#and the message is radical

[paper-mario-wiki]

I love songs that sound angry and frustrated and hateful.

Not in the lyrics or anything like that. I just love it when I listen to a song and something about the balancing, the way the drum hits, the way the chords scream. I love it when a song is in pain, either physically or emotionally.

[jacob-blogs]

So the shooter gets killed and we're just supposed to be okay with that??

Like any other assassination attempt is like, oh we got the guy we're taking him into custody. But no this guy is dead and we're supposed to be okay with the message that "you shoot at a president, you die" as if trial by judge and jury isn't supposed to be the standard for heinous crimes??

[brick-van-dyke]

So, I've been doing some thinking. This could either be a meaningless little ramble that no one will care about, or something seen as really dangerous and putting a target on my back.

So, what if we, those most weary of the far right created an international group of activists in light of the US election? See, the thing is that Donald Trump and Elon Musk are very dangerous, but they are also very incompetent and could lead the government down a path that weakens it. It could create a very unique opportunity to address the far right problem and the US Imperialist system itself in one go. Or maybe I'm being overly ambitious.

This group I have in mind would have several purposes, such as keeping communities safe and protecting people from the harm the far right would do in the name of winning the election. Or, most importantly of all, connecting activists from all over the world and allowing us to dismantle the system as a concrete and united movement. Maybe it's just me being naive and hopeful, but maybe it's also something we've all wanted deep down but been too afraid to initialise? If so, maybe this is a sign to really stand up and start trying to make those connections.

[sepiamestus]

Wise words from big sister nikki

[butch-reidentified]

How many followers do you have? I think you’re one of the top five most popular radfems, at least in my circles. Same with femsolid and balkanradfem. I’m trying to get a feel for how big this community really is.

this would be interesting to get an accurate estimate on; great idea! maybe a poll with # of followers in ranges (ie 0-100, 101-500, 501-1000, etc)?

I have a few dozen over 4000, which fluctuates throughout each day. I've been waaayyyyy less active on here for a couple months now, so my notifications and follower increases have both mellowed out, which is nice for the moment. I never set out to be popular or get followers, but it means SO much to me that thousands of people feel that they get something positive out of what I have to say.

it's the knowledge that I have the ability to reach up to 4000+ people with valuable messages about sisterhood, love, body neutrality and radical self-acceptance, the importance of unlearning femsoc + tips for doing so (same thing w performing femininity - wearing makeup and all that), self-protection (from identifying red flags to actual physical self-defense), liberation for ALL women and girls, and so much more

it's an honor and privilege to have been given and to be trusted with the platform I have in this community ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[misterbitches]

I have mixed feelings about the episode!

If I hadn’t have gone online I would have been more of a blank slate. It’s good to know my criticisms are affirmed by others but it doesn’t mean this show is weak because even with the faults this episode was still entertaining at the very least. I feel crazy! Like some of my issues with the social commentary so far are dealt with—not remediated per se but addressed—or tended to.

The whole marriage thing isn’t a bad scenario typical of a BL imo because it makes sense. Patriarchy has everything to do with the hoarding of wealth. You have to make sure a woman has limited options for offspring to preserve a familial/blood line. Marriage is a business practice (it isn’t final or static but marriage and love are not interchangeable and “love” is a very specific goal that is hard to meet particularly if you are poor) and even if Rosé doesn’t want it, that’s how you secure capital…via legacy and literal financial bonds (presented as familial).

Rosé isn’t a good person. As much as Save is a bitch and Hope is…whatever he is (and agree with the user that said they should have kissed there!) the show is telling us over and over that THESE PEOPLE ARE POOR GUYS. THEY HAVE NO MONEY. I don’t know if the audience understands what that means fully. That means that Tattoo’s actions are not the same as Arun’s or even Joke’s; Jack’s poor decisions aren’t the same as Joke’s; Save is being absolutely insane and fucking ridiculous and wow I hate him but even his decision is not the same. You see how much hospital bills are, not having insurance, INSURANCE LITERALLY BEING TIED TO YOUR JOB AND THE NUCLEAR FAMILY. Things these people do not have, nor should not have to have, and the pains you go through to do everything right so the state says and you still get fucked.

