#the more potential you have to make money.

[slapdashboard]

People seem to be really ignorant these days about how logistically difficult and expensive it is to move to another country, particularly from one like the U.S. (hence why non-Americans and sometimes even privileged Americans ask what is normally a child’s question — “why don’t you just MOVE?” — like it’s akin to planning a vacation or changing jobs). To be clear: for most people, emigration/immigration is entirely impossible, and likely always will be for them.

Some of you are making judgements or forming opinions on this matter without even understanding what an immigration process is actually like. For those who don’t know, you can’t just move to another country because you want to. Or even because you are afraid. Other countries do not care what you want or what you need, they care what it will cost them (their people, their culture, their economy, their politics, etc.) to let you in. Even countries with relaxed immigration policies still have criteria you have to meet to be allowed to move in, and often, waiting lists of people you are essentially competing against. And typically, even the most common eligibility standards still directly or indirectly require that you be middle class+, well-educated, provably skilled, able-bodied, able-minded, currently healthy, in possession of a clean record, and not lugging too many people or animals with you (if any).

Because of this, it is almost impossible for lower class Americans to emigrate (which is the VAST majority of the population) and still tricky even for middle class Americans.

Some examples of the basic barriers in the way include the costs of the immigration process itself, the costs of leaving a home/mortgage and purchasing a new one, the perfect timing required for both so you aren’t homeless for any period of time, the need to already have a job that supports immigrating as a possibility in the first place, the logistics of obtaining a job in a country you’re not in (most countries favor their own citizens for jobs, fyi, not foreigners or potential immigrants), the certain knowledge that the new country will have all the support systems you need for any special needs or conditions you have, and so on. Meeting a country’s immigration eligibility almost always requires money, connections, education, and/or health that most lower class people don’t have the privilege of possessing. Remember that higher education and healthcare for disabilities and mental illnesses, which are more prevalent among lower classes, are not free in the U.S., which means many people cannot easily obtain higher education (and those that manage typically only can by going into serious loan debt that will be taken into account when trying to immigrate) or get proper treatment for their conditions, if any.

And those examples don’t even go into the many mental, emotional, and social needs, commitments, or difficulties that can stop or slow a person from moving to another country, or the fact that physical and mental disabilities and illnesses often make a person auto-fail a country’s eligibility requirements. Many Americans can’t even afford a vacation to another country, let alone a move there (and, shockingly, not being able to jump over and check a place out makes moving and getting a job there hard, not to mention incredibly risky).

Some people just aren’t educated on this, so if you didn’t know, now you have a very basic idea. But other people are maliciously ignorant because they want to be able to victim-blame regular people without feeling or looking dirty. But you’re still classist, ableist, and sound like an asshole when you judge Americans for not simply moving away.

We ask your questions anonymously so you don’t have to! Submissions are open on the 1st and 15th of the month.

[llamagoddessofficial]

So I saw these tags on one of your imagines about Skull

And now I would like the full story about that presentation please.

Despite several people telling him it probably wasn't a good idea, Skull decided to make you a powerpoint on what he'd bring to the table as a potential husband. Though no one could talk him out of it, he was talked into waiting at least a year before showing it to you. Giving someone a presentation on why they should marry you only a month after you've met them probably wouldn't go down great.

Some of the (excellent, if you ask me) points he brought up;

Height. He can reach things on very high shelves. If you want to go to a concert he can put you on his shoulders and you'll be able to see everything. If it's windy he can be your windbreak!

Strength. He can easily lift heavy things, you'll never strain to carry stuff again. Can carry all the groceries, all your bags, and you! If you want to move house in the future it will be very easy, don't have to pay for a moving company.

Loving. Every day with you is his favourite day and nothing brings him more joy than simply being around you.

Very self-sufficient. He repairs clothes and knits his own, he can hunt and forage, if the apocalypse ever happens you won't just survive with him; you'll thrive. He wants to start a garden for you and grow his own veg... you won't have to pay for groceries anymore.

A great long term investment. As mentioned before, he'll save you so much money over time.

Loves providing. He will cook for you multiple times a day every day, because that's his joy, his way of showing love. Happy to take recipe requests, anything you like or are craving in the moment.

Takes pride in a cosy/clean home. Will clean up after himself, unlike certain other skeletons, and will keep the place warm and comfy.

