#to American minorities

[aloeverawrites]

"Lesser of two evils just means your choosing the evil you can ignore."

It means we want less evil to happen as opposed to more evil.

We have two options for what's going to happen. They're both evil. I'm going to pick the one that's going to get less people killed, in every country that the US affects. And I'm going to pick the one that will be easier to improve.

I'm picking my opponent.

[aroacegundamalex]

I mostly think this poll is hilarious (and some people are taking it way, way too seriously) but it’s starting to get really weird how often people on the opposite side are dismissing Gundam — a giant of science fiction that remade a genre in its image — and quite literally lying about Suletta and Miorine. I’ve seen people claim they were canonically married to men, people claim the show’s ending was rewritten by interns, claim they never hugged, and other claims regarding them not being canon.

While Bandai and Kadokawa did censor one interview, and Bandai released an “open to interpretation” statement, these no longer hold true. Official material has henceforth referred to them as married. One instance of censorship and a statement they’ve clearly walked back on does not erase the fact that the show itself heavily emphasizes their wedding rings, refers to Miorine as Eri’s sister-in-law, and makes it abundantly clear that they are married.

“I knew I was going to make an epilogue, but it was a while before I decided upon the exact number of years that should pass in-between. The ending itself follows “The Tempest,” and depicts Suletta and Miorine getting married and becoming partners.”

- Hiroshi Kobayashi

They are completely and unambiguously canon, and arguably were never decanonized to begin with given the literal text of the show.

An addendum to this: I’ve also seen a strange dismissal of the history that G-Witch pulls from.

The original Gundam inspired Revolutionary Girl Utena, with Lalah Sune in particular (the creator of an iconic Gundam archetype) serving as the inspiration for Anthy Himemiya. Gundam has had a queer fanbase for decades, and has had gay characters (with Yoshiyuki Tomino himself confirming this) since the 1990s.

G-Witch draws from Gundam’s extensive, genre-shaking history, classics like Utena and Rose of Versailles, and Shakespeare’s The Tempest. It brings Gundam and Utena’s connection full circle, and is in conversation with every Gundam series that came before it.

It’s unfair to dismiss it as just some random show, or — as I’ve seen some do — credit its open queerness to the influence of completely unrelated American media, as if Japan is utterly devoid of gay people.

[disease]

"HANDS (SAN FRANCISCO)" MINOR WHITE // circa 1949 [gelatin silver print | 8.6 × 11.7 cm.]

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

Good News: @evilscientist3 and I are back in Toronto safely!

Bad News: I got got the last hour of driving in New York by an (looking back on it) EXTREMELY obvious speed trap where they have that thing that's a lil 35 mph road area sandwiched between two 55 mph backroad highways

Miscellaneous News: I hope the court clerk is prepared for a envelope in ornate blackletter and a bee themed wax seal :)

[theeiris16]

This is real. Stop sitting on the internet arguing with other people about celebrities. Who is who and all that bs. Ts is getting out of hand fr.

We’re taking multiple steps back in history. Everything your grandparents and great grandparents build is getting knocked down.

Mention these topics to your favs and get them to talk about it, yeah it maybe annoying but is getting scary out here and this shit will affect them too.

There is hundreds HUNDREDS of pages republicans have wrote that’s stripping minorities and women’s rights.

AMERICA HAS A FUCKING PROBLEM.

[asexual-juliet]

no but ryo paul debut is actually making me care about paul as a character for the first time because holy fuck if a white darry & japanese american paul dynamic is not supremely compelling in terms of 1960s oklahoma race and class tensions

[angelyuji]

CREEPY STALKER FORD, MY BELOVED 💕 He'd def know his crush's entire schedule and would follow them back to their dorm so that he can watch them through their window, or better yet, happens to be able to see into their window from his with a telescope or something. Also seems like the type to be a panty thief. Jerking off to the object of his obsession while watching them through his window or with a stolen pair of their panties.

omg babe u read my mind. the whole time he’s got a hand on ur window, watching you, he’s thinking to himself “this is all for research. all for research purposes.” and he’s holding back moans and breathing heavily as he watches you get off in ur bed, completely oblivious to ur peeping tom.

