Icon by @ThatSpookyAgent. Call me Tir or Julian. 37. He/They. Queer. Twitter: @tirlaeyn. ao3: tirlaeyn. BlueSky: tirlaeyn. 18+ Only. Star Trek. The X-Files. Sandman. IwtV. OMFD. Definitionless in this Strict Atmosphere.
You’re going to make it. You’ll discover new things and visit places you’ve always dreamed of and watch as all the stars aline in your life and you’ll be so proud of your younger yourself for every morning you woke up and said “I’ll hold on one more day” and you did
rennaissance painters: what is a baby? a small man?
every time i see this post it’s accompanied by a different horrifying painted man baby
In the Detroit Museum of Art there’s a neat room where they have paintings from the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries along with plaques explaining the transition in European art from “manbaby” to an actual, somewhat realistic child.
According to those plaques, society’s general feeling about children was that they were sinful, cruel, unchristian things which had to be taught how to act like their betters, the adults. Because of this, the people paying for portraits of their children generally requested that the children be given the appearance of an adult, so that they would be visually associated with being a kind and proper individual. As we progressed out of the Byzantine era people’s opinions changed and the innocence of youth was seen as a desirable thing, so the depiction of children shifted to make them appear more cherubic.
… Though the article covers a broader time period and therefore explains more about how the Medieval period caused society to think up something as weird as a “Manbaby” in the first place.
“My baby is more well-behaved than yours, Bartholomew. Just look at him. He has an eight-pack.”
On trans day of visibility, I want to make it clear that my trans identity isn’t where I’m dropping anchor. Transitioning granted me the intimacy with my body that only exists in solitary instances. It lifted the tension between body and spirit, and allowed me to see the other areas of myself with clarity. Beyond my transness, I’m still figuring out who I am as an artist, friend, lover, daughter, and sister. Trans people want to share these journeys with you, but we can’t do that unless you spend some time with us. Don’t just view us for the sake of our trans status, interact with us. Love us, support our work, and grant us the freedom of making mistakes and starting all over.
i hate that liberal feminist ideology that if you’re faced w/ misogyny irl you have to say something and if you don’t you’re a Bad Feminist ™ as if talking back to men doesn’t get women attacked, raped, or murdered on a daily basis.
like: “if a man tells you to smile, tell him to fuck off!!” yeah, you know i fucking would kathy but i really don’t feel like getting killed today
