The Not So Wild Child

The name says it all.

[ruinedchildhood]

[bajn]

b just wear the seatbelt

[immortalismortem-deactivated201]

Mmmmmmm

I gotta naysay here. Seatbelts do a LOT of harm. Not everyone can wear one  and not everyone wants to risk it. Just among my own friends and people I know in general; 4 females had a breast cut completely or partially off due to a seat belt. 6 people had their throats cut, to an obviously non-lethal degree. 2 had their stomach’s cut open to a horrifying degree that I won’t elaborate on.

Not even counting the uncomfortably awkward belt locations for particularly large, small, fat, skinny people. Females with large breasts get the joy of holding the belt in place or adjusting it every couple seconds.

They’re awkward, uncomfortable, painful, and can often cause the injuries in an accident. Sometimes it’s just better to forgo the belt.

[chiiri-h]

Those injuries caused by seat belts more than very likely would have been deadly had they not been wearing them. To have enough force to cut skin or cut off a breast in an accident is far more than enough to cause someone to go flying through the windshield of a car, to slam them into the steering column, or through a window resulting in deadly injuries or causing an even bigger accident for other drivers now that your body is in the road along with your crashed car. Are you really going to risk being a smear of ground meat on the pavement because your seat belt was a little uncomfortable or it might cut you? Then I got good news for you, there’s a wide variety of devices made specifically to make seat belts more comfortable and reduce that risk.

These make it so that your seat belt won’t cut your neck, a simple sleeve of padded fabric that velcros around it, meaning you can put it anywhere on the belt. 

This one does something similar, by readjusting the positioning of the seat belt to move it farther away from your neck and hey, helps a bit with having boobs in the way.

They even make ones for children too.

Boobs still in the way? While it’s pretty silly looking, this helps keep the seat belt in place so you don’t have to keep adjusting it.

And if you’re overweight, they make seat belt extenders so you can still be safe. 

But maybe you’re still unsure, then listen to the CDC and all of their sources. 

“More than half of the people killed in car crashes were not restrained at the time of the crash.1 Wearing a seat belt is the most effective way to prevent death and serious injury in a crash.Seat belt use is on the rise. Laws, education, and technology have increased seat belt use from 11% in 19812 to nearly 85% in 20103, saving hundreds of thousands of lives. “

“Most drivers and passengers killed in crashes are unrestrained. 53% of drivers and passengers killed in car crashes in 2009 were not wearing restraints.1Seat belts dramatically reduce risk of death and serious injury. Among drivers and front-seat passengers, seat belts reduce the risk of death by 45%, and cut the risk of serious injury by 50%.4Seat belts prevent drivers and passengers from being ejected during a crash. People not wearing a seat belt are 30 times more likely to be ejected from a vehicle during a crash. More than 3 out of 4 people who are ejected during a fatal crash die from their injuries.5Seat belts save thousands of lives each year, and increasing use would save thousands more. Seat belts saved almost 13,000 lives in 2009. If all drivers and passengers had worn seat belts that year, almost 4,000 more people would be alive today”

Or this one

“ The number of those who escaped injury [by wearing a seat belt] increased by 40% and those with mild and moderate injuries decreased by 35% after seatbelt legislation. There was a significant reduction in soft tissue injuries to the head. Only whiplash injuries to the neck showed a significant increase.”

Or this

“ Fifty-five percent of those killed in passenger vehicle occupant crashes in 2008 were not wearing a seat belt…”

“Wearing a seat belt reduces the risk of fatal injury by almost 50%. For children, the risk of fatal injury is reduced by 71% with the use of child safety seats.“

“Of those thrown completely out of a vehicle in a car crash, 75% died. Only one percent of people totally ejected from their cars had on a seat belt during the crash. Over 30% were not wearing seat belts.“

Conclusion? Wear your fucking seat belt. Tell your kids to wear their fucking seat belt. Tell your friends and family to wear their fucking seat belts. Time and time again it’s been proven that you are significantly more likely to survive a crash if you’re wearing one. Most people think they’re uncomfortable, but when you’re in a crash it can save your life. I’d rather be mildly injured than dead.

Wear your seat belt.

[bossbot97]

WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT.

I’LL SAY IT AGAIN FOR EVERYONE IN THE BACK.

WEAR

YOUR

SEAT

BELT.

It’s not like it’s physics. Oh wait, it is. (grumble grumble)

[ladyananas]

… are there? really?? people??? who dont wear their seat belts? ON FUCKING PURPOSe?

you know what thats darwin for you. anyone who decides that waaaah they dont like seatbelts -> yall can go and have your head smashed under a truck. which is what happens. you know. when you’re propelled out of a car onto the highway. 

i cant fucking believe someone went out of their way to explain that seatbelts are DANGEROUS. yall are the same people who’d have polio back because you dont like vaccine needles.

