#education subject

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

the fact that shakespeare was a playwright is sometimes so funny to me. just the concept of the "greatest writer of the English language" being a random 450-year-old entertainer, a 16th cent pop cultural sensation (thanks in large part to puns & dirty jokes & verbiage & a long-running appeal to commoners). and his work was made to be watched not read, but in the classroom teachers just hand us his scripts and say "that's literature"

just...imagine it's 2450 A.D. and English Lit students are regularly going into 100k debt writing postdoc theses on The Simpsons screenplays. the original animation hasn't even been preserved, it's literally just scripts and the occasional SDH subtitles.txt. they've been republished more times than the Bible

[incognitopolls]

Negative experience with P.E. includes everything you could have disliked about it, such as teachers, relationship with peers, unaccommodated disabilities, the fact that it was graded, body image, etc.

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[buckevantommy]

if you think the (supposed; it should be more) 8yr age gap between buck and tommy is gross or the daddy kink thing is disgusting, then you're too young to comprehend the realities of adult relationships and/or too sheltered to respect others' kinks.

say it with me now: you don't have to want it for your own personal life to respect that other people (in this case: fictional characters) do.

and while we're at it: if you think tommy kinard is a bad person who doesn't deserve screentime, go back and watch his season 2 eps and actually pay attention, bc not only did he make significant personal growth while at the 118 (thanks largely to meeting howie + hen but moreover being free of gerrard) it's also clear his poor behaviour was the result of a toxic workplace + the culture of the time (including his upbringing - even without the season 7 context).

we're talking early 00s here people, so if you're too young to have solid memories of how prevalent exclusionary culture was back then (all across the globe) then you need to check yourself, bc not only were those episodes representive of the time, it was also quite easy to spot which behaviour was performative ie. disingenuous.

that's called having comprehension skills, folks. it's not about villainising every character who isn't 100% upstanding (or bc you just don't like them) it's about recognising that people are complicated bc life is complex, and good media lets you confront this in a safe, contained environment.

[purpledemonart]

Master Kohga in traditional Japanese woodblock style

[xulips]

Okay hi it’s me again !! I saw u headcanon her as mtf so i’m sorry if my comment about her having transmasc/enby swag made u uncomfortable :( (also mtf Kohane is such a great hc omg we need more mtf hcs)

ITS ALRIGHT MAN!! i personally hc her as mtf but people who hc her to be enby / transmac is personally ok me! embrace your imagination! have fun!

[trans-androgyne]

To get a proper picture of modern trans oppression, you need to recognize the ways trans issues have varied across history and still vary heavily across places. I made a post the other day about how things have changed in my country for trans people over the past 50-100 years, but it was incredibly US-centric, a huge issue when trans discussions on here tend to be western-centric in general.

I feel most folks recognize that where things are bad for queer people generally, they're terrible for trans women and similar groups. It's illegal to be queer in one-third of all UN member countries, and in 13 cross-dressing is explicitly criminalized. Such laws have often targeted transfeminine expression specifically. And of course, Trans Rights as we know them (such as access to medical transition, ability to change gender markers, anti-discrimination laws) are a struggle in even relatively accepting countries; there are plenty of trans and other gender non-normative folks that don't have access to the most basic rights I do as a trans person in the United States. Problems trans folks face here, like trans women being forced into sex work, are even more prevalent and severe elsewhere in the world.

But fewer people seem to recognize that where things are bad for cis women, they're terrible for trans men and similar groups. There are so many places where those considered women are put under much heavier appearance and behavior restrictions than here and I can guess that trying to undergo any amount of masculine transition would not turn out well for them. Where I live, we may have gotten better than 50 years ago about not treating women as babymaking property, but there are 46 countries where marital rape is not a crime, while 40% of folks globally live under restrictive abortion laws. I know forced pregnancy as a form of controlling and detransitioning trans men and mascs happens enough where I live, and I cannot imagine what it would be like to live a transmasculine life under these conditions. I'm privileged by where I was born, and hope to find more stories of trans and gnc lives in other places. If anyone has any stories to share or somewhere to point folks towards to educate ourselves, it would be incredibly welcomed and appreciated.

