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isobug · 8 months ago
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Erosous Ace
An Ace / Acespec person who participates in or enjoys Erosy / Erosous activities, partnerships, etc.
Similar to Non-celibate Ace as a concept but covering everything Erosy includes ( affection, amory, amato-relationships, gamy, practice, acts, sex drive/life, libido, desire, stimulus, erotic love, etc. )
It may be used alongside or in place of other terms which it has overlap with! This may include Sexuace, Libidoist Ace, etc.
Inclusive of both Polyerosous Aces ( Polyeraces ), Monoerosous Aces ( Monoeraces ), and those who are Ambierosous !
( definition given by anon, I also talk a bit about it here )
For the flag I used this Asexual / Asexual spectrum flag by potionflags because it was easier to blend with the pink and red stripes. Those stripes are both inspired by these Polyerosous flags, the Ambierosy flag, and this Erosoplatonic flag!
Taglist - @radiomogai, @revenant-coining
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jenniorch · 1 year ago
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I like Athena
Athena Pallas
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Goddess of Wisdom and Warfare
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brandileigh2003 · 5 months ago
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Ace spectrum wolfstar fic recs. Feel free to drop any other recs in comment section and I can add them. (new additions at bottom)
~~~please give these authors love, fandom engagement with writers is down and it means more than you know. ~~~
-this is erosion by JJanuaryRain texting modem magical. Asexual sirius
-We’ll Make It Out Alive by wolfstar_addict417: muggle texting kidfic. Asexual sirius.
-The Moon, the Stars, and the Darkness Between Them by DemonBanisher-. University, asexual remus
-i don't want to be your muse by yellowmarshmallow muggle asexual remus with disability
-i carry it in my heart by wolfpad demisexual Remus. Football, moonwater friendship (they're teachers)
-Forever Is a State of Mind by orphan_account remus is deaf, Sirius is demisexual
-Snowflakes by shushu_yaoi_lj remus chronic pain, Sirius demisexual
-Something Just Like This by shadow_prince trans remus and demisexual Sirius
--Time May Change Me by @kaymardsa ft chronic illness and demisexual sirius
-Wouldn’t It Be Nice? By FivePips, jennandblitz series: Rock ‘n’ Pole (have only read some of them) asexual remus
-Ace of Hearts by Reinamy 1 shot asexual sirius post-azkaban
-Everything is right by de_sire 1 shot
-crimson rivers by bizarrestars has amazing demisexual Sirius and deals with acceptance of pleasure too
*My fic silence between us ft remus as greysexual
These 1 shots especially highlight: here and here
Parks and Playdates remus is asexual (1 shot)
--feel free to check it my main rec list
new additions:
-Talk to Me by Anonymous
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zoemby · 4 months ago
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The trans women compounding and distributing their HRT are the real “daughters of the witches you couldn’t burn”. Not just in a dollcore, ES-pilled, porcelainmaxxing sorta sense either. The inquisition and persecution of witches was in part a process of removing knowledge and power from the lower classes and starting the rise of the pervasiveness of the approved bodies of social control. The guilds of protocapitalism paved the way for the modern hospitals, schools and even just moving companies. Services once provided by individuals and neighbours are now to be outsourced to monlithic bodies of paid experts. Now with the internet and the smooth, instant asexual reproduction of the digital age, this endangered information returns to the wild, visible to anyone curious. Any leak from the monolithic channels of institutions can be collected, reproduced infinitely and sourced by anyone anywhere. Erosion has begun. Knowledge of production and administration of somatic freedom has seeped back into the smooth channels of the smooth channels of the open circuit. Image macros, anonymous forums, dedicated websites are the new tomes, scrolls and bubbling cauldrons of this smooth digital age.
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schistostegapennata · 1 year ago
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So my husband told me the other day that I couldn’t be mossifying because I don’t stay hydrated enough and I’m salty about that so rather than hydrate I want to know if there’s any kind of moss that doesn’t require a lot of moisture, or even thrives without it?
Oh no, I've got good news though!! You absolutely can be mossifying on low hydration, there's a whole range of mosses that do well in arid climates :) They're very important to help protect from soil erosion and can also prevent invasive grasses from spreading.
