#I say this as someone who likes football

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

I guarantee that many of the people moaning about schools not showing the football will also be talking about covid and lost learning and "catch up" if teachers go on strike.

#world cup #qatar world cup #education #schools #I say this as someone who likes football #and really enjoys international tournaments #boycott qatar

[pineappical]

would calling this something like "the sun to his earth" be a little bit too cliche? maybe...

#ted lasso #ted lasso fanart #tedependent #trent crimm #ted x trent #I JUST GAHH!! GAAAHH!!! I HAVE MANY FEELINGS ABOUT THEM!!!!! #pn.art #YEAH IM NOT IMMUNE TO THE SUN/MOON WHATEVER THEHELL :/ #since i probably wont be able to draw what i have in mind rn id just say it now. i have this thought about stars on the ceiling and how ted #and trent grew up with different fathers. how ted had a loving dad who he wished he told him more how much he meant to ted #and trent's father being more strict. wanting him to be something else. a stronger man. someone who played football. and how glow in the #dark stars is just a core part to many kids' childhoods and how ted probably had them and trent didnt #IDK.. IDK IM THINKING ABOUT IT... im making zero sense and this is a thought that goes nowhere but i just love the imagery of it all SNIFFS #something something ted and trent being two people who didnt want to be like their fathers but in very different ways but also so similar #enough that theyll definitely buy their own kids glow in the dark stars if they asked #IM LOSING MY MIND RN. HELLO. ANYWAYS.... #EDIT: WHY DOES TUMBLR LOVE REMOVING TH E FINAL LETTER IN SOME OF THESE TAGS

[sylvies-kablooie]

once again laughing at the thought of sylvie in oklahoma. like why there. what is there for you queen!!!

#for my non american mutuals oklahoma is kinda in the middle of nowhere #i say this as someone who loves the rural life so don’t read this as an attack. just an observation. #but aside from being associated with a musical called oklahoma. and college football. what drew her in. #Girl ur in tractor territory. They go mudding there. That’s getting in a truck and driving through mud. #that's what they do for fun. is this sylvie behavior? discuss. #like did she get into the ethel cain aesthetic or something. #we will never understand her mind <3 #sylvie #sylvie laufeydottir #Loki series

[blueberryblogger]

just saw someone recycling ye olde "X character doesn't read as Y identity to me, someone who doesn't & has never held that identity & thus am not as intimately familiar with mannerisms, tropes & characterizations that are typically associated with Y identity. There is no evidence for X being Y and you guys are acting insane."

like. do you understand that you are using the EXACT SAME excuse that other people are using to shit on YOUR headcanon that you're so attatched too because it has so much evidence?

did it ever cross your mind that it would probably be harder for you, person who isn't X, to pick up on subtler tropes & identifiers of X that you've never experienced because you aren't X?

like you get how it sounds like you're shitting on other wueer people?

#blocking another god damn fantasy high account that i really liked #because when people say 'theres no evidence for your headcanon' and theyre wrong its bad and tbeyre erasing underrepresented identities #but when YOU say 'theres no evidence for this' you are good and correct and the rest of us are just stupid weirdos #like oh my fucking god bro #if i see one more person who isnt fucking gay say 'erm actually fabian cant be gay he liked girls' im gonna lose it #gay men also experience comphet! #and it's not because he's 'effeminate' #because he really isn't THAT effeminate or flamboyant #he dances and he talks like a rich boy and those are the only two things i can think lf #that make him seem 'effeminate' #but like. dude rides a motorcycle from hell. he fights with a sword and plays football #he punched someone on the first day of school & routinely punches and gets punched by his friends #like. fabian is wildly more stereotypically masculine than he is feminine #most of us think Fabian is gay because up until he took interest in Mazey #he had exclusively expressed interest in girls that were unavailable or unobtainable #his 'type' was literally toxic and/or unavailable women #which SCREAMS comphet to anyone who has fucking experienced it before #'yeah i love women but only the ones i cant have amirite lads' #'classic completely heterosexual man behavior' #anyway #i think its incredibly rude to take people seeing their lived experiences in a character and say 'youre insane bc i dont see it' #especially when YOU YOURSELF have a headcanon that a huge chunk of people cannot understand fully but accept anyway because they get it #because they understand seeing yourself in a character and how important that can be #unlike you #vagueposting #me when i vague for the first time in like 3 years

[yudgefudge]

What Saudi Arabia is currently doing is sportswashing, and it is NOT okay.

