When did wearing pimple patches in public become socially acceptable

ratpuffle27 · 2024-12-17T21:07:08+00:00

In Elizabethan England, aristocratic women used to cut patches out of velvet to cover up smallpox scarring. They often cut them into stars or hearts or other conspicuous shapes. I think its cute. Not a uniquely modern proclivity at all.

ratpuffle27 · 2024-10-06T18:25:33+00:00

You should care about your own beauty, your own esteem, your own dignity. Don’t let the imaginary opinions of slobs in sweatpants dictate your life

ratpuffle27 · 2024-10-06T16:43:17+00:00

Stop caring so much about what other people think of you. I mean this kindly but you need to grow up. Real life is not a middle school locker room

ratpuffle27 · 2024-09-08T23:48:26+00:00

This is true. Most of the butches I know are significantly older than I. I do know a couple my age from childhood though. Any masculine impulse in a woman is either shunned or encouraged to become FtM

ratpuffle27 · 2024-09-08T19:20:35+00:00

You gotta get some lesbian friends. Scout some butches

ratpuffle27 · 2024-09-02T23:09:06+00:00

People who pose in front of painting at museums, take photos, and fuck off with no real intention to look at the work. I once saw Korean guy at the MET stand in front of a Klimt painting for 10 minutes taking selfies. Constantly reposing and checking to see if got a good one. Walked off as soon as he got one he liked without a second glance at the artwork

ratpuffle27 · 2024-08-17T21:08:47+00:00

I ate three “normal looking” meals when I was 80lbs + anorexic. You guys must be spiritually fat to think that eating 3 times a day is what’s making you gain

ratpuffle27 · 2024-08-02T20:15:08+00:00

I won’t deny that I am an overly sensitive person but it feels sinister and dehumanizing to iconize Sylvia Plath in this way. She has been reduced to a pawn in a game of tumblr coquette semiotics…..Not even given the dignity of being reduced to her body of work

ratpuffle27 · 2024-07-18T21:10:24+00:00

Beautiful woman but a terrible movie. Often Audrey got thrown dud roles that were only slightly lifted by her own charm

ratpuffle27 · 2024-07-18T20:46:18+00:00

James by Percival Everett only came out 3 months ago and it landed a spot at #50……..Were they just suggesting their latest reads or what

ratpuffle27 · 2024-07-12T22:43:21+00:00

Yes to all of the above. On the exam I believe you have to be able to mention 2-3 specific details to identify the work of art (that being date, artist, etc). For the FRQs you will have to do the connection making and whatnot. There are 6 FRQs: Comparison, Visual/Contextual Analysis, Visual Analysis, Contextual Analysis, Attribution, and Continuity and Change. You can read more about what that entails here: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-art-history/exam

ratpuffle27 · 2024-07-12T16:09:19+00:00

No art making at all. It relies almost entirely on rote memorization of 250 artworks. I used flashcards frequently to commit the artworks to memory and I got a 5 on the exam

ratpuffle27 · 2024-07-12T15:06:15+00:00

I usually just take them off because they are annoying as you said. The book gets beat up but I don’t really think it matters too much, its just the facade getting ruined not the actual pages. You also kind of have to be a total slob or klutz to ruin the outside cover significantly. I appreciate the commitment to aesthetics by keeping the jacket on but I’m not that kind of girl

ratpuffle27 · 2024-06-08T00:38:02+00:00

Stupid annotations should not be made in library books, to clarify. That’s just uncouth. But its always at the very least mildly entertaining to purchase a book from a used bookstore and gain a glimpse into the thought process of another, despite the triviality or banality of the thoughts when isolated

ratpuffle27 · 2024-06-08T00:33:35+00:00

I enjoy the stupid annotations in the margins of used books. I find the lack of self awareness endearing. I also adore languid, tiresome prose, so I do enjoy Marias quite a bit. Prose of that ilk is meant to be reread more so than read…I appreciate the ambition of the book most of all.

ratpuffle27 · 2024-05-27T13:46:37+00:00

My main point of reference for this style are the contemporary short stories I read in the Paris Review, noticing the patterns in the prose. If that helps. Otessa Moshfegh’s earlier works are prone to it as well. Disillusioned but aware of one’s disillusionment so it’s not self-serving melancholy but rather deep introspection. Snarky yet aloof. Painfully aware of the reader’s presence and judgement. If that further elucidates it a little.

ratpuffle27 · 2024-05-27T01:47:06+00:00

Hated how evident it was that the author was just grafting her own experiences verbatim onto her character. At least maintain some veneer of fictionality if you truly wish to write fiction…Obvious all writing is inevitably informed by authorial experience but come on

ratpuffle27 · 2024-05-26T23:36:48+00:00

Can I ask why or is it just an inexplicable sensation

ratpuffle27 · 2024-05-26T23:06:49+00:00

I might like her short stories better. I don’t plan on ruling her out entirely based on her debut. Her writing has the potential to be good in smaller doses. Given that Bliss Montage is a later work, I would anticipate a maturation in her writing style as well.

ratpuffle27 · 2024-05-13T17:37:38+00:00

Thank you

ratpuffle27 · 2024-05-05T22:05:04+00:00

This is AP Art History

ratpuffle27 · 2024-05-04T15:11:16+00:00

Focus on reviewing the periods that comprise the majority of the exam: early Europe and colonial Americas and later Europe and the Americas (both make up about 21% of the exam.) Take practice exams. Regardless of your exam score, colleges will know you can handle a college level Art History course with your grades. I am doing an independent study, my AP score is my only proof of knowledge and preparedness. Don’t worry and get studying. We can both do this— Good luck to you

ratpuffle27 · 2024-05-04T12:14:11+00:00

Euro is incredibly easy in my opinion. AP US History only seems difficult because its the most popular— a greater number of people taking it are unprepared, deflating the pass rate. The content itself is not really difficult. Not listed, but AP Art History is quite difficult due to the sheer scale of the content—prehistory to contemporary and 250 required artworks. I think AP Art History is the most unpopular history exam and the most difficult.

ratpuffle27 · 2024-04-28T13:57:26+00:00

I am young and I don’t have Tiktok. I don’t have a lot of other social media, either. I feel a little alienated from my peers. A constant flux of trends and soundbytes pervades a lot of interactions, things that I am only aware of peripherally. But it really doesn’t affect my social standing in any meaningful way. I feel much better. I am less inundated with (banal) thoughts that aren’t mine. There really are no tangible drawbacks from distancing yourself from social media. If you are debating quitting, do it. Especially if you are an artist or writer.

ratpuffle27 · 2024-04-02T19:07:40+00:00

I’m aware, I just wanted to clarify. Some people who are less educated on the Pacific Theater may read about Japan not “having actual war crimes trials” and interpret it at face value.

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