Doctor Who evolves with us as a society because that's what any good sci-fi should do: hold up a mirror.
To quote Pádraig Ó Tuama: "Science fiction is always a revelation of the present, not about the future."
So yes, I will celebrate lines that are a bit cheesy if it means we give trans and non-binary children stories they see themselves reflected in during a time when they need support most — especially when the UK is experiencing high rates of systemic transphobia and medical discrimination.
The more we fight for mainstream acceptance of targeted communities, the harder it is for politicians to fabricate reasons to justify the policies they are trying to pass under the radar. Stories matter.
Rose Noble is so, so important. Her story is not new, but it hasn't been told nearly enough. It's a story of belonging, and fighting for your right to exist, and creating yourself.
Trans people have always been here, and they always will be.
Rose Noble is truly a Timeless Child.
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i love spock with cats just like everyone and i don’t know how much y’all know about cat body language but i felt this would be important to share
this cat is extremely happy (understandable), she’s slow blinking (sign that she’s content/comfortable) and even making biscuits a little bit (the way she clenched her paws like she’s kneading, another sign of comfort/that she trusts the person she’s with)
and i can’t find any other clips but you can tell the whole episode that the cat actor is just so excited to be there
anyways that wasn’t really important i just think it’s nice
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I made a pillow!
It took four months of non-stop cross-stitching, but I finally finished a pattern I bought from @8pxl a little bit ago, and tonight in a bizarre burst of productivity I finally sewed a back to it and stuffed it into a cute little pillow! It ended up being pretty much perfectly sized for a neck pillow, but I'm a bit worried about it getting dirty that way.
I highly recommend the patterns from 8xpl's shop, there are SO many gorgeous ones to choose from. I might end up getting another one soon o3o
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Whatever people say, to me it IS a big deal that we have our first ever woman president and that she's leftish leaning (as much left as possible in a place with a dying left in general).
A lot of people went to vote and she won by a landslide, so this is definitely the will of the mexican people.
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despite being more often than not a "rules as written" fan over "rule of cool", i really do love me a good "rules be damned, i'll give you this awesome moment" call. like matt giving fcg the otohan kill despite what her hp was at or brennan giving cerrit an extra mage slayer reaction attack at the end of calamity. honestly, if anything, i think the fact they mostly play by the book makes these moments even better because it really has that extra weight towards those decisions to put the rules aside.
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constantly thinking about the PERFECT setup supergirl season 1 had to make kara queer;
"oh my god, you're a lesbian" – winn to kara, in the very FIRST episode.
"hell, i wanna date her" – kara, about lucy lane.
"she does kinda give off a sapphic vibe, with that big old butch S chestplate" – leslie willis (livewire) about supergirl.
there were so many other instances in s1 alone, let alone in later seasons when lena showed up (recounting every queer-coded supercorp interaction would require a whole podcast). it was the PERFECT pretext to make her even just a little bit fruity, but the cw just couldn't handle it i guess
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