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Can we bring back ‘if you dont have anything nice to say then dont say anything’. I’m kinda sick of every joke about trans groups on here just being mean. We are in a world that already hates trans people so much so why add more hate to it. Even if it’s just joking. Especially in public places like social media where you are just inviting cis people to joke about how much they think trans people and trans art is ‘cringey’ and ‘lame’.

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nothing funnier than the shock on someone's face when they try to be condescending to you about your autism & fail miserably. i was in a course and the instructor said something so extremely bigoted it was a genuine safety risk so i raised my hand and when he called on me i very calmly took him to task about it and then a few classmates backed me up and he backpedaled so all in all it worked out.

later one of my colleagues approached me in private and said, "hi. i know you've said that sometimes with your autism it can be difficult to read a room and know when it's appropriate to have certain discussions so i just wanted to tell you that the issue you brought up in class earlier, well, it wasn't the time. you could have waited to talk to the instructor after class or emailed him. it sorta caused a scene, and i know you don't mean to. : )"

i laughed and said, "yes i did. i confronted him about it in front of everyone because what he said needed to be challenged in front of everyone. it would've been dangerous for people to leave today believing what he said with no other points of view."

and my colleague looked SO shocked. he said, "oh! well, huh. okay!"

he really heard an autistic person calmly and succinctly articulate an argument about human rights and thought, "well that must be a mistake."

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I love talking to kids about disability bc

1. they often just Get It, and

2. they have 0 concept of disability as a tragedy or something pitiable.

I've watched kids get into an argument with a teacher bc they thought wheelchairs were cool. I told a kid that I can't stand for too long sometimes and they replied, "That's okay, I can't do cartwheels sometimes, but I just do other stuff then. You can sit down with me if you want". Today a girl asked me what the headphones on a classmate's desk were for and I told her that headphones are important for some kids because noises bother them, and she said she wished she had headphones at home, because her baby brothers make a lot of noise and it makes it hard to think. The idea that different people could use tools at different times is intuitive and simple and when accessibility aids are explained neutrally, kids don't see them as bad or unfortunate, they're just things that are useful.

Even mental disability!! In Kindergarten the other day one of the kids asked me why his table partner got stickers when nobody else did. I started off by saying, "Well, when you do your work well, it feels good, right? That's your brain giving you a reward," and the kid just right away went, "Oh, and the stickers are like his reward?" YES! You are 5 and have a better grasp on ADHD than most adults! Kids blow me away every day.

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i am born today :3

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You can only reblog this today.

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Facts about your body after you turn 25, AKA things I wish someone had told me:

you will get hair in fun new places. this is normal and fine.

these places include (but are not limited to) if you don't already have them: your asscrack, your back, your ears, and moles. it's fine.

some of you, dick or not, will also lose hair. this is normal, but also if you have ovaries maybe get this checked out for PCOS.

your acne will probably change. some people get better. some people get worse. it's fine.

your nails will probably get an infection or a fungus at least once in your life. this is fine. (but also let your doc know).

how you gain and lose fat and where you do so will change. this is fine.

how you smell will change. this is fine. (fishy or rotten smells mean doctor time though)

if you have a prostate: it gets harder to pee. prostates enlarge as you age (get this checked regularly). this is fine.

if you do not have a prostate: it gets easier to pee but not in a good way. as in as you get older, your pelvic floor muscles tend to lose some of their strength. this makes it harder to keep pee in. this is fine.

all breasts and pectorals eventually sag, with the rest of your body. this is fine.

a decent percent of the population will experience a cyst at least once. some of you will make up for the rest with multiple. this is fine, but keep them checked out by a doctor. (sometimes this is a condition! get checked for that too!)

almost half of everyone gets hemorrhoids. it's a good idea to just expect them since your chances of getting them get higher the older you are. your toilet will look like a murder scene. definitely get your booty checked out BUT this is almost always perfectly normal. just eat more fiber. "but I already-" eat more fiber. and maybe suck it up and buy some hemorrhoid cream, you'll thank me later.

