Yep. Norcross

Bart was a visionary

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:44:02 -0400

Bart was a visionary

I think I’ve honestly said just about everything on this...

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:20:20 -0400

I think I’ve honestly said just about everything on this list.

TFTA: Texts From the Avengers (pt. 2)

animalstalkinginallcaps: YOU EVER LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND THINK...

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:56:01 -0400

animalstalkinginallcaps:

YOU EVER LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND THINK ‘HOLY SHIT. WHO IS THAT TOTAL SEX BOMB WITH THE KILLER SMILE AND THE BANGIN’ BODY?’

EVERY TIME, MY FRIEND. EVERY TIME.

YOU EVER ATTRIBUTE THAT TO CONSTANTLY BEING DRUNK?

ABSOLUTELY. MY SELF-CONFIDENCE IS THROUGH THE ROOF EVER SINCE I STARTED HITTING THE HOOCH AT BREAKFAST.

Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:10:51 -0400

Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is:

yep. couldn’t agree more, and I’m one of those straight while males.

olivertwisted:

I’ve been thinking of a way to explain to straight white men how life works for them, without invoking the dreaded word “privilege,” to which they react like vampires being fed a garlic tart at high noon. It’s not that the word “privilege” is incorrect, it’s that it’s not their word. When confronted with “privilege,” they fiddle with the word itself, and haul out the dictionaries and find every possible way to talk about the word but not any of the things the word signifies.

So, the challenge: how to get across the ideas bound up in the word “privilege,” in a way that your average straight white man will get, without freaking out about it?

Being a white guy who likes women, here’s how I would do it:

Dudes. Imagine life here in the US — or indeed, pretty much anywhere in the Western world — is a massive role playing game, like World of Warcraft except appallingly mundane, where most quests involve the acquisition of money, cell phones and donuts, although not always at the same time. Let’s call it The Real World. You have installed The Real World on your computer and are about to start playing, but first you go to the settings tab to bind your keys, fiddle with your defaults, and choose the difficulty setting for the game. Got it?

Okay: In the role playing game known as The Real World, “Straight White Male” is the lowest difficulty setting there is.

This means that the default behaviors for almost all the non-player characters in the game are easier on you than they would be otherwise. The default barriers for completions of quests are lower. Your leveling-up thresholds come more quickly. You automatically gain entry to some parts of the map that others have to work for. The game is easier to play, automatically, and when you need help, by default it’s easier to get.

Now, once you’ve selected the “Straight White Male” difficulty setting, you still have to create a character, and how many points you get to start — and how they are apportioned — will make a difference. Initially the computer will tell you how many points you get and how they are divided up. If you start with 25 points, and your dump stat is wealth, well, then you may be kind of screwed. If you start with 250 points and your dump stat is charisma, well, then you’re probably fine. Be aware the computer makes it difficult to start with more than 30 points; people on higher difficulty settings generally start with even fewer than that.

As the game progresses, your goal is to gain points, apportion them wisely, and level up. If you start with fewer points and fewer of them in critical stat categories, or choose poorly regarding the skills you decide to level up on, then the game will still be difficult for you. But because you’re playing on the “Straight White Male” setting, gaining points and leveling up will still by default be easier, all other things being equal, than for another player using a higher difficulty setting.

Likewise, it’s certainly possible someone playing at a higher difficulty setting is progressing more quickly than you are, because they had more points initially given to them by the computer and/or their highest stats are wealth, intelligence and constitution and/or simply because they play the game better than you do. It doesn’t change the fact you are still playing on the lowest difficulty setting.

You can lose playing on the lowest difficulty setting. The lowest difficulty setting is still the easiest setting to win on. The player who plays on the “Gay Minority Female” setting? Hardcore.

And maybe at this point you say, hey, I like a challenge, I want to change my difficulty setting! Well, here’s the thing: In The Real World, you don’t unlock any rewards or receive any benefit for playing on higher difficulty settings. The game is just harder, and potentially a lot less fun. And you say, okay, but what if I want to replay the game later on a higher difficulty setting, just to see what it’s like? Well, here’s the other thing about The Real World: You only get to play it once. So why make it more difficult than it has to be? Your goal is to win the game, not make it difficult.

