a billionaire can never be held accountable, therefore a billionaire must never make a management decision
ask not for whom the doctor peppers
That’s a common misconception. Doctor Pepper peppers doctors. How else are we supposed to get seasoned medical professionals?
they're called human rights because you get them by being human. No ifs no buts. Everyone gets them. Yes even those people
Hating Muslims does not help Jews.
Hating Jews does not help Muslims.
No one benefits from synagogue shootings.
No one benefits from mosques on fire.
I will never, ever believe that bombing or committing violence at a place of worship is okay... Ever. I don't care what religion it is. And you think that killing someone because of their religion is okay, get the fuck off my blog.
may be a hot take but i think the fact minors can access 18+ content by just clicking a button that says 'yes im totally over 18 trust me' is like. totally fine tbh. its a non-issue. i dont care if curious teenagers are looking at porn. they've been doing that for as long as porn has existed. id rather teens explore their sexuality through images on the internet than rush into real life experiences when they're not ready for it yknow. the UK is trying to put stricter age verification in place (which in turn is becoming an online privacy nightmare) and like. for what. who is it helping. why is this a problem.
People panic about "But what if kids pick up bad ideas from it???"
When I was a kid, Power Rangers got banned at school because we all thought it was incredibly cool and kept trying to kick each other in the head. No-one bothered explaining "Those are trained actors and it's all practiced, they don't *actually* hurt each other, and you're not good at that yet", they just banned it.
So we went to the park after school and read Kim's smuggled copy of the Power Rangers magazine and kicked each other in the head there instead.
(This is a metaphor, but it's also literally true. So much kicking in the head.)
God forbid parents actually talk to their teenagers.
It fucking astounds me how many people completely understand “being treated like a child is horrible” but never reach the very logical conclusion of “we should not treat children like that”
Reading Magnus Hirschfeld's Sexual History of the World War:
There are a lot of interesting anecdotes that could make good story prompts. I'm especially intrigued by his discussion of gay and trans soldiers (fighting for Germany in WWI). If you want to write a queer historical drama and have the ability to say "based on a true story," consider writing one of these:
Trans man petitions the army to be let in on account of having a male gender identity; is allowed to transition because they confuse him for intersex (full story described here).
Trans woman, after going to war as a man and becoming dysphoric, contemplates switching places with her butch sister when visiting on leave. According to the text, Hirschfeld talked them out of the scheme by telling them they would get caught and suffer a horrible punishment, but what if they just agreed to his face and perpetrated the masquerade in secret? Technically, there's no evidence they didn't.
Closeted trans woman observes a fellow soldier put on drag for a performance and reads them as a fellow trans woman. Everyone comments on how the drag performer must have studied female behavior in great detail to reproduce it so authentically. She tries to explain that the performer might be female in mind and spirit, but no one understands.
Gay officer of large stature ironically nicknamed Baby falls for gorgeous blond-haired blue-eyed 18-year-old ensign Karl, who he soon learns is also gay. Baby takes Karl under his wing, mentors him in the art of war, and shares a friendship so close, so pure, that everyone around them admires what they have together. Karl moves in with Baby, and they have sex with efficient, aesthetic perfection. Tragically, the military catches onto what's going on, sends Karl to the front lines, where he is killed in action less than two weeks later, and takes Baby to court, where he delivers a cinematic line that it is their job to prove his guilt; not his to prove his innocence. He is found to have a mental illness, which is how they conceive of homosexuality, and is dishonorably discharged. He is left with his thoughts, and he muses that the whole affair brings him sorrow but not regret. He believes that he and Karl honorably served their country, and he is left feeling pride.
"Friend" is an AI wearable device designed to provide "companionship + emotional support"— i.e replace human friendships. Its literally an AI chatbot that you wear around your neck. "Friend" just paid for the largest ad campaign in NYC subway history
And Every. Single. Poster was vandalised, it literally looks like some of the most beautiful art you have ever seen
Please read this article called "I hate my friend"
Official ominous sign