#DO U BELIEVE IN MAGIC?

[creekfiend]

I think a lot of this 'religion is necessarily oppressive' stuff honestly is kind of like the confusion about ppl thinking that like, slavery and scientific racism and etc came about BECAUSE OF beliefs that Black people etc were not fully human rather than those beliefs -- those ARGUMENTS, really -- being JUSTIFICATIONS that were invented to allow white ppl to continue to engage in slavery which was at its core about economic exploitation. Like that most systemic bigotry serves a Useful Purpose to those in power and that's why it exists; the policies aren't put in place because of the beliefs. The cart isn't pulling the horse. Christian stuff was used to justify the same things that later, "scientific progress" was used to justify in the west (e.g. scientific racism, eugenics, etc. Very very very much rooted in the idea of certain beliefs and cultures as inherently more rational and forward thinking because BEING RATIONAL AND VALUING SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS WERE CULTURAL VALUES AT THE TIME.) (This does not say anything about Science. It says things about Institutes and power and oppression.)

Similarly, you see a lot of people saying "well religion is used to justify oppression by the people in power" and its like yes. Religion is not unique. Beliefs about what is true about the world -- ideology -- can always be used to do this and frequently is.

When there are common beliefs held by a majority of people in a given culture those beliefs will be used by the people in power to explain and justify the things they do to maintain power and control in society.

This isn't a function of religion. It's a function of power.

When people say "well, this religious rhetoric is/was used to justify misogynistic legal standards in this society" the answer is yep. And if it wasn't that it would be something else because that society had an investment in that specific kind of oppression of women. We have seen this morph into 'rational' 'scientific' explanations for women's inferiority and justifications for making women second class citizens once the cultural values swing more towards rationality and science, as well. Thats... regular.

Like... love to have a good faith convo about this with someone who doesn't get weird and reactionary about "Religious People" but sure not seeing much of that going on. Weirdly.

Anyway.

#jewish #i think this can be a tough pill to swallow bc it necessarily involves #accepting that your secular ideology and philosophy can be exploited just as easily for violence and harm #as religious ideology can #because thats humans babey #fascinating also to me is the phenomenon of people believing that bc they do not subscribe to any beliefs that they see as #''religious'' or ''spiritual'' they are immune to magical thinking of any sort. #i promise you that is not true in the slightest. #and also the things that we each identify as SILLY AND OBVIOUSLY UNTRUE FAIRY TALE SHIT is... culturally determined hee hee #im sorry to tell u that no one is objective about reality. thats rough buddy!

[dancefloors]

trying not to get irked by swiftie media illiteracy. I've retired! I'm out of the game!! but some of you are very stupid

#Like naur offense my eye twitches sometimes. #this time it was that post going 'omg how did she go from I'm a mirrorball shining for you to feeling like a pathological ppl pleaser' #like what are u talking about sis. that song is inherently about people pleasing and always has been. #what do u think 'I'll show u every version of urself'/'you are not like the regulars'/'still on that tightrope' meant #and don't get me started on the interpretations of invisible string post-joever #talking abt 'omg she was just making up connections how is a teal shirt related to grass' #LOIKE THAT'S THE POINTTTTTGAHENEJAHENRKSHDBEKXJSB #it's not actually about a fated love it's about being so caught up that you create the mysticism #the magic is there because I BELIEVE it is. the ordinary things are wondrous and fateful bc i CHOOSE to see it that way. #almost as if 'we can leave the Christmas lights up til January' was a song. #that one enrages me I can't lie. swifties are too dense to handle folklore I'm confiscating it u can't play with it anymore.

[fleshadept]

Rocky + magic

Boy (2010) dir. Taika Waititi

#boy (2010) #taika waititi #cricket gifs #do u get it. #this is like. a gifset about an essay i have simmering in the back of my head so here comes some long ass tags #rocky actually has magic first of all we love magical realism #second of all he has to learn to reconcile his powers (which he believes killed his mom) with his potential to do good #with those powers #so when he knocks alamein over that's a turning point bc he suddenly realizes he Could kill his only remaining parent too #so he imagines himself bringing back the rat from the dead while he's at joanie's grave #an obvious representation of his desire to be able to bring his mom back with the powers that killed her #then alamein starts to talk about how much he loves ET (and rocky wants to be loved) for his healing powers #so the next time we see rocky trying to use his magic after that is on leaf #but then he uses it on alamein #doing literally everything he can with the sparkler and the red jacket and the roller skates #to say i want to connect with you i want to be your son please forgive me #for killing her #sorry for what i did to mum #and it works. it works.

