Sweet & Sour

my art blog pretty aesthetic side blog

[mostlycatsmostly]

[i-fernanda-dias]

Ghibli fan art 1# “ howl’s moving castle “ on my little sketchbook 7x10 cm 

[goyangiiart]

it’s going to rain this week

[loufoqueries]

“Having made clear that the continuing links between the foundational crimes of colonialism and our present experiences of racism are not, in fact, up for debate, the liberal regime demands that we engage in the performative spectacle of discussion; that we come together as ‘equals’ to “reasonably,” “rationally” engage with the white establishment about the legitimacy of our concerns… [T]he conversation, it seems, must always take place on their terms. This is a perfect illustration of the refusal to engage with the source of our grievances: the demand for people of colour to continually seek the approval of the white establishment, without which we cannot be discursively legible, where the experiences of the coloniser are equitable with the experiences of the disenfranchised. It is a continuance of the violent necessity for people of colour to continually justify ourselves against a white norm.”

— The Violence of Liberalspeak,  Dalia Gebrial & Chi Chi Shi. 

[xanaxandcoffee]

physically my body is here but mentally I’m in the astral plane beating myself up in the target parking lot

[almondkittie]

Imagine being mad at women for being nice to each other and tweeting about it:

[almondkittie]

Then imagine that tweet backfiring! Lmbo

The entire thread is filled with women complimenting each other. I loved it! ☺️☺️

[gideonsharrow-deactivated202107]

“Sometimes you think of bravery in the stereotypical way, maybe in the superhero way of fighting bad guys or jumping from buildings, and I think some of the bravest things to do are the simplest, like honesty. You know? Like for me, Valkyrie, in the movie for example, is not brave because she can fight people bigger than herself. I think she’s brave when she decides to acknowledge the things in her past that really hurt her. When she decides to confront them, you know? That, to me, those are the bravest moments of hers.” - Tessa Thompson (x)

[borrowedfeathers]

Unpopular opinion that shouldn’t be unpopular: anti-bullying programs in school that don’t address the root causes of bullying - which are almost invariably larger forms of bigotry and oppression like racism, ableism and homophobia - are completely useless and ultimately futile.

[tsfhhjfdhhjsdfh-deactivated2018]

kids get bullied, frequently, because they’re “weird”. but it just so happens that the traits society calls “weird” are overwhelmingly related to poverty, minority religion or ethnicity, neurodivergence, non-straight sexuality, and gender non conformance. 

funny, that.

[dimensionhoppingrose]

This is so, so important you guys.

[enjoloras-deactivated20220821]

Excellent history fact to remember;

Niccolo Machiavelli and Leonardo Da Vinci, most likely at the behest of the Borgias, once conspired to steal a river.

That’s right folks. They planned to change the course of the Arno River so that they could steal it from Pisa and make Florence accessible by sea. 

Please take a moment to imagine that.

Please. 

[mynamesdrstuff]

‘So we just divert the -’

‘Don’t worry they won’t notice a thing’

[spanishskulduggery]

100% better than National Treasure.

[amuseoffyre]

This should be a wacky bromance heist film. We need more wacky historical heist films.

[stele3]

It gets better. I just had to go check on the veracity of this and discovered MORE.

Their plan failed, at which point Machiavelli decided to quietly fade out of politics…and went on to write The Prince, one of the most (in)famous pieces of Western literature.

Da Vinci, meanwhile, never forgot the river that got away. In fact, he made it the background of one of his most famous paintings–hell, one of the most famous paintings, period.

Yup, that’s the fucking river.

[xkxdx]

Some shit is just too good not to reblog.

[sexfeline]

[theartofanimation]

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[millennial-review-deactivated20]

[adora-korra]

Merriam-Webster’s social media is the only thing giving me hope in these dark times

[raysdrawlings]

At long last I’m excited to share my comic ‘Tinder’! I had so much fun on this project and it got me really excited to write more stories! I sincerely hope you enjoyed the comic and have a great day! <3

If you want to help support the comic you can help by: ~ !! Reblogging this post !! ( a big please and thank you! <3) ~ Give the comic an ‘ol follow over on Tapas

Or if you have some extra cash you’re welcome to: ~ Buy a digital copy of the comic ~ Buy a physical copy of the comic ~ Support me on Kofi

[just-shower-thoughts]

No woman wearing a dress with pockets will fail to mention that it has pockets upon receiving a compliment on said dress.

[mistermart]

They’re so cute “Thank you, it has pockets!”

[chocolate--goddess]

If y'all knew how hard it was to find a dress with pockets, y'all wouldn’t shut up about it either

[gael-garcia]

Asia Argento takes the stage at #Cannes2018 closing ceremony

“In 1997, I was raped by Harvey Weinstein here at Cannes. I was 21 years old. This festival was his hunting ground.

I want to make a prediction: Harvey Weinstein will never be welcomed here ever again. He will live in disgrace, shunned by a film community that once embraced him and covered up for his crimes.

And even tonight, sitting among you, there are those who still have to be held accountable for their conduct against women for behavior that does not belong in this industry — does not belong in any industry or workplace.

You know who you are. But most importantly, we know who you are. And we’re not going to allow you to get away with it any longer.” (transcript by Justin Chang)

[chxchki]

this conversation was so valid.