I’m going to Constantinople, that shit better not be Istanbul

Real shit

You know I know I reblogged this already with a joke but—

Re the tags “transphobic parents visiting their out adult children,” it’s even MORE appropriate because we do actually know why Istanbul is no longer Constantinople. It’s because the name came from Constantine, a Roman emperor who converted to Christianity in the third century and immediately decided it was the state religion for the entire Holy Roman Empire—hence the name of that.

Thing is, he was a complete warmonger and also Türkiye hasn’t had a Christian majority in over five hundred years. The predominant religion in Türkiye is Islam—90% of voting-age people in Türkiye are Sunni Muslim—and in the third century when Constantine pulled his shit, most of the people there were pagans. Instanbul was renamed to remove the name of a force that was oppressive and no longer appropriate.

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This young man you thought was your daughter Has a new name (Sam; he’s named for your father) So before you say ‘now where is my daughter?’ He’s the kid you recall, barely changed at all.

Trust me ma’am, you won’t want to bother Saying ‘you’re no son,’ if so, you’re no mother He’s afraid today, cause you’re coming over, And he’s telling you what he’s done

Now, you wouldn’t call Aunt Peggy ‘Margeret’ We all know she hates that name. Promise you, Sammy feels the same

So run that back: you don’t have a daughter, Got a son named Sam, and you are his mother If you can’t take that, then don’t even bother

And I’m sorry to say it but it’s true, He’ll be who is without you.

And I’m sorry to

say it but it’s true, He’ll be

who is without you.

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

words of affirmation

Haurchefant, my first ffxiv love <3

so i made a dumb quiz whilst a waited for ao3 to return....

which ao3 trope are you based on the ships you choose

when the hyperfixation kicks in like crazy and you end up reading far too many fics in a matter of days

jdndkshdjxidjdnksjd the order in which the episodes were released is so funny because

Hi I heard about the slightest possibility of Boatem buttercups and just decided to write a tiny thing with it. Short bc I don't have the time or wrist health to write more but I love them ok

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“I still think the dye was a little much,” Pearl commented as she wove flowers together with a masterful hand, “I mean, you're just stealing Jimmy's aesthetic at this point, aren't you?”

Grian huffed softly, rolling his eyes. “I'm showing team spirit, Pearl. And besides, you did...” He gestured toward her wings– feathered and shining a harvest gold. “...whatever that is, to your wings! That's way more than I did!”

“Should I have dyed my hair?” Mumbo asked, glancing up at the two siblings. “I mean, if you two are, well, so spirity...”

Impulse shrugged. “I already have yellow on me, so I think I'm good.”

Scar looked up from where he was helping Mumbo weave his own flower crown. “Well, I think you both look amayzin'. Just like real buttercups! Though Pearl, I'd love to know what sort of illusion magic you used for the whole look.” His eyes seemed to sparkle as he beamed. “I'm a curious man, you know!”

Pearl laughed, shaking her head. “A lady never reveals her secrets.”

“That's just unfair,” Grian muttered, “why do you get to keep secrets?”

Impulse smirked. “I think the better question is, why can't you?”

Grian shot him a glare. “I keep more secrets than you know!”

“Sure thing, poultry man.”

Grian squawked, and the rest of the Boatem Buttercups burst out laughing. “That's unfair, I've only told you four!”

Pearl set down her flower crown, raising her eyebrow. “After half of us found out on our own?”

Grian grumbled, going back to working on his flower crown. “You're all so mean to me.”

Scar laughed, reaching out and patting Grian's shoulder. “Aww, G, we don't mean it. I didn't know you were poultry man!”

Mumbo gave him a quizzical look. “Weren't you the first person–?”

“Nope!” Scar interrupted cheerfully. “Oh, Mumbo, you want to do it like this–” He went back to helping Mumbo with his flower crown.

Pearl hummed softly as she continued to make her crown, giving pointers when asked. Finally, upon finishing, she placed it on Impulse's head with a smile. “There ya go!”

Impulse chuckled, and gave Pearl the crown he'd been working on. “Just in time, apparently.”

Grian placed his flower crown on Mumbo's head, and Scar placed his on Grian. Finally finishing with his own crown, Mumbo gently set the crown he made on Scar's head.

“Perfect! Now we're all really the buttercups,” Grian declared.

This is probably the most inclusive post ever made on Tumblr

“What country is this about?”

“Yes.”

there's a kind of characterization drift that I've seen happen a lot in fandoms that lowkey infuriates me because it ends up with fanon characterization that is a full 180 degree turn from a character's original personality but I also understand and sympathize completely with how it happens. the character in their original work has a personality based around a few key traits, for the sake of explaining let's say the character is really kind and caring, and maybe in one or two scenes they're pushed to their limit and act really mean in a way that is very unlike them. as the nature of transformative fandom is often about exploring elements that were missing/barely there in the og works, fans think "oh I really want to delve in on this character's mean side, it's an interesting nuance to them and I want to examine it," and through feedback loops you end up at a place where their prevailing fanon personality is a borderline violently aggressive asshole. again, I totally see where this comes from, and it drives me insane.

live laugh love </3

spamming ‘aeiou’ in the minecraft chat 

it's been more than a year since I've enter this fandom and I'm still not normal about this two

Does your WoL go by any nicknames - and how do they feel about them?

i love office supplies. i like to make this empty shipping tape container walk around on my desk. these are like quadrupedal megafauna to mee

the main oddity of adhaesus scotchi is its single row of short, incredibly fine teeth. a filter feeder, perhaps?

adhaesus has a mutualistic relationship with the siphonophore p. viscida, the brightly-colored carapace apparently acting as a protective “shell” for individual colonies. nature is fascinating!

PROMISE?

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