#they are trying to silence us

[headwoes]

russia again massively attacked Ukraine. just when Ukrainians were sleeping and could not defend themselves.

russians bombed a maternity hospital in Ukraine

please support Ukraine and don't be silent about it. many people forget, but Ukrainians have the right to life.

#don't forget about Ukraine #we are still being terrorized by russia #they are trying to silence us #stand with ukraine #russia is a terrorist state #russia war crimes #russian agression #russia #save ukraine #ukraine #russian culture #artists on tumblr

[opencommunion]

Wedding at Maghen Abraham Synagogue in Beirut, 1974, before the IDF bombed it and many other buildings in Wadi Abu Jamil, Beirut's predominantly Jewish neighborhood.

#lebanon #jewish #history #the more they try to silence us the louder we will be

[poorlittleyaoyao]

The other thing about LWJ using the silence spell on JL (aside from it being an incredibly shitty move tbqh) is that basic classroom management wisdom states that it you enter a power struggle with a child, you have already lost.

Ergo! if the only way LWJ could think of to make this one singular adolescent to be quiet was to bring down a silence spell, then that is not a ~sick burn~ but does in fact mean Jin Ling wins the altercation by default.

#silencing everyone in Yi City? valid! he’s tried verbal warnings so that is a logical escalation #also there is a safety concern! #he doesn’t even TRY using his words with JL and since we can infer from the Lan juniors that he’s a good teacher then he’s just being a dick

[queenlucythevaliant]

Okay gang, here's a silly little game. I've assembled six teams of blended Narnia and Tolkien/LotR characters. Here they are:

For bonus points, tell me in the tags where you're going on your road trip, who has what role (driving, snacks, aux) on the road, and what you'll stop off and see along the way

#this is shameless inspired by the lotr national parks poll #but the crossover potential is just too good #also for characters who wouldn't reasonably fit in said VW bus just handwave it #everyone basically fits okay? #narnia #pontifications and creations #ask me hard questions #tolkien legendarium #i myself am going with team 5 (to no one's shock) #we're gonna hit national parks across america #Bilbo and Treebeard can trade off as DJ #Eärendil gets to help drive and navigate #Lucy is in charge of snapping pics out the window #Reepicheep can lead us in some road trip games or something idk #i feel like this would be a really lovely group to just sit and stare at natural beauty in silence together #which is kinda my jam #occasionally pointing out something really especially lovely #would be fun #edit: as if I left put your fave character I'm sorry both these series have about a million so it was bound to happen #and for Narnia in particular I was trying to bias it towards Narnians rather than friends of narnia #also i was seriously tempted to do a 'team dragon' which would be all the tolkien dragons + eustace haha

[dhoklaaminoacid]

#andrea gibson #sigh #its been so long since I've had a sincere deep conversation w someone #where none of us are trying to flirt or say the right things #holding back #not revealing too much #not talking with some ulterior motive #i really wanna do this rn #a sincere conversation with comfortable silences i dont need to fill with my laugh #AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[thelostgirl21]

Anya zoning out, after Joey decides that Hugh Skinner would be the best co-star to be stuck in a lift with for 24 hours.

#Joey Batey #The Witcher #Jaskier #Radovid #Radskier #Hugh Skinner #related #Crack posts #Joey you can't say that you'd rather get stuck in a lift for 24 hours with the co-star playing Jaskier's new love interest... #a.k.a The guy you've been passionately smooching on screen #And have an insane amount of chemistry with... #While raving about how great he is in a lift... #And expect us mere mortals to be able to keep track of what's happening! #That's not how life works Joey! #That's how you give birth to modern life Radskier A.U. fanfic/art scenarios! #No but seriously the best part about that interview is that Joey really just seems to be thinking that Hugh Skinner #is just the nicest person alive #And he's trying to emphasize to Freya Allan that although she hasn't met him yet #He'd be the greatest person of the whole cast to be stuck in a lift with and they'd be getting along just fine! #But the sudden moment of silence that immediately follows with that person coughing off-screen made it just so funny! #Pan Jaskier #Panromantic Jaskier #Pansexual Jaskier #Sapioromantic Jaskier #My Posts #My Stuff