Loves animals, great with pets. Cats love him. He's not sure why but he's putting it down as a husband qualification anyway because he did research on humans and apparently disliking cats/dogs is a 'red flag'

Speaking of dogs; scary dog privileges for the rest of your life. You can go anywhere you like, at any time of day, because when he's with you no one will approach you or talk to you. You can rest easy knowing that if anyone breaks into the home, they'll soon realise their only objective is surviving long enough to get out

Purrs when you're around. Built-in massage chair whenever you need it.

[taelophone]

Fashion Nova. Luigi Mangione x Fashionista! Reader HCs

Ok so this is my first headcanons post on this acc.

Starting off strong, because you are so interested in fashion, I could see you being some sort of sub-genre of alternative. REMINDER!! Alternative does not equal emo lol. Alternative is literally any style other than the norm, which is why its called ‘alternative.’ This includes Twee, goth, mcbling, gyaru, hoochie mama, renaissance core, etc etc. I can really see Luigi loving an alternative fashion partner.

You more than likely met Luigi through a friend of a friend! When he first met you he was so intrigued by your style. If you lean more unconventional/haute/camp, he’s so intrigued by your styling methods. It’s a lot, but somehow together it all makes sense! If you lean more conventional/simplistic, he’s in awe with how you make simple accessories stand out. 

One thing, however, he’s a little intimidated by you. Toxic trait incoming lol but he didn’t really like to stand next to you for too long because it makes him feel inferior a little. He’s not insecure about what he wears, but you looking so good in contrast to him, it keeps him on his toes a bit.

My favorite topic is coming up again! Psychology. When you feel intimidated by someone, you tend to try and adopt little pieces of their traits in an effort to feel more confident or gain approval. This is called identification!

And I imagine this is way before you start dating, too. So you’ll gradually begin to notice Luigi dressing a little bit better. You say you hate skinny jeans? He doesn’t even remember when he threw his out. You mention a niche aesthetic? He’s looking into it two weeks later without realizing. You mention your favorite fashion trend of the decades? He’s suddenly very interested in this topic a little bit later.

When you start getting closer, you start talking more and more about how you shop. He really enjoys listening to you ramble about how you found your style and what fashion school was like (if you went).

You probably taught him about color theory, how to style certain items of clothing, all about silhouettes and frames, etc etc.

He realizes a little later that you REALLY know your shit, and starts facetiming you when he gets something new or wants your opinion on an accessory/thing he wants to buy.

Cue the “I got these new jeans, but I have no idea what to do with them…” “What do you think would look good with this shirt?” “Can you help me get ready for this event I'm going to? Please?

Now when you start dating, he just completely lets you take over in dressing him. He’s been flamed in the past for his dogshit outfit skills, but he also likes when you try out various aesthetics/styles on him.

His favorite, BY FAR, was old money (which IS ALTERNATIVE, CHAT.) or model off-duty for himself. He’s never been one to care about what he wears too much on regular days, but he’s noticed a difference in how he feels and looks when he’s styled just right every day.

One of his favorite things that you do is adjust his collar, nitpick at his tie, position his rings, give him some glasses, etc etc.

Every time he reaches for that Bali shirt or monochrome adidas hoodie, you have to grab his hand and tell him no more.

Bonus points if you know how to sew. His zipper broke? His darling girlfriend can repair it! Rip in a sleeve? Never fear, his woman is here.

He loves shopping with you now! You’ll go to the mall, the bins, second-hand stores, etc etc. He likes taking you with him especially because you see so so much potential in the most mundane/crazy looking pieces ever.

He loves going to Victoria’s Secret with you istg. He’s a little shy/embarrassed cuz we need to be honest, what man isn’t, but he loves seeing you light up over all the pretty bras and accessories.

On the topic of accessories, sometimes you share! It’s taken hella convincing, but sometimes he’ll wear a very casual and small hair clip if he’s behind on a haircut. Courtesy of you!

He loves his lil fashionista she’s literally saved his ass from so many ugly ass outfits !!

[boxoftheskyking]

What Is Up With The NEA

There's a lot happening the US, and it's fine if the things in my specific corner have not caught your attention. But I want to let Tumblr know a bit about this in particular since a lot of folks I know here are artists.

