Casual Fan

Mostly you will find destiel here but random 90's posts, wild cockles, and steven universe will wonder here as well

[justiceleaque]

Hi, Clair. I’d like to come in and talk with you. Would that be all right?

[exvind]

This is the Batman we need to see more often. The one who remembers what it was like to be a scared child, one who knows how to handle situations delicately.

[valwing]

One of the reason why I love batman so much. He is portrayed as a very careful and guarded man. But he is probably the most human out of anyone. It’s why he is the knight that gotham deserves. 

[jenstansfield-deactivated201712]

Re: that last panel - 

Batman, when he’s written correctly, is an extremely compassionate person. 

[ren-of-rationality]

I always feel the need to reblog this because it’s definitely something I feel was lost in the Nolan films. 

[kakaphoe]

The thing about Bruce is he believes he is not a good man, but he is.

[generalblogging]

“I’m stepping a little closer now, okay?”

That sentence means so much

[d0cpr0fess0r]

I always see this post without the follow up, which is my favorite part

[existentialistqueer]

and this is why its absolutely unbelievable to have batman hit his own fucking son

[nitewrighter]

“Obviously ‘bihet’ offends a lot of bisexuals, so we need to come up with a better term for bisexuals in m/f relationships.”

How about… and hear me out… this may sound crazy…. but you… continue to call us bisexual… because (and I realize this gets confusing for you people so read this next part slowly) it turns out we continue to be bisexual regardless of who we’re dating.

[oakthorne-deactivated20181206]

Okay, this shit gets me all heated up. I’m just a cisgay dude up in here, but I have Some Opinions about this nonsense.

Bisexual people in relationships with folks of the other gender are not only themselves still bisexual (I’m really ashamed of a bunch of all that this shit even needs to be said, like c’mon), but their relationships are queer.

Yes, I just said that straight people can be involved in queer relationships without they themselves being queer.

The reason for this is simple: folks who are in relationships with queer people will always have to deal with their partner’s marginalization impacting their relationship. Always. Even if their bisexual partner chooses to be entirely stealth about their queerness (and that’s their right, by gods, fight me about it), their relationship is still impacted by that very choice existing. It’s a facet heterosexual relationships never have to negotiate.

Frankly, bisexual folks have to deal with active marginalization from multiple angles: heterocentrist and homocentrist. And in case I actually have to say this aloud? We should not be fucking marginalizing our own, y’all. That makes you a bad person, and you should feel bad.

To sum up: Bisexual folks are queer as hell. Straight folks can be in queer relationships without themselves ever being queer. And FFS please stop harassing bi- and pan-folks already, man. It’s 2018. Find hobbies that are not shitty.

[nitewrighter]

I love this addition to my post so much thank you.

[villain-academia]

[gdfalksen]

Chiune Sugihara. This man saved 6000 Jews. He was a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania. When the Nazis began rounding up Jews, Sugihara risked his life to start issuing unlawful travel visas to Jews. He hand-wrote them 18 hrs a day. The day his consulate closed and he had to evacuate, witnesses claim he was STILL writing visas and throwing from the train as he pulled away. He saved 6000 lives. The world didn’t know what he’d done until Israel honored him in 1985, the year before he died.

[bemusedlybespectacled]

Why can’t we have a movie about him?

[elasmata]

He was often called “Sempo”, an alternative reading of the characters of his first name, as that was easier for Westerners to pronounce.

His wife, Yukiko, was also a part of this; she is often credited with suggesting the plan. The Sugihara family was held in a Soviet POW camp for 18 months until the end of the war; within a year of returning home, Sugihara was asked to resign - officially due to downsizing, but most likely because the government disagreed with his actions.

He didn’t simply grant visas - he granted visas against direct orders, after attempting three times to receive permission from the Japanese Foreign Ministry and being turned down each time. He did not “misread” orders; he was in direct violation of them, with the encouragement and support of his wife.

