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I have NEVER seen a tiktok with this much vine energy I swear
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Person: (picks up H and A balloons so they spell “ha” for the camera and laughs. They switch the balloons so they spell “ah” and scream loudly with the end of the video cutting them off)
"Still family if you're wrong or you're right"
MLWTB Edit- Tough by Lana Del Ray and Quavo
I heard the song and just had to make it!
I tried to encapture Cole's self-sabotaging and everyone he hurts, especially Alex' pain. Not sure how well that comes through in the end.
it’s monday i’m in the labyrinth
it’s tuesday i’m in the evil lab
it’s wednesday i’m in the time loop
it’s thursday i’m in the medieval torture apparatus
🌸it’s friday i’m in love🌸
#so did they miss the part where gatsby ends up floating dead in a pool and all the miserable deaths in wuthering heights#or did they miss that because there weren’t any chapters titled In Which The Sinners Are Punished For Their Errors#like. even if you require explicit moral instruction from literature it’s pretty hard to miss the comeuppance in those.
“What I assume my teachers were trying to teach me”
Huck Finn is about a white Southern boy who was raised to believe that freeing slaves is a sin that would send you directly to hell who forges a familial bond with a runaway slave and chooses to free him and thereby in his mind lose his salvation because he refuses to believe that his best friend and surrogate father is less of a man just because he’s black. Yes it features what we now consider racial slurs but this is a book written only 20 years after people were literally fighting to be allowed to keep other human beings as property, we cannot expect people from the 1880s to exactly conform with the social mores of 2020, and more to the point if we ourselves had been raised during that time period there’s very little doubt that we would also hold most if not all of the prevalent views of the time because actual history isn’t like period novels written now where the heroes are perfect 21st century social justice crusaders and the villains are all as racist and sexist as humanly possible. Change happens slowly and ignoring the radical statement that we’re all human beings that Twain wrote at a time when segregation and racial tensions were still hugely prevalent just because he wrote using the language of his time period is short-sighted and foolhardy to the highest degree.
I’m really kind of alarmed at the rise in the past few years of the “and we do condemn! wholeheartedly!” discourse around historical figures. it seems like people have somehow boomeranged between “morals were different in the past, therefore nobody in the past can ever be held accountable for ANY wrongs” to “morals are universal and timeless, and anything done wrong by today’s standards in the past is ABSOLUTELY unforgiveable” so completely, because social media 2.0 is profoundly allergic to nuance
please try this on for size:
there have always been, in past times as today, a range of people in every society, some of whom were even then fighting for a more just and compassionate accord with their fellow man and some of whom let their greeds and hatreds rule them to the worst allowable excesses. the goal of classics and history education is to teach you enough context to discern between the two, not only in the past but in the present
My mind just boggles at the “There’s Racism In That Book” argument. Yes, there is racism in that book, because that book is ABOUT RACISM. The message is that it is BAD.
My high school English teacher, who was a viciously brilliant woman, used to say that when people banned Huck Finn they said it was about the language, but it was really the message they were trying to ban, the subversive deconstruction of (religious) authority and white supremacy.
Huckleberry Finn can actually be seen as a powerful case study in trying to do social justice when you have absolutely no tools for it, right down to vocabulary. And in that respect, it’s a heroic tale, because Huck—with absolutely no good examples besides Jim, who he has been taught to see as subhuman, with no guidance, with everyone telling him that doing the right thing will literally damn him, with a vocabulary that’s full of hate speech—he turns around and says, “I’m not going to do it. I’m not going to participate in this system. If that means I go to Hell, so be it. Going to Hell now.”
(I used to read a blogger who insisted that “All right, I’ll go to Hell,” from Huckleberry Finn is the most pure and perfect prayer in the canon of American literature. Meaning, as I understand it, that the decision to do the right thing in the face of eternal damnation is the most holy decision one can make, and if God Himself is not proud of the poor mixed-up kid, then God Himself is not worth much more than a “Get thee behind me,” and the rest of us should be lining up to go to Hell too. Worth noting that this person identified as an evangelical Christian, not because he was in line with what current American evangelicals believe, but because “they can change their name, I’m not changing mine.” Interesting guy. Sorry for the long parenthetical.)
Anyway, the point of Huck Finn, as far as I can tell, is that you can still choose to do good in utter darkness, with no guidance and no help and none of the right words.
