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[bigbigtruck]

who’s a good dog WHO’S A GOOD DOG

[surfacage]

some guy: instinct just memes around uselessly, i hardly see any of their gyms

me: holds ur face gently listen to me you little shit

[mid-book-crisis]

So if you aren't having a good day....

And you need a hug, here is a hug:

A group hug, 

A long awaited hug, 

An unexpected hug,

A confusing hug, 

A hug to make you realize you want a hug,

A hug to make you feel better,

A hug from someone that’s proud of you, 

A hug from a friend, 

You probably don’t want this hug, but even if you do, 

Consider this your hug. Because if I could, I would hug each and every one of you wonderful flowers. 

[ifuckinglovedragons-deactivated]

So you know how everyone is saying how Professor Willow kind of just gave us a starter Pokemon and kinda told us to just fuck off with no explanation or reasoning?

Well, is that so different from the other Pokemon professors?

Think about it. How much info did Oak really give us? “Here’s a Charmander, have fun being rivals with Asshat, also don’t ride your fucking bikes indoors you goddamn animal, bye”. That’s about it.

He didn’t tell us the mechanics of the game, he just sent us on our way. Same as Willow.

So how did we learn the mechanics of the game?

NPCs, of course. Talking to the people in the world. They shared information. Really oddly specific HELPFUL information, at that.

Every other person who I’ve met who’s been playing Pokemon Go has been eager to share tips and tricks they’ve learned, information they’ve learned from other players. And I’ve done the same! If I meet a player, I tell them any information I think will be helpful.

Just like a goddamn NPC.

Professor Willow did his job. He gave us a Pokemon and sent us off, and here we are. Now who’s going to help us?

Why, we are.

It’s our job to be the NPCs and help each other learn how this world works. If you see a struggling player, you can talk to them and tell them about a cool trick to get more pokeballs. Show them how a gym works. YOU TOO, CAN BE THAT GYM GUY.

We may not be stationary and repeat the same phrases over and over, but we have a similar (and similarly *important*) role to those little NPCs. And we should be happy about that. Because we’re helping each other as well as ourselves.

[sushinfood]

[artikgato]

So what you’re saying is, we should all carry just bags full of bottles of fresh water and stand around by gyms handing them out to little kids

Actually, that would be kind of fun…

[zooophagous]

I’ve seen a couple people saying that because of Pokemon Go they’ve walked many many miles at a stretch and how good they feel about it and I agree… but I am concerned when I see how many people also take their dogs.

You know when you feel hot or thirsty but your dog has no way of telling you he is. Idk about other areas but right now my hometown has a severe weather warning for extreme heat. You may be able to walk around and catch pokemon and know when to quit, but if you walk your dog at the same time all I’m asking is be aware of when THE DOG needs to quit too. Be aware of the signs of heatstroke, be aware of how much exercise your dog needs or can realistically handle, and especially look out if it’s a very small or a very flat faced dog. The last thing we need is someone walking five miles in the summer heat and giving their dog heatstroke because the pokestop was too far away.

It’s great that so many dogs are finally getting more exercise than ever (as pet obesity is endemic) but high temperatures carry high risks.

If you own dogs in a hot area I would expect you know what to look out for already but I also know that people are pushing themselves farther than ever in search of pokemon so just don’t forget about your real life animals when you’re chasing the cartoon ones.

[queenofeire]

Thought I’d add these graphics (found via google):

Note that short-faced dogs (bulldogs, pitbull mixes, and similar) are at an increased risk for heat issues, as are small dogs, dogs with thick fur, and dogs who are overweight. 

Check your pooch regularly when you’re out looking for Pokemon, and be sure to bring water for both of you, even for a short jog.  If you go long distances on pavement, check your dog’s feet for burns - asphalt and concrete can scorch!  There are booties you can buy to protect your friend’s feet, which would probably be a good idea in areas that regularly get over 90F.

Just in case, here’s how to help out a heat-stressed dog:

Heatstroke CAN KILL, so please be careful!  If your dog seems like it’s getting too hot, get it cooled off as soon as you can.  If you’re too hot, your dog is, too.

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

Wonderful additions! Thank you.

[lierdumoa]

Can we talk about how the Deadpool movie, which the media has largely referred to (in so many words) as a fuckboy’s wetdream, not only gives a female sex worker an empathetic role, but treats her and her work more respectfully than about 99% of so called feminist media?

.

At no point does the movie imply that Vanessa is tainted because she is a sex worker. At no point does the movie imply that Vanessa is unworthy of love because she is a sex worker.

