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[dominodamsel]

big day for fujos who can afford a nintendo switch

[katebeckets]

In theory, maybe I get the “we’re all just playing with barbies, they’re fictional characters, no interpretation is incorrect because it’s an interpretation” argument. But actually no, not all takes are equally valid. Framing something as an interpretation doesn’t mean it inherently has merit. Some takes are completely incorrect and betray a fundamental misunderstanding of the source material. They just aren’t a reason to harass people or send death threats

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[ahotknife]

popular culture used to be very much about eroticism. rockstars used to be on stage in sequins and thongs and thigh high boots playing guitars like they were masturbating. girls used to wear velvet mini dresses and no bras and red-brick-brown lipstick and mascara on their bottom lashes. people used to have body hair on television and in the movies. people used to be sweaty. people used to touch each other over denim and under cotton. foreplay used to be staring at someone over the rim of a glass across a bar across a park across a dinner table. people used to want. i think we’ve lost something

[realvoided]

Not to be rude but you think our current pop culture ISNT sexualized enough? All we have is sexual content and it’s not even quality. Just because it’s not the exact aesthetic of eroticism that you prefer doesn’t mean that something is “lost”, it’s just done differently

[ahotknife]

there’s a different between eroticism and sexualization ☝️🤓 we have too much sexualization and not enough eroticism. eroticism is suggestive, not overtly sexual. i know you don’t realize this but you’re actually kind of agreeing with me. we have too much low quality over sexualized content with no meat or context or purpose. everybody needs to put their clothes back on and start staring at each other from across crowded rooms NOW! 🫵

[bogleech]

Eroticism is like when you can tell a human being is naturally feeling horny. Sexualization is when they're paid to do their best impression of ahegao.

Not that either of these things are innately harmful or immoral or anything, and from one look at the notes I can see some people immediately veered this topic into overt sex negative purity babble, but it is unfortunate that it's so much easier these days to find strained, artificial, kind of caricatured and very surface level ideas of what's supposed to be sexy. It's like from the same mindset that says a woman with barely a muffintop is a "bbw" and a 30 year old man with one wrinkle is a "dilf," and that finding either of those actual human beings preferentially attractive is considered a "fetish."

[giantcavemushroom]

Lore-approximate Dullahan Sekibanki.

[tmblrsfavshow]

Tumblr's Favorite Show: Finals!

After several months of fierce fighting, with 256 initial combatants, we have made it to the FINALS

Now, it's time to determine Tumblr's Favorite Show!

Avatar: The Last Airbender or Revolutionary Girl Utena

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Revolutionary Girl Utena

Voting ended onSep 2, 2023

Previous rounds can be found below the break:

Prior Weeks:

Week 1: Round 1: Group 1

Week 2: Round 1: Group 2

Week 3: Round 1: Group 3

Week 4: Round 1: Group 4

Week 5: Round 2: Groups 1 and 2

Week 6: Round 2: Groups 3 and 4

Week 7: Round 3

Week 8: Round 4

Week 9: Round 5

Week 10: Round 6

Week 11: Semifinals

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[primarydragon]

if DiPP was danmaku (ZUN style)

[hedgehog-moss]

I went to the small pizzeria in a nearby village last month and asked for a calzone, and when she brought it to me the owner had a look on her face I can only describe as bitter.

Naturally my first assumption was that she was judging me for my food order (maybe calzones are too easy compared to other pizzas and she felt under-challenged as a pizza chef?), but then I looked at my calzone and the more I looked at it, the more I felt like it might have been a failed attempt at a cat calzone.

(I didn't ask for a cat calzone, just a calzone.)

If I had immediately identified it as a cat calzone I would have of course said something about it, such as "Aww that's so cute! You made it in the shape of a cat!! Thank you!" — but it was too late. I hesitated too long, and it was just failed enough that I wasn't sure it was meant to be a cat.

I think this poor woman knew her cat calzone was a failure and I wouldn't be able to recognise her effort for what it was, hence the bitterness in her eyes when she brought it to me.

I asked my friend if my pizza looked like a cat to her, and she said "Are you saying this because of the olives? I think they were just placed randomly."

no, I think they were meant to be eyes, and a cat nose. And those are the ears. Wait, I'll turn it in your direction so you can see

Friend: "It's just a pointy calzone... Maybe you should ask the chef if she meant to make it a cat?"

If I tried to make a cat calzone and the recipient of this gift went like 'hey, sorry, is this weird-looking thing meant to be cat?' I would sell my pizza restaurant and drown myself in the river.

After considering this, my friend said we could brainstorm a better phrasing—but then we ended up agreeing that since the chef didn't go 'haha sorry I tried to make a cat and failed!!' when she brought my pizza, the options were a) she didn't try to make a cat; b) she feels humiliated by her failure, and either way it's better to say nothing.

But I felt deeply curious about this unresolved mystery, so this week when I went back to the pizzeria I asked for a calzone again.

The options were now: a) the chef brings me a better, recognisable cat calzone and I immediately remark upon it and she's happy and we erase the failed cat calzone from the historical record and never mention it ever;

or b) the chef brings me a normal calzone, which suggests that the vague cat shape from last time was accidental and just another instance of chronic cat pareidolia.

