#3rd wave

[farfromhome999]

Knowing vs. Understanding (am I the crazy one?)

I was originally going to make this post centered around mothers and mothering, but I just had to share my disbelief over these two situations.

When I told my friends that I needed to watch Hidden Figures (2016) for a class, their responses were "Oh I'm so sorry" and "I wouldn't wish that on anyone" and "Mmm, not for me. Good luck with that." I was shocked. What was so wrong with the movie? When I asked, they answered that it was far too dramatic. I questioned them on why they thought this way to which they didn't really have an answer besides the scene about the bathroom... which isn't a true aspect of the real story-- as I've researched-- but a true thing in many other colored peoples' experiences at the time. They knew of this, but I don't think they actually understood the realities of "Separate but Equal." It was a dramatic scene, but it was no different than another character standing their ground in any other film. How was this the only scene they remembered? How were these black women being reduced to their (completely justifiable) anger?

On a lesser discussed point, I recall several instances while watching Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023) where I needed to explain to my non-black friends what was happening and why I got riled up over certain scenes. Most notably, was the scene where the Queen met Charlotte for the first time. In it, the queen asks to see Charlotte's teeth and hands. My friends were confused about this, asking why she'd do that. I had to explain, albeit from an American perspective the reasoning-- those in servitude didn't have the luxury of having unmarred, perfect hands or good dental hygiene. In America, slaves could potentially be distinguished by these factors and here, it's probably a display of power and to make sure she's not really poor-- that she's truly a proper lady. I felt kind of dismissed when they dryly said they hadn't known about that and asked no further questions or reacted to the new information at all. They just seemed uncomfortable.

Some of these issues are only known about in theory or not really known at all in larger society, it seems. These were stories I've seen and been reminded of countless times growing older alongside instances of women drowning their babies so they wouldn't know the horrors of the slave trade, the separation of families at the drop of a hat, forced sexual encounters, the tensions between in house and field slaves, so on and on. Had I taken my knowledge to be everyone's knowledge? Has anyone really taken the time to watch such movies or know such atrocities? If we can show the despicable nature of the Holocaust-- something America didn't cause-- how come we can't let the horrors of slavery-- and Japanese Internment for that matter-- be known and UNDERSTOOD by the general populace? Facts take on so much more life when you have stories to go along with them.

[farfromhome999]

People ragged so hard on this movie. I get it. It was a hard watch that I can't quite fully stomach today. But, at the same time, it's stuck with me like the icky taste in my mouth it was supposed to be. It was a horror movie. Just not in the sense people tend to define horror. It made me feel that same acute sense of powerlessness that I am so lucky to be born without encountering on a day to day basis due to the efforts of many before me.

In my opinion, the point of the movie was a critique on the time without spelling it out to the audience in bright bold letters and attaching Trump's name to it. Also that when you're successful in your work and you're black, that you still aren't safe. The movie doesn't need to be cheesy and say it outright.

While there was great whiplash between the two periods in the film-- and honestly, could have been streamlined a lot more-- I understand what it was trying to say through show, not tell.

Antebellum (2020) Trailer #2 

[aixelsyd13]

What should go on a 30 song punk rock playlist?

So, I recently got my 9yo a guitar for his birthday. We’re belaying lessons until after his current soccer and lacrosse seasons, but I will be showing him a bit. He seems to like all kinds of rock, but I was telling him how easy it is to play most punk rock. He has heard a lot of Ramones, Misfits, etc. from me… But I got the idea of putting together a punk rock playlist for him. Well, I tend to…

[soevaernets]

WoM (by @sharpth1ng) cope sketch

[cupiidzbow]

this is rlly just idea planning but I’ve been meaning to make sonic gijinkas for a while and I finally got to do these two bc I had the most solid ideas for them 💪🏽

[imdowndownbutdefinetlynotout]

[isabellakillss]

6/18/25

[dru-reblogs-stuff]

For @geopsych's treasure hunt

A fair, but misty day. It was super toasty yesterday, 13c in Feb! This is looking out over the Purbeck hills, you can see how the water and air temps have caused them to appear hazy.

A robin. I promise there's a birdy in that bramble thicket! And it was polite enough to hold still so I could take a photo. There are always robins at this park, so it's lovely to see something that's not a seagull :)

An interesting watery thing. Taken the same day as the first pic, this was taken at the edge of the quay so it's a rather sheltered spot. I'm always a big fan of the way the sun does the glinty thing, turning water to chrome.

