#kindergarten books

[vintonharper]

Gotta get them started early. Get you a kindergarten teacher like me.

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[nostalgicfun]

[kittyit]

i value the buffer the internet gives me between the way people judge my appearance and my mind. you get the mind on here. people often assume max and i are stupid and incompetent in real life because we are outliers in appearance who dress kind of esoterically. on here? you can't see me :) it's like telepathy that bypasses appearance based prejudice in its most optimistic interpretation

[minyboy]

Pete the Cat has won the hearts of minds of millions, or so I am told. Good enough for the 300th cat.

[restinginpiecesofpizza]

NOT trying to start an argument here, everyone is allowed to have their own opinion and you are allowed to dislike things just because you dislike them, (I just like having discussions about media, sue me) but I don't think Rhaenyra's visit to kings landing was supposed to be "smart". I think she's a woman who is slowly losing her grip and the only people who are even remotely listening to her are women and she doesn't have a single idea how to stop this war and her last hope is just to go to her former best friend and plead for her to listen. No, it wasn't a "good plan", because it wasn't a plan it was a hail mary. Rhaenyra sees no way to stop this so she goes to the only person on the other side who might even consider listening to her and begs "please, show me a way". Alicent sent her the page, SHE sent the invitation and yes, Rhaenyra is late, and yes, they've both lost so much, but Rhaenyra still came and she wants to find a way to make it right and for the last time, Alicent tells her that some things can't be fixed, and that's why it's important. Because they're just playing out the same story over and over. Rhaenyra will never learn that there are wounds that cannot heal and Alicent will never fight hard enough to see if she could heal from them. They are a rabid wolf and a loyal dog and no matter how hard they fight it they will always fail themselves by giving way to their lesser nature. Anyway this has gotten away from me but... ya know, if you find anything worth chewing on in here go ahead, I love hearing other people's thoughts.

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[something-about-sunflowers]

Hot take: The people who are STILL insisting that Izzy is homophobic (despite the NUMEROUS instances of the cast/crew/David himself saying that nobody on the show is being targeted for their identity and ‘it’s not “I can’t believe he’s with a guy” but “I can’t believe he’s with THAT guy”‘ ad nauseam) towards Stede, Lucius, or Ed (I don’t believe I’ve seen anyone say anything about Fang or Pete, though I could be wrong, but I’m gonna touch on that in a bit too*)? They’re, unironically, being homophobic by stereotyping the characters and reducing them to just their sexuality.

If you recognize that Stede is a multifaceted character and you recognize the ways in which he is multifaceted - He’s a man born into wealth and raised on classist, colonialist ideals. Yes, he’s also traumatized by how he was treated by his father and peers but trauma doesn’t exempt people from blame when participating in, embracing, enforcing, and benefiting from classist and colonialist ideals - you will understand that Izzy is not being homophobic towards him just because he hates him.

If you only view Stede as a gay man and ignore everything else about his character then the only motivation for Izzy to hate him MUST be because he’s a gay man and therefore Izzy MUST be homophobic.

If you recognize that Lucius is a multifaceted character and you recognize the ways in which he is multifaceted - He’s a man who likely was born into some level of the middle class, given that he can read and write (It’s also possible that he was born into a working class family and he learned to read and write there, but it’s the unlikely option by default. None of the rest of the working class crew know how to read or write save Jim who was raised by a nun and would have been taught by her.), he also avoids doing work which is necessary for the function of the ship that they live on and depend on for their livelihoods and encourages the rest of the crew to do the same with his insubordination. He’s also in an unorthodox relationship that people who have not experienced the concept of consensual non-monogamy would not understand and might interpret as cheating - you will understand that Izzy is not being homophobic towards him just because he hates him.

If you only view Lucius as a gay man and ignore everything else about his character then the only motivation for Izzy to hate him MUST be because he’s a gay man and therefore Izzy MUST be homophobic.

If you recognize that Ed is a multifaceted character and you recognize the ways in which he is multifaceted - He’s a man of color, born into a working class family who worked hard to make a name for himself, to the point where he did not have to endanger himself or his crew to earn their livelihoods. He’s also some level of neurodivergent and understimulated by the environment he’s in (because he excels at his job) which leads him to make irrational and dangerous decisions and puts the lives of himself and his crew in danger. He’s also been making increasingly out of character decisions (corroborated by Fang and Ivan) by the influence of Stede - you will understand that Izzy is not being homophobic towards him just because he’s angry about his relationship with Stede.

If you only view Ed as a gay man and ignore everything else about his character then the only motivation for Izzy to be angry about his relationship with Stede (and only Stede, because he had no qualms about Ed and Calico Jack’s involvement with one another given that he sent Jack to get Ed out of the way of the English, but that’s another post I don’t have the spoons to make) MUST be because he’s a gay man and therefore Izzy MUST be homophobic.

