HEYYO

his name is ethan peck!

another fucking goyische spock

Arizona Republic, Phoenix, September 20, 1942

glad to see that absolutely fucking nothing has changed since september 20, 1942

I don’t believe in astrology but one time when I was in college I was complaining about how dumb astrology was and after a while someone on the train went “Shut the hell up and let people have fun you Capricorn sun, Virgo moon bitch” and I was like what the fuck

Then I went home and looked it up and they were right so I don’t say anything anymore

Symbolic

Neoliberalism

Just so everybody knows, this interpretation of the Yale strike is from Fox News. What is actually happening is if a graduate WORKER must stop fasting for health reasons or otherwise collapses, they can start eating and another graduate worker can take their place.

My graduate worker’s union just fought my own university tooth and nail to keep our benefits and make our lives more liveable. Graduate workers and students are paid poverty wages, when we often are supporting our own families while under the poverty line. Don’t let this shitty interpretation of a very real struggle going on in so many US universities color how you view union struggles in higher education.

So in Wonderland, that mysterious invisible figure was communicating with Magnus through Thieves’ Cant, right? And that figure ended up being Barry. Meaning at some point, extraplanar researcher and overall nerd Barold J. Bluejeans learned thieves’ cant. Did he get into trouble at some point and got pulled into a thieves’ guild somehow? Or was Barry’s case more like:

Bad News: Our team needed to convince a group of rogues that we were trustworthy.

Good News: We didn’t have to go on some kind of elborate sidequest to earn their trust.

Bad News: My boss finds it very concerning that I know Thieves’ Cant, and tried to unlock my Tragic Backstory™. I was too embarrassed to admit that the reason I learned was because, at thirteen, I figured that was the kind of skill that would impress cute girls.

Good News: A cute girl saw me do it.

Bad News: It was Lup, and since she’s already seen me fall out of several trees, cry because I saw a fawn that was just too damn small, and knows I can ride a unicycle, she’ll never think I’m cool no matter what I do. It’s too late. She knows.

petition to get rid of gender completely because its too confusing to figure out the Vibes. instead we can just use whatever zodiac sign we feel matches our personalities most as an identifier. instead of “gender expression” we can just wear our signs on our shirts in various colors and-

hey dave do we need to talk

what are you saying this is the best idea anyones ever had

you know it’s true

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inspired by x 

Types of people: Hours of the day

02:00: Never seems to sleep. A bit self-destructive. Dark circles under their eyes. Longing looks. Dreaming of a better place. Always tired. Dark sense of humour.

04:00: Works too hard. Litres and litres of coffee. Lives off of instant meals. Talks too fast. Always in a hurry. Has big dreams. A bit clumsy at times.

06:00: Early bird. Bright smiles. Always singing under their breath. Sunrises. Making breakfast in bed for a loved one. Easily irritable. Wants to be friends with everyone.

08:00: Hard working. Knows how to balance out their life. Plans their day down to the last minute. Always in control. Not afraid to put people in their place.

10:00: Lazy mornings in bed. Wants to travel the world. Always manages to get the job done at the last minute. Handpicked flowers. Falls in love easily. Soft voice.

12:00: Sunny days. Bright smiles. Cares a lot about everyone. Wants to change people’s lives. Always trying something new. Tries their best to cheer up a sad friend.

14:00: Able to take a nap anywhere. Forgetful. Talks a lot or not at all. Hesitant touches. Doesn’t easily connect with people. Could probably change the world if they actually tried.

16:00: Snaps easily. Will fight you. Not afraid to stand up for themselves. Believes the world can be a better place. Wants to be the change the world needs.

18:00: Long work days. Always giving their best. Home cooked meals. Sunset picnics.  Always manages to make time for the ones they love.

20:00: Only puts effort into things they enjoy. A bit of a pushover. Always trying to be better than they are. Thinks too little of themselves. Always there for everyone.

22:00: Always up for a party. Loud laughs. Doesn’t stay around for very long. Not quite sure what they’re doing with their life. Very passionate about everything they do.

24:00: Long, strange conversations. Believes in ghosts. Binge watching new shows. Lives in the extremes. Likes to spend a lot of time alone.

ive said it once and ill say it again but if you live in like . california or another state where lgbt shit is decently accepted please be mindful of the fact that others have it worse than you. Indiana very recently tried to pass laws that allow for same sex couples to be banned from restaurants, in lots of states conversion therapy is still legal, and gay people are still beat for simply existing. think about that please

not to mention in lots of countries its still very much illegal and people are killed for being lgbt

yes this is fine to rb. if u live in a privileged place id appreciate it.

Today I discovered this writer’s tactic to face her fear of rejection and failure, and it’s honestly very inspiring?! This kinda rewired my brain and I feel everyone should read and think about it.

Read her short article here

I wish I could sort polygon videos based on who is in them bc MAYBE I just want to see simone! hmmm???

Hey, I’ve made this! It’s not fully finished - so far the playlists only cover the last 2 years of videos for each person - but it takes a surprisingly long time to complete when you need to click on each individual video to see who’s in them (and boy has Polygon made a lot of content).

Criteria: Polygon employees who aren’t Nick Robinson (none of these playlists have him in at all). Other than that, I have playlists for most Polygon people :-)

Enjoy?

oh man this is great!!!!

