Adiosity

...my own study of the world through my eyes. It includes humor, biting sarcasm and calling things bitches.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[40ouncesandamule]

The police aren’t helping you through this crisis

Nurses, health care workers, sanitation workers, retail workers, and food service workers are

[adiologist]

Cancel police budgets.

[redsatinsheets]

no shade but whenever i hear a middle aged person say “back in my day it was called parenting!!!! but now they wanna call it child abuse!!!!!” im just like???? sorry you cant beat your kids in peace anymore but go die

[shybiviolet-blog]

So many people in the notes going “I was spanked and I turned out fine”, well I’m glad it didn’t have a lasting effect on you but you’re ignoring the fact that your experience is not universal.

I got spanked as a kid and I did not turn out fine. I have severe anxiety and depression and I have been afraid of my parents ever since I was a child. I need both therapy and medication. Spanking did not make me “respectful” it turned me into a sneaky terrified kid who would lie any time there was even the chance I might get in trouble. Spanking does not work.

[adiologist]

If they're hitting their own utterly defenseless children, clearly it did have a lasting effect.

[elierlick]

Via Martin Dagoberto on Facebook:

What have we learned so far?

Everyone could’ve gotten access to laptops & free wifi this whole time.

Wifi should’ve been a utility this whole time.

Stores could’ve been allowing seniors to shop for one hour assisted.

Cell phone providers could have allowed unlimited data and no caps this whole time.

Stores could’ve closed earlier to give stockers & cleaners proper time to stock & recover this whole time.

College students could have a frozen interest rate on student loans this whole time.

Pregnant women, disabled people & single parents could’ve worked from home this whole time.

Abandoned federal buildings could’ve been used for homeless people.

Students could learn from home instead of being suspended for a lack of transportation to school this whole time.

Bill payment could’ve been furloughed this whole time.

Evictions for hard times could’ve been delayed this whole time.

Co-Pays & other out-of-pocket health provider fees could have been waived.

Laid off when working from home would never have been a problem.

Not turning someone’s electricity or water off in desperate times so they can survive could’ve happened this whole time.

Governments could’ve offered free testing this whole time.

Airfare could’ve been cheaper this whole time.

Sick people could have been encouraged to take time off & given paid time off to care for themselves.

We could have carried 12 oz. of hand sanitizer on airplanes this whole time.

Free healthcare has been a good idea this whole time.

Working from home and remote access to conferences could have been more of a thing this whole time.

People didn’t have to be jailed for petty crimes this whole time.

We could have been taking a break from production and travel to give the ecosystem time to repair itself this whole time.

[what else?…]

The bottom line is…

Humanity could’ve been humane this whole time.

Let’s not go back to “normal.” Let’s keep tracking these things and say, collectively, now that we have them, we are keeping them. Let’s not let it slide back. We are seeing what is possible. We knew that things had to change in big ways, now they are. It’s time for a new synthesis.

#ModifiedRepost (I do not claim authorship! This is a collective effort. I only added the last paragraph and a couple points to the list.)

Artist credit: Michael Morlock

[fairytale-villain]

A good thread on whether “queer” is a slur and if it should be used or not.

[quarterinthequeerjar]

“If I am unashamed of being queer, you do not get to give that word BACK to the fuckwits who made it a slur.”

[dani-kin]

you do not get to give that word BACK to the fuckwits who made it a slur

[brinconvenient]

EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT BEFORE YOU HAS TAKEN THE ROCKS AND BOTTLES AND MADE THEM INTO SHIELDS AND WINDCHIMES

Holy motherfucking shit. Don’t fucking come at me about Queer is a slur. I FUCKING KNOW IT IS. It was hurled at me like a fucking spear all through my youth. I know it’s a god damn slur. And it’s mine. You don’t get to take it away from me because you can’t take also away the scars it gave me while I was standing in front of my younger queer siblings in this community. 

[jenroses]

always, always reblog this one.

