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crazybiaatch · 10 months ago

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wdym I'm too young to know if I'm gay but I'm old enough to pick the classes that will define at least the next two years of my life and most likely what I go to uni for?

#my dad heard im taking legal studies and assumed i want to be a lawyer #i want to be an author #i take standard english #clearly #there is something wrong with me #“oh i get to pick whatever i want?” DO NOT GIVE THAT CHOICE TO DUMB 15YR OLDS #i picked hospitality #the teacher bullied me out of the class #i picked religion #the teacher only talks about Christianity and is also slightly racist #i picked ancient history #i try my hardest in this class and only manage to score a 13 out of 50 #i picked legal #i am a criminal #i picked italian #i am now begging for mental health help #the only class i do not somewhat regret picking is the mandatory english class #if i can pass this year i may become a relgious person #i dont think ill pass tho #i have to write like 20 essays #and speak in another language #i do not know said language

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she-posts-nerdy-stuff · 2 months ago

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If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to study English literature A-level in an all girls sixth form with a young teacher then just know that once (and this is a few years ago now) my teacher played the “If the men find out we can shapeshift they’re going to tell the Church!!” video and then asked us what about the video we could apply to studying The Handmaid’s Tale

#she was the best #I legit have a quote book of our English lit a level lessons #once the same teacher shouted IT’S NOT ABOUT THE DICK #in the middle of a lesson #what a queen fr #(for non uk folks a levels are the exams you take at 17/18 and they are the most standard requirement to get into university)#dk rambles about random stuff #english literature #a levels #English lit a level #English lit #I miss studying English lit (not that I don’t love stem but still)#literature #sixth form

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wafflesrisa · 6 months ago

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As an actually autistic person who learned English as a second language can I just say this about Yuki:

If your reaction to Yuki’s sincere apology, written in his own cadence and “imperfect” English, is to disbelieve his statement that he genuinely did not know what the R-slur meant and then call for cancelling him on all platforms -

I want you to take a long look at yourself and think hard about where your expectation that he is lying about his knowledge of the term actually comes from. Think about it for a second.

You are not actually helping autistic people. You’re just racist.

#f1 #yuki tsunoda #for the record I am happy they fined him because an example does need to be made #but I am happy they suspended half of the fine #because he literally did it unintentionally and was horrified and apologised publicly #it was proportionate. I’m glad he apologised. let’s move on #I am DONE with the rise of white knight cancel culture where people who haven’t grown up in English language spaces #are held to frankly colonialist mindset linguistic standards #‘he should have known what it meant’#well WHERE do u think he learnt the word. we need to take a long long at the f1 garages and ableism there #but ripping yuki apart and accusing him of lying about not knowing what it meant? you’re just racist #tw ableism #tw racism #actually autistic

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kaiowut99 · 2 months ago

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Also, always a bit amused when 4K misses a spot while blanking things like this lol

#arc v #yugioh arc v #arcv #yugioh #project rambling #this is for my 'dub-uncut' edit for ep 1 lol #worked off the 4K blanking edit and touched it up some then threw on the text #looking at it more i'm leaning towards 3 myself [i usually like to try and adapt the reading to an ENG audience but sometimes #i'll leave vertical text vertical like this (see my GX 'Just After This! The Best Card...' bits)#also was kinda clever of 4K to cover up the You Show Juku kanji with Action Cards #...even if that's the literal name of the You Show School but anyway #i feel like i wanted to take a crack at this when I thought I'd be subbing ARC-V but think i ultimately worked only on the Ishjima poster #that Nico brings out--which i just revamped thanks to having posted my english edit here so i didn't lose it with my '22 drive crash #but thought 'hey i'm working on this 'what if faithful localization' why not give it a try'#like I did with the 5D's dub-uncut project and that article Angela wrote on Yusei in the DS arc #[i waaanted to be a full madman and take a full crack at translating the duel school ads in the beginning but #not too many shots of some of the ones off in the distance throughout the Standard arc to really make them out lol #might still translate location names like the bank young Yuya cries in front of or their middle school name in a later ep]

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wonder-worker · 3 months ago

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"As for the government of the kingdom, [Edward V] had complete confidence in the peers of realm and the queen."

