Discourteous Genius

rileyjaydennis:

millennial-review:

Merriam-Webster’s social media is the only thing giving me hope in these dark times

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mollymcgiftens:

helly-watermelonsmellinfellon:

So a lot of people want to give the Marauders a free pass for all the shit they pulled because they claim, ‘so-so deserved it’ which is victim blaming rhetoric that is not acceptable at all. Or they claim ‘they grew up’ which isn’t necessarily proven and does not excuse their actions at all.

James died at 21. He was a wizard cop. People try to claim that because he didn’t like Voldy and was a cop, he’s obviously a good guy. Well Barty Crouch Sr. was also a cop and hated Voldy and he was not a good guy. Being a cop doesn’t automatically make you a good person. This should be obvious by now.

Peter was a back-stabbing fiend and a coward who didn’t in any way change. He was constantly looking out for himself only and means nothing.

Sirius was immature, and that did not change much in those couple years after graduating. And then spent 12 years in isolation being borderline starved, unclean, and with no doubt poor sleeping habits, on top of the Dementors that he barely managed to avoid the attention of. Sirius is still stuck in a teenage mentality since most 20-somethings don’t feel like adults for quite some time after high school.

Remus is the only person to show actual growth and it’s mostly because of the trauma of his situation and the shitty lot he’d been dealt in life. So he had to mature or else.

So no, the Marauders as a whole didn’t ‘grow up’ or ‘mature’. Half of them didn’t get to and ¼ of them chose not to.

So since the fandom loves to hold Severus’ actions as an adult against his 15 year old self, and claim that is why he deserved to be harassed and sexually assaulted, I refuse to accept people criticizing me for holding the Marauders accountable for their shit. I am holding teenagers accountable for the shit things they did as teenagers. Unlike some individuals who would blame a 15 year old character for something his 38 year old self does way into the future.

Sirius and James are my main issue. Remus and Peter are bullies by association for not stopping the other two and are just as to blame. And Remus was made a prefect to keep control over his friends, and he didn’t do his job, and he admits to it. And his reasoning that he thought they’d abandon him doesn’t make James and Sirius look good. Especially if we take into account how they treated Peter in SWM.

Sirius’ immaturity can only go so far as an excuse. At 15 I was very aware of myself and the world around me. I wasn’t in the best of situations either. I was not the brightest but I wasn’t stupid. Teenagers are not stupid. But this fandom likes to act as if teens are dumb and unaware of anything going on so that’s okay to excuse them. They do it with the Marauders and Draco Malfoy who are very much alike. They’re given passes with ‘just being boys’ and there are claims of ‘it’s unfair to hold their actions against them, they’re just teens’. But if we talk about Tom Riddle’s actions as a teen, Severus Snape’s actions as a teen, or hell, even Harry Potter using a spell he didn’t actually know the effects of, people will riot about how terrible those things are and how they were all very much aware of what they were doing and people are ashamed of those actions by those teens in particular!.

Double standards for the Marauders always. Why?

It’s not that hard to hold a character you like accountable for their shit. I do it all the time. I tend to like the antagonists, villains, and rude characters. And I will also trash them as much as I praise them. I can admit that Voldemort is problematic as fuck and there is no way around it. I can admit that Hannibal Lecter is creepy and one hell of a villain. I can list their negatives as much as their positives.

But Marauders fans can’t be bothered.

And the truth is, Sirius sent someone he hates after a creature that could kill him. Only half of this situation is immaturity since he obvioulsy didn’t consider how Remus would feel knowing he’d been used in such a way. Sirius was in no way too stupid to realize how dangerous the situation was.

And you may wonder why I would think that? How could he possibly know?

Remus admitted in PoA that there were many times in their teens, where they had some close calls while out gallivanting at night. And Remus felt guilty for betraying Dumbledore’s trust and not just staying in the Shack. He admits to the fact that his friends couldn’t keep control of him even when they were in their Animagus forms. Hermione gives him a few stern words for it. So how would Sirius not know that a transformed Remus would go ballistic without his friends there to control him?

This is why we call it a murder attempt and not ‘just a prank’.

And on James’ side. James is jealous of Severus for being friends with the girl he’s lusting after. To the point where he targets him constantly for it and even tried to blackmail her into a date by holding Severus’ well-being over her head.

So James saved Severus just in the nick of time. But he wasn’t doing it to be a hero and save a classmate like his fans seem to think. What would have happened if Remus either killed or bit/scratched Severus?

Severus would either be dead or turned.

And what would happen to Remus if he killed or turned another student, especially when Dumbledore was allowing him to attend the school and no one of importance knew he was a werewolf? What would happen to Remus and Dumbledore both?

Remus would either be killed immediately or imprisoned for life in Azkaban. And Dumbledore, the Light side’s only hope against Voldemort;s growing terrorism, would suffer some shit by the Ministry and his own following who are pretty prejudiced against ‘Dark Creatures’. Which is why Severus was forced to remain silent about the situation when it was brought to Dumbledore. Because everyone cared more about how it would affect everything else, and no one gave a shit about the boy who just nearly died.

And no, James didn’t suddenly become a good guy and a shining knight in white armor. Because Sirius and Remus admit to him still bullying Severus exclusively while Lily remained completely unaware of it. She dated him because he claimed he changed. But he didn’t and his friends confirmed it. And if his own son is disgusted with his actions, but you aren’t, then there is something wrong with you.

So yes, I will openly criticize a bunch of teenagers for the shit they did as teenagers. Because they did horrible shit as teenagers. If we hold Tom Riddle accountable for his actions with the Chamber, and Severus Snape accountable for his ‘mudblood’ slur, we can do the same with the Marauders. 

