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[reading] “the relationship between a warrior and a charioteer is a special one in ancient warfare”

sir so you're saying that Achilles and Patroclus were not only quite the couple but they also shared a brain cell by profession

heck I'm reading a Bhagavad-Gita excerpt right now and it looks like Krishna was Arjuna's brain cell too

so like is it legal for me to ask couples “which one is the warrior and which one is the charioteer?”

i love saiki kusuo because hes such a hypocrite. he always wants people to leave him alone and mind their own business, but then he turns around and he's like, "what? im supposed to just not spy on this guy for an entire chapter to find out if he's gay? i wanna know."

I want to see the notes of Kusuos dad. I need to see them‼️

It’s generally about his parents, I have more stuff that is tangentially related to them but that’s in my Kusuke section (which is much longer), plus all my on-paper stuff

Saiki K is great because it perfectly captures the experience of thinking you are so much smarter and more mature and less shallow than your fellow teenagers while also being exactly like them

[“Growing up in an upwardly mobile English-educated family in Kolkata meant that I had access to the United States Information Services and British Council libraries, where I would spend countless hours devouring the Atlantic Quarterly or Signs, learning about the emerging LGBT and new wave feminist movements. The splashy images from the twentieth anniversary celebrations of Stonewall in 1989 inspired some of us to start the first gay and lesbian support group in Kolkata.

We would spend hours in cruising parks and women’s studies gatherings doing outreach for support group meetings. Soon we connected with support groups in local cities and recently formed LGBT South Asian groups in major cities of the US and UK. We organized the first International South Asian conference on “Histories of Alternate Sexualities” in New Delhi in 1993 and in the following year the first International South Asian conference of gay men and men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM). Tensions existed along class and gender lines, and any conversations with Hijras (often referred to as third-sex-third-gender in South Asian countries) were barely happening. Our publications had to be trilingual to reflect the complex linguistic contexts of India, but at support group meetings, Bengali and Hindi-speaking men and women would often remain silenced.

At the core of these tensions was our own internalized classism and homophobia. The key organizers of these fledgling LGBT support groups were all upper-middle class English-educated men and women. We were well-trained, respectable Indian citizens. The feminine voices and flamboyant mannerisms of the non-English speaking Kothis were too disruptive for us. I would act polite and smile as I met Kothis in cruising parks and I would hand them flyers for the support group, yet secretly I hoped they would never show up at meetings. In the parks, they would walk in small groups, wear facial makeup, and speak in street Bengali. Their loud mannerisms and shabby clothing felt alien compared to my English-speaking, denim-sporting, globetrotting “gay” world.

Yet when I was harassed by cops at the parks, it was Kothis who came to my defense. One such incident happened on a dark winter evening. I was caught carrying condoms in my bag by the local police, who would haunt the cruising joints hoping to extract money from “cocksucking Kothis.” The two cops threatened to arrest me for distributing “profane materials.” I was nervous, and yet kept talking to them in English and broken Bengali, telling them that I worked for family planning programs. The cops laughed loudly at all my pleas. Three of the Kothis came running, yelling and clapping loudly, cursing the hell out of the cops. A small crowd gathered, and ultimately the cops left. As I began to mingle more with the Kothis, I began to face my own inner prejudices and fears. I learned that loud mannerisms, claps, and street-smartness were their way of surviving the harsh realities of working class femme men in Kolkata. I went on to build friendships with several Kothis. We would sit on a park bench and giggle over how we would love to be the “wives” of hot butch men.”]

