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BirdSim said:
Boingo.

Basically created as a way to measure energy for those who have to deal with chronic illness. Tumblr is all over that.
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You can't get spoons if you don't get off your fat ass to go get them, it's a stupid metaphor and of course Tumblr is just using it as an excuse for 'I'm fucking lazy.'

groupertherapy said:
Where did 'self care' come from? Because it's suddenly being used pretty widely, and seems to mean something on a level below not providing a breeding environment for flies in your room, and not like buying nice things or having a cheat day while dieting like I'd expect.
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Because they're using it as an excuse to be living human filth, they don't want to feel better they want an excuse to not have to do anything and to not change their behaviour.
 
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A.Shitposter said:
You can't get spoons if you don't get off your fat ass to go get them, it's a stupid metaphor and of course Tumblr is just using it as an excuse for 'I'm fucking lazy.'
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I mean there are physical conditions which actually do hamper one's ability to function considerably and for that I find the spoon metaphor to be appropriate.

However I tend to agree with how the majority of people on Tumblr use it being totally unfitting. It's dressing up being a lazy slob in a fancy little stolen metaphor.
 
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BirdSim said:
I mean there are physical conditions which actually do hamper one's ability to function considerably and for that I find the spoon metaphor to be appropriate.

However I tend to agree with how the majority of people on Tumblr use it being totally unfitting. It's dressing up being a lazy slob in a fancy little stolen metaphor.
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I still don't understand the spoons metaphor. I never have. It's like, what is the base number of spoons one needs to function? Does the number vary from person to person? What if you have 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife?

Inquiring minds wish to know!
 
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Meowthkip said:
I still don't understand the spoons metaphor. I never have. It's like, what is the base number of spoons one needs to function? Does the number vary from person to person? What if you have 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife?

Inquiring minds wish to know!
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I suppose it would vary from person to person considering their condition. I still think the whole battery charging comparison would be better for getting that point across. One thing I don't really like about the whole spoon idea is that it assumes people who don't suffer from some chronic hindrance have unlimited energy. Apparently the majority of the world are the Energizer bunnies of humanity, never needing a moment's rest, a cup of coffee, or even food! The world is their oyster. Right, RIGHT?

And isn't it ironic, don't you think?
 
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How do these people tell when they're "out of spoons"?
When I'm emotionally done with people, I can scratch myself bloody trying to stop myself from exploding or imploding at them. I guess that counts as a definitive spoon barrier?
Are they just like, "I got 2 hours of sleep and 6 hours of Tumblr last night, so I'm clearly too tired by life to bother making my life livable"?
How many spoons does someone start with? Can they get new spoons if necessary? How?

Bet not one of the people using the spoons metaphor could explain it.
 
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HA HA HA WE CHASED A MAN OFF OF TWITTER BECAUSE HE DIDN'T MAKE HIS SHOWS AND MOVIES EXACTLY TO OUR LIKING.
 
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Ho Mo for Women said:
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Tumblr's attitude towards the police is really fucked up. I mean, I know that police brutality happens, and bad cops like Darren Wilson exist, but Tumblr acts like every police officer in the country is a nazi who shoots black people for fun.
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A NYPD officer who recently died from getting shot lived close to where I live. I also have a cousin who is in the NYPD. Shit like that is sickening to me, these people have fucking families.

Meowthkip said:
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HA HA HA WE CHASED A MAN OFF OF TWITTER BECAUSE HE DIDN'T MAKE HIS SHOWS AND MOVIES EXACTLY TO OUR LIKING.
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This almost reminds me of when Frozen and Brave came out and people bitched that there were no POC. Minus the chasing people off Twitter part.
 
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Piga Dgrifm said:
I'm trying to figure out what kind of show these guys would like, but they seem to be offended by everything,
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It's honestly very subjective, and a lot of it is more similar to the supposed mainstream than one would think. Newer works get screamed about and shat on because they're not progressive enough, older works are either griped about for the same reasons or adored and twisted into a perfect paradise of mental illness headcanons and yaoi shipping.

This despite the fact that many of the beloved works are just as ~problematique~ as the stuff they bitch about today. I guess it's sort of a grandfather clause.
 
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Meowthkip said:
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HA HA HA WE CHASED A MAN OFF OF TWITTER BECAUSE HE DIDN'T MAKE HIS SHOWS AND MOVIES EXACTLY TO OUR LIKING.
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The real irony of the situation is that his net worth is around $100 million. I'd imagine he stopped concerning himself with tumblrtards opinions a long time and a few million dollars ago. They see it as chasing him off of twitter, but in reality it's probably just the usual mandatory radio silence that any good PR guy will advise during something like this. It's about protecting his name and his image, so he can continue making all that goddamn money.

So enjoy your "victory" tumblr, but it probably looks less like this:
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And a little more like this:
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Dr. Boe Jangles Esq. said:
The real irony of the situation is that his net worth is around $100 million. I'd imagine he stopped concerning himself with tumblrtards opinions a long time and a few million dollars ago. They see it as chasing him off of twitter, but in reality it's probably just the usual mandatory radio silence that any good PR guy will advise during something like this. It's about protecting his name and his image, so he can continue making all that goddamn money.

So enjoy your "victory" tumblr, but it probably looks less like this:
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And a little more like this:
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God why did I look up what they were bitching about, now I'm filled with spoilers and rage. (:_(
 
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A.Shitposter said:
So, what? The Terminator is sent back into the past to save the cis people and stop the tyranny of trans people?
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I don't really get the joke either, and usually I am a non-humor and meta-humor aficionado.

I think it's supposed to be like, cis people on Tumblr view Tumblr's trans community as "NO FUN ALLOWED" bots that constantly harass them over being transphobic? Because that's the joke, because we, the reader, are supposed to know that it's not true.

But then you remember you're on Tumblr and it's pretty accurate.
 
Meowthkip said:
I don't really get the joke either, and usually I am a non-humor and meta-humor aficionado.

I think it's supposed to be like, cis people on Tumblr view Tumblr's trans community as "NO FUN ALLOWED" bots that constantly harass them over being transphobic? Because that's the joke, because we, the reader, are supposed to know that it's not true.
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And the unintentional irony is they are exactly like that.
 
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