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I think we’re kind of starting to get away from this but have y’all noticed how in the vast majority of popular media, sex scenes don’t actually tend to involve a lot of talking/fumbling/awkwardness unless it’s for humor or to indicate that the people having sex are a.) probably Wrong for each other somehow or b.) inexperienced, possibly having sex for the first time?

but “good” sex, between people who are experienced and In Love etc, is almost always effortlessly athletic and steamy and they somehow telepathically know exactly what to do. I’m not talking about knowing what their lover enjoys, that’s entirely feasible, but they never even have to coordinate what they’re doing. there’s no “do you want me on top?” or “do you want to do [x]?” or accidentally getting in each other’s way.

the overwhelming message that I’ve always gotten from pop culture is that Good Sex happens without communication and, more dangerously, that needing to communicate is a sign that you’re somehow bad at sex, when in reality that’s almost definitely a sign that you’re, you know, a considerate partner who actually gives a shit about people being comfortable when they have sex with you.

napfa

why doesn’t this have more notes

batmanisagatewaydrug-deactivate

because I posted it less than 12 hours ago; give it time, friend

thepixiepaige

Not only that but like, overwhelmingly sex in media is portrayed as this steamy, well-oiled, SERIOUS machine. Like… where’s the fun? Pop culture seems to be so obsessed with this communication-less pantomime of actual intimacy rather than the reality of intimacy going hand in hand with not only consideration but humour and mutual vulnerability.

Sex is by nature so awkward and odd and it NEVER works the way you see in films or on tv. It’s never seamless and perfect and that is not a BAD THING.

You’re not “doing it wrong” if you’re having problems getting a good rhythm and keep messin’ each other up by trying to help.

You’re not doing it wrong if you’re laughing and talking and not taking it seriously.

And additionally, and now this is a complete tangent from the original point here, but you’re not doing it wrong if you don’t manage to get off or get your partner off.

Sometimes sex is just the action and not the climax and that’s COMPLETELY FINE. My partner and I struggled a LOT with this when we first started having sex because we both had terrible guilt when we couldn’t reach climax or couldn’t get the other off because we felt like that was what the whole point of sex was.

Media puts a lot of PRESSURE on sex and what it looks like that shouldn’t be there and it’s AWFUL.

The focus is just so … wrong.

batmanisagatewaydrug-deactivate

hey @thepixiepaige no big but this is the best commentary anyone has ever added to one of my posts

widgenstain

“obsessed with this communication-less pantomime of actual intimacy rather than the reality of intimacy going hand in hand with not only consideration but humour and mutual vulnerability.“

ailuronymy

A check-list for anthropomorphism.

These are some questions that I think are extremely important to discuss with your role-play partners. It’s important to know what kind of anthropomorphism you use, because otherwise there are going to be a lot of miscommunication.

Can cats cry when they are sad? Yes/no. Can cats laugh (when happy, or otherwise)? Yes/no. Are cats nocturnal (awake at night, mostly asleep/inactive during the day)? Yes/no. Can cats taste sweetness? Yes/no. Do cats have human-like colour vision? Yes/no. Do cats have better-than-human night vision? Yes/no. Do cats have a highly developed sense of taste? Yes/no. Do cats communicate with words more than actions/gestures/body language? Yes/no. Do cats use their tail and ears as a substitute for facial expression (for the most part)? Yes/no. Would a cat wilfully risk its life to help and/or save the life of another cat? Yes/no. Would a cat choose to be celibate for its entirely life, if necessary? Yes/no. Does a cat have the ability to choose whether or not it wants to have kittens? Yes/no. Does the cat’s clan accept celibacy as a normal life choice (for those who choose it), and support them? Yes/no. Is it possible for a cat to be asexual? Yes/no. Is it possible for a cat to be homosexual? Yes/no. Is it possible for a cat to be bisexual? Yes/no. Is it possible for a cat to be pansexual? Yes/no. Is it possible for a cat to be transgender? Yes/no. Does the clan accept and support the existence of asexual/homosexual/bisexual/pansexual/transgender cats? Yes/no. Are kittens born with their eyes open and their adult eye colour already showing (as compared to blue eyes)? Yes/no. Are kittens born deaf? Yes/no. Are kittens born able to walk? Yes/no. Are kittens born able to understand speech and/or talk? Yes/no. Is it considered socially acceptable for a mother to abandon (or mercifully kill) a kitten that is born with severe deformities and/or a terminal illness that will make it unlikely to survive? Yes/no. When under extreme amounts of stress, will a mother cat resort to infanticide (killing her own kittens, and often eating them afterwards)? Yes/no. Do mature tomcats (ordinarily/often/usually) feel urges of aggression towards kittens (specifically newborn or very young kittens)? Yes/no. Are tomcats considered a threat to kittens (specifically newborn or very young kittens) as a result of the above? Yes/no. Are tomcats banned from the nursery (unless they can be proven to lack the normal aggressive characteristics)? Yes/no. Would it be considered normal for a mother to chase away, attack, or otherwise threaten a tom who comes too near the nursery and/or her kittens? Yes/no. Do toms get to name kittens they have fathered? Yes/no. Are medicine cats specifically trained to be able to interact successfully with anxious and/or aggressive queens, so as not to alarm them or cause any kind of emotional disturbance? Yes/no. Are medicine cat toms wilfully celibate in order to greatly reduce their perceived threat to kittens? Yes/no. Are medicine cat toms wilfully celibate in order to focus on their craft at all times, without needing to tend to their own kittens? Yes/no. Are leaders able to “come back from the dead”/”heal” themselves from serious injuries, due to the nine lives given to them by spirits? Yes/no. Is rape, sexual harassment, or any kind of unwanted sexual advance considered unacceptable by the clan, and duly punished? Yes/no. Do female cats spray/scent mark like tomcats do? Yes/no.