"According to the Crowland continuator, [Elizabeth Woodville] seems to have taken the king's place in listening to his council immediately after Edward IV's death. It does appear that she expected to have some role in her son's kingship, and the Crowland continuator’s report of the letters sent to her by [Richard of Gloucester] indicates that she had good reason to expect to be able to work with him and the other councillors: 'the duke of Gloucester wrote the most pleasant letters to console the queen; he promised to come and offer submission, fealty and all that was due from him to his lord and king, Edward V, the first-born son of his brother the dead king and the queen'."

"[However], in what was Gloucester's first coup, Edward V was separated from his household and Woodville advisors. When the young king questioned the move, Buckingham was reported to have told the boy 'It is not in the business of women but men to govern kingdoms'. The blunt remark referred to the authority of Elizabeth Woodville as queen and the power she must have anticipated within the new political climate left by Edward IV's sudden death [...] While the veracity of this scene is questionable*, the words attributed to the duke no doubt seemed plausible to Dominic Mancini who believed they exemplified the popular sentiment held by men [...]."

-Dominic Mancini, The Usurpation of Richard the Third / J.L. Laynesmith, The Last Medieval Queens: English Queenship 1445-1503 / Alexander R. Brondarbit, Power Brokers and the Yorkist State, 1461-1485

*One of Mancini's key sources seems to have been Edward V's own doctor, John Argentine, who attended to him in the Tower. It's very likely that he was the one who recounted this scene to Mancini, which suggests that it should probably be considered more credible than not.

#historicwomendaily #elizabeth woodville #wars of the roses #15th century #english history #my post #Croyland wrote that 'The counsellors of the king - now deceased - were present with the queen' so yes #He clearly seemed to view Elizabeth as taking on Edward's role after his death #Which is striking since her son - the new King - hadn't even arrived in London yet let alone be crowned #It's also interesting that Richard wrote letters to *her* rather than the rest of the council and that she was the final deciding authority #when it came to her son (she was the one who wrote to him for his military escort) - it's a clear indication of who was seen as important #This is also reflected in 16th century chronicles like the claim that the Archbishop of York gave Elizabeth the Great Seal #We don't know if this is true - the Archbishop was definitely opposed to Richard but More may have embellished or invented the story #But either way it reflects the perception that Elizabeth would have a major role in the realm's governance during her son's minority #Which makes sense as Edward V would have been used to his mother governing for him as part of his council his whole life #It's also interesting to compare the impression we get of Elizabeth's role with that of former kings' mothers in late medieval England #Because that can help us understand her activities (and perception of them) within proper context rather than purely in isolation #From what I understand kings' mothers could be very influential (eg: Joan of Kent) but were almost never visibly/directly associated #with the governance of the realm. It's striking that the most extreme and arguably the only exception - Isabella of France - assumed #her unofficial regent-like role only after literally deposing the former King aka her husband in the most atypical situation imaginable #So it's striking that Elizabeth *was* visibly and directly associated with it despite her situation being entirely standard; despite the #lack of precedents; and despite the physical absence of her son. Especially since she was effectively the king's mother for only 20 days #I do think it's possible to argue that it says something about her power as queen #(Edward *did* give her unusual positions of authority either way) and may also suggest a more direct personality on her part #It may also explain why historians were/are so readily prepared to believe that she wanted to 'usurp the sovereignty' to quote George Buck #Ofc this is my interpretation based on my (limited) knowledge - feel free to correct me

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imissthembutitwasntadisaster · 2 years ago

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Embarrassed myself due to a hot man today so I needed directions to a cash machine and I went into a soap/natural skin care shop to ask for directions and the guy at the counter was about my age, fairly attractive, but when I started asking him about the ATM turned out he had the deepest voice I've ever heard and an extremely strong Yorkshire actually post cancelled everyone I've bullied @thebirdandhersong too much to admit this one publicly now.

