Looking back I think its rlly funny that 18 is considered like the Adult™ age bc it's not. You're 17 one day and 18 the next and nothings really changed. You're probably still in highschool or just starting college. You have the same annoying teenage habits or something except now everyone tells you to be an adult about it all. But you're fundamentally still a kid. Something about roses by any other name would still smell as sweet but here its used to mean that just because someone says you're an adult doesn't mean that you are. You're 18.
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i came across this post about a mom taking her severely autistic teen son into the women’s bathroom because there was no single bathroom and wow it’s such a mess. an employee was rude to them and said it wasn’t a transgender bathroom and called the police on them which is horrible of course and shouldn’t have happened and i hope the mother and son get a good settlement.
but everyone in the comment is like ‘see, transphobia harms everyone!’ like yes obviously the employee referenced trans people but other than that this scenario could have happened exactly the same way 20 years ago, when most people were not really aware of trans people. the idea that men/older boys shouldn’t be in women’s bathrooms isn’t exactly new lol.
and then some 14 year old (i imagine) in the comments is like ‘gendered bathrooms are pointless’ and a muslim woman responds that female-only bathrooms are important to her and someone tells her that her religion is a choice but being trans isn’t :/
the situation was just really interesting to me bc i have a young adult autistic brother who can’t go to the bathroom by himself, and i don’t think it would be appropriate for someone to take him to the women’s bathroom. obviously if that’s the only option available it would have to do, but i think if there’s no single bathroom available he should use the men’s, even if he’s with a female caregiver. he’s not a little kid being brought into the bathroom with his mom, he’s an adult man who happens to be disabled.
another commenter was like ‘wtf the kid is nonverbal who cares if he’s in the women’s bathroom’ as if that turns you into some sort of sexless being. i can assure everyone that it does not. idk it’s like a weird denial of disabled people as sexual beings like everyone else.
and again if i was in the bathroom and saw a disabled man with a female caregiver, i would assume that that was the best option available and obviously wouldn’t say anything to them, they’re just trying to go about their business. but the intersection of discourse here is just fascinating to me idk. like everyone just forgets about sexism and makes Everything about trans people.
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Bard-aby <3 except he's only loosely a bard bc i don't subscribe to absolutes <3
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BARNABY WITH PANTS??? BLASPHEMY!!! however this is a (dnd-inspired) fantasy au so. pants! loose pants tucked into modified boots because no one can tell me No!
based off of Clown's pokemon au human Barn, it seems like he might be a bit of a jewelry guy! he was wearing rings! and had an earring! also i think Barn just looks great w/ some extra shinies, yk yk
since ties aren't really a Thing in fantasy settings, i combined the iconic pattern w/ his vest for a two-in-one. then suspenders bc they fuck severely! his belt buckle is a bone both as a nod to the pattern on his tie / house decoration, and to go along with how Wally has an apple buckle! besties stay twinning!
you can't see it but on his other side he has his pack & his smoking pipe holster, which attaches to his belt! it's very high quality leather that he spent so much money on. his pipe is important to him - he carved it himself out of wood from an important tree from his childhood, so he wants it to be properly stored & protected! he has two kinds of tobacco for it - normal, and magic tobacco that essentially allows him to cast minor spells w/ the smoke
the feathers on his hat are from Ms. Beagle! in my mind he left the farm to go adventuring on a bit of a bad note, but his mama made sure to give him a couple feathers to take with so that she'd always be close <3
he keeps his claws blunt so that he doesn't accidentally scratch people/things, and so that he can play stringed instruments without cutting the strings. while i imagine for this au he plays a wide range, he prefers Loud Handheld Instruments that allow him to sing along. so in mind he has an Accordion here! loud! jaunty! but i imagine he also keeps a recorder in his pack for when Frank needs annoying. (he did have a lute, but he broke it over someone's head in the act of defending Wally's honor)
im still trying to pin down the right balance of colors for his outfit, but! for a little au tidbit - all of his spots are the same two blues as his ears. in this im imagining that he, at a young age, learned a very basic cosmetic spell that allowed him to change his spots color to mimic Ms. Beagle's! he wanted to look like his mama! but by the time he's in his late 20s he no longer changes his spots
ohhhh i forgot to add his pockets. Oh Well
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im just rambling so feel free to ignore me <33 but i've always adored concepts where like. your friends keep you in check/platonic domming which wld fit 141 & their pets so well !!!! like obv the boys trust nobody else but each other to take care of their precious precious pets and trust their judgement to discipline said pets however they see fit 🥺😭 and ofc this can be sexual too but it all jus makes me so ooey and gooey 🥺🎀 like puppy who always acts right inf ront of price cuz they want to impress the scary mustache man and fox who loves gaz's energy and bun who loves simon bc hes so big and theres lots of space to burrow n kitten who loves soap's near stifling affection ugh its all so cute n perfect -🐶
thats what i want!
whether platonic or not, (im just a bot the only thing im good at is smut) but yeah!
A bunny who sends Simon to his knees because ???? youre fucking adorable how dare you? he keeps bunny on his lap and always, always has snacks on hand. and if you ever come hopping back with a twitchy nose, or thumping foot, oh he's putting whoever upset you in a spliff.
Price who has the best companion he could ask for. Rests at his feet, provides a quiet presence that soothes his nerves— reminds him he's never alone. But one time he caught some private pulling at pup's collar and so he smoked them and his battle buddy until HE got tired :)
A fox who loves being with Gaz, because he can keep up with the play. Doesn't matter how many times they nip and scratch, fox is getting the scritch scratches behind the ears and kisses on the nose. Fox once slept on his lap and Gaz didn't move, just slept sitting up. Then, one time, someone yanked on fox's ear and decided his hands were officially rated E for everybody.
Johnny and the kitten. He loves loves looooves that kitty is so obedient (well done, captain). He loses his shit the first time he says, "Companion." and kitty immediately moves to his side and puts their paws on his leg. he bit his fist to keep quiet. since Johnny's a quick-to-anger man, he just starts slamming anyone who steps on kittens tail into a wall.
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