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is merging with the ocean forever a valid career path for 17 yro girl

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havent seen the haikyuu movie yet what the HELL do hinata and kenma have going on in it and is it a good day to be a kenhina fan

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Are you kidding me

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Got a wave of really bad period cramps so I imagined transferring them to morro. The relief was in fact instant

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Is this????? A glitch???????? When did?????? Huh

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I didn't know you were a hellenic polytheist! any tips for a little guy wanting to start out?

WAHH!! HI!!! Yes I am :D oughh tips... tips tips tips hmm

In advance, sorry if this was a little abstract 😭😭 but these are really my main tips when it comes to HelPol, in my experience. And also sorry if it's worded poorly I am very tired ABDJDJK

I would probably say to always keep in mind that everyone has their own path and especially in HelPol (which tends to be very self directed and personal). It can be very different for everyone. Don't feel pressured to worship and practice the ways other people do, especially if it doesn't work for you! I found there's a lot of trial and error finding how you like to worship. If that makes sense!

There's lots of ways to show devotion/prayer to the Gods. Like I said, whatever you find works best for you. You can give gifts, devote activities and craft to the Gods, or even just talk to Them. There's plenty of posts on tumblr that list all sorts of ideas like that if you need some inspo! Some little things I like to do include painting to honour Apollo or doing my skin routine to honour Aphrodite. I also have playlists and candles for Them both that I may listen to or light throughout the day to honour Them!

(Personally, my main form of prayer and devotion is veiling. I veil full coverage and dress modestly, as that's what I have found works best for me and what I like! It keeps the Gods in my mind throughout the day and keeps me connected to Them. But again‌, that's just one of the many things you could choose to do.)

Another, perhaps simple, point I'd love to share is to always remember that the Gods are patient, loving and understanding. Haven't thought about Them in a while? They get it! Going through a bit of a rough patch with your faith? They get it! Just havent had the time? They get it! Nothing you could give Them is too small. Again, whatever works for you and whatever you can manage!!!

I could definitely expand on all this (I loveeee talking about my religion abdjdjsj) but I have already probably talked your digital ear off!!

TLDR; Don't pressure yourself to practice HelPol any particular way, do what feels right for you and that you enjoy, and remember that the Gods are incredibly patient and loving so don't beat yourself up about how you've been doing your practice.

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(Hi this post is not formatted or worded the best I apologise it is late I'm tired, not wearing my glasses and mildly pissed off so hope that explains the slightly disorganised state of this)

The sheer amount that hange is referred to with she/her and just overall perceived as a woman is !! Really somewhat annoying !! Like go ahead and do that sure

But people's reasoning will often be "hanges gender is up for interpretation" I want to know where that interpretation came from and why tho? The character that's very purposefully depicted as ambiguous with their gender, is mostly referred to either neutrally or masculinely and opts for masculine clothing options.. I personally dont see why you would choose to perceive them as completely a woman. Hey, if you were to give me genuine reasoning why you like to perceive them as a woman, I may not agree with you, but I'll hear you out!!! However if you tell me "it's up for interpretation" "i can interpret her gender how i want" and end your reasoning there, I'll know that's very likely not why and you're just saying that to have plausible deniability and dismiss any criticism that people have. AND IM NOT SAYING "it's up for interpretation" IS FLAT OUT BULLSHIT REASONING. DONT THINK THAT I AM !!! I'm just saying that this is what soooo many people give as reasoning when they just don't WANT to perceive hange as anything but a woman (because they don't like queer/complex identities/dont see them as valid)

Yes‌, in fandoms people headcanon characters as genders other than what they are canonically, i very much do this regularly. But this is *giving* queer/complex gender identities to characters who lack it, as a form of representation. Not *taking it away* from them when they already have/are implied to have it. It's very rare to see characters who don't/are implied to not conform to the gender binary in popular media! I personally see myself and my identity represented so much in Hange especially! So it's frustrating to see people (cough cishet people) dismiss it and take it away from them!

It's just like, yeah, sure, hange could be a woman if you wanted them to be, thats *fine*. But why are we as a fandom so hugely opting for that and treating it like it's solid canon facts. Treat it like what you say it is and what it actually is: an interpretation. It isn't canon!! Isayama was very particular about Hange's gender being vauge/not defined!! I personally see Hange as something outside the gender binary, their gender is queer in nature to me. That is my interpretation, it's not canon either. Hange's gender ambiguity (their gender ambiguity, not any possible queer identity) is the canon thing. Although I do think use of they/them and gender neutral language *is* more in line with how they are canonically portrayed.

Also, I see people say "oh well she has boobs so as far as I'm concerned that's a woman" (I know you're just an ass if you're saying that. Boobs ≠ woman hope we are clear on that. but also) is it crazy for me to say that's debatable? Yeah hange has definitely been depicted with boobs (especially when WIT was animating, they got feminised a fair bit in those seasons) but a lot of the time, hange's drawn/animated with a flat (or at least a much flatter chest). If anything is "up for interpretation" I would say it's hanges boobs LMAO.

"Thank you MAPPA for giving hange back their flat chest" we all say

Anyway sorry for my rambling. Uh basically/tl;dr let us have ambiguous/gender non-conforming characters and if you dont like that, don't hide behind "it's up for interpretation" to dismiss conversation about it.

Hange ily sm ur so dear to me please come home

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at the part of the semester where dying your hair blue becomes a substitute for doing assignments. if i fail im failing with blue hair