Sometimes you just have one of those moments where the progress we've made as a culture get thrown into stark relief. You look at something and go "Holy shit, that would never have happened when I was a kid."
Today, I had one of those moments when I realized that the teenage boys I'm working with are just. genuinely, openly enthusiastic about going to Build-a-Bear for their outing.
These are sixteen and seventeen year old boys! They just had a whole conversation about what to name their "cute", mostly new squishmallows! They're genuinely excited that they're going to Build-a-Bear this weekend and asking other kids to pick up specific accessories for them!!
Holy shit, that never would've happened when I was 16. None of the boys would have dared to be visibly interested - and neither would most of the girls! There would have been a million gay jokes and "Haha, you're a girl" jokes and "What are you, a baby?" jokes. Teenagers weren't even supposed to care about anything back then!
Less than 15 years later, and I'm watching three 17 year old boys treat all that as not even worthy of comment.
So let's call that a reason for hope. Even when the kids aren't alright, in some ways apparently they are alright. Go Gen Z, honestly. It's so lovely to watch you guys just openly doing and saying stuff that, when I was a teen, would've been a social death sentence.
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Free Palestine 🇵🇸
source is political.plushies on insta
other boycotts
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fuck your zodiac sign, is there a squishmallow with your name? Reblog with answers I wanna see <3
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Did I buy these two squishmallows because they reminded me of Alastor and Vox? No of course not that’d be cringe…
But did I buy this one because it’s the most Lucifer coded thing I’ve ever seen?
Mayhaps.
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I bought a squishmallow the other day because it looks like James Potter.
Like, I dare you to tell me this little guy isn't James. You'd be wrong, but go ahead.
Now I just need to find a Regulus equivalent...
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squishmallows just announced that it’s coming out with a stranger things collection. so when i have mike wheeler and will byers squishmallows and we’re all sitting in a circle in my room listening to the tortured poets department i recommend you mind your business because i am doing healing work 😌✨
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