#anyway I didn't just stumble over my words when I heard him I verbally faceplanted into the pavement and had to take a moment #to dust myself off before finishing my question #when I had to cross in front of the shop again I crossed the road #In my defence I'm English so it's ok when I'm like this #it's not fine if you're not from here but it's fine when I do it #double standard what double standard I can't see any double standard

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soutsuji · 18 days ago

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There's an English class on Golden Age detective fiction being offered next semester but the prerequisite for it is the intro to literary study class required for all English majors (which I haven't taken because I'm in a hard STEM major and don't have much time for electives, which means that I have to be really picky with my electives and only go for stuff I like AND doesn't have an awful workload) and also even if I did have that prereq, I wouldn't be able to take the class because it's at the same time as one of my major reqs. And also I'll be in two labs next semester and one of them is pure hell so like I literally don't have the time to take more than 13 credit hours (as tempting as it is to keep up my streak of taking 17-18 every semester even though it's been like really pretty bad for my social life and hobbies). Sigh. (Pressing my hand wistfully against the glass) maybe someday they'll offer the class again

#.txt #at least i had a blast in my sci-fi class this semester #i don't talk about sf on this blog because that's what my secret main is for but guys i LOVE sf you should read more sf #i'm currently sitting at an a+ in that class and my professor has been giving me SUCH good feedback on all my assignments #he used one of my short essays as the class example (which has never happened to me before!)#and also asked if he could use my creative writing midterm project as an example for future classes #and on the last day of class he quickly went through some powerpoint slides recapping the class #and on one of them he had a drawing i submitted as part of a different creative assignment :)#also we read a book from one of my all-time favorite authors in that class AND he visited our class too which was absolutely insane #won't mention the author's name because his books comprise like half the posts on my main. i'm insaaaaane i'm craaaazyyy #currently trying to figure out which topic to write my final paper on but i will definitely be writing about that book #english classes are actually such a morale boost #the only reason i'm not an english major is because that would actually for real kill me #i'm good at writing essays but the process is actually agonizing and i'm a ridiculous perfectionist when it comes to writing #so combining that with poorly medicated adhd means that i almost never turn essays in on time #and spend way too long suffering over each one to make sure they're as perfect as i can get them to be (unattainable standard)#and then they also always end up going way over the word count #for my crime fiction class in the spring i wrote a 19-page final paper about decagon house when i only needed a minimum of 8 #and i honestly could have written even more but i had to stop myself because the paper was already like 2 or 3 days late #and i had been staying up until dawn every night trying to finish it #so basically i can hardly handle having ONE english class #having to take multiple and turn in so many essays on a regular basis is a literal death sentence #i'm taking 2 upper level classes for my other major (haven't declared it yet though) this semester #and i have to write final papers for both of them :') and the instructions are super vague and they're due in a WEEK #one of them is SLIGHTLY more clear because i just need to write about the results of my research project #however. i was unfortunately only given 3 weeks (one of which was thanksgiving so basically i was only given 2)#to design and execute this whole project #and i got a little too ambitious (as i tend to do) and even though i ended up cutting out a lot of the stuff i wanted to do from the projec #it'll still definitely take ages to finish (conducted my experiments yesterday and spent 11 hours in that building. hell on earth)#and that's on top of needing to study for and take 3 final exams...

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badolmen · 2 years ago

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I’m trying to find a way to parse this but like:

Make up culture is bad because of how capitalism has twisted appearance to be a basis of worth and social value. However, humans have been putting stuff on their skin since our ancestors started losing hair (maybe even before?) and ornamentation does have significant historic cultural value outside of modern late-capitalism induced self loathing.

Like. Make-up is not a thing in my immediate family. My mother and older sister? Nothing. My little sister is going to be so lucky to grow up in a space where she won’t have any expectation or support for make-up culture. I know make-up culture a shitty phenomenon; I know it steals time and money and self-worth from people at its worst and at its best feeds back into an appearance based cultural hierarchy.

But. But. There is such a rich and vibrant history to cosmetics outside of what is sold to reinforce that inevitably toxic culture. So many forms of art in face paint and more permanent and interesting body modification! There’s history and traceable evolving styles and intentions! And it fucking sucks that it’s been so corrupted to the point of no longer reflecting it’s original intent of being creative and unique and interesting!

Sometimes it just sounds like ‘don’t have tattoos don’t you know those annoying punks and degenerates have those?’ has just been repackaged as ‘don’t wear make-up don’t you know those annoying preps and conformists do that?’ Like I get what you’re trying to say but there is nuance to these conversations and willfully ignoring that nuance makes you sound ridiculous at best and outright hostile to any deviation from your standards at worst.

