#omgpunkerdoodle

AW, they are so cool! I love them and can't wait to see you and them in person at some point in my life ever again. :D

^^ thanks~

What’s your astrological sign? Taurus/Dragon

What’s the best piece of advice you ever received? Don’t be afraid to ask for help. It does not mean you’re weak.

When’s the last time you followed your instincts? Daily, honestly.

What’s your favorite food? Chile rellenos

What’s your secret dream? To be able to be myself around anyone.

Thanks for the ask! 

Oh, did you have your chin in your palm, too?

I would hope that someone who would block the tag really wouldn't think that there's going to be drama because you mention your sexual orientation. :/

it’s not so much that i think there’s going to be drama because of my sexuality, but there is a lot of “cis/het” ace/aro hate (and ace/aro hate in general) going on lately on this website, and normally i scroll past it because i don’t want to bother my followers with ””””drama”””” 

but i feel like i should stand up for my fellow ace/aro people, mostly because I feel like i’m emotionally capable of doing so without getting too upset. whereas some people might not be. but also because some people just don’t know better and if i can explain things for them, their opinions might change

Well, I’m sorry you feel so disappointed in this blog, but I really don’t think there’s anything I can do to make you feel better about the situation.  I do not believe in censoring my beliefs, and do not wish to expend the time and energy on drawing pride art for identities that I see as unnecessary and even detrimental to LGBT communities (looking at you, stargenders).

I don’t understand this obsession tumblr has with making gatekeeping seem like the root of all evils.  Every community has gatekeeping.  If you’re cis, you do not belong in the transgender community.  If you feel sexual attraction, you don’t belong in the asexual community.  If you feel romantic attraction, you don’t belong in the aromantic community.  It’s as simple as that. 

Of course, people who are gender nonconforming may find it easer to relate to trans people and even find some sense of safety among them when compared to being around gender conforming people, just as someone who experiences very minimal sexual/romantic attraction may enjoy the company of asexual and aromantic people more than that of other allosexuals.  And that’s perfectly fine! I know I personally don’t have a problem with allies who are able to relate somewhat to my experience with my asexuality sharing their thoughts around me.  

The problem is, however, when cis GNC people and low attraction heterosexuals overstep their bounds as allies and try to claim an equal place in formerly closed communities.  That’s how you get non-dysphoric “trans” kids who ID as vague things like stargender because they have never experienced what it really is like to be trans, and how you get ridiculously specific labels like “frayromantic” and non-aromantics overanalyzing every aspect of their love lives in order to fit in with aromantics.  It’s not good, and it’s extremely detrimental to the LGBT community in that it lessens the validity of actual identities like asexual and makes all of us look like we’re just trying to be “special” and “different.”  And since this blog is intended to celebrate LGBT identities, I would rather not contribute to this toxic belief that has gained traction on here, that anyone can be LGBT if they “identify” as LGBT.  

I never said there was anything wrong with being demisexual, lithsexual, etc.  These terms work very well for describing levels and preferences of attraction that otherwise might be hard to put into words.  And I’ve stated that you can still belong to the LGBT community if you are demisexual, as long as you are either non-heterosexual, non-heteroromantic, transgender or intersex as well.  But on the other hand, there isn’t anything wrong with being cis or being straight, and I hope these children labeling themselves as “nebularomantic lithsexual stargender nanogirls uwu” one day wake up and realize this.  

I think your school’s pride group will survive me putting demisexuality and graysexuality on a lower pedestal than actual sexual and romantic orientations.  And if not, then they can find another pride art blog ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ There’s plenty on them on here that accept all identities as equal, and so will let any straight/cis kid with bunself pronouns and a neurodivergent-only sexual orientation use them as a mouthpiece.  My blog is not one of them, and I urge anyone who had that impression of me to unfollow or block me. 

Is that a bobby pin being used for a stitch holder? :3

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kirkdoestumble said: I’m making 5 dog coats. Trying to hold the dogs still to get measurements… not fun. XD Oh, I could imagine!

doctorloki40 answered: Mini-10 is progressing nicely! :) What about you? Yay! I'm working up a pair of slippers for my husband - thanks for asking!

omgpunkerdoodle answered: The hooks are away for a bit as I cross stitch a cute little dinosaur. :) Awww! Sounds adorable!

threading-on-rainbows answered: so many different items for a craft fair! Fantastic!!!

ohyarnit reblogged this from juststitched and added:  Shiny Jirachi(also making my own pattern for this one) for my youngest brother’s Christmas gift(the scarf wasn’t working), a couple of Homestuck hats, either an Olaf or Elsa for the older nephew’s Christmas gift, and a Terriermon hat.  I’m a very busy crochet artist right now! Awesome! Keep busy!