exCUUUSE ME BUT WHAAAAT DID YOU JUST SAYY???!!!

I am a meme loving fuck who's headed for Hell. Im fuckin tired. I don't post much nowadays but hey feel free to like/reblog/follow, I might surprise you.

[crap-userrname16]

[dancingmuppet]

FUCKING ASSASSINATE THE FIRE

[armedandgayngerous]

b e g o n e, HOT

[juelzsantanabandana]

Just fucking shoot the fire

[quakerjoe]

[level3bird]

There it is. 

[rickmctumbleface]

Germans learned a hard lesson in the pitfalls of nationalism that Americans have yet to learn.

[a-queer-seminarian]

i love experiencing how my classmates work to avoid misgendering me. for instance, today one classmate greeted the rest of our small group: “All right ladies and gentlemen — and Avery”

another time a classmate went: “Pardon me, ma’am — uh, sir, uh….esteemed one”

and, my absolute fave: “Hey ladies! — and gentleThem”

i love these moments both because they’re humorous and because they show how hard these folks are trying! it’s not about getting it right every time at first, but consistently correcting yourself!

[rollerskatinglizard]

It’s not about getting it right every time at first, but consistently correcting yourself!

[bowtruckle]

tbh the only evidence i need that harry’s a gryffindor is the fact that he kept going back to the forbidden forest after voldemort tried to kill him, aragog tried to eat him, lupin turned into a wolf and attacked him, the dementors tried to kiss him, barty crouch was murdered and turned into a bone, umbridge was kidnapped by centaurs,, boy had to die in that forest before he stopped going back

[piesandswords]

we have no evidence he stopped

[nflstreet-deactivated20180710]

America is by far the dumbest country to ever exist

[ap-kinda-lit]

This asshole

[therkalexander]

I’m not sure whether I should laugh or cry.

Is OP aware that oh so many books exist on this subject?

And that almost universally the ones authored by people with doctorates in classicism and mythology disagree with OP?

Including the… epic hymn that first told this story? You know what’s in that original source material… right?

Abducted, yes. Demeter mourned? Definitely. Rape, no.

So here’s some info on Ancient Greek wedding traditions which (oh my stars and garters!!) included abducting the bride. With the father’s permission, which Hades got before he took her away.

Here’s a whole book on the subject of Ancient Greek wedding custom and its conflation with funeral rites. (Which sounds a bit like Hades and Persephone to anyone who’s ever dabbled in things like explication and context)

Here’s a link to another book that talks about Persephone’s rise to power as a result of her willingly eating the pomegranate seeds.

Oh shit!!

Here’s a whole bunch of myths and hymns that talk about her Queen of the Underworld badassery!!

Holy pug tacos Batman!!

Here’s another book about the myth focusing on the seasonal religious and liminal rites. WHICH TAKE PLACE IN THE DRY SUMMER (not the fucking winter), which you know if you read a book.Way to go, OP!

All these fucking books!  What could anyone possibly do with them all?!?!?!?! Do you eat books to absorb their powers instead of read them?

A better guess would be that you got into a moral panic over the name of a certain Renaissance statue and maybe after reading three pages of Edith Hamilton or the first paragraph of a Wikipedia article. And then used that to castigate and demean not only the people who actually take their limited time to create gorgeous art but also to denigrate modern day worshippers of Persephone and Hades?

Maybe next time, you stringy piece of over-boiled okra, you might want to take your own advice and pick up a book, instead of reducing the feared and respected Queen of the Underworld who held power equal to or in many interpretations GREATER than her husband into a meaningless pastiche of female disenfranchisement that you seemingly plucked from your own ass.

[sonneillonv-deactivated20220218]

JESUS CHRIST THANK YOU

[oftaggrivated-deactivated201910]

I don’t often reblog posts of people getting owned, but when I do…

[luxlustravi-blog]

man the ancient greeks didn’t dare to speak persephone’s name she was that powerful and venerated (they called her Kore, “the maiden”), hades didn’t get that honour

[bunjanecrocker]

Rebagel for those book links, I find the Persephone and Hades stuff on here fascinating and I want to research it more

[secondgenerationimmigrant]

Book links, owning and the sheer badassery that is Persephone.

reblog forever

[honorthegods]

Reblogging for the links until this misapprehension finally ceases.

See also: Seduction and Rape in Greek Myth and Predatory Goddesses, both by classicist Mary Lefkowicz.

[bibliophilicwitch-archive]

@thoughtsontomes you realize that every time I see Haides and Persephone I will be completely unable to not tag you, right? ;D

[hellenic-hades]

Holy shit as someone who is dedicated to these two in particular this post is a goldmine, especially because it’s nearly impossible to find information about Persephone!!

[delotha]

I’m not religious, but as someone who enjoys taking myths and playing with them in new and different ways (yes, B, you can start laughing now), I don’t see any harm in people doing whatever they want with the myths.

Because they did not happen.