[dimeadozencows]

Krispee cream

#kris deltarune #kris dreemurr #deltarune #kris my beloved #i don't think I've even liked a vg protagonist as much as i love them #maybe chell #but i love kris even more #i love them so much i wanna stop playing Deltarune to give them a break ❤️ #i like the idea of them feeling gender euphoria in the dark worlds #not only because of one of the most comforting lines in vg history that you can get by interacting with their closet in castle town #'you can wear whatever you want' #but also because someone noticed that their sitting down sprite in the dark world is slightly taller than the light world equivalent #(the one thats used in ch 2 next to the lake if you dont talk to onion san in ch 1) #cus yeah. magical world where everything is perfect. where u get magic powers and awesome outfits. where everyone likes you and prises you #gender euphoria fits right in :] #honestly id open a dark fountain to feel taller regardless of any apocalyptic ramifications or #faceless outside forces who could harm me and my loved ones #i totally understand them and i do not believe anyone has the right to judge their actions #my art #i was on the fance about posting these but afreakingmilkshake convinced me :] i hope i spelled ur username right lol #i lovvvve giving them hairstyles. if only i could make my hair into a perfectly round afro and not have it sadly droop like sad spongebob #maybe in a dark world #(↑another reason to open the dark fountain. they were justified) #i also love giving them braces. and eye bags. and dry skin. the middle school essentials #i love them. i hope the game ends soon so we can leave them alone so they could shower. the poor bastard

[obsob]

im like tamftgebka (thinking about maia from ‘the goblin emperor’ by katherine addison)

#mine #original #the goblin emperor #maia i would die for u i would kill for u #u would not BELIEVE this problems this drawing gave me. outstanding #i actually did a whole other drawing. maia and th little people are taken from that drawing i had to frankenstein them #the like. idea is the same kinda but the other comp was bad. like if i draw and i dont have a colour palette in mind i just draw for that #comp to work in black and white. and then if i try to put colour on top it like always looks awful. why do i do that. #anyway. here he is. im pretty happy w it th colours arent exactly what i wanted but thats fine svbkdbgvd #my mum is away this week im playing house and having a good time #i got!!!! more isopods!!! ik i said i would post pics n of my magic potions and didnt but thats bc theyre very small and shy rn skjlf bless #i got more armadillium vulgare but a gem mix theyre so pretty!!! n one of them is like absolutely huge. enormous. #however th seller was very stupid th packaging for their postage was rlly bad n th ventilation holes were too big n they didnt pack th #tupperware tight enough so loads of babies fell out n died :(((((((((( i sent her a message like. maybe dont do this n she was like oh sorry #n was like this has never happened before but im like. ur stupid. why did u use such a big box all u had 2 do was put more moss in. #they were rlly dry as well theyve spent all day hanging out in th damp moss. poor babies. theyre absolutely destroying some cuttlefish rn #so i think theyre fine <3

[meownotgood]

40k words for chapter 2 🫡

#I probably won't be able to write for the rest of this week because of work so I did some good writing today #can u believe they have me working 6 days a week again... blasphemy....... #I feel 80k words total on the horizon!! #ugghhh... I want to write so badly... I've been enjoying writing this fic so much these days... #but I have to work so much #by the time I get home late I'm too tired to do anything but eat and shower and sleep #retail work at this time is not for the weak... seriously #I wish I could give myself a magic energy beam #just to never be tired once I get home #january come soon pls I'm tired of the end of the year festivities already

[miku2]

i dont think i ever posted this, which im kinda surprised about bc its probably the best thing i’ve ever drawn. I was overcome with the urge to finish it though so i touched it up, added some shading, some effects, and here it is! its VERY old but im still so proud of it and I’m happy to finally show it off! love and peace 💖

#magical girl #magical girl oc #artists on tumblr #i think her name was Sora? i cannae remember tho LOL #she had rollerblades and zipped around and was fast #i drew her magi girl outfit to look like a cheerleader. took a LOT of inspo from amulet heart as u can tell #she was an oc for magical warrior diamond heart i believe. i think her jewel was opal? lol? idk ive always been super into rainbows tho! #anyway. i do love her design and this piece. perhaps some day ill give her a slight redesign

[reineyday]

supremely enjoying how magical girl coded theyre making clark in my adventures with superman lol