[alwaysbewoke]

[tryingtograspctrl]

NEW PERSPECTIVE: PATRICK BATEMAN X BLACK PLUS SIZE READER (NSFW)

SUMMARY: Patrick was a superficial guy, to him outward appearances were everything. He didn’t even bat an eye at a woman who didn’t have what he considered a nice face or toned physique, so why couldn’t he stay away from you?

Warning: Stalking, possessive behavior, mentions of stabbing, mentions of blood, non consensual touching, cum play, and kidnapping. As always read at your own risk. 18+ only, Minors DO NOT INTERACT!

Patrick slipped into the crowd of people on the busy streets of Manhattan, going nowhere in particular, just taking a walk to clear his head.

It was completely unlike him to leave the building even when he was on break but after hours of grueling work he needed to get some fresh air.

He had his head down, frowning at a scuff on his normally perfect polished shoe when suddenly his body collided with something soft.

He looked up, ready to tear into the jackass that ran into him, patience already worn thin, but when his eyes fell on you his mouth clasped shut, harsh words vanishing into thin air.

“I’m sorry!” You squeaked brushing past him quickly.

His eyes trailed after you, watching as you hurried down the street until you began to disappear from his line of sight.

He quickly ran after you, pushing and shoving people out of his way to catch up to you.

You rounded a corner, slipping into a small coffee shop.

You went behind the counter, pulling an apron over your head and wrapping the strings around your thick waist, tying them tightly.

He watched as you smiled sweetly at a customer, nodding as you jotted down their order.

He hadn’t felt such a rush in a long time, aching to run his hands all over your plump body, a woman who he never thought he’d give the time of day but there he was, chasing after you and he didn’t even know your name.

Nonetheless he decided right then and there that he had to have you.

He got his driver to park just across the street, waiting impatiently for you to get off of work.

He sighed in relief as he watched you finally flip the sign in the window to closed, grabbing your belongings and beginning your walk home.

He urged his driver to follow you.

Once you entered your apartment building he watched your silhouette pass the window multiple times before the lights turned off. He waited just a little while longer to ensure that you were asleep.

He slipped into your apartment with ease, picking the lock was no hassle what he didn’t realize though was that you didn’t live alone.

He was walking past the living room when he noticed a young woman sitting in the recliner in the corner, book in hand.

She sat there in shock for a moment mouth hanging open but just before she could cause any commotion Patrick grabbed a knife from the wooden block, stabbing her repeatedly with his hand over her mouth to muffle her screams.

Blood splattered everywhere most of it landing on his face and his favorite tailored suit.

He huffed in annoyance, he could wash his face but it wasn’t easy to get blood stains out of the expensive material, he should’ve grabbed his raincoat.

He grabbed a cloth out of his pocket, wiping off the handle of the knife before throwing it on the floor beside her lifeless body.

He stood again, stalking down the hallway approaching your room.

He opened the door softly seeing you still fast asleep.

He stood over you for a while eyes drinking in your sleeping form.

He decided to reach out and touch you, lifting your t-shirt and groaning at the sight of your bare chest and round stomach.

He pulled his pants down slightly, stroking himself with one hand while the other traveled from your breasts to your stomach, kneading your flesh.

He sped up, now thrusting into his hand.

He did his best to quiet his moans as he released onto your torso, throwing his head back in pleasure.

He admired his work fingers spreading the milky substance all over your stomach.

He cleans you up after a while, lifting you with ease and exiting your apartment.

He settled back into the car, resting your head in his lap, your legs draped across the seat.

He looked at you in shock, genuinely surprised to see you still sound asleep after all the movement.

He stroked your face lightly, vowing to never let you go.

A/N - I haven’t watched American psycho in years but for some reason all i could think about today was Patrick bateman so i decided to write something a little unhinged and sort of out of character for him. I hope you guys enjoy it. This has not been proofread completely but i really wanted to put this out before i went to bed so if you see any mistakes bear with me i’ll fix them in the morning. 🌻

[foxgirlsounds]

You can really understand the modern attitude of some Americans when you look back at how some of us reacted to seatbelt mandates

[ysabelmystic]

Spent some time trying to see if there was any logical reasoning amongst the Americans refusing to vote for Biden and honestly, not seeing any. There seems to be a complete inability to think ahead.

