Fruitykat

Dumpster for all interests, funny things, artful endeavors, and occasionally rants/feelings.

[xiranjayzhao]

Guess what, y’all? I’M OFFICIALLY AN AUTHOR NOW!! My book Iron Widow has been published by Penguin Random House. It’s a sci-fi reimagining of China’s only female emperor, featuring giant mechas inspired by Chinese myth creatures and an M/M/F love triangle that resolves in ✨polyamory ✨. You can get it pretty much anywhere books are sold, though I recommend buying it from your local indie bookstore if you can. If you’re in the UK/Australia/New Zealand, it comes out on Oct 7 instead!

An audiobook is also available! (Get it from Libro.fm because they support indies!)

Translations into French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, and Portuguese are to come.

(PS. I’m dressed as a huadan, a type of character in Peking opera traditionally played by men. If you enjoy that kind of demolishment of gender roles, Iron Widow has plenty!)

[deku-smash]

I still can’t get over how Naruto is literally named after the little pink spiral thingies you get in ramen noodles

the western equivalent would be like naming your kid fucking Crouton

[deku-smash]

MY NAME IS CROUTON AND IM GONNA BE PRESIDENT SOMEDAY BELIEVE IT

[defydamage]

This is the worst!

[riotousgrianatrix]

“Elite Spy Scarecrow, you have been assigned to mentor Team 7.” “Yes, President Third Fire Shadow. Which Junior Spies are on that team?” “That would be Crouton Spiral, Cherry Blossom Springtime, and Assistant Paper Fan.” “Oh dear God.” Later… “Hello, Team 7. I am Scarecrow. I have been assigned to lead your squad.” “Elder Scarecrow is so dumb. I am Crouton Spiral and I’m gonna be President someday. Believe it!” “Nice to meet you, Elder! My name is Cherry Blossom Springtime, and I’m in love with Assistant.” “This is all you need to know. I’m Assistant, from the Paper Fan Clan. I hate these two dumbasses. I hate my brother, Weasel Paper Fan. He killed my family, so I’m going to kill him.”

[just-shower-thoughts]

Everyone always says that they wish Monday’s didn’t exist, but if they didn’t, we’d hate Tuesday instead.

[fruitykat]

Bold of you to assume I don’t hate Tuesdays with equal fervor already

[fruitykat]

I see the porn blogs are back on their bullshit

[madphantom]

Saw a post today where someone said that musicians like Freddie Mercury and Elton John were never flamboyant and openly campy, unlike Lil Nas X and

Fucking

Freddie Mercury

And

Elton John??!!?

NOT CAMPY?!!???????

[fruitykat]

It’s the racism.

[greelin]

$50,000 immediately dropped into my bank account wouldn't improve EVERYTHING but boy it sure would be a grand, sexy little start to a good, happy life path, don't you think

[meilintheempressofdreams]

Reblog for unexpected $$$ dropping into your Bank account.

[jackdaw-kraai]

jhdsfjshhg heck, why not?

[constanzeofficial]

Visit Original Link

Doesn’t sound demonic, which is a nice change of pace from the typical 8x slowed down songs.

[didyoubringyourdog-moved]

[ranty9000]

I’m dying of laughter

[deacytits]

IM LEGITIMATELY CRYING

[plainwallpaper]

PLEASE CLICK ON IT ITS SO WORTH IT

[hallsoffandom]

IM CRYING / LAUGHING RN PLEASE CLICK IT

[spicypigeonaura]

i’m not even surprised anymore

[dankmemeuniversity]

[airandangels]

[airandangels]

[fruitykat]

Yknow when you mix a corgi with another breed, it looks like a miniature of the other breed…

[lesbianbending-moved]

seeing all the 14-17 y/o queer kids who don’t know what v for vendetta is…. u mean the blockbuster film written by two trans women about a masked vigilante who decides to singlehandedly take down a fascist alternate version of england set in the distant year of 2020… and his driving force was getting justice for a lesbian who he never met but whose diary he found, who was separated from her wife before being killed by said fascist gov…. and it stars natalie portman…. okay

[mckitterick]

the movie is great, with amazing acting:

and the original graphic novel is phenomenal:

I highly recommend them both

and they’ve never been more relevant

[digitaldiscipline]

“People shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.”

[lectorel]

There’s strong subtext that V is a trans man and A)the lesbian from the diary or B)her wife.

[fruitykat]

As a Straight(tm) that subtext flew right over my head, but now I can’t unsee it and I love it.

[the-ineffable-ace]

[lifewithoutcosette-deactivated2]

[parliamentrook]

it takes a long time to learn this, I still struggle with it

[raevenlywrites]

[ID: Tweet by elicia donze on 6/13/21 that reads: People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art. /end ID]

[fruitykat]

Quick reminder to the porn blogs and porn bots that have started following me again:

You will be blocked and you will be reported.

Fuck off

[astrodidact]

[tuiccim]

Say it LOUDER!!!!

[grymmdark]

im not christian, but i have encountered so many transphobic christians that actually hearing someone in a position of authority in their religion actively support trans people makes me feel like maybe there is hope

[lowkeyedgyfire]

look at those

[lexlegion]

THIS ME.

[a-captions-blog]

[ID: A series of four infographics about demisexuality. The text reads as follows.

[1] Why is demisexuality not just “being straight with standards”? For people who are unfamiliar with demisexuality, the common description is “people who experience sexual attraction after forming an emotional bond with somone”. Naturally, I’d receive a lot of comments of this kind: “Everyone is like this” “You’re a special snowflake!” “This is straight people trying to be queer” “You’re overthinking” “It’s not a real thing” “This is slut-shaming!”

[2] One way to clarify things is by explaining what primary and secondary attraction are. Primary sexual attraction: Sexual attraction to a person based on instantly available information (body, smile, gesture, smell or any physical features). Secondary sexual attraction: Sexual attraction that develops over time initially based on a person’s relationship and emotional connection with another person.

[4] Allosexual people experience both primary and secondary sexual attraction. Demisexual people do not experience primary sexual attraction but do experience secondary sexual attraction. Asexual people experience neither.

[4] Side note: Greysexual people might experience primary and/or secondary sexual attraction but very rarely or under specific circumstances. Consequently, some of them might simply prefer to ID as asexual. Basically: We’re not saying demisexual people are the only ones who can experience sexual attraction after forming a bond. We’re saying demisexuals only experience this specific form of attraction. Demisexuality falls under the asexuality spectrum. Asexuality is part of the LGBT+ community. Therefore demi is queer. \End ID]

[guerrillatech]

[headspace-hotel]

I thought this was my hometown for a second

[enchantingcoffeenightmare]

[tacofriend]

So this has actually been cited by academics as part of the major draw to online spaces is the fact that just existing in public is reacted to with hostility and punishment. Gretchen McCulloch discussed this is in her book Because Internet, citing research that shows teens and young adults want to be outside! We want to spend time in social places, it’s just that there aren’t any places to exist in public without being charged for it.

[learn2anarchy]

[binch-worm]

When I was homeless as a kid my little brother and I loved to go to the library. We would keep warm in there reading good books all day long. Until residents of the town complained about us “loitering” at the library each day. The library staff then told us we were no longer allowed to stay more than an hour at a time. Imagine seeing two homeless children spending their entire days quietly reading just to keep out of the cold and having a damn problem with it.

[fruitykat]

Shame on the library for bowing to public pressure. The public library is for the public, ALL the public.