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im on a camp and we just named our teams and our is named SUS and our signal is that gay wrist thing so im enjoying myself

Okay. I have a semi serious comment. On they/them pronouns & assuming pronouns.

So we as people tend to use they/them if we’re certain we don’t know someone’s gender.

Y’know. The telemarketer, the person who left their keys at work, the person who forgot their coat at school, the person who left a package at your door...

& we do it naturally. ¿Yea?

You (/general) don’t find it “confusing” to use they/them for people you’ve never met.

But when you meet someone in person...

You look at their hair, their face, their clothes, & go “you MUST be a boy & use he/him” or “you MUST be a girl and use she/her” (/srs).

How bold of you. (/snark)

How bold of you to assume you know that person already.

How bold of you to forget tomboys (masculine women) & femboys (feminine men) exist among the cis population.

How bold of you to forget that even you have had longer “feminine” hair or looked “feminine” when you shaved your face.

How bold of you to forget that even you used to have short hair & used to hate dresses/skirts/blouses.

¿Wasn’t it still uncomfortable when someone called you “¿ma’am?”/“miss” or “¿sir?” & got it wrong?

How bold of you to assume based on YOUR idea of what a man should/has to look like that they were a man.

How bold of you to assume based on YOUR idea of what a woman should look like that they were a woman.

You were forced into a box of man/woman growing up. I know.

But you don’t have to fit the box either. It’s okay if they put the wrong label on your box.

You cannot force those who don’t fit the box to fit. You cannot force them to become small & Perfect™.

There are masculine people who use she/her or they/them.

There are feminine people who use he/him or they/them.

((Usually people joke/comment that feminine men “have a baby face” or masc women “look masculine”. It happens even among cis populations.))

So how bold of you.

You assume to know them already. To know their gender at a glance.

If even cis people can be wrongly identified, ¿why do you still assume you’d know the right pronouns for trans people?

This is why we ask.

This is why we ask.

Even if you are cis, I may not be able to tell for sure because presentation does not define identity.

Presentation does NOT define identity.

Just because you wear a business suit doesn’t make you employed/a businessperson.

Just because you don’t wear a wedding ring, doesn’t mean you aren’t actually married.

Just because you have short hair doesn’t mean you’re a man (or a lesbian - straight/other LGBT women can have short hair too)

& just because you have long hair doesn’t mean you’re a woman (see goth men, emo men, & any other community with long hair).

Just because you wear a name tag doesn’t mean you’re actually employed (or on the job).

Just because you paint your nails or your face doesn’t mean you’re a woman (plenty of men do it too)

So why do you assume to know? (/rhetorical)

I know you may be scared to question these things.

It’s okay to be scared. It’s not okay to try & control other people’s identities because you’re afraid to question your own.

You are allowed to question these things.

If you feel like you need permission, I am giving you permission.

Question & explore your gender identity.

Change your gender presentation.

Wear a dress/tux. Wear a chest binder (if you safely can). Wear makeup. Wear a cloak/cape. Wear Victorian clothes or a corsette. Explore.

Use different pronouns wherever you safely can—with new friends, new coworkers, online if you feel safe

& explore names wherever you safely can— a Starbucks you rarely go to, a store you rarely shop at, anywhere that asks for a name for your order.

Explore your identity. You’re allowed to change & you’re allowed to uncover parts of your child self or younger self you hid long ago.

Break the binaries. Expore nonbinary identities & experiences.

You do not have to stay stuck.

Whether you’re 13 or 65 or 100+ or whatever, it is never too late to rediscover yourself.

& ¿if the people around you (family, friends) refuse to accept your true self, your newly affirmed identity?

Find new ones. Find people who will accept you. They’re out there; your people may still be out there.

It is okay to leave a marriage, to outgrow family members, to leave behind people who deny your gender, your sexuality, your entire identity. If no one else will give you permission, I am giving you permission.

& if no one else accepts you, I do. I may not be able to be your crutch, but I see your true self & embrace all that you are.

You ARE nonbinary, you ARE trans, you ARE whoever you discover yourself to be. Free yourself to accept & grow into yourself.

