Hi i'm France, purple is a parasite/friend named Doldre, @kidnaps-you and I have a lot of lore together now lol š¦ --- post limit has NOT been hit today :3
Dear gif makers: we are more than the eiffel tower, baguettes and Ratatouille (although in fairness those last two are pretty good...). There's other cities, and I think a lot if not most people outside of Paris don't like Paris. Don't worry the feeling's mutual, Parisians don't like us either.
I am France the Third! The first two Frances are @totally-france and @france-unofficial and now we have a younger sibling; @france-4-real! (hi siblings!!)
I have a parasite named Doldre who's my best friend! I don't really think parasite is the right word really, they're quite nice really, but the anon who gave them to me said that was their species
I'm your best friend?
Yup!
Anyways I use any pronouns and Doldre uses they/them. If you scroll through the lore you might notice a lot of she/they for me cause i hadn't realized i'm kinda transmasc ooc at the time lol but truly have fun with it
Most of my lore is with my love @kidnaps-you <3
Guillotine and ooc info under the cut :)
Warning: I think I swear decently frequently
Vive la fucking revolution, we got rid of our kings for a reason
THEY GUILLOTINED A MUPPET???
Hi! I'm the mod! I didn't use to have a name but since I changed names IRL I actually want to share my name here now lol so
ā I'm a 18 year old probably neurodivergent franco-american transmasc guy!
ā I live in the North of France most of the year but every summer I go to my grandparents' in Ohio for two months!
ā I like to yap about the French school system (that I did on hard mode), linguistics, things related to gimmick blogs, and queer stuff!
(I'm in art school [private school] now so I only know the french school system up till the end of highschool)
ā I use he/him, IRL people who don't know me that well default to she/her, online people tend to do they/them, I don't really care that much tbh
yapping that is now irrelevant but that i'm leaving anyways:
(iel is the closest thing we have to they/them but unlike in english it's just a neopronoun and people find it hard + french is gendered as fuck so if you're afab you can ungender yourself a bit by removing the useless Es on the ends of words [grand= masc big; grande= fem big] but it just sounds like you're masc then) (oh also fun fact cause I did biology*: most words to describe a flower's organs are male, including the female reproductive system, and the like 2 words that are feminine are part of the male reproductive system. Our language is unnecessarily gendered in such a way that it doesn't even work right lol)
Transl: we have 3 i guess electives in 11th grade and 2 in 12th and I did "sciences of the earth and life" (biology/geology), art; and computer science/programming in 11th
ā Most of the time I'll post in English, occasionally I'll slip into French but that happens so rarely that I'll usually translate it in the tags
On the topic of accessibilty, I try to write image descriptions when I post pictures but that takes a lot of spoons that quite frankly if I'm on tumblr i don't usually have so I apologize in advance
As for reblogging i don't usually have the energy for that or much tagging
-> semi related side note: if you want to use French in a fic but don't speak it, feel free to ask me for help translating! I've seen someone translate "pretty please" literally and expressions like that were not meant to be translated š Any ship, any rating, gore or nsfw are fine!
ā Naps's [@/kidnaps-you] mod and I aren't actually in a romantic relationship, I'm aroace-spec and I think they might also be? I don't remember for them though
on that: i may be aroace-spec; i have been told, a surprising amount of times, that i'm good at flirting, and since my friends like to be flirted with, i now slip into flirting very, very easily lmao (i have nearly accidentally flirted with both teachers AND MY MOM CAUSE I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION) --> if i accidentally do that with you and it makes you uncomfortable, please let me know!!
oh and for the record i'm rather dominant when it comes to that, so if you want me to act more submissive, i can, but chances are i'll end up slipping out of that lmao
ā I use the tags:
#no tags leave me alone whenever I post something (because tumblr kept saying "post without tags?? Posts with tags are seen by twice as many peopl-" do i look like i care)
#demandes for asks (literal translation of the word "asks")
#truc de notes and #(notes thing) for posts I got summoned to by The Listā¢ļø (if you've somehow ended up on here without encountering it before, it's a list of all the geographical gimmick blogs + some random others I think who are willing to be tagged in posts to increase the notes- typically i use this on posts that are like "x notes and I do y" or posts that have been cursed with 10k notes and i don't use it so much on reblog bait)
#transl: for when i spoke french but then translated into English in the tags
#doldre's movies: currently just for sharing stuff i found on letterboxed; eventually it'll probably include ramblings on movies as i watch them lol {i will warn for spoilers!}
#france's ads and spam: for sharing ads or spam messsages i encounter - this happens less frequently now cause I've increased the amount of adblocker stuff I have
And unfortunately more and more frequently, #vent for, well, vent posts (usually about or related to friends who know my main)
If i'm complaining about school stuff (usually the Adobe suit), I don't have a tag for that cause i'm usually too pissed at Adobe to remember what tags i use lmao
In case you can't tell, I like over clarifying things lol (this is a surprisingly clear post from me), but in case anything isnāt clear, feel free to ask me what I meant!
