Cisterns & Vibrations

you think that you're so alone in the world then you read literature from hundreds of years ago and you realize that other people have always felt this way

the issue with growing up in the 2000s and 2010s was like there was this really big push toward "accepting your weirdness" overall but they meant like idk wearing mismatched socks or something not being tangibly beyond the norm in any way shape or form

The true punk is eternally fighting against what is popular, especially when punk becomes popular.

I also think that the strength gap is at least partially manufactured women would in fact be stronger overall if little girls were encouraged to do physically taxing games and activities and eat their fill while they’re growing vs having to constantly diet and be sedentary indoors (or god forbid do intense cardio while under-eating). The amount of adult women honestly afraid to lift weights bc they think they’ll get bulky as though bulking isn’t a full time job that athletes have to spend all their time on and anyone on earth gets shredded from just using their adult muscles for their intended purpose, girl your bone density 🥀

Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez talks about this: your bone density as an adult is impacted by how physically active you were as a child/adolescent. Women would have stronger, healthier bones for LIFE if they were supported in sports from a young age the same way boys are.

(nods sagely) (nods basily) (nods rosemarily) (nods saltly) (nods star anisely)