still so funny to me that gross has another meaning besides icky and is used seriously all the time. your gross annual income. your disgusting nasty amount of money you earn the whole year. pathetic
Reblogging this again bc people in the notes are asking a lot of "Am I included? Am I disabled if I have x?" and I just wanted to add the flag here to show people who the pride month is for.
This is the new flag, the old one was more vivid and in a z shape, but it's been made more neutral to be inclusive of people with seizures or sensory issues.
Each stripe represents a different aspect of disability:
Red: Physical disabilities
Yellow: Cognitive & intellectual disabilities
White: (And this is the key one I think) Invisible AND undiagnosed disabilities
Blue: Mental illnesses
Green: Sensory disabilities
If you're autistic or have ADHD? this is your pride month. If you have a mental illness, it's your pride month. If you're hard of hearing, this is your pride month. If you have an autoimmune disorder, this is your pride month. If you are not diagnosed with anything but you know something is up with you: THIS IS STILL YOUR PRIDE MONTH.
I have an absolutist stance on the phrase "man up". If you tell someone to "man up", I discard your opinion. If you are a self-proclaimed feminist and you tell someone to "man up", you should know better, and therefore I consider your personal credibility suspect. And if you say "man up" because you heard a transmasculine person say anything along the lines of "I dislike the way others treat me for being transmasc", then every transmasc person you know is justified in verbally ripping you to shreds. Not to put too fine a point on it, but there is no good reason to use this phrase in earnest, and I will not pretend that it doesn't make my blood boil. Put the toxic masculinity down. I'm no longer asking.
sometimes women are so invested in upholding the patriarchy just because that's how they were treated they don't even realise that maybe they're going further than men in being sexist
boyfriends and dogs. some of the most contemptible beings on this earth. yet some would try to convince you a "golden retriever boyfriend" is desirable or cute
important reminder that most people you follow online are significantly lamer than you think they are including me. and if you feel insecure comparing yourself to someone online: DON'T. theyre probably also lame and weird. most people on the internet are
why is dysphoria so annoying tell me why i feel so deeply uncomfortable when i have to pick my sister from school and see so many mothers with their kids. it makes me want to run far away
triangulum: great concept but really convoluted writing i understood nothing of it. which is a shame because who doesn't want to read a sci-fi set in south africa, spanning decades, featuring a bi fmc? i sooo wish this was written better, it could have been a favourite
a study in charlotte: reread of my favourite ya mysteries. jamie the yearner of all time. amazing characters and their relationships with each other. 100/10
موسم الهجرة إلى الشمال/season of migration to the north: read in arabic. really good prose that's poetic but not too flowery. i would reread in english at some point to fully understand everything, especially the underlying discussion of colonialism
the opposite of a person: i'm surprised more people haven't read this story that revolves around climate change, past just the statistics and into what it means to be a human on earth. the ending is super fitting. interesting, fluid writing style which slipped between prose to poetry to essay seamlessly.
Adapt: How We Can Learn from Nature's Strangest Inventions. non-fic. i love science communicators/journalists. this is an excellently written book with a fun style, takes you through many experiences and contains a wealth of knowledge without it being overwhelming. must-read for anyone interested in science/engineering research.
she who became the sun: super interesting exploration of gender i haven't seen done in books before. the mc is nonbinary transmasc lesbian, and her character is written so well throughout - especially her thoughts about her gender and dysphoria, it all felt real. and there are other characters which don't fit into the boundaries of gender in other ways. all the characters are well written, everyone is morally dubious (except ma my girl). and the yearning is strong. so much painful yearning
outdrawn: needed a break before i started the sequel to swbts so i read this cute lesbian romance about 2 rival artists. i'm so glad we're finally here where we have well-written lesbian books. the romance was done amazingly as well as the character's backstories and families.
he who drowned the world: homoerotic kinky yearning + pain. really explores themes of morality and gender in a unique way. no one's the hero, the pain's never worth it. i did prefer the first book because of the character development and variety of scenes. this one was mainly schemes and battles. and ma was pushed to the side which is unforgivable. my girl is more than a pawn
if interested in any of my full reviews lmk and i'll link my storygraph
reading map update
(additions: khartoum, provinces in eastern china, amsterdam)
kaledo-art
tangentwithtanner
blakekathryn
discoholicmusic
titsay
stormborns
areudirty
dededos
theartofmadeline
germansingergirl
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