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You can say sex online.

Or penis.

Or fuck.

Or shit.

Or cunt.

i make a lot of posts to the tune of "you're allowed to be horny btw" because it's becoming increasingly clear that adults being sexual in (clearly marked and blockable!) spaces is being stamped out and made out to be evil both legislatively and in the moral zeitgeist, especially among younger folks. not even in the "wait to be a horny adult online when you're An Adult" way, just an ingrained puritanical outrage response to *anything* that isn't chaste wholesome perfect all-ages allowed. it's unnerving and scary.

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I just watched a video that revealed teenage baseball pitchers are getting elective arm surgery to "get it out of the way" so they have a better chance of getting drafted and having an MLB career.

I don't ever want to hear about the 200 or so 17 year olds getting top surgery every year while sportsball parents are making their kids get arm surgery so they can pitch a little better.

Apparently it is child abuse to help your kid drastically improve their mental health and relieve severe dysphoria but if mommy wants a McMansion from her son's pitching arm, surgery is perfectly fine.

I'd also be grateful if I could never hear a conservative talking head say "perfectly healthy breasts" again.

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The absolute strangle hold this color had on me as a young gay child

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the problem with not voting in order to send the message that you hate all the candidates and the entire system and therefore refuse to participate is that it's completely indistinguishable, as a signal, from not bothering to vote because you think the system is great and all the candidates are great and you'd be fine with any of them. so you might want to rethink the strategy there

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the usa shouldn’t be the political and economic focal point of the entire fucking planet, actually

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I can't stop thinking about how some of the MSU shooting survivors were also survivors of the Oakland HS shooting.

People shouldn't have to dodge bullets from Kindergarten through post-doc.

#Usa #Guns #Liberal #MSU #Michigan #enough already #millennial #So tired

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her name is Derpina.

i hate when she hides her pain behind her smile.tell me everything baby

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I will fist fight anyone who slanders Katara. Periodt.

I just watched Avatar for the first time all the way through, and yeah, it’s great, but the one thing that surprised me was how different Katara was compared to the fandom interpretation I’d seen and internalized before watching.

Like, before you watch Avatar, you’ve seen all these memes about Katara and her mom, and based on those memes, you assume it’s one of those lines you have to get used to hearing at least once every episode. But then you watch the show and realize that she only talks about her mom maybe five or six times per season and you also realize she only brings her up when she’s trying to comfort someone or empathize with them because that’s how she processes her grief and that’s one way she connects with people.

Or you hear the infamous line, “then you didn’t love [our mother] the way I did” and you prepare yourself for one of the worst character assassinations ever only to see the scene after nearly three seasons worth of context and realize she was kinda right. She’s been the mother, the nurturer, the comforter. She’s been patient, gentle, and accommodating where everyone else has gotten to be insensible and reckless and childish, and the one moment where she allows herself to feel her grief, suddenly she’s this evil bitch and not, y’know, a 14 year old girl whose been thrusted into adulthood in a way no other character has. A 14 year old girl who should be allowed immaturity and raw emotion and anger instead of the patience and grace she’s been forced to extend to every character without even the smallest amount of gratitude or even consideration in return.

Or you see all of the clips where Katara puts Aang in the “friendzone” and you expect to have this wishy washy back and forth where Aang is putting his feelings out there only to have Katara neither commit nor express any clear reciprocation or rejection. Then you watch and realize that, as cute as the ship is initially, that there’s never a point where Aang returns any comfort or grace to Katara despite her always doing this for him to the point of coddling. That for as much as Aang says he loves her, he never seems to outgrow his perception of her so he can recognize her as someone who feels grief, anger, and pain as much as she expresses love, kindness, and maturity. And instead of having moments where he learns to see her beyond her strength or compassion, you’re instead given moments where Aang forces his feelings onto her, both romantic and non-romantic, and Katara is expected to just…shoulder those feelings the way she shoulders everyone else’s.

