Why do Bigfoot hunters try to lure him with a mating call? Do they have a game plan for if a squatch comes barreling toward them out of the woods full tilt with a raging boner?
what the fuck do you think the point of finding Bigfoot is
The Shape of Forests (2019) dir. Guillermo Del Toro
A pastor says donations of bottled water to his Flint church have dried up in the past month.
Donations poured in from across the nation in the weeks and months after it was learned that Flint’s drinking water was contaminated with lead. At times, the response nearly overwhelmed the effort to distribute water to Flint residents.
Bishop Roger Lee Jones’ north side church parking lot used to be filled with pallets of water, but now the flood of donations has slowed to a trickle.
Of the 1,864 women murdered in 2010, 91% were killed by men. (by contrast, of the 3,872 men murdered, only 9% were killed by women). Of all the women murdered (by either sex), over a third were killed by a husband or boyfriend. women have legitimate reason to fear men, even the ones they know.
Of the 3,327 white people murdered in 2010, only 13% were killed by black people. 3% were killed by other or unknown races. white people do not have a statistically legitimate reason to fear other races.
women’s fear of men is based in reality, not bigotry. white people’s fear of other races is based in bigotry, not reality.
Synonyms are weird because if you invite someone to your cottage in the forest that just sounds nice and cozy, but if I invite you to my cabin in the woods you’re going to die.
My favourite is explaining the difference between a butt dial and a booty call
a jewish kid was murdered by a nazi last week in california and almost none of the articles about it are mentioning that he was jewish or that his murderer was a nazi
he was taken into the woods by someone he thought was a friend and killed. hits pretty close to home bc multiple relatives of mine, including my great-great-grandfather, were taken into the woods by their own neighbors and killed during the holocaust
I mean, it seems pretty obvious when you put it like that, right?
But how many families, when an introvert sibling or child makes an effort to socialize, snarkily say, “So, you’ve decided to join us”?
Or when someone does something they’ve had trouble doing, say, “Why can’t you do that all the time?” (Happened to me, too often.)
Or any sentence containing the word “finally”.
If someone makes a step, a small step, in a direction you want to encourage, encourage it. Don’t complain about how it’s not enough. Don’t bring up previous stuff. Encourage it.
Because I swear to fucking god there is nothing more soul-killing, more motivation-crushing, than struggling to succeed and finding out that success and failure are both punished.
Out of the post I just reblogged I want to specifically hold this screenshot up as like…
I think Shiro gets a lot of his compassionate supportive traits played up as all that he has, and, don’t get me wrong, they’re there in force, but I feel like it’s astonishingly easy for the fandom to forget the part where Shiro is a high-strung perfectionist who… in all honesty reads pretty OCPD.
In early s1 he’s fairly hard on Lance because Lance is goofy and sociable and Shiro is hellbent on making a good impression, on Allura, on Rolo’s gang, on basically everyone they encounter not the galra. And that’s not a condemnation, it’s not “oh, poor Lance” because Shiro definitely hits his stride and eases up on Lance as early as the start of season 2, but, like…
Especially when he’s stressed, Shiro is really not good with things going off the rails. He wants things to feel neat and manageable and under control, and it’s that tendency that- somewhat ironically- leads to him clashing explosively with Slav and Slav’s OCD. Because both of them are trying to cope by seizing control of their situation at the minute level, and Slav’s rituals, and Slav taking control of the situation, challenge Shiro’s control of the situation.
Overwhelmingly, Shiro knows his fussy high standards aren’t always fair. And his natural empathy and desire to take care of others, he prioritizes their happiness over whether he thinks their hair is parted the right way- his standards of appearance he mostly only applies to himself.
He even, in my opinion, reacts guiltily in all subsequent interactions with Slav after blowing up at him that first time, but that’s even more to the tune of what I’m talking about- if Shiro gets the shoe on the wrong foot as a first impression he tends to act like it can’t be salvaged, it’s all or nothing.
