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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 1 year ago

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the fact that shakespeare was a playwright is sometimes so funny to me. just the concept of the "greatest writer of the English language" being a random 450-year-old entertainer, a 16th cent pop cultural sensation (thanks in large part to puns & dirty jokes & verbiage & a long-running appeal to commoners). and his work was made to be watched not read, but in the classroom teachers just hand us his scripts and say "that's literature"

just...imagine it's 2450 A.D. and English Lit students are regularly going into 100k debt writing postdoc theses on The Simpsons screenplays. the original animation hasn't even been preserved, it's literally just scripts and the occasional SDH subtitles.txt. they've been republished more times than the Bible

#due to the Great Data Decay academics write viciously argumentative articles on which episodes aired in what order #at conferences professors have known to engage in physically violent altercations whilst debating the air date number of household viewers #90% of the couch gags have been lost and there is a billion dollar trade in counterfeit “lost copies”#serious note: i'll be honest i always assumed it was english imperialism that made shakespeare so inescapable in the 19th/20th cent #like his writing should have become obscure at the same level of his contemporaries #but british imperialists needed an ENGLISH LANGUAGE (and BRITISH) writer to venerate #and shakespeare wrote so many damn things that there was a humongous body of work just sitting there waiting to be culturally exploited...#i know it didn't happen like this but i imagine a English Parliament House Committee Member For The Education Of The Masses or something #cartoonishly stumbling over a dusty cobwebbed crate labelled the Complete Works of Shakespeare #and going 'Eureka! this shall make excellent propoganda for fabricating a national identity in a time of great social unrest.#it will be a cornerstone of our elitist educational institutions for centuries to come! long live our decaying empire!'#'what good fortune that this used to be accessible and entertaining to mainstream illiterate audience members...#..but now we can strip that away and make it a difficult & alienating foundation of a Classical Education! just like the latin language :)'#anyway maybe there's no such thing as the 'greatest writer of x language' in ANY language?#maybe there are just different styles and yes levels of expertise and skill but also a high degree of subjectivity #and variance in the way that we as individuals and members of different cultures/time periods experience any work of media #and that's okay! and should be acknowledged!!! and allow us to give ourselves permission to broaden our horizons #and explore the stories of marginalized/underappreciated creators #instead of worshiping the List of Top 10 Best (aka Most Famous) Whatevers Of All Time/A Certain Time Period #anyways things are famous for a reason and that reason has little to do with innate “value”#and much more to do with how it plays into the interests of powerful institutions motivated to influence our shared cultural narratives #so i'm not saying 'stop teaching shakespeare'. but like...maybe classrooms should stop using it as busy work that (by accident or designs)#happens to alienate a large number of students who could otherwise be engaging critically with works that feel more relevant to their world #(by merit of not being 4 centuries old or lacking necessary historical context or requiring untaught translation skills)#and yeah...MAYBE our educational institutions could spend less time/money on shakespeare critical analysis and more on...#...any of thousands of underfunded areas of literary research i literally (pun!) don't know where to begin #oh and p.s. the modern publishing world is in shambles and it would be neat if schoolwork could include modern works?#beautiful complicated socially relevant works of literature are published every year. it's not just the 'classics' that have value #and actually modern publications are probably an easier way for students to learn the basics. since lesson plans don't have to include the #important historical/cultural context many teens need for 20+ year old media (which is older than their entire lived experience fyi)

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inkskinned · 2 years ago

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you're in the habit of denying yourself things.

if someone asked you directly, you would say that you love a little treat. you like iced coffee and getting the cookie. you drink juice out of a fancy cup sometimes, and often do use your candles until they gutter out helplessly.

but you hesitate about buying the 20 dollar hand mixer because, like. you could just use your arms. you weren't raised rich. you don't get to just spend the 20 dollars (remember when that could cover lunch?), at least - you don't spend that without agonizing over it first, trying to figure out the cost-benefits like you are defending yourself in front of a jury. yes, this rice cooker could seriously help you. but you do know how to make stovetop rice and it really isn't that hard. how many pies or brownies would you actually make, in order to make that hand mixer worthwhile?

what's wild is that if the money was for a friend, it would already be spent. you'd fork over 40 without blinking an eye, just to make them happy. the difference is that it's for you, so you need to justify it.