#ra speaks #personal #be normal if you reblog this or else I’ll sigh loudly and be disappointed in you #saw a dumb post. saw replies I didn’t 100% agree with.#why can’t people just not interact w posts that they don’t like #I know I know it takes soooo much self control especially for a tumblr user #but jfc stop acting like option A and option Z are a strict dichotomy #when there’s 26 letters in the English alphabet and we haven’t even touched numbers yet #you know??? like.#they’re not right. you’re also not right in an equal and opposite way. can we approach complex topics with more critical thinking please.#anyways i like when people have awesome extreme and colorful makeup it’s cool. I hate when people have bland ‘natural’ makeup that’s wack #what’s the point of having cool art stuff you can put on your skin if you’re just gonna. paint in skin colors??#this isn’t abstract art of painting a white canvas white that’s weird and externally motivated standards that do not have artistic intention #which defeats the purpose of having cool art stuff you can put on your skin.

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hua-fei-hua · 2 months ago

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now that i know more abt fansubbing and the techniques available to styling them, i cannot stop thinking abt how lazy crunchyroll's presentation has kind of always been. like i guess it's got to be at least in part because even today, there aren't a lot of options for styling subtitles in a browser without burning them into the video itself, but i mean like. they don't even translate the op/ed lyrics!!!!! c'mon man!!!!

#it therefore falls to reason that the solution cannot simply be to integrate .ass support into all major browsers #but also um. smth smth better treatment of crunchyroll employees or something maybe.#like i also get that it's a lot of work to do this stuff n do it well and that a major part of the appeal of cr and other simulcastors #is that they're able to release translations within the hour that they air in japan #which i think is bc they get access to the scripts to begin translating before the ep even airs #and i guess a part of that early access to the scripts doesn't include song lyrics. but i wish it was standard to do that too #idk if this will be a hot take. but i do kind of miss when they'd make english dubs of ops/eds like w/pokemon n sailor moon back in the day #translating music and poetry is its own beast though so i get why they wouldn't necessarily do that these days #but like. the point really is that if you're going to be providing a paid service you should be at least as good as the unpaid ones #花話

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sundancefemme · 2 months ago

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jesus CHRIST why is it EXPENSIVE

#my post #i have to take a huge certification test tomorrow #it cost over $100 to register #and they hid that you have to select where your score goes at the bottom of their email so i had to pay another $50 in late fees for tjat #SO MUCH OF THIS IS SUBJECTIVE TOO. THATS THE FUCKING POINT OF ENGLISH CLASSES DUMBASS #god. standardized tests are EVIL #i dont actually have to pass this right now but i do have to before graduation or i cant get certified #YOU DONT PAY TEACHERS SHIT. WHY IS THIS SO EXPENSIVE

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brb-on-a-quest · 11 months ago

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Growing up hearing parts of stories like The Iliad as a child, I idolized the Achaean Greeks because they were so cool and like the horse thing was *an absolutely brilliant battle tactic.* Actually reading The Iliad is like "Oh gods, why are the Achaean Greeks committing so many war crimes?????? Why are the Trojans the only people who actually have honor and decency??" and immediately siding with Troy because the majority of them Do Not Deserve This and have been majorly unfortunate.

#Except Paris #Paris sucks #But the rest of Troy didn't deserve to share in his punishment #To be fair #can't judge a city for war crime standards that weren't standardize yet/modern lens? Unclear. I still be suspicious.#but also it's supposed to be a moral tale of what to do and what to not to do #and it's interesting how they made the Greeks (protagonists) 'how not to do war 101 and still be honorable'#English Lit for College #The Iliad #I read the aeneid in highschool and now rereading #Actually reading classics has been an Experience #Not a licensed literature discourse #but here's my take #Achilles is not the man most of my class thinks he is #Brb-on-a-ramble?#Brb-on-a-ramble #I don't necessarily understand classic literature or epic poetry though fair warning but we're trying and we're making progress

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medicinemane · 3 months ago

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At least I could disable the suggestions but just... I'm sick of it, I'm sick of companies trying to think for me

I'd rather be miserable but doing shit my own way than placid and glass eyed and just taking whatever companies tell me to

Like... literally just asking what I get out of writing a post on tumblr... zero suggestions, just letting me say whatever dumb stuff comes to my head