#Is being angry thinking?

[goredbrain]

Just another person mad about Sabrina Carpenter because I’m as online as the rest of you.

I find it weird how people act like Sabrina’s music isn’t about men and she doesn’t centre them in her songs. Sure, her fans tend to be women, but that isn’t what her music is about. In fact, she does make the man she’s lusting over the focal point, putting down another woman in the progress.

Funny how people point out she has a song called ‘manchild’ that insults men when her lyrics are:

Why so sexy if so dumb?

And how survive the Earth so long?

If I'm not there, it won't get done

I choose to blame your mom

Sure, some women do treat their sons as their amazing angels. Still, when a song is insulting a man yet she still expresses desire for him and she says his bad traits are because of a woman… You see what I mean, right? But I digress, I’ll stop cherry-picking and talk about what everybody else is.

Sabrina has built this sex-obsessed persona for herself that doesn’t receive much flack because she’s visually an innocent person. A rich, blonde white woman who constantly states she’s small, and I unwillingly know her height because she frequently says how teeny tiny she is, therefore harmless.

Her singing “I’m full grown but look like a niña, come put something big in my casita” is odd. She doesn’t look like a little girl either, but after a Lolita shoot I’m getting the impression she wants to be seen as a weak and vulnerable little girl to cater to men. She looks full grown, who is telling her this??

I’ve seen people react to others criticising her recent actions with “let’s not put down women just because it seems like we have permission” like yes, let’s treat this petite, blonde white woman with fragile hands as she can simply do no wrong. I admit sometimes we can wildly blow things out of proportion, especially when regarding women, but after witnessing one artist create a whole subculture that worships abusive dynamics and perpetuates that being a submissive, weak-willed woman that needs to know her place is peak femininity… Not all of us wants to see that again. Not all of us can write this off as satire because it’s not. If she claims it was an attempt, it was a shit poor one. Satire can fall flat. Jokes don’t always land. This is a petite, blonde and blue-eyed white woman who is richer than I’ll ever be who is referencing Lolita, which shows that she’s dipping her toes into this ‘abused woman’ aesthetic I see so many young women fall for. It’s not an aesthetic and it certainly isn’t satire. Her calling herself a ‘small little girl’ and then making repeated references to the heavily romanticised story of a grown man falling in love with a fourteen year old and seeking to corrupt her sexually isn’t a coincidence. This is intentional.

What’s satirical about reminding women that this is the position they’ve always been forced into throughout history? On their knees, submissive and supposed to take any beating their husband gives them because if you’re his wife, you’re also his property, and how else is he supposed to let off some steam after work? What would make it satirical is if she was poking fun at this dynamic, letting herself be the one in control while the man was on all fours for her. No, instead she has to crawl around like a dog and look oh so pretty while doing it. She doesn’t want to make men uncomfortable, after all. Doesn’t it speak volumes how it’s women who are complaining about this and men are quiet? Because no man is going to be made uncomfortable by this. A man will see Sabrina on the floor with her hair being pulled and look at the faceless man on the cover and easily be able to insert himself as her abuser. This will turn a man on, and once again women will have to be reminded that this depiction of womanhood – one we’ve tried so hard to separate ourselves from – is still so desirable to men.

I read a comment on her Instagram that said “this isn’t subversive, it mimics the violence it’s failing to critique” and I think that’s a wonderful summary. Her radio friendly pop music simply has nothing to do with such heavy topics, she’s using it to excite and entice those who will find it attractive. I hope after seeing this negativity she will act her age instead of the age she is pretending to be.

Link to ‘I look like a niña’: 🔗

I advice reading the rest of the post, OP shared many of my thoughts.

Link to full comparison images: 🔗

[crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington]

BASED OFF THIS TIKTOK OF HER MOM AND HER TWO KIDS 😭😭

[ajastu]

[Rook voice] maybe if you had some friends you'd calm down 🙄

[maeamian]

If you saw me agreeing with being annoyed about wasted helium in a fictional context and were like "I bet she has some more helium based anger in her life" good news LAPD fucked up a raid on a medical facility they thought was a pot farm and flat out ruined thousands of gallons of the stuff.

