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Adapted from an incorrect quote.

#i just went to reblog this and somehow clicked that it needed a content warning #so sorry miguel!!#idk how to undo that #I love this though!#💚💜💛

tstwitterupdates

TS tweet 8/6/26

Brought a person up to my room to make out. The first thing they said is "ok, cmon ikea". Truly devastating.

#why is this so devastating #🤭

shiftythrifting

Here's an anatomically correct bull plush that was donated to my shop last month.

carlosmarcosapproved

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.

#problematic #communication #language #deciphering bias #🧠

thefernhands

If you're fifteen or older an still sleep with a stuffed animal please reblog this.

My friend is embarrassed and thinks she’s the only one and I said id prove her wrong.

#snakes and mothman and an alien named Jovian #and whoever else is around #so many at our house #stuffed animals #cuddle buddies #be free

writing-prompt-s

The prince has been cursed, forcing him to live the rest of his life as a woman. At least that's the story the royal family is going with, because apparently an "unbreakable genderswap curse" is (sadly) much more acceptable than the princess being trans.

#writing prompt

Pigeon waiting patiently for the one working elevator.

#pigeon #bird #city life #accessibility #parking garage #phoenix fan fusion

lordjrk

no one found my pages during day 3 of phoenix fan fusion

#📄

aropride

if your animal is lying on the floor, furniture etc, it’s important to take a picture of them. then, if they move or shift in any way, it’s important to take another picture. with this technique, you can take many pictures of your animal

#pet tips #pro tip #photography #🐾

rocktheholygrail

Hannibal (2013-2015)

happy pride! 🌈

#choose your fighter #hannigram #pride month #gay #your honor theyre guilty but I love them #🍷🩸

Anyone have this shot without the headline? The article had a couple shots by Aleks and this one by joshgoingphoto. I used up a free article to read the interview. Much whimsy in these trying times. I appreciate his commitment to silliness.