Oh hey, I'm doing the thing! I've collected a Very Normal amount of art of Roan (and Rolan) so I'm gathering them all in one place. Where possible I'll be linking directly to the artist's post, so give them a like and rt because they deserve it.
The internet *is* real life.
The distinction you're looking for is in-person vs. online, or physical vs. digital.
It's not real vs. imaginary.
The things said and done here have real consequences, and can hurt (or help) real people.
No matter how exhausting you think living with a neurodivergent person is I promise you it is more exhausting being neurodivergent in a world where people treat you like a burden for not meeting neurotypical standards.
The Venn diagram of people who think it’s fine for kids to be forced to remain pregnant, give birth, and be responsible for a baby, and people who think kids are “too young” to know that they’re trans and receive affirming medical care is just a circle.
This interaction is deeply upsetting. All over this thread I see autistic people genuinely and kindly trying to help a parent understand, and the response here in particular had me sobbing bc I’ve experienced that same accusation even after explaining myself. /1
It hurts so much to be constantly misunderstood and misrepresented no matter how clear and genuine we’ve been bc nts expect us to communicate like them. And this wasn’t the only occurrence. Several people explained clearly the issue and she just kept rephrasing her question /2
as if hoping that eventually she’d get the answer she actually wanted, which was permission to use a functioning label of some sort that is harmful to all autistics bc that was easier for her than to put in the effort to understand. 3/3
Kinda hard to believe it was a totally random accident that a swastika was printed in the NYT crossword, on the first day of Hanukkah, especially since someone should have been fucking double-checking that shit ever since it happened last time in 2017. 🤷🏻♀️
@AdrianoGil8
@rsnbrgjrdn
The McDonald's where I used to live in Nova Scotia was designed with a "lighthouse" that housed the PlayPlace. Now it's utterly joyless. 😩
People talk about not going into debt like “use cash/debit only, never get a credit card” as if you don’t need a credit score to buy a house, buy a car, even fucking landlords run credit checks now.
@laurenancona
CBT messed me up almost as bad as the trauma I started therapy for, damn.
“Your thinking is wrong, you’re catastrophizing” as if it’s not totally reasonable to be worried that this awful thing that happened to you might happen again. 🙃
Into day 4 now of a totally reasonable and proportionate (/s) response to a funny off the cuff midnight tweet about replacing an actor with another actor who looks the same. And I see CNN and Vanity Fair have added articles about it to their collection.
This is all very normal.
This wasn’t a case to prove allegations of abuse, it was a case to determine whether people can be punished (“sued”) for speaking publicly about their abuse.
@skarsghardy
I kept having to put my phone down and walk away when I got to the part where he said my name because for some reason I was not expecting it and now I'm all flustered but here we are! George's face at the end is exactly how I imagine Rolan's would be. So long-suffering. 😂💗
Uh what the FUCK
If you try to report someone for impersonating you twitter now requires your government id which they then share with an Israeli company??
The reddest of fucking flags. 🚩🚩🚩
"Fiscally conservative" isn't real. What you mean is "I got mine, fuck poor people and marginalized communities who benefit from social safety nets." 🤷🏻♀️
I said what I said.
@Steph56Renee
I know "resist" and "racist" are similar, but they don't actually mean the same thing.
If anyone dies tonight it will be the police's fault.
@meghanttucker
This is an unmitigated nightmare. Like I do not understand how some people can’t set aside their feelings about JD, or AH, and realize that the case wasn’t about proving guilt or innocence. It was about whether abuse victims can be sued for talking about their abuse.
@yeralizard
It's wild how people will say things like autism and/or adhd are suddenly "cool" and "trendy" and what they actually mean is "neurodivergent people are becoming comfortable (perhaps even *gasp* happy!) with who they are and no longer trying to hide themselves and we hate that."
Anyway fat people deserve clothes that are fashionable and that flatter their bodies. “Loose and flowing” is not flattering, it’s just an attempt to hide fat bodies.
@yeralizard
"Most schools have some sort of dress code"
Yes, this one does as well, and none of the outfits worn violated it.
Owners of boobs just can't win. No bra? Inappropriate. Bra that supports boobs, thereby creating even minor cleavage? Inappropriate. 🙃
BG3 is a game where you can fuck everything that moves (slight exaggeration), including a BEAR (not an exaggeration), and there are really people out here upset that one VA rts nsfw art, and another VA said "good girl"???
Get out of here. Go away.
@LaurenBabis
“What a shame you can’t” feels designed for maximum hurt tbh. Part of me hopes it’s some sort of troll, especially considering she never replied again even after the other poster was super, extra clear. Because otherwise I truly don’t see how the conversation got there.
“Oh, I hate that I’m even gonna even tell you this, but, like, I think that you feel like you have a lot to offer? And please take this the right way… you don’t.”
Hello 911 I just witnessed a murder.
You’re right, that was super rude of me. Patrick Wilson is not only more attractive but he’s also vastly superior in both talent and disposition. I apologize for comparing him in any way to the worst Chris, who will be known as “dollar store Patrick Wilson” from now on. 😭
If you’ve ever said the words “attacking allies” do I have some news for you...
