Getting By on My Looks

I know this may shock some people given my username, but I'm a redhead, and I'm opinionated. I know, right? Best start backing away now.

[lovecraftcountry]

EVERY OUTFIT ON LOVECRAFT COUNTRY ↳ Jurnee Smollett as Letitia Lewis

[rantyredhead]

Literally the *only* thing wrong with this character is that I do not believe for a *second* that she would simp over wet noodle Atticus.

[programmerhumour]

Funny how that works

[ferrousferrule]

I am so pleased at how many notes are some version of “I don’t fear the science, I fear the corporations who control it” because that is EXACTLY the attitude you should have. GMOs can save us. Monsanto will kill us.

[brunhiddensmusings]

what people fear about GMO- ‘theyre gonna make frankencarrots that crave human flesh and cause diarrhea ’ what GMO actually is- ‘we made rice crop that is both drought resistant and flood resistant which will prevent about 20% of major famine disasters, also it now makes vitamin A because vitamin A deficiency in poverty stricken areas is a major killer of kids as most vitamin A rich foods dont grow there’ what people SHOULD be upset about- ‘i made all crops sterile so all farmers have to buy the seed from me in perpetuity and i will sue anyone who tries to go back to crops that produce their own seed’

[aniseandspearmint]

^^^ THIS

[rantyredhead]

Honestly even the sterile crops thing is not evil in and of itself! It’s a safety mechanism to ensure that crops engineered to outcompete all other local plants don’t open pollinate and end up invasively spreading. What is predatory is the pricing structures & aggressive litigation that attacks farmers for profit!

[samcahntent]

Can’t call it Jackass unfortunately

[thatchickparker]

Call it DM: disappointing mom

[rantyredhead]

Call it 2020: How about we stop making men’s shit behaviour their mom’s problem

[wilwheaton]

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[rantyredhead]

Are we not acknowledging yet that when Trump says “very good people” what he means is “white people”?

[oldschoolfrp]

Horrible Black Void — Gary Chalk card art for Talisman 2nd ed, GW, 1985, from Matt Collville’s Twitter and his streamed game on Twitch & YouTube

[wilwheaton]

I played Talisman to DEATH when I was in high school. I loved it so much, I'd play it solo, simulating other players. It remains my son, Ryan's, favorite game of all time, even though we both know better. But I love that Talisman exists. It gave a younger version of me, who was hurting, abused, lonely, and so afraid, a place to escape for hours at a time, when I needed that so very much.

[rantyredhead]

OH. MY. GOD. I remembered playing this game as a kid. I loved it. I kept thinking about it, and wishing I could get it again to play as an adult, but I couldn’t for the life of me remember what it was called. THANK YOU

[mysharona1987]

He’s too cute. So no one wants to admit Baby Yoda is rather a bit creepy.  Like that kid from The Ring.

He has so far:

-near force choked a woman to death.

-encouraged Mando to kill folks.

-seems to smirk at random violence.

Fear Baby Yoda.

[mysharona1987]

Like if you were hanging around Baby Yoda and Mando, you would be cautious. 

[sophisticat42]

Baby loves murder

[mysharona1987]

I think the idea is: he probably is too powerful for his own good and prone to the dark side.

But, at least he’s got Mando now to show him THE LIGHT~!

If Palpatine had gotten his hands on him it would have been a disaster. 

[mysharona1987]

No that actually might be the endgame of the show.

Palpatine *was* trying to get him. But evidently never did.

Otherwise he’d have been all: “Oh, Rey, Ben…here’s this psycho child I’ve been raising. Now you are screwed!”  

Then they are so distracted by the cuteness they get murdered. 

[rantyredhead]

Calling it now - plot twist will be Mando has to kill Babyods

[wilwheaton]

Cannabis stigma is unfair when ‘wine o’clock’ is widely celebrated by moms | The Star

It’s still a culture where eyebrows are more likely to be raised, Brandie Weikle writes.

The stigma against responsible cannabis use is absurd, especially in a culture that embraces and celebrates alcohol abuse.