If you IGNORE that Izzy is a multifaceted character and you IGNORE the ways in which he is multifaceted - He’s a gay (we’re not having this argument) working class man who earned his high ranking position on an extremely respectable pirate’s crew. He’s capable and is rightfully angry when he’s looked down on because of his class. He recognizes the importance of ship maintenance and is rightfully angry when those tasks are ignored. He doesn’t understand Lucius’ relationship dynamic and thinks he can use (what he thought was) him cheating on his partner (seriously, how is ‘I’m going to tell the man you were fucking that you were fucking another man’ threatening to out him?) as a motivation to make him do the necessary ship work. He is rightfully angry when his orders are ignored because he’s the highest authority on the ship next to the captains. He is in love with Ed and is jealous because Ed is in love with Stede - you can pretend that Izzy is homophobic because of how he behaves towards the other gay men on the ship.

If you ignore that Izzy has valid reasons for his actions (which does not mean that the actions are all entirely justified) then the only motivation for them MUST be because he’s homophobic.

(* The persistent neglect of Fang and Pete in these discussions is also rooted in homophobia. Fang and Pete are the only explicitly gay men on the ship who don’t, at any point, present ‘femininely’** and therefore don’t fall so easily into the bubble of the stereotypical gay man and so they get ignored in these discussions because they aren’t suitable to push the narrative that Izzy only interacts negatively towards ‘feminine’/’gnc’** gay men.)

(** The insistence that Stede, Lucius, and Ed are in any way, at any point, LEGITIMATELY presenting ‘femininely’ or are ‘gender non-conforming’ is ALSO rooted in homophobia - and I’d argue a touch of racism via Ed’s hair and beard as they relate to his indigenous roots. The assumption/association with those three being considered feminine comes from their identity as gay men. That is homophobia.

Stede wears men’s clothes. He wears RICH men’s clothes. Bright, colorful, patterned fabrics are worn by RICH men in the 1700s - if you want to argue that, say, king George presented femininely or was gnc because of the way he dressed be my guest but you won’t because he doesn’t and he isn’t. Lucius wears men’s clothes. His clothes are perfectly at place amongst the rest of the crew’s clothes. Ed wears men’s clothes. His leather is in direct relation to gay leather-men which is a hyper-masculine aesthetic in the same way drag is - typically - a hyper-feminine aesthetic. His appreciation for Stede’s clothes comes from the wealth and privilege that centers around the easy possession of those types and quantities of fabrics.

None of them behave in ways that are stereotypically feminine. Having and expressing emotions is not a uniquely or inherently feminine trait. Caring for and maintaining your appearance is not a uniquely or inherently feminine trait. Even if they were, Izzy also does those things. Izzy frequently expresses his emotions - yes, anger, a stereotypically ‘masculine’ emotion, but others as well. He also puts a great deal of care into his appearance, aside from the materials, the only difference between his and Stede’s outfits are the type of shoes and the presence of a jacket. If those traits are to be considered inherently feminine then it is disingenuous to not apply that label to Izzy as well.)

[venomouslilith]

Did a 4h train ride today, Friday, late afternoon, nice weather, relaxed atmosphere and within half an hour of getting on that train half of the people were asleep. Collective napping. It was really cute.

[zeroducks-2]

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Right, because antis doxxing people, sending death threats, destroying people's livelihoods and bringing them to self-harm ain't a thing, nuh huh sir surely a teenager getting bullied to the point of attempting suicide is not a real problem! It's just silly fandom things that give you brainrot! How cringe of people to worry about this! Surely the rise in puritanism, the anti-trans wave, the absolute state of dismay LGBT+ rights are in (and the even darker future that awaits) aren't directly linked to the internet version of fascist mace-bearers that make someone's life impossible just because they do something that they deem immoral!

We should all keep paying taxes and mind our own business and shake our heads at these stupid not deep things that have zero impact on real life, cause you know there is nothing more inconsequential than bullying, harassment and policing fandom spaces with puritanical scrutiny. Surely all of this doesn't matter and we need to get real problems am I right. Cause this doesn't affect tangible real life it's just cringe people being cringe on the internet about inconsequential things.

[thebirdandhersong]

I know I'm approaching the time of life where this is about to accelerate exponentially, but I can't believe I know twelve couples who got together, proposed, got engaged, got married this year. As in since January. Like what is going on what is in the air it's literally May how did this all happen (??????????)

[dianasprnce]

this is soooo cute

[minyboy]

Everybody loves Pete The Cat... I think...

[p1nkshield]

Peter: Hey Mr Stark! I found a really old book! Look, The hunger games!

Tony: kid, you gotta get a better perspective on what really old is… that came out like only a few years ago. It’s not that old.

Peter: Mr Stark… that book came out a few years after I started kindergarten.

Tony: Stop… you’re lying.

Peter: I’m not lying Mr. Stark I swear!

Tony: alright, patrol is over its bedtime.

Peter: Bedtime? it’s only like seven pm!

Tony: Which is bedtime for infants. Which is what you are.

Peter: Hey, I’m an adult! I don’t have a bedtime!

Tony: nope! a baby, good night baby.

[illegally-blind-and-deaf]

TINTIN FANDOM (yes its me again)

[watersoupsaucesoupwater]

- Matthew 27:5