Since my posts have been a little political as of late, and in light of recent discussion, I feel I should make it known who I am (not my name or anything) so people can go ahead and decide now if they wish to keep associating with my Tumblr. So taking a page from Inside Out 2, in 900 honest words of no particular order, here is my sense of self.
I am a woman.
I am white. I’m of European descent, mostly Irish. I did ancestry and everything.
I am overweight, always have been, mostly because I like sugar and I eat my stress. Trump and others like him have made their stance clear on women who aren't beautiful. He's made plenty of comments about Harris' "lower half".
I was diagnosed with Asperger’s when it was still called that. Some may say Trump supports autism, but it certainly doesn't feel like it when he makes fun of people who are mentally impaired and then insults people who aren't by calling them mentally impaired.
It took me time to be sure, but I know I'm on the ace spectrum in the way that I know I could never get married or have intercourse. I'm on the fence about having kids, by blood or adoption. Trump wants to take away services that could help me later if I do, and Vance says that 'cat ladies' should be punished, so I'll be hurt even if I don't.
I have 0 friends. I, however, have had plenty of bullies.
My parents were drunks/addicts. I was removed from their care when my dad ran because of warrants and my mom got drunk, just to make a fool of herself in front of the police. They never beat me or my siblings badly, but they certainly hurt each other. I was in foster care for a long time.
I have a picky diet. I don't like to try new foods. I try to eat healthier foods or healthier versions of my favourite foods, but it doesn't always work because the taste or texture bothers me.
I have 5 family members total I can still talk to, 3 of whom barely like me, with 1 of them only calling me when they need something.
I am constantly kept up at night and driven to anxious/frustrated silent fits because of the environment. I worry about running my car because of emissions; I worry about trees; I worry about recycling and using less water/water pollution. I want to plant flowers for pollinators, but my yard doesn't allow for it. I feel the world should take steps to be sustainable, even if it isn't easy. Easy isn't always better.
I want to be able to donate to worthy causes—environmental, humanitarian, here at home, overseas. But I earn the minimum wage, and I don't have the money to do it.
I only get to attend college because I'm on the spectrum and was in foster care until my late teens, so I got to apply for scholarships.
I am an ally to others in the LGBTQ+ community, even though I don't know anyone in it. Or I did and just didn't know it, because back when I was in middle and high school, being LGBTQ+ could get you harassed.
Despite being on the ace spectrum, I believe in love. I believe that people should be allowed to love who or as many people as they want, regardless of age or race. Well... it would be nice if all parties were AT LEAST of age and the relationship(s) weren't toxic.
I support immigrants who come to the states trying to build a better life for themselves. I don't judge if they come illegally because I know that I could never always understand the feelings and circumstances that make them. I don't support people who come to commit crime. But I can sympathise with those who did it out of necessity and have chosen to leave it behind. Trump says all who come over illegally are bad, being either criminals or deranged. Even those who were born here or came legally he says should be deported.
For a long time, I wasn't sure if I was Liberal or Democrat. I ended up have to do an online evaluation that ended up saying I'm between liberal and democrat.
Despite being atheist I believe there are forces we don’t understand and things out there we just haven’t discovered. So, yes, I believe in things like Bigfoot, aliens and ghosts.
I want to be a good person, but I always worry about doing or saying something wrong.
I don't believe I'm racist and have actually at one point asked others if they think I am, just to get an outside opinion. All have answered no.
I'm certainly not ableist. Plenty of health problems run in my family, and people can't control being born physically or mentally disabled, so it makes no sense to me to hold it against them.
I try not to judge other people's religions. I'm an atheist who likes facts, but I was brought up going to church. I don't understand when someone says something negative with religious reasons, but then I read about their religion and see it says something contradictory to what they are saying.
My aunt says I'm smart, but I don't think so a lot. I have never been good at algebra, geometry, etc., and I have poor memory, which keeps me from being able to become proficient in other languages. I took Spanish twice and didn't get above a C grade.
I feel people should be punished for crimes, but I also feel severe punishment doesn't always suit a victim.
I'm not perfect, and I don't always try to be. But sometimes I worry that I'm not.
I sometimes feel alone and like no matter what I do to try and make the world a better place, It doesn’t matter.
I feel women should have equal opportunity as men, but I know that isn't always the case.
I know people don't always agree with me, and I get scared about what it can mean sometimes.
This is basically me. Who are you?