Love, Hate, and the In-between

They/Them pronouns, please. early 30s. I have grown into my ability to hate people. Just random stuff I'll post about, whether it be something that happened throughout my day, something I dreamed, or just something I thought was funny. Questions are always welcome. Ask to your heart's content ~

[safety-pin-punk]

Punk 101: Lace Code

Lace Code is one of my favorite things, and so it happens to be the Punk 101 post that I’ve worked on the most. I’m sorry (I know I said at some point band shirts were up next 😬)

*Long Post - if you see anything thats wrong or missing, please feel free to leave a note or message me*

To start, it is important to talk about where Lace Code came from, and where it is now. Using lace colors on your boots (doc martins specifically) started with London Skinheads in the 70’s. Their white and red laces were typically symbols of white supremacy, and in some groups those laces had to be earned.

I’ll eventually do another post on Skinheads, but for now all you need to know is that the Skinhead subculture is historically known for being racist and violent. I always feel the need to point something out when talking about Skinheads: NOT EVERY BALD OR SHAVEN PUNK IS A SKINHEAD!

Later on in the 80’s, Lace Code became a popular way for many Punk subculture to communicate things such as their stance on racism and their sexuality. Now, in many areas, Lace Code is dead, but not everywhere!

Lace Code applies to ladder laced black combat boots (typically people wear docs). Each color represents something different, and this can vary by area, so it is important to check your local scene

How to ladder lace:

Traditional ladder laces are shown on the left, and quick release ladder laces are shown on the right. And here is a site that goes step by step

What do The Colors Mean?

(Colors mean different things in different places. These are the most common meanings and the ones I personally know - check your local scene to ensure its not different for your area)

Orange: Anti-Racist // Anti-ICE // No Meaning

Yellow: Anti-Racist

Green: Environmentalist // Peace // No Meaning

Blue: Killed a Cop

Purple: Queer // Gay

Pink: Feminist // Queer // Gay

Black: No Meaning

Patterned: No Meaning

Red: Nazi // Neo-Nazi // Anarchist

White: White Supremacy // Nazi // Neo-Nazi

Note: no one can stop you from wearing whatever you want, but in some areas you should be mindful because there are still people who follow Lace Code, and if youre seen with red or white ladder laces, you might be in for it

2nd Note: Its always advised that you dont wear ladder laces when traveling if you are unfamiliar with the Lace Code of the area you are traveling to for safety purposes

[sad-cuppy-caker]

I fucking hate it when someone says "let's take a break", implying you'll at least discuss the possibility of getting back together at some point in the near future, and then turns around and is immediately in a relationship with someone else.

[theconcealedweapon]

[spiralarray]

[sayruq]

I think this is the 3rd time they've killed the commander of the anti tank operations, a real position that definitely exists

[ibtisams-deactivated20240709]

Yesterday, Israel agreed to pause attacks on Gaza for 4 hours a day to allow civilians to flee to safer areas.

Today, while fleeing on a road they were promised were safe, civilians were attacked by Israeli tanks.

[colossalfauna-moved-deactivated]

y'all will circlejerk yourself to the mysticisms of faeries and elves in european countries for centuries and take it as fact but the second native americans ask you to respect our spirituality and culture suddenly you're all aetheists

[colossalfauna-moved-deactivated]

non natives can, should, and will reblog this.

[chamomile-bruxawitch]

same goes for african rooted religions.

[ladykalila]

goes without saying, but also Asian and Pacific Islands' indigenous spiritualities and religions.

[taliasburns]

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ↳ MCU WOMEN

[theprideful-deactivated20251201]

now that it's actually IWD...

