#Rural

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My formative years were unfortunately spent in rural Iowa (which doesn't even have a city by definition of what counts as a city per sq foot). Most of the state is very rural, ppl never leave, they rarely meet non white ppl and most towns if u ask say well we have the Rodriguez family in terms of non white ppl.

Its a state that had a nazi as a congress person for like 20 years. And has had zombie chuck grasley in office since 1980.

Now that I've set the scene I was often warned against going to Waterloo which is totally a city (30,000). Its also the only town w a sizeable black population. I've often been warned they have riots there u know (they had one in the 70s cuz the school forbid interracial dating).

Plus normal racism and fear about taking ur cd player front off so it can't be stolen and make sure I lock my car (a thing most Iowans don't do ever for anything including houses).

Des Moines, the largest town, is like Nyc to these ppl. Same warnings cuz again only other area w a healthy non white population. I'd be warned how I'd be robbed and raped and assaulted if I wasn't careful in Des moines.

I later lived in LA babes and Im in Mexico rn. So this is very funny in retrospect. Iowans rural hell is its biggest problem: cancer causing pesticides, deaths of despair, meth and now fentanyl fueling those when alcohol wont do. The real danger is standing out, esp if ur non white or openly queer.

Fwiw in my city living and travels I've only been accosted once but a mentally unwell homeless person (I was safe). No rapes or robberies. No thefts unless u count losing my wallet and not getting it back (rolled off the top of my car).

These are the ppl who believe everything trump says cuz they'll never dare go to a city themselves. As a kid I begged to go to Chicago which they treated like trump does rn. I actually have been a few times and resent the city cuz of bitchass reasons not crime ones (my sister lived there). Otherwise it was nice. Small but nice. Filthy af tho.

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gorgeous stairs in an abandoned farmhouse

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they were like gods // june 2020

ft. rooney, oscar, and taffy (they are all dead now)

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Since the Chappell Roan hype is going on with her country inspired single The Giver I had to share with y’all some really cool vintage Gay Rodeo posters and program covers

Utterly blown away with how gorgeous the art is on these! Tempted to print them out just to have on the wall, the second to last marbled one I just want to get lost in

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saw this and started praying

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By Roberto Ferri

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Katlakalns, Latvia

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Seiser Alm - South Tyrol - Italy (by Tomáš Malík)

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