— debanuj dasgupta, from trans/nationally femme: notes on neoliberal economic regimes, security states, and my life as a brown immigrant fag, from why are faggots so afraid of faggots? flaming challenges to masculinity, objectification, and the desire to conform, edited by mattilda bernstein sycamore.

its important not to apply modern labels to queer historical figures, but that also applies currently. cultures, languages shape identity.

i know "a he/they" is mostly used in a joking way, but it still communicates something. it does function as shorthand for an, or many, identities with specific traits. it might even seem vague and inclusive, and yet it's still hyperspecific and only real to english speakers. This idea of "they/them" becoming the third gender, mandatory pronouns for anyone outside of the binary is ridiculously exclusive to people who don't want to use them, and to the vast majority of the world's population, whose languages don't have an equivalent. Saying "it/its" pronouns are superfluous and attention seeking might seem like a reasonable stance in english (it's not, people should be called whatever the fuck they want) but there are languages where it/its is the most mainstream and common option for people who don't want to use he or she pronouns, and expecting them to reframe their identity to fit your language is cruel and self centered. same with people using both he and she pronouns. extremely common in poland, pretty rare for english speakers.

and this focus on pronouns is in itself very anglo-centric. pronouns are a shorthand people use to refer to you. imaging living your life in a language that barely allows you to say one sentence without gendering yourself and everyone you mention. your understanding of gender identity, the difficulties you face and what support you need from society with be drastically different.

not to mention cultures with established 'third gender' traditions (in itself an anglo-centric descriptor). are the hijra trans women? not really. kind of. some of them. I don't know, because I'm neither indian nor hijra. are two-spirit (again an english descriptor of countless identities) native americans nonbinary? not really. kind of. some of them. again, not my place to answer. statistically, not yours either. what is your place, is giving them the basic respect of not trying to squeeze their identity into categories unique to your own culture and language

Tbh I am an extremely chill person as long as certain things go exactly the way I need and expect them to every single day

what's the matter honey? you've hardly touched your fleeting experience of time on earth

where now is boromir the fair? he tarries and i grieve.

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I’m addicted to characters who believe themselves to be monsters or inhuman but are shown otherwise by a friend/lover/chosen family

FINALLY FINISH THIS DRAWING!! It took me a long time, but I'm very happy with the result ( ╥﹏╥)

Saiki's friendship group is so much fun to draw, and I love them so much (Poor Saiko, he's behind everyone) (っ´ω`c)♡

I really wish this and all future drawings of this account a lot of success ( ˘ ³˘)ノ♡

So excited to share with you my first Frodo and Sam mini Comic !!!

'As long as Sam Gamgee still talks about potatoes everything will be alright'

This took me forever but i sincerely hope you guys like it !!

I always loved the thought of Sam being comforting to Frodo by simply just being there haha

it’s rotten work // not to me. not if it’s in front of your wife, your mother in law, your sisters in law, the mayor of sanremo, the president of the region, and the rai board of directors, live on the italian state television

NOTTING HILL + references in pop culture

NOTTING HILL (1999) DAWSON’S CREEK (1999) 30 ROCK (2009) HAPPY ENDINGS (2011) THE GOOD PLACE (2017) WE ARE LADY PARTS (2021) TED LASSO (2021)

Hi! I'm My, I've just started making the webcomic External Memory.

It's an autobiographical strip mostly about myself and my wife and things I want to remember. Because we're both disabled, a big theme of the comic is life with (physical and cognitive) disabilities.

If you want to support this project, please consider reblogging this post! This post contains three images. First ID: hand lettered writing that says “external memory”. End ID Second ID: a four panel comic of a cat and a mouse in a kitchen. The mouse is standing on the kitchen counter and so is a plate with a steaming potato and a fork. In the first panel, the cat is doing a little happy dance, also indicated by the word “wiggle”, and chanting “potato treat, potato treat!” In the next panel, the cat puts a paw over their face and says “oh, that was embarrassing, I shouldn’t have done that…” which makes the mouse frown. The mouse says “yes, you should!” In the last panel, the mouse puts a front foot on the cat’s shoulder and says “you’re marching to the beat of the potato drum.” The cat smiles again. End ID Third ID: a four panel comic of a cat and a mouse sitting on the couch. The cat says “but that’s another thing that’s worrying me though! How can I be this sick day in and day out and then just… forget that it’s happening? If I was really disabled, wouldn’t I know it?” The mouse replies “you know, memory loss is one of the main symptoms of adhd.” The cat looks confused. The mouse adds “…you have adhd.” The cat is shocked and says “I do???” End ID

