Hi, I'm Aurin! ki, ki, kis pronouns (they them acceptable)
I do self-therapy and serious blogging about mental health stuff over on https://aurin.mataroa.blog/
Trying to be a community care giver.
I'm autistic, genderqueer, queer, crazy and a spoonie 🤪
ran away from germany to finland
born in 1980s
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Hi, I'm Aurin, I'm a mellow radical. Pronouns ki, ki, kis (they, them are acceptable).
I'm queering transily! Perisex genderqueer, agender, asexual and aromantic.
🤪 crazy, csa and corrective rape survivor and survivor of intra-community rape (by fellow queer and/or anarchist/activist people), autistic, 🥄spoonie, fat.
*1980s in germany, now live in Finland
white ex-middle class (now poor) culturally christian
heavy anarchist leanings but too punk for labels
Free Palestine! 🇵🇸 (link where you can donate)
ACAB, kill the cops in your head and let wildflowers overgrow the parking lot of your mind until it becomes an ungovernable jungle.
Post about how we need to stop abusing children as a society.
Aurin posts (all my posts)
YOU CAN HIRE ME to listen to you, validate, help you figure things out emotionally, all that good stuff. More about that and examples of my work at my blog here.
more on my worldview from my old intro post that I can't let go of but doesn't technically fit:
Nature is fractal and so is oppression, it cascades up and down the layers of existence from cells to organs to bodies to communities to global scales and beyond. So, I fight against abuse and oppression on any and all levels that I can, and I heal and nurture life on any and all levels that I can.
Abuse and oppression are the same thing, they follow the same patterns and logic, just on different scales. That's one reason why we must overcome interpersonal abuse in order to overthrow capitalism and the state or build any kind of better world.
I want to build communities that are free from rapists and abuse and actually caring, because all the different activist scenes and movements I was involved with in germany (all white dominated, which might be their biggest flaw), including feminist, queerfeminist, queer, climate justice, AntiAtom (anti nuclear), antifa, anarchist, autonome, vegan etc, all utterly failed at that. I am here to change that mindset and dynamic, or die trying.
Because one anarchist rapist does more harm than 1000 cops ever could.
Despite talking about heavy topics, I try to be inclusive of minors. I explain more about that in this post.
How about we just have like... hey trans people, post your pay links or wishlist or whatever you got. No limits, no trans excluded, intersex welcome, any and all genders off the social conventions included. Promote other people's stuff too if it will help. I'll just reblog em a bunch. This is for everyone, anyone, and it should go without saying not to use it to police who is in our community. We are better than that.
I need a reblog to share your info, please use those, not comments or tags. I try to reblog immediately every instance I see between 10am and 10pm, everything else goes into the queue.
Additionally, Reddit has some donation resources, which are outlined and linked in this post. However, there are potential difficulties associated with these resources, with more details in this post.
Potentially useful links as I find them: Guide to Fundraising.
I'm a queer autistic and I'm trying to pay off debts and save up to move into a house with a friend! primarily I write fanfic and post whatever comes to mind here, but it can be hard to write between full-time work and the Ailments (fibromyalgia).
kofi is the best place to donate :D
I also technically have a throne wishlist though there's not much on there (may add more if it ever gets used lol)
The whole “protect the children” stuff makes a lot more sense when you realize that they treat their children like their possessions, so it’s less “let our children live their best lives” and more “don’t mess with my long term investment”
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Seriously, a quick "I love this!" isn't pressuring anyone. It's invigorating!
the use of AI lately has made me feel so hopeless, i translated pages of an unfinished fanzine of mine so i can remember why i love art...i hope it can resonate with anyone feeling the same way
My silly addition that I hope brings a smile to OP's face. Art is a beautiful thing in every single form, and even my silly finger-drawn art deserves to be shared. I hope that people are inspired to keep drawing, regardless of their perceived "skill". Do makes you happy, y'all! Spread the humanity. 🧡
If you're at work in a retail or hospitality environment and you see a sex worker with a client... no you didn't.
If your boss asks you if you think that person's a sex worker, you tell them you do not believe that. You don't report their presence to anyone. You don't joke about it with a coworker. You don't eavesdrop or bother them.
We're working the same as you are. Leave us alone!
Some examples of situations where you might need to keep your mouth shut about a potential sex worker:
You see someone you don't recognize walk past reception at your hotel to head directly for the stairs or elevator or towards the rooms without acknowledging you at the reception desk. Yes, this includes when the person is wearing revealing clothing or a nice dress and heels. This is not your business.
You notice multiple men going to the same hotel room during the same evening, each only staying for an hour or so at a time. This is not your business.
You seat two customers for dinner and work as their waiter/waitress for the night. You see one give an envelope of cash to the other. Yes, this includes when there's a huge age gap between the two and they're being affectionate. This is not your business.
You overhear one customer ask another how much they charge for a night, whilst making drinks for them. You heard nothing. This is not your business.
I do not care what kind of retail or hospitality setting you work in. If you see a sex worker, no you didn't!
if the cops get involved, you know who gets punished? not any of the clients, only the sex worker. not a pimp, not the hotel manager, only the worker; and the cops are liable to sexually assault them as well.
if you have any qualms about sex work, you can start by improving workers' rights as a whole. demilitarizing police. increasing comprehensive sex ed for all ages. battling misogyny in the workplace. under the boot of capitalism, we all suffer - the most vulnerable, such as sex workers, suffer worst. leave them be.
[ID. A paper painting of a white bear laying inside a cave as it looks to outside, surrounded by grass. The bear looks slightly tired and unhappy. The caption reads: "Sorry I can't seize the day. Maybe tomorrow..."]
