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This is Eman. I have written several posts about her, but unfortunately, despite the posts receiving a lot of attention, no one has donated to her. Eman is a little girl, one year and five months old. She was born shortly before the war, which meant she grew up in the worst living conditions for children.

I ask you to provide all the support you can to help Eman, as she is suffering from severe malnutrition. Every donation helps her get diapers and formula milk.

Please consider her as someone you love and offer your support. Show some care and love for Eman.

Take a minute of your time and donate for Eman.

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South Carolina followers: free green beans on I-95!

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Letter to Babette

A gothic gay vampire rat comic originally published in Double Digest #3: Hairball

you can follow Pete, see excerpts of his excellent comic, and learn about the other double digests on instagram.

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ohh his cuteness

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still thinking of this melanistic garter i saw (confirmed by others who know much more about snakes than me) (not an eastern racer (in behavior or body)) (keeled scales) (in an area where garters are abundant and overwinter, basking around other garters) (me and a field herp had to argue with some photographer for 20 minutes) the inside of her mouth was even a very dark red!

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in addition to my furby sweater, here’s my crochet Webkinz sweater :)

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Some Whirly Birds and his creature daughter

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Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens playing for her grandson.

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Snonday Snuesday Snednesday Snursday Snriday Snaturday Snunday

these are the days of the snail week

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the director's cut of Tom Hickey's Nature Show is now available on gumroad for FREE! now with new art, edited dialogue, and completely new pages. check it out! https://ravenclemens.gumroad.com/l/TomHickey

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growing up as an imaginative single child, I loved to play with Barbies. I loved creating elaborate drama-filled storylines for them and I could keep at it for hours. there was one problem. I had like 15 thrift store Barbies and no Kens. I only had one Barbie-sized male doll and it was a collectible Elvis Presley doll and he was my favorite doll. I always did the Elvis voice when I was playing him but he had no relation to Elvis Presley otherwise. anyway, he had some crazy days. trapped on a scary planet where he is the only man in the world and half of the women there hate him. in a massive car accident and stranded in the woods with a girlfriend who had broken her foot and a crazy ex girlfriend who had stalked them there. kidnapped by Athena (one of my Barbie sized dolls was Athena, like, the goddess) and held captive by her while trying to go home to his 7 situationships. all of this happening to a guy who looks and sounds exactly like Elvis but is otherwise the quintessential everyman.

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Why are streaming services these days all named shit like Fubi and Hehu and lala

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Hi, I'm genuinely looking for an explanation here and not looking for an argument /srs

Can you explain how calling a transfem a TERF for spreading ideology that I genuinely assumed was included in the definition of TERFism is othering ? Not to be that guy, but I'm autistic and I'm having a very hard time connecting the points you're making, and I genuinely want to learn and understand what you're saying /gen

Again, I do hope this doesn't come off as hostile, I am genuinely trying to learn and understand better, and I want to be able to fix misconceptions about what a TERF is in my own mind, and I haven't seen anyone bring this point up before /gen

You absolutely do not have to answer this, but I hope you have a fabulous rest of your day, and I do apologize for what I said, as it wasn't necessary for me to comment on the situation.

Yeah totally! Okay, I got a lot of this from Ibram X. Kendi's "How to be Antiracist"* where he talks about describing "racist" as an identity means that hardly anyone is going to ever "identify" with it, even if they are a racist. It's much more helpful to talk about actions being racist or anti-racist. Someone committing racist acts speaks far more to the vulnerability of anyone to cause harm, rather than it being something ONLY reserved for someone with the identity of "racist". For example, Clarence Thomas, a black man, has done untold amounts of harm to the black population in the US. If we subscribe to the "oh, (X) can't be racist, they are (a minority)" train of thought, it means people are less likely to understand that Clarence Thomas commits racist acts. In the same way, describing yourself as an anti-racist is not enough, as it can let people be comfortable with racist actions because they think "oh, I'm an anti-racist, I can't commit acts of racial harm." That's why it's more helpful to describe acts as racist and anti-racist rather than framing them as identities.

In a similar way, describing someone as the label of "TERF" can have a similar effect. Because it's specifically a label centered around being anti-trans, transgender people of all kinds will easily assume they cannot be transphobic, because the label of TERF is ideologically opposed to their existence. It invites ridicule rather than introspection. By saying actions can be transphobic, I think it helps a lot more because it's easier to understand that trans people can be transphobic. For example, Blaire White is right there. Despite being a trans woman, she is actively doing transphobic acts. By calling out an action as transphobic rather than describing someone as a "TERF", it helps fight back against the idea that being trans means you cannot be transphobic. For a super duper simple example, I can step on my dogs tail, but it doesn't mean I hate dogs, it means I committed an act of harm against my dog. Describing me as a dog-hater when I LOVE dogs would invite ridicule more than it would a tendency to watch my step when my dog is in the house. I hope this makes sense!

*I'm not trying to say the Black and Trans experience is exactly the same, just that like any oppressed group, there is a lot of overlap in tactics and thinking, especially for people who are Black and Trans. Reading about other groups can really give you a ton of helpful insight on how to work within your own identity!

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never ever ever gets old

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https://twitter.com/skullmillione/status/1403028531311890433

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I meant to post this when it came in, but thank you for the book!!