But frankly, when things don’t live up to Shiro’s standards, and especially when something falls short of his moral standards, Shiro’s incredibly quick tempered and quick to flat-out snarl. Aforementioned empathy and kindness, while powerful forces in him, take a bit of time to kindle in people, and while he will value people’s lives no matter what he thinks of them, he also pretty much came to despise Lubos with every fiber of his being just knowing what the guy had been up to.
I’m not saying this to suggest Shiro is an unforgiving demon or that the guy can’t chill, but, I think the fandom really needs to find a good middle ground between compassionate nurturing Shiro and Shiro the short-tempered perfectionist because frankly, they’re both major pieces of him.
One of my favorite tropes is post apocalyptic towns being named after dilapidated signs with missing letters, like Novac (no vacancy) and Eaden (dead end). There’s something inexplicable about it
Pet Peeve: (not directed at any single particular person btw more a fandom trend) When people call Keith’s stunt at the end of S4 a “suicide attempt” or variations thereupon. It’s n o t. Suicide means death is the intended deliberate end goal, and nothing could be further from the truth for Keith. He wasn’t trying to kill himself he was trying to save the coalition
If you gotta call it something call it what it actually was: a Heroic Sacrifice
the thing about ships like dirkjohn or really any other John-involved mlm ships excluding johnkat, is that no matter how Over It™ Karkat is, I feel like when he finds out John is in fact a homosexual he’s always gonna have a moment of
so apparently some people feel like it’s annoying when someone engages with a lot of stuff from the same person, like going through their ship tag and liking all the content there.
hearing about this, i was immediately paranoid about reblogging literally anything from anyone i don’t talk to on a regular basis.
so to save others from the same paranoia, i’m gonna say that if you like every single post on my goddamn blog it is okay. i might be kind of concerned about your level of time management, going through 23,000 posts, but it wouldn’t bother me.
I’ve had people discover my blog and do this, and honestly I consider it a huge compliment. Don’t be shy, blow up my notes, enjoy my total bullshit.
Binding is not safe. Long term, it is detrimental to your physical health. While the social and psychological benefits might outweigh the physical risks for many people, the choice to bind should be made with the understanding that the risks cannot be eliminated even with great care to ensure good fit and avoid overuse. Tightly compressing a large part of your body with many complex skeletal and muscular connections on a regular basis damages your body over time. Take off-days, wear the proper size from reputable makers, don’t sleep or exercise in them, and take them off as often as possible - all good advice that you absolutely must follow to be as safe as possible, but it’s impossible to guarantee that there will not be complications.
People tend to downplay the physical risks of binding because the payoff for self-confidence can be so profound. But seriously - even responsible binding is likely to cause complications ranging from sharp pains, nerve damage, dramatically decreased lung capacity, fluid buildup, skin issues, and back injury. Do not take it lightly just because it’s a piece of clothing that can be removed and does not need a doctor’s approval or informed consent to use.
If you must bind, be gentle with yourself. On your off-time, or if you choose not to bind at all, puffer vests are your new best friends. Seriously. Get your Marty McFly on. Not your style? Your loss, you unfashionable fool, but scarves, loose-fitting button-downs, and bomber jackets can help as well.
Okay shut the fuck up.
If it’s a decision between hurting myself but feeling confident, or killing myself because I don’t feel like I belong in my own body, I think I’d choose the former.
That’s your prerogative. I never told anyone NOT to wear a binder. However, it’s a major medical decision, and minimizing or dismissing the very real and common side-effects is not good for anyone, especially young people just beginning to transition. Like I said, sometimes the psychological benefits outweigh the physical costs - if not wearing a binder makes you suicidal, then clearly continuing to wear a binder is the correct decision for you.
The problem lies in presenting binders as a miracle solution that everyone can and should try if they are distressed by the appearance of their chest, or that only “incorrect” binding (as with ace bandages) poses any dangers. Some people may develop complications that make it impossible for them to continue binding. It is vitally important that people are aware of the potential harm before they begin and are able to make informed decisions by weighing their own priorities and exploring alternatives.
