a whole lot of nonsense

20, she/they, any crisis could be your mid-life crisis :)

[my-midlife-crisis]

No children are allowed in the Library of Congress.

It's not that kind of library.

In other words...

You are being lied to

again

[madenthusiasms]

Everything published in the US is copied to the Library of Congress; appropriateness for children is not a criteria. Published under copyright is.

In order to read something in the Library of Congress, you must, in order:

1) Be 16+ years old and in possession of ID such as a driver’s license or passport to obtain a LoC card

2) Make an appointment to go to a reading room

3) Know what it is you want to read and which library building it is in so you can fill out a request form when you arrive.

So the chances of a “child” just stumbling over something “inappropriate” that was “put” there by the choice of the head librarian is 100% impossible.

Leavitt seems to believe that if she wears a big enough cross, God can’t hear her breaking the commandment against false witness.

[totallypenguinning]

these are lc reading room rules from 100+ years ago. children have never been allowed in there.

[artemisia-black]

Trans women are women, and Trans men are men. 

We have to start by being honest. Being in Harry Potter fandom sustains the visibility of the IP. That’s just the truth. Even if you’re not spending money. Even if you’re just reading fic, or making playlists. You are still part of the reason WB thinks this franchise has cultural power.  We think we’re just vibing in fandom, but they’re watching (and there’s this odd sense that this is somehow an underground movement). The WB marketing execs measure every post, and what they see is market potential. That’s why the official WB TikTok teases Wolfstar (and teasing is the operative word because in places where openly queer relationships are illegal they need to have plausible deniability so they can still flog merch there),  they know there’s a market here, and they want to tap into it.

I say all this as someone who came back to fandom during the pandemic while I was looking in the abyss of my soul via EMDR, and who escaped to the HP universe during some of the worst years of my life. I’ve made friends here, and this space has been so nourishing for me. 

But none of that changes the truth: this is a morally grey space, and pretending it’s not is intellectually dishonest.

Just to add nuance, being here doesn’t make you evil (it doesn’t mean you support JKR’s views), but it does mean you need to hold that discomfort. And that work goes way beyond having “fuck JKR” in your bio or writing x character a wearing  eyeliner (your shipping opinions are not activism and your reimagined canon isn’t a shield). 

Because if you’re still here (and I include myself in this) you need to ask yourself: what am I doing in real life? Not to "offset" the guilt, not as performative atonement, but as a reflection of the values you claim to hold . Are you standing up for trans people in your personal life? Are you donating, sharing resources, pushing back in your workplace or your family? In the UK are you lobbying your MP to challenge the high court decision? There’s a myriad of real-life things you can be doing. 

You don’t have to leave fandom. But you don’t get to pretend it’s harmless, either.

[scrumptiousfoxglitter]

Shout-out to all my sad gays.

Shout-out to every lesbian not from Lesbos.

Shout-out to all my bi's who are just one person.

Shout-out to all my pans who prefer to hit people with pots.

Shout-out to all my polys who are one sided.

Shout-out to all my average omnis.

Shout-out to all my aros who can barely use a nerf gun, let alone a bow.

Shout-out to all my aces who aren't athletic.

Shout-out to all my trans folk who need to get something off their chest (or don't, shout-out to y'all too).

Shout-out to all my grays who are multicolored.

Shout-out to all my demis that are whole.

Shout out to all my aspecs that are part of absolutely nothing.

Shout-out out to all my unlabeled folks who are limited by their lack of motivation.

Shout-out to all my apls with food allergies.

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Shout-out to all my heteros that are carbon copies of another hetero.

Shout-out to all my cats.

(edit) So, this ended up way more popular than I anticipated. So, here's a few more, and they're all equally bad, as you'd expect.

Shout-out to all my xenos that're native to their countries.

Shout-out to all my cis comrades that are a part of the opposition.

