#Product Diversity

[brewscoop]

Discover how TailGate Brewery is revolutionizing the craft beer industry. From innovative practices to a diverse product lineup, see how they continue to thrive and grow. Learn the secrets behind their success and why they are setting new standards in the craft beer industry growth.

[fantascticz]

In today's fast-paced world, the convenience of a personal shopping assistant cannot be overstated. With a service that takes care of all your shopping needs, from finding the perfect gift to sourcing unique, hard-to-find items, the benefits are immense. Imagine the luxury of never having to stand in line again, or the relief of not spending countless hours online searching for products. A personal shopping assistant can provide tailored services that cater to your specific needs, ensuring that your shopping list is handled efficiently and effectively.

By utilizing business licenses and paid subscriptions, a personal shopping assistant service can access discounts that may not be available to the general public, passing on significant savings to you. This can be especially beneficial when it comes to bulk purchases or high-value items where the cost savings can be substantial. Moreover, the convenience of having purchases delivered right to your doorstep cannot be understated, providing a seamless shopping experience from start to finish.

An ever-growing website with daily newly listed items at competitive prices ensures that you have access to the best deals and the highest quality products. This kind of service is not just about convenience; it's about providing a personalized experience that takes the burden of shopping off your shoulders. Whether it's for everyday needs or special occasions, a personal shopping assistant can transform the way you shop, giving you back valuable time to spend on activities you enjoy.

In conclusion, a personal shopping assistant service is more than just a luxury—it's a practical solution for anyone looking to streamline their shopping process. With the promise of lower costs, high-quality products, and unparalleled convenience, it's an option that's worth considering for anyone who values their time and money. Remember, if you need anything, a dedicated team is there to support you every step of the way, making your shopping experience as effortless and enjoyable as possible.

Imagine a digital marketplace, a hub of endless variety and constant expansion, where every refresh brings new discoveries. This is a website that grows daily, not just in the number of products it offers, but in the breadth of categories it encompasses. From the latest in high-definition televisions and luxurious theater seating that promises the ultimate home cinema experience, to the essential dressers that bring order to our bedrooms. It's a place where specialized medical supplies, such as ostomy and enteral feeding supplies, are readily available, ensuring that patients receive the care they need without delay. Here, one can find Accu-Chek Guide test strips and lancets, alongside Amsino Amsure syringes, each product a testament to the site's commitment to health and wellness.

Nutritional needs are met with precision, as the website offers Vital High Protein formulas by Abbott and Glucerna 1.2 formulas, catering to a diverse range of dietary requirements. The medical section is comprehensive, featuring Hollister High Output Bags and innovative solutions like the Stoma Genie for ostomy changes, which bring ease and comfort to patients' lives. The site understands the importance of choice, providing options like the Hollister CeraPlus New Image Wafers for Ostomies, available in multiple types to suit individual needs.

For those seeking support, the Alpha Medical Ostomy Abdomen Brace is there, accommodating a wide range of body types with its extra-large size. Eakin Cohesive Seals and a variety of skin barrier wipes and pastes from brands like Coloplast Brava and Vitus Ostomy Care ensure that every user can find the perfect fit for their skin type and lifestyle. The website also caters to the practicalities of medical care, offering products like Medline Sure Prep protective wipes and Adapt adhesive remover wipes, making the management of medical devices as seamless as possible.

Beyond healthcare, the site ventures into the culinary domain with commercial food warmers and countertop display cases, bringing the pizzeria and pastry shop experience to any setting. Tile Bluetooth trackers promise the convenience of never losing keys again, while the Nostalgia popcorn maker and air conditioners add comfort and enjoyment to any home environment. Even the most mundane of necessities, like toilet paper, are given a place of honor, ensuring that no need, however small, is overlooked.

This website is not just a store; it's a reflection of life's complexity and the myriad needs that arise within it. It's a testament to human ingenuity and the desire to provide a solution for every problem, a comfort for every discomfort. With each passing day, it evolves, adding layers to its already vast inventory, ensuring that no matter who you are or what you need, this website has something for you. It's a digital ecosystem, thriving and ever-growing, just like the world around us.

