Authentically trash

these pictures are so loose and lacking in detail that it’s making my brain force images onto them that aren’t actually there

is that wrinkly kong

world heritage post

I hate that I fully understand this

But did you really forgive them if you aren’t willing to let them back into your life

Forgiveness is letting go of your anger at someone. It doesn’t mean you have to trust them again.

People often confuse forgiveness for reconciliation

This is like when Catholics tell a priest all their sins and he has you go do something unrelated but nice as penance.

maybe making consuming pop culture a huge part of your identity was never a good idea to begin with

I read that article. The article was thoughtful and good and ends with a plea to donate to transgender causes. Also people can be obsessed about any number of things. Sometimes it’s because they have ADHD or autism, but sometimes they don’t. And consuming pop culture forms both personal and cultural identity? There are people that form large parts of their identity around sports teams, or making movie-perfect stormtrooper armor. This behavior is normal and you can’t just call it pathetic because it’s something you personally don’t like, especially when the person in question understands the nuances of it and its problems. I am a transgender person for who Harry Potter was a big part of my identity and I am here to say that the cis person who wrote this article knows their place and knows where they are in all of this and understands that there are no easy answers to any of this.

smug ableist are once again mocking neurodivergent people for our hyperfixations, what else is new

Yeah but also don’t make fun of neurotypical people for having interests either. My grandma is as neurotypical as they come and she knows a lot about and is super into the sitcom Hogan’s Heroes. Human beings have interests. Human beings have interests that they incorporate into their personal identities.

Important addition: Maria Skłodowska-Curie was born during partitions, which means Poland didn’t exist, which means her insistence that she was Polish was a significant act of defiance against the occupation, which means that you should respect that instead of arguing that ‘well she had French citizenship’. She couldn’t have Polish citizenship despite being Polish, that’s kinda the point she was making by keeping her maiden name and naming a chemical element she discovered ‘Polonium’ .

Thank you for the pronounciation guide instead of the condescending guilt trip

Yoooooo the pronunciation post is a big help thank you. Remember: when giving others criticism to educate and be constructive!!!

Why couldn’t they have named it literally anything else