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It's extremely rare for me to not post something because it's too bad. But this was a 4 edible situation

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After all these years, it finally happened

It happened

I had a dream I was a worm

I was a worm in a relationship with a human man

He still loved me even though I was a worm

The question has been answered

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Caption: [A stitch with user @/sapphicyuji. The text on screen reads, " "you can't misgender cis people!", you have never had your gender questioned outside of your transness and it shows. sincerely, a trans poc".

I'm actually super glad we're having a conversation about this. The masculinization of black and brown women, because for years I felt like I endured this unique form of trauma until I realized other people went through the same thing too. And if there's one thing that I'd like to add to the conversation, there seems to be this misconception that this is something that starts at puberty. Like boys tell you you look like a man to hurt your feeling when that's so far from the case.

The first time I was purposefully misgendered was in kindergarten. I was constantly referred to by the masculine variant of my name, I was chased out of the women's restroom, and I had grown adults questioning what my biological sex was before I even knew what the difference was. And those behaviors persisted into adulthood because now if I present as anything less than 100% feminine, people will either compare me to men or animals.

And for myself and for many other brown and black women this is a life long act deliberately intended to humiliate, shame, and other us for the features we were naturally born with and I'm glad we're having a discussion on how harmful it actually is.]

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through the power of art you made senshi and izutsumi hanging out into reality... thank you so much for all the art and beauty

Hehe you're welcome! I really love doodling them :))

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Your Baby-Izutsumi content is gonna be the sweet nectar keeping us all alive until her offical anime debute. I love the warm colours and soft-wiggly shapes. Its amazing.

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ill keep writing about surviving because i don't know what else there is

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Really wretched how "My house, my rules" is such a common phrase among parents.

They really do think that fulfilling the bare minimum of their legal responsibilities to avoid being arrested for neglect entitles them to completely control the people they made (who legally cannot escape them even if they want to) and threaten them with homelessness to coerce behavior.

See also:

"I brought you into this world and I can take you out."

"Spare the rod, spoil the child."

And more.

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The landlord fears the urban oyster mushroom farmer

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Vampyre lore:

Vampires can enter any building in New York city specifically because the statue of liberty welcomes them in

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what i love about mlp fim is that the power of friendship is not a symbolic thing it is a real and tangible force so potent it can be channeled into killing people

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apparently people are now purchasing thick water to make slimes with because of a trend on tiktok

thick water is for disabled people who can’t swallow properly. stores usually have extremely limited supplies of it.

please don’t buy thick water for fun or to make slime with. it’s literally the only way some disabled people can drink anything. It’s not a fucking toy

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Free Palestine 🍉 And #StrikeForGaza today, April 15th!

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It's always sunny in my love for yellow

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Hello, today is my birthday, and I would like to share a comic I made in the last year with you. It's called Broomistega and Thrinaxodon.

This comic was originally printed with yellow, fluorescent pink, light teal, and violet risograph inks. Physical copies are available in my shop.