#im trying not to be pretentious here

[hymnsofheresy]

I get a little suspicious everytime my fellow americans say "we didn't learn this in school" because I have friends from high school who say this shit all the time. and I'm like???? Yes we did???? I was there??? I just paid attention.

#im trying not to be pretentious here #but i listened to my teachers #😭😭😭😭😭😭 #like my friend claimed we didnt learn about the native American genocide #and im like. i didnt hallucinate the trail of tears book that our teacher read to us in 8th grade. #i remember several people weeping in fact #you were there!!!!! in class with me!!!! idk what u were doing!!!! #anyway!!!

[shesnake]

the problem with making film polls is there are hardly any cinephiles left on this site every other tag is "I've only seen 1 of these so in gonna vote for that one"

#the filmbro canon is the most basic mainstream shit most people have seen too. #now why did people reblog this 😩 #im trying to be pretentious in peace here

[xmoonlitxdreamx]

How do you say worcesteershsire sauce

Idk why ur asking this but unfortunately i studied linguistics in college so im gonna send a pointlessly specific answer.

I speak general american english & i usually say it like one of these (rough IPA transcription in brackets; closest word approximation in parentheses, but this may only work to read if u also speak gen american english):

[wʊs.tr.ʃɑɪr] (wuss-ter-shire)

[wʊs.tr.ʃir] (wuss-ter-sheer)

sometimes [wɔr.tʃɛs.tr] (war-chess-ter), but I think I mainly said that as a kid? I don't think it's an uncommon pronunciation in america tho. idk i might b wrong.

I think [wɔr.tʃɛs.tr.ʃɑɪr] (war-chess-ter-shire) and [wɔr.tʃɛs.tr.ʃir] (war-chess-ter-sheer) are possible pronunciations ive heard here too

None of these are how it's pronounced in the UK, i think. iirc I think it's [wʊs.tə] (wuss-tuh). I dont know much abt british eng tho so idk.

Sauce is [sɑs] (the "a" sound in "father").

Tbh i dont eat worcestershire sauce (i dont like most condiments) so i dont really say this word often LMAO;;

#sorry for annoying answer #also yeah i used [r] instead of [ɹ]. i was trying to be 2% less pretentious. #sorry if my transcriptions are wrong in other ways i havent been in school for like 4 years #replies #if you truly wanna know how i pronounce this word you can look up 'worcestershire sauce american pronunciation' on youtube or sth idk #i think the 'officially accepted' american pronunciation (like the one that shows up in dictionaries and stuff) is wuss-ter-sheer but #im p sure ive heard all of these. there's a lot of variation bc it's just a long-looking word and isn't a place here #also like the rule (?) of 'blahblah-shire' being pronounced 'blahblah-sheer' or 'blahblah-sure' isn't rly strong here so a lot of british- #placed ending in '-shire' get pronounced like '-shyer' #idk if this is what that ask was about but yeah whatever #(also was too lazy to use ipa for those last tags so pls bear w my rough spelling approximations.)

[galacticlamps]

I just wanted to apologize to my classic whotuals for all the dead boy detectives spamming, but it's also important to me that you guys know two things:

a) I've become aware that a lot of what appeals to me about dead boy detectives is, on a kind of conceptual/thematic level, the same stuff that I love about my favorite eras of dr who, and 6b in particular

And I tell you this not as an advertising tactic but as a genuine PSA for anyone following me because:

b) Being me & having realized this, I know I'm definitely gonna wind up posting some unnecessarily long-winded analysis/comparison, pop it in the main tags for the sake of organization on my own blog, and subsequently confuse a hell of a lot of people there who either have no idea what I'm talking about or simply don't view either piece of media in the same light as I do to begin with

So I just wanted to reassure everyone that at least you're not suffering alone, as I will soon be inflicting the reverse bait-and-switch upon others!

