Give yourself space. Give yourself grace.

Happy pride month to this icon who is the only out and proud nonbinary mascot in the NCAA

SYRACUSE IS A LITTLE FRUITY AND WE’RE ALL FOR IT THANK YOUUUUUU

"there's no platonic explanation for this" try harder bucko

what the fuck is happening why is everyone getting 200% more conservative and insane in real time

dildos are an accessibility device pioneered by disabled people! never forget Gosnell Duncan for helpin' us cripples (and i suppose everyone else too!) feel good!

3) statistically you will never be the worst person at anything, there is always someone in the world who is worse at stuff than you are

starlight and trixie comic

i'm breaking the author's silence to address these tags directly, because i've seen similar responses a few times. your context is part of you. you like your favorite band because you found them somehow. you speak the languages you speak because somebody else taught you. you feel the way you feel because you have memories and experiences. shaving off pieces of yourself will not reveal a truth at the center, and will only make you feel less like a person worth being. you will never shed your context or influences, anymore than you will ever become younger or undrink a glass of water. but you are free to create as much additional context as you like. build yourself outward instead of digging for yourself at the center. trying 100 new things will give you 100 more data points on what you like, don't like, think, believe, feel. it might begin to reveal an image of yourself that you can recognize, respect, and love. your life is not an object to be kept clean, it is an ongoing action that you get to control. also that's starlight glimmer not rarity.

Anyway. Whenever I see the word problematic, I can’t help but think of this professor being like, “Good starting point, now let’s get specific.” I think when we have to commit to saying “that’s ___” it requires a lot more careful thought about the truth and impact and complexities of whatever we’re claiming. Sometimes there really is some bullshit afoot, and also sometimes it’s art, and it should be full of problems, because that’s what art is.