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Decided to grow some white hairs to look more like Rogue ✌🏻

have you ever changed your hair style bc of a fictional character who’s hair you liked?

#and I stand by that as the only reason #but for real it makes me feel good about my white hairs rather than embarrassed

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On Rogue

for @ckerouac

I'm not sure if I can give you definitive reasons for /you/ to like a character. But, I can tell you why I do...

Okay. Here's the thing.

X-Men, in general, has some really strong female characters. And I mean, not necessarily in a literal sense. But in a well drawn and well rounded and well developed character wise way. Storm is regal and beautiful and confident and a leader if there ever was one. She is truly a goddess among men. Jean Grey (and, comics Jean Grey when I started reading them) is smart and clever and powerful. And they're both so iconic. (And, one reason, in general, that I do follow X-Men is that there are so many great female characters.)

The thing about Rogue, though, is that isn't polished in the way that Storm or Jean are. And that's not a negative on them at all. It's just a reason that has me leaning towards Rogue.

Rogue is brash and sassy and stubborn and hot-headed and sometimes awkward and can (and will) beat the shit out of you. She is as head-strong as they come. But she stumbles. The hard exterior is a shield against the world. Because she's isolated. Her powers - her real powers - have her pushing people away. And it's easier to be the flying brick, the bruiser, tank than to deal with what's going on on the inside.

And inside she's a mess.

First there's the problem of identity. She has stolen so many people's thoughts and memories and feelings and powers that sometimes she doesn't know where they end and she begins. She struggles to know herself. The question of 'who am I' is something she's always searching for. And I find that fascinating.

And who she is on the inside is somewhat different than the outside. She is soft. She's a romantic. She's kind. Her heart is often so, so big. Even after all the terrible stuff she's done. She's human and she just wants what we all want -- to be loved, to have connections, to be accepted. Her power is often a barrier to that, which can make her a tragic figure.

But the interesting thing about comics having been around so long is that she's actually grown as a character and done a lot of figuring things out, and her powers aren't always the barrier anymore. She's grown from a kind of scared child that punches first and feels second because she's been forced to - to a leader and a wife and a supportive teammate, and a kind soul, and someone who understands herself much better than when she started.

But she also hasn't lost what makes her unique. She's spunky and sarcastic and has learned to enjoy the parts of her that she's figure out does make her her, and it's been such a beautiful ride.

Comics are messy. Superhero's lives are kind of insane.

But as a little girl - there was something about Rogue that really spoke to me. That sometimes who we project on the outside isn't who we are on the inside. Sometimes it's someone we keep only for ourselves. Sometimes life is hard, and sometimes it's tragic. But that doesn't stop you from going out and kicking ass anyway.

And that's why I love Rogue.

#she is my favorite too 💖

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#new dog new dog new dog #Heartstopper bts

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happy april 30th!

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Some amazing and talented artists and authors have already submitted! There's a place for everyone in this fanzine. Even if you're not sure or would like to create/write something new, please check out the form!

Thank you! 💕🖉

#oooh cool #I’ll probably submit something #boost

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Sometimes I see posts on here and feel like a lot of you have internalized the idea that the qualifying prerequisites for being LGBT are being cool and interesting and subversive, and that the fact that everyone in the community happens to be attracted to their own gender or else stepping outside of the gender assigned to them is just a happy coincidence, and not like, "not only a qualifying prerequisite, but the SOLE qualifying prerequisite." Being gay IS cool, but THAT'S the happy coincidence. Like I'm sorry to break it to everybody but even boring gay people are gay and even cool straight people are straight, because being gay is not about being cool, it's about being gay.

#that’s that on that #lgbtq

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#brothers told me I was adopted #and that I was an alien #they also like to joke about a secret third brother who lives in the attic #siblings are weird

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#excellent meme usage #uh yeah florence Welch has BEEN AROUND

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Struck by his beauty. Had to draw.

#HELLO #WHUT #this reminds of all the stuff from oencilpushingenthusiast #who always impresses me #like wtf who gave you the right #glee fanart #Kurt fanart #justgleekout

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#cant believe it’s only been a week but yes #eclipse 2024

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#currently all three

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You were just sucked up and abducted by a UFO. The alien inside addresses you, “Is this translator working? Listen. I need you to pretend to be my boyfriend for three days so my parents will get off my back about it.”

#bonus points if there is only one bed #kind of want to write this and just pack in as many fake dating tropes as possible #or like one of them is having a cute fake dating situation and the other is in a scary movie about alien abduction #but I’d do it as humor #writing prompts #also this would be a fun round robin story

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CRYING. SCREAMING. THROWING UP.

Not in a fun way. Just genuinely want to do all three when I read this ableist garbage.

#I’ll probably reblog with a rant later #but jfc why is this is presentations in the year 2024 #ableism #tw: ableism #tw: ableist language #tw: ABA #tw: applied behavior analysis #rage fork

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Used my seizure training to great effect today so it feels like a good day to reblog this.

#seizures #seizure first aid #what to do if someone has a seizure #also put them on their side #that was important today

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Making social plans with another anxious introvert takes some serious doing. We spent like two months texting in order to arrange the hang because we would exchange a few messages and then one of us wouldn’t respond for at least a week. I kind of love how mutual it was though. Like I don’t feel guilty or take it as a sign of disinterest.

#we also only recently reconnected after not seeing each other for during the pandemic #glad we are making the effort because she’s really cool and we were very close when we worked together #I hope it gets easier with practice #but if this is how it is for us that’s also ok #friending while anxious #friendship #anxiety #anxiety problems #mental health

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TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE l APRIL 2024

ALFREDO JUÁREZ | RAMI ASTRO | JOSHUA INTINI | KENDALL RUST | DERAN HALL | KUZCOKHANDA | TREVOR MAHLMANN | OTHINGSTODO | NASA | STEVEN RATNIK

#woooaaahhh #do wish I’d gotten to see totality #solar eclipse 2024

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Buffy the Vampire Slayers (1997 to 2003), Behind the Scenes photos

#these are so cute!! #buffy the vampire slayer