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Yeah we’re not leaving this in the tags

I am going to kill [remembers suicide jokes are bad] a healthcare executive [remembers the fbi exists] haha just kidding [remembers that tumblr hates posers] but maybe I’m not [remembers The Alamo] The Alamo

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This looks like a fucking parody post, or an edgy edit, but it’s 100% official real Flintstones.

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Infantilization aside, I’m just trying to figure out how the hell they’d even determine this, because there’s a pretty solid teen and (and probably kid) demographic for pretty much every “adult” thing I can think of, and vice-versa for a lot of content for kids.

well this fucking sucks

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We need greater brazil

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So, when do we make it mandatory to include emoji in passwords for security? (Mine's hunter😈)

your password has to include uppercase and lowercase letters in both Latin and Cyrillic, numeric digits from at least three distinct scripts, punctuation, full-width CJK punctuation, and inclusive emoji that matches the demographics of the United States circa 2k18, including at least two female emoji that talk to each other about something other than a male emoji.

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type prevs url with your eyes closed in the tags

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I mean, it does open up some really interesting ideas about the wider context of the story, especially if the author’s willing to get meta about it.

Is the story being translated into English and therefore using equivalent terms we’d be familiar with? Are we looking at an alternate timeline here? What would the historical events or figures that spawned those words even look like in the context of this particular fantasy world?

And if the author gets meta about it…hoo boy does that open up all sorts of fun new theories.

i always thought it was silly that people would get so pedantic & heated over the idea of fantasy novels using words derived from real locations like "champagne" or "lesbian" or whatever. "a fantasy setting cant have words that are dependent on real-world context" i have bad news for you about all words

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Honestly, given the historical context of all the shit Canada’s done, I’m not even surprised some of them joined the IDF. It’s 10000% in character for the nation that’s probably responsible for about half of the Geneva Code.

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Sometimes she just wants to wear her own comfy clothes

Bonus:

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Because it’s not meant to be torturous but also not meant to be bliss, you’re allowed to chat and have headphones and snack breaks but cannot choose the music stations and there’s never your absolute favorite snack available

hell is full. heaven is full. god created a new holding space for souls called hurgle and the only thibg to do here is this infinitely expading jigsaw puzzle of a finely detailed pigeon. we are just slowwwwwly creating little tufts of feathers for eternity . yesterday , greg found a corner piece

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i want to stress, so much, that there's a difference between good media, and media that's well-suited to transformative fandom.

sometimes, the canon is so good on its own that you don't feel the need to add anything to it. you could, and people do (and should!) but the writers/creators really knew what they were doing and the experience of consuming said piece of media is entirely satisfying on its own.

then, there's the objectively mediocre stuff that has just enough hints at depth/character backstory potential/little plot idiosyncrasies to make it a perfect sandbox. i'm talking big movie franchises and long-running, middling procedurals that won't win any awards. there's so much potential there, and the writers either lack the skill or time to explore it all fully, and that's where fandom jumps in.

sometimes, that's the best kind of show to be in fandom for, because what else are we all going to do but be creative and fix what canon can't get right?

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So...

You know how if you're (American) in another country, and find another American and all the sudden it's like 'Hey! Friend! Friend! That's my bestie!' That person could be from an entirely different state but all the sudden you're similar around the unfamiliar so you're buddies!

Does that happen with monsters?

Better yet-

Say you're a human, the only human being hired onto a large cargo ship that travels planet to planet through space. Most of the others you work with are so different in appearance and species you sometimes don't know even if some of them have eyes, or just use a form of echolocation.

Still! It's a nice job, you're given respect due to your status as (a deathworlder) a human, and you're settling in nicely the first few days.

There's a pack of aliens you haven't met yet though, The Aslai.

Huge creatures with a semi-humanoid appearance paired with patches of striped fur across varying parts of them. A maw that unhinges in three distinct separation points, fur tipped tails that vary with color, and slightly elongated limbs.

