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A male common agama (Agama agama) basking on a rock in Cameroon, Africa

by Bernard Dupont

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Not to be one of those people who overanalyzes Taylor Swift, but I feel like the cringe is purposeful. When people talk about tortured poets/artists they're almost exclusively talking about men, so I think that at least on some level making a lot of the lyrics on an album titled 'The Tortured Poets Department' weird and cringey and full of faux deepness was a choice and not a failure. It's exactly what these men sound like

There are plenty of things about Taylor Swift I could complain about but her being cringe is at like, the bottom of that list

every time I see a post about taylor lyrics I can't help think that she's being funny on purpose but ppl don't think women can't be funny. like tortured poets department is a funny name like that could be a douglas adams bit and ppl keep taking these "cringe" lyrics out of context and saying how dumb she is to think she's a tortured poet. I don't think she thinks that I think maybe she is funny on purpose...

#mae speaks #taylor swift #the tortured poets department

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“My story has so much gay rep in it!” Awesome. How are you treating your female characters btw

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Writing a long ass essay about The Giver Quartet. I love that series so much

#mae speaks #idk why im doing this when i have a final essay to finish

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When you carry all the grocery bags in one trip

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Idk if y'all are familiar with the phrase "anything worth doing is worth half-assing," but I honestly think radblr would benefit from approaching separatism from that angle. Like, separatist action doesn't have to be full and complete severance from the male population; it can be as small as choosing a female doctor, attending an all-women book club, making dedicated time for female friends and family members, talking to/learning from older women in our lives...

Complete isolationist separatism is just not realistic for a lot of women, and since that model of separatism is the main one discussed in rad spaces, women who aren't able to pursue that lifestyle end up feeling discouraged or like they can't center women effectively. So separatism remains a very niche and elusive form of activism for most women in the world.

I think meeting women where they are is a huge part of feminism and the pursuit of female community and liberation; surrounding oneself with women who come from all different backgrounds, communities, contexts is critical for developing fully-rounded and intersectional praxis that takes into account the variable needs of women both inter- and intraculturally. There's a tendency in any space, real or virtual, to seek out others with the same viewpoint, but growth (emotional or intellectual) comes from interacting with a richly diverse group, and wrestling with unfamiliar or even uncomfortable viewpoints - working through that friction - rather than running back to the familiar - strengthens and enriches understanding, and informs activism that reflects this more nuanced mindset.

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op turned off reblogs but i’m gonna pass out laughing over this

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early homo sapiens b like help i cant stop making bowls . help i cant stop domesticating plants and animals. help i cant stop developing language and architecture and religion

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2 people at my internship complemented me so I'm good now

How are we feeling about the bandana? I like the idea of it but I'm not sure

#mae speaks #save me external validation

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How are we feeling about the bandana? I like the idea of it but I'm not sure

#mae speaks #my face #idk why i didnt smile at all in any of the pics i took #not pictured: #burnt orange corduroy pants and black loafers

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Btw I've posted my poetry/collage art on here before, so I just wanted to say I've scanned all that I have done so far and I'm working on uploading them to redbubble (MothraMade). They're available on a lot of different products but I think they're best on the art prints. I'm also continuing to work on making my cross stitch patterns available as art on there

#mae speaks

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get ready for an exuberant summer

#manifesting

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Guys stop letting me drink coffee I am going to shit myself

#mae speaks #ibs posting

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the "came back wrong" trope except like... they didnt. like this mad scientists wife died, and so he studied necromancy, brought her back, and she came back and it all worked. like she came back exactly the same as she was before with literally no difference. but the scientist guy is like "oh no... what have i done.... shes Different now!!!! she came back Wrong!!!!" and shes just like. chilling. reading a book. cooking dinner. shes just so so normal but in the guys mind hes like "oh shes soooo weird" but shes just normal

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Love sitting in the bathroom so I don't look like I was here weirdly early

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