Whatever Crap I Feel Like (re)Blogging

The Laundry List: white American, Californian, financially dependent on upper-middle class parents, college student, mentally ill / mad / psychologically disabled / crazy / neurodivergent (Avoidant Traits, Persistent Depressive Disorder with Intermittent Major Depressive Episodes, Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder, Atypical Anorexia Nervosa, Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder, Delayed Sleep-Phase Syndrome, Restless Legs Syndrome aka Hell), physically abled, pansexual, quoiromantic, femme, salmacian, genderqueer/nonbinary/androgyne/trans/boygirl/gentlelady (ze/hir, but they/them is okay), polyamorous (currently single), submissive, masochist, exhibitionist, pervert, ecclectic solitary pagan/buddhist/heretic/witch, future nurse (hopefully), nerd, anti-kyriarchal feminist, sex-neutral, anticapitalist (fuck the system), humanist (in that I believe humans are capable of living moral, ethical, fulfilling, and meaningful lives without religion), vegetarian (vegan when I can), animal, hippie, human. That's all I can think of right now.

[avaricefool-deactivated20240930]

CLUSTERPUNK!

[ PT: clusterpunk! End PT. ]

CLUSTERPUNK ( OR CLUSTER PUNK ) IS A PUNK MOVEMENT ( OR IDEOLOGY ) FOR ALL THOSE WITH ANY PERSONALITY DISORDER. CLUSTER PUNK MAY BE SHORTENED TO CSPUNK ( OR CLUSPUNK ) RATHER THAN CPUNK; AS CPUNK IS ALREADY IN USE BY THE CRIPPLE PUNK COMMUNITY.

[ PT: clusterpunk (or cluster punk) is a punk movement (or ideology) for all those with any personality disorder. cluster punk may be shortened to cspunk; as cpunk is already in use by the cripple punk community. End PT ]

clusterpunk is focused on building solidarity and community amongst the different personality disorder clusters, fighting ableism towards all our respective disorders together, and being authentically ourselves in spite of that ableism. clusterpunk is also pro-recovery, meaning whatever recovery works for each individual.

[ PT: clusterpunk is focused on building solidarity and community amongst the different personality disorder clusters, fighting ableism towards all our respective disorders together, and being authentically ourselves in spite of that ableism. clusterpunk is also pro-recovery, meaning whatever recovery works for each individual. End PT ]

clusterpunk highlights that those of us with PDs will always have our disorder(s) and it takes pride in that in spite of the stigma; that pride is not without the acknowledgement that we deserve proper treatment and resources to heal from our trauma and learn to manage the symptoms that harm to us. clusterpunk refuses to hide our disorders for the comfort of those who are persotypical.

[ PT: clusterpunk highlights that those of us with PDs will always have our disorder(s) and it takes pride in that in spite of the stigma; that pride is not without the acknowledgement that we deserve proper treatment and resources to heal from our trauma and learn to manage the symptoms that harm to us. clusterpunk refuses to hide our disorders for the comfort of those who are persotypical. End PT ]

cluster punk is vehemently against the concept of “narcissistic abuse,” along with any other terms for types of abuse that single out a personality disorder. the ideology is anti-ableist overall, whether or not it's towards a personality disorder; one cannot fight against ableism towards personality disorders without fighting against ableism towards other mentally ill, disordered, and disabled people, along with ableism towards physically disabled people.

[ PT: cluster punk is vehemently against the concept of “narcissistic abuse,” along with any other terms for types of abuse that single out a personality disorder. the ideology is anti-ableist overall, whether or not it's towards a personality disorder; one cannot fight against ableism towards personality disorders without fighting against ableism towards other mentally ill, disordered, and disabled people, along with ableism towards physically disabled people. End PT ]

clusterpunk is also against abuse. personality disorders are most often caused by abuse (though not always; however, generally trauma in itself will be a cause of them, along with some genetics). we do not tolerate intentionally & unaccounted for abusive behaviors. this, of course, includes engaging in sexual activity with beings who cannot consent; i hate that this has to be specified, but i feel it must be as i do not want people who believe this is okay in the cluspunk community.