[productiveandfree]

Evaluating Print on Demand Platforms for Custom Clothing Lines

The custom apparel industry has seen growth over time, with print on demand platforms playing a pivotal role in driving this expansion. These platforms provide an innovative solution for individuals looking to bring their design concepts to life without the burden of initial investments or manufacturing overheads. However, given the abundance of choices in today's market, selecting the platform for your personalized clothing line can take time and effort. This article aims to streamline your decision-making process by assessing some of the leading print on demand services.

1. Product Diversity

When deciding on a print on demand service for your clothing range, it is crucial to consider the variety of products offered. Whether you aim to create t-shirts, hoodies, or accessories such as hats and bags, your chosen service provider must present a spectrum of products that resonate with your brand's style. Seek out and compare Prodigi vs. Gelato print on demand platforms, which are reputed companies that feature an array of apparel and accessories to cater to customer preferences.

2. Printing Quality

The quality of printing is another factor to consider when appraising print, on-demand services. Your clients anticipate superb craftsmanship, lively hues, and lasting prints that can endure using and washing. Seek out platforms that utilize notch printing methods, like direct-to-garment (DTG) or screen printing. It's also an idea to verify if they provide samples or instances of their work so you can personally evaluate the quality they provide.

3. Design Tools and Ease-of-Use

When it comes to designing tools and user-friendliness, it's crucial for individuals embarking on their custom clothing ventures. The capability to easily upload artwork files, manipulate layouts and colors, and preview designs before production ensures a workflow. Look for platforms that offer design tools with drag-and-drop functions, simple editing features, and options to integrate with design software such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator when necessary. These attributes will enhance the design process, making it more engaging and less overwhelming for creators.

4. Shipping and Fulfillment Options

Efficient shipping and fulfillment play a significant role in the success of a custom clothing line. Opt for platforms that offer turnaround times, dependable shipping choices, and exceptional order tracking. Swift fulfillment and delivery are crucial to ensuring customer satisfaction, which in turn can result in repeat business and positive word of mouth. Also, think about platforms that allow you to personalize packaging materials with your logo or design, which can enhance your brand's identity and professionalism.

5. Customer Support

Regardless of how advanced a print on demand platform is technologically, there may still be issues. Therefore, it's crucial to select a platform that provides customer support. Look for platforms offering support channels like email, phone, chat, or dedicated account managers who can assist you with any obstacles you might encounter. You must call the representatives from different providers to ensure they can answer your questions related to customer support. It will help with your comparisons of Prodigi vs. Gelato, Gelato vs. Printify, etc.

6. Pricing Model

Finally, it's essential to consider pricing structures when assessing print on demand platforms. Different platforms have fee arrangements, including product costs, printing expenses, and shipping fees. Pay attention to the base cost of items and any extra charges related to customization options such as color printing or large print areas.

Remember that while cost is essential to consider, it shouldn't be the only factor influencing your decision-making process. You should strive for a balance between quality products/services and reasonable prices that align with your business budget.

Conclusion

With the rising popularity of custom clothing, choosing the print on demand platform has become increasingly crucial for both aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. When deciding on which products to choose, it's essential to consider a range of options, such as notch printing quality, user-friendly design tools, quick delivery times, and dependable customer service. Take your time to assess these aspects thoughtfully to set the groundwork for your clothing brand. Undoubtedly, selecting the print on demand platform can transform your concepts into successful business endeavors.

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[steelajeeg]

Astro Boy Student

- from Astro Boy Diverse Life

- by Pop Mart

What a stunning little figure. This Astro Boy toy from Pop Mart wasn't commercially released in my country (due to licensing agreements) so I was very lucky to find a few blind boxes locally.

I love the variations in textures and paint finish, it really evokes the fabric on metal look - and the big glossy boots. And great gesture sculpting.