Sportswashing is a term used to describe the practice of individuals, groups, corporations, or governments using sports to improve reputations tarnished by wrongdoing. [wikipedia]

By signing multiple [washed] players for their league and not producing any young "talent" all they're doing is drawing attention away from their own nationals and trying to fit in already popular footballers. They want you to watch the Saudi league without thinking of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia, along with basically the rest of the middle east has committed multiple human rights violations in terms of migrant workers, sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, the list goes on. And they get away with a lot of it because they are viewed as "unflinching" religious states - the same unflinching state that bent their own Islamic law just so Ronaldo could play for them, reportedly - and get conservative backing. But when the left (or to be honest, decent human beings) try and criticize them and bring these things to light, they disguise them through participating in sports events. I'm only familiar with the [recent] football examples of this:

Manchester City & Newcastle being [majorly] owned by Emirati and Saudi GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. Newcastle is literally DIRECTLY OWNED by the Saudi government through their treasury jesus

PSG literally being fucking owned by Qatar???

The 2022 World Cup being held in Qatar (Saudi also bid on the 2023 Women's WC as well but lost)

And obviously, Saudi Arabia beginning to push its own football league by signing (poaching) multiple players and not fostering any of their own talent.

Human right violations are not Muslim doctrine.

By playing for, and promoting, the Saudi league, you are either saying you don't care about the human right violations going on in the region, or you agree with them.

Every player is part of the problem. Including that one you like.

In these trying times, let's not lose the plot. I've seen people on Twitter, Instagram and even on here try and spin Saudi league criticism into some sort of islamophobia thing when that's as far from the point as you could get. It is anti-Muslim to commit the violations that are currently going on in the middle East.

Just had to remind you all.

Read more abt sportswashing on the wikipedia article and its attached sources

#football #long post #this is shit and I just threw this together I hope it makes at least some level of sense #its been bothering me and I wanted to say something about it #as someone who is NONE of the things saudi arabians like (african; gay; non-binary; feminist; funny) #saudi arabia #saudi league #al nassr #never tagging that again yuck

[elytrafemme]

so i got reported fo💀r my mental healthHey did anyone see. the skull

#nightmare.personal #on the bright side ive been chatting with someone who texted the wrong number (me). they are 35 and from Singapore 👍 #my mental health meeting is tmrw and we think its because i laid down on the football field for an hour #lore is crazy atm. On the bright side im studying w my guy rn #also i got an A+ on my final paper last semester and my prof told me to submit it for a writing prize. so like #and they say the mentally ill cant write Ill be damned !

[southstand]

the kmj situation is wack for so many reasons … while i can understand minjae being exhausted both physically and mentally after playing 90 minutes of pretty much every napoli game this season and every game being important what with them gunning for the serie a title and being strong contenders for the cl, the man either needs better pr training or just needs to rue on his feelings for a while before saying them out loud.

it’s fine to want to focus on your club for the moment, but to explicitly say that you ‘don’t want to focus on the national team’ comparing it to your club in one breath is 1) implying that you want to retire from the nt, 2) just generally not reading the room right especially when your nt has just gotten a new coach that needs to work out the kinks and figure out the system, and 3) a slap in the face to the fans of your country supporting your career. south koreans especially take great pride in their nation and their nation’s outputs—just look at the (very well deserved) support that korean ppl always have for players like son heungmin or park jisung. while he is playing for a big club in italy now and is very talented and successful, minjae came up through the k league and, before transferring to napoli, mostly had korean fans/fans who are also avid fans of korean football. to indirectly undermine that is a no-go.

