The Vague Essence Of My Brain

Yarn She/her Queer

[exai]

i no longer respect the hustle i want universal basic income and dignity for everyone

[doubleca5t]

All these tourists having a great time at the World Cup isn't surprising b/c the first rule of America is that this place rules if you have money to blow and it's a nightmare if you don't. The prohibitively high cost of attending the World Cup filtered out all the ppl who don't have money so all the people who actually made it to the U.S. are basically guaranteed to have fun

[tsunflowers]

reading a historical romance novel and reflecting on the way these stories often present woke nobility for the contemporary reader. a big thing is servants. you can’t not have servants in those times but many modern readers think “but I would never have servants. it would be so weird to have servants” and in order to make the protagonists of the story more relatable they are actually friends with the servants. but flip your perspective and think of it from the side of the servants. wouldn’t it be so awful if your boss was always trying to be friends with you. a really common thing you’ll see is the woke baronet having tea in the kitchen with the servants bc he’s not like other baronets. but what if your boss wanted to hang out and talk during your lunch break every day. not so charming when you think about it that way

[victoriansecret]

So the history of domestic servitude is my primary area of study, focused primarily in 18th century Britain and British America. One thing about 18th century British culture is they were obsessed with printing manuals and guides for everything, and I have read at least a couple dozen guides pertaining to servitude. Some are written by servants, some are written by masters; some are written for servants and some are for masters, in different combinations. Some get into nitty gritty details of things like cleaning methods and the like, but broadly they focus much more on the behaviours expected from both sides of the equation, etc.

For years I've wanted to do an analysis of how they differ and agree depending on who is writing (a servant or a master) and who they're writing to; I have noticed interesting trends but haven't sat down to quantify them. But probably the single most common piece of advice, which shows up in most if not all of the texts I've read regardless of author or audience, is that the worst thing a master can do is "condescend" (in the vernacular of the period) to attempt to be friends with their staff. Everyone agrees it's a terrible idea that's miserable for everyone, especially the servants. Their conception of why might vary depending on their perspective, but it's pretty ubiquitous.

I'm out of town and don't have access to my research files just now but I'll try to remember to reblog with some specific quotes and sources when I'm home in a couple weeks.

[mewvore]

[mewvore]

[steddie-island]

This is about the sexiness of The Golden Girls but I really feel the need to remind the world of how fucking progressive this show was.

In the episode 72 hours, we find out Rose may have contracted AIDs during an emergency gallbladder surgery.

Rose: Why me, Blanche? I'm tired of pretending I feel okay so you won't say, 'Take it easy', and I'm tired of you saying 'Take it easy' because you're afraid I'm going to fall apart. Dammit, why is this happening to me? I mean, this isn't supposed to happen to people like me. You must've gone to bed with hundreds of men. All I had was one innocent operation. Blanche: Hey, wait a minute! Are you saying this should be me and not you? Rose: No! No, I'm just saying that I am a good person. Hell, I'm a goody-two-shoes! Blanche: AIDS is not a bad person's disease, Rose, it is not God punishin' people for their sins!

In Isn't it romantic? we find out Dorothy's childhood best friend is a lesbian who recently lost her partner. She confesses she has feelings for Rose. Rose turns her down but makes it clear that she still wants to be friends even though she doesn't return those feelings.

Sophia: Jean is a nice person. She happens to like girls instead of guys. Some people like cats instead of dogs.

Jean: Rose, about last night. I should never have said anything. Rose: You only said what you were feeling. Jean: It's just that this last year has been so difficult for me. Pat was the person I planned to spend the rest of my life with. And when she died, I just felt so terribly alone. Empty. I thought I could never care for anyone again. Until I met you. I just got very confused. I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable. Rose: Well, I have to admit that I don't understand these kinds of feelings. But if I did understand, if I were, you know, like you, I'd be very flattered and proud that you thought of me that way.

Ebbtide's Revenge gives us Phil's funeral, and Sophia addressing him wearing women's clothes.

Rose: So what if he was different? It's okay that you loved him. Sophia: I did love him. He was my son, my little boy. But every time I saw him I wondered what I did, what I said, when was the day I did whatever I did to make him the way he was. Angela Petrillo: What he was Sophia, was a good man.

Sister of the Bride, where Blanche's brother Clayton brings his boyfriend to town, because they're planning on getting married.

Blanche: Oh, look, I can accept the fact that he's gay, but why does he have to slip a ring on this guy's finger so the whole world will know? Sophia: Why did you marry George? Blanche: We loved each other. We wanted to make a lifetime commitment. Wanted everybody to know. Sophia: That's what Doug and Clayton want, too. Everyone wants someone to grow old with. And shouldn't everyone have that chance?

There are so many episodes I could sit here and quote but this show is still so important. It isn't perfect, there are jokes that definitely don't land that I will not sit here and defend, but in the context of when it was created? This show is a fucking masterpiece and deserves respect for that.

[aqueerkettleofish]

And this was during the Reagan/Bush years.

[optimysticals]

I think that this show hit as hard as it did because it was during Reagan/Bush

[daniel-oneiroi]

Season 3, "Dorothy's New Friend."

Her cool, cultured, interesting friend starts to show who she really is when she wants to take Dorothy out to a nice place... but no Jews allowed. This was not uncommon IRL. Perfectly acceptable, even.

I never in my life want to hear about Boomers not being "progressive" ever again.