Broke: trans men and butches are two sides of the same coin

Woke: gay manhood and gay womanhood are two sides of the same coin

Like, the former is a t**f style take on gender abolition where we treat “biological sex” as some profound truth, the latter is actual gender abolition informed by the fluidity of the trans experience

i feel like this speaks to my experience? i used to be terrified of the idea of being in a relationship with a man or having sex with men because of heteronormativity told me that loving men and being a woman are the same (i am transmasculine.) so i identified as a lesbian for like six years. AS SOON as i realized i am not a woman and never was, i also realized i like men. how do you go from being a wlw to mlm in .0002 seconds? because heteronormativity tells you that loving women and manhood are the same, and that loving men and womanhood are the same. so as an egg, not dating men was the only thing that made me feel free from expectations of womanhood. but now that i know i’m not a woman, i know that loving men cannot somehow turn me into one.

tldr before realizing i was a trans mlm, identifying as a wlw was not a step further away from my truth, but a step closer, because gay men and gay women have way more in common with each other than lesbians and straight men (or gay men and straight women) ever could

^^^^This is a great addition and yeah, also a common experience among trans women and trans men

here’s tonight’s mood

For Maori who don’t fit neatly into carefully constructed moulds of gender and sexuality the term takatāpui can be a relief.

Scholar Elizabeth Kerekere argues that pre-colonial Maori were sexually experimental people who openly accepted gender and sexual fluidity.

Anyone who didn’t fit into heterosexuality was considered “takatāpui”.

Kerekere, who identifies as lesbian, has spent five years writing her PhD and discovering new evidence takatāpui existed in pre-colonial society. It was released recently at Victoria University.

Now she’s on a mission to normalise the term and create acceptance for LGBTQ Maori.

“Takatāpui were part of the whanau, we were not separate, we were not put down, we were not vilified for just being who we are,” Kerekere says.

Other Polynesian cultures have similar concepts for non-binary people like the fa'afafine of Samoa, the māhū of Hawaii, and the fakaleiti of Tonga.

Kerekere, 51, says the story of takatāpui can be seen in chief Wiremu Maihi Te Rangikāheke’s telling of the famous Maori love story between Hinemoa and Tūtānekai. In Te Rangikāheke’s version when Tūtānekai falls in love and marries Hinemoa, he laments the loss of his intimate relationship with a man named Tiki, his hoa takatāpui.

Kerekere says the fact they were sexually intimate was pretty obvious.

“Some people say that’s not sexual but then what do you think ‘intimate’ means?”

Maori were sex positive before colonisation. This can be seen in stories and songs, Kerekere tells the Herald, like the waiata about an elder woman singing about how her vagina used to travel the country.

“Sex was a normal part of life. There was a lot of pride in skill. If you wanted to have sex you should be good at it.”

Kerekere’s thesis cites the story of missionary William Yates being sent home to England for engaging in mutual masturbation and fellatio with more than 100 young Maori men. What was interesting was that in the court news it said “the Maori weren’t ashamed and did not believe anything to be wrong”, Kerekere says.

“He was just a massive embarrassment to the Church because everywhere he went he kept doing it.

“The key thing was that it was accepted by Maori.”

As English culture spread to Maori, sexual freedom was stamped out, Kerekere says. Women and children were seen as the chattel of men and subservient.

“Colonisation changed everything - our expression of sexuality, women having control of their own body, female leadership.

“We lost all of that, having fluidity, being polyamorous … our sexuality was stolen.”

Kerekere analysed 150 proverbs on gender, relationships and sex for her thesis. She drew and painted them to find patterns in their imagery. Fire and “talking in the night” were common metaphors for sex, she says.

It was when she found the whakatauki (proverb) “Nga korero ahiahi o Hinewha” which literally translates as “the night-time talks between women”. After looking at other metaphors Kerekere believes it actually means sex between two or more women.

“'Talking in the evening’ often was an allusion to sex. When you see all these other examples and in each one it means sex, that means this one also means sex.

“You couldn’t have sex during the day, that means you’re lazy. There’s lots of whakatauki about sex at night.

“It’s the first new proof of takatāpui in decades. When I found it I was crazy excited.”

Kerekere believed she had found two other whakatauki, one alluding to polyamorous male relationships and another a female polyamorous one.

Rainbow Youth have recently released their second resource on takatāpui called Growing up Takatāpui: Whānau Journeys to engage families in their child’s journey.

Communications manager Toni Duder said it was key to use the concept as a way to honour Maori culture and their ideas around gender and sexuality.

“Using the word takatāpui says you’re significant, this is a part of your Maoriness, be comfortable with who you are.

“Being Maori and having diverse gender or sexuality, these things aren’t in conflict. They’re actually really compatible.”

The goatpocalypse is upon us. (via KTVBJoe)

Updates have since come on this subject; we now know where the goats came from and I gotta tell you, it is better than you could possibly imagine.  See.

These goats got loose from a goat rental service.

You may be thinking, who rents a goat?  Who rents a hundred goats?  What are they for?

They’re for eating.

Specifically, they’re for eating unwanted, flammable vegetation that can contribute to the spread of wildfires.  Some people whose property tends to grow such vegetation, keep their own goats.  But for some people it works out better to just rent some goats.

So.

These are Professional Eating Goats.  They are trained to thoroughly and methodically scour an area of plantlife.  And they came to the suburbs.

And they did their jobs.

I’m so proud of them.

old concept sketch for a commission that never got off the ground. never founds its wings, you might say. fufufufuffufu

This is funnier than anything shitpostbot could ever dream of.