IM SCREAMING
the pot not only called the kettle black, the pot then proceeded to write a rap song about it
this is the most fascinatingly un-self-aware thing i’ve seen in a really long time
This is either a real life shitpost or a postmodern piece
White people be like “white people be like” but they be the white people that be like
Hey look, it’s the continuing adventures of “People on Tumblr don’t like to look into the shit they intend to criticize.” The lines right before the verse in the original post here are “Oh, what are you doing Ben? What are you doing here? Think about it.” Then he goes into the verse. He’s literally talking about himself. This isn’t a case of the pot calling the kettle black, it’s Macklemore talking about how a bunch of POC before him were the only reason his music ever took off, and how now he owes it to the community whos’ culture he borrowed from to participate in their movements. Later on in the song, he says:
Hip-hop has always been political, yes
It’s the reason why this music connects
So what the fuck has happened to my voice if I stay silent when black people are dying
Then I’m trying to be politically correct?
I can book a whole tour, sell out the tickets
Rap entrepreneur, built his own business
If I’m only in this for my own self-interest, not the culture that gave me a voice to begin with
Then this isn’t authentic, it is just a gimmickAnother excerpt from the last verse of this track:
But the one thing the American dream fails to mention
Is I was many steps ahead to begin with
My skin matches the hero, likeness, the image
America feels safe with my music in their systems
And it’s suited me perfect, the role, I’ve fulfilled it
And if I’m the hero, you know who gets cast as the villain
White supremacy isn’t just a white dude in Idaho
White supremacy protects the privilege I hold
Here’s a link to the song, and a link to the lyrics. I know the hilarious meme is that Macklemore is just another white guy idiot, but please don’t let that get in the way of him trying to follow the exact code of conduct that most people on this website would assign to him; because this song is literally nine fucking minutes of the guy checking his privilege.
Parallels: Pearl & Sokka (as suggested by @l-a-l-o-u)
OHHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYY
Fallout 4 + some companions + text posts (this was inevitable because I’m meme trash)
- Said he was dropping no eaves
- Was in fact eavesdropping
You mean Sith fashion.
*chanting* FEMALE SITH LORD
I would wear the shit out of all of these

Every so often, someone in the Lapis tag will make a post saying something like this: “The ‘did you even wonder who I used to be?’ line doesn’t necessarily mean she’s royalty or otherwise directly related to Blue Diamond, she could have just been angrily reminding the Crystal Gems that she wasn’t just an object.”
And that’s a valid point, it isn’t necessarily an assertion of her power - but as pictured above, she says this as she’s effortlessly raising a giant watery hand.
The idea that Lapis is related to Blue Diamond - if not actually Blue Diamond or a fusion component - does not hinge entirely on this one line. Her hydrokinesis shocks everyone, Crystal Gems included, which implies that this is not an ability or extent of ability any given gem would have.
She also follows up the aforementioned line with “I’m Lapis Lazuli and you can’t keep me trapped here anymore.” There’s no reason to assume that this isn’t a display of haughtiness, to some extent, when she has no hesitation asserting her power when she deems it fit. Would someone who isn’t proud of her own abilities turn someone’s offer to fuse into a living hell?TL;DR, even if you don’t agree with the idea of Lapis being an important figure (or at least formerly), please stop assuming that it hinges entirely on one line of dialogue.
Jumping in here a bit- the context of that line is conspicuous to me. Lapis can attack much quicker than that- we see this in the ocean tower battle, where Lapis’s attacks are the Steven clone, and when she attacks Malachite.
But she chooses to make her first attack absolutely massive, slow-moving, and lets it loom over the Crystal Gems before she brings it down.
Lapis is not just saying “you shouldn’t treat me as an object, because I am a person”. Because she utters it at the same time as she make a massive, obvious threat that she did not need to, one that she acts on just a moment later. When she asserts her name? She’s tossed Amethyst and Pearl, and pinned Garnet down and held her there.
Someone whose drive is to be recognized as worthy of the same respect others give themselves and each other- asking for basic individual rights and acknowledgements- does not express this while forcing everyone around her to their knees.
Lapis is not asserting individuality in the face of the Crystal Gems having taken that away from her, she’s asserting her individuality and power as a way of suggesting “I am big and bad and scary; I am Lapis Lazuli and there is literally nothing you can do to stop me.”
Which… sounds a little more proud to me than just “I am Lapis Lazuli and I’m alive”
And, y’know, affectionate note that while maintaining that massive hand, she literally parted the sea with a small flick of her hand like it was absolutely no consequence for her. So I would definitely err on the side of “Lapis is not a normal Gem” but people probably already knew that about me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
also to add:
that entire scene, particularly the dialogue accompanying it?
yeah…i have an really hard time believing that, if we’re to take the idea that Lapis was simply an aristocratic gem, with no real authority as an member of Blue Diamond’s court and nothing more, she would have the specific attitude she displays in the show. specifically, her attitude that she not only does she have the ultimate judgement (telling Steven he shouldn’t trust his guardians, the people he grew up with, even if they weren’t directly responsible for raising him, even though she doesn’t know of his personal history with the gems and based on the fact she believed the Crystal Gems were not good people, along what i’ll describe down below), but she’s willing to drop someone like an hot potato if they don’t follow her without question or at least without hesitation (though, if you’re nice to her, she still will have loyalty to you…she just has an very loose and survival focused loyalty and expects total cooperation on your part), and that she knows what’s best for everyone, even though she has typically endangered everyone around her and herself so far in the show doing so, and is willing to get violent over relatively minor offenses, or offenses that are somewhat understandable but she goes really damn extreme in the payback.
