#reality need not apply

[sinclair-wax-fan]

I’ve talked before about how—to give a somewhat grounded in reality explanation of how three brother can power a whole town—I imagine Ambrose as having been built as an unincorporated company town maintained by the sugar mill company

And they provided their own electricity via a mini hydro electric plant

(This actually has some basis in reality, with companies building their own source of power to cut down on cost. You can look at the “small hydro” page on wiki.)

Anyway, I’ve spent like two hours reading up on possible set ups for the plant—and it looks like a “run of the river” design coupled with a Crossflow turbine (aka Ossberger turbine) would be ideal for the job

From the crossflow turbine wiki: “…the cross-flow turbine is well suited to unattended electricity production. Its simple construction makes it easier to maintain than other turbine types….The mechanical system is simple, so repairs can be preformed by local mechanics…Another advantage is that it can often clean itself.”

[batfamfucker]

What About The Kens?

I'm already seeing guys complain about the Barbie movie end, how they wanted Kens to be equal in Barbieland but were only given a small part on the Cabinet.

That's the point.

You're meant to feel bad for the Kens. Believe me, women aren't partying over the 'Returns to Matriarch' ending. Some will be, but the ones who also clocked the meaning behind it won't. Most women will also feel bad for Kens. Because it's an exact parallel to how women are treated in reality.

Men, you're meant to be upset. You're meant to question it. Because you're meant to feel it, and feel what that is like, so you can finally understand women. You're upset at seeing it in a movie, now imagine living it in reality. That's being a woman.

Kens were shit on so you could feel what it was like for women this entire time. Kens were being used as a placement so you could see yourself in a woman's shoes. A world dominated by the opposite sex. When Ken leaves, and sees male presidents (All men) for the first time, men being doctors and lawyers, etc, realising he is more than just a prop for Barbie, that was on purpose. Because that is the feeling that Barbie gave to women. It's why you cheer for him at first before he goes a little overboard.

It's exactly why the real world was an exaggerated Partriarchy and Barbieland an exaggerated Matriarchy. Neither wins. Neither is equal. None of them change for the better. It's why you should want women in the real world to be respected, and Kens in Barbieland to be respected.

The thing is, women also didn't win. Not in the real world. In Barbieland, yes, but not anywhere else. The real world didn't change. But you didn't notice, did you? That Gloria (The mother that helped Barbie) also didn't get a position on the Mattel board? It was still all men? Her idea was ignored until it made a profit, and the men will likely get the credit? She'll still just be the receptionist? The women representing the real world didn't get anymore opportunities, neither did the men in Barbieland.

I was hoping that Gloria would be offered a position on the board, and that the Barbie Cabinet would introduce another entire Cabinet to represent the Kens, but neither happened. They're complete mirrors.

But which one did you actually notice? Which did you actually care about? Now tell me again the ending was unfair. Because it was. For both parties. That's the point.

The difference is, Barbieland is fictional. You will walk out of the theatre with the reassurance that at least it's not real. Women won't. Women can't. Companies not giving women equal opportunities or voices isn't fictional, and that was just one example. There are no women presidents (USA at least) for us to go look at in the real world. We don't have somewhere to go to realise it could be different for us like Ken did. Barbie and make believe is all we had when we were kids, or even now.

You're supposed to be mad, just not at the movie.

[ride-a-dromedary]

You're not a doppelganger, are you? Trying to study me, learn all my secrets so you can take my place?

[angrycloudcrown]

sometimes i get so used to the fanon tumblr version of toritsuka that whenever i rewatch the actual anime or interact with any other part of the fandom i am JUMPSCARED

[itspileofgoodthings]

also I had a breakthrough today that I had in fact overthought a Specific Problem to Death and that I had created a monster in my own mind and that’s why it felt like I was being eaten alive every time I tried to solve it.

[pseudophan]

They have an editor??? Since when?

they have like a handful of them, it's different every video. i kind of hate them and want them dead because that should be me but its whatever

[ursie]

The funniest thing about people who complain about “oppression Olympics™️” is the complaints are always coming from people who like. Know they’d lose 😭 like it’s ok to not be the most oppressed/marginalized person out here!! Like instead of denying your relationship to privilege how about you self reflect and work to better yourself and support other (*more) marginalized people instead 🙏

Image id : a pink banner that say “people who disagree with me dni” end id

[robotpussy]

when you express your feelings to one of your parents and they take it as a personal attack..................

[girl-bateman]

Feeling a debilitating sense of dread and despair 🤨 Which probably means nothing😍👍

[skitskatdacat63]

Why can I only ever feel dread and never excitement, I'm just incapable of being excited until I'm physically doing whatever it is

[ask-artsy-oncie]

If you’re wondering how Jules ended up acquainted with Black Arts Beagle beyond just “they’re both magic users in Duckburg” - this is how Jules looked in their teenaged years:

[multi-lefaiye]

sometimes you have a trigger that cannot be reasonably and easily accommodated for, because it would require the people around you to police themselves to an extent that is not healthy for them to do.

that doesn't make your triggers and your trauma any less real or valid or *deserving* of accommodations, but deserving does not necessarily always mean that those accommodations are possible.

sometimes the best way to handle your triggers is to recognize what triggers you and do what you have to do to handle them when they come up. find coping mechanisms that work for you, and as much as you're able to, be open with the people in your life about it. even if they can't make sure you never have to interact with something that may trigger you, they can be a support system for you to ensure you'll survive the blows as they come.

it's not always possible to avoid what triggers you and it's not always possible for others to do that for you. (to be clear: i'm not at all saying people should *seek out* content that they *know* will trigger them or that they shouldn't remove themselves from situations that are triggering when they have the ability to do so, but that sometimes it's not that easy.)

(disclaimer: this is not psychological advice and i'm not saying this applies to everyone.)

[they-call-me-hippie]

Yeah I can tell people have lost their grasp on basic ongoing forms of oppression when they say things like "hatred of men and masculinity is one of the reasons trans women, BIPOC and Jewish men are persecuted" like what a non-sequiteur. Imagine being so ignorant of power structures in your attempt to """progressively""" defend men that you become transphobic

[du-hjarta-skulblaka]

Jeremy Cunt thinks a hundred grand is a bit low to be raising a child on

Buddy the average salary for full time work in the UK is something like so when are we all getting the tens of thousands raise

[phil-lesterfan]

explaining to my irl that if i’m not cartoonish in nature i’m nothing

[piplupod]

me, frequently: i think i am somehow secretly a terrible evil person who needs to isolate themself so nobody gets hurt somehow by the rot that is hidden away at the core of my being

also me, while arachnophobic: i have to catch the spiders that get inside so I can release them outside bc it shouldn't be up to me whether i take a life or not, every life has inherent value and beauty simply by existing, and i have to put them into separate containers while I wait to transport them outside because I don't know if spiders would fight or cannibalize each other when kept in close quarters, and I'll make sure I dont have them in eyeline of each other and also make sure a couple sides of the container are covered by something so they feel safe and don't get too stressed out