[marticular]

[emptyjunior]

my dad (Maori) works on a ship with all Maori/Tongan/Samoan fisherman- and one Aussie guy called Jake.

And that wasn't done on purpose just sort of how it ended up, but Jake recently got an injury so they put him on a Different boat just for a little bit (a sit in the wheelhouse and scout type of boat, instead of the main fishing one) and he only got back to my dad's ship today and he was apparently like Shaking. He was Traumatised.

Dad said Jake kept pulling him aside and going "They were all yelling on there, but in a MEAN way" "They didn't clean... Like at ALL"

Jake experienced what a boat full of old school Aussie fisherman is like. That is the norm Jake. You just happened to be on the all Island boy boat on your first go out. "It was time for dinner and they had FROZEN nuggets" Jake that's what they have on ships that are out at sea for months at a time.

On my dad's boat they are eating fresh fish and coconut milk Ceviche. They're grilling steaks on an open bbq on the deck that probably is not regulation. All the guys have their own special knives to prepare sashimi every couple days. Everyone is happily doing their own work so they can clock out early and set up a movie on the deck. Jake did you genuinely believe that's what every boat was doing.

Local Australian man is fed fresh juices and smoked fish for first time- refuses to go back to beef jerky boat life

[emptyjunior]

jake that first night when they served a freezer tray tv dinner and not an overflowing plate of fish that's probably going for conservatively like $40-$80 bucks a kilo but the guys decided Eh we'll catch more let's just fry it up:

[emptyjunior]

i want to ensure that noone ever calls me a liar on the internet and want to confirm that island boy dinner is very real and it's waiting for you

[emptyjunior]

Weird vibes police🖐🚨

Hi I'm op and my post blew up in 72 hours (pray it doesn't happen to you). For the most part people are cool and chill but unfortunately I see some fouls on the field and I'm going to hand out a couple yellow cards.

1. Polynesian Orientalism

I made a silly post about a dream place to be, absolutely my intention is for you to go ah I wanna be there... But how are you saying that.

You can be aspirational about it! You can say what a good opportunity, hope that happens to me, or we should recreate that in our own way.

We should probably NOT say ah I gotta get me some Polynesian guys. I gotta go find a Samoan man to adopt me. We should have them adopt all the white boys one by one so they can teach us their mystical ways.

That's a little weird isn't it. We won't say that.

2. I'm being language police here, I don't see any bad intentions with this oopsie just realised people don't know- Maori is a descriptor! So it's not The Maori, it's a Maori person (like it's not The Black it's a Black person)

3. I am not going to answer if my dad is Hot. I get this enough from my friends. YUCK. I will answer if the other guys on the boat are hot ummm I'm gay but objectively they're all tall and do physical labour in the sun for at least 6 hours a day and have tattoos so. Sure. I reckon so

Okay take the cards you think apply to you and resume scrolling in a mindful chiller way👍

[octaviusing]

I love this sm, the craziest thing is how many people in our countries live like the Aussie bloke boat

Growing up on the coast of NZ with a dad like this was a privilege I literally didn't know I had until I started eating at other people's houses and realized oh my god they dont know how to eat? they don't take care of themselves??

We all lived a minimum 10 minute walk from over 4 beaches and half of my friends had never eaten a fresh fish or any other seafood that didn't come frozen

[animentality]

[dafancyuhinspiration]

[ganjafairyhtx]

Needs to find me

[katsmith208]

[bf-57]

‎‏you must teach your heart to accept what can not be changed

[moodsandmatters]

Made these practical lists for overthinkers who spiral into analysis paralysis (aka me). Sometimes you don’t need more reflection, you just need something to do.

Made by @clarabrunetvalls

[belmasworld]

i'm learning that what's meant for me won't cost me myself

[icaseybaybee]

[rottencore]

This post keeps making me cry laughingg

[achillesinhighheels]

Training my nervous system to choose an unfamiliar heaven instead of a familiar hell

[achillesinhighheels]

Training my nervous system to choose an unfamiliar heaven instead of a familiar hell

[achillesinhighheels]

Training my nervous system to choose an unfamiliar heaven instead of a familiar hell

[matchagirl]

[makingqueerhistory]

"Asexual Resonances in History" - A Queer History Zine | Making Queer History

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Titled "Asexual Resonances in History", this queer history zine contains quotes from historical figures who may have been asexual or on the asexual spectrum.

Inspired by Ela Przybylo and Danielle Cooper's paper Asexual Resonances: Tracing a Queerly Asexual Archive, the zine contains quotes that resonate with the modern understanding of asexual identities. Featuring real, historical people like King Kristina of Sweden, Emma Trosse, and Zinaida Gippius, this zine is an attempt to show how asexuality has always existed and will continue to do so.

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

recent notes to self

it doesn’t have to be perfect

you can start today

accept the love you actually deserve (the good kind)

remember to give some of your love to yourself

don’t let other people take advantage of your trust and kindness because you fear saying no will make you a bad person

don’t regret caring then just because it seems stupid now

[what-even-is-thiss]

There’s so many things that feel inherent to the human condition that aren’t actually and just feel that way because of the societies we live in which is kinda crazy tbh.

People used to just throw banana peels on the ground for real. It was a real problem in society.

[what-even-is-thiss]

That cartoon trope is like cultural memory from a time when people just threw their trash on the ground and didn’t even think about it. Littering has become a lot less socially acceptable in the last seventy years or so.

And it’s like we assume that humans inherently like living in a clean environment or whatever but like. No. The banana peels.

[what-even-is-thiss]

There’s things that we think we could never adapt to or put up with that to a lot of people are just a part of everyday life.

Reusable takeout containers that you return to the restaurant for example. Very common in some parts of Asia. Unthinkable concept in the states.

Just a few years ago reusable grocery bags seemed like a huge annoyance but now I use them without thought.

Or even like how every fuckass nowhere town in the US used to have access to a railroad and now the idea of using passenger rail for a lot of people is ridiculous because even some major regional hubs don’t have trains.

People used to wear corsets for gods sake and now that’s a super niche thing to do on a daily basis. Even my grandmother wore corsets in the 1950s.

Like a huge part of how society works can change in like three years while everyone barely notices. It’s crazy.