Words of My Life

Anthropology major answer: “There absolutely was such a time! Modern humans and our ancestors shared territory numerous times over prehistory with cousin species like homo neanderthalensis, homo floresiensis, and many, many others!” 

Mortuary science answer: the “uncanny valley” markers resemble the appearance of corpses and decay, therefore we are naturally repulsed by anything that resembles the dead to avoid exposure to decomposition and/or whatever created that appearance.

Antique doll nerd answer: but the Uncanny Valley can shift culturally over time! the first “creepy doll” movie only came out in the 1930s, and before that, most evidence I can find of people in Europe and America being frightened by dolls was for a specific reason- if a doll had an exaggerated facial expression or a mechanism that broke easily and made a scary noise once damaged, for example

history nerd answer: a lot of the reflexive “oh shit that’s not human” traits are traits of severe infectious disease. tuberculosis and leprosy can both cause facial distortions, for instance. many of the ‘walking dead’ type legends are associated with tuberculosis in particular; a late stage patient has the pale skin, prominent cheekbones, and seemingly huge eyes we associate with vampires and the more dangerous kind of fairies.

history channel answer:

Sorry but mine is funnier:

Sorry but mine is funnier:

I would like to write again.

ginny: aren't you tired of being nice?

ginny: aren't you tired of being nice?

in case anyone was wondering, this is Dean Balsamini; the NY Post reporter who doxxed a 23 year old EMT for having an OnlyFans account despite her begging him not to publish the story after he snooped around on her anyway.

A reminder to everyone that outing a sexworker is an act of VIOLENCE as long as we are still fighting for decrim.