anyways (I say this as someone who is deeply critical of the united states government, military, unchecked capitalism, police, etc) I am SICK of people treating america as if it has no cultural value or positives so….. I love u 85 million acres (bigger than italy) of national parks. I love u harlem renaissance. I love u groundhogs day. I love u sweet tea and fried chicken and jambalaya. I love u apple cider donuts and maizes on crisp autumn days. I love u 95k miles of coastlines and new england fisherman and hand knitted sweaters. I love u halloween where millions of people dress up and give candy to strangers and carve jack o’lanterns. I love u small talk and small towns and potlucks and bringing over casseroles to your struggling neighbors. I love u cowboys and ranch hands and arizonian cactus. I love u appalachian trail and dirtbikes and divebars. I love u sparklers and fireflies. I love u mark twain and toni morrison and emily dickinson and henry david thoreau. I love u rock n roll i love u bluegrass and hippies i love u jimi hendrix and nirvana and CCR and janis joplin. I love u victorian houses and jonny appleseed and john henry and mothman and bigfoot. I love u foggy days in the pacific northwest and neon signs and roadside attractions. I love u baseball and 1950s diners and soft serve. I love u native american art and pop art and poptarts. I love u blue jeans and barbecues and jazz musiciansÂ
TBH, THANK GOODNESS TAYLOR SAID SHE’S WILLING TO REPEAT MIDNIGHTS SONGS BECAUSE I LOVE BOTH OF THOSE SO MUCH, THEY’RE BRILLIANT AND SO WELL-WRITTEN
It's a shame that Nick's searches before the gay quiz got overshadowed by the '62% homosexual' result because this is such a significant and heartbreaking moment that all queer kids go through.
As an ally, I used to have a vague idea of the lgbt rights bills passed in my country and I would cheer for the Queer Community. But when I realised that I'm bi, panic overtook and I sat in my bedroom and googled whether my existence is legal in my country, whether I will be able to marry whoever I want, and I googled straight conversion therapy out of fear that my parents may drag me to some horror like that to "turn me straight" if they ever found out about my sexuality, I started looking up news of people like me getting attacked simply for being openly gay.
I am glad that this show depicted the fear and the panic which feels like horses running over your chest, because seeing my reflection in Nick made me appreciate myself for not running away from who I am. This show made me proud of my 15 year old self who stood up from a sea of fears and chose to accept herself with pride.
You know that Ada Limón poem where she’s like “i can’t help it i love the way men love”? my dad recently confessed to me that he became a shoemaker because they buried my grandma shoeless