#if you wanna be Christian be Christian

[kensatou]

j… jesus oppa ;____;

[auxxrat]

so sick and tired of the “jedi are an evil and abusive cult that steals children” as if half the reason they weren’t protecting these children is bc sith were out killing them or TURNING THEM INTO SITH. they weren’t even STEALING children to begin with I thought we all knew that was Palpatine’s game not Yoda’s.

[runawaycarouselhorse]

I don't want to act like a snob, but, y'all... really don't read old fairy tales or mythology, do you...? You only know the sanitized, bloodless Disney versions? People get cut to pieces (Cinderella/Ashputtel, The Red Shoes), women are abducted to be wives (an upsetting practice that continued until very recently, still practiced in some countries today—horrible, but part of life that found its way into stories, like The Seal's Skin), and magical talking animal husbands / wives (The Crane's Return of a Favour; East of the Sun, West of the Moon, etc.) abound in old mythology. Kids have been raised hearing these stories and not thinking about sex for centuries...

Humans marrying Pokemon in the ancient past was frankly stated in the Japanese version of DPPt. The English version rightly assumed English-speaking fans won't take it and reworded it from used to marry to used to eat at the same table (some euphemism!)

The Typhlosion story is no different from western stories like East of the Sun, West of the Moon (the way she was advised not to look at him reminded me of that) or The Seal's Skin (selkies cannot transform and return to the sea without their pelts—the abducted wife leaves her half-human child on land, escaping with her pelt when she finds it... the half-human, half-Pokemon children are bullied by their pelts being thrown on them to transform them against their will for cruel human amusement..)

The bloody myth about the boy with the sword is Veilstone's myth, but told in detail, right down to the Pokemon exacting a toll from him for how he maimed and slew them for amusement.

A man unknowingly marries a transformed-into-human form Froslass he met once before in Pokemon Legends: Arceus and she flees when he finds out what she was... it's based on a tale about the yuki-onna, the folkloric snow woman Froslass is based on.

[music]

[edenfenixblogs]

Speaking of cultural appropriation:

Idk if the user in question has done this, but I do know that a lot of the people who engage in this kind of cultural appropriation of Jewish ideas also have been falling for the following idea. So I want to be explicitly clear about this.

Anybody who knows anything about me—and I mean ANYTHING—is that I do not gatekeep Judaism. Jews by choice, patrilineal, atheist jews, etc. You’re all Jews and your Judaism is as valid and equal to the Judaism of the most orthodox practitioner imho.

But, sorry Charlie:

There is no such thing as a “teacup mikveh.”

You do not become Jewish because you “feel” Jewish. You become Jewish because you’ve put in the work.

You don’t put some water in a cup and anoint yourself with it to become a Jew.

What you are describing is a baptism. Baptisms are not Jewish.

If you wish to become Jewish, contact an actual rabbi and put in the work.

It’s not gatekeeping Judaism to point this out. Judaism gatekeeps itself. I’m not making myself the arbiter of who is and is not allowed to be Jewish. I am pointing to the big Building of Judaism and drawing your attention to the deep stone carvings that have been there for thousands of years that say: “We don’t do baptism. That’s not a Jewish thing. Stop it.”

So, a big name account here that talks about mysticism and has definitely made money on discussions of Jewish mysticism (they have a seemingly well-funded Patreon, among other things) has now said "No Zionists on my page" without actually, you know, specifying what they think a Zionist is.

I dunno, but isn't that pretty textbook cultural appropriation? I'm sure they'd say that Good anti-Zionist Jews are welcome, but that's the minority, and once people start putting up these lines, how long before any Jew is suspect?

We all know the answer.

Anyway, I hope that fellow Jews who have supported this user stop doing so now.

[problemnyatic]

if you use "normal" or "legal" as shorthand for "acceptable" you are not progressive. That's just deferring to systems of power to dictate what you're okay with, and very notably those systems of power have been oppressing people for centuries. The familiar and comfortable is not necessarily good, it's just what you have the most experience being around. You need to examine your biases and the shit you've grown up being told is normal and good or you're doomed to perpetuate the oppressive systems that raised you. Yes even and perhaps especially if you're queer or otherwise a part of an oppressed group.

[toubledrouble]

You know what we should bring back?

Older christianity. I mean the anti government, anti military, community based christianity. The one that cared the most about peace, equality, mercy, kindness, and radical love. The one with shared property. The one that didn't conform to society but instead existed mostly outside of it. The one where noone considered one sin worse than another because in the end, we are all sinners trying our best to be better.

[the-kirbe-anon]

Y'all I'm done trying to argue with y'all anons and rebloggers bc if you're not gonna agree with me, I'm not going to make you agree with me.

