i like plants

hello! my name is aspen and i have a lot of plants. feel free to ask me about them or to show me yours! mobile plant masterlist

[succulentspin]

hello!

i started this blog to help catalogue my plants and monitor their growth over time. you're welcome to ask for succulent care tips and advice, and i may even be able to help you identify your plant. feel free to ask any questions about my plants or about your own!

[cithaerons]

shut up about how “women” is a problematic & non-inclusive term 

[cithaerons]

i hope that helps

[eldritch-lesbians]

So you want to talk about gender- or sex-related topics in a trans-inclusive way

You’re well-meaning. You’re trans-affirming. You want to reflect that in how you talk about gender and sex. Well, you’ve come to the right place!

Tip 1: Keep it simple. Almost never do you need to list out all gender possibilities in a given instance. For instance, if you’re writing an introduction, there’s no need for “Greetings ladies, gentlemen, theydies, trans people, people of non-specific gender, people of all genders..” Not only is this tiresome for both you and your audience, but it opens you up to the possibility of stepping on toes (i.e. “they listed all those genders, but not mine?” or “what a condescending way to refer to people like me!”). Fix: keep it simple and general, like, “Greetings everyone.”

Tip 2: When referring to sex characteristics, be specific. Don’t just slap AFAB/AMAB (references to assigned sex at birth) onto it and call it a day. Aside from reinforcing bioessentialism, terms referring to assigned sex at birth are simply not useful most of the time.

Instead, be specific! If your topic is menstruation, “people who menstruate” works well. If you want to talk about prostate health, “people with prostates” will do the trick. You’ll find you almost never need to reduce people to the sex they were coercively assigned at birth.

Tip 3: When referring to gender*, binary terms are often okay. Nonbinary people exist, but nonbinary is not a monolithic third gender; the experience of being nonbinary is different for everyone. Attempting to list every possible variation just brings you to the same pitfall that tip 1 mentions.

If you mean “women,” just say that. No need to worry if it’s trans- and nonbinary-inclusive - the term “women” already includes trans women, and each individual nonbinary person can decide for themself whether the term “woman” applies to them in this instance. Likewise with terms like “man,” and adjectives such as “female” and “male.”

“What about phrases like ‘women and nonbinary people’ or ‘women and femmes’?” I repeat: if you mean “women,” just say that. In the case of “women and nonbinary people,” not all nonbinary people feel comfortable being lumped in with women like this; in fact, many of them would prefer to be lumped in with men in these instances, or not lumped in with any gender at all. In the case of “women and femmes,” I don’t know who started saying that, but that phrasing needs to die in a fire. If you mean women, just say women, and trust that the relevant nonbinary people will know where they stand.

*In contexts not referring to gender-related oppression. If that is the case, see tip 4 below:

Tip 4: When referring to gender-related oppression, be specific. This is much like tip 2. If you mean people adversely affected by misogyny (which is a broad category that could include cis women, trans women, trans men, and many nonbinary people, among others) then say that. “Women” here is too narrow a definition to be inclusive. “People affected by misogyny” addresses the common link between these various groups of people, without needing to either list out all their possible genders or erase anyone’s experience.

(Disclaimer: I am a cis woman. I spend a lot of time in trans-majority spaces and listening to trans people, so I believe I know my stuff, but there is always a possibility for me to make mistakes. If you believe I am wrong about something, please refrain from criticism unless you yourself are transgender.)

[lesbianherstorian]

“in this place lesbians come 1st” “u 2 can b a lesbian ask me how” posters created by diane f. germain, photographed at san diego pride, 1989

[succulentspin]

first flower of the season 🌺💗

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first flower of the season 🌺💗

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it's so hard to get pictures of skinny stems with my phone 😭😭 but lucia is growing a stem!! i just noticed it the day before yesterday when it was really tiny, this thing is shooting up fast.

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the tiniest succulent i have!! she's a little chinese sedum baby, one of ophelia's props.

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the pups weren't looking good. once again *sigh*. back in the water they go 🌊

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baby jade!!

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went plant shopping today! took home a lovely little pachy baby and some props 🌿🌿 not sure of the species of the props yet, so we'll see as they grow

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she's doing so well 🥺

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new plant alert!! my grandparents got me this beautiful flaming katy. she needs a name!!

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props!

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props!

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cut this baby in half because she was super leggy. already getting new growth on the stem! i would have taken close-ups but my phone camera refused to focus 😭😭

[highoctanebrainpain]

I did find this neat variegated little guy and the original mother plant has one thats almost completely white

So I'm excited to repot these and see what they grow into.

[succygirl]

The entirely white ones, if removed, will just die unfortunately! The variegated ones will totally survive and root though! They're so cute :)

[theplantgay]

The entirely white ones actually provide what’s basically backup immune support to the rest of the plant, so in return, the plant gives it the energy it needs because it’s unable to photosynthesize! It’s really cool, but it does mean that the entirely white ones have to stay with the original plant, otherwise you remove their energy supply, and like what was said above, they’ll just die.

But those are such cute plants! Chunky succulents are wonderful.

[highoctanebrainpain]

That is so cool, I'll have to try really hard not to knock it loose when I remove some of the other offshoots because I want to keep the white one, I've never actually seen one before in person! I knew they were white because they lacked chlorophyll but I had no idea they served a special function as well.