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[fandomsandfeminism]

Humans are a communal species that have banded together and cared for their sick, disabled, and elderly since before we were ever modern man. Resources were shared even as skills specialized. 

Capitalism isn’t natural. A community should not have members dying of starvation or exposure while there is an abundance of resources. That isn’t how it works. That isn’t how it’s supposed to work.

[g-taire]

ok so my roommates are anthropology students and their favorite example for debunking the ‘survival of the fittest’ bs is shanidar 1. (x, x, x)

shanidar 1 is a neanderthal who, at a pretty young age, was hit in the head hard enough to blind him. this also led to that side of his brain shutting down and withering his right arm, and possibly crippling his entire right side. not only that but his skeleton also shows that at some point, he broke a bone in his foot and, in addition to the other factors, resulted in a noticeable limp. there are some sources which say he likely had degenerative diseases. (arthritis was really common in neanderthals) 

going off of widespread ideas of “”primitive”” (no longer the word used in anthropology/academia to describe early-modern humans) societies, shanidar probably died really young, deliberately abandoned or killed. i mean, he was severely crippled, blind, etc., he couldn’t contribute anything, he would have been a “”burden to society””, right? 

except he lived to be between 40 and 50 years old. (about ~80 in human years)

this means that his social group had to have taken care of him for a minimum of two or three decades without his ‘contributing’ anything significant to the group. this discovery (and Shanidar III’s) was huge because it basically proves that early humans had a concept of hospice. early modern humans cared for the sick and the elderly, greatly extending their lifespan, simply because they cared. 

tl;dr: the concept of someone needing to be ‘’useful’’ or ‘’’productive’’’ in society in order to be valued and cared for is a very modern concept and our quasi-predecessors would be ashamed 

[ekjohnston]

Also, Shanidar I was buried with flowers. They cared about him after he was dead, too.

[chickenstab]

halloween’s coming early on tumblr

[rhv]

seduce me with ur history knowledge 

[simaraknows]

vikings made their woman handle the finances because they thought math is witchcraft

[danray002-deactivated20241205]

During a military campaign, Vlad the Impaler, the basis for Dracula, once pulled his troops out of a major engagement in a valley at dusk so that the sun was in their enemies’ eyes. Once they were over the hill, they set loose a bunch of rabid bats who flew away from the sun (towards the enemy) and attacked them, leading to significant infection in their ranks, and Vlad’s eventual victory. Because of how the bats appeared from where Vlad’s soldiers appeared to be at dusk, myth stated that the soldiers turned into bats at night, which is where the “Dracula can change into a bat” thing came from.

[lapisbitch]

raphael, the renaissance painter, literally fucked himself to death

[sirl33te]

during the Ottoman Empire, the Sultan Ibrahim I had 280 of his concubines drowned in the ocean after ONE of them slept with another man.

[verysadskeleton]

The earths carbon levels fell by 700 million tons because Genghis Khan killed so many people

[stitch-n-time]

King James (the one known for revising the Bible) liked to watch women give birth. That’s where the “tradition” of women laying on their backs to give birth comes from.

Previous to that it was common for women to have chairs with holes in them and straw underneath, so they could sit on this special chair and let gravity help with the birthing process.

[kanthia]

Spicy foods were thought to increase libido and cause children to masturbate. To prevent kids from touching themselves at night, a man named Kellogg invented the blandest combination of cereals, marketed it at kids, and called it Corn Flakes

[spockyykins]

At the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, a small group of Union soldiers had run out of ammo against a large group of the Confederate Army. In a panic, the Union soldiers sprinted at them, screaming, with only bayonets drawn. The entire Confederate Army that was present turned and ran away in fear, not knowing that they had literally no ammunition.

[obaewankenope]

When the Roman Emperor Caligula went to invade Britain he stood on the coast of Gaul with his army and suddenly declared war on Neptune, God of the Sea. He had his men collect sea shells from the shore as “spoils from the Ocean”.

Oh and he appointed his horse to the senate.

[nat-20s]

During the Austro-Prussian war of 1868, Liechtenstein sent over an army of 80 people, but ended up coming back with 81 people because they befriended a guy on the other side.