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For reference. These are mostly just confirming the level of anthropomorphism we've established over the years at HalfClan. It's not my personal preference but it's there and I can deal with it.

Regarding Patch-

Pelt Colours: Distinctive patches. Can be tortoiseshell,

#patch

Regarding Plimpy-

Information: One species of plimpy lives in the area. Northern Plimpies are black.

Pelt Colours: Black

#plimpy #fish #magical creatures

Regarding Mustard-

Information: Three species of mustard grow in the area. Black Mustard and Shortpod Mustard have yellow flowers. Garlic Mustard has white flowers.

Pelt Colours: Golden or white

#mustard #flowers

Regarding Pale-

Pelt Colours: Very light grey. White. Can be tabby.

#pale #colours

Regarding Raisin-

Information: One species of raisin grows in the area. Wild Raisin has white flowers.

Pelt Colours: White

#raisin #flowers

Regarding Angelica-

Information: One species of angelica grows in the area. Great Angelica has yellow or white flowers.

Pelt Colours: Golden or white

#angelica #flowers

Regarding Heliotrope-

Information: Two species of heliotrope grow in the area. Both the Salt Heliotrope and the Seaside Heliotrope have white flowers with dark purple or yellow centres.

Pelt Colours: White with golden/dark grey

#heliotrope #flowers

Regarding Radish-

Information: One species of radish grows in the area. Wild Radish can have pale yellow, white or light purpleish flowers.

Pelt Colours: Light golden, white or light grey

#radish #flowers

Sorry I haven't updated this blog in forever! I'll be posting more soon, promise!

~Rain

Regarding -back

-back is only allowed as a name-change suffix when a cat has suffered notable damage to or has a condition that affects the back/spine

#back

Regarding Vervain-

Information: Two species of vervain grow in the area. The Blue Vervain can have violet-ish flowers.

(The Hoary Vervain's flowers are too purple for it to work)

Vervain is known to have magical healing properties.

Pelt Colours: Light grey, can be tabby

#vervain #flowers #magical plants

Regarding Rush-

Information: One species of rush grows in the area. The Common Spike Rush has brown seed things that I'm not really sure of.

Pelt Colours: Brown with white

#rush

Regarding Walnut-

Information: Two species of walnut grow in the area. The Black Walnut has brown bark. The English Walnut has grey-brown bark.

Walnut is also used as a wand wood. From Pottermore:

"Highly intelligent witches and wizards ought to be offered a walnut wand for trial first, because in nine cases out of ten, the two will find in each other their ideal mate. Walnut wands are often found in the hands of magical innovators and inventors; this is a handsome wood possessed of unusual versatility and adaptability. A note of caution, however: while some woods are difficult to dominate, and may resist the performance of spells that are foreign to their natures, the walnut wand will, once subjugated, perform any task its owner desires, provided that the user is of sufficient brilliance. This makes for a truly lethal weapon in the hands of a witch or wizard of no conscience, for the wand and the wizard may feed from each other in a particularly unhealthy manner."

Pelt Colours: Brown/grey-brown tabby

#walnut #trees #magical plants

Regarding Yew-

Information: The Yew tree grows in the area. It has brown to red-and-brown bark.

Yew is also used as a wand wood. From Pottermore:

"Yew wands are among the rarer kinds, and their ideal matches are likewise unusual, and occasionally notorious. The wand of yew is reputed to endow its possessor with the power of life and death, which might, of course, be said of all wands; and yet yew retains a particularly dark and fearsome reputation in the spheres of duelling and all curses. However, it is untrue to say (as those unlearned in wandlore often do) that those who use yew wands are more likely to be attracted to the Dark Arts than another. The witch or wizard best suited to a yew wand might equally prove a fierce protector of others. Wands hewn from these most long-lived trees have been found in the possession of heroes quite as often as of villains. Where wizards have been buried with wands of yew, the wand generally sprouts into a tree guarding the dead owner’s grave. What is certain, in my experience, is that the yew wand never chooses either a mediocre or a timid owner."

Pelt Colours: Brown tabby or ginger and brown tabby or tortoiseshell with significant amounts of brown

#yew #trees #magical plants

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