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Old blog: @zenkat11 - NSFW will be tagged as such and 18+. Age: 25. Hyperfixations may vary. Med Anth and Global Health Graduate (Bachelor's of Science), trans man (he/him mostly; they/them and it/its also apply), pansexual, homoromantic/demiromantic, autistic, digital artist, gamer, socialist, intersectional feminist, #FREEPALESTINE, #BLM and #LANDBACK advocate. Passionate about discussing marginalized group issues: local/regional, global, transnational, institutional. Advocate for decolonized science !

[toasterhusband]

New Temp Pinned (I will eventually make an official one):

Hello! I'm Kathel, you can call me Kath or Muse if you'd like instead. I'm just an autistic trans dude on the internet, hyperfixations will vary. I am a recent University of Washington graduate with a bachelor's in Medical Anthropology and Global Health. In the future I am planning on going for my graduate degree within the field of medical anthropology. I'm hoping to either be a professor in the field and/or an ethnographer. My passion involves how different medical systems function across the globe, but where I'd specifically like to work on is how the American Healthcare/Medical system fails to aid disabled people and the lack of focus on the intersections within disability (ie meaning how different marginalizations intersect with disability). I'm still figuring out how I'd like to start a career in that area while taking a break from college.

As well as that, I also have interest in different media fandoms such as Baldur's Gate 3, Red Dwarf, Sam and Max, Fallout, Mass Effect, Re-animator and others you'll see me posting about.

This page is a mishmash of social justice, anthropology, fandom, and silly meme posts and reblogs.

[absolutelybatty]

Confirmed: the captions are incorrect. West is saying "Plagerist" not "Laid to rest"

[rj-cryptidian]

This is honestly one of my favorite lines, because this is the worst insult imaginable for Herbert. Like, he coulda called him any one of a number of choice names, but no, he's a plagiarist! He plagiarized Dr. Gruber and he was going to plagiarize his own work, how dare such a mediocre man try to threaten him! He's Herbert-fucking-West! Eat shovel you plagiarist! 🤣🤣🤣

[whitepeopletwitter]

[womanguy]

you should get a second evening for reading fan fiction. And you should get an extra day in the week to do arts and crafts.

[goodolreliablejake]

It seems to me that there are three types of Mad Scientist--with some crossover, y'know the types are not mutually exclusive:

1) A Mad Scientist isn't really a scientist, they're an Artist. It's a metaphor innit (Victor Frankenstein was inspired to create something he didn't understand that then took on a life of its own beyond his control. Or maybe a better example, Willy Wonka creates all manner of remarkable things that seem impossible, and the source of his ingenuity is pure imagination).

2) A Mad Scientist is a Scientist written by someone who doesn't understand or like what science is. (Herbert West, as written by HP Lovecraft, messes with forces beyond his ken, creating horrible monsters for no clear reason, and he should have left well enough alone).

3) A Mad Scientist is just a sadist who uses science as a pretense--not really learning anything, just torturing people. (Johnathan Crane AKA The Scarecrow likes making people feel small and weak and afraid, and left to his own devices he'll just kind of keep doing that forever).

[konoko]

[vodka-is-gay-and-so-am-i]

[cloverpatches]

I won't let you fall .

[willgrahamscock]

ai could never outdo my beautiful perverted mutuals

[willgrahamscock]

this is because they write with their mind penis and have terrible childhoods and horrible luck, which seems to be the key factor in writing shakespeare level smut

[willgrahamscock]

and english is their 4th language

[wpureimagination]

Here's some personal Wonka headcannons that I've been keeping in my back pocket as part of my portrayal of Wonka in case anyone's interested:

Due to an illness in his childhood, Willy does have some trouble with pain in his leg that tends to be worse on days when the weather is poor or when standing for prolonged periods; for this reason he does find actual use in his cane even if he doesn't always need it--it is nice to have around

Although he doesn't realize it, willy is hard of hearing in both ears, though one ear is far worse than the other and will only get worse as he ages if not tended to (which it won't be since he's completely oblivious to it) Eventually in later years he goes completely deaf in the one ear.

Willy is neurodivergent, likely on the autism spectrum, possibly ADHD, and deals with some mild PTSD symptoms such as anxiety, being easily startled/jumpy, and mild occasional flashbacks. He is also dyslexic and considers himself illiterate despite being able to read some (in his main verse specifically)

Willy's experience with dogs is minimal and, therefore, he has developed a slight fear of them--at least the bigger ones. Tiddles has given him some growth in this area, but their barks still give him a start every time, even Tiddles' bark.

Although he doesn't necessarily think about this or label it himself, I've taken to considering Willy asexual, generally s3x averted, and probably aromantic. While I'm not opposed to potentially shipping with him, he's definitely somewhere on the aro spectrum, so it will take a while for him to develop any sort of feelings like that and he has not ever had them so far in his lifetime (in any verse). That said, I guess shipping isn't off the table but it's also something that has to be discussed or has to develop on its own

[heroes-trash]

@sylarpet sorry (not actually that sorry) but stealing your tags to start a new post. because seriously, just someone LISTEN TO HIM!!!! just think.

when he told Elle that he feels he doesn't need to be special when he's with her

when he told his mum that maybe he doesn't need to be some extraordinary person

when he tried to have a relationship (of sorts) with Elle and not be evil

what happened every time? his feelings got invalidated, or he even got punished/tricked for his troubles!!!

and that's just three instances that fit in one exact pattern. there is So much more. the way he tried for Chandra's approval. the way he clung to the concept of family immediately when it was offered to him (so to speak), rescuing Peter etc..

