#it bugs me

[destiel-news-channel]

[Image ID: There are three images. The first one is similar to a title card and shows a screenshot froom the show supernatural. Dean and Castiel stand facing each other. The screenshot is faded and superimposed with a blue background from a news show. In the front is a logo which says 'Destiel News Channel'. The second is a screenshot of Castiel from the same confession scene. At the bottom is a newsticker with a headline which reads 'WGA deal reached' and a subline which says 'prepare for the second coming of Destiel!'. The third image is a screenshot of Dean from the same scene edited so that a text looking like subtitles spells out 'I love you'. /End ID]

[thresholdbb]

They never get Janeway's bun right in all the later seasons time travel hijinks

[technicalknockout]

rewatching carl

[lordkairos3626]

Ninjago making the Merlopians just blue Pyro Vipers when sea snakes are literally a thing. Ik a lot of people say they're eels too so like? Moray eels are so beautiful they should at least have some of their features. Oof

[calamitoustide]

would you ever fully be able to abandon jeg

this sounds like a challenge

[ratsbanes]

PSA: a fiddle is a violin you fucking Hazbin morons. Thank you.

[thistaleisabloodyone]

How the hell are you doing manual subtitles and managing to subtitle it incorrectly, using synonyms instead of the actual words being spoken, when there's TEXT ON SCREEN WITH THE CORRECT WORDS

[xx-thedarklord-xx]

So like did medieval babies really look that ugly or did the painters just give up?

[sulfurousmirrorscapes]

Do you ever think about how strange it is that as animals we grow infinitely long hair on our heads. Who does that?

[beckyh2112-sims4]

EA: shows a trailer for their new stuff pack that I become rabidly excited about and plan to get as soon as it's available also EA: breaks how mods load two days before the stuff pack's release

also, also EA: decides that putting a shopping cart directly into the game ui is a good idea and implements it two days before the stuff pack's release

[nammikisulora]

Do other fic writers ever get this feeling that their characterisation of The Blorbos has strayed so far from the source that it's become a completely different character? Sure, it's A Character, but it has nothing in common with the original beyond some superficial traits, and it's actively annoying to you, the writer, but at this point you're so attuned to This Wrong Version that there's no way back.

[sesshy380]

Wordcount for the day: 835 plus edits on previous chapter WiP

Wrapped up the chapter I was working on, but I need to come back to it with fresh eyes. My overall chapter plot is there, but the stuff in between just felt like it jumped all over.

Tried to give a moment of reflection and growth for Kat, but I think it ended up falling flat. Will most likely have to do a partial chapter overhaul when I'm not so aggravated with it.

Sister said that soccer practices are twice a week now, so more free time for editing. Might have to have her take a quick glance over the part that bugs me and offer some advice. I can see the issue, just can't figure out how to fix the issue.

[celestiababie]

Cw// rant, femdoms, abuse

I find it so difficult to find novels and webtoons/mangas about femdoms. I prefer reading those because 90% of male dom novels are oozing abusive dynamics and it's not a healthy dom x sub relationship in the slightest.

And idk what it is....but I swear over the past couple of years femdom books have gotten so much worse. I do not want a gender swap of the terrible trauma inducing, manipulative, abusive hard daddy "dom" preying on someone younger than them. And like- people will eat that shit up just because it's a woman doing the abuse and it's just disturbing to read :/

[skipppppy]

“You shouldn’t self-ID as ADHD/autistic, you’re turning a very real mental condition into a trend” Ok then stop saying delulu. Stop speculating on which cluster C personality disorder the criminals you hear about on the news have. Stop saying “schizoposting” and “acoustic” and “is it restarted?” Stop using “psycopath” and “sociopath” as catch-all ways of calling someone a bad person. Stop saying “the intrusive thoughts won” when you bleach your hair and then turn your nose up at people who suffer from very real, very scary urges of physical/sexual violence. Stop saying “I’m so OCD” as a way of calling yourself neat. Stop treating BPD/ASPD/Bipolar as inherently abusive. Stop saying “OP I am living in your walls” without tagging for unreality. Stop diagnosing complete strangers you’ve never met on r/AITA with NPD.

You first. If you don’t want our disabilities to be treated like trends then stop belittling and minimising them. I’ll NEVER judge a person for trying find labels for their symptoms when an apathetic, racist, sexist, ableist healthcare system refuses to. But I will absolutely judge a hypocrite. Which a lot of you are

[emjaydoubleyou]

this post is fearmongering. the results of this study are concerning and should definitely be a matter of public discussion, but this is certainly not the conclusion the researchers came to.

the point of the study was to assess the risks of exposure to toxic metals- something one of the co-authors notes are “ubiquitous” fwiw- via menstrual products. Their research confirmed that these metals are indeed present in tampons, but no further conclusions are drawn. it is possible the metal entered into the cotton from the soil, which is a well-known phenomenon; cotton is so good at lifting heavy metals that it has actually been suggested as a part of the solution for revitalizing polluted ground.

the authors conclude with an acknowledgement that the study should be repeated- their sample size was 60 tampons- and a suggestion that further testing ought to be done to indicate whether or not these metals can even leech out of the tampon in the first place, let alone whether or not such leeching could occur at levels deleterious to human health.

there is, in fact, a body of research- too small, for sure, but much larger than this single study- indicating that long-term proper tampon use has no observable negative impact on health. i am grateful and thrilled that more research is being done and i hope that this study is the first of many on this line of questioning, but i am really frustrated at this post and the response it got.

obviously, if this study alters your approach to menstrual health, more power to you. consumers should be informed-risk-takers, and menstrual health is double-obviously a very personal choice. but it definitely wasn't the researchers concluding that you ought to “avoid using tampons at all cost," only this tumblr user did. the lead author of the paper, in fact, specifically says that she hopes people do NOT panic about the results.

(the notes of the post were disappointing. people affirming that they knew they were right to be suspicious of tampons all along, or even recommending alternatives that actually have very little to no research regarding the safety of long-term use, etc. it’s a different conversation, but categorical distrust of tampons is old-school misogyny. you certainly shouldn't wear them if you don’t want to, but there is nothing inherently scary or wrong about them, and people who prefer them are not being reckless or crass.)

((if you're really worried about exposure to heavy metals, you may want to turn a critical eye to fast fashion, as an aside))

[ducktracy]

sharing a very sage bit of advice from The Simpsons' own John Swartzwelder that i've been trying to hamper down in my writing and drawing alike. let your inner crappy little elf do his worst