Here are a few:
Syntrichia laevipila does really well with low moisture, notably having a growth structure that allows it to reproduce asexually. This is a particular advantage in dry places because while mosses that reproduce sexually require water for sperm cells to be released to begin the cycle, mosses like Syntrichia laevipila do not and can repopulate themselves from tiny fragments with little hydration.
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Then there's silver moss (Bryum argenteum), which is a super common moss that resists just about everything, including full desiccation. Silver moss can live well on low hydration and is frequently found in urban areas as well, growing on walls and in sidewalk crevices. It can also spread by shedding fragments when people or animals step on it and then regenerating in a new location
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Ceratodon purpureus, also called redshank or fire moss, loves dry, sandy soil. It has also adapted well to urban areas due to its high pollution tolerance. Fire moss can be found just about anywhere in the world, including in the Antarctic! (fun moss fact: mosses that are drought tolerant are often freeze resistant as well)
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Also, most mosses--even those that require lots of moisture--are able to go dormant to wait out a dry spell, and then rehydrate and come back to life once conditions are good again!
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mogai-headcanons · 1 year ago
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Toshinori Yagi from My Hero Academia is a biromantic demisexual griefisic griefmelt withinyoumelt phanheartia umbrenic fleshliminix transmasculine genderqueer femboy!
He's married to Shota Aizawa, a biromantic asexual man!
They're best friends with Hizashi Yamada, a panromantic caedsexual erosmelt lovebite loveminrsic angelesque matifogender erosic trans man!
Hizashi is married to Oboro Shirakumo, a steamgender gendercloud altocumulusio nordlumokenic twilastrostelvioli rosblujayic songbirdia twilullaesic pasbowrosaesic loveybow aviamasc ghalfian goldsetia queer masc enby!
Toshinori has two sons, Deku and Katsuki!
Izuku Midoriya is a nonbinary queer person who goes by Deku!
Their older brother Katsuki Bakugo is an aromantic bisexual person who's questioning his gender!
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elswif · 7 days ago
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End of year stats :DDDD
Age: As God's Grandma, I created the universes (I'm a minor)
Height: 5’2
Grade: 4.0 😎
Confidence: ... not giving... Although as Spiderman, I'm better than everyone :D
Happiness: Depends on the day.... :D
Gender: any pronouns, but I prefer she/her
Sexuality: asexual
Romantic: aroflux
Fav food: Chocolate :D
Fav show: Anything I can find on Netflix
Fav movie: (same thing as above lol)
Fav songS: am i just high? [angelbaby] and Echoes [Conner Kauffman]
Fav artist: Conner Kauffman
Relationship status: SINGLE 4 LIFE BABY!!!!........😭
Fav colour: GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN
Fav season: Autumn
Followers: 71 (LOVE Y'ALLS)
@panikbutt0n @ineffably-fucked @rot-decay-erosion @th3-r4t-48
End of year stats!
Age: won’t say but minor
Height: 5’5
Grade: won’t say
Confidence: 7/10
Happiness: 5/10
Gender: gender fluid
Sexuality: asexual
Romantic: aroflux
Fav food: probably ramen?
Fav show: b99
Fav movie: not any
Fav song: too many to pick!!!
Fav artist: wallows or dayglow
Relationship status: single
Fav colour: green
Fav season: winter
Followers: 358 (as of Dec 29 at 2 am)
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landscapedesignfirm · 7 months ago
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4 Varieties of Privet Invasive Species
Privet is a shrub brought to North America by European settlers around the mid-1800s, who planted them as ornamental plants. While many subspecies of privets exist, the 4 main ones found in Pennsylvania are Chinese privet, European privet, Japanese privet, and border privet. Over time, plant health care experts have identified these as privet invasive species. The damage caused by these plants includes crowding out native plants and reducing biodiversity.
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Types of Privet Invasive Species
These 4 specific varieties of privet mentioned above have all been added to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Noxious Weeds list. As such, these privet invasive species will no longer be available for purchase in nurseries and other flower shops, and homeowners are encouraged to replace any of these species on their properties with different plants. Here is what you need to know about these 4 species.
