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The thing that really GETS ME GOING IS

Each sentence is so much wilder than the last

“A female russian hero” Yes good

“She would be riding a bear and duel-wielding AK47s” FUCK YES that’s some wild fucking shit

“Her ultimate would be for the bear to also pull out dual AK47s”

it’s for real. i delete my post about it because i decided (after some people asking me about it) that it would be better not to joke about it in the immediate since it’s still fresh news.

but yes, it’s real.

Also trying to find a good source about him sending nudes to people that doesn’t literally show Jared’s dick (at least in the top replies), whether censored or not.

Here’s the thing: the Met Gala is an event that’s specifically about the celebration of fashion and artistry. It’s literally a fundraiser for the Met’s Costume Institute.

As such, when guests are invited they’re expected to join in the celebration by dressing according to the year’s theme - the same theme as the Institute exhibit - with their own unique, creative take on it.

When men (or women, for that matter) show up to this event wearing a very plain, conventional garment, it’s disrespectful to not only the spirit of the event, but more importantly the art being presented and the artists who have spent significant time and effort creating it. If you were an academic invited to speak at a prestigious conference and you showed up unprepared it would be disrespectful to the other speakers and attendees, as well as the people who invited you. The idea is the same here except that the point is to be creative and dress well. It’s not about being comfortable or not, it’s that they (or more likely their stylists) are lazy.

No one is demanding that they don a beaded catsuit with wings, or put on high heels, or spend three hours in hair and makeup - although it’s great when they do! All that’s being asked is to be a little bit creative and join in the celebration of the art.

And there are so many ways to do that - without having to sacrifice physical/mental/emotional comfort! That’s the entire point of fashion; creativity can be expressed in any number of ways while still retaining function.

Look at that - tuxedo-style garments that haven’t done away with traditionally “masculine” elements or comfort, but which have at least attempted to meet the theme of the art being celebrated!

And as for personal advocacies (a weird, reaching point to bring up in the first place, imo) - for a theme such as this year’s, which is so closely related to the histories and cultures of PoC and LGBT artists, why would an advocate not be excited to join in and explore outside of the box a bit to lift that culture up and celebrate it??

In conclusion: There’s no reason that a tuxedo can’t be elevated to something more creative that fits a theme, without even having to be uncomfortable or wild - y'all are just lazy and boring.

Good morning! I’m salty.

I think we, as a general community, need to start taking this little moment more seriously.

This, right here? This is asking for consent. It’s a legal necessity, yes, but it is also you, the reader, actively consenting to see adult content; and in doing so, saying that you are of an age to see it, and that you’re emotionally capable of handling it.

You find the content you find behind this warning disgusting, horrifying, upsetting, triggering? You consented. You said you could handle it, and you were able to back out at any time. You take responsibility for yourself when you click through this, and so long as the creator used warnings and tags correctly, you bear full responsibility for its impact on you.

“Children are going to lie about their age” is probably true, but that’s the problem of them and the people who are responsible for them, not the people that they lie to.

1) chosen to go onto AO3 in the first place

2) chosen the fandom you wish to read about

3) had the chance to filter for the things you do want to see like a specific pairing or a specific AU

4) had the chance to specifically filter out any tags you don’t want to see like, oh I don’t know, incest and non-con and dub-con and paedophilia

5) had the chance to set the rating level if you wish to remove any explicit content at all

6) have read the summary of the story, which aren’t always great but are the only indicator of what the story will be like writing wise so something about it was good enough for you to click on it.

7) have read the tags of the story which will tell you what is actually in the story. If you have used filters to remove stories with things you don’t want then there shouldn’t be anything in here that’s a shock to you but maybe there is. That’s why the tags are there for you to check for yourself.

8) Then you have to actually click on the story. You cannot see anything other than the summary or the tags without personally deciding that you are going to open and read this story.

9) Only here, at step number nine, do you get to the adult content warning pictured above. You have been through eight different steps, the last six of which have also been opportunities for you to see that this has adult content. And AO3 has *STILL* stopped you to ask one last time “are you sure you want to read this because it has things that only adults should see in it”.

If after this point you are reading incest and paedophilia then it’s probably because you specifically went looking for it.