#like i absolutely dont say this out of moral imperative or anything i just think when people exaggerate impossibility of not eating meat

[unganseylike]

me and my roommates were watching some cooking competition show and there was a vegetarian challenge, and the contestants were like freaking out about it and made horrible dishes. we all have meat-related dietary restrictions so the combined disdain and outrage coming from the three of us was so strong i thought they should be able to feel it through the tv. we were just listing various vegetarian dishes at the screen with increasing rage

[uncloseted]

Hello! Do you know a way to start caring about my appearance or about me in general? Don't really know how to explain this, but I guess is just that a part of me doesn't care about that stuff. For example, I try to have a skincare routine but after a few days, I just stop doing it and I guess is because i dont care about my appearance, but, at the same time, I want to care about it, I just find myself unable to do that. I guess you can describe this as having two absolutely different opinions at once and while I want to listen to the one that helps me, the opinion that keeps me like I am wins without me wanting it to win

This is so complicated to explain but I tried my best to put it into words. Don't want to make you uncomfortable or anything, so if you don't feel like answering I'll understand

You're totally good! I'm not uncomfortable at all. Questions like this are what I'm here for. Instead of approaching it as "how can I start caring about my appearance", I would maybe ask yourself the flip side of that same question: "what's stopping me from caring about my appearance?" Is it that you struggle to develop routines in general, so something like a skincare routine is hard for you to do? Is it that it's boring and you'd rather be doing other things? Is there something about the experience of caring about your experience that you dislike, such as the texture or smell of skincare products? Is it that there are too many steps or that it takes too long? Is it that you feel like you don't know how to take care of your appearance properly, so it's discouraging when you put in effort but don't get the result that you want? Is it that you feel so confident in your appearance that you don't feel like you need to care about it? Is it that you don't feel like making an investment in your appearance is worth it? Is it something else entirely?

Once you figure out what the problem is, it's much easier to find a solution that will actually work for you. If you struggle with routine, maybe you just do your skincare whenever you think of it during the day. If you feel like it's boring, maybe you can play music or listen to a podcast while you do it, or find products that feel fun. If you dislike the texture and smell of the products, maybe you can find ones that feel or smell different. If you feel like you don't know how to take care of your appearance, maybe you could find resources online that would help you learn what you need to know. But until you know what's stopping you, it will be hard to figure out what will work.

The other thing that I'll say is that if you don't enjoy things like skincare and makeup and haircare and they don't make you happy, you don't have to do them. I know that we live in a world where it can sometimes feel like beauty is a moral imperative, but you don't owe anyone physical attractiveness. There are more important and more worthwhile things in life than being pretty, and if the quest to look a certain way doesn't make you happy, it's okay to abandon it. Of course it's important to care about yourself and give your body what it needs to be able to thrive, but a twelve step skincare routine to prevent all signs of aging doesn't need to be part of that if you don't want it to be.

[dangerousyako]

i dont like media that tries to "explain" away elements from folklore or narrow down the origin to a single, real thing, such as saying that vampires or werewolves come from cases of rage, or that unicorns are from misunderstanding rhinoceros, or that dragons were born of misunderstanding dinosaur fossils (this is not about cryptids)

a) it sort of implies that people of the past were stupid and superstitious fools who "misunderstood" reality, which is not a good look from a historical point of view

b) it absolutely erases the original point of many of these creatures or stories, who often are a result of social imperatives (boogeymen are important because people needed somthing to scare children into behaving "properly", there's plenty of stories about the dire consequences of violating the hospitality rule or the social imperatives of family values like abandoning/brutalizing your (step)children or being mean to old people/strangers...)