It can be scary to question these things society has tried to/has embedded in everything.

But you’re allowed.

Find a safe place to explore & rediscover. You still have time.

Both for those who are too afraid to question & still assume at a glance, & for those who are starting to wonder, I see you & you are allowed to start a new journey.

From a nonbinary demiboy & a system of many, we accept you & good luck. (/genuine) 💖

((& any hate will be blocked/deleted. This is a power post & a challenge to stigma/misunderstanding. There is no space for hate here. Please find out why you are unhappy/hurting & withdraw your negativity (/genuine, gentle).))

~Nico (he/they)

hey rb and tag a food from your culture that everyone loves but you hate

“A collection of common glyphs of the poorly understood Memeorite civilization of the Second Silicon Age. Memeorite glyphs possess multiple conflicting interpretations and a complexity of meaning impossible to capture in a few short words. These are rough translations only.”

Source: https://twitter.com/beach_fox/status/1325668490431246336 (which include more “memeorite glyphs”

Angel Numbers T-Shirt

exile arc but every day someone puts on a blonde wig and red n white t shirt and takes Tommy’s place as they all try to gaslight Dream

quackity: Hello it is me tommyinnit

dream: you aren’t tommyinnit and you don’t look or sound like him

quackity: *in a British accent* hello it is me tommyinnit

dream: tubbo I can see that it’s you

tubbo, wearing the ugliest blonde wig known to man: what? im tommyinnit. here I’ll prove it I just need some flint n steel and the location of your house

dream: are you ghostbur?

ghostbur: yes!

Phil: oh I forgot to tell you! Tommy’s street name is ghostbur. that’s why he said that :)

dream:

dream: oh hi “Tommy” why is your hair blue?

jack manifold, who didn’t own any other wigs: I’m going through a mid life crisis

dream: Ranboo I can see that you’re an enderman

ranboo, wearing a red and white suit: im tommyinnit. I remember everything. i can definitely swim mhm mhm

Dream: you aren’t even wearing the red and white. you’re just another blonde guy

purpled, a paid actor: wdym didn’t you know there’s only one blonde person ever. im tommyinnit

dream: technoblade what I meant to think of this

technoblade, wearing a sign that says ‘im tommyinnit’: well most people think I’m annoying at first

dream: you’re literally a pig

technoblade: that’s kinda rude to say about the British

Dream: how are you here. you’re dead.

glatt, who pierced the veil of life and death in order to make fun of tommy: no im tommyinnit. pogchamp or something

Recently I saw one of those "dsmp but most of them are kids and the plot is them playing pretend" and I think this has some very funny implications about Techno not admitting to the family dynamic

Techno: And I'm gonna fucking... Blow up L'manburg!!

Tommy: You can't!! I'm your brother and I'm gonna tell Phil and you're gonna get in trouble!!

Techno: Well then you're not my brother here!! And I also have power infinity and 50 withers!!!

I feel like it's a good idea to bring this back with the current threat

Please share this!!!!! As you resident vitiligan and fellow artist I am here to educate people on how to properly create a character with vitiligo and other things to keep in mind about the disorder.

Only 1% of the entire world’s population has vitiligo but I see so many artists making characters with it when they sometimes don’t even know what vitiligo is and pass it off as “skin pigmentation”. Like— what does that even mean??? XD

It’s not an aesthetic and it won’t get you “diversity points” so stop romanticizing vitiligo!

new quiz just dropped: what are you?

today i have considered coming out to my classmate as trans just for the sake of an argument

mordetwi supremacy

this is my favourite tommy clip on the internet because i couldn’t explain it to you in a million years

Nas has been spitting nothing but facts this week

I submit to you that the most iconic feature of any animal is either unlikely or impossible to fossilize.

If all we had of wolves were their bones we would never guess that they howl.

If all we had of elephants were fossils with no living related species, we might infer some kind of proboscis but we'd never come up with those ears.

If all we had of chickens were bones, we wouldn't know about their combs and wattles, or that roosters crow.

