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Okay but like anyone who clicks the link:

Yes. Yes, this very much does look like they're wearing porn outfits. That's because while this is a soda commercial, it starts off like a godddamn porno.

It's actually a soda commercial featuring the trio singing a cover. But no, you are not missing something. Those are porn costumes. 100%, these three ladies walked onto this set wearing fucking porn costumes. I kind of salute the sheer balls of every person putting this on THE FUCKING SUPERBOWL HALFTIME AD SET.

Beyoncé, P!nk and Britney Spears appearing in Pepsi's Gladiator inspired commercial (2004)

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White, the racial concept, or white, the symbolic color? Most places have color symbolism, and I believe Taoism is...ahem, putting on my understatement voice..."a big deal" in China. Is this white as in Yin, or white as in some other symbol system?

I know exactly enough about color magic to have questions here.

Occult White Maoism.

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These used to be called what-if fics, but I am liking the new name! Especially since this implies multiple alterations, which creates new versions.

CREATE ALL THE THINGS!

i think there should be AU’s and then there should be UA’s

because Universe Alterations would be a good name for when your characters are in the exact same universe but you’re altering just a couple of plot points or a few character traits

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Okay so:

science science type type delete

Yeah I could go into a whole Thing about how evolution doesn't really want people having sex anyway until 18-20ish, 'real lives of teenagers' TV is full of sh*t, and you're statistically pretty well within average...

But honestly? If you haven't gotten laid yet, yeah, you're fine. 'Normal' is kind of meaningless here--I think the question is 'am I failing at something'.

You're not. You are not required to have sex. Sex is meant to be a fun intimacy between people--either for short-term stuff (one-night stand) or part of a relationship (fwb, dating, etc). It's not a requirement, it's not a chore, it's just for fun, if it works for you and your partner(s).

I've never watched Skibidi Toilet. That's apparently tons of fun for the young'uns. But I'm not doing anything wrong or even missing out. I'm just doing other stuff.

It doesn't matter when your 'first time' happens. Don't worry about it. Just enjoy your friends, see if anyone sounds like a good date, and let things happen. The point is having fun. Sex is fun, but so is rock-climbing, or woodworking, or a thousand other things. Do what works and it'll happen as it needs to.

Is it normal to be a kissless virgin at 25 if sex/romance is something you desire, you’re not unusually ugly, you haven’t grown up in the middle of nowhere, and there’s nothing “wrong” with you in a larger sense?

(I ask this cause some say that makes you an incel, although I guess it technically does…. but not in that way. Or they say there must be something wrong with you, you must be ugly, or you must not want it “badly” enough.

Now some just don’t desire sex/romance, or they’re focusing on other things, and that’s valid, but some argue it’s impossible to be a “normal” young adult and be in this position if those things aren’t true because “most” kids experience early dating, and if they don’t, they experience it in college. What say you?)

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hey, I don't mean to be rude by pointing this out at all, but I wanted to say that I do think you are responding in a very combative way to OP of the gay supernatural post. I think what you brought up is simply a different headcanon than they have, and that's why they asked you, neutrally, to make your own post. they probably don't want to get notifications for your different headcanon on a post they created. it isn't something they can necessarily control, but isn't so unreasonable or uncommon that they want to avoid it. it doesn't seem like a big deal to ask you to make their own post where you could just reference what they said when you discuss your own thing and spare them the notes on their post. you're acting like they were originally mad at you or that they have some biases against aro/ace identities and for what it's worth I just don't think that's true about OP.

The thing is, 'make your own post' culture is inherently not neutral.

When you post something on Tumblr--or Facebook, or Twitter, or Myspace, or pick your site--you are legally considered to have done the same thing as if you published it in the New York Times. It can be criminal evidence. It can be used against you at a job if your name is attached.

And, the important part: Other people get to reply to it.

If you only want some kinds of replies, you can ask nicely in the post for that (although no one is obliged to listen to you). You can turn off reblogs altogether. But that's it.

Telling people to 'make your own post' is saying that you can make your own rules about how someone interacts with a post, and other people have to obey you. No, they don't. Demanding other people treat you as some kind of rule-maker is ridiculous; you have no right to demand other people go beyond basic civility for you.

