Happy place

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brokenstick:

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titles-for-tangents:

sparkxii:

sparkxii:

Mary Sue but a compliment

This girl is powerful and loved by everyone. And why shouldn’t she. She should be allowed to have fun and be super overpowered

Example: Barbie

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dankmemeuniversity:

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greeds:

iamwestiec:

greeds:

strong stoic man with sad past: *adopts child*

me every single time:

It’s about choosing to break the cycle of abuse and doing your best to ensure the next generation doesn’t have to endure what you did. And that’s fucking heroic work.

and it is also about learning to heal 🥺😭

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goblinaurora:

one of my favourite twitter threads pt. 1

chaotickalix:

beatlemeat:

from the creators of kids bop meet adult bop where we take regular songs and make it have as many curse words as possible

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck Banana phone

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tonysopranobignaturals-deactiva:

unlike most people I don’t give into mindless consumerism [sees cute stuffed animal advertised online] Ooooh i’d like to have it with me every second of the day.

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onthegreenlandsea:

i don’t want a career, i want to do crafts

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harpyhormones:

genuinely tho family vlogging needs to be illegal. like full stop it needs legal restrictions. your kids should not be content i fucking hate these parents. they, and i mean this genuinely, deserve to have their kids taken away from them, not as some punishment for the parents but because the kids are clearly being raised by people who do not view them as people

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aqueerkettleofish:

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gayshanewalsh:

some dude on survivor outed another survivor who happened to be trans and called it “deception” like this was some damn soap opera and everyone was like ”lmao that’s personal and not your fucking problem?” and the host immediately said “We don’t need to vote, just grab your torch” and had him kicked off. that’s some instant fucking karma.

IT’S REAL (two parts, second half here)

Video links are broken, but I wanted to clarify:

• the outer wasn’t even particularly anti-trans, he was just desperate to stay on the show
• everyone was less “lmfao that’s personal” and more “wtf that’s personal”
• When he did it, everyone’s head whipped around– not at Zeke, the transman, but at the asshole
• While poor Zeke is stunned into silence, all of the people who just found out are restraining themselves from dragging this fucker under the water
• Guy has the realization ON CAMERA of exactly how low he’d sunk while everyone is ripping him a new one
• The host lets it go on for about a minute and then is just like, yeah, we’ve got consensus, grab your torch and get the fuck out

afterbonus:

• CBS was prepared to scrap the episode rather than out Zeke, but Zeke and GLAAD said “No, show it. Let people see that shit.”
• The asshole’s day job also told him to grab his torch and go home
• He never tried to play himself as the victim, and publicly apologized for what he himself described as “assault.”

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timemachineyeah:

Spirit Animal is racist.

Patronus was invented by a transphobe.

I think it’s time we all suck it up and say what we mean: fursona.

Originally posted by just-r-connection

When I was in college, I took a course on the local Native culture and language and I remember one day the topic of the spirit animal practice of the teacher’s tribe came up and he said something about how when he sees people he just knows what animal they are.  It was obvious to me you weren’t supposed to ask.  Like, it was sacred knowledge and being told what your animal was was important and ceremonial - a deep cultural thing that informed how they viewed themselves and others, not a casual bit of trivia - and he was just sharing that as another point about his tribes culture.  The class full of white girls all brightened and got SUPER excited, demanding to know what animal they were and

“you can’t just say that and not tell me which animal I am ha ha” like he was an answer generator of a random quizilla online and he ended the class not much longer after that without really answering any questions. 

The discomfort and instant regret on his face has stuck with me since.

I’d respected the “don’t use Spirit Animal” advice prior to that because it made sense (don’t appropriate another culture), but more than anything before or since, that cemented my determination not to use anything “Spirit Animal” in any way.  It’s talked around on the faceless, voiceless internet, but I think a lot of people see it as just the Native American version of Aesop’s fable with a hogwart’s house twist, so the message doesn’t quite sink is as it should.   It isn’t a casual practice, it’s important. 

Animals having some kind of special property, spirituality, soul, or connection to a person is a very general human belief.  It appears naturally in literally every culture in every corner of the world.   The concept is very intuitive.  You see an octopus scurrying across the ocean floor and feel a distinct kinship to it, you vibe with the energy it’s putting out and feel it represents YOU in a way words can’t really express.  You find a gif of an octopus scrunching it’s limbs into little curliques as it decides if the gloved hand coming toward it is acceptable and reblog it.  Your post just says “it me”, and everyone gets it.  Sometimes the concept is super casual like an octopus gif or common folklore (black cats/dogs are bad luck), other times it’s a very solemn religious-type belief.

The specific (solemn) incarnation of this in Native American culture has been unfortunately lifted up as the typical version of this and is sadly what most people seeking information out (casually) will find first.  You’ll find lists of what Native peoples define the spiritual energy/voice/essence of that animal is and quizzes and decks themed off them made by people who’ve probably never spoken to a person from that culture.  Even though the people in those cultures have said you can’t do that.

There are so many other cultures that would be fine with it, though.  You can use the concept of animals having a spirit/essence/energy to connect with and call on without utilizing and cherry picking the ceremony and culture of Native Americans. 

“Spirit Animal” is an unfortunately general-sounding term, but you can skip over websites, books and decks that use “Spirit Animal” and look for the ones that use other terms.

Animal Spirit, Animal Kin, Animal Guide, Spirit Guide, Spirit of the Animals, Animal Guardian, Animal Protector, Power Animal, Familiar, daemon etc.   All work fine to describe the concept you’re looking for.

Or, yes, fursona works too.

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rue-bennett:

people are punished for being poor in every aspect of life

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almiarangers:

As much as I love ‘I would kill for you’, it kinda really loses its impact if the person saying it is a villain who already kills at the slightest provocation

’I would refrain from killing for you, I would spare them all if you asked me’ is a very sexy alternative, and a much more powerful declaration of love coming from a character prone to violence

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montereybayaquarium:

The Pacific Ocean is wider than the Moon. Anyway how’s your day going?

dip moon like cookie

Originally posted by lganey33

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