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mucking-faori · 6 months

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Now that National and ACT look like they're set for an awful term for new zealand, do not let yourself forget.

Don't forget how mainstream media accepted blanket national ads on news websites without question. How they promoted David Seymour and other right politicians as guests on comedy panel shows, pushing their profile and image. How they insisted on describing threats of genocide, violence and terrorism as "jokes", "opinions", and "honest mistakes".

Don't forget the national party members accepting saluting nazis in their midst. David seymour's "jokes" about violently murdering Pacifica people. The female maori politicians receiving death threats, being physically assaulted and having their homes invaded . Christopher luxon describing the poor as "bottom feeders". Their allyships with destiny church. Their attempts to frame queer people as predators. Their clear and ongoing attempts to redress antisemitic conspiracies into "maori elite" ones; and saying we should be literally exterminated.

And most of all, you BETTER not forget to take action. We have years to make sure this doesn't happen again, to ensure they can get as few of their disgusting plans accomplished as possible. We have to make change wherever we can and ensure that marginalized voices are accepted, supported and lifted up in our communities.

Fuck National. Fuck ACT. Fuck NZ First. And fuck all their pathetic little cronies.

We won't be silenced.

#maori #ahau #torangapu #aotearoa #kaikiri #nz #new zealand #nzpol #sorry if this is rambly #I'm just fucking furious #and i need to get something out

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peachie-kittie · 5 months

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I'm not intersex but I've been looking through discourse again, as per my brains pleas.

I think the most normal take you can have about being intersex is that, yeah, it isn't a third sex - but it often doesn't fall under strictly male or female and a lot of intersex folk only seem to find the intersex experience to be disordered if there is significant distress and dysfunction.

Literally smth I learned in 10th grade psychology is the three D's of a disorder - deviance (abnormality from the norm), distress (felt by the individual), and dysfunction (caused by the issue). And the thing is, not all forms of intersex qualities are the mast two. I know this is from psychology and doesn't full transfer, but I still think it's important to take into account.

A lot of people who spout the idea of intersex being inherently disordered also don't seem to stem what people who are trying to demedicalize being intersex as a whole are saying - they're not trying to say it's some secret third sex, or that no intersex condition can be troublesome. Moreso that we should demedicalize the state of being intersex itself and be more accepting of those sex variations in humans.

A lot of those same people also want intersex to be strictly in relation to genitals - but human sex is literally defined by like, 4 or 5 things. It's okay if intersex spans multiple types and humans are more "intersex" then we think.

There is no sex trinary, but there is definitely an area between the sex binary so many people like too ignore.

#intersex #intersexism #intersex issues #sorry if this is rambly #or bad or just. uninformed #im willing to hear other perspectives - id love to hear from intersex people but no obligations ofc #peachie ponders

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raineydaywhispers · 1 year

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I want to write an essay about Raine's (short, but sweet) arc in The Owl House now that the show is officially over, but for now I just want to put my thoughts somewhere about their arc in the final episode, as to not lose them. Thoughts under the cut!:

I am glad that Raine had an active role in defeating Philip, and had their own symbolic break away from the covens when they broke their violin.

I also loved the return to the bard magic they invented- the whistle-during both the struggle to cast Belos out of their body, but in the last fight as well. It was a part of their return to self agency, a nod to a time before the coven system where they were allowed to be free and explore magic on their own terms.

It's interesting to me that Philip calls them "annoyingly powerful," and it makes me believe honestly that their ascension to being a coven head was, while based on skill, also based on the fact that he knew they were. Belos always wanted to take advantage of that power, and control it. We see this with Lilith, and Eda as well. I believe it stands as a further explanation for the brain washing and the only time we see a sigil used against somebody.

Raine is one of the most powerful witches on the Boiling Isles, even with the constraints of their coven sigil. They not only broke out of the collector's puppet spell as a show of that true power, but would break from being possessed by Philip as well multiple times- and they almost stopped him on their own.

But Raine failing to stop Philip on their own is also significant. Raine needed help to do that- and Eda being the person to put their glasses on them, pull them from Philip's corruption of the isles, and show them that they're safe was the final crossing of the threshold for Raine. It's another return to a time before they lost their agency, but in a way that shows both themself and Eda have changed.

If they're going to defeat Belos and share the new future free from constraints with somebody, why not Eda their childhood friend, and her adopted children Luz the human and King the Titan. Why not end it all by quite literally stomping out the coloniser monster that caused them so much pain and heartbreak?

