lady astley

“i am possessive about time alone.” sylvia plath

[mihai-florescu]

No marketing or advertising campaign will ever be more effective on me than a mutual who really likes a piece of media

[ofstarsandvibranium]

Reblog with whatever tag first shows up when you type “I just want”.

[cages-boxes-hunters-foxes]

Why are the Republicans still entertaining Trump and do you think he really has a chance of winning again in 2024? I know there was also talk that he wanted to challenge Mitch for speaker of the house.

mitch isn’t speaker of the house - he’s senate minority leader - and trump would have to run for senate and win for that to happen. republicans are entertaining him because he’s wildly popular among the base and they need his voters. he absolutely has a chance of winning and we should all be terrified

[msburgundy-but-worser-deactivat]

mythbusters was so good because it wasn't a killjoy show. they didn't just say "see, it doesn't work" and leave it there

whenever they find that the stunt doesn't work as portrayed in the movie, they immediately ask "what would it take to make this happen?"

[disclaymore-deactivated20230920]

“we know it takes this amount of explosives to work, but what if we doubled it anyway?”

[oldschoolvillageidiot]

Some myths I'll always remember:

* Are elephants scared of mice? (They only did that because they were in Africa and had access to elephants.)

* Will a bull run amok in a china shop?

* Is it better to run zig-zag or straight when chased by an alligator?

I love these because NONE of them turned out the way they expected. They went into all three with pre-conceived ideas of how it would go, and each time they "failed." Elephants WILL cower from mice. A bull moves very gingerly through a china shop. It doesn't matter how you run because ALLIGATORS WON'T CHASE YOU.

And each time, they reacted with just... pure glee. "Holy shit, we were wrong! Oh my god! This is great! We were so wrong!"

And that, to me, is what science is. Being excited about being wrong because either way it's information.

[feychella-deactivated20220124]

‘gaslight gatekeep girlboss’ this and ‘mansplain manipulate malewife’ that.

[feychella-deactivated20220124]

what about reduce reuse recycle

[justsomeantifas]

call me ignorant but i genuinely don’t understand why sports have to be split up by gender.

[robobun]

@ everyone in the notes talking about physical performance: if that were the case, then sports would be divided by physical performance. that’s a thing you can measure. that’s a thing that varies by individual. a weak man and a strong man would be an unfair fight in boxing/wrestling/MMA, which is why they divide those sports up into weight groups based on physical performance. but they also further segregate them based on gender. chess is segregated by gender for no reason but sexism. if it’s actually about skill and physical ability, then measure those and separate people by those metrics. don’t do some bullshit gender segregation and pretend like men and women are inherently on different levels no matter their individual abilities.

[justsomeantifas]

💅

[aggrokawaii]

Remember that time a teenage girl struck out Babe Ruth? That’s fucking why. Men are afraid of being beaten by women.

[amuseoffyre]

Remember that time male swimmers were pulled out of training because Kate Ledecky was leaving them ‘broken’ by swimming better than them? Remember how she didn’t even notice, because she was busy actually training?

[notanadult]

Shooting is a sport that has no reliance on strength and so any allowance for gender variation is irrelevant. The last time there was a mixed competition (1992) a chinese woman named Zhang Shan won it.

[murderxbaby-deactivated20190102]

It’s often presented as for the benefit of women. After all, they’ll be heartbroken when they‘re hurt or bested by men.

Projection is a hell of a drug. 

[dick-graysons-left-butt-cheek]

[yungcrybby-anonymousbosch666]

this is why they drug test Serena like crazy. the believe no woman should be that good. let alone a black woman. and black women have always been considered “manly” and less feminine.

[iampikachuhearmeroar]

also can we talk about how surfing is segregated as well? like how the dude who won this years international surfing cup or whatever was given $30,000 worth of prize money, while the woman who won the women’s comp was only awarded like $16,000 of prize money???? or whatever it was. but I know it was either half or less than half of what the man won. like why can’t they get the same prize money and when they’re competing internationally in the same competition? they surely have the same level of skill and talent.

[yungcrybby-anonymousbosch666]

the pay gap in sports between men and women is fucking insane.

[torukun1]

The pay gaps, not to mention lack of sponsorships for women athletes who don’t look like models is insane. If you weigh over 250 pounds, no one will sponsor you. It’s why most female Olympic-class weightlifters live in poverty/out of their cars.

[shipitbabyonemoretime]

[intersex-mhacha-deactivated2020]

Reminder that in international (and usually national too) womens athletics anybody with 5m/mol of natural testosterone or higher is disqualified. (See legal case of Dutee Chand vs IAAF.)

Do you or somebody you know have PCOS? You are banned from international womens athletics because you are supposedly in posession of an unreasonable advantage in sports.

Folks disqualified for hyper-androgenism in womens athletics.

