[madhyanas]

heart lamp by banu mushtaq is the first kannada book to be nominated for the international booker prize! it's an anthology of 12 short stories revolving around the lives of muslim women and girls in southern india.

this specific translation is by deepa bhasthi, who's also written a great essay on the nuances of translating kannada and the persistence of india's linguistic diversity in an extremely right-wing political landscape.

[madhyanas]

heart lamp by banu mushtaq is the first kannada book to WIN THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE!!!!!!!

[anneofgreengabagool]

[flopstat]

who would win

gayle waters-waters

lestat de lioncourt

Voting ended onMar 16

[ceruleanheaven]

nikki begging bear to kill her and all he does is ask whats so bad about being with him. one of the most nauseating scenes ive ever witnessed

[thesituation]

i’m tired of babying grown women who let beauty standards control their entire life. stand up, grow up & get over yourself. enough. you aren’t perpetual victims. exercise the autonomy you refuse to acknowledge you have. you can choose to stop this circus anytime. grown ass fucking women acting like helpless victims to the patriarchy and then in the next breath going “COME WITH ME TO MY BOTOX APPOINTMENT😃” you are traitors and we will never make it out of the patriarchy if personal responsibility can’t be taken

[thesituation]

like god fucking damn women for centuries fought to have financial and social independence, and we largely achieved that in most countries, just for modern women who have no idea what patriarchy used to do to us to turn around and go “i’m not the problem, blame men for saying i look prettier after a nose job” you have everything your foremothers hoped and dreamed for, all that autonomy won through blood and sweat, and you waste it offering your body up to the patriarchy because “social pressure” get the fuck over yourself and stop acting like you have no choice. absolutely pathetic

[thesituation]

and whenever people criticize women who get cosmetic procedures done and who enslave themselves to beauty standards it’s always met with “it’s not their fault, it’s the patriarchy” and i find that to be such a circular, never ending blame game. yes fucking obviously it’s the true fault of the patriarchy but you can’t hold a system of social hierarchy accountable because the decisions individuals make constitute said system. and turning it into a chicken or the egg debate does nothing besides shift blame to something that cannot be reckoned with or addressed. stop blaming the patriarchy at large for the individual decisions of fully autonomous women

[human-pet-they]

People on here talk about Laura Palmer like she’s their friend who actually died

[warningsine]

[madhyanas]

a friend asked me today, if i were an animal what would i be? i said an elephant. but if i was a bird i'd be one of those tiny little round blob birds with sticks for feet that kind of just bound around when they're not flying. like a robin. yeah if i were a bird, i'd be a robin. but if i were not a bird and still an animal, i'd be an elephant. just a glimpse into the multitudes i hold within me

[patrickbatemanamericanpsycho]

[slavicafire]

why don't you present yourself more femininely?

fat medieval hedgehog

[madhyanas]

about to give my first ever poster presentation mama im SCARED!!!!! doing it anyway though

[devinellekurtz]

My very first tiger drawing and my latest

[formaldehydedoesstuff]

Your skill level is unquestionable but listen.

I love him.

[toasthaste-art]

me also. as well.

[devinellekurtz]

This is the COOLEST thing I’ve seen in AGES. You both completely made my entire week.

[madhyanas]

i do believe in kindness and understanding and generosity of spirit however being immediately scathing to people who are stupid on my own posts has a certain je ne sai quoi to it

[stuckinapril]

Honestly it boils down to reparenting yourself & rewiring your own neuronal pathways & telling yourself a firm “stop” when you notice your mind slipping down negative loopholes & being present in the moment & enjoying being mid task rather than waiting for it to end & not thinking of inertia as your baseline and natural way of living

[stuckinapril]

So tempting to keep embarking on the same self destructive cycle over & over & over again . But at some point you have to put ur foot down w ur own behaviors & be the thing that truly saves u

[minotauri]

ocean sounds for those of you who need it

[ceruleanheaven]

month starting on a monday we have no excuse guys lets get to work and lock the fuck in

[ceruleanheaven]

yk its actually very chic and avant garde to start on tuesday the second

[ceruleanheaven]

many claim theres nothing more subversive and revolutionary than starting on wednesday the third

[ceruleanheaven]

there are simply no words in the english language that can describe starting on thursday the fourth. thats how iconic it is

[ceruleanheaven]

choosing to start on friday the fifth. i just think its very inspiring

[ceruleanheaven]

lets all kill ourselves

[kosmogrl]

[butchniqabi]