#they don’t know what affection is

[aaandbackstabbed]

Goldie: he’s crying, what do we do?

Beakley: go comfort him

Scrooge: how do we do that?

Beakley: maybe start with a hug

Goldie: a what??

#they don’t know what affection is #back in there day emotions weren’t a thing #you just went to work and went to sleep #like what do you mean you shouldn’t push your emotions down #it work perfect fine for them #right? #RIGHT?? #wrong. #they both need therapy #Beakley is so done with them both #like so. done. #she wants to strangle them #and I can’t blame her #goldie o'gilt #scrooge mcduck #ducktales #incorrect quotes #scroldie #louie duck #bentina beakley #goldie is mortified that Beakley would even suggest that #and Scrooge is contemplating every move he made that got him into this position #they’re impossible #they’re stupid #best auntie and uncle shirt all round

[noknowshame]

why is religious Christmas imagery all so joyful and pleasant? where is the inherent horror of the birth of Christ? A mother is handed her newborn child, wailing and innocent. Her hands come away sticky. Red. Simply by giving her son life she has already killed him. He is doomed from the beginning. Her love will not save him from suffering. Because the thing cradled in her arms is not a baby, it is a sacrifice: born amongst the other bleating animals whose blood will one day be spilled in the name of what demands it. the night is silent with anticipation. Mary, did you know? That your womb was also a grave?

#instant conversation enders for my multiple youth pastor cousins #don’t say it (I’m gonna say it) #The Child is The Price #but i mean come on #as someone who isn't actually even christian the real-life historical version of this is still cursed as fuck #i mean we know that jesus was a person who existed. whatever circumstances he was born in #its terrifyingly ominous to imagine being so unaware of the affect your child will have on the future of humanity #time itself will one day be counted around your birth of him #and all because he will suffer an excruciatingly painful death that you will not be able to prevent #not only that. but regardless of his or your intentions #regardless of whether there is a god #for millenea unfathomable millions will have blood spilled and will spill blood in his name #atrocities will be committed that you cannot even conceive of #and all on his and your behalf #you love your child. its beautiful. but there's horror in what you've done. because everyone else will love him too #and what's more dangerous than that?

[secretmellowblog]

“Go outside and touch grass” well I can’t 🙄 A curse is on me if I stay my weaving, either night or day, to look down to Camelot

#the lady of shallot #i know not what the curse may be therefore I weaveth steadily #smh people don’t check their non-curse-affected privilege #arthuriana #arthurian legend

[maibeloved]

Day one of coping bc no more wob Wednesday 😞

+ working buddies giving a smooch 😚

#mob psycho 100 #mob shigeo #shigeo kageyama #reigen arataka #serizawa katsuya #mp100 #mob psycho serizawa #mp100 fanart #serirei #yea these coworkers don’t know how to react to romantic affection and go ape as a response aksjshs #mob is bby i wuv my son #reigen is truly the babiest gurl in dee world oki #i need ploosh reigeeen plz #sobbing now bc i truly love and miss this series sm already omg #one what have you doneeeee #ignore that i drew a hand wrong btw i just noticed and to lazy to fix 😎

[telesilla]

Not gonna go out on this limb on a 25k post, but maybe it’s okay that kids today don’t know as much about using an actual computer as we do/did? Is it useful knowledge? Of course it is. So is using a sewing machine or being able to rebuild your VW with a copy of that one book every VW driver used to have. That’s not the right question—most practical knowledge is useful after all. The question should be “is it relevant to the way people live right now.” “How to Keep Your VW Alive” is a timeless fucking classic; my ex and I kept our copy long after he sold his VW. But I’m not buying a copy now because it won’t exactly help me keep my VW ID4 on the road.

And it’s funny, because I tend to read along with those posts and nod my head, because back in my day we HAD to know all that computer stuff. And then for some reason today, I remembered a conversation my mom and I had with my grandma in the mid 70s when I was a teenager. Grandma made my mom’s wedding dress. She worked at a department store doing alterations on foundation wear, which if you look at 1950s foundation wear, you’ll realize was both necessary and difficult. So she was shocked when I said most of my friends didn’t know their way around a sewing machine. “But how do you make sure your clothes fit?!” Well, Grandma, people don’t wear heavy foundation wear any more and clothes don’t need to be as tailored as they did back in the day—it’s 1975 and the only alterations I need to do is hemming my flares so they just touch the floor when I’m wearing platforms.

