Obsessed with Teafant

Not white. He/She/They. If my opinions are dogshit to you, block me.

[retroquarium]

Today on my break I decided to go to gamestop which is a short walk to try and get the new release of Pokémon cards AND TELL ME WHY PEOPLE WERE LITERALLY CAMPED OUTSIDE

IT CANNOT BE THIS SERIOUS

I recently got into playing the TCG after collecting for most of my life and thought that the new Lillie box would be great for new sleeves and such BUT I DIDN’T REALIZE I’D HAVE TO FIGHT THROUGH EPSTEIN ISLAND TO GET IT

[teafant]

It has absolutely zero to do with people thirsting over the character. Every single possible pokemon product is being heavily scalped right now. All of them. Things with absolutely zero sex appeal are being scalped with lines starting at like 4am. If it is a pokemon card it's being scalped to hell and back.

[orcboxer]

Should go without saying but never date a cop and christ never marry one. Rule of thumb if he's legally untouchable he's ethically unfuckable. You don't like that cop, you like buff men in tight clothing. I can show you more of those, better ones. Take my hand.

[orcboxer]

Hi guys. This post ain't about stereotyping random professions (farriers????), it's about how cops are effectively legally untouchable and if they hurt you, you have virtually no recourse. A quality that none of those other professions have. It's the inherent power imbalance of being bound to someone who can't be prosecuted.

The "firemen cheat" thing is actually a myth, union workers are both hot and professionally stable, paramedics are stressed out but otherwise fine, physical workers are not inferior to "thinkers" don't be fuckin classist, and "watch out for Farriers" is maybe the funniest thing anyone's ever said on this post.

[orcboxer]

like the fuck are they gonna do lmao

[marlinspirkhall]

Having beef with the horse cobbler is objectively hilarious

[teafant]

Farriers spend a lot of time around crazy horse girls. The venn diagram of "crazy horse girls" and "people who will actively try to get someone to cheat on their spouse" is a circle. Like I have known 4 crazy horse girls and 3 of them threatened to kill themselves when a guy they were into wouldn't cheat on his partner and the last one tried to stab a dude for the same reason. The only worse type to date is a nurse.

[apolladay]

I hate the term USAmerican. I mean I get why people use it but that doesn't stop my hatred for it.

[teafant]

My Mexican ass would absolutely never call myself "American". We should just rename North America to something else. Let's all start calling it North Mexico.

[depsidase]

[weshallbekind]

One thing I will say is that for most of these, the *type* of them you are doing matters.

Day drinking wine (bottled, not boxed) is fine. Beer makes you an alcoholic.

Speaking English and Chinese is classy and interesting, English and Spanish makes you poor.

Cocaine is a normal part of rich people life, but poor people do meth. (Also, so many more people than you think do cocaine. Like to the point I think we will see it be the next drug legalized.)

[spinelikericekrispy]

do you normally pull everything out of your ass or is this a one off

[weshallbekind]

Aw, do you need a bottle? Did you miss your morning feeding so you're cranky? Did mommy forget to make your nuggies?

[teafant]

You: Clearly points out that the divide between these things is based heavily in how different classes are perceived, not in the actual amount of money someone has

A racist on meth who can't read: lmao yeah you pulled this out of your ass

[xiranjayzhao]

Some encouraging words for those starting to feel ashamed of being from the US ❤️

[dragonnestpersonal]

Look, I get what you're saying but. I was born here. In the USA. I'm one of the idiots who WANT to fix this place and HAVE it be a better nation. We were on the road to that, for better or worse. And yeah, progress isn't great. Now we got this one guy who wants to DESTROY any progress we have made. Did you think about that? Did you think about what you were saying to all the people TRAPPED here while someone decided to lit the room on fire? Do you think about the people trying to put the flames out?