[kyraneko]

If my enemy swings a sword at me and I take that sword away from them, it’s my sword now. And the person telling me I can’t use it because it belongs to my enemy and I have to give it back to them sounds quite a bit like an enemy themselves.

[excalibelle]

^^ god that analogy

[serakosumosu]

@deadcatwithaflamethrower

[deadcatwithaflamethrower]

Yesssssssssss.

[dkgwrites]

This came around again, but it’s worth sharing and remembering.  You have the right to only accept certain words be used to describe you, but so does everyone else.

[aqueerkettleofish]

I have this bookmarked to through at people who DM me about using the word Queer.

[ruffboi-mags]

If my enemy swings a sword at me and I take that sword away from them, it’s my sword now. And the person telling me I can’t use it because it belongs to my enemy and I have to give it back to them sounds quite a bit like an enemy themselves.

[slushrottweiler-deactivated2025]

Fuck them all I’m Queer. Fight me

[adiologist]

Thank you for this! And now let's reclaim the word tranny yet again. Because my generation reclaimed it once and it was our sword and we were forced to give it back to the enemy and to this day I can't figure out why anyone thought that was a good idea. You never ever legitimize the enemy's weapons.

[srsfunny]

This Man Found A Wrestling Loophole And Now He’s Invincible

[coelasquid]

It’s like watching a raccoon try to eat a hermit crab.

[benjaminbadpennywho]

[openblogtomyabusivemother]

What's your parent's fave NUHPOLOGY?

Nuhpology is what I call a thing offered as an apology that isn't actually an apology. Like...

"I'm sorry but you ARE fat." NOT AN APOLOGY.

"I'm sorry you feel that way." NOT AN APOLOGY.

There are like endless variations of the nuhpology. Share with us, if you will, the ones you hear the most.

[sprintingbackwards]

Here are a couple of Mom Specials in our family:

”I’m sorry for sharing my opinion.”

“I’m sorry for thinking I could be honest with you.”

“I’m sorry the truth hurts.”

“I’m sorry, I forgot that you’re so sensitive*.”

(*freely substitute “weak”, “fragile”, “needy”)

[revenge-of-the-cheeseman]

I’m sorry, I thought you could be mature.

[ghoul-bellhop29-deactivated2020]

"Im sorry I'm SUUUUUUUUCH a terrible mother" and she continues to be a horrible person

[touchytoxic]

"i'm sorry you hate me"

"i'm sorry you're angry"

"i'm sorry but i had a long day at work where i compartmentalized all of my emotions and now i'm home where i feel like i can take it all out on my family and i have the right to do so instead of channeling them in a healthy, non-toxic way"

(the latter is not a direct quote, rather a description of the typical NUHPOLOGY she gives whenever someone tells her to cool her shit after work)

[trashpanda-remus]

"I guess I'm just a terrible mother"

"I'm so sorry I didn't bow down to kiss your ass"

"I'm sorry that you can't fix that"

"I'm sorry, but I can't just change" (typically dysphoria related, misgendering or deadnaming, comments on my hair, binding, etc)

(after saying/doing something shitty) "I'm sorry, you just don't know when to shut up "

[My dad's favorite] "I guess I'll just shut up then"

[tiktoks-for-dead-pope]

[biglawbear]

Please… Please tell me… This was scripted…

[queersona]

Can someone transcript this?

[frightgothcar]

@queer-anna

Middle-aged white man in a grey button-down with black glasses speaking in front of a classroom of older teenagers: Hey, guys, listen up, I just wanna take a second to address because I know there have been some complaints with the pronoun issues and I just want you guys to know that I’m working on it. I respect all of you and your lifestyle choices, and in fact, last weekend I even went to the district’s mandated Gender-Bread Man Training.

(Flips slideshow to a picture of the gender-bread person)

Male-presenting student, loudly with their hands cupped around their mouth: It’s a Gender-Bread Person.