“Ally” isn’t a title you give yourself. If a marginalized group is “attacking” you (way to frame marginalized people as aggressors there, “ally”) it’s because you are not 👏🏻 being 👏🏻 an 👏🏻 ally. 👏🏻
Dear privileged people,
If they didn't @ you specifically, & you're sure you don't contribute to the oppression of marginalized groups, and you're such a good ally, perhaps consider NOT commenting "not all x" when someone tweets negatively about your privileged group? 🤷🏻♀️
People really need to stop correlating sex work with sex trafficking or forced prostitution.
You wouldn’t say someone being forced to do any other job is part of that “industry.” That’s forced labour and it’s illegal. Just like sex trafficking and forced prostitution.
If you retweet literal porn onto my timeline it’s gonna be a block from me. Especially if your profile gives no indication that might be content you share.
Porn is great. I love porn.* When 👏🏻 I consent 👏🏻 to 👏🏻 seeing 👏🏻 it. 👏🏻
*Ethical porn
Just to be clear: formula feeding for any reason at all is absolutely fine, actually. Yes, even if the person has ample parental leave, can produce milk, there are no latching/physical issues. Even if the reason is just “I don’t want to breastfeed/chestfeed.”
I’m going to need the “I’m sorry to hear your child died, but god works in mysterious ways and he just called an angel home” crew to accept that abortion is simply one of god’s “mysterious ways” that he chooses to “call angels home” with. 😌
@notcapnamerica
My husband is Mexican. Played the video for him, asked how his español was, and he was genuinely shocked. "Oh, he's speaking Spanish??" Gonna go with a solid "no."
I adore how the men around me don’t need reassurance that tweets about How Awful Men™️ Are aren’t about *them*.
Like if someone tweets about launching men into space they’re the first ones there saying things like “Fair” and “I brought my own trebuchet where should I set up?”
Imagine thinking “it’s my OPINION” is a reason you should be allowed to share hateful, ableist, and objectively wrong tweets without pushback.
Why are they always louder the wronger they are?
@leebbees_ghost
“You did this”
Is–is she blaming us for Kerfuffles *checks notes* getting help for addiction??
Like, the ridiculousness of the idea that she’s somehow the victim here aside, what a thing to hate people for.
If I've unfollowed you and you don't know why, you're probably following notorious transphobe JK Rowling, and I want the number of mutuals I have with her to be 0.
If you are only hate-following her so you can drag her every time she tweets her hateful trash opinion, lemme know.
When you say “If they don’t like their pay/working conditions they can leave” you acknowledge that they are being underpaid and/or mistreated, but if they don’t like it they should find a “better” job, and whoever replaces them can continue to be underpaid and mistreated instead.
People blame anti-vaxxers for our current situation, and they certainly contributed, but so did every single person who went “Ope I’m vaxxed time to drop every other precaution and go ‘back to normal.’”
Which was… a lot of people.
If you want to claim that kids “can’t know” they’re trans until the arbitrary age of 18 then you can’t also believe that kids “know” they’re cis or het or any of that.
I guess all kids are just some level of queer until they turn 18 and know for sure they’re not. 🤷🏻♀️
Imagine thinking they'll stop at Texas anyway.
32 states have Republican controlled senates. 29 have Republican controlled state houses. 27 states have Republican governors. There are 23 Republican trifectas, with 41.8% of Americans living under them.
Texas was just a test run.
writing off texas is *incredibly* not it. think of the marginalized people with uteruses who will suffer because of this law. we need to support them, not ostracize them. have some fucking compassion.
Me: *reads tweet draft 3 times before posting*
Me: *reads tweet 2 more times after posting*
Me: *immediately spots typo right after someone likes the tweet*
Fuck you, eyes/brain. 😩
Imagine thinking “Ha ha I actually set up multiple days worth of insults to auto-tweet to harass this person days ago” makes you seem any less fucked up.
"Lol no one is going to waste their time hanging around trans inclusive businesses just to harass trans people."
*stares in abortion clinic*
People with hate in their hearts won't consider it "wasting their time" you fucking knobs.
“I'm tired of constantly being told who I'm allowed to follow.”
But why do you WANT to follow someone who has been loudly and proudly ableist, transphobic, and abusive for DAYS? Like what content are you getting from them that makes that something you can overlook?
Unless a post says something like "I'm looking for suggestions" or "I'd like some input" then it is NOT an invitation for unsolicited advice. People are allowed to share their feelings and struggles without being patronized by people who assume they need "help."
When asked if he'd ever join the MCU, Keanu Reeves expressed how cool it would be to be part of that universe. Which character would you like to see Keanu play?
@Amandavmmm
It's literally just a lie some people tell themselves as an excuse to be shitty to other people.
"It's not real life." Yes tf it is. We're not collectively having the same dream.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but: it is actually feminist af to insist that a woman whose religious principles demand they infringe on other women's right to bodily autonomy shouldn't be in her chosen field.
You misogynistic clown. 🤡
My favourite thing about my tweet randomly going viral (what is happening??) is all the crying in the comments about “going after” the worst Chris. Chill, it was just 7 words and a funny comparison showing how similar two actors looks, not an official petition or demand, damn. 😂