[ PT: clusterpunk is also against abuse. personality disorders are most often caused by abuse (though not always; however, generally trauma in itself will be a cause of them, along with some genetics). we do not tolerate intentionally & unaccounted for abusive behaviors. this, of course, includes engaging in sexual activity with beings who cannot consent; i hate that this has to be specified, but i feel it must be as i do not want people who believe this is okay in the cluspunk community. End PT ]

clusterpunk, in it's simplest form, fights for those of us with PPD, STPD SZPD; ASPD, BPD, HPD, NPD; AVPD, DPD, OCPD; and PD-TS and PD-NOS. it also does not look over any of the disorders; cluster punk leaves space for everyone to talk, rather than focusing more on some disorders than others.

[ PT: clusterpunk, in it's simplest form, fights for those of us with PPD, STPD SZPD; ASPD, BPD, HPD, NPD; AVPD, DPD, OCPD; and PD-TS and PD-NOS. it also does not look over any of the disorders; cluster punk leaves space for everyone to talk, rather than focusing more on some disorders than others. End PT ]

you must align with general punk ideology to be cluster punk. bigots are not welcome in punk. it is an ideology based in anti-consumerism, anti-capitalism, anti-establishment, and anti-authoritarianism; it also focuses on being your authentic self, and not hiding parts of who you are for the comfort of the majority.

[ PT: you must align with general punk ideology to be cluster punk. bigots are not welcome in punk. it is an ideology based in anti-consumerism, anti-capitalism, anti-establishment, and anti-authoritarianism; it also focuses on being your authentic self, and not hiding parts of who you are for the comfort of the majority. End PT ]

see this post for the flag stripe meanings and this post for the symbol meaning and inspiration.

[fucktoyfelix]

People are allowed to be slutty in public even if the way they are being slutty is weird and freakish What's the difference between a woman showing visible thong and that autistic queer in a pup hood? One of those people is not sexually desirable and available in a way that is normative. And before someone says "they could be playing out a fetish scene in their head while wearing that which ACTUALLY makes it my business" - You made that up to validate your own disgust with someone who is just being weird in public. So I'm going to say the same things I had to say to defend women dressing slutty in the early 2000s: YOU are sexualizing them by making those assumptions about them without their consent. If it makes you that uncomfy, look in literally any other direction.

[vee-nis-flytrap]

the thing that always gets me ESPECIALLY about autistic representation in media is that we are universally portrayed as happy-go-lucky, whimsical children, completely oblivious to the fact that the world constantly judges and scorns and HATES us.

We notice. I noticed. The reason I am as messed up as I am today is because i spent 20 LONG years in an environment where every day i was subjected to that. To noticing.

what an absolutely neurotypical view of us. Coddling themselves, getting to act like the way they treat us is fine because we don't understand that our peers dont respect us. Why would we? We're so subhuman to them, it's like asking if your cat notices you playfully insulting it.

Every autistic person I've ever met is on some level bitter and angry and TRAUMATIZED at their upbringing. Of having to go through school as the laughing stock, as the weirdo with no friends who no one wants to talk to, as the animal in the corner you can make do cheap tricks so they can experience some Simulacra of what genuine human connection is.

Now tell me, does it sound like I didn't notice?

[pigeonaday]

Pigeon 1629

[kdkorz10211]

Glorious!

[huzzahitsthedoctor]

“In Jewish thought, a sin is not an offense against God, an act of disobedience. A sin is a missed opportunity to act humanly. The verb to sin in Hebrew is also used in the sense of ‘missing the target.’ When God created us free to choose between good and bad, He also gave us the capacity to know when we had chosen wrongly”

— Harold Kushner, To Life!: A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking

[jessicalprice]

The point in Judaism isn’t to transcend our humanity through some sort of “salvation.”

It’s to fulfill it.

[earhartsease]

buddhism does something like this too - it doesn’t have “rules”, it has “training precepts” to train you to become an habitually more decent person, and the language used isn’t remotely to do with “sinning”, it translates as skilful or unskillful behaviour, because the idea is to become skilled at being a decent person

[ceaseless-exhauster]

My fave thing to tell folks who are a lil flabbergasted that there’s no Jewish concept of hell is that the goal for humans in Judaism is to become complete

[fucktoyfelix]

Lines of thought that seem Normal but are actually rooted in extreme puritanism:

-Seeing the nude human body is inherently traumatic -Sex scenes in art are pointless -Wearing kink-related clothing in public is the similar to performing a sex scene in front of unwilling participants -Depicting female characters expressing sexuality is always degrading -People's sexual fantasies are always an endorsement of the behavior they want to see in real life -Sex work is more traumatic and coercive than other types of work The goal is to treat sex as just another thing people do. That is a much healthier attitude than hiding it! It's not uniquely traumatic, it's not weird to talk about it or include it in society.

