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if we just breed one really huge cow we could just shave steaks off of it for probably 100 years before it got hurt or died

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Me to me when I repeat past mistakes when I know better

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A problem with the way #OwnVoices got co-opted as a marketing tool is that there’s this implicit assumption that representation by a member of the in-group will always be GOOD representation (i.e., well done, not stereotyped, not bigoted against that group) and this simply isn’t true.

People have internalized biases, of course, but also, members of minority groups often have political reasons for attacking other members of their own minority group. Is “Yiddish isn’t a real language, it’s a hybrid jargon that represents a culture of filth and squalor” antisemitism? Clearly so. Is it still antisemitism when it’s the official language policy of the state of Israel, as it was for awhile? Hmm. Interesting question. It’s certainly SOMETHING unpleasant.

I’ve heard that Justine Larbalestier may have some Jewish heritage yet this doesn’t make me any happier that she published a YA novel whose narrative suggests that Holocaust survivor epigenetics make you into a manipulative psychopath who leeches money off your innocent gentile friends. I don’t think I’d have been happy with that one even if she were the Jewishest woman on earth, actually. My problem with the handful of apparently very Reform or secular authors who’ve written fantasies in which Judaism is the normative religion yet it still looks exactly like a highly assimilated Reform Judaism is clearly WAY less extreme, but it’s still a problem, and I still want them to stop.

People will use “they’re literally X” “it’s OwnVoices” to shut down discussion but I don’t think being a minority absolves you of being thoughtless about how you represent minorities. “Sherlock BBC can’t be homophobic because Mark Gatiss is an ENTIRE gay man 🙄” no it definitely can still be homophobic, and the fact that it is. Is worse 😘

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Nothing slapped my shit back into place like someone pointing out that the "genius gifted child with so much potential who got burnout and mental illness" is just the nerd equivalent to the jock "could have been a pro at sportsball if it wasn't for the injury".

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For the purpose of this poll, books in the same world but not Directly sequels count. If they're grouped on Goodreads, it counts. So like, Percy Jackson but also Magnus Chase count as the same series.

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this like reminds me of the shein defenders who will be like “so rich people can get a brand new wardrobe every 3 months but when i, a poor person,” like as if rich people doing this is indicative of it being an innate and indisputable human right and not a frivolous wasteful way to treat your belongings. like similarly food is a human right but i think it’s fine for out of season or exotic fruit and veg to be more expensive than in season produce and we should get more comfortable eating canned/pickled/dried/frozen produce instead of getting seething mad that a papaya shipped from across the world costs more than you want to pay for it

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Character who acts how “horror characters are so stupid, if they made good decisions this wouldn’t happen” people want characters to act, but it’s not a horror movie and it’s abundantly clear that this person is paranoid beyond the point of being able to function

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the soft animal of my body wants a spliff and four pints of cider

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can I live my life or do I have to go away forever

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The existence of New England suggests that a place called 'England' exists, which is ridiculous but funny to imagine.

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sheltered poster: Bro is going wild like a gorilla on ketamine!

poster that wants to look darkly chic: its obvious they have no idea what ketamine does.

The lovesick swede: When wiell i find my so sweets honeybee

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my best friend linen my brother in arms cotton my partner wool my beautiful sister silk

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no one will ever do it like her (the arc in btvs of coming back wrong because you didn’t want to come back at all)

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i’m gonna say something that doesn’t feel good but you might need to hear it: bending over backwards being a people-pleaser, being conflict averse and not telling anyone your needs, and then being resentful and upset when your needs aren’t met is a You problem first

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burgers are awesome. so are pussies. so you'd think something called the "borgussy" is something very good, but according to my friend Karl Marx such is not the case.

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once i told an astrology person that they should include where the ISS was in the sky when you were born and she was like that’s stupid. okay sorry for trying to make this a tiny bit more fun