NASA visualization showing monthly global temperature anomalies between the years 1880-2021.

y'know what? fuck it! shout out to all my fellow "stereotypes!"

shoutout to my fellow autists who do feel like a kid in an adult’s body because their mind works differently. shoutout to my fellow systems who have alters that lash out, and/or alters of fictives from popular media. shoutout to my fellow bpd folks who get clingy and have abandonment issues. shoutout to the autists who act "robotic" and love trains or dinosaurs. shoutout to the people with OCD/OCPD who do get obsessions with cleanliness and orderliness, who do wash their hands over and over, who do lock and unlock the doors a specific number of times. shoutout to the people struggling with intrusive thoughts that do get the violent ones and the sexual ones, not just the self-injurious ones.

shoutout to my fellow flamboyant gays. shoutout to the lesbians who wear flannel and have buzzcuts. shoutout to the aces who like space and cake and dragons. shoutout to the aces who are stoic and don't have an interest in bonding with people even non-romantically. shoutout to the nbs with neopronouns and names like "star." shoutout to the queers(or otherwise lgbt+ folk if you don't use that term for yourself) who have dyed and cut hair, wear a shitload of pronoun pins, wear a rainbow binder that can be seen, and love talking about how much they love being part of the community.

shoutout to my fellow activists who yell and get mad. shoutout to my fellow activists who bring up the problems in things, even if it means "always making it political." shoutout to the feminists who don't wear bras or shave, and don't get along with men.

shoutout to the men who struggle with emotions. shoutout to the men who love blue and camo and trucks and fixing things and sports and hunting. shoutout to the women who cry easily. shoutout to the women who take hours getting ready. shoutout to the women who love pink and shopping and shoes and cooking and taking care of kids and cleaning.

i'm very white so i'll summarize the next one: shoutout to all the BIPOC fitting into "stereotypes" as well. if anyone who is BIPOC wants to give specific shout outs, go for it!

to anyone who fits these or any other "stereotypes":

You are not a stereotype. You are a person with traits and qualities. You are not doing anything wrong by being true to yourself, whether that means fitting expectations or not.

Anyone who hates whatever group you are in for these "stereotypes" would hate your group regardless; anyone who accuses you of "giving your group a bad name" is deflecting the hate onto you because it's easier to pretend that it's nothing they are doing that gets that hatred; the truth is, bigots are bigots and they will always find a "reason" to be hateful. You trying to avoid "stereotypes" will never change that.

(do not fucking clown on this post. you will not get a debate from me, you will get blocked.)

"aroace people do not exist" thank god. i am so tired of existing in late stage capitalism. thank you for giving me freedom. i shall not work or study anymore. only freeload. only nap. only eat. only bath. only sleep. only meme. for eternity.

Just started 1899 last night and the ship is called KERBEROS??? AS IN THE COMPUTER AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL (THAT VERIFIES IDENTITIES)??? WHILE EVERYONE ON THE SHIP IS LYING ABOUT WHO THEY ARE????

How Goncharov characters respond to you asking their pronouns:

Katya Goncharova: “Oh she/her Darling”

Goncharov: “Any pronouns are fine”

Andrei: *does not hear you in the midst of his rant about how god has abandoned the modern man*

We have Marisa Mell to thank for the most iconic scene in sapphic cinema history <3

I think what I love most about current day tumblr and it’s obsession with things like Dracula daily and Goncharov is that it’s a reminder that the internet and social media can be fun. It’s not all algorithms and selling things to you based on data the company got from tracking all your movements. Sometimes it’s about coming together to have fun over something completely superfluous and stupid but ultimately meaningful because we gave it meaning.

taken out of context, Goncharov is actually one of the funniest characters of all time.