Oh, and one other thing. Remember when I said that you could choose your difficulty setting in The Real World? Well, I lied. In fact, the computer chooses the difficulty setting for you. You don’t get a choice; you just get what gets given to you at the start of the game, and then you have to deal with it.

So that’s “Straight White Male” for you in The Real World (and also, in the real world): The lowest difficulty setting there is. All things being equal, and even when they are not, if the computer — or life — assigns you the “Straight White Male” difficulty setting, then brother, you’ve caught a break.

This. Even if the metaphor is a little geeky.

this is @sarcasmically’s dream

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:07:26 -0400

this is @sarcasmically’s dream

my feeling on motivational quotes, as a whole

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:50:53 -0400

my feeling on motivational quotes, as a whole

I totally relate, dude. animalstalkinginallcaps: That’s right!...

Tue, 01 May 2012 13:42:48 -0400

I totally relate, dude.

animalstalkinginallcaps:

That’s right! Two plus two equals four! Can anyone tell me what three plus two equals? Yes? Mr. Chompers?

MURDER.

Um, no. Three plus two does not equal murder.

ARSON.

Uh, no. The answer is not arson. Let’s ask someone else.

THE TELEVISION SHOW WHITNEY.

You’re just naming off horrible things to upset the class and I’m about to send you to the principal’s office!

I could not run away fast enough

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:29:24 -0400

I could not run away fast enough

pleatedjeans: via math

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:17:57 -0400

pleatedjeans:

via

math

the photo thread is amazing. that is...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:23:41 -0400

the photo thread is amazing. that is all.

the-adequate-gatsby:

amethystarcher:

drunkartie:

nom-chompsky:

kyssthis16:

kit-kat-o-graham:

alcoholicgifts:

merlinsbearddd:

dionthesocialist:

yeezysdisciple:

hamburgerjack:

ai-yo:

sooolondon:

yeezysdisciple:

cherishherthoughts:

There is no “U” in Freedom.

Its called English and not American for a reason. Get with the U America

Exactly!!!!!!

And this is a biscuit

and this is jelly

and these are called crisps

Get it right

You’re all freaks. We rebeled for a reason.

yall wasn’t talking all that shit when we whooped that ass back in the 1700’s

step to us one more gin see don’t we do it again.

Don’t forget who had your back during WWII.

Literally my fave thing about the USA is how we said “fuck your redcoat language” when England acted stupid and made weird changes like dropping the U (and other stuff)

have we all conveniently forgotten who else uses the u?

Oh my sweet lord, I fucking love Tumblr.

my life mantra laughterkey: It’s almost Friday you...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:14:57 -0400

my life mantra

laughterkey:

It’s almost Friday you guys.

Goonies never say die.

preach on.

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:02:34 -0400

preach on.

this alexoverthrown: He honestly does, it’s no joke.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:16:43 -0400

this

alexoverthrown:

He honestly does, it’s no joke.

Hulk sad. Hulk need coffee. Via the William Forsche...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:18:10 -0400

Hulk sad. Hulk need coffee. Via the William Forsche collection.

my mornings

If I had a nickel…

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:24:49 -0400

If I had a nickel…

Your argument is invalid. stickfigureno: WHERE IS YOUR GOD...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:08:55 -0400

Your argument is invalid.

stickfigureno:

WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW?

ianbrooks:

Goatcore

Singapore-based grindcore band Wormrot has a goat in their mosh pit. Your argument is irrelevant.

(via: dangerousminds)

This is the house I live in. sarcasmically: Hipster Moose liked...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:02:53 -0400

This is the house I live in.

sarcasmically:

Hipster Moose liked that band before they were cool.

Every. Single. Day.

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:21:27 -0400

Every. Single. Day.

Good book. the-overlook-hotel: Artist: Robert Weschler

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:33:00 -0400

Good book.

the-overlook-hotel:

Artist: Robert Weschler

C.R.E.A.M.

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:28:41 -0400

C.R.E.A.M.