We wouldn't know that lions have manes, or that zebras have stripes, or that peacocks have trains, that howler monkeys yell, that cats purr, that deer shed the velvet from their antlers, that caterpillars become butterflies, that spiders make webs, that chickadees say their name, that Canada geese are assholes, that orangutans are ginger, that dolphins echolocate, or that squid even existed.

My point here is that we don't know anything about dinosaurs. If we saw one we would not recognize it. As my evidence I submit the above, along with the fact that it took us two centuries to realize they'd been all around us the whole time.

I literally control time

I’ve been seeing some DSMP actor AU floating around (which is rare because. I mean. It’s basically already an actor AU minus the professional, live sets) and imagine

Tommy pulling the weirdest faces just off camera to try and make people break character and succeeding 99% of the time 

Dream constantly asking Ranboo and Tubbo and Tommy if they’re okay after intense scenes 

 Techno showing up an hour late with Starbucks for everyone 

 Ranboo being the awkward no-name underdog that quickly becomes the fan favorite because hot dang can he act his heart out 

 Tubbo breaking stuff on set to the point where everything is held together with duct tape and half-dried super glue 

 Wilbur being an absolute diva, and despite having memorized all his scripts is the most likely to improvise 

 George constantly napping 

 Big Q also being highly likely to improvise, usually stuff that either causes entire scenes to be redone or barely scrapes past the PG-13 rating

Niki, Eret, and Fundy usually background chilling when not filming, but almost always the ones behind unexplained pranks 

(More priceless gold in the notes)

dreamxd's look is inspired by biblically accurate angels

i have a moth in my room and even tho i have a strong fear of moths hell probably stay the night if hes gonna behave

Au where everything's the same but Tommy is replaced with a racoon. He can't even talk or anything, it's just a racoon.

alksdhglhasg techno goes ‘you think you’re a hero, tommy? then die like one’ only for a raccoon to launch itself at his face and he never actually gets to make the withers

Donate to help Mariah! I know a lot of people are short on money right now and there are SO many donation posts going around and people to help. Mariah is no where near her goal and I want to see her get to at least $500 within the next month

so can we start hunting down white liberals now or what

list of ded things

ghostbur, l'targay, tubbo drawing streams, tales from the smp, beenboo, ftsmp, avondeten, c!fundy’s relationship with his father, jackbox streams, pogtopia, henry, karlnapity, l'manberg, sbi, prince philip, pubbo, karaoke streams, osmp, egg lore, mexican dream, l'mantree, c!tubbo’s will to live, c!schlatt, c!fundy’s house, probably sally, ranboo’s stream streak, offline chats, purpled’s ufo, el rapids, uk truthing, ranboo’s late night mining streams, c!bbh’s sanity, sam nook (probably rusting away somewhere), the syndicate, c!puffy’s patience, cogchamp

my otp

Malfina wears this around her neck

loki is genderfluid and a milf canonically

theres literally no reason to prefer summer over winter

regarding posting dream smp content:

i've been made aware by trusted friends and sources in private correspondence on discord that the extent of the issues with the dream smp are actually more than i can reasonably excuse my enjoyment of it for (as documented in this callout post), so i would like to publicly acknowledge and apologize for that.

until very recently i was under the impression that the majority of past instances of controversy surrounding dream and some of his friends were things that had been addressed by them and that they were making an effort to learn and change for the better. i was assured of this by people i believed were trustworthy. and i am ashamed to admit that until it was brought to my attention directly in private by multiple friends, some of whom understandably no longer wish to associate with me due to my ignorance until proven guilty, i was unaware of any major criticisms, including anything i received for my involvement in watching and sharing fan content for the dream smp because i hadn't seen any well sourced evidence for why i shouldn't. for this i am extremely sorry, i was ignorant and have caused a lot of hurt and i fully accept the blame for that.

i am not a fan or "stan" of dream himself, have never supported him personally, and i don't have a twitter so was unaware of most of the controversies he's been involved in documented on there. i am not someone who willingly and knowingly supports antiblackness, antisemitism or anything else, and i do not in any way think it's acceptable to harass people or worse over something like minecraft youtube.