It's a beautifully unique toy of a classic pop culture icon.

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[alwaysbewoke]

[sherlock-is-ace]

I'm sick of reboots, I'm tired of spinoffs, I don't care for remakes... For the love of God, just make new stuff!!

[knottybliss]

My sister and also my childhood bestie both shared this at me on the book of faces, so I suppose I should share it here.

Comic by Nathan Pyle

[csuitebitches]

Resources: Books for Networking

Books to build your networking skills shouldn’t just be soft skill books on communication and small talk. You may meet people of different backgrounds and cultures. You might be attending a diverse networking conference; studying at a multi-cultural university; or dealing with clients from all over the world. How do you connect to them? You need to know a little history of where the other person is from, to able to have a great initial conversation. It shows interest and respect.

I highly recommend this book (pictured below). Yes, its a little textbook-y but its short, crisp and to the point.

It’s essentially just quick info on every single country. If you go through it diligently and meet someone say from Latvia, you may be able to recall that Latvia was annexed by the Soviet Union in the 40s, majorly practice Lutheran and mainly export timber, metals and garments. If you can use these facts smartly in a conversation with the other person, there will be a feeling of genuine joy of knowing at least a little bit of their country and they’ll be eager to share more with you. You’ll be able to ask interesting questions and get to learn things from the other person. There’s a good chance of the person remembering you for knowing even 0.5% of where they’re from.

History, culture and religion draw people to each other more than you think. What’s important is being respectful of everyone’s opinions, understanding the world doesn’t revolve around you and being open to hearing the other person’s experience. What the media shows vs what the citizen experiences, you may realise, are two completely different things.

[ashtxeman]

Hatchetfield Height Headcanons!

TGWDLM

Paul - 5'8 Emma - 5'2 Ted - 6'2 Bill - 6'3 Charlotte - 5'4 Hidgens - 5'7 Sam - 6'6 Doug - 5'8 Mr Davidson - 5'9 Nora - 5'4 Zoey - 5'5 Alice - 5'1 Deb - 5'3 Schaffer - 5'6

BLACK FRIDAY

Tom - 6'2 Tim - 4'0 Becky - 5'4 Linda - 5'2 Lex - 5'4 Ethan - 5'7 Hannah - 4'11 Frank - 6'4 Gary - 6'4 Barry/Man in a Hurry - 5'4 Homeless Man - 6'0 [Bad posture - Actually 6'2] Sherman - 5'5 MacNamara - 5'9 Wilbur - 6'3 Xander - 6'2 Howard - 5'5 VP Morris - 6'0 Wallace [SoD] - 6'1 Ed - 5'5

NPMD

Peter - 6'1 Steph - 5'7 Richie - 5'8 Ruth - 5'0 Grace - 5'2 Max - 5'11 Solomon - 6'4 Shapiro - 5'7 Bailey - 5'11 Kyle - 5'8 Jason - 6'0 Brenda - 5'5 Stacy - 5'3 PJ - 5'4 Reece - 5'5 Mark - 5'8 Karen - 5'3 Dan - 6'2 Donna - 5'3 Gerald - 5'6 Boy Jerry - 6'1 Charles - 6'3 Ziggy - 5'11 [Bad posture - Actually 6'2] Trevor - 5'6 some visualisations too!!

[ravenousgf]

saying "get help" is so condescending (unless its funny. and even then it could be funny because of that not despite it and now im getting caught up in technicalities) but really truly actually taylor swift needs some help from someone who doesn't like her recent music. and doesn't think all her decisions are great. the problem is she dismisses all crit by fans (fair enough, We Don't Know You) and loses respect for anyone bigger if they have anything not as peachy to say about her as the cultural zeitgeist does. sad! at least we'll always have love story 2008

[dilf-phoenix-rights]

Listen, if someone was to ask me my opinion on how/if they should vote in the presidential election I would say that, if you are living in a swing state, voting for the candidate that causes the least harm is the best move to make from a purely strategical standpoint.

