Just Another Stranger

Not a biologist, but the evolution of mammals is way more granular than you might expect. Humans are the sole surviving species of the genus Homo, which was a real party before the other ones went extinct. You're in for a fun time.

Domestic cats are believed to be domesticated not from tigers, but from the African wildcat:

Which evolved to be small just because it's sometimes more useful to be small.

And no, hamsters are not off-brand rats. They're part of the rodent order, which includes beavers, moles, capybaras, guinea pigs (yes, also wild) and lots of other fun things:

Equiping an armor tutorial

Anyways! HERE'S YOUR HANDY GUIDE TO WHAT CAN COUNT AS EYESTRAIN! I'm pulling this straight from the Artfight rules page about what needs to be labeled and filtered as eyestrain because it's VERY helpful and VERY accurate! I also know not everybody has an AF account and might not always have access to this handy guide, and this is an important resource; That's why I'm sharing it here! (under the cut)

PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY!!! THIS IS ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS!!!

Not every white person dating a POC is fetishizing. White people can be respectful and responsible when it comes to culture and relationships and not everyone has bad intentions.

Asian people can date Black people without you saying shit like “your kids will be so pretty” they’re not dating for pretty kids. They’re dating bc they like each other.

Someone can dress their partner in clothing from their culture if they want. Someone can take their partner to cultural events if they want.

People in relationships can share cultures, experiences and love without it being toxic or skin deep.

Their partner isn’t culturally appropriating. Their partner is being shown the ultimate form of love, bc their partner trusts them and loves them enough to share their history and heritage.

Yeah, dating someone from your culture is nice bc you automatically have similar experiences. But you’re not limited to dating people with the same experiences. Loving someone is sharing and growing and being together.

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recently found out how to draw a very simplified seal and i found it to be pretty fun to draw and animate short stuff

Penis makes you evil? Trans women get hit. Trans men get hit. People who fuck with a strap get hit. Being a top gets you hit. Got penis envy? Must be evil. Can accuse you of penis envy? Evil.

Testosterone makes you evil? Trans women get hit. Trans men get hit. Intersex people get hit. Masc women get hit. Women of color get hit. Anyone you can force a masculine label on or deny of a feminine label gets hit.

Male privilege is a moral failing you both somehow choose but also cannot opt out of rather than a set of conditional circumstances society imposes on you that may temporarily benefit you? Trans women get hit. Trans men get hit. Anyone you can accuse of being too close to maleness gets hit.

Masculinity makes you evil? Trans men get hit. Trans women who are masc get hit. Trans women who you can accuse of being masc get hit. Masc women get hit. Anyone you can accuse of being masc get hit (woc, intersex people, ethnic minorities with features assumed ‘masculine’, anyone who rejects aspects of femininity or doesn’t perform femininity in a way you think they ‘should’)

Proximity to men makes you evil? Anyone who dates men is hit. Anyone who likes men is hit. Anyone who is friends with men gets hit. Ultimately people assaulted by men suddenly “had it coming” because they dared stand next to a man, and you call yourself a feminist spouting the biggest rape apologist catchphrase???

You wanna “kill all men” for what theyve done to you, but you’re not doing anything to hurt OR change cis men or society but you are wracking up a body count of women just as hurt as you.

“Feminist” when you’ve pushed more women towards suicide than an incel has? Gimme a break.

but the thing is that this stuff is just factually wrong. eugenics doesnt work. race science isnt true. theyre morally wrong, yes, but theyre also factually incorrect, ideas that are deployed in service of monstrous ideology despite the fact that they simply arent true.

First of all: Gaming consoles. All consoles made after 2005 have browsers in them. The 2Ds and 3Ds, Wii and Wii-U, Switch (there’s a free non-modded hack) Xbox and PlayStation, etc. Basically once consoles began being connected to the internet companies for shits and giggles added the ability to go online with them. Older ones (like the Wii-U and DS) are now very outdated and things like Google and Tumblr don’t work but you know what does? Ao3. Like a dream too. Everything loads in a snap of your fingers. Heard Xbox and PlayStation browsers are miles ahead of Nintendo’s too, can even work Spotify, so ask to have that thing hooked up in your room (if you can) and go wild. It’s also the reason why your consoles are also seized during Search Warrants.

Find old phones, tablets, computers, etc that your family doesn’t use anymore and wait until you’re either home alone or they’re preoccupied and go get them, then when they’re done with their task or come back home put it back just the way you found it. If you wipe it down too before you put it back they won’t be able to tell. If it was dusty before you grabbed it drop something like a cloth or clothing items (if it’s in a closet) on it so it will look like it got wiped off when the thing fell on it.

Got close friends who aren’t snitches? Ask for one of their old phones/tech or pay them to get you a burner. I personally didn’t have this option available to me but I hear of many people who do. If you go to school keep it hidden in your bag, or try to hide it in a place you know they never look. Never hide something only in your room either, that’s the first place they’ll look. Get unconventional with it and hide it in the bathroom under the sink or in a linen closet between the towels and keep it powered down.

Phones used at Walmart are only 100 dollars, so save some birthday money and use the advice I gave before.

Now, got “Ask to Buy?” Can’t download apps due to parental controls? No private/incognito mode? I got you covered. This won’t work if you have 3rd party parental control apps that track your whole activity like Bark, Qustodio, and more, but if you just have the parental controls built into the phone you’re set.

Pinterest has many pins that lead to websites INSIDE the app, you can even find ones to Google.com, you just have to search for them or find them randomly. IBISPAINTX as listed above can let you go on there too and any website you want. YouTube Ads will let you go on Reddit in the app as well.

Wanna chat with a friend? Aside from the obvious answer of social media apps like Pinterest, Many apps have built-in chat features you can use that are inconspicuous to parents. A good one for android and IOS back in the day was Kawaii Home Design, but that’s only on Android now. Trivia Crack has a DM chat feature, Monopoly GO used to IDK abt now, Cat Game lets you chat in clubs, PJSK has a chat feature, and farming games like FarmVille 2: Country Escape has a DM feature as well. There are more, these are just the ones I’ve used before. Just go to the App Store and scroll and sometimes in the description the app will say if it does or doesn’t, but if it doesn’t say download it anyway and see. Remember, if your friend really loves you and is able to they’ll follow you anywhere to talk. My best friend talked with me through comment sections for years while I was only able to access the web on my 3Ds, so never underestimate your friendship 😭😭 if someone wants to, they will.