The Philistine Philosopher

This is where I post musings, observations, and cool stuff I find on the Internet. I'm probably too old for Tumblr, but I'm getting tired of Facebook.

[amateur]

[philistinephilosopher]

And this is what happens when Disney buys Marvel.

[slightlyoddbutcharming]

This is probably the best ukulele playing I’ve ever seen.

[nerdfaceangst]

It’s always wild when people are amazed by proper Ukulele playing because what they consider “good” is whatever mainlanders are attempting to play while asserting some “quirky” vibe. Ukulele has become trendy on the mainland and people are amazed by what we consider BASIC skills and boring same chord repetition over and over. PLUS malihini don’t even pronounce the name right (what the fuck is a yuu-kuu-lay-lee hahaha).

Here in Hawaiʻi we are busting it out (like these killer wahines) every day in ways you can’t even imagine. Half my nā hoahānau play like this!

We stay laughing. These wahines choke deadly.

[this-ones-optimistic]

This must be what surf rock guitarists were trying to emulate in the 60’s. It’s so fucking good.

[philistinephilosopher]

I work in a music store on the mainland that sells a ton of ukuleles, and I can confirm that 90 percent of our ukulele customers only play the basic chords of pop songs. I'm pretty sure the thought that someone can do anything close to this hasn't crossed their minds.

[great-tweets]

What even is this show? [tweet / article]

[philistinephilosopher]

I have never seen this show, but I read a few Archie comics when I was a kid. I think there was a cartoon at one point that I would watch on Saturday mornings too. This sounds like either a “darker and edgier” betrayal of all things Archie, or the greatest thing ever.

[abandonedandurbex]

Sun setting through the window of an abandoned church in Belgium [2000x 2127]

[abandonedandurbex]

Railroad tracks in forest [451x700]

[abandonedandurbex]

The del Salto hotel in Colombia [600x904]

[avengersmemes]

#true 😂😂 Send by: @tinaamedi

[philistinephilosopher]

A glimpse into the future of the Harry Potter franchise once Disney buys it out.

You know it's gonna happen.

[moved-to-naltorians-blog]

[gayassjana]

I’m losing my SHIT

[psiotechniqa]

This is some magical shit

[theshitopinionsofsomeasswipeblm]

The sad thing is, I don’t know who’s the bigger idiot.

[psiotechniqa]

I would argue its the Kara person - because she doesn’t it. Mike is pointing out the obvious

[lesbianatlarge]

the obvious? what do you mean?

[psiotechniqa]

that she played ignorant, was treated accordingly, and that it was silly that she took offense over being deceptive about her understanding

[lesbianatlarge]

could you explain further? I’m not sure I understand your meaning

[sailordathomir]

I’ve never seen two murders in one post before.

[babyanimalgifs]

this is the angriest bird i’ve ever seen

[arciifer-deactivated20180806]

To the people in the comments saying the guy is doing this “just for show”

He’s not

With this kind of bird, they are VERY attached to their cages, so if you need to replace the cage, you need to the show the bird you’ve destroyed it so it will accept the new one. It’s upset bc the cage it liked is gone, but the cage was too small for it so it needs to be replaced. The bird is fine.

[alittlebitridiculous]

Thank you for explaining that! I’ve been wondering about this video.

[candiikismet]

That bird was livid!

[trapcard]

that bird sound like a white frat boy who found out his momma cut off his xbox live subscription

[with-practice]

this is the funniest shit i’ve seen all 2017

[atasteoflee]

I am dying , sis is pissedt!

[melthedestroyer]

there’s a big difference between “i’m sad because a character i was emotionally invested in was killed off” and “this character’s death served no purpose, was used for shock value, and is the product of bad writing and i’m upset about that”

[philistinephilosopher]

While we're on the subject, there's also a right way and a wrong way to bring a character back from the dead. I've read way too many stories where a death is reversed with no repercussions just to cheer up all the people who were sad that a character they love died. It's cheap and totally invalidates what should be an emotional gut-punch.

I have no problem with dead characters coming back, but it needs to be done right. Your reaction shouldn't be "Yay! My favorite character is alive!" It should be "He's alive, but at what cost?"

People aren't supposed to come back from the dead, so revivals should always mean something.

