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Tintern, Wales (by -terry-)

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Brittany, France (by Dubus Laurent)

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hey: in steve and sam’s conversation at the VA, it’s actually steve who initially brings up the concept of happiness. he does so, in fact, almost in response to sam’s confirmation that he too lost someone: steve says, “i’m sorry,” sam says, “after that, i had a real hard time finding a reason for being over there, you know?” with the kind of look that says you know, and then steve looks away as he asks, “but you’re happy now?” not are you happy: “but you’re happy now?” a phrasing that is less a question and more a request for a different kind of confirmation, almost like what he’s really asking sam is: is it possible? almost like the subtext of his questions to sam — “you lose someone?” / “but you’re happy now?” — is: are you like me in this way? is it possible that how you seem is how you are? is it possible that in some future time i cannot imagine i could become like you?

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the thing about being someone who’s never catcalled is that you start to wonder why like is it because im ugly???

and then you realize that youre judging your worth by whether or not you are objectifiable to a man and thats so fucked up like honestly its so fucked up 

but the worst part about the patriarchy is that it still sits at the back of your mind regardless like “nobody thinks youre pretty because they dont see you as a sex object” like somehow thats a desirable thing and it fucks me up

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natasha’s humor is so great though because it’s almost close to but also completely different from what you’re used to seeing from other (male) antihero characters - you know, the whole Charming Asshole, snarky-in-the-face-of-danger, devil-may-care vibe (see: tony stark, peter quill in the mcu)

natasha always has a gravity to her no matter how flippant or sarcastic she’s being. her humor is dry and constantly self-aware, it’s there because she’s seen so much and done so much that what else can she do but crack a smile? and the best, the best thing about natasha’s humor is that the jokes are mostly for herself. this is a woman who is known to be cold and distant with others, but when she climbs onto a boat full of unknown danger in the dead of night, she thinks to herself “lost in a sea of uncertainty…pun intended.” she doesn’t care if nobody thinks it’s funny but her because she’s her own audience (which can have a sad implication regarding how much time she’s spent alone in her life). in the charming asshole trope, the humor or dickishness usually at least partially turns out to be a performance, one that masks some sort of vulnerability. with natasha, it’s the opposite. the humor is where she’s vulnerable, where she’s honest. if natasha tells you a joke, it means she’s a. probably about to kick your ass and thus doesn’t give a shit or b. that she trusts you. (also, when natasha makes fun of steve in catws it never crosses a line into actual meanness - she’s not insensitive, just irreverent). 

basically: natasha’s humor is for herself. she hasn’t exactly had a funny or entertaining life, so she’s got to generate that or i think she’d break down. and the world is pretty funny, once you’ve seen enough of it. brutal, complicated, and unfair - but pretty fucking funny, too. knowing natasha, whatever there is of a real her, means being in on the joke.  

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Take any movie premise about a white man and make it about a grandma and it becomes twice as interesting

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Auburn waves - Gianni Strino

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*takes a break from doing nothing* ah i really deserved this

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Archangel Michael’s victory over the Devil, sculpture above the main entrance at St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg

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yeah i should have picked russian as an optional course

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oh boy i forgot how attractive annet mahendru is

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Men's Rights Activists: THIS IS NOT FAIR. MEN HAVE PROBLEMS TOO.

Black Men: We're constantly demonized by mainstream media and are targets of police brutality.

Gay Men: We face discrimination and hatred and are denied marriage and job security.

Trans Men: We are outcasts and are denied medical care, our lives are constantly under threat and our gender is always under scrutiny and policed by others.

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