#We Buy Black

[jewishregulus]

thinking about little baby regulus black makes my stomach hurt he had big ol bug eyes and crazy curls and freckles and he was always so small and he cried over anything and he hated loud noises and he was in such awe of the world … so naturally curious …….. man walburga and orion just have to die

[sreppub]

an avengers wip

[spidey-bie]

I find it hard to believe that Hobie buys anything for you. He says it's because he doesn't want to be a cog in the capitalistic machine he's broke. If he can make it himself he will. But if you want something from a big chain store he'll just steal it. He always supports small businesses and mom and pop shops when he can.

[billsbae]

barty would absolutely buy fire whiskey to 13/14 yo harry and luna and just say "have fun and don't end up totally wasted or whatever"

[aguineapigcouldntdothis]

update on the green kippah situation, where I couldn't get a green kippah because they were only sold in bulk packs of like 60+: ive given up and decided to just wear my bandana instead. I was gonna get a black kippah and embroider it but I forgot to order one and it won't arrive in time. somewhere out there, someday, there may be a green kippah that is sold on its own.

[briarrolfe]

Our 78 year old Italian neighbour Josie might not remember my name, and may never get my pronouns right, but the thing is: We Are Besties and I am totally obsessed with her. She blasts disco music 24 hours a day. She chain smokes. She is so obsessed with Vegemite that she cut a holiday visiting family back home short because she was seized by Cravings. She took her first ever selfie with me. She flirts with my fiancé. Once I had to rescue her from her finding a lizard in her toaster. She drinks her first coffee of the day at like 4 am. Recently she told me “if anyone tries to take you away from me… I will kill them” with total seriousness and I fully reciprocate it. She is a constant source of chaos in our lives. I would do anything for her and I love her with all my heart

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

job applications: this is entry level! anyone can apply!

job applications: ...as long as you've done at least six months of highly specific work, or have this exact degree, or if you kissed a chicken during the last moon of 2012-

[badcaninecemetery]

he was so thirsty for the almond that he tried to steal my latte

[venacoeurva]

...I know people in this day and age think any collaborative effort can fix things, often despite reality (ex. the MULTIPLE tumblr blackout protests over the last like 10 years across different owners of tumblr that didn’t change shit),

but I think going out of your way to buy things from tumblr en masse as a “well then they’ll be profitable and won’t have to change things to resemble profitable sites!” as if the CEO/higher ups are personally going to see this and not AT MOST just go “oh we made money, sick, Anyway.” is just. the most naive and frankly 5-year-old level of problem solving unrealistic idea if you think about it for more than 5 seconds. People are just so blinded by naive optimism it’s painful.

Staff isn’t going to see your purchases and go on a full redemption arc and restore porn in spite of payment systems’ massive stigma against it or Apple’s restrictions and never ever try to mimic Twitter or TikTok again, or whatever the fuck you’re expecting, they’ll keep focusing on shit tweaks that resemble other sites because those are what keep investors who think they know tech and user wants hooked and they think new people from other sites will come over for that instead of the fact these people are typically escaping those kinds of features.

Staff isn’t your friend, their vying for support like they’re your buddy who is hitting hard times and has been here holding your hand all these years is deliberate corporate marketing, they’re an arm of a corporation that spits in the face of LGBTQ+ people and especially black people for daring to post about themselves while touting themselves as The Queer Site! A diverse site! Look at this AMA we’re doing with someone about Black History Month! and you’re doing nobody a service when you’re unintentionally rewarding a service for getting worse because they will not know nor care about your motives, they just care that they got money and will continue making it worse regardless of you. They’re a corporation, not a small business ran by 10 people who are trying their best. People throwing money at Staff already encourages them, let alone when you buy into the weird parasocial shit they try with us which will continue as they see success with that method.

Like the mere idea of everyone buying the crabs to gift to make the site profitable is just unrealistic (especially in this economy with such terrible inflation and in NA there are issues with the weather and fires, on a site that mostly consists of groups of people who are typically low income or unable to work???), it feels very much like the gofundme pages people set up to raise money for celebrities who have debts who will be fine regardless and definitely don’t need your help. Corporations and CEOs are not your friends, they never will be. They do not care about you and they’re not some poor uwu victim of circumstance.

TL;DR half-assed blackouts aimed at companies that don’t care (that I have seen over and over) and “cr*b day” type efforts are incredibly dumb and will change nothing, and they will not change anything, just encourage them since they see they’re making money during their current marketing schemes, if they notice at all. You pitying them like they’re a poor innocent person is exactly what the corporation wants.

