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1. I usually get sick like 2-3 times a year. 2020? None.

2. Allergies exist. Allergies with a mask on are much easier

3. Men can be gross and if a someone wants to not deal with some douchebag telling them to "smile, honey" by wearing a mask, then more power to them

4. Face tracking software is a thing and it's creepy af and face masks make it harder to track your face.

5. It's a fashion thing. Wearing a mask that matches your outfit? Pristine.

raevenlywrites

6. NO ONE CAN GUESS YOUR GENDER BASED ON YOUR JAWLINE *confetti drops*

kairibloodheart

7. Look like shit? Feel like shit? A mask can help to disguise that and make you feel less exposed.

8. I have chronic bitch face. How often do I hear 'are you okay?' Because people think I am pissed or horrifically depressed before masks? Daily. After masks? Maybe once or twice.

9. People are less likely to try and force interactions on you because it is 'harder' to communicate with masks on.

avocadz

goldscreens

funnyaminals

the internet is for cowboys only

www. ? it stands for wild wild west

ledger-heath

TESSA THOMPSON by Shaniqwa Jarvis for The Edit by Net-A-Porter (August 2020)

heart

where are all my glasses people

and don’t tell me to bring a lens wipe or you’re probably a newbie

wizardinremission

Our secretary LITERALLY got me on the security cameras doing this exact thing

heart

OMG HAHAHAHAHAH

calder

vegans make peace with honey

no shut up do it

calder

vegans will pretend not to hear when natives tell them their agave products are unsustainable because they have whimsical feelings about, and i cannot stress this enough, the freedom of hive insects

blackwashedmax

Honey is literally murder but go off

kasaron

Prove it.

blackwashedmax

They literally puke their guts up to make your honey

kasaron

I have not seen any evidence tonsugges they are harmed or die in the process of production. They do regurgitate the nectar as part of the process to concentrate it into honey (an interesting process) but they do not suffer any injury during this process. If they did, the cost to produce honey, which is done naturally as a measure to survive over winter and through times of lower availability, would outweigh the benefits. If you kill several bees to produce enough honey to make one more bee, It makes no sense. Any animal that did that would die, even with human intervention.

Do you have any sources which suggest otherwise? I’d be interested to hear of this (relatively publicly available) information was false or misunderstood.

blackwashedmax

Bee farmers use whats called a honey maker. It’s a crude devices. It similar to a meat grinder. They force the bees in and grind them up. What comes out is a paste. That paste is later filtered into what we know as honey

hematite2

This is the funniest thing I’ve ever read

leonardo-nierman

@zoologicallyobsessed please show us pics of your bee grinder

gemstone-gynoid

they might be falsely thinking about a honey extractor machine. but all these do is you place the beehive frames inside and a motor rotates it at a speed that removes the honey, which is then tapped through a tap at the bottom.

darkenedyeastextract

…do they think they put bees in that and spin them around until they vomit…?

demonius-darkblade

bee carnival

roguetelemetry

LET THE BEES RIDE THE ROLLER COASTER

lynati

But if you squeeze the honey out of them, you miss the delicious crunch of eating them whole!

prasejeebus

*Dangerous Woman starts playing* Friend 1: Don’t start Friend 2: I’m begging you Me:

quotespile

My feelings can perhaps be imagined, but they can hardly be described.

Yann Martel, Life of Pi (via quotespile)

aflawedfashion

Snowpiercer 1x02 - Prepare to Brace (2020)

cinemove

lolasteppereincarnate

punknursejoy

@machamp your tags are perfect

brown-nena

noping-out-deactivated20241117

This whole obsession with wheelchair users struggling on foot down the aisle at their wedding or across the stage for graduation is 100% powered by ableism.

noping-out-deactivated20241117

“The heartwarming story of how one woman worked for 8 months straight so she could escape the horror that is being in wheelchair for a few short minutes to struggle slowly and painfully down the aisle on her special day.”

feraladoration

“the horror that is being in a wheelchair” bitch it’s hella better than struggling slowly & painfully down the aisle ffs

noping-out-deactivated20241117

“Despite being permanently paralyzed, her one goal since her accident has been to walk across the stage for graduation. The whole crowd gave her a standing ovation and broke into tears when she dragged her paralyzed legs across the stage with the help of leg braces and a walker to collect her diploma, after which she immediately sat back down in her wheelchair, which she will use to move around for the rest of her life.”

How the hell is this an inspirational story? This person needs better goals. And a therapist.

smoldragonborn

They’re toxic in an even greater way because as a disabled person, I didn’t realise till I was reading this how much I had internalised that. I genuinely have had feelings of fear and shame about using a chair or a walker if I get married. And why? Because I’m constantly seeing “heartwarming” stories about disabled people who shed their mobility aids for that moment. Why the hell am I afraid of using them to get married? Anyone who marries me or attends the wedding will know I need them and love me regardless.

Bless this post for making me realise I’d internalised that shit.

These types of stories teach people, both abled and disabled, that using mobility aids, especially wheelchairs, is inferior.

margomoment

here are some beautiful brides in chairs with dresses they ROCK. I know a lot of disabled ppl with internalized ableism think they “won’t look good” if they use their chair, but here’s some literally gorgeous gals for ur consideration

(that last ones cute as fuck and i teared up at it)

noping-out-deactivated20241117

Who needs a bouquet when you can be a bouquet?

smoldragonborn

I made my addition to this post in June 2019. Its now January 2020 and I no longer feel guilty about the idea of going down the aisle one day with mobility aids.

God bless the disabled community, y'all saved me from some internalised bullshit

thegayemu

This post floated by a few months ago, and I remember something to effect of there’s a difference between recovery and refusal. That is, like, I have a friend that suffered an incomplete spinal cord injury. He can walk again now, and I don’t think I’ve seen him use his chair in a few years. When he walked at his graduation, it was to show off his recovery. That he wasn’t quite ready to go through a full day upright, but he could walk across a stage, unassisted, and soon he would be able to do that every day. There’s also a difference in someone like me choosing to not use a mobility aid. My mobility is intensely fluid, especially seasonally. So, I would plan a summer wedding. And while I love my cane it can also be the biggest pain in my ass, so I’d want to just go unassisted. But that’s normal for me, at least right now. I can walk without an aid during about half of the year. It’s reasonable to assume I can make it through one day without it. All of that is different than someone that is fully and permanently paralyzed, that will never walk again, dragging themselves along because they feel that’s somehow better. Overall though, my biggest takeaway is fuck the media. Because disabled people should be able to make whatever decision they want without the media turning it into this grand inspirational story.

noping-out-deactivated20241117

Disabled people should be able to make whatever decision they want without the media turning it into this grand inspirational story.

THIS.

bifinmediasres

Couldn’t pass up the opportunity to add my disabled joy to this post. Look at this love!

aprillikesthings

Taking the opportunity to add these photos of Jessica Kellgren-Fozard and her wife Claudia, from this twitter post. Jessica also has a youtube channel that’s primarily about disability and chronic illness and LGBT stuff (it’s amazing!)

haveyouhadenough

I would also like to personally share, Annika Victoria who ALSO has a youtube channel. This photo was taken from her instagram - she made her wedding dress dress herself, BY HAND. Her youtube channel is mostly DIY fashion and sewing tutorials. I love her so much, she’s so unapologetically herself and informative