(I refused to consider option c) The chef brings me another failed, hardly-recognisable cat. She just doesn't seem like the kind of person who would let that happen to her twice.)

Here's the photo of the failed cat calzone from last time, which, according to my friend, just looks like a pointy calzone with randomly-placed olives and not a deliberate attempt to make a cat:

And here's what the chef brought me this time:

THAT'S A CAT.

I knew it!!!!

And it looks so sad!! This cat calzone looks like it will burst into olive oil tears if you once again fail to identify it as the cat that it is

But I didn't; I was so ready this time. I went "A cat!!!!! It's so cute!" and the chef went like yes!!! I tried to make one last time but it looked weird :(

I said I was pretty sure it was a cat last time and apologised for not bringing it up and she said no, it's my responsibility to make it a decent cat. She also said she was glad I'd come back and ordered another calzone because she was really bothered ("vraiment embêtée") by that first failed attempt, and wondering if I'd noticed an attempt was made (and failed)

That's so relatable. It's like when you make a really embarrassing spelling mistake in a text and you're not sure if the other person has seen it and is judging you for it. Should you bring it up? Can it go unnoticed if you don't? It's the cat calzone equivalent of that. I'm so glad we were able to clear the air.

[mevil]

[krudman]

[yagamimi-aka-mimi-deactivated20]

everyone sleeping on how good Puff is. lets get some Puff appreciation in here goddamnit.

[mepomepo]

I was gonna post him later in the week (especially since he was for a specific occasion) ,,, but I cant resist sharing him ahah

little guy dancing specifically because I have one song in my brain and always pictured that,,, anyways look at him go !!!!

[giucomix]

Gf: I'm breaking up with you

Me: Motive's Misunderstanding ～ Confused Boy's Inquiry?!

Gf: It's the whole 'structuring every sentence like a touhou title' thing

Me: 東方零巫女 ～ Abandonment of All Lovers 😔

[ao3commentoftheday]

For anyone who hasn't seen them before, Hidden Search Operators are handy tricks you can use when you're either searching or filtering AO3.

summary: string is a generic way of explaining that you can search AO3 for a specific word that appears in a summary. You can do this from the search bar in the header, from the Any Field box at the top of the Advanced Search form, or from the Search Within Results box at the bottom of the filter menu.

Examples:

summary: Bruce

summary: "Bruce Banner"

summary: Bruce OR summary: Banner OR summary: Hulk

You need to put quotation marks around your search term if it is more than one word. The quotes make sure that the site searches for those two words together.

The other two operators listed work best in the Search Within Results box.

expected_number_of_chapters: 1 will return results where every fic has only 1 chapter currently posted.

You can use expected_number_of_chapters: -1 if you want results where every fic has more than 1 chapter currently posted.

otp:true will return results where there is only 1 relationship tag on the fic. If you want results where there are 2+ relationship tags (and no fics with only 1 relationship tag) then you can use otp:false

[destinationtoast]

Meme + helpful search tutorial ftw!! Also saving the tags, because AO3 volunteers are indeed awesome:

[chadolbaegii]

december fanart poll winner! madohomu 💜🩷

[chadolbaegii]

[illusorybread]

"Don't worry, Merry! I'll beat the horrors for you!"

[matchadolly]

girlie that's not a random headache u are dehydrated malnourished over caffeinated over stressed and sleep deprived

[chaumas-deactivated20240115]

I understand people’s discomfort with small talk—or at least with what they think small talk entails—but few things in the world are as awkward as a stranger demanding to “skip the small talk; tell me something deep”.

[chaumas-deactivated20240115]

Small talk basically just means anything that 1.) isn’t a potentially sensitive and controversial topic that risks souring an interaction right off the bat and which 2.) both participants are likely to be able to comprehend and relate to for mutual discussion.

It’s often awkward either because interaction of any kind isn’t desired in the first place, or because the proposed subjects aren’t equally relevant or neutral to both parties.

The “goals” of small talk are situational but include:

figuring out if you have any shared interests or compatible personalities

creating opportunities for deeper and more compelling subjects to come up organically

just having something to talk about to pass the time without other entertainment, like on a plane ride

If someone sits down next to me and demands that I “skip the small talk and discuss something deep”, I’m going to feel as though I’m being asked to perform for their amusement and prove myself worthy of their attention. I don’t want to make myself vulnerable and open to judgement for the benefit of a stranger who has not demonstrated respect any respect for my comfort.

Small talk, at least, allows two people to kind of size each other up to see if they’ll get along. Jumping straight into loaded subjects without preamble runs the risk of triggering or offending someone or getting yelled at by stranger you might be trapped with for the length of a bus or plane ride (or, worst of all, the duration of your employment).

It’s why there’s a cliche that dogs and babies are a dating hack for bachelors: they serve as appealing and inoffensive conversation starters in a way that approaching women on the street and asking them about Nietzsche or speculative biology on xenoplanets rarely does.

[deaddolin]

wsb is so fucking funny actually

[aflo]

this guy is the true american psycho

[limeade-l3sbian]