Chinese Privet
Chinese privet is native to China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The fast-growing shrub can grow up to 15 feet in height, forming dense thickets. The leaves are around 1-3 inches long and glossy dark green, and the leaves appear early in spring before the white flowers appear in mid-to-late summer (June through August). The fruits are black drupes with hard shells containing one seed each. These ripen in the fall and persist on the plant throughout winter until removed by birds or other animals.
European Privet
European privet is native to central and southern Europe. This species, with glossy dark green leaves, can grow anywhere from 12-15 feet tall. In the spring, European privet produces white flowers, and in the fall, black fruits poisonous to humans. In addition, the flowers have a strong, pungent fragrance that many people find unpleasant.
Japanese Privet
Japanese privet is native to central and southern Japan. This species is an evergreen shrub, a small tree that can grow anywhere from 7-16 feet tall with a spread of 10-15 feet. The leaves are broad and glossy dark green above, with a paler glaucous to yellow-green color below, and have a thick, leathery texture. White flowers appear in the early summer followed by purple-black fruits in early winter.
Border Privet
The border privet is native to Japan, Korea, and northeastern China. Border privet is a deciduous shrub that grows to 9-10 feet tall with glossy leaves that can be 1/2 to 2 inches long. The white flowers appear in early summer, and black fruits follow in late summer or fall.
What Makes Privets an Invasive Species?
These species of privet are found throughout landscapes in Pennsylvania, but because the plant is not native to this region, privets have no natural predators or competitors. Due to this lack of natural predators, privets can more easily outcompete native vegetation for sunlight, nutrients, and water.
Privets reproduce sexually (by seeds) and asexually (by sprouting new shoots from their roots). This allows them to spread quickly through disturbed soil created by fires, forest clearings, erosion, or abandoned agricultural land.
Finally, privet trees proliferate quickly, often reaching maturity within five years after germination. Many other plants take 10-20 years before reaching maturity.
Damage Caused by Privets
The damage caused by privets is widespread in the United States. These species cause damage to landscapes and native ecosystems, preventing native plants from growing and reducing populations of pollinators such as butterflies and honeybees.
Treating & Managing Privets
Treating and managing privets is best done by professionals with specialized equipment.
Individual, small privets can be pulled by hand and can be done year-round. An important note is that roots must be removed entirely from the ground to prevent resprouting. Larger stems require specialized equipment that a plant health care expert can access.
Mowing can be an effective treatment and control method, but an herbicide application to the cut surfaces must follow. In addition, the time after cutting to apply herbicide changes based on whether the herbicide is oil- or water-based.
Foliar herbicide treatments are also highly effective for treating landscapes with privets, especially with low to moderate plant densities. These treatments are ideal during mid-May to early fall.
Basal bark treatments are effective against privets and can be applied throughout the year.
As always, these control and treatment options require specialized, extensive knowledge of plant health care techniques. So, call a plant health care expert if you need help with privets in your landscape.
Contact Burkholder PHC for Invasive Plant Treatment & Removal
These 4 varieties of privets are invasive species, and can overtake landscapes, with their dense thickets preventing native plant species from growing. To keep your landscape healthy and able to thrive, we recommend a professional evaluation to help remove and control any adverse effects. Our evaluation is free, and the proper treatments can help improve the health of your landscape. Contact Burkholder PHC today for a free consultation.
Blog is originally published at: https://www.burkholderphc.com/privet-invasive-species/
It is republished with the permission from the author.
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aceadmiral · 2 years ago
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A Condensed Timeline of Early Anti-Ace Blogging infographic by Coyote
[Transcript under the cut]
2010 – Gathering Storm: Drama Group ONTD_Feminism on LiveJournal began featuring ace material as a launchpad for harassment.
2011 – Spread to Tumblr: Anti-ace blogging expanded its reach, promoted by Tumblr blogs like “Privilege Denying Asexuals.” Harassment efforts continued to escalate.
2012 – Trolling in the Tags: Irrelevant & hostile posts were flooding the main ace tags on Tumblr to the point that Hezekiah proposed the #ActuallyAsexual tag to use instead.
2015 – Community Erosion: Anti-ace blogging thrived in the Tumblr environment, driving many aces away from the community.
