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Michael | 30 | He/Him ⚧️ | 🔞 Adults Only | I project my consciousness outside linear time

[bruntalism]

[eldr1tch-cr0w]

number one rule! never believe ur thoughts after 10 pm . unless its about The Character then believe all of your thoughts wholeheartedly

[souvenirs]

[spitfaggot]

happy birthday, gilbert baker. (june 2, 1951 — march 31, 2017)

[fravery]

The Narrows

by jef bourgeau

[aquariiy00m]

my dnd kitty Yukrie!! theyre a wild magic sorcerer

[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.

[twistcmyk]

[supreme-leader-stoat]

I like your nose laser OP

[feldfrog]

I used to be monotheistic. Until the great worm that I worship got cut in half

[suncaptor]

linked tree (includes options to donate to Ghanaian projects)

petition to show support

[ozempicofficial]

[lycanshelby]

Starting a collection

[dappermouth]

And then you had that dream again.

[asmeesh]

Added to this original piece

[fezaroonie]

spinel

[bingutop]

You are trapped in an elevator with the person on your lockscreen. Who is it?

Reblog with who you get stuck with~

[bartmobile]

she was a bad bitch why lie

[patrickbatemanamericanpsycho]

When the group chat arguing and bro starts messaging you privately

[rubyzoisite]

Wowowow thank you sooooo much MAGA cult for making it even harder to get food stamps when you're homeless in the state if California. Truly you are there for the people by making it easier for them to starve !!!! I can't wait to pass out from low blood sugar because you made it more difficult for me to get food in one of the priciest states in America!!!! /s