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See also, "We're in a drought; conserve water!" Meanwhile, bottled water companies and golf courses for rich folk empty the aquifers.

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I think some of the reactions to The Summer Hikaru Died from English speaking fans are very, very telling.

On one hand, you have people blatantly denying its queerness. Which gets harder and harder for them, especially after viewing the second episode.

Then you have the people denying its queerness because "it's not a BL". While I think most of the people saying this are younger or misguided by queerbait-y shows that they've seen, this sentiment still denies queerness as a part of life and a part of fiction. I thought it would be obvious that not all queer stories are romances. But I suppose there are really still people that only see queer people as the romances they have.

But then there's my least favorite type of person, who recognizes that the characters are queer in some way, but deny the fact that queerness (especially Yoshiki's sexuality) is woven into the fabric of the story. If Yoshiki wasn't queer, The Summer Hikaru Died would not be the story it is. Most of its themes would cease to exist.

The amount of people I've seen say that: "The Summer Hikaru Died may have a gay character, but it's not impactful to the plot. The story is about grief, not LGBT stuff" -- is horrifyingly sad. And the fact that so, so many people still racistly think that being queer is a western invention is even sadder.

I've seen people say that "oh, of course the author didn't mean for this to be about sexuality; they're Japanese!" is gross. Especially when Mokumokuren themself has described The Summer Hikaru Died as a "queer story".

Anyway, I'm annoyed with people, as per usual. I love that more and more people are getting into this story, but it truly makes me upset to see people try to take an explicitly queer story and water it down.

At least we have this:

And I like that even Reddit people are calling it the "fisting scene"😭

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She fucking killed him @strange-aeons

(Stolen from the discord)

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youll be pleased to know no one has peed in the dashcon 2 ball pit. however, far worse has transpired. the croaker (kermit joker) has died in the dashcon 2 ballpit. rest in pieces.

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Happy Summerween!!

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"No one can love you until you love yourself" is like the worst possible way of articulating "if you don't respect and value yourself, it's very easy to become attracted to people who don't treat you right and then justify their mistreatment, so be careful."

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reblog to kiss a fanfic writer on the mouth

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I'm at the stage of my job search where I am every spam folder's nightmare. Am I wildly unqualified? Yes. Am I willing to do my best and learn everything there is to know as long as I get money and a little validation? Yes too! Will I apply to anything under the sun, even places named "Confidential" and talent agencies that ask for my passport, insurance number and full body pictures of me? Already did. Did I consult my therapist in fear I have bipolar disorder because I went from so afraid of being perceived to writing "love you bye" at the end of my application to the Book of Mormon that's possibly a scam? Am I overspending while also under-earning? So many questions! I'm on the brink 😘🤟✨

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did u go protest today

good evening officer

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Announcing ao3 is down within seconds feels like what being a town crier the day of a volcan eruption must've been . i imagine

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does anyone have that quote that goes something like 'white germans under the nazis lived just fine as long as they were loyal to the state, gave their children to the army, and paid their taxes, and in this sense many americans would be comfortable living under fascism' trying to find who said it but google is giving me jack shit

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Spite can be a incredible motivator

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life be so ugly and mean but then ✨ice cream sandwich ✨

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GANHAMOS CARALHOOOOOO!!!

PORTUGAL! PORTUGAL! PORTUGAL! 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹

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In light of some of the many things happening across the world this year, I thought this Pride Month needed a special illustration.

Happy Pride Month, may we all stay safe, look after each other, and keep painting our rainbows, no matter what. 🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Happy pride month everyone! Yearly reminder that pinkwashers should be ostracized from lgbt spaces and have no place amongst us, fascism is still fascism even if you put a rainbow in front of it. If you care about Palestinian queers, stop making excuses for genocide.