[northirish]

I'm following blogs that haven't posted in like eight years but I don't care I shall never unfollow them because I am a true and loyal knight #loyalknight

[homkamiro]

In another universe?

[leo-artista]

I fear no fictional trope can ever surpass the classic power of friendship

[psychotic-gerard]

love seeing revisionism in the wild “free the nipple never meant you can walk around topless every where that’s still sexual harassment it just meant for like breastfeeding and stuff”no it literally means you should be able to walk around topless anywhere because get this. breasts aren’t fucking sexual organs.

[roguebombshell]

I remember when I was about 12, I watched a show on TLC that followed people as they got somewhat uncommon medical procedures.

There was one episode with a trans woman getting different gender-affirming operations, including breast implants. It showed the procedure, and (what I found so fascinating that it's stuck with me for decades), as soon as the doctor put the implant in, a censor blur popped up on the nipple.

And you just know there was a meeting between the TLC lawyers and the editors and producers of the show to discuss what the difference was between a "man nipple" (can be shown) and a "woman nipple" (no no must obscure, 'tis naughty). And they decided that as soon as the implant goes in and the nipple has more mass behind it, that's the moment when it becomes a woman's nipple and must be hidden to comply with TV rules.

But it's the same nipple. On the same person. I know what it looks like; I just saw it. But TV and obscenity rules are rules, and the rules say woman nipple = sexual and therefore explicit, but man nipple = neutral, just fine.

"Free the Nipple" was calling out arbitrary bullshit like that, because someone just existing with their body parts should not be considered obscene, and the double standard that men can be topless but women can't is so blatantly ridiculous. All nipples are just nipples. If you get turned on or bothered by them, that's on you.

[scramratz]

like yea you shouldn't expect anything out of being a nice person, you should be nice because its a good thing to do, but i can't emphasis enough just how many perks you get by not being an asshole.

[mooned-knights]

is anyone else annoyed that "ai" encompasses both chatgpt and tools we train to do repetitive tedious work for us. and by the ripple effect of articles like "scientists develop ai to detect cancer early" that make people argue for the merit of chatgpt or become anti-medicine. and by the general state of the world and society

[street-dog-bread]

[kyoukorpse]

And what do you want?

🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

[cuntaloupes-deactivated20241215]

Abusive men pave the way for lazy men to get wives and girlfirends.

[cuntaloupes-deactivated20241215]

Lemme clarify, how many times have you heard your overworked female friends and relatives say “Yeah, Jerry drinks beer every evening after work while I cook dinner and clean up after everyone and does the bare minimum to help me raise the kids but he’s such a nice guy. He’s never beat me in my life. I couldn’t ask for a better guy in my life.”

Like no, Sally, your husband is a common stone among turds and you know it.

[biggestniq]

I try to explain this conceptually to people as a thing that happens not saying that this is good but it’s a thing that happens.

[wedgemccloud]

This is what male privilege is and how all men benefit from it.

This is why you are not exempt from statements about “all men” even if you are overall good.

You benefit from the bar constantly being lowered by systemic issues within the gender.

The expectations on you are always lower than they should because “at least you’re not X”.

[musingsofatiredmind]

That…is the best response I’ve seen to the “not all men” thing. Thank you.

[sprinkledsalt]

Yeah, this post reminded me of this bit from a talk by Lundy Bancroft

[liesmyth]

#if you’ve never worked with older people you can’t realise how many women are just living like this#they work all week and then go home and do nothing except cook and clean and that’s fine with them#their husband does fuck all and if they get really drunk at the office Christmas party they’ll tell you how much they hate him#but most of the time he’s nice enough and the kids like him bc he’ll take them for ice cream so could you really do better @cloud-frost

[leo-artista]

FLOWER MAN FLOWER MAN WITH HIS HEART IN THE SAND SO HE STANDS TO WATCH THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD FROM A CAN

[hellspawnmotel]

passage

(happy 10 years, undertale)

[tvguts]

something about Toy Story toys is so strange to me. versions of animated characters based on real world toys, turned back into toys that are slightly different than the actual toys. slinky dog with a rubber spiral instead of a classic metal slinky. the porcelain bo peep and cloth woody turned into jointed plastic action figures. when toy story 4 came out and i saw a $30 talking action figure of forky, a character made out of a spork and a pipe cleaner, i stood in the walmart toy aisle staring at it like cameron from ferris bueller's day off staring at that painting in the art museum

[leo-artista]

I used to think writing diaries was silly and just something people did to occupy their time but it is genuinely so therapeutic to just write down what you're thinking with no sugarcoating whatsoever. Just your raw honest thoughts

[shop5]

let’s be real the pressure to use AI as an adult is exactly what they said the pressure the do drugs as a teenager would be like but the people that told us that caved immediately for the AI and definitely did not just say no

[kentuckyfriedkids]

i love that ralsei is a serial people pleaser with the weight of the entire world on his shoulder a la “if i made one wrong move, everything will fall apart.” and then the first time he lies for personal gain after loosening up just a little bit, he nearly drives an innocent man to death. this is an excellent depiction of how when a deeply repressed person finally comes out of their shell, they’ll often try things that were previously considered off-limits, like expressing negative emotions or lying. there are a lot of moments when ralsei is pushed to his limits in this chapter, and times where he seems confused or even ashamed by what comes out of him.

and in doing that experimentation, somebody who is used to repressing their feelings and desires will inevitably have times where they go “too far.” i really enjoyed all of the raw, volatile emotions that ralsei showed in this chapter. this is another important hurdle for ralsei to clear in his journey of self-discovery. when missteps like this happen it’s easy to feel like maybe you were better off in your cage, but i think that having kris and susie by his side will allow him to forgive himself enough times to keep pushing and, hopefully, lead him to a more colorful existence.

[demelly]

ohhh how the night changes....

[ravioliet]

i literally love saying "ON IT BOSS!!!!!" whenever someone asks me to do something like i'm some sort of henchman. it doesn't matter if they're my boss or not for real even because in the moment they are, and whatever they requested of me i'm on it