Words of My Life

[jaylor]

disney peaked when they named that sky high character Warren Peace and that’s on that

[raccoonhearteyes]

It’s 2021 and not only did lexa come back, but clexa soulmates was confirmed.

[negativefeedback-teen]

👏🏾Education 👏🏾is 👏🏾a 👏🏾right,👏🏾 not👏🏾 a👏🏾 service 👏🏾

Pass along and use the shit out of them

[dct239394cvvd098dffgggp]

i dont think any of you understand how important i am to the plot

[dct239394cvvd098dffgggp]

you can kill me off but everyone will stop watching

[mugges]

[rivendellrose]

Anthropology major answer: “There absolutely was such a time! Modern humans and our ancestors shared territory numerous times over prehistory with cousin species like homo neanderthalensis, homo floresiensis, and many, many others!” 

Folklore student answer: “Also, almost all cultures have something like djinn, faeries, hulder, fox spirits, and other similar creatures who can appear at least human and are very, very dangerous to humans!” 

Both of these things are true, and may be connected both to the above and to each other. :D

[faireladypenumbra]

Mortuary science answer: the “uncanny valley” markers resemble the appearance of corpses and decay, therefore we are naturally repulsed by anything that resembles the dead to avoid exposure to decomposition and/or whatever created that appearance.

This leads neatly into the folklore answer too, since many folk creatures are of the undead.

[marzipanandminutiae]

Antique doll nerd answer: but the Uncanny Valley can shift culturally over time! the first “creepy doll” movie only came out in the 1930s, and before that, most evidence I can find of people in Europe and America being frightened by dolls was for a specific reason- if a doll had an exaggerated facial expression or a mechanism that broke easily and made a scary noise once damaged, for example

Also it’s important to remember that the Uncanny Valley is a fairly recent theory, and only a theory. Might it be possible that, if you hadn’t ever been exposed to the idea that certain types of inanimate humanoid figures are “creepy,” you wouldn’t find them so? that you AREN’T actually predisposed from birth to be spooked by dolls, mannequins, statues, etc?

it’s another example of the nature vs. nurture debate, which I find fascinating

[jumpingjacktrash]

history nerd answer: a lot of the reflexive “oh shit that’s not human” traits are traits of severe infectious disease. tuberculosis and leprosy can both cause facial distortions, for instance. many of the ‘walking dead’ type legends are associated with tuberculosis in particular; a late stage patient has the pale skin, prominent cheekbones, and seemingly huge eyes we associate with vampires and the more dangerous kind of fairies.

before the germ theory of disease, people with those traits could apparently just… curse you… and your family… by merely interacting with you. one shared meal with the weird looking stranger and a few months later your whole village starts mysteriously dropping dead.

[roach-works]

history channel answer:

[anxietyproblem]

[kissherbattery]

"are you okay" girl i am on ao3 looking for fanfiction from my comfort ship when i was 12 what do you think

[memeuplift]

[thy-lovelylionheart]

this is the funniest and most relatable thing I’ve seen all month

[gingersnapwolves]

I came out to have a good time and I’m honestly feeling so attacked right now

[maychorian]

[valkerymillenia]

Sorry but mine is funnier:

"A/N: I'm pretty sure I'm halfway through this story so expect it to be about 20 chapters [...]"

[lookforanewangle]

@demenior

[thy-lovelylionheart]

this is the funniest and most relatable thing I’ve seen all month

[gingersnapwolves]

I came out to have a good time and I’m honestly feeling so attacked right now

[maychorian]

[valkerymillenia]

Sorry but mine is funnier:

"A/N: I'm pretty sure I'm halfway through this story so expect it to be about 20 chapters [...]"

[lookforanewangle]

@demenior

[inolovesmadu]

Lyrics are from the song Lover of mine by 5 seconds of summer. I dunno. I think it really fits drinny.

[archivosdrinny]

“Cuando reviso mi vida y todos mis crímenes... tu eres lo único que creo que hice bien.” ✨

[idreamofdraco]

I would like to write again.

Someday.

Perhaps.

🥺👉🏻👈🏻

[fanonical]

ginny: aren't you tired of being nice?

neville: no

ginny: fair enough

[fanonical]

ginny: aren't you tired of being nice?

neville: no

ginny: fair enough

[toastbutteregg]

[guerrillatech]

[stresstout-deactivated20210302]

in case anyone was wondering, this is Dean Balsamini; the NY Post reporter who doxxed a 23 year old EMT for having an OnlyFans account despite her begging him not to publish the story after he snooped around on her anyway.

aside from trying to make ends meet as an EMT with an OnlyFans gig on the side, she also was working as a part time restaurant host, during a pandemic. this piece of shit reporter went behind her back and informed her employer about her OnlyFans gig. Dean Balsamini and Susan Edelman disregarded the ethics of journalism and published the story as well as the EMT’s name without permission anyway, resulting in a maelstrom of heartache and stress for this 23 year old EMT who has since received death threats and has lived in fear of losing her job—DURING A PANDEMIC.

let Balsamini know how you feel:

[email protected]

[hestia-x]

A reminder to everyone that outing a sexworker is an act of VIOLENCE as long as we are still fighting for decrim.

My heart goes out to this woman in this horrendous time, especially on today, December 17th: the international day to end violence against sex workers.

[whitepeopletwitter]