I'm also okay with them not returning to being a bard in the epilogue. I wish we would've been able to explore why exactly, and I'd like to think that their arc that was scrapped due to cancellation would've. But I think their separation from that part of themself makes sense no matter the reason. It's part of an old, long lasting traumatic experience. Maybe they did return to it and we just sadly don't get to see it. Or, maybe they'll return to bard magic on their own terms. Maybe they won't. I guess I'm going to have to fill those gaps in on my own time through writing and fan content.

But in summary, I guess, I'm glad that they finally had a way to regain agency over themself. I'm glad they got an ending where their skills as a leader are respected and put to use. I'm glad the show continued this notion of trust with Raine working with the old Hexsquad and new Hexsquad members to rebuild. And I'm glad they get to share a community with Eda that they can both flourish in, with each other. Even if we didn't get a Raeda kiss.

I'm going to be mourning the loss of a character that as an nb transmasc person, is the first time I've really felt represented on screen. I'm so thankful to Avi Roque, Dana Terrace, and the entire crew of the show for bringing to life such a good, kind character. Eda's Requiem aired during a time where I was questioning what my gender meant to me, and was struggling to find the light in my life as a trans person. I will always be grateful.

Though I'm not optimistic that we'll get extra content in the future, I hope we do. I want to explore the Boiling Isles again, this time as it heals, and I want to do it with Raine, Eda, Luz, King, Lilith, and all the other characters that made this show so special to me.

But for now, I'm content I got to experience The Owl House. It was such a weird, proudly neurodivergent and queer show. Though I would've preferred a full third season I'm glad the ending was a sound, well written send off. Until we see more (if we ever do) I'm going to be watching and dreaming for the future, thanks to them.

#the owl house #toh #raine whispers #toh raine whispers #toh watching and dreaming #toh spoilers #raeda #toh series finale #watching and dreaming #sorry if this is rambly #i have a lot of feelings

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stahp-right-there-peasant · 2 years

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y’all I just thought of something

So i’ve seen some things floating around about the Cherries being 14 or similar. So of course Oj asks mephone4, ‘wtf why are you hiring MINORS, they’re 14′

But I’m just imagining MePhone4 just responding and being really confused like, ‘why’s that a problem?’

and oj’s like ‘??? what? they’re 14′

which confuses MePhone even more and he’s like ‘isn’t that a normal age to start working? I’m 12 and I’m running this whole show’

to which there’s just stunned silence as everyone puts together the puzzle pieces and realizes that this man is (technically) a freaking CHILD, not even a teenager. Meanwhile, MePhone’s just standing there being incredibly confused by this turn of events

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redfirefox-55 · 2 years

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I’ve been thinking about it for awhile, and I think I’ve pinned down the reason why I love both of the Travelers and Dainsleif’s dynamics so much in Genshin.

The idea that, even if you’ve lost yourself, “turned to the dark side” or just gone off the deep end, your friends and family will always fight to get you back. Even if you’ve at some point tried to push them away.

The abyss twin, who has clearly gone through a lot in the past 500 years since the cataclysm and being separated from their only kin, at some point gave up. They had already traveled to the ends of the earth and back looking for their sibling and came back empty handed.

For reasons currently unknown they deemed Dainseif, their former friend and travel companion, a traitor, they may have assumed the Traveler was dead, or simply unreachable, and turned to the abyss for solutions to their problems.

All of that didn’t stop Dainsleif from going after them though, to the point where he will challenge the Traveler to a duel to prove they were worthy of saving the abyss twin.

(Also the audacity he has, making them prove themselves to him is hilarious to me. And on a kind of unrelated note, I love the line literally right after this about how he will “always remember how much she too loved these flowers.” It’s just so sweet and sad)

And I know I’ve talked about their dynamic multiple times at this point but of course the Traveler still hasn’t stopped looking for their sibling.

Even after they technically found them, they haven’t given up their search. Even after the abyss twin left them in that cave with zero answers, even after they saw how much they’ve changed since they were separated, and even after their morally questionable actions in the Chasm. The Traveler hasn’t turned their back on them.

Why? Because they love them, and they know what kind of person they are at heart.

I just love the idea that love conquers all, and the people that truly care about you will drag you from the very depths of the abyss, simply because they love you.

