#explained phenomena

[onryou-onryou]

Mojo Nixon - Elvis is Everywhere

[momett]

the fight for accessibility doesn't begin and end with making a space accessible for people with sensory issues. making a space accessible for abled people with AU/HD is not the end-all-be-all of disability rights.

i'm not saying this is a bad thing. i have autism and greatly benefit from stimming being normalized and having dedicated low-sensory spaces.

but how am i supposed to access those benefits when your building has a staircase up to the front door and no ramp access? if i can't even get my proverbial, or literal, foot in the door, what use does you being sensory sensitive have to me, or the wider disabled community?

claiming your space is "accessible" when you don't even have the bare essentials to make your space accessible to a wheelchair user isn't accessibility. it's virtue signaling.

[schneiderenjoyer]

This statement in Erick's anecdote goes so hard if you consider that everyone in the suitcase turns into portraits randomly...

[turquoisemagpie]

Are you Shaniac or Boogara?

[variousqueerthings]

very funny when people on letterboxd describe a movie as "didn't reinvent the wheel" and it's like. lisa frankenstein. cocaine bear. i just don't think that was their intent as movies youknow. i think it was to have a fun time.

[puppyeared]

18 and 24 for the ask game :]!!

18: do you believe in ghosts and/or aliens?

24: what's one thing you're proud of yourself for?

[sophiethewitch1]

no i will NOT acknowledge the early warning signs for schizophrenia warning list what do i look like I'm someone who deals with their problems?? absolutely not

[tosahobi-if]

You want more character asks?? WELL IF YOU INSIST

Considering where the story is going to go: how much do the ROs believe in the supernatural?

they all do! the story itself is explicitly a fantasy, so the supernatural exists alongside the real world. things like fantastical creatures and demonic forces are a reality (the great calamity literally received its name because the dead rose from their graves HAHAHA)

[feyres-divorce-lawyer]

only remembering the base plot and anti feysand evidence of acomaf and acowar, and replacing everything else with headcanons is sooooo funny cuz i’ll get harshly reminded that feyre really was Like That (derogatory) and for a split second, i’m like pardon? and then reality punches me

[hottakehoulihan]

[mama-mera]

okay you know what? I think it's time for me to take advantage of the release of the Percy Jackson series to talk a little about the relationship between the Greek and Roman gods, because I have a feeling that we're going to have a new generation of people who are convinced that the Romans "stole" the gods of the Greeks and... um, I feel the need to talk and analyze this thing with you. Because the matter is much more complicated than you think

Like SERIOUSLY, the pjo fandom and Greco-Roman mythology enthusiasts in general need this chat.

First of all it is important to understand how the Italic populations came into contact with Greek culture, and who the first Romans were.

Southern Italy (Sicily, Calabria, Campania and Puglia) was colonized by the Greeks since the 8th century BC.

Like any colonization, the local population had to adapt to the culture, religion and language of the colonizer (in Italy there are still two dialects coming from ancient Greek. Griko in Puglia, and Grecanico in Calabria). Every part of the territory considered Magna Graecia (Megàle Hellàs) presents archaeological finds relating to the Greek colonies, and with them also temples dedicated to the gods. (So much so that in Sicily, at the beginning of spring the Antesphorie (or antephorie) were celebrated in honor of Demeter and Persephone, for example).

The entire Etruscan pantheon was strongly influenced by the Greek one. The indigenous deities were joined by the Hellenic ones, creating a new religion.

But still: who were the Romans? The legend of the foundation of Rome refers to Romulus and Remus, but from an archaeological point of view the Romans were probably the result of a mixture of Latin, Sabine (plus Samnites and Sabelli*) and Etruscan peoples. The latter influenced the initial Roman Pantheon the most. Just think of the similarities between the Etruscan goddess Menrva/Menerva and the Roman goddess Minerva.

The same applies to Maris and Mars, who among other things share holidays in March (a month dedicated to them moreover).

Unfortunately there is not much information on the Sabine and Latin ethnic group, but it is known for certain that Etruscans had contact with Magna Graecia, and the Greeks in general, so their culture was never unknown to the Romans.

So what does this tell us? That the Italic populations knew the Greek Pantheon, because they had been colonized and/or influenced by the Greeks. The first Romans can't exactly steal something that's already part of their culture.

*Samnites, Sabelli and Sabines were part of the same ethnic group, and although all three groups can generally be called "Sabines", I preferred to specify. At the same time it is not known how involved the Picenes and Irpinians were initially with the birth of Rome, so I have not mentioned them.

[corset]

I realized I have been having more of the variety of stress dream where in the dream I have an Extreme Autistic Meltdown. Like a very very bad meltdown where I am just shrieking and hurting myself and throwing things and I feel like I am literally about to die and then I wake up shaking with a headache and basically I think masking and not having my needs met and feeling alienated constantly in my daily life is starting to have some Effects. hahaha.

[tauforged]

Do you like the fantasy genre? I asked cause your profile picture

oh yeah, for sure. i tend to lean a little scifi fantasy (my icon is actually a warframe oc) cuz i’m a sucker for weird and crazy technology and have always since i was little had a passion for imagining alien worlds and ecosystems…. and i like guns and such from an artistic standpoint crazy scifi weapons are a lot of fun to design cuz you don’t need to be a skilled magic user to shoot someone with laser beams anyone can pick up a blaster and go ham…. but i enjoy fantasy settings immensely also

[hotchs-big-hands]

I would describe you just like these PINKY SIZED cukes I saw the other day… except no I wouldn’t because THIS IS PORN?! RIGHT?!

#AH inspo. #sweet, young and tender. #cukeshoot

HELP 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 YAWL SAYIN MY IMAGINATIVE DICK SMALL OR SUMN OR MAYBE AYAYRON WITH THAT #AH INSPO😭😭

[udurghsigil]

not to sound anti-science or anything but i feel like a big reason for general human suffering right now is because we know too many of the secrets of this world

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

John Taylor  - Superminds: A Scientist Looks at the Paranormal - Warner - 1977