#and applying such products

[constellaj]

anyway im tired of people treating Disney (corporate) and Disney (writing and directing staff) as a monolith. yes Disney (corporate) funds massive anti gay legislature. yes Disney (corporate) only recognizes demographics in terms of how much profit they can bring. but trans guy in Baymax isn't an evil trap put there by the shareholders to draw in queers and wring us of money. the trans guy in Baymax exists because in the writing room a bunch of storyboarders and storytellers were spitballing "hey, what people do we need here?" and one of the answers that came up was "trans guy" from a person who sincerely believed that representation was not only valuable but necessary. there are real people making every choice you see and hear. you can hate how corporate feigns blasé without assuming it's all some premeditated plan. you can be rightfully suspicious of corporate motivation without erasing the artists with their own motivations

#this doesnt just apply to baymax but its the most recent example #it can be forgiven that people dont know/think about how the indistry works #but if youre going to critique the actions of a company you need to be aware that not every party involved would do the same thing #and before anyone clowns: #disney has a monopoly on western entertainment and production and animators routinely bounce between jobs #nobody who disagrees w Disney policy can afford to *just leave* disney

[thatoneluckybee]

Going to break into your house with pots and pans and yell at you until you reframe your thinking of productivity to include more than just schoolwork or a salary or chores and the like.

Did you do a thing? Was there a positive result for you or someone else?

Congratulations, you did a Productivity!!!

You aren’t ALWAYS going to be able to have the energy to do what we consider traditionally productive. You won’t always have the motivation.

Yeah, maybe you could have spent two hours studying for that test instead of 15 minutes. Maybe you could have cleaned the kitchen instead of the dishes. And? That’s still something!

Productivity is doing things!! Did you eat food and drink water? You did something that helped your body work! Doodled in class? You made art! Even just posting theories and memes on tumblr dot com is a thing! You thought out the post, figured out how to organize it (even if you don’t realize you did that) and you made it! And now other people can see and you DID something and you should be proud!!!

Be proud of yourself or I am going to show up outside your window tonight and scream positive affirmations louder than a cat who has just discovered her food bowl is empty.

#ESPECIALLY if you are disabled or mentally ill or sick or neurodivergent or any of the like #For me with ADHD and oftentimes poor mental health I really struggle to be traditionally “productive” #And earlier today I was frustrated because I was having a difficult time finishing a school assignment. #But also? #I noticed and made a post about a parallel between comic panels. #I’m working on a long post analyzing specific quotes from Webtoon. #I got up and got a water bottle. #Is that not productive? #Does that not produce a result that I and others may enjoy? #y’all have GOT to acknowledge little victories because that took effort and THAT was productive and Im sosososososososososo proud of you!! #adhd #autism #neurodivergent #i dont know what all to tag this as so feel free to reblog with any tags you feel this applies to or apply to you in relation to this!! #productive #disability #actually autistic #actually adhd #rambles

[lizziestudieshistory]

Someone send help, this is my "currently reading" pile and I'm fearful it's going to topple over if I keep going at this rate! Worst part is this isn't a complete picture of how out of control I am because I'm reading two fantasy books on my Kobo!

#books #reading #bookblr #currently reading #nightstand #bedside table #booklr #please ignore my antibiotics on top... #in my defence three of these are history related because I MAY be applying for a PhD for 2025 entry #but the rest are just the product of no self control and poor life choices #Oh and I'm not actually worried it's going to fall onto the lot candle

[fishareglorious]

this is how that scene happened am i right or am i right

#jessica #reverse 1999 #certified storm moments #r1999 shitpost #if we're going to be real here i think this applies not only about blonney but to like. the entire green lake cast. #yes horropedia also counts. #i should've been doing something productive. but no im making shitposts.

[revoevokukil]

There is an old copy-paste moving around the internet regarding discussions asserting the inherent Slavicness of The Witcher, and I will record it here for posterity.

(translated from polish)

-write eight books

-have their main character suffer from otherness, prejudice and erroneous stereotypes

-insert anti-racist references at every turn

-make dwarves into Jews

-and use to criticise anti-Semitism

-criticise nationalist attitudes

-criticise xeno- and homophobia at every turn

-show support for a multicultural society and acceptance of otherness

-describe how victims become executioners

-show how violence begets violence

-make it the central theme of the last three volumes

-have the hero and his lover die during a racist pogrom

-defend the persecuted to the lastHear from every corner of the internet that "a black witcher would be a disaster."

