So many fandoms, so little time

My unpopular opinion is that in languages with grammatical gender like french, it does make sense for Murderbot to be referred to by whatever pronoun is usually used for robots or constructs. (In french, therefore, grammatical masculine.) Because there are no traditional « it » pronouns in these languages for objects, and while there are neo-pronouns, they are things one must choose for themselves. Do you honestly think MB actually spent time thinking about its pronouns?! No it didn’t. On forms it picks « non-applicable ». When people ask it what pronouns they should use, its honest opinion is « why do you even need to talk about me. Just don’t fucking do that. Don’t think about me either. Just fucking stop perceiving me altogether! »

Thinking about what pronouns to use probably makes it way more uncomfortable than letting people call it what they’ve already been calling it. Making a conscious choice about its identity? And telling other people about it??? No thanks bye, it’s just gonna walk into the ocean now, see you never.

Lbr it probably thinks the only bots that get fancy pronouns are comfort units, and the pronouns are probably shoved into them by humans same as everything else. MB would meet a bot using a neopronoun and it would wish it could barf. Because in a language like french, he/him and she/her, when applied to objects, ARE fulfilling the function of the english « it ». Nobody is saying the table is a woman or related to feminity in any way outside of stand-up comedy; when it comes to objects grammatical gender really has fuckall to do with human gender even if we use the same words. Even animal species names have grammatical gender and everyone gets that there are male and female turtles even if the word « turtle » is a female word, it’s not that confusing.

(I know this is strange when your language has different pronouns for people and for objects, but understand that english uses the same word to indicate if I’m addressing one or many people, and that is confusing to me.)

TL;DR; stop harassing international fans for not getting the correct MB pronoun in english right off the bat. Yes in english calling it « he » or « her » or « them » is upsetting because it’s projecting an identity unto it. But same goes for trying to get a foreign language translation to use a pronoun intended to express or showcase an identity (or even a lack of one!). Murderbot has not thought about it this hard, refuses to think about it this hard -> and that is its only canon accurate gender identity.

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A bit of soft Crowley/Aziraphale sweetness.

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i know people have brought up the idea of Stormtroopers Under Vader’s Command Have A Vader Cult before, and i know a lot of people think it’s a little gratuitous, but i have some thoughts:

in conclusion, Stormtroopers Start A Vader Cult isn’t actually the most out there take in the world.

the “your pathetic devotion to that ancient religion” guy is just mad he can’t get his troops to stop worshipping Vader in the breakroom

So Fox News ran a story about how they think libraries are turning into drug-infested sex dens and I am shocked, shocked that I was never offered any drugs during my 15+ years working in libraries.

Where do they think the sex is happening?? Every single aisle is lit in that horrible LED lighting. The teens don't even make out here anymore.

As a state certified librarian I can assure you that you just have to go into your local library and ask if they're participating in the new Fox News Hysteria program smh. If they're not, you'll just have to renew your library card and use the fun and valuable resources they're offering right now, such as wifi hotspots, museum passes, dvd lending, mid level adult erotica, ebook lending, and printing! 😔

I walked up to a restaurant entrance at the same time as this guy and he held the first door for me and then I held the second door for him and he said "we call that the Midwestern two-step" with a laugh and I've been thinking about it all day.

I love that Aziraphale didn't just miracle them a free table-- he influenced a five foot horseshoe of free space around Crowley's half of it at midday in a wall-to-wall crowded pub so his snake husband would have room to lounge.

Aziraphale must be a triangular prism🙌🙌🙌

Anyone here LOVES Buz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996)? Because I do😍✨

• Crowley + Aziraphale •

Today I imagined the scene of Romeo and Juliet's first meeting at the Capulet party and I HAD TO draw Crowley and Aziraphale in the same iconic scene💖✨

Ps. I swear, drawing the armor destroyed me. I need to sleep so bad.

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I try not to reblog politics but come on!

i got spanish anon hate for this one btw

Reblog to give prev a magical amulet that protects them from headache

crying and sobbing y'all when people said that you only add scenes that advance the plot they didn't JUST mean the overarching plot. they meant the plot of the book... entirely. like a conversation between two friends can advance the plot by characterizing them and grounding them with a meaningful relationship. if your book doesn't have "filler" it's missing emotional beats. which are plot. which are important. fun and whimsy aren't mutually exclusive from what "needs" to happen in your book. the advice isn't bad it's just taken too literally stop come back.

It's always weird to me whenever I see people saying "all you really need is like a minimum or 3 or 4 products" when it comes to makeup or skincare for your face because like.

IDK. Maybe it's because I was raised by [largely black] feminists. Maybe it's because I was raised in an environment where there is a religious objection to makeup. Maybe it's because the significant majority of my friends both growing up and even nowadays don't wear makeup unless they are deliberately trying to make a statement or draw attention to the fact that they're wearing makeup. Maybe it's because the only times I've ever worn makeup were due to ballet competitions and I had to be pinned down and forced to wear it.

Anyway the minimum anyone, literally anyone, ever needs is a clean washcloth and clean, warm water. UV protection if you'll be out in the sun. And if you're experiencing anything literally any skin issue, talk to a dermatologist about products that may help alleviate your symptoms, including oral medication.

You wanna wear makeup? Wear makeup idgaf. But "the minimum you need is a good foundation and-" no. The minimum you need is to clean your face with water. If you're finding that's not helping your skin, and it's a chronic problem? You probably have a health problem you need to talk to a doctor about.

You

You get me.

Your skin does get dirty and needs to be cleaned sometimes. That is just a fact of life. Also please do your best to prevent yourself from getting skin cancer, it's a very preventable death and all you need to do is wear sunscreen if you're going out in the sun.

That's it. Moisturizer? Really depends on your situation. When in doubt, ask a medical professional what's best for you, not the internet. Cleanser? Same thing. Creams and ointments? Same thing. Oils and serums? Same thing. A significant chunk of these products do jack shit and aren't regulated so God knows what you're smearing all over your face first of all, and second of all most actual dermatologists don't love that people who don't actively have skin conditions are smearing all sorts of unknown products all over themselves without having any idea what these products do or what's in them.

It's skin. You have to clean skin sometimes. And if you're finding that regular hygiene isn't enough to resolve a symptom you're experiencing on your skin, you probably should see a dermatologist so they can guide you to the right solution, because sometimes it's oral medication or a hormonal imbalance or a prescription only scream or even a specific brand of over the counter product.

If you're someone who enjoys putting 10 different things on your face then enjoy, I'm not going to stop you. I'm just not here for the "all anyone needs for skin care is this ointment and this serum and that massage stone and this cleanser and that moisturizer and we can't forget the foundation and the blush and you know you really should do some lip gloss and some eye liner and while we're at it-"

Just wash your skin. If you're noticing a problem, go find someone who can actually help you using more than snake oil miracle cures. And I think society should maybe stop pressuring people into thinking their faces are naturally ugly and filled with problems for existing as faces.

I love this because like 99% of this kind of paleoart is patriarchal Man the Hunter type fantasies but these guys are just like “fuck it we’re outta here”

we have not changed.