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PLEASE READ. WILL NOT HURT TO AND FORWARD. Kids are putting Drano, tin foil, and a little water in plastic drink bottles and capping it up - leaving it on lawns, in mail boxes, in gardens, on driveways etc. just waiting for you to pick it up intending to put it in the rubbish, but you’ll never make it!!!

If the bottle is picked up, and the bottle is shaken even just a little - in about 30 seconds or less it builds up enough gas which then explodes with enough force to remove some your extremities. The liquid that comes out is boiling hot as well. Don’t pick up any plastic bottles that may be lying in your yards or in the gutter, etc. Pay attention to this. A plastic bottle with a cap. A little Drano. A little water. A small piece of foil. Disturb it by moving it; and BOOM!! No fingers left and other serious effects to your face, eyes, etc. Please ensure that everyone that may not have email access are also informed of this. 

Do not touch it

Do not touch it

Clear the area around it. It will explode on its own in time.

Once it explodes, do not make contact with the liquid inside. If needed, flush it away with large amounts of water.

Do not try to detonate it. You’ll probably be disfigured.

These things are not a joke! When we went to check the damage there was a fucking hole in the ground. The dirt in my yard is like CLAY.

If you see one, keep your distance and wait for it to go off on its own.

My brother delt with one by putting a large metal bowl over it, but that’s extremely dangerous as well.

dont reblog, just send this to people because i don’t want any assholes seeing this and harassing me

You’ve been seeing them all month long. You know the drill. It’s another edition of our interviews from celebrities and artists on Tumblr, getting their thoughts on identity, politics, and any advice they might have for all of you. Today’s interview is pretty special. It comes from none other than one of the most successful artists of all time…

Sir Elton John (@eltonjohn)

What advice would you give your younger self about exploring your identity?

My advice would be not to try to be someone or something I wasn’t, but to really understand and accept myself for who I am and to love myself. Then to find people who would genuinely love me for who I am. 

How do you express your gender identity on a day-to-day basis?

My gender identity is as much about being a loving husband, a good parent, and a loyal friend as it is about being gay. I want people to realize that first and foremost we are all people. 

What’s the most challenging part of exploring and expressing gender and orientation in today’s society? What gives you hope? 

The most challenging part is still superficial judgements about what gender identity means. These are spread through the media, and sadly sometimes by religion or politics. People want to control or punish what is different. But I’m hopeful because all over the world, more people are feeling the courage to express who they are and more are being accepted. Young people care much less about sexuality than their parents.

What’s an important moment in LGBTQ history that’s important for LGBTQ youth to understand?

I think the Stonewall riots. They were the first demonstrations by the LGBTQ community against a police raid that took place in Greenwich Village in the U.S. in the early hours of June 28th 1969. They really catalyzed the liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBTQ rights in the whole world.

What is the biggest change in the LGBTQ experience that you’ve noticed over the past 10 years?  What work needs to be done to continue progress in the right direction?

Gay marriage…respecting love between two people as love, in countries as previously resistant as the UK, Ireland, Australia, is a huge change. We need laws and policies that first and foremost treat LGBTQ people as citizens like everyone else so that their human rights are protected—in the family, at work, in society. 

What advice would you give to LGBTQ youth trying to find their way in the world?

Remember that change can and does happen. Not overnight, but it does happen. Don’t ever give up on yourself. Take care of yourself and don’t ever doubt that change is possible.

Requirements:

MINIMUM of 500 words

Proper citation - anything uncited will be deemed plagiarism, and result  will in an automatic 0.

Please use APA or Chicago style citation. Do not even think of using MLA, this is not high school.

Wikipedia is not a source.

Please check for proper spelling and grammar. Any more than 5 mistakes will result in failure. 

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Artsy depression: haunted eyes, good at art, emo hair and eyeliner on point

Actual Depression: bloodshot eyes, no longer trust themselves with pencils, has not showered in five days

Quirky OCD: organized books, clean room, color coordinated outfits

Actual OCD: Intrusive thoughts, flipping the light switch 8 times so you don’t stab your brother, picking holes in your skin

Cute eating disorders: Slim trim and beautiful, shyly refusing a second helping, dancer aesthetic

Actual eating disorders: Puffy cheeks and eroded teeth from excessive vomiting, hair growing over your freezing body and refusing to eat carrots because they’re too high in carbs

Adorable anxiety: just a smol bean, soft, must be protected from the world

Actual anxiety: crying so hard you throw up, shaking, losing sleep over a period after the “okay”

RPG PTSD: flashbacks, vietnam, u don’t know what i’ve been through kiddo

Actual PTSD: Buying your first pregnancy test at twelve, flinching at high fives, i can’t feel my hands where am I what year is it

Cartoon ADHD: look a squirrel, something shiny, fidgety loveable bufoon

Actual ADHD: rereading the same page over and over because it doesn’t make sense, hasn’t done the laundry in four months, hyperfocusing on a mushroom knowing you have work to do

The Cis™: OMG YAAAS QUEEN SLAY 👏🏻

trans person: i'm actually a trans boy

The Cis™: i am 😳 So sorrey!! he trans boi sweet innocent flower prince🌿 uwu must protec at all cost ✨✨u adorable pupper 🐶here is a flower crown ur so smol!!!!🌞 u can do no harm 🌻i lov u sweet precious babby💫

It finally happened. During last night’s Ravenloft D&D game, I put on my best Rob Cantor impersonation and unleashed Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf on my players.

I have accomplished all I ever wished to as a Dungeon Master.

I opened the encounter almost verbatim to the song:

“You’re walking in the Svalich woods. There’s no one around, And you suspect the sun is dead. Out of the corner of your eye you spot him, Shia Labeouf!”

The players were stunned silent.

“He’s following you About 30 feet back. He gets down on all fours and breaks into a sprint. He’s gaining on you. And you can see there’s blood on his face! My god, there’s blood everywhere!

…roll initiative.”

If you accidentally misgender yourself, you’re still valid. 

If you accidentally use your old name, you’re still valid. 

If you accidentally use your old pronouns, you’re still valid.

If you turn around when someone calls out your old name, you’re still valid. 

If you don’t correct someone who misgenders you, you’re still valid. 

It doesn’t mean you are fake or your gender identity is not important. 

It just means you’ve lived with your old name/pronouns for a while and so your brain got used to them, even though they didn’t represent your gender. The same way, people sometimes turn around when someone calls out a nickname they had as a toddler - which in no way means they are a toddler. Nobody would argue “You have to be a toddler, you just reacted to a childish nickname.” and that’s just how ridiculous “You have to be girl, you just reacted to a female name.” or similar is. 

You are valid. 

With all my love,