At no point is Vanessa portrayed as “broken.”

At no point does the movie imply that being a sex worker makes Vanessa a bad girlfriend. At no point does Deadpool ask or expect Vanessa to sacrifice her job for their relationship.

At no point is Vanessa slut-shamed for her job, by either protagonists or villains. 

Think about that.

Denigrating sex workers is so taboo within the Deadpool movieverse that even the villains won’t do it.

We know that Vanessa experienced sexual abuse, and that it’s shaped the person she’s become and influenced the choices she’s made. The movie clearly acknowledges that sexual abuse is real, and that it is damaging, and that people who experience sexual abuse struggle to lead “normal” lives and get “normal” jobs.

But the movie never hands sexual abusers the mic.

There is no sexual abuse porn in this movie. There are no voyeuristic rape flashbacks. There are no misogynist monologues. The audience learns about Vanessa’s abusive past from Vanessa, on Vanessa’s terms, through Vanessa’s own words.

This seems like the bare minimum of dignity any female character should be granted, yet so much media fails to meet this extremely low bar.

The movie makes it very clear that Vanessa has a life outside of sex work. She does not live on a stripper pole. Sex work is something Vanessa does. Sex work is not who Vanessa is. She has an apartment. She wears pajamas. What other fictional universe can say the same? I can think of one tv show, but that’s about it, and that show’s viewership is nothing compared to Deadpool’s.

Now on the one hand, I’m not necessarily happy that Vanessa’s character arc revolves almost entirely around her romantic relationship with the lead male protagonist. But on the other hand, I find it very refreshing to see a sex worker in the media whose character arc does not revolve entirely around the fact that she is a sex worker. Hate to say it, but for sex workers in the media, being relegated to the role of love interest is actually a step up.

Most feminist media would rather pretend sex workers don’t exist than write storylines of any kind for them. 

[jenniferrpovey]

This.

And the people who call Deadpool a fuckboy’s wet dream sure as heck didn’t watch the same movie I did.

The movie has:

A very funny moment in which the joke is on those who assume that sex workers have abusive pasts, not on the sex worker. (The comparing abuse thing gets ridiculous enough that they’re both clearly lying).

The male lead repeatedly posed in female come-on positions. This one is my favorite:

He’s even on a bearskin rug in front of a fire. The humor in this pose is “Haha, isn’t it silly to pose a character like that.” It’s designed explicitly to make people think about how commonly female characters are shown in these kinds of ridiculous poses. Going to tell me that’s not a feminist visual joke?

An under-age female character who is never sexualized. Yeah, this girl

Look at that. A practical costume, her breasts are minimized rather than emphasized. We only see Negasonic Teenage Warhead as badass, not “cute.” And she’s treated like a teenager, not a child or an adult.

Oh, and Deadpool doesn’t rescue Vanessa in the end. He throws her a weapon so she can rescue herself. Which she does, because she’s badass.

I’d actually call Deadpool a feminist movie, and an important one. Why?

Because they probably tricked an entire bunch of fuckboys into watching a feminist movie ;).

So, why was it so feminist?

Two words: Ryan and Reynolds.

Ryan Reynolds wanted to do this movie. He wanted to do this movie for years. Reynolds is basically a Deadpool cosplayer who managed to convince a movie studio to pay him a lot of money to be a Deadpool cosplayer.

Guess what Ryan Reynolds also is?

A feminist. He says he’s going to push for even more badass ladies in the sequel. (I think we’re going to see Vanessa with superpowers. They had her long enough to expose her to the agent, if not to activate it).

[the-rain-monster]

I’d love to see Vanessa with superpowers, and I enjoyed the hell out of Deadpool.

[jenniferrpovey]

I forgot one, and an important one.

When we are shown the strip club Vanessa works at, it is not filmed the way movies always film strip clubs.

It’s filmed as if we were going to an office. It’s just “this is where Vanessa happens to work.” No low shot angles to show off women’s bodies, no soft porn music.

Just very…matter of fact.

[shut-up-hippie]

Can we also bring up that Deadpool does NOT shame Negasonic’s name choice? It screams OC but he’s still supportive of it.

[fluffmugger]

Of course he’s not gonna shame it, it’s the best fucking thing he’s ever heard in his life and he’s pissed at himself that he didn’t think of it first.

[suppamicropanchop]

華麗なるパス “Mi gato es un perro. / My cat plays fetch. #cats #catsplayingfetch #kitty #cat #pets #catsofvine”

[kynosourae]

please reblog this dog cat

[salacious-bug]

[jadecascade]

Toi8 has done illustration work for the No.6 anime series and I love his work. He also did a Live Painting which I’ve posted the link to below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgvMJC3E2qo

[mynightvalethoughts-deactivated]

Can this game get any better??

