OneOfTheEarthlings

My music: Akrisy

[danikriatura]

Artwork by Jesse Lee

[blackvelvetofnight]

[sluttily rests my wrist on the pommel of my sword] hi

[at-the-end-of-all]

school uniform codes extending to what colours you’re allowed to dye your hair, and what piercings you can have and stuff is so crazy. you HAVE to go to school and you’re not even allowed to have pink hair or pierce your nose about it????

[at-the-end-of-all]

“oh it’s to prepare you for the workplace” okay. i don’t think any workplace should be dictating what you can and can’t do with your body either and i think it’s strange to decide to teach children that their body is not their own

[oneoftheearthlings]

I mean school uniforms are an insane concept in the first place.

[danikriatura]

[theconcealedweapon]

[oneoftheearthlings]

This goes so fucking hard!

[morransrumpa]

@morransrumpa

[problemnyatic]

"Punishment works!!!" We're drowning in three to four generations of people so pants-shittingly terrified of ever being wrong that half of everyone has constructed a worldview wherein they never even consider the possibility that they could be wrong and the other half behaves like one wrong move will make anything or anyone explode violently into a million irreperable pieces. I don't think it works guys

[problemnyatic]

I know this might be a bold take but maybe teaching everyone from a young age that ever making a mistake will be met with unimaginable pain and misery doesn't actually encourage learning or correct behavior. If anything it creates a sense of terror so powerful it completely suffocates curiosity and exploration, thus leading to people knowing absolutely nothing but whatever is brought directly to them, which is a big problem in a world where information is so tightly controlled that a very small number of very powerful people basically have complete power over what people see and hear on a day-to-day basis when not actively seeking new and rigorously verified information from diverse and trustworthy sources.

[problemnyatic]

if any of this sounds like you, start by looking up the definition of words you've heard and are pretty sure you know what they mean, but haven't actually double-checked for yourself. Just like, whenever it occurs to you. Great first step

[problemnyatic]

This post goes out to the "we need to bring back bullying" crowd. Just because you aren't hitting someone physically doesn't mean you aren't being punitive. Maybe it isn't actually healthy to believe it's necessary to harass and humiliate anyone who makes you upset or uncomfortable. That sounds like a you problem actually.

[problemnyatic]

Anyways, breaking the cycle of abuse starts with you and how you treat yourself. You have to give yourself grace and room for error or you'll never be able to cultivate a healthier mindset than your trauma left you with. It's not easy, but you have to trust yourself that whatever seems kinder than however you usually treat yourself is probably a good enough start. Doesn't need to be perfect, doesn't need to be The Correct Answer, just needs to be a step in the right direction, y'know? We'll figure out the details along the way.

[ryotouzukai]

Haven't seen anyone talking about it here, but vocal transfeminist and writer Tara Knight has been sent a threat from the fbi insisting that she stop speaking about "radical gender ideology" and get rid of the past 3 years of her work.

A black trans woman is getting personally threatened by the fbi for being a transfeminist. What the fuck. Hopefully this gets more reach than my usual posts so that people who are able to can support her.

[yeahcanigetuhhhhh]

Trans liberation is your liberation

Why the FBI targeting a trans woman of color affects all of us and how we should respond.

[oneoftheearthlings]

International working class unity against international oppression

[danikriatura]

[singing-bowl]

at this time of year you might be tempted to create new rules for yourself, if you do, make sure that they are designed to serve you, not to punish yourself for imperfection.

[oneoftheearthlings]

New song: Akrisy - "Blasphemous truths suppressed" up on a benefit comp "Ceasefire? There Ain't No Fucking Ceasefire!"

"Download only compilation featuring over 60 bands, some with new and unreleased stuff. Benefit for a family living in Gaza. Pay what you want."

[oneoftheearthlings]

Here's some grindy stuff for your friday. A brand new record by Harmer (one of my all time faves)

[mephiestopheles]

"I eat meat from local farmers who I know raised their animals healthy and happy"

You're saying this to make yourself feel better about the meat you eat.

Stop coping and take accountability.

If there's any excuse to eat meat, dairy, etc. it's eating disorders, or allergies or an actually good excuse. Not just "the animal lived a good life" or "I'm worried about not getting the right nutrients"

[aireina]

December 05 marked the anniversary of the massacre of striking workers of the United Fruit Company on the Caribbean coast of Colombia in 1928, where thousands were killed. The company responsible is known today as “Chiquita.”

[enablesomething]

[scottsumrners]