The answer to why people think sex scenes in pop culture are unnecessary is that we as a society scorn people who practice the craft of making them good, and also scorn the very concept that it is a craft to begin with.
It is, very frankly, a skill issue.
i think that once you start intertwining ideas about *ethics* and attitudes about what "good" sexual relationships look like, you've already internalized puritan beliefs -- even if you don't think you have. and i don't think most people are as enlightened as they think they are.
Batman slapping Robin meme with the caption, an "18+" sign being over Batman's face while Bluesky's logo is over Robin's. Robin as Bluesky: "No discussing self-harm, suicide, abuse (sexual, drugs, substance, etc.) unless it's educational—!!!" Batman as 18+ creators (or non-professionals in general): "Artists are not teachers or therapists. We are not obligated to teach you anything."
Apparently a lot of ppl needs to hear this
#bskycensorship
CHOTINER: And you didn’t know this person - what did you call him again?
CELEBRIMBOR GREATEST OF THE ELVEN SMITHS: Right, his name was Annatar but
CHOTINER: And you taught him to create a ring harnessing all his malice and cruelty?
CELEBRIMBOR: Well I mean I was deceived
CHOTINER: So you’ve said
Talking with a pet is also a nice way to get access to a character’s innermost thoughts. In my admittedly limited experience, people don’t lie to their pet. :)
@adibkhorram.bsky.social I literally found out about you and your work while browsing my Boundless app. IDK why but the mere existence of a fellow Iranian writing queer romance novels starring at least one character from the diaspora lifted a weight off my shoulders I had no idea I was carrying. 😅
Comme toujours, c'est pas perdu de rappeler que si la Russie quitte le territoire Ukrainien, la guerre s'arrête DANS LA SECONDE.
Depending upon my mood, it can be water with peach syrup or lemon juice, tea, infusion, hot cocoa (oat milk), chicory but never coffee.
A woman wearing a red knitted sweater is holding a large lilac Stanley brand tumbler with a handle and a straw. The tumbler is bigger than her head. The woman has brown hair, is wearing golden glasses, and looks lowkey nonplussed. The background shows an indoor setting with a beige wall and ceiling.
This is bigger than my fuckin’ head! 🧐
#guesswhosback #backagain #iamback #tellafriend #fyp #foryou #stanleycup #sponsoredbymywallet #lifestyle
Plein de gens ont alerté en 2004, en disant que la loi sur l'interdiction des signes religieux ostentatoires, serait une brèche dans la liberté de culte.
Ben voilà, on y est.
je veux plus entendre personne dire qu'on exagère quand on parle de fascisme, y avait déjà assez de preuves comme ça, mais là on est au stade où un compte officiel du gouvernement fait des blagues sur des déportations ??
S'il fallait encore une preuve de la nécessité d'archives non contrôlées par l'institution qui les produit, et ben la voila.
Spice the cat, caught mid-yawn
You're gonna need a cat on your timeline, I think.
Facebook post by Pam Gosal MSP scaremongering about “trans ideology” being promoted in local schools by LGBT youth scotland.
Absolutely fucking *livid* about this. My kid goes to one of these schools, along with a kid who has two dads. We’re not a fucking ideology, we’re parents.
There *is* an ideological problem in those schools; it’s right-wing edgelord shit from social media parroted by ten and eleven-year-old boys.
That’s what makes it a nice romance in my opinion. She only got with him after he worked on himself and his motivations to do so were within himself, meaning it was genuine and not meant to attract her thus more likely to last.
I want to rewatch it with my thirtysomething perspective but only after I’ve read the book.
I like the idea that he gives up the trappings of his former life for his own sake because he realised he was burning the candle through both ends.
Meaning she doesn’t fix him, he fixes himself.
Ah! Elle restera dans les annales, celle-là! 🥹
Hello? Is this thing still on?
Huh?
Bébé Yoda, son mentor Jedi sont approchés par Boba et Jango Fett. Le mentor remarque alors “Les Fett approchent”.
Pour @guillaumecingal.bsky.social et son amour des jeux de mots.
BlueSky kind of reminds of early days Twitter but with a more sophisticated design.
Concours d’élégance sartoriale en vue?
I don’t really know what to post here tbh. I need some time to find my footing.
And I’m waiting to have invite codes to share.
I grew up with AA. My parents got sober when I was 10 & I was well-versed in the warning signs of alcoholism before I was a proper teen. BC of that, I have always been hyper-aware & evaluative of my drinking. I've always wondered if I would have ended up an alcoholic if I hadn't grown up that way.
@chrisbrosnahan.bsky.social Hey there! Thanks for the invite. :)