and it sneaks in. you ration yourself without meaning to - you don't finish the pint of ice cream, even though you want to. the next time you go to the store, you say ah, i really shouldn't, and then you walk away. you save little bits of your precious things - just in case. sometimes you even go so far as putting that one thing in your shopping cart. and then just leaving it there, because maybe-one-day, but not right now, there's other stuff going on.

you do self-care, of course. but you don't do it more than like, 3 days in a row. after that it just feels a little bit over-the-edge. like. you can't live in decadence, the economy is so bad right now, kid.

so you don't buy the rice cooker. you can-and-will spend the time over the stove. you can withstand the little sorrows. denial and discipline are practically synonyms. and you're not spoiled.

it's just - it's not always a rice cooker. sometimes it is a person or a job or a hug. sometimes it is asking for help. sometimes it is the summer and your college degree. sometimes it is looking down at scabbed knees and feeling a strange kind of falling, like you can't even recognize the girl you used to be. sometimes it is your handprint looking unsteady.

sometimes it is tuesday, and you didn't get fired, and you want to celebrate. but what is it you like, even? you search around your little heart and come up empty. you're so used to denying that all your desires draw a blank.

oh fuck. see, this is the perfect opportunity. if you had a mixer, you'd make a cake.

#warm up #this isn't good #writeblr #this is complicated by the fact i can't stand up too long or i fuckken pass out and <3 hit my damn head <3 #but i did take a deep breath and buy myself the stupid rice cooker #and!!! a very cheap sushi kit!!! i have been wanting to try making sushi for literally YEARS #the kit was only like 15 dollars!!!! and i haven't purchased it bc?!!??!?!?!?!!?#..... i didn't get the mixer tho that felt. like a lot. like too much.#on my list is a kitchenaid. one day when i get a check and i have paid off my student debt #and medical debt #i will put that first little bit of cash #into a kitchenaid 5qt stand mixer (with attachments)#i really do just go into their refurbished section and stare lustily at each option #but yeah i feel guilty about the rice cooker even tho i know for a fact this damn thing is gonna be a lifesaver #oh shit also fuck i forgot to mention . poached eggs

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palms-upturned · 8 months ago

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🇵🇸GAZA ESCAPE FUNDS🇵🇸

(Emoji description: two uses of the Palestinian flag emoji, end description)

UPDATE, July 8th 2024: I am no longer updating this post. My master list has now moved to this post on @vetted-gaza-funds so please check there instead!

UPDATE: I’ve hit the link limit on this post, so here is part two of this list!!

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Laila Shaqoura: €23k/€45k

@/lailashaqoura, number 152 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Wafaa Alnhal: €24k/€50k

@/wafs-posts, number 171 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Ruba Shaban: €26k/€100k

@/rubashabansblog, number 90 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Issam Aziz: €21k/€25k

@/haifaaziz98, number 179 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Amneh Sharif: $8.6k/$90k USD

@/amnehsharif10, number 140 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Nada Saftawi: €11k/€16k

@/nadasaftawi, number 182 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Iyad Sobhe: £11k/£60k

@/iyadsobhegaza, number 173 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Dr. Nasser Mohammed: £6.2k/£50k

(terminated, formerly nassermohamed9), Verified by nabulsi

Nahla & Amal: €3k/€80k

@/jrk85, number 178 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Ahmed Iyd: £10k/£150k

(terminated, formerly ahmediyds), number 116 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Renad Magid: £15k/£25k

@/renadmagidnew, number 128 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Amira Alanqar: €11k/€20k

@/ameera-anq, Verified by nabulsi

Mohammed Hilles: €21k/€37k

@/hmzamahamed3, number 176 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Rania Ibra: £13k/£35k (LINK NOT WORKING, WILL UPDATE)

@/ranibra71, number 154 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Malk Al Zaeem: $18k/$50k CAD

@/malkzaeem, number 129 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Amal Abu Shammala: €55k/€60k

@/amalisam96, number 24 on the spreadsheet linked up top

NOTE: Amal’s family has been evacuated to Egypt, but Amal is continuing to raise funds to support her displaced relatives and to recover from losing her job and being scammed out of $20k in the process of evacuating her family. Please keep on donating to her both the above campaign and this second campaign, which has raised $2.4k/$10k!

