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she/they | aroace | doing my best | Next to Normal enthusiast | INFJ | 4w5 | basically just a Sleeping At Last jukebox | I never know what to put in these but hi there :)

[ouroborosorder]

this is such a profoundly stupid thing to be mad about but. i periodically think about how banksy made one of my single favorite pieces of art of all time, and everything else he's ever done has sucked. man, how did you nail it once

[ouroborosorder]

It's this piece, titled The Banality of the Banality of Evil. Because on first glance, you're like. Yeah, okay, it's obvious what it's saying. Even nazis, even evil people can appreciate beauty, too. But then you learn its name, and suddenly the interpretation shifts a bit. The idea that evil is banal has in itself become banal. my first response to seeing a nazi on a bench is "oh it's about the banality of evil" and not "jesus christ there's a nazi on the bench."

and like. i dunno i think that's a really interesting way for a title to recontextualize a piece. it's finding nuance by tearing out the nuance you want to project onto it. it's not the greatest piece of art ever made, but i'd be lying if i said i didn't have a huge soft spot for it

[manwhorewednesdays]

Okay but I have to add to this

what I find really interesting is how the way this is drawn (especially considering who drew it) the art style seems extremely deliberate. This type of nostalgic landscape painting is very reminiscent of nazi art and specifically, Hitler's art.

Nazis were extremely judgmental of "entartete Kunst" (degenerate art). Bansky's usual work very well fall into this category! So for him to go for this style of painting in particular is another choice I find very interesting, because I can see some people react to this painting with some variation of "oh, I didn't know he could actually draw! I thought he is a hack but he is a real artist!" - and that is where they would agree with the Nazis.

I dunno I just find this piece very compelling

[ouroborosorder]

oh that is actually fascinating. in fact, to add on- a detail I omitted because I just kinda forgot to mention it. The reason there’s two signatures in the corner is because it was a painting in a thrift shop, Banksy adding the Nazi, and then returning it to the shop.

I think there’s something interesting about recognizing the lineage of this type of art and wanting to mess with it, subvert the intent, and explore the topic and legacy. It’s potent. I really like this piece

[earhartsease]

this is really great post to wander through

[rawstrap]

"!!" is its own word to me

[tanoraqui]

A really good tragedy is one in which it simultaneously seems like there are a million and one moments in which a single character could’ve made a different choice and everything could’ve ended up better, and like nothing could ever have averted this terrible end.

[eugeniedanglars]

#uh huh uh huh uh huh#it really all comes down to characterization tbh#knowing the characters COULD have made a different choice#but also knowing those particular characters never WOULD have#it reminds me of that post about shakespearean tragedies#and how say if you put othello in hamlet’s plot#he’d kill claudius immediately#just like if hamlet was in othello’s shoes#he’d out think iago#but it’s because they are who they are (in part) that tragedy ensues (via @nancywheeeler)

[quasinonymous]

The ancient greek playwrights had a saying: “Character is fate.” 

This is what they meant.

[dr-lizortecho]

they addressed the whole stupid schtick people do about super “girl” once and for all when they said supergirl isn’t because she’s a girl who is a hero, it’s because she is a hero for girls

it’s about a movie that says to be a girl is to be treated as an object, a commodity, goods, and also says that girlhood is something that is murdered not grown out of, something stolen not softly kissed farewell at a beautiful coming of age, it’s something that can be gone at the age of thirteen while someone’s full grown adult cousin can still be “young”, Supergirl is a film about the grief thats held inside and the anguish at losing that girl, at her being ripped away by the cruelties of reality and the desperate ways we cling to the preservation of others, to protecting those who come next, because it’s a generational story across planets, across histories, across cultures

[assignedmale]

[purple--starrrs]

By the way it's like. Really fucked how society's thoughts on epilepsy is just "get over it." Seizures can cause permanent brain damage. Seizures can kill people. Seizures hurt like hell. Allow me to reiterate that seizures can kill people. And you're just gonna casually put flashing lights, a common trigger for seizures in your advertisement, in your animation meme, in your edit, on your billboards, without even thinking about putting a simple disclaimer? That's unbelievable. Your little anime edit could deadass cost a life and you're not gonna put a warning because it's "inconvenient" or "people like that shouldn't be on the internet" (ableist) (the problem exists outside the internet also). Or you'll give insufficient ones like putting it in the captions or only giving like one second before the flashing lights appear, meaning that the trigger's already in motion before anyone who needs the warning can read it and save themselves from literal physical danger.

We need to start commenting under other people's posts about how to properly warn for flashing lights and eyestrain. We need to be emailing and calling companies about their possibly triggering advertisements that could induce seizures. We need to stop tolerating ableism and start speaking up for the more vulnerable.

Also, stop putting epilepsy warnings. That's like saying "warning: schizophrenia" on a post including unreality or "warning: dyslexia" on a post with a typing quirk. First off, the disability mentioned isn't the only group of people that this could trigger. Second, it doesn't truly get the message across and instead makes it worse for those with the disability-- scrolling through the epilepsy tag on Tumblr should get you to view the content of other epileptic people, but no, you just get a bunch of flashing lights and eyestrain, even though you could instead tag for, oh I dunno, flashing lights and eyestrain.

