#You're one of the tumblrinas I know best and talk to most

[milgranon]

I searched for so long to find my first ask where I was named Milgranon </3

But yeah, here's to a year of anon friendship, and hopefully many more ^-^

Happy 1 year anniversary to me being named Milgranon and us talking to eachother, through asks or otherwise!

@unfortunate--moth

[fullmetal-scar-simping]

Nowadays I find Mustang and co’s whole thing to be faux-deep. Like it’s supposed to be a compelling story about guilt and how we’re all messy and terrible, and anyone who hates this just can’t handle protagonists being flawed people.

But in practice it’s about how PoC’s brutalization and misery, often at the direct hands of white people, is ultimately meant to be the backdrop behind the white character’s growth and maturity so they can better understand the world now. And if they keep stumbling then PoC have to patiently, passively accept their continued brutalization for the sake of the white character making the right choice for THEIR agency and development.

It’s demeaning as hell, it’s like their victims don’t actually exist other than to be perfect victims without feelings or thoughts who are just punching bags for the white character to feel sad over and maybe wonder about the perspective of, but the narrative itself doesn’t actually wonder.

As an addendum to my ask; I hate how the brutalization of their entire lives and culture is just the price that PoC have to pay for the self actualization and development of a few white characters. Jeez it’s cool that Mustang found a new purpose and meaning in life, too bad his peace of mind came at the cost of so many innocents who deserved that more than him! Like why is Mustang’s growth prioritized over Ishvalan lives, how many had to burn just so he could get the hint?

Very well said. The characters of colour are backdrops both literally and figuratively. The white characters won't worry about the suffering or personhood of the (in this case) Ishvalans. At best they (and the narrative) will project whatever is most useful for the betterment of the white/light skin characters onto the Ishvalans. All while dearly protecting the pro-military-under-correct-leadership message of the manga/show.

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This is going to be a side tangent, but bear with me here:

No doubt you've noticed the phenomenon of tumblrinas flocking to defend USAmerican soldiers and other military personnel the moment anyone (rightfully) disparages the armed sector of the American empire. They'll cry "You don't understand! These non-billionaire young Americans join the military because they were preyed upon by recruiters! They're poor and they were promised an education and a career in exchange for their recruitment! Our education system is bad and never taught them about the military industrial complex! They had no idea what they were getting themselves into!"

Which is all such bold-faced horseshit for one too many reasons.

1) The USA is a military state. It's infamously exorbitant funding towards its various military branches and projects eclipse the GDPs of entire nations. Even the most ignorant American ever knows their military is a big deal.

2) Their entire entertainment industry, particularly the mainstream movie industry, is bankrolled by the American military. All anyone is fed is either at-home copaganda (police) or abroad copaganda (military). It valorizes itself, yes, but it's not hiding that you're going to commit violence on others in order to police the world.

3) American culture is deeply, deeply, DEEPLY nationalist. It exults its own military forces as their true protectors, and the protectors of "freedom" the world over. ('Freedom' is America's fave euphemism for its global dictatorship.) You ever hear a diehard military bootlicker/active duty pig/veteran talk about their time as a professional murderer? Most are pretty stoked to do what they obviously signed up for. I'm not remotely convinced that your average USAmerican teen/young adult has never once encountered this form of jingoism. Many themselves are just are pro-invasion, pro-war as their elders.

4) They train you in combat and the use of drones, firearms, armoured vehicles, etc. Put two and two together. You don't need to be an aged academic to grasp what the fuck the weapons are for. You're signing up to kill people, even if its coated in a paint of "protecting your own people". Generations grown on shit like CoD aren't left scratching their heads about what they might potentially do to people when they sign up.

And the most important, glaring point that every single apologist just can't seem to grasp: why in the goddamn should anyone outside of the USA and the West give a flying rat's fuck about whether an American youth can afford college or not based on whether they take up arms against the Global South and SWANA? They think their lives, their nation, their lifestyles trump the lives of the rest of the fucking globe.

To them, everyone else should be ok with having their resources, their land, their people, their labour, and their lives ruthlessly extracted and mass slaughtered because it helps ignorant American cunts afford to be better capitalists/workers (go to school and have a career)! Your average American is convinced they're more oppressed (and naturally more important) than the people in the countries they sign up to subjugate! Slandering the very cogs who sign up to be cogs, who are key to allowing the war machine to continue churning black, brown, and Oceanic lives into mulch for USAmerican prosperity hits American psyches too hard.

