#its not what you think

[filmbyjy]

IM GONNA FUCKING SCREAM

p-pilot jay *eye twitches*

(bet you guys missed this😉 me thirsting over jay)

#when he’s so fine #I wanna ride his plane- #ITS NOT WHAT YOU THINK #I SWEAR #I WAS LITERALLY TALKING ABOUT A PLANE

[exporius]

Doodly doo doo

Hypothetically, what if i wrote multiple fanfics that correspond with my multiple dca aus? And what if, hypothetically speaking, i never finished them nor posted them?

#dont look at the last panel #its not what you think #he just likes to run away a lot #i dont even have a name for that au #i cant call it alcoholism au #five nights at freddy's #sketch #traditional art #fnaf dca #sun and moon fnaf #fnaf daycare attendant #dca fandom #own au #gay robots #dca somniphobia au #robot sona #fnaf oc #oc

[therealadothamilton]

These old antique Hamburr children's books.... This one is from the 1950s.

What have we learned today kids? That Alexander Hamilton's dad was a tease and that Aaron Burr was gay and knew his uncle's ... oh no.

Ban this book!

#i read banned books #alexander hamilton #hamilton #hamburr #aaron burr #its not what you think #wtf #gay used to mean happy and rod was a stick to hit a kid with goddamn people were abusive back then #wrong af #no matter how you read it #amrev

[bunnyraptor69]

How would Lilith react to meeting Bhu'ja?

(This boi v)

#yautja #yautja oc #predator #digital art #predator oc #alien vs predator #oc artwork #oc art #avp #avp: alien vs. predator #its not what you think #get your head put of the gutter!!!! #🤣😂🤣 #tumblr asks #Lilith #Bhu'ja #she is bored #he gains points for not attack her at first sight

[mantiskun]

#shitpost #old drippy #athf #the wiki 💀💀💀 #its not what you think

[ruperts-cabaret]

#cuddles #funny memes #funny #romance #its not what you think #couple #idk how to tag this #i found this in my photos

[whereianonymouslypostfics]

#its not what you think #poll #wanda maximoff x reader #mob au

[hometothecanyonmoon]

HE FUCKING THOUGHT I CALLED HIM BABY. FUCK ME I’M LEAVING THIS PLANET

#i mean i did but like accidentally #ITS NOT WHAT YOU THINK #cockroach boy

[vampirewalterskinner]

Listen…*runs*

#look i mostly enjoy thinking about him getting tortured so like #its not what you think #no idea if that makes it any better tho #the x files #walter skinner #my post

[bobbyfiend]

I'm a little high so now is the perfect time to write shit.

TW: mention of violence and (briefly) of suicide

Today's shit is: Stop saying Fragile Masculinity unless you know what the fuck you're talking about.

I feel the boldface above is perhaps too aggressive, but whatever. Moving on.

The interwebs seem to think Fragile Masculinity means a man who is fragile. Or a guy who is a douchebag. Or something. IDK. What does it really mean?

Fragile Masculinity (a.k.a. Precarious Manhood) is an academic theory about the nature of "masculinity" in patriarchal societies. From here on out, I'm talking like the theory, so I don't have to say "according to..." 100 times.

Masculinity isn't an innate aspect of a person in this conception; it's a status or identity conferred on certain people (i.e., people who look like "men") by their culture or community.

Your culture gave you masculinity, and it can take it away. Easily. "Fragile Masculinity" means that masculinity, as a concept or identity or social status is hard to achieve and easy to lose. It's fragile, get it?

Femininity or Womanhood, by contrast, is not thought to work the same way, usually. The theory isn't really about women, but writers/theorists comment on the contrast, sometimes: Women in patriarchal societies aren't potential people in charge, or even particularly agentive; they're resources to be utilized. Those resources need to be available at any time, and how they feel about that, or what they've done in their lives to be good resources are less important than mere existence and availability. Women become women, generally, just by growing up and having the "right" biological bits. Even bad women are still women. Even women declared good for nothing but sexual or domestic use are still women. By contrast, men become men (i.e. masculine) by doing the right things, and not doing the wrong ones, and they stay masculine the same way. Masculinity can be lost easily.

How do you lose masculinity? You fuck up. You fail to do the things the culture thinks men should do. You fail to retaliate when another man insults you. Or compliments your girlfriend. Or makes out with your wife. You fail to commit the situation-specific violence your society requires of men. You fail ?o dominate others--especially men--in social interactions. You get dominated--much worse if by a woman. You show insufficient physical strength, or (worse) you show fear of being hurt.

I'll stop with that, now. I think you get the picture.

Or you do things the culture says men should not do: you listen to your gf or wife's thoughts a little too much. You play a sissy sport or no sport at all. You hang with gay people. You are gay people. You are (or seem to be) trans--and yes, the system seems to be rigged so that both MtF and FtM trans people will generally be seen as insufficiently manly.

Getting the picture? You don't become a man just because you get physically older; you have to do things, and you have to not do other things. Otherwise, you're not a man, not really.

And every damn day there will be at least one (and maybe a hundred) tests of your manhood. If you fail to meet any one of them, your "man" status can be damaged or revoked.