If you want to make a difference give that money to an artist or lgbtq+ people who basically get flagged as mature for Existing, or people who get their posts flagged for criticizing the site, or something, someone who gets screwed over by this site on the regular. It will do far more good than that whackadoo type pipe dream and sit down and think for a second, please.

[desultory-suggestions]

I’m trying to find tips on how to decorate a basement (no windows, no natural light, exposed black ceiling/pipes) and all of these articles are about hyper finished suburban mansion basements 😭 please your honor I’m a renter! In a city!!! What do you MEAN install shelving units and a 12 ft mirror!

[navree]

The Velaryons siding with Team Black gets even more ridiculous when you consider that Daemon threw a tantrum (shocker) around the time of the Great Council of 101 AC when Rhaenys was even considered as a candidate opposing Viserys. This fool allegedly gathered together enough resources in preparation to rebel against the crown if it looked like Rhaenys would be selected as heir apparent instead of heir presumptive. Why she would ever forget something like that and allow Laena anywhere near Daemon is beyond my understanding.

None of the Velaryons should be on Team Black at all.

Corlys doesn't particularly like Viserys at all and has been routinely disrespected by him, not just in the matter of being purposefully led on with regards to the Laena marriage but even in how he's treated in Council. He's also absolutely got a grudge about Rhaenys not being on the throne and feeling shafted as a result, not to mention Daemon summarily executed a member of his family without trial, and the disrespect shown to his House should be enough to at least want him to remain neutral.

Rhaenys absolutely doesn't like Rhaenyra, she was deeply antagonistic towards her the second she was proclaimed heir (out of jealousy I guess????) and was also convinced that it wouldn't work out. Not to mention, even beyond how she was treated with the Great Council, look at her kids. Daemon kept Laena away from her family for a good number of years and then she died, only to behave like an ass at her funeral and get married well before was considered appropriate. Rhaenyra "disrespected" Laenor with the Harwin Strong affair and their children, which we know Rhaenys was aware of because she brings it up to Corlys. And she thinks Rhaenyra killed Laenor to marry Daemon, because Rhaenyra has deliberately made it look like she had Laenor murdered, which alone gives her every right to hate Rhaenyra until the end of time. There's no way she would agree to betrothing her granddaughters to the Strongs, there's no way she'd go to Rhaenyra's side in the civil war she predicted just because Rhaenyra hadn't burned Dragonstone down in twelve hours, honestly the character they've written likely should have agreed to Alicent's proposals because that whole "we don't rule ourselves but heavily influence those that do and wield power that way" is literally what she already does with Corlys.

Baela, again, shouldn't be on board with Team Black either. Like I said, she was shunted off to Driftmark because Daemon the Targaryen supremacist wanted to devote all his time and energy to his pureblood Targaryen marriage and subsequent pureblood Targaryen children at the expense of his daughters. And while on Driftmark, she watches Rhaenys rule it alone, act as Lord of the Tides herself. And I'm meant to think she never once thought about how Driftmark should have been Laena's by rights, as Corlys's eldest, and thus her's by rights, as Laena's eldest? She's fine being a consort, a position with considerably less power, to Jace, who she does not know at all because she's spent all her time in either Pentos or Driftmark, while her inheritance, her rights, get passed not even to her little sister, but to some kid who isn't even Laenor's? No, why should she be on board with that after her treatment and how she's been raised? Even if she doesn't have any issues with Rhaenyra herself, the disrespect shown to her and her family by Rhaenyra's faction isn't something she should look past.

Rhaena meanwhile has been treated apparently like shit by Daemon her entire life, all because she didn't have a dragon (and because Daemon is a giant flaming asshole). And like her sister, she has to settle for being a consort, but even worse, to someone who, according to the laws of their country, has absolutely no right to the inheritance he's getting, which should be either her sister's or her's. Again, even if there's no issue with Rhaenyra on Rhaena's end, the treatment from Rhaenyra's allies like Viserys and Daemon is bad enough that it should give her pause. Plus, both Rhaena and Baela were dragged to watch their father get immediately remarried to someone else after their mother just died, that doesn't engender much love towards him or his new wife, who they had only met like two days ago.

