Hey Elvis, What's Your Opinion On My Dog?

I’m suffering because finals are coming up. But once school is over, I can finally do things that make me happy.

Like trying to cosplay Bubble from the Amazing Digital Circus. I have a terrible idea for it, but that’s what gets us through high school sometimes.

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After Elon Musk called astronaut Andreas Morgensen a "retard" today, comments have come out of the woodwork claiming this doesn't count as a slur because Elon Musk is, supposedly, autistic.

Able-bodied and even a minority of low support needs autistic people seem to believe all slurs, including this particular one, adhere to how white people understand "n-word rules;" you can say it if you belong to one of the demographics it describes. This is, of course, fucking nonsense, and if Elon and his cronies had any actual exposure to the disabled community beyond the hyper-specific bubble of rich white self-diagnosed cryptobro fuckwits who rely on "autism" as an excuse for having no friends, they would know that. Just like how knowing actual black people will teach you almost immediately that the white version of "n-word rules" doesn't actually exist and like all social phenomena the "acceptable" use of any slur relies on nuanced social context that allows the specific community in discussion to spot an outsider like Elon vs. someone who belongs (not Elon).

This is not to say there's anything necessarily wrong with self-diagnosis, often it is simply the best option available to someone and a necessary social ritual to participation in beneficial communities, but Elon Musk can absolutely afford to go through an adult diagnostic process. Additionally, as a free speech absolutist who allows the violation of others' (especially queer, POC and most importantly, disabled peoples') privacy on his stupid social media platform, surely he'd have no issues with showing us his diagnosis. And yet, here we are, with dorks defending Elon based on his "Asperger's Syndrome" every time he does something fucking stupid, despite his behaviour demonstrating he is not like us.

"Oh no, someone's attracted to the aesthetics of my -punk movement but doesn't know the praxis and history behind it like I do--"

OK. Tell them. Make it a teaching moment. Everyone who's in your movement learned the background from somewhere at some point, maybe this is that point for that person. Give them a jumping off point that they can dive into later.

"Oh but I shouldn't be responsible for teaching baby -punks about the history and the how-tos and--"

OK. Then don't tell them. You don't have to be responsible for teaching people with a budding interest in your group the ins and outs and how-tos. That's fair and valid! It can be a lot of work. Someone else will handle it

"But I'm annoyed that they would try to claim to be part of/be interested in my community without knowing all the details that I know after being in it for months/years/decades, they're dumb, they're posers, they're--"

OK. Then don't engage with them, if it's that bad. Maybe someone else will come around and tell them the history, maybe they'll pick it up on their own, maybe they'll just enjoy the fashion elements for awhile.

"But they shouldn't claim to be part of the -punk community if they don't know the--"

I feel like we have a few options here. People can either talk to them, share the history, share the values, share the praxis. Or they can just chase off anyone who even thinks about dipping a toe in their community, and then wonder why it's dying off later down the line.

I dunno, maybe I'm too naive and patient or whatever. But if people are entering your -punk spaces without knowing The Rundown of what you feel they need to know, maybe being nice about it and informing people instead of immediately assuming stupidity and malicious intent could help you make a new friend. Even the loudest voices in a space had to learn from somewhere, and not everyone has the luxury of being in the space as the History was Happening--whether it's an age thing or a not being aware of the space thing. Or maybe I just don't see what the big deal is behind people hating people who like the aesthetic of something and don't know the behind the scenes history about it yet.

Because I believe in the word 'yet.' No one comes into this world knowing everything about everything, and we're all constantly learning new things. I'm not gonna degrade someone and call them a poser for not knowing what I know. Because if it were me, interested in a scene but getting chased out and called a poser? I wouldn't hit the books and study up, I'd go 'that fuckin sucks, those people sucked' and then avoid anyone and anything having to do with it.

So chase people off and call them posers if you want. But if your community starts dwindling, don't be fucking shocked.

i regret nothing

I love them so much. This fits them so well too.

how could i not reference the brothers of all time….

"average cat owner spends 3 years in prison" factoid actualy just statistical error. average owner spends 0 years in prison. Miette's mother, who kicked her body like the football and went to jail for One Thousand Years is an outlier adn should not have been counted

How many other queer girls are into nerdy girls? I’m going into college soon and I need to know if I can impress beautiful women with my 300 slide PowerPoint about Batman. I’m also going to try and wear different superhero T-shirts everyday, so I can be known as a nerd.

I’m clearly going to be alone romantically for a very long time. I will be able to find other nerds though.

Need patch ideas? Go to town and look for graffiti and stickers. See what people in your area stand for, repeat the slogans you stand with. Localise yourself.