The Wallpapers of my Mind

The writers of this show are fucking brilliant

Unpopular opinion that shouldn’t be unpopular: anti-bullying programs in school that don’t address the root causes of bullying - which are almost invariably larger forms of bigotry and oppression like racism, ableism and homophobia - are completely useless and ultimately futile.

kids get bullied, frequently, because they’re “weird”. but it just so happens that the traits society calls “weird” are overwhelmingly related to poverty, minority religion or ethnicity, neurodivergence, non-straight sexuality, and gender non conformance. 

funny, that.

“Maybe you should stop being ‘weird’ and start acting in a way that makes other kids like you”

stuart semples still at it, fighting the war against anish kapoor

I’m a little frustrated that people think Stuart Semple is just putting these colors out because of Anish Kapoor. Stuart Semple has been working on these pigments for years. He has spent a lot of time and energy creating these pigments + a line of acrylic paints. The popularity of Pink BECAUSE of the Kapoor feud has given him the monetary support necessary to produce the rest of these pigments and the glitter. But he’s been working on them and trying to get them made for a very long time. Like by all means, continue to support Semple. Continue to get enjoyment/entertainment out of this feud. But give credit where credit is due - Semple spent years working on this, he didn’t churn it out in a week becuase of Kapoor.

That’s actually neat to know, because it kinda did look that way. I appreciate you letting us know!

talking about Rosie The Riveter, fun fact: while the We Can Do It picture has become the most-well known depiction of her in modern times, it wasn’t really a famous image when it was made—in fact, it wasn’t even intended to be her

the most famous depiction of Rosie The Riveter during WWII was probably Norman Rockwell’s painting 

note what she’s resting her foot on

WHOA SHE’S BUFF.

s w o l e

One of my favorite papers I ever wrote was on the historical and feminist impact of Rosie. I could rant about her for days.

i know carrie’s death is devastating, and i know we’re all mourning the loss of such a bright soul, but in these dark times please don’t forget what she taught us.

don’t forget that your mental illness doesn’t define you, but it’s not something to be ashamed of, either. don’t forget that you are so much more than it. don’t forget that you are not alone in your fight.

don’t forget that a jewish woman was a princess, and a general, and that she kicked some major ass.

don’t forget that you are beautiful no matter what age, no matter how your body has changed, no matter what unrealistic standards you face.

don’t forget that carrie was so much more than just princess leia. she was an author, activist, mother, friend, inspiration.

don’t forget that carrie would be so, so proud of you, just for being here and for continuing to keep fighting.

in my preschool class we’re holding “class president of the day” elections this week.  we already elected our first female president on monday, even though one of the boy’s campaign promises was to “bring jewels” to the classroom.

tuesday: we talked about the real election happening today. one child says she hopes hillary clinton wins and all of her classmates chime in with sober agreements. one boy says voting for the drumpf “would not be a very good idea.”

they elected the other female candidate today in our mock election, so she won over the jewels boy and the other boy, who said he would make bracelets for the entire class. my students are surprisingly practical, seeing as they voted for the candidate who would clean the school and help them with their work.

once president, she did do those things, but also punched one of her constituents into the sandbox, so, i mean … she’s sort of a typical politician i guess

wednesday: the children announced tensely to me that trump won the real election. one boy said, “i still don’t like him, but we can’t say we hate him, because then we would be saying we hate the president.”

i said that was true, and that saying we hate him sounds a lot like something trump would say. they nodded and continued to help the toddler class students get their snack plates to the table without dropping their apple slices.

they elected one of the girls again, so she served her second term by helping her friends button their art smocks before we made our galaxy paintings. (because if you think i’m gonna create an art lesson plan to focus any more attention on this shitshow of an election, you are wrong.)

neither of the boy candidates have stood much of a chance in this race so far. one of them came to me and said he was rethinking his campaign promises, and could he make a new poster

he got a paper and wrote a huge list of ways that he would help keep all the children safe, including reminding them to use walking feet and not to touch broken glass. then he volunteered to work in the toddler room and cleaned up all of their messes, and moved all the shelves in my room so he could clean behind them.

i’m feeling so hopeless right now, but these children remind me that there is a future and they. are. it.

thursday: today i was very pleased. our president today is the little boy who made changes to his campaign promises. he also wore tyrannosaurus rex foot slippers. when the voters were shaking his hand to congratulate him on his victory, one said, “good job, and thank you for having monster feet”

he watched everyone like a hawk to make sure they were being safe, and then spent the morning writing in his journal about how much he loves all of us and his bicycle.

(via sjmattson)

Also earlier today I saw an article about how the marines in Pirates of the Caribbean have uniforms from 1747. Like, clearly not. Obviously 1770s. 

the costuming in that film is all over the place. then there’s the letter from George II? But like Jack Rakham was just killed and he died in 1720? 

WHAT YEAR IS IT POTC? WHAT YEAR? 

There are zombies and a kraken, and I feel like they fail to draw a clear line between the navy and the EITC in any of these movies, so I feel like we’re beyond dates where this series is concerned…

You have entered generic age of sail fantasy land. Names mean nothing in those movies. The Georges are just generic English names for Kings now. Jack Rackham is just a generic pirate name in that verse. Like all the generic medieval fantasies that pretend to be set in the dark ages, yet there’s a printing press and random ppl can read and there’s always a William and a Lionheart for some reason.

Also, it’s been a while since I watched these movies, but don’t some of the larger ships have crossjacks?

why is the EIC in the west indies anyway? WHAT ARE THEY DOING THERE. BECKETT YOU’RE LOST. GO HOME. 

