Dear Someone

and so easily that could have been “the silly, optimistic woman learns that the cynical, rational man’s view of the world is the best one” - because that’s often what we’re supposed to learn. “rationalist man” is the ideal. 

but Wonder Woman as a movie and Diana as a hero explicitly rejects that. her faith, her optimism, is not weakness, and rather than her closing herself off, she draws Steve out. 

Diana steps into the world and cries “that’s not fair” - the answer she’s given, from Steve and others, is “life isn’t fair.” that’s the lesson we’re supposed to learn.

but Diana’s response is “so we must make it fair,” and that’s the ethos of the movie. 

The person who owns the store is an older Muslim man. He’s always been nothing but friendly, to the point of letting me take the stuff I had planned to buy with the promise of paying him back once when my card didn’t work. 

Today I walked in and got my stuff, stepped up to the counter, and started to say hi. Then he turned around, motioned for me to wait a moment, and continued with what he was doing. It was only then I realized he was in the middle of his prayers. 

So I waited at the counter for a few minutes. Then he picked up his mat and put it away, came over, and gave me a free corny dog to thank me for my patience (and because we’re pals).

This is My America, or at least the way I want it to be.

that way we know we’re from tumblr without revealing anything

I’m just going to say this to strangers until i find a tumblr person

must keep reblogering!! Im going to be so suspicious if any one tells me this now!

Remember the answer is: I stole them from the president.

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me

Yes, I’m sad she’s gone but god damn I’m happy she didn’t take the cure and she didn’t stay for Julian.