That being said, the “vote blue no matter who!!” drum-beaters on here need to calm down a bit. I’ve been seeing a lot of “now yall have no excuse for trying to get Trump elected,” ever since the announcement of Biden dropping out, and I’m not having it.

Individual people are not responsible for the democrats’ failures to earn the peoples’ votes. And more importantly, there is a genocide happening right now that our president has staunchly and materially supported.

Yes, there are still other real and important issues to be concerned about as well, but to accuse people who were too disheartened by what is happening in Palestine to vote of all secretly wanting Trump to win, especially when many are arab and/or muslim Americans (some of which have loved ones in Palestine), is needlessly cruel.

While I am hopeful that Harris will show herself to be better for Palestine (and there has been leaks in the past that indicate that she might be) she is going to have to earn those votes back that Biden could not.

Frankly, I am tired of leftists across the board demonizing each other on this issue.

Leftists who were willing to vote for Biden were not all fake-lefty shitlibs who secretly support genocide.

Leftists who were not willing to vote for Biden were not all fake-lefty conservatives who secretly wanted Trump to win.

Your voting stance is a matter of political strategy, it is not inherently indicative in a difference in ideology. And I’m tired of people pretending like it is in order to dunk on other people who are also suffering, and just trying to do what they think will cause the least harm.

It is possible to explain why you will or will not be voting without sinking to this.

[deepseacityunderground]

i think that veganism as a political movement has a lot of interesting things to say about how food agriculture has been shaped by consumerism and the way its alienated the average westerner from food production especially around meat. its a cruel cruel industry for everyone involved and it sucks.

unfortunately it also overwelmingly falls victim (like a lot of other socially progressive political movements lol) to a complete inability or perhaps a refusal to engage with rural indigenous communities especially in the global south. which is ironic because (like a lot of other socially progressive political movements) much of their theoretical framework for reforming society Depends on rural indigenous communities especially in the global south ^.^

[manhuntingbonanza]

Happy bisexual visibility day! Shoutout to the bisexual disater of Cottonmouth, aka Daniel Lamb!

(inspired by this post from @darks-romantical-corner)

[delicatebeauties]

Charm doesn't have age - Lgbtq media

Having a mini rant at how fast paced the entertainment industry is, churning new actors/sses while benching others as soon as they near 25 or 30/35.

It exists in Holywood, but it's across all entertainment - eg :

- having older actors plays role meant for older leads - eg politicians, shop owners, ceo.

- have older/more complex storylines showcasing older actors, let them mature on the vine

- a more naturalist cinematography with less heavy filtering and more highlighting of each actor individual beauty (moles, slight wrinkles, white hair

- less of an idol bootcamp / idols competition into marketing absolutely sanded down comercialisable products.

I'm actually grateful for the few Japanese and taiwanese shows that seems to lean more into it and/or give cameo to their older actors into newer shows.

Some fans didn't understood the older teacher romance in the only one/mou mou but it highlighted the complexity of the queer experience for older people. Similar dynamics with a younger cast in the Japanese Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru.

Being older doesn't automatically mean being more mature, or having less internalised homophobia or being settled in life. It might or it might not.

The queer experience hasn't been universal, and has been going through different cycles leaving across every generation its own trauma and sadness

Asian lgbqt media has been key in helping lgbq rights and has had a inspirational role into showing acceptance of queer love and marriage equality, leading to its legalisation in Thailand or Taiwan for instance.

As a 30+ queer person, i dream of those cinematographers also giving us exposure and views on love and acceptance while growing older (and sexier).

[anonymoushotsexyperson]

GROWING UP A FAT GIRL IN THE Y2K ERA

I know peoples attention spans suck so don't worry im adding sections. So you can scroll through and just read whatever intrigues you if you can't commit to the whole thing!!

this post will talk about my experiences growing up as a fat girl and just a little bit about how it effected my relationship to my body as I grew up as well as the struggles of fatness intersecting with racism and ableism as well as very briefly touching on the wojack giving fat girl backshots meme going around!

