#please weigh in

[just-a-little-kreature]

[pattydia]

when I get off work I’m going to make a list of of kyle’s roles from least to most impregnatable

[hinamie]

what kinds of stickers would yuuji put on his guitar pls it's for science . stipulation they need to be cringe and/or unironically horrible

[silly-songs-with-saph]

Perhaps...I'm a pretty boy who also happens to be a milf....much to think about

[lady-harrowhark]

as is typical for me, i have a hair appointment in like an hour and a half and i still have no idea what to ask her to do

[violet-phoenix-nebula]

Note: this is purely about making new purchases, NOT about participating with the fandom or source material as a whole. That would be an entirely separate poll.

@crewdlydrawn thanks for the distinction.

I'm asking this because I, a cis-adjacent lgbt person and a trans ally, personally do not purchase new Harry Potter merch or anything else that will put a dime in JKR's pocket. I thought that was a relatively common mentality. But I have multiple trans friends who enthusiastically bought the new game and buy other new merch, so I'm wondering how the choice to boycott or not relates to the lgbt+ community.

Yes, I do know that it'll be difficult to get a completely accurate poll given that many people no doubt have Harry Potter blacklisted and therefore won't see it. But I'm hoping that I get a decent representation nevertheless.

Also, if you're comfortable with it, pretty please let us know why in the tags!

PLEASE REBLOG FOR WIDER AUDIENCE! THANKS 😊

Edit number who the fuck knows: DON'T GET NASTY WITH EACH OTHER! Also, if you're a transphobe then buhbye. We're not talking to you.

[wazohoo]

happy pride to the “am i trans thoughts” coming back in with the steel chair

[nelliecomet]

Hold on, did the soldiers in Tangled KNOW about the Magic Golden Flower, or did they just search desperately for something and say ‘hey, that thing’s glowing, it’s gotta be worth something!’

I’d just like some clarification.

[red-sea-itinerary]

I don't think I'll tag all of the jokes, but it might be nice to have a hall of fame in order to gaze at the silliest or most apt connections

[taxidermymuskrat]

Hypothetically, if you were to have your current consciousness sent back into your younger self Days of Future Past-style, but with no way of returning & you had to relive a significant portion of your life in real time, how would you cope? Would you purposely do things differently, try to do things the same as how you remember, or would you just try not to worry about it & go with the flow? Would you tell anyone or just pretend to be that age? Would you enjoy the fact that you know things others don’t?

Hypothetically of course

[aroaceleovaldez]

i have suddenly become obsessed with a theme that HoO established but never proceeded to extrapolate on, which is:

You are Percy Jackson, and you have been swapped with a boy who was allegedly everyone's favorite person, but they have decided to replace him with you. They just met you. You stand next to his best friend and the people he's known his entire life. In his home. In his cloak. In his place. They stopped looking for him.

You are Jason Grace, and you have just found out you have a long lost sister who completely replaced you in her life with this girl you just met. Your lives and personalities are mirrors. She is you, living the life you were robbed of.

You are Annabeth Chase, and you have just become starkly aware that you have been inhabiting the void left behind by your best friend's long lost brother. You and Luke were just replacements for him. Now you have to look him in the eyes when he has nothing and know you took that life from him.

You are Piper McLean, and you have just found out your relationship is fake and built entirely on the memories of Annabeth Chase. You have been given a boyfriend when hers has been taken away. You have no idea how much of it is real or not but regardless you feel like if your relationship isn't exactly in their image that you have failed.

You are Leo Valdez, and you have just learned that you are the echo of your great-grandfather. You are not your own person. You just exist to be a mirror of him. A doppelganger. An actor and stunt double facing all the danger he never had to but wearing his face. To be there for his best friend decades later simply because he couldn't. You are playing a role. A seventh wheel and a pawn for a goddess who carefully sculpted your entire life for her own purposes.

