#idk how exotic is this exotic

[rebellum]

The whole transandrophobia discussion thing is weird bc it feels like it's a bunch of poc and jewish trans people being like "here are my experiences of how specifically being MASCULINE had affected me, and the discrimination and violence I experienced based on that. And here is how that relates to me being a racial/ethnic minority"

And then a few loud white trans people going "ohhh you wanna be oppressed so bad you *slur*. This is why there aren't any poc in your movement it's because REAL poc understand intersectionality"

[moonlit-dreamers]

redemption arc in which earth gives eclipse a rat to take care of and it spirals from there (he has multiple pets)

(different au from saving the light this is just goofy)

will probably explain this au more later (im tired, its 3am, this is scheduled to be posted when im asleep OTL) but just know that nobody planned for this. earth heard he liked rats in one therapy session and went "taking care of a pet could be good for him"

hes now a pet lover. u need advice on how to take care of this animal that u cant find good articles about? dw, hes got u. his special interest is animals (mainly rodents and reptiles (funny mixture if ya ask me)). u got a question? go to him. he has a disgusting amount of knowledge on many animals

he has the evil autism/silly

[hanzajesthanza]

if the new witcher book doesn’t also have dandelion showing geralt around a city and fondly feeding him sauerkraut with tongs then it’s gonna be a 0/10 for me

[duck-in-a-spaceship]

Black Holes and the Pale

OKAY so. Black holes, pale, I don't think it's hard to see the similarities that could be drawn there. The pale is consuming reality. It is expanding. No one knows what lies at its heart and so many unanswered questions surround it. Famously, the same is true of black holes. Really, they're the closest thing we have to the pale; a destructive, consuming, unknowable force. And Disco Elysium does NOT shy away from drawing these parallels.

The first comparison is easy: both black holes and the pale are big, and can't be seen. Without the help of an accretion dick (matter and energy surrounding a black hole. hang tight, we'll get there) the only way they can be observed is by watching how they warp light. And they sure can be massive, with the largest one we've found so far having a mass of about 1 billion suns. They are the densest thing in are universe. Denser than anything.

Get closer, and we make it to the accretion disk, sitting outside the event horizon of our black hole. These are simply all of the matter and energy orbiting the black hole, often on an eventual path towards singularity. In the way that a porch collapse shows matter "rising into the pale", the accretion disk represents that same boundary. It is everything being pulled into the black hole, and it makes an incredible spectacle as it goes. Particles churn at appreciable fractions of the speed of light, glowing with energy as they do so. This "uproar of matter" that Joyce describes mimics that great boundary, the final moment of unrest and chaos before nothingness.

And now, the event horizon, that road you cannot come back from. This is my absolute favorite parallel, because it is exactly how black holes work. Once you pass the event horizon, any direction you move in will only bring you closer to singularity. That's how warped space and time are. Not only is there no hope at escape, but any attempt to struggle only dooms you faster.

But information doesn't just get taken into the pale, it's also spat back out. Bits of conversation travel across time and space. Kim listens to old ghosts on his radio. Strange voices talk through electronic doorbells. A police officer forgets who he is.

Black holes, despite being famously inescapable, actually have to let one thing out: information.

The information paradox was a problem scientists had with black holes for a while. Basically, information isn't supposed to be able to be destroyed, but since black holes slowly disappear through Hawking radiation, it seemed like their information would go along with them. Very not allowed.

The physics here gets very theoretical, but it's generally agreed on that black holes HAVE to release information back into the universe. (Likely through mechanics similar to Hawking radiation.) Newer theories claim that as a black hole nears the end of its life, it would spit out all of the information it's gathered in its lifetime.

Another thing both this quote AND the last one bring to attention is how both the pale and black holes warp time. The pale, as we all know, does a lot of weird shit to time. It brings old memories to resurface, lets them mingle with the future, makes that the burden of the present. Black holes, with their immense gravity, also warp and bend time.

If you stumbled into a black hole, you could watch the universe speed up as you fell, time rushing by. But from an outsider's perspective, you would never even make it in. Once you reached the event horizon, you would freeze and then slowly fade out from view, never actually appearing to cross the boundary.

Black holes don't just grow forever; they also die. They release Hawking radiation, losing energy and mass at INCREDIBLY slow rates. And it seems like a similar thing will happen to the pale. After swallowing all of humanity, all of its fuel, the Pale will leech its energy back out into space. Elysium, in whatever state it's in after that, will be uncovered and given the chance to regrow, start anew.

The main question, really, becomes what will remain?

It's theorized that when black holes die, they release a final burst of incredible energy, a massive explosion tearing through the universe. Does the same fate wait for Elysium? If Revachol can avoid being torn apart by an atomic device, does it meet the same fate in atomic nature?

