[avesblues2]

American Girl angers parents with book teaching kids about gender expression

Some parents have taken offense to a book from the American Girl doll brand that discusses body image and gender, claiming it’s pushing impr

"This book holds nothing back in teaching girls how to change their sex by seeking puberty blockers, making permanent changes to their bodies, and going behind their parents' back to organizations that can "help” them."

[moonxtal]

How the great have fallen

[qwertyu858]

“The way you show your gender to the world through clothes and behaviors is your gender expression" lol. Lmao even.

So sad humans only got a couple of years of the 90's and earlier 00's trying to break free of that before going to the same ancient "third gender" bullshit as always.

[prolifeproliberty]

Please share this with any parents you know that have young girls. I loved the American Girl dolls and books as a kid. When I was older, I had the “Smart Girl’s Guide” books that talked about puberty.

There may be moms out there who grew up with American Girl like I did and don’t know how far they’ve fallen. They’ll see a book with a title like “body image” and assume it’s about self esteem or weight issues.

This info needs to get out to those moms before they let their daughters read this crap.

Edit: the article has this image from the book:

Note where it encourages kids who “don’t have an adult [they] can trust” to reach out to some organization that will “help.”

That’s code for “if your parents don’t want you to take puberty blockers, we’ll help you circumvent them.”

[wrenchinator-central]

“Being transgender isn’t a medical transition”

I wasn’t aware that cutting off your genitals could be anything other than a medical process or a horrific injury.

[fawnfreckled]

it’s a little misguided with that quote in particular, but overall I’m not seeing the major issue here. I think this is a pretty simple way of explaining what being transgender is to kids who may experience gender dysphoria, and introduces the process of transitioning / explains how it works. now that the topic is introduced, a kid can do more research about it if they choose to in order to learn more about their feelings and whether or not they identify with others’ experiences. searching for one’s identity starts so early, little by little

what would be a different way of introducing this topic to younger audiences that is more preferable to you guys?

[leviathangourmet]

The major issue is that being transgenderism is mental illness instilled by either delusion or fetishism so you’re essentially saying “well how ELSE are we supposed to teach children to be delusional sex freaks??” as if that is in any way a reasonable thing to do.

[fawnfreckles]

good morning Kirstin, it looks like we think pretty differently about this! contrary to popular belief, being transgender isn’t a mental illness

[castlewyvern]

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone.

[todaysbird]

[mellifexfarm]

why do Tinamou eggs look like that. i want to eat them whole 

[mellifexfarm]

im going to swallow these like a snake

[gallusrostromegalus]

I was seized with a primal need to know what this bird looks like and I’m not sure what I was expecting but:

I am EXTREMELY pleased with everything about this animal.

[zoreta]

I looked up why the eggs are like that.

This family is OUT THERE. There will be two single-sex flocks that are bonded- any female can fuck any male from the bonded flock, and vice versa, but NOT outsiders.

But the males and females don’t flock together- it’s two single-sex flocks that exclusively fuck each other.

So how exactly does brooding work?

A female lays her eggs in leaf litter, and her job is done. She peaces out, and *assumes* a male will happen to find them and adopt them like Bruce Wayne finding a plucky orphan. The odds it’s actually the father are astronomical, btw.

But at the same time, nesting is somewhat communal. If a pregnant female finds an existing nest, she’s likely to add her own eggs to it and peace out herself.

Imagine if Bruce Wayne left to do Batmanning, and came home to find another orphan just *appeared* and is playing smash with the Robins. And he didn’t question it because that’s his life. THAT IS THESE BIRDS.

Now you may be wondering, how does that explain why these eggs are gaudy as hell?

The current theory is it’s so they’re a visual beacon for other females to find. The bigger the egg pile, the harder it will be for a predator to eat *all* of them. So everybody loses a few of their eggs, but nobody loses all of them.

Plus bright eggs are more likely to be found by a Bruce Wayne birb!

[jennenen]

@elodieunderglass there is so much awesomeness here.

[gallusrostromegalus]

Oh this is *FANTATSTICALLY* weird and I love them even more now.

