i genuinely can't fucking deal with the larger internet anymore holy shit what the fuck are you people TALKING about. i am at my limit with this stupid bullshit. who the fuck cares if a man is hired to draw medical diagrams for young girls jesus christ we're pearl clutching about medical illustrations now? next you're gonna tell me male pediatricians shouldn't advise parents on their kids' vulva issues? male surgeons shouldn't be in the room when performing a procedure where a woman's breasts or vulva might be exposed? male researchers shouldn't conduct gynecological medical research? sure. better for men to live in ignorance and NEVER ally themselves with us to expand access to sexual education and reproductive healthcare i fucking guess. Twenty thousand likes. i hate it here KILL ME
THIS is the post that got me my first ever anon hate. i'd like to thank the academy tbh
also not related but can ppl on this post being like "yeah STOP being mean to men!!" pls stop cuz that's not the point of what i was saying 💀 i'm not mad bc someone was mean to a man i'm mad bc feminism is being hijacked by bioessentialist conservative Christian moralist bullshit where the goal seems to be the complete and total segregation of women from men instead of like, the material improvement of women's lives. i don't care if some intsta commenter is mean to men i care that feminism is culturally turning into Nu Conservatism
i also just want to note when i was a lil autistic kid with a special interest in ag dolls this series (the american girl library) was the greatest thing to ever happen to my social skills. not only did they have stuff about puberty (that have since been updated to include trans friendly information!) but also books about friendship (used advice to take a respectful break from a friendship with someone i was arguing with over nothing a lot which meant when we were a bit older and realised our undiagnosed neurodivergence had been clashing we went right back to being close because we didn't have a big dramatic breakup) and tough conversations (i mentally revist the page with premade social scripts for condolences every time someone loses a pet or person or houseplant) and easy sleepover baking recipes. and i think this is ironically part of why I was so late to come out because agl presented girlhood as this totally achievable thing for everyone to learn how to do, without any makeup tutorials or telling you to be quiet and take abuse from authority.
now, im not a girl and not american anymore so im out in the big wide world without my trusty instruction manuals, but i always wanna point out how surprisingly lovely this series is because i am so so glad it exists as a resource for young people



























