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I can’t stop laughing at Carrie being told “NO” by Mark. Also, Harrison Always Knows Best.

This is from a documentary called “From Star Wars to Jedi” released in 1983. Thanks @wookieekisses because I found that bit thanks to your post!

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Transgender lesbian woman tears gender stereotypes apart in viral video

You have probably heard it before: “Wearing a dress does not make you a woman!”

Over at twitter, Eva, a lesbian transgender woman, published this amazing video in response, showing the world what kind of stupid stereotype this is (embedded above).

Eva writes:

Jokes aside, early on in transition I would worry so much about if I wasn’t trans enough because I genuinely enjoyed some of the ways I was masculine before I came out.

Re-contextualizing that through the frame of lesbian masculinity has made me feel so much more at ease, and it’s made me so much more comfortable with those parts of myself than as I ever did trying to express them as a man.

I love my shoulders. I love my arms, my muscles. I love wearing suits. I love being tall. I love having a deeper voice. I love having a strong jawline. I also love having long hair, gentle curves, and painting inch long wings over my eyes. I love being trans 

Via LGBTQ Nation.

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"Weird energy in here today" I say, referring to the inside of my brain.

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It’s going to be a bad night.

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mornings in republic city

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hey guys what’s the plan for that harry potter tv series that’s coming up. how do we use it to fuck jkr so far up the ass she turns into professor sprout. what’s the move i’m ready and i want to punch terfs so what are we doing

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i sent a time sensitive email. immediately forgot about it. and missed the reply that was sent 5 minutes later. so i my reply was an hour later and now it’s been another hour and they haven’t gotten back to me and i think it’s too late.

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The Structure of Story now available! Check it out on Amazon, via the link in our bio, or at https://kiingo.co/book

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We previously explored how dramatic tension, dramatic irony, and promises can be used to keep the audience engaged. These are essential tools to have in our quest to write a great story. Now, let's learn about another dramatic tool: mystery.

A mystery arises when desired information is missing.

When the storyteller implicitly promises that missing information will be revealed (i.e. that a mystery will be solved), the audience typically wants to stick around for the reveal of the information.

When we think of mysteries in the context of story, we typically think of the detective story. There may have been a crime of some sort and the "detective" character is tasked with identifying the criminal and unraveling the crime (by uncovering the missing information).

This type of story is what we might call an "active" mystery. But there can also be "passive" mysteries. Let's consider both.

Active Mystery

An active mystery is the kind we associate with the mystery genre. A character feels they *need* specific information in order to carry out some other plan or to accomplish some other goal.

For instance, consider a scenario where a character's spouse was killed. Now the character wants justice. But they don't know who the killer is. We've now created an active mystery. Missing information (i.e. the identity of the killer) is needed in order to reach another goal (i.e. to get justice).

A character may need to know the location of an object, the identity of a criminal, the identity of a victim, or how a crime occurred, etc. They may need this information in order to seek revenge, recover a valuable item, save someone, fix a vulnerability, etc.

With an active mystery, a character typically knows exactly what they're looking for. Their larger goal drives them.

Passive Mystery

A passive mystery is the kind where a character is unwinding a thread of mysteries as they pursue their curiosity. They typically don't know *exactly* what they're looking for. They just know they've found a trail of breadcrumbs and it appears to be leading somewhere interesting.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone finds the main characters pursuing a passive mystery. We may find passive mysteries more often in children's books, where childlike curiosity drives the "detective".

Raising a passive mystery is all about presenting obscured, partial, clouded, and veiled information. We want to show a piece of the whole.

An example of a passive mystery is when someone says something like, "There are only two sources I trust—and one of them is my cat." Another example is when we hear one side of a juicy conversation but critical pieces are being left out.

The other key to creating a passive mystery is to ensure that the "detective" is naturally curious. Perhaps they have a childlike curiosity or imagination.

With a passive mystery, a character typically *doesn't* know exactly what they're looking for. Their curiosity drives them.

Mystery vs. Thriller

As far as genres go, a mystery becomes a thriller once suspense is introduced. In other words, there has to be an active element of impending danger in order for a mystery to become a thriller. This is typically driven by an opponent/antagonist. We'll explore thrillers in the future.

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hey guys maybe next time you call out a terf you can put the 1500 screenshots of transmisogynistic hate speech under a cut. providing evidence is important ig but just putting that on the dashes of your trans and especially transfem followers with no warning can be wildly triggering and is not okay. just a thought

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Missing you already…

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Demolish the nuclear family norm. Destroy the idea that your only option is to live alone until you move in with a romantic partner with the intention of marrying.

Realize that burdens are easier shared, and humans aren’t solitary creatures. Remember that living with others you can share resources, share skills, share responsibility.

If you are dreading the idea of living alone, realize you don’t have to.

Move in with your friends, create your own little commune. Support eachother and split costs. Complement eachothers shortcomings. Be there for eachother. Coexist.

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Dealing With Executive Dysfunction - A Masterpost

The “getting it done in an unconventional way” method.

The “it’s not cheating to do it the easy way” method.

The “fuck what you’re supposed to do” method.

The “get stuff done while you wait” method.

The “you don’t have to do everything at once” method.

The “it doesn’t have to be permanent to be helpful” method.

The “break the task into smaller steps” method.

The “treat yourself like a pet” method.

The “it doesn’t have to be all or nothing” method.

The “put on a persona” method.

The “act like you’re filming a tutorial” method.

The “you don’t have to do it perfectly” method.

The “wait for a trigger” method.

The “do it for your future self” method.

The “might as well” method.

The “when self discipline doesn’t cut it” method.

The “taking care of yourself to take care of your pet” method.

The “make it easy” method.

The “junebugging” method.

The “just show up” method.

The “accept when you need help” method.

The “make it into a game” method.

The “everything worth doing is worth doing poorly” method.

The “trick yourself” method.

The “break it into even smaller steps” method.

The “let go of should” method.

The “your body is an animal you have to take care of” method.

The “fork theory” method.

The “effectivity over aesthetics” method.

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I honestly don’t understand why there aren’t more people who, when given the platform to discuss minimum wage, don’t simply distill it to the simplest of facts:

A forty hour work week is considered full time.

It’s considered as such because it takes up the amount of time we as a society have agreed should be considered the maximum work schedule required of an employee. (this, of course, does not always bear out practically, but just follow me here)

A person working the maximum amount of time required should earn enough for that labor to be able to survive. Phrased this way, I doubt even most conservatives could effectively argue against it, and out of the mouth of someone verbally deft enough to dance around the pathos-based jabs conservative pundits like to use to avoid actually debating, it could actually get opps thinking.

Therefore, if an employee is being paid less than [number of dollars needed for the post-tax total to pay for the basic necessities in a given area divided by forty] per hour, they are being ripped off and essentially having their labor, productivity, and profit generation value stolen by their employer.

Wages are a business expense, and if a company cannot afford to pay for its labor, it is by definition a failing business. A company stealing labor to stay afloat (without even touching those that do so simply to increase profit margins and/or management/executive pay/bonuses) is no more ethical than a failing construction company breaking into a lumber yard and stealing wood.

Our goal as a society should be to protect each other, especially those that most need protection, not to subsidize failing businesses whose owners could quite well subsidize them on their own.