None of the Velaryons should support Team Black at all, because the treatment they've received from people who were firmly on board with Rhaenyra's succession (or at least came on board eventually) has been atrocious since Rhaenys was first denied the Iron Throne all those years ago. And you might say "but that's petty why can't they just supported Rhaenyra because of feminism", but 1) feminism does not exist in Westeros, the concept of a movement towards female empowerement and equal treatment does not exist in this country or in the minds of its people, everything is on a case by case basis which is why Rhaenyra herself keeps to male dominated primogeniture when dealing with issues of succession 2) yeah it's petty and selfish, but this is a dynastic struggle between one (1) family. None of them are in this for altruistic reasons, everyone's looking out for themselves and are motivated by their emotions and their desires, not any lofty goals or ambitions. Everyone is selfish here, the Velaryons have the right to be selfish too especially to advance their own self interests.

[tododeku-or-bust]

I know that it's a weird question, but can white people make poc/black characters? Not even talking about creating one but with care (I believe that's always important) just creating one in general

I don't usually answer questions meant for my other blog on this one, but like... Why wouldn't you be? What's stopping you? Why would I make an entire blog dedicated to the skill if you couldn't 🤣🤣🤣 come on now, friend.

The thing is, no one can stop you from making Black characters, and other characters of color. Especially when we all know that white consumers usually won't support Black and Brown creators as much as they do white-geared projects featuring characters of color. Tis unfortunately the current state of race in media.

And since we can't stop you, you could at least be GOOD at it, yes? No more half assed, 2B haired, whitewashed attempts at a white man painted brown followed by "well I tried and you should be grateful" bc no, I shouldn't! I've quickly grown past the stage of "being grateful that I'm here". I'm here, I'm always gone BE here, and I deserve to be depicted properly! If you're going to create someone that's supposed to be me, you could at least put your whole pussy into it! 👍🏾 But that's me.

[snowe-zolynn-rogers]

Okay, I got several asks about what they all are. So this is every single one of me and my brothers' 81 custom uno cards thus far. Card descriptions are below the cut.

Switch Hands

Draw +10

Draw +5

Everyone Has To Draw +8

Pick A Teammate and +8

Trade All Blue Cards For Another Player’s Red Cards

Reveal Your Cards To Everyone

+20

Take 2 Cards From Someone’s Hand And Put In The Already Played Deck

Make 1 Player Discard Their Cards And Draw As Many Cards They Originally Had

1 Player Discard All Non-Effect Cards And Draw And Many Cards As They Lost

Draw 3-2-1

Draw Color

Transfer Draw Back

Block Reverse

Give 2 Cards To The Next Player

Reverse Skip +2

Double Skip

Black Hole- All Hands Are Shuffled Together & Dealt Back

Steal Next Turn

Draw 1 Effect Card From Next Player’s Hand

Duel- Players Must Select A Numbered Card. Lowest Number +3

Mystery Box- Put Colored Card Facedown, Next Player Must Guess Color. If Incorrect, Next Player Must +2. If Correct, Mystery Box Player Must +2

Recycle- Player Who Puts This Card Down Draws 3 Custom Cards From The Deck

Karma- Nullify Draw Stack, Player Who Started Draw Stack Must Draw 8

Copycat- Copies Last Card Placed

Skip Player With The Least Cards 2 Times, +2 Their Next Playable Turn

Next Player Count The Number Of The New Color, Draw As Many Cards From The Deck

Flip The Top Card In The Already Played Pile, That Card Is The New Start Card

Nothing Happens

Player Chooses A Different Color For Each Player To Discard All Of

Outreach- Ask An Outside Party For A Number, Next Player Draws That Many Cards

U Turn- Choose New Color, Next Player +2, Then Order Is Reversed

Rule Of 2- Declare A Number. All Players Must Add Together 2 Number Cards To Equal To The Number Declared. Anyone Who Fails To Do So Must +2

Season’s Wheel- Declare A Color. Effect Depends On Color. Red: All Players With More Cards Than The Player Must Drop 1 Card. Blue: All Players With Less Cards Than The Player Must +1 Card. Green: All Players Must Swap 1 Card Each. Yellow: All Players Must Draw 1 Card.