[resource-directory]

collab with @doyoulikethisemosong! some color palettes of some of our favorite albums :)

[farfromhome999]

Black Women and the Denial of Magic

Plenty of fish in the sea, yet so few for me 🧜🏾‍♀️✨

Growing up, I used to latch onto any medium to dark colored magical character I saw, whether that was Aisha from Winx Club or Clawdeen Wolf from Monster High. There were so few of them already in animation and live action movies don’t fair any better. In fact, the only mainstream movies or shows with black people taking front and center as magical, mystical beings have been done by Disney. Once in 2005 with Twitches— and later Twitches Too (2007)—and recently in the making of Disney’s Little Mermaid (2023).

Mermaids were my absolute favorite creature growing up. From the moment I saw them— pretty tails, hair flowing in the water, and moving with power and grace— I wanted to be like them. In fact, it was probably depictions of mermaids that partially fed into my discomfort with my identity as a little black girl. I couldn’t swim like them because nobody was able to teach me how. I had kinky curly hair that never would flow the same when I’m in the water. I was too broken down from bullying in school to move with much confidence. I was no mermaid; I was not magical. I tried many times to find a black mermaid in media. I scoured through youtube, searching every few months to see if there were any. I watched several shows and movies— you could have gotten me to watch anything if you told me there were mermaids in it. But I always came up short. In a sea of oceanic beauties, I never found a single precious black pearl. I sought answers to this question of why there were no black beauties, never quite finding answers until I happened upon a forum one year where someone broke my question. There was a single answer that said black women’s skin was too dark in the water so cameras can’t pick it up. That our hair didn’t flow as beautifully. That we’d look more like monsters than something beautiful and kind.

Fast Forward to 2023, Halle Bailey— a black actress with a beautiful voice, supported by Beyonce herself— stars as Ariel in the new Little Mermaid remake, her hair deadlocked and beautiful. I cried when I first got the announcement over this casting decision.

I'd found a black pearl.

There are so few instances where black women are allowed to be magical beings without being shoved to the side. Even here, with the Little Mermaid, we were shoved into a role that was originally for a character who was unmistakably white— this goes for Tinkerbell in the Peter Pan remake as well, Peter Pan & Wendy (2023). Why are we never given our own roles to be magical on our own? Why must we fight for spaces in geeky, nerdy, fantastical, and magical?

I hope to see more stories that have black magical girls— and women—within them on the screen. I would love to see us in high fantasy, urban fantasy, science fiction, and otherwise. I want them to be the protagonist. I want them to experience love and joy as much as they experience hardship. I want the people going forward to be able to see that black girls really can be magical. That my color, my hair, my level of confidence— my race— doesn’t affect my ability to wield the fantastical.

[Inspired by this Blog Post]

[yaxh1ro]

IF YOU LIKE ANY OF THIS LET'S BE MOOTS PLEASE-

(kingdom hearts and mob psycho didn't make it into the image but let's pretend it's there😔)

[scarlett-dottoresimp]

Me: Nah, I don't have a type

Universe: Girl, are you sure?

Universe: *Shows me all my fav doctors/scientists/healers*

(Gosh, all tags didn't even find room...

So also #angels of death #danny #code geass #lloyd asplund )

[emo-band-recommendations]

Title Fight

Subgenre(s): Emotional hardcore, emogaze

Wave(s): 3rd-4th

Location: Kingston, Pennsylvania

Years Active: 2003-2018 (still together but inactive)

Recommended Album(s): The Last Thing You Forget (2009)

Members: Jamie Rhodin (vocals, guitar), Ned Russin (bass, vocals), Ben Russin (drums), Shane Moran (guitar)

Label(s): ANTI-, Revelation, SideOneDummy, Run for Cover, Six Feet Under, Flightplan

Spotify Monthly Listeners: 2.2m

About: Title Fight is one of the most well known emo bands, and for good reason. The band formed at only age 13 in 2003, initially leaning into emocore and melodic hardcore, but eventually shifted further into shoegaze. Their sound ended up blending into what is commonly referred to as emogaze, one of the first bands to do this. They have been inactive since 2018, but still post on social media occasionally and in 2023 stated a possibility of returning in the future.

Submitted by @kittycattastrophic

[isabellakillss]

[winterleech]

New art challenge turn your VB OC into a titmouse face pin

[lilith-is-off]

Gotta love that my favourite characters have white hair and complicated characteristics that come from noble family/heritage that are reason for their power, has complicated backstory with a lot of strength and potential since young age, are naturally born leaders that have/had a powerful position, at some point wore/are still wearing pink and/or purple, crystals are/were responsible for their power, snakes (personality or appearance wise), agility being important part of their fighting styles, were evil/have evil counterpart, took someone's life (intentionally or not), the event from the past had impact on their further development. There's also this cockroach