And when you put it like that, it’s no wonder that a lot of people on Tumblr—people who prioritize words over every other form of social justice—find it threatening and hard to comprehend.
My Life with the Walter Boys: The Cole Effect
When the trailer and title frame appeared on my suggestion screen I decided to play, mostly out of bored curiosity and definitely more than half expecting it to be a simple teenage drama about a whole school’s worth of boys fighting over a mediocre female character.
This series has devastated me in my hormonal state. I ended up watching the whole series. I see it as a tragedy. A tragedy in Alex’ unrequited love for Jackie; in the impossibility of Jackie and Cole ending up together without consequences, in Alex’ best friend who is so in love with him that she can’t tell anyone; in the loss of the family home; in Erin’s insecurity; in Cole’s attitude towards life and ultimately the deepest betrayal of what he promised he would never do. This is what the country music genre is about, wasted youth, escaping the town, cowboy boots and drinking. Little attention is paid to these themes otherwise, and they are painted over with cute and playful moments throughout which is I think partly why I’m so unbalanced.
Despite having the set up to do so (Jackie is thrust into a houseful of “raging hormones”), I am grateful that I was not watching a painful romantic drama (I cannot take the love triangle in Twilight seriously). The intricate relationships between all the family members were interesting and complex and I was able to relate to the teenage frustrations I saw in all of them.
To me, Jackie was not the main character, Cole was. To begin with is painted as the villain. He is the only boy who doesn’t welcome Jackie to the home, he is the most sought-after boy in school (“the Cole effect”), he uses his popularity and charm to treat girls as disposable, including his not-girlfriend Erin, but it’s casual so it’s fine... He is cocky, selfish and seems to enjoy evoking anguish in his siblings and school friends. In the first few episodes every conversation he had with Jackie I was internally screaming for her to just tell him to f*** off.
But then you learn about the future he had stolen from him after a leg injury. Suddenly there’s nothing for him. His family can’t afford college, so without that football scholarship he’s not going. He doesn’t see anything good in the future, or himself becoming anything more than what he already is; a bitter man stuck in a small town with no skills, no reason to be loved, all the attention on his younger brothers achieving their dreams and fledging the nest. And it’s so tragic.
This is the first time I understood the small American town narrative. In the UK we have small rural villages, but you are never so far from a town or city or a train station to take you to a musical, if you wanted to do that. The boys listen wide-eyed at the table as Jackie says that if they went to New York, they could see a ballet. I feel that rural is too urban a word to describe where the Walters live. And Cole really highlights this trapped concept.
Cole lets his grades sink and his relationships disintegrate, because he has no desires anymore. I infer that he sleeps around to stay relevant, or as an avoidance mechanism, or both. His friend takes his place on the football team. The only thing that he can cling onto from his life before the injury is the female validation. This is my hot take, Cole is not a demon for messing girls around. It is an unhealthy coping mechanism that unfortunately affects other people, and he is too damaged to see that.
I’m glad we learn more about Erin too. Her insecurity about Cole’s intentions towards her makes her mean to Jackie. She’s not a mean person. Insecurity makes people act uncharacteristically, trying to take control of a part of the situation, which is the other girl. The classic situationship is displayed, she knows she is worth more than a man who can’t commit to her, who doesn’t call her back and who then acts like everything is fine. But she has feelings for him. It’s not that easy.
And Cole does care about his family. When he’s called out on his behaviour by Will, a light changes in his eyes. He is confused and regretful. He doesn’t want to hurt anyone, but he has been intentionally doing it for weeks. He didn’t realise though, because he’s not important enough for anyone to be hurt by him? Does that make sense? Will tells him of course he has choices over his life, and that his behaviour is a choice. Everything you do is a choice. This is the only thing that seems to get through to Cole.
A scene I wanted to highlight was the fight between Will and Hayley. It’s such a perfect example of communication. Hayley handles this fight incredibly well. Despite both being angry and upset, with strong feelings involved, she stays calm. She makes her points despite attempts to be derailed with accusations of character. This scene should become a teaching material, I am that serious about it.
Another scene I love is the school fight. I don’t think it’s cliché that the Walter boys had a reputation in a school, a hot target for gossip. Families with two siblings were talked about as dynasties in my school, and this family has six siblings in the same school. Within a few hours a rumour spins out of control and in the confusion and heat of embarrassment and anger Alex believes Cole is responsible. Alex has lost out to his cooler older brother his whole life. The interaction between a victimised Alex and an exhausted Cole in the auditorium escalates and turns physical. Isaac, Lee and Nate in the cafeteria see the livestream of the scene, glace at each other and then sprint to the auditorium. It is strangely heartwarming to see the innate pack-bond that the boys have for each other.
