#make decisions

[prince-rowan-of-the-forest]

Hallo people

So for context we have a culture/identity week in school and one day we're supposed to all dress in clothes from our culture, but I'm very British and we have basically no culture that wasn't stolen from somewhere else so I'm uh, gonna heavily focus on the identity part

I'm already planning on subtly going in cosplay but I'm wondering if I should buy a new pride flag to bring (because they specifically said LGBTQ stuff is cool) and if so which one because the one I have doesn't really reflect my identity anymore xP so I'm doing a poll because the people of Tumblr are obviously all knowing and all powerful

[oldtvlover]

As said, a jump to Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues from 1984. (right before "Riptide") Cast: Mare Winningham - Helen Keller Blythe Danner - Anne Sullivan Perry King - John Macy Vera Miles - Kate Keller Jack Warden - Mark Twain Peter Cushing - Prof. Charles Copeland Jeff Harding - Peter Fagan and many more 

Story: The relationship between Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, her teacher, was a special one, the first years of which have been dramatized powerfully in William Gibson's ''Miracle Worker.'' The play ended with that magical moment when young Helen, blind and deaf, made the connection between the word ''water'' being spelled into her hand by Annie and the real pump water flowing over her other hand. The later years were no less fascinating. With Miss Sullivan's dedicated assistance, Miss Keller graduated from Radcliffe and became a world-famous author and public personality. This is the period covered in Operation Prime Time's ''Helen Keller, the Miracle Continues,'' a television movie, starring Mare Winningham as Helen and Blythe Danner as Anne, which is being repeated on Channel 11 tonight at 8 following its Monday premiere. These were far from being placidly easy years. There were tensions not only between the two women and the rest of the world but also between themselves. John McGreevey's script, based on the Joseph P. Lash book ''Helen and Teacher,'' does touch on some of the more controversial and unpleasant aspects of their lives but the overall production is insistent on being reassuringly inspirational. If things begin to look a bit peculiar, the camera's focus suddenly goes soft, some violins begin playing in the background and the dialogue supplies a bit of comforting uplift. The ''miracle'' will continue, evidently, no matter what. The fierce strength of the relationship between Helen and Anne is established at the outset as a Mr. Gilman (Alexander Knox) in Cambridge, Mass., is accused of wanting to take over Miss Keller's education for his own gain. Helen's mother (Vera Miles) is summoned and, finding her daughter distraught at the thought of leaving Annie, firmly dismisses the professional educator. A triumphant Annie declares, ''No power on earth could ever separate Helen and me.'' While publicly Helen and Annie prove to be continuing sources of inspiration, their private lives are marked by prolonged bouts of unhappiness. Annie's marriage to John Macy (Perry King) is a disaster. He is the editor provided by The Ladies Home Journal to help Miss Keller write a series of articles that will later form the basis for a book. He is charming and witty and seemingly devoted to Annie, but she is too tied to Helen to spare much time for him or their marriage. Meanwhile, Helen is also beginning to long for romance in her life but when it appears, in the person of young Peter Fagan (Jeff Harding), both her mother and Annie sabotage a plan for an elopement. Later, for reasons of financial support, Annie convinces Helen to go on a vaudeville tour with lectures about her struggles against adversity. There is much, then, that is questionable, if not horrifying, about the personal life of Helen Keller. But this television film is bent on putting the best possible interpretation on everything. Everybody, with the possible exception of the increasingly alcoholic Macy, is made to appear as sympathetic as possible. When Annie is at her most domineering, Miss Danner can emphasize the woman's own frailties of failing eyesight and consumptive tendencies. Miss Winningham has little more to do than look vulnerable and puzzled, occasionally speaking with what sounds like an East European accent being filtered through clenched teeth. And Helen's mother hovers in the background as some mysteriously protective figure. Even the shabby vaudeville escapade is given a veneer of lofty inspiration. The customers at the theater are remarkably proper, dressed as if they were attending a formal tea. After Miss Keller delivers her message of hope (''Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much''), the audience rises for one of those stirring ovations so dear to the heart of show business. A triumphant Annie throws her arms around the performer, declaring, ''Helen, I love you.'' Even those viewers militantly determined to be moved by all of this will find it difficult to avoid some nagging questions about the rosy interpretation of events. (taken from here this time) Thoughts: Well, when a man breaks into a strong bond between women it's not easy. John Macy does so at first and accepts Helen with him being her editor but Anne, the teacher, is the one who he falls in love with but she can't make the decision to remain the teacher for Helen or be John's wife. So, well, John flees into the alcohol and falls down the steps but it's practically the end of their marriage. When Helen falls also in love, with a friend of John's, Peter, her mother and teacher protect her with all costs. Not really a 'happy end' here but for Helen and Anne.

