Gay With A Side Of Dumbass

Ridiculously high standards for entry level jobs

The increasing inaccessibility of home ownership and higher education without incurring massive life long debt

Deliberate misinformation campaigns spread through social media

Environmental ruin brought on by capitalism

The global rise in fascism

Things millennials are not mad about:

Why? Why do you need to add lesbian to the label, forget about etymology or history for a sec.

It's interesting that you suggest it might get them more validation from the LGBTQ+ community. It's certainly true that the bi community doesn't really get validation and resources from the gay/lesbian community. I don't know if you're seeing that as a problem, or just as an explanation.

IME, people who've used it have often been what I'd call culturally lesbian. They're bi, and they're involved in lesbian community and activism and culture, which welcomes them (though sometimes only conditionally).

And it's not like they have a choice about being a part of the lesbian world. Because (a) there's very little access to bi community and culture, and (b) the queer world is always called the gay world, the world of queer women is always called the lesbian world.

I still see people referring to "Gay Pride" and "the Gay Pride Parade." Local queer groups and community centers are gonna get called "the gay center," and "the lesbian group," and so on, no matter what they call themselves or who they specifically include.

Queer women will be called lesbians, in lesbian couples, having lesbian weddings, even if they're two bi women.

The bisexual manifesto highlights that point very clearly, they wanted their own communities, which i understand completley.

But Bisexuals are one of the biggest communities within the LGBT, believe it or not a majority of gen Z identify as bi. Amd i dont understand what you mean by they have lite to no access to bi culture? IME ive seen bi culture all over the internet, theres inside bi jokes like the iced coffee or i love all women and 3 men etc.

From a long time witch and spirit worker

I'd like to preface this post with the fact that I myself come from the UK with Irish Celtic heritage, however I want to emphasize that any information you've seen on tik Tok claiming that Celtic Religions are closed/the same as Native American Tradition is inaccurate. Celtic religions are not closed. And there are several reasons for this! Celtpol was never closed in antiquity as the ancient Celts would often spread their religious beliefs. The religion unfortunately died out, many of the traditions appropriated by Catholicism. There is no consistent passed through blood ideology present in the religion. Nobody is 100% celtic, not even myself who's family is Irish. The idea of a perfect celtic bloodline is an idea perpetuated by White Supremacists and is incredibly wrong.

In addition to this, it's important to acknowledge that not all faerie lore is Celtic and to close faeries on that grounds ignores Norse myths and non-Celtic mythology across Europe. The fact is, to suggest CeltPol is closed, or the fae are closed, is insulting. Not only does it perpetuate racism, but it holds Fae to a human standard that they cannot hold because they are not human. To put it plainly, the Fae are more likely to dislike everyone, not pick and choose based on a blood quantum.

Overview: what is a faerie

A faerie is a magical creature found across the folklore of many countries, especially in Europe. There are many different beliefs about fairies. Many consider them as minor deities, or even fallen angels. While not all fae are aggressive, many are. There are variations of fae, such as Sidhe which are land spirits and are tied to certain areas. Other fae are not tied to the land. I have done a tremendous amount of research on faerie customs, but as that is UPG I will be saving it for another post.

Fae occupy an "otherworldly" realm that is separated from ours. Time and reality moves differently there. Humans can become trapped in the Fae realm by eating faerie food.

Are the Fae tied to "celtic land"

The Short answer is 'No'.

Firstly you cannot define Celtic land, as aforementioned, the Celts were a wide and diverse group of people and cannot only be tied to the UK and Ireland. We already know the Fae do move! Not only were some of the Irish-Celt Gods moved to Ireland by other groups, but Irish Lore speaks of the Tuatha de Danan, which invaded Ireland so they weren't originally from the land anyway.

Do I believe that the further away you get from "Celtic Land" you're less likely to encounter a Faerie described in Celtic lore and instead a magical creature from that Countries lore? Sure. Some types of the Fair Folk are tied to land, but not all are. Not all Fair Folk are Aos Sì (the Fae in Irish Lore which come from the Belly of the Earth and are tied to landmarks like hills and mounds)

The Fae simply do not have the same beliefs regarding race, ethnicity and region.

Faeries exist in other cultures, not just Celtic

In my opinion to say Fae only interact with those of Celtic Heritage erases folklore from other countries. The fact is there are many different beliefs from different parts of the world so, while I previously tried to define the idea of a Faerie, YOU CANNOT DEFINE THEM AT ALL. The folklore varies from town to town in some cases. Fae are mystical and liminal. If the Fae in question is capable of stepping between the worlds, I think it is wrong to say they cannot step over a border. Not to mention, many Fae were treated like Gods and consequently limiting them to your beliefs is like disrespecting a Deity.

This isn't everything that can be said on the fae but it does address many misconceptions regarding them.

Lesbians are not bi, and they are not attracted to men. “But historically lesbian meant any woman who loved women!” Because historically lesbianism was behavior, not a sexuality. The word doesnt mean that anymore. Lesbian is not an umbrella term, it is a specific identity that refers to women/women aligned people who exclusively love other women/women aligned people. We do not need to validate the myth that lesbians can be or are secretly attracted to men. The myth that lesbians can “find the right man” or “are secretly curious” are dangerous myths that are responsible for a lot of lesbophobic violence like homophobic rape and other forms of sexual assault against lesbians.

Likewise, bi women are not lesbians, and calling them lesbians is a form of bi erasure, which enables biphobic violence against bi women. Bisexuality is a complete, diverse label all on it’s own that does not need to be “augmented” with another label. The myth that bisexuals are “really just gay or straight” is exactly that - a myth, and implying that a bi woman has “chosen a side” by choosing to exclusively be with women is biphobic and erases her bisexual identity. This kind of biphobia has real world consequences that hurt bi women in and outside of relationships! Bisexuality is it’s own complete identity, not an “offshoot” of lesbianism or a type of lesbianism. Bisexual is a label that describes a wide variety of experiences, and that’s one of the reasons bisexuality is so amazing! But one of the experiences bisexuality doesnt describe is lesbianism, because the definitions of bi and lesbian are mutually exclusive. And that’s okay! They dont have to be the same! We dont need multiple labels for the same thing! And we already have words to encompass bi and lesbian women like sapphic and wlw.

She has been trying to recreate the Peacock dress, designed by Worth and worn by Mary Curzon in 1903. It's a 10 pound chiffon dress of woven silver and gold thread.

Frankly, the embroidery is far more beautiful than its design.

But she's found it difficult to recreate, to say the least. The embroidery was done in colonised India, when The British Empire controlled and took credit for everything. And let me tell you, some of these Indian ateliers had a lot of people working on a single piece, because the designs are so intricate and elaborate.

And so, recently she's been more outspoken of the fact that British colonisation really enables these wealthy western Europeans to wear gowns that almost look impossibly beautiful, but rightful credit was of course never given to the people who made it. Cathy started talking about this during the height of media coverage of the ongoing Black Lives Matter protest. She said she was reflecting on her position in the world and the lens through which she saw the Peacock dress.

So Cathy Hay has been researching it's history. And she eventually found out the name of the man who owned the work shop that made it. Kishan Shand from Delhi. It was a firm owned by Manick Chand. And more importantly, she found a sketch of the men that worked there, around the period the embroidery probably would have been done. It was most likely those very same men.

And I just felt this lump in my throat. I always wonder about the craftsmen behind so much of history's most beautiful art. They're never named because the one who commissions the work, the patron, is usually given all the undue credit. We still don't know the individual names, but we have a sketch of their faces.