-write thirteen stories

-based three on Andersen's fairy tales

-three more on the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm

-seventh on an Arabian fairy tale

-mock folklore and folk beliefs in the first one

-but also make fun of them in the story "The Edge of the World"

-mock the Polish legend in "The Limits of Possibility"

-name the main character "Żerard" (Jerald)

-generally use mainly names with Celtic roots like Yenefer or Crach

-and those derived from Romance languages such as Cirilla, Falka or Fringilla or Triss

-a few English names such as Merigold

-and those derived from other Germanic languages such as Geralt

-and Italian

-German

-and even French

-borrow monsters from American games, especially from Advanced Dungeons and Dragons

-from Irish, make an elf language

-and from German, make it the language of dwarves

-make the characters celebrate Irish folk holidays

-write an article about where you got your inspiration from

-pour bile on Slavic fantasy in it

-finally write an eighth book

-make one of the key characters a Japanese demoness

​

Become a champion of turbo-slavism.

/s

#the witcher #the witcher 3 #the witcher books #nobody contests The Witcher is the product of the time-place-history and culture experienced by its author #what very much ought to be contested are attempts at painting TW as symbolic of an ideology it very much criticizes #aside ethnonationalism criticism applies to imperialism likewise. not like eastern europe has extensive experience with both or anything #as goes for creative and intellectual inspiration it would be trite to reduce it to the local circle only (and inaccurate) #Sienkiewicz or no Sienkiewicz #at some point the audience must simply read more to know more. helpfully AS has provided a plethora of references + an entire other trilogy #9/10 when you see a discussion about the inherent Slavicness of The Witcher it's thanks to CDPR's excellent marketing strategy #which is a shame

[shrimp-propaganda]

"change your filter cartridge every 3 months" is a lie made up by Big Filter to sell more filters. i haven't changed mine in ten years and whatever's living in there is like my family now

#conveniently changing your cartridge every 3 months will also crash your cycle every 3 months so you will Buy More Product to fix it #obviously if the media has broken down so far there's not enough usable surface area this does not apply to you please don't cancel me #otherwise a good ol squeeze to remove debris in dirty tank water is all you need #anyway #fishblr #shrimpblr #bettablr #shrimp advice column

[multi-lefaiye]

not sure who might need to hear this or if it's just me that needs to, but i've had this thought for a bit and i wanna write it out

you are not a machine that exists to make art. you are a human being, and human beings need rest and breaks.

creative block happens. it's natural, and embracing it as part of the process is far better in the long run than stressing out over it.

we live in a world that emphasizes productivity above all else and needing to Make Something, but truly it is not the end of the world if you're not productive 24/7.

#multi makes text posts #also. even machines need breaks sometimes #nothing can run at 100% all the time #speaking for myself here #i get really antsy and irritable when i haven't done any art for a bit #it stresses me out. like a lot. #so like. I Get It. trust me i really do #and the same applies for writing; but it's a lot more pronounced with art #it's a hard mindset to escape. i am VERY aware of that #but idk. productivity isn't the end all be all of creating #and i wish that mindset wasn't so pushed a lot of the time

[moth-time]

thinking about dungeon meshi (as you do) and something that has been increasingly bothering me is how many people call Laios 'stupid' or similar. Often even as they are trying to pitch the manga to people.

And it's been bugging me because it's just. Absolutely not true? Laios is socially inept to a fault, that's like half the driving reason for the plot. But beside the obvious 'he knows a shit-ton about monsters and this is very helpful to their dungeon adventuring', he's also shown to be a good strategist, and pretty decent at magic once he actually puts his mind to it. He's a competent team leader who knows his teams strengths and weaknesses well despite being fairly bad at people. He can be silly, but to be fair so can most of his team. And he does make poor/stupid decisions (like eating raw parasite) mainly because of his hyperfixation sometimes. But he's far from stupid.

