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this is my favorite image on the face of the earth and im going to ruin it by trying to paint this tomorrow cause i have no artistic ability, using water color, which i have no experience with except like painting when i was 5. ill be liveblogging the probable failure. stay tuned.

ohthisismuchworse

looking good so far, i might have done it in the wrong order cause im not sure how im going to get the detail in over the back ground, but my water color kit came with some practice paper so i didn’t ruin a whole canvas

ohthisismuchworse

its not exactly going to plan….

ohthisismuchworse

his eyes are so unseeing

ohthisismuchworse

okay, i need to reblog him again cause look at his stupid dinky flippers. he looks like a bad cartoon not the majestic selkie that he is. i keep saying im so mad but laughing at how ridiculous he looks

ugly-bread

I love this

fandomsandfeminism

Business should provide menstruation hygiene products along with hand soap and toilet paper in their restrooms.

It’s a matter of public health.

fandomsandfeminism

What’s great about this post is at almost 5k notes, the only reason anyone can give for why menstruation products shouldn’t be provided in restroom when toilet paper is “Well, cis men don’t use them, so no.”

Which, like, thanks for pointing out the blatant sexism, friends.

p-o-g-r-o-m-deactivated20221119

Maybe the answer you are looking for is that these things are too expensive, which is a problem.

fandomsandfeminism

While tampons can be an expense for an individual:

Businesses can buy them in bulk, making them exponentially cheaper

Many businesses already do this and are doing fine. No business has gone under because they put a box of pads in the restroom.

snazsy-deactivated20180822

They’re already cheap. I get my missus a $2 pack when needed and they last her the month. Seriously, that’s like what, $24 a year? Wow, you’re truly so oppressed in society. $24, how is it that not every woman is bankrupt at that price?

It’s at the business’s discretion. Toilet paper is universal and needed pretty much every day, while sanitary pads are just for women, needed for a few days every month, and comes in different strengths(?) and physical forms.

Anybody who’s even the tiniest bit self-respecting knows when they’re expecting their period. Just carry around a pad, shove it in a purse or something, keep it in your car, whatever.

There’s no expense. If you’re struggling to buy tampons/pads, then you’ve got bigger problems than that.

fandomsandfeminism

See? You just did it. Your argument is “This isn’t a problem because it doesn’t impact cis men.”

You don’t see how this is a crap argument?

And my point was never about cost. Pads and tampons range from very cheap to rather expensive, depending on brand, quantity, quality, and region. But that’s not the point. Like, I don’t think toilet paper should be provided in restrooms because some people may or may not struggle to buy it.

The argument in favor of both toilet paper and tampons is public health. And dealing with roughly half the population going through a natural process that expels blood from their body for extended periods of time every month should be a matter of public hygiene, just as much as hand soap.

snazsy-deactivated20180822

That was not my entire argument, that was part of it. It’s not just that though, it doesn’t effect women who actually give half a shit about themselves either, or women really women 90% of the time during the month.

It’s all premium brands vs store brands, there’s no difference.

When people use the bathrooms, they almost always use toilet paper. Not so common with men, but it’s always the case with women. Toilet paper is just something that has to go with toilets, just like water to flush, and sinks to wash your hands in afterwards to prevent the spread of germs.

Toilet paper is a luxury item, it’s taxed. Same with tampons/pads, they’re luxury items and so they’re taxed. I get it’s a natural process, but so is shitting.

Why can’t you just be responsible for yourself? You don’t know when you might suddenly need a shit, you don’t know if it’s going to be diarrhoea or what, but you have a damn good guess at when you’re on your period, and it’s not something that will happen at some point during the day, it will happen throughout the day and so you should be prepared for it anyway. It’s your responsibility. If you suddenly start bleeding, then go get some damn toilet paper.

fandomsandfeminism

Your argument is still “Well this doesn’t impact cis men, so who cares.”

Like, we’re half the population.

And this isn’t about “being responsible.” We don’t demand people be responsible for having their own toilet paper and hand soap. They are required BY LAW to promote public health in the US.

And yes, menstruation products are also a facet of public health.

The only meaningful difference is that cis men don’t use them.

snazsy-deactivated20180822

Yeah, it is if you ignore literally everything else I’m saying. Convenient for you, huh?

