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Emmett|Genderfluid ftmtf|She/Her/He/Him|24 Icon by my lovely and amazingly talented husband

[saturncoyote]

The most frustrating part about giving my own characters sexualities and labels is that i always feel like it gives the impression that these characters are aware of this information and would actively use these labels for themselves when that is rarely ever the case

They do not know what aro or ace means, that dude would never describe himself as trans, that other guy is nonbinary but they got a job so they don't care about that right now, she's bisexual but if you ask her she'll just tell you everyone has a beautiful soul and move on, they use multiple pronouns but not out of choice people just keep on guessing and she doesn't mind and honestly kinda enjoys it but he's not telling you that

Ooc They're gay or bi or aroace or bigender or whatever the fuck but in-universe they're looking you in the eyes and telling you that every man on earth secretly wants to kiss other men and that's just a desire you gotta live with and that it's completely normal and they will not for a second question what this implies about themselves

[spiralatria]

'minion' -too closely associated with those yellow things

'goon' -linguistic drift gave her a new meaning. i hope her new life is good for her. i miss her.

'henchman' -too gendered. can be shortened to 'hench' in a pinch, but lacks punch.

'servant' -too domestic to apply to all those who serve evil.

'underling, subordinate' -this one only works if they get off on being beneath you and/or you don't properly pay your workers.

'associate' -this one's good for grizzled mercenaries or lone agents but doesn't work good for broad swathes of an organization.

'slave' -same as underling but more intense. really fun for some of the group. unsavory for others in a way that limits the scope of the thing.

'thrall' -only really applies if you're brainwashing them and that's not something i've learned how to do en masse yet

'flunky, toady, stooge, lackey' -these are just insulting, and that isn't conducive to a healthy work environment. imagine going to work and your job title is 'stooge'.

'acolyte' -works for those that worship you, but again. lacks the scope.

'supporter, follower' -unspecific and vague

'assistant, helper, aide' -not sinister at all. just means you're doing things for me. swagless in this manner. could be good if used to describe someone who's so clearly more that as a way to emphasize their obedience via understatement, but that's only useful for a few members of the organization. and even then, 'associate' works better.

'cohort' -untested in the field. suggests an equal footing in the affair, ideal for post-structuralist evil organizations with a bottom-up power structure that's held in the hands of the evil workers themselves. perhaps we'll explore it together?

[seraphalpha]

may I suggest: 'grunt' – time-tested by crime bosses with a variety of goals and organizational mandates. implies a subservient position with none of the innate baggage of lackey et al.

[spiralatria]

GRUNT IS PRETTY GOOD

[ostolero]

young old person tip for you all. go get some photos printed (pauses so someone can say bogos binted) and fill out a physical album

[sayaratyriea]

and annotate them with who is in the photos and when and where the photos were taken!!! your extended family 50 years from now will be grateful, and so will you if you end up forgetting any details

[mortimermcmirestinks]

(sprints into room late, looking harried and frantic as fuck) bogos binted. did I miss it

[nohoperadio]

A spoon's only objective in life is to make soup go upwards, and it knows this. That's why when you put one under a running tap it blasts the water way high. The spoon thinks there's suddenly TONS of soup to deal with and it freaks out.

[mortimermcmirestinks]

OP I want you to know I think of this post every single time I have to wash a spoon.

[januariat]

this thread on twitter is fucking killing me

[cheeseanonioncrisps]

IT GETS BETTER

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[seimsisk]

lmao prev

[weedle-testaburger]

brb tearing up rn

[longnuts]

I'm mr boner

[voldemo]

My friend really changed once she became a vegetarian 

[voldemo]

its like ive never seen herbivore

[ezekestiel]

i sighed so loud my mom asked me if i was okay and she’s two rooms away

[westernmassposting]

Friendly heat wave reminder that libraries and museums both need to have really good air conditioning systems to keep their items safe.

Libraries are always free to be in and typically encourage loitering, and most college museums in our area are free and open to the public.