And I have no idea what happened between Dainsleif and the Abyss twin, why they decided he was their enemy and what he did to have them consider him a traitor. But it seems to me that even after they ditched him for the abyss, he still cares about them.

I mean considering the fact that the only time he ever remotely talked bad about them to the Traveler was when he called them stubborn (and from the character trailers it seems that Dainsleif has very strong opinions about people) he still seems found of them.

Maybe I’m insane and am the only one that thinks this way, but all that to say that I just adore the family/found family dynamics the three of them have.

Also I can’t wait to see Dainsleif and the Traveler bond more. I wonder what that will look like, and how closely it will mirror Dainsleif’s friendship with their twin.

#sorry if this is rambly #and if it didn’t make sense #I didn’t really plan out this post much #and this is all just my opinion of course #but I just love the three of them so much #I just want them to be happy #lots of text #genshin rambles #character analysis #found family #genshin impact #traveler aether #traveler lumine #aether and lumine #abyss prince aether #abyss princess Lumine #dainsleif #family dynamics

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burningthegallows · 2 years

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Fic Rec

Title: Harry Potter and the Future He Doesn’t Really Want, Thanks.

Author: orphaned on ao3

drarry

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Author summary: It was addictive, the feeling of Draco Malfoy telling him things in a soft voice early in the morning. Harry felt like he was taming a wild animal, or petting a cat that hated everybody else. This train existed outside of time, that was the only explanation Harry could come up with as to why Malfoy was actually having a civil conversation with him right now.

The summary I wrote before I remembered that authors summaries exist: Harry sees the future. Draco’s in it. Harry gets caught in the paradox of wondering if his future will be the direct result of him seeing the future. That’s a lot easier for him to handle than dreaming of Draco Malfoy wearing boxers with little tropical fish on them.

This fic is so cute. It really celebrates the bond between friends— old and new. Harry and Luna and Neville have such a lovely relationship (Harry describes Luna as “the sound of your favorite song given human form” and I just 💛🤎). Draco and Pansy are sharper, and maybe have more healing to do because of it, but that’s not all their relationship is about. And everywhere the author pushes honesty and kindness and approaching each moment with grace for yourself and others.

The plot is secondary to the characters, as the ending is given to us from the beginning, but the characters themselves are lovely and nuanced. Its the characters that really move the fic forward (and backward and sideways) — at a pace not unlike the speed of summer in London. Beginning in the middle, hesitant at first, and over far too quickly.

Anyway, if you’re looking for sweet, summer reading, I recommend this.

And to the author out there, whoever you are, thank you for not deleting this lovely story!!

#drarry #drarry fic #drarry fic rec #hp and the future he doesn’t really want thanks #I love smoking weed and reading fic #sorry if this is rambly #I get overly purple when I’m buzzed #oh shit actual tags ok #when I see orphaned fics I love #I always feel a bit sad #I hope the author has a good day #btw what’s up with tumblrs weird spacing issue in my posts

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clear-everblue · 2 years

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please. be fucking nice to cult survivors. some of us were raised in fear, and have a hard time trusting and keeping friendships. some of us were raised in subsections of religions, and are still very much turned away from the idea of organized religion. some of us were also ritually abused in these cults, and those who have especially need love and support.

sometimes we lash out or distance ourself, sometimes we seem to panic and react negatively to something ‘minor’ for seemingly no reason. please understand that’s there’s a story with us, and we need your understanding to improve ourselves and adapt. please be understanding im absolutely begging you

#sorry if this is rambly #im currently not feeling great #vent #ex jw #probably delete later I need to get it out of my system

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turinn · 2 years

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I keep wanting to write and then getting really anxious about it bc I know when I open requests I get overwhelmed and end up letting people down :(( I think i might TRY to write but for a little while I'll only be writing/posting things I came up with myself unless I get really inspired by smth that's in my inbox. That is if I can write at all? Idk this is just like. a Thought I guess I wanted to share.

#🌙.txt #sorry if this is rambly #my brain is still kinda uhh broken I had to stop uni bc of it :((

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teaboot · 3 months

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On of the less intuitive things about love, I've found, of any kind, is the importance of needing things.

I didn't realize it until recently, but I've always seen love as something requiring sacrifice, selflessness, patience, and generosity- to ask for nothing is to be the best person I can be, small and quiet and never in the way, always happy and helpful, self-sufficient and present when desired.

