#stick to the target

[kiwiplaetzchen]

"I'm admittedly partial to more fiery forms of magic."

#Sebastian Sallow #Hogwarts Legacy #Sebastian Sallow ai #ai Art #When the Chaos Comes #PUBLIC NOISE #Spotify #he looks so young #brings me back #“Otherwise forbidden spells.” #“Like the Blasting Curse.” #so inappropriate #so addictive #it may take you a while to get the feel for it #just mimic his wand movements #stick to the target #Bobby was always a fast learner #got a tad hot

[fixing-bad-posts]

Quick, hit me with a follower-losing take!

sometimes, burying your gays is not only okay, but critically necessary to telling a good story and honouring your thematic arcs. and "good representation" is an undefinable, largely useless pursuit.

#ask fbp #anon ask #this one is targeted: unfollow me if you disagree #if you understand me please stick around

[cinna-bunnie]

was drunk at my friend's place yesterday and her bf was given some throwing knives, played around for a bit and i still got it 🧐 that was my last push to get back into knife throwing, haven't been into it since i was 17/18 lol. i ordered these ૮ ᴖﻌᴖა

edit: if ur here from my top posts you can see me throw them here!

#throwing knives is so fun... #i do the no spin technique and he was tryna see if i was as accurate by having me move back and he was like ur scary 💀 #“you're so accurate and u don't have to calculate the distance for the spin to make it stick‚ u can just go straight for it frm anywhere” #i sure can buddy. I'm gonna get even better at it thanks 👍🏾 #briefly considered a foot long throwing spike but feel like i cannot be given that kind of destructive power #i am going to obliterate something that is an outdoors toy 💀 #i can make it stick most of the time but we drew little targets and pictures on a board and i could hit the smaller ones w mixed results #i wanna hit bullseye 🎯 #my favorite flexes from last night were the times where Id throw the second knife in the same spot as the first n knock the old one down 😈

[transvarmint]

Being a woman does not make you immune to being misogynistic, nor does it make you any less prone to being misogynistic.

You are not less misogynistic by virtue of being a woman. You are not any less capable of perpetrating it.

To believe that being a woman in and of itself makes you less likely to be misogynistic is just essentialism. It implies that other genders are more misogynistic solely only the basis of their gender, rather than being misogynistic based on the choices they actively make.

To not be misogynistic, you must actively choose to fight against it, everyday. You must actively make choices that challenges systemic and social misogyny. You must question your own biases and how they influence your behavior.

You cannot be passively anti-misogyny. Your gender does not give you a free pass.

And importantly, women can absolutely perpetuate misogyny against other women, AND people who are not women. So you must be checking yourself for misogynistic bias in ALL interactions.

*** Before anyone comes at me, YES this applies to men and all genders as well. No, I'm not blaming women for systemic misogyny. I'm simply pointing out that everyone plays a role in it. Women are capable of perpetuating bigotry, especially if there are other intersections at play. Women are not perfect victims, they are human beings who have autonomy, and that autonomy includes the capability to uphold harmful institutions. ***

*** Also yes, experiencing misogyny on a daily basis will cause you to have a different relationship to it. Some folks respond to that by fighting against misogyny, but others respond to that trauma by continuing the cycle of abuse. This is just a fact. ***

#transandrophobia #won't be remotely surprised if we get harassment and death threats over this one #but we're gonna try to stick to our guns here #because it needs to be fucking said #trans women deserve to speak about the way cis women enact [trans]misogynystic violence on them #and transmascs deserve to speak about the way cis women enact transphobic + misogynystic (transandrophobic) violence on us #sorry not sorry! #this is why I don't think women only or 'no men' spaces are inherently safer for women #in fact it often just creates an environment where more marginalized women are targeted under the guise of creating a 'safe space' #not to mention fucking over anyone who has a complicated gender or doesn't pass or is closeted etc #like this is the entire conceit of rad/fem shit #the idea that women are inherently safer or inherently less capable of perpetuating harm #on the basis of their victimhood under the patriarchy

[blackpilljesus]

I find community discourse incredibly annoying. People are often like "Wheres's the community? We need community! People are so individualistic these days". Individualism gets a lot of criticism but nobody ever questions why this happens. While there are some merits to communities, historically communities have mainly benefitted the priviledged. Most communities evolve into divide-and-rule politics where some are seen as more deserving than others (based on things that cannot be controlled). If you're a marginalised person, more often than not you get bs from communities, not love and protection as advertised.

