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KICK THE CAN!
Let’s play the biggest game of kick the can on the internet.
To kick the can, reblog it. I wanna see how long this can go on for.
the oldest reblogs for this post that i can find are from january 2nd of 2013. this can has been getting kicked around tumblr for almost 13½ years now
And yet somehow this is my first time kicking it!
as someone with ARFID i really couldn't care less about the distinction between "picky eaters" and "genuine eating issues." if you are an asshole to someone you see as "just picky" i will never, ever trust you. i've lived through the trauma of being shamed and humiliated for my eating needs.
frankly i think a LOT of "picky eaters" have some kind of sensory problems– autistic or allistic– and shame is never useful. i don't fucking care how annoying you think we are. if you've never lived through the humiliation of being the only one not eating at a dinner table, or having to choke down something disgusting you already know you hate because other people insist you don't know your own body, or getting a hunger migraine in a house full of food because none of its edible to you? you don't understand how awful it is to have food issues.
whenever i see people draw this distinction between being "just a picky eater" and "having a real problem" all i think is, who does this serve? most people don't even know ARFID exists. there are so many undiagnosed autistics, or just people with a variety of issues that aren't officially diagnosed. why do we need a medical label in order to be treated with respect and compassion? why did i need to be diagnosed as autistic for my family to realize the abuse they put me through for years because of my eating habits?
it's such an easy habit for neglected groups to fall into– the idea that a medical diagnosis can save us. that by appealing to the medical/psychiatric industry, we can be protected from abuse and given basic respect and resources. but the truth is that it should never have come to this in the first place. dignity doesn't come from an abled doctor telling you that there's a medical reason for your symptoms. it comes from being a person. once you accept that you need a Good Reason to have your needs respected, you doom yourself to neglecting and abusing those who have your same struggles because they aren't lucky enough to access medical recognition.
tl;dr solidarity with all "picky eaters" stop guilting people for having varying food needs, if we make you irrationally angry that's YOUR problem not ours, and abolish "children's menus" & replace them with simple-food / small-portion menus for people of all ages
i love you archival work. i love you alphabetizing. i love you sorting. i love you reshelving. i love you document restoration. i love you shelf reading. i love you inventorying. i love you analysis. i love you archival work.
I love when information revealed at the end of a story recontextualizes something said or done at the beginning. Like yes queen make the story a loop let the story keep developing even though the book is closed and the credits are rolling. The story never ends it just starts over.
it actually makes me blindingly angry when men act apologetic or anxious about things that just are not misogynistic in the slightest because it tells me that you don’t know what misogyny actually is & you don’t care enough to learn or to think about it for two seconds. mostly along the lines of performing this weird cringing (but also sort of brag-y?) guilt about being sexually attracted to women “oh my god sorry I’m such a pig” etc. as if that is at all the problem.
like on the one hand I try to be sympathetic because we do live in a culture where the concept of being sexually attracted to women & of wanting to enact sexual violence upon women are all but equated, and maybe that’s difficult to sort out. but on the other hand, shut the ever-loving fuck up
if theres one thing that really pissed me off from my 3 years of architecture i took in high school it's learning about how we used to have all these little techniques to maximize or minimize heat or warmth and now we just merrily abandoned all those to have the same copypaste style buildings everywhere that are often INCREDIBLY unoptimized to the local weather and climate so we can just throw more money at our heating and cooling bills
where i live it is hot as balls approximately 80% of the year. i do not want a massive butt-ugly grey mcmansion with a huge echoey open-concept kitchen-livingroom-foyer-diningroom-staircase that has huge windows so i can have an hvac unit the size of a barge heaving and straining to keep it at a constant 72 the grees. i want a north indian traditional style home with small windows to force the airflow to cool, decorative grates to limit the amount of sunlight, and a COURTYARD with a POND *smashes unspecified large object*
I hate learning about instances of "oh yeah we know how to do that, we just don't".
this is exactly why I love talking about historical passive heating and cooling techniques
oh wow the glass-tower office buildings we constructed when we thought air conditioning and central heating would never have downsides...have downsides?
and we're still building them?
while the Victorian house museum where I work, with thick walls and small windows and big wooden shutters stays ~10 degrees above (winter) or below (summer) the outside temperature for days on end with no help at all?
uh. okay then
(also public transit. the history of public transit in the US is infuriating, because we had it! and then we destroyed it!)