SECTION 1 THE BEGINNING OF MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY BODY AND HOW FAT PHOBIA EFFECTED IT.

My first experience with fat phobia I remember consciously is around the ages of 6 or 7. My mother and father had recently divorced and I was growing into myself more and more everyday getting stronger, smarter, limbs getting longer, body getting bigger. I was going through growth spurts. I would chub up a little then id grow a few inches, chub, grow, chub grow. Seems like a pretty normal concept or idea to manage right? Well not for the average y2k adult. Everyone would always make comments to my mother or out of fear of being judged for being a bad parent she would bring it up herself. I remember my mothers response to the comments about my body. "she is stress eating because of the divorce!" was always her reply... and giiiiirl no the fuck I wasn't. I was not really that effected by my mom and dads divorce till later on. At that age as long as I was surrounded by most of my family and I had YouTube much else didn't matter to me and kind of went over my head if i'm being real with you. Hey I'm a kid though who knows maybe I was stress eating and just had no idea what to call it at the time and then don't remember but honestly, if my memory is serving me correctly I used to be so confused when she said that! If I was eating a little more it was probably because I was GROWING INTO MY BODY MAYBE?? That was my first run in which followed up with many more, like when my dad made me step on a scale in the living room of his new home strangers -that later became family- walking around, free to stare at whatever the number said. "If you don't lose weight you are coming to live with me." Still echoes through my head, I was about 7. It doesn't stop there I was being called a cow at school, or by my older brothers at home during petty fights we'd have. Some how none of the insults really stuck like that (besides the situation with my dad). They definitely hit me, but if I denied that they did then that counts as dodging them right? Growing up I always thought I wasn't that heavily effected by the raging and rampant fat phobia permeating through the y2k, but in reality it caused me to start neglecting my body all together. Up until the summer between 7th and 8th grade I never looked at myself in the mirror. Maybe a quick glance but I would never fixate on my appearance. Now hyper fixating on your appearance can be unhealthy but so is pretending you don't have one at all which was the type of timing I was on. Fat phobia among other factors was the leading cause of what became a history of neglecting myself.

SECTION 2 DEVELOPING AN EATING DISORDER AS A FAT PERSON

scroll to the next section if you want to avoid triggers!

The effect fat phobia had on me didn't really start to show on the surface until 7th-8th grade. My girlfriend had an eating disorder and she was living with me at the time because her family was homeless (we were closeted as best friends). She didn't encourage my eating disorder but it was kind of a monkey see monkey do kind of thing, she made me start to consider it. At that age range I was looking for different ways to destroy myself as well as connect with my peers and some how those too things strongly intersected as the glamorization of self harm and mental illness was at an all time high. I'm not sure why twelve to thirteen yearly anon wanted to destroy themselves so bad but I think if anything it stemmed from a need for control over my surroundings. At this age my home life wasn't the best. I forgot how, but I think maybe through just looking up depressing quotes in general I found the infamous Ana and Mia. Oh and trust me Cassie Ainsworth from skins did not help AT ALL. CUE THE INFAMOUS GIF:

TW CASSIE AINSWSORTH GIF:

even LOOKING FOR THIS GIF BEGAN TO STIR SOMETHING INSIDE ME OH MY GOD??

The worst part about being a fat girl with an eating disorder is how proud of me everyone was. "Anon you're getting so slim!" "Anon look at you slimming out see I knew it was just baby fat!". My friends knew of my ed so they would never compliment me for it or really talk about my body in general, probably half because of my ed but also half because I was still fat and not considered desirable or something to be jealous of regardless of if I lost a few pounds. But my family complimented my figure a lot as I slimmed and I got less fat jokes and the doctor was happy and people did treat me a little different. JUST a little cuz I was still fat but a noticeable enough change in the way people treated me for me to want to keep going and indulge myself deeper in my unhealthy habits.