[dogpuppy]

[teaboot]

My faceblindness is JUST enough that I'm not certain if this is Hugh Laurie or just a scruffy white guy with blue eyes but he's DEFINITELY doing the Hugh Laurie mouth thing so I'm about 70% certain it is

[rclipseatron]

No that's definitely Hugh Laurie.

[teaboot]

Oh thank god.

In that case, "You have to pay for liquor, but water's on the House"

[pukicho]

The loudest guy in the fucking world: hey man

[pukicho]

There's more after 'hey man' but you're deaf now

[drops-of-universe]

why do men have this eternal fear of being used for money they don’t have lol

[papidehasbi]

[houndmother]

was thinking about how you literally can’t have anything remotely democratic as long as there’s campaign donations. I’m certainly not the first to say this, there’s been whole political movements about limiting or capping campaign or whatever. And of course far be it from me to think that we are going to vote our way out of a late capitalist hell. whatever time you’re like checking in on the news and they’re talking about how much money was spent on a campaign it’s like. How was that different from buying an election? The other thing I’m thinking about is how many like, better politicians who I have a risk of actually respecting, get knocked out of the race simply because they can’t afford the advertising.

[houndmother]

Craig who teaches high school english should have a chance is what im saying

[houndmother]

honestly the community should be run by smaller local councils <- girl whos just reinvented soviets from first concepts

[animentality]

[gotylocks]

Happy 10th birthday to the best tweet of all time.

[wolf-aid]

The American Dream (Enhanced Edition).

Oh, guys, we just need a little to get to the middle of our goal We are close to 15,000 We need less than €2,250! Come on, guys! We just need 7%To reach 50% of the target ..

[wolf-aid]

The crossing will open sooner or later. We only have a little left for my family's campaign, just 2250. Please donate, my friends. I don't want you to leave us in this suffering and in tents. I just want my family and me to be able to escape Donate, your donation makes a difference Donate here share this and donate my friends You have very little to lose. 😅

[mavigation]

Please help make sure Ibrahim and his family have enough funds !

[livingursa]

Please help out Ibrahim!!

[wolf-aid]

Some of you, Ibrahim, are saying, "I'll receive my salary tomorrow, and I can offer more help tonight. Would it be helpful if I gave you 15 euros?" I know it's not a large sum, but it's all I can offer until work. Everyone, if you can donate even one euro, please do so generously. Any help makes a difference. Please donate. The crossing will open.

[punkitt-is-here]

Let's think for a moment. Life there will be unbearable. There's no medicine, no food, not even water or infrastructure. Let's save Ibrahim and his family. Please share and donate.

Let's help out Ibrahim and his family!

[tettybetty]

LAST DONATION WAS EIGHT MINUTES AGO!!!! KEEP ON SUPPORTING IBRAHIM AND HIS FAMILY!

[wolf-aid]

Guys. Please. Why are there such donations so few, please, many notes. I hope you will help me, please help me. Guys, you're our only hope that I'll come and help you, and no one will respond... I can't stay ashamed as I mean what I mean it is Please donate to us now

[wolf-aid]

Guys, a while ago, they told us there was a truce. And also the ceasefire About a month and a half ago, the shelling did not stop, every day they bombed a place, we are unable to deliver the message. So I try to be ready when the crossing opens for me and my family to travelled in Please donate to me and my family before it's too late. Please guys

[2amelia-2bedelia]

URGENT: Disabled Trans person needs their Car Payment covered

Hi everyone, I'm Amelia. You may know me from such hits as "HELP ME I AM HOMELESS", but today I'm actually ebegging for a friend. My friend Sam needs to have their car payment covered by Sunday, 6/14, the bill is $380 in total. This person has done a lot to help me monetarily, emotionally, and physically. Please help get their car payment covered.

Cashapp:$SamMagoski Venmo: @SamMagoski (plz send privately)

0/$380

[slightlyunofficial]

Sam has done bonkers amounts to help our mutual lovely friend Amelia, and their car is a big part of how they’ve been able to do that. It’s how they’ve been ferrying Ame back and forth from motel to safe houses and so on.

Anything at all is better than nothing, even $5 helps so much!!