queen of the fucking faeries

brooklyn based queer progressive nerdy writer they/them she/her

[raywantssuperpowers]

[thetrippytrip]

I wish the world would understand..

[lesbianhaircut]

Good post but I have to admit my favorite part is the anime religious girls

[sacrificetheory]

they have the power of god AND anime on their side

[raywantssuperpowers]

Because the abrahamic traditions all began near the equator and in the desert, the idea of covering your head and skin (which religious men do too! Kufi, taqiyah, yarmulke, etc...)

Did anyone stop to think that these were “prescribed” to prevent TONS OF SUNBURN??? Seriously. It just made sense and became incorporated into the culture and faith.

Edit: wow there are a lot of people in the comments who are like “BuT tHeRe ArE pLaCeS wHeRe WoMeN cAn’T tAkE oFf ThE hIjAb. Yeah well there are also places she might be attacked FOR wearing it. Like the US.

[keroujack]

[thottistani-deactivated20220220]

No gay has all 5:

- A job

- Good relationship with father

- Neurotypical brain

- Ability to top

- Driver’s license

[garbage-empress]

this is a fun post because people will say how many they have in the tags then you get to figure out which ones.

[raywantssuperpowers]

True fact: I did not realize that not all families were half-Jewish until I was like six? And it’s definitely because I saw my own family so reflected in the show.

Boris and Minka reminded me so much of my own grandparents, though my Grandfather had a bit more of a Brooklyn drawl as he was a first generation America and my grandmother came from Poland when she was a teenager.

Hearing Yiddish and Jewish stories just made that family feel so close to my own that I never thought it was out of the norm.

Looking back, I think Rugrats strove to show a lot of different kinds of families and family dynamics for that exact reason.

I’m pretty sure today it would be called liberal indoctrination. Like the episode where Susie encourages the babies to go on strike because Angelica wasn’t paying them fairly for the lemonade they were making.

Or the episode where Chuckie and Phil decided it wasn’t fair that boys couldn’t wear dresses. But when some boys at the park got mad when they found out they were boys wearing dresses, the two were defended by Scottish babies wearing kilts.

Anyways this post has been brought to you by I am old, Jewish, and queer, and I really liked Rugrats growing up.

[aesterea-archived]

more on writing muslim characters from a hijabi muslim girl

- hijabis get really excited over pretty scarves - they also like to collect pins and brooches - we get asked a lot of questions and it can be annoying or it can be amusing, just depends on our mood and personality and how the question is phrased - common questions include: - “not even water?” (referring to fasting) - hijabis hear a lot of “do you sleep in that?” (we don’t) and “where is your hair?” (in a bun or a braid, usually) - “is it mooze-slim or mozzlem?” (the answer is neither, it’s muslim, with a soft s and accent on the first syllable) - “ee-slam or iz-lamb?” (it’s iss-laam, accent on the first syllable) - “hee-job?” (heh-jahb, accent on the second syllable)

- “kor-an?” (no. quran. say it like koor-annn, accent on the second syllable) - people tend to mess up our names really badly and you just get a sigh and a resigned nod or an awkward smile, maybe a nickname instead - long hair is easy to hide, short hair is harder to wrap up - hijab isn’t just covering hair, it’s also showing as little skin as possible with the exception of face, hands, and feet, and not wearing tight/sheer clothing - that applies to men too, people just don’t like to mention it ( i wonder why) - henna/mehendi isn’t just for special occasions, you’ll see people wearing it for fun - henna/mehendi isn’t just for muslims, either, it’s not a religious thing - henna/mehendi is not just for women, men also wear it, especially on their weddings - there are big mehendi parties in the couple of nights before eid where people (usually just women and kids) gather and do each other’s mehendi, usually just hands and feet - five daily prayers - most muslim kids can stutter through a couple verses of quran in the original arabic text by the age of seven or eight, it does not matter where they live or where they’re from or what language they speak natively - muslim families tend to have multiple copies of the quran - there are no “versions” of the quran, there has only ever been one. all muslims follow the exact same book - muslims have no concept of taking God’s name in vain, we call on God at every little inconvenience - don’t use islamic phrases if you don’t know what they mean or how to use them. we use them often, inside and outside of religious settings. in islam, it is encouraged to mention God often and we say these things very casually, but we take them very seriously - Allahu Akbar means “God is Greatest” (often said when something shocks or surprises us, or if we’re scared or daunted, or when something amazing happens, whether it be good or bad; it’s like saying “oh my god”) - Subhan Allah means “Glory be to God” (i say subhan Allah at the sky, at babies, at trees, whatever strikes me as pleasant, especially if it’s in nature) - Bismillah means “in the name of God” and it’s just something you say before you start something like eating or doing your homework - In Shaa Allah means “if God wills” (example: you’ll be famous, in shaa Allah) (it’s a reminder that the future is in God’s hands, so be humble and be hopeful)

- Astaghfirullah means “i seek forgiveness from Allah” and it’s like “god forgive me” - Alhamdulillah means “all thanks and praise belong to God” and it’s just a little bit more serious than saying “thank god” (example: i passed my exams, alhamdulillah; i made it home okay, alhamdulillah) - when i say we use them casually, i really mean it - teacher forgot to assign homework? Alhamdulillah - our version of “amen” is “ameen” - muslims greet each other with “assalamu alaikum” which just means “peace be on you” and it’s like saying hi - the proper response is “walaikum assalam” which means “and on you be peace” and it’s like saying “you too”

[missandaei]

As a Muslim this post is so very important and it makes me so happy that it gives the small facts and details that one might be unaware of or confused about.