When you're on the short stick side of the divide-and-rule politics in communities, communities are dangerous for you. It will be seen as acceptable to abuse & put you in horrible conditions simply bc of what you are. Those who abuse tend to be in higher positions in communities so when you call them out people wouldn't care or believe you. You'll be punished when you fight back however. When you're marginalised in a community you receive the worst brunts from people and it's seen as okay to be less deserving of support. You wont be supported in community.

People talk about "safety in numbers" but when the community faces trouble, they will have no problem abandoning or sacrificing the marginalised to save themselves at large. Communities have no problem throwing others away or isolating them once it benefits them. Alot of the time people are used & abused in communities so they're fed up with that, fed up of being treated like second class citizens in communities.

Look at the way communties people reminisce about & yearn for actually turned out. "We had community back in the day" yeah the same ones full of predatory uncles that would abuse women & children and get defended, the same communities full of victim blaming & shaming women + girls for being abused, the same communities where some were implicitly told they were more inferior but if they obeyed those higher up in power they can be forgiven. People talk about a lack of a "third place" bc of the rise of secularism so less are going to places of worship but many people leave those communities (even if their faith is still intact) because of corruption & abuse. The judgements & hypocrisy in these places is a lot (one of the reasons I personally left religion & the community too).

Best believe if you can hold your own down, being in a community is more dangerous than being alone bc like i said when things go south your ass will be on the chopping block first. Hell if people just want to abuse, they'll go for the marginalised first & so much abuse is enabled in communities. They'll ostracise & shun you and the threat of that alone keeps many in line to uphold abusive structures in place in communities.

"But humans are natural social creatures that want to be in groups" is something I hear often & that should make you stop and think of how so many people going against this instinct to survive says a lot about how dangerous alot of communities are. It's our nature to socialise, be in groups yet it's chosen to be independent because of the danger groups actually present when you're not seen as a valued member of them.

At this point people would either say "look inwards" or "find better communities out there" but the problem is that status in communities isnt entirely based on the merit of the way you behave. Finding communities where you're accepted & valued IRL tends to be based on things you cant control. It's not like the internet where you put yourself out there & eventually find your community even if they live all over the world. In reality it's another ballgame, people are more closed off & judgemental if you dont fit certain standards so it's more difficult to find places where you'll fit in. Also, as mentioned the determining factors of the way you'll be treated in communities are based on things you cant control, your characteristics will do more speaking and determination for you. So it's not as easy as just "find a better community". Given the way activism is on the internet, many people forget how conservative & hostile the real world actually is. Things like sexism, colorism, racism, ableism, homophobia, lookism etc; play a big role in most communities irl which is why many people seek alt communities online even though those come with issues of their own but to not stray away from the point this is why many people arent fucking with -irl- community shit anymore.

This discource pisses me off because when you constantly receive crap from communities people blame you for it but when you leave you get badgered for not having or being part of community. Communities benefit the priviledged as they uplift those on top, they get to take more from communities & enrich themselves while those at the bottom get fucked over and it's no wonder so many people get fed up and decide to put things into their own hands than risk being in/trusting communities that wont hesitate to risk or end your life over bs. I know that not all communities out there will be horrible but as mentioned finding communities IRL where you'll be accepted as a marginalised person is difficult. Finding equitable communities where everyone is held accountable for their actions, where people genuienly help each other to get by & survive over divide-and-rule politics is difficult.

