OH MY GOD.
(I finally outran the doom clock for today. Getting it done! Slowly but surely! Not as far ahead as I like to be at the beginning of the month, but that’s what obligations will get you.)
hooded figures need more love. they’re just like peaceful shy very confused eldritch entities. it’s like they just want to understand these weird human things and oh, maybe steal their babies. but in the nicest way possible.
It’s Asexuality Awareness Week. Be aware of asexuals. They’re up to something sneaky.
Media psychologists … have been trying to understand why people subject themselves to entertainment that they know will elicit negative emotions.
Dolf Zillmann, widely recognized as the founder of entertainment psychology as a field of study, theorized that the answer lies in the emotional intensity these types of shows make us feel. His excitation transfer theory says that we can experience a wide range of emotions while we watch distressing shows, and that all the excitement from each of those emotions builds up while we watch. … Experiencing intense stress might not be very pleasurable while it’s happening, but according to excitation transfer theory, all that intensity can carry over to boost positive emotions like relief or happiness if the episode ends on a good note. In other words, enduring some emotional turmoil during viewing can actually heighten the rewards of a happy ending.
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Other media research suggests that we seek out hard-to-watch shows because it makes us feel more competent and in control during emotionally difficult situations. … Watching [such shows] makes us feel sad, anxious, or aghast, but in reflecting on our emotional reactions (which often seem appropriate) we may conclude that we are very in-touch, sympathetic, and humane. This feels good. This can even make the experience of watching a fictional portrayal of terrible events somewhat enjoyable.
Several theories on the psychology of why watching stressful TV shows appeals to us.
For a deeper look, see The SAGE Handbook of Media Processes and Effects.
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*takes notes, nods* Misery, endless misery…
(via sarahreesbrennan)-Angela, Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan
(Angela is my hero.)
(via achickwithacrossbow)
I just like to see people likin’ on my ladies. ;)
Untold, Sarah Rees Brennan (via golden-d)
LIKING ON LADIES DAY! ;)
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sarahreesbrennan:
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I was messing around with a quote-graphics-maker-thingy and this quote from UNTOLD stood out.
I am so pleased!
I’ve never written from the point of view of a writer before, and though Kami and I are very different types of writer, it was really fun to explore some of the reasons I write what I write, and how I write—how my reasons intersected with hers.
I feel like I—and Kami, so much, and a lot of other people in the real world—hear a lot that our voice isn’t important, what you’re doing isn’t important, if you’re not doing it perfectly you’re worthless, you need to be doing something different entirely, you should have a different kind of power, if you think you have any kind of power you’re wrong.
I believe that’s not true. I believe the above.
when people attack trans* ppl for “making up words” like genderqueer and etc, makes me wonder where they think words actually come from. is it god? does god make the words? or perhaps some sort of mischievous river spirit
as a linguistics major I can confirm that it is in fact a mischievous river spirit