absolutely he is allowed to feel the way he feels and this opens up a lot of necessary conversations about player wellness, but being professional is also part of the game. he could have gracefully bowed out of at least one friendly citing physical exhaustion (especially since klinsmann so far seems to be the kind of guy to prioritise player comfort) instead of making comments like this to the press afterwards. most likely he had no malicious intentions, but this is just unfortunately shooting his own self in the foot.

also regarding the whole blocking sonny thing—i won’t get into speculation or whatever there because they’re grown men but it’s wild that ppl are blaming this on sonny being shady with his post about it being an honour to play for korea. sonny’s always been the kind of guy to openly love playing for his nt and it’s a big responsibility he takes both physically and mentally to try and play in every game the nt organises despite being a constant starter for a premier league club (just look at the way he fought to play in the wc despite his injury). whether this is right or wrong isn’t important—it’s his choice as is any other player’s choice to not play, and we shouldn’t demonise them for that. the simple fact of the matter is that sonny always makes these kinds of posts after every international game; in my eyes, it has nothing to do with minjae’s comments at all.

all in all, just a weird situation that’ll most likely taint the way a lot of kr minjae fans see him … just quite unfortunate really.

#kim minjae #fine 2 rb #football #(just for my own tagging purposes) #rly think kmj should’ve talked w the kfa re his thoughts abt the nt like i don’t think he’s retiring bc he’s literally 26 but. 😭 #i’ve been following minjae since he was @ jeonbuk and he’s always been the kind of guy to say out of pocket stuff during interviews #but this is rly wack like 😭 i’m someone who follows kr football super passionately and loves the nt w all my heart #so it felt kinda 😵‍💫 to see mj say this .. #also napoli & spurs fans alike on twt are annoying me the fuck out LMAO #anyway it’s just like. Very weird that he blocked sonny on insta like help bro 😭 #i won’t make a mountain out of a molehill abt this situation but just wanted to share my thoughts 🫶🏾 #rahul.txt

[buglaur]

rules: tag 9 people you would like to get to know/catch up with

thanks @bbdoll, @weindenburg and @deehya for tagging me!! 💞

last song: lent - autoheart

last show: richard osman's house of games 😭

currently watching: glow up: britain's next make-up star

currently reading: i don't read 💔 so i'm changing the question, current video game: noita

current obsession: uhhh procrastinating studying 😭 and papa's freezeria deluxe

tagging some people that i think are cool 👉👈 feel free to ignore me

@whiimms @rainymoodlet @futurelabs @plumdale @aniraklova @fizzytoo @elmleif

#are you proud of me i actually tagged people for once. even tho its not 9 #tag game #i have some fucking headache #even a nap didn't fix it #probably because i spent so long in the sun yesterday #i went out to watch a football game #i was going to watch eurovision tonight but i think if i stay up my head'll explode #i did put a bet on finland to win though #so thats who i'm rooting for #ireland didn't make it in...... again 🙄 #not surprised though. the song we entered was so boring #i saw someone say it sounded like something from kidz bop 😭 #sim dump coming soon too

[kyogos]

disrespectfully, are v*rstappen fans okay?

#the answer is no! no they aren't! hope they get help soon! #not all fans but yall no the exact ones i mean #please learn to be normal about your uwu fave and i am mcfucking begging you #and i say this as someone who likes him jfc #all i did was enter the checo tag and oh boy #this is why i am just a humble weird football/random shit blog now #f1 who? i only know kyogo <3 #actually i saw some delusional [redacted] fans on tiktok early and hope they touch some grass too

[rachelchinouriris]

.

