#so disingenuous

[bilboyagathechickenfootedhobbit]

And now the troll that originally started this nonsense is trying to disguise his public sex kink as “if you don’t educate kids about sex you are making them vulnerable to predators.”

For fucks fucking sake.

I refuse to engage directly with his posts because I’m 99% certain he has an abuse kink and I will not participate in it. But like….this is just so fucking dumb. So dumb.

OBVIOUSLY you need to educate kids about sex and consent. I do that every day in little ways with my kid, starting in infancy when we only ever used correct and accurate words for anatomy. This removes the shame around genitals and gives them the vocabulary to speak up if anything ever happens. Instead of “someone touched my no-no” they can clearly describe what happened: “an adult touched my penis.” No vagueness, no room for misunderstanding. He used to follow me into the bathroom and that naturally raised some questions, which I answered matter-of-factly and in an age-appropriate manner. “Mommy doesn’t have a penis because women have vulvas.” Boom, that’s it. There was no need to explain to him what the parts are for; he was three. But you lay the groundwork by talking about bodies and genitals without shame, so that when it does come time to start discussing sex (there is no such thing as one sex talk, it should be an ongoing and open conversation that addresses whatever issue is concerning the involved parties) you can do so without shame and embarrassment.

I model consent all day every day. Playing around and tickling and he tells me to stop? Immediate full stop. He’s feeling upset and says he’s going to his room to get his feelings under control? I don’t barge in demanding to talk. Likewise, when I tell him I need ten minutes alone, I expect that boundary to be honored, and it is. He knows that when someone says ‘no’ it means exactly that. When he and Daddy are wrestling and Daddy tells him he needs a break, he knows it means no surprise flying kicks. Because the adults around him model consent to teach him consent.

You do not need to expose children to adults having sex to teach them about sex and consent.

The idea that exposing children to adults having sex will somehow safeguard them against sexual abuse is the absolute pinnacle of stupidity.

The fact that this nitwit vehemently argued for people having the right to have sex where children could see it and is now pulling the “but this is to HELP the children!!” card is so predictable and unimaginative that I can’t even be mad, just TIRED. Sure, bud, make your post about how you’re just trying to safely educate kids about sex to protect them in order to make everyone else seem like rabid screaming lunatics who don’t actually care about kids safety. It’s so transparent I could make a greenhouse out of it. But I do truly worry about the younger kids (there I go again, looking out for the pesky youth) who are taking all this in and going “Yeah!! Show kids porn, it will HELP THEM!!”

There’s a big fucking difference between a kid growing up seeing casually naked family members about the home, being naked in the changing room at a gym/spa, or going to a public bathhouse with the family, and seeing strangers openly fucking in public, and you know this.

The whole public sex discourse is insane. But what goes beyond insane into heart-dropping, what the fuck where did we go wrong territory is this attitude of ‘who cares if kids see? They’ll be having sex one day eventually.’ Like???? Yeah, most likely they will. My six year old kid will one day drive an automobile. Does that mean I should just give him the keys this morning and let him drive himself to school? I mean, he’s going to drive EVENTUALLY, right? By that same token, I should also just give him a tumbler of whiskey and let him take a drag off a cigarette; I mean, he’ll probably try these things one day ANYWAY, may as well be today, right? And since he’s going to learn what sex is, why not invite one of his little friends over and show them how to fuck one another?

Oh wait, does that make you uncomfortable now? The idea of two six year olds being encouraged to have sexual intercourse? DOES THAT SEEM WEIRD??? Why?? I mean, they’re going to do it one day anyway, WHY NOT NOW??? Why NOT get your six year old wasted and zooted and teach them how to properly fuck?? Does that make you feel weird? What are you? Some lame-o virgin who doesn’t know how to party? Weak sauce. See, I happen to be a super cool edge-lord sex god who has had ALL THE SEX and therefore don’t care if anyone sees anyone having sex. Since I, the ultimate Sex Lord, have definitely already had sex it is now appropriate for every single human on earth, regardless of age or anything, to witness anyone else having sex. I mean, I’M okay with it, so therefore everyone else has to be okay with it.

I cannot believe that at the exact same time on this hell site, we have a post going around threatening to kill adults for listening to TikTok’s on full volume in public and a post going around saying everyone is SUPES COOL with people just fucking wherever they feel like in public. So this site is more offended by auditory disruption than literal sex crimes being perpetrated against them.

Make it make sense.

[sheher-gayboy]

Oh no! I'm going to be viscerally upset!

