The decision to start the play Dido, Queen of Carthage with a homoerotic scene between Jupiter and Ganymede that bears no connection to the subsequent plot has long puzzled scholars.[52]
I just made some toast. While it was toasting I went into the other room and I was watching a thing on the interweb so when the toast finished, I didn't go in immediately and grab it. It's my toast, I can take my time if I feel like it. The video finishes and I go into the kitchen and the toaster has entirely ejected the toast from the slot and it's just lying flat on top, like the toaster is an English butler holding it on a silver tray, saying "your toast, sir," with just enough emphasis on "toast" to sound snippy, like suggesting that yes, it's his job to wait on me I could have been a little faster. Don't get an attitude with me, machine. I could junk you at any time.
winged-seahorse asked:
What does community justice look like against violent offenders?
this is a cop out answer on my part but not intentionally: i think “violence” is such a broad category that its not useful in the context of community justice or any other justice discussions, as a way to sort “types of offenses”. i think ay discussion of “what should we do to this person” has to be fact-dependent and on an individual basis.
for me the frustrating part is that the carceral state’s mythological purpose is to “deter crime”, which it absolutely does not do, but when im asking around for someone to help me do some community justice, those people are absolutely deterred by the threat of the carceral state lol. and i dont blame them!!
Charles Hermans (1829-1934)
"At Dawn" (1875)
Oil on canvas
Realism
Located in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
the life expectancy of americans has dropped significantly for two years in a row from covid, especially for indigenous americans (ndn life expectancy dropped by 6.6 years) and y'all are still out here pretending covid isn't causing people to drop like fucking flies. you're sick in the head and an utterly deplorable human being with no regard for your community, neighbors, friends, and family if you continue to deny the loss of life covid has brought ESPECIALLY towards marginalized people in this country.
Men who competitively socialize for a living are horrifically Andy Kaufmanning each other, or at least attempting to. Throwing every fuck with their heads manipulation trick at the opposing wall and for little perceivable benefit. The thing is that almost none of it seems to actually work beyond the basics of like, people don’t like when you abuse them and react kindly to positive attention. I think the smarter guys realize this but they seem to all do it anyway. Creating proprietary custom blends of behavioral styles and approaches like a nootropics mix.
