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@whatthemoose
there’s such an unbelievable multitude of this type of (straight) woman who’s like “when he mentions a ‘she’ 😡🥺👀” “when he calls some girl his ‘friend’ 👀👀🔪” etc and this person is like a different species to me. this person is a space alien. this type of person makes me feel like amy adams in arrival
a man’s female friends are like a car’s warranty. a woman has vouched for this guy’s ability to be normal. you should be kissing her on the mouth for her service
Instagram is trying to get me to use threads by showing discourse too rancid for the worst parts of the tumblr
As antisemitism is rising globally. And as a result, it is swelling online. It is a duty for not just the Jewish community, but for the peop
As a reminder, we have a page dedicated to learning about antisemitism, particularly how it appears online. It includes:
Slurs
Numerical Dogwhistles
Dogwhistles
Terms
Common Conspiracy Theories
Christian Specific Antisemitism
Antisemitic & White Supremacist Imagery
General education on how to identify antisemitism
If you're online, you need to be able to identify antisemitism and root it out wherever it festers.
my brother in christ-
this is not a criticism of the actual content of this person’s tags, and i’ve left their blog out so they can’t be harassed. these tags simply made me think about some common statements and viewpoints i’ve seen lately.
while it is very true that the far right are hijacking the attention i/p is currently being given to disseminate hatred against jews, that is not the only place it’s coming from. i’m tired of people acting like left wing antisemitism is simply the result of people falling prey to right wing bad actors. leftist antisemitism is just as inbuilt as conservative antisemitism. leftists are just as likely to be antisemites as conservatives. antisemitism takes different forms between the two groups, but the core of it is the same - jews are other, jews are dangerous, jews are the problem. antisemitism is not an opt-in hatred - it’s so ingrained in society that it takes genuine effort to identify and unlearn it within yourself.
and what does it say about leftists when they keep “falling for” right wing antisemitic rhetoric? they don’t “fall for” other right wing hate campaigns with the same frequency or the same consequences as they do antisemitism. this suggests that the left is already breeding its own antisemitism and that by and large, leftists have still not unlearned their anti-jewish biases, as antisemitic dogwhistles and talking points are not raising alarms when they encounter them online and in person.
it is essential to deconstruct your thoughts, beliefs, and reactions towards jews, especially if you want to be an effective voice for the safety of minority groups. this requires seeking out long form resources (i.e. not just social media posts). it requires seriously and constructively addressing bias within yourself. it requires listening to jews, even the ones you disagree with. yes, even those jews. antisemitism affects us all the same.
the past two months have demonstrated to a staggering degree just how prevalent anti-jewish sentiment remains in today’s world, and just how dangerous antisemitism from any political angle is for jews. the responsibility for identifying and avoiding antisemitic rhetoric lies with the left just as much as it does the right. avoiding responsibility by shifting the blame will never make for a better future.
My mom accidentally joined a grieving support group (long story, she's not grieving tho) and she's missing it this week while visiting me and she's VERY concerned that Lorraine, who very kindly offered to bring a baked good like mom usually would, will NOT bring the correct kind of dessert, she says citrus tarts aren't "griefy" enough
ok so the way my mom accidentally joined a grieving support group when she's not grieving is this:
She's Catholic and has two churches. One is her Real Church but it's far from her house and tbh all the nice priests have died and the new priests are either lackluster or extremely conservative so sometimes she goes to the Other Church which is closer and more liberal but which she won't join permanently because she doesn't want to "cede the territory" of her Real Church to the conservatives (this is all backstory for flavor don't worry about it). Other Church once announced they were looking for volunteers for, like, a grief squad? Basically if someone was having a funeral but no one showed up to attend, the church would call in the squad and they'd mourn for the dead person and pray (which is important for Catholics because we believe you need that oomph to actually get to Heaven, don't worry about it). Anyway mom thought that was a nice concept so the next time she went back to Real Church she asked the head usher if they wanted to put together a similar squad there. The usher was like, oh we have one of those! It's every Wednesday night, you should join.
The miscommunication: the usher didn't understand the purpose of the squad mom was describing, just heard "grieving and mourning" and went to the next closest thing. Because my mom showed up to the Wednesday meeting and discovered a group of widows and widowers who are there to, like, discuss their own losses?
Why didn't my mom just leave when she realized the mistake? Great question. She had baked a cake (chocolate) thinking that would be appreciated (apparently funerals without real mourners are very short and boring) and she didn't want it to go to waste.
She stayed in the support group!! And has been attending! For a full YEAR.
She explained to the group leader that she isn't a widow and doesn't have anyone to grieve but all they said was "well everyone's lost somebody. Or will." So now my mom goes to the weekly meeting with her baked goods because she 1) doesn't want to be rude and leave the group and 2) apparently grieving people are the Most happy to get cookies so she gets to practice all these bonkers recipes shes wanted to try.
In mom's opinion the best kinds of dessert for grief is chocolate and caramel, or any kind of crunchy candy confection. Lemon and cream is "not mournful enough." She's absolutely wild I love her
The older you get the more you will realize that your friends are people who have made mistakes and bad decisions and even just fucked up and hurt people.
