A day in the life of a switch-y hypnokitten

I cannot express to you how FAST it has gone. I grew up in a world that does not exist now. We're starting on the path to reverse it, globally. You might not know how much solar has EXPLODED in the last decade or two. It's gone from a side thing, a weirdo novelty that was just Not Viable... to whole countries investing in infrastructure. but we have to keep fighting big oil and fascism everywhere we can in order to keep on this road to a new better less scorching burning earth.

We need to talk about concepts like economic degrowth - managed, deliberate, and focused on the areas that are the least "important": like, degrowth in medicine is probably less good than degrowth in the "wellness"/supplements industry, since so many of those supplements aren't necessary or even necessarily super bioavailable and such.

Having less monoculture in agriculture, and focusing on regenerative ag, polycultures that retain water and reduce the need for fertilizer while helping topsoil growth. But also - wherever possible - focusing on local networks for food. A crop that can only be grown in Australia shouldn't be in high demand in the US (for a completely made up example, I don't have anything specific in mind here atm).

And also, yes, trains replacing cars (and planes) where and when possible. More mass transit, more mixed-use zoning so people can live near where they work, walkable communities that have shops, too.

this is just “boys will be boys” used to defend misogynistic behavior under the assumption it’s biological and not a choice resulting from misogyny never being socially punished, but with a coat of paint on it to sound woke

socialized behavior argument aside i just also do not think this is true beyond shitheads who are obviously not representative of the general population. some boys just had good parents idk what to tell you

Like, on top of what OP is saying, I feel like people take misogynists at their word about their desires way too much. I would say its not just that misogyny isn't socially punished, but that misogyny and toxic masculinity are the only conceptual tools many cis boys & men have to make sense of their internal and external experiences.

There are a lot of cis men who would insist they just want to get laid and engage in sexual objectification of people they see as women, who do have genuinely negatively feelings towards women, while also having genuine desires for connection and emotional fulfillment that they are processing through a deeply patriarchal worldview, which is constantly reaffirmed by their environment as the only real way to see the world and the only meaningful way to navigate their experiences.

Which is not to say that cis boys treating people they see as women as disposable sexual objects doesn't happen or doesn't matter. But the idea that if you have any more internal depth to how you view yourself and your relationship with sexuality in the privacy of your own mind, that makes you fundamentally different than all the cis boys who "just see women as fleshlights" obscures how this kind of behavior and perception of others actually arises.

The age of eligibility for an ABLE account, allowing USAmerican disabled people to save up money without losing their government assistance for having “too much,” is going to go up to cover disabilities diagnosed by age 46 (currently it’s age 26), meaning a much larger number of people will be able to access them. As the article notes, many Americans don’t know these accounts exist, let alone whether they or someone they care for could qualify for one, so please share this information around.

why do i give a shit about social media restrictions? well, i went to the library three months ago with my two teenage brothers to sign them up for new library cards (they just moved) and i was told that under 18s can't have a library card, even a restricted kids-books-only card, without a parent there in person to give consent.

that's fucked for abused kids for sure but that's also fucked for kids whose single mum works two jobs and can't get to the library while its open. and there is NO good reason for it except to appease parents who want to control what their kids can read.

people coming onto my posts telling me 'kids should just do X' have not actually looked into the possibility of doing what they are suggesting. kids now cannot do what you did when you were a teenager even a decade ago. abused kids, disabled kids or kids from low income families ESPECIALLY cannot do those things. they are running out of places to go.

interviews and studies with teenagers repeatedly prove that they WANT to hang out with their friends in real life, and it is getting harder and harder to do it. the internet is one of the only places they can all spend time together, unsupervised, without spending money or getting hassled or moved on by adults.

"Villainess" princess girls on the other hand can't accept they actually deserve that love or admit that they need is so they dress it up as something they are taking from you.

Cat girls want to be loved but don't want to be overwhelmed

Knight girls and maid girls are convinced they have to earn the love they're missing by becoming essential to someone else.

So naturally there's power and dominance to taking a name from someone and making them use another. Or making them use a specific honorific for you (generic) instead of your name. It naturally asserts and reinforces a heirarcy, a level of control. And, well, doing so enforces *obedience,* too.

Like, obviously we start with Alanna and SOTL, which is all about pure access. The question here is very simple: should girls get access to the education system? And the answer is equally simple: yes, obviously. This is a book about proving that these girls who have been denied access to the system can, in fact, succeed if given a chance. That girls are just as capable of doing well as boys are, and that they deserve the same opportunities as boys do. We are shown that with enough determination and support from the people close to her, Alanna can push through and beat these people at their own game.

Then we have circle of magic, where we are instead asking ourselves: what about kids who aren’t able to succeed inside that system? Not every kid is Alanna. Some kids are never going to be able to brute force their way through the system as she did. Not because they’re not as smart as her or as determined, but because they’re different. The system is never going to work for them, so the only way forward is to remove them from the system. And in doing that, these kids find success no one in the system ever dreamed possible for them.

Then we get to Kel and protector of the small, and we finally get to ask what in my mind are the real questions. Rather that a pure question of whether she has access to the system, Kel is also questioning the value of the system itself. How it treats the people inside it and those supporting it, like Lalasa. She is looking at the system and instead of accepting it at face value, she asks why it works the way it does, and if it hurts so many people and privileges bad behavior, is this the right way? And if it’s not, what does a better way look like, and what does it take to change it?

Friday Outfit (Daytime)

For Faeries who like a business casual sleazy stage magician vibe and want to wear nice heels every once in a while.

Friday (Night)

For Faeries who want to help Daja run the sapphic soiree and wants to star in at least one attendee's fantasies later that night.

Saturday (Day)

A tailored suit for a movie theatre manager makes for a delightful uniform for a Faerie who is teaching kabedon wallslam inductions.

Saturday (Night)

Lose the jacket, gain a corset.

Sunday

A hint of green and a spinny skirt.

EXTRAS

Day 0:

For sweetlings who want to see Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and their new friends.

Sunday Photoshoot Special:

For Faeries who only wore this outfit for a private photoshoot and forgot to get a shot of herself wearing it.

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