One massive, legitimate way to improve as a writer or artist or in any creative endeavor really, is to become absolutely obsessed with something and to allow yourself to be weird about it. Genuinely mean this btw.
It’s so sad that in order to get people to care about Palestine, we completely ignore the thousands of innocent men who have been killed in this genocide. We have to say “children”, or “women and children”, with slightly lower numbers, because the full death count is somehow seen as less tragic when we include men.
My heart aches for the innocent men of Palestine who have been slaughtered. You mattered just as much as anyone else. And for the men who are doing everything in their power to help their fellow Palestinians, we love and respect you. Thank you for all that you do.
it just fucking occurred to me. bc i'm looking for a new job but i remembered most jobs don't let you wear earbuds/earplugs/shades/whatever without having an Officially Proven medical condition or something that explicitly says on paper that you need these. even if you can prove you're autistic/adhd and explain your sensory issues, you don't get a pass. but imagine how weird it would be if you had to go through all these hoops just to, say, wear glasses at work. imagine if they went "um. but do you really need those? i mean, you can still see without them right?" and you try to explain they make your vision better and they say "okay but you're not blind. you don't actually need them." and that was that. you'd just have to put up with blurred vision around 8 hours a day most days of the week. imagine this was a legal thing work places could do. because "glasses go against a professional image." this is what it's like.
it just fucking occurred to me. bc i'm looking for a new job but i remembered most jobs don't let you wear earbuds/earplugs/shades/whatever without having an Officially Proven medical condition or something that explicitly says on paper that you need these. even if you can prove you're autistic/adhd and explain your sensory issues, you don't get a pass. but imagine how weird it would be if you had to go through all these hoops just to, say, wear glasses at work. imagine if they went "um. but do you really need those? i mean, you can still see without them right?" and you try to explain they make your vision better and they say "okay but you're not blind. you don't actually need them." and that was that. you'd just have to put up with blurred vision around 8 hours a day most days of the week. imagine this was a legal thing work places could do. because "glasses go against a professional image." this is what it's like.
I love you Black lesbians. love you Native and Indigenous lesbians. many kisses for my Hispanic and Latino lesbians. lots of love for every Asian lesbian out there. i love every lesbian poc you're all amazing and deserve to be acknowledged this lesbian week of visibility<3