alchemicalmoth
Nothing more then your average girl who likes thrillers, books, and the occult. Other blog. https://at.tumblr.com/cephalapodsupport/e5blsbj500rf
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Twin Stars by Luis Ricardo Falero (19th Century)
Always go for the good luck.
meredithwoolnaugh
“Men have had their say for a thousand years!” So take a ticket and get to the back of the queue.
A thousand years? Well, as a thirty something year old, that doesn’t mean much to me.
So now what?
Am I supposed to stand here holding a ticket, watching men and boys sink into the ground around me; to be neglected, mistreated, and killed?
Am I to sit patiently in the waiting room of life, as boys continue to fall behind, and drop out of school?
How far are we supposed to swing the pendulum - before enough is enough?
And when does ‘equality’, really become revenge?
If it is true, that “men have always had their say”, then why can’t we talk about these issues?
Why does discussion in this space, so often result in brittle rebukes of ‘misogyny’?
Why do academics researching male victims of domestic abuse, so often get death threats?
Why do attempts to open centres for men and boys often lead to picketing, and shrill cries for cancellation?
Why do well meaning attempts to post about these things result in shadow bans, deletion, and silliness in the dms?
Why do so many question, or hypothesise about my sexual history, with whines of ‘you sound like an Incel’ and ‘virgin!’
And It’s not just me.
So many of my followers message me about losing friends or family as a result of sharing my content, many more say they have been subjected to needless abuse and bullying too.
When we talk about ‘power and control’, the image many paint is a shady monolith of rich white men atop a high table, tightening a gag onto society.
But really, who is in the dm’s harassing you?
Who is standing, arms crossed, disapprovingly?
Who is whining, crying, and stomping their feet, hogging the lime light and holding the microphone?
Who is really controlling the conversation?
Is it time we talked about the cry bully playbook?
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CDC / NISVS: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs/NISVSReportonIPV_2022.pdf
UNESCO Boys in School: https://www.unesco.org/en/gender-equality/education/boys
Mens Health: https://tinyurl.com/yutz3wwv
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If you get to shout down and silence everybody else into focusing only on your stuff, or even make them self-censor out of wariness of saying anything at all, you're not marginalized or "oppressed," you're the ruling overclass. Who really has the privilege and power?
The people who have normalized silencing others, with no fear and no repercussions, are the privileged class.
People say women are a minority; but in fact, it is men who are the smaller group.
More interestingly, men are not born as a minority – as for every 100 female births there are actually 105 male births.
But this male surplus doesn’t stay for long, as over the course of a life time, the number of men is slowly eroded away until the sex ratio shifts.
Yup, in adulthood there are only 97 American men for every 100 women.
So what happened?
Why do men experience higher mortality rates in every age group, and have an overall death rate 1.4 times higher than women?
Why has a problem, so large it literally alters the tectonics of a nation’s population, been so readily ignored?
Why are men’s higher mortality rates so often waved of with, “well that’s just the way it is!”
Perhaps… men are not the ubiquitously privileged gender you’ll hear described, but the disposable one?
I mean isn’t early death a bit more deserving of advocacy and investigation than women having too few pockets, or Babie’s super cool day out?
Are the solutions to men’s issues more serious and complex than social media coddling, and meagre calls for “talk” and male tears?
What about men’s early death?
How do we save our men and boys?
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US Death Rate: https://www.statista.com/statistics/241572/death-rate-by-age-and-sex-in-the-us/
Population reference bureau: https://www.prb.org/resources/u-s-population-is-growing-older/
NIH Funding: https://orwh.od.nih.gov/sites/orwh/files/docs/ORWH_BiennialReport2019_20_508.pdf
The New Scientist: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2586-men-die-young-even-if-old/
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Holy shit. Men actually die from a birth majority into a living minority.
How is this not a huge thing, and why is everyone supposed to be so comfortable with it?
How are we supposed to take seriously the claim of society "privileging" men, when there's no greater privilege than being alive? With "empathy"/"anyone giving a shit" not far behind?
All of these are amazing. Support the men in your life. 💗
Pencil sharpeners have evolved greatly.
oooohh i can't wait i hope legends lets me feed arceus a poffin
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Researchers from the University of Essex have published a controversial study suggesting men are the true victims of gender inequality, with women at an overall advantage. The paper, published in 2019, claims to have found that men are, on average, more disadvantaged than women in 91 out of 134 countries, which is about 68% of countries studied and includes Great Britain, Canada, and the US.
Before you crucify me, this isn’t the only place where this controversial idea has been called out. As the World Bank put it in its most recent Global Gender Gap Report, the current standard for measuring inequality is the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index. “The index rewards countries that reach the point where outcomes for women equal to those for men, but it neither rewards nor penalizes cases in which women are outperforming men". That means it’s effectively a measure of women inequality and ignores male inequality, which is clearly only half the picture.
This stuff is super interesting and very important. If advocates for women equality truly want to achieve it, they need to look at the full picture. In this episode we’re going to look at some of the ways that men are behind in equality.
The purpose of this episode is not to say that men have it worse than women, although some measurements do illustrate that like the Basic Index of Gender Inequality (BIGI) focuses on three factors – educational opportunities, healthy life expectancy and overall life satisfaction.