You are Hazel Levesque, and the only reason you are alive is because your brother couldn't save your his sister. You are a consolation prize. An apology. Your existence here is misplaced in every way but you inhabit it anyways.

You are Frank Zhang, and you are a shapeshifter. Inhabiting your own body feels strange and clumsy when you could be literally anything at any time. You are anything and everything and live your life with the simple certainty of knowing exactly how you will die.

[littlemisslipbalm]

Ok I need to change my user I can’t with finestoflines anymore !!!

What should it be, I feel like I’m not and never have been fully gvf and I love boygenius but idk if I want that either

I just need something ethereal and that won’t grow tired

[faggotisaacfloofs]

the person who helped today when I fell out of my wheelchair actually did a really great job, so I want to share in case other people wonder what to do. [Note: this is not universal, this is merely a suggestion from one person, every wheelchair user's needs are different! I am a person who uses a manual chair usually pushed by someone else who is also disabled.]

Scenario: you see someone in a wheelchair fall out of their chair, and you have the ability to help.

1. Approach and ask "are you okay?"*

2. Next question if they say no, are vague, or open to continuing conversation** is, "is there anything I can do to help?" Or "what can I do?"

If they say no to help, then that's the end, just leave and go do whatever you were doing!

If they ask for help or say they are mildly injured, ask "what would you like me to do?" And wait for an answer before doing anything! If they seem dazed or confused, they might have hit their head or had another medical event*, or they might just be like that due to regular disability. Be patient.

Do not touch the person unless they say to, or they are like, unconcious in the middle of the road, ya know?? Wheelchair users usually have conditions that mean being handled improperly can severely injure us, you could cause much more damage than the fall.

Some things they might need you to do:

Bring their wheelchair closer (mine went about 5 feet away after it dumped me)

engage the brakes of the wheelchair

hold wheelchair steady if it's an unsteady surface (mud, hill, ramp, wet, etc)

offer an arm for them to hold onto to get up (them grabbing you, not you grabbing them) or move another solid item closer for them to use (i.e. a chair) [only do this if you physically have the ability to!]

If the terrain is rough (i.e. a parking lot), they *might* ask you to push their chair to a more stable area once they are back in their chair

nothing

Something else

Do what they ask, NOT what you think would be helpful. If for some reason you have to do something (i.e. you can't stop oncoming traffic and need to get them out) ASAP, tell them what you plan to do

Keep in mind they might also be D/deaf, have a communication disability, be stunned after the fall, have a head injury, not trust other people, etc. Be patient and treat them as a person with autonomy and agency! They might need to just sit on the ground for a few minutes to recover before trying to get back in their chair. They might want everyone to leave them alone. They might ask you to call someone specific. Their chair might have broken and that can be extremely distressing. All of this is like if your legs spontaneously stop working when you're out and about!

A lot of wheelchair users (NOT ALL) have ways to get into their chair on their own once the chair is close enough and brakes engaged (but it's hard from the ground!). Here's what brakes look like on a lot of manual wheelchairs, in case they ask you to lock the brakes. They're levers on each side and pushing the lever pushes a bar against the wheel to hold it still.

ID: A manual wheelchair with the brake levels circled in red and labeled "user brake levers"

*There is also the possibility of course that a person fell out of their chair due to a seizure or other medical event, so that is why it is important to ask if they are okay. If you saw them hit their head, tell them so. If they had a medical event, follow protocol for that, I'm not gonna get into it here (thought I could).

**sometimes a person will be clear after the first question i.e. "I'm all good thanks" clearly means they do not need you to ask another question, you can just leave them alone. Keep walking and don't stare. A lot of the time people will be a bit banged up but be totally fine and able to manage on their own.

TLDR: Ask the wheelchair user if they're okay, then what they need, and then do exactly that, including leaving them alone. Thanks!

[shiftingexpanse]

Ridgeback? How do we feel about ridgebacks? Can I offer you a ridgeback in these trying times