[cerulean-beekeeper-deactivated2]

I’m alive today because of a seat belt.

[thenotsowildchild]

Friend from high school died because he was not wearing a seat belt. The driver got deep cuts on her chest, but she's still alive;he's not. Please tell me how "sometimes its better to forgo the belt"??

[progressivefriends]

We’re living in a sci-fi farce. 

[f1ukemeister24]

Buuuuuuuuurned.

[sassphicdragoness]

Roasted.

[iminyjo]

Hahaha!😂

[howglorygoes]

I don’t know anything about les mis, which one is covfefe?

[juanitaluv]

Comparing your problems to someone else’s is like grabbing a snake by its tail and calling it its head

[the-treble-deactivated20160823]

me: Game of Thrones shouldn’t include such gratuitous amounts of rape. It’s bad and lazy writing.

some man, inevitably: That’s just gritty realism though. That’s what it would be like back then. Historical realism.

me: Okay, but like why don’t they show everyone shitting their pants from dysentery?

some man: Ew, no one wants to see that, though.

me: 

[hex-hop]

With Grace.

[klapollo]

not the hero we needed but perhaps the one that we deserved

[thisisredrose]

How is it to have Rick finally able to smile in those moments with Michonne?

Andy: “It’s weird, so much of the show has been fight and survival. To explore that part of him is really exciting and also particularly with Danai who is such a fine actress. These two characters sort of unlock parts of each other that no one else has seen and to be able to play around with that is fun. It’s part of the story I love. I’m really excited about it, the domestic, subtle, beautiful nuanced parts of their relationship.”

Fanfest Interview Published on 3/21/2017

[asociate]

do u ever just look at someone and get annoyed

[the-movemnt-deactivated20170912]

Diversity is triggering for some and these “victims” will tell you all about it. This is ‘Law & Order: PVU.’

[cake-by-thepound]

I just had the saddest realisation. If Rick hasn't been sleeping since Glenn and Abe, then every night in early S7 he went to bed knowing Michonne was close but thinking she didn't want him to touch her. Then he had to pretend he didn't feel her sneak out and leave...leave him behind. Never feeling brave enough to ask. Probably thinking he'd see what he used to see in Lori's eyes after the farm. Imagine the emotion if we got a sex since during that time? I need this. Why would I write this?

Why would you write this? Do you just like suffering? I mean, all of this is essentially why he went for the cheek-kiss in 7x05. He was used to Lori’s perfected cold shoulder. He was used to being abandoned by his partner. And instead, even in the haze of all her anger and disappointment, Michonne still found a way to say, “I’m still with you.” And this is precisely why he’s so happy with her. He didn’t even realize the extent of her love and loyalty when he took that leap into this relationship. But seeing how she treated him when he was down, it’s the reason he’s able to let his guard down now and be happy and free and vulnerable enough to even admit that he hasn’t been sleeping. And now I’m all the way in my feelings about this and I need to go watch 7x12 and 7x05 and 6x10 and 4x16 again and cry. Why would you write this?!

[wontlasttwodays]

“He was used to being abandoned by his partner.”

Ugly cry. Now rewatching 

7x04  and that tiny glance at Michonne when he shares that Shane and Lori were together.

7x05 and that head drop before he goes in for a peck on the cheek.

7x08 when he approaches her cautiously for a hug.

[pascalation]

ily: i love you

ilysm: i love you so much

bttouyamrttiwtiisyw: but the two of us… you and me… reordering things together. i’d want that… if it’s something you wanted

[fanvillage]

Otherwise what the fuck are we fighting for?

Andy answering the question “does love make you weak?”  (via fanvillage)

[thecatsaesthetics]

I wanna follow more Richonne blogs but a good majority of them hate and slut shame Lori…. 

[diversehighfantasy]

This post is so poorly timed I have to respond.

This:

#but you can’t just erase Lori from Ricks life

is bull. The Richonne fandom isn’t erasing Lori. She’s gone. And it took Rick a long time to deal with that. Who was the only one who recognized Rick’s grief and gave him encouragement? Michonne. Who saved the last photo of Lori? Michonne. 

They’ve moved forward. That’s not erasing her from his life, and Richonne fans don’t need to be constantly validating Lori as the first.

I’m not saying Lori doesn’t get hate. Lori has gotten way more hate than she deserved, but the truth is, most Lori hate has come from outside the Richonne fandom.

Unless you count saying something like “Richonne is the greatest love story of Rick’s life” as hate, then I don’t know what to tell you.

This “I want to follow Richonne blogs but they’re too hateful” thing fits a pattern, where sections of fandoms with large numbers of Black fans are called too hateful to be around. It happens to Finnrey Fans on the daily, Westallen fans, Luke Cage fans, etc. They’re always painted as the “bad neighborhoods” of fandom. Just be aware of that.