breaking news from the AP, our boys on the front have just sacked constantinople. take that, heretics. coming up next are the soothing lute dirges of bing crosby
āso this week my town made the news forāā nope
āthereās a restaurant two miles from my house calledāā nope
ātoday I learned [celeb] went to my high schoolāā nope nope nope nope nope
these are all real posts Iāve seen on the internet that allowed me to identify a userās hometown instantly. if itās a small town, thatās doubly dangerous, because a bad actor could trace you just by a unique first name or selfie you once posted. in an age where doxxing and stalking are some of the worst Iāve ever seen it, you HAVE to think twice about what youāre posting online.
i once saw a 13-year old post an image they noted as being āa few miles from their house.ā it had a theater in the shot with a unique enough name to be local. one google maps search, now everyone knew not only what city they lived in, but the possible neighborhoods in that radius too. and they had a HUGE followingā¦who all knew this was a 13-year-old child.
so yeah. not to sound like a 90s internet safety PSAā¦but Iām gonna be that PSA for a minute.
if youāre posting an image, there is NO need to say that you live there. you could just be traveling. āsaw this in Montanaā is better than āsaw this by my house!ā
before you post about a venue, especially a restaurant or small store, check and see if itās localāCRUCIALLY if it has only one or two locations. people might travel to arenas or convention centers, but theyāre far less likely to be traveling to Bartlebyās Fish and Chips. if itās an anecdote and you still live nearby, you can honestly just leave the name out entirely.
if youāre sharing a news story, it can just be a story you found and wanted to share. you donāt have to clarify āit happened in my town,ā because even if you donāt mention your town name, an easily-googled news article will.
if youāre seeing a concert or meeting a celebrity on a tour thatās stopped locally, wait until theyāve hit a few more venues before you post about it, or at the very least wait until you get home. this is honestly a smart move for any event you attend: unless youāre marketing yourself, thereās no need to advertise your location in real time.
check your selfie backgrounds for anything identifying. this includes city names on venues, school names, street signs, and house numbers.
this stuff is flexible if you no longer live in your hometown, or if your city is particularly big, but thereās STILL no reason to tie yourself to your school, your workplace, or your street. you can call it paranoid, but as someone whoās seen my friends get literal death threats over fictional characters before, the last thing I want is someone willing to act on those threats finding out where they live.
this is adorable but iām still just stuck onĀ āhe keeps crawling into my lap and cuddling and nuzzling me, but i canāt tell if he LIKES ME-likes me, please helpā
In the movie, she does indeed say the word shit, or shit-heads, very often, uncensored. but the wiki writers, who clearly were able to handle her saying the word shit, either couldn't bring themselves to write out the four fucking letters, or they were told they weren't allowed to
"In middle school, I preferred: sports class or 'civic education' class"
uhhhh well those were two of the classes I disliked the most but yk at least in the civics class I didn't have to run* and there was no risk of getting hit with balls so.....
*i can't run anyways cause of my scoliosis; i got exempt from the unit where we were i guess practicing endurance? but i still had to show up, and the teacher still wanted me to do something, so I spent the cold and wet winter months walking in circles around a field while simultaneously being extremely bored and also extremely glad I didn't have to be running
"When I was little, I dreamed of becoming: a firefighter or a teacher"
Depending on the age, I wanted to be a princess (age 3ish), a marine biologist (around age 9 i think), a vet (same age range), a graphic designer (age 12ish - during the covid lockdown, when i found out that art was actually a career option), an animator (age 15 to now), and I've given some thought to game dev or librarian.
Other than the two with animals, that stemmed mostly from me wanting a pet I think lmao, these are all both remarkably safe (physically) jobs and also, crucially, none of them involve being in charge of children for an entire year.
Idk how well known Simone Veil is outside of France, she was a Holocaust survivor and a politician who is I think most well known for la Loi Veil, a law helping decriminalize abortion in France, as well as just generally championing for women's rights.
ok this is hard in a different way to the others; are you basically asking me if I prefer fighting against climate change or if i prefer fighting for women's rights? The answer is both you weirdos
"At the movies I prefer: the classics [the gif is from Dirty Dancing I think] or the apocalyptic movies [ok literally it's just 'worst case scenarios' idk how else to translate it]
Ignoring the fact I recognized the Dirty Dancing scene, it feels like every time someone asks me if I've seen x movie, the answer's always no; but even if I was more of a cinephile, again what the fuck are these options. I dislike apocalyptic stuff but generally something being a classic will also put me off to some extent.
all of this was from the service civique website, which if you're american my mom says it's similar to americorps, if you're neither french nor american idk how to explain it really, it's essentially a government funded website that lets people aged 16-25 get some job experience (and get paid lol) and it lets the organizations get some interns to do stuff for them.
