#go in peace

[wecanbeperfect]

HANNAH’S PRAYER AND VOW

[yeslordmyking]

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. [ Read devo thought and prayer for this Bible verse ]

[badolmen]

People against piracy fail to realize that no, I can’t just ‘buy it.’ They stopped making DVDs and Blu-Rays. They’re barely offering digital copies for download. I am not spending money I could use for food or bills to pay for a subscription service just so I can always have access to a beloved piece of media. Especially not when the service will remove media on a whim without concern for how the loss of access to that piece will make its artistic conservation nigh impossible.

For example, I recently learned that Disney+ had an original film called Crater. It’s scifi, family friendly, and seems cool - I would love to buy it as a holiday gift for my little brother! But: it’s exclusive to D+ and THEY REMOVED IT LITERALLY MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE.

The ONLY way I can directly access this film is through piracy. The ONLY available ‘copies’ of this film are hosted on piracy websites. Disney will NEVER release it in theaters, or as something to buy, and it may NEVER return to the streaming service. It will be LOST because we aren’t allowed to purchase it for personal viewing. If I can’t pay to own it, I won’t pay for the privilege of losing it when corporate decides to put it in a vault.

So yes, I’m going to pirate and support piracy.

[selfhealingmoments]

[stillbeingsanctified]

People love to say that they love Jesus, just not His people. While I understand having some issues with the messy people who follow Him, that’s not how relationship with God works. How can you look at God and tell Him “I love you God, but your kids just suck.” What kind of parent would be okay with that? Much less a perfect parent like the one we have in God. Yes, church hurt is real. Yes it is allowed to affect us. No, we cannot turn our backs completely on the people of God. We were not created to do this life alone. We are designed for community!

[inkskinned]

what is with men being mad any time a woman raises her voice where did that even come from. someone posted a video of a small electrical explosion, and the top comment was of course the woman screams. the second comment is women try not to scream challenge, level impossible. i had to go back and watch the video again. there is, somewhat fainty, a little gasp emitted off-camera, more of a yelp than a scream. it is mostly lost in the crack of the explosion. afterwards, you hear her voice, shaken, say, are you okay?

i am helping one of my friends train her voice pitch lower, because she wants to be taken seriously at work. she and i do each other's nails and talk about gender roles; and how - due to our appearance - neither of us have ever been able to be "hysterical" in public. we both appear young and sweet and feminine. she is cisgender, and cannot use her natural voice in her profession because people keep saying she appears to be "vapid". we both try to figure out if our purposeful voice lowering is technically sexist. is it promoting something when you are a victim to it?

a storm almost sends a pole through a car window. in the dashcam, you can hear the woman passenger say her partner's name twice, crying out in alarm. she sounds terrified. in the comments, she is lambasted for her lack of calm. how is that even fucking helping?

in high school, i taught myself to have a lower voice. i had been recorded when i was genuinely (and righteously) upset; and i hated how my voice sounded on the phone speakers when it was played back. i was defending my mom, and my voice cracked with emotion. it meant i was no longer winning the argument: i was just shrieking about it.

girls meet each other after a long summer and let out a little joyful scream. this usually stops around 12-14, because people will not tolerate this display of affection (as it has the effect of being passingly annoying). something about the fact that little girls can't ever even be annoying. we are trained to examine each part of our lives (even joy) for anything that could make us upsetting and disgusting. they act like teenage girls are breaking into houses and shrieking you awake at 3 in the morning. speaking as a public school educator: trust me, it's not that bad, you can just roll your eyes and move on. it does not compare to the ways boys end up being annoying: slurs in graffiti, purposefully mocking your body, following you after you said no. you know, just boy things.

there's another video of a man who is not allowed to yell in the house, so he snaps his fingers when he's excited about soccer. the comments are full of angry men, talking about how their brother is unfairly caged. let him express himself and this is terrible to do to someone. eventually the couple has to address it in a second video: they are married with a newborn baby. he was trying not to wake the infant up. there is no comment on the fact women are not allowed to yell indoors. or the fact that it could have been really alarming or triggering for his wife. sometimes i wonder if straight men even like women, if they even enjoy being in relationships with them.

