Always Forward, Never Backwards

I DIDN’T LEARN ABOUT THIS IN DRIVING SCHOOL

Stop says the red light, go says the green

Wait says the yellow light, twinkling in between. 

KNEEL, SAYS THE DEMON LIGHT WITH ITS EYE OF COAL  SAURON KNOWS YOUR LICENSE PLATE  AND STARES INTO YOUR SOUL

THIS IS ALWAYS FUNNY

I’ve only seen this legendary post in screenshots

Yeah sex is cool but have you ever been on tumblr before December 17 2018?

Floor Slut is full.

reblog if its friday and you made it

I don’t care why, this is hysterical.

This is the best kind of prank.

No scares, no injury, no property damage, just confuse the hell out of someone.

In 1989, China was at a crossroads. The Cultural Revolution had destroyed China’s economy and culture, and only recently ended with Mao’s death. There was real uncertainty over what would come next. Deng Xiaoping, who replaced him, slowly rebuilt China, transitioning its economy to capitalism (pronounced “Socialism with Chinese Characteristics”).

While Socialism with Chinese Characteristics was definitely an improvement over the mass murder and the dismantling of social institutions during the Cultural Revolution, it also brought with it more corruption and nepotism. All the old problems came back, and workers and students couldn’t help but notice that the West seemed to have fewer of these problems and also had this interesting social technology called democracy which was maybe related.

So started the 1989 Democracy Movement, a series of protests that sprang up across all of China, asking the government for democracy. The biggest and longest-lasting protest was in Tiananmen Square, which if you don’t know where that is, you can think of it like protesting in front of the White House.

And at Tiananmen, they built the Goddess of Democracy out of papier-mâché and a metal frame.

The students who created it said:

Less than a week later, the protests and the sculpture were destroyed by the People’s Liberation Army.

These words speak to me a lot, and I hope they are never forgotten. Especially this line:

I have faith that one day, this really will happen. It’s such a powerful symbol. Until then, I think the best thing we can do is help keep this hope alive and known.

There’s a replica in San Francisco Chinatown:

And another in Washington, DC, twoish blocks north of the Capitol.

And a few others around the world.

If you live near one of these, please visit, and take your friends with you. And tell them the story of the students and workers who dreamed of a democratic China.

The People’s Liberation Army rolled into the Tiananmen Square on this day 32 years ago: June 4th, 1989. In China, it’s called the 6-4 Incident. Today is a good day to tell this story.

(While I have you here: Some people on the internet get annoyed when Chinese people don’t realize you’re talking about the 6-4 Incident when you mention Tiananmen. This is kind of like getting annoyed that if you mention Kent State to someone in Ohio, they don’t immediately think of the 1970 shootings. Please don’t be that kind of person.)

Who's gonna pay for this kid's therapy though?

(Also the impeding Disney copyright lawsuit) via

I don’t have or want context for this

Black Swan (2010)

PARASITE (2019) 

Dir. Bong Joon-ho

*texts bae at 3am* hey baby, according to this buzzfeed quiz you’re only 48% in love with me ????? hmm 📝