#wholesome culture

[inkskinned]

she's singing in another room and my dog is asleep at my feet. my grandma asked me why i haven't found a man yet and i laughed. oh, you know. i like my house clean.

my girlfriend is also my man is also "my partner" if i'm in a professional setting. yesterday we went to a ren faire and a man mimed at me - you're together? and at my delighted nod, his baffled, you're gay? made me laugh. a woman with rainbow hair said i love the two of you together. you're both so beautiful it's absurd.

my dad introduced my partner as my "..... friend. or whatever" the other day. he knows we're dating. in the same way, i was never able to get my sister's husband to stop saying that's gay like it's 2008. he still uses the word fa***t, and my sister's defense of him has always been well, he's just kidding.

my lover and i dance to old music in a tiny kitchen. we judge new music together and take food critique very seriously. we watch love is blind before we fall asleep and agree that if they had a queer season, it would be bloody but also make for excellent tv. of fucking course queer people would know someone for only 2 weeks and agree to get married. what are you saying.

at a bar with friends, a man puts his hand on my wrist. got a boyfriend? and yes, i do have a boyfriend, she's amazing. i am texting her while i wander around a gas station named after geese. i am visiting a swing state for a wedding. in the candy aisle i overhear: she's actually like a lesbian it's disgusting. two teenage girls with packaged sandwiches in their hands, giggling. no literally, like. i'm not, like. okay with her being there while we're all, like, naked and changing.

my girlfriend and i tailgate, drink gin and cider out of cups. from the frat group beside us, a man corrects himself with one of his friends: bro, i mean, nonbinary entity, and it makes everyone around him laugh, myself included. he razzes his friend the same way i would have killed for at 19 years old - like nothing happened, he continues: you apply sunscreen like an alien. he does a little sassy (and fairly accurate) dance interpretation of the motion. his friend is laughing so hard they're crying.

i am lucky, i live in a safe neighborhood in a safe state. my masc passenger princess comes up from DC. i drive her for an hour to where all the leaves are a violent arrangement of color. we walk along the trails, letting autumn into our blood. in this part of the state, there's a lot of pickup trucks and trump signs. when we chastely kiss before getting into the car, i accidentally make eye contact with a woman holding her child's wrist. she looks disgusted. she looks fucking pissed.

two hours later my girl and i are eating dinner on a patio, soaking in the last warmth of new england sun before the chill of winter sets in. we are giggling and trying to talk through plastic vampire teeth. at another table, i see a young woman sit up straighter. i watch her watch us. she blushes and takes her partner's hand from across the table. shy, like the taste of evening has just become something deeper.

it's worth it for this moment, i think. my lover is still humming the same song she's been singing for four days straight and i don't want to kill her for it. her guitar is beside my bed. her toothbrush is in my bathroom. in a few moments i will make us lunch. we are lucky enough to have found each other. it is lucky enough to be in love.

[crocsandbitches]

Not to get overly sentimental but rap beef is honestly such a creative form of expression. Like we’re going to hold off on kicking the shit out of each other and calling up shooters to make clever rhymes about each other and get the common man saying words like ‘double entendre.’

Here’s a couple of suggestions of other diss tracks to listen to if you’ve found you’ve liked bitchy poetry:

Ether - Nas (2001) - diss track vs Jay Z & widely considered to be one of the best diss tracks ever released. It’s a response to Jay Z’s diss ‘Takeover’ which at the time of its release left people thinking Nas’ career was over and then Nas uno reversed that shit with Ether and it’s still considered to be a miracle that Jay Z managed to maintain his fame.

Hit ‘em up - 2Pac (1996) -diss track vs Biggie & Bad Boy records. Part of the East Coast / West Coast beef. 2Pac was shot 5 times and survived and Biggie released a song called ‘Who Shot Ya.’ Hit em up is Pac’s response and it’s iconic. Plus the tune is groovy as shit.

Real Muthaphuckkin’ G’s - Eazy E (1993) - Dr Dre left his group NWA over a dispute about contracts/pay. He later released a song called ‘Fuck with Dre Day’ where he had a go at Eazy E (the lead rapper of NWA). Eazy released this in response and it’s another groovy, west coast banger.

