Hits Too Close To Home - Tumblr Posts

جوائے لینڈ | JOYLAND (2022) dir. Saim Sadiq The middle-class Rana family, headed by elder patriarch Amanullah, yearns for the birth of a grandson. Amanullah forces his daughter-in-law Mumtaz to quit her job after Haider, his youngest son and her husband, finds work at an erotic dance theater. However, complications arise when Haider becomes infatuated with Biba, the transgender dancer he works for. (link in title)

Things i learned as a child that probably no one intended to teach me

To grown-ups, being bad at stuff is a sin. Forgetting stuff is the worst sin of all, and also doesn’t exist - it is widely believed (and your behaviour will be interpreted thusly) that in some Freudian sense, it is impossible to forget things if you care about them or their consequences or the people who care about those things.

Your being happy and enjoying what you do doesn’t matter. All that matters is whether you are Fulfilling Your Potential.

Human beings do not require rest outside of sleep. Thinking that you do is called ‘being lazy’.

Who you show physical affection to is a matter of politeness and social protocol, and has nothing to do with your own desires

It is rude to inform people of your preferences, even if they seem to care about catering to them and therefore might find this useful information.

Etiquette centres around doing things in especially awkward, skilful and time-consuming ways in order to demonstrate superiority over people who aren’t able to keep up.

For every monstrous thing has an equally tragic past

Thinks they missed a step, so they convince themselves they have a crush on a person, to be perceived as "normal".

"Oh shit people my age are actually having sex? Hm I guess I'm just a late bloomer" says 15 year old who speedran puberty and is often described as mature for their age by parents and teachers

was introduced by my ex best friend 3 years ago on this day when we were both at the ripe age of 13