i was apparently sent a lot of asks, including some containing evidence (although i have a strict policy of not clicking links i'm sent because i can't trust them not to link to triggering or otherwise malicious content from experience, so i didn't get to see any of the most damning evidence until it was presented to me by sources i trust. this is a policy i'll be reassessing). i will defend myself for supposedly "cherrypicking" asks i receive on the grounds that i get so many asks every day that i have notifications turned off and do not check my askbox unless i am expecting an ask, so i only see asks if i've chosen to scroll through my activity feed and they show up there. i tend to skim my feed and ignore anything containing a threat or overly negative tone because usually it is just someone with too much free time trying to harass me for no good reason. this is also something i will be reassessing as it allowed me to stay ignorant for far too long. anyway, since i've been receiving a lot of questions both on here and privately over the past 24 hours asking me to address my "support for dream", i've actually had a reason to check my askbox and properly read the criticisms people have been sending me.

i don't and have never supported any harassment that dream or his friend's fans have participated in towards other people and do not believe that he is an "unproblematic" person who has nothing he needs to apologize for or be held accountable for. however i understand now that my sharing content related to his smp without any acknowledgement of the fact that its creator and some of his close friends have participated in and said things that i am as horrified by as anyone with common sense would be does create the impression that there is no need to hold these people accountable and that their behavior has and deserves no consequences. i am extremely sorry for this. it is entirely my fault for not listening until i was held accountable myself and forced to critically examine my interest by people i actually know.

to conclude, i will once again apologize that it took me this long and a lot of effort on other people's parts to be made aware of how significant the problems with dream and his community are. i ask for no forgiveness, only understanding that it was not done with malicious intent (although i understand that it had negative consequences nonetheless). i am not posting this with the intention of gaining sympathy. i'm just holding myself accountable for my mistakes. from here on out i will only be sharing fan content related to streamers i watch who are not involved in any controversy (or at least none that hasn't been satisfactorily addressed), and i may cease posting content about minecraft streamers altogether in future if i feel personally that even that is providing too much of a platform to dream and those associated closely with him.

opinion on big booby halo?

sometimes men have tits and that's okay. fantastic even. poggers if you wish.

blindinnit and piglin bros from Extension by Jk_Kat!

I want to live by myself when I move out of my parent's place but I'm really afraid of money problems? I'm afraid that the only place I can afford will be in the ghetto and it'll all be torn apart and I'll only be allowed to eat one granola bar a week. I'm really stressing out about this. I don't know anything about after school life. I don't know anything about paying bills or how to buy an apartment and it's really scaring me. is there anything you know that can help me?

HI darling,

I’ve actually got a super wonderful masterpost for you to check out:

Home

what the hell is a mortgage?

first apartment essentials checklist

how to care for cacti and succulents

the care and keeping of plants

Getting an apartment

Money

earn rewards by taking polls

how to coupon

what to do when you can’t pay your bills

see if you’re paying too much for your cell phone bill

how to save money

How to Balance a Check Book

How to do Your Own Taxes

Health

how to take care of yourself when you’re sick

things to bring to a doctor’s appointment

how to get free therapy

what to expect from your first gynecologist appointment

how to make a doctor’s appointment

how to pick a health insurance plan

how to avoid a hangover

a list of stress relievers

how to remove a splinter

Emergency

what to do if you get pulled over by a cop

a list of hotlines in a crisis

things to keep in your car in case of an emergency

how to do the heimlich maneuver

Job

time management

create a resume

find the right career

how to pick a major

how to avoid a hangover

how to interview for a job

how to stop procrastinating

How to write cover letters

Travel

ULTIMATE PACKING LIST

Traveling for Cheap

Travel Accessories

The Best Way to Pack a Suitcase

How To Read A Map

How to Apply For A Passport

How to Make A Travel Budget

Better You

read the news

leave your childhood traumas behind

how to quit smoking

how to knit

how to stop biting your nails

how to stop procrastinating

how to stop skipping breakfast

how to stop micromanaging

how to stop avoiding asking for help

how to stop swearing constantly

how to stop being a pushover

learn another language

how to improve your self-esteem

how to sew

learn how to embroider

how to love yourself

100 tips for life

Apartments/Houses/Moving

Moving Out and Getting an Apartment, Part 1: Are You Sure? (The Responsible One)