Like, you just missing out where I say how both toilet paper and menstruation products are luxury items? Oh, and where it doesn’t effect women who give a shit about themselves or just aren’t going through their time of the month? Ohhhh, and how toilet paper is actually relevant to toilets. Ah of course, and how it’s easy to predict when you’re going to have a period as opposed to when you might suddenly need to shit. And finally also about how if you can’t afford something that’s $2 a month, you have bigger problems than that.

This is completely about being responsible. I don’t leave home for school/work and forget to wear a suit, so why would you leave your home knowing that you’re probably going to need tampons/pads but leave them anyway?

This isn’t about whether or not cis men can use them, it’s about why the fuck is it a problem? It’s not, you just want something to moan about as usual. Slow day for the oppression meter?

kaldicuct

How about this, If businesses provide pads for women, they should also provide razors for men. These are also used by women, well, not feminists. But still.

I’m wondering, why should they?

“because as a woman….”

Ok, I get that, but that doesn’t answer my question. Why should businesses provide these things? Why is it their responsibility to do this? What is their obligation to do so?

“we are women”

Who gives a fuck?

Now I’m willing to keep an open mind, but leave that “I am woman hear me roar that the muddafuckin door.” Because all I hear is more whimpering rather than roaring.

fandomsandfeminism

You know that razors don’t prevent the literal spread of bodily fluids and blood in public spaces right? Like, there’s a bit of a difference between a razor and a tampon.

kaldicuct

Yes, I know the functions of them both. Fully aware and will never deny what you just said.

The question I ask is “Why is it the companies obligation to provide these things?”

I do appreciate you keeping with my request of being civil. Thank you. I hope to continue this discussion at a very relaxed and laid back tone and setting.

fandomsandfeminism

Companies are required by law to provide sanitary materials in their restrooms in the interest of public health in the US. This includes running water, soap, paper towels or hand dryers, and toilet paper.

Menstruation products, given their role in preventing the spread of bodily fluids and blood, would be a logical addition to this list.

Razors, which are a grooming product but not related to the prevention of potential disease spread, are not.

kaldicuct

For future note, dear readers. This is the kind of response I’d be looking for.

This is a good answer. Damn good answer. This I can accept. There’s no bullshit about privilege or anything. This is a rarity of an answer.

I hope you continue this trend FAF, I really do. You are a diamond in the rough and I truly believe that if there were more like you. Feminism wouldn’t be such the kind of cancer it has become.

fandomsandfeminism

For the record? THIS is a VERY rude response. This is a VERY insulting thing to say to someone who just extended a civil reply to you. So hey. You’re welcome. Fuck you.

lilyanphoenix

Funny how they could have literally read most of your other responses to get that answer before asking.

thyhoboking

The one time I go outside, I find this.

w0wls

How

tiredtangerine

lo-cotidiano

I’m rewatching Avatar: the Last Airbender from the beginning

And one of the links I’m using is from Nick.com, where they put in fun facts about the characters and the voice actors and stuff into the episode I’m watching “The Warriors of Kyoshi,” and there’s this scene where Zuko goes, “nice try, Avatar, but these little girls can’t save you!” And this is the fun fact the writers put in:

andthenyourealizethat

if you order protons AND electrons we’ll send you neutrons free of charge

argumate

I ordered a kilo of electrons and a kilo of positrons, and all I received were these gamma rays!

-1 would not order again

italo-disco-calvino

your fault for selecting ‘Group My Items Into As Few Shipments As Possible’

noctumsolis

Context for my decision to call him “the Peach” from here on out.

cosmowave

materialsworld

The biomimicry we deserve, but not the one we need.

For more on the bat bot flying robot, check out Soon-Jo Chung and Alireza Ramezani’s paper, A biomimetic robotic platform to study flight specializations of bats.

agendermetalbender

Robat!

kittykat8311

@bloodcountessabendroth

baeddlam

@osmanthusoolong

angremlin-deactivated20250312

I’m kin of Diving Maneuver

lilyanphoenix

Batman's gadgets are real?

glumshoe

Rachel and I were discussing the reemergence of the speakeasy during the Trump administration, but instead of alcohol, the illicit material being bootlegged is climate science data. Underground communities of scientists meeting in smoky jazz joints to discuss CO2 emissions over stiff sidecars, miniature flash drives loaded with forbidden EPA data passed between folded napkins, scientific equipment hidden in saxophone cases. Ask the bartender for a ‘Pine Island melt’ and he’ll hook you up with some Antarctic temperature readings.

