step into the daylight

Before you laugh at that tweet that talks about the draft or whatever ask yourself: are you laughing because it's funny? or are you laughing because you're safe and comfortable in the West and it's not a direct problem for you?

Mid-Century Photography Influences in Carol (2015) by Saul Leiter, Esther Bubley, Vivian Maier, and Ruth Orkin

because intentional queercoding in the subtext of a story turns it into an active conversation. instead of a singular narrative that must be universally legible and palatable in order to be presented and consumed in a way that maintains a clear distinction between author and audience, where the Word of God creates a singular Canon that we the people must accept and adhere to, subtextual queercoding requires the audience to pay careful attention and to actively participate in the synthesis of the true full meaning of the story, tapping into a simultaneously private and communal shared knowledge and language and experience. it demands something from the audience, demands care and attention and a sharing of a part of themselves, and in return transforms what could otherwise be a process of passive consumption into a mutual and reciprocal act of co-creation

Taylor via Tiktok (11.13.2021)

i did not know how to process this lyric

Prove to her that you’ve grown.

Do I make you happy? Does being around me make you feel good about yourself?