Today, many more newly-identified aces don’t realize how far back these things go, which is why there have been efforts to repair community memory. As a whole, looking back on this history points to the importance of substantial safeguards against harassment.
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iambic-stan · 3 years ago
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Panace pride and love of hearts
Pride Month is coming to a close, and it hasn’t been an overwhelmingly positive one, with the erosion of women’s (and others’) rights with Roe v. Wade being overturned, and the distinct possibility that Obergefell v. Hodges as well as other significant decisions could be next.  This year, for me, June has been a reminder that bigots never really take a holiday—quite the opposite, as this month has a way of emboldening them; the Hide the Pride campaign affecting public libraries across the country is just one example.
In light of all the depressing stuff, I wanted to write something more positive about being queer and being a heart lover—two parts of my identity that are irrevocably intertwined.  I knew early on that I was different in more ways than one.  I was obsessed with my Fisher Price stethoscope, and dreamed of using it with/on everyone I cared for.  I never knew anyone else who felt so strongly about heartbeats. A few years later, I knew that I did not experience attraction the same way most of the population does.  It felt empowering to come out as a lesbian at 20, but flipping through Curve magazine never felt quite right.  I was into my twenties before I learned about asexuality on the internet: the orientation that involves experiencing little or no sexual attraction.  I just wanted to listen to hearts, to be listened to; it was no type of foreplay and the goal was not arousal.  I cherish the opportunity to share that intimacy with friends and significant others alike.  I love romance as much as most, but feel anything from indifference to outright repulsion at sexual imagery.  My disinterest in sex led me to denying my attraction to women, men, and other genders because it seemed that allosexuality is compulsory in society, as though my attraction could not be valid if it didn’t have a sexual component.  It was quite some time before I realized that attraction truly is as varied as colors of the rainbow, to be cheesy about it. :) I think of my love of hearts and my overwhelming desire to share it with people I love is just something that makes me that much more wonderfully queer.
Despite the unfortunate makeup of our Supreme Court and how it makes me fear for the future, I feel so encouraged when I see young people living out loud and understanding what took me 20+ years to comprehend.  They’re realizing they’re asexual, and they aren’t broken because of it; they’re realizing they’re gay, lesbian, bi, or pan, and that doesn’t make them mentally ill and they don't need conversion therapy.  They’re realizing that they’re trans or otherwise genderqueer, and it doesn’t mean they’re confused at all.  They’re seeing more and more representation in books, TV, films, music, and every aspect of pop culture.  I’m meeting more and more mental health professionals that understand these identities, and seek to understand them better instead of pathologizing them.  I know there is so much more work to be done, but I’m so glad that most younger people won’t be saddled with the kind of doubt and self-loathing that I was.
A couple of ace resources:
AVEN FAQs
Yasmin Benoit on IG (ace activist)
Understanding Asexuality (the Trevor Project)
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cruelsister-moved · 3 years ago
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DON'T RB
thinking on my own experiences i feel like the detail lost between "communicating with anyone who isn't within 6 months of your age should be a crime" and "ummmm grown adults convincing 13 year olds they're asexual and involving them in debates about whether fictional c//p is ok is just like sex ed actually" is that on the internet it's much easier to either not be aware or not fully comprehend when someone is at a very different life stage to u..
like i was a 13 year old talking to adults and they were just like me and we talked like I talked with my school friends, i didnt have that same separation and awareness that i did have with the adults in my real life & like I dont really move in these spaces anymore or talk to ppl under 18 online bc of this exact discomfort but I can imagine like w the buffer of shared fandom stuff (and the fact a lot of adults in these spaces are like. kind of socially awkward and like if someone's into all kids shows and constantly online in like very kid heavy spaces their online presence will probably seem younger than they r) its easy to get caught up and forget you're talking to someone much younger/older
LIKE yes there are situations in which adults educate kids about sex but they are very public and rigid and there is a separation between the child and the adult where both parties are aware of their very different positions. also yes there are situations in while a child or young person has like an older mentor they look up to but again, that's a relationship in which the older person is responsible for maintaining boundaries in and also which are different from if they were two friends of a similar age & im just not convinced that this separation is clear online...
