#I will forever be bothered by this

[littlerosetrove]

people at 911: Why do people not like/care for the love interests we give to Buck and Eddie??

people who care about good writing (whether Buddie fans or not): Because even YOU don’t care about the love interests. Nothing is more boring than a “character” whose only purpose is to be a love interest. You also have a terrible track record of giving the LI - really any development. 

[inkskinned]

what is with men being mad any time a woman raises her voice where did that even come from. someone posted a video of a small electrical explosion, and the top comment was of course the woman screams. the second comment is women try not to scream challenge, level impossible. i had to go back and watch the video again. there is, somewhat fainty, a little gasp emitted off-camera, more of a yelp than a scream. it is mostly lost in the crack of the explosion. afterwards, you hear her voice, shaken, say, are you okay?

i am helping one of my friends train her voice pitch lower, because she wants to be taken seriously at work. she and i do each other's nails and talk about gender roles; and how - due to our appearance - neither of us have ever been able to be "hysterical" in public. we both appear young and sweet and feminine. she is cisgender, and cannot use her natural voice in her profession because people keep saying she appears to be "vapid". we both try to figure out if our purposeful voice lowering is technically sexist. is it promoting something when you are a victim to it?

a storm almost sends a pole through a car window. in the dashcam, you can hear the woman passenger say her partner's name twice, crying out in alarm. she sounds terrified. in the comments, she is lambasted for her lack of calm. how is that even fucking helping?

in high school, i taught myself to have a lower voice. i had been recorded when i was genuinely (and righteously) upset; and i hated how my voice sounded on the phone speakers when it was played back. i was defending my mom, and my voice cracked with emotion. it meant i was no longer winning the argument: i was just shrieking about it.

girls meet each other after a long summer and let out a little joyful scream. this usually stops around 12-14, because people will not tolerate this display of affection (as it has the effect of being passingly annoying). something about the fact that little girls can't ever even be annoying. we are trained to examine each part of our lives (even joy) for anything that could make us upsetting and disgusting. they act like teenage girls are breaking into houses and shrieking you awake at 3 in the morning. speaking as a public school educator: trust me, it's not that bad, you can just roll your eyes and move on. it does not compare to the ways boys end up being annoying: slurs in graffiti, purposefully mocking your body, following you after you said no. you know, just boy things.

there's another video of a man who is not allowed to yell in the house, so he snaps his fingers when he's excited about soccer. the comments are full of angry men, talking about how their brother is unfairly caged. let him express himself and this is terrible to do to someone. eventually the couple has to address it in a second video: they are married with a newborn baby. he was trying not to wake the infant up. there is no comment on the fact women are not allowed to yell indoors. or the fact that it could have been really alarming or triggering for his wife. sometimes i wonder if straight men even like women, if they even enjoy being in relationships with them.

for the longest time, i hated roller coasters because it always felt inappropriate and uncomfortable for me to scream. one of my friends called me on it, said it was unusual i'm so unwilling. i had to go to my therapist about it. i don't like to scream because i was not raised in a safe situation, and raising my voice would have brought unsafe attention towards me. even when i am supposed to scream, it feels shameful, guilty. i was not treated kindly, so i lack a basic form of self-protection. this is not a natural response. it is not good that in a situation of high adrenaline - i shut up about it.

something very bad is happening, i think. in between all the beauty standards and the stuff i've already discussed - this one feels new and cruel in a way i can't quite express. yes, it's scary and silencing. but there's something about how direct it is - that so many men agree with the sentiment that women should never yell, even in an emergency - it feels different.

is the word shriek gendered automatically? how about shrill or screech? in self defense class, one of the first things they tell you is to yell, as loud and as shrilly as you can. they say it will feel rude. most women will not do this. you need to practice overcoming the social pressure and just scream.

most women do not cry out, even when it's bad. we do not report it. we walk faster. we do not make a scene. what would be the point of doing anything else? no matter what we do, we don't get taken seriously. it is a joke to them. an instagram caption punchline. we have to present ourselves as silent, beautiful, captivating - "valuable."

a woman is outside watching her kids when someone throws a firecracker at them. she screams and runs towards her children. in the comments, grown men flock together in the thousands: god. women are so annoying.

[zedif-y]

Based off of this post and @mumblesplash's tags

And, finally:

[artsymeeshee]

[minjimunji]

They make me sick (affectionate)

Closeups:

[avid-mreower]

HOW do you draw Kirk SO WELL??

im flattered! really glad that my intense hyperfixation on him for the past year has yielded good results at least :] i made a quick little guide thing on what i focus on when i want to draw him! well, i hope it makes any sense anyhow

[quimser]

fiddling with new brushes in between comms. hi mk

[artilite]

some sort of siffering for @drabdoodler ;;; how is he moving... woah!!

would appreciate it if this wasn't used for pfps for the time being, thank you! <3 (this may change in the future haha)

[trashinyourpockets]

Alien child and dad.

[faerieomenart]

I made this idek when, but this poorly sketched wlw Logurt (inspired by the butch Logan trend that I am extremely late to ofc) has been in my drafts for a while now. I'm just posting this, despite really disliking it tbh, just to have some sort of activity. I'm art blocked and extremely busy with life stuff. Sorry to my sweet mutuals who I do not have the energy to reply too. Chatting is just so exhausting lately. :') ANYWAy, sorry for the ramble. Happy Halloween to those who celebrate. I forgot it was even today. Yaaaaay.

[asuuree]

boop

[rystiel]

changed it a bit so if u saw this before no u didn’t

[nerdy-hyperfixations]

Think of how poetic it would've been if after Stan sacrificed himself and Ford says "he saved the world. He saved me" if instead of saying "you're our hero, Stanley" he fucking said "thank you"

[screwpinecaprice]

Infinite kisses

[anewp0tat0]

actually realizing that maybe a second huge reason why im rarely around now, aside from my perpetual business and overwhelming mindset, is the fact that I've accidentally curated myself as an art blog only. so aside from everything before, I think I've unwillingly set an expectation of myself to only come back around when I've finished a piece that is new and strong and has much much effort. and I don't do anything else.

this is weird. I swear I'm gonna try to come back around more casually like before. I hope I can insert a piece I did in like 2 hours riiight here:

[mintjeru]

rough day?

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