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yesterday i had a nice southern teenager call me "ma'am" and then look at me and go, in a well-meaning tone, "uhhhh, if you go by ma'am. sorry if not." and i had to be like yeah man ma'am is fine. appreciate you being inclusive though. i could almost see the little warning pop up in his UI-- hold up! people with blue hair often have pronouns. are you sure you want to address this individual with a gendered term?

you should get a second evening for reading fan fiction. And you should get an extra day in the week to do arts and crafts.

I used to really like the ✨ emoji but now she's best friends with AI and I feel like I can't trust her anymore

NO do NOT let them win. We can save her. We can wrest her association back from AI. She doesn't deserve this and we can't abandon her.

Sorry you’re gonna have to drag me kicking and screaming off the thirty year old social reject woman website. These are my people

the aroace read of ryland grace is so personal and haunting. "you don't even have a dog." was it not enough to love the world for the sake of living in it. was it not enough to live for the thrill of discovery. was it not enough to smile at your students. was it not enough to be afraid.

My hot take is that Animal Crossing actively punishing you for taking a break from the game for an extended period of time is predatory and player-hostile design, it's just presented in a cutesy way

“I’m dying squirtle” vs “I’m dying scoob” have the same meme wording but very different feels to them, like tea and coffee, weasels and ferrets, envy and jealousy. So close and yet … One you ask for forgiveness and the other you ask for understanding.