I don't have a choice to leave. I don't got money. My friends don't got money. I'm probably going to see my friend get killed by this fucking bullshit. You think I want your country in USA's musky grips? NO! You can have that. You deserve to have your own country. I don't know what the heck is going on and I didn't vote for the SOB. And I get it. This is for the people who thought voting for Trump was a good idea who are just waking up the fact "oh shit, that was a bad idea." But... You just kinda lumped us all together. And, no. Nope. That's a bad idea. That erases the individuals getting caught in the backlash. All the trans people, all the LGBT+, all the refugees, and everyone else suffering. There are good people HERE who WANT to make a difference, who want to change things. And all those people are even more screwed then you are. They wanted to be proud and make America their home. Did that cross your mind when you made this? Did you think of the deeper ramifications of your blanket statements?

[teafant]

Also, ngl, this video makes me a lot less ashamed, so good I guess? Like it's definitely reignited my will to fight, so thanks?

[meangirlnurse]

i know i say this all the time but the complete radio silence from leftists on workplace violence against healthcare workers kinda feels like getting dropped in a trust fall lol

[meangirlnurse]

but any time someone dares to even mention the word 'nurse' y'all are happy to parrot the same tired memes about how nurses are evil mean girl bitches. over it

[meangirlnurse]

real 911 transcript from this past week. the patient broke every bone in the nurse's face and she's going to lose use of both of her eyes.

more than 1 in every 3 nurses experienced physical violence at the hands of patients in the past year. over 80% of all nurses felt unsafe at work before the pandemic started, and violence against nurses and other healthcare workers has only gotten worse since then

hospital administrators don't care and won't protect their employees. this is a fucking workers rights issue

but you know. a girl you didn't like in middle school became a nurse. so who gives a shit?

[teafant]

Nurses are no different than cops. I don't give a shit if a cop gets hurt.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

The one frustrating thing about being blocked by so many people on this site is that I'm constantly going to reblog stuff only for Tumble to tell me there's "an error" and I can't because one of the ten people in the reblog chain has blocked me and I have no idea how far back I need to go to reblog the post. I get that block anonymity is important but damn does it turn into a lot of messing around.

[chatblancofficial]

Wish it just let you reblog if they weren't the OP or the latest reblog

[teafant]

Yeah, it seems kinda weird that it doesn't work that way. Or, you should just not see the post at all if you can't reblog it.

[not-lupus]

patient dying in the name of toxic yaoi as it should be

[junobeanpostskink]

from the random clips and tumblr screenshots ive seen, i feel like dr house md has broken the hippocratic oath at least 3 times and a whole lot of other oaths more than that

idk just vibes

[not-lupus]

yeah i'd say at least 3 times

[teafant]

I mean, the earth has also been around the sun at least 3 times

[problematic-polls]

is being friends with ignorant people and not actively doing something to educate them, wrong?

yes, you're tolerating it and that's wrong

no, you're not responsible for them

no, it doesn't matter as long as you don't behave like them

nuance

is being friends with ignorant people and not actively doing something to educate them, wrong?

yes, you're tolerating it and that's wrong

no, you're not responsible for them

no, it doesn't matter as long as you don't behave like them

nuance

Voting ended onMar 7, 2025

[weshallbekind]

I'd go further and say if you are constantly trying to "educate" you're friends you're a bad person.

Like if someone is doing something actively harmful (ACTUALLY harmful, like being mean to strangers, or cheating on their partner), you should absolutely call them out, but it's okay if your friend doesn't care about like, the global implications of refugees in Canada. You are the bad person if you are constantly harassing people about stuff they clearly do not care about nor wish to learn about. Let them know you are happy to help if they want to learn about it, and drop it.

[dysthymia-wet-specimen-deactiva]

education is not harassment. kindness is about helping give perspective to people who may have ignorant and harmful beliefs. if you're continuously bringing up a single topic in order to try to change someone's mind when they're firm in their beliefs, then I agree it's probably a situation where you should cut ties with that person if you aren't able to enjoy time together without argument. but education isn't an argument. if someone i know says something like "affirmative action is racist" or "being gay is a choice" or "homeless people are drug addicts", I'd correct that misinformation. Even if they're not actively going out of their way to harm poc, gay people, or homeless people, that attitude can lead to bias against those groups. prejudiced mindsets are learned, not something you're born with, and educating someone on misinformation can change that. There's a big difference between "hey actually this isn't true because..." vs "you're a stupid evil person who should die". being in college made me realize that not everyone was raised in a progressive environment, and people who were not exposed to progressive viewpoints often held bigoted beliefs, even if they did not consider themselves to be bigoted against those groups.

obviously it's never anyone's job to educate someone, but i think if you care about someone it's a good idea to correct prejudiced beliefs.

