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its always the tiny gay cowboy and his tiny gay roman boyfriend, never the bi cowboy and his bi cowboy/martial artist boyfriend. owen wilson didn’t play a fruity western boy TWICE to be disrespected like that

assiraphales

no bc I’m being serious! we’ve been way too quiet about them for way too long!!!!!!

assiraphales

pls watch these (shanghai noon and shanghai knights) and give these romantic besties ur love! it’s literally a western romcom

assiraphales

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muppetshow2026

i genuinely feel like im being edged

wifegideonnav

“bits to use in everyday conversations”

#adulting #rainy day tag

teaboot

I really admire your ability to just do shit. To make art, to try things. I don't want to impose, but how does one get this skill? How do you break away from the idea that you need permission?

I just don't think I've ever had it? I love creating and always have. I love watching my hands use objects to bring thoughts into reality. I started drawing before I could walk. If there is such a thing as a purpose, or a destiny, or a calling, I think mine is that.

I suppose my best advice is to forget the idea of permission at all

wild-giggle

We often get taught from the very beginning that children are supposed to obey and do as they're told. You spend the majority of the most impactful learning period of your life with nearly every moment controlled; even when creativity is vocally encouraged, every situation from schooling to lack of children's rights engineers it so that everything else teaches you otherwise. Don't think outside the box, follow the instructions. Sit here, go there. Do as I say, because I said so.

Questioning authority is an automatic no.

Some people learn to rebel, some people learn to do as they're told, some people land somewhere in the middle. Everyone responds to it differently, and of course despite the systems at play, everyone grows up in slightly different environments that enforce different things. But all of us who become adults eventually have to learn how to be independent in a world where we've been raised to not think for ourselves.

The workforce, of course often tries to teach otherwise, but barring a job, your life is yours to live. Not anyone else's. As teaboot said: forget the idea of permission at all. The greatest gift of adulthood is, most often, the freedom to do as you please. Obviously everyone has different capabilities with their time and money and physical/emotional state, but the best gift you can give yourself as you grow older is to teach yourself to not need permission.

It might take time and it might take practice. Start with the little stuff if you need to. But learn to listen to your own body and your own mind, and your own needs, over what society tells you is right or what you think is expected of you, and there you will find the greatest joys.

valtsv

this is going to sound like such a little sibling ass take but i genuinely believe that being a little bit annoying is actually a greater sign of maturity and self awareness than being universally likeable and on good terms with everyone

valtsv

if some people find me annoying and can't stand me because of how i think and act then that means i'm a fully realized human being with my own personality and opinions and free will and not just a reflective surface for other people's desires, which is in fact a good thing despite what people who want you to just be a reflection of their own opinions and desires will tell you, and why being considered "cringe" or whatever doesn't bother me at all

valtsv

also it's really funny when you're confident enough in yourself to know that people not liking you isn't always a sign that you're the problem. like there's something undeniably hilarious about being aware your mere existence has the power to piss someone off and ruin their day and i recommend embracing it.

spice-ghouls

teaboot

Oh fucking thissss

teaboot

Being Transmasc is wild because first you’re a girl and you’re weak whiny emotional irrational annoying and uppity and “on your period” and you’d be prettier if you smiled and stopped making everything about feminism all the damn time

and then all of a sudden you’re a man and you’re ‘the problem’ and you just want to oppress girls and talk over women to validate yourself and make it all about you because all men ever do is take over the conversation and be abusive and use their toxic masculinity to bludgeon everyone around them and like

The whole time you’ve always just been you

deafmangoes

Hate to tell you this teaboot but it's the same in reverse for us trans femmes

Solidarity in always "doing it wrong", eh?

teaboot

Masc spectrum 🤝 Femme spectrum

Being reduced to the worst gender stereotypes when we just want to be human people

teaboot

It’s not that a prison can’t be nice sometimes, it’s just that you can’t leave

flandrepudding

the ever so well-meaning kinger

consulships

i do think theres something sad about how largely only the literature that's considered especially good or important is intentionally preserved. i want to read stuff that ancient people thought sucked enormous balls

literaryreference

Time to take this post entirely too seriously:

I often wonder if this is why you so commonly see the sentiment that we are in an era of uniquely bad literature, or at least that the fact that most books don't have artistic aspirations and are not aiming to be anything other than mindless entertainment is new. In fact what's new is the idea that everything is worth preserving (and also the internet making it easier to preserve it). The dumb artistically unambitious trash books of the past have survived only sporadically, because people thought of them as literally disposable.