[rantyredhead]

It’s because of racism

[veryfunnymemes]

[rantyredhead]

This is advice I needed very much a couple years ago

[twitblr]

Relatable

[afronerdism]

Yes. Reading excessively as a child for a lot of us was a form of escapism. But part of the reason so many of us struggle to read now is because we based our entire taste in reading on what helped us escape, but as we get older and our needs changed, a lot of us never adapted our reading tastes. So we keep trying to read YA fiction and it just doesn’t hit the way it used to and we assume it’s because we can’t read like we used to, but the reality is that we need a new genre of liturature to suit our new life experiences and mature taste.

[wilwheaton]

I feel very seen right now.

[rantyredhead]

Wow

[blackqueerblog]

So many arrested because people are OPENING THE DOORS and trying to play Sensible Citizens with these MAGA Gestapo Agents.

[rantyredhead]

So to recap: Secret “police” who do not have legal warrants and refuse to identify themselves forcing their way into homes to abduct people on racial grounds. How much more Nazi does the US need to get before people put a stop to this?

[wilwheaton]

“Great nations don’t abuse children.”

https://twitter.com/kurteichenwald/status/1142568427913129984

[rantyredhead]

America was founded on abusing children

[i-hate-chick-fil-a]

YESSS

[moses-d]

You only become conservative when the system works in your favour. That has not been the Millennial experience.

[rantyredhead]

I’m in a job now where the system is working in my favor, and while I can see the forces trying to make me more conservative, I am 100% continuing my hard left lean because not only did I spend enough time getting the shit end of the stick, now that I’m in the corporate world I can see *how* bloody rigged the system is

[taliasburns]

i fight like a  g i r l

[rantyredhead]

Fricken beautiful

[antigothesis]

Children/teens aren’t allowed to be sad or in a bad mood because they can get yelled at for it and ridiculed and told to ‘change your attitude or I will for you’, while adults who are sad or in a bad mood, are allowed to yell at and take their frustration out on the kids. Adult privilege huh?

[antigothesis]

And when the adult is in a bad mood, it’s the kids job to step on eggshells in order to keep them from not exploding, and when they do, it’s on them.

And when the child is in the bad mood, it’s their job to try to hide it, and when they break apart trying to, it’s on them.

[randomslasher]

What extra sucks about this is that adults literally have more experience, context, perspective, and brain development to help them manage emotions. Adults who do this are shit. We are the adults, we should not be expecting kids who are still developing and learning about the world and trying to figure out their place in it to be the ones who are emotionally mature. 

People who treat adulthood like a power trip are honestly shit and should not have authority over kids. 

[memewhore]

My parents.

[wilwheaton]

WOW my parents. I worked so hard to not be this kind of parent to my kids.

[rantyredhead]

I feel like this is so many baby boomer parents, and I love that the internet and education has created such a widespread availability of therapy and awareness that this generational cycle is going to be stopped for so many more families

[sabelmouse]

[bravadopinfire]

Militant Vegans be like: “Yeah, but we gotta poison the planet with more synthetics so we can save the sheep from being properly sheared and let them suffocate to death under the weight of their own wool.”

[bigwordsandsharpedges]

>breeds animal that produces too much hair

>refuses to cut the hair for no reason

[bravadopinfire]

Peel your sheeps!

[wilwheaton]

I love wool. A few years ago, I started switching out all my socks and boxers for wool, and I will never go back to any other fabric or fiber. Sheep are amazing. Thank you for the gift of your wonderful wool, you magnificent sheeps.

[rantyredhead]

Have you tried a wool comforter yet? We switched to a Merino duvet with linen cover and holy hell it is the best thing ever for hot and sweaty sleepers - warm and breathable and neither of us overheat any more. Plus no feather allergies, and the heavier wool gives it a semi weighted blanket feeling - much deeper sleeps!

