lady astley

* Are elephants scared of mice? (They only did that because they were in Africa and had access to elephants.)

* Will a bull run amok in a china shop?

* Is it better to run zig-zag or straight when chased by an alligator?

I love these because NONE of them turned out the way they expected. They went into all three with pre-conceived ideas of how it would go, and each time they "failed." Elephants WILL cower from mice. A bull moves very gingerly through a china shop. It doesn't matter how you run because ALLIGATORS WON'T CHASE YOU.

And each time, they reacted with just... pure glee. "Holy shit, we were wrong! Oh my god! This is great! We were so wrong!"

Do you or somebody you know have PCOS? You are banned from international womens athletics because you are supposedly in posession of an unreasonable advantage in sports.

Folks disqualified for hyper-androgenism in womens athletics.

Francine Niyonsaba

Caster Semenya

Dutee Chand

Margaret Wambui

And more

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Why are those disqualified overwhelmingly black and brown? Because testing is case by case when an athletes performance “raises suspicions”. They overwhelmingly test athletes of colour, for being too fast and not meeting white expectations of femininity.

Twisted sister just being twisted sister and saying that if some guy thought that wearing pink jackets with spikes, drag queen make up and heels made them “less of a man” they could just fuck off because rock isnt about that gender centered shit.

Lou fucking Reed went to conversion therapy for being gay and later on he went and wrote a bunch of rock songs about the LGBT community and traumas caused by homophobia. One of The Velvet Underground’s albums was listed by Rolling Stone as the 13th most influential rock album from all time, and it was all about an ex boyfriend named Nico.

ALSO from the first wave of rock and roll in the 60s, The Kinks had Sir Ray Davies, an openly queer vocalist in the fucking 60s who also wrote a popular song about a trans woman (Lola) and had some huge hits people still listen to 50+ yers later. The Who made huge success also in the 60s and Pete Townshend (vocals) came out as bisexual and non binary during an interview in 89!!

Prince on live tv wearing tight pants with huge holes on his buttcheeks and singing about kissing girls and boys.

Even some more “conservative” artists in the 60s like George Harrison and Bob Dylan were writing love songs to each other?? One of Bob’s writings to George actually says “All I have is yours; I’ll let you have me anytime”. They were described as soulmates by George’s wife.

To finish my ted talk I’ll just leave Mick Jagger being a himbo with glittery eyeshadow, tight corserts with titties out, low waist tight pants with a PINK BRA ON? Bowie wearing a dress in a 1970s album cover??

Not to mention Mick Jagger’s wife coming home to find him shagging Bowie on their bed (70s celebrity gossip at its best).

- spend less time on places that can numb your mind, like scrolling through your phone. the world isn’t about numbers and notifications and deadlines. be more in touch with the world and notice beautiful things. look at people and things in a softer light.

- don’t act a certain way just because it’s trendy or most people do it. it may be more “relatable” but it won’t make you feel happy. don’t be cynical or judgemental anymore.

- clean or reorganize your things. throw out things you don’t need or things that make you feel down. if you have emotional baggage, accept it and let yourself move past it.

- spend time alone. think about the person you are around others and your true self. think about the people you spend time with - if they make you feel happy, or if you can be yourself around them.

- if you’re letting yourself get badly treated, it might be because you feel unworthy. this might mean you have a low perception of yourself and you need to learn to love yourself more. when you start loving yourself the world will seem kinder and the universe will seem to be on your side.

- don’t overthink or worry too much about things. you likely won’t even remember it in a year or even a month. have faith that you can do whatever you’re afraid of, because you can.

- don’t let yourself be defined by what you lack and your past. do not define yourself with your negative traits. do not compare yourself with anything. focus on moving forward.