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 - every man in the world is crazy about you, from the dashing naval officer who asks for your hand in marriage to the handsome young blacksmith’s apprentice who you met as a child and feel a strong bond with to the devilish pirate lord who saves your life and flirts with you shamelessly and you make out with him once but it’s for a good cause

 - you have two weddings, one where you femme it up and then it turns all emo when it rains on your wedding day and the groom is dragged off in chains by another guy who secretly has the hots for you and then you have a second wedding where you dress as a man because you’re the pirate king now and you exchange custom vows and witty banter during a sword fight with zombies

- a random pirate you knew for half an hour names you his heir and now you command one of the biggest and most important fleets in the sea

- not only that but you became the Queen of all pirates who now obey you and are at your command. You use your powers to destroy the fleet of the East India Company

saw this on Insta and the idea that people who are anti-AI are just using it anyway like... willing to give it up? I ACTIVELY AVOID THAT SHIT BUD! WHAT ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT?

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The jeans problem was the favorite lecture one of my philosophy professors in college gave about the history of jeans and how it ties into capitalism/mainstream culture absorbing and monetizing any counterculture it encounters. So prior to the 1950s jeans were mostly an item of work-wear that you wore on the job as a farmer or factory worker or miner because they were cheap, durable, and hard-wearing. If you were off the job you'd wear what we'd call now dress pants or slacks. This changes in the 1950s when youth culture start wearing jeans as regular clothing, again because they're cheap, durable, and hard-wearing. But then jeans get absorbed by the culture and we start getting designer jeans, acid-washed jeans, pre-ripped jeans, and now we got people shelling out hundreds of dollars for "povertycore" aesthetic. And now jeans aren't even cheap, durable, and hard-wearing.

Honey Possum or Noolbenger (Tarsipes rostratus) feeding on nectar, looking for nectar... family Tarsipedidae, order Diprotodontia, found in SW Western Australia

One of the world's smallest marsupials, weighing only 7 - 16g.

The reclamation team was beginning to cycle through at the end of their shift. A woman in red armor passed him. "You looking for green bean? He went that way," she pointed before continuing on her way.

His emotions took a predictable trajectory. The fear gave way to irritation. Once his gaze fell on his son, relief squashed all else. Then came the urge to voice a gentle but stern reprimand. The admonishment stalled on his lips before the words could form.

Grogu was standing atop a heap of charred debris. With hands outstretched, he moved one piece at a time from a specific area in front of him. The force gave him precise control as he lifted and set aside different shapes and sizes of scrap. His little forehead was scrunched and his eyes were intently locked. This was the determination and focus of the hunt.

"What are you looking for, kid?"

Another bit of junk rose, snagged on another piece of refuse, then jerked up and to the side. The hole in the layers he'd created threatened to cave in. The hill he was standing on swayed.

"Grogu," his father warned sharply.

His whole demeanor changed. He threw his arms up, his eyes widening with delight. The smile and upward tilt of his head beamed with pride and accomplishment. He'd found the whispers that called to him. He'd found the heart. The force once again at his command, he bid it to rise from the rubble. Out of the ashes of conquest levitated a star, black with flecks of white. As it rotated in midair, it shone white with streaks of black. Like a black hole, it seemed to suck all light and sound out of the space it occupied. It was the encapsulation of all that haunted him merged with promises not yet realized.

Grogu drifted it over to Din, who felt another round of emotions assault him. Dread twisted his stomach. Then a fierce rejection. Reluctant acceptance snuck its way in. Running was cowardly. He was not a coward. The sense of approval was Grogu's and it layered on top of the quick succession.

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By definition you can't accidentally queerbait. Queerbaiting is specifically using a same sex pair from the show to market the show to queer audiences with no intention of ever following through on a romantic relationship.

There is officially licensed Destiel merch signed off on by Kripke. Teen Wolf had a commercial with the actors for Derek and Stiles draped over each other talking about being "on a ship." Both shows actively used scenes between them as marketing while actively mocking fans for wanting them together. Sherlock has multiple characters refer to Johnlock as a couple, including characters we're supposed to believe are never wrong about human behavior and pushed those scenes in marketing. Then they acted insulted when fans saw them as a couple.

That's queerbaiting.

Done on accident it would just be queer subtext. Done because they had no other choice due to censorship is queer coding.

The specific meaning of the word is really starting to get lost and it's a pretty important one to keep accurate. It describes a very specific phenomenon that was done repeatedly and maliciously for decades and is meant to examine that specifically.

living with john price means finding randoms in your house. well, not entirely randoms. just some of my mates, john reassures. no need to worry.

it means finding johnny passed out drunk on your couch, finding simon rummaging through your fridge, finding kyle cooking something, and finding nikolai smoking outside.

at a certain point, it becomes a norm. waking up from a nap to find simon sitting next to you. greeting johnny in the kitchen as he eats leftovers. laughing with kyle as you watch some youtube video. sharing stories with nikolai. it's normal for them to crash a few nights before kissing you on your head and waving to john.