#challenging

[kamyysh]

some stuff with pathologic

[effithymia]

I started this piece in December and put it on hold a few days later. The ambitious idea was to draw Old Lady Jill in anime style. That turned out to be a challenge for me because I'm not used to draw in this style. Well, you set yourself goals 😅. I managed to finish the drawing, even though I could definitely have got more out of it. 🤓

[dinosaurwithablog]

Last night, I tried to paint a jellyfish with my watercolor paints. It was fun. I'm still getting used to the way the paint just does things on the paper, but that's a big part of the fun. I'm starting to feel a little more comfortable using this kind of paint. Next, I need to try to paint a bird or a butterfly. I think that would be a fun challenge. 😁😍

[itsmythang]

Trump said I was dumb and questioned my leadership today. I've spent 25 years in the military, commanded the space shuttle, and now I'm serving Arizona in the U.S. Senate. Happy to discuss leadership anytime, Mr. President. You know where to find me.

[sambartika]

Chivalry is sometimes nicely dressed patriarchy.

I had a question since childhood.

Why is it considered sweet when men show courtesy to women specifically? Why is that seen as ideal?

The answer I always got was: It's called chivalry.

But history makes it a little more complicated.

Chivalry was a code of conduct for medieval knights, and a part was protecting and honoring women

Sounds nice.

Until you ask: why did women need PROTECTION in the first place?

Historically, society was divided into gender roles. While men generally occupied public and economic roles, women were expected to stay within domestic sphere. Women were often portrayed as pure, innocent and delicate and in need of male protection.

Chivalry was never based on equality. It was built on the idea that men protect and women are protected.

Men provide. Women receive.

Men lead. Women follow.

Now before someone says, "So kindness is bad now?"

No.

Holding doors is nice.

Helping someone carry something heavy is nice.

Paying for a meal is nice.

Being respectful is nice.

The problem starts when these things become gendered expectations.

When a man is expected to pay simply because he's a man.

When a woman is expected to receive simply because she's a woman.

When "respect" quietly becomes "dependence."

A lot of people defend one-sided princess treatment by calling it chivalry.

But if your relationship requires one person to be the provider and the other to be recipient, then congratulations:

You may be physically in 2026.

But your relationship model is still taking inspiration from centuries ago.

Your partner isn't your child.

Your partner isn't your guardian.

They're your partner.

Maybe the goal shouldn't be chivalry.

Maybe the goal should be mutual respect.

Because courtesy doesn't need gender roles to exist.

[salty-we-never-got-mergana]

Merlin shouldn't have ever left Ealdor. For once, he has a friend that actually provides him some questions for self-reflection. Who actually challenges him and who he can't hide from.

[yetanotherpissblog]

Tied up and held at knife point repeatedly while gagged and bursting to piss.