I Love It When People Try To Claim Representation In Fiction Is Being Taken “too Far” To The Point

yay a post about arthritis! thank you!

Seeing people say that arthritis isn't disabling in the year 2023 sure gives me some. . . not great feelings. Like yeah, cool, thanks for completely undermining the decade or so of horrible pain I've experienced, my gradual loss of mobility, the constant fatigue and confusion (because rheumatoid arthritis affects more than just your joints!), the ableism I've faced from everyone in my life, and the degradation of my fine motor skills as the pain in my fingers and wrists especially gets worse and worse.

Also the ageism in it. . . "My grandparent has arthritis, that doesn't make them disabled." Idk how to tell you this bud but pretty much every elderly person in the world is disabled in some way because bodies break down and start doing weird shit naturally. Sorry that you see aging and disability as inherently contradictory but it's not my fault that you're so determined to gatekeep the label of "disabled" from people that you can't show even a bit of compassion to people whose experiences are different from yours.

Anyway @ fellow arthritic people I know this sucks so fucking bad and that no one takes us seriously but I promise you are not alone ily 🪻

Production Update:

Just as i thought i was done painting something, another wild set piece appears! it's Tech Week next week, I don't have time to paint! I need to do all the set transitions by myself!

(But hey at least i got a black shirt and some wonderful black cargo pants and i'll update you all about what i can carry on my belt that's needed for the show)

yeah its for the actors' and crew's sake, don't come saying it's for attention span, you've already committed to watching a 2+ hour play.

Unpopular theatre opinion: intermissions are bad and I wish we could just have a 2.5 hour performance uninterrupted, like people manage perfectly well at movie theaters. It always just kills my emotional immersion. Set changes and costume changes valid, but the art form could adapt in other ways. Or making the intermission experience somehow also part of the performance? Just something more interesting and intentional than dumping people out into the lobby to buy m&ms.

Roberd here. A couple quick notes. I can’t believe Brick only had one assistant crab. An exec of his level? That’s ridiculous. I’m gonna need 3, maybe 4 more crabs here at my desk, to take care of everything I have to do. 

Another thing. Breaks are too long. Let’s keep these assembly lines moving. Brick’s built a great thing here in terms of supply and demand. But if he can come back and find we’ve increased productivity by 40, 50% then that’ll reflect great on me. He’ll be proud of me. So no more mid-mid-morning breaks, early-afternoon breaks, all that stuff. You don’t need ‘em. You crabs are so naturally energetic. 

Lastly. Work culture. The island stuff is great. Love it. Vibes on vibes. But it’s time to admit it: you guys aren’t at Clawland anymore. Let’s get profesh. No crab rave music on the work floor. No crazy outfits. Focus on the products.

Thanks, Roberd

If you support gay marriage reblog this. If you're on the homophobic side, keep scrolling.

As a bisexual, it sickens me that some people WILL keep scrolling.

Tumblr why tf did you put a creepy pirate clown sitting on a barrel overtop of my feed AND WHY CAN'T I GET RID OF IT ITS CREEPY AS HELL HELP

I was a special ability extra in a TV show last summer (that i think is streaming now on Disney Plus) and even though I got paid a lot, I felt so bad for everyone working those really long hours, and it seemed so stressful all the time!

After I got my costume, had my hair and makeup done, and got all ready and on the set, (which was outside on a farm but made to look like a camp if thats a hint) people were passing out those things that keep your hands warm, because it was so early in the morning and i think it just rained.

Then, later, after a few hours, the sun came out and people had to pass around water bottles or cups of water, and since it was late June it was really hot!

But yeah crafts services was good, on the first day I sustained myself on PBJ sandwiches and mac n' cheese, and the second day I had some amazing beans and rice, and when it rained I had hot chocolate.

All in all, amazing experience, but I'm still surprised that it took that much effort and people for just those two or three scenes that I was being an extra for.

I think it should take longer to make tv shows and movies. I think shooting days should be shorter. I think AD's lives should be longer. I think we shouldn't have to be in a goddamn rush all the time. I think we should have the time it takes to make good art. I think fans should wait even longer than they do and be happy that everyone who made the art is getting full nights of sleep.

If you don’t believe being asexual has any negative affect on people I was told by a psychiatrist that none of my relationships count because we didn’t have sex, and I can’t say I’m gay since I don’t want to have sex with girls.

and I was taken off my antidepressants because they may be lowering the libido I never had in the first place (plus various other reasons, but still immediately, cold turkey, which should NEVER happen unless they’re switching you to something else)

But aphobia doesn’t exist and asexuals are privileged, right?

also adding in Thalia Grace from the Percy Jackson book series!

HAPPY ASEXUAL AWARENESS WEEK

(let's all be aware of Me and every other Asexual)

here's some of my favourite asexual characters!

Tori Spring (asexual) - Heartstopper (comic series, TV show)

Isaac Henderson (ace aro) - Heartstopper (TV show)

Yelena Belova (ace aro) - MCU

Georgia Warr (ace aro) - Loveless by Alice Oseman (book)

Aziraphale (asexual) - Good Omens (TV show, book)

Crowley (asexual) - Good Omens (TV show, book)

Entrapta (ace aro) - She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (TV show)

Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano (asexual) - Percy Jackson (book series)

Sherlock Holmes (asexual) - BBC Sherlock (TV Show)

Hope everyone has a great week!