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I'm kind of obsessed with the way sheep are handled. So efficiently. It always looks kind of unpleasant at first and then you notice the sheep are fine with it. They're always being flipped upside down and rolled down a chute or some shit. A shepherd will be tossing that thang in the air and spinning it like pizza dough & the sheep just lets it happen

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Why isn't "too scary" a good enough reason to never drive a car

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girl on club dancefloor has her feet cooled by a friend pouring smirnoff ice over them (2000)

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shoutout to whoever stole my amazon package containing nothing but a single pair of shoelaces.

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Flipping between thinking there should be less sex in media because:

- it can make talent uncomfortable

- can lead to abusive and pressured practices around hiring talent

- leads to a weird beliefs around sex in relationships due to sex as shorthand for getting closer instead of actually writing better character development

- trying to push sex as feminist/freeing when it’s set up, framed and for predatory gazes - which sets the movement back

- sexual violence is usually either a plot device or shock value to show things are horrible - and neither are ever written in a way victims/loved ones would actually react. Why are horrible backstories about women always sexual? Why can’t they show perseverance after being scammed or something? It’s just lazy writing

- pushing sex into almost all advertising to make everyone feel inadequate is an evil way to use fellow humans and literally reduces them to numbers and parts

But also:

- it’s important to see sex as something that’s normal and healthy - and not a shame/trophy dichotomy between partners

- seeing sex helps people in abusive situations recognize what is and isn’t ok

- sometimes it is empowering and narratively important for characters or actors to embrace themselves and their sexuality

- burying shame around sexual pleasure and urges can only ever be a good thing - and the rise of showing female pleasure helps break this particular boundary

- bad faith, pearl-clutching, “for the children” removal of sex is almost always the wrong move and can be easily redirected into nefarious directions by fascists and bigots

- anything we can do to move away from Christian views on virginity are only going to help future generations. Fuck that piece of tape metaphor - I can’t believe someone would ever say you have less value for any reason

Basically, I also go back and forth. I’ll believe sex in media is feminist when it’s not framed as voyerism, is sometimes awkward, between people with imperfect bodies with hair, and sexual violence is treated with gravity and consequence.

With better character writing and dialogue, we can get there, I swear

i walk a fine line between “i’m asexual and i hate how much the world revolves around sex” and “sex is way too stigmatized and people should be able to be more open about it if they want to”

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The drop shoulder situation is atrocious. I know it’s because it’s cheaper/faster to make something out of rectangles vs developing the skill to sew sleeves into armholes but I feel like we’ve sold out shirts that stay in place on your body in favor of “slouchy” everything. Why do my button up work shirts have the sleeve seams at my bicep now???

the only bad part of transitioning is that I now care about clothes and the situation is dire

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WAS TALKING IN DMS WITH SOMEONE WHAT IS THAT EMOJI WHERE ARE IT'S EYES

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regular doctors will be like "idk i think you might be stupid" & then specialists will be like "idk i think your doctor might be stupid"

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NEVER GIVE UP

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*lying at a job interview voice* yeah i can sing all of the lyrics of American Pie by Don McLean. WITHOUT slipping into the weird al version. easy

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MYTH: Americans set off fireworks on the 4th of July, in honor of our Independence Day

FACT: Americans set off fireworks from approximately June 20th—July 20th, for no reason other than this is the time of year that you can literally buy them at any grocery store

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watched conclave

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Something something vampires have no reflection so he can't even try to see his brother's face anymore when he looks into the mirror