He was honoured as Righteous Among the Nations in 1985, a year before he died in Kamakura; he and his descendants have also been granted permanent Israeli citizenship. He was also posthumously awarded the Life Saving Cross of Lithuania (1993); Commander’s Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (1996); and the Commander’s Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2007). Though not canonized, some Eastern Orthodox Christians recognize him as a saint.

Sugihara was born in Gifu on the first day of 1900, January 1. He achieved top marks in his schooling; his father wanted him to become a physician, but Sugihara wished to pursue learning English. He deliberately failed the exam by writing only his name and then entered Waseda, where he majored in English. He joined the Foreign Ministry after graduation and worked in the Manchurian Foreign Office in Harbin (where he learned Russian and German; he also converted to the Eastern Orthodox Church during this time). He resigned his post in protest over how the Japanese government treated the local Chinese citizens. He eventually married Yukiko Kikuchi, who would suggest and encourage his acts in Lithuania; they had four sons together. Chiune Sugihara passed away July 31, 1986, at the age of 86. Until her own passing in 2008, Yukiko continued as an ambassador of his legacy.

It is estimated that the Sugiharas saved between 6,000-10,000 Lithuanian and Polish Jewish people.

[returnofthejudai]

It’s a tragedy that the Sugiharas aren’t household names. They are among the greatest heroes of WWII. Is it because they were from an Axis Power? Is it because they aren’t European? I don’t know. But I’ve decided to always reblog them when they come across my dash. If I had the money, I would finance a movie about them.

[westsemiteblues]

He told an interviewer:

You want to know about my motivation, don’t you? Well. It is the kind of sentiments anyone would have when he actually sees refugees face to face, begging with tears in their eyes. He just cannot help but sympathize with them. Among the refugees were the elderly and women. They were so desperate that they went so far as to kiss my shoes, Yes, I actually witnessed such scenes with my own eyes. Also, I felt at that time, that the Japanese government did not have any uniform opinion in Tokyo. Some Japanese military leaders were just scared because of the pressure from the Nazis; while other officials in the Home Ministry were simply ambivalent.

People in Tokyo were not united. I felt it silly to deal with them. So, I made up my mind not to wait for their reply. I knew that somebody would surely complain about me in the future. But, I myself thought this would be the right thing to do. There is nothing wrong in saving many people’s lives….The spirit of humanity, philanthropy…neighborly friendship…with this spirit, I ventured to do what I did, confronting this most difficult situation—and because of this reason, I went ahead with redoubled courage.

He died in nearly complete obscurity in Japan. His neighbors were shocked when people from all over, including Israeli diplomatic personnel, showed up at quiet little Mr. Sugihara’s funeral.

[fahrlight]

I will forever reblog this, I wish more people would know about them!

[rhube]

I liked this before when it had way less information. Thank you, history-sharers.

[mousezilla]

Tucked away in a corner in L.A.’s Little Tokyo is a life-sized statue of Chiune, seated on a bench and smiling gently as he holds out a visa. 

The stone next to him bears a quote from the Talmud; “He who saves one life, saves the entire world.”  

I had no idea it existed until a few weeks ago, but it’s since become one of my favorite pieces of public art. 

[antifainternational]

Chiune Sugihara.  Original antifa.

[grrlpup]

always reblog Chiune Sugihara. I have his picture over my desk at work to remind me what’s important.

[jedi-muaddib]

heroic

[systlin]

There is a movie about him!!!

[jumpingjacktrash]

i want to visit that statue and give it a hug

[leecheedoodles]

Something told me you guys liked the first post I did of this meme so I thought I might as well draw more mwahahaha

[leecheedoodles]

Joining in on that ship dynamics meme hehe

[neo--queen--serenity]

Sorry I’m late to the potluck, but I brought cinnamon rolls

[antikonoha]

credit

[artistinthebluebox]

When a disaster bi and lawful good gay collide

[fandomsallaroundme]

So I’m getting kind of tired of seeing y’all mocking this man’s lovely Japanese name just because his writing isn’t progressive enough for you… it’s strange, you get mad that he isn’t treating female characters with enough respect, so you decide to purposefully twist his name into an insult as if you don’t all preach POC acceptance and insisting people with odd sounding Asian names should be allowed to use them without getting ridiculed…. hypocrites much?