he refuses to have sex with his hot wife. she invites him to dinner with Sofia (and was almost CERTAINLY going to propose a threesome) but he's like no thank you. i have to go stare into Andrey's eyes for 3 hours. he gets a motorcycle and crashes it 10 minutes later. he gives a eulogy at the funeral of a guy he killed. he picks a fight with a grandfather clock and the clock wins. his wife loses the mansion in a poker game because he was busy throwing a tantrum in his man cave and then she comes home and points a gun at him and he looks at her like a middle-aged suburban dad whose kids just broke the TV remote for the fifth time.

goncharov (1973) dir. martin scorsese // h of h playbook - anne carson // @/orpheuslament (x) // wolf in white van - john darnielle // “the gods show up” - michael kinnucan (x) // @/annevbonny (x)

Goncharov wouldn’t be half as entertaining if Tumblr weren’t completely and utterly willing to “yes and” all the initial flaws. Katya’s name should be Goncharova? Her calling herself Goncharov reflects her complicated relationship with both her gender and her queerness. Andrey’s name should be Andrei? No, because he’s actually a Ukrainian being mistaken for a Russian by the Italians, which is central to his character and the themes about identity and nationality in the wake of the collapsed USSR. The USSR wouldn’t even fall until 20 years after the film was made? Matteo JWHJ0715 was ahead of his time.

It’s a great example about how good faith approach to writing can really enhance the reading, when you treat flaws as opportunities rather than just nitpicking them or erasing them. The mistakes being folded into Goncharov makes for a deeper, stronger, and more interesting story than if those mistakes had never happened at all.

The Goncharov meme is such a fun little spotlight on how people view media. Like, fake academic analysis about a movie that doesn't exist. Cool. But that's only the first level.

Next you have posts recreating a modern tumblr audience "discovering" an older piece of media and engaging with it through the lens of fan culture. Particularly tumblr-specific fan culture. Particularly in a way that feels like it got its blueprint from Dracula Daily. (Shitposts and memes, intense love for the most prominent female character, reads of complex romantic dynamics between characters, etc.)

Then you get fake discourse about the fake fan response to a fake movie that are quietly complaining about real ways real people respond to real media. I.e., America-centric readings, shallow, shipping-based readings, fans lionizing a protagonist not meant to be admired, etc.

(My personal favorite are posts that recreate the experience of being told a piece of media is so gay, you guys, only to watch it and find it isn't even remotely, that fans who wanted queer subtext wrung blood from a stone and thoroughly misled you.)

I also like the extra-meta ones about "this obscure movie being recently re-discovered," fake film history about copyright battles or the original cut being suppressed, etc. And of course, Johnny fucking Truant is here to give his editorial take on it, as he should be.

Pale Fire, House of Leaves, Goncharov. Humanity is such that every now and then we need to get really invested in fake arguments about a piece of media that doesn't exist.

The most interesting thing to me thus far about this whole goncharov thing is that Tumblr has collectively constructed some pretty convincing side characters for this movie. Katya leaps off the page as this frustrated woman caged by her lack of autonomy, Sofia coyly plays both sides and acts above it all when really she's desperate for the same freedom Katya is. Ice Pick Joe is a less developed character who nonetheless acts as a stand in for the inescapable nature of cycles of violence. andrey, loyal to a fault, gets pulled deeper and deeper into goncharov's orbit until there's no way for him to make it out alive

and yet with all that I have ZERO sense of who goncharov is supposed to be himself. i've see a lot of stuff suggesting that the film is theoretically about loss, including the loss of one's identity, shown primarily through the way goncharov becomes unrecognizable to himself by the time of his death at the end of the film (seeing himself in a fractured mirror is a common motif). it's very interesting to me that we have a fine time coming up with a group of collective blorbos based on mafia movie tropes, but somehow the main character feels unknowable, to the degree that we had to make that one of the core themes of the film.

Andrei, is time something we were gifted, or all we really have left?

the clock scene is overhyped as hell and film bros ignore the importance of the apple scene bc they're afraid of the homoerotic undertones and i WILL die on this hill!