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Baby-Doll Batman: The Animated Series

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This is one criminally underrated Batman villain.

muchymozzarella

SERIOUSLY THOUGH SHE WAS MY FAVORITE BATMAN VILLAIN

Her physical condition didn’t allow her to age

No one took her seriously as an actress

And even when she was trying to get into a happy romantic relationship (albeit with another villain) he still couldn’t take her seriously as a consenting, sexually active and romantically interested adult

That’s a lot of blows to someone’s psyche

and Babydoll is both a sympathetic villain and a formidable one

barnabasdeimos

I remember this episode fucked me up a a kid.

darkslover

And man, do I wish we could see this Batman again: the Batman that consoles his villains, because the majority (if not all) of them are mentally ill people. And Batman knows this and wants them healthy again, not punished and GOD definitely not dead.

poppypicklesticks-blog

Baby Doll is so underrated as a Batman villain

but her episode was perfect

wolvensnothere

Batman: The Animated Series The story of one fucked up, traumatized little boy, doing his best to help other fucked up traumatized people.

absentlyabbie

#this show is the only batcanon that matters to me #dc can burn everything else down but they’ll never pry the dcau from cold dead clawed hands

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The Batman that cares about the inmates is my favorite. He doesn’t put up with their shit, but he does try to reach out here and there and he’s as human as he can be to them.

When Harley was re-institutionalized, he got her that dress she wanted.

In the comics based on B:tAS, there was a time during Christmas that there was snow and it was Mr. Freeze’s fault, and he was making it snow because Christmas was his anniversary with Nora and she LOVED it when it snowed on Christmas, so Batman let him finish mourning before calmly taking him back to Arkham.

He never, ever gives up on Harvey possibly recovering.

Sure, Batman is going to throw punches and do what it takes to take these guys down when they’re hurting or threatening people. And he’s not going be a complete bleeding heart; he has to protect the innocent. He’s going to take them down and take them back to Arkham, but it doesn’t mean he’s incapable of being a bit human to the ones who deserve it.

hoku-san

Batman needs become human again

wetwareproblem

Because it needs to be here:

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eric-coldfire

Remember that time a young girl with near god-like psychic powers threatened to destroy reality and the only one that could stop her was Batman because he had a previous encounter with her and was tasked with killing her to restore reality.

But instead, Batman sat with her on a swing and kept her company as the girl’s psychic powers slowly killed her.

No?

chaos-heim

fuckstaffposts

Fuck you people making me emotional

thecelestialchild

The. Batman.

filbipott

This is MY Batman, not the murderous fascist they’ve made him into.

mxnrique

im literally not exaggerating when i tell you guys this video saved my life

thesecretlifeofwateverthefthisis

They done took us to church

jackburtonsays

This is still one of my favorite things.

helenmilesmosaics

These ancient mosaic fragments, slightly submerged in the sea, can be found on a deserted stretch of minor road on the East coast of the Greek mainland, untended, unsignposted, unnoticed.

sirfrogsworth

(Sound is very much required on this one.)

Sometimes food is so darn tasty you gotta sing its praises.

AWOOOOO!

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catchymemes

lokis-little-kitten

This should be the new M&M commercial!

gerundme

This one is for @jasmined

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Firefighter demonstrates how to put out a kitchen fire

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Reblog to actually save a life

khaldurahm-kal-el

To explain. The latter works because you’re cutting off the supply of oxygen to the fire and suffocating it

as opposed to slapping oxygen inside the pan with the downward motion

norealdestination

Reblogging, because this is so important. When I was learning how to cook for myself in my tweens, I had at least a five years of fire safety seminars from school drilling this into my head, and I STILL had that instinctive put-the-fire-out-with-water reflex. Didn’t even think. I saw our oily burner catch fire after frying eggs, whipped around towards the sink for water, and my brain immediately screamed NO!!! NO WATER! I mean that fire safety stuff straight up bitchslapped me out of REFLEXIVELY setting my house on fire. I found a pot lid and inched it over the burner before turning off the heat. Even if you think you know this stuff, panic is powerful shit. Make knowledge more powerful.

postcards-from-absurdland

“Even if you think you know this stuff, panic is powerful shit. Make knowledge more powerful.”

Lessons from a 21” suitcase

After spending a week living out of a 21” suitcase, here are the top 5 lessons I’ve learned:

1. My closet should have fewer and better quality pieces.

2. You can always find food; it’s harder to find your favorite tampons.

3. Pack more underwear, less makeup.

4. You use less moisturizer than you think.

5. That thing you think you *might* wear or use? You won’t. Just get rid of it.

Engineering my life

After a short hiatus, I’ve decided that it’s high time I begin to properly engineer my life. Life has swept me away for the past few years: my previous company went through a few transactions, and that - my friends - takes a lot of energy. Things are settled, the machine is well-oiled, and it’s time I take a hard look at my own surroundings and do some spring cleaning of my own.

