when I point at a morally questionable woman and say “I would trust her with my life” the point is not “everyone chill out she’s trustworthy.” the point is I’m Gay and don’t care very much for my own safety
i think if an autistic person tells you that you’ve misinterpreted the intent behind their words you simply have to listen and take them at their word without question. reparations
since ppl are raising awareness about hearing loss, id like to add that tinnitus is not a karmic punishment for carelessness, and can be caused by several different overlapping things. do not moralize your health or u will die. message to myself, mostly.
Me: Fuck, the paper towels I want are on the top shelf.
The Sir David Attenborough That Lives In My Brain: Being smaller-than-average presents an added challenge to foraging … but necessity is the mother of invention. A little creativity turns a baguette into a tool, and voilà–
the post about like, how most work was done in the past by wives and servants and slaves and children reminds me of how like. if you read anything written by people in the past you’ll notice a lot of the time the men don’t seem to do anything. like they’ll just spend their entire days pursuing whatever they want to, and food and stuff will just be brought to them. and every time i read stuff like that it always strikes me that there’s so many people who’s invisible to his narrative that’s doing the work necessary for him to be able to exist the way he does
like, even the romanticized artist who gets to live under the patronage of some wealthy noble is supported by all of the nobles’ servants and slaves who do all the work of cooking, cleaning, etc., just all the necessary upkeep for the artist to be able to focus all their time on art
pisses me off that gender is just pattern recognition thats been drilled into us since birth. why didnt they teach us something important instead like which snakes are venomous