[depsidase]

[orcboxer]

Things that work in fiction but not real life

torture getting reliable information out of people

knocking someone out to harmlessly incapacitate them for like an hour

jumping into water from staggering heights and surviving the fall completely intact

calling the police to deescalate a situation

rafting your way off a desert island

correctly profiling total strangers based on vibes

effectively operating every computer by typing and nothing else

ripping an IV out of your arm without consequences

heterosexual cowboy

[orcboxer]

This post breaching containment has taught me that a lot of people seem to think they can accurately profile complete strangers. For the record, no the fuck you can't.

[corndog-patrol]

a quirk swap AU that i've been brainstorming with my friend @scary-grace! (also inspired by the quirk swap that horikoshi did himself!)

[black-and-yellow]

You think that Mic has been mistakenly confused for having a bird mutation quirk? I mean with the way his mohawk? looks like crest feathers, the way he's loud like most parrots, and can even mimic sounds with the right pitch and sound frequency I wouldn't be surprised.

A clear case of mistaken identity 

I feel like Hawks and Mic’s personalities would clash a bit, Hawks is all cocky and probably makes fun of Mic all the time. Mic makes bird calls back at him just to mock him. All in good fun. Probably. 

[keepasteadyhustle]

A lot of yall don’t go on daily walks. That’s why you feel the way you do

[guerrillatech]

[aflo]

posting this on twitter will get you put into witness protection

[truestoriesaboutme]

The magic of childhood is that you were constantly encountering new things. The best way to feel that way again is to fill your life with new experiences.

[libraford]

Googled something about quick hydration and it suggested big jug of water, couple tbsp pickle juice, dash of lime juice.

Its surprisingly tasty????

[libraford]

Pleased to report that after a day of this i am not longer craving caper brine and my mouth is not dry as usual. There's some good suggestions in the notes too that I want to try.

-ancient roman posca: water, red or white wine vinegar, honey, salt, herbs (coriander, mint, thyme)

-switchel: water, ginger, vinegar, sweetener, lemon, salt

-ayran: yogurt, water, salt, mint

-Agua pepino: water, cucumbers, lime, sugar, optional mint.

[libraford]

I have been reminded of:

-shrub: vinegar, sida water, elderberry (or other berry), sugar.

[libraford]

I have now been informed of

-sekanjabin: honey, vinegar, mint, water.

[libraford]

"Wow, I wonder why this post was popular this week."

-sees the reports of the heatwave in Europe-

"... ah."

[enbaluka-tokyo-drift]

[rebel-hunk-enjoyer]

The worst-sounding piece of advice I've ever been given that does actually work is to frame your health concerns as coming from someone close to you, whom you do not believe. Tell your doctor that you've been having pain and your mom/friend/partner thinks it might be an ovarian cyst, but you don't think so because the pain is much more intense and it has to be something else. This gives your doctor an unseen third party to fight instead of you. They can't just tell this third party, who isn't present, that you pulled a muscle, they now need to prove to this third party that it is not an ovarian cyst.

At which point they will find an ovarian cyst, but they now get whatever fucked up satisfaction they derive out of proving you wrong, because you didn't believe it could a cyst at all, but guess what? They did find a cyst! It's such a good thing you didn't listen to your intuition and came to them to verify your lay diagnosis from that third party! Bonus? Doctor doesn't have to feel like they look stupid in front of a patient, which is really what all this is about. Not your health, why would you think your medical diagnosis is about your health? It's obviously about a doctor's potential ego.

And apparently this works. Apparently you just need to be able to always play 4D chess with your medical professionals in order to find an avenue of advocating for yourself and getting you medical needs met. Isn't that great?

I hate it here, actually.

[geekandmisandry]

@rippledragon linked this to me and a good time is being had.

[whats-gender]

DM: okay you’re face to face with Goliath and he’s like twice your size

David:... I throw a rock at him with my slingshot

DM: are you sure? This is a fig-

David: I throw a rock at him with my slingshot.

David: *rolls a 20*

DM:...

DM: okay so you kill Goliath

[bananonbinary]

this is so much funnier if you assume the DM is God.

[broadwaytheanimatedseries]

This is how I'm gonna explain dnd to people from now on

[ghostapop]

i feel like a lot of fandoms pride themselves on being gayer than the source material but have they considered being less racist and less misogynistic than the source material as well . could be revolutionary

[yarn-ace]

Bnha fandom I need your help!

I am trying to find a fic I read previously and I can’t find it. Not sure if it’s been deleted or if I’m just not looking in the right spot, but I’ve tried everything I could think of and can’t find it still.

Ok so here are the details I remember:

I think the pairing is Aizawa/Izuku but NOT student teacher relationship.

Izuku starts off in the normal canon. Pretty sure he’s either a 3rd year or already a pro hero? Either way he still has OFA and all its aspects. He gets hit by some kind of time/space quirk and gets sent to an alternate universe where the Omegaverse exists. He goes to UA to talk to Nezu about being displaced and figures out about being displaced into the Omegaverse. He gets some kind of kit thing meant for late presenters and it induces a second gender presention. He goes to a dorm at UA and presents as an Alpha. There were some lines about him doing push ups in his living room and not knowing Nezu was watching through cameras? And Nezu works to set Izuku and Aizawa up?

It’s not Mobius by Foxquills, but definitely similar to it.

Please help!

[parkayquarts]

UGH STOP MAKING ME DO MY JOB AT WORK

[makingdonalddrumpfagain]