glumshoe

When the joint gets busted by the fuzz, the table displaying ozone graphs flips over to become a roulette table. No science happening here, officers. Just gambling.

glumshoe

If you’re a slick-talker, lovely Louisa will give you a wink over her long cigarette and lead you by the hand into a back room. She’ll slip into a lab coat and some close-toed shoes and show you some water samples. Then she’ll ask you for help - someone has stolen her diploma in biochemistry and has been blackmailing her with it. She wants you to get it back before word gets out that she has a Ph. D.

thepioden

Man though you know what makes me sorta sad is when nerdy, “quiet” kids latch on to me during camp and they just talk and talk and talk about a thing they’re into (Skyrim, Pokemon, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, dinosaurs, whatever). And I see the kids just light up when they say something and I can chime in with an ‘oh hey, are you talking about [x]? I love that thing! Tell me more about it.’

Like, their parents will warn me ‘so-and-so is pretty quiet and hard to engage’ but no, man, just listen, your kid is so smart and so into This Thing, they’ll engage like fuck and talk your damn ear off it you let them. Frame it in their damn terms. Or! Just! Listen to them about their Thing! And they will engage with the rest of the material! Because they know you care about them! Amazing!!!

knightoflodis

Quiet kids are usually that way because either no one listens, or there is always someone more dominant speaking wise in their group that always talks over them and then they give up. Some quiet kids are starved for attention and really really want to talk, but don’t always get the chance to

panic-at-casualty

Everyone who reblogged this are good people. Bless you, this made me happy to read

lilyanphoenix

Fun fact, the admins didn't want me to enter kindergarten the year I did because I wouldn't talk to them. Actually fun fact, I was extremely talkative around people I knew and trusted.

swordlesbianopinions

.║\ ║▒\ put this on your blog ║▒▒\ ║░▒║ ║░▒║ ║░▒║ ║░▒║ ║░▒║ ║░▒║ to show others ║░▒║ ║░▒║ ║░▒║ ║░▒║ ║░▒║ ▓▓▓▓▓ [█▓] [█▓] you are gay [█▓]

jake-1356

Question: why is a sword, a representation of being gay?

swordlesbianopinions

cause im gay and i like swords whats not to get

meridiangrimm

I went looking for this post specifically and only just realized that the op was the same person

swordlesbianopinions

you know an awful lot of people dont realise this actually. but rest assured if its about swords and being gay, there is a high chance i wrote it

radioactivepeasant

It occurs to me that as much as “humans are the scary ones” fits sometimes, if you look at it another way, humans might seem like the absurdly friendly or curious ones.

I mean, who looked at an elephant, gigantic creature thoroughly capable of killing someone if it has to, and thought “I’m gonna ride on that thing!”?

And put a human near any canine predator and there’s a strong chance of said human yelling “PUPPY!” and initiating playful interaction with it.

And what about the people who look at whales, bigger than basically everything else, and decide “I’m gonna swim with our splashy danger friends!”

Heck, for all we know, humans might run into the scariest, toughest aliens out there and say “Heck with it. I’m gonna hug ‘em.”

“Why?!”

“I dunno. I gotta hug ‘em.”

And it’s like the first friendly interaction the species has had in forever so suddenly humanity has a bunch of big scary friends.

adrenaline-revolver

“Commander, we must update the code of conduct to include the humans.” “Why? Are they more aggressive than we anticipated?” “It seems to be the opposite Commander. Just this morning a crewman nearly lost their hand when attempting to stroke an unidentified feline on an unknown world. Their reaction to the attack was to call the creature a “mean kitty” and vow to win it over. Upon inquiry it seems they bond so readily with creatures outside their species that they have the capacity to feel sympathy for an alien creature they have never seen before simply because it appears distressed. I hate to say this commander but we must install a rule to prevent them from endangering their own lives when interacting with the galaxy’s fauna.” “I see what you mean. So be it, from now on no crewman is allowed to touch unknown animals without permission from a superior officer. And send a message to supplies about acquiring one of these “puppies” so that their desire to touch furred predators can be safely sated.

radioactivepeasant

Ehehehe I love this! Every time someone adds a short story to my post it gets like 90% cuter and more epic

talkingbirdguy

Lets be honest, the humans would ignore the hell outta that rule whenever alone.

beka-tiddalik

“So I hear that you’ve just recruited a human for your ship.”