[weshallbekind]

Begon, TERF

[kianamaiart]

WHEW! Look at all these beautiful people. This was my dream cast from the get go and I'm so thankful that they were all willing to give me their time and lend me their talents 🌟

That's all for VA announcements but I'll still continue posting lil updates here and there, so keep an eye out! And sub to my youtube channel so you know when the pilot's uploaded!

[teafant]

I don't know what show this is but I know we are going to have 2016 Steven universe discourse and death threats about it.

[ethicallysourcedsustainablepolls]

sorry to be sentient for a sec but I can’t sleep and I’m noticing that “oops I ignored the asterisk/fine print until it was too late” is a really common theme in the notes, and thats all fine and good for a silly poll blog idc if you ignore my nonsense. but in the real world, getting all the info and becoming well informed before forming opinions and making decisions is sooo cool and fun and I cannot recommend it enough!!!

okay we can put the fourth wall back up now sorry. thanks for clicking buttons <3

[teafant]

I mean, don't make a poll about how fake plastic shit is better than real leather and we wouldn't have this problem.

[teafant]

She reblogged this to bitch at me and then chickened out and deleted it 😂

[ethicallysourcedsustainablepolls]

for the love of god here

denim jacket

leather jacket that is not made of animal skin but also not plastic (wow no way)

Voting ended onMar 1, 2025

[teafant]

No. Still no. Still wrong. "Faux leather" is fucking plastic.

Real poll

Denim jacket

Real leather jacket explicitly made by killing an animal all the way dead

Voting ended onMar 1, 2025

[eunuch-whisperer-deactivated202]

weird how many cultures had a term for “assigned male, but dressed and presented as female and used women’s names and pronouns, but don’t worry they’re NOT actually women, or men, just some third worse thing” and how few had a word for “assigned male, but lived as a woman and was respected.” curious, might be some part of a larger issue at play here.

[teafant]

Those people are called women.

The word for "assigned male, but presented as a woman and was respected" is woman.

[ethicallysourcedsustainablepolls]

sorry to be sentient for a sec but I can’t sleep and I’m noticing that “oops I ignored the asterisk/fine print until it was too late” is a really common theme in the notes, and thats all fine and good for a silly poll blog idc if you ignore my nonsense. but in the real world, getting all the info and becoming well informed before forming opinions and making decisions is sooo cool and fun and I cannot recommend it enough!!!

okay we can put the fourth wall back up now sorry. thanks for clicking buttons <3

[teafant]

I mean, don't make a poll about how fake plastic shit is better than real leather and we wouldn't have this problem.

[teal-deer]

I wish there was a magic skillet I could pick up that would make me literally impossible to fire from a job, no matter how weird or disagreeable people decided I am, where I could still work only part time & ideally with lots of breaks. Like sorry Ms Karen McWasp, I am a load bearing unit and the task will be done when it's done and there's jack shit you can do.

[pseudo-random-neuron-firings]

I know you probably meant "skillset" but I'm having so much fun imagining myself carrying the Skillet of Job Security around my office all the time.

[teal-deer]

I did but yeah the Skillet of Job Security is much more fun

[teafant]

My brother stumbled into this because his boss genuinely believes the stupid Republican talking point of "young people have no work ethic" so the skill set in this case was "doesn't text at work" because dude just kinda... assumed that that's a rare and irreplaceable skill.

Which is also weird because this guy is a genuinely great boss. Pays a living wage, allows unlimited breaks and time off (within reason), any task that can be done sitting is done sitting, sticks up for his employees and tells problem customers to leave. But also somehow thinks young people are just refusing to work because they are lazy.

[aholefilledwithtwigs]

I once had a landlord offhandedly mention that his mother had set this house on fire before. He and his wife lived on the first floor, and i rented the third.

Apparently his mom didn’t like his wife. So she set their house on fire. The house i was living in.

