#and it bugs me

[lilyginnyblackv2]

Me: Writing a whole post on how Kazuki and Rei’s relationship feels queerplatonic or like platonic life partners.

Someone: Yes! Their relationship dynamic felt very bro-like / like friends / like platonic love.

Me: ...No.

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Queerplatonic and platonic life partners =/= bros, a bro relationship, bromance, or being friends, platonic friendship. They are specific queer relationship dynamics that are not interchangeable with friendship dynamics. 

Like, if you want to read their dynamic that way, that’s fine. But please stop using my post that contains a queer reading of the two for non-queer interpretations of them. Please.

[ihhfhonao3]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Garyuu Kyouya | Klavier Gavin/Odoroki Housuke | Apollo Justice, Aoi Daichi | Clay Terran/Odoroki Housuke | Apollo Justice, Aoi Daichi | Clay Terran/Garyuu Kyouya | Klavier Gavin, Aoi Daichi | Clay Terran/Garyuu Kyouya | Klavier Gavin/Odoroki Housuke | Apollo Justice Characters: Garyuu Kyouya | Klavier Gavin, Odoroki Housuke | Apollo Justice, Aoi Daichi | Clay Terran, Kidzuki Kokone | Athena Cykes, Naruhodou Minuki | Trucy Wright Additional Tags: Polyamory, Polyamorous Character, Outer Space, Space Flight, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Fluff and Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Angst and Feels, Angst and Romance, Comfort/Angst, Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies, Clay Terran Lives, Apollo Justice Needs A Hug, Apollo Justice is Not Fine, Separation Anxiety, Anxiety, Latino Character Summary:

Clay has finally been authorized to go on another space mission! He'll be gone for over a week, being able to do what he loves again, but... what will his boyfriends do without him?

[koolkat9]

Can someone please explain to me where people get the "canon" physical ages from? Don't tell me the wiki because the wiki has to get that info from somewhere. And so far in my reading of the manga, I don't see physical ages ever being brought up. Genuine question. 

[sunbloomdew]

i think we should retire the "i want to be more than friends" wording in confessions both in real life and in works of art. what it does is reinforce the amatonormativity in our society by putting romance on a pedestal as the pinnacle of human connection, diminishing the meaning of platonic relationships and friendships.

[akumanoken]

Lemme just.... art rant a second

What is with this trend I see going around that someone who's got really pretty art has someone accusing them of being A.I or using some A.I generator?? I don't understand...

Do I condone the use of it? No, because it's not sourced ethically and lots of people who work damn hard to make really good shit have their stuff fed into the machine and it's just spit out as learning. If they were being paid or at least asked in advance it'd be different but historically?? Not even close.

But it bugs me when I see people who make things and it's really nice and it's just assumed. I dunno. I'm still learning so much in art and it's clear my stuff is the product of happy accidents but when I see people with beautiful styles outright being accused it hurts me.

[fidgetspringer]

To all the young artists worrying about their art being 'inconsistent'

You're not inconsistent, you have reach, and it's good.

If you hand someone a portfolio full of just neatly lined and cell shaded bust portraits and nothing else, you're not gonna get far.

Having more than one style is good. Develop them all.

[kyonkyonson]

"Woah, that was so dark and messed up! I had PTSD after watching it!"

-person with the equivalent media taste of white bread soaked in milk watching something slightly edgy

[skipppppy]

“You shouldn’t self-ID as ADHD/autistic, you’re turning a very real mental condition into a trend” Ok then stop saying delulu. Stop speculating on which cluster C personality disorder the criminals you hear about on the news have. Stop saying “schizoposting” and “acoustic” and “is it restarted?” Stop using “psycopath” and “sociopath” as catch-all ways of calling someone a bad person. Stop saying “the intrusive thoughts won” when you bleach your hair and then turn your nose up at people who suffer from very real, very scary urges of physical/sexual violence. Stop saying “I’m so OCD” as a way of calling yourself neat. Stop treating BPD/ASPD/Bipolar as inherently abusive. Stop saying “OP I am living in your walls” without tagging for unreality. Stop diagnosing complete strangers you’ve never met on r/AITA with NPD.

You first. If you don’t want our disabilities to be treated like trends then stop belittling and minimising them. I’ll NEVER judge a person for trying find labels for their symptoms when an apathetic, racist, sexist, ableist healthcare system refuses to. But I will absolutely judge a hypocrite. Which a lot of you are

[emjaydoubleyou]

this post is fearmongering. the results of this study are concerning and should definitely be a matter of public discussion, but this is certainly not the conclusion the researchers came to.

the point of the study was to assess the risks of exposure to toxic metals- something one of the co-authors notes are “ubiquitous” fwiw- via menstrual products. Their research confirmed that these metals are indeed present in tampons, but no further conclusions are drawn. it is possible the metal entered into the cotton from the soil, which is a well-known phenomenon; cotton is so good at lifting heavy metals that it has actually been suggested as a part of the solution for revitalizing polluted ground.

the authors conclude with an acknowledgement that the study should be repeated- their sample size was 60 tampons- and a suggestion that further testing ought to be done to indicate whether or not these metals can even leech out of the tampon in the first place, let alone whether or not such leeching could occur at levels deleterious to human health.

there is, in fact, a body of research- too small, for sure, but much larger than this single study- indicating that long-term proper tampon use has no observable negative impact on health. i am grateful and thrilled that more research is being done and i hope that this study is the first of many on this line of questioning, but i am really frustrated at this post and the response it got.

obviously, if this study alters your approach to menstrual health, more power to you. consumers should be informed-risk-takers, and menstrual health is double-obviously a very personal choice. but it definitely wasn't the researchers concluding that you ought to “avoid using tampons at all cost," only this tumblr user did. the lead author of the paper, in fact, specifically says that she hopes people do NOT panic about the results.

(the notes of the post were disappointing. people affirming that they knew they were right to be suspicious of tampons all along, or even recommending alternatives that actually have very little to no research regarding the safety of long-term use, etc. it’s a different conversation, but categorical distrust of tampons is old-school misogyny. you certainly shouldn't wear them if you don’t want to, but there is nothing inherently scary or wrong about them, and people who prefer them are not being reckless or crass.)

((if you're really worried about exposure to heavy metals, you may want to turn a critical eye to fast fashion, as an aside))

[ducktracy]

sharing a very sage bit of advice from The Simpsons' own John Swartzwelder that i've been trying to hamper down in my writing and drawing alike. let your inner crappy little elf do his worst

[bug-s0da]

blehhh...

i made an aa/lawyersona of @snapscube :3 we all know and love the lawyer+silly girl duos of ace attorney but it's about time the silly girl became the lawyer

[gloriouslyscentedwizard]

Thought some bug nerds might appreciate this:

Aren't they beautiful? Is this not one of the prettiest cicadas you've ever seen. Specifically it is a swamp cicada (Neotibicen tibicen).

The blue-ish teal green is just absolutely enchanting. And lookit how cute those beady little eyes are💕✨

[toothedgoose]

[mroddmod]

don't be weepy sleepy puppies

[ra3kiv]

[sangrefae]

i love getting to see day one expac launch bugs such as "eating pizza breaks male au ra faces" and "syrcus tower now has savage level difficulty mechanics"