People complaining about lack of community but wont address the rampant abuse that happens in them tells me they dont care about community spirit as they claim they just want pools of people to exploit and are disguising it under communal spirit & protection. I dont fw communities & sometimes people will tell me i cant do everything alone, no man is an island -good thing i'm a woman then lol- but fr the people this crap comes from are the type of people that make communities suck & i wouldn't want to be in a community with them anyways bc they're horrible & would just exploit. Individualism is on the rise because so many of us marginalised people who grew up in communities realise we're better off alone & idc what anyone says if they feel they're better off within communitities then bet but a lot of the time others are better off alone. And icl one positive of capitalism is that it gives you a chance to rely on communities less & have a more independent lifestyle. Yes there's still a level of people/community engagement but we're not as tightly bound to a community like a small tribe in a village bc tbh i'd probably be dead by now if i had to live & rely on others that way.

Instead of just criticising individualism & guilt tripping people to join communities, if people actually care do inflection about your "communities". Except this wont happen bc this isnt about community spirit but looking for others to exploit which is why it's being aggresively pushed.

#Also communities isolate people anyways #Yes being alone can also make things dangerous; it isnt perfect & if communities see you they'll view u as a easy target but overall #i personally find it better to be independent of 'community'; doesnt mean i isolate myself tho #If you find good communities out there stick with them; Im not saying isolate yourself; you can work with people but keep distant #dont tie yourself into community #Personally I think people fearmonger around being independent so they cant hold the threat of being ostracised from communities over you #anti community #community

[elliewiltarwyn]

Send 💎 for a screenshot associated with glamour or wealth.

"You really think all your riches, your wealth, your piles of gil, will save you from my blade?"

"Of course not, silly girl. What they would do is ripple out and trigger a sea of upheaval and chaos in this fair city that would tear it to pieces. But if you truly think removing my head would solve Ul'dah's problems, and not plunge it into torments capable of destroying the very poor you think you're saving and our dear sultana both... you are welcome to try."

"...Who said I'm here for some sort of noble purpose regarding the poor? Or what you did to Nanamo? What if I'm just really pissed about what you did to me at the banquet?"

"If Elilgeim Wiltarwyn, Warrior of Light, is truly so blinkered, then the realm is already lost. I do not believe she is. Do you...Ellie?"

tbh i had a lot of difficulty coming up with an idea for this until I remembered the one person Ellie's met in her career that so emphasizes a glamourous lifestyle made possible by his wealth, and how she would grind him into a fine paste if she could get away with it. it's extremely upsetting for her to learn that she, in fact, cannot just cut the head off of capitalism. :')

thanks for the prompt, @viiioca!!

#ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #ffxiv screenshots #ffxiv gpose #femroe #take with a grain of salt but i heard that the writers were actually told “i'm sorry we can't make a change to the game world this large” #“and we do still have to have some sort of status quo. this was very bold but we can't have it stick” #or maybe i'm just inventing justifications for why it feels like that whole plot point just peters out :') #this would take place just after HW probably. if it's canon at all. by present day ellie's probably begrudgingly accepted things. #especially with how nanamo proves capable of wrangling the syndicate. #but me personally i feel like that meme of the dude waiting at the door with a pie in hand for a target that never comes lmao #also eee i figured out/got crimes for posing gear pieces and such my power is growing lmao

[emblazons]

“She was perfect, you know. And then she died. It wasn’t an easy death. She suffered. I knew the risks, but…then (she) left me.”

- Jim Hopper

El Hopper & Losing Max + Jim Hopper & Losing Sara aka: loss leading to the end of romantic relationships + mlvn breakup subtext (inspired by @heroesbyler)

#byler #< target audience #I am looking DIRECTLY at you ‘did she talk to you’ ‘not much’ with this quote omfg #BUT NANCY DUMPING STEVE OVER BARB BELONGS HERE TOO BUT WE’RE STICKING TO THE ONE PARALLEL LOL #anti mlvn #elmax #el hopper #jim hopper #max mayfield #my gifs #st parallels #my st commentary #stranger things #the me tag #the subtext LITERALLY implying blame ✨without words✨ though...god I love film and tv as an art form lmaooo #also sorry for the angst lol it just… it had to be done 😭

[claire-is-6ft]

Blue actually makes no sense because she’s saying she wants America out for personal reasons because she feels betrayed because she stuck her neck out for America all season but last i checked America was blindsided last week BECAUSE she was being a good ally to Blue by giving her a heads up about her nomination

#bb25 #if anyone should feel betrayed it’s America no? #plus WHEN DID BLUE STICK HER NECK OUT FOR AMERICA??? #and also why did Blue buy Jags reason for nomming her so fast after he literally targeted her last week?????? #blue has a chimp banging symbols where her brains supposed to be

[bangarangdarling]

I’m about to piss a lot of people off and I’m okay with that. Still I want to preface: people can write whatever the hell they want to write. No one should police other’s creativity. If you don’t like it, move on and read something else because it’s not the author’s duty to please you.