#last thing i’ll say on this discourse because i’m ready to block and move on #but as someone who’s masculine and soft #it hurts to see you think louis is perpetuating toxic masculinity for liking beer and football and trash food #because i enjoy those things too. i love football. i hate wine. i wear tracksuits and black clothes. and i’m very queer #these things don’t make me less queer #one thing is criticizing him for not supporting enough women and poc. that’s something worth criticizing him for #it’s another thing to straight up say he’s toxic for being masculine #it also makes me feel bad when people say louis can’t be pretty because he’s a man. and pretty is only reserved for women #and feminine people #because i call myself pretty and beautiful and gorgeous #and i am not a woman #and it’s incredibly uncomfortable knowing some of you who think this way may be my mutuals #and you’ve called me pretty #knowing you think it’s only reserved for women #louis and harry will never see this #but WE do #I DO #we see your homophobic misogynistic outdated comments #it fucking hurts #it’s been weighing on me for days now #but i realized it’s not worth feeling miserable over it #if you think this way you’re a piece of shit #and i can’t let these things get to me #i just needed to let it out #jackie.txt

[imwritesometimes]

gotta love that the local news is like 'residents are saying illegal fireworks activity is especially bad this year and the fireworks sound more like actual bombs and people are very concerned' and the police are like 🤷‍♀️ we have no idea what these ppl are talking abt

#and I say this as.... someone who called the police every year for the first like 4 years I lived year #never called for anything else #just. hey. they are doing some of the most illegal fuckin fireworks on earth over here. you gonna come and like handle this or??? #and they would tell me it wasn't their jurisdiction they couldn't pinpoint who it was on and on #and I was like well I am at this address watching this shit right now so uh not hard to figure out #there are a lot of neighborhoods over here. lot of apartment complexes BUT we are in the ~poor~ end of town #on the border with the ~poor~ town so lmao they just flat out do not give a shit #I would call and call and call and finally I quit cause they just don't give a fuck. it's a joke. #like I would try to explain on the phone like hello yes there are lots of neighborhoods and fields in between and pls give a shit abt us #I fuckin HATE this holiday. drone shows are the only thing that should be allowed. #every year this state is on fire. people are in danger. often the most vulnerable. and the counties are still like #oh byt how are the local churches and football teams gonna make money if they can't sell fireworks?!?! #like I don't fucking care! hope they all file for chapter 11. eat my dick. #ok I'm taking sleeping meds now I gotta calm down. #erin explains it all

[getting-messi]

Just saw some of your previous ask answers and as someone also on FT, can confirm it's a nightmare 👍. There's this obsession, even among people who aren't really his fans, with always defending him because of race? I'm a POC myself but there are limits to the race card lol. Being a POC doesn't mean you can't be arrogant or behave badly sometimes or (apparently) have a bit of a European superiority complex. People keep getting attacked on there for criticizing him for questionable behavior or comments because you apparently you can't criticize a POC and not be racist... it's hilarious but also very exhausting 😭😭. This need to force this image of someone as a saint just because you know what they're doing/saying or how they're behaving isn't okay so you have to resort to ignoring it, trying to excuse it or joke about it, and then pulling the race card"if i scored 4 goals in a final, I'd be arrogant too" for reference. But if it's someone they don't stan, then it's the crime of the century, be serious actually.

Completely agree with you. A LOT of Black people who aren't football fans have just defaulted into supporting him like he's Lebron James but i guess its because its been awhile since there's been an "it boy" that is a Black in football.

But beyond that, he definitely is very European and has developed a big ego. You're absolutely right that there's limits to the race card. Kanye West is quite possibly the biggest idiot on this planet and I will criticize him rightly for the stupid shit that comes out of his mouth.

I love that tweet that's like "I do not support all women some of you bitches are very dumb". Like that is a PERFECT way to frame things. Like sometimes people deserve the hate and their identity can't be used as protection!