Unlike surgery or hormones, binders are not medically regulated and don’t require you to understand what you’re getting into. That means we have to look after each other, and in this case, that means being honest about safety.
Okay, now shut the fuck up twice. People are pushing the agenda, and have been pushing the agenda, for making studies about binding for YEARS. And some traito…. I mean, trans people, are advocating for it to happen, and advocating for medical personel to overlook trans person’s binding as a medical procedure in need of ‘professional regulating’. I don’t fucking care about you or your self-righteous quasi fight for ‘heath of trans people’, because it’s just gatekeeping, plain and simple. Now, get the fuck out off my face, you tool.
[Deep breath.]
I… really don’t know where to start with this. Are you suggesting that peer-reviewed scientific studies on the long-term effects of binding are a bad thing, and that trans people who want this information to exist are “traitors”? Is that honest-to-god what you’re saying here?
I’ve never met anyone advocating for binding to be “regulated”. If that’s what you think I’m saying, please read my post again. Binding can affect your body dramatically and irreversibly, and trans people deserve access to information about their health so that they can make informed decisions about their bodies.
Reliable information on trans health issues is virtually nonexistent because it hasn’t been widely formally studied over decades. It’s nearly impossible for trans people to make genuinely informed decisions about their health. If we cannot talk about the risks or are shushed for talking about our experiences, people get hurt and make decisions they may later regret. Just read through the notes on this post for many, many examples.
Hiding or downplaying the risks of binding, especially from young people, is wildly irresponsible. I have no respect for you at all if you think that it’s better for kids to accidentally hurt themselves because they aren’t aware of potential dangers, than to “gatekeep” by asking them to consider their options carefully before proceeding.
The nerve damage on my left shoulder blade that causes gentle hugs to be agonizing is not an “agenda”. The fact that I can no longer safely enter water deeper than my neck because my lungs and ribcage can only expand to a fraction of what they used to is not an “agenda”. The constant aches, the faint wheeze, the tissue degradation, the fact that I’m unable to truly pursue the active, outdoorsy life I hoped for until and unless I get a surgery I can’t afford? Not an “agenda” either. I’m lucky in that I can still bind routinely and function throughout the day.
I wish I had known what I know now before I started binding. Would I have made the decision to bind anyway? Yeah, I really think I would. But I am furious that no one hit me with hard truths beforehand so my decision could have truly been informed.
An update: it’s been about six months since I’ve worn a binder regularly. My lung capacity seems to have improved, and the nerve damage bothers me less often. According to my doctor, I had a slipped rib - fortunately, I won’t need physical therapy for it ‘cause it seems to be mostly resolved now. I may begin binding again soon, but only a little at a time, in relatively sedentary situations.
It’s quite possible that I have some variety of hyper-mobility syndrome - anyone in a similar boat will want to be extra careful about binding because the integrity of your joints and connective tissue may already be compromised.
Small psa:
Generational divides are fake, people can’t be sorted neatly into millennials, gen z, babyboomer, etc. Age is a gradient and people are individuals. Young kids are gonna do dumb stuff because they’re kids and the world is so fucking hard for little social mammal creatures with overgrown brains to figure out. Older little social mammal creatures are going to get disoriented and nervous as the way things worked when they were young are no longer the way things work. Everyone has been the former, everyone will be the latter. Be kind to each other.
if you want to buy moonstone jewelry like…please be aware that half the people on etsy and wherever selling “moonstone” jewelry are actually selling you opalite which is just….glass with added effects. moonstone and opalite are not the same thing lol….so many people are getting ripped off on etsy because of this and it kind of bothers me
this is real, natural “rainbow” moonstone:
this is opalite, which is synthetic opalised glass:
I’ve been trying to warn people about this for years! It’s such a huge issue, just like heat-treated amethyst being sold as ‘citrine.’