[lilnasxvevo]

A fic that looks like it’s about to be a Wangxian kid fic because WWX is seriously considering adopting A-Yuan because all of A-Yuan’s living relatives are too old or too sick to take care of him except for Wen Qing, who is an ER doctor and just simply does not have the time to do that and be a single parent of a little kid, so maybe, because A-Yuan loves you so much, Wei Ying, you could adopt him, and then what’s left of his birth family could still stay in his life…

But HERE COMES JIANG WANYIN WITH A STEEL CHAIR and a “We could get fake married and I could help you take care of A-Yuan, it’s not fair that you should have to give up your nephew just because this country has so few accommodations for single parents, I’m really good with kids (probably) I’ve always wanted to be a parent (kinda) and it’ll be a totally 100% platonic marriage because I’m DEFINITELY not secretly in love with you” and then the rest of the fic is chengqing fake relationship AU

#let us be honest it would take WQ an astonishingly brief amount of time to be like ‘hey after the kid falls asleep do you want to #have sex. as platonic friends’ #I’m thinking less than a week before that happens and I’m being generous #as she now shares a bedroom AND BED with the hottest man she’s ever met and like #she’s trying very hard to not fuck this up by falling in love with him so. sex? sex will keep her from falling in love with him #she is pretty sure of this!! #meanwhile Jiang Cheng has maybe never in his life had sex with someone without falling in love with them AND he’s ALREADY in love with WQ #but what the fuck is he going to do—say NO??? #say NO when the gorgeous woman he’s in love with and technically married to propositions him? #just say NO and continue to share a bed with her in awkward silence???? #listen. Jiang Cheng is a very principled man but he has his motherfucking limits

[tomwambsgans]

these parallels have haunted me forever and splicing up a video was a lot easier than making a gifset

#tomgreg #tomshiv #tom wambsgans #2x2 vaulter #2x3 hunting #something something shiv is tom is greg... something something real people #tom gets to call greg out for being performative and he's RIGHT #not only in the sense of greg only caring on the surface but also in that he's really trying to help greg move up #and he knows better than anyone that loudly being a Good Person doesn't get you anywhere #meanwhile shiv uses her own performative politics like a weapon and silences tom with them even when he tries to call her out #and it's notable that tom is genuinely much less privileged than her imo #he's trying to live and she's just saying words #and urging him into what winds up being a traumatic situation #meanwhile tom is taking greg to the top #ALSO noteworthy that greg is annoyed at worst and CAN take it #but shiv is like wearing tom's spirit thin #video #mine

[consult-sherlockholmes]

Just a note to let you know how much you are missed. I understand it's a hard situation at the moment, but despite what has happened, you are still loved by so many. I hope to see you posting again at some point, I miss your sense of humor, your brilliance, and your great heart. Don't let the others force you into silence, that's what they want.

Signed, a fan from the beginning.

Also been blocked from the other's blogs, for unknown reasons other than continuing to enjoy reading your posts. So I'll definitely continue to support you.

Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate them a lot. You know I am usually not a person of sentiment, but this message does make me experience that. Maybe this situation has taken its toll on me, making me more sentimental and emotional. Sentiment, the grit on the lens, the fly in the ointment, and now it's affecting me as well. Or maybe it's just the flattering words that affect me. Either way, thank you, you are a great help in these times.

I will not let them silence me any longer. My silence is over now.

There is quite a lot to deduce from the information you provided. I think it's quite obvious to most of you what those actions of blocking followers mean.

#they are probably blocking anyone who questions what has happened and interacted with posts about it #as if trying to keep people from talking about it shutting out potential critical voices #but do keep talking and questioning do not let yourself be silenced use your observational skills and critical thinking #just think and observe #dont let yourself be silenced #rp #sherlock roleplay #roleplay #sherlock rp #sherlock holmes rp #sherlock #bbc sherlock #sherlock holmes

[fandom-madness69]

My favorite thing about the fact that Michael Sheen will soon be able to talk about every little dirty detail behind the scenes of season two is that we all wanna know about that kiss. And you know damn good and well he knows we wanna know what it was like to kiss David Tennant. We all have seen this man interacting with the fandom and being a part of it. We've repeatedly witnessed this man go Full Feral™️. We've all seen that Michael Sheen and David Tennant have literally no problem with kissing other men for their jobs. And not even fake ass actor kissing. Not even a kiss next to the mouth shot at an angle that will trick you into thinking they're really kissing.

