[catkins-quirks]

re: google AI. seriously. do you want machine generated misinformation or do you want to come here, to our beloved tumblr, and receive specially hand crafted misinformation. support real artists, guys. come to tumblr for your misinformation

[nerdy-catfish]

Our blessed handcrafted misinformation vs their barbarous machine-generated lies

[iwantsweetrevenge]

people see news of 200+ palestinians being killed in one attack and scroll or think about it for about a minute then move on. but if 200+ people died in an attack in the west it would be mainstream news and all people spoke about for weeks. i know the numbers of palestinians being killed are astronomical and its impossible to keep up (which is absolutely sickeningly horrifying, there are no words), but the lack of value placed in palestinians lives and disregard shown is insane

[loveridden1999]

“bi women bringing their cis-” bi women can do whatever they want shut up

[herpsandbirds]

Asian Goliath Beetle aka Reindeer Beetle (Dicronocephalus wallichii), male, family Scarabaeidae, Chiang Mai, Thailand

photograph by Pip Masion

[gothgrr666]

IG : @emperorofmischief

[herpsandbirds]

Emerald Cicada (Zammara smaragdula), family Cicadidae, Belize

photograph by pamsai

[aropride]

pros: it would most likely vastly improve my life in a multitude of ways

cons: might get scared

[todaysbird]

as a huge lover of birds, 90% of the concern against wind turbines being used for energy is literally just pro fossil fuel propaganda. birds ARE at a risk however there is a lot of strategies even as simple as painting one of the blades that reduces a lot of accidental deaths. additionally renewable energy sources will do more in favor of the environment that would positively impact birds (and all of us). one study found over one million bird deaths from wind turbines. while that is a shockingly high number and we should work to drastically shrink it, at least 1.3 billion birds die to outdoor cats on a yearly basis. it was never about caring about birds

[wrentit]

there was a study done in 2015 that shows an even greater possible yearly divide than the 2012 one

[foone]

This is why we need to keep cats indoors and switch to linux.

[thememedaddy]

[chewie-santatoast]

[sun-kissed-demons]

quest bringer

[ivecarvedawoodenheart]

[epilepticsaints]

Good post

[shinpaishite]

a thing that really shook me was the study where women performed worse in a math test when they were wearing a swimsuit vs a sweater whereas for men there was no difference. objectification literally diminishes your brain capacity. i can't help but wonder what we could be in a truly liberated society because there's no way that how we are raised to be objectified and to even self objectify hasn't thoroughly poisoned our brains to always underperform even in normal clothes.

[female-malice]

Okay now think of how many sports expect women to compete in revealing uniforms

Think about how that might be effecting performance outcomes

[memingursa-deactivated20250625]

[jeeu]

i wheezd

[animentality]

[effemimaniac]

sorry for the delay in responding to your message. I was walking around the house with unclear intentions

[lobotomy-lady]

high functioning autistic people truly need to shut the fuck up about how offended they are by scientists trying to find the cause of autism so that it can be prevented and I'm saying this as a high functioning autist myself. it's so easy for you to go "uwu celebrate our differences! autism is awesome!!" bc you are not a nonverbal permatoddler who screams 12 hrs a day, physically assaults others, smears their shit on the walls, etc, nor are you the parent or sibling of one (if you were you would not be saying this nonsense). genuinely there needs to be a different word for high functioning autists (like how we used to have Aspergers...why is that not used anymore in psychiatric circles) bc the lack of differentiation between the two groups is literally warping high functioning people's perception of what severe autism actually looks like.

stop throwing a tantrum every time a single mother who's being beaten up by her own kid on the daily and has literally no help says "I just wish he was normal" as if that's unreasonable. how dare you judge these parents who are trying their best to cope with an impossibly stressful and demanding circumstance. oh and it's so funny how you hypocrites get so ornery when those parents speak over autists then turn around and do the exact same thing by speaking for those who can't speak for themselves on account of their 45 IQ, and assuming that they're going to somehow live a happier life in their current state than they would if they were neurotypical. you are totally devoid of basic empathy and I know you'll try but you can't blame it on your autism

[deadfish-inabarrel]

The fact that autism has become an "identity" rather than a diagnosis is just. Insane.

