Something that I've been stumbling upon recently, and I love, is drawings of people who unapologetically look human
And, like, I love them?? Unreasonably so!
Like, alright so, something about me is that I love seeing pores on people. When someone has lil' dents and stuff that isn't being concealed by products, 'cause we all have pores, and when I see an actor or something play a role where having perfect skin would be a little weird and their pores are shown, it's so pretty??
I love visible pores, little facial lines and imperfections, veins under their eyes, bags under ones eyes, uneven colors, creases when they smile and laugh, brows with little hairs sticking out not being perfect, beards with hairs that aren't following suit perfectly, peach fuzz on their faces, I just love when humans look human
I've been seeing drawing with folks who have some hair around their bikini line, and stretch marks by their tummies, of which aren't flat.
You have skin, you have hair, you have some body fat, that is normal and is beautiful!
Those veins and tendons in your hands are beautiful!
Having a tummy is beautiful!
Having marks and dents, divots and lines, color variation and imperfections in your skin is beautiful!
Having some fat in your face, a non-chiseled jaw, is beautiful!
Having off-white teeth is beautiful, your bones don't look like pearls after all, and even then real pearls aren't pure white!
Real pearls aren't fully round or a solid color, they are perfectly imperfect!
Having your scalp show through your hair is beautiful!
Having hair in places besides your scalp is beautiful!
Being human is beautiful and I'm tired of pretending, of being told, it's not!!
You're so beautiful, the real you is beautiful <3
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society has ingrained in all of us that bugs are bad and evil and scary and they Bite You for no reason and Sting You For Fun and I would like to challenge every single person that reads this to try to step back and challenge those thoughts. CHALLENGE that knee-jerk reaction to kill every bug you see. REALIZE that killing it doesn't have to be the answer. it's fine to not want bugs in your home. but I see so many people whose FIRST choice is to kill it, even though it'd be easy to just cup it and toss it outside. why?
one of the greatest things that got me over my extremely intense arachnophobia was knowledge. learning more about the thing I was afraid of made me realize, "oh, they're just little guys trying to get by too" and I stopped killing every spider I saw.
and it's like. no, that wasp didn't sting you for fun. it stung you because it felt scared or defensive. no, the spider in your shower isn't trying to kill you. spiders need water to live too.
you don't deem a scared dog/cat evil for biting you, do you? then why are we demonizing insects and spiders for feeling scared? they are so, so small and we are so large. they don't know anything about us, they're just trying to live life. they didn't know they built their web in a bad spot. they didn't know they built their nest next to your door. please, show some kindness to these tiny creatures. I understand you can't let infestations happen or wasps build in your walls, but whenever possible, try to put bugs in a cup and take them outside. yes, even wasps. even black widows. if you want tips for safely capturing bugs, I'm always around to ask.
also, to those who say things like, "x bug eats other pest bug, so they're okay" why? why does something have to benefit you to deserve to live? shouldn't all creatures have a chance at life, even if they're ugly, even if they don't benefit you, even if they do something you don't like? what gives you the right to decide to take the life of any animal just because ahhh it looked scary? please. all I ask is you try to be kinder. it's okay to be scared, it's not okay to pointlessly kill things.
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I love you, trans people with intellectual disabilities. You deserve to have the same opportunities as everybody else, and that's because you are a person. You deserve to be happy. Intellectually disabled trans people deserve the exact same respect, recognition, and love that (should be) afforded to everybody else.
Intellectually disabled trans people, you deserve to make your own decisions about your transness. You are allowed to want for transition or to change your name, clothes, hair, pronouns, or anything else. You deserve support and understanding. I hope you are able to receive that. You belong in this world as your true self. Your transness and your disability/disabilities are not bad things - they are good, and they are important.
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your f/o thinks you look cute in your comfy clothes, by the way. your oversized sweatshirt. your stained tee. your ratty sweatpants. your worn shorts. your mismatched socks. even if you feel sloppy or messy, your f/o loves the way you look when you're comfortable.
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