[backtobinah]

Cultural Appropriation vs Cultural Appreciation

What is cultural appreciation?

Eating food from another culture

Attending a festival from another culture and dressing up in the traditional garb. Make sure to talk to someone from that cultural so you don’t so so incorrectly.

Drinking tea

Attending a religious festival from that culture

Having jewellery, furniture, decor, etc from that culture

Owning books from that culture

Speaking a language from another culture

Using traditional greetings, phrases, or customs from that culture respectfully and correctly

Travelling to another culture

Basically, cultural appreciation is doing things from that culture in the proper context.

What is culture appropriation?

Wearing a bindi to Coachella

Wearing a kippa, yarmulke, or skullcap (the Islam head covering ) when you’re not Jewish or Muslim

Wearing a tallit when you’re not Jewish.

Wearing anything from a religion when you’re not of that religion

Wearing anything from another culture as a costume. No, I don’t mean for like comic con. I mean like the highly offensive Native American costumes.

Using phrases with religious significance when you are not of that religion and are not currently at a religious event. Example, Christians who wish people a Shabbat shalom on Saturday or a Chag Pesach Sameach when they are not Jewish.

Stealing another culture ideas without giving it credit

Using terms from a culture when you don’t understand aka like when non-Jews use goyim or call us Chosen.

Basically, cultural appropriation is the misuse of a culture. It isn’t ”appreciating” or ”attempting to understand” because it is not being done in proper cultural context.

Going to prom in a Kimono isn’t showing appreciation of that culture, it’s showing that you like that dress and that’s not inherently wrong. Going to a concert wearing a bindi isn’t show appreciation of that culture it’s showing that you like the way the dot looks on your head. Again, not inherently wrong. But claiming it’s because you love the culture is false. If you loved the culture, you would take steps to celebrate it in the proper way.

One is disrespectful to the culture. One is giving the utmost respect to that culture. If you can’t understand the difference….

[buyakasha]

star wars has such a good sci-fi aesthetic. all the sci-fi these days looks so…… i-pad-esque, y’know? like Apple lived on into the year 3000 and produces everything. but star wars. star wars’ style looks like a microwave you’d find in your uncle’s garage. like the business calculator your mom used. like a SNES. DURABLE. no gloss.

[philistinephilosopher]

As someone who finds more charm in an old microwave than a new iPad, I agree with this.

I once heard that this is one of the (many) things that made the original Star Wars trilogy better than the prequels. All the tech and vehicles in the original trilogy looked dirty, used, and cobbled together from things that were about 30 years old. It gave everything a more "lived-in" look that helped draw you into the world. The prequels looked like a video game cutscene.

[lagonegirl]

[saddest-cat-hours]

[3bino3-deactivated20220101]

14,000,605th game

[philistinephilosopher]

So, who's the pawn on the board?

[artwoonz]

Instagram: @artwoonz

[art--woonz]

🤣 FOLLOW: @artwoonz

[trashcannie]

if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live in the midwest, this is it. 

[jasperzilla]

You missed some of the best ones

[dragonastra]

the best part about it is that the art installation isn’t actually called the Bean. It’s called Cloud Gate, and artist Anish Kapoor (yes, THAT Anish Kapoor) hates that we call it the Bean.

But i mean, look at it. It’s a bean.

[vashthestampedee]

How could you forget this one though

[akamine-chan]

I HAD NO FUCKING IDEA THAT THE BEAN WAS CREATED BY ANISH KAPOOR.

[solongstarbird]

someone help me why is anish kapoor important what did he do?

[gay-jesus-probably]

Alright sit down for some Art World Drama bcause this is what I live for.

So, sometime last year (?) science invented Vantablack, which is the darkest possible shade of black. Art world got incredibly excited. But as it needs to be very carefully made in a lab, it’s hard to get a hold of, and is extremely expensive. Enter Anish Kapoor, aka FuckFace McGee. Anish Kapoor buys the rights to Vantablack. He is the only human being on the planet that can legally use it, and he’s kind of a prick about it.

Art world is not thrilled with that.

Enter Stuart Semple.