Americans are real people, complex and pitiable, noble but exploited. Everyone else are cold hearted barbarians who could never ~understand~ The States (nevermind that the entire world can't go 5 seconds without encountering American marketing, products, news, entertainment media, aggression, etc etc etc, but I digress).

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I bring up this real world example not to equivocate fiction with the very real, deep horrors of unending American atrocities (let us not lose perspective). But rather to illustrate the threads of imperial and military propaganda so imbedded in the mass consciousness of imperial citizens. The logic of existing societal structures informs the stories that get produced by workers, embraced by audiences, and then reinforced by fandom and merchandising. Mangahood fans are very precious about maintaining the illusion of criticality against militarism and genocide because it offers them comfort in being cogs in these real world systems too. (There's blood on the hands of everyone in the West. When it comes to tech, the blood of mining and factories is on the hands of the entire world.)

It's tooootally fine that mangahood dwells only on the humanity of Amestrian pigs for the price of painting a lousy caricature of the Ishvalans on thin paper that backdrops this lousy attempt at an "anti-imperialist" narrative. Because soldiers are people too! And yes, they are. So why are they exempt from from the direct culpability of their actions, their patriotic dogma, their ignorance that "allowed" them to carry out the extreme violence bought them security in their fascist nation's hierarchy? Why should we swallow what fma wants, that the Ishvalans ought to "know their place" and accept that their extermination will better their exterminators? Why should Ishvalans, especially Scar (and whatever other radical/anti-Amestrian Ishvalans that are implied to be around but never seen), be ok with that? Mustang, Riza, Hughes, etc needed to commit ethnic cleansing in order to feel like maybe Ishvalans are people too? That this shit is unethical? That they should have never signed themselves to become professional murderers simply because they "didn't know it would come to this"? Because they were too idealistic and self-serving?

Obviously we want flawed characters. We want narrative tension. We want to explore stories about imperialism. We don't want to pathologize war criminals in such a way that its abdicates the citizen class from their key role in agreeing to commit these acts, or back imperialism more broadly. And I'll never be the sort to champion the wretched notion that "certain topics must never be written about or depicted". But we sure as hell can point out when something that's passed off as anti-racist is in fact the total fucking opposite, especially in the ways it defends dominant racial/national/ethnic groups against the groups they thrive off of oppressing. We need to see through the sleight of hand excuses baked into media, and the ways that fans regurgitate the logic of racist systems as a way to comfortably enjoy said media without grappling with hard truths.

Many want to convince us that the hard truth in mangahood is that fascists and war criminals are human. That your ideals can lead you to do tremendous harm (it does such a lopsided job of this). These stories fail this goal when they strip the humanity of people of colour. And the fans who can't handle critique of mangahood avoid the hard meta-critique that gets made in regards to mangahood's execution of such a story. It wants to present challenging themes but flubs the execution because it always opts for the framing that grants the most grace to the people within institutions that commit genocide.

The truly difficult truth for most fans is everything you wrote so well, anon. Racialized people exist to be the dominant race's personal development. That mangahood plays this trope straight, with greater criticism against the agency and actualization of racialized, oppressed classes. Ishvalan deaths are not a tragedy for Ishvalans, but a tragedy for the Good Real People who carried it out. Killing those teary-eyed Real People in retaliation is a more grave act than killing anyone who refuses to be amalgamated into the nation. (The fear of violent resistance against an imperial nation is core to mangahood.)

Mangahood does everything it can, as a story, to conjure these rote defenses of its primary military figures. Their mass slaughter led to guilt which led to resistance against Bradley, the council, and Father. So why should the Ishvalans be seen in any other light besides a glib plot point? They'll be made anew by their killers soon anyway. Because their killers have grown, as People.