Now you can back up and look at the broader picture, the one that says, but your car should be repairable by you as long as you have clear instructions, and you should be able to alter your clothes or make your own, and yes, you should know how to organize the files on the desktop of your laptop. But the fact that for the most part it’s become easier and easier to just not do those things (if they can be done at all) isn’t exactly the fault of Kids Today. And it’s certainly not meeting them where they are or even trying to understand why they feel they don’t need that knowledge if, instead of looking at why they don’t have it and maybe even don’t need it, you just decry their lack of the Deep Wisdom.

#idk man #we see shit all the time about how saying insensitive stuff #affects the listener #how can you be on these kids’ side #if you clutch your pearls in their hearing #about shit no one’s teaching them to do? #maybe you’re not blaming them #but think back to the time you didn’t know how to do something #your folks did back in the day #made ya feel kinda dumb didn’t it? #also it’s hilarious that this is about kids not using laptops #next you’ll be telling me they don’t know how to go online using dialup #and then loading something onto their website using ftp #what do you mean yon don’t know COBOL? #like fuck man #this is just adults bitching about kids #and i thought we weren’t gonna do that anymore?

[werewolf-transgenderism]

the inherent intimacy of taking care of your partner’s bad knee, that’s ✨romance✨ baby!

#i am NOT starved for touch and affection i don’t know what you’re talking about #ofmd #our flag means death #my art

[fastidious-and-a-mess]

guys can we PLEASE stop shipping riz w people. honestly at this point i kind of don’t even care if you yourself are also acespec/arospec/aspec.

yes, aspec people can be in relationships, etc etc, but riz specifically has expressed over and over and over again that that is something he personally has absolutely zero interest in.

he’s not just canonically aroace, he also canonically does not want a relationship.

“aroace people can be happy in romantic/sexual/queerplatonic relationships” is a true statement. “people who do not want to be in any kind of monogamous committed relationship can be happy in a monogamous committed relationship” is quite a bit harder to argue.

i’m just so sick of it. i’m glad we all understand that there’s nuance to aspec identities, and everyone’s expressions of and experiences with their own aspec identities are going to be different and personal.

like, it’s not even just about the asexual/aromantic aspect anymore. it’s also just refusing to let him not want to be in a relationship. why are so many people so resistant to the idea that he does not want to be in a relationship. like genuinely, why can you not accept that there are people who just don’t want that. who would just be unhappy in a relationship. why can’t you wrap your head around the idea that wanting a relationship is not a thing that everyone secretly wants. like, No, he hasn’t just not “met the right person” yet. because there is no right person. because he’s simply not interested.

this post is kind of rambly and not as effectively phrased as it could be i think but idc.

TL;DR: riz being aroace is not the only reason to not ship him. he also, explicitly and repeatedly, has stated he does not want to be in a relationship. “aspec people can be in relationships” is completely irrelevant because regardless riz simply does not want a relationship. please just respect thag.

edit: plz don’t like this is u wont rb. i won’t guilt you into rbing, it’s ur blog i’m not ur dad do what u want etc etc. it’s just irritating for me personally to see ppl interacting w this but not willing to actually put it on their blogs.

#sorry to keep this ‘’’’’’’ discoure ‘’’’’’’ alive #im just sooooo tired #i just don’t understand how so many people can see this character have such a significant part of characterization be about how #he does not want to be in a Relationship at all and how that affects him and his relationships with the people in his life #and then go ‘what if he was in a Relationship with his best friend’ #like come on!! #i don’t care how you define the Relationship. i don’t care about your own personal identity. #i don’t care about whatever reasons you come up with the justify why it’s actually totally fine #the bottom line is riz does not want that for himself and you’re deciding that that’s not worth respecting #sorry fabriz enjoyers but i wish you guys would just stfu #dimension 20 #fantasy high #riz gukgak #edit continued: ik it’s all just online fandom stuff. but it’s also representative of a larger issue #of people just being incapable of comprehending that some people don’t want relationships. or even past that; that some people actively want #to Not be in relationships. it’s people coming into contact with a person (character) like that and believing that that just can’t be true #that that person Must secretly actually want a relationship. even if they don’t know it. they just haven’t met the right person yet. etc etc #if you can’t give up outting riz in any kind of relationship then you cannot accept that some people really truly do not want relationships #that’s FINE. PLEASE just respect that

[better-call-mau1]

Sabine: I can’t believe how much we have in common!

Satine: Our names, for starters —— just one letter different.

Sabine: Iconic style and fashion sense, of course.

Satine: And let’s not forget about our problems with estranged family members.

Sabine: We’ve both had precarious encounters with Maul, too!