and as for missed opportunities to nurture good instincts / build on his need for connection (except like, nearly all of these), how about my Roman Empire: when he phoned Mohinder at the end of S1 because he was genuinely confused why he'd have a vision about blowing up the whole city, because he didn't want to just mindlessly destroy. and if Mohinder had only listened!! really listened!!! instead of *gestures* whatever the fuck that was. i mean, mistaking his confusion about the future for guilt towards past murders?? was he listening with barely half an ear or what. and then just telling him to turn himself in..... even without dialing the police (breaking the fragile moment entirely), that was already starting off as a desaster. and i just. i just. *tears out hair and screams*

[aphractal2]

weird teeth with Caine

[sanchensky]

White lies 🐝

So happy I finished this thing before ep 8 oof

Anyway, the comic was born out of

my thoughts about Caine's model lacking many essential facial features (as if he was never intended to show any emotions) and yet him being literally the most expressive character in the circus despite everything.

me being low-key obsessed with the implications episode 7 left us with. Players questioning everything they've been told and Caine being in the center of it all.

I want them all to be healed and happy, little guy absolutely included, but man the situation is rough, and the odds are against us

(Also please ignore the fact that I've messed up while writing my own name in the first couple of frames hah, am tireddd)

[amaznificentasticliciousful-dea]

I'M CALLING IT RIGHT NOW THIS IS GOING TO AGE VERY WELL AFTER EPISODE 8

[redstonedust]

pet peeve is when you look up fashion references from a specific era and you keep getting modern day '[era]-inspired' fashion like NO i want authenticity damn it. i can see your 2020 photo quality and your 2020 hair and your 2020 makeup. youre not fooling me.

[bincliff]

hello i'm a historical fashion researcher and i have a lot of experience looking up things! this is a very widely experienced irritation and you're definitely not alone in this, but i am here to share everything i know!

so, ways to get around this:

turn off AI results. they're literally nonsense to us

don't use pinterest because the sources/provenance is often hard to trace

a standard internet search can be okay, but museum collections are the top tier (list of collections below this list)

instead of broad terms like victorian, regency, tudor, renaissance etc. try using the decade you're looking for. if you're not sure of what decade it is but have a vague image in your head, look on the fashion history timeline and just jump around until you find it. but even changing to e.g. 19th century will give better results than victorian

including terms like womenswear/menswear, daywear, formal wear, evening wear, court dress should increase the value of your search too

including "fashion plates" in your search can give you a nice impression of the intended silhouettes of the era. some of these might be a little stylised but will show you what was considered in vogue

for pre-fashion plate eras or things like makeup and styling, you'll have to look at portraiture or manuscripts. these are harder to actually find what you're looking for, but searching museum collections and limiting results to specific date ranges will be your friend

when looking at art, do bear in mind sometimes artists would paint fabric extra flow-y to show off their skills. it might not have been exactly like that in terms of fabric weight or drape. so, a pinch of salt required!

if you find something on image search where the provenance is dubious, reverse image search and you might find a source! i've been able to trace random pinterest images to real sources, but this does take a lot of time and effort and is often not worth the headache

some online resources and museum collections:

fashion history timeline is an invaluable resource if you're trying to get a feel for everything and should be your first port of call. it'll also link to good examples

the met has a vast number of extant examples of clothing, as well as fashion plates

costume institute fashion plates is a subcollection of the met for fashion plates (1800s-1922)

v&a also has many extant garments, fashion plates, and incredible articles on clothing and aesthetics. read the details of the objects because they'll often reveal a lot about the piece

lacma is good for C19th-20th pieces

nypl digital collection for photographs

national portrait gallery or similar for portraiture, or literally any museum in your country that has historical art

national museums scotland can be useful situationally but might be oddly specific

stout style history is a great collection for finding image references for fat people wearing historical clothes. survival bias of a lot of museum pieces tends towards smaller clothing that couldn't be repurposed, but this aims to counter that. it's not sortable, but is still a really nice resource

wikimedia commons is surprisingly handy! and the images, if you should need to link/repost them, are public domain

auction websites sound like a funny one to recommend. some won't have mannequins and some will. just look up historical garment auctions and you'll find some!

anyway, i hope this has been a good place to start for anyone interested! there are probably some i've missed because there are so many museums across the world and i don't know about all of them or can't remember them. but these are the ones i've used the most! (my specialisation/jobs i've had to research for have only really been in western fashion, so my resources reflect that)

[haemey]

Wikipedia has a list of fashion museums. Unfortunately, the page itself is only available in German, but the introductory paragraph is very short and after that, it's organised by country, and then it's a simple list. If you click on a museum's article, the website is usually linked in the overview table.

[burbankblood]

Saw a comment that said to draw Caine freaking out over a lost tooth, which I thought was a great idea!

Personally when I lost my tooth, I thought I was dying.

@roseyquartz15

[butchgangle]

[muzzlesbian]

really wish medical terminology would just drop "male" and "female" entirely -_-

[muzzlesbian]

it's clunkier, but probably 85% of the things labeled "male" and "female" can just be described with the anatomical name of the relevant part. we don't need to say "female genitals" (or worse, "afab genitals") when we can simply specify "natal vagina" or "uterus" or "neovagina" or "vulva" or anything else that's relevant. i'm tired.

[the-composite-doll]

This thing. Checklist of what's there or not.

[krose-draws]

It was all a prank

Dumb thing I doodled really quickly before work