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tacosaysroar · 4 months

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The weekend’s best selfies

#I got lots of compliments on the dress and the lipstick for the wedding #so I must’ve looked nice #but it’s funny #because I never wear lipstick #I feel like I look weird in all of the photos #like it doesn’t look like me #just kind of an interesting phenomenon #that bow did a pretty excellent job of hiding my poison ivy though

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heartburiedingreece · 7 months

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Fairly niche and nitpicky fandom/fanfic grievance I have:

WHY DO YOU PEOPLE THINK MAX IS BLOND????????? AND OSCAR! IVE NOW SEEN TWO SEPERATE PEOPLE CALL OSCAR BLOND, IS EVERYONE FUCKING BLIND?!?!?!?!?!?! AND WORST OF ALL GEORGE FUCKING RUSSELL!!!!! I READ A FIC IN WHICH GEORGE RUSSELL WAS CALLED BLOND!!!!! IN WHAT WORLD IS HE BLOND?????? DO YOU EVEN HAVE EYES?!?!?!?!?!?

#sorry #this doesnt actually matter #i just think its and interesting phenomenon #like i kind of get max #cause he was blond as a kid #but you look at old photos of oscar and he most certainly is not blond #my theory is that people dont want to have two brunettes in a ship #so max and oscar become blond because charles and lando arent #or something #the george thing wasnt even a ship context #so i dont know what that was about #formula 1 #formula one #f1 #max verstappen #oscar piastri #george russell #lestappen #landoscar

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caspersscareschool · 8 months

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what is it about 90% of transmascs that makes it impossible for them to accept or care about trans narratives that don't perfectly align with their own personal experiences

#i genuinely don't understand the appeal of that sort of projection. you know the kind i mean #like aren't you interested in other perspectives..? why would you want everyone & everything to be exactly like you & made FOR you #that sounds so boring #do you guys get what I'm talking about surely you've seen the phenomenon I'm referring to #like when a song/character/narrative is very clearly a transfem one and transmascs will just rewrite it to be about them #that sort of thing #sometimes i look at ppls 'analysis' & have to say out loud Not everything is about you flopjeet

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no-light-left-on · 5 months

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thinking still about how the Heart calls the Whalers 'puppets' and the amount of mystery there is around them, when playing as Corvo and perceiving them through the Heart, in comparison to how they are in reality.

we see them talk to each other in a manner any people would. they consider insubordination, they talk badly of Daud behind his back, we have Billie betray him. there are some that are loyal, yes, be it because they believe in Daud or because they see gain in this path, but by no means are they a monolyth.

however, we do hear from the Heart about a 'fog that surrounds them and hides their secrets' and it is even confirmed, by Billie (and also Galia in the books) that leaving Daud made them 'think clearly for the first time in years'

I've seen a couple theories and I do want to dive into each, to an extent.

there's the suggestion of the Heart talking badly of them, calling them mindless drones that only kill out of hatred and hurt. which, valid. the Heart also says certain things about Daud, 'why did you bring me here? do you expect me to forgive him?', so it's not unlikely that their attitude towards human lives and their willingness to kill for Daud is repulsive enough that the Heart does not see past it

another option is that the mindless puppets is more of a metaphor and is meant to talk about how the Whalers are, in a sense, a cult. which would be incredibly interesting to explore if we had more information on how the Whalers function. now I do want to point out that by cult I do not mean it in a Secluded Religious Organization but as a sociological thing. a literal cult if you will, with a leader that charms their followers, the seclusion and all the unhealthy attitudes of losing oneself to the group. and, that does check out - the loss of individuality, they are as one, following someone's orders without hesitation, someone they would die for. there are a lot of unsavory implications here (if you know how cults work, you probably had some cross your mind already), but arguably Daud is not charming enough to be a proper cult leader. the appeal is the magic, and his excellent skills as an assassin and a leader. maybe it's because of the time we see the Whalers at, right before a collapse, but Daud is regularly doubted and we see a lot of insubordination. the Whalers are not necessarily loyal to him because of who he is as a person. they want the power, they want the influence, maybe the protection, and the things keeping them from disobeying are fear, rather than loyalty.