That’s why the whole ~dOn’T sTEaL~ would piss me the fuck off! Jenny’s character makes complete sense! I know this is an easy way for us to express this idea of never being able to “get out” but poverty isn’t actually a cycle. Poverty is man made, it is not real. A cycle suggest something inevitable where an underclass would always have to exist, some sociogenetic defect that you just can’t beat and the cure (money) is just too hard to find (as in made up but never freely given). What makes that cycle relevant? Capitalism. This term has bred such reification i swear. It makes it seem like this is something they can GET OUT OF and BREAK on their own volition (with no direct action against the capitalist class/elites like you know…robbing them)

To be wealthy is to inhibit a class position, a social category, in which your livelihood depends on the subjugation of others. It’s obvious that Boss has limited money—and that dwindles—he relies on his boss. He is a manager, an inbetween, a boss but not The Boss. He is a cop essentially (cops have more autonomy tbh) to literally protect private property and collect and give to his bosses. They’re also all landlords and deserve to die.

Anyway there is no cycle as a real tangible thing one can take control of. There are people who choose their comfort and life over others and exploit to maintain, retain, and gain. ANY type of wealth hoarding is immoral. Richness is immoral.

Every single one of these people who suffer are in this position because of rich people. The monopoly was literal and exaggerated metaphor but rich people HATE and i mean HATE they LOATHE they resent disdain the poor. They hate you. They hate me and I’m not even poor! It is not a (referent-less) cycle! These are deliberate choices being made by others to make sure ppl stay poor—women, children queer ppl, darker ppl, the disabled…

If we focused less on the actions of those who have had to work in service of the pillagers and more on the pillagers and why the FUCK these people do this and get to do it, maybe Jack’s choices would make sense. Yes they are frustrating but I don’t necessarily think this is bad writing considering that Jack’s life could be made a living hell if he “got another job” which…ok but where? Who will hire him? How quickly will he make that money? With what skills when he has one very good one that could be used AND this money could be made immediately?

Are these particular choices stupid or do they exist in a broader story that is unfolding? Obviously this is a tv show beyond bl bc this episode was like completely story related and I enjoyed that. There was def some stuff where i was like wow this seems a bit rushed and it does seem like filler but it also technically isn’t…? If I’m thinking beyond what I would like to see with romance. If I think of it as more of s general show that is openly queer but that’s just the life of the show…then was this an outlier or does it fit? Even if it doesn’t I still get to understand more of what they think abt the world…? Idk i liked this episode i go back and forth! But it was a good way to spend my hour.

Also rose’s plan is fucking disgusting neoliberal drivel and insulting lmao when joke threw that all i could think of was bush and that shoe

[troybarnesbucky]

it’s fucking gross to see you celebrating death and showing off how other people expressing discomfort with that is wrong in your eyes, but I guess that’s what happens when your Judaism is distorted by a colonizing state

ok?

[elegantcherryblossomsheep]

the thing is that whats happening is really scary. not because everything is going to fall apart - he may do far less damage than we fear.

but because this outcome has people afraid for their lives and uncertain if they want to live. democracy should never leave such a large proportion of people fearful.

yes, there will always be people upset about the outcome of an election - usually around half. but there should never be people interested in harming others or constructing conspiracy theories, and absolutely never people interested in harming themselves.

American politics, radicalism and individualism has gone too far and its dangerous.

[plxviophile]

I need Chappell Roan to use critical thinking and be able to handle valid criticism especially from queer POC

[milfygerard]

literally so many people my age who were online in 06 have talked about how they were targeted and groomed by strangers on the internet. Kids have been sold extremism and abuse from the internet since theyve had access to it. I do think the internet is worse but dont pretend it was ever a safe or healthy place for kids to hang out

[it-is-the-female-federal]

Hey everyone,

I know it has been a while. I have been through a hellish few months the past year and disappeared, because I started doom scrolling and noticing how tumblr was negatively affecting my mental health in a time where my mental health was in shambles

[kayzero]

if you’re reading this post can you do me a favor and remind me to change the weekdays in the first few chapters of zero win game, it isn’t canon compliant as it stands

[thegoodmorningman]

Take whichever pill doesn't turn you into a radicalized misogynist psychopath!!! Good Morning!!!

[pinkcadillaccas]

Like it's no wonder media literacy is dog shit in so many young people we are being written TV that spoonfeeds all of the information to us and leaves no room for subtlety or creative world building and we keep saying that this is good and it's not! And if we all keep watching bad TV and saying that it's good then all TV is going to become badly written contrived crap that thinks it's being deep and annoying libs on Tumblr are going to keep saying that omg this episode was so brave it literally said eat the rich!!

[80yearoldmanmoodboard]

So…I watched Head.

I didn’t know what was going on, this was my favorite part, 10/10 film over all.

*minor flash warning for the video. There’s a few parts with strobe-like flashing for short periods (only a few seconds)

[hallowed-kyrkogrim]

Message from the Other Side.