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anyone else notice how in the last season it was always, ALWAYS, Caitlyn who reached out to comfort others? Who wiped the tears from Vi's face? Who cupped her face? Who held her hand? Because it was Vi who was going through the trauma?

And now it's Caitlyn pulling away? Wiping away her own tears before anyone else can do it? Not really reaching out anymore? Completely withdrawing into herself? Because she's trying to deal with trauma and doesn't know how to?

Anyone else see this? Yes? No? Anyone else's heart breaking? Just me?

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bless the person who wrote this article for calling it as it is

oh someone at the guardian has lost the will to live

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And I've seen a lot of posts saying "don't tell me it'll be okay", so I won't. I'm part of this community. I understand the consequences of this election. The world has gone to hell, and we chose to make it happen.

I'm sorry that this is the world we are living in. I am horrified by the perpetuation of the genocide in Palestine. This isn't okay, none of it is.

But please. Don't disappear. Leave, flee, start a new life somewhere else if you can.

But try to live.

To the world and everyone in it: I'm not going to lie, this is going to be a rough four years. This is going to be awful and cruel and oppressive. There are going to be times when you wonder what god you pissed off to have this happen to you. There are going to be times when you wonder if you should stay in a world that does not seem to want you.

This is going to be awful, but please don't disappear. I don't know you, and you don't know me, but accept a little bit of truth from a stranger: the world would be a far crueller place without you in it. Everyone would mourn your loss; your mutuals and your irl friends, your co-workers and fellow students.

You are amazing. Please don't vanish. Don't rid the world of a beautiful spark of light. It will be tough, but you are far stronger than you think you are.

I don't know you, but I love you. And I desperately hope that you all make it through the next four years.

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To the world and everyone in it: I'm not going to lie, this is going to be a rough four years. This is going to be awful and cruel and oppressive. There are going to be times when you wonder what god you pissed off to have this happen to you. There are going to be times when you wonder if you should stay in a world that does not seem to want you.

This is going to be awful, but please don't disappear. I don't know you, and you don't know me, but accept a little bit of truth from a stranger: the world would be a far crueller place without you in it. Everyone would mourn your loss; your mutuals and your irl friends, your co-workers and fellow students.

You are amazing. Please don't vanish. Don't rid the world of a beautiful spark of light. It will be tough, but you are far stronger than you think you are.

I don't know you, but I love you. And I desperately hope that you all make it through the next four years.

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That is the perfect response XD

Definitely going to take inspiration from you when I change my name

is it just me or does the song I know those eyes/This man is dead from the Count of Monte Cristo musical have the same vibes as a person seeing a transgender childhood friend who has transitioned since the two friends last spoke?

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is it just me or does the song I know those eyes/This man is dead from the Count of Monte Cristo musical have the same vibes as a person seeing a transgender childhood friend who has transitioned since the two friends last spoke?

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Wheres the essay, OP?

Not enough attention is paid to the thematic and lyrical parallels between 'Hello My Old Heart' by the Oh Hellos, 'How to Rest' by The Crane Wives, and 'Ruin' by The Amazing Devil. In this essay I will--

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damn i love seeing transphobes being called out on their bullshit. go off, queen

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will happily fight patriarchy to the end of my days

My queers, we really need to put the "no men" thing away. Men are not inherently bad. There are queer men. There are questioning men. There's men that are just plain cool. Denying these men a space at our table is not helping - except the TERFs. I just came off the back of reading a transphobe gleeful rant about the need to have pride without men - They of course mean me. This kind of stuff is damaging to me and I really need us all to take a step back and maybe kill this "men dni, men not allowed" stuff. What you mean is "no men who are going to do mean stuff to me." And frankly those men won't give a shit about that kind of boundary.

But I promise you there's a fleet of good honest men who will see that and be sad they're not allowed in your version of queer spaces.

PATRIARCHY is what you hate. Dni Patriarchs.

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We all know this site is US-user heavy, but I wanna know how many are vs aren't from the land of capitalism.

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don't let this fade away

Congo genocide

Marcelat Sakobi a Congolese made a strong gesture to raise awareness about the killings, displacement and rape that is ongoing in the DR Congo by placing her hand over her mouth and pointing two fingers at her temple at the 2024 Olympic.

There is an ongoing genocide in Congo 🇨🇩

— Typical African (@Joe__Bassey) August 1, 2024

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a lot going on w this whole boxing drama but have to say JK Rowling having made an enemy of the entire country of Taiwan is a definite highlight

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The city mayor(?) is so lucky...

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"The internet at its most creative" damn right it is. Goncharov is the most imaginative movie ever, try and change my mind and you'll fail.

we did it tumblr

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reblogging purely because i have no idea what is happening in this post

hold on a fucking second. delaware is a state?? i thought it was a river? or is the river more important than the state? why don't i know this? (i should mention i don't like in america, i'm just confused)

there is delaware (state) and delaware (river) 

both are equally strange

the state is a tiny little cryptid thing

the rive is a monster that spans new york, pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. also washington crossed it once and that was like kinda a big deal i guess. like crossing the rubicon in rome.

the state tries to me more important with its “im the first state!!!” bs (seriously its even on the fucking license plates) but we all know. its the river.

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I think some people forget that some literature and some media is meant to be deeply uncomfortable and unsettling. It's meant to make you have a very visceral reaction to it. If you genuinely can't handle these stories then you are under no obligation to consume them but acting as if they have no purpose or as if people don't have a right to tell these stories, stories that often relate to the darkest or most disturbing parts of life, then you should do some introspection.

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I think it's such a cool detail that their eyes are the colour of the other's hair. It's such a good way to show that no matter how estranged they become, they were once sisters, and they will always be important to each other.

born to be powerful allies forced to become enemies