I've looked through some of the offers and i'm veering more towards stuff they put in the culture, communication or ecological categories
the result of this stupid quiz?
culture, "urgent interventions in case of crises", and solidarity (which, having looked at it quick, is for helping people with disabilities or elderly people mostly)
i mean you got culture right but like other than that, YOUR QUESTIONS WERE TERRIBLE
("Your type of mission: [the three things I listed above]. You want to create links and exchange with the community about cultural activities [? is that a thing in english - it's music and art and i think i saw something about the theater, that kind of stuff]. You are good at adapting and at managing crises. [no] You can keep a cool head in difficult situations and are capable of making decisions quickly [fuck no, I spent way too long overthinking the questions of this damn quiz]. You have a strong desire to make a difference in the lives of people who need it. [honestly? not that much?? i mean of course i want people to get the help they need but i have NO interest in becoming a social worker]. You are empathetic and you care about others.")
Also I cropped it in all the screenshots cause I didn't want to translate their cheesy shit, but this is all presented as if it were a fucking dating app
"participate in the Service Civique's speed matching and discover what kind of mission is made for you"
This whole obsession with wheelchair users struggling on foot down the aisle at their wedding or across the stage for graduation is 100% powered by ableism.
āThe heartwarming story of how one woman worked for 8 months straight so she could escape the horror that is being in wheelchair for a few short minutes to struggle slowly and painfully down the aisle on her special day.ā
āDespite being permanently paralyzed, her one goal since her accident has been to walk across the stage for graduation. The whole crowd gave her a standing ovation and broke into tears when she dragged her paralyzed legs across the stage with the help of leg braces and a walker to collect her diploma, after which she immediately sat back down in her wheelchair, which she will use to move around for the rest of her life.ā
How the hell is this an inspirational story? This person needs better goals. And a therapist.
Theyāre toxic in an even greater way because as a disabled person, I didnāt realise till I was reading this how much I had internalised that. I genuinely have had feelings of fear and shame about using a chair or a walker if I get married. And why? Because Iām constantly seeing āheartwarmingā stories about disabled people who shed their mobility aids for that moment. Why the hell am I afraid of using them to get married? Anyone who marries me or attends the wedding will know I need them and love me regardless.
Bless this post for making me realise Iād internalised that shit.
These types of stories teach people, both abled and disabled, that using mobility aids, especially wheelchairs, is inferior.
here are some beautiful brides in chairs with dresses they ROCK. I know a lot of disabled ppl with internalized ableism think they āwonāt look goodā if they use their chair, but hereās some literally gorgeous gals for ur consideration
(that last ones cute as fuck and i teared up at it)
I made my addition to this post in June 2019. Its now January 2020 and I no longer feel guilty about the idea of going down the aisle one day with mobility aids.
God bless the disabled community, y'all saved me from some internalised bullshit
This post floated by a few months ago, and I remember something to effect of thereās a difference between recovery and refusal. That is, like, I have a friend that suffered an incomplete spinal cord injury. He can walk again now, and I donāt think Iāve seen him use his chair in a few years. When he walked at his graduation, it was to show off his recovery. That he wasnāt quite ready to go through a full day upright, but he could walk across a stage, unassisted, and soon he would be able to do that every day. Thereās also a difference in someone like me choosing to not use a mobility aid. My mobility is intensely fluid, especially seasonally. So, I would plan a summer wedding. And while I love my cane it can also be the biggest pain in my ass, so Iād want to just go unassisted. But thatās normal for me, at least right now. I can walk without an aid during about half of the year. Itās reasonable to assume I can make it through one day without it. All of that is different than someone that is fully and permanently paralyzed, that will never walk again, dragging themselves along because they feel thatās somehow better. Overall though, my biggest takeaway is fuck the media. Because disabled people should be able to make whatever decision they want without the media turning it into this grand inspirational story.
Taking the opportunity to add these photos of Jessica Kellgren-Fozard and her wife Claudia, from this twitter post. JessicaĀ also has a youtube channel thatās primarily about disability and chronic illness and LGBT stuff (itās amazing!)Ā
I would also like to personally share, Annika Victoria who ALSO has a youtube channel. This photo was taken from her instagram - she made her wedding dress dress herself, BY HAND. Her youtube channel is mostly DIY fashion and sewing tutorials. I love her so much, sheās so unapologetically herself and informative
ok i just looked up what the heck that is and "nahimic for gamers" and "nahimic solutions" here are not really telling me where the fuck this thing came from
i do like playing video games, but like 80% of the time i'll have music on elsewhere; + if i want to hear better i'll just go get headphones
and the second thing doesn't make sense to me at all
Underneath that super informative two images and a dozen words is the option to sign up to their newsletter
WHAT ARE YOU I DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU PERIODICALLY I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOU ARE
see but what if i don't want to have each sound of my game positionned with surgical precision for a difference in sound quality I kinda doubt i'd even notice
one of my favorite games currently involves sorting books. i think i'll be fine
like alright fine i can see the appeal but. i did not install this. i do not personally want or need this. i have suspicions that this sucker will take up a lot of cpu. again i did not fucking install this.
why, when faced with an old swiss army knife that probably hasn't been opened in years, did i decide brute force to open was a good idea to do with unorotected fingers
in totally unrelated news, i now have a decent cut on my finger
