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“Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience, and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level. That’s the way the system works. And since we know that the system will not change the rules, we are going to have to change the system.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
i cant believe ppl still use this gd website
breaking bad, fight club, rick and morty, clockwork orange, and the catcher in the rye are all arguably good things - but if a man says they are his FAVORITE book/movie/tv show? RUN.
Can someone explain this to me?
They’re all works that are examinations of compelling but deeply flawed (usually narcissistic and violent) men. People rightly like all these works because they are good, but the implication of the original post is that if a guy says they are his favorite work, he is probably misunderstanding the point of the work and instead idolizing the male protagonist and is unable to recognize their flaws.
Didn’t even the creator of Fight Club advise against a relationship with anyone who said it was their favorite movie?
Not just that, he also started refusing to sign for folks at book signings if they expressed admiration/admonishment of Tyler. At least one person he straight up asked “You know he’s the villain, right?”
The author of the original book AND the director of the movie adaptation. On an SDCC panel, Fincher said, and I quote: “My daughter had a friend named Max. She told me Fight Club is his fav movie. I told her never to talk to Max again.”
These things are not exclusive to men. I recall very vividly being first recommended Fight Club by a punk girl, back in high school. The fact that is so very common for boys to take a different message out of these kind of tells something about the way boys are raised, how masculinity is presented.
Breaking Bad is mainly about pride and ego. Fight Club is about a disconnected society where meaning itself became entirely secondary. Rick and Morty is about the connections we make with those around us as a way to build something meaningful in a meaningless universe. There’s something in these young men that makes them not see these points. Instead, they focus their attention on the most basic characteristics of these narratives: a revolt against an “unfair” situation, a cathartic adventure filled to the brim with aggression, maybe indifference, or other forms of violence.
This speaks of a sense of entitlement, when you come to think about it. This admiration, the idolizing of Walter White and Tyler Durden, is a projection. “These guys are doing what I would like to do”, not because of capitalism owning them, nor that they found their joie de vivre in making drugs, but because “I deserve better too”.
some thoughts on self objectification
Holy mother of hell
this is a huge reason why lesbians can go years just not figuring out that they aren’t attracted to men. when your whole understanding of attraction is “objectifying yourself to the point that you understand intimacy as a performance to be the perfect sexual object for a man” then the question of who and what you desire isn’t even being asked- let alone answered.
Alia Shawkat photographed by Dan Doperalski for WWD magazine (2016).
“is that you?” “……………….yah.”
“hi welcome to mcdonalds what can i get for you?”
“yeah can i get a deluxe quarter pounder with cheese?”
“absolutely, do you want the meal or just the sandwich?’
“uuuuuh hold on”
*fishes something out of my pocket*
“mikey what do i do?”
“get the fries. youll need the energy in the coming days”
*stuffs it back in my pocket*
“uhh yes please the meal would be great”
serious question: can anyone else see this post? am I hallucinating?
“Monica”, by Hera Lindsay Bird (via leha314)
last one’s a huge mood
this video emits so much positive energy
When the bard rolls a 20
Bringing this back because THIS IS BRITISH CULTURE AT ITS BEST.
my favorite thing about humans is that if you make the right sounds, an entire pack will gather and sing along and be happy about it.
Reblog this within 30 seconds in order to receive luck in your efforts for romance, assistance in your relationships, and/or to help easy conflict in your current relationship. Likes charge.
Heal me
William Scott (British, 1913-1989), An Orchard of Pears No. 7, 1977. Oil on canvas, 20 x 30 in.
evidence that ancient paleolithic venus statues were made by women who were examining their own bodies and sculpting them from their own point of view, not, as previously assumed, exaggerated features from an outside perspective
Me after finally replying to the six people who messaged me: amazing. I am so great I love getting back to people
Me when they all reply immediately: goodnight for now I’ll get back to you in the next couple days I’m going on vacation with limited access to emails please do not CC me