[doughdeer]

CAN PEOPLE IN MELBOURNE PLEASE STOP PRETENDING TO BE TRANS TO SEEM COOL

PLEASE IT IS ACTUALLY HURTING ACTUAL TRANS PEOPLE services are being cut in melbourne, there are shortages of estrogen in america, you now have to go through EXTRA psychological evaluation in melbourne to receive hormones. BECAUSE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS PRETENDING TO BE TRANS TO GET HORMONES TO BE ‘COOL’. 

please please please can people stop transtrending, we are seriously going backwards by so much. i am literally crying out for people to just stop pretending they are trans its getting so BAD. you do NOT get to just say you are trans. being transgender is a MEDICAL CONDITION and it is the only word we have to use because of our symptom, being GENDER DYSPHORIA.

you are NOT fucking trans because you believe you don’t fit into a gender role. GENDER ROLES HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING TRANS. being transgender is an INTERNAL THING. you know inside from a VERY YOUNG AGE. you dont just magically find out you are a ‘non-binary; at 22 years old because your friends say they are, or you want to feel special. YOU ARE CIS IF YOU DON’T SUFFER GENDER DYSPHORIA. 

please stop appropriating my medical condition.

[qimick-deactivated20161125]

THANKYOU.

[puppybearuniverse]

hey uhhhhh if they’re uncomfotable enough to go on estrogen. theyre trans idk what to tell you

[daggers-drawn]

Hey OP did you know there isn’t actually a shortage of hormones anywhere? You can buy 100g of estradiol from a research chemical seller for like $100-200 without a prescription. To put that in perspective if a dose is 2mg and you take three doses a day you’d get 50 doses from 1g and 5000 from 100g which is nearly 5 years worth of doses. That’s like $0.03 a dose.

You think it’s that cheap because it’s in short supply?

If your doctor is putting you through extra medical surveillance it’s not because of a shortage. That makes absolutely no sense, cis women going through menopause can still just mention it once and have estrogen immediately poured down their throat by their doctors.

Maybe it’s actually… get this… transphobia? Maybe the medical community doesn’t want trans people to exist like they’ve been signalling for decades (long before being trans was ever even close to being considered “cool”)?

In any case, someone has literally convinced you to blame trans people for a system owned, established, and operated by cis people to regulate the bodies of trans people.

Sad af. 

[daggers-drawn]

“There’s an injectable estrogen shortage so we have to ration which means increasing the health standards so that some people who’d normally recieve treatment won’t anymore.”

1. I thought the whole thing about capitalism is that when something is in high demand the supplier responds by making more of it? Like literally what other medication would people suggest mass rationing instead of increasing supply?

2. There is definitely more than enough non-injectable estrogen and the process of turning this into injectable estrogen is so easy and cheap that any short supply would have to be on purpose. For context, you could probs make injectable estrogen from powder estrogen with a home chemistry set.

3. Why on earth is this never a problem when menopausal cis women request estrogen?

It’s almost like this is a thinly-veiled excuse to be transphobic and yet trans people like OP are not only buying it up but actively helping blame trans people and regulate which of us is allowed to access transition resources.

Like, shame on you honestly.

[akhalinmochroi]

is there still an injectible shortage? most ppl i know (including me) have been able to fill our scrips just fine

[daggers-drawn]

Oh yeah, I forgot that was going to be point 4.

4. The evidence posted in another chain was this article which is from 2016 and states “18 months ago, injectable estrogen at the 40 mg dosage—the highest dosage and the most frequently prescribed to trans women—went on shortage and never returned to market.“

That’s a supply side issue. As in a company literally stopped making an in-demand medication, probably in no small part because the medication was frequently used for transition.