And obviously your boundaries with your friends are completely up to you but you do need to recognize that if you cut off everyone who has done something wrong, you’re going to end up with no friends (and you yourself will have also fucked up in your life, and not lived up to those impossible standards either).
I’ve found it’s much more constructive to learn how to say “hey dude, that was massively fucked up of you,” because most people are really willing to say “yeah, it was, I need to work on it/not do it again/apologize and make things right” ESPECIALLY if they are hearing it from you as their friend.
Sometimes the kindest thing you can do for another person is to tell them that they’ve done something wrong, help them fix it, and stay their friend because it’s what we would want from them if we did something wrong.
my top bit of advice going into the new year: compliment people. especially strangers. literally everyone you interact with if you can. when you buy coffee in the morning compliment the barista's tattoos. when you're chatting with a coworker tell them that by the way you like their outfit. always find something they've chosen to do on purpose. nail polish, jewellery, tattoos, hair colour/style, statement accessory, outfit, etc are all good bets. things people hope will be noticed. things that aren't too personal so it doesn't make them uncomfortable (eg probably not their physical features). i've gotten into the habit of scanning everyone i talk to for something about them that i think is cool so i can tell them. it's a great habit because it makes me notice people and realise just how many neat little details there are in people's presentation of themselves that might pass me by if i wasn't paying attention. and it brings out so much joy. you'd be surprised how much it disarms people to receive an unexpected compliment from someone they don't know. it is the most sincere smile you will see all day long. it feels nice to make people happy but it also means you win the social interaction. establish dominance by complimenting a stranger's earrings and disappearing into the fog
things got a little heated in the gc today
International Differences that turn into screaming matches of misdirected fury is one of my favorite genres of humor
Can we talk about how raw of a quote “When I kill God, I’ll make a law in the universe that makes every being put carrots on their sandwiches. … And you? You will eat sandwiches every day.” is
Also OP
modern day moby dick but my white whale is a middle grade fantasy novel i read when i was like eleven and haven't been able to find again
OK so i've been down this road with tumblr before so i'm not expecting anyone to find it this time BUT it was a middle grade fantasy novel (probably read it circa 2009/2010) that was a split pov portal fantasy with a boy and a girl. they both ended up transported to different worlds and i remember the girl was in some kind of winter kingdom, forced to work as a maid for a snow queen-type figure. don't remember much of the boy's story but i feel like he teamed up with an inventor of some kind. also think the kids were transported via a book in their relative's house, but magic rings might have been involved (?) also it's NOT "the magician's nephew," just to get that out of the way
god we are tantalizingly close this is my greek curse
OH MY GOD.
OH MY GOD YOU FOUND IT.
thank you thank you! the search is OVER!
You did it. You killed the fucking whale
WE KILLED THAT FUCKING WHALE
this video does more in 10 seconds than your fave’s entire filmography
For everyone who’s confused
I feel like im watching a wedding ceremony from a country i didnt know existed. Like, I have no idea how all this stuff is important but good for you?????
This is hella interesting.
btw she gave him a single which can be made in a matter of minute depending on pattern and size but he gave her a giant cuff which can take hours or even more than a day to complete based on just how complex the design and materials are. she wanted to trade something small and simple and he gave her a massive token of his love and respect for her as a fellow raver (and possibly his junior in the scene)
I’m paying to force seven thousand strangers to see a photo of my late husband having fun with his dog. Tumblr Blaze is totally worth it. XD
Thank-you to all of my new Internet stranger friends for being so gracious about having my post shoved onto your dashboards. I loved reading all of your kind tags and comments! Both Martin and Bosco have been gone for several years now but for 24 hours, they felt very present in my life. I greatly appreciate this gift. ❤️
Reblog to have your dashboard be visited by the spirit of joy that death can end but not erase.
Huge thank you to Squarespace for fucking automatically opting peoples' websites in to let AI train on our site's data without letting us know. Real cool.
ARTISTS WHO USE SQUARESPACE, HERE'S HOW TO DISABLE AI CRAWLERS ON YOUR SITE!!
That’s real dirty, squarespace.
1) i hope every hereditary lord never feels safe for a single moment ever again for the rest of their lives
2) wow he took a real fucking banger of a photograph that makes that protest look epic as fuck akdjfkfkck
Me Giving a Pressed Conference: our advocacy for the disabled must include the addict, the imperfect victim, those we despise; the right to autonomy and life cannot devolve into a popularity contest
Reporter I Hate (Not Sexual Tension): Does that include all the attendees of the Bored Ape NFT event who went blind
Me: *Blood streaming from my nostrils and eyes* david, it includes everyone
reminded that I am possessed of an urge to see Maria Dahvana Headley's translation of Beowulf actually performed as a storytelling series
crucially:
in a bar
billed as a one-man show
and the dude performing it wears a snapback and changes the position of it on his head when he's doing different characters
and the rest of the players are plants in the crowd calling out or cheering when something badass happens
imagine: a Complete Bro, the stereotype of Young Dude, performing Beowulf like he's telling his buds about this fucked up thing he heard from another bud, and also he's perfectly pronouncing Heorot and Ecgtheow. I'm giddy just thinking about it.