my rooster doesn’t crow when the sun rises, he crows when he hears humans wake up, like you can literally just roll over in bed and he’s like “hoLY SHIT THAT’S A PEOPLE THE HUMAN ISAWAKE AHHH AHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH”
the same rooster - god guys he’s so cute - he always lets hens eat treats first and won’t have any treats until they’ve had as much as they want, unless it’s a blueberry. shit, blueberries are like serious fucking business for Pharaoh. he’s a gentleman until the damn blueberries come out and then he don’t play no fuckin games
in case you were wondering this is him
truly some people have no genre savviness whatsoever. A girl came back from the dead the other day and fresh out of the grave she laughed and laughed and lay down on the grass nearby to watch the sky, dirt still under her nails. I asked her if she’s sad about anything and she asked me why she should be. I asked her if she’s perhaps worried she’s a shadow of who she used to be and she said that if she is a shadow she is a joyous one, and anyway whoever she was she is her, now, and that’s enough. I inquired about revenge, about unfinished business, about what had filled her with the incessant need to claw her way out from beneath but she just said she’s here to live. I told her about ghosts, about zombies, tried to explain to her how her options lie between horror and tragedy but she just said if those are the stories meant for her then she’ll make another one. I said “isn’t it terribly lonely how in your triumph over death nobody was here to greet you?” and she just looked at me funny and said “what do you mean? The whole world was here, waiting”. Some people, I tell you.
oh,
oh this is absolutely beautiful
I saw some James Webb Telescope scientists give a talk and one of them said this was her favorite image because she had waited and worked 25 years to see this.
200k notes is insane who the hell are u people
[id. A twitter post by @/Bennieeexyz Jury duty letter came addressed to my cat. Not a mistake. "Felix Martinez" - that's his full name according to his vet records. My last name. His first name. Somehow he's a registered voter now. Called the county clerk. Me: My cat got summoned for jury duty. Clerk: Is the name correct on the summons? Me: Yes, but he's a cat. Clerk: Is Felix Martinez a legal resident of this county? Me: He's a legal cat. Clerk: Sir, if the name matches our records, he needs to appear or file an exemption. Me: He can't file anything. He has paws. Clerk: You can file on his behalf. Me: Under what exemption? There's no box for "is a cat." Clerk: (pause) Check "unable to serve due to medical reasons." Me: What's the medical reason? Clerk: He's a cat. Me: That's not a medical condition. Clerk: It is if it prevents him from serving. Sent in the form. Got rejected two weeks later. "Insufficient documentation. Please provide medical professional's statement." Took the letter to my vet. Me: I need you to write that my cat can't do jury duty. Vet: Why is your cat summoned for jury duty? Me: Excellent question. No good answer. Vet: This is the weirdest request I've gotten. Me: Can you just write that he's medically unfit to serve? Vet: On what grounds? Me: He's a cat. Vet: (started typing) "Patient is unable to serve due to species-related limitations including inability to speak, read, or comprehend legal proceedings." Me: Perfect. Sent it in. Got another rejection. "Summons is mandatory. Failure to appear will result in contempt of court." My roommate thought this was hilarious. Roommate: Felix is going to jail. Me: This is serious. Roommate: Bring him to court. See what happens. Decided that was actually the only option left. Day of jury duty, put Felix in his carrier. Brought the entire paper trail of rejection letters. Checked in at the courthouse. Clerk: Name? Me: Felix Martinez. Clerk: (looked at the cat carrier) Is that Felix? Me: Yes. Clerk: (long stare) He's a cat. Me: I've been saying that for six weeks. Clerk: Why didn't you file an exemption? Me: I filed three. All rejected. Showed her the letters. She read through them, expression shifting from confusion to disbelief. Clerk: Someone rejected the veterinary documentation? Me: Twice. Clerk: (called her supervisor over) You need to see this. Supervisor read everything. Looked at Felix. Looked at me. Supervisor: How did a cat get registered to vote? Me: You tell me. Supervisor: This is a data error. Me: Took you six weeks to figure that out. They dismissed Felix immediately. Apologized for the inconvenience. Supervisor: We'll remove him from the voter registry. Me: Appreciate it. Supervisor: (pause) Out of curiosity, how would he have voted? Me: Probably whatever party supports universal treats. Got a formal apology letter a week later and a voter registration card. For me this time. Apparently I wasn't registered, but my cat was. Roommate: Felix committed voter fraud. Me: Felix committed nothing. He's innocent. Roommate: That's what they all say. Felix is sleeping on the jury summons now. Fitting end to his legal career. end id]
you are just cranky because i took something imperceptible from you and you cannot recall it in its absence but you feel the edges of it anyway
So they officially renamed vaginal atrophy to genitourinary symptoms of menopause (GSM), even though menopause is not the only cause of vaginal atrophy; see possible symptoms of testosterone HRT. Trans exclusive language fucking everywhere. Thanks, medical sexism.
