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Laura (she/her), 20s. A bit of everything, and overall cheap existentialism. Amateur. ES/ENG/FR - daphnesleaves (classics/ancient history sideblog)

[kashilascorner]

Guys if I ever talk about a thing I'm writing, mention a writing project, etc I'm working on please don't share my post on another site, link it externally etc thanks 😅

[redstonedust]

its probably a normal sign for the economy that all of my adulthood fantasies are like "imagine having your own kitchen living room and bathroom to decorate" "what if i could get on a train" "maybe one day i could purchase a sturdy pair of shoes" "i should save and invest in a single bicycle"

[64mpg]

google used to know what i was talking about

[mangled-by-disuse]

in happier pride news i actually found this deeply heartwarming

that's solidarity baybeeee

[lgbtlaughs]

Further context: Durham city council (Reform UK) cut funding and support for Pride. The Durham Miner's Association and other trade unions raised enough money for Durham Pride 2026 to go ahead - a direct call back to when Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) raised money for mining communities when Margaret Thatcher seized union funding during the miner strikes of 1984-85.

At the 1985 Labour party meet, the motion to support LGBT rights as a party was passed due to a block vote from mining unions.

Stephen Guy, the chair of the Durham Miners’ Association, said that when it became apparent Durham Pride was under threat, he took it upon himself to “encourage the trade union movement to step up and do the right thing, and stand shoulder to shoulder with the LGBT+ community […] They not only raised funds for us, but came to our communities, uplifted our spirits when they were down, and showed their solidarity.”

[kashilascorner]

Shut upppp not the hottest guy in the company making a joke about travelling here to see me and me barely holding the giggling as soon as he's out of sight--

[unfairunknown]

OK, I have redacted my last name and school email address for the Tumblr audience. I will give that information to those who reach out here on Tumblr with inquiries. Essentially, I'm working on my PhD, and for the final element I want to speak with some fans, regardless of their educational background, to see what they think and feel about some Arthurian or Arthurian-adjacent themes and texts.

While I can't compensate anyone for participating, the focus group(s) would be an hour on Zoom. If you message me with interest, I can give you some examples of the kinds of questions I'd be asking, some texts that I might consider, etc.

I've got a small digital footprint these days, so if you know anyone who meets the two qualifications (likes to read fantasy/sci-fi and is queer/LGBTQIA+) please share! It's for a good cause (I'm a year out from submitting my PhD dissertation). This project has been approved by my university's ethics board, and I have informational documents and a consent form for those who will participate. The dates are flexible as of now, I'm hoping for end of June or early July, and after DragonCon (first week of Sept) with a second group.

Thank you!

[cringepoop]

[woolandflax]

You wouldn’t understand

[brucebocchi]

is now a good time to mention that the woman in the screenshot literally runs rotatingsandwiches.com

[tboy-trash]

we're far too culturally obsessed with men who are mean and rough around the edges but turn out to be big softies underneath it all when, in reality, most men who are like this are simply dicks

[dullyn]

How come in every book I’ve seen featuring a trans man/transmasc main character the character’s love interest is always a cis man?

Why no t4t? Why no women?

Why is it always a cis man?

[mephistopheles]

i bring a sort of “you should maybe interrogate your so-called ‘preferences’ to make sure they’re not literal textbook examples of severe unconscious bias” vibe that my woke gay friends dont really like

[sparvverius]

melville does this thing where he gives something so much overt symbolic meaning that it doubles back around to being difficult to parse. the whaling ship is both a whaler and a whale, and therefore a cannibal. the whaling ship is both colonizer and liberator. the whaling ship is both global and american. the whaling ship is the meeting-place of civilization and savagery. the whaling ship is a place where racial divisions and dynamics are alternately relaxed and reiterated. the whaling ship could be anywhere and is therefore nowhere at all. it's both place and placeless!!

[fadedlovemp3]

rb to relieve the back pain of the person u reblogged this from

[kashilascorner]

Sometimes you see these wonderful pieces of art and nice posts and suddenly it turns out they are fan creations of the silliest pieces of media ever

[goddisposez]

although i largely love terror/polar exploration fandom and think it's significantly more sensitive and thoughtful than most historically fixated spaces, there is also an undercurrent of subconscious racism and uncritical buy-in to the great man theory + belief that white men's stories no matter how relatively mundane/unremarkable are the center of everything. but then everyone thinks you're crazy for noticing it

[artdecohomeg1rl]

You can successfully subvert this undercurrent by assuming they are all transmen.

[goddisposez]

no you cant because this post is about racism

[mjshortformcjesus]

holy shit have you evver tried this new substance called album in order

[whoarethemoonpeople]

it magically turns songs you don’t like into songs you like!!!

[kashilascorner]

The amount of trash people still throw at Y*ko On* to this day is incredible

[kashilascorner]

I was trying to find some of her pieces to reblog and instead ended up on the b*atle-mania side of tumblr good lord

[kashilascorner]

The amount of trash people still throw at Y*ko On* to this day is incredible