ao3tagoftheday:

I now present Mod EJ Nerds in Response to Anon Hate: Trans Edition.

In traditional Jewish liturgy, a series of short blessings called the Birkat Ha-Shahar is recited in the morning prayer service. Among these blessings is one which goes, “Blessed are you, G-d, Lord of the Universe, who did not make me a woman.” For obvious reasons, this blessing is often omitted or changed in modern Jewish liturgy, but it was standard in 1322, when a Jewish scholar named Qalonymos ben Qalonymos published a book of his writings. This book contained the following poem (translated by Peter Cole):

On Becoming A Woman

Lord in heaven,
who brought forth wonders
by fire and water for our Fathers,
cooling Abraham’s Chaldean kiln,
so in its flames he’d not be burned;
who altered Dina’s fate in the womb,
and made a serpent of Moses’ wand;
who whited with illness Miriam’s hands
and turned the Sea of Reeds into land—
transforming the muddy bed of the Jordan
into passable sand,
and making from stone and shale
a pool whose springs would not fail
if only you would make me female!

If that alone might be done,
how wondrous then would be my fortune!
Spared the arduous labor of men,
I’d settle down and raise my children.
But why complain and bitterly whine?
If my Father in heaven is so inclined
as to fashion me with a lasting deformity,
how could I ask that He take it from me?
Worry about what just can’t be
is incurable pain and endless misery;
empty condolence is hardly an answer.
“I’ll just have to bear it, “ I said, “though I’ll suffer until I wither away and die.”

And since long ago I learned from tradition
that both good and bad deserve benediction,
in the faintest of whispers I’ll mutter each morning;
Blessed art Thou, O Lord—who has not made me a woman

[Note: This ask gave me some trouble because I genuinely want to respond to the theoretical point it raises. I just don’t want to engage with anon hate, and I refuse to let some asshole bait me into doing so. If anyone wants to ask me about this issue in a constructive way, I’ll be delighted to respond.]

mamapluto:

asmcosplay:

brydeswhale:

pyranova:

zanabism:

Indigenous communities which have been sustainably hunting animals for years for survival is obviously not leading to the endangerment of those animals. It’s when corporations involve themselves in the trade of hunting animals for mass production of goods that causes severe damage to the sustainability of arctic wildlife. Activism and protests should be directed to those establishments and not indigenous communities that are clearly not contributing to the decline of Arctic wildlife.

If Indigenous communities were the really the cause of endangered species, then the animals would have been extinct along before colonization.

Lol, people try to argue that indigenous people are responsible for the extinction of the great megafauna in the Americas. Except, you know, the climate was changing, and then there was a meteorite, so…

And that’s why I say fuck white vegans, especially celebrity white vegans, who try to outlaw shit like seal hunting in the arctic at the cost of starving and freezing Indigenous people who depend on that for survival. They’d seriously let entire communities of people die if it means saving the fucking seals.

Rather, they’d let entire peoples go extinct if it meant not having to challenge capitalist exploitation.

When basic necessities cost like $80 a pop in the arctic, and you outlaw traditional food, you’re killing indigenous people. Straight up.

i-thought-you-and-i:

a-kent:

lainybunbuns:

rrueplumet:

i love prince eric.  from the little mermaid.  he’s hilarious.  because he seems like one of the most mild-mannered and unassuming princes in the disney canon, but he is also one of the few to actively kill the bad guy.   most disney villains die by consequence of the final battle but are not directly killed by the hero/heroine.  most of them fall to their deaths or cause their own demise, and sometimes the hero is indirectly responsible because they’ll launch them into that direction or something, but they still don’t bring knife to heart directly.  

but then a couple do.  and prince eric is my fave out of those few because up until the final act, he is the most chill motherfucker u ever seen.  like he is quick to spring to action during the storm scene n stuff, but otherwise?  he’s really quiet n sensitive and runs along the beach playing the flute for his big shaggy dog n he smiles like a lil nerd and gets all cute around ariel and he’s so sweet n everything.

AND THEN IN THE FINAL BATTLE THAT MOTHERFUCKER STRAIGHT UP DRIVES A SHIP THROUGH URSULA LIKE WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!  NO WONDER NO ONE IS TRYIN TO LAY SIEGE TO HIS KINGDOM!!  ALL THE NEIGHBOURS ARE LIKE “HOLY SHIT DON’T GO THERE! PRINCE ERIC IS A BEAST!  HE’LL STRAIGHT UP DRIVE A BOAT THROUGH YOUR BITCH!”

i love him

At the beginning of the movie Prince Eric, without hesitation, jumps into the ocean, in the middle of a storm, and climbs onto a ship that’s on fire, all to rescue his dog.

Then when he’s convinced some mystery woman saved him, he starts looking for her just to thank her. On his way, he meets some mute naked teenage girl who can’t even walk or dress herself, confirms that she’s not the girl he’s looking for, then brings her to stay at his castle anyway, for no particular reason.

No one questions this, just like they don’t question when he shows up three days later with a mysterious woman one morning and says he’s getting married that same day. At said wedding, several witnesses see his fiance turn into a sea monster, which he then murders by piloting a submerged ship pulled up from the bottom of the ocean straight into her.

A week later, he marries the mute girl and the god of the sea himself rises from the ocean to give his blessings. Again, no one questions this.

I’m convinced that Eric had to have done some crazy insane stunts on a regular basis, cause despite him being so chill and relaxed normally, no one bats an eyelash at any of his ridiculous decisions or incredible feats during the course of the film. Clearly they’re all used to it, and rumours of him marrying an ocean princess would only dissuade potential enemies of his country even further.

a common conversation around the kingdom:

“Did you hear what Prince Eric did this morning?”

“Oh gods, not again.”

Ive never loved a post more than this one. Finally, people who understand my love of Prince Eric

picaso:

picaso:

i am sitting on the couch, i hear tapping on the door behind me, i turn around and see this

what do i do

he is here….

If he says barbarians are invading you should listen.