#rei rambles #clark kent #my adventures with superman #maws #he really delicately removed his ripped blazer and blushed as he handed it over to lois #they did the hair-flip-growing-skirt(cape) magical girl transformation #and the anime op im 😭😭😂😂😂 #it's like clark is the shoujo heroine and lois is his bishi love interest 😂😂😂 #ALSO SLADE??? DO U THINK THAT'S SLADE W I L S O N ?!?!?!?!? #that is not a slade i believe in but i will continue listening lmao

[cultofmothman]

hey yk what?? as someone who isnt on booktok/tube but will occasionally brush past some stuff and likes hearing the drama. booktok/tube needs to get into LIBRARIES. u do not need to be buying every book u wanna read. u also do not need to be buying books if u dont even know if ull like them. u also do not need to buy books just bc other people like them.

not only is it yk. financially not viable for a lot of ppl but also libraries are fucking great and theyre dying out and i think it would b rlly cool if all the attention and community could start utilizing libraries

#ofc i understand wanting ur own copy of a book thats special to u or whatever yk #but we do NOT need to go to a barnes and noble instead of a library #also u get a fun little library card?? magical. keep that shit on u and its like a book credit card #also i firmly believe that the dopamine associated w online ordering could be replaced to some extent w online putting things on hold #booklr #books #booktok #books & libraries #public library

[nyxi-pixie]

i am forcing my flatmate to watch bsd w me and we got to the ep where the orphanage fuckface dies and holy fuck i always skip that ep on solo rewatches bc it made me so miserable the first time but i forgot just how depressing it is :(((((((((

#i love that they let him go full crazy for a second #he looks SO deranged when hes sat there cackling abt the guy being dead and its sooooo #and then 'most people cry when their father dies' #i fell to the floor #anyway can you believe there are people who dont understand atsushis shit when that entire episode exists #also the orphanage guy doing EVERYTHING he did to make atsu hate him instead of himself. and that all ending up pointless #bc atsushi just hates them both. like. shockingly being able to hate smeone for abusing u doesnt magically give u a normal opinion of urself #atsushi nakajima #truly the character of all time

[jrueships]

he is NOT going back to Vegas ‼️‼️

#his baby sauce deep hatred yet devotion for 'retweet or x bad thing will happen to u!!!' will never die out #' i HATE these posts >:(!!!! I DO NOT BELIEVE THEM >:(!!!!!!' and then he retweets it #i can literally picture his dumbfounded expression in my mind #he'll look exactly liked the shocked fromt facing hamster meme #i remember when i was little one of my girlfriends was doing magic tricks for our broke kid school 'talent show' #and she picked me as her practice assistant #and i was like OMG :)!!! I GET TO WATCH MAGIC HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES!! REAL MAGIC :D !!! #and then she showed me the cheat techniques i almost wanted to divorce her tbh #SHIT BROKE MY HEART 😭‼️‼️‼️‼️ #WDYM IT WAS A FAKE PENNY/CARD/ILLUSIONARY THING???? #MY PAIN IS IRREVERSIBLE #altho i do appreciate the skill it takes to remember all the slyness & stuff like that takes some memory ! #it's still cool 😭 i just thought magic was real like in the books #im glad that belief still lives on within the little sauceling #his cutiepie hair <333 im glad hes keeping the beanie as a usually indoor pet #pls keep it that way 🩵 #or abandon it all together please god #sauce #instead of celebrating valleys day with a boyfriend/girlfriend/meep #hes captivated by the mysteries of magic

[flovverworks]

akira wouldve adored akko

#stardust speaking ! #'do u have a basis for that' absolutely not i just rly like her #starting reading the manga cuz i found out it existed.............ch3 is a volleyball ch. love it #'dont use magic' (amanda immediadetly cheats and then they all go fullout magic) #a believing heart is your magic.............. #realistically i do think akira admires ppl with dreams like that + her general attitude is so funnyT_T #akko/diana is so great...the ep where diana defends akko to her family likeeeeeee........ #i need to watch revstar. i rly rly do #i know id love it

[procyo9]

"Surrender, Raziel. Abandon this petty rebellion. It was I who made you. Your life had played out, and in my grace, I spared you. You are my reaper of souls. You have no other purpose, no higher destiny - just this. Accept your calling, Raziel. Let go of these vain hopes. Relinquish your will, and feed."