Nael Helles: $16k/$50k USD

@/nael-helles, number 85 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Ahmed & Dina: €23k/€35k

@/zinaeleenyamin, verified by nabulsi

Hani Al-Hajjar: €31k/€50k

@/skatehani, number 75 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Mohammed Alanqer: €32k/€38k

@/mohammedalanqer, number 174 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Salaah Bilaal: €50k/€70k

@/bilal-salah0, number 132 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Shahed Muhammad: $8k/$50k USD

@/shahednhall, verified by nabulsi

Nader Shoshaa: €6.4k/€120k

@/nadergaza, number 153 on the spreadsheet linked up top (thank you to @/rubashabansblog for sending me this campaign!)

Iman Eyad: £6.6k/£60k (LINK NOT WORKING, WILL UPDATE)

@/imanblogs, number 150 on the spreadsheet linked up top (thank you to @/rubashabansblog for sending me this campaign!)

Aya Maher: €4.3k/€25k

@/ayamaher44, verified by 90-ghost

Hamsa Mohammad: €5.4k/€30k

@/hamsamohammad, verified by nabulsi

Alaa Al Khateeb: £25k/£56k

@/alaaalkhateeb, number 99 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Mohammed Hoboub: kr17k/kr300k SEK

@/mohammedhaboub, verified by 90-ghost

Youssef Helles: €2k/€23k

@/omaryousef, number 206 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Amani Hasan: $18,934/$17,732 CAD GOAL MET!!!

@/amani93hasan, number 169 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Ahmad Turk: €7.1k/€70k

@/ahmadturk00, number 96 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Ahmed Ziad: £3.9k/£30k

@/ahmed-ziad, verified by nabulsi

Mahmoud Helles: €1.1k/€50k

@/mahmoud92hells, number 198 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Sujood Odeh: £53k/£70k

@/sujoododeh, number 64 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Mohammad Al Manasra: €11k/€40k

@/save-mohammad-family, verified by ibtisams

Mohammad Awni: €2.1k/€45k

@/mohamedawnisblog, verified by nabulsi

Raghad Qanou: £3.2k/£55k

@/rhq274, verified by nabulsi

Iyad Sami: CHF5.7k/CHF20k

@/eyadeyadsblog, vouched for by mohamedalanqer

Ahmed Al Ostaz: €12k/€70k

@/4665440875, organized by @/mo98h, number 125 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Yousef Hussein: $7.3k/$50k USD

@/06679799, verified by 90-ghost

Nesma Ahmed: $66k/$80k USD

@/nesmamomen, verified by nabulsi

Abdelrahman: €7.1k/€20k

@/anqer, vetted by el-shab-hussein

Mahmoud Balousha: €14k/€50k

(terminated, formerly mahmoud26), verified by blackpearlblast

Samer Abu Rass: kr59k/kr450k SEK

@/samerpal, number 196 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Dr. Mohammed Al Deeb: €18k/€30k

@/mohammedaldeeb, number 212 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Fadi Ayyad: $18k/$35k USD

@/mayadaayyad, number 144 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Tahani Shorbajee: $16k/$50k USD

@/tahanishorbaje2, number 112 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Yazan Ashraf Abu Safiya: €3.5k/€50k

@/yazanabusaia, number 180 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Mahmoud Saleh: €4.6k/€20k

@/mide444, verified by ibtisams

Ahmed Abu Shammala: €9.8k/€100k

@/ahmed8311, number 161 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Mohammed Thalatheeni: €21k/€35k

@/mohammedtalatene, number 135 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Ahmed Thalatheeni: €4.1k/€35k

@/ahmedaltalaten, vouched for by mohammedtalatene

Mahmoud Khalaf: €10k/€30k

@/mahmoudkhalafff, number 152 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Basma Al Ghoul: kr9.2k/kr400k SEK

@/basmaalghoul, verified by nabulsi

Mahmoud Hilles: €20k/€25k

@/hillesmahmoud, number 170 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Ezzideen Shehab: €29k/€75k

@/boshradaoud1 (organizer), number 2 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Farah Haboub: $1.3k/$120k CAD

@/farahhaboub, vetted by 90-ghost

Firas Muhaisen: $1.7k/$82k CAD

@/firasmuhaisenn, shared by 90-ghost

Shaheen Family: €2.7k/€35k

@/shaheenfamily1, shared by 90-ghost

Walaa Ahmed: $3.9k/$50k CAD

@/burningnightgiver and @/ahmed79ss, shared by 90-ghost

Ghada Saftawi: €1.3k/€10,250

@/ghadasaftawi, shared by 90-ghost

NOTE: Ghada’s family has been evacuated, but it took all the money that Ghada had! This fundraiser is to support her children while they are displaced in Egypt with no savings left.