[deservedgrace]

The lack of understanding and empathy for cult survivors is really alienating. Because the same people that (rightfully) get upset hearing domestic violence jokes or rape jokes will make jokes about starting a cult.

[bittersweet-folder]

Can we just please please try to be a more supportive and hope that they complete their military service and return safely?

And why is everyone saying 2030 is the year they'll be OT13. they'll return in 2027 or at least 2028 if they enlist soon like why do you think THEY'LL TAKE UP 7 YRS TO COMEBACK TOGETHER AS OT13 JESUS CHRIST , THE ELIGIBILITY TO ENLIST ITSELF ENDS AT THE AGE OF 29 (AS GOOGLE HAS SAID) AND THE 96 LINE ARE ALREADY 28, 97LINE WILL BE 27 BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, 98LINE ARE 26 PLEASE AND DINO IS 25. LET'S HOPE THEY ENLIST SOONER TOGETHER SO THEY GET BACK SOONER AS WELL.

We'll celebrate their return then. They'll return in installments soo yess.

[ohitslen]

Part 1 of this thing that doesn’t actually have a steady flow

But wouldn’t it be so funny that the guy you get along with just fine is the brother of the guy that you feel like wanting to shower after making eye contact? Because I think it is

Apologies for the weird colors I did my best with the lighting I have 🧎‍♀️

[aroaceleovaldez]

Hello, if you still have Nico di Angelo thoughts, I have a curiosity. How likely do you think it would be for Nico to express some of that internalized homophobia (that he got over way too quickly imo) towards others too?

Not violent homophobia, but little comments that make others go "huh, something about what you said feels off"

Nico doesn't mean harm by them, but he has views that are accurate to the time he was born and raised and I don't think there've been many opportunities for those views to be challenged enough for them to change (at least from what we've seen in canon, TSATS dni)

(Of course I know this is a sensitive topic so if you're uncomfortable with it feel free to ignore the ask)

I actually do have a very specific thought about this! Thank you for asking - So my take on it is I don't think Nico would have his internalized homophobia externalize at others - he's a very tolerant character in general and it's implied Maria generally raised him to be very tolerant. I think the majority of his internalized homophobia manifests mostly as a subset of his self-loathing more than anything, because he is actually very assured in his identity in general! Most of his problems with his own identity aren't actually grappling with any specific identity itself, but his concerns with how other people perceive him about said identity (being gay, son of Hades, etc). (I do agree though that in canon he moved on from that WAY too quickly.)

That being said I do think people around him would mistakenly assume he's homophobic at first, LOL.

A.) I think his language is VERY outdated, because he probably has never had the opportunity to educate himself on English queer terminology back in the day, and absolutely has never had the opportunity to educate himself on modern queer topics/terminology, nor would he probably be brave enough to do so on his own. If he's had any brushes with modern English queer stuff it'd probably be the kids at Westover saying slurs and Nico internally quietly going ("??? is that the word for it?") He knows it's considered crude but he can't tell if it's because it's impolite terminology or just general homophobia and he's too afraid to ask, so he just awkwardly avoids saying anything at all or just VEEEERRRY SLOWLY starts letting out the most hesitant "...f-?" until his friends cover his mouth going "no no no no, don't say that-" (Nico di Angelo voted most likely to say "Is he... yknow... [gestures vaguely]...?")

