Morpho Peleides, with iridescent blue wings and black edges. It’s shimmering blue colour is not a chemical pigment; it is produced by the way the light reflects off the millions of tiny scales on its wings.
this was in response to a now deleted tweet by an adult about disney channel “falling off” and I think about it all the time when people my age complain about teen media
Random PNGs, part 181.
(1. "Arzneibuch" from 1675, 2. Encased blythe doll, 3. Membracid nymph, 4. Anatomical model, 5. Victorian playing card, 6. Pin cushion valentine from 1909, 7. “Heart Book” from c. 1550, 8. Princess fairy cradle by Debbie Schramer, 9. Leech jar from 19th c.)
the hot new trend is "guard posting"
Your personal triggers and squicks do not get to determine what kind of art other people make.
People make shit. It's what we do. We make shit to explore, to inspire, to explain, to understand, but also to cope, to process, to educate, to warn, to go, "hey, wouldn't that be fucked up? Wild, right?"
Yes, sure, there are things that should be handled with care if they are used at all. But plenty more things are subjective. Some things are just not going to be to your tastes. So go find something that is to your tastes and stop worrying so much about what other people are doing and trying to dictate universal moral precepts about art based on your personal triggers and squicks.
I find possession stories super fucking triggering if I encounter them without warning, especially if they function as a sexual abuse metaphor. I'm not over here campaigning for every horror artist to stop writing possession stories because they make me feel shaky and dissociated. I just check Does The Dog Die before watching certain genres, and I have my husband or roommate preview anything I think might upset me so they can give me more detail. And if I genuinely don't think I can't handle it, I don't watch it. It's that simple.
as someone who detransitioned and now identifies as gnc i will never ever understand other detrans people who hate the trans community. like they loved you. they loved you when no one else would. i am forever grateful for the guys and dolls in my life personally. i will love them and fight alongside them until i die
She let me hit it because I solved her riddles three
Every peice in chess was carefully considered before inclusion. The pawns are there cause you need a bunch of little guys. The bishop is there to market to the religious demographic. Horsie is there cause people like horsies. And the rook? That's sex appeal baby
all media and art is especially good when its very horny and there is a lot of fake blood. this works from paintings to opera to rock n roll concerts to movies btw
Map of Gaza Strip destroyed world heritage sites in Israeli attacks.