[iocaisaint]

the Nesta modesty discourse is so weird because all someone said is that Nesta is often dressed in more revealing clothes when drawn alongside Feyre and Elain (her sisters) which is weird because Nesta is the only character on page who we know hates being dressed in revealing clothing and will avoid it if she can...no one brought in ships, men or attached morality to dressing modestly/not dressing modestly until some of started throwing around accusations of slut shaming (for pointing out a fact)

Now my opinion is that mean "bitchy" female characters are often sexualised in this weird "femme fatale" thing that fandoms regularly assign to them as their archetype whether it fits them or not (it does not Nesta is literally a bookworm who kills terrible people on the side), also Nesta is noted to be the more curvy of her sisters so we'll just sprinkle that in too.

This goes without saying but people can draw anything they want and every piece of art is a gift but it's hard not to notice a trend when it happens with nearly every time she's in an ensemble

[myokk]

Guess which outfit I wore on my only public outing to the grocery store today and what I’ve been wearing to draw outside, clean like crazy, and give my dogs a spa day😭😭

Plus my studio ghibli redraw of Seb and Eloise🥹🥹🥹 they look like BABIES😭♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[maddie-grove]

It beats the sexist character-bashing of my youth, and I’m glad to see gestures at feminism in these benighted times, but I’m pretty bored with “we should realize that this female character doesn’t NEED a man and ship her male love interests with each other.” You don’t have to ship a character with anyone in order to explore them, obviously, and certainly m/f romance can feature regressive gender roles or treat the female character as a prop/cipher, but. Like. I think both m/f and f/f shippers sometimes write about women in relationships because they are interested in those female characters and enjoy romance in fiction. You don’t need to throw them all under the bus to give your perfectly fine shipping preference a patina of feminism.

[khaoala]

this gifset was brought to you just because i wanted to gif the second one.

[trashcatsnark]

Rejecting Lae'zel: yeah sorry not interested in you tasting my flesh lol- yeah you can go fuck astarion instead i don't care Rejecting Astarion: Say please.... ha, yeah, it's still a no, but that was funny, anyway... Rejecting Shadowheart: *didn't even realize i did it* Rejecting Gale, Wyll, or Karlach: Oh god, oh god, oh no I'm so so so so so so sorry, I, I really hope I didn't like lead you on- please don't look at me with those eyes, please, oh no, I'm so sorry I'm just doing a different romance right now, I still care about you so so so so so so so much, I'm sorry I'm just a terrible person, I'll be flaying myself alive tonight in penance, I'm so sorry-

[birbleafs]

Most people tend to point out how badass Alhaitham is here (true). But what I like and appreciate a lot about this scene is how it also shows that Alhaitham cares enough for the general public's safety (including the Ayn Al-Ahmar members he'd agreed to fight with just moments before) that he rushed in to disable Mizri's corrupted Akasha terminal to stop his rampage. Alhaitham didn't actually need to do so either (he's not the Matra; public security isn't part of his job as the Scribe) since Mizri was attacking his own members. But Alhaitham still crossed that distance just to protect the other members of the faction once he'd realised what was happening, and he didn't even draw his swords out against Mizri. **Edit: I would like to also point out how there's a note of concern and urgency in Alhaitham's voice that you can hear clearly both in the JP dub here and in the original CN voice. It can be argued, of course, that he only did this knowing that Mizri had the Divine Knowledge Capsule and because he'd wanted to steal it. Still, Alhaitham could've kept his distance as Mizri continued lashing out at his men, and during the chaos and confusion, he could've easily filched the Capsule too before letting the Matra deal with the group's in-fighting while he slipped away with it. But he chose to jump right into the fray instead and risk injury to himself by going against a berserk Mizri.... though, I suppose Alhaitham had probably already decided that risk is extremely low and reasons that "I'm a very good fighter and I've a Vision, so I was never in any actual danger" or something along those lines. Because he's just annoying like that lmfao. This also makes that one iconic, quotable quote of his "I'm merely a feeble scholar" all the more hilarious.... What a lying liar LOL...

Still, I'm willing to accept his (modest lol) rationale, that in terms of sheer brute strength and perhaps without any help from his Vision, Alhaitham isn't as physically strong as the most jacked Eremites—he did preface the above line with "Compared to the mercenaries...", after all lol. He's simply a very efficient fighter who excels at using speed and agility to his advantage.

[gobstoppr]

Tetris Fanart.