Consider the post I made. It didn't even disagree with OP; I was discussing extra parts of the interpretation, and those parts do actually need consideration in gay-specific headcanons! Because OP wasn't wrong about subtext often involving aromantic and asexual implications, so yeah, that is part of the conversation. It's not 'my headcanon'--OP flat-out said that Dean slept with women but never wanted romance, and Castiel never had either. That's aro\ace TEXT. That's been there since E1. If you're not discussing that, you're no longer discussing SPN, you're talking about another show.

OP didn't say that they didn't want to talk about canon, though. OP didn't say that there were rules. And for that matter--what rule did I break? You're generous in saying they only wanted discussions about gay people...but let's consider this reblog claiming that, apparently, to say that me pointing out asexual text--CANON TEXT, mind you, everything I quoted IS LITERALLY IN THE SHOW--is homophobic.

I can't help but note that this didn't break OP's rules.

There was nothing 'neutral' about what OP said. And there's a hell of a lot of aphobia implied in OP deciding my post, specifically, breaks their rules. Yeah, I'm being snarky--but why wouldn't I be? OP demands I follow rules that never were stated, and then complains when I don't, and this rule seems to mysteriously only apply to a discussion of aro\aceness.

Tl;dr: This is the reblog site. If you're complaining that someone's reblogging you, that's rude, and kind of stupid--this is the REBLOGGING site, not the 'we all post in silence and never interact' site. OP did that with some pretty damn aphobic implications. Yeah, I get to be snarky when someone's rude.

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Supernatural isn't canonically anything. They barely know that queer people exist, just enough to make homophobic jokes and do the "bury your gays" trope

So the post you're referring to is one where we're discussing queer subtext. Yes, the SPN writers did in fact know what queer people are, and probably knew about aromanticism and asexuality--those two, not by name, but queer people did not suddenly start existing in 2014. They knew. That's why Charlie was a character. She was lesbian. That was textual. They really, really knew gay people existed.

SPN writers not only understood aromanticism and asexuality, they very lovingly wrote an entire series that makes an insane amount of sense from that lens. Sure, those words are obscure to your average rando straight, but consider:

Neither Dean or Sam have a girlfriend (past Jessie). Dean never even has a girlfriend in the first place. Past Jessie's death, Dean has sex and Sam occasionally finds a girl, but for all Sam's torn about it, the 'important' relationship in life is as brothers.

Castiel doesn't sleep with Dean, nor does he date him. But Castiel says he has a profound bond with him, from early on, and he'll drop everything to go spend time with Dean and Sam.

These relationships exist in real life. They're queer relationships--aromantic and asexual ones. Castiel and Dean canonically have a queerplatonic relationship, because that's what that means: they are functioning as a married couple, but don't do the 'married' bits. Sam and Dean have a familial relationship and don't break apart for other ones; this is common with asexual or aromantic people.

Without these relationships, there's no plot. There's no Supernatural. Sure, if you'd asked the writers, they wouldn't have known the words--but these are very, very much queer themes. They're just not gay themes.

It's kind of ridiculous to say that anyone, in any part of history, doesn't understand that queer people exist. The SPN writers did not live under a rock. They may not have approved of being gay, sure, but you don't write an entire show requiring asexual relationships without having an understanding it exists. They were grown adults, not five-year-olds. Yes, they put that in on purpose, no matter what they thought the name was.

If you have gay headcanons, great, go for it. But claiming that the entire premise of the show is somehow 'not really aro\ace' because you really want gay sex? Yeah, this is not canon. It's your headcanon. That's not bad, either! Fandom involves thousands of alternate universes, and what-ifs, and all kinds of headcanons--it's a vital part of it! It's not somehow 'lesser' for your headcanon not to be canon.

But canonically, the queer themes in the text of SPN are aro\ace. Charlie is gay. But the Winchesters and Castiel are not.

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If your entire argument is "Waaaa, you reblogged a post of mine on the reblog site!", then I don't think you're in a position to throw stones from that house of glass there.

This was all said in 2020 but supernatural neuters homosexuality to such an insane degree which is, to be clear, homophobic. But it also means little miss up for interpretation is pretty fucked: re scraping out a believable heterosexual living. Gay couples in supernatural DONT say they’re gay they DONT kiss they DONT say yes I am a man. Who is attracted to men. So the fact that Dean doesn’t do any of that. Does not detract from the idea of him being gay. Dean seeing two married men: what’s it like settling down with a hunter? no gay person says the word gay at any point ever to describe themselves. Dean also doesn’t do this. He is also living a neutered homosexual lifestyle, as is the norm in the cw’s supernatural 2005-2020

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Well, let's recap, then.

