[deaddogbrain]

imo the way you feel about groups it's fully socially acceptable to hate (like children or polyamorous people, among others) is the canary in the coal mine for underlying bigoted beliefs. if you're only supportive of marginalized groups when it's cool to do so, probably you don't actually care about marginalized groups, you care about other people thinking you care

[glitter-assassin]

More Akatsuki video game headcanons, this time for how they would play Baldur's Gate 3:

Pain- Wizard. He's nice to the companions and helps a lot of the side characters, but he takes over the Elder Brain at the end. It's for the greater good.

Konan- Cleric. Makes sure to get the best endings for all the companions, and also helps all the side characters. Hates Wulbren. Goes to Avernus wirh Karlach at the end.

Obito- Oath of vengeance paladin. He thinks he wants to take over the brain, but he keeps getting distracted and hit with the urge to restart whenever he reaches act 3.

Kisame- Fighter. Plays in honor mode and even installs mods that make the enemies stronger. Then he nearly rage-quits when he fights Grym, but he refuses to skip the fight. Surprisingly fond of Scratch and the owl bear cub.

Itachi- Rogue. Does multi-player with Kisame. Major completionist. He takes every choice very seriously and spends way too long deliberating over them.

Kakuzu- Warlock. He gets dragged into a multi-player run by Hidan, mainly to be his bodyguard as he starts fights with everyone. Gives Astarion up to the monster hunter and lets Auntie Ethel keep Mayrina. Greatly enjoys robbing Raphael. Hidan makes him keep Shovel as a familiar.

Hidan- Barbarian. You may be expecting him to play Dark Urge, but he refuses to associate with any god other than Jashin, so Bhaal is an imposter in his eyes. This doesn't stop him from still killing every npc he can get away with. For example, he kills the goblins harassing Barcus, then launches Barcus off of the windmill anyway. Regularly gets yelled at by Kakuzu for starting fights with massive groups of enemies.

Deidara- Wild magic sorcerer. Regularly gets the whole party killed with magic surges. Makes Karlach and Lae'zel carry a ridiculous amount of explosive barrels so he can use them in every fight. Blows up the Steel Foundry without saving the Gondians. He hates Gale for being ungrateful about his bomb, and he gets a game over in act 1 by killing Gale and refusing to resurrected him. But of course he save-scums everything so he never faces any consequences for his bad decisions :)

Sasori- Installs a mod to add the artificier class. He actually gets very into the story and enjoys the strategic elements. He claims he doesn't care about helping the side characters, but he's secretly nice to the tiefling children and that orphan in act 3.

Zetsu- Druid, of course. He's the one who plays dark urge, and the black and white half spend the whole game arguing about whether to resist or not. Licks the dead spider.

It may be too obvious who my favorite characters are.

[otterguppy]

hidan gets reported😞 (audio is from rtvs congress)

[no-longer-another-bondi-blonde]

[refinery29]

The psychiatrist who wrote the criteria for narcissism just made an extremely important point about what’s wrong with diagnosing Trump with mental disorders

Dr. Allen Frances says in speculating about Trump’s mental health, we are doing a disservice to those who do suffer from mental illness. In a series of tweets, he explained why he doesn’t think Trump is a narcissist — and how harmful it can be for us to keep assuming that he is.

[vigilantsycamore]

Wow, a post where a qualified professional explains why it’s bad to misuse clinical terminology and equate mental illness with authoritarianism. I’m sure the comments don’t contain any people defending to the death their right to misuse clinical terminology and equate mental illness with authoritarianism

[mochidoodle]

I started drawing this nonsensical ‘Everybody Lives’ AU in 2017 and it’s high time I bring it back 😎 …starting with Artist Duo!!! 🦂💥

[thememedaddy]

[lestatfag]

STAY SAFE!! [ID: the Gilbert Baker pride flag with the words “Happy pride to all those who are unable to celebrate openly and safely. You are loved and seen!” in all-caps black text over it. /end ID]

[avatarmerida]

Happy pride month to the tiny cowboy and tiny Trojan man from Night at the Museum

[futurakid]

[leg-stealing-bee]

[closetedguyy]

[knitordeath]

This hands down the best comment in the notes, I will not be taking criticism.

[song-of-sea-and-sky]

happy pride month 2021 I ain’t quittin’ you…

[msue0027]

[maxstarfall]

[gengaritez]

[pumpkin--rabbit]

[minyicho]

[lullabykay]

[wingkink]

btw it's so fucking stupid you can be anxious physically in your body even after you've decided mentally you don't care. I'm supposed to be in charge here

[jellogram]

I should be doing more to appreciate the lack of marvel movies in today's popular culture. I once yearned for marvel movies to have this level of irrelevance. They used to feel almost ozymandian, like an empire that had no beginning and no end. and now tony stark iron man is naught but two vast and trunkless legs of stone.

[glitter-assassin]

An attempt was made

[wipbigbang]

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[oramja]

[jashinsadist]

artist duo

i think of them a lot

[flagellant]

kill the shift manager in your brain

[flagellant]

you are not wasting time you are vibing. you are not being unproductive you are literally chilling. make a grill cheese with cheddar cheese and slather a piece of the bread with some honey and maybe you'll relax

[foulmiraclekitty]

...ok but what if the shift manager is actually right

[flagellant]

you are a minor so i will say this with absolute confidence as an adult: there is not a single time on the history of this planet that a shift manager has ever been right. and more seriously, in this metaphor: treating yourself like shit for not being productive doesn't actually make you more productive. it makes you treat yourself like shit.