Now, that being said, let’s get to the pissing people off part.

I really have to filter bg3 fic for myself because I despise how Astarion is written in a lot of stories. Tell me you’ve never dealt with sexual trauma without telling me you’ve never dealt with sexual trauma, jesus christ.

Do I think that man fucks nasty once he’s comfortable and feels safe in his body? Hell yes I do.

Do I think the ✨magical healing power of Tav’s genitals✨ fixes everything? No. No, I do not.

If you want to write a PWP, go for it. I’ll love it. I’ll kudos and bookmark the hell out of it.

But if you’re going to write a fic specifically focusing on sexual trauma and intimacy issues, for the love of god, don’t set the precedent that “pushing through” is a thing that actually works and is healthy. It is not and it really takes people out of the story when the man who has been used as an object for centuries is once again used as an object but he is somehow magically okay with it because it’s Tav/your OC/etc.

That’s all. Be pissed off, don’t be, whatever. At the end of the day, like I said, people are free and welcome to do that they want. It just feels icky and like the entire point of the character is going right over peoples heads just because he’s hot.

#bg3 #Astarion #I’m really about to put a target on my back huh #but as someone who REALLY relates the the character for reasons due to trauma *hits you with a stick* stop it

[b0tster]

Okay so as someone who has never played an AC game, and only has passing familiarity with souls-like games, do you think it'd be enjoyable if I was only into mechs? Is it more Mechwarrior plodding big pew pews or is it basically a sekiro reskin?

in terms of gameplay its vaguely soulsy but it is def a big pew pew game first and foremost! i havent played mechwarrior but i think you would enjoy it!

#lilith answers #when i say vaguely soulsy i mostly mean the controls and the repair kits #ya know click the stick to lock on flick the stick to change targets #circle is dash #the sekiro stagger meter #but its def a 'mech game'

[abirdie]

Gael García Bernal in Desierto (2015, dir. Jonás Cuarón)

(these gifs also feature Alondra Hidalgo)

[other gael filmography gifsets]

#gael garcía bernal #desierto #ggb filmography gifs #desierto 2015 #gael garcia bernal #this is ultimately a pretty standard thriller of the being-chased-by-an-inexorable-killer type #where the cast is picked off one by one until only the most conventionally physically attractive remain #this is good news for gael's character #on account of being played by gael #i think this one is elevated by the setting both in terms of beauty (it is stunning) and by making effective plot use of it #that apparently meant they were shooting two hours' drive away from the nearest towns with no cellphone reception etc. #which may be why we don't see more films set here #also elevated by the performances which are uniformly good #also elevated by the themes (jeffrey dean morgan's antagonist is targeting migrants crossing the border) #so we're back in the territory explored in documentaries like who is dayani cristal but this time as fictional thriller #this film came out as the trump wall discourse was hotting up and that was naturally something that got talked about in interviews #clever inclusion of antagonist's dog which effectively constrains what the characters could do to get out of the situation #so unlike in many films of this type there isn't a screamingly obvious course of action that they should have taken but unaccountably don't #still it remains a genre film sticking broadly to the conventions of that genre so the plot isn't going to astonish you #i've still avoided giffing the most spoilery moments though #tbh i suspect gael's character is still screwed at the end but then i think that's also the point (see: themes)

[8cfc00]

cant believe my posts have not been explodinf w notes this is so fucked im drawing grant wilson mitski a pearl