Shout-out to all the external Indigiqueers (this only makes sense if you know the etymology for indigenous that's my bad)

And of course,

[sailorsally]

catching up with the Olympics to see who’s winning ❌

catching up with the Olympics to see what Tom Daley’s been knitting this year ✅

[electrictopaper]

listen whatever your thoughts on the Trump assassination attempt I want any American who is joking about "oh I wish that went a little to the left" to perhaps not do that on public social media! both Trump supporters and the Biden administration are very invested in ferretting out "potential security risks" - one for revenge, the other for reputational risks. they WILL funnel money into monitoring social media for the upcoming weeks, at minimum, and they will not care if you're a silly fandom blog who mostly shitposts. The US is a leader in surveillance tech for a reason!

[striving-artist]

This just made it Very Likely that Trump will win.

It will spike his turnout.

It will revive his support from centrists.

You hate that prospect? You have to vote.

[we-survive-endlessly]

Please excuse me while I watch Eugene’s goodbye video and cry. I’m so fucking sad to see him go, but I’m excited to see where his talent and drive take him in the future.

[autistic-af]

Do One or More Then Reblog For Others:

Unclench your jaw.

Sit up straight...maybe stretch, too

Get something to drink (do it before hitting this button)

Get something to eat (anything. All food is good. Get it first.)

Take your meds (go take them before reblogging so you don't forget!)

Clean up the area around you real quick. You'll feel better.

Change the music to something you enjoy. You deserve to be happy.

Pause for a moment. You've been doing so much.

Just want to pass this on? That's okay, too.

Voting ended onMay 23, 2024

Doing more than one? Choose whichever you found the most helpful. ❤️

[autistic-af]

This broke containment and it's been freaking awesome to see people noting how they're taking care of themselves.

[nototherwisespecified]

[totallypenguinning]

Im not great with words, and i don’t know that im saying the right things, but i can’t say nothing. i don’t know that i thought my school was better than this, but it hurts like hell to see proof that they’re not all the same. where was this when literal fucking nazis were on grounds?

donate to the blue ridge bail fund if you can, but don’t forget that palestine still needs our help.

i don’t understand how “stop genocide” has come to this. free palestine 🍉

[melodramas]

you can click on this button once daily to help palestine and support other causes in the middle east for free. it takes literally 5 seconds and could help save lives so please take the time to click and share this link.

[grelliam]

#oh it raises money thru ad revenue and ur click confirms the value to advertisers. neat

[younggayanddoingokay]

Hey! So for all of you (like me) who are upset with the @wearewatcher decision to move all their content behind a payway and COULD technically pay for their streaming service but are choosing not to because like, why would we? Please consider taking that 6 dollars and donating to one of these organizations that are supporting Palestinian refugees (or any others you wish to add in the reblogs!)

I’ve just donated 6 to the Palestinian children’s relief fund! I hope those who are willing and able will take whatever you might have been able to spend on watcher’s dumb streaming service and donate to Palestine instead if you are able. ☺️

[bergoose]

ok but just bc u don't like their business decisions doesn't mean u get to be a racist asshole

[jointpainturtle]

Summary of the new watcher announcement:

[urandroidgirl]

Love how we all went from “oh I’m so excited for the new announcement I wonder what new show they’re making!”

To

“Oh”

[ganondorf]

abstract and modern art haters are sooo snobby like klein literally Created an entirely new pigment and then painted a canvas in a way where the brush strokes wouldn't be visible. the insinuation that people with no skill could reproduce that is so annoying because unless you are skilled at color mixing and painting you definitely couldn’t lmao

[jaimeroyalrobertson-deactivated]

i hope it's okay to add this because i think it hits the nail directly on the head

[dsudis]

Honestly, it's like picking up a book and saying "I know all these words, I can type, I could have written this" like there's no middle step between the technical ability and the finished work.

[eldritch-posts]

why is chronic pain like so fucking painful all the time dude

[cipher-of-the-round-table]

Right, considering the current state of corporate politics on this site, and that it seems that only those affected seem to be actively speaking on the matter, it is up to I, the only fucking cishet on tumblr, to drag this out to a wider audience.

REBLOG IF YOUR ACCOUNT IS A TRANSFEM SAFE SPACE.

We need to show these higher ups how much we truly value them.

[cyberpriestess]

including the weird weird trannies

is your blog a safe space for freaks, deviants, cringe failgirls, transfems you find personally annoying, transfems who are Loud and Opinionated, is it safe for all of us ?

[your-bigender-big-brother]

Always! 💙💚