#treat them

[sundays-mutt]

i like molly specifically because she's a pretty uppity rich girl so im not gonna defend her as likeable. like she's rather explicitly unlikeable at camp at times i would say but it is . so very odd to me how many people just do not acknowledge that she's ultimately a victim of dutch the same way the rest of the gang is and that is so obviously going to impact her behavior.

people bring it up with. such constancy that she doesn't do chores, doesn't integrate or mesh with the camp and it's like. i don't know. do you think maybe, the man 19 years her senior who consistently flirts with women half his age, had some part in intentionally isolating her that way specfically? by creating distinction, us vs. them - you know, exactly the same way he does with arthur and john? the same man who manipulated our main character to the bitter end of his life, and ultimately caused the destruction of his gang through hubris. do you think maybe a young, naive woman who was preyed upon with promises of having the same luxuries she was once afforded only to be lied to and gaslit about it, lashing out is an in character thing to do? people have a very easy time understanding that dutch is a deeply, deeply manipulative character. it's his whole schtick but when it's molly it simply does not apply anymore. why? because you think she's uppity? because she's grew up with money? does that warrant her abuse to you? she's not a perfect character by any stretch, and she even instigates fights. but you know. this is a gang of murders and outlaws. and people afford them much more dignity and sympathy than they do with molly almost all the time. do you think maybe her hysterics and general lashing out have to do with being ripped away from everything she's ever known, being neglected, being lied too and then to top all off - being ignored even when she does have concerns. idk. i think i'd probably lose my shit a little too !

[skipppppy]

This has to be an AU already right? I’ve never seen it. I’m doing it. My city now

The angst potential alone haunts me. How long do you think he waited for Ford?? When did it start to sink in that nobody was coming to save him, that nobody would miss him? Would anybody even want him back? How long did it take for his anger, his heartbreak, his grief to turn into acceptance and a belief that this was divine retribution? How long did he work, how many jobs did he take, how much wealth did he accrue, how many brushes with death did he have until he believed he’d “earned” the right to go home and see his brother?? Many such questions. I need to go deeper

[lgbtlunaverse]

The world exists in such a baffling state of simultaneous sex-aversion and sex-hegemony. Every social platform on the internet is trying to banish sex workers to the shadow realm but I can't post a tweet without at least two bots replying P U S S Y I N B I O. People are self-censoring sex to seggs and $3× but every other ad you see is still filled with half-naked women. Rightwingers want queer people arrested for so much as existing in the same postal code as a child and are also drumming up a moral panic about how teenage boys aren't getting laid enough. I feel like I'm losing my mind.

[bananonbinary]

also worth noting that "abusive" doesn't actually mean "irredeemable" either.

there's a lot of people that have done things in the past that were bad, because they weren't taught any better, or they were in an overall toxic situation where EVERYONE was shitty (like a cult), or they were just at an especially low point and hurt others for it.

you don't have to forgive them. you don't have to ever speak to them again. you can be angry with them until you die if you want.

but society cannot function if we don't allow them to move on. to change their behavior and fuck off somewhere else and build meaningful relationships without bothering you again. we need a path for people to change, or nothing ever will.

[acorviart]

not to sound like a boomer, but I need some people to learn how to write emails in a semi-professional (at the very least) format so you're not cold emailing a business/potential employer/any other stranger about formal matters in the exact same way you'd DM a close friend on instagram

the formality/language can loosen up in the email chain once you've established a rapport and you match the other person if they're being less formal, but please don't have the very first email you send a stranger be written in all lowercase ultra-casual sms slang with no greeting or signature and a billion emojis

[whats-this-mustelid]

I just think that 'animals are living intelligent creatures that have feelings and deserve to be respected' and 'when done properly farming is beneficial to both people and animals and there's nothing wrong with raising and killing animals for food, clothing, and other products' are concepts that very much can and should coexist

[langernameohnebedeutung]

Lae'zel's character and her entire situation at the beginning of the game becomes so much more funny when you find out she's 22. It makes so much sense. Imagine you're 22 and you're exposed to this dangerous toxin or chemical or something - but not to worry, you learnt that this can be easily fixed, you just need to dial 911 real quick. Common knowledge. Everyone knows that. You learnt that in kindergarten, it's up there with fire alarm drills.

But the people you're stuck with have no concept of modern medicine and when you say "let's go to the hospital" they will say shit like "i think they kill people at the hospital" and "we should ask this swamp lady" or "this guy over there told me about this homoeopathic healer kind of guy but he got abducted" or "this random bard wants to help" and "I'm not going to dial 911 because I don't want the government to know my home address" or "maybe we should consider a deal with Satan". And then a bunch of them KEEP consuming the chemical because it makes them "stronger". One guy might explode for unrelated reasons. You have a few days before this situation is getting critical and suddenly they're solving crime and doing general charity for the community.

And FOR SOME REASON you still try to help these idiots and you STILL want to help them get the cure even though they all keep insisting the "doctors" at the "hospital" might try to "kill them" and they don't have insurance. And you keep telling them to just. go. to. the. hospital. before the time runs out and you all die very horribly of a very treatable condition.

And also you're 22 in a foreign country and you're responsible for shepherding this gaggle of idiots who are all ranging anywhere from 24 to 240 years old.

[kedreeva]

There's some dude (derogatory) on FB who is PISSED people are pricing their farm fresh eggs at $2 and $3 a dozen instead of $4+, saying it's "disrespectful" and "undignified" and "I'm trying to feed my kids" like Sir, you are on a Facebook group page bitching about your neighbors egg prices because your pet chickens aren't earning you a living wage and you think it's your neighbors' fault, you do not have a leg to stand on here wrt dignity.

Also half the answers are like "I give them to friends and family free" or "I donate them to food banks" or "I'm making them affordable to folks who might not otherwise be able to get them now that they're so expensive in the store" and "if you think you're going to turn a profit keeping backyard chickens you have been wildly misled" and so on, and so forth, and I'm so living for it.

and I can tell you right now, he did NOT like my answer of "if you're trying to feed your kids, I hear eggs are edible."

[min-play]

shakes you in a tupperware /affectionate

[pangur-and-grim]

this is a nothing photo, but Pangur in the corner has eyes so full of hate

[chai-the-leopard]

[sloanslone]

didn't have enough art to give away for Halloween so have these divas in compensation

Separately:

I worked so hard on this my artwork files crashed 💀🙌

Bonus: I love these two so much 😭

[kirdoodl]

Just a thing I thought of at school

[mroddmod]

one of the very few to show the batch kindness back on kamino

[lunarcrystal]

Oh I love the little egg boi's so much

[abd-appleboxdog]

I love these fools so much. I hope in the end they stay together or keep in touch. I heart them its like the dad who didn’t want a cat but loves the cat