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reasonsforhope · 8 months ago

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Sometimes you just have one of those moments where the progress we've made as a culture get thrown into stark relief. You look at something and go "Holy shit, that would never have happened when I was a kid."

Today, I had one of those moments when I realized that the teenage boys I'm working with are just. genuinely, openly enthusiastic about going to Build-a-Bear for their outing.

These are sixteen and seventeen year old boys! They just had a whole conversation about what to name their "cute", mostly new squishmallows! They're genuinely excited that they're going to Build-a-Bear this weekend and asking other kids to pick up specific accessories for them!!

Holy shit, that never would've happened when I was 16. None of the boys would have dared to be visibly interested - and neither would most of the girls! There would have been a million gay jokes and "Haha, you're a girl" jokes and "What are you, a baby?" jokes. Teenagers weren't even supposed to care about anything back then!

Less than 15 years later, and I'm watching three 17 year old boys treat all that as not even worthy of comment.

So let's call that a reason for hope. Even when the kids aren't alright, in some ways apparently they are alright. Go Gen Z, honestly. It's so lovely to watch you guys just openly doing and saying stuff that, when I was a teen, would've been a social death sentence.

#obligatory disclaimer that this really really obviously is not universal #I do live in a major progressive city #there's definitely a level of a liberal bubble effect here #but it's still really powerful to see it #because even in a major liberal enclave there were so many limits on the gender roles and homophobia etc. etc. fronts #and also the limits of the oppressive weight of obligatory teen apathy lol #seriously go gen z. so glad you guys decided cringe is dead. I love you for that so much #and I love it for you #not news #life #hope #homophobia #sexism #teens #teenagers #progress #gen z #btw if it wasn't clear I'm a #millennial #plush toy #plushie #squishmallows #build a bear #stuffed animal #like the idea of almost any teenager much less teenage boys #saying IN FRONT OF THEIR PEERS #that they are excited about their STUFFED ANIMALS #when I was a teenager #?????#cannot imagine that ever happening.

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mistyheartrbs · 6 months ago

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thinking about how maddy/tara mentions working at build-a-bear in the monologue. thinking about how the most important part of the bear-stuffing ritual at build-a-bear is giving your stuffed animal a heart. thinking about tara and isabel's hearts in the freezer that mr. melancholy took from them. how the beauty of the pink opaque came from owen and maddy bestowing meaning upon it. can anyone hear me.

#i saw the tv glow #natsuki's terrible disco pants #source: i am a build a bear aficionado and also gay

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little-pup-pip · 6 months ago

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Build-A-Bear Chococat!!

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shorthaltsjester · 1 year ago

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the mighty nein - critical role

this is a place where i don't feel alone. this is a place where i feel at home.

#also with softer vibes. i offer They #every silly little brainheart found family deserves a to build a home edit #the mighty nein maybe most of all. thats my family #also the lyrics deliciously well suited to m9.#when jester pulls that. stupid tarot card for fjord. home or traveler. and there's a carnival wagon. and veth says Thats Us! . them #i just think about . the tower is their home the xhorhouse is their home the lavish chateau is their home the balleater. the mistake.#the nein heroez. veth and yezas apartment. the dome. fjord and jesters living room floor.#a bar with a silly name on rumblecusp #also like. the song has stone and dust imagery. gardens and trees.#the inherent temporality of life and love and how that holds no bearing on how greatly people can love. im losin it okay.#ive been making this edit for days straight with my computer screaming at me for trying to shove 143 episodes of cr into a 2min20sec video.#crying becuase. theyre a family do you get it. they were nine lonely people and most of them had given up on seeing their own lives #as something that might be good. something that might make the world a better place. and in the end they're heroes.#and it doesn't matter if no one else knows because They know they're heroes. and they wouldn't've believed that was true when they met.#rattling the bars of my enclosure. to be loved is to be changed #posted on twitter and want to get in the habit of posting here too bc.#general reasons but also bc . i have noticed some of the ppl liking/sharing it are also ppl who shit on my ops by vaguing about my posts #which is in general whatever but does leave a funny taste in my mouth.#critical role #the mighty nein #cr2 #caleb widogast #caduceus clay #jester lavorre #fjord #veth brenatto #yasha nydoorin #beauregard lionett #mollymauk tealeaf #my posts

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plushieanimals · 1 year ago

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hey don’t cry, build a bear spider costumes ok?

#axolotl #they also rereleased zombie frog #dog #cat #axolotls #build a bear #bab #babw #build a bear workshop #halloween #spider #spiders #toycore #plushies #plushie #plushblr #plushcore #plush

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trappedabstracts · 4 months ago

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psychic: *reads my mind*

my mind: play me something that feels like dancing in my socks with my third glass of w--- its just Moments Passing! Moments Passing! its just Nothing Lastin-- on Consecutive Fridays ‼️free of consequence by the P--- and i'll alwAYS STOP TO ASK YOU HOW YOU'VE BEEN ‼️‼️

psychic: what the fuck

#this is a dead meme format but also #it is Literally what would happen for me in this situation #i cannot stop listening to this album its an issue #bears in trees #how to build an ocean: instructions

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cybertron-after-dark · 1 month ago

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Boulder would lose his fuckin MIND over Minecraft.

The landscapes, the crafting, the critters running around (especially the fact that he can befriend some of them), just exploring the big wide world with no restrictions and having the time of his life.

And then he figures out redstone and starts building particle accelerators and shit.

#maccadam #transformers #rescue bots #boulder #i have not played all that much minecraft so bear with me in my limited knowledge #but like. hes the exact kind of autistic that would love that shit #blades would also play with him on the reg i feel but hes more focused on building funny statues #and befriending Every Dog. hes going to have a dog army.#he'd rope heatwave and chase into it when they tell them about the nether and the ender dragon #heatwave immediately starts having fun plowing his way through Block Hell #and chase is just laser focused on finding and taking down the ender dragon as fast as physically possible #but dont be fooled. that is fun for him. hes on them speedrun strats #thank u for coming to my ted talk.

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springandchocolat · 9 months ago

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