Living Dangerously

Megan Danger | writer-ish | co-host of The Weird podcast | they/them | this thing is memes nearly all the way down

[thegreatyin]

every so often i look at pictures of baby fruit bats and i start sobbing.

peace and love on planet earth.

[wizardarchetypes]

last night maggie and i were very high (me moreso) and i had a single chord progression from a song stuck in my head that i couldn't place. i kept singing it over and over like "what is this from??" i had maggie record me so i could send it to my siblings in the morning bc i knew they'd help me place it. but then hours later i realized it was the track "now we are free" from the soundtrack for the movie "gladiator." maggie's never seen it so he wouldn't have known anyway.

but how i relayed this information was as we were lying in bed falling asleep, and i was mid-sentence talking about something else, i suddenly stopped, turned to look up and face the utter darkness of the bedroom, and announced "Now we are free from the Gladiator."

And Maggie was like the huh ??? did he have us?????

[fforsythiaaa]

Once when I was in undergrad, someone described something as “problematic” in class and our professor was like, “That’s cool, but ‘problematic’ doesn’t really mean anything. It means that the thing you’re describing has a problem, and in and of itself that’s not bad. Art, especially, should always have problems, or else it’s not interesting and not art, either. It sounds like you’re trying to say that this is bad, but you don’t want to say ‘bad.’ Is that right?”

So from then on whenever one of us called something problematic, he would make us talk it out until we could name the “bad” thing we were hinting at. In this particular class, 7/10 it was some type of oppression, and the remainder was like, “I’m uncomfortable because this is very new/confusing/pushing boundaries that made me feel safe.”

Once we stopped calling things “problematic” and stopping at that, class got way more interesting and... we all had to say, like, “that’s racist” or “that’s misogynistic” or “ew capitalism gross” out loud, which a lot of us had never done in a classroom before. Or we had to be like, “Uhhh... I’m not sure what’s so bad?” and confront our own beliefs and that was maybe even more useful.

Anyway. Whenever I see the word problematic, I can’t help but think of this professor being like, “Good starting point, now let’s get specific.” I think when we have to commit to saying “that’s ___” it requires a lot more careful thought about the truth and impact and complexities of whatever we’re claiming. Sometimes there really is some bullshit afoot, and also sometimes it’s art, and it should be full of problems, because that’s what art is.

[helledeh]

Pylon quilt!

made my me

[cryptidclub]

Discover strange new films with your friends!

[ororium-z]

Happy Pride!

[rootbeergoddess]

Every pride, you must reblog this. No exceptions

[thesaltofcarthage]

I love that four different people on my feed scheduled this joyous person to reblog by 8am on June 1. I look forward to seeing this a dozen more times today.

[iskippedthepartaboutlove]

[ahmnorhein-zkn]

Repost, now do your honors.

[jkl-fff]

Trans people just existing is no more sexual than when cis people just exist.

[lesbianhouseplant]

Ah yes, the 3 genders. Male, female, and “what the fuck are you, a cop?”

[ohmovie]

I have my own clan.

Predator: Badlands (2025) dir. Dan Trachtenberg

[tiktoksthataregood-ish]

[jumpin-jahoosaphats]

HOOoWoW!!

[jumpin-jahoosaphats]

Bald white bitch (affectionate)

[metropoliseaten]

Video description: A tiktok by @MyBonesAreLegos. A Black person with shoulder length braids stands in a parking lot and says, in a peppy tone, “Has this ever happened to you?” A white person walks up and says, “Whoa, what the fuck?” the ‘Whoa’ is drawn out. They begin playing with the first person’s hair. The scene cuts to the first person standing alone again, saying, “Then you need bald white bitch.” They show a photograph on their phone of a white person with closely buzzed hair. “Check this out!” The next scene is a POV shot from the second person, panning up from their outstretched hand to show the first person and the Bald White Bitch standing together. The hand reaches for the first person with a drawn out and cartoonish “Hwow!” before switching to the Bald White Bitch and playing with their hair instead. “Problem solved. Bald White bitch saves the day yet again.” End ID.

[imaginarylands4000]

[ayagdos]

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[kimberbohwrites]

IF YOU SEE THIS DO NOT TAKE THIS SURVEY. THIS IS A BAD FAITH STUDY TARGETING TRANS YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SOME OF THE LEADING MINDS OF THE ANTI TRANS MOVEMENT. DO NOT TAKE AT ALL.

[kimberbohwrites]

Alright now that it’s not the middle of the night let me add some more context: All leading researchers of this study—J. Michael Bailey of Northwestern University, Lisa Littman, and Kenneth Zucker—have longstanding professional associations with research frameworks that challenge or reject gender-affirming models of care. Many trans-led organizations, advocates, and researchers are urging families NOT to participate in this study, as the data collected will be skewed to promote false and harmful narratives about trans people, and will be weaponized by lawmakers looking to pass discriminatory bills.

(Information above from PFLAG National)

Bailey has spent the last 20+ years of his professional career attacking the Trans community — he has been accused of misconduct MULTIPLE times around not getting informed consent for the research he does.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD THEY ARE BLAZING THEIR POST TRYING TO REACH THE QUEER COMMUNITY ON TUMBLR.

[raylangivins]

has everyone seen the website that gives you a rothko for your local weather?

[itwashotwestayedinthewater]

the most Child Emperor urge i have is to shout "BOOORRIINGGG!!!" when i have to witness something i dont like for too long

[simplyghosting]

Me, pointing to the mirror: Do NOT become The Joker about this. This isn’t even a Condiment King situation.

[barbiegirldream]

Important personality test. What kid were you in gym class? I was the try hard who took it too seriously