NOPE

Both of these men have kissed (at least lips to lips idk about any tongue stuff but knowing them??? Probably) men full on, outright, no pretending. So like Michael knows we know this. He knows he's not gonna get away with any kind of half assed answers about kissing the mf David Tennant. But knowing him? And the secrets he keeps with His Angel? He will most likely give us some vague, half flirtatious response and we will all eat it up anyway.

#i know i will #ill take what i can get #because at this point #its nice to see someone who plays a main character in a show #be so involved with the fandom #and dont get me wrong Neil is doing his part too #no discredit there #but michael sheen #has been keeping us fed in these trying times #so once the silence order is officially rescinded #dear lord help us all #good omens #crowley #aziraphale #good omens 2 #michael sheen icons #michael sheen #david tennant

[gentil-minou]

Tumblr yesterday: there's an issue with the tags we are fixing them!

Me: they're getting rid of the gaza tags aren't they

Tumblr trending tab today:

Despite certain tags having way less activity

@staff @staffs-secret-blog @changes @wip are you all censoring us too??? You should be ashamed of yourselves

#i wish i could saw i wasnt surprised but i am #i thought this website was supposed to care about us #but then this happens #gaza #gaza strip #israel #those tags were all trending for weeks jist yesterday #and suddenly gone #though they took down the #palestine #tag already what are you trying to accomplish by siel #silencing us wtd tumblr DO BETTER #free palestine #gazaunderattack #free gaza #gaza genocide #ceasefire now #im gonna get shadowbanned for this i know i am i cant even care im so done with all of these sites #israel palestine war

[wearenotjustnumbers2]

Instagram just deleted the page of the biggest voice of Palestinians and people in gaza. @ eye.on.palestine has been deleted as well as the backup account @ eye.on.palestine2 that had over 6 million followers.

Here's the post if you can take couple of minutes to tag meta/Instagram and demand they reinstate it!!!

#they're trying so hard to silence us #follow as many Palestinians journalists as you can #this is important #palestine #gaza #israel #important #current events #ethnic cleansing #free gaza #free palestine #gaza under attack #gaza under genocide #we are not numbers #text post #gaza strip #free palestine 🇵🇸

[chirpsythismorning]

In film, mirrors are often used for moments of reflection, obviously, both the physical and emotional kind, but they are also used for moments of deceit, deception, dejection, juxtaposition, contrast and comparison, distortion, delusion, breaking down and breaking through.

The fact that they took the time to have Mike face his reflection in one scenario, like head on, but not in the other, despite both scenes including a mirror, feels extremely intentional.

El looking in the mirror is for the obvious reasons, as she is using it for its purpose, to look and see the physical changes and feel some way about it emotionally, based on her experiences leading her up to this point. Though for Mike, the meaning is not the same. And we see that in how they choose to film these scenes differently in regards to Mike and what is being implied in each scene.

Basically, there is a significance to them making a point to awkwardly put Mike dead center in the middle of the frame facing the mirror beside El when she looks most feminine, as it also creates this feeling of reflection for Mike, but I would argue it's also deceit/uncertainty, based on the fact that it is shot really eerily in this case.

For one thing, he's not following the rule of thirds, whereas El is. This meant the audience would feel inclined to focus on El because she is following a more common rule of framing than Mike is. And yet once you really look at it, Mike being in the middle just standing still, almost emotionless, feels like you're seeing something under the surface that is just barely within reach, hence why they filmed it the way they did.

Side note: Think of the snowball scene, where the camera has Dustin in the frame following rule of thirds, in focus, whereas Mike is smack dab in the middle not in focus. Most people were focused on Dustin, though putting Mike in the frame in the middle feels important despite that, because it's the damn middle.