Satine: Precarious indeed. Is there anything else you can think of?

Sabine: Hmmmmm...well...

Obi-Wan and Ezra: *standing together awkwardly in the background*

Sabine: ...nothing I’d admit publicly.

Satine: I suppose you don’t have your own Korkie, then? A ‘nephew’ of inexplicable origin?

Sabine: Sorry...a what??

Satine: Never mind. Give it a few years.

#no idea what AU this would happen in but I love the concept of these two meeting #and bonding over their poorly-concealed affections for the historical bane of Mandalore lol #oh and then there’s… #Tristan: “Sabine???? Where did this baby come from????” #Sabine: “This is my niece.” #Tristan: “Your neice?? But she’s not *my* daughter! And I’m your only sibling!” #Sabine: “Don’t think about it too hard.” #Tristan: “You know…this baby looks kinda like Ez—” #Sabine: “DON’T THINK ABOUT IT TOO HARD!!!!!” #ok but Sabezra secret marriage AU?? I like the sound of that #sabine wren #satine kryze #ezra bridger #obi wan kenobi #sabezra #obitine #korkie kryze #korkie kenobi #star wars incorrect quotes #sabezra incorrect quotes

[ahalliance]

if étoiles actually snaps and starts being full toxic tryhard in the coming days then you know this event is actually truly evil

#qsmp #etoiles #étoiles #jay rambles #he’s such a correct and fair player who doesn’t want to pick on those weaker than him #and i doubt the green team base burning will affect him much lmfao like he never cared much about having a base in the first place #and he has all his stuff on him anw #BUT WE DON’T KNOW WHAT OTHER SHIT WILL HAPPEN #if he actually gets pushed to the brim by smth and his teammates convince him to take revenge and he DOES then it’s so joever #like so so joever that would be so unexpected #but endlessly entertaining . i want to see him at his full power

[shima-draws]

Normally Sanji is the most put together person between him and Luffy. He’s probably the most put together person on the entire crew besides Robin. Meanwhile Luffy is a walking disaster, chaos is naturally drawn to him and he’s ALWAYS getting into trouble. When it comes to their actual romantic relationship tho. It’s COMPLETELY flipped lmao

Luffy will walk out on deck with his hair slightly tousled and his vest a bit askew but that’s normal for him. He looks smug as hell but that’s also normal for him. Nobody bats an eye. Then Sanji comes tumbling out of the galley. Shirt untucked and buttoned up the wrong way, hair thoroughly ruffled, clothes rumpled, looking utterly fucking disheveled. His nose is bleeding, he’s stumbling like he’s drunk and his neck is covered in hickies. Everyone on deck proceeds to lose their goddamn MINDS

#Sanji tries to tell them he was ‘attacked’ but then Luffy goes ‘Yeah by me ;))))’ and Sanji promptly gives up #Usopp: Dude you’re a mess. I’ve never seen you this unkempt before #Sanji: I. Listen. #Luffy: 😋 #Sanji: DON’T LOOK SO PROUD OF YOURSELF THIS IS YOUR FAULT #Luffy: I take full responsibility and I WILL be doing it again!!!! #Sanji: NFJSNFNSNCNSNCNSN #Lusan #Sanlu #One Piece #Sanji #Luffy #Shima speaks #Just reminding you all where my heart lies. In case you didn’t know already tee hee <3 #I love the contrast between how they are normally and how they are when they’re intimate #AKA Sanji’s a fucking mess after Luffy gives him any kind of affection and Luffy is fully unbothered #Sanji getting overwhelmed at any physical affection makes me ill actually. #Luffy knows that he’s doing smth right when Sanji’s nose starts bleeding LMAO #Luffy: Cool!! I’m glad Sanji’s enjoying it :D #Meanwhile Sanji’s brain is fried. He can’t even articulate. LMAO #Idk what it is about them!! They’ve changed me!! They awakened something in me………jfjdnnd

[communistkenobi]

now that I haven’t lived with my parents for almost two years I’m starting to come to terms with myself as a full human being. and like idk I can’t really complain about my parents too much in terms of their overall parenting of me, I feel like I’m lucky in a lot of respects just based on the horrific shit some of my friends/family have gone through, but I feel like one consequence of how much my parents fucking hated each other for my entire life is that I feel like I have no reference point for showing affection or being emotionally considerate/vulnerable, those things tend to make me deeply uncomfortable and disempower me to do nice things for the people I love. I feel like I have to really concentrate and spend time on emotional reciprocity and spontaneous gifts/gestures of love. genuinely just kind of sucks how much my parents despise one another and how their constant fighting and days-long silent treatments over the course of 25 years has made me feel inadequate to the task of showing the people I care about how much I love them