B.) Nico kind of goes deer-in-the-headlights about queer topics in HoH and I imagine that would be something that continues for a bit until he learns that he's in a safe space for it. Like anybody starts mentioning queer stuff and he just freezes up a little bit and starts awkwardly trying to read for what reaction he should be having based on everybody else while remaining polite as possible, but also he can't tell if they're being sarcastic or not so he's just trying to leave just in case someone starts being homophobic, and also he's very confused anyways because he's not caught up on the terminology. But everyone else just reads that as "oh, queer topics make Nico DEEPLY uncomfortable. Is he homophobic but like, trying to be nice about it?" (cause the majority of camp probably still thinks Nico has a crush on Annabeth and has no reason to believe he likes guys, or anyone for that matter). And then people find out he's from the 1930s and proceed to filter his behavior through that lens and just assume "Oh, it must just be him being from the 1930s" and leave it at that.

Also its just REALLY funny to me to have the dynamic of Will looking at Nico, mistakenly assuming he must just be mildly homophobic, and going "I CAN FIX HIM-" while there is Nothing To Fix he's just old, gay, closeted, and confused.

[incognitopolls]

For example, if you did very well in math but you liked history better, you would vote "no."

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[helenstudies]

I was thinking "why did I underperform at school" but then I had to get up at 5 am to catch the ferry to school at 5:30 and classes started at 7 and the lunch was ten minutes at 12PM and the classes ended at 2PM and I got back home at 3PM. Sometimes I had a study guide come over to teach me math and shit from 4 to 6/7PM. No wonder I underperformed. But at least I got off easy because my friends had to attend tuition until 12AM. Like. Jesus FUCK.

[ofbreathandflame-archive]

guys…i need you all to walk with me for a second…

i need rhys stans to understand there is no ‘context’ to sexual assault. sexual assault remains sexual assault — regardless of the intention. and this is why i literally said people should really know when to separate fiction from reality. there is no adequate analysis that should include “context matters” in regards to justifying sexual assault.

there is no context in which absolves rhysand of his status as a sexual perpetrator. rhysand is not removed from that label; it does not stop existing bc rhysand apologizes or had ‘good intention.’ nor does the label stop existing bc it’s fantasy. it’s still sexual assault.

a rapist remains a rapist even after the deed is done. you don’t ‘apologize’ or ‘explain’ yourself out of such label. i need us to continue with this same rhetoric.

any analysis that refuses to call a spade a spade is not an analysis. nor is it valid.

complex characters can just be…complex. again - you DO NOT have to agree with everything a character does to like them as a character. to ‘defend’ a character by undermining the severity and the damage caused is nothing less than abuse apologism. and a bit disgusting. arguing that tamlin is abusive does NOT mean that you undermine the SAME qualities in rhys. to argue that rhys is not abusive bc tam is a dogshit argument and is literally disgusting. arguing that what rhys did is NOT sa or abuse bc ‘context’ is an insane hill to die on. i really need people to really break out those critical thinking skills. if you are going to defend rhys’s EVERY abuse…you are just as bad as the tamlin stans who you claim do the same. what’s not clicking here!??! you can’t say stanning tamlin is wrong and thennnnnnn turn around and defend rhys utm…that’s not how that works…

[twelfth-dykector]

CROWLEY AS AN RE TEACHER!!!! CROWLEY AS AN RE TEACHER!!!! I REPEAT!!!!! CROWLEY AS AN RE TEACHER!!!!!

[the-raven-lady]

elias still being malnourished despite him being already so large means that if he was given the proper amount of nutrient sludge he would have a dad bod to end all dad bods. And I think that’s beautiful

Gods, if astartes that weren't mutated were allowed to have actual fat on them it would make my life easier.

Regardless, fuck canon. Keep getting in shitty situations so your mans can have a steady food supply and start softening up.

Current Elias looks sinewy and dehydrated, much like that of a competing body builder. The type of muscle that twitches with strength and power, but is limited by how much he can eat. Anyone who has ever had to go on a weight cut for sports / lifting / etc knows that you feel like shit in the middle of it. That is Elias's 24/7.

I'm just saying it is definitely possible that he could get even stronger with enough love, care, and calorie.

[gawrkin]

Philosophia et septem artes liberales, "philosophy and the seven liberal arts." From the Hortus deliciarum of Herrad of Landsberg (12th century)