#every time i post and it doesnt hit a specific note target i punch a wall and then immediately start planning the cheapest angst ever #i mean i recognise that my judgement of what is good is different from that of another group of people's judgement #but also im right and making comics is very fun and very COOL god dammit #idk im not very good at drawing art geared towards a fandom audience #and its frustrating every time i try because i can never seem to get it right #guess i'll just stick w sad stuff ig... looks down hands behind back. kicks a pebble. #eh im not that affected its mostly the competitive part of my brain talking

[i3utterflyeffect]

they've been released. get your rain world destroyed from the inside out by the dark lord instead of the updates >:)

#tommy's stickmen tag #stick world au #this is what happened to the one person who said their system 32 nearly got deleted #they weren't lying or confused the dark lord just targeted them specifically /j #pitch's art #come here. get them

[pearlcaddy]

lockwood & co appreciation week 💀 favorite dynamic

portland row trio + burn the house down (ajr) So do you think, like, we're being lied to about everything? Of course we're being lied to. But by who? And why? And what can we do about it?

#lockwood & co #lockwood and co #lockwoodandcoedit #anthony lockwood #anthonylockwoodedit #lucy carlyle #lucycarlyleedit #george karim #georgekarimedit #portland row trio #portlandrowtrioedit #l&coaw2023 #tvedit #pearlcaddyedit #pearlcaddy l&co #my destructive children vs the institutional forces benefiting from the problem #(i realize they didn't burn down the house to stick it to the man but my children aren't effective at targeting their anarchy yet okay #they deserve to set shit on fire. as a treat #also that last gif was too satisfying to make and i deserve to gif them setting shit on fire. as a treat) #i was going to do a wholesome collection of shots of the three of them being a family and then ajr was like hmm no honor their chaos #you can tell how much i love them because i did blending in one whole gif for them #idk this looked cool in my head. i dunno if it looks cool out of my head but tis done now

[pennaraptor]

i filmed his morning foraging routine. it is 6 and a half minutes long because he moves slow, but hes gotten very good at this and doesnt need any prompting anymore. makes me so so happy to see

#hes come a really long way honestly. we started with him needing practice and encouragement to build up the confudence to step onto a #very slightly angled ladder tied directly to the perch #and for every spot he goes in this video i carefully walked him through it many times using treats and the target stick to guide him #along the right path to get there #lots and lots of practice but hes a good learner! #winston #training

[roseverdict]

don't cry. pour a small-seeming serving of any pasta noodle you'd like in a deep microwave-safe bowl, just barely cover the noodles with water, microwave for roughly 2 minutes 30 seconds, stir, microwave for 2 more minutes, carefully drain the pasta water from the pasta, liberally mix shredded non-mozzarella cheese into the hot noodles, and pour small amounts of milk in (maaaybe a school milk carton's worth or two at most) to taste and to make it creamier, okay?

#rosie babbles #nightblogging #recipe #macaroni #nothing against mozzarella ofc. it's just that the traits that make it perfect for mozza sticks and string cheese make for abysmal sauce #and you Will want to be careful with your water levels. #either that or be ready to use a sizable amt of paper towel to mop up the microwave platter. #also the timing can be fiddled with. experimentation is fun :) #you can also be like me and add garlic salt to the cheese sauce but i'm well aware i'm probably a bit of a freak like that xD #the fun thing abt this is that it's quicker than making actual boxes of macaroni #but allows for much more fiddling than Follow The EasyMac Instructions #literally the only bad-tasting version of this i've made so far was the one where i forgot to drain the water first. #also re: the water #depending on the bowl and your arm/wrist/grip strength you can carefully tilt the bowl over the sink #and use a spoon to hold the noodles back as you drain it #noodles that have been tested: egg. macaroni. small shells. bowtie (better eaten w/fork not spoon). #cheeses that have been tested: 'mexican-blend' shredded. additional pcs from sliced cheddar and colby jack #cheeses to avoid: mozzarella #i'd test this with lactose-free dairy #but i live in a house where cow milk is king and dairy substitutes are always easy targets for complaining #i can't think of any reason swapping out dairy for non-dairy or regular noodles for gluten-free noodles would cause issues tho