#and i always say that i admire Messi's humility the most and people really don't take the time to think about it #if i had HALF the career that he had and half of the achievements that he had - YOU COULD NOT TALK TO ME OR LOOK ME IN THE EYE #I WOULD BE SO ARROGANT #so my point is - it is truly a beautiful thing to see someone as accomplished as Messi and literal told all the time that - #he is the GREATEST EVER and just be praised as much as he is yet he is still SOOO humble #like i was actually thinking about it the other day - messi has NEVER EVER EVERRRR claimed to be the greatest - like in ANY capacity #and then you have some stupid footballers who will argue about their careers or talk about their accolades or beef ppl who don't rate them #messi has NEVER EVER done that #all that to say - people need to chill with mbappe

[forourtimetoo]

Oooohh you’re sooo special you don’t like astrology you don’t like Taylor Swift you don’t like romance novels you don’t like cats you don’t like reality tv you don’t like fake nails what do you want a medal? you’re not getting a date. you don’t like anything that’s stereotyped as girly in our society. tell me why I should expect you to care about issues that disproportionately impact girls and women. tell me why I should expect you to care about the work I do, which focuses on those issues. tell me why I should expect you to care about me.

#Nina stories #I’m so tired of dating and it’s the third day of the year #dating #dating apps #if I see one more man neg astrology I will scream #I don’t even care that much about astrology I just think men who neg it are garbage #like it’s fun and cute so why do you hate it #you think what football team someone cheers for says something about them so like #let me care about someone’s zodiac sign pls #and men being assholes about my music taste like ok right because edm or whatever is so meaningful #and why exactly do you not like cats hmmm because they judge you is that it #tell me again why romance novels don’t deserve your respect but video games do #why beer is macho but fruity cocktails that can knock you on your ass aren’t #I’m just!!! angry #like it’s fine we can and should all like what we like but why are some things unnecessarily gendered #and then the things seen as girly are looked down on and the things seen as manly aren’t #I hate this society so much

[zouisalmightie]

this hospital has the most uncomfortable chairs oh my god my poor hips will never recover from this do they just not want people to visit their loved ones here????

#my dad is alive!!! and in a lot of pain :( but the surgery wasn’t as bad as they thought it was gonna be!!! #im watching him sleep cuz mid football game he was like ‘oh wow im so tired’ and passed the fuck out which is normal for him #but i can’t wake him and i can’t leave without saying peace so ya boi is hurting #in the worlds most uncomfortable chair made for someone who is NOT fat of ass like i am

[charlyritter]

was jealous of my friend so I listened to the entire Pet Shop Boys Radio playlist on spotify, went for a walk, worked out and uncluttered my closet, can a mental health article please use me as an example for healthy coping mechnisms

#personal #I was jealous because she's hanging out with coworkers when I thought that we were the only people at work who hung out in their free time #I thought we had a thing :// #also they actually asked me to come so it's not like I was excluded #I just wasn't interested in the show they're seeing and I thought it kinda dumb to go see a show I'm not interested in just because I'm #jealous #also tonight is my only night off this week and I needed one #(to watch football. didn't say I was gonna do anything useful!!) #but man I thought it was so special that someone would voluntarily spend time with me AFTER the time they're obligated to #and now it's just a thing normal people do :( #(I realize how childish I'm being but I have no close relationships so I need to assign shallow friendships meaning they don't have)

[roseshirtlouis]

☹️

#i had such a weird dream 🥲 #i had a dream i was louis and i was in hospital bc of johannah #and all tomlinson siblings were there #and there were interviewers also ? #and then someone told me there’s someone who came to see me #and when i went upstairs i saw that it was #harry ☹️☹️☹️ #and i just started crying and he jumped at me #yk the jump when they were playing football and harry just wraps his legs #around louis like a little baby #and i carried him around like that while still CRYING #and everyone was like rolling their eyes at us at how disgusting and cute it was #saying stuff like omg chill #but i couldn’t let him go and he neither