When I was in college I had a professor who was an expert on detective fiction. He had a longstanding beef with the idea that "Murders in the Rue Morgue" was the first detective story. He thought that it seemed way too polished to be inventing a new genre, and also that the whole orangutan business had the vibe of someone subverting preexisting audience expectations and maybe engaging in a bit of stealth parody. With the help of some student volunteers, he went trawling through old magazines and newspapers and found hundreds of detective stories from the early 1800s that just hadn't garnered enough individual attention to be remembered. This was because most of them sucked balls. He created an online archive of them, so you too can read these mostly terrible stories.

tricky-pockets

I've spent a ridiculous amount of time on Project Gutenberg sifting through forgotten old fiction and lemme tell ya. a lot of that stuff sucks ass.

lumsel

so it turns out that chemical runoff from ai datacenters is causing chromosomal defects in sheep populations, causing something like 95% of affected sheep to be born female

lumsel

that's right: ai is to blame for the ram shortage

ghostlypawn

whatever im starting a rumour... toxic old woman age gap yuri...

puppiegracie

I think the incarcerated patient (Gus) storyline is so perfect in the way that it shows baran and robby's work styles clashing, but neither of them are necessarily wrong. baran is more optimistic, robby is more burnt out, both make good points.

robby moves him to BH-2. baran argues that it's too visible, that it's not much better than his jail cell, that they should give him privacy. this is empathetic and a good point, and she's recognizing Gus's humanity. she's very good at that specifically, at recognizing everyone as human first.

robby counters that Gus came in with an orange jumpsuit, they don't know his crimes, and it would be safer if they kept him out in the open to monitor him. this hits as a little harsh, but it's realistic, we have no idea why Gus is incarcerated. nurses get assaulted almost constantly, safety of the staff is important.

baran wants to keep him admitted, because he's getting malnourished in prison and he could get better care in the hospital. again, empathizing with Gus and recognizing his humanity, knowing the prison system is broken and abusive. she sees a way to help him, she knows she can help him, and she's fighting to take it.

robby called up the prison, and knows they'll give him care there. not quality care, but enough to survive. it's not ideal by any means, but he's bringing up the bed shortage that they always have, that at least Gus won't be out on the street, and they need the space even more today with Westbridge diversions. also some good points.

baran tends to be highly individualistic in her thinking, and robby tends to go bigger picture. neither of them are necessarily wrong. they both have good points. it's just robby's kind of a dick about it lmfao and also it's easier to root for and connect with baran because she showcases empathy and a hopeful outlook. most of us want to be hopeful about things. but this situation, and many others, aren't solved only by hope. so much of the pitt, american healthcare, etc, is a grey area, a mess of nuance and multiple sides. baran and robby are just trying to do the best they can.

edit: also noteworthy that robby is trying to listen to baran and compromise. when baran is wanting to admit Gus, his first reaction isn't to shut it down, it's "what am I missing?" and then after their disagreement, he tries to compromise with the "why don't I call the prison doctor, see what they're working with?" like. he's trying.

hyydraworks

They’re out of the kiln and I made a couple cups too 👀 🐙

kinkydorah

troy and abed with the vaaaaaampires 🎵

cantfightfatetoo

The Racist Fandom Starter Pack

A canon interracial couple exists "I just don't see their chemistry" proceeds to fanon ship [insert white character] instead, claiming they have more of a connection.

"It's not their skin color, I just don't like them for some reason, btw, here are my top 5 [insert white actors] I think are better suited"

"Not everything is about race". They say, as they prop up every white character over any character of color.

"Please stop bring race drama into the fandom". Which translates to, I'm comfortable in my racism and don't appreciate any criticism, thanks!

White person, "Yeah, I wrote character of color as an animal, doesn't make me racist".

"I love character of color, here's a fic where they act like as [insert white characters] servant/therapist".

Character of color is such a bad friend for having opinions of their own/taking care of themselves instead of putting their friend [insert white character] first.

A character of color is morally ambiguous or a villain, gets redemption arc. "They're awful and haven't been condemned enough of their crimes". Stans [insert white characters] who did the exact same crimes or was a villain who's redemption arc is praised.

"Can't believe that character of color had the nerve not to die as a selfless sacrifice for [insert white character]".

"POC actress/actor is too ethnic and they'd ruin the character".

"I haven't seen racism in the fandom therefore it isn't there".

"Character of color is the main character of the show sure, but let's be honest, everyone came for [insert white character]

"Character of color is alright but I can only relate to [insert white character]".

Feel free to add more, that you've come across. Sadly, it all runs together after awhile of being in a lot of fandoms. Special shout out to all who helped me with these comments!