One Of The Best Heartwarming Scenes Between Zuko And Iroh. The Fact That Zuko Is Truly Repentant And

dark academia critics

dark academia is like one of my favourite aesthetics however there are certain things/issues that bother me about this whole aesthetic

1. where is the diversity?

have you ever come across any dark academia posts that included any people of color. everywhere I go, all I see is elite white kids. I would die to see japanese/korean/indian /pakistani/ african/ middle eastern dark academia students often wearing their ethnic attires and embracing their cultures.

2. eat the rich

I know the whole theme about dark academia is ivy league/ rich elite students but imagine middle class dark academia srudents who are not necessarily clad in expensive attires rather wearing clothes bought from the thrift stores studying on scholarships, who own second hand books and antique/vintage items from some local flee markets or thrift stores.

3. fuck that Greek philosophy

not that I hate Greek philosophy but all dark academia posts do talk about is western art/architechture/ mythologies / history and philosophy etc. I would love to read and discuss persian poetry and history , south asian mythologies, japanese/Arabic/korean calligraphy, Muslim world's art and architecture.

4. what's up with that nerd shit.

why are dark academia students always protrayed as nerds, reserve, quiet, hates to have a social life, perfectionist who can't afford to get any grades lower than As etc like even the best students have their ups and downs, what matters is the passion and the will to do better. It's okay to have a life outside books, to have romantic dates, to prank, to hangout with yout friends, to skip classes, to be unorganized...its more realistic.

Hey warning to all you chaotic academia peeps: the point of chaotic academia is that there’s no right way to do it. If you’re academic and you’re not pretentious, congrats. You can be a chaotic academic. But this whole “more of a disaster than you” and “flexing unhealthy habits and achievements” is just the same bullshit under a different name. You’re not superior for being academic. Check your ego at the door, please.

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A Guide To Exploring Abandoned Churches

If you go alone, don’t bring a flashlight. You’ll see things you don’t want to.

Don’t bring groups bigger than 12.

Bring water and some snacks, but no wine.

If you have to sleep there, sleep in the sanctuary, but not on a pew.

If you try to read the hymnal, the words won’t be english anymore.

The Bibles will be blank until you confess.

Don’t go into the confession booth. The man talking to you is not the priest, and you don’t want to know what he really is.

The cross on the wall changes locations, don’t look at it for too long.

If you see someone praying at the altar, don’t approach them. If they approach you, don’t talk to them. Leave immediately.

If you hear the organ playing while you’re in the basement, know that your time is running out.

If it plays while you’re in the sanctuary, your time is up.

Take whatever you want, but if you find that one of your possesions is missing, don’t look for it. Let them have it. It’s not worth your life.

If you find a rosary, don’t put it on. It won’t help.

The water isn’t holy anymore. Throwing it on the demons in the shadows won’t work.

Drink the wine if you wish to never leave.

Don’t get seperated from your friends.

If you spend the night, leave at sunrise otherwise you’ll enter another plane of reality with no way back.

If you don’t spend the night, leave through the doors you came in.

You might look behind you after leaving and see that the church isn’t there anymore. It means that they took what they wanted.

Never enter the same abandoned church twice. Even (especially) if you forgot something inside. That’s a lure. On your second tour through, they will know enough about you to keep you there.

the song take me to church does not hold back at all no matter how long it has been since you’ve last listened to it it’s still like i will now cause your flesh to melt off your body 

I sexually identify as a dried out flower in the yellowed out pages of someone’s journal

Minneapolis, MN. May 28th 2020

Dark academia is not about buying expensive books or sweaters or aesthetic props, sometimes its about illegally downloading a book you're dying to read, reading it and then showing a friend how to do the same.

Dark academia is not drinking 3 cups of coffee screwing up your mental and physical health, sometimes it's about eating a pastry while enjoying the rain. Take a break from your hectic schedule.

Dark academia is not about being a rude jerk in the name of being mysterious, be kind be helpful. Make friends, you can't carpe diem without someone to remember that you did it.

Dark academia is not about reading old white men, and placing them on a pedestal. Sometimes, its about reading them and analyzing them and then reading point of views of other bi-poc writers. Trust me, you'll be amazed of Persian, Arabic and generally south Asian dark academia.

Dark academia is not about exclusion. It's about education! Learn, read and go down that rabbit hole of research! Then go and share what you've learned with your friends! Bi-poc and queer people, people of various religions have always belonged in academia and they always will. Vintage aesthetics not values,always remember.

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the inherent romanticism of having a friend that checks on you even when you're being an emotionally distant shriveled up idiot