tumblr has finally done it… they have angered us for the last time… it is time to begin operation return to neopets
YES! GUYS IF YOU WANT OLD POST SIZES BACK: INSTALL THIS STYLE, IT WORKS!: https://userstyles.org/styles/106772/fix-new-tumblr-photo-widths
Signal boost this but also it’s so!! important!! to NOT just install this style and then forget about it and carry on blogging like nothing has happened. Keep emailing Tumblr staff and do not make gifs/graphics until it’s fixed because anyone who doesn’t have this style installed will still be seeing your work as gross, blurry and stretched.
The boy cries ya a sweater of tears
And ya kill him
tbh the only thing i like abt the update is the header bc now i never have to press an extra button to get to the logo to refresh my dash again
White Aces, Listen to Aces of Colour
If we want our community to be inclusive, you need to listen to our points of view.
There is no homogenous experiences in the ace community. What aces of colour deal with is not the same as what white aces deal with.
Asexuality does not exist in a vacuum, and must be examined and talked about in a critical fashion.
You must understand that there are groups of people who have had asexuality (different than our understanding of it but still the same word) forced on them or have been hypersexualized beyond compare and cannot access asexual spaces in the same way due to racism.
Asexuality (and things like it) have an old history in certain groups, and it is vital to understand that.
You can’t approach the experiences of aces of colour from a white perspective; you can’t. Because you won’t understand.
Our community is multicultural, and it is important that our discourse reflects it.
I’m reminded of what I was talking about at the International Asexuality Conference at the Asexuality and Ethnicity panel I was asked to be apart of: “You cannot parse my asexuality from my race. They are not separate. You cannot fully understand my experiences if you break them apart.”
We are apart of this community
If asexuality discourse does not actively include aces of colour or have our voices dominate in discussions of our experiences with racism and the impact it has had on our asexuality, then it will be inaccurate.
neyyen sent
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in düsseldorf i met a dwarf
with bad breath and a really good tan
in gelterkinden i remembered how to laugh
and i never ever forgot it again
Track
Everyone goes through this phase at one point
say it with me now
queer people of faith exist
queer people of faith matter
queer people of faith have probably spent their entire life feeling excluded from their faith community “because you can’t be both” so let’s not make them feel excluded from the queer community “because you can’t be both”
queer people of faith exist
queer people of faith matter
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You know, when I was a kid there were only 150 genders, and we liked it that way!
cannabiscomrade said
All those gosh darn newfangled genders
I miss the classic genders like rock with arms, or electric orb with an angry expression
There’s a big difference between a character who is an asshole and is presented as such, and a character who is an asshole but is supposed to be the “good guy” and never pays for his actions.
Respecting wheelchair users who can walk
People use wheelchairs for a lot of different reasons.
Some people use wheelchairs because they are paralyzed and completely unable to walk. That is not the only reason people use wheelchairs, and many wheelchair users have some ability to walk.
Here are some reasons some people who can walk use wheelchairs:
- They can walk, but it’s very difficult and not an efficient way of getting around
- Walking causes them severe pain
- Walking is medically inadvisable because of the strain it would put on their heart
- They have cognitive problems that make walking more difficult than wheeling
- Falling causes them to break bones, and they are unsteady on their feet and fall easily
- They can’t stand in place because they need to be moving to stay upright
- They can walk some days but not others
If you see someone use a wheelchair sometimes and walk other times, don’t assume they don’t need their chair. If you see a wheelchair user stand up to reach something, don’t assume that they don’t need their chair.
People use wheelchairs for a lot of different reasons, and many people who can walk some absolutely depend on wheelchairs for mobility.
Disability is complicated, and personal. There are a lot of reasons that people use various types of adaptive equipment. (None of which are the business of strangers). Knowing one reason people use something doesn’t mean you know all the reasons, or that you are in a position to assume you know what’s going on with everyone you see using adaptive equipment.
tl;dr: Many wheelchair users can walk some. They still need their wheelchairs. Don’t assume that someone isn’t really disabled just because you see them walk or stand sometimes.