Stuart Semple is an artist, and also makes pigments to sell in his free time. Stuart Semple is astoundingly pissed about this Vantablack nonsense, and Anish Kapoor’s dickery. Stuart Semple makes a new pigment, the brightest shade of pink ever, called Pinkest Pink, and puts it for sale on the internet. To be bought by everybody except Anish Kapoor. Literally, to purchase, you need to confirm that you are not Anish Kapoor, do not associate with him, and will not sell or give the pigment to Anish Kapoor or his associates. Art world has a good laugh, everyone buys Pinkest Pink because it’s awesome, and damn it we deserve something.

Anish Kapoor however is a penis, and will not take this lying down, because HOW DARE he not have literally everything.

Anish Kapoor gets his London associates to buy him a thing of Pinkest Pink, and being such a classy human being, posts a picture to instagram of him with his middle finger covered in Pinkest Pink, captioned with “Up yours. #pink”

Everyone flips shit, because. Y’know. Fuck that guy. Especially Stuart Semple. For context here, Anish Kapoor is one of the richest artists on the planet, and has repeatedly been referred to as everything wrong with the art world, and the epitome of the art worlds elitism problem. He’s a giant douchebag. Meanwhile Stuart Semple makes pigments just to get them out there. He turns 0 profit from his now enourmously popular pigments.

Stuart Semple launches an investigation as to who the fuck leaked Pinkest Pink, and plans to strike back. He does so by releasing two new products. First is Diamond Dust, which is a glitter made from glass, so that a painting is still visible after it’s applied, but glitters like a mofo. It’s the most reflective glitter out there, and is available to everyone who isn’t Anish Kapoor. And it being made of glass, if you stick your finger in there, it’s going to hurt quite a bit, so that was Stuart Semple’s way of saying “shove your middle finger in this, asshole, see what happens”. Except without saying that, because he can get an insult across while still being fucking classy.

He also releases Black 2.0, created with the help of over a thousand artists worldwide.

Black 2.0 is the answer to Vantablack. Black 2.0 is a slightly less black black, but looks functionally the same to the human eye. It’s completely safe, smells like cherries, and costs four pounds. Vantablack is highly toxic, potentially explosive, needs to be applied in a special laboratory and sealed properly, can’t be moved across borders, can reach 300 degrees celsius if you’re not extremely careful, and costs thousands of dollars. Anish Kapoor is the only human being who can use Vantablack. He is the only human being who cannot use Black 2.0.

So I think we can guess who got the better deal.

And thus the feud ends, Kapoor defeated.

…But not quite.

Kapoor, in this entire afair, has made exactly two comments to the public. The first being his charming message about aquiring Pinkest Pink, the second being claiming to Buzzfeed that he and his small army of lawyers will be suing Semple, an extremely poor artist who cannot afford a lawyer.

No lawsuit has been made yet, fyi.

The point is, Kapoor is a prick, and doesn’t like talking to the lower classes. So one day in July 2017, he decides he needs another floor on his London studio apartment, and starts making arrangements to have it built. His neighbors are fucking pissed, because this will ruin the light of their apartments. They call to Semple to save them, or at the very least piss Kapoor off some more.

Semple answers to the call, and releases two new paints, Phaze and Shift, as always, banned to Kapoor. They change colours, Phaze with temperature, and Shift is just iridescent. Shift needs to be painted over Black 2.0 to work, and Phaze just works on its own.

So that’s been the art world for the last two years.

Basically, get fucked Anish Kapoor your bean sucks and so does your vantablack.

[todayiwrotenothing]

Stuart Semple is organising a bean-kissing event for Anish Kapoor’s birthday.

[secretsfromwholecloth]

Reblogging for “By attending this event you confirm that you are not Anish Kapoor, you are in no way affiliated with Anish Kapoor, you are not attending on behalf of Anish Kapoor or an associate of Anish Kapoor. To the best of your knowledge, information, and belief this event will not be attended by Anish Kapoor.”

[queen-of-heck]

ALSO HE JUST POSTED THIS!!!!!! LIGHTEST LIGHT!

[extremedistressorstellarblowjob]

I know this isn’t my art blog but this entire post gives me life

[galahadiant]

im sorry is that man holding a real actual miniature star in his hands

[cat-vee-deactivated20240417]

Y’all missed the best part about the lightest light, called aptly ‘Lit’. This is from their product page: