Ladybugs got ruined for me by those invasive beetles that look like them.
Those invasive beetles are horrible! We walked through a patch of them earlier this year. There were thousands. They were all over our clothes and stuff.
After that I started noticing a few in the house. Not that many. But I’ve heard stories of peoples houses being infested with them!
Apparently here in TN, some officials thought it would be great to release these beetles to combat the aphid situation. Now we just have a bunch of invasive beetles instead of aphids.
The worst part about those fake ladybugs is that they die en mass in your lamps and they sttiiiinnnnk.
What ‘invasive beetles’?
Basically they’re an orange beetle that looks like the American ladybird. They were introduced to the US (because nobody’s learned the lesson about introducing non-native species yet, I guess) and the beetles will get into your house somehow. They will bite you, which feels a bit like a pinprick, and die in light sources (lamps, ceiling lights, windows, etc). They smell gross. Like rotten burning hair…
Straight person: I like this cause its so realistic. Gay people don’t just talk about how gay they are all the time. Their sexuality is never brought up just like in real life because whats important is they are people not the gender they love
Actual queer person: I’m so gay guys. Like really really gay do you realise how gay I am? Sometimes I lie awake at night thinking about how fucking gay I am my gay potential is through the roof god save my queer soul
87% of my humor stems from my sexuality
imagine actually being boring and bitter enough to base your entire personality around your sexuality
I have yet to meet LGBT+ people IRL who tell me how gay and “queer” they are all day, tbh. Sure, it comes up in conversations that are, you know, actually about partnership and sexual orientation,or when you just bond together over the ridiculous tumblr posts you have to read about yourself, but if someone’s entire being revolved around telling me whom they would like to fuck and why, several times a day, … Yeah, unlikely I would want to keep listening to them.
I always assumed we were really random, normal people who have interests outside our specific orientation, because whom we love (or want to fuck) is only one out of MANY different aspects about ourselves. Now it seems that I was wrong.
Brb, I need to ring up the neighbours and tell them I want a harem of cute girls fawning over my mere presence, because that’s all there is to my person.
See the difference here is reality and fiction are different. And unfortunately Tumblr has a real problem with knowing what the difference between reality and fiction is.
Just look at all the people who won’t fact check, because, it sounds real.
The only reason I talk about my sexuality here so much is because I CAN’T IRL. If I could actually be out IRL I wouldn’t feel the need to vent here. And most assuredly wouldn’t go out of my fucking way to mention my sexuality IRL.
A few months ago, my grandfather came out as transsexual. I have known him for 22 years and never once did he say anything up to that point. His behavior didn’t magically change when he came out, he’s still the same person, it means literally fucking nothing to any of us because it didn’t change who he is.
This rant brought to you by Star Wars: The Force Awakens (featuring Rey, the lady scavenger-pilot-mechanic-Jedi of my heart) and also years of simmering resentment.
I think the most depressing thing about the Mary Sue phenomenon is that it arose from a largely-female based fandom and is thus a really unpleasant reminder of how much sexism women internalize
and internalized any kind of -ism is just about as depressing as it gets
…I’ve absolutely never felt this way? Seriously, have you guys read some of the fic that’s out there? And have you ever heard the term ‘Gary Stu’? Mary Sues are obviously going to be a prominent phenomenon because of the number of young, inexperienced female fanfiction authors, who haven’t learned to write balanced characters (which I would argue is largely because of their lack of representation in ORIGINAL CANON DAMMIT), but there are also plenty of Gary Stus out there (cringe), and there are good number of well-written, balanced OCs as well.
From what I’ve seen, Mary Sues and Gary Stus are usually OCs who have bad writing (bad characterization, introduction, and such) who take a dangerous amount of attention away from already-known characters, or are fantasy-based (as in, for example, a ‘popular girl’ fantasy or a ‘male power’ fantasy) self-inserts who often destabilize any kind of plot or previously known characterization of canon characters. (Which is not to say you can’t have a fic with an OC main character, be they male or female; just don’t make them dull or predictable. Give them choices – hard ones! Let them be problematic at times! Let them experience love, betrayal, conflict, difficulty! Nothing is ever easy, for a good protagonist, and good protagonists can rarely make it on their own.)
Additionally – last I knew (correct me if I’m wrong) ‘Mary Sue’ and ‘Gary Stu’ were supposed to be fanfiction terms? Obviously you wouldn’t use them for canon; that’s not what they’re meant for. You can have overpowered, unbalanced protagonists in canon writing, but that’s just plain bad writing or bad characterization.
So, no, Rey isn’t a Mary Sue, and anyone who says so is a) misusing the term, in my opinion, and b) entitled to their own opinion, but should compare Rey to Luke in ANH and re-evaluate their statement.
I can’t believe we’ve gotten to the point where this many people think the term “Mary Sue” is misogynistic.
Despite the fact that “Gary Stu” exists.
Despite the fact it has everything to do with writing quality and character building and nothing to do with gender.
You people are reaching too far and too hard to find something that just isn’t there.
The term “Mary Sue” originating from a female-based fandom does not confirm “internalized misogyny”, it destroys your fucking argument by showing that the term was and continues to be a critique on poor writing, and that it has absolutely nothing to do with shaming female characters. It was started because there was a slew of poorly written, special snowflake characters that made most fanfiction uninteresting at best and cringe-worthy at worst. There are OP male characters, there are OP female characters. The Fanfic community has called out both using “Mary Sue” and “Gary Stu”
Maybe you guys should learn to take some fucking criticism.
OP is a moron. Not only is there a male term for Mary Sue but it absolutely can be used to critique a female character because there are actual connnotations for the term.
Namely, it is about an insert character that seems to excel at things they should either not be capable of or otherwise better at something than established characters who should be better than them.