Bravo. I too get very weary of the constant double standards applied to the marauders vs Severus. It grates on me when Severus is pilloried for passing on a partial prophecy, he is held up as being entirely responsible for the death of the Potter’s. Neither Voldie who did the deed, Peter who set up the attack nor Dumbledore, who knew enough to make an attempt of sorts at protecting his own fighters from a known threat are considered as responsible for it as Severus in the eyes of certain parts of fandom. He should have known it meant them apparently and even if he didn’t it still means he was fine with targeting a baby for death so it’s all his fault.

But somehow Sirius gets a pass for setting up attempted murder because despite knowing and running about with a werewolf, including the close calls Remus confessed to in POA, he didn’t really mean it to be murder so it’s all just a nasty prank, childish spite that should be swept away and forgotten. Enough of these double standards.

ohstevies:

steve rogers: All my money is in a savings account. Tony has explained the stock market to me maybe 75 times. I still don’t understand it.

tony stark: I was once on the phone with blockbuster video, which is a very old-fashioned sentence. That’s like when Steve would be like, “We’d all go play jacks by the soda fountain,” and you’re like, “Nobody knows what you’re talking about , you idiot.”

clint barton: It’s fun to be married. I’ve never been supervised before. I’m supervised! My wife studies what I do, like an anthropologist. She’ll be like: “Sometimes, he will watch a movie on TV even though he already owns that movie on DVD. Pointing this out confuses and upsets him.”

bruce banner: In terms of instant relief, cancelling plans is like heroin.

natasha romanoff: I’ll keep my emotions right here, and then one day, I’ll die.

thor: Ah…numbers. The letters of math.

sam wilson: Sometimes babies will point at me, and I don’t care for that shit at all.

bucky barnes: Here’s how easy it was to get away with bank robbery back in the ‘30s: As long as you weren’t there when the police arrived, you had a 99% chance of getting away with it.

scott lang: it’s 100% easier not to do things than to do them.

peter parker: I have had a very long day. I am very small and I have no money. So you can imagine the kind of stress I am under.

t'challa: You have the moral backbone of a chocolate eclair.

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rootfauna:

I knew the basics before I got it, but I had no clue…

* The blood wouldn’t necessarily be red. When I first got my period, I spent a few min looking at my underwear wondering how I shit myself. I didn’t know the blood could look brown, or be thick.

* That tampons weren’t a good idea yet. I was 10 or 11 when I got my first period and physically smaller than an adult woman. My first attempt at inserting a tampon was very painful and unsuccessful. I wouldn’t use them until I was around 14 or so.

* That when you use pads the blood can get on your bottom and I’d have to occasionally clean off the toilet seat after using it.

* That getting your first period DOES NOT mean you’re fully developed and fully able to bear children. I could have technically gotten pregnant at that age, but I was still a child and pregnancy would have put my life in danger because I was still physically immature.

* That it wouldn’t be regular for another few years.

* That very painful cramping is NOT NORMAL once you reach your 20s and is cause for concern.

* That the blood and tissue you pass can look chunky or stringy and not like blood from a cut.

* That stress can halt your period for months BUT

* That doesn’t mean you can’t get pregnant

Feel free to add your own

Relatable

-passing blood clots is completely normal

-that your period may straight up skip a month when you first get it

-and then it’ll happen twice in the same month

-getting your period does NOT automatically make you a woman

Painful cramping isn’t normal in your 20’s? That’s a little concerning, mine have been getting exponentially worse

It is NOT normal. 

I can 100% guarantee you have endometriosis, PCOS, or another hormone problem. If your doctor says it’s normal, DEMAND a second opinion. 

Thinking that it’s normal is how people end up infertile or dead. It’s why so many women under 40 these days are having an almost impossible time either conceiving or preventing conception. Because no one teaches anyone that it’s the sign of trouble that can very seriously hurt you. 

Anyone who has severe cramps, heavy bleeding, or irregular periods after about 19 years old should seek medical advice. None of those are normal. 

If you have skin tags, a hard time losing weight, migraines related to your period, depression that is amplified when menstruating, severe mood swings, sleep disturbances that get worse with menstruation, or any other significant health problem that started with puberty and is worse when hormones are fluctuating you need to be checked. 

None of the things that people relate to women on their periods is actually an example of a healthy woman. It’s an example of people who need one form of treatment or another. 

Do NOT go to a general doctor. Find a women’s health center. Obgyn doctors. ASK SPECIFICALLY FOR A FEMALE DOCTOR. (Also helps with creating a demand for female doctors, win-win)

And if the doctor you do see tried to write you off as “nothing” or “its normal”? Politely insist for another doctor. People forget: you are paying them for a service. If you believe the doctor is not taking you or your problems seriously, ASK FOR ANOTHER DOCTOR. Specifically, “Do you have another doctor on staff who is more experienced with female health”. It is WELL within your right to change doctors as you see fit - you owe no loyalty to one specific doctor if they aren’t meeting your needs.

Reblogging for all my followers with vaginas. I have so many sisters and friends with vaginas and I didn’t know most of this. I turn 30 soon. You’d think I’d have pick up these bits of information over the years in conversation.

Hey!! Hey everybody with periods!!! If you have a period you should read this, because it’s helpful, and people with periods really aren’t taught enough about their own bodies.

even if u personally don’t get a period, someone u know/care abt prob does & u should pass this along

women’s health is health & we should all know these things, i feel

From personal experience, saying you have painful periods doesn’t always get taken seriously by healthcare professionals. If you mention that you are concerned about your (future) fertility they will take more care in determining the exact cause of your pain.

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