[hamotzi]

[2024mazdacx5]

WHAT

[heartbeatemoji]

wait im obsessed

[veiligplekje]

[jamesusilljournal]

[tariqah]

Literally saw the worst page on earth yesterday

[tariqah]

[tariqah]

[countess-of-edessa]

what

[frauchun-racun-deactivated20220]

“you made a silly mistake”

NO THE FUCK YOU DID NOT.

[ebaybears]

Source

[kendallroy-deactivated20210425]

must a fictional relationship be “healthy” or “functional”? is it not enough to simply watch two made up people destroy each other, hand in unlovable hand???

[vividoll-xx]

hey what the fuck is wrong with you people

[kendallroy-deactivated20210425]

idk, what is wrong with me? i’m in a healthy and stable relationship with a great partner, i’ve had lots of therapy that has helped me establish strong boundaries and recognize red flags, and i have an active social life and fulfilling career. could it be that i just… like to read books and watch movies and tv shows about dysfunctional people??? you tell me, tumblr user girlcreator!

[derelict-stranger]

You’re a bourgeois degenerate who wants to see shitty despicable & violent relationships for your disgusting sense of entertainment— and you should feel fucking ashamed of yourself.

I agree with @girlcreator but I definitely know there’s something wrong with you. People like you are a huge red flag to me. Bad vibes, for sure.

[kendallroy-deactivated20210425]

can you weirdos just smoke some fucking weed

[annabellioncourt]

shakespeare frantically rewriting macbeth’s marriage to be healthy and adjusted becuase no one will ever want to watch the original 

[alex-wf]

reblog if you’re a bourgeois degenerate who wants to see shitty despicable and violent relationships for your disgusting sense of entertainment (and you should feel fucking ashamed of yourself)

[strangehats-deactivated20220504]

[fawnfreckles]

I’m not really much for videogames, but I like the “choose your own adventure” type and my boyfriend has Until Dawn. I think I’ll give it a shot, but it looks like it’s gonna take awhile to re-download

[fawnfreckles]

well I hit post limit on my main for today, time to switch over here

[swagintherain]

true

[kerryrenaissance]

Libraries are free, mostly. Pretty much everything millennials are “killing” costs money.

[arctic-hands]

Plus, unlike half the stuff we’re killing, libraries actually have a practical use

[itsyaboybee]

we out here

[alittlemomentum]

Not to be *that* millennial, but as a librarian I’d just like to say that the greatest thing you can do to support your local library is to understand how they are funded and to support their funding with your vote. Libraries can do a lot all on their own but quite often they cannot legally “toot their own horn” so-to-speak when it comes to advocating for sustaining or increasing funding, getting levies or bond issues passed, etc.  Libraries need you to love them not just with your checkouts and attendance at programs.

[cheahandonions883]

We can do that too.

[prairie-witchling]

build libraries on dead golf courses.

[breelandwalker]

We Are Dewey’s Army X3

[fuckingrecipes]

Friendly reminder that many Libraries double function as free schools and other free resources, sometimes including otherwise inaccessible technology, like 3D printers.

The libraries in my city host ‘English as a Secondary Language’ classes, cooking classes, classes on how to use that 3D printer, local history classes, responsible naturalistic gardening classes, beekeeping classes, and all sorts of other fun topics. Plus the plethora of clubs that use the library conference rooms as their meeting place. 

All for free. 

Support and visit your local library. Ask about their services and classes. VOTE TO KEEP THEM FUNDED

[elainebae]

While we’re on the topic of libraries, please be sure to support library workers. We’re more than just the people who get you your books, and there is a lot of research coming out about low morale amongst librarians, requires a great deal of emotional labor, and report high rates of mental illness. Also, as is the case with customer facing jobs, we experience a LOT of verbal harassment from patrons, and high rates of sexual harassment. It’s also worth checking out the #protectlibraryworkers tag on Twitter to see how many library workers are being put at very high risk during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Supporting libraries needs to include supporting library workers. Libraries without library workers are warehouses for books.

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[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

chinese fashion 华裳九州