Defiant to the end we hear the call To carry on

Luka ENG/PL 🇵🇱 trans man against gender norms I am the master of the wicked DMs open

[respectissexy]

One thing that has made me a much more well-adjusted person is a clip I once saw of Hank Green saying that anyone can be in amazing shape as long as being in amazing shape is one of their top three priorities.

(This is obviously a generalization that isn't true for everyone. But it is true for most people and I'm proceeding from there.)

This "top three priorities" framing has genuinely reduced my tendency toward jealousy and self-comparison a lot. Now when I feel envious of someone’s spotless, aesthetic home, I think to myself, “Having a spotless, aesthetic home is probably one of their top three priorities. It’s definitely not one of mine, so I shouldn’t expect my home to look like that.”

Or when I see an influencer with a body that takes a ton of work to maintain: “Maintaining that body is obviously one of her top three priorities, because it’s her livelihood. My livelihood is my brain, so I’m never going to prioritize my body like that.”

It also helps me to identify areas that I actually DO want to prioritize more. I realized in recent years that my envy for my friends who prioritized writing more than I did was NOT going away, so I started to prioritize writing more. (Not top three, but higher priority than it has been in the past.)

[respectissexy]

I love doing notes for therapist-posting on tumblr because I get tags like this.

[homunculus-argument]

One of the best parts of tumblr are the conversations that are like "hey can we perhaps start saying normal things again?" replied with "no we're doing cum divination, get with the program."

[willgrahamscock]

reading problematic fanfiction but shaking my head so random tumblr user who thinks thought crimes are real knows I don't condone it in real life

[willgrahamscock]

ignore my boaner 👍

[willgrahamscock]

fictional characters can't consent because they aren't real.. but YOU can consent to reading heavy themes, and you can withdraw consent by clicking the back button and stopping any time, it is your choice to read stories that include or exclude consent 👍

[willgrahamscock]

I love when puritans are so far up their ass they circle back to being more perverted than the original concept

[eastern-anarchist]

Slavophobia - roots, causes, consequences

This will be a series of posts about a type of discrimination that you rarely hear about - Slavophobia. However, it has roots from the Middle Ages and, like many types of discrimination, crystallizes in the age of nationalism and fascism. Today we will consider a brief description of Slavophobia and the main historical moments.

- Slavophobia is a disdainful or hateful attitude towards Slavic peoples: Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Ukrainians, Russians, Belarusians, Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks, Slovenes, Bulgarians etc., often - towards Romanians, Moldovans and Hungarians, as to peoples who have Slavic element. Slavophobia, due to historical circumstances, is often associated with anti-communism, considering Eastern Europeans as "uncivilized people with Soviet experience", but not always. Slavophobia is an independent discrimination.

- Slavophobia can have different manifestations: extreme xenophobia - an esoteric belief that "Slavic blood" is capable of spoiling the "pure European race"; the idea that the Slavs are "non-Europeans", the peoples that hovered between the West and the East; the portrayal of the Slavs exclusively as peasants, migrants, unskilled workers, sex workers, etc.; fetishization of Slavic women because of the perception of them as less emancipated than Western ones. - In the Middle Ages, the Slavs in the lands of Western Europe and Middle Asia were often used as slaves in the Middle Ages. There is a hypothesis that the economic growth in Western Europe in the 9-10 centuries was largely ensured by the trade of the Slavs. - In particular, the Slavophobia of the Germans towards the Poles has a long history, which is periodically renewed. In the 18th century, German "intellectuals" like Johann Georg Forster wrote openly about the "backwardness" of the Poles, and politicians encouraged this stereotype of inferiority. "Primitive Slavic culture" was contrasted with the "high German" one.