Of course, the Aslai are the engineers. They work in the sub-floor deck where the machinery and engines are stationed. Heavy creatures with prehensile tails that can lift just as much as their long, burly arms. Creatures made to be strong, and with vast intelligence, the Aslai are perfect for such jobs. Most times they flock to them, truthfully.

Like how winged and levitating aliens prefer jobs that involve them leaving the ship where they can move freely through open space with the right gear.

The first time you see one of the Aslai, they're walking with heavy boot steps to the mess hall. You both freeze in the hall though.

For you? It's got a human-ish face and you're experiencing one hell of a level of the uncanny valley effect in real time.

For Hesh, you look like a softer, mini version of the Aslai. Their tail flicks in excitement and with heavy steps they draw closer. A brighter fur pattern than their fellow Aslai, they're noticeable by anyone. They croon in a low gruff tone, reaching out and prodding at your arms, legs, cheeks, happily babbling in some method of communication you can't exactly understand.

It's when the other three Aslai suddenly appear with different fur patterns and facial structures, mimicking the first one that you seem to realize they're 'cooing' over you. Like if you saw a stray cat on the way home...

You're about to say anything when one of the botanist -a Threxacord by the looks of its mandibles- speaks sharply, "Don't you have somewhere to be, human??"

Technically it's right... You're not at your post, but you were told by your immediate boss you could go on lunch. You don't have a chance to explain that though, not when the second largest Aslai lifts you up and sets you on its shoulders.

"Don't talk to our human that way." The rough, crackley voice is a shock to anyone who hears it, but the pack of Aslai seem comfortable. You can only hand onto the horns atop it's head to keep in place as a different one continues, each on the same thought process.

"Drunum, shouldn't you be tending to your artificial soils?" It's more of a throaty growl than words, but the irritation is clear.

It's only when Drunum hisses as it retreat when the Aslai you're semi-surrounded by relax, looking over at you with bright, fanged grins. They seem to each be muttering variations of the same phrases.

"Oooh, little Aslai! Honorary Aslai!"

"Are you a meat eater too? I bet you're a meat eater-"

"You're warm blooded, that's great! So am I!"

"Look, you've got five fingers too! No claws, but that's okay!"

The pack easily brings you to the mess hall, deciding then and there you're one of them. Just a tiny version. Practically cousin species!

I was going somewhere with this

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Surprisingly, they actually acknowledged the reason for the age-dependent transition gender gap! (with sources)

❝Why is this happening? Trans misogyny is a unique type of discrimination trans girls and women face. It combines transphobia, the hatred for and discrimination against trans people, with misogyny, the prejudice and contempt towards women. The impact of trans misogyny is far-reaching. During adolescence, trans girls experience higher rates of bullying and victimisation than trans boys and cisgender peers. During adulthood, trans women remain at high risk of abuse and violence. They are also more likely to encounter housing discrimination, homelessness, unemployment and poverty than the general population. Faced with such daunting prospects, it seems much harder for trans girls to reveal their gender identity as adolescents at an already uncertain time of their lives.❞

(yes, the language and such is slightly off, the authors being medical professionals, gender specialists, but not, so far as I know, trans themselves—still, the whole article is very good in content and well-sourced)

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anne rice writing the gayest vampire book series of all time and literally creating the model. and then deciding she does not like when people make her gay vampires gay in their fanfiction. and does not like people co-opting her vampires to write their own stories about them. and just generally does not like gay fanfiction about her gay vampires to the point of literally sending cease and desist letters threatening legal action against people who are writing gay fanfiction about her gay vampires. and then subsequently failing to advance this to such an extent that fanfiction in general (regardless of fandom) has arguably been strengthened in its legality because of her failed efforts. and then she dies and they make a tv series out of her most famous work (the one about the vampires). and in this universally critically acclaimed tv show they add a bunch of stuff in a way that technically makes it a Transformative Work (fanfiction) and makes the vampires SUPER duper gay. and inspires ten thousand new fanfictions to be written. about anne rice’s gay vampires. :)