#And I think that applies everywhere

[explanationpoint]

it’s a lot of posts that are thinly veiled “NEVER SUGGEST BEING TRANS TO ANYONE” and frankly i’m not gonna bother with interacting but it’s pretty funny that most of the time it’s not-trans women yelling at trans women for thinking someone might be a trans woman

[kazhanko-art]

I rag on USAmericans a lot for the whole “we weren’t taught that in school” and I think I am mostly in the right for that one, but I will say that the amount of times I’ve been with a fellow Canadian who has said “we weren’t taught that in school” when I was literally sitting in the same class as them when we learned that is nuts

There’s plenty to criticize the education system on, and what and how we learn, but sometimes it’s just that you don’t remember something because it’s been a while and you were a kid, or you were just dumb and not paying attention. And generally, a lot of this is treatable by taking advantage of living in an age with some of the easiest access to information, and a society that allows access to much of that information. That’s not to say there’s no biases present in how and what various providers of said info show you, but a liberal society requiring you to have critical thinking and research skills to be informed is not the same as living in an authoritarian regime that tightly controls said info, and you guys acting like they’re the same thing in order to excuse yourselves from being informed citizens is going to get us into the latter situation

[brick-van-dyke]

As the US election closes in and the final states take to the polls, I want to remind people to turn out and protest.

Yep, protest. Strike, disrupt, be out there on the street regardless of who you voted for or who wins. I expect to see you all out there demanding; access to abortion nation wide, protections against discrimination, free universal healthcare, a free Palestine, anti war, prison abolition, to increase the minimum wage, and for a US free of the electoral college and that counts votes as votes.

Yes, you can say "you should vote for Harris" and do so as much as you like, but do not forget the power you have through your own everyday actions away from the polls and that of protesting. Do not use the excuse that your right to vote means it's somehow more foundational or important than the right to protest. You have the ability to create direct action and that is so so important, please don't just expect a rich representative to stick to their promises every time you vote; you have power too, never forget that.

This system will not change until we, the people, make it. There is NO representative that can ever change the system that allowed them in, and likewise; this system will never allow a candidate that would stop it from continuing and/or ensuring its designated purpose of oppression and subjugation. Resist, regardless of the results.

Long live the resistance.

[incesthemes]

"their relationship is romantic" "their relationship is familial" "their relationship is platonic" you're thinking too narrow. their relationship goes beyond labels. the family is inherently queer. their platonic love is romantic. the erotic is familial. each one is the other and the other is them

[kindaasrikal]

Love deeply platonic relationships where two individuals are practically platonic soulmates who care for each other deeply and have changed each other’s life significantly.

Hate it when the fandom sees is as romantic tho.

[geryone]

The last 30 days has been so long & it’s all starting to catch up to me

[saintshigaraki]

i do find it a little concerning that in progressive spaces there seems to be a sort of feminine = woman & masculine = man mindset that is scarily similar to a conservative mindset

[uncanny-tranny]

Something I always wonder with the whole: "The lazy populous doesn't want to work!" is if it's only being said to keep minimum wage at the very, very lowest end of 'survivability.'

The "lazy worker" isn't truly a problem. The employers are.

[ratlesshonret]

every time i feel like things are bad i remember about that terf who posted a story where she got bullied out of the women's bathroom for getting upset about a trans woman.

[officialrapunzelfitzherbert]

the job market is soooo bleak rn and i am !!! very afraid !!!!

[strawberrytalia]

those “putting Damian on a team of superhero kids” concepts are cool in theory, but more often than not, they’re really just ways of shitting on him and making him look feral in comparison to “the nice hero kids” who are then tasked with civilizing him as if that’s not inherently racist. even worse is when he’s paired up in a duo with a white goody two shoes (cough Jon and Colin cough). and doubly worse is when there is no intention at all to give Damian character growth, he’s just used as a tool for shipping (this is 99% of the time).

I only read a bit of Gotham Academy, but I fully do see the appeal in having Damian hang with them, and be proper friends with Maps because that’s like one of the rare times another kid is friends with Damian, and they just accept his weirdness and don’t expect him to get fixed or “civilized” for them. or with Maya, in which there was conflict, a resolution, and growth for both sides and she actually helped Damian develop positively without putting him down.

[wunder-plunder]

[thatswhatsushesaid]

the tiktokification of the internet and its effect on how people think about literally anything is the primary reason i lose sleep at night honestly

[fizzyghosts]

Hywel is inspired by a mix of my issues with stories with nonhuman protagonist/about nonhumans becoming human AND vet posts ive seen warning people about the dangers of anthropomorphisizing animals. Its fine to joke about your pets doing things out of spite or other human emotions, it does put you at risk of not being able to read their body language correctly. Cats dont cry out of sadness, a cat crying, with actual tears streaming down its face, is a sign of a medical issue. A dog smiling isn't doing it bc its happy, it means its nervous. Not being able to spot these is bad, and sometimes even dangerous, for you and the animal.

If you never get past Hywel's human appearance and treat him like one its like getting a reactive dog, doing zero research or training, and then taking it to a dog park. If Hywel mauls someone in town then its on you.

[adriles]

"your violence is unspeakable now " ive always committed grievous acts of violence and war crimes . You are just mad at me for killing someone who matters

[itspileofgoodthings]

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