A few months ago, there was a lot going around about Caeneus and Poseidon, because Caeneus is essentially a canon transman in Greek mythology, having been born a woman and turned into a man by Poseidon at his behest.  The original myth is that Poseidon raped Caeneus, and he wished to never be forced again, and that’s why he asked to be made a man.  

But I don’t fault the people who chose to reimagine that myth as Poseidon seducing Caeneus and then giving him whatever he wanted because he cared for him.  I don’t like it, because the original myth haunts me, but people are able to reimagine it however they choose, and if it gives them peace or joy to think so, then more power to them.

But these are myths.  They didn’t happen to real people.  They never existed.  You can take the story and re-invent it to make something new.  Something that is more romantic, or more affirming.  

And why not?  Why not take the myths and recreate them in your image?  It’s human.

[fandomsandfeminism]

Here’s the thing about Standardized Testing. 

I became a teacher, partly, because I didn’t want a job where my goal was to make money. I didn’t want to create profit. I want to create thinkers and voters and citizens. 

Standardized Testing is part of a push by conservative government to make public education profitable for private corporations. 

My state pays Pearson $90 Million EVERY YEAR just for STAAR testing. That doesn’t include Pearson test prep materials, or any of the other tests they run.Pearson writes G/T tests, AP tests, even teacher certification tests. 

The market is basically a monopoly  And Standardized Testing is now a multi-billion dollar industry.

And for what?  They don’t measure educational quality. They haven’t improved student performance. All they really seem to measure is family income, which is the best predictor for student performance. 

I didn’t go into this job to create profit, but those in power found a way to profit off our work anyway. 

[kibumkim]

[REDACTED] on main

[kibumkim]

completely fucking  ████ on main

[paper-mario-wiki]

The Girl Reading This (the concept, not the literal person who is reading this post) is an SCP who is capable of being everywhere at all times while posessing every possible trait and fitting every conceivable description placed upon her

[cungadero]

she’s [REDACTED]

[inikaga]

Who?

[cungadero]

the ████

[weatherwaxer]

Im begging you for help. 

This is my friend, he’s only 17 years old, 18 this July. He’s funny and kind and generous. He’s very smart and talented, and really cares about his friends and for others. Hes trapped. Trapped in an abusive home and with abusive parents. 

Things have always been bad, threats to be beaten, actually being beaten, constant sexist and transphobic bullshit. Everyday, almost every hour. My friend doesn’t get a break.He’s told how “disgusting” he looks, or how “unwanted” he is. Hes insulted for eating, for not eating. For how he dresses, how he talks, what he likes. If he ever found something he liked; drawing, writing, the computer, talking to friends, watching anime, it was taken away and insulted. He has no safe place, no support, no love. and today things got worse…..

His father has threatened to kill him

“Have you decided to die?? Then just go DIE?? Stop killing me everyday?? You better stay in the house and go to college and if you think you could run away with your friend and use their money or anything I wont be human, I’d cut you piece by piece.” His father, his own father, is now threatening to “bury” him.  "why the hell do you walk around this house like you’re dead?? Is this how you behave in a house?? What have we done to you so bad that you act like this? Did we hit and beat you up? Do you even know what true suffering is??” The answer is yes. They have hit him and beaten him up, many times. Yes he does know what suffering is, not only to be a  lgbt teenager in India in a unsupportive home. But also because abuse is as common as breathing for him. 

The last time I went to India the two of us tried to run away together and failed. We got caught. Im back in the states now trying to get a visa to return and I think they have turned off his wifi and blocked my number as of today. I have booked a ticket for July 4rd. His birthday. However I need your help. I need someone to talk to, to help me plan this out, to figure out what I should do. I need someone who can come with me to India, I need money, I need advice, he needs support.

Ive never met someone quite like him, he struggles everyday and despite it all, despite being told hes “better off dead”. Despite being called “worthless” and a “punishment”, despite the insults and the abuse. He loves his family and is pushing through it all for a bright future. We have struggled together on our own for so long. Its been over a year of trying to escape. We cant do this alone anymore. Please dont let him die. Not because of his father, or this world. 

Help me show him people care, that someone out there loves him and wants to see him smile. Help me bring him to a safe place where he can recover. Please. I couldn’t live without him. Dont let his life….or his hope slip away. 

Please. Save his life, save mine. His father has threatened twice to call the police on me and claims to “know everything you’re planning”. He doesn’t but his assumptions are way too close for comfort. Im all alone here. Please anything you can do literally anything. Help me. Help him. We are just kids, the world shouldn’t be so cruel. Hes all I have, please help me to save him.

My square cash can be found here:

My email is [email protected]

Please im me or send me a ask. 

My Go fund me is here

Please im begging you.