Honestly I'm also getting annoyed with random people telling me and my coworkers what to do without actually knowing the deal. I'm not a grant specialist but I know more than the average citizen about this

What's the NEA: The National Endowment for the Arts gives money to arts organizations and projects in the US. It is federally funded (meaning the money is allocated on behalf of the American people). I work for an org that has received NEA funding for many years.

Very few orgs get the majority of their budget from the NEA, but if you do get NEA funding it gives you a certain level of "legitimacy" that makes it easier to get other funding.

(there's other arts funding that comes from federal $$ in different ways, but I'm not talking about that right now)

What happened: NEA announced everyone who is receiving 2025 grants from them back in December 2024. We have not signed a contract or received any of the money yet, but the information was made public (and went into our budget planning)

A few weeks ago, in response to various Executive Orders, the NEA has changed their rules and directives. Now, anyone who receives any amount of NEA funding cannot engage in programming or activities that "promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)" or "gender ideology."

But if it's not a large percentage of your budget, can't you take their money and use it for "approved" activities while doing DEI stuff with different money?: No. If you sign a contract and take NEA money, you are saying that none of your activities as an org support DEI or "gender ideology," whether or not NEA money goes to them. Even more sinister than that, it's required that any sub-contractors (anyone you pay) also fit their new criteria. So we couldn't pay any artists, contractors, staff, etc who "do a DEI or do a gender" either.

Can't you just use different terms and still do equitable work?: No, I wish it was that easy. We don't define what these things mean, the NEA and federal government will determine if you are in or out of compliance. If you take the money, they require that you come up with new reporting systems to "prove" that you are in compliance.

Now, who is going to be checking up on things since they are firing all the people in every department? Who fuckin' knows. It is all intentionally vague and threatening. Apparently Julianne Moore's book about freckles is "too DEI" so genuinely anything can fit their new criteria.

So you're just at risk of paying the money back? Be brave and try taking it anyway!: If someone at my org signs the paperwork and takes the money (and you can't get the money without an individual signing), we must comply with these rules on penalty of perjury. So a staff member at my job could get arrested and charged with perjury if we take this money and the federal government sees an actor we hire "do a gender" or thinks that a performance that happens in our building is "too DEI." For us, the money is not impactful enough to risk this.

Additionally, all of our non-profit status comes from the government, so if we agree to government rules and then "commit perjury," they could potentially come after our nonprofit status. We cannot exist without that, there is no easy way for a non-profit to just magically become a viable for-profit company at the snap of a finger.

Why would they do this: I mean they suck and want to silence anything but their own right-wing propaganda. But also if no one applies for this funding (even if they created the conditions where most orgs can't receive funding), they can get rid of the entire NEA and any federal arts funding because "no one wants it"

Wow this sucks what do I do: If you have the funds, contribute to arts orgs that are standing up and turning down NEA funding. If you don't, sign up for their newsletters, engage with their programming, share it with your friends, let your artist friends know which organizations are protecting their right to free speech

Jay are you losing your job?: right now, no. In the good news, many arts orgs that are taking a stand and publicly rejecting these funds and the strings that come with them have gotten some really great support from individuals. Does it make up the full gap in funds? Not yet, but $5 from an artist who believes in our values means more than any $30,000 that means we have to betray our fundamental purpose for existing.

We will have to cut and shrink some programming. I don't get paid a lot and that's not about to change. But we have plans to keep existing

If you specifically want to support my org, DM me and I'll give you info. I love my org but I also live my tumblr anonymity lol

The end

Thanks for reading this long post. I'm getting real tired of a bunch of armchair quarterbacks in my work email telling me "It's not that bad, just do this [incredibly basic thing that you would know is not possible if you just READ THE FREAKING INSTRUCTIONS]!" I appreciate your patience.