Steven comes to the water tower with the Crystal Gems, and comes to discuss with her, not fight her? Immediately engage him and the Crystal Gems in the fight. Steven and Connie attack her Steven clone with rocks and an water gun? Immediately has the clone not only turn it’s hands into large bubbles and puts it around their heads, but also suspends them off the ground while doing so, and only stopped when Greg rammed into it with his van (and, remember, Connie was losing consciousness just before - there was an chance Lapis could’ve drowned her if Greg wasn’t quick enough on his feet). Jasper doesn’t necessarily respect her desire not to be touched without her permission, along with putting her in an cell she didn’t believe she deserved to escape from when Steven offered the chance, and then attempts to manipulate her using her hatred of the CG to take them out? instead of dragging Jasper into the ocean with the totally there ocean she can just form an hand out of and leave her there for however long, she manipulates her into fusing, binds the fusion, forces Jasper into it by sheer will even though the latter tried to defuse when she realized what was going on, and then holds the both of them down in the ocean, and was very unwilling to let go of her, and, whether or not she is aware of the cluster, is essentially pulling an potential murder-suicide attempt because…why not?
that isn’t an attitude an simple aristocrat who had no form of authority beyond what she was granted in the caste system and an member of an diamond’s court would develop. Lapis is prideful, certainly, but she isn’t an Small Name, Big Ego - from what we’ve seen so far of her, she is definitely someone who, if she isn’t an component of Blue Diamond, at least was definitely given an high position and likely was closely associated with her, and used to not only having an direct command of authority, but to have her subordinates follow her without question, no matter how vicious or controlling she gets. her grand display of power, both in the Mirror Gem/Ocean Gem two-parter with an cracked gem for the majority of it, and her ability to still keep Jasper from defusing Malachite for who knows how long since Jailbreak, is definitely not normal, and definitely wouldn’t give her an valuable position with direct command over gems or having gems listen to her without issue or question before the war and her imprisonment in the mirror.
seriously, those (in)famous lines (”did you even wonder who I used to be!?” “I am Lapis Lazuli, and you can’t keep me trapped here anymore!”) - both the way she says them and what she does when she says them, among many things about her, scream “I am powerful, I am above you, and you have no right to control me or not do as I say when I know far better than you and have the authority and power to make you understand that and make you pay for underestimating me.”
If Tumblr is so accepting and loving of aliens, then why is it that meesa, Jar Jar Binks,

why aren’t these being reblogged more often?
i rather see these than “keys in hand”Fatality
Umm so since I’m stupid could someone kindly explain each step for me like step 3 am i head butting him in the face or the chest?
I think it depends on the height of the person, but I suppose the head is a more effective target. I hope this helps :)
Step 1: Step back the moment he reaches for you.
Step 2: Duck!
Step 3: Head butt him in the chin. It’s very important that it is the chin and not the chest because it is much more uncomfortable and disorienting to have your teeth bang together especially if it cuts his tongue (which it will if it is in the way). More than likely height won’t matter. He will be leaning forward from the missed attempt at grabbing you.
Step 4: Knee him in the balls.
Step 5: When he doubles over, jab him on his back. I believe at the base of the neck just above the shoulder blades would be best. I’m not an expert, but this seems like the best place, imo.
Step 6: Don’t lose contact. Bring your other hand over and slam your hands against the sides of his heads as hard as possible. Right on the ears is the best place; it is extremely disorienting if done correctly. Then take his head and bring it down on your knee as you bring your knee up. It’s very important that you avoid the nose because if you knee his nose it will definitely break and more than likely the bones will stab his brain killing him, so aim for his mouth instead.
Step 7: Keep your knee up and bring your foot out to kick him over. Personally, I don’t like the image because it looks like she kicked him with her toes. You do not want to do that. Instead kick him with the ball or heel of your foot and put power behind it with a push.
Step 8: He is on the ground. You could probably stop here and he would get the picture, but if you really want to…Your leg is still in the air from the kick. With all your force slam the edge of your your heel on his side. It will be more effective if you lower your body first by bending at the knee of the leg your weight is on. Done right, you can break a rib or two.
reblogging again for that^
Reblogging for the steps in the image and the explanation in the comments. I don’t so much like the explanation on the image proper, but I appreciate the thought behind it (here, have a self-defense thing, it could save you) and so I’m passing it on.
yes
nice
YOUR generation was the generation where two teachers could afford to buy a 4-bedroom house in San Diego, CA and then afford the mortgage and raise 2 kids in private school (my parents did this).
YOUR generation was the generation where one parent could work in Financial Aid at the local college and the other could raise 2 kids in a 3 bedroom house (my now-retired coworker did this).
YOUR generation was the generation where you could wash dishes to put yourself through college and law school (my uncle did this).
MY generation can’t buy a home when the average cost is $440k and a combined income of two teachers is only $70k, and they have to pay 35% income to rent, let alone trying to afford children.
MY generation has both parents working, one or both working 2 jobs just to buy food, not even able to afford a family vacation every December.
MY generation is in student debt on average $29,400. And we have scholarships but they only cover 40% of the cost and when law school costs $120k for 2 years, you do the math.
So don’t tell me that it’s MY GENERATION that fucking things up. We’re only 25, we didn’t get in to the war in 2001 (we were 11 years old), we didn’t de-fund mental health institutions in 1975, we didn’t decide that grants and scholarships should be funded less and tuition should cost more, we didn’t raise the housing market 7000% (my childhood home was bought for $95k and sold for $750k 20 years later). MY GENERATION didn’t do any of that, YOUR generation did.
So don’t tell me I “just” need to “get a better job” or that I “only” have to send my kids to “a good school.” Because it doesn’t work like that anymore. And don’t blame me.
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