i mean this in the nicest way possible you guys but you NEED to take better care of yourselves online. getting severely anxious about mass quantities of horrible things you cant change every single day is normal considering the internet’s ability to educate on worldwide issues, it shows that you have empathy and that you truly do care. but relentless knowledge of constant suffering on this scale is NOT something humans are psychologically equipped to handle. it’s okay to shut off. it’s okay to just take a break and enjoy yourself for a while in your own localized space

white people really need to learn to respect people of color in online spaces like this. r u lashing out when a person of color points out that ur doing something wrong? r u pretending that ur intimidated by people of color esp women of color esp black women so that u dont have to see them as real people? r u realizing that the way U read a text is shaped by ur experiences as a white person and realizing that the way WE read a text is shaped by our experiences as people of color? r u respectful of the fact that just bc ur attached to something doesnt mean that it cant be flawed or racist? r u doing ur best to understand our criticisms when we make them, instead of demanding that we explain it over and over? Do u consider fandom to be something that centers on u as a white person that can be or can not be inclusive of people of color, instead of a space that we have just as much right to as u do?

say toyin's name. please sign this petition to give oluwatoyin the justice she deserves. she should still be with us.

piercings aren’t that bad tbh it’s only a little bit of pain for a life time of sexy

Yea God

Dominique Jackson

destroy the idea that intermediate goals aren’t important. maybe you can’t play the entire piano piece yet, but you can play the right hand and that’s good. maybe you haven’t figured out your major yet, but your minor or your field and that’s progress. maybe you can’t hold a full conversation in your target language yet, but you can ask for directions and that’s fine. setting high goals is good, but don’t diminish the small goals you achieve on your way there. they are just as important.