[aphony-cree]

People refused to send art and sculptures to be displayed at the Chicago World’s Fair because of Chicago’s history with fire. They had to fireproof the Fine Arts building to get people to agree to loan them their art. A year after the fair closed most of the grounds were destroyed by fire but the Fine Arts building survived. It’s now the Museum of Science and Industry.

[naphula]

The carbon emissions thing from Ghenghis Khan is not the whole story. He also planted trees wherever he conquered land because he liked trees and thought they were important. He conquered enough to make an impact on the global climate.

[givemeunicorns]

Radu III, brother of Vlad III( Vlad the Impaler)  nearly killed Mehmed II, the future Sultan of the Ottoman’s, after Mehmed invited him up to his chambers. Radu, seemingly unaware that the offer was sexual in nature, was startled when Mehmed embraced and then tried to kiss him. Radu stabbed the prince in the leg, then ran and hid in a tree. They later became lovers, and maintained a relationship for the rest of their lives

[queerstorian]

Just googled the last one because holy shit that’s magnificent and seemed to good to be true, but not only did it actually happen, but I also learned that radu was known as “radu the beautiful”

[afewreelthoughts]

fun date idea: stab him in the leg

[whatsnew-lgbtq]

Albert Einstein was such s hard believer on civil rights during his time that the us government made the cia I watch everything he did. Because they believed he was communist spy from Russia for believing in civil rights.

[egdramaqueen]

Roman Emperor Nero fancied himself a gifted composer, and would crucify Christians and set them on fire so that their screams would inspire his musical compositions. When he killed himself, his final words were something along the lines of “the world is losing possibly its greatest musical genius of all time”

[thenatsdorf]

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“That’ll do, pig.”

[thenatsdorf]

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[corgisandboobs]

You are so fucking fucked and it’s too late to run. No one escapes the Labrador Cyclone Trap.

[wolf-beil]

ouroboros

[conan-doyles-carnations]

‘In 1778, two Irish gentlewomen put on men’s clothing and ran away together.  Lady Eleanor Butler had received several offers of marriage but was determined to share her life with her friend Sarah Ponsonby. […] They spent the rest of their lives in a black and white house called Plas Newydd outside Llangollen, cultivating their garden, improving their minds and filling the house with clocks, cabinets and “whirligigs of every shape and hue”.  [They also had] a little dog called Sapho.’

[blottsandquill]

“Friend”

[lolita-princess]

They literally named their dog Sapho

[rose-tinted-wings]

@thefingerfuckingfemalefury

Just gals being pals

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

“Just two good platonic heterosexual chums and their dog named after histories most famous lesbian, enjoying the single life together”

[brookietf]

It sucks that gay people were persecuted back then, but the silver lining is no one believed in lesbians so they could be live together and be moderately affectionate and no one bat an eyelash.

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

I am so glad that hella gay ladies in ye olden times were able to find ways to build lives together like this :)

[glittertomb]

Fairy, Bunny, Deer, Moth by LanaJayArt

[maxheron]

That’s it. That’s the best tweet. We can all go home now.

[silverbelling]

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

This is the 10th one of these flowers Slash has stolen and brought home.

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

Here is number 11…

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

Here’s his third catch of the night. And that second photo is his face right after I told him “People on the internet love your flower catching skills, Mr. Slash!”

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

Guess what Mr. Slash is up to tonight?

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

And, he’s back at it again tonight.

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

He got another one, and he is proud of himself.

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

He brought in another one tonight. Thank you, Mr. Slash!

[myfriendscallmekazzy]

He is so beautiful 😭

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

He’s aware of that, and loves being told that. :P

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

Sometimes, he will hold my hand when I ask him about the flowers.

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

He brought these two flowers in last night, and decided to pose for me when I put them near him to take photos.

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

Plot twist! He brought back a hibiscus tonight instead of the usual ones. He must be feeling more tropical.

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

He’s back to the normal ones now…

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

Even when it’s raining, he still decides to go and find these. Good thing for him that whatever breed of cat he is, he has remarkably water-resistant fur!

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

He had a very busy night while everyone was asleep last night… (Also, if you haven’t seen it, there is a video of him that’s great, too: http://thoughts-of-an-x-factor.tumblr.com/post/164359705193/mr-slash-knows-how-to-get-his-own-cat-treats-out )

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

He had a busy night while I was watching SummerSlam.