[paraelyn]

SPREAD.THIS.LIKE.FOREST.FIRE

[brendanthesalty-deactivated2018]

The funny thing about the gamerbros who are bitching about the feeemales being in Battlefield V as “not realistic” is that… you’re playing a video game about WWII bud. The single most destructive conflict in human history. The absolute epitome of humanity’s boundless cruelty. A crucible of hate and death that consumed 60 million lives (most of them civilians) for no other reason than a bunch of demonic old men believed they were entitled to the world. There was nothing fun or exciting about WWII, and any game that turns WWII into a fun shooty-shooty vidya game where your virtual puppet cosplays as an era-appropriate soldier to kill other virtual puppets is patently unrealistic from the get-go. The only “realistic” war game would be a survival horror game, because that’s what “realistic” warfare is. Any attempts to pay lipservice to historical accuracy by making all of your virtual cosplay puppets grizzled white men are just that, lipservice, to a bunch of impotent basement dwellers who fantasize about and lionize warfare but would die almost immediately in a real conflict. Female virtual cosplay puppets bring Battlefield V down from “inherently completely inaccurate” to “inherently completely inaccurate but a little more obvious about it”. Die mad about it you fucks.

[brendanthesalty-deactivated2018]

And yes I am aware there were thousands of women who fought on the frontlines of WW2 as French Resistance, SOE, Red Army, etc. but that doesn’t even matter because the HiStOriCaL aCcUrACcY argument is broken to begin with when you’re talking about a game as inherently ignorant of actual history as fucking Battlefield.

[putridskull-deactivated20180604]

>Waghhh men are evil lets shove our oppressive feminist agenda where it doesnt belong Fuck you, your shit politics doesnt deserve to be ruining everything because you think men are evil, you daft cunt

[fandomsandfeminism]

You missed the point, friend.

But also, why would the inclusion of female characters ruin a video game?

[pansunset]

@puttidskull Did… did you even read the post?

[gothicprep]

imo we need to swap the phrase “no one will love you until you love yourself” with something to the effect of “if you dnt recognize your own value, you’re a lot more likely to put up with mistreatment that you dnt deserve”

it’s not rly a matter of self-love as much as it is being able to stand up for yrself when you need to, and even though the latter is part of that process, it’s still not the same thing

[skeppsbrott]

Also, in all fairness? Hanging out with someone who constantly puts themselves down and bemoans their percieved worthlessness isn’t fun. If I tell you I think you’re great, and your response is to disagree, you’re putting both of us down.

[heartsfemme]

do u ever just wanna drop out of academics and move to rural france so u can spend the rest of ur life making a living carving those lil fancy soaps

[heartsfemme]

this is the dream babey!

[raysdrawlings]

At long last I’m excited to share my comic ‘Tinder’! I had so much fun on this project and it got me really excited to write more stories! I sincerely hope you enjoyed the comic and have a great day! <3

If you want to help support the comic you can help by: ~ !! Reblogging this post !! ( a big please and thank you! <3) ~ Give the comic an ‘ol follow over on Tapas

Or if you have some extra cash you’re welcome to: ~ Buy a digital copy of the comic ~ Buy a physical copy of the comic ~ Support me on Kofi

[snackwizard]

adults, while forcing all children above the age of 5 to sit still, be silent, and obey orders for 7-8 hours a day with minimal breaks, reducing their exposure to fresh air and sunlight to almost nothing, forcing them to alter their natural sleeping patterns to increase productivity, and repeatedly telling them their self worth depends on their being able to follow these instructions perfectly for 13 or more years: kids these days are so lazy! they never go outside! they never want to do anything! clearly it’s not because of us!

[thbstvrdthmtlbndndntn]

[berqamot-deactivated20190704]

Deleting all comments because only in this site you will find people throwing shit at a 17 year old boy who has voluntarily fed 80'000 people by starting his own business because he has a very particular idea lf masculinity which happens to threat only people with paper feelings.

[angryisokay]

His business has a line of ‘SheCans’ with names like ‘Unstoppable’, ‘Awesome’, ‘Fearless’ and ‘Beautiful’. Anyone who is bitter about this kid’s business needs to step back and reevaluate their life.

[spookylass]

^^ Reblogging again because of that comment

[reinwulf]

also this article is misleading. there is nothing on the site that says the lad was “sick of his sister’s flowery candles” he got the idea from his sister who was selling them for a school fundraiser and wanted more scents that appealed to him, as the overwhelming majority of scented candles are marketed towards women.

[caribbeansapphos-deactivated201]

listen… i’m a lesbian and i know full well what oppression based on love is like… but i wish white gay folks wouldn’t act like sexuality is the only reason anyone’s ever felt that

[caribbeansapphos-deactivated201]

there are people in my family who’ve been disowned because they married someone of a different colour to them… i’m mixed race and the very concept of my existence would’ve been illegal in the us when my parents were born. the supreme court only ruled against discrimination of mixed-race marriages in 1967! that’s barely 50 years ago. homophobia is an awful thing to experience and i know that from first hand experience but i’m begging you to remember that gay people aren’t the only ones being killed for who they love. please remember the struggles faced by Black and brown people when you talk about oppression. please have some solidarity with your nonwhite friends (especially your nonwhite gay friends!) when you talk about dismantling the systems that keep us alone and isolated. please remember the horrible history that is anti-miscegenation laws when you talk about equal marriage rights, because they aren’t just for white gay people.

[caribbeansapphos-deactivated201]

this is okay for white people to reblog