The Prism Butterflies

Female/Cis/She/Grey-Ace/Homoromantic The daily updates of an average, ADHD, epileptic, and autistic 31-year-old woman who wants to be a writer for animation.

[guitarlove6437]

About the Owner of This Blog

Ello there! Here’s some stuff about me:

Name: Lydia

Nickname on the Interwebz: Guitarlove, Guitar, GL, etc. since forever

Race: White

Age: 31

Birthday: 2/23

Gender: Cis female

Sexuality: Grey-asexual (sex-indifferent)

Romantic Orientation: Gay (btw, I prefer the “Sappho” flag)

Religion: ???

Political Title Thing: Liberal

Neurotype: Atypical Autistic, ADHD, Epilepsy

Location: Right below the Ohio River/Northern KY

DNI

- Are an anti anti/proshipper - Are a fan of AOT/Hetalia/Any Seth Macfarlane show/HP/Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss - Any kind of queerphobe - Intentionally misgender people you don’t like. Fuck you. - An exclusionist - A pedo/MAP/whatever the fuck you call yourself

[amber-writhing]

Some thoughts.

Kofi Tip jar

Edit: PLS READ!!

Hi guys!! Thank you so much for blogging. This post, into the one or two people who have donated to my coffee, I still need some more money in order to move away from my stalker so if you wouldn’t mind encouraging your friends to donate even one dollar, I could really use your help!!! donations work best but thanks for sharing it around anyways!! X

[datcravat]

Mia summer photocard☀️

[leebrontide]

Ok so my kid had an ear infection, right? As kids often do.

The doctor scraped out a bit of earwax to have a better look inside.

I was sent a bill for $200 PER EAR for this 5 second procedure which I did not give permission for them to do.

That was key- they did not ASK me if they could do this "procedure". And, as I OWN a medical practice (it's me. The medical practice is me, sitting in my house on video calls) I knew to call them when this bill came in to be like "You did not obtain informed consent for this procedure, and it was not en emergency procedure. You had full ability to gain my consent and didn't. I'm not paying."

And the massive hospital who owned the bill said "yuh-huh you do have to pay."

And I said "I own a practice. I know these laws. I do not owe you money for this."

And they conducted an "internal review" and SURPRISE! Decided I totally owed them money and they had never done anything wrong ever.

And so I called my state's Attorney General office, and explained the situation because, as I mentioned, I know the law. The AG got in touch within a couple days to say they were taking the case and would send the massive hospital conglomerate a knock it off, guys letter.

Lo and Behold, today I have a letter where said hospital graciously has agreed to forfeit the payment.

"How not to get screwed over by companies" should be part of civics class.

Know your rights and know who to call when they're infringed on. This whole process cost me $0 and honestly less effort than I would have expected.

May this knowledge find its way to someone else who can use it.

[musefortheages]

This post is super cute and all but like.... This isn't practical advice. I called the AG???? And they got involved over a $200 bill. Maybe because you yourself are a medical practitioner. Not just your knowledge but also your status.

Civics class wouldn't help most people in this case because the AG will not take on all these cases and most people cannot afford an attorney in this instance or more importantly, the hit to their credit.

The issue is not education over the system, it is the system

[leebrontide]

I agree the system is a mess but I think education does matter because people seem not to know that this is actually perfectly routine AG office stuff. I’m not the only person who’s done this- this is just what they do?

Were they going to get into a lawsuit over my $400 bill? No obviously not. But they printed up a letter on fancy letterhead to say to stop and it worked. They followed up with me the next day to be sure, and so ask how much money they had saved me.

They use dinky cases like mine to track habitual misbehavior of large scale companies to build cases they could actually go to court over.

And because people are shocked- I never spoke to the AG of my state directly. He operates mainly by overseeing a whole crew of people. And this is what those people do.

This didn’t happen because I’m special because of my tiny therapy practice.

This happened because this is what the AG office is for.

“The problem is systemic” doesn’t mean “and there’s nothing you can do”.

This is a systemic problem but that doesn’t mean there are no resources to help.

[ktempestbradford]

Thank you for clapping back on this. I'm here to reinforce. Yes, you CAN call your state Attorney General office when an entity is doing something illegal, even if it's "only" for $400. You think they don't care a hospital is doing a crime because it's not a big enough crime?

Then you've been trained well by "The System".

Yes, that System you say can't be fought? Where did you get that idea, huh? Who taught you that "small" acts of illegality don't matter? Who made you think that there's no point in fighting back because it will all come to nothing?

Might it be the same entities that benefit if you believe all that?

Gonna pause and let you ponder.

Never. Ever. EVER.

EVER.

Let companies or corporations or hospitals or organizations or any business big or small get away with screwing you over without a fight. Maybe you personally don't win every fight, but you lose 100% of the time you don't try. You'll win more often than you think you will. I know cuz I've done it.

So have others. Attorneys General offices bring lawsuits against businesses all the time. They do so because citizens contacted them to say "someone is doing a crime" and the crime doers did not stop when told and got into way more trouble than if they'd just stopped. FAFO. The Find Out can't happen if you don't even bother to report the Fucking Around.

On that note, as OP said, please know your rights! And, in a situation where you don't but suspect something is hinky, ask! The people of the internet can help! So can librarians! So can many others. Find out what is and is not okay for them to do. If it's not okay, report them! See something, say something.

