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My name is Anna. It rhymes with piranha. Pronouns: she/her/hers or they/them/theirs

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Us (2019) dir. Jordan Peele

If y’all want to get crazy, we can get crazy.

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Leftists, I want y’all to destroy the idea of “laziness” yesterday

Motivation, patience, and energy are limited resources, especially for people with executive dysfunction, mental disabilities, and physical disabilities.

Next time you want to assume you or someone else is being “lazy”, consider the actual reasons behind why there is not enough in them to do the thing.

Left to their own devices, free people are naturally driven to improve their lives and the lives of others,

Right wing arguments’ foundations depends on the assumption that humans are naturally selfish, evil, and “lazy”, and must be controlled by higher powers and punished when they don’t contribute enough (with the insistence that certain groups of people are more deserving of being controlled and punished than others)

Next time you notice you or someone else is struggling to accomplish something, don’t assume “laziness”, instead ask yourself: am I tired? Depleted of patience? In a bad mood? If I keep pushing myself through this, will it really be worth the distress?

Maybe what you need is rest, someone to talk to, mental health support, or to just be safe, with all your needs being met. Maybe we should eliminate “laziness” as an easy explanation and instead consider our needs first.

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Laziness Does Not Exist

Psychological research is clear: when people procrastinate, there's usually a good reason

I hope you don’t mind me adding this article. I think it is relevant and it had a hand in shaping my thoughts on the matter.

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The idea of “laziness” is rooted in abelism.

I have chronic fatigue, anemia, and insomnia. I don’t need people bitching at me because I’m tired all the time. I don’t need people assuming my fatigue is related my ability to do the work.

Not even to mention how many people called me lazy because I can’t get out of bed because of my migraines.

And think about how this compounds on BIPOC disabled people. Many minorities are called “lazy” as is. When you add the stigmas associated with disabilities.

Speaking of chronic fatigue. I’m too tired to do words. Here’s an article.

The Ableist, Racist, Classist Underpinnings Of ‘Laziness’

‘Laziness’ is nothing more than a value judgement.

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Cinderella

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dragon’s tower

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おにぎり劇場@mZHtgivNQr33RCL ニンゲンに心を許さない野良猫集団「やさぐれ会」を作りました。

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artist: haley tippmann

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Nina Simone and James Baldwin photographed by Bernard Gotfryd in the 1960s.

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The Multiverse, Shane Drinkwater

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For those who have trouble reading that:

Imagine being a black, gay drag queen in the 1800s after being born into enslavement AND having the style and cachè to throw soirées that the girls had to come to! That’s why I don’t want to hear this “we’re not our ancestors stuff.” You’re right!

From The Very Black Project Page- William Dorsey Swann was a gay liberation activist. Born into slavery in 1858, he was the first person in the United States to lead a queer resistance group and the first known person to self-identify as a “queen of drag”. Imagine the queenery of this icon.

He was a slave in Hancock, Maryland and was freed by Union soldiers after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect. During the 1880s and 1890s, he organized a series of balls in Washington, D.C. He called himself the “queen of drag”. Most of the attendees his gatherings were men who were former slaves, and were gathering to dance in their satin and silk dresses. William was arrested in police raids numerous times,including in the first documented case of arrests for female impersonation in the United States, on April 12, 1888. In 1896, he was falsely convicted and sentenced to 10 months in jail for “keeping a disorderly house” (running a brothel). After his sentencing, he requested a pardon from President Grover Cleveland. This request was denied, but but he was the first American on record who pursued legal and political action to defend the LGBTQ community’s right to gather.

He was known to have been close with Pierce Lafayette and Felix Hall, two men who had also both been slaves and who formed the first known male same-sex relationship between enslaved Americans.

When William stopped organizing and participating in drag events, his brother continued to make costumes for the drag community. Two of his brothers had also been active participants in his drag balls.

Imagine how intelligent and ambitious this man had to be to come up with drag balls in the 1800s! Imagine how many terrible concepts he had to unlearn by himself to be a confident gay black man who does drag in the 1800s! Imagine how courageous he had to be to fight for lgbt people as a former slave in America in the 1800s!

William Dorsey Swann is the original queen, the original drag mother, the original activist. Tell his story!

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I assume these have been posted, but friends, you HAVE to see some more photos from this shoot:

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masha ma fw21

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The World. Art by Lindsay D. Williams, from Desert Illuminations Tarot.

Today we feature the last Major Arcana card of the #desertilluminationstarot. “The World” This particular image is based on the classic Rider Waite Smith card but translated directly into various kachina dolls that dance around a wreath of nopales suspended in the cosmos.

“Full circle, completion and accomplishment. This card appears when you are in completion of a cycle, stage of life or achievement. Reflect on your journey on how far you have come and everything you have been through to get to this point. Feel gratitude for the harvest and for what you have created. Getting to a point of completion is never an easy task and you are always faced with trials and tribulations. You got through it and you can now celebrate! This card also allows you to be aware of the world around you, how it inspires you to be who you are, and how you can appreciate other cultures…travel the world and experience all that it has to offer! “ 🌎

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Au jardin des gemmes - Léonard Rosenthal - 1924 - via Internet Archive 

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Childfood friend

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we need irl subtitles. what are you guys even saying