Story of Adidon- Pusha T (2018) - Pusha T walked so Kendrick Lamar could run. Need I say more.

No Vaseline - Ice Cube (1991) - vs remaining members of NWA. Cube was the first to leave NWA over contracts/pay disputes. The remaining members released an album, with subtle disses against him. Ice Cube, as Ice Cube does, got pissed.

Life’s on the Line - 50 Cent (2003) - adding this because 50 Cent hates as easily as he breathes and it’s something to marvel at. His beef with Ja Rule started in ‘99 when Ja Rule was robbed by 50’s people and then one thing lead to another and 50 was stabbed and then he was shot 9 times. ‘Time is the best medicine-‘ no. no it’s not. If anything 50 gets angrier through the years. 19 years later 50 bought 200 tickets to Ja Rule’s concert so the front rows were completely empty.

[okaydays22]

[gothamite-rambler]

Ra's Al Ghul walked over to a ninja, eyeing Duke for a moment before turning to the ninja.

Ra's: Tell the one with the melanin that Jujutsu Kaisen is awful.

Ninja (snickering): Finally! Hey kid in the yellow suit, Jujutsu Kaisen is trash! It's ass!

Duke (hearing glass smashing in his mind): Take that back.

Ninja: Nah, it sucked… The fighting is poor, doesn't show true ninja skills, and you know what? The dub is slightly better. All dubs are better than subs!

Ra's (shocked): Oh wow you ad-libbed at the end. Smart.

Duke (laughing slowly, forced smile): Oh, you're dumb! You're dumb! Batman, tell him he's dumb before I deal with him.

Duke paced around the room, laughing and shaking his head while trying to remain calm.

Batman (concerned as Duke starts to pace): Could you stop goading him? He takes these shows to heart.

Ra's (to the ninja): I like what you said so far. Tell him… what's another popular Japanese cartoon?

Ninja (cocky): Nah, I got this. Hey kid, Fullmetal Alchemist is not peak fiction. It's the single WORST anime right next to Naruto, One Piece, and Jujutsu Kaisen.

Duke (enraged): You gonna learn today. Bring your ass over here!

Duke charged at the ninja, fist half-cocked, and clocked him in the face. His adrenaline surged as he unleashed his frustration. He quickly took down the young ninja, delivering a flurry of fists, kicks, and body slams while cursing at him… some in Japanese.

Ra's watched, impressed, as Batman walked over and smacked him on the back of the head.

Ra's: I wanted to test his skill. Sue me.

Batman: I'm going to stomp on your hand again. Can we go now?

Ra's: Sure, and he can have this sword. He earned it.

Ra's handed Batman a shiny yellow sword, then walked off, humming, satisfied with a manipulation well done. Batman looked at the sword with a weary and exhausted expression.

Batman (frustrated): Yeah, thanks, because if anything I want you to give these kids more dangerous weapons.

Batman sighed while Duke defeated the ninja, striking a heroic pose. His mentor passed him the sword, and he took it with a wide grin.

Batman: Count that as the Christmas gift you kept begging for.

Duke: All right! I finally got one!

Duke beamed with pride, holding the sword aloft like a trophy.

[touchoffleece]

A collection of hashtags from the Sulemio vs Destiel event that tickled my funny bone (pt 1)

As I said I would @runningheadless part 1 of the post I refered to. I plan to share part 2 (which will be less laughing at posts and feelgood posts I found while scrolling the g witch and sulemio tag) as a wrap up since the poll happens to end on Suletta/Sulemio Sunday(s) tomorrow.

[aro-culture-is]

aro culture is having a friend introduce you to the term aro in a game of truth or dare instead of calling you a liar when you say you don't have a crush on anyone, and suddenly everything makes so much more sense and the world is so much brighter and for once you don't feel broken or like your feelings are wrong and you finally have the space to breath.

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[ezzied]

hey btw tumblr punks. some of you guys are mean. being mean is not punk. it's okay to be angry. but don't take it out on others. remember everyone is human and makes mistakes. fight for your rights but love the good people around you. don't let people tell you you're weak for loving, or fighting, or being angry. punch nazis and hug your friends. we're doomed but we're doomed together. lets go down with love if we have to go down at all.

