@todaysbird

My woke take, as someone who has worked in both a public library and a school library, is that we desperately need both more books that are at a higher reading level but a less mature subject matter, and more books that are at a lower reading level but a more mature subject matter, because 8 year olds who are advanced readers are still 8 year olds and don't want to read about graphic violence and torture, and teens and adults who have learning difficulties or who are just later readers for whatever reason are still teens and adults and don't want to read about Billy the Bunny going to school or whatever the hell.

Shoutout to people in the notes also mentioning people learning the language, I should've mentioned that really, given that I've been stuck reading German picture books myself while learning German.

and the fuck of it all is i will never see internet defend a fat women as vehemently as it defends sick thin women #iwonderwhy

& i am not saying women struggling with ED don't deserve grace but there is something so insidious about the way you'll see so many people turn our worry about their physical & mental health into "it's their body" "it's their choice" "she's just naturally that thin" etc arguments. they'll swear up & down about how we are being invasive & anti-feminist but a mid or plus woman cannot exist in public eye without being called 5 different insults for just existing. like no i am not being parasocial by noticing how suddenly every female celebrity is bony thin, yes they're the victims of this system too but we have to call this trend out & stop it right here to free them from this torment as well. i do not want little girls to grow up with the same "nothing tastes better than how skinny feels" trend. let's all be more critical of what pop culture pushes as a norm okay?

I’m very proud of you for waking up today. You are very brave. Existing can be hard sometimes and that’s okay. I’m proud of you even if all you did today was exist. I’m proud of you for existing.

May you be deeply loved, well-rested, and genuinely at peace.

and the fuck of it all is i will never see internet defend a fat women as vehemently as it defends sick thin women #iwonderwhy

& i am not saying women struggling with ED don't deserve grace but there is something so insidious about the way you'll see so many people turn our worry about their physical & mental health into "it's their body" "it's their choice" "she's just naturally that thin" etc arguments. they'll swear up & down about how we are being invasive & anti-feminist but a mid or plus woman cannot exist in public eye without being called 5 different insults for just existing. like no i am not being parasocial by noticing how suddenly every female celebrity is bony thin, yes they're the victims of this system too but we have to call this trend out & stop it right here to free them from this torment as well. i do not want little girls to grow up with the same "nothing tastes better than how skinny feels" trend. let's all be more critical of what pop culture pushes as a norm okay?