but for real, nothing can match the tenderness, the warmth, the private & public love & fondness of the couple portrayed in the Etruscan Sarcophagus of the Spouses…I mean. look at them:
the way they chose to be pictured in this loving moment, so they could remain together for eternity! she used to be holding what we assume was a tiny pomegranate (a symbol for eternity), and she was pouring perfume in his hand… i….the tenderness. but also the way their bodies connect, almost being inextricably tied to one another; the playfulness of their expressions, the intelligence of their eyes, the expressiveness of their gestures (italian legends lol), and the sweet domesticity of their position, which was typical for dinners with friends - husbands and wives remained under the same blanket and conversed w their guests over dinner……..
but most of all. how wordlessly beautiful it is to see their heads from behind, looking (with all the differences in costumes of their time) like a couple we could easily see sitting in front of us at a restaurant. they’re lost in a lively conversation with their friends. the man’s arm is around her shoulders, and she’s laughing, moving her hands animatedly while telling a story. they love each other. it’s a story that never ends.
It should also be stated that this piece was meant to hold the ashes. This was someone’s burial piece, and it was the most important thing to them that they and their spouse be depicted together and very visibly in love, and participating in a banquet as was the norm in Etruscan culture.
Etruscan art, especially funerary art, is made of couples. The Boston Museum of Fine Art holds the burial tomb of the Tetnies families, and both the husband and wife and then their son and his wife? The tenderness on both pieces is absolutely remarkable.
But nothing, and I truly mean nothing, prepares one for seeing il Sarcofago degli Sposi in person. You can see them down the corridor in Villa Gulia, and the closer to get, the more inviting they are. Warmth radiates off of them, off of every angle of this piece, and there is a fluidity and life present that the photographs capture, but seeing them in person only amplifies.
Etruscan art has such liveliness and joy in it, and nothing captures it better than these two.
If you are ever, ever in Rome, go visit them. It is worth every moment.
Oh, wow. I’d never seen the Tetnies sarcophagi before, and they’re wonderful. Incredibly intimate:
And that sent me down an Etruscan sarcophagus rabbit hole — this was my other favorite couple. I love that they’re sculpted as they must have been in life, with their age showing clearly in their faces, and the pose is wonderful too:
The solo sarcophagi are also great! Love that they were probably all painted, and some of them still have a lot of their paint left:
anyway, a+ genre of ancient funerary art that I knew almost nothing about
i love how castles are like, a fairytale staple and princesses live in them now. those were military installations do you think in 4000 years the irradiated mice that inherit our world will tell stories about princesses living on aircraft carriers
the blessed Julian of Norwich didn’t refer to 30 as her ‘youth’ in the goddamn 14th century for y’all to talk about your 20s like you are one step from the grave
Disgust has absolutely no ethical weight. If you are basing your ethical positions on the emotion of disgust you should stop, it is entirely unjustified and leads to a huge amount of harm.
Word for today: wisdom of repugnance
The logical fallacy that because something disgusts you it must be bad
Ohhh yes. Love learning a new logical fallacy or cognitive bias to file away.
also according to michael collins when the three of them were discussing what neil armstrong should say when he first stepped on the moon, collins suggested armstrong say “Oh, my God, what is that thing?” and then scream and cut out his mic.
film in other countries continuing as usual, but those actors/writers are NOT crossing picket lines! other countries unions often have rules where they can’t strike in solidarity with american unions.
new indie movies separate from hollywood studios. indie movies can continue as usual too, and may even use union actors if they follow certain guidelines and/or get permission from the union.
awards shows, although they might look different and may be postponed. if there are award shows during the strike, there’s a chance they will just be live conferences announcing winners with no celebrations attached.
celebrities will not be promoting their work during this time— that WOULD be crossing the picket line! yes, this includes social media. they can still post on social media, as long as it doesn’t pertain to their work.
a lot more reality tv. this happened the last time there was a writers strike, and it will certainly happen again.
actors will also not be able to campaign for awards. this awards season is going to be a strange one.
propaganda from hollywood. they are already trying to flip the narrative by claiming they can break the unions, but they can’t. the strikers have the power. stand with them for however long this takes!
Imagine being the only person alive who can say this
buzz aldrin and neil armstrong liked to do a thing where they’d tell unfunny jokes at parties about being on the moon and when people were confused they’d go “guess you had to have been there”
[ID: tweet from Linn LeBlanc reads: Where were you 49 years [ago] today when @/TheRealBuzz and Neil Armstrong made those historic first steps onto the Moon. Attached is a color photo of an astronaut on the moon. Buzz Aldrin quote tweets it and replies: I was on the Moon! #Apollo11 /]
The argument that people buying sexual services are bad, is a SWERF Trojan Horse in your mind.
People who commission erotica are morally neutral.
People who commission erotica art are morally neutral.
People who buy porn are morally neutral.
People who watch Cam streams are morally neutral.
People who go to strip clubs/hire strippers are morally neutral.
People who visit brothels are morally neutral.
People who hire escorts and outcall sex workers are morally neutral.
People who visit sex venues, hire kink specific sex workers etc
It’s all morally neutral.
You cannot say you support sex workers, if you don’t support their right to a safe industry free of needless shame and shaming.
CW: sex, discussions of sex
While we’re on it, you are allowed to visit sex workers if you want to and you have the means. For literally any reason.
Maybe you’re really shy, and other girls are so pretty, but they’re intimidating and you feel like a win would help your confidence?
Maybe you’re just stressed, you’ve been working really hard and you want somebody to dig their fingers into your back?
I, a former sex worker, once paid a sex worker purely to talk about their interests for half an hour because I was lacking human contact during the pandemic lockdowns and figured it would also help support them while they couldn’t safely do their job. (It was mostly cats and high art) Sometimes you don’t even have to have sex, sometimes it’s just about company or just that tiny bit of intimacy of contact.
Decriminalisation is basically the only way to make it safe and consentual.
And to those saying you can’t consent if money is involved, try dying your hair or having tattoos or piercings and working a retail job, apparently your employer has more right to dictate what you do with your body than you do… Was the chemical burns I got from one job more consentual than the heavily negotiated sex I was involved in professionally because the latter made someone cum and the former just made them richer?
Also you can, in fact, consent to stuff when money is involved. Hell, if you want to hit all the squares - tattoo removal is something many people don’t want. Many other people do want it, through. One reason you might want it is because it impacts your chances of employment (as mentioned above).
The person using a laser to remove a tattoo isn’t harming you just because one of (or even the only!) motivation behind the removal is „You know what, it’s fucking impossible to get a job with Winnie the Pooh tattooed on my face“. It would be assault if someone just forced you and put a damn laser to your cheek, but this is a choice you make - you consented.
“But you wouldn’t do it if you weren’t getting paid!” I wouldn’t work customer service if I wasn’t getting paid either, what’s your point?
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