- Btw, the vision of the Slavs as "the most vicious racists" is also aren't a new phenomenon. "In the United States, the image of Polish immigrants held by their German immigrant predecessors bolstered the racist stereotype of Poles among other ethnic groups (White Men versus Polacks). The image of Poles as morons and the Pole as the worst anti-Semite was revived as the intense focus on the Holocaust arose in the 1960' s at the same time as the "Polack joke" became a major cultural phenomenon in the USA". (с) - Of course, the most noticeable phenomenon of Slavophobia in history is the time of the Third Reich and the spread of Nazi ideology. But a separate post should be devoted to this. - Although many nationalist organizations in Eastern Europe speculate on the Slavic theme, copying the concept of "race purity", Slavophobia is a real thing that should be criticized. You can hear it from the mouths of the German inhabitants, British politicians, the world press, tourists, and those who harass women in our countries.

[autistic-and-radical]

I hate when people - mostly Americans - feel like they have the right to shit on Slavs just because we're white. (Which is not true btw, I know a lot of POC Slavs).

Like, yeah our countries are a bit behind, you know why?! BECAUSE WEST NEVER BOTHERED TO HELP US, THEY ONLY EXPLOITED US.

Yeah, some of us live in horrible conditions without running water and bathroom in the house. Why? Because even now no one bothers to help them.

Yeah, many Slavs don't like foreigners. Why? Because of generational trauma that happened less than 80 years ago.

Yeah, many Slavs are uneducated because they didn't have the opportunity to get proper education.

But we're not primitive subhumans as many treat us. We're not inferior.

And when we speak up about our issues, when we want to educate others so they stop harming us with stupid stereotypes, WHEN WE DEMAND BASIC RESPECT FOR A HUMAN BEING

What happens then?

We're called delusional. We're being said that "we just want to steal attention from actual problems because we're all racist pigs", we're being told that our issues aren't that big, right? We're white, so we have sooo many privileges, we definitely weren't oppressed throughout the centuries

Rant over

[somepersonyan]

My list of useful Spanish resources

Warning: This is a long list. Please don't feel pressured to do everything all at once—you are not supposed to. Experiment with different resources one at a time and see what works best for you.

Complete Spanish Step by Step:

An absolute gem of a textbook. It covers almost all the grammar a non-native speaker would need, and the selected vocabulary (especially the verbs) is excellent.

McGraw-Hill Language Lab App:

An app for all McGraw-Hill textbooks (including Complete Spanish Step by Step). The interface is a bit clunky, but it does include flashcards and listening/pronunciation resources.

LACartoons:

Feeling nostalgic? Want to rewatch cartoons from your childhood, lament the good old days, and improve your Spanish? Say no more, fam! (I literally just finished rewatching Death Note yesterday lol.)

Language Transfer (Spanish):

An awesome course that offers an alternative perspective on language learning. It draws a lot of parallels between Spanish and English and teaches useful shortcuts and tricks.

Dreaming Spanish:

A large repository of videos from different Spanish-speaking countries and creators, covering a variety of topics. Content is available at super beginner, beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Duolingo & Duolingo Podcasts:

Coupling Duolingo with the textbook worked wonders for me. I'd learn a concept from the book, then reinforce it on Duolingo (or vice versa). The podcasts are interesting, though I personally wish they were entirely in Spanish (I think I only listened to about 15).

Cram:

My favorite flashcard tool! It supports batch uploads and provides audio pronunciation for almost all the words you add

Recommended YouTube channels:

Español con Juan: This man is the sunniest sunshine one could ever imagine.

How to Spanish: Absolute bebes, cover a large variety of interesting topics.

Hola Spanish: The nice lady has that "favourite school teacher" vibe, and I love it!

Recommended reading:

Pick up a school or university textbook on a subject you know well. You'll be surprised how easily you can figure out unfamiliar words just from the context.

Recommended Series/Movies:

EVERYTHING WITH TONY DALTON LOL. Or just pick a favourite Spanish-speaking actor and watch their filmography. The list includes:

Los simuladores: I've seen the Mexican remake (because…TONY DALTON), but there are other versions too. The plots are basically the same across adaptations. Even if you don't catch every word, the context and situations are easy to follow and a lot of fun.

And ofc, TONY DALTON!!!!!

2. Sr. Ávila: Four seasons of TONY DALTON!!!! Won Emmy for Non-English Language US Primetime Program. Has English subtitles and TONY DALTON!!!!

