[yuri-alexseygaybitch]

They need to invent more fake celebrities like Hatsune Miku and Gorillaz and the Muppets because it's genuinely the most sustainable way to maintain a parasocial relationship with the entertainer class.

[yuri-alexseygaybitch]

Kermit the Frog can never get canceled because Kermit the Frog has no agency or personhood beyond what he is imbued with by the collective labor of puppeteers, voice actors, singers, and writers. He is, along with these other examples, effectively a celebrity by gestalt. He has transcended the inherit instability of the celebrity class through diffusion of responsibility for his personhood. He is a god.

[lavalampadvocate]

[butchfaith]

the triple burden (housework, childcare AND paid employment) IS a real issue that feminists have been discussing for decades... but the way tiktok tradfem tradwife girlies have twisted that into "it's too much stress for women to take on all the housework AND work full-time, so we should ~nurture our divine femininity~ by quitting our jobs becoming housewives and relying completely on our Strong Men to support us financially!!" rather than "it's too much stress for women to take on all the housework AND work full-time, so maybe men could start pulling their fucking weight around the house more and do the dishes every now and again"

[bumblebeerror]

My very unpopular opinion apparently:

Straight cis perisex able-bodied neurotypical people using aids designed for disabled people (I.e weighted blankets, grabby claw, sock holder, etc), going to therapists occasionally to keep up their mental health, using fidget toys, choosing to call their bf/gf their partner, using pronouns besides the ones associated with their gender just because they like it, and doing a million other small things that make us fitting in and being accepted a little bit easier is in fact exactly the type of support these communities need, and will ultimately help us so much more than gatekeeping ever fuckin will

[arborealgargoyle]

the idea that disabled and queer and intersex people are so incredibly Different than and Separate from other human beings that our needs could never be relatable to others or the tools or methods that we’ve developed to suit our needs could never benefit anyone else is inherently dehumanizing and othering.

gender is fake! all dichotomies are artificially imposed! you can be cis and perisex and still experiment with your gender presentation! what does being a perisex cisman or ciswoman mean to you?

life is difficult and exhausting! even if you’re abled, there is literally no reason to make things harder for yourself when there’s an easier way. why do cashiers have to stand on their goddam feet all day when they could be sitting down? why is avoiding unnecessary suffering considered something that should be reserved for disabled people?

the idea that you should be forced into doing stuff that’s stupid and artificially imposed on you like gender norms or unnecessary physical exertion because that’s Respectable and Moral is a mentality that has been normalized specifically to oppress the working class, and it weaponizes the threat of being included in the “othered” groups to keep people in line.

“why are you complaining about unlivable wages? what do want, handouts? what are you, disabled? can’t you provide for yourself and your family?”

“why are you not performing gender norms correctly? what are you, gay?”

we’re all human. we all have complex needs. sometimes our needs are going to differ, and sometimes they’re going to overlap--even with people who have different experiences than us. that’s not a bad thing!

i remember seeing a post (i think reposted from reddit?) of a cis man talking about how much knowing trans men has made him more confident in and proud of his masculinity because they taught him that it isn’t defined by other people: it’s his own.

and abled people could really learn something from the disabled wisdom that there is no moral value in hurting yourself to attain someone else’s expectations of “success.”

we can all learn from one another and grow together. that’s a beautiful thing. that’s what it means to be human!

[neotrances-deactivated]

let’s all kill ourselves then since the body is only meant to be consumed by others and not enjoyed by the host. let’s kill ourselves to preserve our young bodies from ever experiencing joy and laughter. let’s kill ourselves and remain perfect girls forever immortalized in the grave

[speedilyfancycherryblossom]

[sightofsea]

lord all the people you put on the earth to make cool conceptual movies and music videos are making pharmaceutical ads

[honkifyourelonely]

went to college and came back wrong

[vikingfunerals]

the commodification of friendship is the most annoying thing to come out of the internet in ages. like actually i love to break this to you but you're supposed to help your friends move even if it's hard work. or stay up with them when they're sad even if you're gonna lose sleep. you're supposed to listen to their fears and sorrows even if it means your own mind takes on a little bit of that weight. that's how you know that you care. they will drive you to the airport and then you will make them soup when they're sick. you're supposed to make small sacrifices for them and they are supposed to do that for you. and there's actually gonna be rough patches for both of you where the balance will be uneven and you will still be friends and it will not be unhealthy and they will not be abusive. life is not meant to be an endless prioritization of our own comfort if it was we would literally never get anywhere ever. jesus.

[starsandshit]

she’s a 10 but has severe maladaptive daydreams that result in her standing in place and mumbling to herself while she stares at one in particular spot that will break the story in her head if she looks away

[killrockstar]

^sound of the summer.

[stars-bean]

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988)

[pankendev]

every social interaction i initiate feels like i’ve violated like 15 untold rules

[mitski-im-your-man]

love pigeons and their city girl swag

[curatedfortheartist]

Loren Erdrich (@okloren)

Sleep

Water, raw pigment, watercolor and dye on muslin

[brightwanderer]

I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.

Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful and you want to do something else so you close it, it’s a “failed” business. If you write a book or two, then decide that you don’t actually want to keep doing that, you’re a “failed” writer. If you marry someone, and that marriage is good for a while, and then stops working and you get divorced, it’s a “failed” marriage.

The only acceptable “win condition” is “you keep doing that thing forever”. A friendship that lasts for a few years but then its time is done and you move on is considered less valuable or not a “real” friendship. A hobby that you do for a while and then are done with is a “phase” - or, alternatively, a “pity” that you don’t do that thing any more. A fandom is “dying” because people have had a lot of fun with it but are now moving on to other things.

I just think that something can be good, and also end, and that thing was still good. And it’s okay to be sad that it ended, too. But the idea that anything that ends is automatically less than this hypothetical eternal state of success… I don’t think that’s doing us any good at all.

[ghettogotth]

Drew Barrymore photographed by Mario Sorrenti, 1996 🦋

[somethoughtseeds]