[beatlblog]

#excellent#i laughed irl#at the image of john#dropping hints left and right#going like#ask me ask me ask me#and then nobody ever really does#so he does that one self-interview like#well#if no one is going to ask me i'll have to do it myself#what's all that john and paul business indeed (via @ladyjaneasher-blog)

‘...there was talk about you and PAUL’ John, your dream journal does NOT count#put the self interview on my gravestone seriously#also I have always though that about Ram - if there was something between them Ram is a nuclear attack that John could never openly answer#and goes a little way to explain the MASSIVE counterattack of how do you sleep#this is quality johntent#oh john#very subtle john! (via @drivenalphabitchpaulmccartney)

#have you ever fucked a guy?#well that only answers part of the question#has a guy ever fucked you....conveniently left out for a subby sub#😘😘😘#okay but really like what did paul think about this interview that john did for himself#do you think he almost choked when his name was dropped so close in the vacinity of 'fucked a guy' lmfao#oh john (via @ourladylennon)

#john knows like all bullies that the best defence is a strong offence#getting ahead and controlling the narrative so nobody can bring it up first#but in a way which hints at wanting people to delve deeper#john was trying so hard to out himself and nobody paid it any attention (via @drivenalphabitchpaulmccartney)

#i always think about how john keeps going on about the lyrics#like#he says I PRINT THEM UNLIKE PAUL WHO IS A COWARD#which is weird anyway#so it's not a musical thing#he thinks there's a message on there#and perhaps it's just the one lyric he mentions#but as he's already told people about that a lot#one must assume there's more that he's telling us to think about#and i really don't buy paul didn't know#he can play innocent but he must have known#probably not that john would go THAT HARD at him#because john never had#not publicly#and while he regrets it later paul seems to come to the conclusion that he gets why john did it#helped by john telling him that jealous guy was about him too#which is so funny#did john call him up drunk and sad and apologise over and over (via @inspiteallthedanger)

#john really be out there like ask me I dare you#but honestly paul pulls a lot of the same bullshit (via @takebugs)

#john couldn’t help telling on himself could he (via @origami-money)

#oh yeah i've been thinking about the bob wooler incident and john being most mortified by how upset he got at the idea of him being queer#and seemingly going on to try and appear unruffled by that potential perception by being the one to set it up himself#like it can't hurt you if you're putting it on (via @myplasticadversary)

#classic john#make something really obvious and then saying haha it’s just a joke#truly the most damning thing tbh from johns own mouth (via @sleeper9)

#i get u john.. would have done the same thing#if he had lived past 40 oh boy#there would have been no stopping him (via @cherubina)

I should be asleep but I can’t stop thinking about Ram and John’s reaction to it. If we Assume, as 90% of the world does, that there was nothing sexual/romantic between them, then both of these things (Ram itself and John’s reaction) make no sense. Ram is not cruel in its lyrics, not really, but throughout the whole album runs this very interesting thread of almost-but-not-quite taunting self-satisfaction. As someone else said, it’s very “my wife and I are having a great time off by ourselves.” But Paul is a smart man and he knows John Lennon will see it as a taunt. So that makes it a taunt.

But again, this doesn’t make sense if John and Paul were simply besties. If they were, Paul wouldn’t feel the need to implicitly tell John that he has a wife now and doesn’t need John anymore to make good music and good love, and John wouldn’t have felt so abjectly hurt (and dare I say jealous) by it.

Also there’s a part of this interview from 71 where someone asks John about Ram and that part is interesting but y'all have been SLEEPING on the last part of that question, when someone follows up with “and don’t you have a song on your new album that could be seen as a response to Ram?” And John’s like well yeah, you could see it as a response to this, or it could just be about a chick I used to know, wink wink.

Bruh. Why u always comparing Paul to women in relation to yourself. It’s like you’re literally asking people to ask you if y'all ever fucked.

[variousqueerthings]

ohohohooooooo we just had s4ep3 👀👀👀👀👀

feel like ive gotta copy-paste some of the thoughts had onto here, rather than rewrite them, but suffice to say for the moment, big big character growth for one ray kowalski

the trajectory from early s3 to now as something that at first was very inward-facing (he's aware that his life isn't what he wants it to be, but he isn't at a point where he can pinpoint why and so he's at that stage of jerkily sharing and then withholding emotions, looking at himself and not taking in how others may feel (stella, fraser), and thinking more about how he feels bad, without knowing yet how to challenge that) to end s3pt1 (commitment to change) to these three episodes:

baseball: growing confidence in himself, less insecurity easy money: putting fraser's story first (on a meta level as well, s3pt1 very much pulled fraser back for a bit, and now he's slowly coming back into focus again at the point when ray is starting to take more action) ladies man: looking at his past and taking responsibility for those actions and how they affected someone else and the idea that it's never too late until it's too late (and he made it just in time!) (also like. none of that was his fault. but you get how he feels like it was his fault. and i think it's more that he probably felt like something was wrong about it all for years and it took him all this time to dare face her and ascertain for the first time that she Didn't kill her husband, so it's less that first mistake, and more the subsequent avoidance of trying to rectify it maybe.... things to think about. i am gonna go ahead and hc that beth and ray remain friends btw)

