Y'allemaal

straight up saw someone referring to things like Heartstopper and Love, Simon as "tame and sterile queer media" and its like. im sorry but perhaps the soft queer media aimed at teens doesnt need to have sex and gore in it. like i will be the first to criticize the idea that teen media can be overly censored but you need to look at the fucking genre. are straight romcoms tame and sterile bc the girl with glasses thats going to have a makeover in the second act isnt getting fingered on screen. get a grip

and moreover the idea that those shows/movies are just unrealistic sap when they also deal with homophobia and mental illness just in a more hopeful way that doesnt get too dark with it because again its meant to be for a wider teenage audience is frankly ridiculous. im sorry if your dark and sophisticated tastes arent getting satisfied by the fun media made for teens but perhaps you should seek out shows made for your demographic. i do understand that those are also in short supply but thats not the fault of the queer teens who are seeing themselves on screen in a hopeful way for the first fucking time.

fuck everything. whats the media people ASSUME youre into. what are people surprised that you havent watched/played/whatever

im nonbinary in a way that doesnt really matter

Any time I see Nijntje being referred to as Miffy online I get a lil angy. That's Nijntje... I grew up watching her on TV and reading her books. I went to college with her in Utrecht, Netherlands. Her name is Nijntje..... Who decided she should be called something else. And why? Just because English speakers would get a migraine trying to pronounce Nijntje? I don't care........

My mans unlocked a higher level of synesthesia

Going INSANE person called out to me by name, i vaguely recognize them so im like heyyy :) talk to them for a bit and when walking away im like. Idk who that is LOL but they come back, recognize my friend and know her name?? Which is a name shes only been going by for a couple years?? And theyre casually like 'oh did i tell you im trans?' And im like NO IDK WHO YOU ARE ?? so anyway. Idk if this is someone i just havent seen in years or someone i used to know before they transitioned and im going insane

OKAY i insta stalked them and theyre someone i knew from high school which i THOUGHT but the trans thing confused me lol

2026 update so my friend made a friend recently who is a trans woman and shes been talking about her and i met her recently and... Its this same person with a new name 💀 but im rlly happy for her she looks great