In general, for an off-topic subject (also known as a threadjack), or for a 'I think you're totally wrong' post, you make your own post. Reasonable.

If, however, your premise is 'SPN didn't want to admit they were gay' and my premise is 'you know, SPN did write them as gay, just a different type than you thought'...

It's on topic. It's not 'SPN didn't write gay people'.

So pretty much the only objection you could have is that it's not the right kind of gay.

Claiming I need to make my own post sure is a great way to not tell anyone that you're an asshole, hunh?

This was all said in 2020 but supernatural neuters homosexuality to such an insane degree which is, to be clear, homophobic. But it also means little miss up for interpretation is pretty fucked: re scraping out a believable heterosexual living. Gay couples in supernatural DONT say they’re gay they DONT kiss they DONT say yes I am a man. Who is attracted to men. So the fact that Dean doesn’t do any of that. Does not detract from the idea of him being gay. Dean seeing two married men: what’s it like settling down with a hunter? no gay person says the word gay at any point ever to describe themselves. Dean also doesn’t do this. He is also living a neutered homosexual lifestyle, as is the norm in the cw’s supernatural 2005-2020

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This is social media. When you post something, the assumption is that you want replies.

I don't know what you find objectionable about my post. Honestly, how would I? There isn't anything in my post that is objectively bad--you're disagreeing with something on personal grounds.

If you wanted to specify that, you should have. Otherwise, no, I am not required to make my own post. That's not a thing. You don't get to be mad at me for not reading your mind and knowing you'd object to something--again, it's not something except your opinion!

I understand Tumblr has a culture of 'make your own post', but that's ridiculous. This is social media. If you want to only talk to your own friends, use Discord. If you want only one type of reply, say so.

I am not obligated to read your mind. If you have a problem with what I said, you know where the reblog button is. Say so. Do not make it somehow my fault that you can't use your words.

This was all said in 2020 but supernatural neuters homosexuality to such an insane degree which is, to be clear, homophobic. But it also means little miss up for interpretation is pretty fucked: re scraping out a believable heterosexual living. Gay couples in supernatural DONT say they’re gay they DONT kiss they DONT say yes I am a man. Who is attracted to men. So the fact that Dean doesn’t do any of that. Does not detract from the idea of him being gay. Dean seeing two married men: what’s it like settling down with a hunter? no gay person says the word gay at any point ever to describe themselves. Dean also doesn’t do this. He is also living a neutered homosexual lifestyle, as is the norm in the cw’s supernatural 2005-2020

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Also let's remember: Aro and ace identities are ALSO queer.

Dean likes sex...but Dean hates the idea of getting married. He loves Castiel, and Castiel loves him, but neither of them, canonically, WANT to date or get married.

That's a queerplatonic relationship, with Dean and Castiel both aromantic, and Castiel possibly asexual. IN CANON.

Sam? He likes sex...sometimes. But he's very romance-focused, and sex is more of a 'sometimes' thing for him. So he's somewhere on the aro spectrum.

For a lot of people who are aro or ace, it's normal to have a primary relationship that isn't a dating one. Sam and Dean tried to make their brotherhood that relationship, and added Castiel together--Castiel is qpr with Dean, but he and Sam are ALSO deeply involved, though in a less-defined way.

ALL THE BOYS ARE QUEER AS FUCK. It's just that 'gay' isn't quite the right word. They're all aro or ace, and they're very canonically expressing it.

This was all said in 2020 but supernatural neuters homosexuality to such an insane degree which is, to be clear, homophobic. But it also means little miss up for interpretation is pretty fucked: re scraping out a believable heterosexual living. Gay couples in supernatural DONT say they’re gay they DONT kiss they DONT say yes I am a man. Who is attracted to men. So the fact that Dean doesn’t do any of that. Does not detract from the idea of him being gay. Dean seeing two married men: what’s it like settling down with a hunter? no gay person says the word gay at any point ever to describe themselves. Dean also doesn’t do this. He is also living a neutered homosexual lifestyle, as is the norm in the cw’s supernatural 2005-2020

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Necromancy and geokenesis.

Okay so my first thought was 'in SHIELD? LOL good luck Fury'. But then I realized, depending on how it works, agents could sign up to be Not Dead.