the third thought or theory is, then, that many of these symptoms can be explained by the influence of the Void. we know the Void affects people, both physically as we see with Delilah's Witches or the Eyeless, as it influences them mentally, if the high numbers of people going mad because of their worship are something to go by. if, then, the Whalers are bound to the Void through Daud, it only makes sense that they would be influenced by this link to something that messes with people's brains. Galia saying she feels better after her Arcane Bond faded could easily mean that the influence the Void had on her has faded, and the creeping madness of it has subsided significantly.

all of these most likely come into play. one of the Heart's lines in dh2, if we point at a Witch, is reciting some of the recipes the Witches chant before quickly apologising. we do learn significantly more about them than we do about the Whalers, of course, possibly because Jessamine has more ill will towards the Whalers than to the Witches. still we see the Void affect the Heart. there is also a notion that the Witches are 'not quite human' due to their Arcane bond.

there's no real conclusion. it's just interesting

#li.txt #dh #dishonored #dishonored whalers #I cant stop thinking about this #and since Ive been pointed to 'whalers as a proper cult' Ive been thinking about it #I have a soft spot for cults as a phenomenon i think its very interesting how they function and the things that drive them to function #its really hard to explainwhat i mean without going into proper details on this #and like i dont think theres enough info about how the whalers functioned during their golden days?#to be truly able to tell how things were?#like if it was just a regular organization or if it was Proper Cult with all the unsavory practices that keep people in there #definitely against the 'mindless puppets' bs theyre still v much people #but i wonder like. how much did the arcane bond affect them #we know that it makes them arrogant #and they were already not too kind people before joining daud #i mean who would join the most famous assassin in dunwall without being into murder?#(i think this characterization suffers also because tehres just way less lines about characters in dh than in dh2)#anyways daud is not charismatic enough to be a proper cult leader and in this essay I will---#i did in fact not write about it at all lol but if people have questions I want to answer them #i really want to talk about the whalers actually #ngl should just sleep on this and post it later but nah yolo

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maddy-ferguson · 3 months

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thinking about this again

#i find antifeminism (not just misogyny but antifeminism specifically) to be a fascinating phenomenon #obviously it's misogynistic in nature to want women to be put in their place and to not resist too hard and to not be too emancipated but #the various forms it takes...fascinating stuff. to me #not talking about this necessarily even though i am but yk i read a book about that that was called a century of antifeminism in march/#april and it was literally so interesting i feel like i've heard it all especially leftist antifeminism like it's so old school i can't #believe people (men and women on the left) still do it but i do applaud them because they've reinvented it! it's great #(well some of it at least)#the arguments being the same but different is also true of anti-racists obviously and also leftists in general like the leftists of #yesterday (1936) were great the ones of today aren't worthy of their heritage...you hated them back then too? like the the only good #feminist is a dead feminist thing. this is kind of not what i'm talking about but it's similar.#do you know what insult right-wing people throw at leftists the most in france these days? islamo-gauchiste and in the 1930s if you were a #leftist it was judéo-bolchévique like...so cyclical and unserious but it works really well!!!!#it's so bad #anyway. i love this essay i followed rayne on tiktok a long time ago when i still used tiktok regularly and when she still used tiktok #regularly i've said exactly this before because someone posted another part of the essay like a screenshot on tumblr and i reblogged it #all of it is very interesting but this part (it's two different parts actually) REALLY stuck with me i find it very interesting.#and like i say: brf slt

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h0neyfreak · 3 months

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#this is gonna sound so obnoxious but please stick with me here #it’s been interesting to see my bootstrap believing parents come to terms with the difference between my brother and I #I am so incredibly fortunate/privileged it’s kind of insane #my fiancé is an accountant with a generous family and I’m a lawyer #I think our life is like. the bare minimum of what every human should have just by virtue of being alive #we have decent housing and can afford groceries and modest vacations and have health insurance etc #my family is lower to true middle class depending on the year #and my brother is a broke single grad student in a creative field #but I’m the oldest so my parents will be like ‘well idk why his apartment is so expensive that seems like a poor choice’#and then I tell them what our rent is (and we got a deal because the previous tenants trashed the place)#and they’re like 👀👀👀 pardon #like yeah that’s the housing crisis. idk what to tell you. housing is too expensive #I can’t quite articulate the phenomenon but it’s like me being the prototype of ‘successful’#and then living a modest life fairly similar to my parents when they were my age and decidedly not lawyers is actually clicking for them #like maybe things are actually super broken. and poverty/financial stress has nothing to do with work ethic and everything to do with luck

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ohitslen · 1 year

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Will always remain confused as to why people will fight over ships as if we weren’t all wrong about them, except for the incredibly rare occasions where the ship becomes canon, and even then you should just mind your damn business because in all seriousness. Why wouldn’t you.

