what’s that one thing where they asked how ripely from alien was so realistic and believable as a female character in scifi for once and they were like “well we just took the dude from the original script and made him a girl and changed nothing else. it works bc men and women are the same?” and people were like “woah no way” and then didn’t learn anything from that for 20 years
“how do you write such believable men as a woman?” “how do you write such believable women a man?” and the answer people who are good at it always give is “i just write people. were literally the exactly the same. do you think the opposite sex is some sorta totally different animal???” and people respond “woah that’s wild. yea i do. and im not gonna stop thinking that goodbye :)”
this is a general, casual post about sexism in media not like a deep dive in the subject or a statement on how Alien has no sexism whatsoever or something. you are capable of understanding this post ok i believe in you
Sometimes when people on the Internet are like “ADULTS CAN NEVER INTERACT WITH MINORS IT’S CREEPY” I remember how, at 12, back in 1997, I was on the Witchvox forums with people ranging from me to people in at least their 50s, and no one there was ever a creep to me, no one ever made me feel uncomfortable or asked for my personal info, and when I finally broke down after a particularly brutal day of bullying at school and posted about it they were the first adults I’d ever met in my entire life who told me the bullies were the problem and it was okay to be angry about it.
Kids need to interact with adults who will listen to them.
I was practically raised by sixty year old scientists I’d never met on random science forums. I’d show up and talk about evolution with them for hours. When I got accepted into university, they helped me go through how to find a place to live and the basics of living alone (my family didn’t want me to go to uni so didn’t help with any of this, figuring that if I couldn’t find accommodation I’d have to stay home). You’re supposed to have friends outside your age group; I’d argue that it’s psychologically unhealthy not to. And no, your parents and grandparents don’t count.
It takes a village to raise a child. Not a village of other 6 year olds.
Yeah. In particular, note that the goal here is not to have one person you trust intensely and you have no way of sanity-checking them; the goal is to have a handful of people, who are independent of each other, so that if one of them is making you uncomfortable you can tell someone else “hey this person I know is doing a thing which sorta creeps me out” and get feedback.
In an ideal world, you could rely on your parents to perform that function. We’re not in an ideal world.
When people say “humans are social creatures” that doesn’t just mean we like to gossip, it means we rely on a community of diverse and interconnected friends, neighbors, and allies to operate at peak performance.
thinkin thoughts! this one’s called “niche market”
seeing everyone’s tags on this over the years makes me so emotional. I made this when I was 22 and just starting hrt, and I was so worried I’d be single forever because I wasn’t an easy fit. I’m happily married now and very glad I am who I am. sending endless love to all the other basement ska shows
On this day one year ago, I was fired from Crumbl Cookies because my grandfather suddenly died and I cried when I found out and was on the clock. They make you sign a waiver to not talk about the recipes that lasts one year after your termination. Well guess what babes. That day, is today. RIP Nanu, you’ve been missed. But for anyone who likes the Chocolate Chip Cookies or the Iced Sugar Cookies, check out the recipes in the links. Feel free to ask about other recipes, it’s been a year but some things are just reskinned versions of these lol. Good Luck and Happy Baking.
Edit: Here is a Master List of all the recipes I have been able to remember thus far; I will be updating it as I am able!
She’s an eco-vengeance iconoclast who loves coyote pee and running at manic speeds. She’s an unstoppable chaos queen with a stink-nipple on her butt, who turns luxury Arizona golf courses into free range charcuterie boards for her grub-worm girl dinner. She’s a guerilla class-warfare legend whose mating call sounds like the hissing warb-garble of a cappuccino machine milk-steamer.
She’s the internet’s most beloved trash-eating ungulate — the uncompromising, the indefatigable, the lovely javelina.
Golf is just an expensive way to spoil a good walk, and even the walking part is avoided by fit people who ride in baby-carts because taking more than thirty steps without wheeled assistance is more than they can handle.
Late 20s, Spanish Teacher, she/they pronouns.
I still pretend to know what I'm doing most of the time. I am sometimes a good example, but usually I'm just a chaotic mess. I like listening and trying to help. I like the arts, crafts, languages, body positivity, outer space, and podcasts. I don't have time for bigotry, mysogyny, nazism, or racism. I am always down for a nap.
ALT
Late 20s, Spanish Teacher, she/they pronouns.