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You can tell a lot about a person by entering their mind palace and encountering their greatest fears and darkest hopes in a labyrinth reflective of their subconscious thoughts.

narcissene

affirmations:

- it’s fun to be awake & in an upright position

- consciousness is a gift

- i CAN do this anymore

balaclava-trismegistus

if i dont respond to a message from you i can basically guarantee its not because i dislike you. im just getting attacked by imps and shit all the time genuinely.

#yeah...holy shit....

polkadotmotmot

Tamara - Colours, 2026 - Mixed media on canvas

aubryjoi

I love you Jimothy 🦝❤️

thememedaddy

noreamea

bedtime story

helenvaughans

from what i've observed, i do think there is some pressure for women in not explicitly feminist leftist circles to affect a kind of "cool girl" posture for the benefit of the men in the movement

helenvaughans

same as it ever was!!!

helenvaughans

someone mentioned neil gaiman in one of the replies to this and i think this is a good opportunity to remind people that there are certain kinds of predatory men (like neil gaiman) who insinuate themselves into progressive spaces by learning the “appropriate” language and social codes primarily in order to put themselves in proximity to women and other vulnerable people who view them as “safe.” i think misogyny/sexism/rape apologia in leftist spaces is much larger of an issue than just this (as there are men in those spaces who are not actively malicious but who have unexamined patriarchal outlooks that bleed into their beliefs and behavior) but i do think it’s important to point this out and to remind people to be on their guard.

penig

Long ago, in the 80s, when everyone not watching The Cosby Show on Thursday nights was recording it and watching Magnum, P.I., they aired an episode in which the oldest girl was seeing two guys, one ordinary guy and one who went out of his way to express feminist sentiments. She was favoring the ordinary guy and Cliff was pulling for the guy with the feminist sentiments, as he was very ambitious for his oldest daughter, until Clair pulled him aside to tell him to back off and stop meddling in his daughter's life: "Did you ever stop to think that he might be a bushwhacker?" She defined a bushwhacker as someone who said all the proper feminist things until he nailed you down and then pulled the rug out from under you and started demanding his dinner and ten children.

The point was that a guy who screwed up but had honest conversations and was willing to work with you on making things work for both of you was likely to be more trustworthy than someone who talked too good a game because he'd studied up in order to manipulate; and that they needed to trust their daughter's judgement and let her live her own life, standing ready to help her if she did make a mistake in choosing a relationship.

When Cosby's crimes came to light, I couldn't help wondering whether someone in the writer's room was trying to slip a warning past the network and all the forces in the industry conniving to cover things up.