Fuck me gently with a chainsaw, do I look like Mother Teresa?
Lady Macbeth, probably (via merrynicks)
chloë. 16. pdx.
i believe the universe owes me an explanation.
i believe the universe owes me an explanation.
setfabulazerstomaximumcaptain:
Exactly.
Imagine a wall full of circular holes, that circles can keep walking in and out of with no difficulty.
Now imagine that the triangles manage to get the resources together, after years of not being able to fit through the circle’s holes, to drill a single triangle space into the wall.
Now imagine that the circle — who previously supported the triangle’s efforts because they are well-rounded (har) and value equality — comes along and sees the construction project. But instead of being happy, they get angry.
“Well, I won’t be able to fit through your hole!!!!” the circle cries.
“I helped you get the drill!!!!” the circle shrieks.
“Make it fit me too!!!!” the circle demands.
The triangles, barely holding it together enough to get a triangle hole together, stare at the circle in confusion.
“You have all the holes you need,” the triangles explain. “This is for us. You don’t need to fit through our hole, too.”
“YOU’RE BEING UNEQUAL AND HURTING MY FEELINGS!” the circle wails. “I DON’T SUPPORT YOUR HOLE IF IT DOESN’T FIT ME TOO. GIVE ME MY DRILL BACK.”
“It’s not your drill, it’s our drill. You helped us get it, because you said you cared.”
“I ONLY CARED WHEN I THOUGHT YOU’D MAKE A HOLE EVERYONE COULD FIT THROUGH. YOU’RE PERPETUATING INEQUALITY!!!”
“Why is it up to us, the small group that has never been able to fit through the wall at all, to make a hole everyone can use? Why isn’t it up to you, the people who have been able to cross back and forth at will for years? We just want to see the other side; why are you yelling at us?”
“I DIDN’T ASK TO BE BORN A CIRCLE, OMG. I’VE HAD TO WORK HARD ALL MY LIFE TOO. YOU’RE JUST BEING BIGOTED AGAINST ME BECAUSE OF SOMETHING I CAN’T CONTROL, JUST LIKE EVERYONE IS AGAINST YOU.”
“You are interfering with our project and asking us to comfort you while we’re trying to make progress. Please leave.”
“I’m going to tell everyone about this,” the circle warns. “Nobody will support you now.”
“Apparently nobody ever did,” the triangles sigh, getting back to work.
It’s kind of sad
That we have to draw comics using colorful shapes
To explain systematic inequality to people
look at this entire dog
Six Selfies of 2014
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i tag onamonamia. i don't have any other friends.
doing homework at home: (thinking) i need to be on campus so I have that ~learning atmosphere~ to motivate me
doing homework on campus: (thinking) i need to be at home so i can sit in my pajamas and have that ~comfortable atmosphere~ to work on this
In today’s installment of “This rule only exists because something went terribly wrong,” I learned that surgeons write “no” on the legs they AREN’T supposed to amputate.
New posters for Inside Out
a man shooting a nerf gun at his light switch from the bed, missing every shot, and going to sleep with the lights on
Did you know that gray matter, which makes up 40% of the brain, doesn’t turn gray until after death? A living brain has a more pinkish hue, and, according to scientists, feels similar to tofu.
More interesting brain facts can be found at Mic, where we’re partnering to share the latest advances in brain research and technology with a one-month series exploring the universe in our heads.
GIF by Cindy Suen.
I will never get tired of this story.