across the NATO bloc we are faced with a political class who are openly and loudly cheering on a genocide that they are funding and enabling. this is the political reality of the "developed world"

The Leaves

An album cover project I got to do for class last year! Love this album.

[id: An illustration of a nature scene. The pond is swimming with large, colorful fish. Closest to the viewer are thick branches with leaves and small fungi growing on them. A young boy sits at a bond where large fish are swimming. The pond is covered in a few lily pads, and above him a dove sits on the branches of a tree. The second image shows the dove and boy with the words "The Family Tree: The Leaves" in the corner. /end id]

made myself mad again thinking about writers who Miss The Point and how Bane was only on venom for like ~6 months in the comics but some writers decided it's his whole personality and he's just an Arkham Roid Rhino even though he passed the vibe check and didn't even go to Arkham even though his attorney begged him to plead insanity and go because he wouldn't face charges and he said absolutely not they're my crimes they're my charges they caught me slippin and that's on me and then not only stayed OFF of venom for the remainder of the pre-reboot comics but also actively destroyed networks that developed and distributed it, and then directly because of Batman's repeated radical compassion, dedicated his life to doing what he believed was right (even if it still involved murder) and actively protecting people he believed were innocent and helping people he thought needed help. Because he promised Batman he would do better. BeCAUSE OF BATMAN SHOWING HIM THAT WAS AN OPTION.

is anyone else interested in joining my server? not quite ready to invite people yet but should be soon. just gauging interest right now. “like” or reply to this post and when i’m ready i’ll send you an invite.

server will probably be dual purpose. 

there will be (1) a semi-public side oriented toward general discussion (topics like politics, books, history, philosophy, religion, media, science, tech, etc) and community building (nothing is set in stone yet but i am imagining activities like book club, movie watching, playing games, contests and giveaways, etc). and there will be (2) a private side dedicated to more focused discussions and internal cult matters.

the server won’t be a “safe space” -- i’m fine with a bit of edge (within ToS. not trying to get terminated.) -- but i do want this server (at least the semi-public side) to be /relatively/ welcoming and civil. so if you’re egregiously toxic or vulgar or prone to shitflinging or sperging out you won’t be welcome here. neither will you be welcome if you’re overly sensitive.

otherwise, as long as you follow the rules, you will be fine. though i always reserve the right to executively veto your presence for any reason.

why do so many women only say they are attracted to other women because they are pretty but won't date/sleep with them? like its almost as if they cannot come up with anything else other than the fact that they are pretty. what a way to just describe women. "they are pretty" what else? WHAT ELSE you dont just love someone because they are pretty, thats not love

it does NOT surprise me that there are SO MANY tabloid movies coming out being labelled as "documentaries" filled with "friend of a friend of a friend" claims or like heavily, heavily, heavily biased with a clear narrative the filmmaker wanted to push from the beginning that tells only one possible explanation of the truth.

usually if a documentary is trying really, really, really, really hard to make you think a certain way, it's a propaganda piece. you shouldn't have to force feed your audience the "right" opinion to take away from the film evidence. you should present the full story as accurately as possible with real historical evidence to back up the storyline and the audience will walk away with the right idea.

documentaries should not have an overly persuasive tone to them because you should be able to follow the facts to get to the right answer yourself. if you find yourself walking away from a documentary feeling nothing but "wow this proves exactly what i suspected to be true why arent more people angry about niche radicalizing viewpoint that most people find to be inaccurate" you should recognize that as the first step to being indoctrinated into extremist behaviors and thoughts.

i don't want to put my uninformed foot in my mouth or get involved with the Discourse but i've been seeing the two extremes of reactions to the korean low birth rates issue (on tumblr and twitter both) and i'm just kind of like. look. i feel like "low birth rates (in many countries but especially japan and korea as part of this conversation) are more broadly the result of capitalism/a culture of overwhelming overwork that makes social relationships and having families incredibly inaccessible to young people" and "low birth rates are very much a part of the current conversation about misogyny and social expectations for women in korea especially in the context of reproduction as 'unpaid labor' for women" are statements that can both be true

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hiiii. its haunting me so here you go.

something something the villain of the season (the one about how fear can give way to extremism if you're not careful and how easy it is for many, many people to become radicalized by one person's radical hate and how genocide is a bad thing actually regardless of whether individuals of the targeted group have themselves done terrible things) being a black woman who survived an incident of indiscriminate mass murder is perhaps. not the best idea considering the themes involved

Tfw you identify as cripplepunk, but you feel like people would gatekeep you because your physical disability is not visible.

