i think makeup can be artistic expression i also think sometimes people are lying about it being about artistic expression and would in fact be a lot happier if they had never been told they had to wear it
the litmus test i use for this on myself is asking myself the question of “am i trying to bring something about myself out– be it physical or emotional– or am i trying to hide something?”
if you’re using contour to hide a double chin it’s not art anymore. i’ve had to tell myself this many times. you are worthy of being seen as you are. yes it is very scary but it’s worth every second.
Infatuated with weird gender vibes. Reblog if you have weird gender vibes, want weird gender vibes, are also infatuated with weird gender vibes, or would like to have your brain surgically wired to a biohorror mecha.
I know I’m preaching to the choir but like. You know you can wear masks for other sicknesses. Not just covid. If you have the flu or a cold or a stomach bug you can still wear a mask to help prevent the spread of it to others if you insist on going out! I just think it’s the polite thing to do
Especially since people’s immune systems are getting weaker and weaker due to covid damaging the body’s immune system. Illnesses that for most people never used to be much of a big deal are getting increasingly dangerous for bigger and bigger parts of the population.
Genuinely can’t stand the new favouritism towards video format. You want me to spend a whole two minutes listening to someone say out loud a paragraph I could read in 20 seconds?
(This is about tiktok. I hate tiktok.)
It’s not just tiktok, it’s everything. I’m tired of clicking on news articles and instead finding it’s a video I have to watch. I’m tired of being sent to a video when I want to learn about a new thing instead of an article I can skim in less than a minute. You mean you want me to sit through an entire video, listening for the one kernel of information that’s buried in there that I’m interested in? Nah, man, life is too short to waste it like that. I don’t know why any of you like videos lmao.
Thank god someone said it holy fuck!!! I hate video formats!! Hate hate hate!
And it is legitimately impossible to find information on certain subjects in non-video format. “Internet lore” subjects are almost exclusively the domain of videos. Minecraft redstone tutorials? Fuck you, here’s a video.
Watching things is for some reason something I cannot get my brain to do. I don’t watch tv or movies because passively looking at a screen is not engaging enough and I get distracted, and I can’t just glance backward like you can with a book.
This is an accessibility issue. I’ve been required to watch films for classes before and had to break them up over multiple days, listen to their audio while playing minecraft or some other activity to occupy my hands, or just straight up bullshit using wikipedia summaries and stuff.
You know how when little kids try to explain something to you, they stop and start their sentences over and take forever to finish the explanation? That’s what video format is like for me. It’s just SO SLOW and takes FOREVER to get to the point compared to reading, and if I miss something or get distracted, I have to rewind the video and try to go back and catch it again.
And I can’t quickly, visually skim a video to see if it will have the information I need. If I hit skip, I might miss something important. I can’t go through the subheadings like I can in a written piece of text. There might BE an outline with subheadings for the video, but skipping forward might make me miss the handful of frames they’re displayed in. I can’t screenshot a sentence in a video so I can look at it later when I need it.
I also just process less when i’m watching a video. If I’m not doing something else while listening to the audio, I’ll miss a LOT. Information in video format just feels more ephemeral in my brain.
Someone sent me a video essay about the history of 2b2t (the minecraft server) but I haven’t watched it yet even though i’m really interested in it.
My heart breaks at the thought of all the information out there that I can’t crack my way into because the only way it’s preserved anywhere is in video format
Rich people openly brag about intentionally choosing to live off of other peopleโs hard work, while they shame poor people for receiving financial assistance that they need to live.
people talking about australia like they do japan and korea
UGH this reminds me of bluey s2 e3 so badโฆ imagine growing up Australian and having fairy bread and pass the parcel at birthday parties ๐ฉ its so crikeycore
Yes, people do need to take accountability for the partners they choose to date, at least to some extent. And no, this doesn’t apply to abusive relationships, that situation is entirely different.
I’m talking about white people who date other white people who are openly racist. I’m talking about “allies” who date other people who are openly homophobic and transphobic. I’m talking about liberal women who date very conservative men. And seeing bigotry as nothing more than a “political issue.”
Of course, it’s different if your partner lies and actively hides their political views from you. But if your partner is openly voting for people like Trump, openly supporting conservative politicians, openly hating/harming minority groups, then you should leave them. And you should be held accountable if you to choose to stay with someone like that.
similar thing with friends. no more ‘oh, that’s just Racist Jim. he’s a bit crazy but he’s a good dude’
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