Moving Out and Getting an Apartment, Part 2: Finding the Damn Apartment (The Responsible One)

Moving Out and Getting an Apartment, Part 3: Questions to Ask about the Damn Apartment (The Responsible One)

Moving Out and Getting an Apartment, Part 4: Packing and Moving All of Your Shit (The Responsible One)

How to Protect Your Home Against Break-Ins (The Responsible One)

Education

How to Find a Fucking College (The Sudden Adult)

How to Find Some Fucking Money for College (The Sudden Adult)

What to Do When You Can’t Afford Your #1 Post-Secondary School (The Sudden Adult)

Stop Shitting on Community College Kids (Why Community College is Fucking Awesome) (The Responsible One)

How to Ask for a Recommendation Letter (The Responsible One)

How to Choose a College Major (The Sudden Adult)

Finances

How to Write a Goddamn Check (The Responsible One)

How to Convince Credit Companies You’re Not a Worthless Bag of Shit (The Responsible One)

Debit vs Credit (The Responsible One)

What to Do if Your Wallet is Stolen/Lost (The Sudden Adult)

Budgeting 101 (The Responsible One)

Important Tax Links to Know (The Responsible One)

How to Choose a Bank Without Screwing Yourself (The Responsible One)

Job Hunting

How to Write a Resume Like a Boss (The Responsible One)

How to Write a Cover Letter Someone Will Actually Read (The Responsible One)

How to Handle a Phone Interview without Fucking Up (The Responsible One)

10 Sites to Start Your Job Search (The Responsible One)

Life Skills

Staying in Touch with Friends/Family (The Sudden Adult)

Bar Etiquette (The Sudden Adult)

What to Do After a Car Accident (The Sudden Adult)

Grow Up and Buy Your Own Groceries (The Responsible One)

How to Survive Plane Trips (The Sudden Adult)

How to Make a List of Goals (The Responsible One)

How to Stop Whining and Make a Damn Appointment (The Responsible One)

Miscellaneous

What to Expect from the Hell that is Jury Duty (The Responsible One)

Relationships

Marriage: What the Fuck Does It Mean and How the Hell Do I Know When I’m Ready? (Guest post - The Northwest Adult)

How Fucked Are You for Moving In with Your Significant Other: An Interview with an Actual Real-Life Couple Living Together™ (mintypineapple  and catastrofries)

Travel & Vehicles

How to Winterize Your Piece of Shit Vehicle (The Responsible One)

How to Make Public Transportation Your Bitch (The Responsible One)

Other Blog Features

Apps for Asshats

Harsh Truths & Bitter Reminders

Asks I’ll Probably Need to Refer People to Later

Apartments (or Life Skills) - How Not to Live in Filth (The Sudden Adult)

Finances - Tax Basics (The Responsible One)

Important Documents - How to Get a Copy of Your Birth Certificate (The Responsible One)

Important Documents - How to Get a Replacement ID (The Responsible One)

Health - How to Deal with a Chemical Burn (The Responsible One)

Job Hunting - List of Jobs Based on Social Interaction Levels (The Sudden Adult)

Job Hunting - How to Avoid Falling into a Pit of Despair While Job Hunting (The Responsible One)

Job Hunting - Questions to Ask in an Interview (The Responsible One)

Life Skills - First-Time Flying Tips (The Sudden Adult)

Life Skills - How to Ask a Good Question (The Responsible One)

Life Skills - Reasons to Take a Foreign Language (The Responsible One)

Life Skills - Opening a Bar Tab (The Sudden Adult)

Relationships - Long Distance Relationships: How to Stay in Contact (The Responsible One)

Adult Cheat Sheet:

what to do if your pet gets lost

removing stains from your carpet

how to know if you’re eligible for food stamps

throwing a dinner party

i’m pregnant, now what?

