[critter-of-habit]

They're just silly

[veliseraptor]

The great critic Barbara McClay has written about the "politics creep" in every corner of human life, though really of bourgeois Anglophone human life, where every act from reading a novel to lighting a scented candle can be justified - and in fact, self-consciously needs to be justified in advance - as a bold act of resistance. Pretending that self-care is a brave political act detracts from actual political acts, and it sucks the life out of life itself: turning every moment into a performance for an audience, for an imagined crowd of other people on social media. This is other people not as fellow complicated human beings, but as fearful object, whose inner lives are imaginable only insofar as they might be watching and comparing and judging us for whether we've done enough, whether we're wasting our time. And books and movies and TV shows and every other form of fiction will always be, to some extent, a waste of time, as having friends will be a waste of time, as being in love is a waste of time, as every possible action or thought you may have could be considered a waste of time if every second of your life has to prove its value, and has to get a job.

from Dangerous Fictions: The Fear of Fantasy and the Invention of Reality by Lyta Gold

[firawren]

Sometimes Darcy gets accused of not actually being in love with Elizabeth at the time of his first proposal, that he just proposed out of lust, and like yeah lust was definitely a part of it, but I believe him that he truly loved Elizabeth.

Marriage was a big deal. He'd never really be able to divorce her. This was gonna be it for life—and while Elizabeth for life might be wonderful, he's also getting the Bennets for life.

I don't know how much he knew about the Bennets' financial situation beyond the entail, but he had to have known there was a strong chance Mrs. Bennet would end up living with him after Mr. Bennet died. He could afford to set her up in her own house, but they'd still have to spend a lot of time together. And it wasn't just Mrs. Bennet—he'd be saddling himself with the lifelong care of potentially multiple of Elizabeth’s relatives, which is bad enough when you actually like the people, but these are people who he can't stand, and rightfully so! I'd despise living with any of them except Elizabeth and Jane, and maybe Kitty. He's not being a snob when he criticizes them—they legitimately suck. (Well, he is being a snob and dumbass by saying it out loud, but Elizabeth herself knows the criticism is justified.)

On top of all that, he knows marrying Elizabeth is gonna piss off his own family, and potentially jeopardize his friendship with his bestie Charles.

And you're telling me that Darcy was willing to take on all of that shit just for sex?? Sex is easy to get. Hell, even sex with a pretty, kind, smart wife would be easy for Darcy to get. Elizabeth is not his only good option.

I know people's genitals make them do all sorts of wildly stupid things, but I don't think even Darcy's penis is powerful enough (and I've read fanfic, I know how powerful Darcy's penis is) to make him propose to Elizabeth Bennet if he didn't truly love her.

[uwuwrites-sometimes]

Darcy gets way more shade than Elizabeth, even though she's the greedy gold digger in the story. Can we talk about how she only developed feelings for him AFTER SHE SAW PEMBERLEY. LIKE????

[firawren]

Oh no no no. No. She is not a gold digger. Pemberley is his character reference. The things she learns there tells her he's not your stereotypical rich dude: lazy, irresponsible, reckless, extravagent, etc. Before Pemberley, she already knew Darcy and Collins were rich and turned them both down. She didn't need to see Pemberley to know Darcy was the equivalent of a mega-millionaire, like, stupid stupid rich. She already knew this! But she does need to see Pemberley to know:

He respects and takes excellent care of the people he's responsible for, including his sister, servants, and tenants, even though they're beneath him socially

He respects his parents—he still displays the miniature of Mr. Wickham even though he hates him because his father loved Wickham and he honors and loves his father

He can treat strangers like the Gardiners with respect and kindness

He favors quiet, contemplative pursuits like trout fishing

He appreciates nature and its beauty

He practices sustainable land management—he has a coppice-wood, which is better for the ecosystem of his land, rather than cutting down big beautiful old trees to make way for pointless decoration, like John and Fanny Dashwood in S&S

He doesn't flaunt his wealth—he has good taste rather than being gaudy, ostentatious, or stuffy, like his aunt Lady Catherine

Please read these articles by @bethanydelleman:

Why the Tour of Pemberley Matters: Part 1

Pemberley in the 1995 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice It’s funny how often I read people online treating this line from Elizabeth seriously,

Why the Tour of Pemberley Matters: Part 2

Pemberley as imagined by Pride & Prejudice 2005 Elizabeth is not mercenary, the tour at Pemberley did not sway her in regards to wealth, but

And this Tumblr thread about Darcy's sustainable land management

[oberonsson]

Dame Archer kicks McDougal’s Scots ass there in the rain at the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire - August 11, 2018 - Photo by Douglas Herring

[anarcho-wormism-deactivated2019]

😮

[garrettauthor]

Oh NO.

