it is mine. i made it.

it's like, definitely still mansplaining if the man is dominating the conversation unintentionally and he would totally stop if you asked him to, actually. like, the term exists to describe a phenomenon that arises from the implicit bias that women are expected to simply be less knowledgeable about things. it doesn't matter if he's doing it on purpose or not. he does it cause he expects women to not know things or to not have any input. maybe don't fucking expect women to stand up for themselves every single time they have to have a conversation with a man because that shit happens like daily for a lot of women

genuinely, sincerely, if you are a man you need to learn to shut up when you're talking to women

you need to catch yourself explaining something to a woman and go "oh wait, you probably know about this right?"

you can do what you want forever but so can everyone else. your desires don’t make you into the king of the universe surrounded by willing and obedient slaves.

I know exactly why “do what you want forever” is taken to mean “you aren’t allowed to stop me from doing what I want to you forever” but that rapist mentality only gets you so far with me and for the most part it’s six feet underground.

I wonder why white queer people would be so enamored with a social technology that forces peaceful proximity on people who feel like they aren’t allowed to say no or I don’t like that or get the fuck away from me….

seeing yourself outgrow the old u is a blessing

i actually quite like asynchronous online courses (i work full time + am good at setting my own deadlines + am frequently in pain in ways that make driving to and being in classrooms difficult so they’re good for me on multiple levels) but oh my christ. oh my motherfucking god. having to reply to ai generated discussion post answers. because discussion participation is part of my grade. kill kill kill.

does the body ALWAYS have to keep the score? maybe we could just have a friendly game this time. maybe we can just have fun without putting numbers on it

this is going to be difficult -> i am capable of doing difficult things -> i have done everything prior to this moment -> this difficulty will soon be proof of capability

this difficulty will soon be proof of capability.