and throughout, he's been less and less ray vecchio. i believe mentioned off-hand in the first of these, but otherwise, he's stepping more and more into his own shoes/his own skin -- and a lot of it also (maybe?) related to those anger issues he has. because ep3 really started us off with that "hey, remember how ray has some really bad anger issues. let's see if he can make a conscious choice to work through those" which is what he did and ended with "guilt, sadness, shame, regret"... much much harder to feel, but he allowed himself to feel them, at last (and cry)

which is also interesting, because fraser is trying to facilitate that/support him and he's LETTING him now, it's more honest, more Real, unlike the false start back in early s3pt1 (especially episode 4 when ray was tryna work through his stella feelings in.... less than optimal ways... stellar ways.....)... which means im holding out for fraser to fall to pieces a little bit at some point as well, because he is Brittle!!!

if i think of this season as a mirror-ish to one another, albeit sort of shifted, because baseball was a bit of an outlier (bdth/easy money being about fraser losing something pivotal and needing to carry on, eclipse/ladies man dealing with events in ray's past that he feels shame about/hasn't been honest with himself about/needs recontextualisation in the present), potentially around episode seeeeven to mirror bounty hunter? throwing it out there as a maybe maybe, i could be overreading this mirror thing (we'll see)

but point is we're really seeing ray having floundered and struggled to identify his emotions and how to act, rather than react to the world and he's pushing against that! and he's feeling his feelings

(something... SOMEone........ who shall not be named.................... could do with? maybe?) (oh but see fraser's very well-adjusted, because he doesn't ever get angry or sad or lonely ever ever, he's Happy-go-lucky just doin' his job 😔😔😔) (fraser acknowledgement that he imagined killing his "father's killers"/gerrard and me like "i know bby, i saw you point a gun at him and throw a knife next to his head, but it's still 👀👀👀👀 to hear you say it out loud.... but also you're STILL doing it for ray's benefit and not your own, i think!")

[formerstingray]

Ok do you see this vision: Odypen Regency era AU???

I rlly hate Jane Austen, but I think odypen would orbit an upper middle class scene like the ones she satirises. Or maybe they’d be caught between these middle class social/political circles and the early Romantic stuff happening at the time, ie Coleridge and his opium den. I think they’d find both circles corny and ridiculous; that’s what they’d have in common, along with their wit obv. Odysseus comes from a reputable noble family with little money left, grew up fairly rurally (for a lord) on a remote plot of land in Yorkshire. He comes to the big city to get an education, joins the militia for the invites to the parties and the connections. He meets Penelope, the well-read (potentially more cosmopolitan?) daughter of a Baron at an excruciatingly boring ball held for the coming of age of Helen. They end up at the same poetry night afterwards in the company of doped up poets, which is equally excruciating. They make fun of everyone together. I guess then the equivalent of the war at Ilium is the Napoleonic wars? Long story short, I see this vision. I don’t know how you knew to come here, but came to the right place for this.

[vaggieslefteye]

ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴄʜᴏᴏꜱᴇ ↳ anonymous asked: HUSK and ALASTOR or angel and valentino?

[deoidesign]

Hello! I just discovered your blog and I immediately became captivated by your webcomic, but I'm unsure where to read all of it. I know it's on Webtoons, but I can see it hasn't been updated for a while, and you still post about it.

Are your physical novels just prints of the webcomic? Are they a continuation? Is the story complete? Thanks in advance!

Hi there!

Glad you found me and are enjoying my comic!

It's only on webtoons, and the story is not complete yet! We're 2/3 of the way through right now. It's currently on hiatus, and it's scheduled to come back in about 2 months!

I'll explain why it's been so long if you're curious, but also for my followers who might also be wondering about it under the cut. Sorry, it's pretty much just me complaining haha

I took a month off I took 2 months to get the books printed I took a month to prepare my next comic and I took 2 months to write the rest of the series (I knew the character arcs I wanted, but not the time periods or mysteries!!!) I've been working on actual episodes since then

I had to take some time off because of some pretty extreme burnout due to the sheer amount of work it was to draw over 800 pages and write 6 complete stories in a year and a half... I was getting sick almost weekly due to the overwork, it was really really bad honestly. I was having to work 60+ hours every week just to keep up...