[kiss-my-piss]

Resources for Male Victims of Abuse

How to Recognize Abuse

**Emotional Abuse of Men

**Sexual Assault of Men and Boys

**Men Can Be Victims of Abuse, Too

**Domestic Violence Against Men - Know the Signs

**Information for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

**Help for Battered Men

**Battered Men, Battered Husbands

**For Male Survivors of Rape and Sexual Abuse

**Male Survivors of Incest and Sexual Child Abuse

**Help for Men Who Are Being Abused

Help Lines (Phone and Text Chat)

National Domestic Violence Hotline: [phone] (or 1-800-787-3224 for TTY)

National Dating Abuse Hotline: [phone]

National Sexual Assault Hotline: [phone]

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: [phone]

Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men: 1-888-743-5754 (US and Canada)

Hopeline Suicide Prevention Hotline: [phone]

National Hotline for Victims of Crimes: 1-855-484-2846

National Human Trafficking Hotline: [phone]

Polaris Human Trafficking Text Line: Text “BEFREE” to 233733

**1in6/RAINN Chat for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Support Groups

**1in6 Support Groups

Male Survivor Support Groups

Pandora’s Aquarium - Chat (includes chats specifically for men)

Pandora’s Aquarium - Forums (includes forums specifically for men)

How to Find a Shelter

Domestic Shelters Search (shelter locator with filters to find shelters specifically for male survivors)

SAFE (located in Austin, TX, but states they can help people find resources/shelters in their area)

How to Find a Therapist

**Male Survivor Therapist Directory

Mental Health Services Locator

Resources for and About the Abuse of Kids/Teens

Love is Respect Hotline: [phone] (Hotline for teens)

Darkness to Light Helpline (Sexual Abuse): 1-866-367-5444

Darkness to Light Text Line: Text “LIGHT” to 741741

ChildHelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline: [phone]

Children of the Night Hotline (Children in Prostitution): 1-800-551-1300

National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929

Covenant House Nineline (Homeless Youth): 1-800-999-9999

Stop it Now Hotline: [phone] (for adults concerned about the welfare of a child)

Jennifer Ann’s Group (for teens experiencing dating violence)

Other Resource Lists 

(While I tried to include the most helpful resources I could here (i.e., resources that lend themselves to one-on-one communication, individual reading, etc.), there are plenty of other great resources, including regional resources, listed in these links. Some of the resources are specific to men and others aren’t, but they are all helpful for male survivors.)

**Male Survivor (regional, international, and online resources)

**Husband Battering: Men and Domestic Violence

**Help for Battered Men: Online Resources

**Help for Battered Men: National and International Resources

**Help for Guys: Help for Victims (some resources for men, many general resources)

[mogai-watch]

This is so important. 

[everywitchway-deactivated201905]

SLAMS that reblog

[ireneadlercatwoman]

This is amazing @sexuallymonsterous you are a good person for putting this list together. 

[transitioning-nb]

Not all that related to this blog, but I wanted to share this anyway. To all survivors of abuse, please know that what happened to you was not your fault, you didn’t deserve what happened to you. You matter, you’re strong for still being here & putting up with what you’ve had to. Hold on. Know that you’re loved 💛💜🖤

[wilwheaton]

It took me 46 years to realize how consistently I had been emotionally abused as a child and adult, until I pulled away from my abuser and stopped letting him keep me in a toxic relationship. It’s never too late to reclaim your life from the people who hurt you, because you deserve to be happy and to live your best life.

[jamaicanblackcastoroil]

Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin Among Dozens Indicted in Alleged College Admissions Scam

Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin have been indicted in an alleged college admissions scam

this is crazy!

[dicapito]

I never wanna hear affirmative action from any yt people ever again.

[spixil]

This aint surprising tbh this what happens when you ain’t got free college

[jamaicanblackcastoroil]

but they have money

[rantyredhead]

So I just watched the Kal Penn series on The Giant Beast That is the Global Economy, and this reminds be on the section about corruption. And how in the efforts to crack down on money laundering, yes, they reduced mid-level money laundering... but actually ended up handing over more power to those who are doing the world-class money laundering, by essentially giving the richest of the rich ownership of the banks. This seems to me not so much evidence that the wealthy are buying their way into universities (duh), but that what we think of as wealthy - celebrity wealthy - has been squeezed down into ‘middle class’ by the obscene wealth of the truly rich. Because the “rich person” way to get into university is to make a major donation. But what counts as a worthy donation is way outside the realm of even people with this kind of money. Which is why they were cheating, and why it is a scandal - rather than the hush hush smooth entry of those with ‘real’ money