I haven’t seen a Despicable Me movie since the first one so to me Gru is like someone I knew years ago whose Christmas card list I’m happy to inexplicably be on. Oh wow, I forgot he got married. What a nice thing for the girls. Oh, he and his wife had a baby! How lovely!
my friend who is training to be a 911 operator just told me that they are having to restrain themself whenever responding to training calls from saying “that’s illegal people can’t do that” and I find that so fucking funny
this is your random reminder to CHECK IF YOU'RE STILL HAVING FUN
are you enjoying scrolling tumblr? watching youtube? reading that book? playing that game? drawing that art? doing that activity? if not,
YOU CAN STOP AND DO SOMETHING ELSE
you don't have to stick to something that you are doing for fun if it isn't fun for you anymore. You can come back! If you've loved it before you are likely to love it again! but you can stop!
Don't get stuck in a loop of doing something that you think should be fun when it isn't! You can put it down for a bit! Maybe that's the very thing that will make it fun again later!
It's happened to Becky Albertalli, who wrote a book about how terrible it is to be outed.
It's happened to Keiynan Lonsdale, who starred in the adaptation of that book.
It's happened to Kit Connor, who starred in a show that makes it clear you don't owe people your sexuality.
This list will only ever get longer, because you are weaponising the concepts of authenticity and "own-voices" to creep into strangers lives to find out some of the most personal things you could find.
"Queer actors for queer roles" is a right idea until all you can focus on is harassing anyone who's not stated they're gay. Forcing them to tell their parents, their whole extended family, their neighbours, their old pre-school classmates, and thousands of people who will never ever even see them in person let alone interact with them.
got overstimulated at pride which sucked BUT it was all worth it because while i was cooling down in the library this wonderful older trans woman sat beside me. she had apparently just recently come out and got a new name. she kept giggling and laughing to herself, so full of joy and happiness just getting to be there as herself. we talked for a bit about her cool skirt with pockets. i love her. she deserves everything good in the world