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i told my friend’s dad that he was hot (it was in context with the conversation, he was complaining that he was feeling old, etc), and he said a very genuine thank you and the conversation moved on to other topic, my friend was now talking about something else entirely when his dad goes

“i think if i were born in your generation i might have been bisexual”

and friend got kinda mad at me lmao

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inherent gay need to redesign my bedroom every 3 months

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i love this illustration i'm losing my mind

look at her. go crazy aaaaaa go stupid aaaaaa

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guys I just found the greatest video on the internet

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She beat 59 men at chess, shattered gender barriers, and sued Netflix for $5 million and won. Meet the real Queen’s Gambit: Nona Gaprindashvili.

Before the world fell in love with the fictional Beth Harmon in The Queen’s Gambit, there was Nona Gaprindashvili a real-life chess prodigy who didn’t just face men in chess… she demolished them. Born in Soviet Georgia, Nona rose through a male-dominated game and in 1962 became the first woman ever to earn the title of International Grandmaster. In one jaw-dropping exhibition, she simultaneously defeated 59 men, 28 of whom were Grandmasters.

She went on to claim five consecutive Women’s World Chess Championships, all while facing discrimination, limitations, and institutional roadblocks. Her most notable one? Being banned from the overall World Championship because Soviet officials wouldn’t allow her to travel with her son. Still, she stayed undefeated in both spirit and skill even winning gold at age 79 in the Senior Team World Championships.

But her story made global headlines again in 2022 when she took on Netflix. The show The Queen’s Gambit falsely claimed that Gaprindashvili "never faced men" a blatant erasure of her actual accomplishments. So, at 80 years old, she sued Netflix for $5 million, citing defamation and historical whitewashing. And she won. Netflix issued a quiet apology and settled, but her statement was clear: don’t rewrite women out of history.

Nona Gaprindashvili didn’t just play chess she changed its rules. Her legacy is louder than fiction, and her life proves you don’t need permission to be legendary.

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Ploop ploop ploop

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characters going “we were lovers once”: eh, it’s okay i guess. it’s nice enough

characters going “we were friends once”: absolutely devastating. one hit knockout i’m gone

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God forbids her creations to have emotions

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Anarcha Westcott was a young Black girl enslaved in Alabama. After a traumatic childbirth, she developed vaginal and rectal fistulas, a condition that left her in constant pain and shame.

Instead of receiving care, she was experimented on over 30 times by Dr. J. Marion Sims, who operated on her without anesthesia. He used her body to develop a surgery that would later be used to treat white women, with pain relief, dignity, and consent.

Anarcha didn’t agree to any of it. She wasn’t a patient. She was a victim of medical violence.

Today, she is finally being remembered, not as a statistic, but as one of the true Mothers of Modern Gynecology, alongside Lucy and Betsey.

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This is a legitimate and damaging cultural shift for all involved parties and it needs to be addressed.

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"Two Paid Ads And A Trans Girl's G-Rated Selfie" (tumblr, 2025)