Realizing you don't fit in with able-bodied people and often get called or just treated as burdensome for needing accommodations for your disability (which is made even worse by needing accommodations for mental illness/disability). People treating you like you're asking too much/being a freak for wanting to keep yourself as healthy and stable as possible and not be in incredible pain and unable to function to the best of your ability on a good day. People acting like it's selfish for you to advocate for those good days, to prioritize your health and comfort over their convenience/fun. When I go out I need a guarantee of several things. I don't care if you think it's tedious or if you think I'm being a buzzkill.

And also, on the other hand, feeling like you don't fit in disabled spaces either. Because "it could always be worse" and "you don't get bullied for it because no one ever sees or acknowledges it unless you disclose it to them" and "what if even in all my pain and struggle to live a fulfilling and comfortable life I'm just Not Disabled Enough but also Too Disabled." What if I can't even fit with the groups I'm a part of.

What if I'm not crippled enough to be cripplepunk. What if I'm not queer enough to be queer. What if I'm not mentally ill/disabled enough to be madpunk. What if I'm the Wrong Kind of Victim to be part of abuse survivor groups.

Being controversial is fun sometimes but. Really feeling like you can't quite fit into a group you identify with/a movement that you agree with and consider important for yourself and other people is just kind of depressing.

Am I allowed to talk in cripple spaces without it being misconstrued as centering mental issues because I have both?

Can I fit with taboo art groups that still vehemently disagree with being kind to people with paras even though they really are just thoughts and feelings?

Am I allowed to talk about surviving abuse on my terms and in my experiences without people believing I'm being ableist against those with personality disorders for even daring to mention that someone's mental illnesses can absolutely affect how they abuse or neglect? *I* have at least 1 personality disorder. I support people with personality disorders. But somehow I'm not madpunk enough if I say "hey this mental problem visibly changed the specific way they abused me" and people see that as me implying people with a specific disorder are inherently bad or abusive instead of. What I actually mean which is. All mental conditions, illness or not, trauma or not, beliefs, ideas, and how one handles their emotions and thoughts, affect how they act on a day to day basis. That's a fact. I can't look at myself and go "the fact that I did [insert any action good or bad here] is completely separate from my mental conditions." Because nothing is completely separate from that. It's a part of your mind, and instead of screaming ableism in acknowledging that we can use what we know about these issues to find ways to possibly reform those who choose to do bad things. For example; if I think the world isn't real due to a psychotic episode and choose to hurt someone or commit a crime, you can see how my mental disorder affects thinking and decision making and we can come up with solutions catered to that specific disorder or group of disorders rather than resorting to a one size fits all ruthless punishment. Abusive people should be out of your life, but they also deserve help and the ability to make better decisions. And that is never a one size fits all solution. And if we can describe what happened to us with understanding of their mental capabilities or conversely why we did something bad to someone else because of that, we can have much more individualized solutions that encourage healthy coping mechanisms, self control, whatever we need to work on. The first step to making a world without abuse is acknowledging that anyone can be an abuser and their unique situation can affect how or why they hurt someone. Anyway.

The point is that I'm sad about not being able to stuff my whole person into a version of myself that fits well enough with groups I identify with.

am i supposed to take this seriously after all the shit she's said and done before?

lmao

ever see something that reminds you that most women (unfortunately) have a very limited scope and understanding of a coherent feminist praxis?

i have no respect at all for the approach to political debate that relies on out of context/limited context quotes from singular, often reified historical figures as some sort of trump card. i find it so childish and also deeply stupid. you are not being serious and i’m not going to treat you as though you are. lol

bex is a fucked-up freak who keeps infecting other people with her fucked-up freakism on purpose. she actively goes out of her way to make sure they get infected. it's a thankless job but she does it for the love of the sport

protip: occasionally google and read through the signs that you're in a high control group, obviously bc it might help if youre actively in one but also because sometimes you'll hit one specific part and go "ohhhhh thats why that one person was making me uncomfortable"