claw-animalae:

attractthecrows:

lunalab:

noseforahtwo:

heroes-get-made:

Some ideas for bad things that are white/light:

lightning, very hot fire

snow storms, ice, frost on crops

some types of fungus/mold

corpses, ghosts, bones, a diseased person

clothing, skin tone, hair, etc. of a bad person

fur, teeth, eyes of an attacking animal/monster

bleached out deserts, dead trees, lifeless places

poison

Some ideas for good things that are black/dark:

rich earth/soil

chocolate, truffles, wine, cooked meat

friendly animals/pets/creatures

a character’s favorite vehicle, technology, coat, etc.

a pleasant night

hair, skin tone, clothing, etc. of a good person

undisturbed water of a lake

the case/container of something important

valued wood, furniture, art

velvet

Think to burn, to infect, to bleach vs. to enrich, to protect, to be of substance.

*slams reblog like the fist of an angry god*

the politics of light and dark are everywhere in our vocabulary…psa to writers: subvert this, reveal whiteness and lightness as sometimes artificial and violent, and darkness as healing, the unknown as natural

“The truth finds more comfort in the dark”

“The light can blind as easily as the dark conceals. The dark can protect as easily as the light guides. Neither are pure good nor evil, pure chaos nor order. The light and dark just are.”

butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway:

transmascbastard:

Most people criticizing sex positivity don’t seem to know what it even is, can y’all keep this in mind before putting those types of posts on my dash?

Like… sex positivity is supporting people engaging in healthy and safe sex acts. It’s spreading sex ed and shutting down anyone who shames others for having sex for any reason (doing it “too much,” doing it “the wrong way”, etc)

When you see posts that are like “let’s move on from sex positivity and start supporting healthy sexuality and blah blah blah”, OP is either deeply misinformed on what sex positivity is or is trying to mislead you, probably the former tbh but some folks out there do have motivation to deceive people on this subject (that motivation being a desire to control peoples sex lives, so we’re more likely looking at radical feminists and conservative Christians in that scenario, but also please don’t assume malice when ignorance is just as likely)

Before you criticize something, please know what it is

Also fun fact, sex positivity is pretty fuckin explicit about the idea that the ability for a person to NOT consent to sex was just as critical as their right to consent without shame. So don’t buy into lies about it only pushing people into yeses either.

jedilukeskywalkers:

I cant strech this enough

Patriarchy is justifying child’s abuse because it is done by women

Patriarchy is silencing a victims suffering because it it not a perfect victim nor a perfect abuser.

Patriarchy is minimizing abusive behaviour and hiding it

Patriarchy is being unable to relate to people that are powerless and vulnerable.

We women might not hold any power in this system but we can reproduce its disgusting mindset

Abuse is a disciplinatory tactic created by this system and when we justify or hide abuse we are being complicit to it

So we all need to ask ourselves “am i being a good or bad member of this system with this thing im thinking and this thing im doing?” and you know what HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE constantly for that.

left-reminders:

sleepynegress:

youngalientype:

The other day a white customer was mimicking the way a black co-worker talked over the phone to another co-worker, and when he asked her to stop she said “oh I bet your black too” and he’s like nah I’m white, you’re just being awful and I’m hanging up

It’s that easy

When people think empathy w/o personal association or investment is strange, it’s because they have none.

aphony-cree:

barebackbearyak:

paper-mario-wiki:

nobody likes the “bad boys” who insult and degrade their partners while wearing pastel polos with popped collars, people like REAL bad boys who wear leather jackets and take a lot of care in how they shape their pompadour and carry around stiletto switchblades and care about their communities and ride a motorcycle and rebel against the government and says stuff like “NOBODY insults my gal” and gets in fistfights with dudes who catcall their girlfriends. THOSE bad boys are the guys everyone wants.

We want the boys society says are bad, not actually bad boys

Classic bad boys went against the mainstream masculine society of their time. They embraced attributes that were considered girly: longer hair, use of hair products, appreciation in their appearance, enjoyment of art and music. They rebelled against the notion that as soon as you left high school you needed to work a respectable job, get married, and have 2.5 children. They were bad because they didn’t follow what society said a man should be, and that’s why it was attractive

vicholas:

how many horrible live action movies will it take for people to realize that animation is the best medium to have fantasy creatures because when everything is animated your suspension of disbelief works better

do you think sansa would be less hated if grrm had shown her skills instead of just telling us? we’re told of her intelligence, musical ability, interest in history, literature, music etc, she excels at all her classes (except maths). other characters get to show off their skills &while we’re shown sansa’s political ability in play, people still underestimate her. people ignore so much of her character and abilities i wonder what she has to do to be valued? i think grrm could have done better.

cleverjonquil:

Definitely. The narrative makes such a big deal about what clever players Petyr and Varys are- why not do something much more interesting and do it with a little girl? I mean, we have one who learns a dozen languages and becomes a skilled killer at age 9 while another exceptionally bright kid is becoming a tree wizard, plus a girl who survived fire to hatch dragons so, it’s hardly the picture of unrealistic for a girl groomed to be a lady becomes a good diplomat.

I also don’t just want to see more of the arts or history and whatnot- I want GRRM to EXPLAIN why these are important. Because they are, and the GA for both series just… doesn’t get it. (Even fan faves Tyrion and Arya acknowledging Sansa’s talents in the arts or diplomacy and etiquette isn’t enough.) He needs to show real examples because in spite of their praise for the “realism” of the series, a lot of modern readers are frankly, really naive about how things worked back then and honestly don’t realize or care to see the value of women’s work back then. Embroidery and poetry and sewing might be considered frivolous hobbies today but seeing was absolutely ESSENTIAL to both stay warm and show status, and the arts have always mattered to teach history and ideas as well as to simply create some beauty to feed the soul with. (What do you think people did in peace time when nobody had any wars to worry about?)

Let Sansa keep people warm in the War with her sewing, maybe with other women (like, maybe, including her sister who has learned to sew better?) singing hymns to keep up the morale like in the Battle of Blackwater. Let her excellent knowledge of the Great Houses and smaller ones and the ways wars have been won and lost from all the times she’s listened to songs or pored over her books come in handy more. Let her make big decisions with how to protect her people like in the show (which includes sums. IDC what Arya said, Sansa does a great job in the Vale so I think her poor mathematic skill were exaggerated). Let her excel in the areas her siblings don’t and let her be allowed to shine and contribute in a way that’s presented as equally meaningful to magic or fighting.

thedarkperidot:

Can parents stop acting like providing a child’s basic needs is something to be earned? So many kids grow up traumatised because they were made to feel guilty about the existence they never asked for