Diya Shamaly: $23k/$90k CAD

@/familydeea, verified by nabulsi

Basel Ayyad: CHF2k/CHF60k

@/basel-1995, number 214 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Alaa Ayad: $2.5/$20k CAD

@/alaa-pales, number 395 on Operation Olive Branch’s master list

Mohammed Iwais: kr15k/kr500k SEK

@/mohiwais, shared by 90-ghost

Khalil Abu Baker: €1.3k/€30k

@/khalil95, number 187 on the spreadsheet linked up top

Firas Salem: €33k/€65k

@/firas-salem, number 111 on the spreadsheet linked up top

#palestine #free palestine #i’m going to keep doing my donation match lists with every paycheck #but i wanted to keep this running list as well to have everyone in one place

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evilwizard · 11 months ago

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legend tells that Thoth, god of knowledge and magic, played cards with Khonsu, god of the moon, and won 5 extra days worth of moonlight. he gave them to the sky goddess Nut (who was forbidden from giving birth on any day of the then 360-day year), subsequently allowing her to produce Osiris, Isis, Horus, Set, and Nepthys—one on each of the five days

no one knows that Thoth was up to with the whole “leap year” thing. after all, there’s no way Nut could give birth to just 1/4th of a god. unless…..

no way!!!! this has become a CERTIFIED MEDJED POST!!!!!!!!!!

𓅓𓂝𓆓𓂧𓐦

TRUE MEDJ-HEADS REBLOG!!!!!!!!!!

#this is a take that is going to get a lot of ancient Egyptian scholars very mad at me <|:^)#EDIT: earlier version of this post accidentally listed Geb (husband of Nut) as one of her children instead of Set. my sincerest apologies #I’ll do more fact checking of my sources in the future

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thisshrimpisfryingrice · 1 year ago

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Part 2 of crazy ass ships

#Star Trek #starfleet #star trek voyager #uss voyager #star trek lower decks #uss cerritos #spaceships #I’m going to do more of them #made a list

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puppppppppy · 6 months ago

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horrible truth bomb dropped on my head 20 min ago

#I DIDNT KNOW I DIDNT KNOWWWWW #when i say damn thats crazy its bc i DO think its crazy i think a lot of things are crazy. like how birds have cloacas #or the way ppl draw a five pointed star in different ways and everyone assumes their way of doing it is how everyone does it #my brother is not letting me live this down btw he literally shouted at me like HOW DID YOU LIVE THIS LONG AND NOT PICK UP ON THAT #IDK!!! IDK I THOUGHT SOMETIMES IT COULD BE USED TO EXPRESS GENUINE SHOCK??????#he says its my delivery that makes it sound insincere bc i say it in a monotonous voice which when i think abt it YEAH....#THAT DOES MAKE IT LOOK KINDA BAD IN HINDSIGHT.....#and then i told him i keep a list of phrases that tickle my brain so i can remember to use them in conversation and apparently #most ppl dont do that bc he was like ???? stop doing that??? just let the conversation flow naturally it sounds fake>????#idk man i feel like if i did that and blurted out 'i forgot people find stuff like underwear arousing for some reason' instead of #smth like 'i wonder what kind of ppl find this kind of stuff the bees knees' like i normally do. it would. not go so well.#ALSO THE FLOW CHARTS ARENT NORMAL? i make flow charts before i call the bank or smth so i know what to say #its not just to blend in its also so i dont waste ppls time going uhhhhh as i think of how i put smth into words #its called stalling for time and i dont care if i have to say smth like thats just how the cookie crumbles if it gives me #5 more seconds to process whatever the fuck someone said without letting them think im not paying attention #doodles #diary #sona #puppysona #comics

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capt-zjaybird · 5 months ago

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PLSS he's even got the silvery hair

Elsa is so done ❄️

based on the twitter expression meme under the cut

#what next‚ magic hands?#dont take that out of context LMAOO #new idea: draw elias in elsa dress #that's going into the to-do list #frozen #elsa #disney #elias cod #the crossover we never knew we needed #call of duty #cod #cod ghosts #call of duty ghosts #elias walker

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lazylittledragon · 10 months ago

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hey idk which anxious pre-t babe needs to hear this but i didn't get to when i was younger so. testosterone will not make you ugly. it won't make you a horrible person. it won't 'mutilate' or ruin your body. if you want to go on testosterone then literally all that happens is it makes you really fucking hot and REALLY fucking happy.

