Yes

Which is exactly why Damiano and Thomas had to do it rather than Vic and Ethan bc it would have been too dangerous for actual queer people to do something like that. They used their privilege accordingly, and because of how homophobic Poland is, they’re still in a vulnerable position simply by being two guys being intimate with each other and making such a bold statement as they did.

That was not performative, nor was it representation. It was fucking necessary. And people calling it performative need to check their own privilege because what just happened sent a strong fucking message to queer people in Poland who probably go through constant fear and harassment every single fucking day. And someone finally had the guts to show those people that it’s okay to be who they are. That they’re not wrong. You don’t get to call something like that performative. You don’t get to invalidate the very real impact they had on queer people in Poland- and around the world- by calling it performative.

The sooner this dies down the better because I’m fucking pissed that people are turning something so positive into fucking drama. And thinking that Ethan or Vic should have done something like that instead lacks real self awareness. The band did what they had to do, but they kept themselves safe at the same time, and why the fuck shouldn’t they?

Humans have a much higher percentage of body fat than most other land-dwelling mammals, we’re much closer to various aquatic mammals who rely on that fat for buoyancy & insulation.

We may have lost most of our body hair because it would have created drag as we swam through the water, but kept most of our head hair because it would protect our scalps from damage from the sun when we would come up for air.

We’re one of the only land-dwelling animals that are able to hold our breath.

Human infants instinctively know to hold their breath underwater, keep their heads up, and try to swim upwards (they’re not strong enough but they do the motions correctly), whereas the infants of other primates simply panic and drown, suggesting this isn’t simply due to having spent 9 months in the uterus.  

Children who swim very frequently are able to contract their pupils at will, something that is helpful in seeing more clearly underwater.  This can especially be seen among children of the Moken tribe from an island off the coast of Thailand who rely on this ability for catching fish and clams, but can be trained in children anywhere.

Humans are the only primates who retain some small amount of webbing between our fingers and toes, some people more than others. 

Females have permanent breasts with fatty tissue that doesn’t assist in milk production but does assist in buoyancy that would be ideal for breast feeding while floating on your back.

Our dependence on iodine for proper brain and metabolic function is highly unusual for land dwelling animals but would not be an issue for ocean dwelling creatures.

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