I guess because no one has heard of the south sea company and that went bust around 1720 anyway but who the fuck knows what year it is. 

we are lost in a void of ships and jack sparrow’s stupid face that I hate and in the end we are all Governor Swann fighting the Skeleton Hand. 

And how did the East India Company get a 100-gun ship and why is Beckett in command of it? And how can two frigates take it out? Yeah, okay the Flying Dutchman is a magic ship, so maybe, but the Pearl isn’t? And why can two people sail the Interceptor, you need at least a crew of twenty, two people can’t take care of all the sails and steer it is not possible they couldn’t possible control that thing.

And who makes a movie in which two fleets are about to go at each other and then only three ships battle it out and the rest just watches and goes home afterwards what is this waste of my time.

it’s such a hilarious combination of weird and inexplicable decisions re: filming. 

That is why the best bit in all of the movies has to be the bit in the fourth one when the Spanish show up last minute and just plain destroy the McGuffin of the Week because it was against God (though the lone English marine who tried to defend it is my fave character forever. RIP you were too good for this series).

It’s like the realest shit that ever happened in one of these movies…

Jumping into this conversation to agree with all of this, particularly the frustration with that movie in which they have TWO GIANT FLEETS which don’t fight each other, because they clearly thought nobody wanted to watch a giant ship battle for some reason (they are very very wrong), and also the hilarious Spaniards in the fourth movie who absolutely steal the show. They are by far and away the best bit of that movie (though the hilarity of the missionary guy being seduced by a mermaid - I think? It has been a while - is also pretty great, mainly because they just seem to have given up with sense in that movie.)

(I also do actually genuinely enjoy the first one, because it is kind of creepy and I like the level of supernatural in it. They are also less into the confusion about the East India Trading Company, the navy, what year is it, what history is it etc)

I agree with all of this. I’ve heard it said the producers claim it’s a mishmash of stuff from 1700 - 1750, but personally I put it in the mid to late 1760s. It’s all fucked up though. 

Not that this is the sort of film to search for any sort of historical accuracy, of course, but it still makes for a fun experiment. 

I’m actually thankful Magical East India Company took over as the baddies in 2 and 3 because it brings Redcoat Killing down by 100%. 

The thing is Beckett just sort of took the Redcoats and made them EIC soldiers? Or something? Because it’s all the same actors. Even the navy was appropriated by the EIC in a manner that is laughable. 

My only argument for 1720s, and I totally, totally agree that it’s all ridiculous and we none of us can truly pin anything down date-wise because WHO KNOWS, but my only thing is that it’s King George II in the second movie (and third? or fourth? or whichever, one of the later ones). We see his name and signature for a fleeting moment. That’s my one thing. 

Also Rakham’s death. But w/e on that as it’s never explicitly stated that it’s Rakham’s body we see in the beginning (the one with the sign ‘Pirates Ye Be Warned’ which grammatically makes no sense since obviously the Y is shorthand for Th but w/e this is Disney)

They struck lucky insomuch as they could cite a historical precedent, to a degree - in the late 1700s/early 1800s the British Army struggled to stop officers from defecting to the East India Company’s military, given that the Company offered far better pay and more perks. Especially in places in India, the Army was seen as the second-rate choice for military advancement. So they could say that the Company sort of “bought up” the Royal Navy elements in the film (though of course it would never have happened to such an extent in real life, and it’s a stretch to imagine so many of the rank and file leaving the Navy and then reenlisting in the Company). 

ah ok I didn’t think that happened until later - like mid-19th century later. So good work on Disney for hitting something sorta-kinda-can-be-argued accurate-ish there hahaha. 

But yeah commissioned officers jumping ship is a bit farcical. Also as I read the films as being 1720 so that is still a bit early as the EIC wasn’t yet the massive power it became (on its way, certainly, but not there yet). But god, I mean what do I know, it’s Disney. 

Fun fact - the very opening shot of number 2 featured the blue-coated East India Company troops in Port Royal, and a quick view of the actual, real East India Company flag (which doesn’t appear again in any of the films);

With only the stripes on view in the shot, and the blue coats with red facings, my immediate reaction was “oh my God it’s the American Revolution and the Continental Army has taken over Port Royal.” Now that would have made for a different film.

I mean, John Paul Jones was a pirate, right?

I work at the National Maritime Museum and this was the most entertaining read I could have picked for my break. I felt the need to share it with you guys.

Sebastian’s full interview with Rares Nastase for Pro TV Romania

Sebastian’s full interview with Rares Nastase for Pro TV Romania

Serious levels of awesome :)

I can only repeat myself: “Swing out is awsome. Even if it is animated.”

Fckng amazing job!

If your job can be taken by a hypothetical unskilled, non-English-speaking illegal immigrant or outsourced worker, I’m going to give you some bad advice.

I’m going to give you the same bad advice you gave millennials: stop whining, you’re not entitled to anything and nobody owes you a job.

I’m going to give you the same bad advice you gave minimum wage workers: stop being lazy. Get a skill. work harder and you’ll move up.

I’m going to give you the same bad advice you gave sexual assault victims: you should have made better choices and this wouldn’t have happened to you.

And when you find that this advice is not helpful or even true, then instead of attacking your fellow worker, the one who’s willing to work for less than a legal wage to feed his family, maybe you should go after the structures of power that allow and incentivize your employer’s choice to relocate your job.

This is amazing

Just kinda wanna be braless and eat fruit in peace tbh

So did Eve and look where that got her

I don’t know about you, but there are days when I could go for being braless, eating fruit and bringing about the downfall of man. 

Reblog if all you want to do is be braless and eat fruit and bring about the downfall of man.

Are you fucking kidding me

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