But, how does one get started at making self-imposed changes to one’s own life? Usually, life makes those changes for us: graduation, falling in love, etc. When major changes are totally in one’s own control, what do we do? Do we freeze in terror at the abyss of possibilities? Maybe we worry that there aren’t any possibilities at all.

Whatever the outcome, it’s time for change in my life. I’m not sure what that means yet, but I’ve started to pack for the journey. I kinda hope it’s more Oriental Express and less Call of the Wild. I’ve started tracking my activity, reflecting upon what actions and moments bring me pride or joy. I’m hoping this will surface a pattern. One thing I don’t want to do is charge forward chasing something that seems like “the right” thing to do when I don’t know enough about what makes me happy.

And I think that’s the whole point of change: to figure out what makes us most happy. Crafting a life that balances happy and duty. Maybe that’s what we’re all searching for: a well-crafted life where we can sit back and think to ourselves “I did this. This is *my* life, organized, designed, or put together by me.” The possibility of *that* makes me excited.

carrieffisher

Carrie Fisher explains to a little boy what ‘bipolar’ means, at Indiana Comic Con 2015.

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Katherine Johnson is 98 years old

accras

Bless her

ultrafacts

Source

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These dudes are fucking legit. They don’t just show up one day in court, either, they actually make friends with the kids and let them know they have a support system and that there are people in the world who care about them and will always have their back. And less important, but also cool, is that the few times a couple of them have come into my cafe, they’ve been super friendly and polite and when I told one of the guys that I noticed his Bikers Against Child Abuse patch and wanted him to know how awesome I thought he was because of it, he got kind of shy and blushed and said, “The kids are the awesome ones, we just let them know they’re allowed to be brave.”

bebinn

The source is long, but so, so good. These men and women are available in 36 states, 24 hours a day to stand guard at home, in court, at school, even if the child has a nightmare. Many of them are survivors of childhood abuse as well, and know what it’s like to feel scared and alone.

In court that day, the judge asked the boy, “Are you afraid?” No, the boy said.

Pipes says the judge seemed surprised, and asked, “Why not?”

The boy glanced at Pipes and the other bikers sitting in the front row, two more standing on each side of the courtroom door, and told the judge, “Because my friends are scarier than he is.”

lesbian-moon-gf

Actual tears.. hnngh

bee-whistler

Show me more of people like this, world. I give up on humans too easily.

groovypirate

where do i sign up for this,i want to be in this gang

ultrafacts

This is fucking amazing. It may be out of character for me to say this but rock on

clatterbane

Bikers Against Child Abuse was founded in 1995 by a Native American child psychologist whose ride name is Chief, when he came across a young boy who had been subjected to extreme abuse and was too afraid to leave his house. He called the boy to reach out to him, but the only thing that seemed to interest the child was Chief’s bike. Soon, some 20 bikers went to the boy’s neighborhood and were able to draw him out of his house for the first time in weeks.

Chief’s thesis was that a child who has been abused by an adult can benefit psychologically from the presence of even more intimidating adults that they know are on their side. “When we tell a child they don’t have to be afraid, they believe us,” Arizona biker Pipes told azcentral.com. “When we tell them we will be there for them, they believe us.” ( Article)

More about BACA, from their site

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My parents are a part of this organization and they are metal af

They go on runs to protect the child if they feel even the slightest threatened no matter where. If the child needs them to go on vacation with them, they do. Bikers come from across the nation to watch over and take shifts for these kids. And the best part is once you’re adopted into this family as a BACA kid, you’re always one. Even when you’re 40 and the perp gets released from jail, they’ll come meet with you and find your best options for avoiding the person and maintaining the life you’ve built for yourself. Once a BACA child, always a BACA child. In Florida, there’s 100% rate for identifying the perp based on the child’s testimony. Why? Because BACA stands with the child and supports the child so they feel comfortable enough to point out their attacker.

What’s better than a badass biker gang being on your side???

kikithegirl

NATIVE AMERICAN CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST WHO IS A BIKER AND NAMED HIMSELF CHIEF HELL YES I’M HERE FOR THAT AND BIKERS BEING BAD ASS TO PROTECT KIDS. HELL YEAH.

birdungehrl

it’s back! I will always reblog BACA

vegan-weed-heathen

I have a friend involved in BACA and it’s every bit as bad ass as you imagine. All for the children.

gerundme

Adding where you can donate money to these awesome people.

http://bacaworld.org/merchandise/

jasmined

If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true and that’s unacceptable.

Carrie Fisher: tell me your story, I’ll tell you mine | Life and style | The Guardian (via jasmined)

micdotcom

Carrie Fisher was never afraid of the truth. These are her quotes that need repeating.

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People haven’t felt a whole lot of love for 2016, and for good reason. But this year also provided many people who make us hopeful for 2017. Here are some of the people that inspired us this year:

gerundme

This year sucked. But we saw great warriors rise to the occasion. Don't give up. Keep fighting.