funny thing about anxiety is sometimes it kind of breaks your sense of danger. like i am known for repeatedly putting myself in situations that make my friends go "bro you couldve died. werent you scared?" and the answer is 👍 yjeah. i did it scared. i do everything scared. i didnt know that was the actual important kind of scary because i usually have to ignore my fears to function in society. it will happen again. watch out.
PSA the "si" in shared YouTube links stand for Seal Indicator. This means there is a nefarious seal tracking your information and will give YouTube your data in exchange for fish. Please remove the part after "?si=" before you click on it or share the link with others because it is a tracking token!
would like to add that the stuff after ? isn't always a tracking token, sometimes it contains important info for the link to actually work (e.g. it could contain the video ID). however, try opening a link without the ? string; if it works then there's no harm in getting rid of it 🦭👌
Now that everyone is discussing Nolan's Odyssey movie, I feel like it's a good time to let non-Italians know that the production dumped plastic props into the Italian sea. Weirdly enough I could not find any article in English about it but it's a fucking problem nonetheless.
I might translate this article later today. This one was the most complete one, even in Italian news it's not talked about that much.
Non è la prima volta che la produzione solleva un vespaio in Sicilia. A Lipari una squadra di sub sarebbe però già impegnata a bonificare i
They dumped plastic skeletons in environmentally protected areas, against the literal contracts they had to sign to get the permits to film in environmentally protected areas. Like they not only did a bad ecological thing that freaked out some divers, they literally broke environmental protection laws and their contract with the Italian government
i do think we should normalise being like. platonically enamoured with someone. perhaps i love and admire you dearly and there's nothing romantic about it
Alright gang, I love seeing characters with this skin condition. Not only do I know all the medical ins and outs, but I also have vitiligo!!! Some of this is medical fact and some is opinion, I can't speak for everyone who has vitiligo :)
The Science
I'm actually not gonna get too into this, since it can be explained pretty simply. Basically, vitiligo is an autoimmune disease where the melanin in the skin (what gives it color) decide to attack each other, therefore killing it and creating patches of colorless skin.
A misconception is that the patches are random over the body. Most often they aren't! There are different types of placement.
My vitiligo is acrofacial. My entire face is colorless, and I have spots on my extremities. It's good to follow these guidelines, though we can have a couple of spots outside of the main areas.
The Development
Vitiligo doesn't have a set cause. It can be anything from family genes, to a reaction from the autoimmune system getting frequently attacked (mine developed because of repeated cases of strep. It sucked). It can develop at any time, too! Mine developed when I was in middle school, and I know people who've had it present in their 40s. Often times people aren't born with it, though, and it comes on later in life.
Vitiligo also spreads. It often starts small, and continues to develop throughout life. It doesn't spread in pretty, rounded patches all the time either. Commonly, vitiligo has a large patch, with the outside edges fading into what looks like the opposite version of freckles.
Vitiligo can appear on anyone, it doesn't discriminate! Although it looks cooler on darker skin, it appears and is quite visible on lighter skin as well. It's also important to note that these patches are not just lighter versions of the original skin color!!!!! The patches lose color completely, other than blush and such from blood flow, making people look ultra pale white.
The Care
It can't be cured in any way, and it's relatively harmless. If it spreads to the eyes, though, people will lose sight. The most we have to do is be careful when we are outside. Melanin is what the skin uses to protect us from the sun, and people with vitiligo are losing that protection! Sunscreen is a must for every outing, and being outside for a long time requires hats and clothing that covers the majority of the body.
My Opinion
Please take this part lightly, lol. It's all my own opinion about what I don't really enjoy seeing with vitiligo characters. You can do whatever you wish with your characters!!
Something that I'm not a huge fan of is 'cute' or 'pretty' placement of the spots. This is something that can make people very insecure, and personally something about putting it in places that make the character look cooler rubs me the wrong way. We don't control where it spreads.
Along with that, I think it's a little weird to make the vitiligo shaped certain ways and shapes. Don't get me wrong, it can happen. For a moment one of my spots looked like a heart before it grew bigger, but I dunno. I think it's a little weird for the same reasons as the one previous.
Last one is when vitiligo aids or does something with that character's magical power. I wish it was real!!!! All I got from this is a heightened risk for skin cancer and a hatred of sunscreen :((.
They don't tell you this but besides the Beloved Mutual there's also the Longterm Follower who you don't follow back but they're always in your notes and you're kind of watching them. Checking on the longterm follower's bio every so often like turning over a log. She's trans now good for her
Realizing I'm somebody's longterm follower who they don't follow back but check in on every so often. This is what's happening when you see the [Following] in your notes
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