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this poem is about being nonbinary.

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Reblog to make it die faster

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Important: just got an email from Facebook about AI on Facebook. If you have Facebook or Instagram, you should have a similar email with a link to OBJECT to them using your public posts for AI training.

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me, watching my mutuals post ceaselessly about a fandom i’m not in:

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you know the drill, op disabled reblogs etc etc etc

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personally i think you should be able to afford a place to live with a part-time job

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how to explain to non-americans that the better call saul ads aren’t exaggerated for comedic effect they are super normie

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hey genuine question why do people put that fucking water filter over screenshots. just post them. fuck you.

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Typed and cleaned up a mini-zine I made a while ago for an ace week zine making event. Made in reaction to my continued frustration what is often seen as "acceptance" and the DSM.

Printable mini-zine here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CI-eKcPG61ezopxGcqYtYTYpkDelT3r5/view?usp=sharing

For folks not familiar with mini-zines here are instructions on how to fold them: https://docpop.org/2018/01/how-to-make-mini-comics-my-guide-to-cutting-and-folding-an-8-page-zine/

[Zine text:

Cover: Asterisk Acceptance. What does asexual acceptance actually mean?

Page 2: Asterisk acceptance: accepting something by adding exceptions to existing assumptions rather than challenging the assumptions.

This shows up all the time when people try to include asexuality. While often well meaning, it falls short of actual acceptance.

Page 3: Examples include:

We are all sexual beings* *except for some asexuals

A strong romantic relationship needs sex to thrive* *except for some asexual relationships

Sexual attraction is a core part of being human* *except for asexual people

Page 4: This even shows up in medical spaces.

The DSM, the text used for defining and diagnosing mental disorders in Canada and the USA, has two diagnosis that can often apply to asexual people.

In the most recent version of the DSM, DSM-V, these are Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (FSIAD) and Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (MHSDD).

Page 5: Both of these diagnoses have exceptions for people who identify as asexual.

But is that enough? What about the person who’s never heard “asexual” before? What about the doctor that doesn’t believe them? What about those whose asexuality isn’t lifelong? Does this exception help them?

Page 6:

Asterisk acceptance fails because it doesn’t question the underlying assumptions. It only adds exceptions to the rule. It continues to alienate, obscure and other those that it places in the list of exceptions.

Page 7:

Not only does asterisk acceptance hurt asexual people, it closes the possibilities asexuality brings to non-asexual people.

How much stronger could consent be if “no” was always an option?

What types of connection and pleasure exist beyond sex?

What do we want sex to mean for us and our relationships? Are there more ways of accessing that meaning?

Last Page: Real acceptance must happen at the root.

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I tried to fit as many hobbies in as possible and grouped them as best I can to include a wider variety of options

(Please let me know if you would like a more specific poll)

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old gods are waking

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We ask your questions so you don’t have to! Submit your questions to have them posted anonymously as polls.

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if i ever had godlike powers over the nature of animals i'd just make crabs smarter. like on par with crows or something. you'll walk out onto the pier at night and see a group of crabs working together to drag an unconscious man into the water. you can't help him now. he's gone.

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YOUNG MAN!

There's no need to feel down,

I MEAN YOUNG THEY!

I forgot your pronoun,

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do you like cheese

i just used like half a block of feta on my own personal salad and had a dream specifically about eating gouda the other night so yeah, you could say that.

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Like our fleeting youth, summer is almost over.