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@academia-lucifer

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i walk the days alone

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"I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot explain it to myself."

- Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis

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weeping willows and wisterias and roofs or tents made from greenery have always felt so mysterious and special to me. a magical little world where you are shielded and hidden away

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I cannot express how much I adore dappled shadows formed by sunlight in paintings and photography and in real life

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𝙹𝚊𝚗𝚞𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝟸𝟹, 𝟷𝟿𝟸𝟸 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙳𝚒𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝙾𝚏 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚣 𝙺𝚊𝚏𝚔𝚊, 𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟺-𝟷𝟿𝟸𝟹

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Is it problematic when cishet perspectives on queer culture/community/life drown out own voice perspectives? Yes. Could there still be value in cishet tellings of queer stories to queer and cishet people alike? Yes. Do we solve the first point by harassing people we think are cishet out of interacting with queer spaces in any capacity? No. Do we solve the first point by gatekeeping interaction with queer spaces to the point where no one is allowed to explore or question their identity, and where everyone forcibly needs to disclose their identities even when they're not comfortable or safe to do so? No. These discourses can co-exist. We can still discuss corporate exploitation of the LGBTQ+ community, the need for more own voices representation, the need for visibility, etc. while also criticising the current online climate where individuals are put in the line of fire for these types of issues, and where closeted fans are given the impression that you need to come out, or else. It's not healthy and there's are more nuanced discussion to be had here

#lgbtq+ discourse #lgbt discourse #queer discourse #lgbtq+ media #lgbtq media #lgbt media #lgbt media discourse #queer media #queer media discourse #queerbaiting #queerbaiting discourse

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“how to read more” “how to read faster” “how to read daily” STOP STOP stop STOP this is not a competition. read slowly, read when you’re in the right state of mind, really savour it, read for pleasure, read for yourself. don’t read for performance, stats or to compare yourself to others

#reading #literature #booktok #bookblr

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Photo by Costin Radu

Royal Danish Theater, Conservatoire, by August Bournonville

#dark academia #light academia #dark academia aesthetic #da aesthetic #light academia aesthetic #romantic academia aesthetic

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I just ventured outside in a black turtleneck and black trousers in 82 degree weather, and it was EXCRUCIATING. My wardrobe is not built for summer

#dark academia #light academia #dark academia aesthetic #da aesthetic #dark academia fashion

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✨These are going to make some Hellenics mad but the visuals are stunning🤩

#i'm in awe

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I really love encountering stories about what great poets were like in college, like

Byron racked up huge debts during his time at Trinity college, and was wildly and passionately bisexual with a string of same-sex lovers. He was angry Trinity didn't allow for dogs, so he brought a tame bear instead. The college administration legally couldn't do anything about it so he went about walking his bear on a leash

Keats spent years pursuing a medical degree, to much success, but got depressed as his workload cut into his writing time. He quit his medical studies, and his brother said he would rather die than not be a poet. Keats lent too much money to his friends and brothers, despite already struggling financially, which put him in debt

Shelley despised Eton college, and spent his time studying the Occult and conducting rituals trying to raise the dead. When he attended Oxford he skipped most classes and instead spent time in the science lab he had set up in his dorm. He was eventually expelled after writing a treatise on atheism and sending it to every bishop in the school

Coleridge straight up dropped out of Cambridge and enlisted in the army under a fake name to avoid his debts

Feel free to add more

#i feel better about suffering burnout from all the uni stress now lol

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“The entire British museum is an active crime scene” - John Oliver

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hey if you follow me and you see this, please watch our flag means death <3 i don't care if this seems desperate because i am indeed desperate :)

#renew our flag means death #our flag means death #ofmd

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If you haven't watched Our Flag Means Death yet, what are you doing??? It's got everything - pirates, a diverse cast, queer rep (yes, actual, clearly visible, queer rep. I won't say too much because I don't want to spoil but. I'm not kidding when I say that it's one of the queerest shows I've ever seen. There's a genderqueer non-binary character! Played by a non-binary actor!!! There are on-screen kisses between queer characters!!!), side-splitting jokes, heart-wrenching drama, Taika Waititi AND Rhys Darby AND Leslie Jones AND Fred Armisen, and so many other wonderful and funny actors, and a great story that amazingly is based in actual history! It genuinely feels revolutionary, but it has yet to be renewed for a second season so please, please go watch it, engage with it on social media, and tell HBO how much you want a second season! Have a gif of Stede:

#not what i usually reblog but i love this show #our flag means death #ofmd #renew our flag means death