[daz4i]

cannot relate to people who don't feel trapped in their own brain we are simply too different. "your brain is you" ummm no it's not? my brain is a warden enforcing my punishment for a crime i never committed and it keeps slamming its baton against the bars of my enclosure to rattle me

[daz4i]

don't get me started on the people who say shit like "your body is you" GIRL THAT'S THE PRISON !!!!!! AND THE LIVING CONDITIONS HERE ARE INHUMANE

[genderheaven]

Rabid Flag

This rabid flag is made specifically for the identity of rabid that’s exclusive to transgender and autistic people, a reclamation of often being treated as diseased and outcasted for identity. It is also an acknowledgement of how many trans, autistic, and especially transgender autistics identify in some way as nonhuman and even those who do not experience intense dehumanization that we have the right to reclaim.

Flag symbolism/explanation:

Color meanings, from bottom to top:

Gold: autistics, value

Red: autistics, strength, blood

Black: alienation, dehumanization

Charcoal: community, nonhumanity

Light pink: neutrality/androgyny, xenic identity, enthusiasm

Red pink: femininity, love, resistance

Blue grey: masculinity, community

Red and gold triangles represent the autistic a, with the triangles together resembling an “A” and red and gold being autistic pride colors. Blue, red-pink, and pink are the trans flag changed to be more red to reflect the influence of autism on transness and specific rabid identity.

🚫 DNI is here 🚫 (Thank you for respecting my boundaries!)

✨ This flag was submitted by an anon! Thank you.✨

[kdkorz10211]

I dedicate this reblog to the rando on facebook who called me [slur warning] “one of those gender-confused autistic retards”

[sandfordpolice]

I saw your recent ‘invisible’ flag and think it’s really cool!

Could you possibly make a term that’s the opposite of that? As in, feeling that everyone is watching you and judging you due to neurodiversity?

Absolutely! Here you go! It shocked me how well people took Invisible as a coined term, actually..

PERCEIVABLE

-> Perceivable is a term for folks who feel as if their neurodivergency causes them to stand out, leading to the belief that others are watching you and judging you for the way you behave.

CURRENTLY NO SPOONS FOR ID - WILL RETURN TOMORROW!!

[radiomogai]

[PT: Perceivable. end PT]

[kdkorz10211]

Somehow how both invisible *and* perceivable are relatable af, lol

[theonestopshop]

AACPUNK

AACpunk is a movement that challenges ableism and promotes the acceptance and inclusion of all forms of communication. It stands for the inclusion of individuals who rely on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), including nonverbal individuals, neurodivergent people, and those with various communication challenges, whether temporary or permanent. It works to break down barriers such as prohibitive costs, restrictive protocols, and social stigma, ensuring that all individuals have equal access to AAC tools.

Flag meaning

The top blue is representing communication in all its forms

The red is for breaking of barriers, stereotypes and ableism

The light tan-brown for neurodivergence

The gray for self-determination

And the cobalt for free access

Flags by @kpopwerewolf

Person with AAC symbol by @blackholemojis

ALT FLAG

Core Beliefs of AACpunk:

• Communication is a right, not a privilege. No one should be denied access to AAC tools of any kind.

• All communication is valid. Whether someone uses text-to-speech devices, symbol boards, writing, gestures, or any other form of AAC, their voice matters.

• Rejecting ableism in communication. Society often devalues nonverbal and AAC users, treating them as lesser. AACpunk stands against this by demanding equal treatment and respect.

• Breaking barriers to AAC access. Many AAC users struggle to get the tools they need due to cost, medical gatekeeping, or stigma. AACpunk fights for free and open access to communication tools.

• Neurodivergent and disability pride. AACpunk is inherently tied to neurodivergent and disabled liberation, embracing identity without the need for “fixing” or forced conformity to verbal speech norms.

AACpunk is inherently supportive of:

• All individuals with verbal communication challenges, no matter how they express themselves.

• No-tech, low-tech, and high-tech AAC users.

• Individuals who are neurodivergent, disabled, and who choose AAC as their primary means of communication.

• Self-determination in communication choices, without societal pressure to conform to verbal norms.

• Accessible education, workplaces, and social spaces for all individuals, regardless of communication style.

• The ability to communicate anything, even content deemed controversial or inappropriate, including through symbol-based AAC.

• Free access to AAC tools, ensuring that economic barriers do not prevent communication.

AACpunk is inherently against:

• Speech supremacy and verbalism, the belief that spoken language is superior.

