versus world

writer of poems & other things sometimes a recovering bookworm, bread lover, & lowercase enthusiast

[killed-by-overthinking]

[psshaw]

Y'know how they say a child writes the best poetry before they learn what poetry is "supposed" to look like? I think a visual artist makes the best visual art before they learn how well it would sell if they made an enamel pin of a possum saying "be gay do crimes"

[enby-butch-dyke]

@timpsingleton on insta

[captvreme]

[prokopetz]

They say you should make art for yourself, but the folks writing long-form fic on AO3 where the last reader comment was thirty-five chapters ago and they're still updating every week like clockwork are putting that into practice in ways I can only dream of.

[tinvsworld]

[tinvsworld]

[fatimazainab]

Unknown

[tinvsworld]

[heiserosandhesapollo]

"How to be a Trans Man (According to the internet)" (2022)

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You must be masculine, 

but not in the traditional, threatening way.

You must cut your hair,

but only in a fashionable undercut.

You must bind, eventually get top surgery,

but never dream of having a penis.

You must have a common, boring name,

but nothing as common as "Aiden."

You must continue wearing makeup,

but nothing too fruity.

You must have a deep voice and stubble,

but don't go on the evil testosterone. 

You must still understand cis femininity,

but never again call yourself a lesbian.

You must be silent, submissive, sanitized,

but never claim to be oppressed.

Above all, you must let people treat you as a woman,

but reap all the benefits of male privilege. 

[toastbutteregg]

THIS IS ME

[prokopetz]

I feel like the legal institution of adoption is unreasonably limited by restricting it to parent-child relationships. If me and some random asshole want to legally be second cousins, I think we should just be able to do that.

[taciturn-nerd]

This concept is hilarious. Yes we're now cousins but there's no aunts/uncles/parents connecting us. Cut out the middle man completely. We're just family but not directly related ya know?

[prokopetz]

You understand me precisely.

[prokopetz]

For everybody saying "well ACTUALLY you can just decide to call whoever you want your uncle/cousin/whatever", this isn't about kinship – it's about bureaucracy. I want to cause problems on purpose.

[capricorn-0mnikorn]

Co-signed. I want to add to my collection of legally recognized next of kin.

[cipheramnesia]

Found and notarized family.

[zoesupreme]

I've never watched Scott Pilgrim but I'm reading about this animated Netflix series and apparently one of the reasons they were able to get the whole cast of the 2010 movie to reprise their roles is bc Michael Cera fucking responded to a 9 year old cast email thread out of nowhere as if no time had passed and got the cast all chatting with each other again

[zoesupreme]

[henstomper]

hard cider was invented when someone decided to make beer that tastes good instead of bad

[ruinedchildhood]

[powerbottombrucespringsteen]

The thing with amateur local theater is it is almost always bad BUT keeping it alive is the most important thing

[powerbottombrucespringsteen]

The joys of artistic expression cannot be limited to talented people everybody needs it to survive

[nirruti]

This is such a hilarious take we should give untalented people who make bad art money you know just because guys

[powerbottombrucespringsteen]

Exactly. Glad you understand 💗

[pointnclick]

"No one wants to work anymore." Damn right brother. If I could sit in a beautiful field for 40 hours every week of my singular precious life I would