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

He gave us one more last night, bringing his total from last night to 6! That’s a new one-night record for him!

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

Mr. Slash’s flower hunting adventure master post keeps on growing.

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

He was back at it again today.

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

And two more from last night…

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

Thank you, Mr. Slash!

[nyx-ffxiv]

Such a good kitty!

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

He is!

[bleedthewineunholy]

I wish Oreo brought me flowers instead of birds, lizards, mice, and squirrels 😂😂

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

Mr. Slash even wanted to hold hands after giving me this one. He’s a special cat. :D

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

He was asleep this morning after bringing me this one last night…

[thoughts-of-an-x-factor]

Two more gifts from Mr. Slash tonight.

[angstriddentrashhuman]

Please tell Mr. Slash I love him.

[musicalhell]

Feeling sad? Have a big fluffy kitty bringing flowers to his people.

[xxdovelin]

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[queen-haiz]

i love Legally Blonde so much. all of the women are so supportive of each other im??

when Elle was supposed to get engaged, none of the girls were jealous, they were genuinely happy for her n helped her get ready for the big dinner

when her bf broke up with her they were supportive

when Elle says she wants to go to harvard the counselor lady is like but ur major is fashion, do u have any backup plan? n elle is like nope im going to harvard n the lady is like okay then here’s what u gotta do.

her friends didnt get why she wanted to go to law school but supported her anyway, and helped her study

when she got 179 on her exam (more than her goal), they treated her like a queen

and that’s only in the first 18 minutes of the movie

[deviousdiggy]

Legally Blonde is a “girl power” movie with killer inspirational and positive attitude disguised as a stereotypical blonde movie.

[sweetoothgirl]

SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BARS

[thriveworks]

Dog Thoughts (see 10 more)

[connormurphweed-deactivated2018]

people who don't wear glasses who are writing characters who wear glasses;

they get fogged up when we drink hot beverages. they get smudged for no reason. we will push them up using anything in our area (i.e shoulder, whatever is in my hand, scrunching my nose up so they get pushed up, etc.). they get knocked off our faces all. the. fucking. time. when we change clothes we either take them off or they fall off when we pull our shirts off. we have to clean them after being in the rain. we own multiple pairs of them, not just one lone pair for our whole lives. most people don’t wear them in the pool, but some have extra old pairs for the pool (like me). some people take them off during sex, that’s fine! but some people keep them on. they don’t get squished into your face when you kiss (most of the time. at least from what i’ve experienced and i’ve got some mf big glasses). if we look down and look back up while you talk/to peek up at something, we will just peek blindly over the top of them. we clean them on whatever item of clothing is closest. some of us have prescription sunglasses and some of us wear contacts when we need to wear sunglasses. please keep some of these in mind when you write characters with glasses cause y'all who have 20/20 vision keep telling me all characters sleep in their glasses and own the same singular pair from age 6-25 and they never clean them.

[cautiousgoose]

Some small additions to this:

- When we get hugged by people who are taller than us, especially if caught off guard, one lens inevitably gets smooshed into our faces. Or their face, leaving gross oily residue (maybe this is just with grandparents idk) - Some people like me wear glasses in the shower/pool until they’re more of hindrance than help - Depending on how bad your sight is, you don’t just ‘lose’ your glasses and move on - Seriously. I’ve had them fall of my nightstand and it’s TERRIFYING to not know where they are  and try to guess at shapes - Not everyone has spare glasses! It’s only in the last year that I’ve changed frames that have a similar prescription. In these cases, you might be able to squeak by for a few days without your current prescription (using an old pair), but it depends on how far apart they are - Sometimes we fall asleep in your glasses. Sometimes when we do that too much the arms get bent and we have to get them fixed, it’s not a habit that should be taken lightly - Occasionally (I don’t own prescription sunglasses or contacts) you have to break down and pull regular sunglasses on over top of your glasses, it looks dumb as hell - Some of us like getting other people to try our glasses on so we can explain how frickin’ blind we are. But, a more general trend is being pissed when people take them without asking to make that assumption on their own - Getting out of air conditioned cars when it’s hot and humid is basically The Worst kind of fog