The purpose of this episode is to uncover some of the ways that men aren’t equal and to remind us that if we are going to say that we haven’t reached equality for women, we need to be careful that we aren’t saying that we have reached equality for men, because that is certainly not true. Men make up 50% of the population. If women are going to ask that men buy into the idea of equality, we need to ensure we are looking at the full picture.
Men don’t live as long as women
Men perform poorer in school
Men aren’t completing university
Men have lower life satisfaction
Men are more likely to commit suicide
Men are more likely to be imprisoned
Sources
https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GGGR_2018.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/VSRR10-508.pdf
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-men-often-die-earlier-than-women-201602199137
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/what-you-need-know-about-unescos-global-report-boys-disengagement-education
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/11/23/why-are-boys-doing-badly-at-school
https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/111041644611110155/pdf/Educational-Underachievement-Among-Boys-and-Men.pdf
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/11/08/whats-behind-the-growing-gap-between-men-and-women-in-college-completion/
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-625-x/2019001/article/00002-eng.htm
https://www.statista.com/statistics/187478/death-rate-from-suicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/
https://healthydebate.ca/2017/08/topic/male-suicide/
https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_gender.jsp
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190103152911.htm
Dacshbun Facts
(Art by ktyon3 on Danbooru)
-The genus name for the Dachbun line is "Panemis Canis." Panemis comes from the old words "Panis" and "Panem, " which both mean bread. Canis is the genus name for canine pokemon. The rough translation for the Dachbun line is "bread dog"
-Dachbun have been with humans for centuries, and are diverged from the Stoutland line and are close relatives of the Slurpuff line
-Dachbun and Fidough were common Pokemon in Kalos until a civil war that left everyone hungry, when all of them were killed as they were accused of eating all of the bread
-Dachbun sustain themselves on foods with high sugar as that’s what the yeast in their body needs to keep thriving
-If you have a Dachbun who just had a litter of Fidough, you might notice they become more aggressive and clingy around them. This is completely normal behavior! Since Fidought hatch too soft for their own good, Dachbun mothers will cuddle around them because the warmth of their body hardens them out
-Dachbun are the most common evolved pets in Paldea
-Dachund were actually bred in a region near Paldea where they were used as hunting dogs. The word Dach actually means badger, since they were used to hunt mustelids (like Furret). They became friendlier and more bread like with the rise of agriculture
-Dachbun are slightly warm to the touch and make great cuddle buddies
-A lot of people assume they they're like Appletun, where you can pick the pieces off and eat them. Don't do this! That can harm the Dachbun, and unless it's cooked, they're not edible!
-Anyways, yeah. Dachbun can be cooked and eaten
-They pair really well with Growlithe and Arcanine because of their well-baked body and Growlithe/Arcanine's heat
-Despite their body looking and feeling like bread, they still have really short fur all over them (the yellow parts being the exception; the fur is obviously longer there)
-While it might look like their toes are just regular dog toes, those are actually holes in its body! The slits in their toes help them get rid of excess yeast that would cause air bubbles to form
-Like fidough, Dachbun still don't have great hearing, so they have a great sense of smell to make up for it!
(Fact post on Fidough under cut)
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Adriatic Sea by Mauro Roberto Scalabroni
Everyday life of Pokemon
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I love this idea. What I wouldn't have given to have my horses talk. Lol
Rider swap in which Flier finds Sawyer very underqualified, Sawyer tries her best, Fievel is too precise and ideal and Aerick can’t read the commands at all
Lucky cat 🐈
Black cats are lucky. (via leahweissmuller)
Questions for the academia community, is anthropology and genetics light or dark academia?
He looks like he was very well loved. 💕
‘Pumpie'
Elephant soft toy made of grey felt, dressed as a sailor in a smart, dark blue, woolen jacket and matching trousers, England, 1900.
hello my hand is gonna fall off
tap for better quality!
Looks like a baby lugia, love it.
Fakemon #106-107-108 - Zephlet, Pteratern, Wyvtral - Water-Type Starter
Keep reading
I wish this was a real pokemon, I'd gladly have one as my partner pokemon.
Fakemon #100-101-102 - Pixipod, Fabaleen, Balotus - Grass-Type Starter
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Ganon is my favorite character from Zelda. 😁
This might not go further than this sketch, but here he is.
Art nouveau and Sandman? What could be better
Jill Thompson’s Dream of the Endless (1993)
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Alphonse Mucha’s ”Princess Hyacinth” (1911)
would you guys like to see the most unique rare and blessed picture i’ve ever taken?
We took the 16 personally in class. It was a lot of fun, though I'd post the results here. 💗
Aaah! I love these books so much! The illustrations are just gorgeous 😍.
Suntup Editions presents the 'Hannibal Lecter' Art Portfolio.
8" x 11.5" 18pt cardstock portfolio which is foil stamped and embossed and includes all of the interior illustrations, dust jacket and endpaper art from the four 'Hannibal Lecter' books published through Suntup Editions ('Red Dragon', 'The Silence Of The Lambs', 'Hannibal' and 'Hannibal Rising'), as well as two never-before-seen bonus illustrations from Jason Mowry, for a total of 37 prints, plus a letterpress printed signature page signed by Jason Mowry and Tom Bagshaw.
On sale for pre-order until Friday December 23 2022 through Suntup Editions.
Ah, yes, I'm well acquainted with this feeling.
Me when I plan out a story and want to tell everyone