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#i cant believe im finally done with this jgfhjkdhgkhgdk #brain worms made me do it #I LOVE HIM SO MUCH AAAAAAA #leave him ALONE!!!! hes going thu HORRORS UNKNOWN TO MAN!!!!! #legacy of kain #lok #legacy of kain raziel #lok raziel #froggy chair #legacy of kain defiance #lok defiance #3d render #im so proud of this. u wouldnt even believe (even tho all i did was give him a skeleton and a bit of magic to make materials work properly) #still the model was a bit weird and some parts were like ripped off and shit when i moved him around lol #sorry raziel </3 #.obj

[soldier-poet-king]

I'm sorry but I have to disagree with your one post about pride flags. It's literally called a gay pride flag, not a gay celibacy flag. You may *personally* see it as a way to make gay people feel safe at a place and nothing more, but anyone else you'd show the flag to knows it's not signalling safety for individuals but a sign of complete endorsement for gay relationships, which is 100% against the church's teachings. There's no Catholic-appropriate reinterpretation of that flag's meaning.

I am going to be polite and adult about this anon, but like. Why did you think this was necessary?

It's not?

Do you think I'm stupid enough to not realize what most people think, even if I think that belief is erroneous and unnecessarily cruel? Do you think I'm SO detached from reality that I don't understand why people are getting their panties in a twist about the pride flag?

And fwiw, I support schools having pride flags and pride safe space stickers regardless of if they're gonna be like "uwu we have to uphold celibacy" or not. Frankly. Idgaf. I care about vulnerable kids and teens (and fuck it even adults) being welcome more than I care about anything else. I care about the marginalized being welcomed and loved in a supposedly universal church and faith, more than I care about hardlining doctrine.

This isn't even about my own personal opinions re sex, I sorta recused myself from that whole conversation when I decided to be single, for a variety of reasons most of which aren't even related to queerness. It IS about double standards, and othering of queers by Christians when straight people don't get half as much shit for doing "objectively worse" things even taking the strictest interpretations of church teachings.

But again. It's Sunday. It's sunny and warm. I have lovely things to do after mass and I'm not going to be angry at incorrect randos on the internet.

Good day, and I say genuinely without a hint of malice or sarcasm, I hope you find it in yourself to be kinder to queer folk. If you're sending completely unnecessary messages to strangers online, what do the people around you irl think?? I promise you, there's more of us than you think there are, and this kind of behaviour just signals that you're not someone to trust our whole selves with. That doesn't help anyone, and even if you're the sort to view evangelization as the end goal, view others as "means" to be "saved" rather than beloved human beings and ends in and of themselves, even then, this sort of attitude doesn't really help with those goals either.

#homophobia cw #anyway im not even upset its like? okay??? what do u expect me to say #im not going to magically changw my long considered beliefs #that took a lot of discernment and prayer #just bc some random person on anon who wont even talk to me in private #is like???? acshyally ur wrong #ok. ok friend #like. genuinely peace and love and i wish you the best and i used to think like that too #but its not helpful to anyone. and i believe its not Ultimately Good either #or rather. there are higher better Goods #that one liguori bit. err on the side of mercy than caution #or the rather a heresy of doctrine than of the heart/conscience #(that second one isnt liguouri ik dont at me) #anyway! i am off to take my degernate gay ass to church ✌️🩷💜🩵

[trollbreak]

It’s abt to b myoren time babyyy

#< high and put on the crane waves #do u even know abt my generless gramma who’s a wizard and doesn’t believe magic exists and has a cursed bloodline

[zagreusm]

Cover art of a "planned"* rpg horror game based on the spanish folk tale "The giant's ring" (El Anillo del gigante) done for a class

*"planned" as in "I had to create a videogame idea and do a lot of material for it but Im not necessarilly working to develop it"

#zagreusart #spoiler: the fucking ring does not come until literally the last part of the fucking story #also it was the last tale available because I chose the one I was going to work in at the last minute AKSJFHASFKA #I had to rework a little bit of the story to make the ring have more protagonism #Im not sure if I will ever work on it tho #maybe I will since I had to make a game document design on it #but man ok listen #that fucking document #I REFUSE TO BELIEVE I ACTUALLY HAVE TO FUCKING EXPLAIN THE OBJECTIVE OF A FUCKING LEVEL THAT MANY FUCKING TIMES #IN AN ACTUAL GDD #HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU WANT ME TO EXPLAIN TO YOU IN A DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE TO ENTER THE LIBRARY. TALK TO THE STATUE FOR A SEARCH PUZZLE. #FIND SAID ANSWERS. ENGRAVE THEM MAGICALLY ON THE PEDESTAL #AND FUCKING LEAVE THE LIBRARY TO THE NEXT AREA #H O W M A N Y F U C K I N G T I M E S ? ! #perdon me exalte es que me estreso hacer esa cosa #idk what else to tag this srry