And don't think your situation is going to be "so sad that it'll pull on their heartstrings" and make some insurance company do the right thing.
Unfortunately they've heard it all before. They're desensitized and it's just going to sound like whining. Maybe, just maybe, people in the US shouldn't NEED to rely on their heartstrings to get medical care.
A satirical papyrus showing a lady mouse being served wine by a cat while another cat dresses her hair, a third cares for her baby, and a fourth fans her. The mice have hilarious huge, round ears.
Where: Egyptian Museum Cairo
When: New Kingdom
In this case the word "satirical" is being used to help cover up the existence of the brief Mouse Dynasty, which occurred between the Eighteenth and Nineteenth dynasties, following the death of Pharoah Horemhab and his appointment of the palace Mouse, Pnw I (pronounced penoo) to the throne. Following the death of Pnw XIth, three years later, Ramesses I took the throne and the Nineteenth Dynasty began. Most traces of the Mouse Dynasty were eliminated, but several have survived.
Ive noticed recently that my generation has... no concept of what the various economic classes actually are anymore. I talk to my friends and they genuinely say things like "at least i can afford a middle class lifestyle with this job because i dont need a roommate for my one bedroom apartment" and its like... oughh
You guys, middle class doesnt mean "a stable enough rented roof over your head," it means "a house you bought, a nice car or two, the ability to support a family, and take days off and vacations every year with income to spare for retirement savings and rainy days." If all you have is a rented apartment without a roommate and a used car, you're lower class. That's lower class.
And i cant help but wonder if this is why you get kids on tumblr lumping in doctors and actors into their "eat the rich" rhetoric: economic amnesia has blinded you to what the class divides actually are. The real middle class lifestyle has become so unattainable within a system that relies upon its existence that theyve convinced you that those who can still reach it are the elites while your extreme couponing to afford your groceries is the new normal.
Middle class is being able to live 3 months comfortably without a paying job.
I think it's also important to note that this is not just a generational thing. In the US, at least, there is a LONG-STANDING allergy to acknowledging class as a Thing, which has resulted in people thinking of themselves as "the middle class" from minimum-wage workers up through actual millionaires. For as long as I've been old enough to pay attention to politics, I've seen politicians talk about bringing back coal jobs or raising the minimum wage to help "the middle classes", and also repealing estate taxes that affect only the wealthy to help "the middle classes". And I can't help but think that erosion of a working class identity is very linked to the decades-long destruction of unions, for example.
Tl;dr - all of the above is correct but I don't think this is "young people not understanding"; I think it's systemic.
I'm gonna link to the animations in case y'all either don't remember or have never heard of some of these.
A quick note: these were made in the 2000s. Comedy is subjective, there's some strong examples of dark and/or "lolz teh random" humor in these. Maybe some cultural blindness, too. That said, enjoy a time capsule of stuff made before/during the birth of Youtube, now hosted on Youtube.
I can’t chose!!’ But I have introduce my 5 yr old to Badgers, PBJT and Kenya…
you know it really isnt immoral, if you do it right, to raise cows and sheep for meat. so. well. i think there should be a story about, vampires who have a town of humans that they keep well-maintained, so long as the humans donate their blood once a month, like vampire blood farm stuff
but instead of antagonistic everyone's like. no he's a nice man you leave the count alone. he keeps us safe and cared for and he just needs a lil snack now and then, it dont hurt anyone. like a cow that loves the farmer and the farmer that loves the cow, even with both knowing one will end up on the other's table. because its like. its like. cows just have such pretty eyes, you know? they love you so much. i think it should be like that
literallyyyyyy
i want to be part of a vampire's herd. and i want him to pet me like a cow
Made the worst brownies ever created just now
Chat where did I go wrong
what was your recovery like on the top surgery if you don't mind me asking? I've got like d cups and think about slicing those puppies off frequently. it's not like, bad enough that i'm miserable but i have no positive feelings about them
I had a pretty easy time, I think! I think I had... man I can't recall. C cups? Not the biggest but big enough that I hated them because I never wanted them to begin with. And now I have nothing there at all and it's such a relief. I actually can't remember what it felt like to have breasts anymore, this version of my chest is how it feels like it's always been even though I know that isn't the case.
these posts have the same vibes imo 💯
and this tweet as well
this also
Just so you know, whenever we invent yet another fake fandom character, they inadvertently blink into existence, ill-formed and meaningless, only to be trapped within the hellish liminal space created by the zeitgeist of our collective consciousness.
Make room for Orangutan Johnson
You have to recognize your capacity for harm. You cannot omit the harm you've done to others to remain "good." Anybody can be a bigot. Anyone can be an abuser. Anyone can harm anyone at any time even those who have been harmed themselves. The world is not made up of victims and villains only, this is life, not a Saturday morning cartoon and you are a human being who can or maybe even has hurt others and you HAVE to acknowledge that to learn to be better.
platos allegory of the cave but you have to call the shadows things like "seggs" so you don't get kicked out of the cave
Duck Amuck | Director: Chuck Jones | Studio: Warner Bros. | USA, 1953
NOT ME YOU SLOP ARTIST
This is a close up? A CLOSE UP YA JERK! A CLOSEUP!
Alright, let’s get this picture started! (The End) NO NOOOOO!
One of the defining moments of animation history.
“Ain’t I a stinker?”
In Babylon 5, didn’t one of the non-humans think Daffy was the god of frustration?
Holy shit, this is nearly 70 years old. This would have been right on the heels of color television being commercially available to the public.
@amayatepes look at this
LMAO
Huh. That’s just a whole ass Daffy Duck cartoon.
Everything about this cartoon is top-notch. The timing, the animation (watch Daffy’s different walks) the art; this is a treasure
I absolutely love all your creepy and weirdly shaped characters, so might I share my creepy little babies that I randomly doodled?
Don't mind the random little words, but I feel inspired by your work and wanted to share :)
WOAHH Thank you for your kind words, it means a lot to me when my art inspires other people O: I really love these funky creatures, so I've made a little fanart of them for you! I hope it's okay c:
Ma I've made it. I got screenshotted and posted to tumblr.
Sucks that "sleeping together" refers to sex. Sometimes a fella just wants to snooze with a pal.
Reblog if you wanna snooze with a pal
