Just a reminder to native lgbt people that our cultures had no biases against lgbt people until colonialism. You are not betraying you roots by being who you are
art takes hours to produce and seconds to consume so dont act suprised when artists get upset when their posts only get likes and no reblogs
similarly a piece of writing that takes a few minutes to read could have weeks of work behind it… dont take creativity for granted when ur getting it for free
I honestly believe that people who lost their childhood, teenage years to mental illness and/or trauma are so strong for still being here. Especially once you’re about 18-25 and trying to relearn how to be in society and healthy and human.
Especially when you decide to work towards getting better.
Especially when your life isn’t where you wished it would be.
Stay alive okay? If you lost your youth, I’m sorry and I’m so proud of you for still being here. Keep fighting. Your best years are ahead of you.
the nazis succeeded so well in erasing trans history that the iconic image of book burnings is specifically the burning of the institut für sexualwissenschaft
library and it goes generally uncaptioned to this day
“On May 6, 1933, students at the Berlin School of Physical Education [Hochschule für Leibesübungen] raided the Institute for Sexual Research [Institut für Sexualwissenschaft] in Berlin and plundered its library. The institute had been founded in 1919 by the gay Jewish physician Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935), who had devoted the better part of his career to enlightening the public about homosexuality and fighting for greater rights for homosexuals. The Institute for Sexual Research was dedicated to the exploration of a variety of sexual topics, including sexually transmitted diseases, marital problems, abortion, and homosexuality. Thus, it is hardly surprising that the National Socialists were quick to target it. The photograph below shows the Institute after the May 6th raid. On May 10, 1933, the Institute’s books were burned on Berlin’s Opera Square [Opernplatz]. The National Socialist students who participated in this book burning also threw a bust of Hirschfeld into the flames.”
Everyone knows Jeeves, Psmith and Blandings, but what about the one-shot novels? No idea how many Wodehouse fans have actually read these, but you all should, because some of them are among Wodehouse’s best work. These might not be the best, but are definitely worth looking into, I think (no particular order)!
Love Among Chickens
The first appearance of Ukridge. I read the short stories before I dove into this novel and at first I didn’t have too many expectations. Ukridge didn’t really click with me, but he’s amazing in this book! His character is a bit different from what he is in the shorts, but different for the better in my opinion and the revised edition has a lot of the humor associated with Wodehouse’s prime. The climax especially is a very cathartic rant from Ukridge that I could read a hundred times.
Laughing Gas
Wodehouse does Freaky Friday, but in a very unique way. In most body swap stories, both characters learn how much better their own lives are by the end, but this is told in first person (one of the few books outside the Jeeves series that does) and the main character never has any qualm with his own life. Eggy reminds me of a Lord Emsworth who’s constantly drunk rather than naturally absent-minded and is by far the funniest character in the book.
Piccadilly Jim
The most complex, yet simple plot on this list. It gets the Wodehouse formula down so perfectly it’s amazing. It’s up there with Leave it to Psmith in my opinion. There are so many memorable characters from Mister Pet to James himself. It’s also apparently a semi-sequel to The Little Nugget. Everything good about Wodehouse is here so what’s not to love?
Hot Water
The plot here really reminds me of Leave it to Psmith. I don’t think it’s as good, but if you’re one of those people annoyed by Psmith, this is the one to read. It has a bunch of good characters different enough from the residents of Blandings to stand out, and though nothing can hope to fully compete, it does it’s darnedest. Soup Slattery is probably my favorite of Wodehouse’s thief characters and I’m mildly peeved he’s never used again.
Big Money
The first two scenes are the best in the book and some of Wodehouse’s ripest stuff. It gets a bit slow in the middle, but is great in the beginning and the end. Plus it has a fairly unique concept. It’s a bit unremarkable compared to the rest of this list, but still very much worth the read.
These are all wonderful and well worth the read! Piccadilly Jim in particular is among the best.
hey cuties, if y’all could go to www.tumblr.com/support, click “feature request” in the drop-down menu, and request the ability to alt-text images, that’d be rad. thanks!
here’s what i said as a template:
Hi! As you may have seen, Instagram just added the ability to alt-text images for blind and visually impaired folks (https://twitter.com/instagram/status/1067829661948760064?s=19), and Twitter has had this option for quite some time. Tumblr is a powerhouse website in the social media world and yet it is still wholly inaccessible to users who use screenreaders and similar devices to browse the internet. Many bloggers like myself have resorted to putting our image alt-text in the post caption, which has the unfortunate effect of lowering “reblog value,” which a lot of bloggers rely on to build their following. I just wanted to request that Tumblr work on adding an alt-text feature to the website in an effort to improve accessibility and match other social media sites.
Many thanks for your hard work,
Kelsey
[ID: a mobile screenshot of the above page. it shows a blank form with the words “feature request” selected in the drop-down menu above it.]
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