Bird

musician, artist, goth. chronically ill. aro/ace, genderfuck (he/they)

[thesituation]

i don’t feel like debating that topic much farther bc truthfully if it comes down to “women will lose to men in every sport bc they don’t have as much testosterone!!!!!” my elite feminist response is honest to god “ok we will lose with honor as equals instead of having our own special Easy Mode Female category so we can win amongst ourselves” like i’m sorry i just can’t be persuaded. i’m a brick wall. i want co-ed sports

[thesituation]

i bring a sort of “women can lose at some sports against men if it means being regarded as equals” vibe to the debate that “testosterone objectively increases performance” people don’t really like

[totummblreinaigtpp]

[aroace-ryland-grace]

the sewing machine is like if a horse and an inkjet printer had a child

[subtextsays]

This only applies to the modern show breeds of sewing machines. Heritage breeds like the Singer 27, 15, 66, and 201 are docile and extremely hardy. They're easy keepers, requiring oil and the occasional light bulb to maintain working condition. Treadle and crank varieties thrive on an electricity-free diet. Injuries, while rare, are quickly resolved thanks to a thriving aftermarket parts trade. In cases of severe neglect, percussive maintenance via sledgehammer can restore motion.

[kosmogrl]

I will get there

[depsidase]

[atramentumnoctis]

getting older and weirder and sexier and more perverted and gluttonous and intelligent and blunt and eloquent and spontaneous and skilled is literally what it's all about

[itsnotwhatimlike]

embarrassment has good bones

[sluttyquarantinetheory]

The most horrifying thing about being a human is that no matter how intelligent you are or how much customer service training you have, nothing will stop you from being the idiot customer on occasion. At some point you won't read a sign or you'll misread a menu or ask the dumbest question a human has ever formed and there is nothing you can do to prevent this. It will happen. Accept it and continue on your way as one of today's dipshit customers.

[radicarian]

it is past time we jettisoned the useless false dichotomy of introversion vs. extroversion and just accepted that everybody has a minimum amount of social interaction, failing which, they get really weird. and everybody has a maximum amount of social interaction, exceeding which, they get really weird. these levels are different for everyone, for a variety of reasons, and have no moral dimension. and that is all.

[mjalti]

why would you come to this club and just shoot Myers & Briggs like this

[caffeinewitchcraft]

IMO, it’s healthier to conceptualize it this way. So instead of being like “why am I being so weird? I’m an introvert, I like being alone!” you say, “Ah, I must be supergluing googly eyes to my bathroom faucet because I haven’t met my minimum threshold of social interaction and I’m trying to fill that void with these tiny pieces of plastic. Maybe I should invite someone over for dinner. They sure will be surprised by all these eyes watching them while they poop.”

[soul-luminnous-eyes]

Two Cats, 1908 engraving by Prosper-Alphonse Isaac, 1858-1924

[tboy-cock]

the weird thing about being a leftist is the government calling you a radical extremist and your family believing that youre a radical extremist and the whole times your main political beliefs are shit like "we live in a world where we could very easily end world hunger, homelessness, most disease, poverty, ect. and the people in power are choosing not to, and thats evil and should change" and that bigotry is bad

[angelicgarnet]

the way people online talk about autism is getting really weird, like do they know that neurotypicals still have interests? that someone being passionate about a hobby doesn't mean they're autistic? you guys know that right

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]

[fluentisonus]

the thing about getting a tattoo is it does mean a lot tbh to walk into a place & have everyone there immediately coming from a baseline assumption that you're a capable mature person and that you understand yourself and your own body better than anyone and have put however much amount of thought that you need to put into it before coming in, even though it's a permanent decision with your body, and that you would be able to handle any regrets or lack thereof because as above, you're a capable person who they trust to make decisions for themself. which is more than can be said for trying to be allowed make certain medical decisions

[depsidase]

[unicorncryptid]

"my life isn't a crime, I'm not one of those people -"

"you sure? new parameters for Those People just dropped. check again."

[lizardywizard]

And if you truly cannot imagine this, if you're convinced that it will never happen to you, consider this one thing.

Would you want scammers to know the state of your loved one's dementia?

[dexer-von-dexer]

Important to note that the old adage "knowledge is power" also applies to knowledge of you, and the power that comes from it can be wielded with malicious intent.

[pangur-and-grim]

BY THE WAY, if you're an aspiring writer, there's a great opportunity right now to get your work critiqued!

the Literary Auction for Change is a charity event raising money to help underrepresented groups enter the world of publishing. specifically, they're offering fellowships and mentorship programs to marginalized people seeking to become literary agents (because how you can expect diversity in books if there's no diversity among agents?)

you can browse through the various packages on auction, and probably find something that would give you a boost. query letter critiques, manuscript critiques, videos calls with various agents, and also signed books, if you're more of a reader. take a look!

[ot3]

"app" is without a doubt one of the deepest evils of the human race. "hello. would you like to be expected to have a bespoke piece of software for every single Brand you might theoretically interact with in a day" <- statement dreamed up by someone who should be drawn and quartered

[whatthefoucault]

"It's better in the app!"

That's embarrassing. Make your website better