this winter hasn’t been so rough

Black woman invents or popularises a phrase -> it enters the vernacular and circulates widely amongst Black and nonblack people -> people removed from the phrase's initial context read it too literally, do not interpret it with sensitivity, assume that the ideas expressed when people use it are shallow / "over"-sexualised / problematic in some way or another that mirrors their feelings about Black people as a whole -> there is a backlash where a supposedly more 'thoughtful,' 'subversive,' etc. alternative to the initial phrase is offered, implying that the initial phrase contained none of that complexity within it -> rinse & repeat

"omg i LOVE it when love between characters is so strong it overrides the boundaries of flesh and selfhood, merging them into some sort of (un)holy chimera" — person who's uncomfortable with the idea of permanently sharing a bedroom with someone else

If you close your eyes right before the rat hits, your brain will think that you have died. some people find calmness in this.

advertising lemonade is pointless. the human body already knows it needs it

Having a job is an awesome way to stay hydrated because you get so bored you start drinking water just for a little excitement

can everyone get into specifically the things im into in exactly the same way

to the guy who gave me his kidney asking if i have any ideas as to who should be my best man at my wedding: Oh I don't know. i was thinking maybe my old warden. A dog, if i can get one