#why so cracy?

[superbellsubways]

he actually gives me so much cuteness aggression its not even funny

[beverage2000]

[lonely-dog-song]

i want to type up how the album Becoming a Jackal makes me think of Eskew but but im too sleepy to type a lot 😑

[eviltits]

the jocker

[androgynealienfemme]

"We go from store to store, trying to things on and inspecting them. I give my opinions on dresses and shoes, blouses and lipstick colors. Sometimes I say things that make the other women look at me, agape, as though my mouth has been possessed by that flighty queen from Queer Eye even while the rest of my body still looks like any other big dumb boy's. I say that I like a skirt but I wish it were bias-cut instead of A-line, or that I am not fond of the fashion for surplice tops, or that the post-WWII idiom in shoes this season is amusing but rarely looks good on actual feet, or that I like the look of a bolero jacket. I know the names of colors, heliotrope and coral and Nile blue, and I can say without hesitation whether a lipstick might look better matte with a bit of powder.

These other women look at me with wonder, their boyfriends and husbands having made a fetish out of refusing to learn such words under any circumstances, as though merely pronouncing the word "periwinkle" or "princess seam" could easily turn a strong man gay as a box of birds. They say to her, "That's your husband?" in voices that loiter between admiring and disgusted, as though they know that there's no force on earth that could make their men or boys take such interest in their clothing and they think they might really prefer that to the spectacle of me, filling an armchair, legs crossed ankle over knee, looking just right until I say "tea length."

The point is that she wants other girls to see what it looks like to have a boy so cracy in love with you, as I am, that he will spend an afternoon talking about capri pants to have a boy so delighted by you that he never calls you by your name, but addresses you always as "beautiful girl," or "my love" or occasionally and with great fondness, "boss." To have a boy who will happily fetch your next-size-down and carry your bags and charm the salesclerks at the register without flirting overmuch and just generally try to make himself as useful as possible, all for the dizzy and undying pleasure of making you happy. And even though I am not a boy, I look like one, and so I can be complicit with her in this kind of wonderful afternoon, part indulgence of her great beauty and style, part guerilla feminist activism.

Later, when we walk through the mall or down the sidewalk, me laden with packages that are clearly hers, I watch the eyes of the people we pass: the women who look at me with a certain longing, wishing they had their own boys to carry the bags. The men who look at her with an unmistakable hunger, wishing that they had the honor of schlepping for a girl like her, and then look at me with a certain edge of disbelief, not quite clear about why I get to squire this marvelous example of femininity around when they are clearly wealthier, more handsome, better hung. I have learned to meet all of these gazes with a calm kind of sweetness. There's no point in defensiveness or sheepishness or challenge. I'm the one holding her bags."

"Being a Shopping Switch” Butch is a Noun essays by S. Bear Bergman (2006)

[superbowlsunday]

tumblr has been crazy lately

[shadebloopnik]

Whenever Im feeling down(or need some emotions or diy therapy session) i like to rewatch that supernatural episode where John's dying and so uses one of his last moments to apologize to Dean; to acknowledge all that Dean's done for their family, for him, things Dean never should have had to do. He knew he should've been more of a father to Dean, but he wasn't.

The admittance of his mistakes, how shit he'd been as a dad, how he'd become more of a drill sergeant. Admitting how wrong it was to raise Dean as a soldier, how Dean had to lose his childhood.

The responsibilities he put on his child. Dean gave his all for John and Sam, they're all he has, and finally, Dean can see that being acknowledged. Finally someone says it out loud.

To hear those words, so so important....

John was a horrible father. He was a good man, strong, intelligent, a protector, perhaps a hero to many; but to get there, he had to sacrifice his role as a father to his sons. He became jaded, obsessive , callous, and abusive; mentally, emotionally, and, well we all know it, physically. He was their drill sergeant, of course it got physical. It was to toughen them up, yes, saved them in the long run, yes, but its not how a Father should have raised them, and that's where it all circles back to doesn't it? Him being a father, the one role he failed in.

John loved his sons, of course he did, no question, but at this point, his love was twisted. His love for Mary became obsession, and love for his sons became rage fueled training, harsh and cruel and biting. To him, the greatest act of love he could offer was making sure they lived, no matter how they may end up on the other side.

Dean took all of that on from such a young age; tried to shield his brother from it best as he can. It never gets acknowledged before; not much by Sam who sees it as blind obedience, and not from John who simply expected it.

And yet now, John's acknowledging Dean's struggles and apologizing, and yes it was suspicious as hell, but do you know how else that'd feel like? How freeing? Knowing that your efforts didn't fo unnoticed?

Yes it doesn't change anything but its in ADMITTING IT. Its in the saying, in just being.

Its hard to be hurt so much by the one you love, one you choose to stick by regardless of trouble. To hear them acknowledge everything, its-...... Sometimes you'd have doubts you know? Think maybe you're just imagining all the pain, that you're just being dramatic and things aren't actually that bad. Even when your heart hurts, you try to convince yourself nothing's actually wrong. So to hear someone else validate it, and not just anyone else, but the person who hurt you!!!! Its such a rush of emotion; you wanna cry and laugh hysterically at the same time!!! Like haha im not a dramatic cracy btch after all!!!

And its not even till then that you realize just how badly you needed to hear it.

Maybe its why I come back to this scene when I'm down. To hear the words of a bastard piece of sht of a failed father who against all odds is still filled with love, admitting everything.

