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answer some questions and I’ll tell you what kind of straight person you would be

#I got Christian Girl #-_- #really? #Honestly not surprised though #What with the catholic school education and all #grateful for parents that encourage questioning institutions #also that even my sexually unaware (read: in denial) self never understood what was supposed to be so bad #I knew there was social stigma and did not want to be part of the stigmatized group #but I honestly never did see what was wrong with it? #guy wants to wear a skirt? good for him #girl wants to kiss another girl? if the other girl wants it too than good for you both! #I hated when I heard that the current catholic standpoint was not to act on gay desire because any sex outside of marriage is bad #and all sex must have the potential and willingness to create a life #I did not see why they would stop two people who loved each other from getting gods blessing on their commitment to each other #and the whole all life is sacred argument was hilarious to me #I heard way to many of my classmates talk about jacking off to find that point valid

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This is how I found Dragon Age! 

Inquisition was coming out and many members of the sims community I followed, those not exclusively into sims, started posting obsessively about Dragon Age. Many were replaying the game in preparation, others were writing fanfiction. It did not ease up when the game came out and instead exploded with Inquisition information instead. I had been reading a lot of sims stories at the time and when I was caught up on one persons sim story and saw a Dragon Age 2 fanfic, I decided to give this thing everyone is raving about a shot. Turns out I really like Dragon Age fanfiction.

The sims 4 was boring me in its base game state, and I wanted something new to play. Seeing as I had a free copy of Dragon Age Origins I decided to try playing it, and see what the fuss was about. I was terrible at it, having never played anything like it, but I loved it. Over time I ended up buying all the games...and comics....and most of the books...what can I say when I get into something I get really into it XD

Honestly I miss the program that I got that first Dragon Age game through. Origin used to have a page that offered one free game at a time, that could be “purchased” at no cost, the game being permanently added to your account as yours same as any digital download purchase. There was always some older or more inexpensive games on it. Sometimes it would be the same game for months, sometimes 3 games in the span of a week. Usually these games were part of a series that had a new release soon, and they were trying to get people interested that might otherwise not want to spend money. I always “purchased” whatever I found, thinking a free game is a free game, though I didn’t always download it. One of the games I got from this was Dragon Age Origins and I wonder if I ever would have gotten into this wonderful game series if I hadn’t had a cost free way to see how the game itself was. Letting me play Dragon Age Origins for free netted them far more sales than the zero they likely otherwise would have gotten from me. 

I get my media recommendations the old fashioned way: by watching someone I follow on here go on an unhinged reblog spree of media related content until I eventually decide to go "alright, what's all this then"

#dragon age #video games #sims 4 talk #rambles

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#dad jokes #puns #i love puns #humour #funny

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On Fandoms, Age, and Gender: The Politics of “ Putting Away Childish Things”

Weighing in on yet another round of “fan spaces are youth spaces” (aka “go home and knit, old lady” or “You’re old enough to be my/someone’s mom! gross!” )

Consider these thoughts:

There’s a whole set of interests and behaviors that you might become interested in as you grow from child to adolescent to young adult and take greater interest in the wider world.

You might like horses, or dolls.  Or building models.  You might play soccer, or follow baseball every summer and learn about  box scores.   You might follow the college football draft, or love a pop band.  You might deeply admire a rock band and learn to play the guitar.  You might love superheroes and see all their movies.  You might love space opera and collect paperback books.  Maybe you collect trading cards of your favorite team players – or movie moments.  You probably get t-shirts and posters of teams, or media outlets.  You might get deeply into a social or political cause.

Those are all expressions of interest in the world, all with associated social aspects, many with associated creative actions. 

And then you get older.  And here’s the thing about that list.  The things on that list that are “for boys?”   Are also “for men.”   But the things on that list that are “for girls” or “for nerds?” Are only “for children.”  

Adult men wear brightly colored team clothing and paint their faces without shame.   They join fantasy football leagues and hang out online.   They follow Phish (or continuously talk about how they did when that was a thing).  They spend vast sums on tickets to bowl games.   They get excited all over the internet about Geddy Lee’s greatest hits.  They spend long afternoons on the golf course, playing very bad golf.

