see the thing is Twitter’s appeal is that it feels detached from other social medias like i am not saying “i let him hit because he reached level 80 in Skyrim” on something attached to my Instagram
Reading Jung again and this concept sticks out to me: “The most terrifying thing in the world is to accept oneself completely.” What you want to change about yourself is always found in what you fear, because self-transformation has to start with self-acceptance. Example:
The day that I get in trouble for being [appropriately] enthusiastic & giggly with my students is the day that I quit.
Like my joy will not be monitored or rationed just because you are salty or tired. If you want education to be boring, be my guest. My students can't relate 💁🏻♀️
Today a [cis, older] male coworker unprecedentedly chastised me that I was being "too much" -in front of students, in a classroom setting that I was leading- so I smiled at him & cooed: "Oh, wow! No thank you! ☺️"
Fire danger is abnormally high this holiday weekend.
URGING you to consider firework alternatives:
- screaming “bang! boom!” at the sky
- dropping a stack of large books on the floor
- wrapping a toga around a candle
- play America the Beautiful while combining Coke and Mentos
(Falling to my knees, begging, pleading)
Please.
Folks, seriously.
PLEASE.
Do not - and I can’t emphasize this enough - set the state on fire this weekend.
Maybe I am the fool, & I am simply under the spell of pretty people being dramatic under the guise of art. Maybe all of the critiques hold some truth.
But this show makes me feel uncertain, passionate, salacious, curious, cringe, melancholy - as art can & does.
Powerfully.
Sorry not sorry, but s1 e4 of "the idol" solidified exactly what I had been suspecting:
I believe "the idol" is a sharp & creative show. It takes a crit lit lens & a slow burn to get there. Too many have been perceiving the show in a way that is reductive and willfully obtuse!
I acknowledge that I come from a weird background of viewer/fan, as someone who understands/experiences healthy BDSM kink, hedonism, etc.
I am also a long-time Weeknd fan (2010).
I have a unique background in experience/knowledge of DV, history of cults & behaviorism, etc...