anything is anything

"There may not be, you know, as much humanity in the world as one would like to see, but there is some. There's more than one would think. In any case, if you...if you break faith with what you know...that's a betrayal of many, many, many, many people. I may know six people, but that's enough. Love has never been a popular movement and no-one's ever wanted really to be free. The world is held together, really it is, held together, by the love and the passion of a very few people. Otherwise, of course you can despair. Walk down the street of any city, any afternoon, and look around you. What you've got to remember is what you're looking at is also you. Everyone you're looking at is also you. You could be that person, you could be that monster, you could be that cop. And you have to decide in yourself not to be."

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Over 90% of parents of visibly intersex children opt for cosmetic surgery on their infants.

The ones that don't experience medical violence then, likely experience it as a teenager.

I didn't.

I am very rare in that I did not experience medical violence.

Why? Because I learned what intersexuality was as a young age, and I actively fought against what doctors wanted to do to me. All the way down to legal research on what medical care minors can be forced into. I remember walking into that doctor's appointment with the state law written down that proved that if I did not consent they could not do surgery.

brain child of @siathawisit and started by @maybe-boys-do-love (post). tagged by @hyeoni-comb (here). I'm so very late to this but please know that I've been ruminating over possible choices since the moment I saw this tag game.

Rules: The rasas are South Asian aesthetic categories that remain influential in the regions dramas and art (read more on the wikipedia article here). Literally, it’s the dominant “flavor” of a work or performance. For the game, pick a pair that represents each rasa to you. You can choose whether you want to do CP pairings or just characters. No need to explain unless you feel like it. Then tag 5 friends to find out their flavors of love.

I didn't have one singular approach to this; some of them I assigned to overall shows, some to characters and dynamics, and some to scenes or, idk, vibes. I loved doing this but it certainly was a challenge!

1. Sringara (शृङ्गारः): Romance, Love, Beauty, Eroticism

this was the entire moodboard of Reset, I'm pretty sure.

2. Hasya (हास्यं): Laughter, Mirth, Comedy

oh I miss them suddenly. time for a Knock Knock Boys rewatch?

3. Raudram (रौद्रं): Fury, Anger

I'm pretty sure The Wicked Game set records for rage per minute of runtime.

4. Karuṇā (करुणा): Compassion, Mercy, Spiritual Longing, Sorrow

the way Us managed to hurt and heal me in equal measure, and the sheer amount of grief and grace in this show, may never be replicated.

5. Bībhatsa (बीभत्सं): Disgust, Aversion, Repulsion

I didn't finish The Love Never Sets, but it certainly delivered on the heaviness of the themes.

6. Bhayanaka (भयानकं): Horror, Terror, Overwhelm

please know that I really wanted to use a gif from the stabbing scene (...the first one, anyway) but gif search is useless. anyway Secret Relationships really was teeming with so much psychological terror.

7. Vīram (वीरं): Heroism, Energy, Adventure

Knock Out is forever my beloved for giving me Keen and letting him be the true hero at the center of the story.

8. Adbhutam (अद्भुतं): Awe, Wonder, Amazement

wasn't it just coursing through Yok in Not Me?

9. Santam (शान्तरस): Peace, Tranquility, Calm

so, my take on this rasa is that it's the breath you let out after everything is over, after some measure of truth or resolution has been attained, and to me that's the final scene of 4 Minutes.

as probably the last person on earth to do this, I'm not tagging anyone directly, but anyone who happens to see this in the wild and feel a tickle in their brain can consider themselves psychically looped in.

List for easy copy-paste format:

Shout out to fanfic writers who write short fanfics.

Shout out to fanfic writers who don’t write often.

Me: entering Japanese cat café. employee stops me immediately. Employee: One rule. Me: Okay. Employee: Orange cat bites people from France. Me: I'm not French. Employee: Good. I sit down, cats everywhere, peaceful, adorable, therapeutic. then gigantic orange cat jumps onto table, built like retired wrestler. Cat staring at me aggressively. Employee watching nervously from distance.

Me: I thought he only hated French people. Employee: He improvises. cat slowly pushes my drink off table while maintaining eye contact. Me (in all caps: This is targeted small child nearby points at cat. Child: That one evil. Employee: No no, He just passionate. cat suddenly climbs onto my lap, starts purring violently. Me: …wait he likes me? Employee shocked. Employee: Impossible.

another worker comes over, then another, entire staff now observing me like chosen prophet. Manager arrives. Manager: He has never trusted customer before. Me: What does that mean. Manager bows slightly. Manager: You must take him. Me (in caps): Take him where. orange cat already asleep on me. Employee quietly bringing adoption papers. Me (in caps): I came here for coffee. End description.]

Well done boys. Never change.