#in awe at the thought that ppl will do death threats or dox others over stuff like this like— excuse me.#I have to admit. I get fixated with one ship and I get tunnel vision abt them #so any other kind I rarely ever consume. but when I see other ships I’m like yeah I can see it that’s cute just not my cup of tea #and then I just keep going in my life. because it Really Is Not That Deep #why would you get out of your way to give your very unsolicited opinion about something fictional that is #also. based from something fictional I’m just like #does someone know of a study or something that makes an analysis over that phenomenon bc it’s so interesting #like I’m sorry but none of us here is right about this stuff okay we are ALL making FAN FICTIONAL content here #the way some ppl consume their media seems so boring bc of how awfully serious they make it out to be in the worst possible way #boring as in. why would you bitter yourself over something that supposedly brings you joy #fandom is usually a place for escapism why make it another issue in an already complicated world with complicated issues cmon bro get real #lenssi rambles

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thinkingthingsthrough · 1 year

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she really is the bravest soldier bc i don’t know how someone could a. release something so vulnerable and then b. go sing in front of thousands that same evening

#oh this is about #taylor swift #to any non swifties on board #it's such a double edged sword bc at the same time it must feel so great to perform to a crowd of ppl who love you #so in a way its maybe great that this is all getting out there during tour where she has that outlet #but as much as i know once an artist releases a song it becomes kind of more about what ppl associate it with in their lives #instead of directly connected to them and the mindset/intention they wrote it #but it still feels like it has to be hard to separate the 2 on some level right? like esp when a breakup is fresh?#so u get the weird feeling about performing love songs about a dying/dead relationship #although luckily the setlist doesnt have any of the really deep Joe songs other than lover #but i think bc of its fame that one really probably has become more about other ppl than herself #anyways i am rambling to the max #also not to make someone elses breakup into social commentary but there is so much to be said for this general phenomenon #of men stringing women along in long-term serious but ultimately non-committal relationships #like obv situations change so im not saying that he like. intentionally did this from day 1 bc hes evil or something #but ive just seen it happen alot and its sad #im sure it kind of just slowly became that. but it feels like they probably both could have called it quits way sooner #new motto for women (who are interested in marriage) should be: he better lock it down or i won't stick around #and then actually do it

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monsterhospital · 9 months

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my new potential hyperfixation (consuming, researching, and writing romcoms) is the most random yet but also potentially the most lucrative

#like its not even about specific romcoms just like the concept and cultural phenomenon #idk if it will reach special interest level yet but it is such a weird turn of events #it kind of checks out for me tho???/

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yourqueenb · 1 year

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Last thing is PB is doing this ‘perfect, Mother Theresa-esque character has been murdered’ thing again with Juliana, and it’s beyond played out. I get that it was the next logical step since Juliana was talked about in book 1 , and she was basically the reason why Trystan was exiled in the first place. But hearing about yet another dead character who could do no wrong on top of how in love she and Trystan were (because PB loves their LIs with dead S.O.s) is nauseating

#choices CoP #choices crimes of passion #choices #choices stories you play #playchoices #maybe it’s just that I’m too insecure to handle dating someone after his wife/gf dies lol #bc I just really don’t like hearing about Trystan and Juliana’s relationship #I also feel like there’s always that hint of comparison #bc like 70% of the time the surviving S.O. is dating the new woman because she reminds him of his dead wife #and the other 30% of the time it’s because she’s damn near near the opposite of her #not saying that they’ve explicitly done that in CoP #but there are some small examples of that phenomenon that I’ve noticed #also the fact that the dead wife/gf in these books tends to be white is kind of annoying as well #it’s just another (albeit small) way that PB pushes Black and other women of color to the side #and places white women on a pedestal #let somebody else be the perfect dead wife for a change then maybe it would be more interesting #choices app

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tariah23 · 2 years

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Why do n fans ship Sakura with every grown man in that damn series jghjj

#it’s weird like I just saw tobirama/sakura like okay #rambling #I am not on her side but um #even outside of the weird age gap shit I just feel like why her jekeksk #because I only ever see it with her as if she’s that interesting of a character it’s like some kind of phenomenon at this point #I never see it with any of the other girls in n