Idk man I am obviously annoyed because I think calling the heavily autistic coded guy 'stupid' is a bad look, but it annoys me doubly because the story makes it pretty obvious that he is not. That's a pretty essential part of the story actually!

#dungeon meshi #laios #meta #moth talks #i realize posting this on the day the parasite episode airs #may be counter productive #but in my defense #it was the thought “well that was stupid” that prompted this #he does stupid shit sometimes! #so does marcille #so does senshi as a matter of fact #but there's a difference between occasional poor decisions and being stupid as like a defining characteristic #the later doesnt really apply to anyone in DM #and certainly not to laios

[laurasbailey]

i know it’s impossible to compare something scripted to something like critical role and i know i often say “no writer’s room could’ve done this” when it comes to cr but imogen is experiencing something so authentic to the sapphic experience and it developed so organically in the same way beau’s experience felt so real and the difference between her feelings for yasha and jester resonated with me in a Deeply Lesbian Way and i just feel that can only be accomplished when the creator, actor and ‘writer' is the same person and story comes before both profit and audience demands and in-character choices are made in the moment just like real life and that’s something tv/film will simply never be able to do

#text #of course this can apply to any ttrpg show #cr just has the financial freedom to be able to do longform content and throw everything at the story/production #like yes cr is trying to make a profit but no amount of money can sway a dice roll lmao

[luesmainblog]

With those manscaped ads going around again, here is a reminder to my penis-having friends out there: Do not put anything scented on your junk. I’m serious. It sounds harmless, especially since you have a closed sexual system, but it can genuinely be a very dangerous thing to be doing for a number of reasons. 1. You never know if you’re allergic to a product until you use it. Do you REALLY want to find out you’re allergic to some super specific scent oil mix because you put it on your nuts? 2. Whatever is on your balls will end up rubbing onto your underwear, and as you move throughout the day, it will inevitably make its way to your urethra. It may only be a little bit, but if your urinary track is sensitive enough, that can lead straight to a UTI. Believe me, those are incredibly not fun. 3. But let’s say you only wear it during naked times. Totally fine, right? Nope; you’re STILL at a risk for a UTI because of how scent actually works. When you smell something, it’s because there are particles of that thing in the air, and those particles make it into your nose and your nose essentially “tastes” those particles. Now, for most stuff, that’s fine. However, those tiny particles - when there’s enough of them - can still make their way into your urethra over time if they’re close enough, and once again, that can lead to an infection because there is a foreign matter in your pee hole that doesn’t belong there. (this is the reason so many vages end up with UTIs when using scented pads, when normal pads don’t do anything to them. it’s the scent particles.) 4. This product is given to you alongside masculine grooming items, and if you think it’s difficult to shave your knees, you’re about to learn the fear of god the first time you try to shave your nuts. this goes double for especially wrinkly folks. Now, shaving is entirely your choice, but imagine getting deodorant in a bleeding nick on your NUTS. can you say Ow? and god forbid that thing get infected because you introduced a foreign entity your body didn’t like. I don’t think anyone wants infected balls. 5. The following can also apply to any partner you may have if you’ve freshly put it on, or if you’ve been wearing it around all day in a pair of underwear or pants(again, that stuff’s gonna end up rubbing onto the rest of you). So even if YOU’RE not allergic, or sensitive to UTIs, your other half might not want to suddenly get hives in her vag, or a sudden yeast infection, or a frot-induced UTI because you got yourself all deodoranted up before funtimes. none of this even gets into the possibility of irritation, the risk of spraying on one spot for too long(chemical burns on your balls, bro, never fun), the fact that scents could end up masking a change in your scent that would normally alert you to go see a doctor, there are MULTIPLE reasons to consider whether or not you REALLY need to put deodorant down there. I don’t know if this post will blaze, as the message is inherently nsfw, but I sincerely hope it will. You shouldn’t use ball deodorant for the same reasons you shouldn’t use scented pads, and you ESPECIALLY should not be putting a scented SPRAY anywhere near your pee hole. obviously this is all a personal risk thing, some people will be able to go 15 years perfuming the hell out of their sack and never face a problem, but it genuinely worries me that this is being advertised as totally normal, sexy, and risk-free. I just want the public to be informed; y’all might not be as used to the ways beauty companies will lie and hurt you for a quick buck. Be safe out there, and please, take good care of your sack.

