dance in front of the void

who knows

[theblogginggoth]

By Czeck writer Karel Čapek, inventor of the term ‘robot’ as well!

[nadiacreek]

This is one of my husband’s favorite short stories. He quotes it from memory. I’m pretty sure he can recite the entire thing from memory.

[elodieunderglass]

This is a tremendously impactful short story and every time I see it, it serves as an excellent reboot button for my state of mind.

[iwait4youalexg]

Oh!

[doh007]

Thank you all, i needed further explanation - And i do find it might help me!

[goshkanani]

[geocaprican]

[pocket-deer-belly]

i think we need to push harder on the idea that thanksgiving is a deeply racist holiday. make those usamericans uncomfortable about celebrating colonizer propaganda i don't give a fuck

[pocket-deer-belly]

it's easy to get usamericans to say fuck america but if you tell them the holiday is colonizer propaganda suddenly they get all "but the food :("

[disteal]

shout out to everyone who participated in the january-february mass depressive episode

[disteal]

Thank you everyone for another great turnout to the january-february mass depressive episode

[marxism-transgenderism]

OP turned off reblogs but lol

[sesiondemadrugada]

Brent Wong.

[charl0ttan]

"you are one of gods strongest soldiers" i say, not even believing in either of those institutions

[charl0ttan]

the skill of going "jesus i just dont fucking care" and scrolling on

[o-oluuu]

The answer to your problems is self-discipline

[sab3rtooth]

[rancoreedisprezzo]

[demonprincex]

do you have a source for “fetuses masturbate in the womb”? I don’t doubt your words but I am really curious about how that was found out/methodologies of any studies on it

thank you!

Lots of studies have observed fetuses masturbating in utero over the years, here are some citations from the 1980s through the 2010's:

(PDF) Ultrasonographic observation of a female fetus' sexual behavior in utero

PDF | A female fetus sexual behavior observed during a third-trimester routine scan. | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Rese

In utero gratification behaviour in male fetus - PubMed

Fetal masturbation has been described previously once in utero but only as a description of an action. Masturbation is well described in inf

Sonographic observation of in utero fetal "masturbation" - PubMed

Sonographic observation of in utero fetal "masturbation"

One study observed two twin fetuses stimulate one another in utero, but I can't find the citation right now for the life of me!

[bpd-dylan-hall-deactivated20190]

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again but it is absolutely an example of civilizational inadequacy that only deaf people know ASL

“oh we shouldn’t teach children this language, it will only come in handy if they [checks notes] ever have to talk in a situation where it’s noisy or they need to be quiet”

[raginrayguns]

My mom learned it because she figured she’ll go deaf when she gets old

[manyblinkinglights]

My family went holiday SCUBA diving once, and a couple of Deaf guys were in the group. I was really little and I spent most of the briefing overcome with the realization that while the rest of us were going to have regulators in our mouths and be underwater fairly soon, they were going to be able to do all the same stuff and keep talking.

[tell-the-stars-hello]

The only reason some form of sign language is not a standard skill is ableism, as far as I can tell.

[emoracreations]

For anyone interested in learning, Bill Vicars has full lessons of ASL on youtube that were used in my college level classes. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/billvicars

and here’s the link to the website he puts in his videos:

https://www.lifeprint.com/

[naurielrochnur]

Update: you guys this is an amazing resource for learning asl. Bill Vicars is an incredible teacher. His videos are of him teaching a student in a classroom, using the learned vocabulary to have conversations.

Not only is the conversation format immersive and helpful for learning the grammar, but the students make common mistakes which he corrects, mistakes I wouldn’t have otherwise know I was making.

He also emphasizes learning ASL in the way it’s actually used by the Deaf community and not the rigid structure that some ASL teachers impose in their classrooms

His lesson plans include learning about the Deaf community, which is an important aspect of learning ASL. Knowing how to communicate in ASL without the knowledge of the culture behind it leaves out a lot of nuances and explanations for the way ASL is.

Lastly, his lessons are just a lot of fun to watch. He is patient, entertaining, and funny. This good natured enthusiasm is contagious and learning feels like a privilege and not a chore

And it’s all FREE. Seriously. If you’ve ever wanted to learn ASL

[synthient]

X

[open-sketchbook]

i fucking love the matrix

[demonprincex]

a lot of behaviors that get attributed to "female socialization" can be so much more easily and accurately understood as a person recognizing the power differential surrounding them and behaving sensibly in response to that.

like. does a woman politely listen to a man monologue at her because of some experience she had when she was twelve that magically cursed her to behave that way forever, or does she do it because the man has the power to hurt her and she knows it?

does a woman do all the dishes in her household because she is less capable of breaking out of a long-ago conditioned response than, like, your average trained dog, or is she doing that because she knows that all the men in the house will blame her if she doesnt and will make life worse for her if she speaks up?

maybe a lot of sexist patterns of behavior that are widely observed in society arent caused by women like, lacking willpower or backbone? maybe it is super fucking weird for supposedly feminist movements to imply this is the case when they talk about female socialization as the end all, be all of predicting human behavior?

isnt it both more useful and more respectful toward women to consider that they are perceiving their present circumstances accurately, and recognize when power is already being wielded against them, and take logical measures to deescalate and protect themselves because it works? is it not fucking clear to everybody that trans women in particular have to do this all the fucking time?

[demonprincex]

[jellyfish-everywhere]

EVERY BODY KNOWS SHITS FUCKED

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[crumbwinner]

now this is what i’m talkin about. Leaf surfer

[lesbianrey]

it does more harm than good to prop up the myth of the ‘neurotypical’ who completes tasks cheerfully with no issues. this person is a capitalist fantasy. the more you define yourself in comparison to this myth the more you justify social structures staying the same with minor accommodations to the ‘exceptions’ and the continued pathologizing of discomfort under hostile conditions