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ableism is searching for treatment advice for dry skin from ichthyosis and every article insists on calling my skin “fish scales.” ichthy even means “fish.” it just feels kind of dehumanizing to me
I don't think this is ableism, but this IS dehumanization.
Beauty
Beauty is subjective. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” They say. Just act like yourself And you’ll find it within.
So why is it that I hear jokes About parts of my life. Hear people call me brave When I have done nothing But hide.
Maybe I’d be beautiful if my hair Was long and luscious And strands didn’t fall Like leaves in autumn When I do much as run my fingers through.
Maybe I’d be beautiful if I didn’t tire From the first few minutes Of an activity I might actually like In another lifetime Where I’m not weighed down by heat
Maybe I’d be beautiful if I my skin Wasn’t growing and regrowing Scales like a lizard And I’m in some zoo cage stuck As people ask what went wrong
Maybe I’d be beautiful if I switched your eyes For mine And my shoes For yours And see you panic over something that means nothing to me
…
Maybe if you stop seeing me as helpless And tragic And didn’t judge a smile on my face that’s uneven With a laugh that makes me forget Then I would be Beautiful
We need more fics, in general, with a reader with some kind of Ichthyosis.
I need to be able to read a fic without being brought out of the immersion the moment someone takes a shower like it’s nothing.
Doesn’t need to be the super ultra ordeal that I go through bi-weekly of scrubbing myself red and then layering myself thickly with lotion and not doing anything for a good long while as to give it time to soak into my skin at least a little bit-
Just make reader use lotion more in general or mention using a loofah (or any other more thorough scrubbing tool)
Them walking around in an outfit they don’t care about getting stained from getting oiled up for a while before showering/bathing would be a nice addition but also like, more on the tedious side-
Idk I just…
Every time I read a self-insert fic and reader takes a quick shower before something and then immediately gets dressed and do whatever, it just… that’s not how it WORKS for me?
It would just be nice to see something I can relate to, you know?
You’d think there’d be more content like this out there considering, at least what I have, isn’t super uncommon (1/100 people have it last time I checked) but I guess not.
Maybe there are some that exist if you search the right tags for it or something but you’d think you’d be able to see some in the wild too 😔
Of course this goes out for people with other skin disorders too but each of them are treated very differently and I only have experience with Ichthyosis Vulgaris so that’s what I’m focusing on.
Hey there, glad to see someone representing ichthyosis! I have it myself, the lamellar kind. It's tough growing up and dealing with invasive idiots 🩷✨️
I am pretty sure I have ichthyosis vulgaris. I'm glad that I can be a bit of representation. I grew up feeling so alone because of it. I'm learning to love my Dragon Skin
A Christmas present for my dearest @uighean!! :’3
Two meeting young Mary Anning and unearthing an ichthyosaur fossil with her (Jamie and Mary’s dog in the background dkhsbksg)
I hope you like it :’3 <3
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Watkins worries that as DNA tests become available for milder conditions, breeders will be forced to avoid producing dogs with any diseases. "We are going to be pushed into making poor decisions for the breed, such as removing dogs from the gene pool for minor conditions," she says. "Fortunately, ichthyosis does not affect a dog's ability to hunt, retrieve, swim or participate in all kinds of activities. It is so important to not lose dogs with great qualities. A DNA test can be helpful as long as we use smart breeding."
Gayle Watkins, a Golden Retriever breeder, as quoted in “Golden Retriever Ichthyosis May Be Underdiagnosed Due to Seborrhea Similarity”. Purina Pro Club Updates (September 2012).
Includes four references to journal articles on ichthyosis, a scaling skin disorder, in Golden Retrievers.
Book of Circus headcanon
*casually thinks Snake has ichthyosis*
☆ t a g g e d ! ☆
Tagged by: @ichthyosis (thanks dearie! 💕💕) Last movie I watched: Wonder Woman!! Last song I listened to: KATICA ILLÉNYI - Monti Czardas (give it a listen! its seriously so wonderful!!) Last book I read: JOURNAL NUMBER 3 FROM GRAVITY FALLS HECK YES B O I //KICKED Last thing I ate: Sinigang Rice from Kanin Club! (it’s a filipino dish and it’s one of my faves!!) What time period would you want to travel to: ehhhh well idk man i’m too scared of what might happen if i mess around with time, so i probably wouldn’t travel to any time period lmao //kicked Fictional character I would hang out with for a day: AAAAA NOOOO-- ONE IS NOT ENOUGH If I could be anywhere right now, where would I be?: hanging out with all my lovely friends, chilling, with a high possibility of cuddling with at least one or two people 💕💕💕 (ily dorks!!) Current fandom obsession?: ASKJSBG CANT PICK ONE SO HERE’S A QUICK LIST --- OTGW, Lady Layton, GF, SVTFOE, Professor Layton (againj ivbekvjbqejb)
I will tag: @bes-ang-lala @chorrypie @elegant-narwhal @vanillad00dles @wingedcastielpie
(note from me: you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to omg!!)