I don't hate LGBT people, I just disagree with LGBT lifestyles.

I think everyone has inherent human rights, including LGBT people.

Saying your beliefs are wrong is not discrimination. You're allowed to disagree with me. It's not my job to change your mind.

Anyway I got work so if anyone gotta say anything (useful for building up, hate anons get deleted) inbox is open.

Jesus loves you.

Praying for y'all

[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"

[blamemma]

christian horner and daniel ricciardo seen talking in the red bull and visa cash app rb hospitality unit |📍 circuit zandvoort, dutch grand prix, practice day | 📸 rudy carezzevoli

[gxlden-angels]

Do not let the Protestant Work Ethic Beast in your head win!

You are not alone! You are not the sole difference between death and life! You are a person who will at some point need to take a break!

That is why there is community! That is why there is organizing! Do not despair because you, alone, are not currently boots on the ground fixing things! Do something, but do not let that something be collapsing!

[spidozer]

DAN + OBSIDIAN

(The main symbiote duo in EARTH-6995)

Father Rodriguez and Obsidian have a really rocky relationship. Dan is convinced Obsidian is some sort of demonic possession, but he's been saved many times by the symbiote... challenging his faith. Obsidian is obsessed with Dan, and opening his eyes to new realities beyond the church and religion. The two get along well enough, but with Dan's crumbling world view he's relying on Obsidian a lot more.

[cupcakegalaxia]

People want all the benefits of Christianity without all the repenting of sin, putting it to death and trusting in Christ part.

[skrunksthatwunk]

love like you / maternal pang

bonus under cut:

the first stephanie + the maternal pang tone destroyer i couldn't include bc it's a serious comic

[starry-bi-sky]

I am of the DPxDC belief/headcanon that any variation of Danny who grew up poor in Gotham during his formative years before moving to Amity Park would not be friends with Sam without friction at first. It makes things more interesting and imo allows for more exploration of different themes plus character growth for Sam that she doesn't really go through in canon.

(this doesn't only apply to a DPDC au where Danny grew up in Gotham poor, but it was the first thing that I thought of where this might happen considering my Childhood Friends au.)

Now Sam's a compassionate girl, it's one of her defining character traits, but so is her hypocrisy and judgy-ness. She's the Not Like Other Girls' girl. This is in part of the show's narrative framing that makes her out like this, unfortunately though its still showing how she is as a character since its consistent enough to be part of her character description. There are also times where the show's depiction of her activism makes it look like she's performative about it. All of this makes her dynamic with a Danny who grew up poor in Gotham very interesting.

Anyways, Sam is aware of her privilege to an extent, but still has her blindspots - glaring ones, in some cases. Her self-righteous attitude would not go over well with a crime alley kid Danny. He'd like her, at first, but then she'd do something to make him mad - personally I think her judging people for not being vegan would annoy him the most, or at least would be the breaking point for him, because it was only recently that his family started actually being able to consistently put food on the table at all, good food nonetheless. And being vegan is expensive.

Any other behavior he noticed from her he'd slowly stop tolerating - her judging conventionally attractive girls and automatically assuming they're vapid and shallow for being feminine. Her anti-capitalist beliefs start coming off as superficial at worst, and Danny would eventually figure out that Sam either came from a family that was well off, or that she wasn't aware if her family was experiencing financial struggle.

He would still be friends with Tucker, but since Tucker imo is still friends with Sam, they'd still run into each other often enough to butt heads. Sam's got a nasty habit of refusing to take responsibility when she's wrong, but when Danny is arguing with her, and counterpointing her with stuff she can't retort back at without compromising her own beliefs, then forces her to start reflecting on herself. Especially when Tucker eventually starts siding with Danny and agreeing with him.

Does sam genuinely care about her beliefs and philosophies? Survey says yes. However that doesn't mean she's not ignorant, and she definitely is at times throughout the show (like when she released the purpleback gorilla thinking it 'wanted out of its enclosure' despite the fact that it was endangered and in an urban area) and I think it'd be a real fascinating dynamic between Danny and Sam to explore.

This isn't Sam hate btw, nor am I trying to make her out like "the worst person ever" bc she's not, i wanna make that explicitly clear. Sam Manson has a lot of positive traits about her but she also has an equal amount of negative traits that I think should be explored, she is not immune to the character development.

[mikaelsrose]

idc who you romance, but amen and christian are not sidelined or (wrongfully) hated. they are the most popular lis, stop victimising yourself. you wanna fuck them, go for it, but don't go around saying they're good, misunderstood people because they're not

[simorys]

I need someone to rewrite Sally Face from Travis's perspective

I need to see that man go through it