I've been playing tetris while listening to horror podcasts. and yeah

[aaronsinferno]

Canonically, Buck's relationship with Tommy is the spark that propels him into facing and embracing his bisexuality. This is a key narrative development, as Buck states that he wants to take his next steps forward with Tommy. This relationship, while not the sole focus of Buck's personal journey, undeniably influences it.

Again, while Buck’s personal growth is not dependent on Tommy, the narrative makes their relationship a valuable lens through which Buck’s sexuality and personal growth are explored. This does not diminish Buck’s individuality at all, but does show how personal connections can impact someone’s self-discovery.

[ducktracy]

this is gonna sound so funny from The Pig and Duck Person BUT i just want to again thank you all and tell you how much the support has meant for my shilling of this film/countless pig and duck posting, i get very stuck inside my head and feel like i have to tamp down on my posting and "if i post too much about the pig and duck something catastrophic will happen" (hyperbole. but i live by a very neurotic set of self appointed rules, even for as freeform and enthusiastic as i am) and my neuroses about these characters is. WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY more deep than i let on on here. some of you know this. wink wink nudge nudge. BUT ANYWAY, i was very worried i would be seen as obnoxious and like a corporate shill or just someone tirelessly posting about the same exact thing SO YOUR SUPPORT MEANS A LOT!! it's a good reminder that i need to CHILLLL OUT. Tumblr is sort of my more relaxed online space to begin with, but i never realized how much i was still sort of repressing/masking/"I Am Normal"-ing myself until letting myself be adamant about the pig and duck since the situation calls for it. SO THANK YOU. thank you for not biting my head off 🙏 i've been very very very excited and happy to hear about everyone supporting this film and sparking a chain reaction (and i will catch up on DMs and replies!! i swear! i've kind of been in a pig and duck PR whirlwind the past few days.. moreso than usual) so just THANK YOU AGAIN. maybe this is silly to make a post about since everyone knows i'm the pig and duck person but my brain can be a treacherous sneak (read this in Daffy's voice. i don't think he's ever said it but it just popped into my head in his voice and i am obligated to put it here) so i'm genuinely very grateful

[allblognamesaretakenso]

ok i don't think NEARLY enough people are talking about how extraordinarily brave nicola coughlan has been.

she is an up and coming actress, just breaking into hollywood, and has taken a stance few would have courage to in today's political climate, raising over £100,000 (!!!) for trans people in the uk. even more, she has spoken out against the new harry potter adaptation, and by association, HBO, one of America's most successful television companies.

after the way zionists attacked her all of last year, it's so upsetting to see transphobic/terfy creators with thousands of followers bodyshame/criticise her on all platforms.

its a shame a loud minority of her fans would rather discuss the man they think she's dating, or criticise the man they think she's not. this isn't about anyone but nicola. pls find news articles/posts about her from deadline, the independent, etc. and give her all our love, bc ppl are being genuinely horrible and disgusting and its breaking my heart :(((

[ceaselesswatchersspecialboy]

I fully believe Star Wars is at its best when it is both unapologetically political and anti-fascist and when it is campy as all hell.

[t00thpasteface]

i admit i'm kinda tempted by that mashcast announcement calling for guest speakers... but i SHAN'T!! i would have no coherent insight to offer. i would just pick a mulcahy episode and then yap about mulcahy-as-symbol. i have thoughts. THOUGHTS I TELLS YA.

mashcast crew if you're seeing this you call me if you ever want to record a podcast one-off that isn't focused on any particular episode and is instead just a bunch of highfalutin navelgazing about characters as personifications of sociological concepts moreso than as realized persons acting independently and the ways in which the minutiae of their interactions reflect broader trends, pressures, and agendas, such as mulcahy being used semivoluntarily by both the church and military as something halfway between window dressing and a sacrifical lamb to [A CANE DRAGS ME OFFSTAGE]

[dykedvonte]

Someone said this already but I’ll point it out again that Jimmy is an unreliable narrator and a manipulator that spins and alters the narrative/tone of every scene he’s in with each character.

This sentence also applies to Curly.

Too many people are taking how Jimmy talks to Curly and how Curly is actually responding at face value when between Anya and Curly he is again the second most affected by his presence. This is to say he changes how he is acting drastically when dealing with Jimmy in a more similar way Anya does than people are willing to admit.

[thefloatingstone]

Watching the "Making of" feature for Disney's 'Wish' where they go on and on about how amazing Walt was and how much he loved stories and fantasy and I'm having big feelings in the discord chat about it