hey guys I totally succeeded at life. Went to the Renaissance fair. Walked into a tent with my sister + random guy. Vendor said “welcome lords and ladies,” then saw me and added “and magical creatures.”
I know "60s housewives who invented slash fanfiction" has taken on a life of its own as a phrase, but Kirk/Spock didn't really exist until the 70s and THOSE WOMEN HAD JOBS. They were teachers and librarians and bookkeepers and scientists and they damn well spent their own money going to conventions, printing zines, buying fanart and making fandom happen. Put some respect on their names.
i learned about Tim Wong who successfully and singlehandedly repopulated the rare California Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly in San Francisco. In the past few years, he’s cultivated more than 200 pipevine plants (their only food source) and gives thousands of caterpillars to his local Botanical Garden (x)
my controversial opinion is that sexualizing fat bodies isnt a bad thing bc a major part of fatphobia and self hate is this idea that fat people are ugly and unfuckable
like we can talk all about tolerance and respect but like, if people are still commonly believing that being fat makes you less desirable, that matters whether we want to acknowledge sexuality or not
People on this app will say shit like “be gay do crime!” And call themselves a “tranny genderfuck” and then clutch their pearls when a trans women calls herself a bi lesbian