He assured me that everything was fine now and that this was years ago, just kinda laughed, smiled, and said ‘You know how moms are’

Yes. I know how moms are. I know how fucked up moms are as well. I have known many fucked up moms and fellow children of fucked up moms.

Attempted murder through arson is not typical mom behavior, even for a fucked up abusive mom

Oh, and his mother lived next door 🙃

[aholefilledwithtwigs]

There were two houses next door to each other, both owned by the same family. They had lived there for decades, and for my landlord it was also his childhood home. Each house had three floors that acted as separate units. Every unit in the two houses was occupied by members of the extended family— except for me. I was the oddball living in the attic of one of the houses.

This is the family dynamic i was tossed into

HOUSE ONE

1st floor— landlord and his wife

2nd floor— identical twin sister of landlord’s wife, occasionally children (not clear whose)

3rd floor— me ☺️

HOUSE TWO

1st floor— landlord’s mother, who previously set house 1 on fire

2nd floor— adult daughter of twin sister, her young kids, and current man (changes of man signified by throwing clothes out of window)

3rd floor— creepy brother of the twin sisters who is always outside working on his van

Yes, the rent was dirt cheap

[aholefilledwithtwigs]

The rent was so cheap that i usually paid in cash— ATM fees were about the same as money orders (and i didn’t have checks)

Then one day my landlord is in his truck, pulling out the driveway when he stops and asks

‘Hey— you haven’t been short on rent these last few months, have you?’

No… I had been paying in full, on time

To his wife. In cash

He wasn’t normally home when i would go to pay rent, so i would give it to her. Figured it was the same as giving it to him.

Turns out instead she was pocketing $100 off the top and telling him i was short each month.

And he knew it was happening. He just wanted to confirm.

‘Each month she makes it her little pay day! Well you know how wives are’

Sir, you need to reevaluate the women in your life because this level of stealing and attempted murder is not normal

[ace-disgrace-on-the-case]

“You know how moms/wives are” is a statistical error. Landlord Georg, whose wife and mother steal from and attempt to kill him, respectively, was a outlier and should not be counted

[aholefilledwithtwigs]

Additional fun fact! The reason he was hard to get a hold of? He worked a crazy schedule that always changed.

He was a hospital chef. Oh. And a wedding dj. He tried many, many times to hire me to help work dj events for him.

I would politely decline

[teafant]

This is just what being Mexican is like tbh

[frawgs]

life actually gets better when you leave the house consistently btw like im serious

[dykecosette]

if you don't know where to go, just wander! go to the store and don't buy anything, go to the library just to sit and do whatever you were going to do at home, go to a park and just walk around/sit outside for a bit (weather permitting, of course)

just put some headphones in and walk around the block a couple times if you really have nothing else to do, just getting a bit of air and change of scenery is so good for you

[anderswasrightt]

me the first few weeks of forcing myself to go on daily walks (it gets better tho)

[spacelazarwolf]

i really need tumblr to learn the concept of “if you physically cannot do this then this post is not talking about you” because jesus christ.

[spacelazarwolf]

@a-spectacular-pigeon you get it.

[teafant]

Also, look

You need to have friends or family that like you enough to be willing to help you. My mom sits on the porch multiple times a day, and leaves the property at least once a month, in spite of being very nearly bed bound. This is because she chilled out and followed my boundaries, so I let her move in, and now I help her do those things.

If absolutely no one you know likes you well enough to go like, pick you up and take you to Starbucks, or at least help move you from your bed to your wheelchair so you can sit on the porch, that is not because of your disability. It's because your response to things like "leaving the house is a good idea" is to claim leaving the house is ableist.

Being disabled doesn't mean you aren't a dick, and there's a good chance the reason people don't want to hang out with you isn't that like, your wheelchair is inconvenient. It's probably your personality, which you absolutely do have the power to change.

"Hey, I can't walk that far, let's drive!" Or "hey, I need to leave the house, any chance you could pick me up and we can go get coffee?" Is VERY different from "ummm... IDK why you guys always forget I can't do that?? Maybe you should reflect on that and be less ableist???" Or "well, I'm disabled, so I NEED a ride for my mental health, but if you can't do it I guess I understand.... No one ever gives me a ride...."