yes, this means you will probably need to make an appointment for a doctor to see your butthole. it's okay. not only do they really not care but 1. they've seen weirder that day and 2. they'd far rather you see them now than later when it's been going on for forty years and now it might be colon cancer. it's okay. consider it a rite of passage.

adults need more sleep than children. don't believe the myth that you need less than they do. that is capitalist propaganda to make you give up more of your life to the work grind, comrade.

vitamins and medicine, something you are more likely to take as you get older, sometimes make the toilet turn weird colors. it's okay.

if you still have your tonsils and get those little stones and get sore throats more than once a year you should plan on getting those suckers out before the tonsils cause an infection and go septic. if you're getting stones at all you should get those reevaluated every year, especially if the stones are bigger than a needlehead (or get bigger over time). it's gross and yucky. I don't care. get them looked at before you end up in the hospital.

you'll probably need to add foot support to your shoes if you don't already do. this is fine.

your body changes. sometimes it can feel sorta weird and upsetting that it isn't what it used to be. that is okay, and it is okay to be upset. just know that this is normal, it's normal to be upset or not upset, but don't let it hinder your quality of life. trans or cis, there is a certain level of acceptance you just gotta give your body and forgive your body for as you get older. it's okay.

it's okay. I promise.

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Love the puns from Pun Hub

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dead serious WHAT did they put into claire de lune to make it do all that

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it used to be 2007 you know

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I thought this tweet was very nocowen-coded.

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Lets stop telling trans people to flee and move to help them. Stop making it the victim's job to save themselves.

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Source

If you haven't already heard the sad news, ALL JoAnn stores are closing (it was previously reported that only some stores would be closed).

Important: JOANN GIFT CARDS WILL ONLY BE HONORED THROUGH FEBRUARY 28. If you don't have time to get to the store, use them on the website.

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the idea of consuming two conflicting things that promise to do the opposite of each other has always been hilarious to me. there’s a liquid shot-based sleep aid called 6 hour sleep and as soon as I saw it i immediately imagined mixing it and a 5 hour energy together for a 1 hour nap

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“Isn’t this spam?”

No, it’s not. This is a real, vetted campaign for a family in urgent need. I know the tags and asks might be annoying to some, and others may see this as spam. Some are even triggered by the cause itself or by my friend’s name. I’ve also received plenty of negative comments and messages.

But none of that will stop me. Tumblr is a way to reach people, and I will keep trying.

“Why multiple accounts?” Tumblr has strict limitations on posts, asks, and replies. If one account isn’t enough, I’ll create ten. If Tumblr isn’t enough, I’ll go to other platforms too. And if it takes 1,000 accounts to help my friend, so be it.

“Still think it’s spam?”

No donations go to a PayPal account, where verification could be unclear, the total amount isn’t public or known, and the progress of total donations is hidden. This campaign is hosted on GoFundMe, one of the most trusted fundraising platforms in the world, where: - Personal identity must be verified - A matching personal bank account is required - The use of funds must be clarified - Donations are protected

Yet you still think this is spam? That’s up to you. But I’m not stopping.

“I don’t know you, why should I care?” You may not know me, but do you really need to know someone personally to lend a helping hand? When people are in crisis, kindness shouldn’t come with conditions.

“Why not restrict replies?” I could easily restrict replies, but I won’t. Because I want transparency, even if it means dealing with negativity. This is real, and I stand by it.

Apologies if the tags and asks are annoying. I know they can be, but I’m just trying to reach more people. You can always ignore me, but if this message finds someone willing to help, then it’s worth it. ❤️

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It really sucks that structural ableism makes it hard for disabled people to connect in person because let me tell you some of the best advice I’ve ever heard in my life is from disabled people.

It’s nice talking to someone who doesn’t want to fix you just wants to listen and commiserate because yeah things are shitty and it’s not fair