Me, when Sebastian claims entering the Fade is against his religion, even though it's not physically entering the Fade like the magisters: "Fellas, is it heretical to fall asleep in Thedas?"

My personal headcanon regarding the Fade mission is that Sebastian is 100% bullshitting us. That he knows damn well it's just sleeping. He's no Sister Petrice; he knows this is no more heretical than an afternoon nap. Which is why he ALSO knows that all of his innermost thoughts, secrets and desires could potentially be on display for all to see-and are on display when it comes to the demons. Sebastian's real concern is that the Fade will expose something he really, really doesn't want made known to Hawke's gang of bisexual criminals.

That is an excellent take! I imagine he'd probably prefer to keep some of the more sordid details of his past to himself.

I was thinking less "sordid details of his past" (the sordidness of which I think is exaggerated; the timeline just doesn't allow for an extended period of debauched hedonism) and more along the lines of current secrets. Like, say, all the repressed horny thoughts he keeps under wraps due to his vows. Or, if we prefer a darker take, all the trauma he's not processing from the loss of his family. The trauma, and the anger, and the grief.

Of course, feel free to substitute whatever secret you desire if you don't like either of these.

Those also make sense! Moreso than the details of his past, I think!

The timeline is so screwed up when it comes to the "details" of Sebastian's "past". See, the way Sebastian talks about it, you'd think he had been a debauched hedonist/lady killer for a long time. Except that doesn't fit when you add the bit about his grandfather's bow. He was thirteen when his grandpa promised him the bow and said grandpa supposedly died before Sebastian could show him his improved skills. Not only that, but Sebastian was sent to the Chantry at around the same time (if not before). Meaning there is a very short window for Sebastian to be a wild child problematic prince, actually. It is highly improbable that a 13-year-old is getting up to the kinds of sexual hedonism Sebastian implies, unless that 13-year-old is being sexually abused. And I don't think the writers intended Sebastian as an SA victim (mainly because it naturally follows that his parents are VILE victim-blaming pieces of refuse). So he needs a minimum of two years before getting sent to the Chantry. That minimum leaves him one year of potential sexual hedonism. True, 13-to-14 years old do "experiment" but again, what Sebastian's implied sexual past is far, far beyond tween-to early teen "experimentation". (And again, I don't think Sebastian is an SA victim). However, Sebastian can't have been older than 16-17 when he got sent to the Chantry. Because while I'm no archery expert, an interval of 4+ years is too much time, in my opinion, for Sebastian to show off his skills to Gramps. This is not to say Sebastian was a virgin when he entered the Chantry. But I don't think he is nearly as sexually experienced as he leads us to think. In fact, I believe the best explanation is that the "sordidness" is highly exaggerated due to Starkhaven being a more sexually conservative environment. And why do I think Starkhaven is especially conservative? Think about it-his parents' entire motive for sending Sebastian away was that they believed he "might" produce a bastard. Not because he did, but because he might. Meanwhile, let's take a look at Ferelden, which is relatively sexually conservative compared to Orlais (especially if Zevran's comments are any indication). They have zero problems accepting Alistair's rise to the throne despite him being a bastard. Granted, Ferelden is in a massive crisis when this happens, but still. Nobody bothers to try and comb through the Theirin genealogical records to see if Cailan has any cousins. True, Ferelden is in a bit of a crisis, and Cailan probably has no cousins. But Starkhaven was also in a crisis, and searching for a cousin was exactly what they did. Even though Sebastian (who, for all we know, is perfectly legitimate) is still alive. And even after Lady Harriman is disposed of, said cousin is still on the throne. (What happens to the poor guy is never explained). Nobody bothered to try and even drag Sebastian back to Starkhaven, never mind give the throne to a potential bastard sibling of his. Point is, while Ferelden appears to frown on extramarital sex, it will still consider royal bastards to be perfectly acceptable emergency heirs. Whereas in Starkhaven, the mere possibility of royal bastards will get the offender kicked out of the family altogether. The latter sounds pretty sexual conservative in my view.

