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Before we continue, is this a personal moral failing or a mental illness? I need to know whether I should treat you like an evil monster or a helpless child when I unperson you.

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That time at work last year one of.those dog mask gay guys came in the store . And I told him to bark for me and he did. I didnt expect that for some reason idk what got into me it was awesome though and the customer behind him was like Did u seriously just make that guy bark. What can I say ...

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my favorite homophobic lenin anecdote is him sympathetically telling chicherin to take a break to cure his homosexuality and chicherin happily agreed because who would reject a boss giving you a free vacation and then chicherin returned to work he was like 'sorry, it didn't work :(' and lenin was like 'ok then'.

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The above image is an excerpt of pages 172-173 from Kate Bornstein’s book Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws. New York: Seven Stories, 2006.

I’d describe it as a survival handbook particularly meant for queer teens and other people who don’t fit in and so are fighting for their lives in a hostile, bigoted society. Some of the book’s suggestions for things to do that are better than destroying yourself seem strange or scary. Throughout, though, the book’s one rule is “Don’t be mean.” That’s important context, because that shows this excerpt about being a frightening monster is NOT saying to be cruel or harm others.

I recommend the book to anyone who thinks that sounds useful. Here is the book’s WorldCat listing, which you can use to see if a copy is available at a library near you. Or you can buy it as a print book or eBook directly from the publisher’s site. Or from whatever bookstore you like; bonus points if you can support a small local bookstore that’s worker-owned, feminist, or queer, since those are good community spaces to keep around. I’m not affiliated.

Transcript of the excerpt:

The heading says

“52. BECOME A MORE FRIGHTENING MONSTER THAN THE ONE THEY THINK YOU ARE.”

The icons under the heading indicate that this 52nd alternative to suicide has:

a low-medium difficulty level (as tricky as riding a cow)

a medium safety rating (three hearts, two skulls)

a medium-high effectiveness rating (three umbrellas)

a morality rating of G for General (meaning it’s something you could do in front of your grandma)

“Keywords: mischief, delight, magic”

For decoration, there’s an antique illustration of a costumed dancer wearing a horse tail and mane.

The body text says:

“If people knew the real you, would they run screaming from the room? Well, whatever kind of monster they think you are, it’s probably safe to say, you’re really much more terrifying. Sometimes we like to look freaky. Sometimes we like to blend in. It’s our choice. But shifting from one to another keeps people from figuring out who or what we are.

“The cultural monster here at the turn of the century is the shape-shifter. Being an outsider isn’t what makes us monstrous. We are monsters because we’re so good at either revealing our monstrosity, or keeping it hidden when we want to.

“It’s when we become something the über-culture can’t quite put its finger on that we know we’re being a worse monster than the one they think we are. In this culture, that’s a crime. You have to match your photo ID. So, go ahead. Be a chameleon. Enjoy yourself. Play safe, and try not to scare the little children.

“EXTRA CREDIT: Write an essay, poem, recipe, film or performance piece on this question: if a culture’s monsters reflect its greatest fears, what does it say about über-American culture that its monsters are for the most part shape-shifters and mutants?”

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maybe pom poko in stead actually

I’m doing princess mononoke for movie night next Friday. Which is against the spirit of movie night because I’ve watched it 10000 times but I have watched one too many new movies that were either dull or not fun for a group hang recently so on the old record goes

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I’m doing princess mononoke for movie night next Friday. Which is against the spirit of movie night because I’ve watched it 10000 times but I have watched one too many new movies that were either dull or not fun for a group hang recently so on the old record goes

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May you release the habit of being stuck, waiting for the "right time." May you start creating it with your choices.

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when people go "oh you don't like (thing)? you must hate fun and whimsy" it's like. okay, i just had a casual dislike. but now i want to kill you

#alternately: I was neutral on (extremely popular thing) until you made a moral issue out of it and now im starting a hate campaign

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(SOUND IS CRUCIAL) this video is has murdered me dead the music the editing the way information is slowly revealed about the two of them the plot twist the breaking bad images. WILLIAM WILLIAM WILLIAM. all over minecraft parkour someone help im seizing

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would you like to explain your favorite extremely short poem, please?

this translation of catullus 85. something abt "but i feel it, and it shivers me." like love & hate are not uniquely felt expect when together, & that togetherness is haunting, haunting enough to make the body react

we real cool by gwendolyn brooks. love that the body is monosyllablic. love the ending of "we / die soon." the placement of "we" almost exclusively to the left, with no left "we" for the final line. i remember reading it as a young teen over & over

self titled (molly brodak) by molly brodak. just love her work as a whole. love that it is self titled—feels very declarative. the first line "i am a good man" has been impacting me a lot since brodak's husband recently came out saying she cheated on him & he only found out after her suicide!!!

wonder by maya angelou. just... love her. love how matter of fact she was & still so poetic. one of the first poets i ever loved. "drunk with the nectar of slowness" is so beautiful to me

vulnerability study by solmaz sharif. i mean what is there to say? the juxtaposition. the opening line. the final line. it punches me right through every time

#poetry

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"you're good at art you should go to college you should start animation you should get a job in the industry you have so much potential" I SHOULD BE IN THE WOODS. EATING POISONOUS BERRIES

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Installation view of Freedom Square: The Black Girlhood Altar at the Chicago Cultural Center

The exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center opens with the installation “Homegoing.” The work is a suspended image depicting a screenshot from Ma’Khia Bryant’s personal TikTok. In the photo she’s laying her edges, her jet-black hair shining, her baby face clean and free of makeup. Below the printed photo is a collection of candles, stuffed animals, and a bouquet. On April 20, 2021, Ma’Khia was killed by an Ohio police officer in what was later determined a justifiable homicide. She was 16 years old. 

In the gallery titled Rest and Recess: The Courtyard, the exhibition transports the viewer to the Caribbean where Black girls play together unburdened and hopeful. A tree, sculpted by Robert Narciso and made from branches from Rekia Boyd’s family home, sits in the center of the room casting a protective shadow over everything. From its branches hang yellow paper hearts scribed with the hopes and dreams of little Black girls. The sound of their joyful cacophony activates the space.

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#art tag

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Tobias Funke stim board

#Tobias funke stimboard

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in another life, I would have loved nothing more than to kill people with hammers with you