A few episodes later, we get a parallel to the first pretty scene and with Mike present again, only they are alone this time. In this scenario, El looks less feminine, and in contrast to the first scene, Mike is not being forced to look in the mirror and reflect. This is because in this case there is no deception to confront since he is most attracted to El in this state and therefore he isn’t deceiving himself. This is also why he's forced to look down uncomfortably at himself, followed by overcompensating...

#byler #stranger things #no but the scene of Mike calling el pretty #flipping from something romantic #to this really out of place moment where Mike is forced to confront his reflection head on… #that’s not for no reason… #they could have filmed this wayyyy differently #they could have had a close up of Mike on the side looking at her fondly #instead they chose to put mike awkwardly in the middle of the frame #with this silence sort of taking over #it felt like we were being forced to face something just like mike #even if at the time we couldn’t put our finger on it #the next time El asks if she looks pretty with a mirror before her #mike reassures her that she still is pretty REALLY pretty #despite her clearly being insecure that she’s not as feminine as she would like to be #us getting mike looking self conscious upon giving up that information Willy nilly #this time with no awkward reflection #followed by Mike overcompensating and trying to kiss her #despite only meeting her a couple of days ago #in his basement bathroom #when she looks less feminine and no one is around… #after he felt pressure to like her now… #yeah… #that boy is gay.. #the darks shadow also… #the shadow that sort of hovers around mike in the first scene #and the shadow taking over him as he goes to kiss her 😭 #‘guys!!’ #at the end is just the cherry on top 😭

[worldsofdreamers]

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#ive been trying to not publicly discuss mess etc in recent months cause it is what it is #but it's important that i say this. love isn't less in silence. no one is owed a coming out narrative regardless of how long or how much #time you've spent here. it's their lives not ours #stunts are going to happen. dont fight people process in small groups #a boilerplate denial happens like clockwork around here and closets exist. #closeted people exist so treat them right. i know we love them and want whats right for them but it’s never been for us to decide how they #closet or navigate that closet. we don't get to decide. so stay or don't #just remember that love isn't less in silence and #extremely public facing places are seen by everyone including children so yk #put yourself in the closeted person's shoes for a second and maybe just be gentle

[black-and-yellow]

Crazy Train

#my chest hurts so much lads #my wifi stopped working as i was drawing this so i put on my MP3 player #cannot work in silence #it has all my old music on it #so i ended up listening to a Clubland album #honestly kinda rocked #i used to listen to a lot of 2000s dance music #Come With Me by SpecialD is definitely a classic #i remember listening to it as a kid and not being able to decipher a word of it #bnha #hizashi yamada #present mic #mha #eyestrain tw #sorta #a Toga pony in Pony Town kissed the back of my head today #i did not enjoy it #going on that game is a gamble #either I'll just sit there for ages without speaking a word #or someone will walk up and try to roleplay with me #i don't know how to roleplay though #so i kinda just stand #I'm a prop Mic

[000yul]

thinking about this official skin promo art again bc wow.

i didn’t get the dnd theming at first honestly maybe cause i don’t frequently play dnd or anything but the more i thought about it the more it just made sense for dorothy. the dual role of final boss and dm. the way the dm is the one who controls the world, who sets up the campaign, who by necessity plays the bad guy. dorothy-as-dm wanting everyone to have a happy ending..doing whatever it takes in universe. :^) fuck. the duality!!!

and the originium dice in the centre of the picture which identifies the theme to be dnd and not a generic fantasy setting… the way that plays nicely with originium dice canonically being a weapon in the arknights world….for dorothy, chance is something you create

#top tier motifs and top tier rendering #maybe this stuff is more obvious if u do play dnd on the regular? #sorry for using dnd to mean general tabletop roleplaying game idek the term and dnd rolls off the tongue #i’m not even done talking about dorothy btw i’ve been sitting here trying to #think about how to talk about her oprec!!!! #the absolute jumpscare that was the silence silhouette #also dorothy’s pioneer origins? the whole class thing going on. god #arknights