, years, decades after emancipation. if you don't know much, look it up and learn about it together.

This is Juneteenth.

white people CAN interact with this post. share it, spread it.

[remarkablecows]

[toastsogwich]

compilation of pyotr terrorizing everyone from chairs and sofas

[dr9com9ge-ix]

Wait, I remember you previously mentioning that Princey was combat medic at one occassion. Y'know, kinda odd asking this but, this implies that were wars in close periods with the current timeline (considering she's around her 40, i could presume it was no longer than 30 years ago). So, i beg the question, what was that recent war about and how does it affect the town or it's surroundings?

Heavily referenced ask here w/ slightly more info on the war (last image)

[stupidlittlespirit]

This is so silly but I'm watching a short video essay on sincerity in cinema and the creator is talking about how he watched Lord of the Rings for the first time at 17. He explains that he'd grown so used to the 'ironic' meta style commentary in the movies of the 2010's that as he was watching the opening narration of LotR, he spent the entire time waiting for the joke to come. For someone to take it all back with a zinger line. He listened to Blanchett describe and explain the backstory, and he waited for the other comedic shoe to drop.

And he kept doing it. Scene after scene.

He spent the film expecting someone to make a joke about how unserious things were or to break the fourth wall or do some other self referential type thing.

Now, maybe I'm just at that point in my cycle or maybe I'm too delicate in general, but I literally teared up hearing that. Straight up cried a bit. It is so fucking sad that sincerity and genuineness is being bred out of people.

People say all the time 'this generation can't take anything seriously!' and really, is it any wonder? Younger people have been trained out of it. You are no longer encouraged to be genuine or show emotion or be honest. You are actively punished for it. In fact, you are almost guaranteed to suffer for it.

That is so fucked up. I'm sorry to go on a bit of a random ramble rant but it's so fucking gut wrenching to see younger people lose that element of themselves. You can't express your passion without being told you're 'crashing out' or 'cringe'. You have to live in this neutral state of fear of perception, and god forbid anybody step outside of it!

You're told you should only consume and succumb and be ironic and emotionless and cool.

Listen, if you're following me and you're like.... 25 or under, let's say. Please. I beg of you. Do not fall for this rhetoric. Please, for the love of all things, feel. Feel and create and be honest with yourself. Indulge in things that make you happy. Be sincere. Wear your heart on your sleeve. Do not let this hyper-capitalistic, hyper-consumerist, self-centred, individualist culture take that from you.

Bleed yourself into the work you create. Live. Don't fucking let anyone tell you different.

[multiverse-of-misfits]

I would say this to everyone. Everyone needs to feel.

[gegengestalt]

Coughs. Would you mind pointing me to some of the academic writing you mentioned in the tags of your reblog, if it's not too much trouble? I'm really curious and thought it would be a good place to start. Thank you!!

https://www.tumblr.com/gegengestalt/802911075400089600

I see you linked a post in which I make that claim in the tags, and I'm glad to provide sources for it!

"A Karamazov Companion" by Victor Terras (it's a book that is mainly about nuances in translation):

"Kalganov" by Eric Naiman, on JSTOR:

"Discovering Sexuality in Dostoevsky" by Susanne Fusso:

"The Female Characters of Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky" by Lisa di Bartolomeo (in fact I just found this one while looking for another one, I've yet to read it in full)

I remember a couple more, but I can't find them right now. As you can see, we're definitely not the only ones who think Katya was acting way over the top towards Grushenka.

[y9rn]

varied stuff

[sonofnjobu]

Nappy.co

[cantbaretoknowinnocence]

You know how long I've been looking for something like this!?

[kny111]

To any sketch artist out there too.

[solarishashernoseinabook]

[Image ID: a black woman wearing a plaid shirt and red bandana around her head. Her braided hair is coming out of the top od her head and falling in front of her. Text says "Did you know there's a black-owned stock photo company nappy.co that provides stereotype-free images of black people" /end]

[dragonwolfcrane]

the other day i was trying to find reference images of black people for art things but all i was finding were black-and-white images of white people! love this!!

[sonofnjobu]

Also! They accept submissions. If you’re a photographer and want to contribute, the button is on the bottom left of the webpage. 

[ao3-shenanigans]

Aw heck yeah!!

[punished-venom-solitair-e]

my favorite phenomenon on tiktok is when all the comments will line up and start doing the same bit

[hollowboobtheory]

knowing when not to open the comments is a skill

[hollowboobtheory]

internet soft skills

not opening the comments

letting people be wrong

letting people be wrong about YOU

letting people have a bad impression of you (see above)

knowing when your input isn't needed

spotting bot comments

block button

[hollowboobtheory]

blocking tip: you don't have to wait to have a negative interaction with someone to block them. you can block them without ever interacting with them. I can't tell you how many times I've seen someone being rude to someone else and preemptively blocked them

[bigbigbigtruck]

"why'd they block me? we've never talked" bro if i see you being nasty to the bartender i'm not gonna chat you up

[dr9com9ge-ix]

It’s Monday! Remember to sparkle on!— Or something I don’t know.