[bruciemilf]

I can't explain it, but Batman needs to be mythologized. In Gotham, that is.

Logically, they know he's just a man, made of skin and bones and blood, like all of them. Those who met him, who had the ill luck to, say he feels like the city itself.

When danger approaches, with the click of a gun or hiss of a knife, it’s not the police people pray to. There's a single name that rivals Gotham‘s, and it’s not them.

So much so, there's whispers of what might happen, about guidelines being stepped. Kinda like how if you're compared to Aphrodite, you might die.

Such as:

If you see a wounded bird, of any kind, take it to a vet, or nurture it back to health. You’ll get robbed otherwise.

Don't wear pearls. Just don't.

Never let your son walk alone at night. Never lay your hands on them, either. The Bat doesn't take kindly to it.

[transformers-earthspark]

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Spread the word. Everyone on Tumblr needs to know about this.

[arowitharrows]

I fully support Pluto as an aro symbol (x) but as a space scientist I cannot support any arguments that claim it's because Pluto should be a planet. The true reason Pluto is an aro symbol is precisely because people tie the amount of love and care this wonderful celestial body receives to which label it has. Just because a relationship with someone is not labeled as romantic should not mean that this relationship has to be treated as less worthy of time and care and effort. Just because Pluto is not labeled as a planet does not mean it is less worthy of our time and care and effort.

Here is another reason Pluto is aro: Pluto has a heart shaped region called the Tombaugh region:

[ID: an image of Pluto and it's heart shaped Tombaugh region, with the moon Charon in the background. End ID]

Now, Pluto and it's moon Charon are tidally locked, meaning they always face each other with the same hemisphere. Pluto's heart is always facing away from Charon. Some articles have phrased this as being tragically romantic, but I disagree! Here are two celestial objects orbiting each other for billions of years, and they are doing this while Pluto keeps it's heart hidden. Because in this case, love is not part of the equation that makes up their bond, romance does not play a part in their gravitational pull towards each other. That's aro as fuck, in my humble opinion.

[egophiliac]

in regards to the latest main story update:

did twst finally find a question ("who would DJ?") where the funniest answer ISN'T Leona? or does he still beat out our beloved teapot tyrant? these are the real questions🤔

oh this is a STRONG contender, that's for sure! though after much deliberation, I think despite Riddle having the initial surprise factor, Leona still very slightly ekes out a win just because he would have to have been forced into it for whatever reason and he would NOT appreciate it. just picture how extremely sulky he'd be as he spins those hot tunes. it's so good.

I do acknowledge that this is a close debate and, perhaps, a contentious ruling! and to complicate matters further, should it please the court, I offer a third option:

[arcticclimes]

Something something Fitzjames and Hodgson are two of the most dandy-ish characters in The Terror but they're also two of the most dangerous; they've both been to war, both do the greatest damage to Tuunbaq using the weaponry they were trained in by the navy (Hodgson with the cannon and Fitzjames with the congreves), and Hodgson is also the one to kill the Inuit family, directly connecting the violence of imperialism with the gentlemanly facade it likes to use.

[technically-human]

I'm not very sure about this concept, so just a sketch for now

[pastelaeqy]

time to rest

[thesuncantreachyouhere]

?????????????

i genuinely feel like im seeing things, this isnt real, right? nobody truly has this much mental dissonance that they would tag their post with both 'terfsafe' AND 'transgender', right? RIGHT?!??!?!?!?!

but yeah its the 'transandrobros' who are proto-terfs, totally

[riddlemearose]

I think we as the LU fandom need to stop the whole "Sky gets mad at Wild for the Master Sword breaking in TOTK" and start going "Sky is going to throw hands with TOTK Ganondorf no matter what laws of magic he has to break to do so".

Bc let's be real here, if Sky ever found out that Ganondorf tried to kill Wild and literally destroyed Fi while attempting to do so bc she was protecting Wild the best she could, he really would just go and kill Ganondorf himself.

He would manifest himself into Tears of the Kingdom in any way he possibly could (as a ghost, via possession, literally forming a physical body out of pure spite and rage, fistfighting the Shadow to open a portal) and he would jump into the Hyrule Castle rift and murder Ganondorf single-handedly.

