conflicted

can't stop addicted to the shindig

[torracat]

there is literally nothing worse than accidentally eating a really soft grape

[fiddynun]

MAYBE EXCEPT YOU WHOLE FAMILY BEING MURDERED IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE

[torracat]

have you ever eaten a soft grape

[vitariesocks]

Comic on having long-COVID as a young person. Sending love to others who may be similarly suffering.

Ko-Fi

(ID under the cut)

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[vitariesocks]

This is getting traction again as cases surge. I want to repeat what I’ve said on Twitter: In the 4 months since I’ve posted this, none of my symptoms have improved. I’m nearing 2 years post-COVID with zero improvement, no answers, and little hope. Take this seriously.

[evilbuildingsblog]

The building of rage

[exeunt-pursued-by-a-bear]

against the dying of the lights

[catchymemes]

[hamburgeroisie]

I deadass thought this was 3 Star Wars movies

[metalgirlysolid]

its called Color Theory and we been knew. “Art is subjective” but there are certain “rules” you can follow to make things more appealing in a subconscious/subliminal kind of way.

once you see it, you cant unsee it.

[greenvelvetchaise]

I can’t believe there are only 9 movies

[aleatorietadellesistenza]

There are only 9 genders and they are:

Orange and blue action hero

Red dress damsel

Foggy straight couple

Lone guy with sword

Couple leaning on eachother

Eye

Blurry thriller Cop

Sexy Legs™

Orange and black action hero

[fuckinglucillebluth-deactivated]

[turretty-deactivated20250618]

when you forget to message back a friend

[catchymemes]

[deergirlslut]

you ever think a post is going to be like, surprise! It was the plot of a movie the whole time! And then reality is just actually that wild. Wild.

[gnarlygnat]

why the fuck did a 10 year old run a snack stand on Hannah Montana

[twentyoneamigos-deactivated2020]

child labor rights don’t exist in the hannah montana cinematic universe

[violentoffender]

[yesokayiknow]

[jayaavanii]

[tikkety-tok]

How to tell a deaf dog it's time for a walk.

[itotallygazeatscully]

[expressing-blackness]

[great-and-small]

The wrong Dodo went extinct

[bobbieistheinternet]

Wait, why???? The dodo is so cool.

[great-and-small]

So this is kind of a complex issue and there are far more qualified people discussing why the Dodo is problematic (see this excellent write up by @why-animals-do-the-thing https://blog.whyanimalsdothething.com/post/148060308477/please-let-trusting-the-dodo-as-a-source-go)

One of the main problems with the Dodo is something that is sometimes hard for people without a background in zoology to pick up on, and that is the extreme anthropomorphism of wild animals in their content. Anthropomorphism happens when we erroneously apply human behavior and morals to animal interactions, which might not sound like a big deal at first but is actually incredibly dangerous for both humans and animals. I have seen an article from the dodo claiming that a pet alligator “loves hugs” from his owner. Reptiles do not experience or exhibit emotions the way humans do, and to posit that any alligator loves hugging humans is an absolute recipe for disaster. This is far from an isolated incident in their content. They infamously posted a “heartwarming” video of a polar bear “petting” a sled dog with its paw and suggested that even polar bears can’t resist patting an adorable dog. They later had to pull the content because it turned out that the bear had killed and eaten the dog later that night. Polar bears do not see dogs as cute companions; this was an example of a predator/ prey interaction. If a viewer doesn’t have much background in the behavior of alligators or polar bears, they might accept the Dodos captions as fact, and walk away with a dangerously false perception of how these animals behave.

When we look at animal behavior through the lens of our humans experiences only, we do these species a huge disservice. We have to think critically when viewing animal content online, and do our best to try understand what the behavior actually represents. It’s also incredibly important to educate people and arm them with the knowledge to identify and call-out dangerous anthropomorphism in the media! It’s absolutely okay if you thought of the Dodo as sweet wholesome content- they’ve worked hard to cultivate this image for animal lovers. Now that you have some more background you will definitely start to see the troubling content more and you can work to educate others as well! I love videos of stray puppies finding loving homes, but until the dodo stops producing other videos with dangerous wildlife encounters I can’t in good conscience enjoy their channel.

[avoiding-claws]

I get mildly stressed when a friend or family member sends me a dodo video with the message “awww watch this video, so cute 😭” because I know that more often than not, it’ll be problematic.

[sexidance]

[crippleprophet]

we need to be taught disability history in school because it is 2019, i am 20 years old, and i am only now learning that the National Association of the Deaf had to take Netflix to court in 2012 in order for closed captioning to be required on streaming sites (source). any amount of accessibility in our lives has been fought for, and those stories need to be told.

[beyocne]

[clayjokes]

The police pull my lifeless body from a lake but I’m wearing the funniest hat they’ve ever seen and they can’t stop laughing and keep dropping me back into the water