The Mona Lisa of Dumpster Fires

My intuition is that society only works (to the extent that it does work) because a lot of workers who know better just ignore what their managers tell them. I think part of the reason tyranny sucks so hard is because it's harder to get away with this.

"how can men be privileged when they also experience prejudice/oppression/suffering" is like one of the central tenets of antifeminism and the men's rights movement

"if queer men have privilege, then why—" this is the oldest antifeminist trick in the book! cut that shit out!

when men learn about patriarchy, many of them will scoff because of personal experience. if patriarchy is real, then why do shitty things happen to us? if patriarchy is real, our lives would be perfect and we wouldn't suffer at all, right? and so they come to the conclusion that patriarchy and gendered privilege aren't real and that feminism is an overreaction. this is of course a fundamental and deliberate misunderstanding of what privilege is and this line of thought is used by men everywhere, of any demographic, to dismiss feminism and bolster misogynist hate movements around the world. watching this happen in real time on this website has been maddening. cut that shit out

"of course this is a valid historical source. it says 'this happened' right there at the top of the page."

"rickrolling is mean" rickrolling is the gentle, kind, prosocial descendant of what we used to do on the internet, which was putting a redirect to goatse in every possible misspelling of a url

"what if someone regrets transitioning" if you are 18 or over in free country usa you can walk into any tattoo parlor and ask for a tattoo that will be on your body forever and ever and ever and they will give it to you with the understanding that if you dont like the result or you regret it later that's your fucking problem and not theirs

it sucks that the overwhelming majority of medical messaging around salt/sodium is "evil poisonous substance that you're definitely already eating way too much of," because like. you do still need it. (trust me, as a POTS-haver, I've had to completely rewire my own brain about salt.) and you need more salt when the entire northern hemisphere is hot enough to fry an egg on. ever tried sucking down the recommended 64oz of hydration per day entirely as water, only to find you're peeing constantly without any of the purported benefits of being "hydrated"? assuming you don't have another medical condition that causes frequent urination, your body probably needed more salt/electrolytes to be able to hold onto that water and make use of it. if there was ever a time to keep a sports drink/pedialyte/etc within constant reach, it's when the heat index is 110°F/43°C.

Teach your children to respect animals and the world around them. Teach them that nature isn't their toy and that their actions have consequences. Teach them compassion for other beings and creatures.

Let other living beings have autonomy. They're living their own lives, doing their own thing. There's no reason to disrupt them. If your paths cross, let them be. If you have to have to interact, then any interact should happen with the least amount of harm possible (which also includes stress).

more people need to turn to the music video, the short story compilation, the advertising jingle, and encyclopedia or faux academic paper in order to satisfy their creative itch. sometimes a thing doesn’t have to be long. sometimes you can chain a bunch of short stuff together to get a big thing instead of overworking one thing

Wow, apparently the bellows were also colored to match the housing, and they came with accessories like matching compacts.

paul refeereno and paul robailiffo should fall in love. get foremanlino involved, call that a paulycule

please wear sunscreen!!! I've seen "fuck the beauty industrial complex" posts about complicated skincare regimens and am 100% with them except sometimes they mention sunscreen and no. no. absolutely not. sunscreen is a wonderful supportive friend who wants to keep you safe, and you should let her do it. throw out all your other cosmetics and skincare products if you want, but keep your sunscreen. and if you're not wearing sunscreen, start wearing it!!!! this is not about terror of aging, this is not about every tiny imperfection our fucked-up culture has made you feel insecure about, this is about protecting yourself from skin cancer. wear the damn sunscreen.

And LISTEN, if you are hesitant. i know sunscreens can be pricey. and theres a lot of fearmongering around cheaper sunscreens. and i know they make your eyes sting. and i know it can feel gross is u have sensory issues. but please hear me out. invest in 1 big tube of cheaper sunscreen and 1 smaller tube of any 'new generation' sunscreen that won't sting (reddit is a great place to look for recs). both at least spf50 and pa+++. use the more expensive one for the UPPER PART OF YOUR FACE. and the cheaper one for the rest of your face and body. apply generously and reaply.

So @shaneholeander mentioned that you SHOULDN'T mix sunscreen with other makeup because it affects the SPF which is something I didn't know! Lol I was raised first with "if you're not white, you don't need sunscreen" advice and then later the foundation trick because every sunscreen made dark skin look weird and ashy. But there's enough of them now that you shouldn't have to do that even if you have darker skin 🙏🏽 so it shouldn't take too much experimentation to find one you can use unadulterated.