Again, I don’t condone Lori hate, but I also don’t condone the whole “we must always remember that Lori was Rick’s REAL wife” bs either.

[thecatsaesthetics]

I’m sorry that my words sounded racial insensitive, I always try and choose my words carefully. I apologize that I generalized. I shouldn’t have. This post was made after going into the Richonne tag and seeing a shipper deem Rick and Lori’s relationship by saying “she cheated on him.” That’s something I just saw. I went into the Richonne tag to find blogs to follow and the first couple things I saw in the recent tag were people making hateful comments about Lori and more importantly about her choice to have sex with a man other then Rick. I’ll try to be more careful next time. My words were poorly chosen. I’m sure it’s not all fans, I’m sorry that I generalized. Also I never said Lori was Rick’s “real wife”, I never meant to make this seem as if I was deeming Ricks relationship with Michonne. I never wanted to come across like that I apologize that I did. I just go into these tags and constantly bring up the idea that Lori “cheated” on Rick grates me.

[diversehighfantasy]

There was a reason I said your timing was poor. AMC JUST posted that art of Rick and Lori on Instagram, calling them “The Original Power Couple.” This just days after the most important Richonne episode yet and one day after Richonne/Michonne was the talk of the TWD panel in Madrid. So, you know, it feels like AMC is trying to take the wind out of Michonne’s sails (whether that was the intention or not).

That is going to upset Richonne fans, and you’re going to see more negativity toward Lori than usual. This is not a normal day in the Richonne fandom as far as Lori goes.

[iminyjo]

@theamazingcat @aceavengers I find this is a really disingenuous statement.

Are there pockets of the fandom that dislike Lori? Yes, that is definitely true. But it’s far more accurate to say some people devote time in meta commentary describing and delineating the differences between Rick’s relationship with Michonne and the one he had with Lori. (Perhaps more than they should). So if you were to say too many Richonners spend time comparing the two relationships, I could maybe agree with you there but to use the word “hate” in reference to the majority of our fandom’s opinion of Lori is just wildly inaccurate. And considering Andy and Denise Huth *just* finished saying Rick’s relationship with Michonne is healthier (or even dare I say it, better, take your pick) than his with Lori, then this would almost be an accusation you’d have to level at them too. Just sayin’.

So you have to examine your definition of “hate”. ‘Cuz it’s not hate to acknowledge that Rick and Lori’s relationship was highly contentious. It’s not a lie to say that though he clearly loved her, their relationship was for all intents and purposes over when she died. One has to acknowledge that he wouldn’t even speak to her, honestly, in those last few weeks. It’s also accurate to point out (as Denise did on TTD) that when the show started their relationship was already on the rocks. I mentioned it in another post but it’s also true that in the very last conversation they ever had they joked about how it was basically impossible to divorce in the ZA (heavily implying that they probably would if they could). These things are all true. They just are.

So to label facts as hate is to misrepresent what “hate” actually is. Check out how a vocal proportion of twd fandom treat Michonne (and Danai). Or to take it out of twd for a second, look at how they treat Iris West (and Candice Patton) to see what real fandom “hate” looks like. No most Richonners don’t spend any time bigging up Lori- that’s definitely true. So if you’re a Lori-stan you’re probably not going to be happy floating around the Richonne tag. But Lori-hate is only a select group and my suggestion for that is simple, don’t follow them. But don’t paint us all with that brush, ‘cuz it’s a lie.

[thecatsaesthetics]

If you read my tags you would have seen I agree with most of what your saying on Michonne and Rick’s relationship vs Rick and Lori’s (I even said that Michonne gets her share of both sexism and racism from the fanboys. It’s been like that ever since they realized that Gimple was giving Michonne Andrea’s comic book storyline with Rick. I’ve seen plenty of that. Probably just as much as the hate for Lori. All the women on this show, besides Carol, seem to get hated on for ridiculous reasons) It was over by the time she died, but their was alot of guilt on Rick’s side because he honestly treated her horribly in the months leading up to her death and he knew it. Rick had alot of regret towards his treatment of her. 

And I’m sorry but I do not want to put the hate that Lori gets in quotation marks, maybe some pockets of tumblr are nice to her, but if you venture into a Walking Dead forum, comments sections of videos, or reddit you’ll see if the topic of Lori gets brought up either calling her a bitch or slut who deserved to die, or you’ll see people making up gross ideas that Lori was sleeping with everyone behind Rick’s back. That’s the majority of the discussions around Lori among fans. 

It is not a select group, the Lori hate goes all the way back to the comic book fans. They have always hated on Lori simply because she didn’t only ever sleep with Rick. Also Robert Kirkman has an incredible sexist attitude in his writing of her. And in that clip you mentioned, Chris Hardwick kept going on and on about Shane and Lori, when Shane sexually assaulted her and she made it clear she didn’t want a physically relationship with him after Rick reappeared. Yet Hardwick had no problem slut shaming her in that clip. 