The OP can’t handle the fact that some people have legitimate gripes over a female character. If they weren’t legitimate she’d have sat down and actually punched holes in them, not used the mythic ‘misogyny’ catch all retort.
In my opinion, children and dogs should not be left together unsupervised. NO MATTER THE BREED! Things can turn ugly fairly quickly, even with a parent in the room, though the chances of things turning the worst way possible are much higher if they are alone. And since everyone is going to be snarky and not take info, have some proof (not for the faint hearted)
These are all news articles/news only from the US from the year 1995 to 2010 (because I am not in the mood to go all the way back to the 1800′s, but trust me, they have something on that there too. I am also not putting ALL of them on here because it would take me hours. Taking 1-2 from each year)
July, 2010, a 2 year old is killed by his step-grandfathers 3 pit bulls (or BBM). “
Grandfather arrested for manslaughter.[412] The dogs had decapitated the family’s pet Akita and killed the family’s pet Chihuahua and parrot within the prior year. The dogs, which were kept in a garage, had previously shown aggression toward the boy” (the link didn’t work 😦 )
^ click that to read all about the other attacks, they have age and description in each and every story.
Dogs should not be left alone with children. Children should not be left alone with dogs. Dogs can not babysit. Children can not fight the dog if something happens. Even some of the parents that were in the same room as the attack, were unable to save their children. The breeds in there range from pomeranians and rat terriers to rottweilers and mastiffs. The breed doesn’t matter, be a responsible parent and be a responsible dog owner.
Alright, so to add to this, is a story I have from when I was 12. It is something I do not talk about a lot.
Thank you for the share. I think it’s so important that people know that it doesn’t matter how sweet and amazing your dog has been, things happen and like i said, they can go wrong so very fast and out of nowhere.
This is so important! As the OP said, kids and dogs should not be left alone unsupervised together. I’ve written a few research papers on BSL for a few law classes, and in my research I’ve found, like OP has so nicely linked to us, that most child bites and most child injuries (and even deaths) have been because Doggy and Baby were together unsupervised. That’s how a majority of child-related dog injuries occur.
Be responsible and watch your kids around your dogs, regardless of breed.
A U.K.-based charity is warning people not to purchase or adopt wolfdogs that look like the direwolves that appear on Game of Thrones.
Artisan Rare Breeds has already rescued nine wolfdogs from homes recently. Wolfdogs are a cross between wolves and “shephard-type dogs.” The animals rescued by the group so far have all been Czechoslovakian wolfdogs bred by the Czech military. Unlike other dogs that may be rescued from homes, wolfdogs will never be placed in another home. Many require owners to have a Dangerous Animals license.
Director Wayne May suspects that people have been adopting these dogs because they look like the direwolves on Game of Thrones. Purchasing a third-generation wolfdog is legal in the U.K., but he estimates that the wolfdogs he rescues might be up to 50 percent wolf.
“To have these animals as family pets is really irresponsible,” he told The Telegraph. “Some of the ones we’ve rescued I reckon have more wolf in them than dog, which is illegal. I know they’re seen on telly in Game of Thrones, but people need to realise that these are basically wild animals and need to be treated with respect.”
These wolfdogs are often difficult to take care of. They eat raw meat and chicken because dog food upsets their stomachs.
While people buy them as pups, May says they find that they’re unable to cope with them when they get older, citing one example where a wolfdog caused £4,000 in damage after it was left alone with two chihuahuas for a couple hours.
Although cute in appearance, the direwolves on the show are difficult to raise, even in the fictional universe. Initially, Eddard Stark wanted to kill the direwolf pups, but he was persuaded by Jon Snow to let the Stark children take care of them on their own. Loyal to the Starks, they may seem like docile pets until someone tries to harm their owners. After the first season, Game of Thrones relied on CGI to show the direwolves on TV.
Sophie Turner, whose character Sansa was the first to lose her direwolf on the show, ended up adopting the dog who played Lady. That dog was a Northern Inuit.
May hopes that there is more restriction on breeding and selling wolfdogs, saying that “looks can be deceiving.”
What kind of dumbass leaves an actual wolfdog alone with two chihuahuas?? Good Lord.
My roommate and a friend have been watching game of thrones lately and the “wolves” they used in season one just killed me. Like literally my first thought when I saw one was that a bunch of morons are going to go buy German Shepherds and such legitimately believing they’re part wolf.
The fact that people can be so easily influenced to buy certain pets by things like TV shows and movies is honestly concerning. It’s like the surge in popularity of the Dalmatian after Disney got ahold of them. “Oh, that thing was cool on TV, I want to commit to owning one for the next 1-2 decades.” ??? Never mind how difficult it is to care for, it looks cool! That’s what’s important, right?
So maybe your animal, who was of course the best animal in the whole goddamn world, died, and you’d do anything to bring them back. You heard about that cloning thing; it was so long ago that Dolly was cloned (1996, but announced 1997) that by now they should be able to clone your best friend with ease. In fact, plenty of dogs and cats and other animals have been cloned around the world. But let’s look at some facts about the pet cloning industry:
1. If your pet has died more than a few days ago, it is too late to save their cells for cloning. For those who are thinking about cloning, more people are opting to do a biopsy on their living pet to preserve the cells in the event of their death, or in the event that cloning becomes more affordable.
2. Prices fluctuate but last I checked it costs about $50,000 to clone a dog and $35,000 to clone a cat, at least.
3. You don’t know if you will get zero, one, five, or more new pets. So you better have space for ten!
Trump is the dumbest, most racist, money-focused, irrelevant asshole running for president like who the hell wants this man as the president, he would ruin everything and make America even more unpopular among other countries becuase he’s so selfish and only benefits the rich
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