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the-hype-dragon · 2 years

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everyone is guilty of historical revisionism at this point lmao

#you know that “you are not immune to propaganda” meme? yeah well #a lot of people don't think that applies to them lmao #and this is such an interesting phenomenon because it usually comes from the same standpoint #some parts of history are just too uncomfortable for a lot of people so they have to rewrite it to fit their own opinions #and I see this from EVERYONE it's not limited to one political party or school of thought #like everyone makes the mistake of thinking that because our ancestors were chill with something it means that that was #morally correct #lmao #and people kind of naively believe that just because some contemporary historical accounts paint something one way that means #that it is 100% true even if the accounts are clearly biased or have a clear agenda #and humans in general tend to seek out things that confirm their own biases #like nobody thinks critically. nobody. it's such a shame

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maddy-ferguson · 2 months

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antifeminism is so exhausting to me

#the moderate kind especially like 'if feminists weren't so mean and forcing young men to hate them and the concept of women having rights #then everything would be fine :('#like it's actually crazy. men hating women is the status quo they're just mad we genuinely don't need them and want what they were promised #even though the promise was like...implicit whatever you know what i mean #i do think young men being more sexist/misogynistic/antifeminist than older generations like men over idk 50 (that one poll in the uk from #a few months ago) is an interesting phenomenon but like blaming feminists is crazy. i know comparing causes is unchic but do people who #think they're 'allies' of other causes talk about them in the same way. i know some probably do but it's like??/!??/! idk #like opposing feminism literally serves their material interests as does being racist if you're white and they're aware of that #this is about a thread...on twitter...by someone who already made a thread being like um feminists criticizing (white) men makes them more #misogynistic so maybe...stop?❤️ now he tweeted a video of the republican national convention thing in which young men say feminists hate #white men so they hate feminists and women should die instead of having access to an abortion or something like that i don't know i didn't #watch the video. and he's like well everyone hated me six months but i was right see the young white republican men are saying it #like i really wonder if he says the same thing when they say they're racist because black people dislike racism too much or that they're #homophobic because gay people don't hide their sexuality like they used to anymore #or whatever #anyway. i'm genuinely tired #like misogyny is one thing but antifeminism really gets to me #and like i say: brf slt

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blanketforcas · 2 years

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all these "study with me" streamers have gorgeous views from their bedroom windows and i'm like ?? so what i'm just supposed to ignore that you live in fucking narnia and focus on my work? pfft

#aklsfjd every time i'll be like oh this will work!#but no it's either a stunning view or they have a really interesting looking desk #i know i should just close the tab and listen to the sounds #but damn #this whole phenomenon is quite interesting actually someone should make a documentary about these kinds of streamers

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dashiellqvverty · 2 years

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queerbaiting isnt even real tbh

#that is to say. the phenomenon that the term 'queerbaiting' was coined to describe is WAY rarer that we act like it is #i personally hate the way it was always defined as being done to appeal to ~progressive~ and/or gay audiences #no it was for straight women and always was #shows that i truly think are egregious queerbaiting were sherlock and merlin #spn is an interesting case bc it ABSOLUTELY is but it also clearly got ramped up in response to fan reactions #like i dont think it was at all intentionally gay in s4 or even maybe 5 like theres a Shift in how theyre written #and i think sherlock got WORSE in response to fans #but the gay jokes etc were there from the start #anyway the only other thing ive seen thats THAT kind of queerbait is free! the anime which #i think is very obviously For Straight Girls but again. so are all the others #anyway this is genuinely so interesting to me and i love to talk about it w ppl who feel differently #but i just think we throw around the term SO casually and very few things are actually Bait in the way it was coined to mean #probably teen wolf is but i never saw that #i also believe that supergirl got baity but i stopped watching after s2 and i dont think it was at that point #and that IS an evolved form that WAS for gay fans ofc #r.tx

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transjarlaxle · 9 months

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can someone explain to me genz tguys obsession with being like "IM TAKEN IM IN A RELATIONSHIP IM MADLY IN LOVE [LOCK EMOJI] [DATE]" all in their bios

#kirk out #its not like a problem i just dont get it. an interesting phenomenon #it reads to me as the kind of shit we did on instagram in the eighth grade lmao #and theyre always like 2 monthold relationships sjfhsnfbs its a little cringe #i have never once wanted to post my relationship details like that but i also recognize that i am a uniquely private person so.#idk its just silly to me

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