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"white wedding dresses were a trend started by Victoria and aren't period accurate before that."

Yes, this is true. I understand the frustration.

But hear me out: the way that the color has become synonymous with weddings to the point that putting a character in a fancy white dress signals "she's getting married" (symbolically or literally) is a fascinating case study in how period dramas and adaptations might sacrifice accuracy for the sake of being readable to a modern audience. Costuming is trying to speak in modern symbols too so its meaning isn't lost on the viewer.

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there is still time. there is still time. until your bones are in the fucking ground there is still time.

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“For nearly two centuries, everyone but trans women have monopolized the meaning of trans femininity. Fearful of interdependence, many have tried to violently wish trans femininity away. The non-trans woman has become gender critical, willing to dispose of her trans sister to secure her claim on womanhood. The gay man celebrates queens as iconic but separates himself anxiously from faggotry’s intimacy with trans femininity, claiming he is only on the side of sexuality, not gender. The straight man acts out in violence to disavow his desire for the girls he watches in porn, the girls he cheats on his wife with, and the girls from whom he buys sex. The state has used trans femininity most of all to generate the pretense it needs to expand its sovereignty as a monopoly on violence. And even queer and trans people, whether as cultural producers, activists, or scholars, have used the symbolic value of trans femininity to guarantee their political authenticity. But this is only to tell half of the story. The anxious and angry rejection of everyone’s interdependence with trans women is an attempt to refuse a social debt accrued, to refuse the power trans femininity holds.” ― Jules Gill-Peterson, A Short History of Trans Misogyny(Affiliate link)

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Smiles fondly at my memories

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I’m glad I wasn’t born in mid evil times bc I’d be all like aaaaaaa I want to listen to Blue Monday by New Order but all I have is this stupid lute

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TIL J. Edgar Hoover have had hundreds of ghostreaders monitoring, stalking and reviewing African-American literature to the point that the FBI's in-house writers could simulate Black literature on their own. And this is many decades before LLM is even a thing. Very sinister.

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At the club checkin my tumblr notes

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we are WRITING SHORT STORIES

we are EATING PEACHES

we are LISTENING TO JONI MITCHELL

we are PAYING TOO MUCH FOR COFFEE

it’s a good day tbh

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Women are expected to be delicate and considerate towards men at all times including in liberal feminist circles and the moment you stop coddling men or, worse, treat them with disdain, you get treated like you have committed some grave sin. Like sorry, my feminism is for the liberation of women and I could not care less what men think of it.

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reblog this to be an annoying faggot at ur followers

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i’ve had these posts looping like this for hours

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mentally taking a drag of my mental cigarette because I don’t smoke but life has been very smokable lately

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she let me hit it because...ghhhh....she let me- *pants* ughhh my head.... Why can't I remember?? Graaah [cursed pussy begins to throb]

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Gideon the Ninth fucked me up so bad bro

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a whole bunch of gazan mutual aid projects and nonprofits. if the decision of which individual fundraiser to give to feels too daunting, or if you just want to help as many people as possible in one go, these are great initiatives to support.

care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.

connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims

gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme

glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.

ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme

life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure

taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies

the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care

islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support

baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies

gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.

hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste

anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care

palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon

dahnoun mutual aid - provides water, food, tents, baby supplies, financial support, and other necessities. updates can be found through their instagram

certainly this is not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add on other projects or organizations that i didn't include. and as always, please take the time to donate if you can and share. it truly makes all the difference.