So, as a corollary: Is it the fault of diabetics that companies have purposefully restricted supply of insulin? Is it fake diabetics driving up the price?

Or is it THE FUCKING COMPANIES (LIKE OBVIOUSLY)?

So then why does OP feel like blaming transfems when a company decides to stop making a medication we need? We’re the fucking victims here.

[lilsammywinchester]

Was cursing necessary if y’all are just educating OP on the situation? Like....they are a victim too if they are being fed bs from a doctor?

[cryingalonewithfrankenstein]

This photo always cheers me up a bit. It’s a front-page article from 1955 about Christine Jorgensen, one of the first women to have sex-reassignment surgery.

Since the text is a bit small and I couldn’t find a larger copy, here’s what the small blurb says:

A World of a Difference

George W. Jorgensen, Jr., son of a Bronx carpenter, served in the Army for two years and was given honorable discharge in 1946. Now George is no more. After six operations, Jorgensen’s sex has been changed and today she is a striking woman, working as a photographer in Denmark. Parents were informed of the big change in a letter Christine (that’s her new name) sent to them recently.

This article is 58 years old, and it’s more respectful of Christine’s pronoun choices and name than some publications are today. It makes me happy to see a newspaper be respectful of a trans person’s choice of name and pronouns like that :3

[chrstabellathornofthebriars-blog]

Say it again for the haters in the back who want to keep pretending that trans people, or even treating trans people with respect is even remotely anything new. 😎

[dreamsofamadman]

It’s worth mentioning, that this was kinda celebrated as a wonder of the atomic age at the time. “Look at the power of our scientists! Look at what we can do!” You know, back when America was trying to be the leader in scientific advancement.

[micshrewart]

MY TWO SPECIAL BOYS

[unpretty]

i love cutthroat kitchen but bingewatching makes it really stand out how often alton brown refers to himself as ‘daddy’ and makes contestants wear spreader bars

[dr-hollands-deactivated20190209]

I’m sorry what

[unpretty]

you heard me

[unpretty]

[elkian]

#I CAN’T BELIEVE I NOW KNOW WHERE TO BUY THE EXACT FETISH GEAR THEY USE ON MY FAVORITE COOKING SHOW

[fiskeorn-deactivated20180416]

@genericrevenge

[son-of-maglor]

OKAY BUT WHY THE FUCK ARE THEY USING SPREADER BARS ON A COOKING SHOW??!??! DOESNT THAT MAKE IT KINDA HARD TO COOK???!?

[unpretty]

kinda, yeah

[renthebarbarian]

@datas-vibrating-robot-dong this seems like your speed

[gregorydickens]

That logo looks familiar.

[unpretty]

WHAT

OH MY GOD

[sylveonce]

[paintmeahero]

We met Alton Brown at a show he did here - we paid the extra cash to meet him and get a blurry cellphone pic with him and have him sign a picture. He noticed my (male) companion’s pocket watch, and proceeded to order him to take it out of his pocket. It wasn’t obnoxious, it was in a Dom tone that brooked no argument. So he complied. When he found out it wasn’t wound, and so not working, he was deeply disappointed, and told him to do better next time. 

If this guy isn’t a Dom, I’ll eat that spreader bar.

[unpretty]

[strangesequitur]

This post just keeps going new places every reblog cycle.

[bloodytales]

Good on him for speaking up for himself and his siblings.

[anush-arts-deactivated20190829]

Valentine’s day! I want someone to give me chocolate. I love chocolate…! (*^*)

Bonus:

[babyanimalgifs]

Photographer puts dogs and their owners side by side, and the resemblance is uncanny (@gezgethings)

[proto-homo]

These are all clearly werewolves. Y'all ain’t slick

[shitwaitno]

My grandparents left their home country as children when they heard the whispering of antisemitism starting in their home town. They got out and fled to America so I and future generations could be safe from persecution and mass murder. Only 2 generations ago.

And now America is becoming that country that they probably would have fled.

If you are not resisting, you are part of the problem.

And yes, I want non-Jews to reblog