[leaping-hare-witchery-deactivat]

I’ve reblogged it before but honestly this fucking post touches me so much. To see how intrinsic Allah is to followers of Islam and how ingrained He is in their daily lives is so beautiful.

Also, can we just talk about the fact that there aren’t like 100 different versions of the Quran? Because I didn’t know that and that legit AMAZES me.

[fredrickthepig]

LEARNING

[antique-scarecrow]

“no concept of taking God’s name in vain, we call on God at every little inconvenience” love this

[fair-but-wilde-child-deactivate]

reblogging for my future self since one of my mc’s is muslim

[mrgaretcarter]

[angelfic-deactivated20210707]

just saying if natasha tried picking up mjølnir that day she would have succeeded

[genderqueerpositivity]

(Image description: ten variations of the rainbow pride flag, including the more color more pride, Love Fest, Victory Over AIDs, rainbow bi, and gai pride flags; white text says reads “the first pride was a riot”.)

[fleckerdgirl]

Share this Bran of luck to get a job without any experience

[raywantssuperpowers]

Me 11 months out of the year: idk I’m not super femme so I don’t really wear makeup. Maybe just some foundation with an spf.

Me in June:

[imposterogers]

not to love scott lang on main but he and the rat that let him out of the quantum realm literally saved the entire universe. scott lang rolled out of a van into a storage unit, found out his gf, his mentor, his best friend, his ex wife and her husband, and half of the planet were dead and instead of moping around he hauled ass across the country with a can do attitude, and pulled the avengers’ heads out of their asses. scott may not be an expert on quantum physics but he was smart enough to wrap his head around the concept and argue for it. he’s probably the best strategic thinker on the team and if everyone had listened to him in the first place (that this was a time HEIST and everyone needs to be aware of all the details and execute it perfectly), it might not have gotten so messy later on. he was also the first one to test the time travel suits and would have let himself be the sacrificial lamb if need be so jot that down 

[imposterogers]

imagine if the avengers had actually discussed the plan for more than an hour, and found out from nebula that you have to sacrifice what you love most to get the soul stone (basically a soul for a soul), and steve volunteered himself for the mission. face to face with the red skull, he’s asked if he’s willing to make the sacrifice, to lose what’s important to him. steve replies, “go ahead and try. i’ve already lost everything else.” after its done, steve just laughs and says, “that’s all?”

& steve makes it back alive with the stone. he makes it back to the avengers compound. they don’t recognize him at first, but once they see past the change in structure and size, its obvious. they ask what happened, and he replies “a soul for a soul”. he gave up captain america, let him go once and for all, and that was enough.  

[raywantssuperpowers]

I don’t think nebula knew tbh. I don’t think anyone did. Because Thanos certainly didn’t tell her the details of it. She just knew that only one of them came back.

But if you were to tell me Steve goes back for Vormir to return the stone and Skull is just like uhhhh no one brought it... back before??

And it’s the last one Steve has to return and he’s just been avoiding it because holding this stone makes him feel like Natasha is still with them and it’s the last thing he has to remember her by and once it’s gone he’s really lost her forever.

So he drops it over the edge. Giving up that which he loves. A soul for a soul.

And boom flashy lights, Steve wakes up in the puddle with Natasha.

Fixed it.

[the-argyle-shitpost]

unpopular opinion maybe but I think purity culture and cancel culture have gone too far, and they’ve started to become so ugly and toxic. let’s bring back critical thinking, patience with others, and opportunity for growth

[the-argyle-shitpost]

Okay. Holy fuck. This post blew up – on a sideblog where I had, I shit you not, only two followers when I posted this – so I’d like to clarify what I meant when I made this post.

Great question!

1) I am NOT saying we support murderers, rapists, and abusers; people who decide to commit crimes such as those do not deserve our support, and that’s fine.

2) I am also NOT saying we let creators/celebrities/influencers etc say and do racist/homophobic/transphobic etc things and get away with it.

3) I am NOT saying we go back to the “good ol’ days” where openly being racist, for example, was acceptable. I don’t want that. If you reblogged this post thinking “god, yes, I want to say bigoted things again without sjws attacking me for it” tough luck buddy, but this post ain’t supporting that or you.

This post is actually directed to activist communities, particularly online ones. This criticism is coming from someone who is a part of those activist communities because I think it’s time we have an intra-community discussion about how we react to problematic events.