[fkinavocado]

I just wanted some genuine suggestions for losing weight without burning out my body and harming it. Since you are one of the most mature Tumblrina I know, I thought of asking you. You don't have to answer if you aren't comfortable.

thank you for your trust hun❤️ and for the tentative approach to a sensitive subject.

i learned a lot when i was on my own weight loss journey and i can genuinely give some sound advice on how to approach it in a healthy way.

depending on your starting point, i would suggest skipping working out entirely in the beginning. you can walk, 10k steps a day i still swear by, and that's cardio almost everyone can do. again, i don't know your starting point so if we're talking severely overweight start off slow, don't force your joints. just regular walking, no sprinting, running etc.

working out, even cardio stuff believe it or not is more for toning towards the end of weight loss journey and afterwards. everyone thinks hitting the gym is gonna help them lose weight when in fact it can do you a lot more harm than good especially at the beginning. you burn very little calories with an extreme amount of effort, making you even more hungry and prone to overeat, you're gonna end up bulking up your muscle mass and not really getting rid of the fat, plus, again, it can be extremely taxing on your joints and overall health if you push yourself too much too fast.

nutrition is the key with weight loss and i'm tired of ppl trying to sell working out to those who are desperate to make a change.

however it's not as easy as "just don't eat as much", unfortunately. and if you're like me and have other things hindering your process, in my case, insulin resistence, then it's really not simple at all.

you gotta try and see what works best for you but there are some things that benefit everyone regardless of their specific needs.

first of all, you gotta be in a caloric deficit. there are a lot of online calculators where you enter your current weight, age, gender, height and your weight goal, and it calculates what your daily caloric intake should be for you to get there as realistically as possible while still mentaining a healthy dose of nutrients.

which leads me to number two on the list, macros (those calculators will tell you what your daily macros should be too). you wanna look up meals that are high protein low cal. you'll be amazed how some easy changes to your diet can make such a big difference! download myfitnesspal (an app) where you can track everything you eat, buy a food scale so you can weigh everything and this way you can ensure you reach your macros for the day (protein, fats, fibers and carbs) while staying within your daily caloric deficit. which btw, should never go bellow 1100-1200 no matter how fast you're trying to lose weight! there's no way you can reach your macros if you do that and you'll be malnourished, you'll lose muscle mass not just fat and you'll also end up with lose skin if you starve yourself.

which leads me to number three, don't starve yourself!!! you won't be able to sustain it for a long period of time and you'll end up binge eating every several days, which will erase all the "progress" anyway. trust me.

allow yourself a lil cheat meal every once in a while so you don't grow frustrated(careful to remain within your daily calorie intake, carbs and fats will probably skyrocket but at least try and get smth high protein)

drink lots and lots of water at least 3-4 liters daily (not all at once!!! this is very dangerous and i just wanted to clarify!) it makes a world of a difference!

try and get your 10k steps in if you can but even without that if you're in a defiict you WILL lose weight

you can also try intermittent fasting. i wouldn't recommend one meal a day. try at least two. the way it works is you try and not eat at all for as long as possible and then only eat in the ramaining timeframe. most ppl do 16-8 or 18-6. meaning you fast 16/18 hours and only eat in the remaining consecutive 8/6 hours. this eliminates snacking. which is important in terms of glicemic spikes. your body needs downtime between meals, if you keep feeding it and snacking however little every few hrs you keep getting spikes in your blood sugar and you won't lose weight. sometimes even if you're in a significant deficit. skipping breakfast is easiest, but you could skip dinner if it makes more sense for you. but make sure you hit your macros in the remaining timeframe. if you can't manage that, intermittent fasting is not for you

this is, in very rough lines, what i consider essential. keep at it for a month and you'll see results and will be motivated to continue! i hope it helps ❤️

[estonian-is-horrible]

eesti dashcon'23 pt.3

Yeah, okay, I guess I'm doxxing myself: Here's a Doodle where you can select which dates would work for you. Feel free to use a fake name, this is just to get an idea what calendar dates work for most people.

& again: if you can't come this time, there will be more opportunities.

Please reblog if you want your mutuals to come meet you as well.

FAQ pt.2:

What in the hellsite is a pancake party? It's just like. People hanging out and talking about life. Not so different from blogging! Instead of typing shitposts you just say them out loud. It's pretty wild.

I make crêpes. People who don't know what to say shove crêpes in their mouth. People who are full try to pet the kitties. People who don't like kitties touch my instruments without asking and get their grubby fingers smacked.