Honestly, ask yourself:

1) is trump going to be better for Palestine than Biden?

The answer is no. Fuck no.

2) is there anything you can do personally to help Palestinians?

Donate money and protest. Are people being attacked for exercising their free speech on the matter? Yes, and that will continue to happen, possibly to a more extreme extent, under Trump. This country sucks ass.

So all they’re really doing by trying to punish the Democratic Party is convincing themselves that they will avoid having blood on their hands. Somehow, this same logic does not apply to them when it comes to the inevitable outcome, which, since there is no viable third party option, is that republicans win. I guess the republicans can do whatever they want to Americans, Palestinians, and people around the world, and these arrogant, “well read” fools will continue to pat themselves on the back, saying that America was already fascist anyways, that this couldn’t be prevented, that America deserves to fall actually, that voting does nothing, and aren’t they just so enlightened and moral for using “the real tools of the revolution” (which is almost always something that they aren’t willing to do themselves). If 2016 and 2020 taught them nothing, I suppose they’ll be harping on about it until the internet gets shut down.

It’s not a “Zionist take” to want my community to live. This isn’t a choice between Palestinians and Americans who aren’t cishet white men. This is a choice between shit staying the same amount of fucked and possibly improving, and full blown Christian nationalism. I’m guessing most of these people don’t know what that is. They probably didn’t grow up around it and they probably don’t live around it. They probably live in blue states or very blue cities and haven’t experienced right wing religious people consistently enough to really understand the extent of that threat. Or maybe they don’t care about themselves enough to feel like they have skin in the game at all (so fuck the rest of us I suppose).

Grit your teeth and vote for Biden, and if you think you’re too good for it and Trump wins, I hope you experience the fallout in the most direct way possible. If basic logic doesn’t work, maybe some personal experience will, that is, assuming you’ll still be able to vote in 2028.

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

The weirdest, least successful "white supremacy" ever.

[bbqhooligan]

On "Kendrick" Defending R. Kelly Music From Spotify bit from 2018 lies:

its important to note that it was TDE CEO Tiffith protesting against Spotify's policy on Kendricks behalf (not even him personally but anyway), basically saying Spotify's blurry ass wording of their policy and immediate picking of R. Kelly was unjust because step by step

censoring artists is bad

censoring artists on incarceration is bad

censoring artists on incarceration with vague wording and criteria is even worse

why does this start with hiphop. like all discrimination does. cuz R. Kelly may have been found guilty but a bunch of old songs where white men sang about and DID mess kids werent taken to court. so they get to stay on the platform?

like id expect Certified Tumblrinas to immediately make the connection that, YEAH, even if you pick something seemingly unanimously agreed upon like "pdf convicted people" to discriminate youre still gonna be erasing more black people than white people cuz theyre arrested and punished more. like. yall didnt graduate basic american racism understanding university im sorry. putting too much trust in what the courts say combined with putting too little mind to why this move was done by Kendrick's label equals:

Yall calling Kendrick an R Kelly defender.

its not even hard to find out, heres the link, i heard that R. Kelly defender shit and read like 8 paragraphs to figure it out. come on

edit: YALL ARE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS. THIS POST DIDNT SHOW UP IN THE MAIN TAG UNTIL I CENSORED EVERY PDF FILE MENTION.

[birdblues]

American Woodcock

[finalgirlsamwinchester]

was meaning to write a serious and thoughtful meta on this shot as the show's first use of metatextual framing (a story within a story) linking its premise to the war movie as a genre (the show as a fascist gothic work) but yknow what. scratch all of that lmao. the only thought that matters is: the moment you really start thinking about the show as a reactionary post 9/11 power fantasy, you can't stop.

[latentorogeny]

“Enlist today!”

Thrawn and Eli at Royal Imperial inspired by those weirdly homoerotic soviet propaganda posters.

Graphic design is NOT my passion so all of the aurebesh is crooked 😭

Aurebesh Translations:

Book/plaque: Loyalty. Stability. (like its what they’re “uplifting” or promoting or whatever)

Top right corner: “Enlist Today!”

Bottom left: “Royal Imperial; security in strength, order in obedience, stand together in unity for the Empire!”