[gaysyriidley-deactivated2022112]

@vshex

[quiteromantic]

“During a walk around their Lufkin, Texas, neighborhood, Kaitlin Kouts and Tiffany Revay, decided to starting searching for Pokémon through the popular game. While scavenging for virtual Pokémon in a nearby park, Kouts got a notification that a Jigglypuff was near by. Eager to add the creature to her collection, she followed the Jigglypuff’s trail, but found something shocking and real instead.

“Instead of a Jigglypuff, I found a puppy,” Kouts told KTRE. “The puppy was laying by the tree and a trash bag and could not move. His mouth was bleeding, he wasn’t moving very much. He looked like he was in pain. We found out his back leg was broken. His gums were pale and blue and so were his ears.”

Kouts and Revay immediately started asking neighbors about the injured puppy, but no one knew where the dog came from. The pair lost track of time during their search for answers, and forgot they ordered a pizza before their walk. After asking several people about the pup, they received a call from the delivery man, Skyler Jerke, asking if they were home to get the delivery. After the women explained the situation, the delivery man said he would meet them and the dog and try to help.

Along with his delivery job, Jerke is also a certified EMT, so he grabbed his kit, met Kouts, Revay, and the puppy, and he immediately started treating the animal.

“It just had to be a sign that we were going to be okay and we were going to get help,” Kouts said. “That is just insane that our pizza guy knew about injuries and things like that. “

After getting help from his pizza savior, the puppy was transported to Lone Star Veterinary Clinic, where he is awaiting surgery to help fix his broken legs.

The clinic has named the dog Pokey, after the game that saved his life. Once Pokey has recovered from all his injuries, he will be fostered and adopted out. To keep track of his progress and help with his medical costs, visit Pokey’s GoFundMe page. “

(source)

[jackthebard]

Just remember. There is no such thing as a fake geek girl. There are only fake geek boys. Science fiction was invented by a woman.

[sourcedumal]

[shuttersmiley]

Specifically a teenage girl. You know, someone who would be a part of the demographic that some of these boys are violently rejecting.

[foxsan-deactivated20140515]

Isaac Asimov.

[sim0nbaz-deactivated20170205]

yo mary shelley wrote frankenstein in 1818 and isaac asimov was born in 1920 so you kinda get my point

[fancyeliza-deactivated20200804]

If you want to push it back even further Margaret Cavendish, the duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673) wrote The Blazing World in 1666, about a young woman who discovers a Utopian world that can only be accessed via the North Pole - oft credited as one of the first scifi novels

Women have always been at the forefront of literature, the first novel (what we would consider a novel in modern terms) was written by a woman (Lady Muraskai’s the Tale of Genji in the early 1000s) take your snide “Isaac Asimov” reblogs and stick it

even in terms of male scifi authors, asimov was predated by Jules Verne, HG Wells, George Orwell, you could have even cited Poe or Jonathan Swift has a case but Asimov?

PbbBFFTTBBBTBTTBBTBTTT so desperate to discredit the idea of Mary Shelly as the mother of modern science fiction you didn’t even do a frickin google search For Shame

[cryptovalid]

And if you want to go back even further, the first named, identified author in history was Enheduanna of Akkad, a Sumerian high priestess.

[gunthatshootsennui]

Kinda funny, considering this Isaac Asimov quote on the subject:

Mary Shelley was the first to make use of a new finding of science which she advanced further to a logical extreme, and it is that which makes Frankenstein the first true science fiction story.

[deathcomes4u]

Even Isaac Asimov ain’t having none of your shit, not even posthumously.

[velocigrey-deactivated20160825]

You know what else was invented by women? Masked vigilantes, the precursor to the modern superhero. Baroness Emma Orczy wrote The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1905. The character would later inspire better known masked vigilantes such as Zorro and Batman.

[geekinlibrariansclothing]

Got that?

[bettieleetwo]

Stick that in your international pipe and smoke it

[la-knight]

I have literally been telling people this for over a year.

[athenadark]

the first extended prose piece - ie a novel, was not, as many male scholars will shout, Don Quixote (1605) but The Tale of Genji (1008) written by a woman

[thepsychicclam]

The first autobiography ever written in English is also attributed to a woman, The Book of Margery Kempe (1430s).

[ladynorbert]

The day may come when I find this post and do not reblog it, but it is not this day.