So say a celebrity does something problematic. Let’s use a real-world example, okay? A while ago, Terry Crews came under fire for saying people needed paternal and maternal love “no matter where you get that [from].”

People immediately jumped on him for implying that children of single parents or same-sex parents were lacking, that he was being homophobic, that he’d blown it, that he was cancelled and could no longer be a role model despite his past activism and support of various good causes, and that was that.

From 0 to 100 real quick. From a valid criticism sprouting from his miscommunication and his audience’s misunderstanding – to saying his role as an activist was forever over.

Do you understand how toxic that is? People – even our ALLIES – cannot make a single mistake, not say a single thing out of line without being dragged forth and humiliated and “cancelled.”

We as activists cannot, CANNOT, demand perfection. We ourselves are NOT perfect, we ourselves have done and said problematic things in the past and so we cannot demand absolute perfection from others.

Our response to problematic things and people has to change.

How should we change?

We should educate. When someone, ally or enemy, does something problematic, instead of dragging them or cancelling them or making fun of them we should politely educate them on why what they did is wrong. More often than not? They’ll understand and apologize!

Always assume ignorance on their part instead of malice, because actual malice in the world is rare, while simple ignorance is widespread.

If we come at them and attack them? Very likely they will double down on their position and refuse to change, because of the toxicity of the response they got from this movement. And they won’t learn and grow from this experience and will likely dig themselves deeper in this hole.

We have to be more patient with others. I know it is tiring and frustrating and exhausting to deal with problematic attitudes and comments, which often come in the form of microaggressions, but we have to rise above our initial instinct to lash out and attack if we want any lasting positive social change to be made.

Because we don’t want a society where people are afraid to speak their minds, do we? We don’t want a society where people are afraid they’ll say the wrong thing and be excommunicated from a group forever, do we? We don’t want a fucking authoritarian Twitter regime, do we, where the slightest misstep kicks you to the cub for good?

I know I don’t. I want a society free of prejudices and bigotry, but one that is patient and understanding when people make mistakes. Even when their mistakes cause momentary harm, because it’s going to happen and it sucks, but it’s a part of the process.

Bottom line is: if you do not become a more patient, compassionate, and understanding person, you are going to alienate your allies. You are going to drive away more and more people from this movement because of how toxic the response to even the smallest of mistakes is. Nobody’s going to WANT to be a part of that movement, and for good reason.

Embrace patience and empathy and education. Destroy cancel culture.

[sugarfey]

Whenever I see some dudebro going on about how they ‘hate politics in science fiction, why can’t we just have a good story bla bla bla,’ I always think, ‘mate, do you know anything about the history of science fiction? At all?’

[raywantssuperpowers]

Hahahahahahaha. Don’t tell them war of the world’s is commentary on colonialism.

[date-a-jew-suggestions]

To my fellow d&d/rpg/high fantasy nerds, please be so careful not to be antisemitic when you’re worldbuilding, especially with dwarves and goblins. It’s so easy to slip up into some antisemitic bullshit

[date-a-jew-suggestions]

As much as I love LOTR, the way dwarves are written is so antisemitic and it makes me so uncomfortable and because of that many of the fantasy works that have come after LOTR and been inspired by it (which is a pretty huge chunk of fantasy) have massive antisemitism problems. I’m gonna talk about specifically the problem with LOTR dwarves because honestly most fantasy media with dwarves falls into the same trap that LOTR does because of how heavily inspired off of LOTR most fantasy worlds are.

Dwarves in LOTR are written to be analagous to jews, especially the way jews were seen at the time of JRR Tolkien’s life. They are a diaspora, their homeland was stolen from them and they long to return to it. Keep in mind that Tolkien wrote LOTR pre Israel. This in and of itself is not so bad, because jews are a diasporic people and at the time we did not have a “homeland,” or a place that accepted us and allowed us to live safely. It’s pretty clear that the dwarves are a reference to jews. Again, keep in mind that the political issues surrounding Israel did not exist at the time and therefore Tolkien was NOT calling jews loyal to Israel. That’s not my problem with LOTR dwarves. My problem is the fact that they’re short, hairy, money hungry, greedy, stinky little inhuman creatures often used as comedic relief. I love The Hobbit and Thorin Oakensheild as much as the next nerd, but the fact that some of the dwarves are heroic does not erase the fact that they as a fantasy race are an antisemitic caricature of jews. And this paired against the tall, fair skinned, blonde elves who are pretty much the embodiment of perfection is just… ugh. It’s just ugh. Please don’t write dwarves like this.

Disclaimer: this is in no way the only bigotry issue in LOTR, it’s just the only one I feel justified in talking about as I am a Jewish person.

[date-a-jew-suggestions]

Goyische nerds are sleepin on this post

[mschavez]

“Don’t let them get to you.”

Natasha Romanoff and Steve Rogers in Black Widow (2019)