Upon the Distinction Between the Ashes of the Various Tobaccos

Holmemes pt. 53

If you are a cistereotypical man, you have no breasts. Your shirt can slide up and down your torso easily without catching on two round bits in front.

If you are a cistereotypical woman, not so much. At least, not if you want your shirt to fit and show you have a waist instead of just hanging off your boobs like a tent. Which is a fashion look - fair - and you'll note that if you go for those shirts you probably also can find them with loose sleeves. Torrid sells a lot of this style because it is a plus size company and it's a flattering style on anyone who has more than one curve to their torso.

[https://www.torrid.com/product/challis-dolman-button-up-tunic-shirt/45142741-17621.html]

However, back to the fitted problem, if you have a shirt that has been tailored to show your waist, then if the shirt gets pulled up around your shoulders and breasts, it will get sort of stuck on the boobs and not fall back down easy.

[https://www.prettylittlething.us/product/seam-detail-fitted-shirt_plt02835?colour=white]

Do you see how the seams tighten under her bust to show off her waist, and then flow back out to fit her hips? That tight bit will get stuck on your boobs and your shirt gets all rucked up and uncomfortable.

So, what does that have to do with sleeves?

A lot, actually. Go put on an oversized t-shirt with big sleeves and lift your arms. You'll notice that the sleeves are connected to a spot that *would* be your under-arm if they were tight. But since they're loose, the sleeves actually connect somewhere by your bust or even underbust. And since you just lifted your arms, you're pulling on that side seam, which means the shirt pulls up from there. No big deal in a big t-shirt, it can fall right back down.

Now borrow a friend and put on a fitted shirt, and lift your arms. You'll note the tight sleeve means the under-arm bit attaches way higher up on your torso. That means it isn't pulling at the side seam of your shirt. Now ask the friend to pinch the side seam where the other sleeve connected, and pull it up to your armpit.

You will immediately notice the problem. Your chest will be compressed, the shirt will get "stuck" and you will have to manually tug it back down, and if you planned on tucking it in, you may also have to tuck it back in.

So! To summarize:

If you want loose sleeves, buy loose shirts.

If you buy something with a shape for boobs, you will probably find tighter sleeves.

If you buy a size up, you can get a tailor to take in the waist for you while having loose sleeves, but be aware that it may lead to the aforementioned bunching issues if you lift your arms above shoulder height.

Like this. And it’s beautiful. It’s beautiful to hear a soliloquy I loved so much already, and have it come to life in a way it never, ever, did before. I feel like I grasp his motivations, his twists and turns, no longer on an academic level but on a visceral, instinctive one. Because he’s presenting his mental and emotional journey in a way that speaks honestly, like a real person.

So are

colostomy bags

Diapers

insulin pumps

Oxygen systems

rollators

hearing aids

compression garments

prosthetics

FREEDOM AIDS

- service animals

- noise cancelling headphones/ear defenders

- wheelchair attachments

- fidgets

IT’S DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH YALL

very cute baby carrots

My stepmother did NOT like the way her Libertarian Viking Neighbor framed pregnancy as the fetus "attacking the woman". She incredulously told him this was extremely disrespectful to expectant mothers to portray pregnancy as so violent and negative.

Libertarian Viking Neighbor's response was that people consensually hurt each other all the time, and "there's like a whole community about that, with the acronym the one that starts with a B" And his reasoning was that if the mother was consenting to bring attacked by the baby, it in fact wasn't violent and negative because there was consent.