#PSA #manscaped #manscaped ad #ball deodorant #manscaped ball deodorant #this psa does apply to those who plan to remove their balls at a later date - you don't want an infection drawing even more attention there. #full disclosure i'm not a doctor #i'm just someone who has had and seen some BAD reactions to scented products in the no no zones and wants to protect others from it.

[mllllonsknlves]

SEEDS of growth.

#my art #millions knives #nai #trigun #trigun stampede #tristamp #look im very emotional about him getting a second chance at life #and getting to work with SEEDS and be able to apply all his skills and knowledge in a way that is productive #and beneficial to both the world and himself #it would be so enriching to apply himself in such a way #see the fruits (haha) of his labor #i just aaaaaaaaa #so many feelings

[maikhiwi00]

jesus christ is a certified babygirl and no one can tell otherwise [x]

#jesus christ superstar #jcs #jcs 2012 #ben forster #jesus christ #musicalgifs #musicaledit #jcsedit #mai gifs #okay this could easily be applied to judas as well but i talked with a friend a few days ago #and we came to the conclusion that it varies from production to production like #ben's jesus is so babygirl he's so passive agressive i love him meanwhile tim minchin's judas is a poor little meow meow. a wet cat #meanwhile jerome's judas is babygirl material (according to my friend bc it's been a while since i watched the 2000 production) #so. yeah #ALSO i just remembered that post that said jesus was 5'5 canonically on the bible and well. that's babygirl material #i can open the door for him and say 'after you babygirl'

[proteusolm]

As much as I love leather and have no ethical qualms about it, it does make me very sad seeing young people get leather footwear and letting it crack and degrade and need to be thrown out many years before it otherwise would due to neglect. The amount of desperately thirsty blundstones I see...

I find a lot of folks my age just don't know that leather needs a little care to last in the way leather is known for. There's something so tragic about it being let dry out and degrade after a couple years, when that person could have kept wearing them for much, much longer had they taken 15 minutes every month or two for a bit of maintenance. Something died for those boots. Take care of them so they can take care of you.

#I just condition and apply a wax based waterproofing product once every month or two and it's plenty to keep my boots nice #Plus like. It's just a pleasant ritual? I genuinely enjoy taking care of leather and seeing how nice it looks after #Drink up comfy daily wear Redbacks. I love you #In another wealthier life I'm one of those guys with a bunch of expensive ass boots from those PNW boot companies

[prettyboykatsuki]

more updates on bkgs bday bash: went ahead and made chimichurri, hollandaise, and lemonade for tomorrow 🙂‍↕️ now im gonna crawl in bed and read manga

#aristotle.txt #im feeling weird . but its not bad #Tomorrow is cake and steak frites #i was really productive today 😭😭 studied and did my laundry and applied for some things #and all the cooking and didnt miss any meds…and other things #bkg ur impact

[prince-liest]

Hey, just wanted to say that you dont need to worry about not posting as often! Your health/mental wellbeing is FAR more important and I am fairly sure we all here hope you will feel better soon after the wedding! Crossing my fingers for you :-)

Aw, thank you! To you and to everyone else who sent well wishes, haha. I'm usually so fine with just Not Writing For A Bit but the fun part about not writing because of stress is that the stress seeps into everything else, ffff, so I appreciate the bit of extra support from y'all beloved online strangers.

Anyway, the wedding should go great, it's going to be super fun! And this weekend is the bachelor and bachelorette parties which is the thing that I was het up about, which will also be fun once it all actually gets started, hehe.

#ask #personal #Anonymous #I also talked to both of my parents today and got the official stamp of approval for the apartment I wanted to apply for #and made plans to car shop after graduation w/ my dad #which were both Things I Needed To Get Done #so I'm feeling better and more productive overall #I fundamentally just do not like to have Pending Tasks

[fantastic-nonsense]

using my one free day in between visiting family (my aunt) and visiting family (my parents) to run errands, get my car serviced, and finally get all of the post-election paperwork I've been sitting on finished and it's kind of wild how productive I've been today

#personal #I also applied for 4 jobs last night! my productivity levels are through the roof!