Seems to be a half sequel to a movie from 1979. Not easy to be found online.

[sunriseovergotham]

characters have to be a little bit awful in ways that you cant defend. its good for the ecosystem. your honor he did do that. He did in fact do that

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

historical drama/sitcom where two gay best friends (woman and man) get lavender married--and proceed to spend the Fancy European Honeymoon their parents paid for acting as each other's wingman

[nikoisme]

fucking hate how cats think they can mrrp their way out of anything because yeah, they fucking can.

[thesaltyace]

Y'all I did NOT know this about Harris, and I think it's really critical that we all listen and understand as we approach this election. Video at the end.

This creator's video describes how progressive Harris was as a prosecutor -- actively going against the grain to the point she was accused of being soft on crime. Accused of being a social worker, not a prosecutor. She calls it being smart on crime. She's pushing for systemic changes to give real pathways to reintegrate incarcerated folks back into society and prevent their past from continuing to haunt them moving forward.

"Kamala's a cop" is a catchy dismissive response usually used to shut down conversation rather than add nuance. But this kind of reform is ESSENTIAL to work towards a present and future that treats incarcerated people with value.

I fell for it in 2020 and have thought "Kamala's a cop" without further inspection since - and I'm sobered by the realization that (you guessed it!) I'm not immune to propaganda.

A better system only follows liberal democracy, because library democracy allows for exploration of better systems. If authoritarianism takes hold, it will not allow for the exploration of better systems. We will have to fight tooth and nail just to try to get back to liberal democracy, and I suspect we could not achieve it in our lifetimes.

Harris isn't perfect. But she's a hell of a lot better than many leftists have led me to believe. Don't let perfection be the enemy of good. Don't let perfection be the enemy of harm reduction.

We can either help elect Trump and usher in authoritarian fascism, or we can help defeat him and pull things back in the direction we want to go. Not liking the choices doesn't absolve you from participating and doing the most good you can with the options available.

I'll link the original video in the replies. The original video has captions if you need them.

[may12324]

She remade her, she held her bones in her hands and put each piece back together. Only to have to carry on without her.

Everything she did, she did for Falin

~

Inspired by The Locked Tomb and Howls Moving Castle, and also how hot these two look in these outfits/forms. This will be a future print for cons this year.

[lordandladywhistledown]

You can tell by the reaction people have to Penelope asking Colin to kiss her whether they ever experienced being a wallflower/insecure fat girl at a party or not.

Because you say it's pathetic, I say it's relatable, no matter how desperate it may sound. If you've never had your insecurity eat you up from the inside (but also the outside, as Portia literally told Penelope that she was delusional for thinking she was gonna find a husband in her third season out) to the point you genuinely, wholeheartedly believe no one will ever love you unless you physically change, then obviously the scene is off to you.

But Pen literally told Colin she felt stupid for thinking she's gonna find a husband (she just started believing what the ton and her mother said) and that she knows no one would want to kiss her. And for a romance girl like her, do you think the thought of never having a kiss, never experiencing that passion, would be easy to bear? I can so relate to being the most romantic of the bunch but also being the loneliest and aching for physical and emotional romantic love.

She is so vulnerable and so real in that moment but y'all gotta bitch about it because it doesn't make sense to you. It doesn't make sense to me either because she's gorgeous, but that's the thing - no one ever told her she's gorgeous and actually meant it. And even if they did, there must be 10 more people who didn't that keep that insecurity in her, specifically her sisters and her mother.

Nicola said this one was for the wallflowers, and it truly is, so if you find scenes like this cringe, you just don't relate to the character enough to feel it and recall moments when you had the same thoughts as her.

[puirell]

feels like a good time to bring this back

[shesnake]

doom yourself before the narrative does

[technically-human]

Recharging

[ayo-edebiri]

Barbie (2023) dir. Greta Gerwig

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

craving pathetic wet old women characters. where is the feminism

[malcontentonline]

[its-tortle]

— taylor swift albums as months of the year —

[whitegownsandflowercrowns]

Today, J. Cole woke up feeling completely refreshed. The water was the perfect temperature for his morning shower. His breakfast was all organic and delicious. He got in a great workout. He went to church and wholeheartedly thanked God for all his blessings. When he went down to the studios, the creative juices were flowing and he got a lot written. Then, he went outside, spent plenty of time in nature. The sunlight was hitting the trees just right, the flowers were blooming, and the birdsong was beautiful. It was a great day.