Fuckery

Writer. Blogger. Cactus Queen. I like things.

[karekareo]

[elletao]

MULAN (1998) dir. Tony Bancroft & Barry Cook

[thoughtkick]

“When I am silent, I have thunder hidden inside.”

— Rumi

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[whitepeopletwitter]

[the-only-useful-lesbian]

I do not remember liking this, but clearly past me has good taste

[quellcrist]

TESSA THOMPSON as Bianca Taylor CREED (2015)

[effinbirds]

[gerrycanavan]

 I’m afraid of Americans

[lindsayribar]

This is super real.

[justgot1]

Completely accurate.

[next-time-you-invite-pam]

@pre-successful America exposed. 

[themightyglamazon]

It’s hilarious watching non-Americans react to this with fear because I read it just nodding along like “yes, in fact this is How Things Are, there you go”

[sexycraisinthanos]

If you ask an American how they are and they respond “Super.” that means they want to die

[themightyglamazon]

ACCURATE

[nyanbinyuri]

If they say they’re peachy it means they’re tired of existence

[drneverland]

If they say “Living the dream,” it means “please kill me, I hate my job so, so much.”

[accordingtomyresearch]

also “that’s a great question” means “I have no freaking idea”

[aampharros]

if asked “how are things going?” and they reply “its going” it means theyre in the middle of a mental breakdown

[rcmclachlan]

If asked “How are you?” and they reply, “Oh, you know,” just…. let them be.

[raphodraws]

Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[aredhels]

mythology family ♥︎ skadi for @jediknightrey

skadi is a giantess and goddess in norse mythology. her name is either identical with the old norse common noun skaði, “harm,” or comes from another germanic root preserved in the gothic word skadus and the old english sceadu, both of which mean “shadow”. skadi lives in the highest reaches of the mountains, where the snow never melts. she’s an avid huntress, and her bow, snowshoes, and skis are her most often-mentioned attributes.

want to join?

[cats-and-company]

Queen.

[candiikismet]

I always have to reboot this.

[ordinaryredtail]

For anyone wondering, this is amazing enrichment for the animal and a great way to involve guests! The lions aren’t forced to play with the rope if they don’t want to, and these guys (and anyone else who tries this out) have an awesome close up and hands on experience, all without having to come in direct contact with the cat!

[little-miss-mash]

@why-animals-do-the-thing

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

This definitely counts as #actually cute. This video is from the San Antonio Zoo, and the lioness’ name is Axelle. As @ordinaryredtail said above, the tug of war interaction is entirely voluntary on her part.

My guess is that the zoo staff did use some positive reinforcement training to teach her how to pick up and pull on the rope at first, because that’s not necessary something a lion would just do on their own. While it’s also probable that she’s rewarded with something tasty did choosing to engage with the members of the public like this, Axelle wouldn’t be engaging if it was a negative experience for her (there aren’t enough snacks in the world to coerce a lion into doing something they find actively distressing). If she didn’t want to participate, she could just walk away.

Some sanctuary and animal rights groups have taken issue with this interaction because they consider it unethical to ask a lion to engage in any “unnatural behavior” “for the benefit of the public,” calling it exploitation. It is worth keeping in mind, however, that learning and engaging in novel behaviors is hugely enriching for animals in human care, and that lions have no concept of exploitation. As long as the lion is not bothered by the presence or noise of the crowd, is not injured or harmed, and is engaging on an entirely voluntary basis, this sort of thing is entirely ethical. It is far safer than any type of interaction where a member of the public is coming into direct context with a big cat, but still allows people to directly experience the sheer strength of a lion up close.

[bookgeekgrrl]

#3beefcakes v. one good girl (via @doctortay)

[kelssiel]

there aren’t enough snacks in the world to coerce a lion into doing something they find actively distressing

[unicouniuni]

2020.06.20

[0palheart]

Me when im in an area

[teaboot]

Some rando: You should think about stopping your prescription

Me: My pills make me not want to die tho

They: You shouldn’t want to die, that’s not normal

Me: Yeah that’s why I’m taking my pills

[teaboot]

Again: But you aren’t the *real* you when you’re on your pills

Me: I’m the alive version of me

[teaboot]

An actual doctor, once: “Relying On A Chemical Crutch For A Hormonal Imbalance Denies The Fortitude Of The Human Soul”

Me: Cool so like I’m agnostic

[inner-muse]

They: “But you might be on pills the rest of your life!”

Me: “So?”

[illnessisnteasy]

Good! That means that I have a “rest of” my life to continue living!

Thanks to the pills.

[erinptah-admin]

Meanwhile, no person ever: “You should think about giving up your insulin/antiretrovirals/beta blockers/anti-rejection drugs/prosthetic legs/daily multivitamin, because using those your whole life is bad for some reason”

[teaboot]

Oh no, they do that too.

[living-deciduously]

I have a kidney transplant. A woman once told me she didn’t believe in organ transplants and that people should just die when they’re meant to. 

[teaboot]

Sounds like a great set-up for a murder

[teaboot]

People who are fully healthy, fit and neurotypical seem to think they are that way because they’re doing something right that the rest of us haven’t thought of, and not just because they got lucky

[lfdy88]

[anthonybourdainpartsunknown]

lets not forget this gem

[slopaganda]

cant believe we’re leaving out this

and more importantly this

[anthonybourdainpartsunknown]

interesting how you forgot 

and

[slopaganda]

ok but

and

[anthonybourdainpartsunknown]

hmmm and perhaps

[tumblin-monkeys]

and these ones too

[bisexualculture]

I’m not sure how you managed to forget this gem:

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[adulthoodisokay]

excuse me but:

[bardstardish]

where would we be withour kermit

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[xorlada-deactivated20210223]

can’t believe y'all forgot

[yesyourstalker]

[wall-maria-around-ba-sing-se]

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[chase-solidago]

Let’s talk about prairie, history, and language. For communities so focused on “native plants”/”native gardening”/etc there’s so little acknowledgement or engagement with indigenous Americans and their history. 

When we talk about science, there’s a baseline assumption of objectivity. Science is Truth, something apart from messy cultural ideas. The reality is, culture and all it’s messes bleed into science, like here in ecology. We gotta be conscious of the histories we inherit in science.

[toujourspur13]