#I hate tumblr mobile

[steve-kemp]

G H O S T E D (2023) * ˚ ✦ Sebastian Stan as God

[peri]

just accidentally followed someone then blocked out of fear

[notvv0ltz]

something something OC posting

[k1dd-cub]

@straywclf

[pm]…

I see you. Say gumby.

[thrumples]

worlds most functional website

[feanope]

I was cleaning out my following list and Tumblr was very nice to make me aware of the fact that we've been mutuals for 8 whole years

8 years

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Eight fucking years! This is really awesome💜 and for once a useful tumblr feature to let you know. But also: where did the time go?

[dxntloseurhead]

ACCIDENTALLY UNFOLLOWED MUTUAL HEAD IN HANDS

[sneefsnorf]

got an ad for one of those shitty ai girlfriend apps and ine of the characters was literally RARITY FROM MLP

[gremlin-angel]

tumblr telling me i have one (1) ask or submission but it being an empty page when i click on it is making me bug out

[beanxiv]

ok now that i finally have my laptop i can write

[leyfin]

-_-

[xylemblu]

for the love of god move the profile icon back where it was

Friday, February 10th, 2023

🌟 New

Folks can now toggle the visibility of checkmarks they’ve purchased. The toggle can be found on your blog settings page.

Our mobile apps have a new icon 🪱🧙

🛠 Fixed

Fixed a bug on web where the unfollow button text could wrap onto two lines and look weird in some languages.

On web, polls now use slightly different colors to improve readability across color palettes.

Also on web, we fixed a bug that caused a thin line to appear and flicker to the left of poll options.

Fixed a bug that caused the archive page to use UTC instead of the device timezone.

🚧 Ongoing

Nothing to report here today.

🌱 Upcoming

Due to changes to Twitter’s API, we’ll be discontinuing the option to connect your Tumblr to your Twitter account. That connection served two purposes: Sharing posts directly from your Tumblr to your Twitter and displaying your recent Tweets in your blog’s theme. You’ll still be able to manually share any post to Twitter through the normal share functionality. We’ll have a dedicated post up on staff with more details soon.

Experiencing an issue? File a Support Request and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can!

Want to share your feedback about something? Check out our Work in Progress blog and start a discussion with the community.

[bottlesandbarricades]

The tumblr app literally just updated for me and it was like coming back into my house to find all my furniture has been moved around without my knowledge. Also who opened this shop in my living room? What the fuck. Put it back

[lottieshauna]

"Letters to Doc" - Cathy Linh Che

[futzfuck]

HEAVY SPOILERS FOR MONKEY MAN!!!! GO WATCH THE MOVIE IF YOU HAVENT ITS REALLY GOOD DAMMIT!!!!!!!

Anyway

I think an overlooked bit in Monkey Man is how bleach is used as imagery and association. Bleach is often use is to remove stains from clothes/surfaces, disinfect things, and just generally clean stuff. I think this plays a lot into the revenge narrative central to the film, as well as offering a comparison/contrast to the villians’ methods of “removing India’s scars”

When the Kid first shows his hands he says they look that way from bleach and chemicals and calls them his CV. Now, without the mention of bleach this scene is still impactful within context, bc the Kid is indirectly saying that his life is defined by his trauma and the death of his mother (and maybe even his inability to save her). Hands are also a reoccurring symbol throughout the film in an of themselves. But back to bleach. I think mentioning bleach is important bc it depicts bleach as corrosive and something higher ups don’t want to engage in. “Give me the job no one wants to do, and ill do it.” No one at Kings wants what the Kid wants, and no one there is willing to cleanse the city and the establishment of its own corruption.

There’s also the fact that Kid’s pseudonym comes from the brand of bleach he uses at his job. By naming himself after the bleach he uses, Kid associates himself with an aggressive way of cleansing, which is kinda the whole message of Monkey Man as a narrative. It’s telling that the closest thing to a conventional name we have for the Kid just reinforces his purpose within the story.

Finally, the Kid bleaches his monkey mask before he goes to Kings for the final act. I think this is symbolic of him stripping away his persona of “Kong” that he used as a fighter from the mask, replacing it with the identity of Hanuman he has come to inhabit. The lighter fur looks more like the fur Hanuman is shown to have throughout the movie, both in the children’s book and the puppet in the stage play. It could also symbolize the Kid “cleansing his mind” of what remains from before he was saved by the hijras, and fully embracing his purpose.

Am i thinking about this way to much? Obviously but i don’t care bc its fun lol. Love this movie.

[elialys]

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