#its not a good look

[singwhenyoucantspeak]

the temptation to go back and look at the Swan Queen AU I was writing that was *strongly* inspired by my now gf is crazy today but i also know there's a reason I never published it and also I'm sure it would be horrifically mortifying to be reminded of what that version of me was thinking LMAO

[symbieote]

Why do i not hesitate to spend over twenty bucks on a yuzu drink and a slice of genmaicha cheesecake small enough to be served to an ant but balk at even the thought of spending more than thirty dollars on any makeup item at all, even though the drinky drink and snacky snack will last twelve seconds and even the most outrageously priced glitter shadow single at mecca or sephora would last me a solid three to five years.

[tainoodles]

Did you really have to go into labor in that hat and in the bathroom?

[maroononthemoon]

"ARA stands for animal rights activists and that is *wild caricature not actually based in reality*"

"Think PETA *an organization that cares more about money than anything else and most actual activists do not support, and even then you have to parrot literal meat industry propaganda to make them sound more unequivocally evil than they already are* that's what the typical ARA believes"

I am so sick of seeing these posts reblogged by otherwise intelligent people who advocate critical thinking and social justice in every context except apparently animals.

This is what climate deniers and the oil industry did to environmental activists. Do you realize that? Spread lies to paint the movement as unhinged and ridiculous and dangerous. Create a boogeyman to make the industry look better than it is and make everyone else who at least acknowledges the harms of the industry feel better about not doing anything about it because 'at least you're not like those crazy activists' right?

You don't have to be a vegan. You don't have to be an activist. But please for the love of fuck, stop swallowing and spreading bullshit. Stop going out of your way to undermine a movement you can't be assed to actually learn about.

[oetscop]

i got into an argument with a young earth creationist the other day and im like still angry about it. theyre also one of those fucks that still believes the fucking megalodon and plesiosaurs still live in the ocean or whatever. i try to stay neutral but its getting pretty hard to not despise christians lmao

[soph-ego]

But I *do* want a body that looks like a cis woman's, and I can't just give up striving towards that. So... maybe stop talking over dysphoric trans women.

that reddit brand transfem stuff is so damn suffocating for a new trans girl. you do not have to be a skinny egirl to be pretty. you don't have to have a body that looks like a cis woman's and striving toward that will make you miserable. there are so many fun ways to be a girl you really shouldn't limit yourself

[churroach]

Full of Desires

[hinamie]

to moving forward

[crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington]

momlita

[lenaellsi]

dinner date

[spaceistheplaceart]

more ford and mabel bonding because i said so :)

bonus ford under the cut:

[mellosghosts]

in my heart this joke is in the movie, but unfortunately im afraid only we, hughjackmaniacs, would get it 🥀

[pangur-and-grim]

a peaceful moment of eye contact

[dr-dendritic-trees]

Yes, I've seen this post go around and around a number of times now, and I think its making good points, and raising real issues, but at the end of the day trying to make individual artists responsible for the whole supply chain is a bad idea.

Its unkind. Its unrealistic. And most importantly, it won't work.

Do you seriously think belittling a jewelry maker working with commercial supplies will improve anyone's life in literally any way?

Yes, if you have the physical and financial access to small-scale local craft suppliers you can probably assume that they're a reasonably ethical source, and that isn't a safe assumption when you're dealing with the big chains. That's important to know.

But you're fundamentally ducking the problem. I don't want to live in a world where we banned industrial production. Large-scale, efficient production is superb actually. I want to live in a world where we have decent laws and regulations so those processes are carried out by well paid fairly treated workers, and aren't environmentally devastating.

Its very noticeable to me that the second post doesn't ask if the craft fair jewelry is ethically made, it asks if its hand made. And I don't trust that question. Those two things are not equivalent.

I feel like something that doesnt get talked about enough is how fast fashion is coming to hobbies as well. Sure, you can sew, knit, and crochet something better than youd buy in store, but good luck finding quality materials

Want a fabric that doesnt fray from being gently caressed? Want yarn thats not 100% plastic and splits if you touch it wrong? Good luck finding that if you dont have a genuinely good crafts store near you.

Go on any thread where people are trying to figure out where to buy fabric. 50% of it is people saying big stores are servicable, online stores work, or the like, and the other 50% are talking about how bad the quality is or how the quality of a website dropped because it was bought out

Were running into a problem where fast fashiob is so integrated into society that even the ability to make your own, comfortable and long lasting, clothes is being threatened by capitalism

[colorful-horses]

not a phase

[mroddmod]

everyone be quiet i'm manifesting