Children Of Men (2006)

Laughing in the face of doom - Children of men (2006)

Are you a one or a zero?

“Fiction affects reality!” 

It does… but also it doesn’t, and certainly not on a one-to-one level.  Otherwise, I wouldn’t have had a staunch conservative/proto-fascist former friend recommend to me Lois McMaster Bujold’s books; he was quite in love with the military sci-fi aspect, but not so much the liberal outlook that her stories are steeped in.  The same former friend also recommended to me Seanan McGuire’s books, which are also decidedly more on the liberal edge of things.

I wouldn’t have had to kick a Trump supporter off of my Discord server who basically saw my alternate history fic and was enamored to the point of joining, but ignored all of the liberal and leftist mindset I have steeped into it. 

Going bigger, Paul Ryan, who is a political sociopath and hypocrite on a scale that is mind-boggling, liked to say that Rage Against The Machine was his favorite band–while the band members basically said that he was the personification of the machine they are raging against.  

And how many hardcore conservatives willfully misinterpret Star Trek’s messages of inclusiveness and “we can be better”?  Or Star Wars’ pointed comments on fascism and authoritarians?  Or the mindset encapsulated by this picture?

 So, yes, fiction can affect people’s mindsets.  But it’s not a mold into which a mind is pressed, stamped out and formed into identical models, as some people seem to think it is.  No, it is sowing seeds into fertile or barren ground, with the possibility of it taking root or not.  And even then, what takes root there depends on how nurturing the existing environment is, and further cultivation.  

Protip: when you pop a zit you can save it under your fingernail for later ❤️😄😄

Bong joon ho appreciation post~

I don’t know what’s gotten into you. We’re supposed to be gods together, yet you want to destroy our destiny?

I'm an AMAB Trans girl and I'm wondering how to avoid voice dysphoria when I begin practicing? My voice (when I was in choir) was low in the base section if it helps.

Harper says:Hey there!First, I’ll signpost you to our dysphoria tips page, for general dealing with dysphoria tips, and our transfem voice page, and (a bit of a long shot here) a search I did about voice dysphoria on our blog.At first, it’ll be strange and you’ll probably sound a bit funny at the top of your range, so it’ll take you some time to get your footing, (I’m a casual learner and I’m still not really there). I think that’s probably the main thing you should keep in mind - either in terms of dealing with voice dysphoria, or in terms of just trying to embrace that shakiness and sometimes silliness as a bit of fun with it.With this in mind, if you haven’t started practicing raising the tone of your voice and you’re worried that it might induce dysphoria - give it a go first, it might not be as bad as you think!Also don’t forget about the other part of vocal training: intonation - learning the traditionally “feminine” inflections etc., of speech. This can be the best way of actually sounding “feminine” no matter how high or low your voice is. There are plenty of trans women and cis women with lovely deep voices (the model Dara hasn’t made any effort to heighten her voice and its lovely and deep and feminine) that sound womanly / feminine / all that jazz. (There’s a very popular post I think about a lot that comes to mind, deep voices in girls can be very well loved by some people!)Try to keep in mind that there’s no “correct” level, or “correct” voice to strive for. The voice you have right now is a woman’s voice! And also try to keep in mind that the more you practice, the easier things will become, it’s all about growing.Finally, I’d recommend representation. Listening to trans women talk is one of my great comforts in life. I don’t have a wide variety of sources but I’ll link here a brief list of the people I listen to/know about. If any other followers or mods have any other ideas that’d be grand!Shon Faye - Shon this Way (YouTube link)Paris Lees - Interview with James O’Brien (YT link)Merritt Kopas - Woodland Secrets (Podcast)Morgan M. Page - One from the Vaults (trans history podcast)Laura Jane Grace - from the band Against Me! (YT interview and song)

"vote blue no matter who" rhetoric is there literal exact reason why there's no true leftist party in the US and why we've been steadily moving farther and farther right for fucking decades

Concept Art of Ellie's Farm from the TLOU2 Art Book