for the longest time, i hated roller coasters because it always felt inappropriate and uncomfortable for me to scream. one of my friends called me on it, said it was unusual i'm so unwilling. i had to go to my therapist about it. i don't like to scream because i was not raised in a safe situation, and raising my voice would have brought unsafe attention towards me. even when i am supposed to scream, it feels shameful, guilty. i was not treated kindly, so i lack a basic form of self-protection. this is not a natural response. it is not good that in a situation of high adrenaline - i shut up about it.

something very bad is happening, i think. in between all the beauty standards and the stuff i've already discussed - this one feels new and cruel in a way i can't quite express. yes, it's scary and silencing. but there's something about how direct it is - that so many men agree with the sentiment that women should never yell, even in an emergency - it feels different.

is the word shriek gendered automatically? how about shrill or screech? in self defense class, one of the first things they tell you is to yell, as loud and as shrilly as you can. they say it will feel rude. most women will not do this. you need to practice overcoming the social pressure and just scream.

most women do not cry out, even when it's bad. we do not report it. we walk faster. we do not make a scene. what would be the point of doing anything else? no matter what we do, we don't get taken seriously. it is a joke to them. an instagram caption punchline. we have to present ourselves as silent, beautiful, captivating - "valuable."

a woman is outside watching her kids when someone throws a firecracker at them. she screams and runs towards her children. in the comments, grown men flock together in the thousands: god. women are so annoying.

[plaguedbyvisions]

there’s just something about the weight of a hammer in your hand. feels so right

[falconpunchyourmom]

Day ∞ of ∞ since I began my accession via the no-nut November path.

There is no beginning, there is no end. There is only the now. The stream does not know how it started or where it is heading. It only "Flows" We are all atoms in the river of the cosmos. I was once a man before I began my journey of no nut November eons ago. Now, I'm only a finite of particles flowing.

[dbanes]

St Paul Church, Bledlow Ridge. Church Warden Eileen gave me a tour. We could do with some of those paving slabs gifted to world leaders.

Today was an experiment in ignoring the 'rule of thirds' and 'golden ratio'.

OM-D EM10 IV with Olympus 45mm f1.8

[shrapnelstars]

Hoes mad that the FN/aF movie will be inevitably pirated.

Please don't become a corporate lapdog just because you want an industry that does not care about you to legitimize your interests. (Also, don't entrust them with that kind of power over the things that matter to you. If you like something, it is already legitimized by the mere fact that you like it and share it with others.)

If you're that worried about piracy on a movie that is already being predicted to make more money than you'll ever see in your entire life, go see it in theaters multiple times, just like you go buy 6 double packs of pokemon games to own the people who want to skip a generation.

This movie is also coming out during a holiday where people tend to make an event out of watching multiple scary movies in a day. This movie couldn't be more safe if it tried.

And spare a thought for the people who live in countries where this damned thing will not air. For them, piracy will be the only way to see it.

Cons00merism: Not even once.

[idliketobeatree]

btw when you're being mean to aziraphale this is who you're being mean to. hope this helps

[talisidekick]

If a transgender person asks you to deadname and misgender them in front of certain people. Misgender them and deadname them in front of those people. It doesn't matter how icky or gross it may feel, it doesn't matter you'd rather be honest. It doesn't matter if there's more of you there. Certain people aren't safe, and honesty IS NOT the best policy when honesty could put them at serious risk. It doesn't matter if there's a crowd, because when there isn't shit goes down.

Be an ally, do what they ask. Understand that the trans person knows more about their situation than you do, and this includes who's safe and who's not. Some one can be "trans friendly" to other people, but not to people they know or specific people. Do as the trans person asks, yes it's uncomfortable, but it's 10 times worse if the person we don't trust finds out. 100 times worse if they have access to us when you're not around.

Respect trans peoples safety. Misgender and deadname when asked.

[pleucas]

we breathe, eat, fall in love and die

[mingyusbinch]

REST IN PEACE, DEAR MOONBIN (1998-2023)

[stillbeingsanctified]

Just because you’re in the valley doesn’t mean you’re off the path

Sometimes we tend to think that our struggles and valleys mean that we are doing something wrong and straying from God, but in reality valleys are a necessary part of the Christian life.

[selfhealingmoments]