Those exact words, even the situations....

Guess I need to hear em too.

[showbits]

Why So Cracy

[teethmouth]

why so cracy…

[crazysodomite]

people are so cracy

i have adhd and struggle with texting - but i know people rely on me actually getting back to them so i will try to accommodate and be responsible

vs

you can't possibly rely on me to actually get shit done because i have adhd and can't reply to people's texts so don't ever put any kind of responsibility on me/expect anything of me. its quite simple...

for me personally adulthood is about being reliable. i'm an adult and you can rely on me to get things done. you can rely on me to show up when you need it etc. and sure adults are given grace and no one expects you to be perfect all the time but its also part of being an adult to say "my bad, i fucked up and i will be more responsible next time" like you can just admit you made a mistake instead of searching for an explanation of why you actually have no responsibility over your life and behavior...

[gameclam3]

I made these tags on the why so cracy post 2 years ago and the phrase "why so slerious" has not left me since Just figures you might want to know

[zkzm500a2]

why so cracy

[thxrunaways]

Why so cracy

[pia-fantastic]

Why voting and Voting Rights are important, AND Democracy is a Myth:

So, in the USA we just had another huge Midterm Election (there is a runoff still to come for Georgia's Senate Race on Tuesday, December 6th, 2022). A lot of Lefty people, like me, have been arguing whether there is merit to participating in Electoral Politics. The discussion usually comes down to Reform vs. Revolution. To what extent can elected Representatives, and Ballot Measures change society towards our goals to create a more loving world for all people?

Let's first tackle the question at the first question this argument makes us ask: can Electoralism alone be used to end the Systems of Oppression that make our world so unbearable?

The short answer I and many other Communists, both Marxist Leninist and Anarchist, have come to is a resounding- No. The why for this "No" boils down to the fact that, at least in Modern Electoral Politics, these systems of Oppression are intrenched inside both the State administering these elections and whatever body will carry out the implementation of the results. This is not to say that there is some sort of conspiracy controlling the results of Elections- far from it- rather that the State itself has implicitly formed to legitimize the institution of Private Property- and the power of the Owning Class to exploit to exploit Workers for usage of that Property-, and other Systems of Oppression such as White Supremacy, Imperialism, Patriarchy, and Eugenics. All of this is to say that no matter how good the intentions of the Law or Representative are, the implementation will always have to operate through an inherently Oppressive State. Electoralism functions as a way to legitimize the violence of the State putting on the cloak of False Egalitarianism and over an Institution made to deprive people of their Means of Living, made to destroy and replace networks of Community, made to make strong those Privileged by Property Ownership, Race, and National Origin, and the rest of us dependent on them.

Does this mean the we should not participate in Electoral Politics, because they cannot achieve the abolition of Oppressive Systems?

This brings up really important question: if Democracy mainly serves to legitimize Oppression then should we spend time making sure everyone has the Right to Vote?

I do think there are many who have very legitimate reasons to not participate in Electoral Politics- but even if Voting is not the way for action, this does not condemn the concept of Voting Rights.

One way to look at Voting from a Revolutionary Leftist perspective is as a form of Harm Reduction. Good Elected Representatives and Ballot Measures can effect positive change, improve people's Material Conditions, and even- very rarely- weaken Oppressive Institutions. This said, it is impossible for tools of Oppression- in this case State Democracy- to fully destroy Oppression itself. The primary reason for my support for Voting is not these rare positive effects of Electoralism- I am for participating in Electoralism because I do not want it to function as intended. So this argument boils down to Voting as an act of Harm Reduction, or even of choosing the "lesser of two evils"- if we understand that all choices when Voting in a Liberal Democracy are "evils." But this does not get down to the fundamental nature of Voting Rights inside of a Democracy.

The word Democracy broken down into its parts is: Demos- "the people"- and Cracy- "rule". Thus- at least conceptually- Democracy is supposed to be a system Ruled for or by the People.

The classic Anarchist take would be to criticize the "Rule" part- why do we need anyone to Rule us? That is a good line of thinking, as it will approach the point were we realize that Rulership only serves to empower some at the expense of others- to entrench the Systems of Oppression. But then we come back to the central question: empower who? Who in our "Rule for the People" is the People?

This is why securing Voting Rights for everyone is so important. In a society supposedly Ruled for the People, those who have the Right to Vote are the only ones considered to be People. I am not saying we should reinforce this idea- everyone should be treated equally as a person regardless of their ability to Vote. Fighting for Voting Rights and Accessibility to Voting for all means fighting for their recognition as Human.

Democracy is a Myth- a story the powers that be tell us so that we can pretend our Oppression is fair. The Oppression of all of us is predicated on the idea some are less Human. That our Rule is justified as protection from the Inhuman. Our Democracy cannot exist if everyone has Voting Rights, because it cannot justify itself if we are all Human.

We will not achieve- and we did not achieve- Voting Rights for everyone through Electoralism. We took and will take our Voting Rights via Direct Action- though Protests and Mutual Aid Networks- driving our neighbors to the polls, walkouts, strikes, and marches. But Voting Rights cannot be the end of it.

The goal of Anarchists and Communists should be the disintegration of the State and Private Property, and that cannot be done through Democracy- only through the creation of new Community Institutions outside of the State and Capitalism, to build a new System of Love and destroy the old Systems of Oppression.

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[flipchild]

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