[treacleaergia]

me, a sheltered noblewoman: Pray who is that brave knight? Dame Archer:*turns around* me: gasp! *instantly in love*

[dirtyriver]

Alicia Archer

[ex-sang-uination]

my bi heart………

[ohmightysmiter]

I’VE NEVER SEEN THE ADDED PICS

[hrefnatheravenqueen]

[nyx-belial]

*dies*

[garrettauthor]

Oh shit.

[notlostonanadventure]

GAY KNIGHTS

[unicornofdarknessstuff-deactiva]

Fellas I’m real gay

[thecarrott]

@0hheytherebigbadwolf HELP!!

[0hheytherebigbadwolf]

Every June this inevitably winds up back on my dash. And I appreciate that. And I will reblog it. Every time.

[rockitcat]

Hey, it’s @archerinventive, and the Pride Knights!

[no-sharks-on-the-sun]

[no-sharks-on-the-sun]

they killed him for this

[infectiouspiss]

you're mommy's good little printer aren't you? you'll print whatever mommy tells you to because otherwise mommy gets sad and leaves you for one of those free use library printer sluts

[infectiouspiss]

mommy needs you to print this document now and if you don't mommy is going to turn you off at the wall

[infectiouspiss]

listen to mommy okay? if you don't be a good little printer and fucking print my document and i know you want to okay mommy can see it in your print queue if you don't. print. my fucking document. mommy's going to get the hammer

[shattersaurus]

Hello everyone!

Last year I started designing a series of Coat of Arms, themed in the spirit of Pride Month and using different mythological creatures as heraldic animals. I now aim to turn these designs into wearable pins and will be running a Kickstarter in July to fund this endeavor! I have found a very trustworthy local manufacturer, who has already shown the quality of their craftsmanship with the first batch of test pins I received, just look at the detail they were able to produce!

Since I try to support local manufacturers, which produce pins with fair wages and are more ethical than outside of Europe, the pins are more expensive to create than through the usual pipeline via Asia.

I therefore seek to crowdfund the expenses since they would be more than I can afford. If you are interested and look forward to support this little endeavor, please follow the link below to sign up for a mailing list. People who signed up on the email list and pledged during the campaign will receive an exclusive sticker set by the end of a successful launch consisting of the following designs:

SIGN UP ON OUR PRELAUNCH WAITING LIST TO GET THESE LITTLE GUYS FOR FREE

Our Kickstarter Prelaunch Page:

Coming soon: Coat of Pride: The Mythological Pride Enamel Pin Collection!

A collection of Pride themed Coat of Arms Enamel Pins. Rally your friends, choose your crest and celebrate with PRIDE.

[viralfrog]

[dragongirlbunny]

[giveherswords]

Jenny Holzer, Black Book Posters, 1979

[sacred-portal]

[cargopantsman]

[nojamnojelly]

[contemptible-scoundrel]

my cursed sword doesn't even tell me to kill people anymore it keeps begging me to put on a skirt and tights

[starship-goldfish]

[couldbeglorious]

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOD

The quilt!!! The Good Luck quilt !!!! just there on instagram with 60 likes on it!!!!!!!!! oh man i was looking SO HARD. i've started to do a guide to all the good luck symbols that were on it but my quest is basically over!! The edges of it aren't clear, but this is basically everything we DON'T see in the film! oh man, I feel lightheaded.

My initial, pre-this-post thoughts

Now - their meanings as far as i can tell, a collage from different pictures and a small restoration of some missing pieces

[monster1994]

happy june everybody i hope you get fucked and/or sucked this month

[kazokuhouou]

what if we don't wanna be?

[monster1994]

then i hope for peace

[tenth-muse-um]

Starting a series called “Neve’s Avoidant Attachment Style vs Casual Physical Intimacy”

Up first: The Hall of Valor’s hometown hero, Taash!

Which companion should be next to whittle down Neve’s defenses?

[tiktoks-i-enjoyed]

Clip of Lucy Dacus on the Las Culturistas podcast.

[crabanarchy]

They say ooooh be a good boy for daddy and you'll get a reward. But then the reward is just gay sex. This is bullshit. I wanted a skateboard

[crabanarchy]

Then they say if you're a bad boy daddy will punish you. But what's the punishment? More gay sex! You can't escape it. This whole damn place is in the pocket of Big Sex