seldnei:

Thank god for John Mulaney, because “That’s exactly what I thought you’d say, you dumb fucking horse” is incredibly satisfying to hiss at the news.

artofkace:

They went the best possible route with this, holy heck

theartofanimation:

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– https://twitter.com/9Jedit – https://www.instagram.com/9jedit

tattered-demalion:

Fitting that this would be my first fan art of oathbringer

kataramov:

I just realized that the specific reason the 80s and 90s anti-racism preaching in the media failed is because it was entirely focused on emotions and bullying and self esteem, and now everyone thinks the only thing that racism affects is people’s feelings.

but in reality, personal emotions about one’s self are the FINAL, smallest, most individual, personal step in what racism does. it ALSO does so much astronomically more than that, and anyone who’s experienced it knows that on some level. it’s institutional; it’s woven inextricably into the fabric of not only our country, but our global system, too. and people are utterly blind to that.

popular culture still suggests that racism is wrong JUST because saying racist stuff hurts people’s feelings, and not because it’s a cultural attitude that informs every level of how our society operates; there is little awareness that racism is about ACTIONS, actions with no conscious intent behind them, not beliefs, which are intangible.

and now that the alt-right has popularized the idea that feelings are objectively stupid, there’s no longer ANY reason not to say racist things. because who cares about hurting other people’s FEELINGS? that’s the very last, smallest, most individual, personal thing you can possibly care about! 🙄

that’s why people are convinced nowadays that a public figure with wide-reaching influence can say racist things unapologetically without “being” racist. because to them, “being racist” isn’t the same as ACTING RACIST. It’s some internal belief—some character flaw—that only crazy people have, and if you’re ironic enough about it, there’s suddenly no harm in being openly racist for laughs.

when the truth is, ACTIONS MEAN MORE THAN BELIEFS. virulent racists are created and enabled by an almost unfathomably massive system of laws and conventions and tradition and lies that people tell themselves and each other. on a global scale.

people think racism is a thing people believe but somehow NOT a thing people DO.

moonsofavalon:

breelandwalker:

salmonking:

boysinperil:

Having a hard day? Turn up the sound and let Max lull you.

In case anyone else was worried about why this cat is looking so domestic, here’s the video description:

Max Lynx, the educational animal ambassador takes a moment to get some good scratchin’ before he sits down for his meal. He was born at a zoo in May 2011. He’s not completely domesticated but not wild either. He educates the public on the endangered Canada Lynx in hopes that people will be driven to conserve our environment and protect our wildlife.

WHAT A WONDERFUL SOUND. WHAT AN EXCELLENT CAT.

(And wow, just commentary on body language, whoever this human is, Max trusts them ENTIRELY. Not only is he nuzzling and purring, he’s showing his belly and giving them his throat for pets and scritchies. That is a HUGE “I Love You” in cat language. Also the paws directing where the scratchies need to go is just adorable.)

LOOK AT THEM BIG OL’ FLOOFY FOOTERS!!!

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

My favorite thing about The Good Place…

dsudis:

…That I haven’t really seen people talk about (although they may well have and I’ve just missed it). A lot of people talk about the fact that the show is about people struggling to be good, and about the circumstances and relationships involved in that.

But what I really love about The Good Place is how it portrays evil.

The demons may be conventionally attractive people, but they’re not sexy, even if they may perform sexiness. They’re not evil in some interestingly baroque way. They don’t have manpain or hidden motivations; humans have those, and humans can learn to overcome their worst impulses and do better. The true agents of evil are just petty jerks who hurt people and increase the level of misery in the world because they think it’s fun. Team Cockroach’s failings are human and self-defeating and kinda endearing, but the demons are not only assholes pulling wings off flies and laughing about it, they have a really annoying laugh.

I don’t know when I’ve ever seen a portrayal of evil that so completely represented it as bad and undesirable, rather than interestingly forbidden and probably having more fun.

pangostar:

maxofs2d:

hexcolour:

arizonabay:

Worked on this girl for 9 months. Now this new music video comes out and she’s immensely popular, arguably one of the most popular characters in the LoL universe.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m really glad she’s a huge hit, it’s super exciting to see so many people love the character design and the gameplay, and know that I contributed directly and significantly to the behind-the-scenes engineering that makes it all work. It’s validating.

But it’s also so fucking melancholy to know I did so much work and put in so much time for such a shitty company, run by shitty people, and the reward I got for it was unemployment.

I threw a lot into this character. I cried at work. I started getting panic attacks, which I’ve never gotten before. I developed persistent heart palpitations from the daily overwhelming stress and had to go to the hospital (this is true, seriously.) I basically dropped all my friends outside of work. My manager (and his manager!) lied to me constantly to keep me working. They said I was doing a great job but to keep it up. Don’t worry, it’s going to turn out great, and it’ll all be worth it in the end – recognition, a raise, probably a promotion in short order. They promised me the world. When she was finally finished, I didn’t even get to go to the release party, they just walked me out.

I remember a quote from my last day, it sticks out in my mind: “I know you realize this is really hard for me,” my manager said. Yes, in the end, when he awkwardly informed me I didn’t have my dream job anymore – or any job at all – and then stared back at my shell-shocked face, my thousand-yard stare, the only thing he felt was sorry for himself.

She launched with no major bugs and was considered a technical success. Doesn’t matter. Get the fuck out.

I don’t know how I feel. A weird sensation of pride and intense bitterness. I did a good job; at least, I think I did. Unfortunately, internal validation is the only kind I’m going to get.

Everyone reposting KDA should see this. Riot has successfully distracted everyone into forgetting their culture of sexism, exploitation, and toxicity mere months after it was all revealed.

Look, I get it. Akali is EXTREMELY my type. It’s obvious how much love and care was put into her development. But it makes me furious to see all the free advertising that Riot is getting from people who I thought would know better.

And now? One of the people who is arguably responsible for all that free advertising? Who’s work is undoubtedly making Riot hundreds of thousands of dollars a day? Who was overworked to the point of near breaking? They get nothing. WORSE than the scant bit of credit that most devs can get in a big company like Riot. They got let go.

Fuck Riot Games.

One thing that I thought really sucked a lot is that the production company who made the KDA video isn’t even credited. They credit a lot of other people on their videos, usually, but the actual animators of the video are hidden; almost a lie by omission. At best it’s a honest mistake, at worst it’s sneakily trying to pass off the video as something made in-house when it’s not. 😦

and they’re currently being sued for gender discrimination. you can read the whole lawsuit at the bottom of that page, and boy is it a mess 🙃🙃

hunterinabrowncoat:

What bothers me about the whole “children shouldn’t be identifying as ace” thing is that like… You can have a sense of who you are even before you start having sex or even have a sense of your own sexuality. You can be acutely aware of how all your friends talk about having crushes or talk about sex and what they’ve heard or what they want to do and you just don’t get it.

Kids can know that they’re gay/bi/trans at a young age. Kids can know that they’re ace/aro at a young age.

And if they get it wrong? If they aren’t interested in sex because they’re young and just aren’t ready for it yet…. so what? They grow up and get a better sense of themselves and leave that label behind…? Big deal.