like are u really the cool older aunt who like teaches them how to knit or are u actually encouraging them to broach adult topics and being more familiar with them than u would be with a 14 year old irl...like if ur venting to a teen abt ur hard day at the office or whatever that is literally still a weird burden to put on a child honestly -_- um okay yeah that's my thoughts like tldr the internet makes it less obvious (and if they r someone w genuinely bad intentions it also allows them to shield themselves frm being confronted w the fact) that someone is much younger/older than you and allows for major erosion of boundaries in a way that just doesn't happen in the same way when an adult and a younger person interact irl >_<
DONT RB
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rosybetta · 10 months ago
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[cracks knuckles] Alright, time to repost my annelid propaganda from a few months back, because I NEED EVERYONE TO KNOW HOW PRETTY AND COOL AND IMPORTANT WORMS ARE!!!!!!!
I study marine annelids, otherwise known as polychaete worms! These little guys are an important bio-indicator for environmental conditions on the seafloor - their presence, absence, and health can tell us a lot about the health of their ecosystem! They can be absolutely gorgeous, too - GUARDS, RELEASE THE ALEXANDER SEMENOV PHOTOGRAPHY
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Just look at these beautiful, colorful miniature dragons!!!!! Such graceful curves, perfectly placed parapodia (LITTLE FEETIES)!!!!!!!
I'm gonna run out of room to add images so I'll probably add a reblog or two with more propaganda lol
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Look at this one!!! Its face is LITERALLY :3
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But with SECRET JAWS!!!! >:D
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This worm is asexual!!! No, really, I mean it for real. This worm hangs out in coral reefs, and produces a bunch of clones of itself to swim up and fuck for it instead of going up there to do it itself. Asexual legend.
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THIS WORM HAS LITTLE NUBBY HANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Look at those fuckin Whiskers (antennae). That is a Mouse , to me.
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These beautiful creatures are different types of fanworm! The one of the left is called a Christmas tree worm! Just look at the little guy! They use their fans to filter tiny bits of food from the water column, while the worm itself stays safely in its burrow. Many fan worms actually play a key role in mitigating coastal erosion because of their burrows! Their bodies and burrow linings act like plant roots, stabilizing the sediment and preventing erosion from waves or storms.
Some of the key research that I'm working on right now has to do with sediment stabilization and worm activity! I'm currently studying Capitellid worms, these funky little guys that are impossible to get a good picture of:
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Wait, what was that? Computer, ENHANCE
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Yeah, that's basically a Muppet. Look at that SMILE
These little guys are found in soft sediment ecosystems all over the world! My current research aims to understand the relationship between worm burrowing activities, physical sediment stability, and chemical fluxes between the sediment and overlying seawater. These guys are critical for nutrient cycling processes - when they burrow, they bring oxygenated water down into the deeper sediment, which microbes can use to break down organic matter! One of my long-term stretch goals is to be able to map out this nutrient cycling and its correspondence to worm populations. Annelids are so important, guys!!
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Have some more adorable worm pics, on the house :)
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JUST LOOK AT THEM. THEY'RE LITERALLY GOING 🥺👉👈 AT YOU! VOTE ANNELIDA FOR THIS SWEET LITTLE FACE!!!!!!
Phylum Round 3
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Annelida: Segmented Worms. This group includes earthworms, leeches, and many classes under the umbrella of “polychaete”. This diverse phylum encompasses deposit feeders (eating dirt), detritivores, scavengers, deadly ambush predators, filter feeders, parasites, herbivores, and more. They are broadly defined by their repeating body segments and parapodia, which are nubby appendages used for both movement and breathing. Some have curved jaws for catching prey or scraping detritus off of rocks, while others have wide, elaborate, brightly colored feather-like fans for filter feeding. While able to crawl freely, a majority of marine Annelids spend most of their time in self-built tubes or burrows. Among their many important functions, they play a key role in mixing soil/sediment, breaking down decaying organic matter, and providing a key food source to countless other animals.
