Be brave. Stay strong. Make art. - Robert Redford

old as balls, she/her, grumpy by nature

[stone-cold-groove]

Be all you can be. Read. Vintage poster promoting National Library Week. Peter Max, artist - 1969.

[merelygifted]

@detroitlib

[in-a-mellow-tone]

[the1920sinpictures]

1926 c. Robe de Style evening dress from Deargoldenvintage, Etsy.

[artistformerlyknownasbutttrumpet]

i was training a young person at work, and she referred to sexual assault as "SA" out loud, and i immediately was like, "no, it's sexual assault, call it what it is," bc idgaf if the algorithm overlords have taught y'all that you should fear direct language, how tf do any of you expect to ever address real issues with any amount of seriousness if you can't even say the words? imagine an advocate looking a sexual assault survivor in the eyes and asking "did he grape you?" it's absolutely fucking absurd, but these young interns and new hires are coming into an environment where we deal with survivors of all different kinds of abuse, and they're coming with the mindset that the words are as bad as the actions, and that makes them shitty at the job and look juvenile af

i HATE self-censorship for a lot of reasons, but being in crisis work makes it even more frustrating. who are you censoring for? like i am being so fr, WHO are you censoring for? have you even thought it through? people who have been raped know that they have been raped. if someone attempts suicide or is grieving someone who did, saying "sewer slide" isn't going to protect them from any of the feelings. a murder victim's family isn't going to feel better bc you said "unalived" instead of murdered. if anything, it's just extremely invalidating and othering. it's saying "what happened to you is so bad that i won't even say the word," which is NOT trauma-informed care. you are not protecting survivors/victims when you self-censor. the ONLY things you protect when you self-censor are the puritanical ideologies that are being encouraged by rich fascists who want your money and obedience

say the fucking words, guys. just say the goddamn words before i go insane!!!

[bowlby4]

[shipperwolf1]

No.

[clytemnestraaa]

hi this drives me crazy

canon is what happens in the text. e.g. merlin tries to poison morgana

a headcanon is a fact that you have personally made up as an elaboration of canon. it is your invention. e.g. i think morgana and gwen had a teenage lesbian situationship before the events of canon. or, i think modern morgana would love evanesence.

an interpretation is how one reads the existing text. it is not an invented fact nor is it a headcanon, it is a reading. e.g. i think merlin tries to poison morgana out of misplaced self-hatred. or, i think that one line was delivered with suppressed malice and shows a nuanced relationship.

fanon is the general fandom’s accepted headcanons and interpretations that elaborate or recontextualize canon. e.g. merlin is a badass waif and morgana is a bitch.

these are all different words with different meanings.

[justdecadentcollectiondestiny]

and a cannon is a large mounted gun, usually on wheels, that uses explosives to fire projectiles.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[digitaldiscipline]

This is the 85 year old creator of Roger Rabbit:

[corneliaavenue-ao3]

Reblog to give prev the power to write their fanfiction

[gnar-slabdash]

Reblog to give prev the TIME to write their fanfiction

[cutebutalsostabby]

Reblog to give prev the hocus focus to write their fanfiction.

[septic-dr-schneep]

Reblog to give prev the energy to write their fanfiction

[imsopopfly]

Reblog to give prev the executive function to write their fanfiction

[heaveninawildflower]

Botanical illustrations taken from ‘Collection de jolies petites fleurs’ by Emile Leconte after drawings by Pierre-Joseph Redouté.

Published 1835 by  E. Leconte.

 Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Réserve des livres rares.

[pineweasel]

Gillian Anderson as Lily Bart THE HOUSE OF MIRTH (2000)

[subversivegrrl]

Looking forward to additional manifestations of this -- meme? Proto-meme? -- as the weeks go on.

Reblog with subsequent examples as needed.

[sga-mcshep-4ever]

"Oh, did you get the chance to talk to Ronon?" "Yes, I did. Chatty fellow, isn't he?" "And?" "He would be your responsibility." "I knew you'd say yes." "I haven't said yes." "Well, you were about to." "Yes." "There you go."

[kathrrynjaneway-deactivated2026]

[mcbride]

happy 9th anniversary! 

Daryl saves Carol ❀➹ 3.06 Hounded (Nov 18, 2012)

[spacecarols]

Every moment Daryl stares at Carol (3/?). 

[sparklejamesysparkle]

𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞… Eartha Kitt performs the song Love Is a Gamble on The Ed Sullivan Show, originally broadcast by CBS on March 6th, 1960.