I read a lot and have opinions.

Tired, grumpy, and hungry, but give me a book and I become smooth jazz

[arkham]

"they should teach media literacy in schools" english class "they should teach students how to spot misinformation" it's english class "they should teach kids critical thinking" it's called english class

[fforsythiaaa]

Once when I was in undergrad, someone described something as “problematic” in class and our professor was like, “That’s cool, but ‘problematic’ doesn’t really mean anything. It means that the thing you’re describing has a problem, and in and of itself that’s not bad. Art, especially, should always have problems, or else it’s not interesting and not art, either. It sounds like you’re trying to say that this is bad, but you don’t want to say ‘bad.’ Is that right?”

So from then on whenever one of us called something problematic, he would make us talk it out until we could name the “bad” thing we were hinting at. In this particular class, 7/10 it was some type of oppression, and the remainder was like, “I’m uncomfortable because this is very new/confusing/pushing boundaries that made me feel safe.”

Once we stopped calling things “problematic” and stopping at that, class got way more interesting and... we all had to say, like, “that’s racist” or “that’s misogynistic” or “ew capitalism gross” out loud, which a lot of us had never done in a classroom before. Or we had to be like, “Uhhh... I’m not sure what’s so bad?” and confront our own beliefs and that was maybe even more useful.

Anyway. Whenever I see the word problematic, I can’t help but think of this professor being like, “Good starting point, now let’s get specific.” I think when we have to commit to saying “that’s ___” it requires a lot more careful thought about the truth and impact and complexities of whatever we’re claiming. Sometimes there really is some bullshit afoot, and also sometimes it’s art, and it should be full of problems, because that’s what art is.

[emily-e-draws]

a tasty hoard for a tiny beast!🍓🐉✨

[cute-catts]

[catcrumb]

not a cat but it's the art i did this evening. please enjoy

[public-transport-victoria]

sorryyyy no trains tomorrow we replaced them all with a big slug

[bacony-cakes]

very glad that i still have this image

[academic-vampire]

I am so thankful that books & reading exist

[shebitesgodinthewrist]

be the madwoman in your own attic

[cheschi]

honestly bring back slow publishing and let authors release a book once a year MAX

[cykelops]

I have had a lot of evil people say to me that nothing taste as good as skinny feels and every time im like no im pretty sure food tastes really super good actually

[redlipstickresurrected]

Sarah Bowman (British, b. 1975, Dorset, England)Female Artists - Cat Among the Cushions, Paintings: Oil on Board

[everythingfox]

Give her everything

[littlealienproducts]

Keep Abortion Safe and Legal 1" buttons by PortlandButtonWorks

[annabelle--cane]

tragedy protagonist categories:

yknow what yeah I think that's just about how anyone would react in this situation. fair enough.

alright this isn't how just Anyone would behave in this situation but I'm humble enough to admit that there have been times in my life when I was doing badly enough that I'd probably also fumble it like this

babygirl what the hell are you even doing

[annabelle--cane]

thank you hamlet prince of denmark for being the character ever for the 437th year in a row

[lascitasdelashoras]

Karolis Strautniekas

[liones-s]

“I can live alone, if self-respect, and circumstances require me so to do. I need not sell my soul to buy bliss.”

[gaysie]

it takes great bravery to spend my life on shit no one cares about but i do it. i do it