If you’re a Norse heathen and believe that “race mixing” is bad
remember that many of the gods are born from interracial pregnancies between the Aesir, Vanir, and Jotunns.
If you’re a Norse heathen and are transphobic or homophobic
remember that many of the gods will alter their forms drastically, the most notable being Loki changing into mare and being impregnated by a male horse, and later giving birth to Sleipnir
If you’re a Norse heathen and fascist
remember that vikings were largely democratic and would regularly hold votes to decide legal matters, and were incredibly accepting of other cultures
Re-blogging this for the Nazi who just started following me ❤
If you’re a Norse heathen and believe that excluding people with disabilities is fine
remember that all deities deserve the same respect, even the disabled like for example Hödur
if you’re a Norse heathen and think being misogynist is cool
remember how Freyja would slay you, how Skadi insisted on her revenge
If you’re a Norse heathen and think people with disabilities don’t deserve the gods:
Tyr is missing a hand asshole
Time to share this again!
Wow, it finally hit 5,000 notes!
Not to mention Odin is missing an eye, and also went on transgender sexual exploits.
In any case, as far as the disabled are concerned, let’s turn to Havamal, shall we?
Now granted, people have translated Havamal in so many ways, although often the ultimate meaning is intact. Anyway, verse 71 says:
The halt can manage a horse, the handless a flock, The deaf be a doughty fighter, To be blind is better than to burn on a pyre: There is nothing the dead can do.
This may be referring specifically to warfare, but the main point is still discernable: so long as one is living, they still can play a part in this world. And let’s not forget that the book is ultimately a guide on how to be a welcoming, kind person, while not tolerating injustice (although admittedly, verse 75 is a bit sketchy, as is the distrust of women. It’s a product of its time.)
In conclusion, Nazis are asshats, and we should be kind to people except them.
Reblogging again for good points.
And among the many interracial gods, Odin and Thor themselves are mixed race, as their mothers were Jötnar (Ice Giants).
If you’re a Norse heathen and dislike transvestites, may I remind you of the time Heimdall and Loki talked Thor into wearing drag.
Multiple Gods. No Masters.
Once more with feeling, so Jojo Moyes and the gang behind “Me before you” can hear it:
The halt can manage a horse, the handless a flock, The deaf be a doughty fighter, To be blind is better than to burn on a pyre: There is nothing the dead can do.
tl;dr no you can’t use ~~mythology~~ to justify abhorrent views, you hats of rectal origin.
(even if it was accurate it would still be terrible but it’s also incorrect)
Look, I’m a crippled brain-damaged bi guy who was born nine weeks early, after hanging/strangling on his umbilical cord. I’m an Odinsman, Study the lore, and I’ve got all the right signs for it. I’m a storyteller, writer, published poet.,
If you’re disabled in any way, please, understand that the Norse Gods will still welcome you to the fire.
Young and alone on a long road, Once I lost my way: Rich I felt when I found another; Man rejoices in man,
A kind word need not cost much, The price of praise can be cheap: With half a loaf and an empty cup I found myself a friend,
Not a heathen, but if any followers are…please read this…and stay away from @pagansuncensored because it is a shitshow right now
Most Norse deities are disabled. Hell, Odin, who is probably the most well known except for arguably Thor? Both disabled. Norse gods are incredibly human in that they are flawed in character and body, just like we are. So anyone who isn’t on board with accepting others but claims to follow Norse deities? I call bullshit.
If you’re using Norse symbols and you’re a white supremacist, you literally deserve Mjölnir to the face. Literally the most accepting belief system and you’re using it as a position of hate, step off your high horse and you’re weird interpretations and kindly fuck off.
I think horses are monster enough, but I think their consistent association with water and the ocean is because their sweat foams with friction.
Ancient people didn’t exactly have bubble baths and dishwashing detergent to compare to, so the thing that looks most like these foaming, wet, working horses is probably just sea foam.
So logically, that must be what these creatures are made from. And then the story just gets adapted to the local landscape over time.
It’s an adorable story about a little “narwhal,” living with a narwhal family under the sea, but take a closer look.
Over the following pages, Kelp struggles to fit in. Kelp is different in so many ways; nothing ever feels fully right. Eventually, by pure chance, Kelp happens to get blown off by a stray ocean current and winds up on the ocean surface, where a remarkable discovery is made.
Um. Wow.
And despite their nervousness…
Hurray! And then the question:
I’m dead. This book killed me. So much perfectness was never to be survived. Kelp, I love you.
(And you, too.)
