#welcome to academia

[the-everqueen]

also, re: last post, i wish more academics would acknowledge how much humanities jobs continue to be geared toward heterosexual, monogamous couples where the non-academic partner works a semi-flexible job that provides a decent income. i'm in a really ideal position regarding my theoretical ability to move but at the same time...i'm from a low-income background with no family wealth/minimal support and no live-in partners to contribute to rent. moving is expensive. grad school wasn't paying me enough to let me build a substantial savings. i NEED a job in order to live. alternatively does someone in tech or medical who isn't allergic to cats want to marry me so i can have health insurance? i'm a decent cook, a great baker, and i love doing laundry.

[gemgdynamight0]

Shouto: "I have a boyfriend."

Natsuo *going into protective big brother mode*: " who is he? 🤨"

Shouto: "do you remember that night when fuyumi invited my friends for dinner? He's the blonde one. "

*natsuo remembering Katsuki calling endeavor "stinky old man"*

Natsuo: "marry him."

[ancientsstudies]

The sun at home warms better than the sun elsewhere.

ig credit: ken_ichi1999.

[teapetal44]

TW: ABUSE, CHILD ABUSE

“He wants to air this dirty laundry to the world does he…? Dabi, you fiend…you’ve been waiting for this moment…when they couldn’t prevent mass destruction…and faith in heroes is wavering.” - chapter 292

I truly, wholeheartedly, believe that MHA as a story upholds the myth of the perfect victim. I do not want to discuss if Horikoshi did that on purpose, or subconsciously because of inner bias – I find no meaning in doing so. For me the execution of an idea, in the grand scheme of the narrative, holds more value than the intention of the author. I’ve also had my fair share of people infantilizing Asian authors in the anime community for their poor writing decisions for one lifetime. It’s patronizing to both the author and the people reading it. Whether or not Horikoshi intended for his themes of abuse to paint the picture they did does not matter, because that’s how it reads as.

MHA puts victims of abuse in narrow boxes and softly dictates what’s an acceptable reaction to said abuse. Victims are continuously walking a tightrope between being deserving of compassion and sympathy and being unredeemable monsters who are too far gone and are only good for martyrdom after being put down.  

Eri fits the clean cut depiction of abuse victims that media usually gears towards. She is untouched by the cruelty around her - she preserves her innocence and kindness. She isn't assertive, but rather meek and passive. She doesn't fight back with force. And when offered help, she is receptive to it. That is not to say that Eri's depiction doesn't have a place in fiction, or that her portrayal can't be representative of the experiences of some - as we all deal with trauma and the inhumanity people throw at us differently. We see the same thing in the portrayal of Fuyumi, who shares many of the qualities discussed above. The same thing applies to her - i personally love the idea of all the siblings having different reaction to their childhood trauma and abuse. It shows that victims are not some type of monolith.

But the narrative treats the "forgiving" or "receptive to help/support" victims of abuse with more grace and with much more kindness. if you are willing to forgive, or the very least be quietly tolerant, the story grants you a happy ending. Forgiveness isn't a bad thing, it is an individual choice - but an abuse victim shouldn't have to do it for them to have a happy ending.

In a vacuum Eri and Fuyumi's character arcs and depictions of abuse are good but it becomes a problem when that's the only experience and type of victim we ever hold in high value or recognize as valid and deserving of compassion. Which the story reinforces.

Touya and Tenko's backstories aren't pretty nor comfortable or easy to sit through. Their responses to abuse aren't either. Reactive abuse is very much real.

[yurokiku]

Happy Halloween!!!! 🎃💚💙

[livsmessydoodles]

*waves this in front of u like catnip in front of a cat* pspspsppspsps

[sansfangirl24]

I think it would be funny if because Bakugo got so easily jealous and possessive that every time someone asks your name now you default to "Katsuki's baby" or "Katsuki's little thing" or sometimes even "Katsuki's slut" if you're in the right headspace

and after you have to awkwardly explain that your just so used to being called Katsuki's it's become a habit :3

[bread-is-my-life]

First post of 2025 let's go. Having fun with new pencils

[nottspocket]

Will l ever finish anything ever? Who's to say

[the-everqueen]

fairly certain i'm going to be rejected for [position redacted] because the dept already had a person in mind for that opening, but they haven't emailed me to confirm yet. which i hate because i have this stupid flicker of hope when it's more likely they either tossed my application or it fell through the cracks.

[onceinaknifetime]

anti-ai banners

where i got the beautiful powerful banner

hi!! my name is wyck or francis!

i’m an artist, animator and writer, and i mostly make fandom, fandom AU or OC content.

more under the cut

socials:

youtube

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other blogs:

@pelos-left-eyeball (shitposting blog)

@onceinaknifetime-oc-ask-blog (oc ask blog)

fandoms:

OFF

spooky month

gravity falls

the owl house

star vs the forces of evil

just roll with it (mainly blood in the bayou and the suckening)

mouthwashing

tadc (not the brainrot i swear 🙅🙅)

vocaloid

SCP

portal (,,2)

forager

welcome to hell

pressure

regretevator

sonic the hedgehog

spiderverse

OSC

arcane

pokémon

fnaf

bendy

undertale

deltarune

little witch academia

toilet bound hanako kun

forager

nimona

cookie run kingdom

i’m sure there’s many many more but i’m too tired to list them all rn

[ancientsstudies]

A shelter from storms.

ig credit: stinaninnas.

[fling-graysons]

I found this on twitter:

So I really, really had to do this:

[hotwings-incorrect-quotes]

hawks: what should you do when your parents have traumatized you?

dabi: traumatize them back.

[maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal]

PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THIS

@ahmadayman1999 AND THEIR FAMILY IS IN NEED OF SERIOUS HELP!!

PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN TO HELP!! SHARE AND DONATE IF YOU CAN!!

REMEMBER, EVEN $10 CAN DO A LOT TO HELP OUT A FAMILY!!

Here is their campaign!! https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-appeal-help-aya-save-her-family-from-gaza-war?utm_campaign=man_ss_icons&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

DO NOT LEAVE THEM TO SUFFER AND PLEASE HELP

[andreamoonlight143]

Recently gotta draw these guys (A man in a pajamas and a failed clone experiment- 🗿) Plus some other doodles I made that I didn’t even got a chance to post them here