• Medical and educational systems that gatekeep access to AAC, preventing people from receiving the tools they need.

• Forced speech therapies and practices that demand conformity to verbal communication norms.

• The infantilization of AAC users, treating them as less than or incapable of making their own choices.

• The exclusion of AAC users from conversations about accessibility, rights, and inclusion.

• Dehumanizing attitudes toward nonverbal individuals and those who use AAC.

[beyond-mogai-pride-flags]

A [intersex-inclusive] progress pride flag that explicitly includes disabled, altersex, a-spec, and ethically non-monogamous people.

The altersex symbol and intersex symbol interlock, to showcase unity within the varsex community.

The a-spec compass and ethically non-monogamous heart are both within a single symbol, to showcase the unity of going against amatonormativity.

Whenever I reblogged this post by @dhddmods, flag and its meanings above got lost, so I'm reposting. -Ap

[kdkorz10211]

Ooh, I really like this! This is definitely the most aesthetically pleasing flag I’ve seen that explicitly represents this many aspects of the community.

[neopronouns]

flag id: a flag with 5 stripes, which are dark faded indigo, faded orangish-red, yellow, green, and dark green. end id.

banner id: a 1600x200 teal banner with the words ‘please read my dni before interacting. those on my / dni may still use my terms, so do not recoin them.’ in large white text in the center. the text takes up two lines, split at the slash. end id.

attrautigen: when one's autism affects how they feel about attraction and gender

[pt: attrautigen: when one's autism affects how they feel about attraction and gender end pt]

for @sqirtle! this is essentially a combination of auti- orientations (ex: autisexual) and autigender, so i took inspiration from those flags for this one. the term is 'attra' from 'attraction', 'auti' from 'autism', + 'gen' from 'gender'!

tags: @radiomogai, @liom-archive, @neurogenderarchive, @orientation-archive, @macchiane, @genderstarbucks, @sugar-and-vice-mogai, @freezingnarc | dni link

[kowboykiller]

sloppy but i needed to get it off my chest

[stfuconnor]

I know… I hate that I can’t have meaningful conversations with my friends about Barbra Streisand anymore

[eouz-deactivated20170125]

old ass cartoonists hate youth so much they will reach at great lengths to look like they’ve made a point it’s truly fascinating

[bassiter]

i honestly thought at first that this was supposed to portray how smartphones have given us the ability to look up information we don’t know at a moment’s notice

[ccorinthian]

I fixed it

[renaissanceenby]

the edit forgot the hour long argument over who’s right and the lost friendships when nobody could agree on trivia before smartphones. one time my dad and i fought over the name of an actor for three hours because we’re both stubborn as hell. smartphones are a godsend.

[anxietyproblem]

[sifu-kisu]

I’ll just leave this right here 😚

[glumshoe]

A reminder that turning in assignments for partial credit is better than not turning them in at all. It is. Even if you think you’ve done a bad job and are ashamed of your work, or it’s way overdue, you take whatever you can get. Partial credit dramatically improves your grade over a zero, and I’m always astounded by how often even the smartest kids don’t really comprehend that. 60% is worlds better than 0%. Even 10% is going to help you. Letter grades are misleading and are not created equal. “F"s are mathematically valuable. Turn that late assignment in.

[sophygurl]

This goes for so many things in life tbh.

Can’t pay the full amount you owe on a bill? Pay as much as you can each month. Most places just wanna know you’re making a good faith effort. You can usually even call and ask for a smaller minimum monthly payment plan until you catch up, so that maybe you won’t be getting late fees added on to your balance. It’s worth calling to see. 

Third time you’ve had to reschedule that doctor’s appointment? Oh well. Your doc probably just wants to make sure you make it in to their office at all. Keep trying.

Half-assing is always better than no-assing folks. I know lots of us are anxiety-ridden perfectionists and it feels like if we can’t do everything exactly right on the first try we just shouldn’t bother. But that’s not true. 

My mom likes to say “anything worth doing is worth doing poorly” to emphasize that it’s okay to enjoy doing things even if you’re not good at them. The point is doing them. Make that shitty art project that makes you happy. Learn that new skill even if you suck at it at first. Make it to under half of the events of that club or organization you want to be a part of but can’t fully commit to. It’s okay. You don’t have to do it perfectly to do it at all. 

[mylittleredgirl]

anything worth doing is worth doing poorly.

[hatchetsandscars-deactivated201]

God i wish someone told me this in middle school