#also protestantism will do this to you which is definitely some of it #my therapy insurance renewed for this year maybe I should do a couple sessions about this lol #I feel like I’m making progress on it but it genuinely feels really difficult. It’s like I don’t know what to do with myself #also the middle class thing of just buying shit to express affection #it’s so hollow and meaningless & it’s given me a really cynical and utilitarian perspective on giving gifts #which sucks! I don’t like having that view of gifts. possibly one of the oldest human social practices in all of history #aside from maybe art

[metaphysicpareidolic]

moments that should have been in the sandman tv show

1. Dream’s far superior mind duel outfit

2. John Dee eating a fly

3. this

4. literally described as looking like a “wet puppy” (something along those lines) by neil himself

5.

bip

6. world’s worst laugh

7. the most twinkified fit ever concieved

#here’s an opinion #as much as i love the show i feel like it flattens out dream’s character so much #so many of the moments that showed different sides of him were cut or changed #as faithful an adaptation as it is it also feels way too smoothed out and compressed for public consumption. #dream is entirely made of contradictions and it’s not supposed to make sense #i think they got some of that in the show but maybe the babygirlification of him in fandom is affecting me a bit #don’t get me wrong he’s my babygirl too but you know what i mean #the sandman #neil gaiman #hob gadling #sandman dc #dream of the endless #the sandman netflix

[radfae]

this is genuinely upsetting. how much longer are women not only going to be complacent in but actively encourage misogyny?

#i mean the post is just weird and wrong in the first place #and there’s a lot to pick apart about how it’s contradictory #and people on twitter on both sides REALLY aren’t helping discussion #but i’m just saddest about this :/ #they think it’s okay because it’s not happening to them #but they don’t realize that this affects us all #it’s not that they even think misogyny is acceptable against evil or bigoted women (most of them anyway) #it’s that they don’t even recognize what is and isn’t misogyny anymore #we’ve gone too long suppressing feminists and we’re feeling the effects #and now they can’t even call out when someone is going against women #why do you think that cain deleted that post? because there was something wrong with it #he KNOWS that he is being brash and speaking out of turn #he KNOWS that that post will get him called out #he KNOWS he did something wrong #:/

[xodahafez]

i want tom to discover how unloved harry was growing up and then smother him with so much love to the point where harry cannot breathe

#and when harry finds tom’s love too suffocating #then tom will say “just open a window” #and then continue to drown him with love #because tom doesn’t know what space means #space? wdym space?? #I don’t know what that is #you shall receive my endless affection #tomarry #tomarrymort

[static-scribblez]

“Man this edible weak asf I ain’t feeling shiiii……”

#that’s basically the vibe I’m getting from this lmao #bro for some reason he looks so uncanny here #and that’s coming from someone who rarely gets affected by the uncanny valley #like I know that’s angel dust - that’s the character I know and (used to) love #but my brain just seems to refuse to recognise him here #first off there’s just something abt his face that looks so off #maybe it’s the lips or the eyebrows idk #secondly.. dear god those hands #i don’t know what it is about those hands but they do not look like they supposed to be that big and human like #I was hopeful abt hazbin hotel I was willing to give it a go and prayed that it would be better than hb #but after seeing some of the newest images I don’t think I’m looking forward to this show anymore #charlie stfu #hazbin hotel critical #hazbin hotel criticism #hazbin critical #hazbin critique #vivziepop critical #vivziepop criticism

[orallech]

they should add an option where if you sign the contract with Raphael you can grab him by the waist and dip him low and kiss him so sweetly and he’s just more confused and then disappears for a while so you can’t contact him and then shows up days later like nothing happened and it’s never addressed. Until he maybe sends you a letter at the epilogue camp or something but you have to do several weird steps to decipher the writing and once you read it it catches fire and turns to ash immediately. Where’s that addition, larian?

#bg3 #raphael #OR if you don’t take the letter and just get with haarlep and don’t take his deal he sends a letter that’s like if you must know everytime #you feel the affects of haarlep little deal that’s me #and there’s a 😈 emoji or something #the it turns to ash #I think I meant take the hammer** #I don’t think any sorta of thing you can have with the way that he is could be normal #it’s funnier to me if he just gets completely disarmed by being kissed cause it’s like stopping dead in your tracks on a bike while a dog #chases you and then the dog stops and stares at you like well what do I do now?