even in another time

benjaminagunn:

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cryptidmoirologist:

yorickish-deactivated20230903:

classical chinese guys taking the shittiest drugs known to man and having impressive gay sex with each other

in the original account of this in 世說新語, what Ruan Ji and Ji Kang were doing that night was conspicuously unspecified (transl. Richard B. Mather, notes in square brackets mine):

山公與嵇阮一面，契若金蘭。山妻韓氏覺公與二人異於常交，問公。公曰：「我當年可以為友者，唯此二生耳。」妻曰：「負羈之妻亦親觀狐趙，意欲窺之，可乎？」他日，二人來，妻勸公止之宿，具酒肉，夜穿墉以視之，達旦忘反。公入曰：「二人何如？」妻曰：「君才致殊不如，正當以識度相友耳。」公曰：「伊輩亦常以我度為勝。」

The first time Shan T’ao met Chi K’ang and Juan Chi he became united with them in a friendship “stronger than metal and fragrant as orchids.” Shan’s wife, Lady Han, realized that her husband’s relationship with the two men was different from ordinary friendships, and asked him about it. Shan replied, “It’s only these two gentlemen whom I may consider the friends of my mature years.”
His wife said, “In antiquity Xi Fu-chi’s wife also personally observed Hu Yen and Chao Ts’ui [this reference itself is nonsexual (Zuo Zhuan, Duke Xi, year 23, 4)]. I’d like to peep at these friends of yours. Is it all right?”
On another day the two men came, and his wife urged Shan to detain them overnight. After preparing wine and meat, that night she made a hole through the wall, and it was dawn before she remembered to return to her room.
When Shan came in he asked her, “What did you think of the two men?” His wife replied, “Your own ability [才致: difficult to translate. 才 is "abilities, capabilities”, or “talent”; 致 could be “interests, (aesthetic?) aspirations”, “attractive qualities”, or “poise”] is in no way comparable to theirs. It’s only on the basis of your knowledge of men and your judgment that you should be their friend.“
Shan said, "They, too, have always considered my judgment to be superior.”

which i think is the precise amount of deniability that leads to a significant number of people never having thought of the possibility of a non-heterosexual reading and others being 100% certain they fucked

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saltqueer:

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mychemicalraymance:

LOCK UP YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS! HERE THEY COME!

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bloglikeanegyptian:

it goes against so much of what i stand for to share “palestinians are humans, they have hobbies, they have pets, they laugh and cry” kind of posts because i’ve spent so much of my life and career completely rejecting the notion that we should humanize ourselves, that we should ever be defensive, that we should entertain this racism at all

but it breaks my heart when i have to share them from people in gaza, who are using their five minutes of internet connection, their 25% of battery charge collected from a macguyvered car battery, emotionally exhausted, thirsty and hungry, sleeping in schools that have turned into refugee shelters and still making the time to say “please, i am human too, i am still alive, please fight for me” in english to appeal to the only people who have the power to help

i shared a tweet from a jjk artist in gaza i follow about a bts photocard being found in the middle of the rubble. even the love of anime and kpop and sports is no longer just a hobby, but an appeal to humanity. what was once a source of joy is now proof of life.

the worst part is that you won’t find this content in arabic. palestinians don’t post like this in arabic. but when they translate themselves, they recognize that they must humanize themselves first. it’s an unspoken understanding of dehumanization, one that has dictated a whole region’s understanding of the value of human life. in arabic they speak with dignity, with anger, with sorrow. in english, they appeal for their existence.

i share these posts not just because we have to reach everyone we can, because im being asked to and i will not refuse. but i also share them because they’re evidence of how deep the racism has run. at what dehumanization leads to. of war crime after war crime. this too i will not forget.

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hamletthedane:

hamletthedane:

turns out you can spend $18 million on your filmed production of Hamlet and cast all the great Hollywood stars of the 90’s to act in it, and it will still never beat that one performance by a kid in a texas barn with an audience of 40, performed during in a 110F heat wave

I mean, Branagh also failed to beat Hamlet At Elsinore and Hamlet Ein Rachedrama and the RSC Tennant Hamlet and Haidar and Maxine Peake Hamlet and BBC Radio 4 Jamie Parker Hamlet and The Lion King and that one Midsommer Murders episode-

…but he does successfully put tens of thousands of grade schoolers to sleep every year, so that’s something ig

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guccigarantine:

ALT

Another Kill For The Highlight Reel

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