That's all! continue w ur scrolling <3

#i hope this is clear but im REALLY not trying to be like coy or intriguing here #this post is not remotely intended to convince anyone to watch dead boy detectives on the grounds that it's similar to 60s who #in ways which i've conveniently failed to elaborate upon & so you'll just HAVE to go see for yourself #(firstly bc when i want to sing something's praises i will upfront & unapologetically) #(& secondly bc im not super into telling people to watch things in general unless they're actively seeking a rec) #honestly this (now very overhyped) future post of mine is going to be more about like #me recognizing i have A Type when it comes to stories/underpinning narrative backdrops in fiction (if thats not too pretentious) #and much less of a 'well if you like x then you'll definitely love y bc i do & we all enjoy things in the same way & for the same reasons' #and i find it funny that nobody will care - bc it'll incomprehensible to all but about 5 people who have the full context #& half of those 5 will probably still disagree w my perspective/interpretation of one or both - #but im gonna do it anyway bc what else am i supposed to do w these thoughts! keep them to myself??? dont be absurd #that said though if you are debating watching dbd and would like to chat about it to push yourself in one direction or another #im happy to do so! especially if you have questions about it in relation to some other shared interest you actually did follow me for lol #im always game for that sort of thing & yes i am of the opinion that its a good & fun & rich show all on its own

[hella1975]

this isn't meant to like. make you give your opinion on Discourse™️ or anything I just wanted to ask, but I keep seeing people upset about taylor dating mr. 1975 and I can't figure out if it's bc he's a terrible person or just a greasy alcoholic 😭😭😭 do you know what's up with that guy??? like on one hand I like not knowing things about celebs and I should keep it that way. but also

i, unfortunately, do know what's up with that guy and it's that he's said something problematic about every faction of society at least once. for me i have some weird, reluctant fondness for him because he is just a train wreck and he's such a twat all the time that at least it's nondiscriminating, and i also like that when he sings about mental illness it's bc he's actually BEEN THERE and been publicly a mess bc of it and been addicted to drugs and acted like a dick, and he ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, but also at no point am i gonna jump on the 'he's an amazing person' parade bc generally he is just a sleazy idiot. it is weird watching people suddenly dragging up every single thing he's ever said to be like 'look! this is why he's bad for our tay tay!' when the running joke with matty healy is that he's just a prick. like u dont need to expose his moral fibre. u can just say he's a prick. and also as funny as the jokes are she's still a grown woman who's been around the block a few times when it comes to dating. i think she will be okay maybe

#idk that's just what i think though. like he's been cancelled more times than he has songs and yet a lot of us are still here #and he acknowledges it like there's a running gag at his live shows where he goes to say a very explosive sentence and then he gets cut off #by the band with a random song it's so funny. like he'll go 'i just think that immigrants- *LOUD GUITAR*' & i think that's a part of it too #is that a lot of people don't get that sometimes he's being ironic? he takes it too far and these days he's annoying #but idk ive seen certain instances where im like. that went over so many people's heads #idk i just dont think he's Evil and Malicious i think he's just a prick. like people can just be pricks even if they're super famous. wild #he's so fucking pretentious but he got famous for being REAL and his music has helped a lot of people because of how real it was #like i made a post a while ago about his song 'give yourself a try' and how the concept of it is literally #'life is a little bit shit to be quite honest with you and you WILL get fucked over by it and fuck yourself over but you're here anyway #so you might as well give it a go' like???? so many mental health ballads are like 'the world is So Beautiful and So Are You' #but matty healy ALWAYS has gone actually it isnt and you arent. whatever though #and i just really like that #ask #also big disclaimer that i dont have an encyclopedic knowledge of all the dumb shit matty healy has said ive just been listening #to the band for a while and have picked shit up along the way. if it turns out he's done some actually reprehensible shit that ive missed #then that's literally bc i do not actively run in 1975 circles and do not intend to ever start <3 so dont yell at me LMAO

[lxstingravity]

the fact that i was so foolish to think that id find anything other than memes and people being disappointed that the trinity explosion wasnt big enough in the oppenheimer tag on here. honestly no idea why i thought id find more than like two serious takes on this topic lmao

#oppenheimer #i feel like im the only person within my mutuals who has seen the movie and like #it actually made me think #still thinking #which is why im a little sad that theres almost no actual serious posts about it #i am honestly just lacking the knowledge and the vocabulary to formulate anything that doesnt sound pretentious #just ignore me tbh idek what im trying to say here #just bored at work and want to pass time somehow

[opens-up-4-nobody]

...

