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when you and your best friend spot the same hot guy at the same time

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WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHYWHY WHY

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August 25th

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“I’m not ignoring you intentionally I just have no motivation to respond the way that I feel you deserve” - a novel by me.

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me: *wants 1d to have a long break where they’re happy and out of sight* also me:

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“I remember out third gig. It was to probably like 150 people. We played a song called ‘Gotta Get Out’, which wasn’t very good. I remember writing it in my room and we went out on stage and we played it first on stage. Then I heard them singing it back and I just stopped and I looked. The biggest smile came onto my face and I was like this is the best thing ever”.

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excuse me but this is FUCKIN HILARIOUS  ©

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I love when people notice my habits and mannerisms and remember what I like and dislike

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80-year-old man builds a dog train to take rescued stray dogs on adventures

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list of tattoos you need to stop stealing from other people’s culture’s because you think it’s “indie”

dream catchers: (not only is it appropriative of some Native American cultures, it’s also the least well thought out idea ever. Dream catchers take in bad energies and dreams, and now you’ve taken them into your body. Congrats.

Mandala: Sanskrit. A spiritual symbol associated with West/South Asian religions such as Hinduism and also Buddhism. Also I’m so over seeing that one mandala off google on people. GET A DECENT ENOUGH ARTIST TO DRAW SOMETHING ORIGINAL.

Om:  Sanskrit. Another spiritual symbol associated with West/South Asian religions such as Hinduism and also Buddhism.

Unalome: The origins of this symbol seem to stem from Asia and is used by those who have attained Nirvana.

Yin and Yang: A symbol used by Taoism.

Swastika: Although originally a spiritual symbol found in Hinduism, it was of course appropriated by the Nazi’s. You might think you’re “cool” or “edgy” attempting to “reclaim” the swastika- but if you’re not Hindu, Jewish or Rromani you have no right to reclaim a symbol of hatred still used to incite fear today.

Sugar skulls: From Dia De Los Muertos (day of the dead), a cultural festival from Mexico. Don’t get it if you’re not Latinx.

Sexualised Geisha’s/native american women/women with sugar skulls etc: Do I really need to explain why sexualising images from other cultures is wrong?

Those skulls with Native American headdresses on them that I see everywhere: If you’re not from a Native American culture don’t do it.

Hindu Gods/Goddesses: If you’re not Hindu then they’re not your gods to appropriate the image of… I’d have thought that pretty obvious but there you go.

“”””””Tribal””””””” tattoos: These are stolen and appropriated from actual native cultures that use paint and tattooing to create an image specific for their culture. Often appropriated from Polynesian/Hawaiian/East Asian cultures.

Moon and star: A commonly known Islamic symbol. Don’t do it if you’re not Muslim.

Star of David: if you’re not Jewish don’t do it.

Hamsa: Also know as the hand of Fatima. Originates from the Middle East and found in Jewish, Islamic and other cultures/religions from around the area.

Henna/Mehndi designs: Used by West/South Asian cultures and religions often before marriage ceremonies. Don’t use henna either.

Ankh: An ancient Egyptian hieroglyph for “life”.

Hebrew, Arabic or Sanskrit text: These are actual texts used by their respective cultures, not “pretty languages I saw on google one time”. If you want a pretty looking language, go for Runes or Elvish or something.

Buddha/Buddha head: If you’re not Buddhist you know the drill don’t do the thing… Also getting a decapitated head of Buddha is just plain rude and insensitive to the culture too.

“G*psy” woman: The word first and foremost is a slur and the image is usually a racist stereotype of Rroma people.

Geishas/Ninjas/Koi fish/other Japanese symbols: Again, not Japanese? Don’t do it.

Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters: Someone else’s language is not your “aesthetic”.

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it includes some of the most common ones I see. Open to corrections and additions! (Unless they’re white ppl complaining about them not being able to appropriate without being called out anymore)

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This is the type of friendship I need

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though you have to do some digging the twitterfam has some gold star people.

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there’s no such thing as a stupid reason not to kill yourself.

your school sells cookies on thursdays? your favorite band is coming out with a new album? you’re still saving up for that tattoo? there’s still five sodas in your fridge and it’d be a shame to let them go to waste? you want to see the season finale of that show you love? keep living.

your reasons don’t have to be big, if they mean anything to you then they’re good reasons.

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he looks so good I can’t :-))

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