Anyways this Disability Pride, and for every month that comes after, think about epileptic people and others who are triggered by flashing lights/eyestrain. Happy pride to those who experience seizures too frequently due to the unaccommodating and ableist societies we live in!

[whatkindofnameisella]

ursula k le guin affirmations for your day:

it is our differences which make us dearer to one another

it is never too late to start loving

the enemy is not the foreigner, but the ones who tell you to hate the foreigner

everyone should have food, shelter, and work

everything is a yin and yang metaphor if you try hard enough

sci-fi is important

[talontarget]

jkr is literally posting upskirt photos to her social media. when will it finally get through to harry potter fans that their support makes her feel confident and correct enough to do things like this

[nurseleonedeactivated-deactivat]

i think ppl would be a lot happier and better-adjusted on here if they realized that being online on a website is like being in any other casual public space full of people. if u walk into walmart u dont immediately think to yourself “i have to be friends with everyone in this walmart and if not everyone likes me i’m a failure” and u really shouldn’t feel that way online either. likewise if there’s a guy in the walmart parking lot shouting obscenities u probably wouldn’t answer him and that’s literally an exact equivalent to some of the weird stuff that people on here seem to feel they’re obligated to respond to.

[virtualgirladvance]

everything is okay

i live here

im a person

its okay to make noise

youre allowed to go outside

no one is watching you

[virtualgirladvance]

hi sober me the morning after here and girl you were just doing laundry wtf are these affirmations???

[virtualgirladvance]

youre allowed to complain

sleep is a right not a privilege

you arent rocking the boat

you arent a burden

[three-semicolons]

So, I know there are plenty of iconic nicknames for Dick — particularly “the Boy Wonder” — during his time as Robin. All of those are great. Very cute. Very wholesome.

However, I think we need to bring back “devil-child with the laughing eyes”.

Is it a mouthful? Yes. Does it convey every single aspect of Dick’s character at that age? Immaculately so. He’s mischievous. He’s dangerous. But he’s silly and gleeful while doing it, and always laughing. Just… hopefully not at you.

(And, if he isn’t silly or gleeful, if he isn’t laughing… run.)

[darlingofdots]

been stewing on an analytical approach to fiction which I call "is this book afraid of me?" and in order to answer this question you determine how hard the book is trying to make sure you don't come after the writer on twitter

[playwrongs]

Tags via @deadpanwalking, editor and ass-kicker extraordinaire

[gingisnap]

Please keep making art. Please make it for yourself. Please don’t let everything become even more of the same flat general appeal nonsense that doesn’t seem to have anything to say

[so-i-did-this-thing]

Hi. very glad i found your blog. been feeling down recently because most of what i see from the trans community recently is hating on trans men. that sucks. but youre happy and it feels like a glimpse into the future i could have. feels great to see! thank you! hope this isnt weird. btw holy SHIT your fits are amazing

Thank you!

I would suggest blocking people who you feel have shit takes about trans men.

Trans men absolutely aren't exempt from reinforcing systems of oppression, but not everyone putting us under the microscope is doing so in good faith (or may be piss poor at making their point, to where it causes harm).

Online queer discourse is full of people who don't know queer history/theory, people who don't know we have these same conversations every few years, people who don't recognize their own privilege and biases, people who are desperate to be influencers, people who are functionally illiterate, people who conflate arguing online with activism, people who are transphobic despite being trans themselves, people who are legit bad actors, people who would rather vent than take action, and simply, very hurt people who need to lash out in some way.

It's unfortunate, because there are good conversations to be had here, and even people with shitty takes deserve to have their pain eased.

But any debate requires a moderator, which falls to the individual on social media. And so, the community tends to eat itself.

This is your space to curate, and it isn't a requirement to like or even tolerate everyone in your community. If I see someone who I feel is mostly being a nihilist or hurting others, or I feel is an utter twit in some other way, I block them.

I don't feel like this is me reinforcing systems of oppression. This is me focusing on my own peace. I still make it a routine to regularly follow trans people of experiences other than mine and listen when they vent, even when my knee-jerk reaction is to be defensive. And Tumblr also isn't the only way in which I participate in the world.

When I choose to block other queer people for having bad takes (or I otherwise dislike their vibe), I try to do so quietly. I save the callout posts for people who try to hurt me directly in my notes or inbox.

I also think it's important to have online AND offline community, and in both, to maintain a mix of activism/venting with other pursuits. Have a movie night, go on a hike, make a little craft, do stuff together that is *fun* and not centered around discourse. Do things that uplift one another, that create gender euphoria, or that simply shut out cishet normativity, even if only for a brief respite.

You will burn yourself out if you focus on trans oppression and don't leave room for trans joy.

Hope that wasn't too much of a ramble, but I feel very strongly that you can defend your personal boundaries while still supporting your community.

[bettyrightnow]

ever since i was a little girl i knew i wanted to put no effort into my appearance

[unalivejournal]

It's okay if you're 22 and still sleep with a stuffed animal it's called having the cuddlers spirit and it's actually what gets you into heaven

[dragon-in-a-fez]

if you can't handle me at my worst then stop dragging me there fucker

[anglaised]

theres a reason u associate east asians with femininity and black people with masculinity and it has nothing to do with actual masculine or feminine “behavior” and everything to do with race science 😭 u have been taught race science, u haven’t unlearned race science 😭😭😭😭 READ A BOOK ABOUT RACISMMMM