Me, when Sebastian claims entering the Fade is against his religion, even though it's not physically entering the Fade like the magisters: "Fellas, is it heretical to fall asleep in Thedas?"

My personal headcanon regarding the Fade mission is that Sebastian is 100% bullshitting us. That he knows damn well it's just sleeping. He's no Sister Petrice; he knows this is no more heretical than an afternoon nap. Which is why he ALSO knows that all of his innermost thoughts, secrets and desires could potentially be on display for all to see-and are on display when it comes to the demons. Sebastian's real concern is that the Fade will expose something he really, really doesn't want made known to Hawke's gang of bisexual criminals.

That is an excellent take! I imagine he'd probably prefer to keep some of the more sordid details of his past to himself.

I was thinking less "sordid details of his past" (the sordidness of which I think is exaggerated; the timeline just doesn't allow for an extended period of debauched hedonism) and more along the lines of current secrets. Like, say, all the repressed horny thoughts he keeps under wraps due to his vows. Or, if we prefer a darker take, all the trauma he's not processing from the loss of his family. The trauma, and the anger, and the grief.

Of course, feel free to substitute whatever secret you desire if you don't like either of these.

Me, when Sebastian claims entering the Fade is against his religion, even though it's not physically entering the Fade like the magisters: "Fellas, is it heretical to fall asleep in Thedas?"

My personal headcanon regarding the Fade mission is that Sebastian is 100% bullshitting us. That he knows damn well it's just sleeping. He's no Sister Petrice; he knows this is no more heretical than an afternoon nap. Which is why he ALSO knows that all of his innermost thoughts, secrets and desires could potentially be on display for all to see-and are on display when it comes to the demons. Sebastian's real concern is that the Fade will expose something he really, really doesn't want made known to Hawke's gang of bisexual criminals.

Our first victory against trump!

Time to start celebrating ALL the small wins, because EVERY win means a lot, and every win helps us fight for the next one!

Leave your church.

Actually!

If your church (and/or spiritual leader in an official capacity, like say during worship services) is endorsing any political candidates, the IRS would love to hear about it because that's wildly illegal and has been since 1954.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/charities-churches-and-politics

since the Deltora Quest fandom is even slightly alive around here I need to ask the community a question that's been burning in me for more than a decade.

isn't Bede a closer relative to Lief than Marilen? Ballum of the masked ones was something like Adin's great grandson, so a descendant of his oldest child. Marilen is a descendant of his second child. doesn't that put Bede ahead of Marilen in line? or am I not understanding things right?

Bede IS technically a closer relative ancient family tree-wise. Yeah. But the gang found Marilen first. Also, Bede's health is worse than Marilen's. And I don't know if it's public knowledge that the Masked Ones are royal descendants. Nor do I think the troupe would enjoy learning that.

@electricmeatorchestra presumably, if someone were using a digital menstrual calendar and realized that (1) they were pregnant, (2) they wished to terminate said pregnancy, and (3) they lived in a state where this was not allowed (as, for example, under a law where this would always be prosecuted as fetal homicide), this data could and WOULD be pulled for the sake of their prosecution. the data being unreliable, on the other hand, would serve to the defendant's defense through the impeachment/unreliability of the data itself. for lack of a more eloquent way of putting it, if you have to prove things beyond a reasonable doubt, a history of people fucking with the data DEFINITELY casts some doubt on this lynchpin evidence, does it not?

like sorry but there’s just genuinely no point in having gender segregated spaces. there is no one uniting experience of womanhood or manhood. you are better off tailoring a space to a specific purpose.

this space is for people who need resources for gynecological healthcare. this space is for people who are fleeing domestic violence. this space is for people whose lives have been affected by misogyny. this space is for people who are a minority in their field. this space is for people who need access to hormone replacement therapy.

not a single one of these is gendered because people of all genders need access to these things. it really is that simple.