After the world, the pale; after the pale -- the world again.

[zeetheartist0-0]

face reveal!

so today i got to go to a reptile expo and got to hold a snake

i actually am not afraid of snakes anymore!

[sapphodelia]

why did i have to be born with huge tits and curves... i'm butch but i feel like a joke when i see my silhouette

[lovinggreeniehours]

,,,,,,,,,im sad about candledapple again,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[constantvariations]

Started listening to A Court of Thorns and Roses out of morbid curiosity. Currently just under 4 hours in, and I have some Thoughts

Knowing that this is something of a Beauty and the Beast retelling, I find Feyre's family dynamics odd. Returning to them is her entire goal in Prythian, yet she doesn't even like any of them, which is why Maas had to shoehorn in that dumb vow Feyre made to her dying mother - whom she also didn't like all that much - at the age of eight. Her goal rings so hollow that I roll my eyes every time I hear about it or that stupid promise

This goal has another annoying layer to it. Escape takes up pretty much all of Feyre's inner monologue, yet the audience knows the story won't let it happen. Can't have a BatB if the Belle manages to flee before the romance has had time to grow. This makes the story drag something awful. There were times I stopped the audio because her plans left me groaning in frustration. If I never hear the word "treaty" ever again, it'll be too soon

And the way she avoids Tamlin at every opportunity is just wild. Even if he's the embodiment of everything gone wrong in her life, why would Feyre pass up a tour of the estate? Why not take the opportunity to study "the enemy" up close? Why go patrolling with the guy who blantantly and repeatedly states how much he wants her dead for what she did instead of the guy who is preventing everyone from doing that? Some of this can be chalked up to her being young, insecure, and untrained in social skills like her sisters, but it's so contrived at times

Considering how Feyre literally skinned his best friend, thus preventing any sort of dignified funeral service, Tamlin's incredibly tame, especially in comparison to the og Disney!Beast. He doesn't yell at her, doesn't threaten, doesn't make demands outside of, "please stop doing things that will get you killed." First impressions aside, Tamlin reads as more socially awkward and irritable than a beast with a dangerous temperment. I find his lameness quite charming, even if Feyre doesn't

It's odd that I'm so far in the book yet the only real interaction between our supposed love interests is the night that Tamlin fought the bog(?). I think this changed something for Tamlin, but Feyre remains unchanged towards him. She's incredibly stubborn, a trait I both have and admire, but her unwillingness to look beyond Tamlin's claws despite how courteous he is to his friend's killer is becoming ridiculous and dragging the plot. Just let him teach you to read already!

Another thing that's ridiculous is Feyre and her bad habit of knowing something is off yet doing a dumb thing anyway. With the wolf, she explicitly says that a creature of that size must be a fairy and kills it because of that only to backtrack and say it's not a fairy. This could be excused for adrenalin/first time killing a sentient being panic brain, but it happens again when her "father" comes to fairy town to rescue her. Feyre inwardly questions how he got to Prythian on a busted knee and some other logistical discrepancies but is willing to follow him into the woods despite these thoughts. She has absolutely zero survival instincts in fairy land. It's like she's trying to die in the dumbest way possible

I can already tell this is going to worm into my brain like RWBY and the MCU. I have a fondness for stories of great potential and even greater squandering. The characters are fun if ill used, and I'm curious about the world along with all the things I've been spoiled about

[scionshtola]

tbf i do think the story could have given the wol more of a connection to it/the antagonist outside of solely through wuk lamat and that probably would have alleviated a lot of ppl’s problems with it

[yeetus-feetus]

some things you should know before getting ferrets (as someone who owns three)

i feel like I'm raising 3 toddlers. You probably already know, but they're smelly and messy, and occasionally even sticky (from food and poop). The laundry we do has doubled, cleaning their blankets and mats and hammocks and soft toys. They get into everything they're not supposed to, and they know when they're doing something wrong. They might even try to hide the evidence from you, then get that same 'oh shit I got caught' expression little kids do, they even freeze up in the same way. They go absolutely feral when you tell them no, or that they're not allowed to do something. They are always hungry! They need lots of attention. They will chew on everything and anything they can get in their little mouths. They love playing with my keys! They're not allowed sweets or lollies, but they will try steal yours, keep them in high up places they can't reach! Sometimes they play with/in their food, they're also just messy eaters in general. They are clumsy, and super curious about everything, which aren't very good things together, you cannot look away for even a second. You need to basically baby proof/ferret proof literally everything! They will pull on your clothes and try to climb you to get your attention (usually because they want cuddles and pets, or even more food). They hate being separated (this could just be because mine are biological sisters). We do need to separate them when they eat their big meals because they get too silly and way too messy together and also try to steal from each others dishes. (We need to keep an eye on how much they eat because the vet said they are getting too fat :/) And, just like children they have different reactions to new people, sometimes they get excited and want to play with the new person and their playful nips can get just a bit too harsh, and they might try to climb them and invade their personal space. Others might hide or cower out of fear, or hiss and bite/scratch in a protective manner. One of my babies in particular is very attached to my BF, and will bite and hiss anyone new who gets too close to him or her favorite sleeping spots (completely understandable in my opinion as she is half blind). Also, potty training. You need a lot of time and patience for this, ferrets are not like cats, and they're not quick to learn potty rules as most other pets, and it can be frustrating at times. It is an achievable goal though! As long as you keep too it, no exceptions, and give rewards when they go potty in the right place. Also do not move where they go potty! (Unless you absolutely have to) It will confuse them. Also, if you plan to have them free roaming in the house, you need a potty spot in most rooms. They are not like cats, if the potty spot is deemed too far away for them to reach in time, or too inconvenient to get too, they will choose somewhere else to poop- if that place is convenient for you to put another potty spot there and is consistently used, put a litter box or pee pad down for them.