And yes, I realize that it could just be a lovely story about a narwhal, not a metaphor for anything bigger, but isn’t that the beauty of all the best sorts of books?
you know I once googled how very organized housewives kept their homes super clean. And one thing they suggested was, if a task can be done in less than 2 minutes, do it right away.
And I have to think about this very often when depression tells me to delay doing things, if it tells me something is too much work right now etc.
If I can do it in less than 2 minutes I can do it no matter how exhausting it seems.
That’s what I tell myself. And it works!
I get more done and after 2 minutes I usually realize the pain doing this thing is not so horrible as my brain suggested. And then I keep going and expand the task and get real work done, holy shit
That’s…. actually brilliant. Two minutes is so short, it’s relatively an easy amount of time to FORCE yourself to work on something, even when you’re just completely deflated.
What works really really well for me is to compound annoying tasks that don’t require much thought with something actually pleasant. It took a long time to find the actual pleasant thing, but with audiobooks I can actually end up looking for chores to do because I want to continue listening to the book, and it doesn’t combine well with anything except the most mindless work.
That’s how I cleaned my bathroom top to bottom two weeks ago, after barely being able to pick up empty loo rolls from the floor for…well, months.
That’s how i’ve kept my house “company ready” for over a month now, a major accomplishment for me. I’m having guests over in a few hours and I’ve spent the day farting around on tumblr and taking walks out in the gorgeous weather instead of stress cleaning for the entire day.
That’s why I try and make the bed every morning. It’s a thing I can look at that’s neat and tidy and doesn’t take long at all, but helps me feel like I actually DID something.
That moment of accomplishment is sometime just enough momentum to push through the syrup of depression.
Sometimes I lose my appetite for days or weeks – even the foods I normally crave become as appealing as eating paper towels. It normally goes hand in hand with sensory issues with the food. These are some of the tricks I’ve learned to make sure I get enough nutrition anyway
The first and most important thing is you need to remember that eating anything is better than eating nothing. You may need to suspend your normal standards or rules – eating foods that are less “healthy" than normal, eating the same thing over and over gain, or just not enjoying your food as much.
Energy (calorie) dense foods like nuts or energy bars are really helpful, especially if the actual process of eating is unpleasant. Sometimes its really nice to be able to eat a meals worth of energy in under a minute
Chewing gum helps me get my appetite going – If I am trying to get myself hungry for a meal I will often start with gum 30-40 minutes before.
I rely a lot on eating a little of something I’m comfortable with to pique my appetite and moving to a different food group afterwards. Eating the first thing is always the hardest – I find after I start my brain realizes that food is ok and I can move onto larger portions or a different food.
When I eat something sweet I tend to crave more sugar later. So I use this to my advantage and have a small portion of something with some sugar in it and then wait to be hungry for more. Sometimes I will try to eat something a little more nutritious the second time, others I just have more of whatever was finally able to pique my interest
For the same reason consider other foods you find hard to put down. I’ve heard that things with both carbs and fat in them are the most “addictive” and I use that when I’m struggling to get enough to eat. It’s ok if this is a “junk” food – remember eating anything is better than eating nothing
Ginger tea or ginger chews make my stomach feel better
Keep track of your food. It can be really informal, like making sure you don’t skip meals, or it can be some other strategy of keeping a food journal or counting calories. You don’t need to be super precise, it just helps remind you to eat when your body isn’t sending the right signals
Look at “food porn.” Scrolling through a food blog you love on tumblr or watching a cooking show can be a good way to get your appetite going
Have a nutritional drink like an ensure can help you make sure you are getting all the nutrients you need without much thought. I find ensure is best very cold or on ice.
Look for foods or categories of foods that seem easier to tolerate than the others. This might be something you know is easy on your stomach, something of a certain texture, something hot/cold, or just a favorite food.
If there is a food that you find less unappealing than the others, or feels “safe” to you go for it, even if you’ve eaten it many times in the last few days. I even find having eaten a food or meal in recent memory helps convince my body its not gonna be harmful
Hey I eat! I just…. forget that I’m hungry. That’s generally my problem. Until I’m like OMFG I WAS HUNGRY LIKE 4 HOURS AGO AND NOW MY STOMACH IS RIOTING.
Oh, I know you do! I’ve just personally seen you do the thing where the texture of a food is suddenly a problem.
This is not an exaggeration. Your download speed would slow down to the point where Windows would make this kind of absurd estimate, and you’d sigh and leave the room for a while (because you couldn’t use the computer while it was doing this for fear it would crash and lose all your progress) and then you’d come back in 40 minutes and maybe it would now say 52 years or maybe it would say 3 minutes, who knew, not Windows.
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