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[only-cat-memes]

[charl0ttan]

[superchat]

[jareckiworld]

Margaret Nazon — Galaxy Cluster  [velvet with beading (glass, plastic and organic material), canvas backing, 2016]

[fforsythiaaa]

Once when I was in undergrad, someone described something as “problematic” in class and our professor was like, “That’s cool, but ‘problematic’ doesn’t really mean anything. It means that the thing you’re describing has a problem, and in and of itself that’s not bad. Art, especially, should always have problems, or else it’s not interesting and not art, either. It sounds like you’re trying to say that this is bad, but you don’t want to say ‘bad.’ Is that right?”

So from then on whenever one of us called something problematic, he would make us talk it out until we could name the “bad” thing we were hinting at. In this particular class, 7/10 it was some type of oppression, and the remainder was like, “I’m uncomfortable because this is very new/confusing/pushing boundaries that made me feel safe.”

Once we stopped calling things “problematic” and stopping at that, class got way more interesting and... we all had to say, like, “that’s racist” or “that’s misogynistic” or “ew capitalism gross” out loud, which a lot of us had never done in a classroom before. Or we had to be like, “Uhhh... I’m not sure what’s so bad?” and confront our own beliefs and that was maybe even more useful.

Anyway. Whenever I see the word problematic, I can’t help but think of this professor being like, “Good starting point, now let’s get specific.” I think when we have to commit to saying “that’s ___” it requires a lot more careful thought about the truth and impact and complexities of whatever we’re claiming. Sometimes there really is some bullshit afoot, and also sometimes it’s art, and it should be full of problems, because that’s what art is.

[tradgothwillbyers]

Y'all ever just suddenly have the overwhelming urge to swim??? Like not actively but you just wanna,,, be in the water and have some Peace

[parttimepup]

Yes it’s called the mammalian diving response and it’s also why doing face masks and taking a shower is soothing. Our amphibian ancestors used this mechanism to slow down the heartbeat and lower body temperature so as not to waste calories while swimming (which is very calorie intensive). It makes you feel safe because predators are less likely to get you in water than on land. The fish brain is alive and well in all of us.

[beyondthetemples-ooc]

It’s literally activated by putting water on the face.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768097/

[dogs4ge]

My amphibian ancestors gave me the instinct to dissociate in the shower for hours on end

[unabashedlybi-deactivated201911]

[homunculus-argument]

The "I put food on the table and a roof over your head what more could you possibly want" type of parents are always so shocked that their kids never come back again once they find anywhere else that they can get food and a roof under better terms and conditions.

[hex-actly]

they also use that argument to force you to act as they want and are so shocked when you leave the house and stop listening to them. 'you better not get a piercing, or' or what? I no longer live there, what could you possibly do

[catchymemes]

[caterpilleee]

I know why you drew him. Because he is beautiful.

[cottonvitellius-axv]

as someone with aragorn's kind of face framing layers i just know the front pieces are hanging in his eyes all day every day... "my path is hidden from me" you are 4 bobby pins away from utter clarity.

[cottonvitellius-axv]

[can-i-make-image-descriptions]

[Image ID: Tumblr tags reading: #this is why Legolas's elf eyes can see so far #because he tied his hair back /End ID]

[foeofcolor]

Only day you can rb this

[foeofcolor]

This post is like a fucking rosetta stone I've had the same theme song tagged in at least 6 languages so far

[huckleberryhal]

Grandma Ferret. (X)

[huckleberryhal]

Today’s Grandma Ferret

[magicratfingers]

REAL TEARS I AM CRYING REAL TEARS

[tieflingkisser]

[lesbianslimefriend]

here's where to find it on windows 10

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

Sometimes my little cat will approach me all "what if there was a little cat now" and it's always an excellent idea I love when there's a little cat

[elliespectacular]

Happy 24-6-01!

[sparrowlucero]

adding to the pile of little colorful dragons i've been drawing lately

(also available on my kofi as adoptables!)

[proteusolm]

a lick of yoghurt for the smallest and youngest animal on earth

[the-haiku-bot]

a lick of yoghurt

for the smallest and youngest

animal on earth

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[lyraisnotonfire]

favorite thing about tumblr is having a fandom in law. no i haven't watched this show and i'm not planning to. but my moot is having fun!! look how much they love it!!! i'm supportive from the sidelines!

[lyraisnotonfire]

it's like, i don't go here! but my friend does! so i know a bit about what's going on there even if i'm in a different school

[palis-delon]

I suddenly have feelings and opinions about a ship on a show I've never watched (I'm only 90% sure I have the names correct).

[banchie]

i've been phasing the phrase 'google it' out of my vocabulary and going back to 'look it up'. fuck you youve lost your generic trademark privileges

[dajo42]

it’s been ten years

[geniusoflove]

its been 12 years

[shivshivshivvyyy]

13 years

[pinkthinkspalistineshouldbefree]

14 years

[momperlman-deactivated20251022]

15 years

[dammmithardison]

16 years

[thswrtchdthng]

Loss is a dancing queen, young and sweet, only 17