The nature of the comic itself is also difficult... Each of the arcs is a complete, self contained story which can be read (ideally) without context, and my arcs need to be about 10-13 episodes each... And since I have an exact number of episodes to work with, it's even harder.

It takes a ton of planning and a ton of refinement, and working week to week with no breaks I was forced to put out second or even first drafts, so I just wasn't happy with the work I was doing... And to do that for the rest of the series? I wouldn't be proud of the work I did.

Plus... To be entirely honest, webtoon has treated me quite badly IN MY OPINION... They deprioritized me before I launched (I had to beg for more promotion, I'm not exaggerating), they outright denied me the opportunity to even ask for a raise, I don't make any money on fast pass and they pay me less than my partner makes working at trader joes. My first editor left me completely hanging, my second editor (who I loved) was fired... And they told me I wouldn't get a third season before my first season even finished. So it was just repeatedly completely demoralizing.

I'm sorry it has taken so long, it'll have been 10 months by the time I come back. But I realized... I won't get promotion either way. I won't get more episodes either way. I won't get more money either way. So to finish everything, to make it feel good, to make it something I'm proud of, I chose to take longer to make it better.

I am fully aware I will lose a significant amount of my readership for this and it might genuinely affect my career moving forward. But it's what I had to do! So I'm sticking to my guns on it, and I'm confident long term it'll be worth it. It never could have been this good if I didn't take this much time.

[helldritch6211]

If i re wrote red hood outlaws + arsenal n red would you want to see snippets of that or would you roast me on a pike?

[guanhengs]

[legalandnotease]

You seem more than capable of holding victims accountable fer their fucked up decisions when it comes to Karli and the Flagsmashers. Those people they killed weren't directly responsible fer their pain and suffering, but she made the decision to kill them anyway.

Well fuckin DUH!

Karli freely chose to kill people when she was perfectly capable of choosing not to. She did not have to kill. She never had to. Nobody forced her.

Bucky did not freely choose to kill anybody. He had to be mind controlled and literally tortured into it. He did not have the ability to say no.

You just can't apply that same logic to Bucky.

Well no, because he was forced to kill, like I said. He wasn't doing it willingly.

You can just admit you haven't watched anything other The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: its OK.

It you had, you'd know that saying "Bucky should be blamed for everything he did as Winter Soldier because he chose to do all of it of his own free will" was so spectacularly stupid.

I was some type of asshole that thought there could be such a thing as winning in suffering. But Isaiah, Nebula, Thor, Natasha and Shuri would be contenders fer the top spot, definitely.

But not the guy who was captured, mulitated, experimented on, repeatedly tortured, most likely SAd on multiple occasions, put in the freezer like a piece of meat, had his brain fried, and forced to do terrible things against his will for 70 years and has a brain so spectacularly messed up that it left a tangible physical impact that could be picked up on scans.

No he's just a little shit who chose all of it and needs to stop whining and feeling sorry for himself huh?

Hitler and his fucked crew were far from the only one that forced European standards of beauty. America is the who I was refering to as having chosen Steve as their poster boy, not the doc.

Yeah, you haven't watched any of the movies, because even that is not what happened. Captain America was literally an entertainer. A glorified circus performer used to raise money for WW2.

Until we went rogue to liberate a POW camp and even then he was mainly used for war propaghanda with most of the fighting done by others. He didn't even become the Poster Boy for America unti much later, when he went into the ice and didn't even know anything about it.

I don't even have the mental energy or patience to tell you about the horrific things that were done to people with PTSD and disabilites only 50 years ago. People like Bucky.

It also wouldn't be surprising if some of those lived a life that would make it more harmful if the truth were to come out about them to their successors. How much more would he have potentially suffered weighing between ruining the lives of others who didn't cause the hurt versus letting the perpetrators memory remain?

What the actual heck are you even talking about? HYDRA operatives who had assassinated their way to office needed to go. People like that will do it again. and again. and again.

It would be in the public interest to prosecute them because they would have hurt so may people on their way to the top. These are not good people.