Why is that so bad? Because non-men have no place in patriarchal society. Men have a place, weak-ass men sort of have a place, women have a place (most of them, most of the time); non-men do not have a place. Non-men do not receive or deserve anyone's respect or even kindness. Non-men are homo sacer. Hurting them is a great pastime because it both harms someone who should should be ashamed to exist and gives you status points with your buddies (this includes both men and women). "Hurt the outsider" is one of the most reliable methods for bonding with your tribal group. It's even better if the outsider is a traitor, someone who used to be one of you. Outsiders can be hurt because they're outsiders. Traitors should be hurt because they have committed one of the worst possible moral wrongs: they were good group members and then they chose to not be. It's disloyalty to the group. Non-men are traitors so fuck 'em up.

What is a man to do who has been declared "non-man", or just lost some of his man status, or is just worried he might? Maybe he gets the most manly job ever: cop, soldier, WWE wrestler. Maybe he makes sure to commit some extra amounts of culture-sanctioned violence or domination. Maybe he kills himself.

I hope you're getting this. Fragile Masculinity is not a description of some men's insecurities or overcompensation (though it's not totally separate from that). It's a sociological/critical theory about the concept of masculinity itself, and how it works within patriarchal cultures. Masculinity in such a culture is fragile. It's hard to achieve and easy to lose. That has a lot of really bad consequences.

#fragile masculinity #you are wrong #its not what you think #but it's kind of related #psychology #critical theory #sociology #masculinity #gender roles #gender norms #culture fucks you up #suicide mention #violence mention

[night-market-if]

Just an interesting detail i noticed, dont know if its releated to one another, but when choosing mc's background it says that "magic burned the fields" and when mc gets explanation about the burned part of the market it says that a hex (you know, magic) burned it👀👀

I'm a little impressed with your attention to detail, anon.

#the night market #twine wip #asks #oh you are catching on to the background stuff I see #its not what you think #or maybe it is #intereative fiction

[gramarobin]

#heaveb #its not what you think #lucifer #mythology

[imchronicallydepressed]

I have an issue. So, like a few days ago, I was looking at fanart because that's how I spent my time; and I saw this sketch drawing. It was of Glam strip/pole dancing. I chuckled at it and then went on my way. Now, I was chatting with my friend about it and I went back to look for it to send it to her and I can not for the life of me, find the fucken art anymore. Anyone... please. If you have that image of Glam pole dancing, I fucken need it. I've been hunting it down for a week now and I still can't find it. 😭😭

#metal family glam #sebastian metal family #metal family fanart #metal family #metal family art #i need fucken help #pole dancing Glam is a must #I feel like im going insane #im begging for help #its not what you think

[liquidstar]

Yes, Greece still exists, we didn't all die 2000 years ago. Yes, people speak Greek. You people are so fucking stupid for real. So many of you claim to love ancient shit but can't even acknowledge the actual living culture of the people whose mythology and classics you romanticize. You keep leaving annoying comments about how you just forget Greek people still exist, thinking you're being quirky because you love ancient stuff soooo much that you forgot about the people it came from. You think about it so little you don't even realize that an actual Greek person has to read this shit, making it clear how little you actually care about the culture beyond the romanticized (and westernized) mythology. Don't claim you love Greece, don't use our mythology anymore if you can't acknowledge that we're still around without making it about how little you think about us. It's mind boggling that you'd think a Greek person would read this and think you're anything but obnoxious. Explode.

#this post is edited because you're all annoying. maybe I'll turn it back someday #it sucks that people can't even be normal about a funny family story once the fact that we're greek comes into the fold #suddenly its all about blorbofied mythology shit and idiots saying ''GREECE IS REAL???? 🤯🤯🤯🤯'' yeah percy j*ckson didnt make it up #maybe it would be less annoying if they weren't all saying it like I'd think it's funny that they don't know we exist instead of like #disturbing on a personal level. like what the fuck #man if you can't acknowledge we exist in real life just name your oc Icarus something else idgaf #so yeah explode. Skase. Voulos'to. Valto mesa sto katamalakismeno mouni tis mana's sou. Psophise. etc.

[jupiter-suggestion]

consider the sperm whale and the squid. an ancient rivalry that dates back millions of years. we know the whales eat the squids. we know the squids do not make it easy for them. we know this because of the scars the whales carry, scars on the outside of their body, and on the inside as well. how badly must you want something to endure wounds inside your mouth? inside your gut?

consider the whale, who is harmed by what sustains her. consider the squid, whose flesh is soft and delicious but refuses to go down easy.

#mine #suggestion #this is not a direct allegory to anything i just think about whales with scars inside their stomachs and i Feel Things #oh i do know what its like to fight the thing you need. i do know the bittersweet taste of victory for a price. #y'all ever relate to a whale? #50 #100 #500 #1k #5k #10k #25k #35k

[possessable]

Hello i'm a normal person here's some stuff i drew to illustrate different traits different "person getting controlled" tropes can have

edit: obligatory possession shorthand code link because people seem to be using this like the possession code but just. without the code part

edit: DO NOT BE HORNY ON MY POST 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

#if you see tumblr flagging this its literally not mature i dont know why it got flagged #i like how you can see the artstyle in this change because i drew the first couple a year ago and then picked it up again intermittently #this aws just an excuse to draw a bunch of tiny possessed guys. ''what am i supposed to do with a possession hyperfixation its not like you #can draw possession fanart'' Yes You Can If you really Believe In yourslef #This isn't even all the traits i can think of there's four more but they seem kind of boring to draw and are mostly self explanatory #Less Unique my Ass #ThePossessionHyperfixationIsNeverEnding