But yeah long story short I developed an ed and I thought I was so fat and gross and disgusting and dude I look back at myself and why was my body LICHRALLAY SO T??? I honestly wasn't even morbidly obese or anything (which I am now BECAUSE of my eating disorder but fuck it we ball and also I ENJOY BEING FAT I knowww plot twist right?) also you minors in the ed community YES YOU take NOTE at this next part: I was literally just growing into my body... but then I fucked up my metabolism really bad and completely skewed my relationship with health, dieting, and workout culture so i'm either doing too much or not enough. So not only did my metabolism get utterly destroyed but having to learn how to take care of myself from scratch ended up destroying all the progress made and here I am literally 60 pounds heavier than I was back then and i've dropped weight since i've developed a healthier relationship with my body so if we are keeping it a buck until about a year ago I had accumulated about 100 pounds of weight since my pre ed days because of the effects the eating disorder had on me ! (oh and I have heart problems now not from being fat but from attempting to become skinny the wrong way! if you fast and binge or fast and do cardio and feel your heart beating like that... if you know you know...yeah you're fucking up your heart and need to stop like right now girly!) SO yeah I am a recovering anorexic with some bulimic symptoms. Though even after developing my eating disorder my issues with body image didn't really really affect me until later on.

SECTION 3 THE SOCIALIZATION OF FATNESS/THE INTERSECTIONAL STRUGGLE BETWEEN MY BLACKNESS AND FATNESS/ BECOMING THE DUFF/ WOJACK MEME.

Along side subconsciously neglecting myself I would also publicly portray myself as very tough skinned and overly confident all throughout middle and high school as a defense mechanism when in reality I was pretty indifferent toward myself and extremely sensitive. I think that my tough exterior wasn't only due to me being fat but also being a black woman although I am biracial/light skinned in complexion I feel like I was still hyper masculinized due to my blackness especially growing up in an area where I was closer in proximity to blackness then a large majority of my counterparts. I feel like a lot of my aggression and flamboyancy came from constantly being in a state of self defense and also subconsciously feeling like I had to play the role that was written for me or else I wouldn't be loved or appreciated or wanted. By the role that was written for me i'm talking about Precious, Rasputia, Mercedes Jones, Ivy Wentz, the stereotype of being the fat black women, and for my non black fat baddies for you this would be The DUFF role. This is when you're known as the flamboyant friend with the attitude that everyones scared to make the butt of the joke because she is NOT afraid to snap you in two. The stereotype isn't entirely wrong i'm sure a lot of people fall into it for the same reason as me but then it becomes our main character trait, and that mixed into a juicy cocktail of dehumanization of fat bodies turns you into the friends the skinny girls bring to the club to scare off ugly dudes as if you're a bodyguard and are immune to sexual or physical assault because you're fat!

So I grew up neglecting my body because of fat phobia developed a life altering eating disorder because of how romanticized they were due to fat phobia, and spent my whole life being guys secret crush, or the "annoying dramatic fat girl" because of fat phobia but still even then it didn't seem it had the real detrimental effect on my body image everyone said it would until I was 20. When I was 20 I moved back to my hometown for a little bit where the beauty standard is very much "ambiguous white skinny girl" and I thought that maybe I would get play because hey we are like adults who are deprogramming all that bullshit anyway right? WELLL I did get play, crazy play of course! Just in secret, and I've had guys have secret crushes on me etc but never to the extent I began to face it in my 20's where they would so obviously be horny over me all the time while simultaneously being mad at me for making them horny because I'm fat and it confuses and embarrasses them ( men are genuinely socialized to be suchhhh fucking psychopaths. -if you're a guy and you're reading this don't say that not all men bullshit yes we know not you i'm not gonna specify every time to preserve your ego goddamn). I have some sad and weird stories about that, that involves men thinking they could be more aggressive with me or literally impose violence on me or be extremely weird and creepy because they're embarrassed they're attracted to a fat girl and on top of that a fat black girl that they hyper-masculinized and degraded in their head due to societal pressure/influence... but imma save that for another day or maybe never because I see nothing coming out of me posting that on here but relived trauma. Also the type of man I just described are the same ones reposting this new viral wojack meme by the way:

thats all im saying about that meme, the guys reposting it like fat bitches and are scared that they like us and can't think for themselves thats literally all I wanted to input into the conversation regarding THAT....

also I use the word bitch in an endearing aave way not in a deragotry way so please don't hit me with that "don't call women bitches" thing I don't be doing it a lot but im also not gonna stop using aave and also i'm LICHRALLY AFAB sooooo shut up...

