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Me too exhausted to explain there's more than one Robin: Batman

Guy: oh! Did you watch the Joker movie? It was surprisingly good for a DC film haha

Me: yeah it was something

Guy: you know they really fucked up on Justice League, but I've got to say Wonder Woman was better than Captain Marvel. Like, we get it, "yay girl power." That's great but it was so over the top. It totally ostracized half of it's audience.

Me: wow really

Guy: yeah. You know, you seem pretty chill. Maybe we could hang out sometime and watch some decent superhero movies? You know, Marvel movies haha

Me: i never asked, who's your favorite hero?

Guy: Iron Man. Like Batman but richer and cooler haha

Me: you know, Batman's rule? No killing?

Guy: yeah?

Me: i have no such rule. Lindsey, I found another one. My usual, please

Lindsey, the barista: *hands me my sword*

Guy: wow that's a poor replica of the God Killer blade, it should have more- *beheaded*

Me: thank god that's over

Lindsey: yeah. Hey want to watch Birds of Prey with me sometime?

Me: oh? You mean like as... a date?

Her: well yeah... is that okay?

Me: of course it's okay! all this time, all these years, i never knew you felt that way

Her: i don't keep a replica of Wonder Woman's sword under the counter for just anyone

Me: i never thought about it that way

Because like damn guys, sometimes I just don’t wanna deal with super deep narratives about identity and misogyny. Sometimes I just can’t handle the secondary trauma of movies like the joy luck club and maos last dancer. Sometimes I just need to escape into a happy place of light humor and hot people. And sometimes I want that happy place to show ppl who look like me.

Answer: yes.

Also launched the careers of two men who wouldn’t have gotten callbacks otherwise (not to mention Kal’s political activism !) So like…yeah.

Hey, same hat!  Summer can be hard to find good clothes for. I’m still figuring stuff out, but here’s what I’ve come up with:

cool shirt + shorts+ fishnets + doc martens is an amazing combination, honestly. I’m personally not always confident enough for it but if you want to keep the docs for summer, I’d say go for it!

Men’s Hawaiian shirts are always good. I find that being able to have layers helps me, so i usually layer mine over a flowy women’s tank top. I’m also a big fan of  the goth Hawaiian look: 

Another good piece for summer layering are women’s button downs in a light, floaty fabric:

(these pictures look really formal but the fabric is really breezy)  All of that is really good for putting over binders, if need be. 

If you’re feeling brave, you could layer a mesh shirt over a tank top or even a binder. 

If you’re feeling a bit more femme, you could put a kimono jacket over a loose tank:

When I’ve had to live in the hotter regions, this was my go to. 

Also, because it’s summer, a lot of places will be selling something like this as a swim cover up:

I think it makes a great androgynous layering piece. 

I’d say if you’re feeling uncomfortable, always go for layers. It’s possible to find ones that won’t completely overheat you. Also, if you’re used to wearing dark colors, find shorts in black and/or other dark colors. Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you have to give up on your aesthetic!  Don’t be afraid to wear sneakers with stuff if flip flops aren’t your thing. Unless you are physically on a beach or at a pool it will look fine. 

I did a very quick, sketchy comic because I was extremely inspired by this post. (Credit to @pinkdiamondprince for the original post.)