It's always the most moderately disabled people who say this shit too. Like. They use the fact that they technically qualify as disabled (which, to be fair, they do) to talk above anyone worse off. Of course, it's always the least disabled people who go on about "it's not a competition! We're ALL disabled" shut the fuck up oh my god.

I remember reading people discuss Encanto, and how the mother (who can cook food that heals any wound) never healed her daughter's bad vision. And then you had a bunch of people coming out of the woodworks like "Well! I wouldn't want my blindness healed! It's a part of who I am!" Like ok Janet, I'm sure you and your -2.5 prescription really love being blind, but when your at -8 it becomes significantly less fun.

I am very well aware that my disability is "lesser" than other people's. I only need to wear glasses and I'm mostly okay, I can have a pretty close to normal life as long as I have my glasses. But I'm not talking over blind people with canes like "well! We're BOTH blind and I think being blind is a gift because I get to wear cute glasses" holy fuck I would shoot myself. But I also don't tolerate more disabled people telling me "you're not disabled because you can just wear glasses and be fine" like if my glasses ever break or get lost I Am Fucked. i AM Disabled. Functioning, but still disabled.

Not to derail from autism, just speaking from experience about a general trend I notice with disabilities. Autism is a disability and (SOME of) the "high functioning" ones are absolutely ruining it by going all "well I don't see it as a disability uwu I'm just quirky!"

And then you have the "nooo that's EUGENICS!" People who crawl out of hell whenever you discuss trying to prevent kids being born with disabilities and... I can't.

[sichorean]

I think that a lot of media really glorifies Autism as well. There are so many shows where the day is saved by the brilliant autistic person who figured it all out, and people who don't understand the full spectrum of Autism ingrain it into their heads - Autism means brilliant with slight social difficulties. And that's all it means.

Downs Syndrome has the same issue (to a lesser extent) - you often see well-meaning people talk about how their life span has lengthened up to 60 years in the last couple decades and they can live alone and without a carer. And that's fantastic, and I'm really honestly happy for those who have the ability and resources to make that happen.

But not all people with Downs can. Some will never be able to use the bathroom, or cook, or have a conversation. And when a carer or parent is struggling with a fully-grown human that lashes out physically like a young child, it is not helpful to humiliate them or compare their situation to another.

[electricsircuit-deactivated2024]

High functioning people have centered ourselves when we shouldn’t have. Just because we’re less likely to be believed to be autistic doesn’t mean low functioning people have any sort of privilege. This should be common sense and it’s sad that it’s not. Instead of finding ways to advocate for and support low functioning people, all most “autism community” members want to do is yell on Twitter about how they hate their parents and how autistic people can actually be social butterflies with dozens of friends and cute aesthetics and no sensory issues beyond “doing the dishes is yucky.”

High functioning people being the loudest voices means I’ve actually encountered multiple people who had no idea that autism could come with intellectual disability. And while it’s true not every autistic person has an intellectual disability, a very significant percentage do, yet there’s still people who have no idea the two can go together. People being aware of Asperger’s is great but not at the expense of some of the most vulnerable members of society.

[goodbye-guys]

I'm with the person above who said that it should have different names. Everything being labeled autism is confusing and non beneficial to the actual understanding of the mental illness in those people.

[sun-kissed-demons]

I was not diagnosed until I was an adult, my sister was very early. We have significant differences in the way our autism presents, but also similarities. Autists can not really be placed into one group or the other and designating autism to a spectrum really puts a lot of limitations on understanding them. What we really need is more education in schools about disabilities and mental health in general.

[shiruba-tsuki]

Is that... how you look when you're wet? I always have Yor-san bathe him, so this is the first time I've seen this... It's... No, you mustn't, Twilight. I am a cool-headed spy. I cannot let my emotions show. The fire's out. Good for you.