ANYWAYS...The violence I faced at this point in my life really triggered something in me it made me realize that because of the stereotypes held up against me I will never be treated or respected or perceived authentically by the average Joe. The only person that would see me is those who have taken extensive time to deprogram parts of their brain that created these deep routed bias etc. ( also if you're wondering why these biases were created it all leads back to capitalism but THATS for another post..) After facing literal violence cause of my body it definitely caused a blow at my self esteem, but even then I shined on and persevered continuing to be my sexy self.

SECTION 4 FAT PHOBIA AND ABLEISM INTERTWINED.

It wasn't until I randomly got into an accident and became temporarily handicapped while also in the most toxic relationship of my life did I really start to fucking hate myself. For multiple months I couldn't walk, and not only was I physically handicapped but the trauma I was experiencing at that time of my life had left me mentally handicapped as well I simply didn't want to be alive and exist in this body or any body I just didn't want to exist. I had a foot I could hop on but I couldn't carry all my weight on that foot because of my previous issues with my health, (I had already been struggling with a chronic illness that effected my muscles) and i didn't have the strength in my arms for the crutches so I succumbed to my injuries, resulting in weight gain, eventually hip and back issues etc. Then, when my leg healed, the access weight made me feel like I couldn't walk without pain. I was having issues with my health unrelated to my weight since 2020 but I was homeless up until last year and it was also covid so I had no way to really see a doctor and also I was like 18-19 and had no fucking idea how any of that worked and am still figuring out how it works to this DAY. I actually just got my insurance card for the first time this year. YIPPE YIPPE EVERYBODY CLAP. These issues with my health effected my muscles and my bodies ability to absorb the nutrients from the food I ate so this injury was kind of like the icing on top of the cake because my chronic illness made the recovery almost in possible. I would cry a lot, stopped taking pictures of myself, and everything. But even then I knew I didn't really have any interest in being thin I actually really fuck with my warm fluffy voluptuous form, I just didn't want to be unhealthy.

I still haven't fully unpacked the shame I felt around being unhealthy, I was so ashamed despite me trying my best with what I had, and what I knew, and I also still haven't fully unpacked why I feel like I have to specify as I literally just did a few lines earlier that I was 'trying my best', why do visibly disabled folks only deserve care or sympathy when they're actively trying to fit into a world that isn't set up to support or aid them when it very well could be? The intersectional oppression of ableism and fat phobia is still something i'm actively developing my thoughts about.

A thought ive been thinking about a lot is how obesity is a health condition and it can be detrimental to some folks and that saying that it isn't is a reactionary trauma response to fat phobia BUT also a lot of things can be detrimental and the level of detriment different things give you differentiates based on the person. Some people are bigger than me and healthier. Some people are smaller than me and UNhealthier. The detriment fatness has on your health as all things doesn't exist on the linear scale we have created for it. SO although obesity is a disease and proposing that fat doesn't correlate with health in an important way is harmful it is also harmful and plain weird to hyper fixate on obesity. Im also thinking about how obesity is treated this way because it's one of the most visible health issues and how that bleeds into ableism. I'm still working on these thoughts i'm having and how to explain and dissect them in a proper digestible and understandable way. So I think this where I leave you to think on your own about this, what do you think? Please feel free to comment below!

[kickedin17]

This feels obvious but maybe it's not so. The silence in Paladin Strait is. The strait. That's the crossing. He can't sing because he's schwimming. Right