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skulls-and-snakes · 21 hours
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The tweet: https://twitter.com/Lionhearted_ben/status/1629919975203848192?t=HfF1j3BVqZMgZEIHgVnz3w&s=19
And in case Twitter is being a fool, here's the PDF itself: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PiO5JAc2_erXL9rEPU-Gj4DXQ3N0dTbe/view
Shout-out to a friend for showing me this!!
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So in the latest "ban books!" controversy there's a picture book for pre-schoolers called "Grandad's Pride" the objection is that some of the illustrations of Pride involve men in leather
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and I could go on and on about how yes that is in fact something you might see at Pride out in public so why would you not include it but.....
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here's an unrelated image of popular children's cartoon character He-Man in a Harness (and fury underpants) if its only a problem when gay men do it, thats homophobia...
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i know this is coming from a place of like intense sexual objectification and homophobia and racism not to mention the world ending efforts of big oil but unfortunately it is so funny
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skulls-and-snakes · 3 days
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I'm noticing a pattern of people getting angry if stereotypical autistic traits are brought up recently.
"Actually, that is considered to be very outdated and people can present autistic without that trait."
But...I'm describing my traits. Or my experience of autism. It takes a lot of effort and spoons for me to answer asks and consider all possible angles, especially when that's not how my brain is wired.
I know this may come as a surprise to some people (genuine) but I'm actually pretty damn stereotypically autistic.
I doubt many would jive with me in real life because I'm quite asocial, I tire out quickly, lose interest in conversations, don't make eye contact ever, lack facial expressions unless I'm heavily masking, I openly stim, have deep special interests that I can and will get overexcited about etc
I also presented as autistic very strongly as a child in stereotypical ways.
I am well aware that autism presents differently for everyone. I am well aware that misunderstandings of presentation and masking means people aren't getting diagnosed. I wasn't diagnosed until my 30s because doctors used to think females couldn't have autism without ID.
Yes, autism presents in many many many different ways and diagnosticians need to be fully up to date if we're to help people.
But also...the stereotypes still exist. The autistics from TV and movies exist. The eye rolling annoying traits exist. The "ugly traits" exist. The uwu traits exist. That can't be erased either.
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skulls-and-snakes · 3 days
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Binders are hand wash only and I've STRUGGLED and i cannot recommend enough: get your ass an antique washboard! Get one with a textured glass board! Rub soap onto the textured part of the glass and then rub your binder against it and all sweat and soil fucking disappears! This washboard must have been a huge game changer for our ancestors who used to have to lay shit on a rock and beat it with a stick. The textured glass washboard makes hand washing so fucking easy! Trans man lifehack, wash your tit holster like a Victorian lady!!
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skulls-and-snakes · 3 days
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what's so striking to me about younger queer generations rn isn't the lack of knowledge about queer history, but the complete unwillingness to engage with it, when confronted with an identity or history they haven't heard of before they react with disgust rather than curiosity. (for example) instead of asking where the leather pride flag came from and what the leather community is and represents they immediately question the need for something like that to exist, not even willing to listen and learn from both elders and peers. this is also more broadly a problem in leftist spaces in general, being reactionary is somehow the default now, and anything that's different or unknown must be an attack and bad. really hoping y'all manage to grow out of this deeply conservative way of interacting with the world.
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skulls-and-snakes · 5 days
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When people graffiti on buildings: Yes! Ha ha! Fuck yes!
When people graffiti on rockfaces and cliffsides on hiking trails: What the absolute fuck.
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skulls-and-snakes · 7 days
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me @ my mutuals
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skulls-and-snakes · 7 days
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in recognition of World Down Syndrome Day on March 21
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skulls-and-snakes · 7 days
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if you give “stupid” characters rural/southern accents i don’t like you and if you give “smart” characters rural/southern accents but it’s a punchline i don’t like you even more
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skulls-and-snakes · 7 days
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we DO grow old and happy. btw.
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skulls-and-snakes · 7 days
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Some things I think people are overlooking in the tiktok ban bill, because it's not just a tiktok ban:
It gives the US government the ability to ban *any* app, website, or company they believe to be "controlled" by an "adversarial power" which can change whenever they want
It allows the President and the Administrative branch almost unilateral power to designate *any* app, website, or company to be under the control of an "adversarial power" (and just think about how that can be used un the hands of, say, Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis)
They have to offer little to no evidence for this. For example, tiktok - a Singaporean-headquartered and ran company, partially owned by US interests, incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and whose userdata is stored Austin, TX - is apparently controlled by the Chinese government
It also gives the Federal Government the ability to investigate and shut down any provider who gives access to these banned websites or services, including VPN. They will have unilateral power to dismantle VPNs through outrageous fines what will essentially force them to not operate in the US
A lot of the Congressional Representatives who supported this bill have large donors and/or stock in US Tech companies like Meta, Google, or Palantier who would benefit from the downfall of tiktok or the ability to purchase it and monopolize the market
Those same tech companies which sell our data constantly anyway, including to "adversarial powers"
This is so much more than just a tiktok ban.
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skulls-and-snakes · 7 days
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“ever notice how all nonbinary people are afab?” no but i have noticed how every single amab nonbinary person ive come across is either forcibly labeled as a trans woman or a cis guy who just Loudly Gay 
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skulls-and-snakes · 8 days
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"Apollo is just a uwu soft sunshine boy!" Apollo, the God who guarantees freedom?
Apollo, bringer of disease as well as health?
Apollo, who without his light, all life would cease to exist?
Apollo, God of the heatwaves, blinding lights, the chemical compounds that birthed and maintain a star you can't even look upon without hurting yourself?
Apollo, God of music and poetry, raw emotion made physical through melodies and words sewn together, compositions and words that remain timeless?
That Apollo?
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