ty to @crystaluranium for adding this! later clarified that this is not exactly a movement but this paper goes over the name change & gives a proposals for alternative name/s
The term “Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause” (GSM) was introduced to replace “vulvovaginal atrophy,” a term previously used only for postmenopausal women. However, GSM remains limited by its exclusive association with menopause, even though many individuals experience genitourinary symptoms due to a wide range of medical, hormonal, and physiological factors. This restrictive terminology excludes other affected groups and may lead to misdiagnosis or insufficient care. A broader, more inclusive term that accounts for the diverse causes and populations experiencing these symptoms, will enhance diagnostic accuracy and empower both healthcare providers and patients.
i find it interesting that this says "vulvovaginal atrophy" was only used for postmenopausal women. maybe for medical professionals? but i think this name change is a surprise for most people even if its not actually recent because. most people still call it vaginal atrophy & i've learned about it primarily in a trans context. idk who this name change was for but it doesn't seem like it was for the general population? but maybe that's just selection bias on tumblr's part idk!
The term “Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause” is too restrictive and fails to encompass the diverse populations affected by genitourinary symptoms. A broader and more inclusive term, such as Genitourinary Syndrome (GS), with subcategories to capture specific conditions, is proposed to improve diagnosis, treatment, and patient care. These subcategories would include: ● GS of Perimenopause/Menopause ● GS of Postpartum & Lactation ● GS of Hormonal Contraceptives ● GS of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy ● GS of Cancer Treatment & Prevention ● GS of Endocrine Disorders (e.g., Endometriosis, PCOS, POI, anovulation, other Hypothalamic–pituitary-ovarian axis disorders, other) ● GS of Medications (e.g., Isotretinoin, Spironolactone and other acne medications, Antidepressants/SSRI’s, Anticholinergics, Chemotherapeutics, Antihypertensives, other) ● GS of Other Causes (e.g., genetic disorders, chromosomal syndromes, stress, eating disorders, sport training, other) Adopting this inclusive terminology will reduce stigma, promote equitable healthcare, and ensure timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment for all affected individuals, regardless of age, hormonal status, or gender identity.
this proposal explicitly mentions trans people which is nice. i do feel (in my unprofessional opinion) that genitourinary syndrome feels. a little vague, and having one overall term that's a little more specific would be better. but its good to have more context!
it seems like there have been a few articles in the last two years talking about the name change. if you wanna get really annoyed you can read this one by Harvard Medical School. its just really fucking annoying seeing people use this demeanor of "we're Raising Awareness and Making This Term More Accurate!" while championing the change of a term that was widely used by trans and intersex people because it was already gender neutral to a term that is less accurate about who is affected and the article uses cisperisexist language throughout.
like, i do think its good to discuss the wider impacts of hypoestrogenism on the genitourinary system. i think honestly hypoestrogenic genitourinary syndrome is a much better term to change it to. but its hard not to be upset about this name change from a trans & intersex perspective because vaginal atrophy was a rare example of a term that wasn't already gendered (it wasn't "female genital atrophy" or some bullshit like that) and it was extremely easy to talk about in different contexts. that's why it's so weird seeing that paper be like "it was only associated with menopause" maybe for your cisgender ass!!! & i've seen a lot of people in these spaces care a LOT about raising awareness about vaginal atrophy, by that name, amongst trans and intersex people who are frequently affected by both atrophy and the erasure and stigma around it that prevents people from knowing it exists.
so for them to be like Don't Worry Everyone!! We've Improved The Name :) to something that actively makes it less inclusive for trans & intersex people, whose lower levels of estrogen are not often associated with menopause even if technically one could call it menopause. because menopause is associated with older (cis peri) women and even that Harvard article doesn't talk about intersex with premature menopause, just older women. and it is less accurate about what is causing this. also
like literally "hypoestrogenism" is right there.
Dolphins doing cartwheels with an aquarium guest.
(via Ant.Giovanni)
I'm loving this new trend of people going to zoos and participating in animal enrichment. We use to observe large exotic animals for our entertainment, but the fact is that we are now trying to make ourselves equally as entertaining for them. It's interactive, completely parpicipatory and I would argue that eventually someone's gonna come up with something new enough that it expland ethologists understanding about how some animals think, problem solve, communicate and feel and I think its fantastic.
Human: play?
Aquatic creature from an entirely different branch of the animal tree: play!
I looove when food is in a bowl. Frequently plates are being brought out and I'm thinking this could've been a bowl meal but nobody gets it
THEY’RE SO CUTE IM SICK HAPPY PRIDE CLAUDELEINE!!!🏳️🌈