Fun fact: Tony said in an interview that playing Lalo was refreshing after four years of portraying a character "with the personality of a wall." While Ávila himself is kind of punchable, the series has some really interesting characters.

3. Pinky and the Brain (Pinky y Cerebro): Always loved this cartoon, and it’s super fun to (re)watch in Spanish. The dub is excellent. You can find it on LACartoons.

4. Disney animated movies: No explanation needed :D You can find 50 of them (50 Clásicos de Disney) on LACartoons.

[shencomix]

My Fitness Coach is a Dark Wizard [Complete]

[infectiouspiss]

now never speak to me about that dark time in my life ever again

[deerplague]

Old man Leon

[straycalamities]

idk how many tekkonkinkreet fans follow me (you should all be fans) but it's showing in america at the end of the month (may 31/jun 1) in select theaters

and everyone should go reserve your seats NYEOW everyone go see that movie in theaters even if youve never seen it before in your life it'll blow you away

if you're not absolutely blown away then you can come to my house and i'll let you personally beat me with metal pipes and rebars and such that's how CERTAIN i am everyone will have their world rocked by this movie on a big screen with plaid soundtrack on surround sound

[straycalamities]

reasons to love tekkonkinkreet: absolutely gorgeous animation. the backgrounds themselves are to DIE for and how the more simplistic in contrast characters move in them and around them is so fun

the main characters are found siblings. they're both orphans and then chose to stick with each other to survive the city and that's the central plot is the love they have for each other (it was very inspirational to how i write spook w its brother)

the soundtrack and sound design are MWA! i love them i eat them i drown in them. just the intro is gonna leave me a shriveled raisin on the floor in the best way

just look at this. now imagine it in a theater taking up your full field of view and the music is all around you

theres also multiple storylines of key characters within the town that play out simultaneously and you get to see how they all intersect or affect each other in different ways. including a pivotal mentor/protege relationship

it's overall a great commentary on the change of cities where the impoverished have managed to make their own communities just for larger companies and corruption (in this case: yakuza) will sell them out and pave over them for the sake of greed

i bought it as a dvd on a whim when i was around 16 knowing NOTHING about it besides the synopsis and its one of my 2 favorite movies of all time to this day 20 years later

[glitterbombedshadow]

Im so excited for weehawken this year!

[what-even-is-thiss]

I just had an argument with someone who was like “why would we settle for food stamps when we could have universal basic income?”

And it’s just like. People need food right now you know.

[what-even-is-thiss]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Hippie church moms donating quinoa chips to my local food bank have done more for me materially than any internet idealist ever has.

[what-even-is-thiss]

People get pissed at me for being a pragmatist in my political ideals but I’ve been in the position where I was out of food right now.

And who helped me with that? Not people calling for some nebulous revolution. Not people telling me that the system was useless. Not people preaching at me to grow my own food. It was a church food bank partially funded by the state of Texas that some southern hippies donated a bunch of Whole Foods nonsense to.

And you know what? I’m sick and tired of defeatism. What can we get done right now, huh? Are you gonna accept something a bit better to help people right now or are you waiting for your perfect utopia to come to you?

Yeah, UBI is better than the quinoa chips. Sure. But right now the quinoa chips are stopping people from going hungry and if all we can do is get the food bank quinoa chips to more people, then I say so be it. That’s something. I’ll almost always take baby steps over nothing.

[just-keep-fighting]

these send me

[glitterbombedshadow]

holy shit thats so tuff

[willgrahamscock]

ai could never outdo my beautiful perverted mutuals

[willgrahamscock]

this is because they write with their mind penis and have terrible childhoods and horrible luck, which seems to be the key factor in writing shakespeare level smut

[willgrahamscock]

and english is their 4th language

[littledisasters]

Another thing I've drawn for a fanfic I'm writing. Excuse my art style being all over the place, I'm experimenting! Bonus points if someone can guess the breed

[brilcrist]

Cuddle ur omega wolf, tightly~🥺

( 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡: 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑘 𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 )

Bonus: normal version without ears n tail~