Cnidaria: Jellyfish, anemones, corals, box jellies, and hydroids. They have a gelatinous body with radial symmetry, a decentralized nervous system, and tentacles surrounding a simple mouth. The defining feature of this phylum are their cnidocytes, or stinging cells. There are two different body plans of the Cnidaria; an immobile “polyp” attached to a surface, or a free-living “medusa” which can swim or drift in the water column. Many polyp Cnidarians, such as corals, live in colonies. Some corals build reefs which serve as habitat for other animals. Free-living medusa Cnidarians must return to the seafloor in a polyp-like stage as a part of their life cycle.
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bestia-02 · 3 years ago
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Name: Blood Lichen
Scientific Name: Sanguinomanus dividosaxum
Width: Colonies can stretch on for miles
Height: Hand stalks are 15 cm tall
Description: Despite the efforts of the pioneer algae, they have been beaten in widespread numbers by their sanguinophyte contemporaries, being able to reproduce via spore much more efficiently. The blood lichen is obviously not a true lichen, but functions very similarly as the colony will cling to Bestia-02’s barren surface with ease, while simultaneously breaking down the rock as the millennia progress. While still dependent on nearby water, the erosion of the rocky coast has allowed inlets to be worn away to a small degree, helping the blood lichen spread further. The waxy cuticle of the plant also allows it to retain water for extended periods of time, so they may fare much better than previous pioneer species when tides are low or colonies extend too far past the shoreline. While mostly reproducing asexually, the blood lichen do release spores through a hand-like stalk, hence the genus name. Sanguinomanus.
Ancestor: Possible Star Moss descendant from Gen 2
Generation: Early Gen 3
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((Created by welcometoclasmia))
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sensitivityreaders · 4 years ago
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sensitivity reader
name: mar
pronouns: he/him, they/them
age: 18+
reads for: i’m nonbinary (genderfluid, between agender, demigirl, and maverique) asexual butch lesbian. i’ve previously been in a polyamorous long-distance relationship. i use neopronouns, and i’m autistic. i can also read for depersonalization, depression, anxiety, trauma, dermatillomania, sensory issues, neurodivergency (in general), and delusions. i also have a primary immunodeficiency (selective iga deficiency), gerd, and am anemic. i grew up catholic, and am currently agnostic and researching in order to convert to reconstructing judaism. i’m white (polish) and of romani descent. i have been to therapy, am currently a community college student, and i have a large, very complicated family. i can speak on emotional abuse, and long-term recovery from physical abuse within a family. i can also read for spontaneous chronic vision loss/eye pain, specifically relating to recurrent corneal erosion/abrasions
sensitivity reading:
general questions and discussion: yes in-depth discussion of plots and characters: yes partial read (relevant sections): yes full read: yes
willing to read: original work, fanfiction (schitt’s creek, star trek, the magnus archives, warrior cats - erin hunter, community, more too; ask if a fandom isn’t listed, as i cannot reasonably list all of them), erotica/nsfw/explicit scenes
unwilling to read: available on request. hard no on stories about cocsa.
rates: usd, discussed case-by-case. higher rates for; nsfw, fandom i’m unfamiliar with before reading, extremely heavy topics, character(s) experiencing hate crime(s) within a story
contact: marley mothbard#8001 (discord)
additional notes: i’m typically open to questions at most times, but more in-depth questions and reading stories/segments i am not always open for due to time constraints. i can also edit/proofread in general for an additional fee
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waukrife · 4 years ago
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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Jar Jar Binks/Sheev Palpatine Characters: Jar Jar Binks, Sheev Palpatine | Darth Sidious, Yoda (Star Wars) Additional Tags: Crack Treated Seriously, Developing Relationship, Character Study, Introspection, Asexuality, Fluff and Crack, Relationship of Convenience, (of a sort), Alliances, Misunderstandings, Miscommunication, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Hopeful Ending, No Smut, not tagging as au because this COULD be canon compliant...there's no knowing really, Romance
Summary:
It started as sheer pragmatism.
But now, months into the ‘arrangement’ and alone in a non-descript speeder heading deeper into Coruscant’s mid-levels, Sidious' thoughts spun away from him like the buildings blurring as he drove past.