Man, shouting: WHATEVER! WHATEVER! I went to the training, okay?! All I’m asking in return from you guys is for you to stop calling me a boomer! I’M NOT A BABY BOOMER, YOU GUYS! I’m NOT A BOOMER!

The class, in unison: Okay, Boomer.

[queersona]

thanks!!

[slutty-goblin]

just to add some background, the tiktok is from the teacher’s account, he’s making fun of boomers who are actually like this, please don’t attack him for letting his students have fun at his expense

[spooky-catboy-angel]

[adiologist]

Anyone who was confused about this being real or not watches wasaaay too much tv and has waaaaay too little in-person human interaction.

[catchymemes]

[pastel-trendercore]

[adiologist]

It's so sad that because of toxic people this can't have replies.

[mymoodisqueer]

So I know this isn’t a moodboard but I wanted to make an edit for some enby positivity. This phrase has helped me out in the past year and I hope it helps other people

[genderqueerpositivity]

(Image: the nonbinary flag with the words “your body is a nonbinary body”)

[mamakay93-deactivated20190129]

Just an FYI for those in the US with insurance issues

[teratomarty]

Important information! Insurance coverage decisions are made by medically ignorant bean-counters. Until we can dismantle the whole shitty system, know how to scare them into submission.

[nerdgasrnz]

This is like that procedure Mr. Incredible told that old lady

[transgenderteensurvivalguide]

[ID:

Screenshot of black plain text on a white background that reads the following:

“MEDICAL HACK:

So your doctor ordered a test or treatment and your insurance company denied it. That is a typical cost saving method.

OK, here is what you do:

Call the insurance company and tell them you want to speak with the “HIPPA Compliance/Privacy Officer” (By federal law, they have to have one.)

Then ask them for the names as well as CREDENTIALS of every person accessing your record to make that decision of denial. By law you have a right to that information.

They will almost always reverse the decision very shortly rather than admit that the committee is made of low paid HS graduates, looking at “criteria words,” making the medical decision to deny your care. Even in the rare case it is made by medical personnel, it is unlikely that it is made by a board certified doctor in that specialty and THEY DO NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS!

Any refusal should be reported to the US Office of Civil Rights (OCR.gov) as a HIPAA violation.”

End ID.]

Kii says:

Correction to original post: The US Office of Civil Rights can be reached at HHS.gov, not OCR.gov, at least as of May 2019. Here is their contact page with their national office info as well as their regional office info.

[heyatleastitsnotcancer]

I saw this post a few years ago and reblogged with an explanation on why this wouldn’t work (I worked for a health insurance company as a customer service rep) but now I can’t find the post with the long explanation. I don’t have the spoons to go through it all but basically it’s better to appeal and have your doctor write in why it’s medically necessary.

[adiologist]

Unsurprisingly, there are a lot of health insurance trolls on here shilling for their pennies. Bastards would rather spend their riches spreading disinformation and denying care to sick and dying people then they would providing the product you actually paid for.

[typhlonectes]

AOC.

[drinking-tea-at-midnight-deacti]

sure, but not having him front and center will hurt a lot of this and at the very least stop him from making things worse and allow us to actively work towards improving things.

This almost kinda feels like “getting rid of the cancer won’t solve the environment that allowed the cancer to happen in the first place.”

[sliceosunshine]

I can get how that tweet feels like that! Especially since it’s on its own here, pulled out of its original context. Originally, it was part 2/3 in response to this tweet:

So in response to the question “How did a guy like this get elected?” (and the implied “How do we prevent someone like this being elected again?”) The representative said this:

(x)

I can understand why OP pulled the one tweet that they did, since it is, by itself, a good insight that received more attention than even the start of the thread. But it’s getting a “diagnosis” without the proposed “solution” which can make it seem like a hollow insight 

[adiologist]

I'm, Trump is just a tumor. The system is the cancer. So removing him is like putting a band aid on cancer. That's what the tweet means. And it's 100% right.