#ramble #literally very hot. like very hot #there is so much sweat #'oh you're just trying to paint a pretty picture that it's all fine' yeah i am!!! it's fucking great. i love it #trans people aren't sad clueless little babes who don't know what's going on. if you want to go on hormones you Know what it's going to do #and you WANT THAT WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE DOING IT #i hate hate hate seeing detransitioners like 'it destroyed and mutilated me'#*proceeds to list the normal effects of hormones*#it's all fearmongering and it's SICK #personally i think we should start glorifying transition more. because it's BEAUTIFUL

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teiasviago · 8 months ago

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— Chapter 13, ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON

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bamsara · 4 days ago

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Hey if anyone knows a post or list that would help with stocking up on essentials and what legal documents one would need to keep on hand/renew, it would be appreciated! I lost my old link to one i was using, and I live in a deeply red state and I'm trying to leave or at the very least survive since leaving is expensive.

I lose my health insurence at the end of March so a lot of my money is going towards getting meds and appointments until then. I cannot organize a checklist on my own without going nuts so a list would be super helpful

#sara shush #i do have the go bag list i made and other people have helped and added onto it #so i have that part covered #but not perfect for sheltering in place

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tinartss · 23 days ago

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otayuri fanart in the year 2025 because the first yoi rewatch after nearly 9 years goes crazy hard

#otayuri #otabek altin #yuri plisetsky #made my younger cousin (who’s now the age i was when i first watched yoi…..) watch yoi for the first time #now she’s asking me for yurio edits #love introducing the youth to culture❤️#yuri on ice #no but actually it’s so serious i dug out an old fic rec list and have been going through it and URGGG…..they are so cute…..head in hands #if you couldn’t tell by now the first friend trope is so near and dear to my soul….#guys what if i redrew the ‘you have the eyes of a soldier’ ‘do you want to be my friend’ scene with haikavetham what then…….

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botanyshitposts · 2 months ago

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how crazy would it be if i became a biology lab instructor. would that be crazy or what

#what am i doing? idk man #i saw a listing and it excites me. like teaching entry bio lab at a college. could you imagine #the college freshmen would be on their phones like idk what this guy is going on about but he seems pretty fired up about this #not much i can do about that but i for one would be having a good time #i finished my emt class and i only have to take one more test until im licensed #and then i can work as one or just volunteer and do plants as my job. which like. plants as my job is ideal i think #i think that is what i have learned i am so so so sad without plants #but an emt job could get me out of here right now at this very moment which is appealing #because otherwise my ass is going to put it off

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wishchip106 · 2 months ago

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i’m looking at those certain tiktok xmen fans

#they always hate on the movieverse fans #they think they’re jmhigh and mighty for reading the comics #and i can get why people don’t like charles but you don’t need to rub it in my face ☹️#it’s just mean is what it is #i remember i used to follow someone who would just make a list of all the shitty things he’s done #THIS ISNT GOING TO STOP ME FROM LIKING HIM??#pissing me off forreal #why are we shaming people for having fun??#‘oh you like movieverse charles? do you know what he’s done in the comics? 😏’#why are we not shedding this kinda shame on other problematic characters? why is it just charles? ☹️#actually scratch that don’t shame anyone thats not cool #struggling guhhh #i say guhh a lot #charles xavier #professor x #x men #cherik #erik lehnsherr #magneto #wish does not shut up

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bonefall · 1 year ago

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Anyway. Bi and Mspec Lesbians aren't a hotly "debated" topic or even new to queer culture, it's just the newest thing that bullies who REALLY want to be homophobic and even racist use to justify harassing gay people they don't like.