Finally, I wanted to talk about Jackie and Alex’ relationship. Alex is head over heels with Jackie. The intensity of a high school crush, who you already think is perfect, but you managed to date them! Jackie thinks he’s cute, but it’s obvious she was never actually into him. I can’t think of one thing she does for him. I think their relationship is the biggest tragedy and I dislike Jackie for never being honest with herself about it. Ashby Gentry (Alex) plays the perfect naïve and doting good boy-next-door character. Alex waits up for her when she’s late, she punishes him for a miscommunication, he apologises with an amazing date, she doesn’t tell him about talking to Cole, he sacrifices time with his friends to meet her when she flakes. Not a 50/50 relationship.
I saw a take that the writing attempts to assassinate his character to appear overbearing, in order to redeem Cole. I agree with this @skam-in-every-language. Although whilst wathing, every romantic gesture just exaggerated the imbalance in feelings between them, and I wanted to rip my heart out on his behalf.
I guess for Jackie, Alex was the easy option. The one without risk, with reliable feelings. And I reason that Jackie does not need to be disappointed by someone she loves and is looking for safety. However, the consequences of her tragic situation are never really shown in her writing, so it’s hard to understand. It’s only the first two episodes where you believe she is vulnerable. I am a strong believer that it is unfair to let someone love you more than you love them- but there is no correct answer to relationships, a piece for another time.
So, this 10-part series is only two boys fighting over a girl, not 9. I can’t decide if Jackie is a mediocre character or not. She is not a mediocre person, an athlete, an academic, petite, pretty, and upper east side “exotic.” But to me I watched the show to understand the family dynamics and the small-town frustrations, not because I felt invested in Jackie’s storyline. I think more could have been done with her. Maybe this was intentional and she was created to mediate the story of the other boys. Or maybe I am cynical because of the way she took Alex for granted.
Randomly watched My Life With The Walter Boys and I'll say this...
Alex in the first half was so endearing. His anxiety, his mannerisms and literally everything about the way he acted and spoke made him extremely likeable and just someone you were absolutely rooting for. And you could tell they wanted us to root for him.
Then in the second half it was like they were actively attempting to assassinate his character, to the point that even within the show itself Jackie was calling out his OOC behavior. But this was an obvious attempt to make Cole seem less problematic and the better choice for Jackie. What the show failed to realize however is that the thing that made Cole almost redeemable was finding out he wasn't the asshole that hooked up with his brothers girlfriend on purpose, so to have him turn into the asshole that hooks up with his brothers girlfriend on purpose is crazy to me. I mean this dude spent the entire season on his soap box claiming to be crucified for something he "would never do" to his brother and then in the end did it anyway knowing how much that affected Alex the first time.
I'm sorry but I cannot root for them. It's disgusting what Cole and Jackie did to Alex. And as much as they tried to make it seem like Alex was being insecure, clingy and generally overbearing in the relationship he had his reasons and to be fair they were completely understandable. Alex 100% did not deserve that from either of them. This will crush him and his relationship with his brother is now probably ruined beyond repair. I'm on Alex's side on this one. He can do so much better than a girl who would kiss his brother right after he tells her he loves her.
Cole and Jackie deserve each other. He's a mess and so is she. They'll be great together until they're not and when it's over he would have ruined his relationship with his brother and she will be licking her wounds wishing she had chosen the guy who treated her kindly from the beginning.
This is so true, good thing that was the last episode because I would not want to see the fallout
how to tell if someone likes you
1. they don’t
do you ever wonder why sharks never get any visits from the tooth fairy??
teeth fairies are forbidden from visiting sharks because the massive influx of new teeth into fairyland would devalue their use as currency and completely tank their magical economy ✨🦈🦷✨
how could you possibly know whether the tooth fairy visits sharks? have you counted all the loose shark teeth in the ocean & checked whether that number remains consistent from one morning to the next? alternatively, if you are right this would finally explain the reason for the rule about delivery via pillows; no shark has a pillow
dude, I just asked the sharks, it's not that complicated
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I wonder if shark teeth are as smooth as the sharks
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Shark teeth have serrated edges, like you’d find on a steak knife.