“Yes, it’s the first time that I’ve worked with these species, but they come highly recommended. Say, you’ve worked with a few, what tips can you give me? I’d hate to have some kind of cultural misunderstanding if it’s avoidable.”

“The first rule of working with humans is never leave them unsupervised.”

“Wait, what?”

“I’m serious. Don’t do it. Things. Happen.”

“But wait, I thought that I heard you highly recommended that every crew should have at least one on board?”

“Absolutely, and I stand by that. Humans are excellent innovators, and are psychologically very resilient. If you have a crisis, then a human that has bonded wth your crew properly can be invaluable. Treat your human well and you should get the best out of them as a crew member. Their ability to get on with almost any species is legendary.”

“But Toks, didn’t you just say…”

“The trouble is that they will potentially try to bond with anything. If you leave them unsupervised, you have no idea what kind of trouble they can get themselves into. It was sheer luck that the Fanzorians thought that it was funny that the human picked up the Crown Prince to coo at him.”

“Crown Prince Horram, Scourge of Pixia?”

“The very same. Surprisingly good sense of humour. But don’t even get me started on that one time with the Dunlip. Al-Human wanted to know if they could keep it. As a pet.”

“A Dunlip? You mean the 3 metre tall apex predators from Jowun?”

“Yup. Don’t leave your humans unsupervised.”

“I’ll uh, take that under advisement.”

uristmcdorf

“Seriously. Get a supply of safe animals for the humans to bond with or they will make their own. I mean, they will try to befriend anything they come across anyway, but without any permanent pets they can get… creative. Don’t even get me started on the time one of them taped a knife to one of our auto-cleaners and named it Stabby. Three weeks in and when we finally caught the wretched thing, half the humans on crew tried to revolt about us “killing” Stabby by removing the knife. “How… how did you resolve that sir?” “Glaxcol made a toy knife out of insulation rubber and strapped that on instead. Quite a creative solution, I suppose.” “And that sated the humans? “Worse.” “Worse?” “They thought it was so funny they made a second one, strapped false eyes on springs to both and held mock battles. Then decided Stabby and Knifey were in love and now none of them will allow the others to stage fights between them any more.”

dvandom

Stabby is an omniversal constant.

ayellowbirds

Oh my gods, we’re the Steve Irwins of the universe.

justkingwolf

this is my fave thing. it can’t even be safe to assume humans would only attach themselves to only fuzzy, furry things. reptilian and even insectoid creatures are just as likely to be randomly selected as “this is a thing i love” by a human. “Excuse me, captain? Human-Rob requests that we … bring aboard … a Kilarn.” “A Kilarn? The giant poisonous and highly aggressive insectoid predator? Am I hearing you correctly?” “…. Yes ser.” “For the love of- WHY?” “I asked the same thing, to which they replied “he’s trying his best” in a distressed tone of voice.“ *captain sighs and holds head in hands*

kat-disturbed

“And be sure to make ‘inspections’ of their room often.”

“I…think I can see where this is going, sir.”

“Do you? Because when we inspected our human’s room there was barely any space left. Every single spot was taken up by some sort of small, cooing fluff monster. And when we asked what had happened, the human made some sort of reference to one of their earth shows, then promised that they were all neutered and we wouldn’t have to worry about someone named Kirk, which I assume is the name of the creatures.”

“What did you end up doing with all those things?”

“…”

“…sir?”

“…the human scooped up as many as possible in their arms and started crying when we tried to remove them. I decided it was in our best interest to leave them.”

radioactivepeasant

TRIBBLE REFERENCE! YOU MADE A TRIBBLE REFERENCE YOU WONDERFUL WONDERFUL HUMAN BEAN!

sixpenceee

Fort Bourtange, Netherlands.

fresnel149

This is the biggest middle finger to an infantry assault I’ve ever seen.

awesome-picz

Hilarious Examples Of Cat Logic

mstgkitten

Cats don’t like easy mode… if it’s not overly complex for no good reason… they’ll make it so!

spindamiibo

headcanon: there’s a daycare in at least one of the regions where instead of being used for breeding it’s Pokemon’s old friends senior dog sanctuary, where stray/lost elderly Pokemon can spend the rest of their lives at!