Katara is the most misunderstood character in the show. As much as people recognize the complexities of Zuko, Sokka, and Azula, they struggle to do the same for Katara because they see her struggles as somehow lesser, and therefore, less deserving of sympathy. They can handle her so long as she’s being endlessly patient and loving and kind, but the moment her endless love, patience, and kindness runs out, she’s suddenly this annoying bitch who can’t shut up about her mother or reciprocate Aang’s feelings. But Katara’s trauma does matter as much as anyone else’s. No, she wasn’t banished from her kingdom. No, she didn’t lose her entire community, and no, she isn’t the only one who lost her mother. But the difference between her and everyone else whose experienced loss because of the Fire Nation is that she’s never given time to process her trauma. Aang gets to lean on Katara constantly. Toph gets to express her feelings to Katara, and yeah, Sokka also lost their mother, but unlike Katara, he isn’t put in the position of being a substitute for everyone’s parent. He even admits that he sees his sister as a mother. The only characters who ever comfort Katara or allow her to vent is Zuko and her father and that’s, like, three scenes in a show where the other characters are consistently given opportunities to seek out Katara for unconditional support.

The fandom interpretation of Katara has been so bastardized that even those who haven’t watched the show know her for this fanon version and not for who she is. She’s such an interesting character beyond her fandom limitations, though. She’s brave, hot-headed, and hopeful as well as gentle and caring. She wishes to learn waterbending, not only because she wants to fight in the war, but because she wants to continue her culture’s practices because, and people often forget this, she also lost an entire subculture within her already fractured tribe. And she wants to defeat the Fire Nation both because of her deep love and empathy for other people, but also because she wants to avenge her mother. But because some of the fans have reduced Katara to a bitch who constantly whines about her mother and friendzones Aang, you wouldn’t know any of this, and it sucks because she’s the only character whose been dumbed down to such an extent.

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I miss the old internet where the expectation was anonymity.

#Internet #Old Internet #The web #Gay #LGBT #Millennial #WiFi #Culture #Anonymous #Anonymity

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And then she clipped through the floor or something?

#bethesda #indian #Gaming #video games

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Artist friends! I've always wanted to try Rebelle for digital art, and now their newest version is on mega sale. The artwork looks so much like traditional paintings! I've read that it feels a lot more intuitive as a painter as well. I cannot wait to try it!!! I had to share because I almost missed it myself! https://www.escapemotions.com/products/rebelle-7

#escape motions #Rebelle #Rebelle 7 #art #digital painting #digital art #rebelle 7 pro #Holidays 2023

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Girl, no. 💅 This is the fault of MAGA, the NRA, and more importantly the millions of Americans that still refuse to vote. Bernie is the politician who has worked the most on real issues that matter, but one man can only enact so much change. Everyone needs to participate in ALL elections at EVERY level. Local and State are more important than presidential. You need to actually participate in removing the red hats and shifting the paradigm left. Crying on Tumblr is weaker than a "thoughts and prayer" tweet.

For the record, the suspect has been arrested. 🤷‍♂️

bernie treating this hate crime as if it happened out of nowhere is fucking insane beyond words like his gutless cowardice in the face of genocide is appalling and disgusting on its own but this happened in his state and all he can offer is "thoughts and prayers" LIKE THIS IS YOUR FAULT. THE FAULT OF YOU AND THE GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA AND EVERYONE COMPLICIT IN THE GENOCIDE ISRAEL IS CARRYING OUT. of course it's going to affect palestinians, arabs, and muslims everywhere! of course white supremacist countries such as the u.s. are going to have people who will carry out these hate crimes after being further radicalized and encouraged by media and government! THIS IS YOUR FAULT. FUCK YOU.

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IMPORTANT

Boycott:

McDonald's

Starbucks

Disney+

Plz you can always watch the shows on pirated sites and find better alternatives for burgers & coffee, nothing is more important than stopping a genocide. It's a global boycott.

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My schools literally did this before the MEAP and ACT tests.

Imagining an international doping scandal but it's elementary school teachers giving their kids caffeinated soft drinks before standardized tests.