I’m not sure if I want to get close enough to one to find out if they have non-serrated parts of the teeth.
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Earth: does the same thing it’s done for 4.54 billion years
Humans:
Hey there were no guarantees this year
JTM Eddie
judge hoffman from the trial of the chicago 7 is quite possibly the most infuriating man I've ever seen on screen, fuck you sir
the number of times i almost screamed fuck you to the screen
how do i go about dating eddie redmayne, should i just walk around london until he shows up on my tinder or what
i learned that in August 2014 Women’s Voices for the Earth commissioned testing of four types of Always menstrual pads, manufactured by Procter & Gamble. The certified laboratory STAT Analysis Corporation analyzed the products for volatile organic compound.
“The results of the testing indicate that both scented and unscented Always pads emit toxic chemicals, including chemicals identified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Toxicology Program, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and the State of California Environmental Protection Agency as carcinogens, and reproductive and developmental toxins. None of these chemicals are disclosed on the product by the manufacturer.” (x)
I switched to dye free fancy cotton pads, after years of having periods so fucking bad I would sometimes faint, and now i just get like. regular cramps occasionally, they’re not even that bad anymore.
i switched back to these after using fancy organic cotton pads during my most recent period & they caused PROBLEMS out of the blue - 100% confirmed, these are not good to use
been using these reusable menstrual pads since november 2019 and im never going back to these commercial pads. commercial pads like these always gives me skin rashes which is so annoying. switch to reusable i swear you’ll not only be period-ready but also rashes-free!
psa they also have a starter pack in case you want to switch and you dont know what to get and an xl size for plus sized women!
EXPLAINS ALOT. WOULDVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW AWHILE AGO. COOOOOOL.
Plus, there’s a study that showed that vagina are highly vascular so, basically, every chemical you put down there is absorbed by your body real fast and really well. In short, ditch tampon too.
TAMPONS are dangerous frequently the direct cause of TSS TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME
Yeah, reusable pads were one of my first major eco-friendly changes but my body has been way happier that way. They are infinitely more comfortable and effective, and I just throw them in my washing machine on the hand wash + extra rinse and hang dry. I can’t say being on your period is ever pleasant, but it’s way better than before - ESPECIALLY in situations where you can’t change as often - and I don’t feel like the harbinger of the end of the world when I look at my restroom trash can anymore :)
I always buy generic brands but wasnt “always” the ones who were sending fucked up pads to women in africa just a few years ago too???? Fuck always brand.
PSA!!!
they now have a budget-friendly trial pack so you no longer have to worry which pad fits best for you. you can just buy the pack to get one pad of each size!!
Could the fact that i use Always brand be the reason i get such bad cramps?? I must test this theory…
Also, pads can take up to 800 years to decompose. Yikes.
Cariona pads (link above) are AWESOME. Don’t knock it til you try it - I’ll never go back to always pads. My period is, like, manageable, for the first time in my life. It is no longer a struggle with excruciating cramps, heavy bleeding, leakage, and looooong periods, but like, mild to medium cramps, and I HAVE A CYCLE AGAIN for the first time in years. Try it. The upfront cost is daunting, I understand, because I was worried I wouldn’t like them, but I’m SO GLAD I got them. Just toss them in bottom of your shower when you take them off, shower as usual, and then squeeze them out. That basically rinses them for you, and then they’re all set for the washer and dryer. You’ll thank yourself later; give it a try.
Why isn’t anyone talking about how cute the Cariona pads are? They look adorable tbh
Cannot recommend reusable pads enough. They’re much more comfortable, conforming to the shape of your body, no chafing and they’re great for the environment
i get thrush after every period and i always thought it was the hormone change but maybe it’s the pads changing the environment?
also does anyone know any reusable pad brands that do smaller sizes?? i buy “teen” disposable ones, adult pads simply do not fit on my knickers
That was Winston Churchill.
the way rr has the very special capability to create a plothole within a span of two pages...but the implications are kind of funny. it’s said that percy had gotten annabeth her red coral pendant from his father’s palace after they’d started dating. percy also says he hasn’t seen poseidon since the end of the titan war at chb. which would mean percy really went all the way to his father’s underwater palace to steal some of his coral and then sped outta there without even saying hi💀. flex tape can’t fix that.
Happy new year
Return of the king
here’s your damn fish
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