#but something is up!

[respectthepetty]

Hi Petty, a while back you commented on one of my old Fourever You Project updates saying that Cooheart was hanging out with Domundi guys. Can I ask where did you find that info? I am not really good at looking up these kind of things and I am trying to follow a hunch.

If you can't remember it's fine <3

Oh, buddy, follow me down the yellow brick road of ridiculousness, so you can see just how crazy I really am.

So the only real evidence is Earth's insta! [Link] It was a Crocs event, but New (the director of We Are and possibly Fourever You) was there too with the newest generation of Domundi boys.

However, New has been showing up in several of Earth's photos like this recent one from last week, so no big deal.

And this Crocs event was during Songkran when everyone was hanging out with everyone casually, so it shouldn't be a big deal because the Twitter folks claimed Earth was hanging out with his bestie Isbanky (and his boyfriend, Mos, which Earth has stated several times in videos with Isbanky) but Earth had to do his event, so no pictures have surfaced of them all together, just very blurry videos, so Isbanky and Mos were hanging with GMMTV's Joong and Domundi's James, but Joong knows everyone and he had a public back-and-forth with James on Insta(?) trying to get James to go with him to this event, so the Domundi connection doesn't run directly to Earth here.

But Earth was also chilling with Tutor and Nat at an event late last year, which also isn't a big deal since BL Land is small and everyone knows everyone.

Like Fort used to be Earth's manager or something, so, once, again, "small world"

So everything is no big deal and nothing truly sticks out except it feels like when Barcode showed up with all the Domundi guys in that one video and then we found out he signed with a management group that also manages Domundi events after leaving Be On Cloud.

So for Earth, our Cooheart, to just be chillin' with the newest Domundi boys, so new in fact that I don't even know their names because they are sooo fresh (sorry lady who Cooheart even cropped out of the photo), and Director New feels slightly odd, right?

Twitter and Reddit folks knew Net's new partner was JJ months before it was announced due to some vague comment Net made at an event about his newest partner "hopefully" being younger and someone he knew, then Net liked a picture of JJ with his brother on Insta, and the BL Streets KNEW it was him!

So as much as I'd like to be dismissive and say an event picture is just an event picture, the Twitter and Reddit folks GOT time, and if they say something is sus, it's sus.

And, homie, this is sus.

[chiisana-lion]

[spitblaze]

[guy who doesnt watch shows voice] yeah ive been meaning to watch that show

[unsung-idiot]

don't show him modern technology; it won't end well

bonus under the cut:

[rivetgoth]

It's honestly crazy that discussion around testosterone HRT skews so much towards the beginning stages of it (to the point that you have dozens of guys thinking their transition is "failed" if they don't pass by like a year in lol) and what the initial changes of the first couple of months to years look like, like the classic laundry list of those early basic changes like bottom growth, voice drop, etc, when IMO literally none of that compares remotely to the depth and intensity of the long term total masculinization you start to experience like 3-5+ years in.

[shesmore-shoebill]

"I had choice paralysis :(" is a KILLER line.

He's such a comedic powerhouse, I'm glad more people are getting exposed to him :'D

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The math just adds up!

[trainwreckgenerator]

a face you'd find on the side of a milk carton

[emjaydoubleyou]

this post is fearmongering. the results of this study are concerning and should definitely be a matter of public discussion, but this is certainly not the conclusion the researchers came to.

the point of the study was to assess the risks of exposure to toxic metals- something one of the co-authors notes are “ubiquitous” fwiw- via menstrual products. Their research confirmed that these metals are indeed present in tampons, but no further conclusions are drawn. it is possible the metal entered into the cotton from the soil, which is a well-known phenomenon; cotton is so good at lifting heavy metals that it has actually been suggested as a part of the solution for revitalizing polluted ground.

the authors conclude with an acknowledgement that the study should be repeated- their sample size was 60 tampons- and a suggestion that further testing ought to be done to indicate whether or not these metals can even leech out of the tampon in the first place, let alone whether or not such leeching could occur at levels deleterious to human health.

there is, in fact, a body of research- too small, for sure, but much larger than this single study- indicating that long-term proper tampon use has no observable negative impact on health. i am grateful and thrilled that more research is being done and i hope that this study is the first of many on this line of questioning, but i am really frustrated at this post and the response it got.

obviously, if this study alters your approach to menstrual health, more power to you. consumers should be informed-risk-takers, and menstrual health is double-obviously a very personal choice. but it definitely wasn't the researchers concluding that you ought to “avoid using tampons at all cost," only this tumblr user did. the lead author of the paper, in fact, specifically says that she hopes people do NOT panic about the results.

(the notes of the post were disappointing. people affirming that they knew they were right to be suspicious of tampons all along, or even recommending alternatives that actually have very little to no research regarding the safety of long-term use, etc. it’s a different conversation, but categorical distrust of tampons is old-school misogyny. you certainly shouldn't wear them if you don’t want to, but there is nothing inherently scary or wrong about them, and people who prefer them are not being reckless or crass.)

((if you're really worried about exposure to heavy metals, you may want to turn a critical eye to fast fashion, as an aside))

[frankierotwinkdeath]

Y’all want Taylor Swift to be gay so bad but you won’t even write femslash about her

[badolmen]

WARNING 18+

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[werethropy]

"The nonbinary afab who goes by she/her, dresses femininely, and uses a push-up bra when I—" when you what? What's wrong with her?

Is she not nonbinary enough for you? Is the way she experiences her queerness and how she presents not perfect enough for you? Nonbinary people don't owe you androgyny, right? So why is she the exception? Why does she have to hate herself to appeal to your standards? Why is she any less trans—any less worthy of respect—cause it's "not visible"? Queer solidarity my ass. Don't spout this bullshit on Pride, man.

[wasabi-gumdrop]

local ladies man’s signature move totally useless against autistic monster enthusiast. more on Kabru’s fumble era at 6

[liquidstar]

If my mom sees a significant amount of blood she gets lightheaded, and has fainted on some occasions. Once it happened when we were kids, I wasn't there to witness it but I heard the story from my dad. Basically my brothers, around 7 or 8 at the time, were playing outside while my mom was making their lunch, and she accidentally cut her finger. It wasn't anything serious, but it drew a fair bit of blood and she passed out. My dad saw this and rushed over, but he didn't really know what to do so he just sort of started slapping her to wake her up (not recommended, but he had no idea and panicked)

At that exact moment my brothers both came in from playing, and all they saw was our mom unconscious on the floor and our dad slapping her. So, like, without even saying a word to each other they both just INSTANTLY start whaling on him, like, full blown attack mode to defend our mom. Which obviously didn't help the situation, but she did wake up and everything was fine.

Now our dad says that he's actually really glad they attacked him over what they thought was going on, because it means he raised good boys. And I still think that's true, they're very good boys.

[gibbearish]

love when ppl defend the aggressive monetization of the internet with "what, do you just expect it to be free and them not make a profit???" like. yeah that would be really nice actually i would love that:)! thanks for asking