first aid tools to keep in your house

how to keep a clean kitchen

learning how to become independent from your parents

job interview tips

opening your first bank account

what to do if you lose your wallet

tips for cheap furniture

easy ways to cut your spending

selecting the right tires for your car

taking out your first loan

picking out the right credit card

how to get out of parking tickets

how to fix a leaky faucet

get all of your news in one place

getting rid of mice & rats in your house

when to go to the e.r.

buying your first home

how to buy your first stocks

guide to brewing coffee

first apartment essentials checklist

coping with a job you hate

30 books to read before you’re 30

what’s the deal with retirement?

difference between insurances

Once you’ve looked over all those cool links, I have some general advice for you on how you can have some sort of support system going for you:

Reasons to move out of home

You may decide to leave home for many different reasons, including:

wishing to live independently

location difficulties – for example, the need to move closer to university

conflict with your parents

being asked to leave by your parents.

Issues to consider when moving out of home

It’s common to be a little unsure when you make a decision like leaving home. You may choose to move, but find that you face problems you didn’t anticipate, such as:

Unreadiness – you may find you are not quite ready to handle all the responsibilities.

Money worries – bills including rent, utilities like gas and electricity and the cost of groceries may catch you by surprise, especially if you are used to your parents providing for everything. Debt may become an issue.

Flatmate problems – issues such as paying bills on time, sharing housework equally, friends who never pay board, but stay anyway, and lifestyle incompatibilities (such as a non-drug-user flatting with a drug user) may result in hostilities and arguments.

Your parents may be worried

Think about how your parents may be feeling and talk with them if they are worried about you. Most parents want their children to be happy and independent, but they might be concerned about a lot of different things. For example:

They may worry that you are not ready.

They may be sad because they will miss you.

They may think you shouldn’t leave home until you are married or have bought a house.

They may be concerned about the people you have chosen to live with.

Reassure your parents that you will keep in touch and visit regularly. Try to leave on a positive note. Hopefully, they are happy about your plans and support your decision.

Tips for a successful move

Tips include:

Don’t make a rash decision – consider the situation carefully. Are you ready to live independently? Do you make enough money to support yourself? Are you moving out for the right reasons?

Draw up a realistic budget – don’t forget to include ‘hidden’ expenses such as the property’s security deposit or bond (usually four weeks’ rent), connection fees for utilities, and home and contents insurance.

Communicate – avoid misunderstandings, hostilities and arguments by talking openly and respectfully about your concerns with flatmates and parents. Make sure you’re open to their point of view too – getting along is a two-way street.

Keep in touch – talk to your parents about regular home visits: for example, having Sunday night dinner together every week.

Work out acceptable behaviour – if your parents don’t like your flatmate(s), find out why. It is usually the behaviour rather than the person that causes offence (for example, swearing or smoking). Out of respect for your parents, ask your flatmate(s) to be on their best behaviour when your parents visit and do the same for them.

Ask for help – if things are becoming difficult, don’t be too proud to ask your parents for help. They have a lot of life experience.

If your family home does not provide support

Not everyone who leaves home can return home or ask their parents for help in times of trouble. If you have been thrown out of home or left home to escape abuse or conflict, you may be too young or unprepared to cope.

If you are a fostered child, you will have to leave the state-care system when you turn 18, but you may not be ready to make the sudden transition to independence.

If you need support, help is available from a range of community and government organisations. Assistance includes emergency accommodation and food vouchers. If you can’t call your parents or foster parents, call one of the associations below for information, advice and assistance.

Where to get help

Your doctor

Kids Helpline Tel. 1800 55 1800

Lifeline Tel. 13 11 44

Home Ground Services Tel. 1800 048 325

Relationships Australia Tel. 1300 364 277

Centrelink Crisis or Special Help Tel. 13 28 50

Tenants Union of Victoria Tel. (03) 9416 2577

Things to remember

Try to solve any problems before you leave home. Don’t leave because of a fight or other family difficulty if you can possibly avoid it.

Draw up a realistic budget that includes ‘hidden’ expenses, such as bond, connection fees for utilities, and home and contents insurance.

Remember that you can get help from a range of community and government organizations. 

(source)

Keep me updated? xx