#hhhhh i just wanna lay in bed watching movies all day. i need some sort of wizard to turn me into a salamander so i dont have to do my job #it takes me all day to relax and for what? its Sunday and i have to grade at e #least 45 lab reports and make a presentation about photosynthesis so i can teach tomorrow so that i can barely tread water #im so behind on grading. and thats not to mention all the other bullshit i should b doing. ugh. i just wanna not do anything #i got covid vaccinated yesterday so im kinda exhausted on top of preexisting exhaustion. anf i would like my problems to stop existing #also i forgot how annoying it is to live in a place with mice. like stop scurrying around in my walls! stop trying to make mouse holes #dont make me murder u bc i will. ill buy mouse traps and thdn youll b sorry #but id rather not do that bc itll b annoying to check the traps and dispose of the bodies. bleh #i just wanna watch surreal movies abt self destruction and cosmic horror #so annihilation and maybe sunshine bc i havent watched it and oh god whats that polish movie uuuuuh #i can't remember. it starts with s i think but all i can think is susperia which is not correct. solaris? i cant remember if i watched #it or just read thr book. idk i like surreal slightly pretentious movies. under the skin is another i lov #god. i dont wanna get up. i still only got 7hrs sleep. i just wanna lay here and decompose #fuck. i have so much to write for Wednesday. and i think i have to share a paper Friday. fuck. #unrelated

[toytulini]

idk. picky eater rights. im coming to your events and turning my picky bitch nose up at your fancy ass desserts you spent a bajillion hours working over in the kitchen and asking if i can find like a basic ass brownie with no extra flairs or ingredients or steps or whatever the fuck. cry about it. stop trying to feed me

#toy txt post #they gotta have some picky eater bitches be the judges on those food competition shows i stg #sorry for committing the unforgivable sin of my tastebuds didnt enjoy the food you made. it was intended as a personal slight actually #i am trying to offend you for real. yeah. thats definitely whats happening. god/sssss #like god irl if i dont like food you made ill try to be fuckin gracious about it buf dont fucking get mad at me for like. idk. prepping my #own foods you percieve as worth less or whatever the fuck. ppl are so fucking weird about food. #honestly guy on prev post didnt even dislike the cake it sounded like but was just experiencing the human emotion of disappointment #when the little specific joy he was looking forward too was not what he expected. if she had asked him 'do you mind if i make a similar cake #that is not the exact same as the one you asked for? maybe he wouldve been fine cos he wouldnt have been looking forward to that specific #thing. OR maybe he wouldve said if youre not going to make this very specific one im looking forward to then dont bother i dont want you #wasting the time and effort and then she wouldnt have been mad. or maybe she wouldve. ppl do get weird about that kind of thing #maybe saying that wouldve been a crime too. guess that dumb asshole shouldve shut up and eaten his stupid cake and enjoyed it and said #nothing. a recipe for happiness #anyway. hot take ig stop putting nuts in desserts. alllergy havers will prolly thank you but you know who else will thank you? #every day i see takes about food that make me think i really should be more of a picky bitch eater on maim to knock yall pretentious #food fuckers down a peg tbh. every day i resist the urge but god how yall test me. let me be the judge on a cooking show. #weird assholes who are rude abt ppl having allergies or sensory issues: come here. im going to break you #anyway more of us picky bitches who are picky just for like. casual reasons. we should he loud picky bitches on main. if a cook or baker or #whatever can accommodate my picky bitch ass thats difficult to feed for no reason we can be sure they can accommodate allergy havers #and ppl w medical restricted diets. if they can be gracious about me just not vibing w the food then they can def be gracious about more #sensitive reasons. yea i could choke down the food i dont like probably. it wouldnt make me throw up or send me to the hospital. but why #should i? if youre an asshole to me about simply not liking your shit then why the hell would i feel safe disclosing medical info to your #bitch ass? why would i trust you to follow it? and not try to sneak some shit in bc you think you know better about food? #anyway #picky eater rights. let ppl be picky for no apparent reason. cos the ppl who have uwu Good Valid Reasons(tm) dont fucking owe you that #explanation