Anyways that's all the stuff to think about! despite all my babies little quirks i love them to death, and wouldn't give them up for the world. But I do wish I was more prepared so I wasn't so overwhelmed in the beginning, so I'm giving you guys reading this a heads up!

Remember to do your research on any animal before adopting/buying to make sure they are a suitable pet for you, that you have the money for what food and resources they require, and to prepare for anything that may happen before bringing them into your home.

[butchvamp]

this is a long video but it popped up on my feed and i thought it was quite interesting, (she shares some videos in the description too i want to link directly: a shorter video/tiktok summarizing the topic, and another tiktok stitched in response that digs in a little deeper) and is kinda relevant with some of the things i've been talking about with DA, though this discussion is specific to monster romance + "cozy" fantasy and how a lot of these stories use d&d or tolkien as the foundation of their worldbuilding with little thought and without understanding the harmful, racist stereotypes it perpetuates..... and of course these are just prevalent tropes across the fantasy genre as a whole, whether inspired by d&d and tolkien or otherwise (as we've seen in DA). i really like the quote from the substack article she links by Michael LaBron, i feel like it makes it very obvious how these depictions are directly connected: "In the same way that Orcs create a boogy man that justify the hero's violence, sexy Orcs create a monster that the damsel in distress doesn’t actually have to be afraid of."

the other article i shared previously really expanded the first half of that quote with the "civilization versus savages" binary that we see with a lot of fantasy races (orcs, goblins, drow, and qunari in dragon age) but i think this half of the discussion is important to have as well so i just wanted to share. here is the article by Michael LaBron:

and here is this article again too that i shared when talking about dragon age earlier, by Daniel Heath Justice:

i love fantasy, it's my favorite genre, it's what i personally write for myself, and i think learning about and discussing the flaws within the genre are an important and integral part of enjoying it, too, which is why i've been discussing it so much with veilguard, and i wanted to share more examples as this discussion has become relevant in a lot of spaces right now outside of just gaming/RPGs/TTRPGs.

[headfullofdolls]

If i have to see one more post about g3 Lagoona being nothing but an aggressive, violent, and threatening Latina stereotype, eye am going to become an aggressive Latina stereotype.

Say you haven't watched the show without saying you haven't watched the show. I know she calls herself "spicy" in the music video. Yes I had a problem with that. No I don't think it's an accurate representation of her entire actual character to keep pointing to that one line like some kinda "gotcha."

[exoticuwuz]

so im watching that one AG episode with that Whiscash right???

and like Ash fails at it and the old guy who is like the fishing god for some reason says like: no one can be a pro in a day or smth like that

MAX PULLED UP AND DID GOOD AND THAT OLD MAN WAS LIKE: IT TOOK ME YEARS, WHY DID IT ONLY TAKE THIS KID A DAY???

new headcanon: max is secretly good at everything he just doesn't know it yet because he's a kid but also because bro is a damn know-it-all who only thinks he's good with pokemon stuff

[daeluin]

anyways. yeah yeah boys are allowed to be soft and explore their feminity. but the second you exclude boys of color, specially black boys, from that you're an ugly person. sorry not sorry 🤷🏾‍♂️

[ajaxbell]

Wang Hedi loves a little drama and I love his dramatic looks.

[icharchivist]

i understand the point people are making with those posts but it's always a bit funny to me when i see those posts about like "god people are so weird with how they talk about Japanese/Korean culture, imagine we do the same thing with Germany and suddenly start to drop German words into our sentences like that that'd be so weird" and it's like, yeah, i can imagine that, very well, that's what living in Europe in the late 2000s during the Tokio Hotel mania was like.

Like, unironically exactly like that.

I get the original point, i really do, but this might be the wrong example.