He tells himself- has to tell himself, and increasingly often these days- he’s doing this for the empire. His empire. It will be glorious, like the Sith of Old, before their erosion and weakness, the loss of everything that made them great. This...distraction…was merely a temporary indignity. He was doing this for greatness, for ultimate power, for the long and mighty future of the galaxy under his watchful gaze.
For now, something else held his focus. Someone. Representative Binks was eye-catching, after all.
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There is something people can’t talk about regarding the Dalish
So let me talk about something, and I don't know how to preface it so let me just come right out and say it.
I feel like there's this unspoken rule that the Dalish can't be criticized, and there also seems to be this unwillingness to ascribe negative traits to their culture that we would otherwise assume of other cultures, fictional or real.
I say this because I *feel* it. I feel as though I can't write anything critical of Dalish without people assuming that I'm somehow an imperialist or something, that I'm badmouthing an indigenous group because *that's just what's been done*.
Let me try to explain.
So we have the Dalish, a group of people whose plights and history can be equated to that of the Jews (rumors of blood libel and child sacrifice, forced conversion, their brethren being sequestered in ghettos in the cities, frequent victims of attempted annihilation, scapegoats for mishaps that happen in human villages and such); indigenous peoples (living in non-urban societies that worship polytheistic deities, the original backstory prior to the revelation in Trespasser aligns with slow erosion of their culture through human settlements and disease, victims of attempted annihilation, considered barbaric for their rustic lifestyles); and Romani/Sinti (nomadic, located on the outskirts of established societies, also victims of scapegoating). 
Okay, we got that out of the way. We have that established.
But can we also be completely honest with ourselves and say that the Dalish are NOT a monolithic group of people but also have cultural variations? The only things that tie them together is the fact that they are elves that worship Elvhen gods, they wear vallaslin, and they are nomadic. That's basically it. That's all we really know about them from that. Beyond that, the canon, the creative minds behind Dragon Age, and the offical outside sources like art books, novels, and comics clearly establish that there are differences in dialect, relationship with humans, their views of magic, and even their views of sexuality.
That last one is what I want to talk about most.
This is a game series that has been a refuge for non-straight people. The universe is accepting of LGBTQA people in a way that few other game franchises, if at all, have. I get that. I understand wanting to preserve this great source of representation and acceptance that runs through the game's universe. There is also the turning of stereotypical fantastical racism on its head. The parallel between the treatment of the Dalish and indigenous peoples is great politics. I love learning about it. I love talking about it in the context of the story and as a reflection of real-world history, but...
What I'm trying to get this conversation to point to, really, is the fact that I see that people are unwilling to entertain the idea that some Dalish clans may not in fact, gasp, be necessarily LGBTQA-friendly, but more specifically, Lesbian-Gay-Asexual*-friendly.
It seems to be a kneejerk reaction to assume that a marginalized group will accept another marginalized group, and there's somewhat of a real-life precedent for it, given that gender roles were less strict in certain native tribes than in Europe, what with two-spirits and similar concepts. Now that is very valid, and there may indeed be Dalish tribes that believe in that sort of thing...
When the controversial user FenxShiral was still on here, he answered questions about language and Dalish culture. These were all his headcanons, and some of the ones where he offered his opinion on how the Dalish viewed certain sexualities drew the ire of some members of the Dragon Age community.
If I remember correctly, he said that not all clans accept homosexuality, and asexuality is also considered odd. People thought he was being homophobic and acephobic.
But here's the deal, and let me try to expand upon this without sounding too ADD.
-- If we go all the way back to the Old Testament of the Bible, there is a lot of talk of who can't sleep with whom and how you can sleep with this person and why you can't masturbate and all that. Now think of the context: These are tribes emerging to carve out a stable civilization. Death is commonplace. Famine, drought, war, and disease is commonplace. Infant mortality is high, on average. Grown adults die off easily. For the sake of the tribe or clan surviving, babies need to be made and be made regularly. Let's ignore the institution of marriage for a moment because that's about property and assuring a family line is kept intact...there is no room for gay people who are unwilling to make babies in this society. There is no room for asexuals* who do not want to have sex or have children. There is no room for people who do not want to do what's "best for the community" and give up their personal happiness for the sake of the tribe or clan. That is the fact of the matter.
