kimmy-k0
Sonictober Day 1- chaos
lesbianhatsune
karnalesbian
why are straight white guys so obsessed with world war 2
like i’ll talk about my interest in history and i’ll have guys be like “yeah i’m a history buff too i love world war 1 and 2″ like cool i was talking about ancient history. like the conversation was literally about ancient egypt.
my fave thing is replying “oh, cool. i just can’t get into it. i like everyday life and religion and art. personally, i find war boring.” and let me tell you it’s a journey to watch them try and understand that killing thousands of people indiscriminately doesn’t hold my attention.
yup it’s always the “oh you’re just not into history” and the response of “yes i am im just into ancient history” and you’re ready to throw 38 greek myths at them just to shut them up about the kinds of bombers the britsh were using in the second world war
except like. they really dont give a single fuck about wwi/ii. they care about the weapons and machinery. do they care about the events and the people? do they care about why wars were actually important? in my experience, very, very rarely.
I think that gets to heart of it: they’re not history buffs in any real sense. What they are is war fanboys. They collect and curate technical information about wars just like any other fanboy collects and curates technical information about the subject of their fandom. It’s basically not real to them; knowing what exact metal the buttons of SS uniforms were made of is of no greater significance to them than knowing the exact height of the captain’s chair on the starship Enterprise - it’s just another shiny technical fact for their collection.
It’s incredibly annoying because WW1 and WW2 are actually really interesting in terms of how politics changed and the like but all people want to talk about is the fighting. :/
This comic from The Nib is a great analysis of how the cultural obsession with World War II and “the greatest generation” has completely skewed our view of its history and totally fucked us up.
^ definitely definitely read this, especially if you were too young to remember the immediate post-9/11 times.
lavacherries
bbtree
adorable detail i didn’t notice the first time i watched tdp cuz i was busy losing my goddamn mind when amaya appeared and Did That Thing, you know what thing but here’s a visual reminder anyway:
so she Does That and then runs over to greet her nephews– and hug the stuffing out of them, i love that she hugs like that ok?? but before she does that she just fuckin flings her helmet in the air
HAKSJKLHSD I LOVE HER CUTE LITTLE HAPPY RUN note how gren’s keepin his eye on the helmet thooo
i’m breathless in anticipation at this point????
YOU DID IT OMG what a good strawberry boy
honestly an iconic duo……..
and there’s gren still proudly carrying it when they all enter the lodge
(he’s done this before, hasn’t he?)
downwithwritersblock
October has arrived! My absolute favorite month of the year! I worked pretty hard on this set, so I am happy to finally share it.
I hope you all have as much fun using it as I did making it!
As usual, please feel free to tag me in anything this inspires you to create.
Also, since this is my favorite time of the year, I have prepared some extra special things for you guys, so keep your eyes open!
Best of luck, and Happy Halloween :)
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October 2018 Prompt Set
1. Masks
2. Mirrors
3. Two can play at that game
4. Ashes
5. “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live” - Norman Cousins
6. Anonymous
7. Lone Wolf
8. Stitches
9. ‘It will kill you if you don’t say please’
10. Go it Alone
11. Hesitation
12. “True friends stab you in the front” - Oscar Wilde
13. ‘Everything buried gets dug up eventually’
14. Horns
15. Punishment
16. A child’s laughter
17. Fight fire with fire
18. ‘I’d say you make my heart pound but well… You know.’
19. Cobweb
20. “What’s done cannot be undone” - William Shakespeare
21. Fragile
22. Abnormal
23. Wrath
24. Sticks and Stones may break your bones
25. Poison
26. ‘If it’s meant to shatter, it will.’
27. Taste your own medicine
28. “While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.” -Leonardo da Vinci
29. Shadows
30. ‘Every second is another heart-beat wasted’
31. Chaos
allexche
illmamnim
dimplesandcurlsss
214b
ruinedchildhood