Don't let the System win by default.

Fight, damnit!

[themardia]

Additionally, pay attention to State Attorney elections! Here in Minnesota, our AG Keith Ellison has made it a POINT to go after slumlords, has created an entire UNIT in the AG office dedicated to wage theft, and gone after debt relief for people who were conned by those scummy fake universities. And despite MN being a blue state, one of his elections was a fucking NAIL-BITER.

Absolutely fight the system, absolutely go to your AG office if you’re being screwed over, and also pay attention to the people running for AG in the first place.

[sabra-n]

Government of the people, by the people, and for the people only works if the people make it work. That's you! You're the people.

"Don't bother doing anything because nothing will happen" confused cause with effect: it's really "Nothing will happen if you don't bother doing anything." Yeah, I know, it's a travesty that they don't hand you psychic powers when you take your oath as a civil servant, but until we fix that clear defect in our democracy: you're serving the public, too, when you report fuckers like this.

[ktempestbradford]

Not gonna leave this in the tags:

[mxlabradorite]

Suspicion of The System™️ is one of the ways The System™️ perpetuates itself.

If you believe The System™️ is only for Them™️ and not you, it will only ever be so.

Know the rules so you can make them work for you. Or better, how to break them in ways that hurt The System™️ and help you.

[isuggestrevolution]

this is helpful but i still suggest a new system, one without the profit motive at all

[blueey-jayzilla]

Home run show fr

[kianamaiart]

this is incredible

[fluoresensitives]

Little Black girls, you will always have my blade. The way people treat you, even your own mothers, as monsters, call you "fast", blame you and hate you... AHHHH LITTLE BLACK GIRLS, LIVE! SURVIVE! THRIVE!

[fluoresensitives]

AND ANOTHER THING... When parents start in on shit like tone and disrespect, I roll my eyes and tune the fuck out. Because what they want is a slave. They want a girl who will sit quiet and still as they abuse her and talk to her crazy, they want an idiot who cannot think and cannot advocate for herself.

Listen. If by any chance, young Black girl, you find yourself on Tumblr of all websites, feeling as angry and alone and unheard as I did at your age, understand this —fuck them motherfuckers. Time will pass, the ages will pass. Roll your eyes, roll your neck, talk back and talk reckless. Do not for NOTHING silence the anger inside of you. You're right—they are tripping, they are treating you like you're not human, you're not crazy for the way you feel. Be careful and be safe, but by God, do not for anything dull what's inside of you. Disrespectful my fucking ass, you said what you said and you'll say it again.

[bal0neysandwich]

Black-Leg Sanji: Women's #1 protector

Original image

[aucupariaart]

So that‘s it for now. No colours because I was barely able to finish it as it is. For now I‘m working on my own art (my own comic) in the little free time I have. So I don’t know when I will post something again, probably not for some time. I hope you like it :)

[thewomancallednova]

i wish people in fandom spaces wouldn't couch the (alleged) crimes of creators in such vague terms. "Gaiman is controversial right now" NO, Gaiman has been accused of rape by several women. "DC probably won't reprint a lot of 90s green lantern because Gerard Jones is problematic." NO, Gerard Jones was convicted of possession of child pornography. "controversial" and "problematic" do not accurately convey what is going on remotely and if anything play down what these people have done.

[cutegirlsart]

fem zosan hehhee 💚

[sailor-moon-rei]

by 帕里Pali

art republished with artist’s permission // not allowed for AI training

[slimespecter]

realized i never posted this - heres a piece i made back in 2024 for the eel deal zine!

[mossydango]

Steel eel gijinka blocking your way!

[quietwingsinthesky]

it's wild how once you decide that actually someone being fat isn't the scariest, worst possible scenario thing in the world. how so much fearmongering just becomes so absurd and so obvious. from how every conservative comic artist draws their leftist caricatures as fat people to that one family member who won't stop whispering about how complete strangers must be terrible people when all they're using to justify that assumption is their weight to a billion weight loss ads on tv that show you a completely normal looking person and then insist that they're unacceptable to live in society without this miracle drug that'll completely fuck up their body to maybe lose a few pounds. this is crazytown. this is the bad place. what the fuck are you all talking about. it's just being fat.

[simzart]

Taking Notes. ✍️

[xvelanovax]

🦑🐙 All the idols and their main weapons 🦑🐙

[aromantic-diaries]

"everyone should get more aromantic" can appeal to tumblr's sensibilities but I genuinely think everyone should also get more asexual. I don't mean everyone stop having sex, what I mean is

Sex is not essential. You can live without it. Full stop.

Not having sex isn't shameful or a sign of failure. It also doesn't make anyone boring.

You are not entitled to having sex with anybody and nobody is entitled to having sex with you.

Sex is not what makes someone an adult.

Nobody's worth is defined by how much sex they have or don't have.

Sex is not equally important to everyone.

You can have fulfilling and happy relationships without sex.

You should only have sex on your own terms, not because you feel like you owe it to someone, or because you feel like you'd be incomplete without it.

Know your boundaries around sex and be firm about them. Know how to respect other people's boundaries.

The previous point also applies when it comes to discussing sex. If someone doesn't wanna talk about it or hear about it you have to back down.

Anything can be sexual but not everything has to be sexual.