A lot of LGBT activism and thought intersects with individuality and personal autonomy. "I am LGBTQA. What I do sexually is my business. I owe nothing to no one else." This is a very MODERN way of thinking, this idea that you should make yourself happy and that people should leave alone what does not affect them.  Tribes and small-knit communities are not very individualistic by nature because they require full participation and equal amounts of sacrifice from everyone in order to keep the wheel turning, to keep the clan alive. These are societies that do not have an excessive amount of people that could do with 10% of women not getting pregnant or a few men choosing not to impregnate people. They can’t survive a major upset that could suddenly wipe out half their tribe and have one in five be unwilling to help resupply people.
As for the argument of "Well, what if they are gay and are willing to get someone pregnant/become pregnant, but still want a same-sex lover?" I would say that religion could likely come into play. Either the society will say "okay, I'll allow that cuz kids are getting made and that’s what I’m asking for" OR they'll say "doesn't matter, sex is for procreation only". 
But going back to the Dalish and homosexuality. We have no proof that all Dalish are LGBT friendly. In fact, I would argue that it is the direct result of the small number of them that AT LEAST SOME CLANS would be less inclined to allow clan members to remain exclusively in same-sex relationships because it would mean fewer Dalish children are being made. That's going to be two women not carrying children and two men not impregnating. The Dalish are always struggling to keep their numbers up. On the one hand, the cities are dens of disease and violence, on the other hand, the Dalish have to contend with the elements, wild animals, and the wrath of local lords and peasants who want to run them off their camping grounds. Then there are those who wish to leave for the cities, or who fall in love with city folk. It is implied that certain tribes consider clanmates who match up with humans or non-Dalish to be "half-breeds" of a sort, "traitors" to their People, and it varies as to whether children of this union will be accepted by their Dalish family (as far as I know, this contrasts with the typical custom of North American native tribes who would readily accept mixed race children into their tribes).
The Dalish love children because children are great, yes, but also because they are a living future legacy. Someone who refuses to impregnate/get pregnant is not acting with the future survival of the clan in mind. Same thing with someone who is gay and does not want to carry a child or help conceive one. Now there may perhaps be a window open for the gay uncle or aunt to help rear children, but the Dalish obviously have developed a culture that values lots of kids because it is an unmistakable sign that their customs and traditions will carry on into the future.
So I guess what I'm trying to get at here is that not just the fact that the Dalish may be less tolerant of gays than you want to believe, but that being against homosexuality may not have anything to do with reasons like "gay sex is eww" or one's faith but that it could come from a utilitarian or pragmatic standpoint, cultural or existential or what-have-you. It's the same reason why the Tevinter Imperium is "anti-gay". It has nothing to do with the fact that homosexuality is bad, necessarily, because like in Greece and Rome there were context-heavy situations where it was allowed and tolerated, but because being exclusively homosexual and refusing to even pretend to "marry the girl" and have a kid jeopardizes this particular society's eugenic-based infrastructure: The upper class NEED to breed with each other to have perfect mages that will breed with other perfect mages to have more perfect mage children. This maintains the status quo and the hierarchy. As an Altus you can have a boytoy elf slave, you can probably even canoodle with a man of a lower class because you have that social superiority, but you cannot canoodle with another Altus because it's distracting both of you from your duty of siring children.
Now I’ll bet I’ll get people coming out of the woodwork accusing me of trying to justify homophobia or acephobia, but I’m not. I’m Bi and I guess a bit Asexual. I’m trying to explain why it is not homophobic or acephobic to entertain the idea that some Dalish clans may be more leery of gay or asexual* clan members. Again, the Dalish are not a monolithic group. They are a bunch of different elf family groups that have rejected the Chantry and human civilization. Beyond that and a few cultural staples, they operate fairly independent of each other and developed their own way of maintaining their autonomy and existence.
It is like how anti-capitalists are also not a monolithic group. The only thing they share among them is their rejection of capitalism and perhaps even share reasons why they hate it. Beyond that, the proposed alternatives vary widely from socialism to anarchy. 
*  Specifically, those who are sex-repulsed/disinterested
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