[deadpsalmistsociety-deactivated]

did you know that if you mock men for opening their hearts and being emotionally vulnerable, I’ll show up at your house and explain in great detail how disappointed i am in you

[adiologist]

You gonna be showing up at a lot of men's houses.

[pastel-petticoats]

It’s vital that young trans people understand that they can have a future

[leichii]

not can, do and will. it shouldn’t be a “maybe”, because it’s not. It’s a definite thing - young trans people **have** a future, and we need to guide and lead them into it with open hearts and open minds

[transgenderadvicegroup-deactiva]

For anybody doubting this - please look at this photobook of older trans adults, who have not only survived, but thrived. You do have a future. You just have to believe in yourself.

[alphacrone]

me: i’m a BAD BITCH don’t FUCK with me

me twenty minutes before: lovingly painted a birdhouse for a bird that was living in my mint plant and literally smacked me in the face when i tried to water the mint and didn’t realize it was there

[alphacrone]

By request: some very blurry photos of Smacky building his nest!

[alphacrone]

SMACKY AND LADY MCSMACK HAVE HATCHED SMACKLINGS I HAVE NOT SEEN THEM YET BUT I CAN HEAR THEM

[monteswisha]

Ben and Jerry’s really did that? Madd luv✌

[paninimami]

This is real?!

[mjwrites666]

People forget that Ben and Jerry are real guys that were always invested in civil rights, sexuality equality, and all other injustices. I’m not surprised by this ad. They be awesome.

[wildwildwes-deactivated20250817]

^^ yeah they’re awesome. research these guys

[adiologist]

People also apparently forget that Ben & Jerry don't own Ben & Jerry's anymore. I can't remember who bought them exactly but I know it's one of the largest corporations in the world. Let's stop pretending this is a small company owned by two guys anymore or that shit like this is anything more than a PR stunt.

[baph0meat]

im serious about that “stop saving things for special occasions” bit tho like. even if u aren’t in your 20s. thats for everyone. its one of the most useful things ive learned lately

stop! just stop. eat the special snack. drink the expensive hippie tea. use the incense or the bath bomb or whatever you paid way too much for because you were feeling really bad and retail therapy makes u feel alive

when we save things for special occasions/rainy days it contributes to us feeling like A.) our day to day existence is lackluster and B.) you have to be feeling a certain level of Bad, or have to reach a certain level of Socially Accepted Achievement, to enjoy things

just give yourself stuff. there are definitely sometimes reasons to withhold things from yourself - as motivation, if it’s something you consciously want to use sparingly, etc - but at least for me half the time it just turns into self-flagellation and also cool things and cool experiences and nice treats just collect dust while i wait for some fabled day when i convince myself i finally Deserve it

just fuckin give yourself stuff dude. life’s so mindblowingly short

[voidbat]

my grandmother died having only used her china like twice in her life. during the year or so before her death, she was starting to package up and give things of hers to her kids, and gave mom the china while sighing “oh i wish i had used the china more!” and mom tried so hard to convince her to just keep it, then, and eat corny dogs off it if she wanted. she insisted she couldn’t possibly, you need a special reason to use the fine china. when nana died, we used her fine china as our everyday dishes for years. i was 18 when she died, and never really stopped having that in the back of my head. now, when i hear myself say “i wish i had a reason to wear/do/eat/use X!” i hear nana regretting never really using her china. and let me tell you a thing: spaghettios taste great when eaten from fine china.

[dear-miss-adair]

I’ve seen this post making the rounds. Just wanted to add something to it that my sister-in-law once told me:

“A ‘special thing’ can make any occasion special.”

She told me this when I objected to her opening a really expensive bottle of champagne just to watch a movie. And you know, she was right. The champagne was amazing and while we always sit around and watch movies, that bottle made that night a really special occasion that I will always remember.

So, cut yourself a little slack and remember that an ordinary day can become special.

[adiologist]

This is the most privileged post I have ever seen ever in my life. Just a bunch of privileged capitalists in an echo chamber reassuring each other that their over-consumption is revolutionary. Dying from the vapidity here.