Happy International Women's Day to:

women of color, lesbians, ace and aro girls, trans women, bi and pan girls, disabled and neurodivergent women, Jewish and Muslim women, women who fight for equality and their right to be heard, women who are driven, women who are career-oriented, girlbosses, women who want children and women who don't, mothers, women who get called "bossy" and "shrill," polyamorous women, women with multiple partners, young girls who are figuring out their place in the world, women who are sex workers, women who have survived abuse and women who didn't, autistic women, gnc women, women who get talked over, women who are told that their thoughts don't matter, fat girls and skinny girls, women who have had an abortion, women of low-income, women who are homeless, women with big noses, women with acne or a skin condition, women who work in STEM, unconventionally beautiful women, women who have depression or anxiety, women who rely on aids, deaf and blind women, women who have intrusive thoughts, women coping with PTSD, and women with chronic illness.

we are beautiful, and we are strong. but we are stronger together. Happy International Women's Day.

[wilhelm--fink]

Friday: Mexican government puts a 9.8ft barrier around National Palace and other buildings to “protect” them ahead of a planned march to mark International Women’s Day

Saturday: Women turn it into a memorial in honor of the almost thousand women who are murdered every year in Mexico just for being women

[oberynmartell]

Happy International Women’s Day!

“The women we honor today teach us three very important lessons. One, that as women, we must stand up for ourselves. The second, as women, we must stand up for each other. And finally, as women, we must stand up for justice for all.” ― Michelle Obama

[altamont498]

Happy International Women’s Day to all women out there.

And yes, this includes trans women and non-binary people who are female-aligned.

[la-laborista-republiko]

Oh, this is Advanced

[sad-cuppy-caker]

I hate days when my anxiety is so activated that even the thought of doing anything that resembles being responsible makes me feel like I'm going to die.

It's like, what if I'm doing it wrong? What if I'm taking too long to do it? What if I'm doing the wrong thing to be responsible? What if something I think is required to be responsible isn't even fucking important to begin with and I'm just wasting time? What if when my partner comes home, he yells at me for it and is so upset about it that he doesn't care that I'm trying at all? What if whatever I'm doing to be responsible ends up fucking up my kids somehow?

But I think the worst part is that I can't reason or logic myself out of feeling or thinking any of this, and every time it happens it just builds and gets worse even if I do the responsibility thing regularly.

Do y'all know what that's like? What even is it?

[lesbianralzarek]

what terfs think happens when we agree with a post but then disagree upon realizing op is a terf: 

terf: -and thats why i think women should have spaces free from men 

normal person: i agree! 

terf: im a terf btw 

normal person: i no longer agree out of spite and will ignore you even though youre correct and i know it 

what actually happens: 

terf: -and thats why i think women should have spaces free from men

normal person: i agree!

terf: im a terf btw 

normal person: i now realize that when you said “men” you meant a certain subset of women, and changing the subject of a sentence changes its meaning. when you change “men” to “trans women” i no longer agree 

. 

if i see one more post from a terf acting all smug about people agreeing with their crypto shit im gonna scream. no, we arent drinking your kool-aid, youre just too much of a coward to say what you really mean 

[sad-cuppy-caker]

Having ovaries that feel like they're going to explode and a uterus that feels like it's trying to separate from the inside of your body is FuN.

[sad-cuppy-caker]

Kinda just long for the embrace of the void tonight. If I could achieve that and still be able to live, that MIGHT be ideal.

[tonysopranobignaturals-deactiva]

God this is such a mood (I've never been to an Ivy League college like this guy but I've been exposed to the same logic taking econ in community college lol)

[sawasawako-archived]

transcript:

here's why i left economics. so, when i was a freshman at brown university, i took an econ class called "income, wealth and health inequality in the united states." this class was taught by president of brown university, christina paxson, and we spent the entire semester learning how to study inequality. and then, at the end of the course, paxson invited us all back to her 2 million dollar mansion, pictured here, for a nice catered dinner, with literal servants. and this experience, this irony, taught me that economists fundamentally view inequality the wrong way. they think about is as a natural fixture of our environment, something that we aren't implicated in, something that we can study for a semester and then go back to our mansions and enjoy dinner. something that is just there to study as scientists. and that is not true. inequality is a product of specific actions, behaviours, structures, and systems, just like this house, and the way that econ focuses distracts from the question of what the fuck we're supposed to do.