[savage-rhi]

#fuck it im sharing one of my poems on here #poem #poetry #poet #writers on tumblr #writing #bluejaypoems #im amazed i can write stuff like this in minutes from it popping into my head #not trying to be pretentious #im just for once happy about something im capable of #and allowing myself to acknowledge it

[harrowharkwife]

i am SO fucking exhausted by mainstream media opinions lately and i don't understand why they're frequently SO different from my own? like i genuinely don't think i am approaching anything from that unique of a perspective as a viewer? maybe it's just that i'm too easy to please when it comes to stories or something but like. how is the mainstream, widely accepted consensus on yellowjackets season 2 is that it's "bad" and "doesn't work as a season" and is "riddled with problems." literally what the fuck are you talking about. this is the most fun i have had watching television uhhhhh literally Ever? you're telling me people hated Burial? how? why? like i don't...i just don't GET it. and i'm not playing dumb for kicks here im like genuinely honest to god confused. that was the single best episode of television I've ever watched in my life. like i get that people have different opinions about things and that's fine but HOW am i in the minority here what am i missing

#most of the critiques I've seen are that it 'focused on the adults too much' and was 'too weird' re: mistys sequence #like??? that was clearly supposed to be funny and campy and silly and artistic and a twin peaks homage? #and the 'focusing on the adults' i... i mean i guess some people are just here for the '96 mystery #and are completely uninterested in the psychological effects it had on all the characters? #i guess some people don't?? care??? about watching them wrestle with that trauma and go on to try to have lives #after something like that? #but like. that's the entire point of the show though. if you hate that why are you watching it every week #with enough investment to like. blog about it and put energy into writing whole ass thinkpieces #so much of media criticism these days boil down into 'i wish this show was Not the show that it is' #'i wish it was this other show that im writing with my twitter mutuals' #and like that's fine and fun and cool and valid and that's what fic is for! but a show isnt BAD for committing to itself and its own vision #like. there is something sooo sexy abt a piece of media that is so wholly itself that you have to meet it where it is #and judge it by its own metric #it creates a whole new unique lens for each and every thing you love! quit comparing apples and oranges! #it's SO fucking fun analyzing different pieces of media through the lens of their own little world and conventions #and guiding principles and plot pacing and what they choose to emphasize and their genre conventions and etc etc #it's FUN! and not to sound like a pretentious film bro dipshit but like why does it seem like this is a dying art these days #'s2 is boring' THEY. THEY ATE A PERSON. ARE WE WATCHING THE SAME THING

[aftout]

“The people coming from reddit are sooo much better than the people coming from twitter” blows you up with my mind ten million times . and then blows you up again .

#like i get what ur trying to say. i get that you’re trying to convey that reddit is a bit more similar to tumblr style-wise than twitter is #but also you sound soooo annoying. im not often publicly a hater but you sound so pretentious #tumblr is a free website and a free app on every mobile device in the world #literally anybody can come on here and make an account and do whatever they want #we are not special or cool. we are just as dumb-dumb as the rest of them #talks about other app’s censorship issues is a whole different can of worms you can just be grateful that we dont have that

[chryzuree]

love that ppl think that i’m actually someone that gives good writing / reading advice because it does wonders for my ego, but also i’m jst a highly opinionated bitch and i clearly am not a mainstream audience. my interests are extremely niche and if i get bitchy abt a book, i’m mostly jst speaking from my own personal preferences. godspeed though, keep asking me specifically for advice and you can keep making things for my super tiny subset of interests.

