#its another one

[kitbuglove]

[fluteenthusiast]

Brad: do you wanna see a butterfly?

Molly: sure!

Claire: NO!

Brad: *throws stick of butter across the kitchen*

Amiel: majestic

[halfhappyhooligan]

excerpt from a book i’ll probably never write

“...or something like that. I don’t know.” She keeps her eyes on the blurred image of her hands, looking down.

“Yes you do. You know, you’re just afraid of what others would think.” 

“I guess. I just... it’s never how the movies depicted it. I feel so odd.”

Her friend scratches his head. He doesn’t quite know what she means but he nods for her to continue.

“For me, it’s not ‘love at first sight’. it’s not love-at-first anything.”

“Hm. And what does this have to do with her?” 

ah yes. her. the girl’s girlfriend, but maybe not for long.

“She.. told me she loved me. that she loved me since she first saw me, our first conversation, the first time we brushed hands--she knew. just like that! can you believe?”

He looks at her. he couldn’t. believe, that is. not that his best friend was loved, but that it was revealed so soon. “Well, what did you say?”

“The most embarrassing thing.”

He arches an eyebrow and she groans.

“I said ‘that’s very kind of you.’ can you imagine? you drop your feelings onto your love and she thanks you for being sweet before immediately leaving?”

The boy laughs.

“This isn’t funny! i’m seriously not right in the head, i think.”

“You’re not messed up in the head”--he finds her eyes--“you’re just afraid.”

“Afraid? is that your answer to everything?”

“No, I'm serious. Do you..?”

“Do i what?”

“Well. Love her.”

“I--of c--im unsure.”

“And why is that?”

“Because... love is such a strong word. and i used to throw it around so carelessly and for once... for once i want to get it right. i want it to end up alright with her. especially her. she's like warm soup on rainy days, she's the home i want to be with, the safety of her arms is a place i never want to leave. i don't want to lose her by acting carelessly with my feelings. i choke on every word i say to her because i fear the relationships delicacy. lightly holding fine china. and im... well i guess you're right. im afraid to shatter it.”

The boy laughs at his best friend. he’d watched her grow so much as a person through just this year and yet she still is the same old ball of nerves. 

“You idiot,” he says through a smile, “that means you are.”

- another excerpt of a book i will never write

[starsisbig]

physics jokes are good for productivity cuz when you put in the energy, the work gets done

[j-breaks]

D.B.

[patt-off]

Happy birthday!!💓🥳

:D

[28whitepeonies]

It's both funny and sad to see larries get so angry for the truth in this article. it's not surprising that people that make fun of Olivia for dancing, her clothes, her face, her age, her career, her words etc are having the hardest time with this interview. I'm shocked that they are shocked. I could have told you jan 4th 2021 ( and I have been telling people since then) that no version of Harry would be happy with the way Olivia is treated. We have known Harry for 12 years and no matter if you think he is gay/straight, bi etc no version of Harry would appreciate what larries ( and het harries) are doing to her. Even if Harry is with Louis or with Olivia, what Olivia is having to deal with is insane. The problem is that a lot of larries think that Harry ( and Louis) hate Olivia ( and Eleanor) they way that they do. So they think all of those comments are OK because in their mind the boys would like it. And when they say "hey guys, that's NOT ok because that's just plain old hater activity" they struggle because it's not what they told themselves was OK. Every time she is with Harry the same fans make fun of her being a bad mother even though she has a 50/50 custody. Even though they know that that week she doesn't have the kids larries still make comments about how she left her kids. How many of those fans make fun of Louis, Liam and Zayn's fatherhood and them being bad fathers every single time we see them without the kids? 0. So trying to act like a victim and being like " but we are just holding her accountable. We are obviously not just haters at this point" is hilarious sad to watch. All of those things that people are doing to Olivia have ZERO (0) with holding her accountable. But also how long are you going to hold her accountable? Why are we not holding the boys accountable? Why can we look at their concerts and not bring up every little mistake they have done but when Olivia as much as breathes.....here comes people on social media reminding us to hold her accountable (while of course making fun of her age, body, clothes etc). Let's be fair and remind everyone every time Louis is on stage that he said the n* word. Let's mind everyone that Harry wore a native American headdress every night as well. If we are going to hold people accountable let's do it then.

Hi anon

This is a lot of words, even for me, so I am just going to share three thoughts in response.

a) I actually have a huge issue with this idea that fans can ever hold Harry, or any celebrity, accountable. Firstly because I am unclear that fans have any suggestion of how they will do this beyond simply reiterating the thing that they did that was harmful. Secondly because I think to be able to have an impact on someone in terms of accountability, you need to have a relationship with them through which they are invested in your views and interested in learning about why the thing they did was harmful. As fans we have neither that relationship, nor if I am quite honest do I think we have evidence of a level of interest from Harry in learning about and working to reduce the harm caused by wearing that Native American headdress or the other things I can think of that he has done/does still. For those reasons, my issue isn't about fans holding people accountable - it's about them consistently calling out Olivia and ignoring the serious harm Harry (and the others) have perpetuated.

Basically, I wonder what it is that fans hope to achieve when they say they want to hold anyone accountable? I saw a tweet suggesting Olivia should post an insta story apologising - but if that’s all it is, who will that benefit?

b) I don't think that Harry being all 'TPWK' is the reason fans should know better than to direct mysoginistic hate at women like Olivia Wilde. I think fans should know better from a point of not perpetuating double standards and directing more hatred towards women for existing. I've said before that the impact of this on Olivia is not my real concern, my real concern are the other women seeing it every day and internalising that hatred further. And if there is one thing I really, truly despise it is judging the parenting of a woman on the internet, parenting is tough enough on women, in the public eye and in life generally, without you adding to that burden. As always, I agree about the double standards.

c) A combination of both the above. If you are calling out Olivia for being a fake feminist and you are perpetuating misogyny I am sorry to say you are not doing any of this out of concern for feminist values or to make a better world for women. And this is a great opportunity to not react defensively but perhaps take a look at yourself and your actions/words and whether you could be less awful.