It's the thinnest possible veneer of progressive language wrapped around TERF and reactionary rhetoric so that they can feel righteous for forming an angry mob against vulnerable targets. If you're gullible enough to fall for the newest wave of bigotry within the queer community, and turn on your allies because they're "confusing" or "invading your spaces," the SAME way they turned on bi/pan labels, trans people, xenogenders, neopronouns, and aroace people before this, then get lost.

#No patience. Wither and rot.#These motherfuckers dogpiled the legend who leaked the no fly list because it identified as the wrong type of lesbian.#They will attack the people doing DIRECT ACTION over dumbfuck label discourse. Deeply unserious people.#Embarrassing to think that there are rubes out there who keep falling for this #For ALL our sakes I hope this is literally their first rodeos and they really haven't fallen for this bullshit twice.#But unfortunately I'm too old to be that hopeful.#I didn't get to see the big ''public block list'' made for us dirty queers who support or are bi/mspec lesbians but I hope I was on it #If a man is best judged by his enemies then exclusionists who echo terf rhetoric are the ones I WANT to have.#And ''public lesbian block list'' is in quotes because if you REALLY thought that such a thing wasn't a ''GO HARASS THESE PEOPLE'' charter-#--then you have a black mold where your brain used to be and it's rapidly eating into the bathroom tile you call a skull #Unironically you should not have a platform if you are THAT stupid or malicious to think it was anything BUT a harassment charter #I hope they're ashamed.#Context for those unaware: a flesh-eating amoeba created a public blocklist for people who supported bi lesbians #Minors and extremely small creators without big platforms were on that list #People got harassed but the most namely was Lockandkeyhyena who had people raiding his server with racial slurs and death threats.#I hope everyone involved sees who their ''allies'' are when they spread that sentiment.#A bunch of people ACTUALLY 'invading someone's space' to post the n-word and suicidebait.#THAT is who you appeal to. Sit with that.

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sunlit-mess · 3 months ago

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#messyr #artists on tumblr #vent post #vent art #tw sui ideation #being busy keeps me distracted as f from these behaviors and thoughts;#keeping distracted bc idfk how to get rid of the urges from intrusive and harmful thoughts #every scenario is just like: hey we can try attempting again today maybe we'll succeed this time!!!#then i'll be rational (focusing on the present) and go : nah cant bro we busy #got clients. gotta graduate. got people to take care of. got people waiting blah blah blah #the endless list where i never catch a break and maybe I've grown used to it.#i yearn death but i don't take its offer. I can't really leave. Not yet. not when there's still too much to do.

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s0fter-sin · 1 year ago

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everyone makes fun of soap when they find out how many hair and skin products he keeps on hand. the cabinet in his bathroom is filled to bursting and he always keeps travel sized bottles on him on missions

when soldiers outside the 141 find out, they call him precious and self-obsessed, a vain pretty boy too preoccupied with his reflection to focus on the enemy. no wonder how he got his callsign. price has given up telling him to leave them on base and just teaches him to individually wrap them so they don’t rattle against each other and give himself away

what they don’t know is that each product contains an ingredient that when mixed with any number of the others, creates potent chemical bombs. he was caught unarmed once, he won’t let it happen again

#ghost picks it up when he watches him meticulously read the ingredients lists on the bottles when he goes shopping with him once #he knows enough about products to know that when you find one that works you keep using it #so hes confused when he sees soap put back a moisturiser hes certain hes seen in his little bag #he waits for him to leave the aisle and checks the bottle #which is when he sees the new and improved formula sticker on the back #he memorises the ingredients and when he checks the bottle in soaps room sure enough theres an ingredient missing #thats when he puts it together #it seems his little intro into guerrilla warfare had sparked some ideas in his sergeant #and hes so damn proud it takes him off guard for a second #he hadnt expected him to keep up with it not when hed rarely need the knowledge #but he is and hes doing it all on his own using his own expertise and forethought #the pride has to make room for a difference kind of warmth at the sheer competency on display in front of him #the next day he drops a new product with the missing ingredient on soaps head #the soldiers around them are shocked that hed indulge in soaps prissiness #hes the only that that sees the feral glint in soaps eye as he thanks him and starts going on about the benefits of looking after your skin #coming out of my cage and ive been doing just fine.txt #ghost x soap #soapghost #ghostsoap #ghost mw2 #cod ghost #cod soap #soap mw2 #soap mactavish #cod mwii #call of duty #we’re a team. ghost team

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