tired: the trope of powerful women turning into dragons in animated movies (maleficent, ludmilla, i could go on) is a natural fantasy-oriented extension of the classic femme fatale trope
wired: the trope of powerful women turning into dragons in movies is the movie directors hiding their kinks in plain sight
I think we need to be teaching some scepticism, and that everyone should verify before they willingly trust random posts on the internet, as basic technological survival skills
@CoronaCoreanici @emanate I learned it with my History of English course. Also the first few lines to Beowulf. It was fascinating to see the differences in poetry, pronunciation, everything.
@mawr
Wait, seriously? Why have you never told me?
@Phorm Haha, I'm just a dumb bof, but a lot of what you say is thought-provoking -- and I rather adore the genie aesthetic myself.
@Phorm I like your posts!
overwatch, activities that are functionally identical to flat-out gambling
@irisjaycomics That outfit would look *incredible* on you.
The Addict Constructed As Disposable
An excellent essay on the intersections of ableism and substance use.
Additional CW for death.
update:
@mawr @thefishcrow@cybre.space I'm Ulfra. Hi, fat and ✨plush✨!
@Zaiaku
I can't imagine not having compassion. I even have compassion for those who have hurt me, for serial abusers. But I'm growing better at ignoring it for those who do nothing but harm
@Zaiaku
I dunno. My mom is Lawful Good for sure. Theres stuff I wouldn't share with her that I do, but I don't doubt her earnestness and honesty and compassion.
@Zaiaku It's rare to meet someone that self-identifies as evil. Why do you do that?
@Zaiaku This cat has two modes: Skittish and "PET ME PLZ"
I don't think she CAN hate.
Nettle -- a punk rock sheep. Ulfra - big wolf mama tf witch. Vedia -- Witch girl with magic sword. Wolf & sheep kin. Hazel and Willow are my sisters. Refugee from witches.town. An open book -- talk to me and I'll try to talk back as much as I can!