Double Or Nothing- Can Reverse & Double A Draw Card. Player Flips A Coin, The  Previous Player Must Guess. If Wrong, The Draw Is Doubled & Reversed. If Correct, The Draw Is Nullified

Reverse, +2, +2, Skip, Reverse

Carousel- Each Player Takes 1 Card At Random From The Next Player

Shotgun- Each Player Puts Down 1 Card At Random From The Next Player

Previous Player +2

Mirror Mirror- All Players Must Match Their Amount Of Cards To The Player

Divide And Conquer- User Can Discard Half Their Cards

Replay- Play Another Turn

Shield- Protects From Effect Card, Passes Effect To The Next Player

777- Choose A Color. Flip A Coin. Heads: Put 7 Cards At The Bottom Of Draw Deck. Tails: Draw 7 Cards

Reverse, Reverse, +1, +1, -2, Reverse, +1, +1

Double Edge- Next Player +5, User +2

Russian Roulette- All Players Select 1 Card. Cards Must Be Shuffled. User Picks A Card From Pile. The Owner Of The Picked Card

You Have To Start A War +5

Pick A Partner. Your Partner Has To Show Loyalty Within 3 Rounds Or +8

+12 Or Answer A History Question That The Player Asks. If Right, +0. If Wrong +12

Quit-Me-Not- If Someone Says They Want To Quit, The Player Must +4 Or Quit

Infinity- Any Card You Say Is Treated As A Color Change Card Rest Of Game

Ditto- Can Copy Any Effect Card x2 As Effective

Endless Supply- Can Make All Cards That Add More Card Double The Amount

Natural Disaster- Make Everyone Including Yourself Draw As Many Cards As You Had

Queen’s Rule- Makes All Whole-Game-Effect Cards Only Last For One More Round

Hide & Seek- Next Player Has To Throw Their Cards Down The Stairs. The Player Can Only Keep The Cards They Can Find After Throwing Their Hand.

Movie Quote- The Next Player Must Recite A Movie Quote. If They Can’t, The Player Must +2

Guessing Game- The Player Has To Guess The Top Card On The Draw Pile. If Correct, The Player Can Discard 3 Cards + The Top Card Of The Draw Pile. If Incorrect, They Player Must +3 As Well As Keep The Top Card The Player Guessed.

King’s Rule- This Card Makes All Effect Cards Not Able To Be Played Until The Whole Game Is Over

Yahtzee- Guess A Color. Take One Card From Each Other Player At Random. If You Take Cards In The Color You Guessed, The Player Who Owns The Card Must +2. If You Guessed Incorrectly, you +2. Discard Other Player’s Cards + And The Color You Guessed Is The New Color.

Fool’s Gold- This Card Allows You To Nullify One Effect Card, But You Have To +6.

Quick Money- Answer One Question Each From The Other Players. For Every Question You Answer Correctly, The Other Player Must +2. For Every Question Answered Incorrectly, You Must +2. 

Traitor- This Card Can Only Be Placed Down If You Have A Partner. This Card Forces Your Partner To +13 And Ends The Partnership.

Taxes- Give Two Each Of Your Cards To The Other Players. In Return, The Other Players Will Give You One Card Each Of Their Own.

Dare Card- The Player Who Uses This Card Can Dare The Next Player To Do Something Reasonable Or Feasible After The Game.

Frogger- Skip Next Player, Then +6 To The Player After.

Ghost Story- All Players Have To Tell A Ghost Story They Know. If They Don’t The Player Must +12

Communism- Shuffle Everyone’s Hands And Distribute Cards Evenly

Happy Birthday- Next Player Draws As Many Cards As Many Cards As How Old They Are.

Snake Eyes- The Next Player Must Draw Double Their Cards. From Now, The Next Player Has Two Decks And Must Play Two Times In A Row

Secondary Colors- All Players Must Play Two Cards That Make A Secondary Color. This Card’s Effect Ends When A Color Change Card Is Played.

Picky- Next Player Discards 1 Card And Draws 5 From The Draw Pile. They Choose Their Favorite Card To Keep And Discard The Other 4.

Number Draw- The Player Who Plays This Card Must Put Down A Numbered Card As Well. The Number On The Player’s Card Is The Number The Next Player Must Draw

Tactical Nuke- Target One Player. That Player Must +8. The Closest Two Players To The Targeted Player Must +4.

Kamikaze- Owner +3 Cards. All Other Players +2

Justice- If The Player Is Targeted With A Draw Card, And This Card Is Placed Down, The Player Who Made You Draw Must Draw The Same Amount Of Cards

Assassination- Target A Player. They Must +5. They Also Cannot Play For 3 Turns.

Judgment- Target A Player. If The Player Has A Wild Card They Must +3. If They Don’t You +3.

Flashbang- Other Players Must +4. Other Players Besides The User Can’t Play For 3 Rounds.

[g3othermal3scapism]

selfie!!! :P