mothmute classic @mothmute - Tumblr Blog

hi! 30s, they/them*, northeastern US (* — that’s “they/them” in a “none of your business” way, not necessarily a “these are my pronouns” way)

blog est. 2022-06-06, though I’ve been around a lot longer than that

@mothmute — misc.

sometimes personal

tumblr meta

posts whenever I feel like it

most activity will be on sideblogs, currently:

@mothunmute — mostly “funny” posts

posts whenever I feel like it

@mothunmuted — mostly “art” posts

sourced art only

currently queued midnight–midnight for 31 posts a day (every 45 minutes, skipping local midnight)

non-queued posts whenever I feel like it

most original posts will tagged with #m.m.

mothmute on instagram, used sporadically

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precious-link

come over and form a strange connection wth me

heedra

so far one theme of the 30s for me has been realizing that literally every human being on earth who appears completely cool and collected and together with it at first glance has some threshold past which enough known information about them will shatter that mystique completely. i don't even say this negatively or pessimistically it's just been helpful to keep in mind that we're all like that.

tonight's auspices: raccoon, deer

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I wish existing in public spaces were more comfortable for me!!

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str-ngeloop

everything you see on tumblr is biased towards the perspectives of the types of people who post a lot on tumblr. this is essential to remember

mothmute

Decent chance of northern lights tonight! Wish me luck!

mothmute

did not see northern lights, did see a possum 👍

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Decent chance of northern lights tonight! Wish me luck!

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victusinveritas

itsalwaysdark

you have to be careful reading too many things that are good/smart/well-written bc then you encounter something that isnt and you get confused like ? why didnt they just make this good ? were they stupid

hussyknee

The most basic, intractable fact about mental illnesses is that you simply cannot willpower your way out of them. The only exceptions to this rule are the ones I have, which continue to disable me due to lack of determination and other grave personal flaws

The rare opportunity for a cocktail, and I am very abruptly feeling it

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kritzenkriegen

*thinks up an idea for a silly quick piece* okay haha let's whip something up real quick

*idea gets more complicated*

oh no

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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.

orteil42

given the current climate this pride especially i feel i must mention that i love my trans friends, i stand with trans people in the fight against transphobic legislation and those who would enforce it, and this blog is not a good place for you to be if you do not vibe with that

jerreeeeeee

not every mutual fits neatly into an archetypal medievalism but there are some mutuals that im like yeah addressing you as “my liege” would come strangely naturally

jerreeeeeee

what mutual is prev

my liege lord

my loyal knight

my wise wizard

my evil advisor

my brother in arms

my lady muse

my wild mermaid friend

my fellow alchemist

my dashing rapscallion

my monstrous foe