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santa put me on the Nuanced list this year

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"nauseated" and "hungry" are two feelings that should NOT be allowed to coincide

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You won't get media with messier, more nuanced, more realistic queer characters if you keep flying off the handle the second a fictional character has sex, does drugs, swears too much, or acts vaguely like an asshole.

You won't get more diverse queer media with wider stories if you can't handle it when queer artists make art that is raunchy, crude, edgy, and gross.

You won't get more diverse queer media if you shut everything down the second it does something you, personally, get squicked out by.

You will never get more diverse queer media if you contribute to the way queer media is picked apart, raked over the coals, and held to unreasonably high standards.

You will never get what you want if you keep tearing queer artists down for their weird experimental art instead of learning how to say, "this isn't for me, that's fine, and I'll be over here in my own space."

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we did it tumblr

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MARIAH CAREY as BILLIE FRANK GLITTER (2001) dir. Vondie Curtis-Hall

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something i have always found really weird is when english texts italicize words from other languages.

i remember reading a book as a kid and the author continually italicizing the word tamales

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Northern lights

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Remember how we used to call saul

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There is almost no food in northern Gaza.

Mahmoud Almadhoun and his family run a soup kitchen that feeds thousands of starving people for free. Acquiring in bulk means they can get more food for less and giving the food away alleviates the control food scalpers have over the market.

Please send them any money you can spare, especially if you have anxiety over picking between individual families that need help. The soup kitchen having more resources means they can feed more families and be bigger competition to food scalpers, driving down food prices over all.

Thank you for donating and sharing.

Help Gaza Soup Kitchen

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Dina has been fundraising since August, and every dollar gained has been a struggle against the world's apathy. She's worked hard to be able to feed her children and keep them warm from the winter. But recently, Dina's camp was the victim of Israeli bombings and while running with her children, the money she managed to save up was lost. She is forced to start from 0 again as Israel continues its violent occupation. Lately, her campaign has been crawling along, and she has nothing left to feed her children with. Your donations can help Dina have more security and give her the ability to provide for her children. She needs your help to recover from this devastating loss.

Please don't forget about her. Don't turn your eye away from her. She is asking, for the sake of her children, that you help her.

The last donation was 2 days ago, and only 5 dollars. Her family cannot survive at this pace. Please donate, please do better for my friend and her family.

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Saw this on one of my rare visits to Facebook hell. Thought y'all would want to know

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casablanca fall 2023

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i love cis people cause when i say “when i used to be a girl…” they go “mhmm…. but also….. you’ve ALWAYS been a man” okay ur very sweet but actually i was a weird girl in middle school and you need to know that to understand my personality today

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Hi lm hamdi lam from Gaza.lam a father for 4 children . our first goal is to reach 1,000€ please donate!! . We are still suffering from the effects of war and the loss of everything, This amount is not just a number, but a real opportunity to rebuild our lives and Help me complete my children's education and put a smile back on my children Thanks 🙏🏻

Link here, everyone.

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not to be controversial bc I know this is like…not in line with shifting opinions on fanfic comment culture but if there’s a glaring typo in my work I will NOT be offended by pointing it out. if ao3 fucks up the formatting…I will also not be offended by having this pointed out…

‘looking forward to the next update’ and ‘I hope you update soon!’ are different vibes than a demand, and should be read in good faith because a reader is finding their way to tell you how much they love it. I will not be mad at this.

‘I don’t usually like this ship but this fic made me feel something’ is also incredibly high praise. I’m not going to get mad at this.

even ‘I love this fic but I’m curious about why you made [x] choice’ is just another way a reader is engaging in and putting thought into your work.

I just feel like a lot of authors take any comment that’s not perfectly articulated glowing praise in the exact manner they’re hoping to receive it in bad faith.

fic engagement has been dropping across the board over the last several years, and yes it’s frustrating but it isn’t as though I can’t see how it happens. comment anxiety can be a real thing. the last thing anyone wants to do is offend an author they love, and that means sometimes people default to silence.

idk where I’m going with this I guess aside from saying unless a comment is outright attacking me I’m never going to get mad at it, and I think a lot of authors should feel the same way. ESPECIALLY TYPOS PLZ GOD POINT OUT MY TYPOS.