[violet-and-honey]

I miss good old fashioned blogspot blogs. Like I want to stumble upon the diary style writings and digital camera photos of some girl I fall madly into a girl crush with and i eagerly await her heartfelt indepth life updates

[cobra-wives]

no i don't think he would put daniel larusso in a cage to celebrate this lovely holiday. i think he would light the candle with his friends!!!!!! FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!

[maihonhassan]

Hey babe are you today's date because May 13, May 13, May 13, May 13, mai gehra tamas tu sunhera savera

[anyahita]

The Bakhtiari tribe - Iran

[roadside-oddity]

There is a Rampant and Vicious Cycle in the Online Left That Needs to Be Addressed

Every leftist needs to understand that not every proclaimed leftist is a safe person or one that is acting in good faith. Many people in this sphere --even if they are minorities themselves-- are Abusers. Let me be clear: they are Abusers REGARDLESS of --NOT because of-- them being a minority. Despite this, many of them have weaponized their standing as a minority in order to get away with their behavior and achieve what they see as some form of power and control over others. Let me be clear. I am referring to those that:

Manipulate and lie about pressing situations (especially when it's to harm another person or demographic)

Excessively use idpol to either elevate themselves to holier than thou levels ("listen to ___ people but only when it's something I agree with, which just so happens to devolve from constructive change to making others grovel and plead forgiveness endlessly before me") or belittle others (ie their skin color, gender, queerness, disability, neurodivergence, religion, age, etc.) in order to discount their point or not treat them as equal human beings; yes, even if their skin tone is white or if they are men, abuse does not have to be backed up by systemic issues in order to be abusive or at the very least harmful (sidenote: this does not apply to people talking about their experiences as a minority that is otherwise not experienced or understood by others, the issue I'm pointing out is when it's twisted to cover everything not directly tied to their identity and proclaim themselves as the only ones allowed to be the voice of reason, therefore shutting up everyone else and to avoid any constructive criticism or discussion)

Act on rage and at times even trauma to bring forth harmful ideals (ex: truly hating every person of a demographic, wishing for a genocide, making actual death or rape threats towards someone or a group, conversion, etc)(sidenote: I'm not discounting those that have trauma and even have harmful thoughts, just please seek help and understand that it is not healthy nor sustainable to paint or alter reality to be in line with what trauma makes you believe)

Actively try to get others they don't agree with to either permanently leave the internet or commit suicide and even celebrate when either happens

Excessively test others on their "purity" on unachievable standards to the detriment of everyone and Leftism as a whole (purity culture is fueled by christian culture in order to disguise doomerism, accepting defeat when change is not possible, of which is the very thing that will kill leftism)

Infight over weird made up issues (remember how divide and conquer is a war strategy? To split hairs and discount others for non-issues is to do the work of conservatives and nazis for them)

Shut down people or discussions over minor slights such as using an incorrect word/phrasing or any numerous perceived mistakes (example I've seen here: berating a person with schizophrenia (or a trans person or any other minority) for using a derogatory term for themselves when they're talking about how everyone else is speaking over them and not listening), ignoring the hypocrisy or not taking into account any number of mundane causes such as non-native english speakers, generational gaps, being in the process of learning (either recovering from harmful beliefs or simple ignorance), using those terms to prove a point (such as that example I mentioned above), neurodivergence, etc.

Not letting others talk about their experiences of oppression when those experiences don't match theirs, instead opting to call those people bigoted for contrived reasons

A rejection of nuance, intersectionalism, and even reality to better suit their goals (ex: claiming that every trans man benefits from the patriarchy and can never experience misogyny)

Misuse of therapy speak and terminology in order to water down those terms and render them near meaningless so they can weaponize them under the pretense of their original use (ex: gaslighting), or to cut off any need to connect or sympathize with other human beings and instead speak to them like a PR message (refer to this video by Zena and Poppy for reference)

They never speak on true leftist/progressive ideals or positive change, they only engage in destructive discourse or any behavior listed above

Making baseless dangerous accusations towards someone they don't like. Before you go harr harr you're doing that, I'm not calling out any specific person and am merely listing dangerous behaviors I've seen people here act out. What I am referring to are when someone casually calls someone specific a predator (or whatever else) with absolutely zero proof and expecting everyone to believe them no questions asked. This has been shown to ruin people's lives