(one story i grew up with is about how you need to rush home before dark and if you're caught out at dark, absolutely do not leave the road and go into the swamp bc the things that live in the swamp at night will grab you and drown and eat you, and that's a pretty obvious moral to a story)

(also sth about personification of forces of nature is that humans deal better with things psychologically if they feel like they have some semblance of control. Maybe offerings and prayers don't do anything to prevent disasters but maybe they help so. It's like pressing the button at a traffic light)

c) honestly it devalues and insults human imagination. If you've ever talked to a small child you know it takes them roughly 2 seconds of boredom before they start coming up with bonkers stories and concepts, and adults aren't that different. And humans are great at "yes, and" storytelling

It's not a big stretch to think that humans would go "a lizard, but BIG. and with WINGS." and another human went "YES, and also. IT BREATHES FIRE"

humans have lots of imagination (and anxiety). you don't need to actually have a weird creature in the forest for people to start making stuff up about a weird creature in the forest. you just need to be concerned about the forest, and bored around the fire, and your human brains do the rest

[annethshirley-blog]

WEEK 12 Reflection

week 12 Young Lords - Pussy Riot

Since I was a child I have been influenced by politics by my foster family who is involved in politics and take me to political events such as marches, political campaigns  and other activities that instilled in me many of the things that I know now. things that I partly agree with and others that I don't. More than anything from my family I learned to respect the opinion of the opponent, "el opositor" "los de derecha” I remember that they said / Inclusive my mother, someone with whom I have lived for eight years and who "does not like much politics "you have her  ideologies and they are very similar to my familys. says" somos de derecha" There are things that I express better in spanish and sound so much better, so if i say sentences in spanish, thats my explanation. Seria una irionia decir que estoy encontra del capitalismo, ya que vivo en un pais capitalista el cual me beneficia, pero tambien soy fan del socialismo y de muchas de sus ideologias. soooo,  I am in place where I find benefits from both and I can't really say “ i am this or that” or “I am so against this or that” i Believe that everything depends and that we shouldn't be so absolute in the things we believe. Figures like Che Guevara are so familiar to me, “ revolution, socialism, communism, capitalism, etc”  that I grew up hearing and I am no expert in these stuff, but these are things that are so imporatnt to know, so that people have a say and fight for the type of  system they want. Sometimes its a bit confusing to me based on the relationships that many countries have for example, The Pussy Riot, wants President Vladimir Putin out , and in the video we observe the Protest being held are agsint Capitalism, yet I am not sure what kind of  system they want it wasnt well explained, at least thats what i think. in the young lords documentary is well said that they want a socialist system, which is the one that doesnt have  social classes and that production of goods is or can be owned  or regulated by a community as a whole, like i said i dont consider my self an expert and I am a believer that things are mostly driven by a single word yet is more than that.  Its very common to see protest like these in many latin American countries, just recently, Evo Morales, president of Bolivia resigned , and we saw this protests phenomena in many other latin countrie such as Chile, Honduras, Nicaragua in past last two years. I believe its important for the pople to demand the things they want from their Government, regardless their ideologies everyoe should have a voice and should be heard. it is okay to oppose and contradict , we all have different perspectives. One thing that really called my attention when i was watching the young lords doc. was when the young lords didnt know how to work thingd in Puerto Rico, and i believe its hard, i always say that its hard to ask and fight for things in a place one hasnt lived in or shared with  experiences in such land, thats why i myself try not to involve myslef or try to impose my ideologies of what should be done in a situation or place i havce never been in. I can only speak for my own experiences. Also with the Young Lords I get the idea that they are against imperealism (I am) SIEMPRE ME A MOLESTADO LA IDEA DE UN PAIS  EXTRANGERO IMPONIENDO REGLAS EN OTROS PAISES” i am in favor of having good relationships hasta ahi no mas).  I know most of my posts are me just talking about the things i believe but these are the kind of stuff that comes to my mind, my thoughts are so messy i want to talk about so many things its hard for me to keep it organized. Anyways, In both documentaries I see people protesting for what they want and i like it, I like, I wish there wasnt a need to do that and that our needs and our rights didnt depend on a system that favors only some people. Me considero una persona muy humanitaria mas alla de todo de mis ideas y creencias systematicas, antes de ello deberia ponerse las necesidades del pueblo independientemente su partido politico.

Protest held in two different time periods, Both asking for rights, that should be given, without question.