[thatmasquedgirl]

If I don’t reblog this, assume I’ve died.

[sunrisenebula]

I spent an hour messing with assholes on Pokemon Go today

I sat at the campus gym for like, half an hour whittling its prestige down so I could take it over, then just as I did, some random red dude sniped it from under me. So I healed up and cleared him out of there with a sound beating, but before I could get anyone in the gym, his buddy stuck a pokemon in there. It took some careful timing, but I eventually managed to stick a random flareon in there (I have so many flareon, guys. It’s a problem. I just want a jolteon or vaporeon. Either one would do. Just not another flareon, please)

So naturally, the guy starts fighting the flareon to take it out, but this time, I was ready. As soon as he wiped out the flareon and the gym turned grey, I struck. I stuck another flareon with the same nickname and nearly the same cp in there.

Cue “WTF is this piece of shit glitchy game doing?” reaction from the guy. "I beat it, why is that thing still there?“ Meanwhile, I healed up my first flareon, so when he tried again, I just stuck it back in the gym. After a few times, the timing got really easy. He beats flareon, I stick the other in, heal while he’s fighting, rinse and repeat.

I was just gonna let it go after a few repetitions, but then his buddy said “Maybe it’s that girl over there doing it?” and he replied “No, can’t be, girls suck at Pokemon.”

Bitch, it is on.

I kept it up for half an hour until he ran out of healing items and had to storm away frustrated that he couldn’t seem to capture this “glitchy” gym.

You wanna be a gym sniping asshole? Fine, I’ve got better things to do. You want to be a sexist dudebro asshole? I will destroy you and everything you love.

[8bitrevolver]

This was meant to be a quick warm up, but it turned into a comic that I’ve wanted to draw for a while. This is something that is extremely important to me, and I appreciate it if you read it.

A while ago, I heard a story that broke my heart. A family went a cat shelter to adopt. The daughter fell in love with a 3-legged cat. The father straight up said “absolutely not”. Because he was missing a leg. That cat was that close to having a family that loved him, but the missing leg held him back. Why?!

Many people have the initial instinct of “nope” when they see an imperfect animal. I get it, but less-adoptable does NOT mean less loveable. 9 out of 10 people will choose a kitten over an adult cat. And those 10% that would get an adult cat often overlook “different” animals.

All I want people to do is be open to the idea of having a “different” pet in their lives. Choose the pet that you fall in love with, but at least give all of them a fair shot at winning your heart.

Don’t dismiss them, they deserve a loving home just as much as any other cat. They still purr, they still love a warm lap, they still play, they still love you. Trust me, next time you are in the market for a new kitty, just go over to that one cat that’s missing an eye and see what he’s all about!

[kedreeva]

Let me tell to you a thing.

This is Lenore. I first saw her in a little cage at the Petco I frequent (I used to take my parents’ dog in for puppy play time), and she looked like the grouchiest, old, crotchety cat in the world, and I fell instantly in love. She was cranky, she was anti-social, hanging out at the back of her cage. Her fur was matted because she wouldn’t let the groomers near her.

She was perfect.

But I didn’t have a place for her. I wasn’t living in my own space yet, and where I was, I wasn’t allowed cats. So I pressed my face to the bars of her cage and I promised that if no one had adopted her by the time I’d bought a house, I would come back for her.

I visited her every week for over six months while I looked for a house. At one point, they had to just shave her entire rear-end because the mats or fur were so bad. They told me she clawed the heck outta the groomer that did it, screamed the entire time, and spent the next two days growling at anyone that came near the cage.

A couple of weeks later, I closed on my house. I went back and I got an employee, and I said: “That one. I need that cat.”

They got the paperwork and the lady who ran the rescue that was bringing the cats in told me that Lenore (at the time, Lila) was 8 years old, had been owned by an elderly lady who had died, and brought in to a different rescue, who’d had her for six months on top of the time I’d been seeing her at Petco.

This kitty had been living in a 3x3’ cube for over a YEAR because she was older and “less adoptable.”

I signed the paperwork, put her in a cat carrier, and drove her to my new home. I had pretty much nothing; a bed, an old couch, a couple of bookcases, and a tank of mice I called “Cat TV”. I let her out of the carrier and onto my bed, and I told her “I told you I would come back for you when I had a place. It’s not much, but it’s yours too now.”

Lenore spent the next three days straight purring non-stop. She followed me around the house purring. Sat next to me purring. Slept next to me purring. Leaning into every touch, purring, purring, always purring. She still purrs if you so much as think about petting her. She’s amazing, and I love her.