Any other similar behaviors not included in this list (as well as classic logical fallacies), but what I've mentioned above should paint you a good picture

Every example I've pointed out were REAL EVENTS I've seen from people that proclaim themselves as leftists or even just progressive, and sometimes are even minorities themselves (some even infight against their own communities using the behaviors listed above, often out of internalized bigotry)(an example of a real event that happened here recently were when several people were making rape threats towards a trans man by the username of @a-faggot-with-opinions). To be blunt, I'm pointing out exclusionism in practically every form, asexual discourse, transandrophobia, TERFs/radfems, TEHMs, tankies, "cornbreadtube", nationalists and ethnonationalists, and all else I don't have the terminology for For many of the people that fall under that bullet list I would hesitate to even refer to them as leftist or progressive, as they never seem to actually show they act on it or even believe in it, only making an appearance in those communities for their own destructive personal gain; hell, often times they have ideals that directly go against what those communities stand for! Examples include TERFs with white supremacist beliefs, transandrophobes that are misogynistic, ethnonationalists that are antisemitic, puritans that are ableist, the list goes on forever. Once you know what to look for, you can see the hidden or overt bigotry behind their false "progressive" statements

No one is infallible No one is better than everyone else You are not immune to propaganda No one is immune from behaving abusively

These people are dangerous, whether they actually qualify as abusers --as I've been referring to them as such for brevity and impact-- or are people that are engaging in hurtful or fully abusive behavior (use this paragraph as a disclaimer, I of course can't know if someone is an abuser in real life unless there is documented evidence of such). Regardless, they are hurting the left and are letting the right win

If you see any of these behaviors either 1) take caution if you're unsure, 2) block them, or 3) if you have the fortitude, call them out. Either way, use your best judgement and think for yourself (or discuss with good faith leftists if you're uncertain). And remember, often times (albeit not always) they are actually fully aware of their disgusting behavior and are choosing to act maliciously, not ignorantly.

Stay safe, log off, do what you can to support your local community and leftism as a whole, don't let these people distract from the real issues at hand. Have empathy, if you don't have empathy then act in compassion, if you don't or refuse to do either please do not engage in politics. Misanthropy has no place in matters concerning humanity.

And remember: we have to stand together in unity so we can create a better future for all

[ofbardsandmen]

i love him a normal amount, i swear.

[sarafangirlart]

Funniest bit of tumblr revisionism is that Medusa was an African goddess before “Greek colonialism” reduced her to a monster (or whatever variation of that claim its all bs) meanwhile Perseus has more evidence of being worshiped in Africa, albeit in one not very reliable source but still more evidence than Medusa.

[gothamite-rambler]

Signal: Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru.

Riddler: What? Why did he say that? What did he do to me?!

Signal walks away smirking.

Riddler: Oh God, has my head exploded?

Batman: Would you be talking if it did?

Riddler: Oh... Right. Keep him away from me!

Batman: He was kidding, Edward.

Riddler: Nah, I learned Japanese, I know what that means!

Batman (chuckling): It means he's really into anime.

Signal (nodding): Itami o norikoete kudasai. Akirameru no wa motto tsuraidesu.

Batman: Signal did you just quote Vegeta?

Signal: Yeah, I like that one.

Riddler: I want to give him a riddle, but I like that show too. He can leave.

Signal: Yes! I'll be in the car.

Signal walks off as Robin (Damian) stands in his trap shocked.

Damian: That's it? He walks for being a weeb?!

Signal: Sucks don't it?

Damian groans, shaking the cage he's in.

[demi-eurovision]

Text and subtext in Käärijä songs : an interpretation

Cha cha cha

We're partying!!

but also, isn't it sad how we tend to be so reliant on alcohol before we relax and let our personalities out?

Auto Jää

We're partying!!

but also, keep in mind that while you're this intoxicated, it's entirely unthinkable to operate heavy machinery, so please make a plan for your transport later when you're all partied out.

It's Crazy It's Party

We're partying!!

but also, fame can be fickle and overwhelming, so make sure to take care of yourself. It's not quite natural to live a life of party 24/7/365, you also need the time to wind down and gain some perspective. (also gay stuff)