#contain this dumbass

[t4tails]

[nathaniacolver]

i feel like tumblr NEEDS to know about Dr. Ally Louks, and the term "Olfactory Ethics"

(long post incoming)

storytime/timeline:

on november 27, 2024, an excited English Literature PhD recipient posted a picture of herself with her thesis, titled:

"Olfactory Ethics: The Politics of Smell in Modern and Contemporary Prose"

as you can see (on the bottom row, above), the tweet has been viewed over 119 MILLION times, and has received over 250k likes. unfortunately, within days (most of the replies dating december 1st), she had garnered what seems like every possible insecure man with a twitter account to post their vitriol and rage concerning the fact that a woman is clearly more well-researched than them. regardless, she tanked it ALL with kindness and with a smile:

AND I MEAN VITRIOL (queen of making boundaries clear):

(inserting reading break for the timeline's space's sake):

here's her abstract:

and in case the abstract wasn't clear, she has since (date: december 16th) taken the time to re-summarize her thesis for the layman (yes that is a link! click it! 3min read!)

she has repeatedly shown just the perfect amount of kindness and understanding for those who are simply Not Comprehending (mostly december 1st):

(the chatGPT hate in the next one is my favorite:)

has upheld an incredibly high moral standard of how she interacts with the situation (december 2nd):

ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS: regardless of this crap, she made it clear that as a professor, her FIRST priority at the end of the semester would be taking care of them (december 3rd)

(CAN SHE GET MORE BASEDDDDDDDDDD)

she stays both 1) educating the masses, and 2) engaging with pop culture as much as a normal person would (december 9th-17th):

she also supports a free palestine (WHO IS SURPRISED. NOT ME.) ((december 15th))

here's the BEST FREAKING THING ABOUT THIS. since this all has happened, RANDOM TWITTER USERS, UNKNOWINGLY, have REPEATEDLY proven her thesis to be true,

again,

and again,

AND AGAIN.

EVEN CARDI B DO YOU HEAR MEEEEEEEE

COMBATING MISOGYNOIR WITH HER OWN BARE HANDSSSSS

oh she knows she's mother

here's some more she never saw/commented on (INCLUDING SOME FROM TODAY. IT IS STILL GOING ON. EVERY SINGLE DAY LIKE CLOCKWORK SOMEONE POSTS SOMETHING THAT PROVES HER POINTS ABOUT OLFACTORY ETHICS):

THE WICKED MOVIE REFERENCE HELLO

apparently, OTHER academics are mad at her for being so famous and influential, but she stays unbothered (december 16th, and TODAY, december 19th):

and she's partially getting her post-doc on how people's sense of smell has been altered (december 1st):

and the best part is!

all of these screenshots i've collected are only a SAMPLE, illustrating dr. louks' indomitably kind and ethical character.

anyway. i want ALL of y'all to start saying, out loud, "olfactory ethics", or even better, "dr. louks was RIGHT" (something something women's names are erased something) every time you see something that plays into her thesis. never let her influence die. THINK THROUGH what you're REALLY saying when you comment on the smell of something, or how your perception has been shaped by society. USE THIS PHOTO IF YOU HAVE TO:

follow her on twitter (@DrAllyLouks) or bluesky (idk her handle, if someone tells me i'll edit it in)

AND SAY HER NAME!! DR. ALLY LOUKS

[cloud9v]

*mass destruction starts playing on max volume*

i couldn't resist, the memer braincell is too powerful

necro belongs to @cherry-blossom-qf

[t4tadrienette]

Shinichi, sei un coglione

[mjtheartist04]

A bit of demon slayer spoilers? And just me being a SIMP

SHIRTLESS GENYA SHIRTLESS GENYA SHIRTLESS GENYA SHIRTLESS GENYA SHIRTLESS GENYA SHIRTLESS GENYA SHIRTLESS GENYA SHIRTLESS GENYA SHIRTLESS GENYA SHIRTLESS GENYA SHIRTLESS GENYA

SHIRTLESS. GENYA-

[nintendont2502]

FUCK YEAH I LOVE C ALL MY HOMIES LOVE C ('tis far superior to C++)

YEAHHH I've only learnt the one language so far but I love it,,, C my beloved

[fire-fira]

You ever have a dream involving big cats where circumstances are just so what-the-actual-fuck that you can't help but think "This is a stupid way to keep these large predators that can fucking eat you"?

[thevalleyoftriumph]

online discourse is stupid as shit but at least it lets you know who the people youd never want to touch with a ten foot pole are. its like when animals have those bright colors to show theyre toxic. literal warning flags.

[getyinyusedtoit]

frequently driven to distraction over feng xin throwing himself into action without a second thought (especially for those he cares about) while at the same time being practically paralyzed by decision making (especially over things he wants for himself).

[mcd-incorrect-quotes]

𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥: 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐬𝐥𝐲𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞?

𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤: 𝐃𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭.

𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞!

𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐨, 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧?

𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥: 𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐬'𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞.

𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤:

[that-ineffable-devil]

Was talking to a buddy the other day (somebody who has never been on Tumblr) and I don't remember exactly what was said but it had to do with poor reading comprehension.

I'm sure you can see where this is going.

So I bust out with "Damn, they really out there pissing on the poor, huh?"

There was a beat of silence that I didn't even register until...

"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!"

And that's the story of how I had to explain Pissing On The Poor Reading Comprehension to a friend I actively work with on a daily basis.

[wereblossoms]

[thecatspasta]

hissing

WHAT DO YOU TUMBLRINAS WANT IM ALREADY GIVING YOU SHIT TONS OF JONATHAN SIMS

[lea-andres]

Oh dear Gaia-

[ /lh ]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[coffeeworldsasaki]

My dog is currently doing an hunger strike to fight against the great injustice of having to eat rice instead of pasta, keep him in your prayers

[aqqleshiqqing-archive]

I was with her until she said she's after his money