My Evil Promptverse stories, in what is hopefully chronological order

Before Dark Lord Crassius Assembled His Crew Arthur has Good Reason Not To Claim His Throne Lich King's Reign Over; All Hail The Evil Chancellor Local Four-Year-Old Safe With Kidnappers While His Mother Gets Assassinated Early Reign of Dark Lord Crassius

The "True Heir" is a Glorified Zombie The Last Straw That Made Isekai Hero Just Let Crassius Do His Thing Isekai Hero Doesn't Trust the Light Council, and For Good Reason

The King of Darkness Malacar is Dead; Collapse of his Empire

The King of Darkness is Dead; Long Live the- ????

Several Years After Malacar's Death, and the Decline of the Light Council The Chosen One Is In the Next Monastery Over

,,Look hero. I know you think I´m evil, since my kind feeds on human suffering. But these people suffer from chronic pain. They want me to eat their suffering so often i even had to get an appointment book!"

To Daryl's immediate horror, every single one of the lich's "victims" nodded in unison. "And sometimes it takes weeks to get an appointment with him," an elderly woman sitting on a chair nearest to the lich grumbled. The rest of the "victims" immediately muttered their assent. The lich threw up his hands in defeat. "I can only eat so much at a time!" Daryl glanced around the cave, uncertain what to make of this. It was then that he noticed that almost every single (living) person aside from himself was using at least one or two canes. Those that weren't were sitting in wheelchairs. He'd brushed it off initially as the lich's work, but now... "And all of you were like this before coming to him?" Daryl asked the crowd of victims-clients? Once again, the entire crowd nodded. "Before this I was bedridden because of the pain," a younger woman farther back politely informed. "Dammit," Daryl groaned as he sheathed his sword. "This is why I stopped taking directives from the Light Council."

First that business with Prince Camus, now this. Was there anything his supposed mentors could get right? Ah, well. This was why he'd turned Camus in and accepted the teleportation crystal. Speaking of which... "My apologies, good sir," Daryl said to the lich with a dramatic bow. "You have clearly found the most ethical way to deal with your appetites. Have a lovely day, everyone." Not bothering to wait for a reply, Daryl ran out of the cave and whispered the words of the spell to take him back to Earth.

hey let's start spreading the reminder now that you cannot safely self-manage an abortion with herbal medicine or essential oils. natural abortifacients function by poisoning you; you wait for your body to realize you're dying and reject the pregnancy in order to conserve resources, and hope that happens before the rest of your organs shut down.

i think there will be an upsurge soon of unscrupulous and/or malicious actors preying on desperate pregnant people; do not help them kill people. don't spread recipes for herbal medicines or ingestible essential oil mixtures that purport to cause a pregnancy termination.

Abortion pills work using mifepristone and misoprostol -- the former blocks progesterone and the latter expels pregnancy tissue. Anything else will, at best, do nothing, or at worst, kill you!

It is also important to know that pregnancy tests are not accurate for determining whether a pregnancy has been terminated, as the hormones from said pregnancy will linger even after an abortion. Instead, you should get blood work or an ultrasound a week after the termination to accurately confirm.

using "what were YOU doing at the devils sacrament" to mean "yeah i made an embarrassing reference but you understood it which is also embarrassing" is very funny to me

my favorite part is that absolutely nobody says this except here. so if you use it in public, it's a dead giveaway that you spent the last ten years on tumblr. but then again, they recognized it, which means they were at the devil's sacrament

Billie Holiday unapologetically performing "Strange Fruit" as the final song in her set, circa 1939, with bold disregard to the controversial story it may have painted for her audience. 👑

oh and, by the way, if you hear anyone saying any of that “your body my choice” bullshit? press sexual harassment charges.

“but it’s not a big deal” WRONG

“but he was only joking” WRONG. RAPE THREATS ARE NEVER JOKES

WE WILL NOT LET THAT SHIT SLIDE. EVER.

and if you don’t think the cops will help and you’re safe to deal with it on your own?

do it yourself. cuss him out. hurt him. do NOT let it slide.

FASCISTS AND RAPISTS DO NOT GET TO FEEL SAFE.