#memorie.txt #ppl finding my book blog w my bitchy opinions like ‘how can i avoid that? 🤔😓’ #GIRL IDK WHY YOURE HERE BC IM JST KINDA SAYING SHIT. thanks for asking though because my ego is SOARING #like i’m pretentious and ppl try to impress me because of it. why are you doing that. #stop. i’m not as pretentious as i seem. i like GLEE. #i’m not the type of person to impress 💀

[munamania]

you guys just don’t even know or care about the stories the theatricality the characters behind afycso it’s honestly insulting...

#one day people will care so much about ryan ross's writing and then we will be understood. #very distinct voices but also a vulnerability since much of it is inspired by his father and familtyl #like sorry if im sounding crazy but there's just something oozing out this that ya just don't get anywhere else #this limited potential this bout of luck. just enough. idk bro #ryan i love u forever come back... #abby talks #they were playing with their audience testing our ambition to dissect the lyrics testing that human curiosity #that very nature... #trying to say something true and beautiful here. #trusting us with honesty and artistry that you dont always get with people desperate to sell shit yk.. #and idc if i sound pretentious this is so serious...

[eldesperadont]

sorry i rag on njpw a lot lol - overall i like the show a lot, they have more wrestlers that i like than hate, i prefer their tour concept over weekly tv episodes, i love the backstage commentary, i love their goofiness, their stables, but god it pisses me off that small choices in the booking can make me so upset, it just feels so easy to avoid these dumb decisions

#like plssssss at this point i want bullet club GONE cause they do the laziest dumbest fucking booking with them #and the only reason love some of the bc guys so much is cause they do such good work !!!! #im gonna pissed about kenta and taijis character assassination for weeks #KENTA ELP REMEMBERED YOUR BIRTHDAY AND ALL #COME ONNNN #im only gonna be okay with this if they double cross finlay and it was a plan all along #eventho i wish it wouldnt have come this far in the first place #my personal idea for post jay bc would have been finlay not turning heel but trying to destroy everything thats left of jay #and guys like Phanta kenta etc fighting back #trying to bring across that jay wasnt all bad like he kinda showed in the end #IDK THEY COULD HAVE DONE STH EMOTIONAL AND GOOD HERE but thats way too much nuance for a njpw plot 🙃 #i feel so demeaning and pretentious #but wheres the lie?? #percht.txt

[saviourkingslut]

me: i dont have a stupid crush on the guy from the book club

me whenever i meet up with the guy from the book club: oh my god. i have a stupid crush on the guy from the book club

#girl i hate it here #we literally agree abt nothing ever but the discussions are so good and he has so much general knowledge #pretentious and stubborn too but unfortunately he is very cute about it w/o trying. and a short king. #just went to his birthday and he had so clearly dressed up a little. which was adorable. and also black dress shirt sleeves rolled up win #anyway am i going to do anything abt it. hell no worst idea ever we'd kill each other. plus im p sure he's straight anyway #curry rambles

[sarcasmic-skies]

i watch a film, i open letterboxd, i log my review of said film on letterboxd, i read others’ reviews of the same film on letterboxd, i sigh deeply, i close letterboxd, i delete letterboxd off my phone (a vicious cycle)

#letterboxd #i hate it here #ty posts #there just comes a point where u have to take a deep breath and try not to remember those people can also vote #im not talking abt the ppl who make silly/ironic/humorous reviews btw #i love those #im talking abt the ppl writing essays when they missed the point & ppl using buzzwords in their reviews incorrectly #SPECIFICALLY the ppl who come off rly pretentious/holier-than-thou but. missed the themes by a mile #what ty’s watching