So, you know, if you’re thinking about adopting, and you see a beast that others consider “less adoptable,” think about Lenore.

[anotherweirdnerd-deactivated201]

FUCKING IMPORTANT

[transdimensionalboundaries]

The STORY THOUGH.

Reblog If You Can Take Off Your Bra Without Taking Your Shirt Off.

[50eathaters]

    Girl’s are amazing

[kerameikos]

I think we broke the notes…

[mis-c3l-la-neous]

i feel like i’m reblogging history. “the post that broke the notes”

[okayilubuhbye-deactivated201611]

THERE ARE NO FUCKING NOTES

WE HAVE REACHED INFINITY

[junabug-deactivated20181015]

what the heLL

[yay-someoneactually]

Um….guys….

There are negative notes….

WHY ARE THERE NEGATIVE NOTES?

HOW ARE THERE NEGATIVE NOTES?!?!?!?!

[dellbby]

Its in the black hole of tumblr

[demonsmademefat-blog]

At time of reblogging, this post has 1 note :’)

[septicmackiplier]

Uhm nothing was there then I hit the heart and 1 note popped up.. Guys I’m scared..

[my-name-is-really-neil-mcneil]

it has reset to 0 notes. what have you done?

[heygodsmoved-blog]

now it’s floating in the middle of the thingy

[ruled-by-jupiter]

EVERY DAMN TIME

[failedspidermankisses]

There’s literally nothing there. 

What is this? 

[mahaliciously]

I couldn’t scroll past this. I need to be part of history for this. There are no notes do you even realise

[altweeb-blog]

Let it be known I was here on this day of march twentieth twenty sixteen and I’m laying in bed at nine thirty am

[i-am-loco]

WOO NO NOTES PARTYYY

[im-in-hell-fr]

WTF IS THIS?!?! IM CONFUSED NO NOTES WUT DA ACTUAL FUCK

[humanityinahandbag]

I LIKED IT AND IT HAD ONE NOTE.

ONE.

NOTE.

[animationnut]

Oh wow there are seriously no notes..

What the heck.

[knightnicole]

OH MY GOSH IT’S TRUE. There were 0 notes, now i liked and just one note popped up! I’m.. I’m not sure how this can happen..? But now I’m part of history YEAH 24th March 2016 - 03:05 am

[prodigal-sunlight]

WHOA SO WEIRD

[snapback-gravity-falls]

I just had to see it for myself and it’s true. Holy crap.

On this day, March 24th, 2016 at 12:22 in the afternoon, I have made myself part of history.

[nightlustrous]

it’s back

[mingesu-deactivated20180425]

Huh….

[nyreelovemenot]

I’ll probably always reblog this

[yung-caged-and-restless]

I feel like tumblr staff have been motoring this post and they put a special code in it so no notes ever show up

[thekingsvoice]

This post is historic

[secretbunker]

you can never not reblog this when it comes on your dash tumblr rule

7/9/16 - 8:32 pm

[joolychuu]

Take your chance and be part of it. They’ll talk about this in their history books in future.

[starryshenanigans]

what the fuck?…

[yugikitsune]

Still no notes, wtf mate?

[crimethincingofawhitechristmas]

I Am A Transwoman. I Am In The Closet. I Am Not Coming Out.

this made me cry, so i have to share it. i can’t tell you how much of this feels like it was about my childhood.

“Some nights, always alone, I go out in stolen makeup and women’s clothes with an ID I found in a lost wallet. I never feel more male than on these nights”

[blueroses96]

every cis woman needs to read this immediately. the whole thing. honestly everyone could benefit from reading it, but cis women NEED to.

i would say “i can’t believe i’ve never thought of it this way” but tbh it’s all too easy for me to ignore perspectives like this. the most eye-opening thing i’ve read in a while.

[electronbait]

I know this is largely talking about cis women feminists, and often about terfs though they aren’t named as such, but this also makes me think about where I’m at as a cis man feminist. I think this is a very good piece that brings a lot of introspection and perspective to the conversation that is intersectional feminism, and I think if you’re a feminist seeing this you should read it. I also think it’s shitty that when I scrolled down the first comment I saw was from a terf.

[idk-kun]

my experience with pokemon go so far

[dealunae1630]

me playing pokemon: why do all of these npc trainers have so many of the same pokemon, and only like teams of 2-3? this is unrealistic they should have full 6 pokemon teams and cover all their type weaknesses and

me playing pokemon go, arms full of nidoran,: I now understand

[ccpokemonmaster]

Reblog this if you’re Team Mystic 

Team Instinct

Team Valor