[medieval-canadian]

also: -depending on how strong the prescription, there are some/lots of frames that won’t accommodate the required lens! (i have to get mine thinned which costs extra to wear the type of frames i enjoy. also unthinned ones would be what one might call “coke-bottle” glasses) -switching from glasses to contacts is actually really hard. not physically (although there are some ppl who are unable to wear contacts) but like, in terms of getting used to ur face. ive been wearing glasses since i was 8yo so seeing my face from a regular distance in the mirror w/o glasses makes me look/feel like an alien -putting on makeup!!!! is fucking hard!!!! when you need strong rx glasses!!!! can’t do it with glass on, so i have to lean over the bathroom counter until my face is less than 3 inches away from the mirror and then i can only really see parts of my face at a time -people that i love and that love me forget that i need glasses or don’t notice that im not wearing them (not sure which). so ill be walking from bed to bathroom in my childhood home, without glasses on, since i could walk it with my eyes closed. but then my brother will unironically try to show me something from over in the living room and i have to yell that i can’t see shit -i am always worried that people on public transit think im making faces at them when i scrunch my nose to push up my glasses -also good lord fucking 3d movies man i hate them so much holy cow

[enjolrushed]

-If you get caught in rain they are useless™ -If you’re walking through a place with loads of little flies (like a park with loads of plants and shit) they can get behind the lens and you have to take them off to get the little fuckers out -If there’s even the most tiny scratch it’s always visible. Sometimes you forget it’s there but then you’ll be watching something and you notice the little blurry dot that just won’t. Go. Away. -When holding babies be cautious. Their sticky little hands are like glasses magnets. -Like babies, over-excited dogs do not understand that glasses are not attached and will fall off when they push their big face against yours or don’t know that ur not going to be able to see past the huge smudge of dog saliva when they lick your face -Some people (I am one of them) carry a little glasses fixing kit in a tiny pocket-size tin (mine has a little cleaning spray, a cloth, a tiny screwdriver and little screws for if I lose one or they come loose) -In the rare occasions you don’t have them on, you poke yourself in the face trying to put them in place even though they’re not there bc you’re used to them -they make little dents on either side of your nose just after you take them off and if they’re especially tight or it’s on an older person, they shape the bridge of your nose -When bored, it is common for me to fiddle about with the frames just taking them on and off to see what I can see or looking through one lens at a time or just basic twiddling

[infinite-mirrors]

the evolution of enjolras’s hair, from high school through college (because i’m a lazy asshole who can’t be bothered to try to figure out france’s weird as hell school system)

edit: i am aware america’s school system is weird too, but omg forgive me for not doing research for one ridiculous piece of fanart, is it completely necessary to comment on that instead of, oh i don’t know, the art itself? (and at least our system makes numerical sense ok)

[gifsandsound]

Doot doot doot doot doot doot doot- doot doot doot- dooooo

(10:00)

In the hall of the mountain king

[mechanicuscat]

the floofiest munchkin

[iezabell]

why would anyone think its ok to breed a cat to look like this?

[officialsungodra-deactivated201]

munchkin cats are a result of a naturally occurring genetic mutation, it’s not a result of cats having their legs bred down for their short size as is the case for daschunds. munchkin cats experience no physical deformities or abnormalities in their legs or as a result of their legs

[bixbiboom]

I absolutely refused to believe that comment and went to look for myself. Turns out it’s true, munchkins are extremely healthy breeds. The mutation only affects health in the fetal stage, which means unhealthy kittens don’t survive to be born at all and never suffer. Rarely they experience a curvature of the spine called lordosis, and cats with this condition are very short-lived, but this isn’t unique to munchkins and can affect cats of all sizes.

So I’ve been railing against the breeding of munchkin cats for years for no reason, apparently. Sorry, cats.

[mortideau]

Justice for munchkin owners

[baddestmemes]

Best cat breed

[destan-of-the-shadows]

INDI! INDI! LOOK AT THIS! I’M DYING! IT’S TOO CUUUUTE!!! @indi-flying-with-dragons

[indi-flying-with-dragons]

*screms forever*

SO CUTE!!!!

@faes-hiding-place @amariemelody @newbieangel

[feathery-bookmarks]

So much Floof!!!

[bizarrolord-deactivated20241123]

As an owner of a (non-purebred) Munchkin I have to say her legs do not hinder her in any way, shape, or form. She actually kind of jumps like a bunny.