No one tells them to grow up 

An adult woman who turns a childhood dollhouse into a beautiful scale model of a real Victorian home is “eccentric.”  An adult man who builds a vast HO train layout in his basement is a “train enthusiast.”   An adult woman who displays her favorite Bryer horses is “odd,” an adult man with a shelf of signed baseballs is “a collector” or even “an investor.” 

Adult women making fanart of attractive movie stars is “creepy,’ while adult men decorating their garages with calendar art of scantily-clad very-young women is “just what guys do.”

Interests and hobbies that were feminine and are taken up by men become acceptable.   When The Beatles were greeted with mobs of fainting teen girls, they were a “boy band.”  When young men discovered them, they became Serious Musicians.  

Over and over, across fields of interest, things that girls like are “toys and games and childish” and should be left behind by adults, while things that boys like are “hobbies and sports” that are lifetime pastimes.  And acceptable “hobbies” for adult women?   Most are things that could be coded as household chores, but generations of women have worked to turn into enjoyable pastimes:  knitting, sewing, quilting.  Home decor.  Baking.   Many adult women (myself included) enjoy doing those things in their free time and have elevated them to art forms.  But that doesn’t change the fact that they’re rooted in utility, while “men’s hobbies” are, by and large, rooted in leisure.

Look around you and follow the pattern.  And then, before you ask “Why are adult women in fan spaces,” maybe ask “why do I feel like adult women don’t get to have fun?” 

#feminism #fandom #THIS!

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I’m not saying that watching this baby bunny eat a blade of grass will heal and strengthen you but on the other hand it can’t hurt.

#bunnies #animals #cute #cute animals

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what a BEAUTIFUL BOY

#bats #cute animals #cute #animals

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i like open world games bc the main quest will be like OMG our city is UNDER ATTACK‼️ we need you to return to the city RIGHT NOW‼️ and i’ll be like Ok i’m on it. now excuse me while i spend the next 5 in game weeks doing nothing but gathering collectibles. Goodbye

#dragon age inquisition #dai #pointing at you! #world is ending but we are picking elfroot and hearding druffalo

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‘Juvenile black flying fox bat’  Ken Drake

#bats #cute #cute animals

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Mean Months 🗓 (W/ @brittneykelly8​, @domgoldofficial​, @ollie-aux​, & @cool-moves-bro)

#mean girls incorrect quotes #lol #personification #months of the year

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how do I unsubscribe from anxiety

#life #yes #me

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I love being an adult fan. Fandom is fun when you’re a kid, but I wasn’t able to engage as much as I wanted to until I was an adult with a job and a little disposable income. Now I can go to local fandom events, buy the merch I wasn’t allowed to have as a kid, back zines/kickstarters, and support fandom spaces like AO3. And I don’t have to put up with people judging me for my interests anymore because I’ve got a lot more power to meet people who share those interests! Obviously there’s a lot of ways to do fandom and not everyone’s experiences are going to be exactly like mine, but when I was younger I heard a lot of people, including my parents, tell me I’d have to give up my fandom interests and be a “real adult.” Joke’s on them though, not only have I NOT given up my fandoms, I’m engaging with them in ways I couldn’t have as a kid! Fandom doesn’t have to end when you grow up and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

#life #adulthood #adulting #fandom

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O_o

So today my store was robbed of wine.

Some guy ran in grabbed a holiday package of 2 wines in a special box and ran out. Apparently he does this all the time.

I am most traumatized by his asscrack which was clearly visible as he ran away. Also apparently a normal thing for him.

The penal system is clearly not working, nor are the mental health facilities if he is continually doing this.

#life #work #theft #thoughts #woops i got political

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#me #morals #yes

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creds to City-Blue-42 on reddit

#my mother #omg #yes #life #phones #chat

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#me #life #yup

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hey all my peeps from northern climates you know how sometimes ya look outside and it just like has this Look and you just Know it’s cold out like there’s no obvious signs no ice no snow you just KNOW it’s cold because you’ve lived here long enough that u look at the sky and you’re like ‘it’s cold’ how fucked up is that

#living in Canada #cold #truth #sunny days in winter are the worst

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#me #life #yes