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tumblr what is wrong with you first the walrus vs fairy thing and now this? are you saying it's less fucked up to find out you're not a biological organism than find out you're a human created from one parent-twin who is genetically identical to you?

Clone: horror at the lie of your body (for what purpose? how many are there? are they like you?)

vs.

Robot: horror at the lie of your mind and your humanity itself (have you ever actually had a thought of your own, or is everything you are/you think/you understand just created by another person’s brain? whose mind/brain are you?? whose thoughts are in your head?? What does it mean to “think” when you’re only a manmade echo of humanity constructed from Boolean logic loops? Do you even have a soul?)

There’s a CLEAR ANSWER HERE.

clone: you are the theft of another being, inextricably tied by the blood running through your veins they may not have even given to you. you aren't you, you're them, you were made to be them, you're not different, there shpuld not be a you, you are them,

robot: ok well im a robot so show me my blueprints so i can install a sword in my arm to beat up ppl that i dont like. what the fuck ever. can i run doom

every now and then I get amazed by how much I love music like wow. I love music so much. music is so cool, I'm so glad music exists. music is the best thing this world has to offer and we can listen to it all the time, it's mindblowing

Hilda by Duane Bryers

More Hilda!!

in this family we love and support Hilda.

Yes! Hilda!

What i love about this artist’s depictions of women is even the sexualized ones the woman is always genuinely happy and enjoying herself. Frolicking or making funny faces, she’s living her life and looking sexy while doing it, not sitting in a sexual pose for the audience’s view.

I always forget about Hilda and am so pleased when she randomly shows up on my dash. Always makes my day

I love Hilda so much and I want her to be happy

My favorite thing is how Hilda is always doing something and having a BLAST! She’s not posing coyly for anyone, she’s having her own adventures and it’s not about the viewer at all

Always reblog Hilda!

HILDA MY LOVE

Sorry it’s early but you really can’t use fanfiction terms in a non fanfiction context like if someone is trying to sell me a book to read and they tell me there’s an enemy to lovers I would be annoyed because why are you spoiling the story lol

sorry op this is kind of a tangent but this is why i hate how booktok has not only affected how ppl talk about their fave stories, but how it's basically gnawed its way into how publishing companies promote books. it basically encourages authors to build their entire story entirely around marketable tropes so that they turn more of a profit

"it has enemies to lovers!" "it has friends to lovers!" "this is a slow burn!" WHAT IS THE PLOT??? what makes your story unique?? why should i read it??? describing your story entirely in tropes and fanfiction terms makes your story sound extremely uninteresting lmfao.

Fanfiction is for when you want to read familiar characters in a setting where you already know what's going to happen. I care about this coffee shop au because I already love these characters and just want to see them in fun familiar situations

Books are original content for new stories new characters in new situations. Why should I care if it takes place in a coffee shop? Give me a reason to love these characters!

-Tiernan, The Prisoners Throne

does anyone have that unsettling oil painting of a dark window with a sheet leading out into the darkness? it did the rounds on tumblr a while ago and i need itttt

YES THANK YOU

Dragan Bibin, Dead of Night

@lee-and-other-things​

i don’t… see a dog???  👀

Litmus test for “is the brightness on your phone too low for art appreciation”

Concept drawings by Hermann Warm for THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920).

Basically, our reaction to a walrus knocking:

Vs

A fairy knocking:

when you drink all the wine in the house and then you have. :( no wine in the house

me when i excuse myself during a dinner party to sneak outside and milk more cabernet sauvignon from the Creature

had food poisoning when i posted this

Well if you'd pasteurized the Cabernet Sauvignon you milked from the creature maybe you wouldn't have gotten food poisoning from it.

oh suddenly everyone's an expert on the Creature i milk

y'know how in some areas like south asia, the caribbean, and so on, feral dogs are a serious pest issue, and some people kill them, eat them, etc? and yknow how that fact absolutely horrifies people in countries like the US? i wonder how many of those dog defenders fucking hate pigeons.

also makes me think of the time someone bought a pig that was being sold as a pet, killed it, and ate it and i remember a bunch of redditors thinking that was the funniest shit, meanwhile i'm still hearing talk about how "chinese people eat dogs" like its fucking horrifying.

the dog is a sacred animal in USian Culture; it is considered a great taboo to kill one, let alone to eat it. many cities and towns in america section of portions of land, called "dog parks", for dogs to hunt, fight, and even play. despite this, the american often takes this sacred animal everywhere he goes; if one spends a few minutes in any city, he will see dogs of all shapes and colors walking on expensive, personalized leashes. some people will even bring their dogs into stores and restaurants, despite the hygeine issues these animals provide. so next time you see your local canine, remember that in the United States of America, he'd be treated like royalty!

the dog is so revered in usamerica that they named they staple food, their main source of nutrition, their most important nourishment after it, one might even perceive some sort of psychosexual veneration in this treatment, since this ubiquitous dish is prefaced by the word "hot", an epithet usamericans constantly use to refer to individuals they find sexually attractive

The Usonians have even named their mating rituals in honor of the dog, referring to intercourse without protection or lubrication as "rawdogging." The "raw" implies that the act of unprotected sex is like an uncooked canine. Furthermore, if a Usonian citizen is held in high regard, it is said that they "got that dog in them." The leading theory is that the dog is revered as a fertility deity of some kind. This theory is further supported by the term "get knotted," which

Consider, too, the American tradition of updog;

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Erm…looks like we’re trending again.

Why?

@neil-gaiman I definitely need “Why? Love.” in your handwriting (and your signature) as I want it tattooed on me. It’s the answer to everything, when 42 won’t quite cut it.

Take your pick!

the fact that eric kripke isn't even christian really adds something to the way christianity is depicted on supernatural. because its really not about being christian at all, but about living in america, a country dominated by christianity, and having to decide for yourself how to handle that. faith is huge in supernatural, and the mythology of the show is very bible-centric, but notably, christ is never there. even sam, who starts out revering the angels, who once said he prays every night, doesn't actually call himself a christian or imply that he believes in jesus--the show is steeped in christianity and biblical lore and yet neither sam nor dean are christians. in fact, over and over again the church itself is depicted as a haunted house that sam and dean will only ever enter as strangers, as outsiders. priests, preachers, faith healers, chapels, crypts, etc. are all just iconography that create an intense sense of unease that sam and dean respond to instantly. as a jew, its very relatable. an essential part of living in america when you're not christian is that exact sense of unease, of knowing that the culture of your country has ensured that you'll get knocked over by christianity no matter where you go, that you'll see hundreds of people truly believing they're good people while doing awful things in the name of their god, and you have no choice but to confront that. kripke gets it

the epic highs and tragic lows of literally just being in my head on a perfectly normal day

Someone please explain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape

all the photos of him are like this, I love that this guy understood he had been born with the face of a wizard or axe murderer and just leaned fully into it

he knew EXACTLY what he was doing

he got what he wanted

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