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by Abel Cancino Gutierrez

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my most toxic trait is i fucking love work gossip. i play neutral not to be the bigger person or take the high road but to hear slander and hearsay from every side. two coworkers complained about each other to me in the same afternoon and i nearly blacked out from the rush

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This is how act 2 goes, right?

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sometimes your distress does indicate you should stop and respect your limitations. at other times it's more of a baby aquatic mammal being introduced to water for the first time thing. Too bad the difference is so hard to tell.

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at least can all we agree that the original gay flag with the magic and sex colours is BEAUTIFUL and it should make a comeback

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being smart has never stopped me from being a complete fucking idiot

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the natural female body is not radical.

hair, be it on my legs, arms, armpits, face or pubic area is not radical.

my bare face is not radical.

my fat & my rolls are not radical.

my skin without layers of lathered on serums and creams is not radical.

my visible pores, circles under my eyes, acne, be it hormonal or anything else, are not radical.

the natural form of the human body is just what it is; human. and i will not be selling it to young people and women as punk or grunge, as a movement, or as a radical statement made.

this is the mundane, the norm, the every day, the reality, my existence. embrace it, live it.

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The Garden of Ninfa, Cisterna di Latina, Italy by Sanda Bocan

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having a tumblr is not enough I need to shoot all abusive men

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Art by @ arda.arts on Instagram

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one of my biggest pet peeves is when people are like, “i don’t care, my significant other can go through my phone. i have nothing to hide.” 

okay. first of all.

wanting a partner to respect your privacy doesn’t necessarily go hand in hand with “having something to hide.” maybe you’d just prefer that they trust you without putting you under surveillance like a fucking prisoner? 

second.

it’s not only your privacy. if you’re cool with that shit, i really hope you’re informing all your friends and family members who discuss their personal lives with you that they should be prepared for your shitty SO to read through all their messages to you, but i’m betting you’re not doing that. 

maybe your bestie from high school doesn’t want your boyfriend seeing her emotional messages about her recent breakup? maybe your sister doesn’t want him reading her messages about struggles with her kids or her marriage? maybe your friend with mental health issues isn’t counting on you sharing their struggles with anyone else? 

maybe you should grow up and realize that if your partner loves and respects you, they’ll believe you have nothing to hide without checking for themself. 

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Luanda, Angola - 1/30/15

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