And when I went into the Richonne tag today, the first time in months I find users making comments in their tags and posts about how “Lori cheated on Rick” or “She was a slut” or “She didn’t matter to Rick” or “Michonne is Carl and Judith’s real mom” made me upset, because it felt like going into those comment and reddit threads. 

I had no idea what was going on with your fandom today, I don’t keep up with panels, interviews or what AMC posts on their IG page. I just went into the Richonne tag to find more users to follow and reblog gifsets and the first thing I was hit with was people saying shitty things about Lori, when they should have been saying shitty things about AMC who made a bad IG post. 

I’m not saying you can’t point out that Rick and Lori’s relationship was unhealthy. What I’m saying is I hate seeing Lori constantly called a bad mother, a bad wife and a slut who got what she deserved. That’s not okay. 

[iminyjo]

See, I take issue with this.

You started this thread with one sentence talking about Richonne blogs (presumably run by Richonners) on Tumblr and how they were very specifically hating on Lori. (I’m feeling safe in assuming you meant on Tumblr since that’s the platform we are on). But now in your explanation you’re talking about the comics and the fanboys, twd forums, reddits and you tube videos? We were talking about the kitchen sink, how did you suddenly bring the entire house into it? You see how you could be accused of moving the goal post, right? Please tell me you recognize that. The people in those various places, making those comments could be Richonners (or not) but that’s not the Richonne blogs you were looking to follow on TUMBLR.

Plus, like I said on another one of your posts, I haunt this tag. I am here daily and I don’t search based on “most popular”, I go by “most recent” and I work my way through. So when I’m reading posts I see everything, even the posts that haven’t yet gotten notes. Yet and still how is it that I don’t know what you’re talking about? Especially using a word like “majority”. The majority of us? Really? Is it possible that you are deliberately being hyperbolic to slander us? ‘Cuz I don’t know what’s happening on my version of tumblr that’s not happening on yours, but you’re seeing all this fire and I don’t. Because here’s what the vast majority of the posts in the Richonne tag are about currently:

• twd Episode 7x12

• Andy’s comments from Madrid

• Andy’s specific comment about Michonne licking Rick clean

• AMC’s IG faux-pas with the L0rick fan art (but those posts dispute L0ri x Rick being a power couple. No slut-shaming or saying L0ri didn’t matter)

• General Richonne goodness

I don’t have any keywords banned so I should see, in my feed, every. single. thing. that’s tagged Richonne, but you know what? I should see all the “hate”, right? But it’s easily possible that despite my very methodical ritual I miss stuff. The thing is, I would have to see some sign of what you’re speaking about if it was as pervasive as you’re claiming and I’ve see nothing. Then again, maybe it’s the people I follow. In which case, I would again encourage you to curate your feed if you feel you’re always witnessing this senseless Lori-hate in the tag.

Yes, I did read your tags but that’s what reads to me as disingenuous. You say you agree but then you can’t tell the difference between people contrasting relationships and people hating on Lori. You also don’t seem to see the difference between some people in the overall fandom and what you call the “majority” on Richonne tumblr fandom. So you’ll have to forgive me if I honestly find your claims highly suspect and you among a long line of folks who come into the tag to throw shade, disparage us Richonners and then claim to get attacked when we respond in kind.

[saving-all-my-love-deactivated2]

When he f*ck you good but you can’t go to Red Lobster

[ricks2ccurls-deactivated2019070]

STAWP

[genshimada]

actual ray of sunshine andrew lincoln ♥‿♥

[mariayoung24]

Hmm, the placement and timing of this post is interesting to me to say the least. Especially after the airing of 712 and the response it received from the fans plus the cast/crew of TWD. What sticks out to me is “original”, don’t forget the “original power couple”..Couple?, yes…power? Absolutely not. This reads as “People are getting carried away with the support of Richonne but let’s remind them who the “original” was” but I digress….

[richonnexo]

Whoever posted that is just stupid. It sounds like they wanted to post fan art but just didn’t know what else to say about them as a couple. lol.

[bigunknownkingdom]

With all respect to Lori, who sacrificed her life for her child, when were she and Rick EVER a power couple? That designation requires a level of equality, respect, love, and communication that those two lacked their entire time on screen. It was almost always tit for tat, animosity, betrayal, and a complete breakdown/refusal to communicate on even a basic level. There was nothing “power” about them.

[carriecnh12]

@bigunknownkingdom and that’s why they’re getting dragged on twitter for it. People aren’t here for their revisionist nonsence. Lori was a horrible wife and person. Rick and Lori were barely even a couple on the show. I wonder what Andy and Scott thinks, I doubt this was done with SG’s input.

[dicapito]

Nice fanart but a shitty ass caption. @amc what’s that about?

[tonikray95]

Power couple. What bull