emilyvstheuniverse

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really not fucking around when i tell you to have a session 0 where everyone figures out PC relationships btw. in high school i played a game of dnd where i was a human rogue assassin from a murder cult and then found out on game day that there were two more human rogues and that those players had come up with their own murder cult.

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so fucking evil that i don’t have the jagged pointy cartoon teeth that fit together like triangles. i deserve them

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Puritanism is getting worse around the globe and conservatives and fascists will absolutely be first going harder against porn, then use that against queer people. You HAVE to realise this and oppose anti porn measures and laws, be in solidarity with sex workers, and listen to them when they call this shit out. It's going to be vitally important.

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butterflies (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) + view here

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are you nerds ready to see TOP SURGERY KIRK??

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“The saint, especially the female saint, needed some very real protection. Treated as a curiosity by some, and as a walking reliquary by others, the saint could find it hard to protect her privacy and even her person. Both were seen as not entirely hers. It was acceptable, even laudable, to spy on the saints. The hagiographers again and again reminded their reader, the candle must not be hind under a bushel basket. Saints were not supposed to have backstage behavior; they were expected to be constantly saintly. Saints could not excuse themselves by saying that they were not aware of being watched. It was assumed that they would try to hide their sanctity, adding humility to their catalog of merits, but depriving others of their rewards. This pious selfishness was not tolerated by spectators who did their best to catch the saint in flagrante sanctitate. As for their bodies, the saints were seen as mere custodians of their miracle-working flesh. The saint’s relics (pieces of clothes, blood-stained material) could be torn away from the saint with or without his or her permission. When the followers of St. Romauld learned of his intention to move to another place, they planned, ‘impia pietate,’ to kill him to avoid losing his body.”

— Aviad M. Kleinberg, Prophets in Their Own Country. Living Saints and the Making of Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages

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The Meowmorphosis

Via Michi Posting: Out of Context Public group on Facebook - 575.4K members

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Some of the biggest fantasy worldbuilding fails that I see, in no particular order

Gods without religion. The Gods are real and a known historical fact, but virtually nobody is religious.

Cultural racism/discrimination without structural racism/discrimination. Discrimination that exists only in microagressions or mean comments, without existing in any sort of structural way.

Secret history with no clear reason for it to be secret and no clear method for maintaining that secrecy. Major parts of the world's history are kept entirely secret, even though there's not an obvious reason to do so and even when history has shown this is virtually impossible to enforce (especially in a world with any movement or communication across borders).

Large, homogeneous countries. Even without immigration, virtually no country larger than the Vatican will be fully homogeneous in terms of culture, dialect, beliefs, traditions, etc., much less a large one with limited communication technology as is often seen in fantasy. The Planet of Hats problem.

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Drawing some lanterns~ hope you can find some light in the dark

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Thiddies OUT but still rocking that designer choker.. she knows what she’s about. That smile? She really dgaf.. thiccorita

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Christian transphobia is so funny sometimes

Surely no one in the bible ever changes their name and identity to live a more fulfilling life

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She doesn’t have the r a n g e.

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Sooo was anyone gonna tell me that butterfly pea flowers are called CLITORIA and look like THAT?? Or was I just supposed to find that out while googling this in front of my mom

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The defeated and bloodied king was chained to kneel in front of his enemy and he says weakly: "Is my wife still alive?" His enemy nodded. "You fools," he said smirking, and the king starts laughing as the sounds of explosions getting closer shake the room.

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always blows my mind as a european when people talk about states like “yeah theres nothing in ohio/montana/wyoming/etc” because i look at a map like but. but theyre so big. every state could qualify as its own country what do you mean theres nothing there. and then i ask people from those states and theyre like “yeah theres nothing here” what do you mean theres nothing there!!!

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when the dishwasher water dissolves the polyvinyl skin of the dishwasher detergent pod and the green dishwasher soap mixes with the blue dishwasher soap, a mysterious chemical reaction occurs and a new, incredibly powerful cleaning substance is produced: bluish green dishwasher soap

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PSA: journalists aren’t supposed to put names in the headlines if the person isn’t a public figure. It’s not a matter of maliciously not giving credit