But I am le introverted!!! Yeah, s a m e. Look: I've organized 60+ of these things only because I love my friends and because I don't have to go anywhere, and nobody can blame me if I hide in the kitchen and make pancakes to avoid talking to people. You'll be fine here. You can hide in the other room, sit in the corner quietly, or play Large Brick NoName-Brand-Jenga, or Munchkin or whatever.

I have allergies :( Well, sadly I have 2 cats, but luckily I have Zyrtec. As for food, I can try to make gluten free and/or vegan pancakes. I'll ask about that in the survey later.

Usual pancake ingredients: vanilla extract, wheat flour 405, eggs, lactose-free milk, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, black pepper, olive oil, blueberry flour.

I'm gonna be late / can't stay long No such thing as "late". Come whenever. Leave whenever. All good. If it's not on a weekday, we might be around until midnight or 2am.

Do I like. Bring anything? If you want to share something, then sure, but it's up to you. Food & snacks will be provided. BYOB if you're planning to drink.

How do I know I won't wake up without a kidney? How does anyone, really? 🤔 You'll be fine. I met like a dozen estonian tumblrinas. Look in the notes, hopefully someone will vouch for me. I have a strict no fuckboys policy. Don't encourage anyone to drink. If you will drink, drink slightly less than you can handle. One beer = one glass of water. Take care of your health.

Wh... where is this. What's going on. My apartment. 67 square meters or so? Bus 18, 18A, 14, 33, 10, train stop Hiiu. It's like half an hour from the center, quiet and vaguely middle class.

Staying safe, pt.2: I'm still trying to figure out how to best organize this while letting everyone stay anonymous. More details in a future post.

[quackcitylimits]

thoughts as i watched s1 of euphoria !!

ep 1 -------------------------------------------------

- having your family as your lockscreen and taking your wedding ring with you while you cheat is definitely a decision ¿?¿

- ok i get all the ashtray jokes on twitter now i didn't realize he was a CHILD 😭😭😭😭😭

- rue high in the rotating hallway was cool it's giving troy bolton singing scream

- jules scaring nate by hurting herself and saying she's invincible... happy pisces season to her

ep 2 ------------------------------------------------

- IBKNEW NATES DAD DIDNT BEAT THE ALLEGATIONS BUT I DIDNT KNOW NATE WATCHED HIM DO THST SHIT

- how did jacob elordi go from the kissing booth to this 😭😭 life really comes at you fast huh

- kat preaching about discrimination to her black principal 😭 maybe let's not do this rn

- you know fez is kindaaaa.... i get it now i really do...

ep 3 ------------------------------------------------

- piña coladas are that good you're so right kat

- WHY IS SHE A TUMBLRINA NAURR

- Larry jumpscare 😟

- has zendaya ever met harry styles does he know she had to read this out loud in one of the most popular shows out rn

- why does kat have notifications on for her videos oh my god

- rue would love dnf what

ep 4 ------------------------------------------------

- and when i beat jules mothers ass then what

- i want fair food :(

- if the guy you're talking to is saying the L word but won't acknowledge you're even in a relationship you better run 😵‍💫

-noooo they threw those pretzels away give them to meeeeeee

- how are you having sneaky links with your whole face and information out and you own half the town :|

- i jokingly say im gonna kms a lot but if half the carnival watched me do what cassie did on that merry go round id really do it

- nate you fucking FREAK

ep 5 ------------------------------------------------

- maddys desire to do nothing... bitch you're my soulmate

- alexa demie is sooo prettyyyy heart eyes

- ethan's so cute i love pathetic men

- kat blew off maddy in distress to give a blow job 😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐 didn't even get anything back

ep 6 ------------------------------------------------

- BOB ROSS??!?!?

- ofc nate went as a prisoner for halloween that freak

ep 7 ------------------------------------------------

- RUE WATCHING LOVE ISLAND SLAY

- rues detective bit)&;&&&/

- wait im so dumb i didn't realize this was the same daniel kat dated in middle school

- ok im glad mckay reacted rationally to cassie telling about the pregnancy

ep 8 ------------------------------------------------

- maddys really the best character in this show

- kat what are you weaarrrinnnggg 😭😭😭😭

- what even is this jules and anna plot line what

- FEZZZZZ THE CHILDDDDD

- oh she's singing now ok

- 🗣 sing replay!! 🗣