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Hope. It is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is fine, as long as it’s contained. The Hunger Games 2012, dir. Gary Ross

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The Four Discoursemen

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"Yucky stuff" is the first line of defense for human rights against those who only tell you they want to get rid of the "yucky stuff".

You have to help people, even if their aesthetics or lifestyles give you "the ick" because their treatment is the bare minimum. Whatever you let happen to them will happen to you when they're gone.

Helping people who are being overlooked or targeted is just the right thing to do, but if you need a reason that directly impacts you, you need to know you will one day be "the yucky stuff" if you let the ones currently in that spot keep being hunted and excluded.

People, especially politicians, who want to "just get rid of the bad stuff" do not plan to stop at the bad stuff. They just know you won't support them if they admit gays and trans and intersex people are part of the "bad stuff" they want to remove.

Stop stigma,

Overcome ick.

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Questions to help break through a ‘I can’t do the Thing’ wall

I’m not doing the Thing, but if I were to do the Thing, what would be the first bit to tackle?

eg: I’m having trouble washing up. I’ll start by just getting all the dishes into one place and emptying the drying rack.

Often, you might find that the first bit was what you were stuck on, and now you’ve done that, you feel ready to do the whole Thing. But if not, that’s fine, you’ve set things up to be easier later! Similarly:

What can I do to set things up for when I’m ready?

eg: I need to apply for a job vacancy I’ve seen. That feels really overwhelming and I don’t have the energy right now. I will create an email with the correct address in and open the files I’ll need for tomorrow.

Half-done is half more than you had before, and it will make things easier when you come back. Reduce the friction and complexity as much as you can.

Will this task actually be any easier if I do it later?

eg: I need to re-spray my waterproofs. It’s sunny today but it’s going to be raining all week, so it would actually be easier to do it now so I can do it outside and let them air. ‘Kay FINE, guess I will.

or: I want to make progress on my Creative Endeavour. I’m having a lot of trouble focussing at the moment but tomorrow I’ll be better rested and my Creative Group will be meeting. It will genuinely be easier then so I should stop worrying about it for now.

Sometimes, you realise that it would legitimately be easier to do a task later. Other times, you realise it would suck more to put it off, and that can help give you a nudge to do it sooner. It also helps reframe it in your head from “will I do the Thing?” to “when will I do the Thing?”

These are some questions that I use myself and I thought I’d share them to see if they’re handy for anyone else!

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Juan Brufal

Mood

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getting an uptick of new followers again so it’s time for some rent-lowering gunshots!

nazis fuck off

free palestine

love is love

protect the dolls

prudes calm down

your body your choice

true feminism is intersectional and inclusive

diversity is strength

queerness has no rules

depiction is not endorsement

depiction does not have to be educational or meet any moral standard to be admissible

censorship in all forms is bad

kill the cop in your head

i heart critical thinking and media literacy

everyone get weirder now

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I copy pasted parts of this but I do hand letter everything, because while I'm trying to work easier as I'm chronically ill, I am still chronically stupid

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Happy Pride 🫡 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️!

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Do you check for trackers and remove them before sharing links?

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this is a better story than every reboot of the last decade

good news i'm the most fuckable person at this vehicular manslaughter

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greta thunberg, liam cunningham, rima hassan, and everyone else on that ship, thank you, and i hope you succeed. i really hope you succeed. you know what you are risking, and i wish for you to come back safely, having done what you set out to do.

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no commentary. just raw dogging this meme. 500+ comments in an hour. they dgaf

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Images from Leonard Nimoy’s The Full Body Project (2007)

The Full Body Project is a book of photography by Leonard Nimoy that features a group of women involved in fat liberation. They were the Fat-Bottom Revue—women who worked in film, theatre, and art and who formed the first all-fat burlesque performance group. The founder of the Fat-Bottom Revue, Heather MacAllister, was an advocate in the LGBT rights movement, the fat acceptance movement, and in particular was a champion for fat lesbians.