Y’all talking about how insane it would be if John Mulaney and Bo Burnham did a thing together but have you considered adding Chris Fleming to this chaotic mix
Aries: We’re not gonna continue this conversation until you put some makeup on so I don’t think I’m talking to Howard Stern.
Taurus: Today you look like a storyteller and I can’t stand it.
Gemini: If you promise me you will take the photo with the scraps of my body, then I promise you my ghost will not haunt you from the afterlife.
Cancer: Every second you spend smiling like that, the value of this house is depreciating.
Leo: Cool, Ira, I hear what you’re saying, but try not to talk, you sound like a lizard.
Virgo: You’re Greek and I want you out of here.
Libra: If you mention my coupon stockade again in broad daylight, I’mma roast you like a pepper. I mean that. I mean every word of that.
Scorpio: So you’re telling me that you leave your shoes, your muddy shoes on in this house and you leave the Swiffer wet cloths open? So what you’re telling me when you’re doing this is: why don’t we just have a pig in the house?
Sagittarius: You’ve got a face of a Peeping Tom! You’ve got no lips. You have skin that turns into a mouth. You’ve got curious nose.
Capricorn: One day I saw a racoon so big, it looked like it had opinions.
Aquarius: It’s time for me to assassinate Bonnie with my legs.
Pisces: In birthing classes they don’t tell you that one day your progeny may develop sexual feelings for a lizard.
“trans activists don’t interact”
*has blog filled with Katya and Trixie reaction gifs*
Ben and Jerry’s isn’t making an empty advertising gesture. They company has supported Bernie Sanders, and made an ice cream flavor to raise awareness of global warming. They run progressive news stories on their websites and social media. They pay their workers a living wage. Even their brownies are sourced from a company that specializes in hiring people out of jail to help them get their lives back on track. They’re open supporters of socialism. I understand the idea of “no ethical consumption” but Ben and Jerry’s isn’t just adopting a political message for nothing.
I might not agree with every stance they take, but I WILL say I approve much more highly of Ben & Jerry’s than a lot of corporate brands.
Deleted the alpaca post due to new information re: mishandling and bad behavior.
men’s loyalty to violence is disturbing. when women want a life free of abuse, assault, threat, & coercion, men’s first suggestion is “learn to fight back. learn to defend yourself”. i don’t want my life to be a fight. i don’t want to “prove myself” through inflicting pain & fear.
i don’t find violence and physical conflict fulfilling or self-actualising.
they’re exhausting & dehumanizing
Tea only
Can we not reblog radfem shit
i hate it when there’s a post that makes a legit good point and then the op turns out to be a terrible person
This isn’t a good point lol.
Men experience more street violence than women do, they just end up actually defending themselves because they haven’t been taught to be defenseless their whole lives by a horrible sexist society.
*buy a fucking gun*
sometimes people are too mentally ill or otherwise disabled or what have you for gun ownership to be a good choice for them, and are also not able to, IDK, do advanced martial arts training all the time
not everyone can just go buy a gun or even be in a plausibly-armed reference class and these people still deserve safety
also IIRC most of those male numbers are about gang members? self defense tip: don’t join a gang if avoidable.
I still maintain that the point is terrible. Men are not “loyal to violence” I will grant that many men (myself included) enjoy recreational violence, but the when it comes the specific scenarios mentioned it is because of the acknowledgement of the reality that the only way to ensure a life which is consistently free of these things is to be able to deal with them yourself. Whilst we as a society should absolutely strive to rid ourselves of these things A. That’s long term B. They will always exist in some guise, and thus we go back to the previous point.
Transdude here.
I’m not “loyal to violence.” What I am is pragmatic with an very active self-preservation instinct. My existence is an affront to god, so they tell me. The point here isn’t “whose god?” the point is there are people who will do violence TO me and expect their deity to reward them for it.
If I want a life free of violence, I need to be responsible for my own safety. I need to know how to deescalate a situation and stop it before it goes further. Sometimes, yes, that means buying a fucking gun and knowing how to use it. My survival and the survival of those I love means more to me than any rhetoric you choose to shove in my direction.
I don’t want my life to be a fight either. But it is. Because I exist. And that’s fucking exhausting, I get it. But wanting to survive to see tomorrow isn’t “loyal to violence.” It’s loyal to being a living, breathing, being alive until my time is up.
And even IF you wanted to make this about “cis guys are so violent hurr durr” uh, YEAH? Biology and Evolution have conspired to make them that way. For the same reason you get the anxious sweats in new and unfamiliar situations, men have the desire to work out their aggression and emotions in recreationally violent ways via sports, gyms, and other ways. Physical exertion is great like that, and learning your body and what it can do can be excellent for the mind.
When I’m in turmoil I LOVE going to the gym. Sure dysphoria sucks but I’d rather be shaping my body and getting fit than languishing in bed bemoaning my fate.
That’s the difference. Instead of sitting on my hands and being pissed that I might literally have to fight to survive, I’m doing my best to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. YES it’s exhausting. (And when you also experience chronic fatigue and health issues, boy howdy it fuckin sucks~) Yes, it feels dehumanizing to have to fight for what others are “given naturally.” (They’re really not tho, you’re seeing the results without being involved in the process, that’s misleading af btw.)
Yeah, my life might end in a violent altercation because someone doesn’t like my combination of body parts or lack therof. I could also die in a car crash. It’s about risk mitigation, wherever possible. Sure I could be paranoid about it, or I could take steps to self-soothe and reassure myself in my ability to defend what I hold dear.
Personally, I know what I’d choose. So either do that, or IDK, stay home and pout I guess…?
House Of Crows 