So their families aren't losing loved ones. And people get to go home. And hey, the geokenesis would be good at keeping earthquakes from happening, but I'm...suddenly liking necromancy?

Auntie Secret Agent gets to come to Thanksgiving this year. We're looking forward to her jello salad, for once.

During your interview, they ask you what special abilities you have. Spin this wheel TWICE to get your answer.

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For that matter, how do you make soap? I hope you like not being able to clean dishes or bathe--you're not gonna last long that way.

How do you turn wool into clothes? That's your best bet for clothing--WalMart ain't getting restocked, and cotton and linen are WAY too labor-intensive for an apocalypse, given the assumed death toll. You've got wool. Do you know how to make clothes that are cool, as well as warm?

What's your plan for vegetables? Do you hope you can just never eat your greens again?

Who's the doctor on your team? For that matter, where's your team? Do you think you can run a farm with you, your wife, and two kids? No, no you can't, not if there's nothing else supporting you.

Do you want to survive an apocalypse, or are you just hoping you get to shoot someone and get away with it?

doomsday preppers always keeping rusty tins of food in their basement but never building springhouses and smokehouses and paddocks for future livestock 🤨 those canned peaches are only going to bring you so far babe

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oh man i just get such a kick outta other people's passions. it's like the opposite of secondhand embarrassment - it's secondhand excitement. like fuck yeah dude! i'm so fucking proud of you! you worked so fucking hard (i remember, i was there, i saw!) and then you made this and it is fucking amazing. it doesn't even have to be good! you don't even have to make anything! i just love that you love something! i fucking bask in that, man. it makes all my meters read "fuck yeah"....... nothing can hurt me i am protected by the warmth of Friends Enjoying Things.......

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You know, the Anakin one implies that Anakin is probably bipolar, and just snapped from depression to mania in like. .02 second.

I have a mood disorder. 1) This is ACCURATE. 2) This would explain why--especially since he was a literal slave as a child, separated from his mother, and no one seemed to give a fuck about her welfare--he snapped and murdered the Tuskens past the warriors; his emotional regulation was shit anyway, but he had a severe mood swing, so yeah, 'kill them all' is a normal feeling, and that's a REALLY bad feeling when you're a six-foot-tall Force user with a lightsaber and grew up with the concept that it's totally okay to traffic sapient beings under the threat of death by explosive.

Like maybe this guy just needs a psychiatrist.

Funniest possible ways for palpatine to be unable to issue order 66, I'll start:

- space internet is down due to, idk, heavy meteor showers, so he cannot complete the call to any clone commander so he's just seething in his office punching at his commlink

- just as hes saying "execute order sixty-" his audio gets cut off by bad reception and Cody panics, picking up any other of the sixty-adjacent Executive Orders to follow just in case. Maybe 65, "get rid of your communication device"? Sounds good

- Obi-Wan is the one to pick up that call and booooy does he have questions regarding this order 66 business, chancellor

- Anakin snaps out of his stupor after his dark side-induced violent outburst (killing mace) and does a full 180⁰ spin into a light-side induced violent outburst (killing palpatine) before he's able to issue the order

- zilo beast just fucking. Smashes his window and eats him whole.

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the thing about that weird stuff americans call cheese is that if you heat it a little it becomes an excellent burger condiment despite its failings in every other area. such is the fate of the american cultural product

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I mean, look, at some point it ain't even the rudeness.

It's that you're talking about 'good foods' like plain boiled chicken and 'bad foods' like rice. It's that you really, fully believe 'a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips'. It's that you are being convinced that eating is bad, because obviously the science showing that weight gain is not really a product of diet or exercise is just, you know, wrong. Only bad people get fat, and if you don't eat the food and exercise the right way and do the magic chants and dances and--

And I am grabbing you by the shoulders, and looking you in the eyes, and I am telling you:

This is a goddamn secular cult, and they want you to develop eating disorders so they can control you.

Yes, you will be punished if you gain weight. But you do not have control over that, and even if you stayed thin, the people who want to punish you for fatness will find something else--the problem isn't the fat, it's that someone wants an excuse to hurt you.

You really want to tell me that you're going to wait until you're in a hospital before you realize you're in a cult? I don't want that for you. I don't want you in the cult in the first place.

You talking about how fat is scary? Yeah, that's bad. Because you are in a fucking cult. And that is a problem.

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