It's only as an adult, now, that I'm beginning to see the selfishness of wanting nothing.

I cut my friend's hair in my kitchen the other day. They wanted a trim and I had the skills, so I offered, and was genuinely excited when they stopped hesitating over "bothering me" and took me up on it. It was a peaceful afternoon, and we had tea and chatted for an hour or more.

My brother and I shared popcorn at the movies a while ago. When I came time to pay, I pulled my card out like a wild western sheriff and slapped it on the machine before he could fight me for it first. The satisfaction was delightful.

Someone called me crying on the phone the other day. Kept apologizing for disturbing me at work, talking about how they were bothering me on my lunch break. I was telling the truth when I told them that really, I was flattered and honored and relieved, knowing that if they were hurting I would know, that I didn't have to worry in silence. It felt good to hear them slowly come down, and to know that they knew it would be better soon, and to hear them laugh wetly on the other end. We're getting together for a visit next week.

It's hard to need things, if you've trained yourself not to. It's hard to want things, when you don't know how to want anymore. Trusting people is difficult, and so is relying on them, but I don't know where I'd be without the people who rely on me.

I've heard a lot of people say, "Nobody will love you unless you love yourself". I've had a lot of thoughts about it. It's not right, but it's not wrong, either, I think.

"Nobody will love you unless you love yourself"... I've always taken that to mean, "You will not be lovable until you develop a positive view of yourself as a person".

Now, I think it's sort of inside-out.

"Nobody will love you unless you love yourself"... because nobody can show their love to you in a way that you can accept until you treat yourself kindly, and learn what you need, and what you want, and how to ask for it, and then give that vulnerability away.

Love, for me, is someone I ask for a ride to the airport. Whether they end up doing this or not is irrelevant.

It's not needy, or selfish, or taking up energy. It's giving the gift of being wanted, and needed, and thought of. It's giving someone the security of being part of someone's life.

#Ramble #Sorry I just took my sleeping pills lol #Seepy

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spacenintendogs · 25 days

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me booping my moots on tumblr circa march/april 2024

#rose rambles #video #tumblr bullshit #sound warning #flashing #sorry forgot flash warning #boop

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scorndotexe · 1 month

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i can't lie to you i loveee bad endings sometimes. what if nothing worked out. what if the characters gave into their worst instincts. what if they became worse. what if there's truly no hope left. what will they do out of desperation? who will they become as their worst selves?

#sorry. i'm compelled by terrible endings.#persimmon's rambles

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jettreno · 5 months

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#the nefarious anglerfish #time person of the year #sorry for the uggo watermark #rambles

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camilleflyingrotten · 29 days

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#sorry for the rambling yesterday #I’m kind of sad I contributed to ruin some people experience of fandom with my nonsensical sht #tho I’m trying to not post everythg here lmfao #now back to posting #good omens #aziracrow #aziraphale #crowley #Twitter #procreate #digitalart #my art

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tariah23 · 3 months

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#sorry for reposting stuff so often now but I just keep…. it’s just all so…#eyes on sudan #Sudan #genocide #rambling

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trainwreckgenerator · 11 months

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totk spoilers

hi i didnt look up what amiibo do in the new zelda before trying it. spent about 3 seconds thinking they put that dog through a meat grinder. artists rendition:

#totk #totk spoilers #zelda #wolf link #rambles #hi. sorry

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bizarrelittlemew · 27 days

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i can't wait to be 30+ and still in fandom and i can't wait to be 40+ and still in fandom and i can't wait to be 50+ and still in fandom and i can't wait to be 60+ and still in fandom and i can't wait to be 70+ and still in fandom and i can't wait to be 80+ and still in fandom and i can't wait to be 90+ and still in fandom and i can't wait to look back on my life and know that i loved things deeply and passionately and was inspired to create and was part of communities with incredible people from all over the world brought together by the stories that touched us

#and still be mad at shithead executives for unfairly cancelling my pirate show #also imagine what my ao3 word count will be like. gonna be writing my little fics in the nursing home #sometimes when i get frustrated over my writing i have to remember that i've only been doing it for a little over a year #and not in my native language #there is still so much time and so much to learn and try and discover and explore and i am EXCITED #there is something so ancient and beautiful about humans being brought together by stories #storytelling is what humans have always done and will always do and what will always connect us #to our past to the future to each other #sorry for the 1 am ramblings #fandom #🐭📓

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