Callous and Capricious

*looks inside*

The boyfriend is actually nonbinary

"Ugh bi woman and her straight boyfriend at Pride"

*looks inside*

The bi woman is actually nonbinary

"Ugh bi woman and her straight boyfriend at pride"

*looks inside*

The boyfriend is a trans man

"Ugh bi woman and her straight boyfriend at Pride

*looks inside*

It's actually a gay couple and one of them is trans

"Ugh bi woman and her straight boyfriend at pride"

*looks inside*

They're both bisexual

"Ugh bi woman and her straight boyfriend at Pride"

*looks inside*

It's actually a lesbian and a gay man and they're FRIENDS. You just assumed they were a couple because they looked like a woman and man standing next to each other

"Ugh bi woman and her straight boyfriend at pride"

*looks inside*

It's actually a straight woman and her bi boyfriend. How come we only complain about the reverse?

"Ugh bi woman and her straight boyfriend at Pride"

*looks inside*

if it isn't actively bad or harmful, no representation should be called "too simple" or "too surface level"

I have a whole argument for this about the barbie movie but today I wanna talk about a show called "the babysitters club" on Netflix

(obligatory disclaimer that I watched only two episodes of this show so if it's super problematic I'm sorry) (yes. I know it's based on a book, this is about the show)

this is a silly 8+ show that my 9 year old sister is watching and it manages to tackle so many complex topics in such an easy way. basic premise is these 13 year old girls have a babysitting agency.

in one episode, a girl babysits this transfem kid. the approach is super simple, with the kid saying stuff like "oh no, those are my old boy clothes, these are my girl clothes". they have to go to the doctor and everyone is calling the kid by her dead name and using he/him and this 13 year old snaps at like a group of doctors and they all listen to her. it's pure fantasy and any person versed in trans theory would point out a bunch of mistakes.

but after watching this episode, my little sister started switching to my name instead of my dead name and intercalating he/him pronouns when talking about me.

one of the 13 years old is a diabetic and sometimes her whole personality is taken over by that. but she has this episode where she pushes herself to her limit and passes out and talks about being in a coma for a while because of not recognizing the limits of her disability.

and this allowed my 9 year old sister to understand me better when I say "I really want to play with you but right now my body physically can't do that" (I'm disabled). she has even asked me why I'm pushing myself, why I'm not using my crutches when I complain about pain.

my mom is 50 years old and watching this show with my sister. she said the episode about the diabetic girl helped her understand me and my disability better. she grew up disabled as well, but she was taught to shut up and power through.

Two things kept me sane: 1) I had a thermos of hot water and a small tea set so that I could lay out freshly brewed mandarin pu erh for two people with snacks 2) equally stalled massive freight train with different graffiti on every single car so I could stroll along the platform enjoying it like an art exhibition

Citizens of Science - Submitted by: fastman27

Starting Monday with some shramps! Might be my fav of the little tag paintings, I love marine life, and shrimp come in such a rainbow.

Coming to Canfurence in a few weeks!