sweet savage prince

I mean a huge reason why I overidentified with gay men in tv/movies as a teen and didn’t identify with a lesbian character until I discovered Fun Home was bc gay men are allowed to be gender non conforming in mainstream media. OF COURSE there’s problems this: “the sissy” stereotype, femininity in men being a punchline or punished, can be a shallow stand in for actual complexity ....but it EXISTED and I identified with the difficulty of being a man and not being to perform “masculinity” correctly. Most lesbian characters, if they exist, have no problem performing femininity and their attraction to women is just an accident that doesn’t seem to inform any other aspect of their character. Much to think about.

i was worried my cat is dehydrated because i never see him drink water so i’ve started leaving a cup of water that’s “mine” (aka he sees me drink out of it once before he does) in my room so he thinks he is being a rebellious naughty by drinking out of it but rlly he is just following my plan & being hydrated .

God in the Garden of Eden

Absolutely obsessed with the implications of this comment

guys will be named after biblical saints and heroes and have nary a godly quality about them.

i can’t believe tomorrow is a new day and i have to suffer thru the entire thing again

fake conversations in your head of you venting to someone

working through trauma by yelling at no one while driving alone

validating yourself by imagining situations where bad things happen to people and you save them

reinforcing trust in your loved ones by imagining situations where bad things happen to you and they save you

Explaining things to your therapist in an imaginary session

Projecting all your trauma onto an imaginary character and imagining others comforting them

Wanting fictional characters to have all the emotional support and physical affection you’ve always wanted

Writing a character that goes through the same troubles as you and give them loving family and friends to help them cope

these are actually healthy copong mechanisms

Oh, thank goodness.

You know, if Netflix wants to end shows after two seasons to move onto new material then fine. But they need to admit it and actually END their shows. Like. If you know you’re going to end your show then end it instead of making everyone angry and leaving it hanging. Tell the creators up front “you have 20 episodes in two ten episode seasons, that’s it” and let them go. It will make for better shows because the creators know what they have to work with, happier fans because the shows get real endings, and plenty of room for new material. Win win win all around.

#*remus lupin voice* why did that student loan check turn into a sad frog

which is worse: man who likes music or man who likes movie