Also Bucky didn't kill people as Winter Soldier because he wanted vengeance... I mean you don't seem to be aware of that.

And people with trauma are more than capable to not inflict harm onto others because of their triggers.

Yeah, that's why he was isolating himself. Why is this hard to understand?

Nobody said it is easy or a linear path, but again it's not a permanent pass to lash out unchecked.

He literally just raised his voice to Sam. He hurt Sam's feelsies when he was feeling suicidal.

Bucky literally felt like a worthless piece of shit who doesn't even want to remain alive half the time, and being forced to put his own wellbeing aside for the sake of pandering to others would only serve to increase that exponentially.

Aside from that though, he's wasn't acting violently. He's wasn't physically harming anybody. He just, raised his voice. That's it. Its not doing anybody permanent harm. Its genuienly wasn't *that bad*: not nearly as bad as you are making it out to be, certainly.

What was Bucky meant to do, in your mind? Shoot himself to avoid being mean to Sam?

At what point is he at all responsible fer seeking help, growth and knowledge to not hurt those who he cares about?

His therapist is shit and Sam was more interested in taunting him, so where was he going to seek that help from, pray tell?

...and again- he was in a spectacularly bad place, borderline suicidal when he commited the henious crime of hurting Sam's feelsies.

The mental effort of not stealing someone's gun and ending it all was enough of a struggle at that point, without having to take responsibility for other people's problems too.

Never said he couldn't grieve his way, or that he had to grieve as Sam fer the same people. Just said Bucky wasn't the only one grieving.

No, you just said that because he once raised his voice at Sammy-Wammy and expressed his helpless self-loathing he's the Devil Incarnate. Evil and selfish.

Sam's response to that was far more inconsiderate and insensitive then anything Bucky did, but jog on I guess. .

Doesn't mean that one should be incapable of empathizing with others and many times I have done that, but you seem insistent that I have not. But his pain seems to be the only valid one in your eyes and everything he does, regardless of the unintended hurt it causes, is aok

I don't want to tell you this again, but I will because it doesn't seem to be getting through to you. i will be very very graphic/

Thousands of people with PTSD commit suicide each year. I make absolutely no apology for prioritizing the needs and wellbeing of the character with brain damage and not one but two serious conditions which had a high liklihood of causing him to end his own life then the guy who purely had his feelsies hurt.

If that offends you: so be it.

But you'll defend him to the death by nitpicking points, twisting words without surrounding context, and all of the assumptions.

Bloody right I will: because guess what? Victim-blaming is incredibly harmful. Way beyond any hurt feelsies. Telling a person who was victimized in the way Bucky was over and over again that they chose it, they wanted it, they made it happen and they deserved it has an impact.

And it is not a good one.

After watching the only scene in BNW that mattered to me, I wanna emphasize how important it is that bucky says one of the most emotionally mature things that a character has said in the MCU in a long while.

He asks sam “Why?”

He doesn’t correct Sam. Tell him he’s wrong. He doesn’t make the moment about himself.

It shows that Bucky fucking grew after TFATWS. a show where he is so self-obsessed (because of his trauma which isn’t inherently his fault) that he rarely considers Sam’s emotions.

Bucky Barnes has one of the best arcs in the MCU, and I think him even saying “I love you” is another sign that he is frankly pretty damn emotionally intelligent and either the writers or Sebastian Stan decided that it was important to include.

[badolmen]

*biting my arm off*

[sherlock-is-ace]

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[jimalim]

There are so so many reasons I've decided I'll be phasing out my etsy in the new year, but one that's very high atop my list is when customers who buy a single sticker ask me if there's tracking information cause "it's been a while" and they haven't gotten it.

1. As stated in my store policies. All FREE SHIPPING items mail in a self addressed stamped envelope. Unless you want me to have to charge an extra 5 dollars (cause yeah that's how much it would cost to send a mailer) there's no tracking.

2. The USPS is running on fumes due to government underfunding, cuts to employees as well as service centers etc. It's gonna be slow any time of the year, ESPECIALLY so around the holidays.

3. I'm not Amazon. I can't guarantee 2 day shipping, and send out free replacements anytime it isn't delivered ASAP. Have some damn patience.

[cuntwrap--supreme]

Dog has a swollen lymph node. Just one for now. Which means her cancer is getting worse already. The longer this goes on, the more detached I feel from reality.