And Wild would 100% be on board with this bc 1. now he has the best back-up he could possibly ask for; and 2. he knows that Sky murdering Ganondorf would be glorious to watch

[greenglowinspooks]

The way that I’m brainrotting over a DCxDP crossover with a Danny who’s a vengeful villain rn

Like, let’s just say that the GiW finally get into contact with the JL. They need help neutralizing a threat, you see, and they’re on their last limb trying to keep civilians safe.

They have video evidence! They have studies to back their claims! The JL have to help them!

Unfortunately, the JL believe them. They join a fight against Danny, and defeat him due to being far more experienced than he is. Danny is locked away and experimented on by the GiW.

That would CHANGE a person. Your heroes turning against you and seeing you as a monster, being experimented on for who knows how long, not knowing if your friends and family are safe.

Danny gets out due to a simple mistake on the GiW’s part; having Blüdhaven as part of their transport route.

Of course the trucks were attacked, they’re government property!

So now, whoever decided to raid the government transport trucks (the Penguin or something) has a ton of experimental weapons with no idea how they work, and a heavily traumatized teenager.

Danny knows how they work. Danny can be useful! They won’t throw him out if he’s useful! And so, now Danny is working for the Penguin, altering the ectoplasm weapons to make them work on humans.

It’s a good deal for both parties. Danny gets to neurotically imprint on the Penguin like a small baby animal, and the Penguin gets a brilliant mind who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

But eventually, Danny finds out what happened to his family in his absence.

Jazz is in Arkham. Not as a psychologist, but as a “patient.” Apparently, she snapped and completely destroyed the house, leveled a few blocks of Amity Park, and conducted organized attacks on government bases (mostly GiW) for months.

Sam and Tucker helped her, eventually splitting once Jazz was captured. Sam travels to areas of extreme pollution, completely overgrowing them with her plant powers. Currently she’s in the Amazon rainforest, engaging in an ongoing feud with logging companies. Sam is winning.

Tucker faked his death, and Danny has no idea where he is. He only knows that the death wasn’t real because of a code that the three of them made together, just in case.

Ellie’s trapped in the Infinite Realms. Danny had a failsafe in place so that if she was ever cornered by the GiW, she would be sent to her haunt in the GZ. However, with the portal destroyed, she can’t come back. Danny just hopes she’s okay.

His parents are now top GiW scientists. They’re traveling the country giving speeches. They’re working on a battery powered by ectoplasm, but apparently started “having difficulties” around the same time that Danny escaped.

None of it is fair. None of it is right.

The Justice League destroyed his life, the lives of his friends, and they’re doing as good as ever. The GiW is respected, and his parents are happily working away for them.

Danny takes up some of his more experimental weapons and breaks Jazz out of Arkham. She’s a little different now, colder and more quiet, but she still loves him all the same. It’s an unimaginable comfort to him to see his sister again.

He can’t use his powers anymore. He’s so used to associating them with pain that even transforming into his ghost form is enough to take him down for hours.

However, he understands ectoplasm more than anyone else in the world. He knows how to use it in virtually everything; how it can become a weapon, how it can be used as a supplemental ingredient in poisons and nerve agents, how it can twist and distort the mind if applied correctly.

He doesn’t care what happens to him. He’s going to take down the GiW, and destroy the lives of the JL members who helped lock him away, just as they did to him.

No matter the cost.

[elodieunderglass]

Thanks for this ad, tumblr, much to think about

[demigods-posts]

luke fumbling in recruiting percy has to be one of his greatest failures. a beautiful thing the show does regarding luke and percy's relationship is building rapport between them through shared moments like settling into camp, eating meals together, but especially through swordfighting lessons. the swordfighting scene at the beginning of episode 8 not only reveals that percy and luke already share similar beliefs about the fear-based system the gods have cultivated, but it's clear the conversation stays with percy when he fights ares and later calls out zeus on his waning skills as a father and a king. however, luke's plan fell through the moment percy learned that the winged-shoes were meant to drag him to tartarus. not only that, but the shoes nearly killed grover, a friend percy cared for deeply. if nourishing loyalty and trust was the key to ensuring a partnership with percy, then it was luke's faulty planning, arrogance, and impatience that cost him the greatest ally he could ask for.