Francine Niyonsaba

Caster Semenya

Dutee Chand

Margaret Wambui

And more

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Why are those disqualified overwhelmingly black and brown? Because testing is case by case when an athletes performance “raises suspicions”. They overwhelmingly test athletes of colour, for being too fast and not meeting white expectations of femininity.

Racism and intersexism(discrimination against intersex people) in sports is abject evil. Desegregate sports.

[theprideful-deactivated20251201]

bringing this back in light of the blatant racism and misogynoir in the olympics

[andhaveapleasanttomorrow]

youre not better than other people just because you listen to weird music

yes I am

[glazedeye-s]

but in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth.... such a constellation was he to me— circe by madeline miller.

[bisexualwario]

a college republican went crying to tucker carlson last night because some black classmates photoshopped his face onto a literal cracker

[thediaryofafreespirit]

This person is pro-choice and proud!

[wellbutrinboy]

if u have curly hair and someone tells u it would look better straight theyre a liar and a dumb bitch

[lesbianderson]

I almost feel sorry for heterosexual homophobic males who think rock is “for them”. I mean peak 70s rock and roll filled with himbos, gender fluids and bissexuals??? All the huge male rock bands wearing high heels and make up? Motley crüe, the highest example of fuckboys trashing hotel rooms, but dressed like this on the meantime

Twisted sister just being twisted sister and saying that if some guy thought that wearing pink jackets with spikes, drag queen make up and heels made them “less of a man” they could just fuck off because rock isnt about that gender centered shit.

Lou fucking Reed went to conversion therapy for being gay and later on he went and wrote a bunch of rock songs about the LGBT community and traumas caused by homophobia. One of The Velvet Underground’s albums was listed by Rolling Stone as the 13th most influential rock album from all time, and it was all about an ex boyfriend named Nico.

ALSO from the first wave of rock and roll in the 60s, The Kinks had Sir Ray Davies, an openly queer vocalist in the fucking 60s who also wrote a popular song about a trans woman (Lola) and had some huge hits people still listen to 50+ yers later. The Who made huge success also in the 60s and Pete Townshend (vocals) came out as bisexual and non binary during an interview in 89!!

Prince on live tv wearing tight pants with huge holes on his buttcheeks and singing about kissing girls and boys.

Even some more “conservative” artists in the 60s like George Harrison and Bob Dylan were writing love songs to each other?? One of Bob’s writings to George actually says “All I have is yours; I’ll let you have me anytime”. They were described as soulmates by George’s wife.

To finish my ted talk I’ll just leave Mick Jagger being a himbo with glittery eyeshadow, tight corserts with titties out, low waist tight pants with a PINK BRA ON? Bowie wearing a dress in a 1970s album cover??

Not to mention Mick Jagger’s wife coming home to find him shagging Bowie on their bed (70s celebrity gossip at its best).

So yes I will take classic rock back for the gays™️ and gatekeep it from straig*t man.

[melodramasarchive]

solar power (2021) // perfect places (2017)

[targuzzler-deactivated20180224]

are you a philosopher

boy im dumb as shit

[pochowek]

“boy im dumb as shit” is just rephrased Socrates’s “I know that I know nothing“ so whats the truth

[flowerais-deactivated20211031]

ways of finding yourself more

- spend less time on places that can numb your mind, like scrolling through your phone. the world isn’t about numbers and notifications and deadlines. be more in touch with the world and notice beautiful things. look at people and things in a softer light.

- don’t act a certain way just because it’s trendy or most people do it. it may be more “relatable” but it won’t make you feel happy. don’t be cynical or judgemental anymore.

- clean or reorganize your things. throw out things you don’t need or things that make you feel down. if you have emotional baggage, accept it and let yourself move past it.

- spend time alone. think about the person you are around others and your true self. think about the people you spend time with - if they make you feel happy, or if you can be yourself around them.

- if you’re letting yourself get badly treated, it might be because you feel unworthy. this might mean you have a low perception of yourself and you need to learn to love yourself more. when you start loving yourself the world will seem kinder and the universe will seem to be on your side.

- don’t overthink or worry too much about things. you likely won’t even remember it in a year or even a month. have faith that you can do whatever you’re afraid of, because you can.

- don’t let yourself be defined by what you lack and your past. do not define yourself with your negative traits. do not compare yourself with anything. focus on moving forward.

- don’t depend on others to much. ask for help, and spend time with others, but be independent too. do not rely on external validation or attention - you’re already loved and loveable the way you are. be content alone and work towards bettering yourself.

[ourdiningroom-deactivated202202]

bisexuality is not a "stepping stone" to coming out as gay or lesbian further down the track. it is not a phase. it is not an experiment. bisexuality is the most beautiful and valid identity and i love all of my fellow bisexuals so much.

[pirategf]

[shares 2 traits with a character] this is absolutely insane we are the same person

[doodle-shenanigans]

[character that is just like me] fuck this guy