Silver Tongue

Jun 30

fiddler-unroofed:

Gorillaz:

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Me, eating a simple pb&j sandwich and sobbing: what’s wrong with you people

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Mansplaining protip:

bendingsignpost:

daughter-of-rowan:

kaylapocalypse:

kestrel-tree:

When a man starts explaining a concept you already told him you understand, instead of saying “I know” over and over until you die, try one of these:

  • Ok, which aspect is confusing you?
  • It seems like you have the basics down; Would you like me to recommend some good articles so you can get a more nuanced understanding?
  • So did you have a specific question, or do you just want a more in depth explanation?

SAVAGE

teacher-zone him

My cousin is an asst psych professor. Her new boss brought up how male students sometimes challenge female professors. He asked how she handles that: she says ‘hold on: let me take notes’, grabs a pen & paper, and proceeds to take no notes. If he asks why, she says ‘Tell me something I don’t know & I’ll have something to write’; no student has tried twice. Her boss laughed and asked her to mention it at the next staff meeting.

Additional tip:

If you need to bring up a topic you think he’ll argue against, ask him if he knows what it is, nod along as he tells you, and then build on the argument he’s just made for you by laying the base. 

aka, I had a mansplaining coworker who used to trigger the shit out of my PTSD, so one day I asked him if he knew what “trigger” meant as a psychological term. He proceeded to explain my own panic attacks to me and ended up having a facial Oh Shit when I responded with “Yes, that’s exactly what happens to me when you do X, I’m glad you understand.”

It’s very hard to claim ignorance of the subject when you’ve just been so very proud of showing off your knowledge of that subject. 

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grayskyluna:

kichengunnet:

showerthoughtsofficial:

“The camera adds 10 pounds” is a phrase of the past. Now people look better in their pictures than they do in person

When people say that the camera adds ten pounds it’s because cameras used in filmmaking/TV production have a wider focal length and therefore subjects look wider or bigger. Whereas cellphone cameras have a short focal length that makes subjects appear thinner or smaller.

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Originally posted by bluecaptions

Nowadays, with DSLR’s and a variety of lenses, we are able to depict a wide range of focal lengths by using one kind of camera.

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So that is why most people on social media may seem to look thinner than they do in person (especially in selfies because the front facing camera on phones especially have short focal lengths).

And that is also how the phrase “the camera adds ten pounds” came about.

this is actually so interesting I had no idea

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animatedamerican:

tanoraqui:

vladdies:

vladdies:

have y’all seen that nasa pic of the earth with the sun behind it on the night time side it really really fucked me up my own soul became solid and like………….. weeped!

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who wouldn’t see this and then look deeply into their own emotional playing field to see what improvements could be made purely inspired by the vulnerable earth. this is the face of all literal gods

#we live here!!!!!!!! those lights are us!!!!!!!!!!! #we’re the proof of life in the darkness!!!!!!!!!!

That ball of shiny blue
Houses everybody anybody ever knew 
-Chris Hadfield, “I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing)

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captainsnoop:

i hate this trend of “Sassy Twitter Brands.” the idea of a brand being rude to potential customers and people praising it for doing that seems really dire to me. coca cola should not call someone an idiot and get praised for it. coca cola should be groveling at my feet and begging me to buy their product, profusely apologizing for getting within my eyesight without my express permission. coca cola should thank me for my valuable feedback when i block them. brands should not be clapping back at people. 

okay but as someone who works retail, i would love the opportunity to sass customers

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bowelflies:
“ johntaylorhastings:
“Aight, I’ve peaked.
#conceptart #sketchbook #dnd #stussy #superman #ThatoneS
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extremely cursed item
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bowelflies:

johntaylorhastings:

Aight, I’ve peaked.
#conceptart #sketchbook #dnd #stussy #superman #ThatoneS

extremely cursed item

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