Thinking about all the times in queer spaces pre voice training that I was told that my voice was scary or triggering. Not even when I was angry just when I was excited and loud with a deep voice. How did anyone think that was okay to say to me
Also thinking about all my transmasc friends who transitioned and suddenly felt too terrified to be as loud and flamboyant as they were before out of a fear of being threatening and predatory. Breaks my heart every time I see it
If you can only feel safe by policing and shaming other peoples bodies then that is your fucking problem, not mine
Konami “we fired several of the greatest game developers in history cause they wouldn’t make us gatcha” VS Square “we sold several entire studios and some of our most influential western IPs of all time to buy crypto” Enix.
So like… is she tokyo cyberpunk or seattle cyberpunk?
Tokyo Cyberpunk: Emphasizes human relationship to technology, identity, psychological transhumanism, and the human-as-resource. In Tokyo Cyberpunk - Capitalism wants to own you.
Seattle Cyberpunk: Emphasizes class analysis through technology disparity, physical transhumanism, and the disposability of humans. In Seattle Cyberpunk - Capitalism wants you gone.
Aesthetically speaking…
Tokyo Cyberpunk showcases nightlife where clean streets are illuminated by neon signs tempting you into consumerism as a therapy for your alienation. It’s percieved cleanliness acts as a symbol where corporations justify their rulership through the illusion of social progress. The robot is friendly, companionable. Societal problems and capitalist contradiction are silenced and swept away without the common person knowing.
Seattle Cyberpunk showcases a nightlife of homelessness and decay with corporate monoliths on the horizon. The streetlights no longer work, but the darkness is kept partially at bay by the neon tubes of bars where people watch wishes of their youth vanish at the bottom of the bottle. The lucky ones working for the corporations do so with the fear they will be kicked to the street. The robot is an expression of force intended to keep the common person afraid. Corporations do not try to justify their rulership, social problems and contradiction are solved with force.
the human body is an engineering marvel. I sneeze in bright light. if I dont get enough sunlight on my skin I get tired and sad and have to drink a lot of milk to fix it. standing too much hurts, but sitting too much also hurts. if I get a virus, my body will increase its temperature in an attempt to cook it, which also cooks my brain cells. toenails exist. I have to turn the radio down to see better when I drive. there are 17 genes dictating what my hair texture is, but it completely changes when the air is too humid. yawning is contagious. there are more species of bacteria living in my body than there are species of birds in the entire world. every few months I grievously injure my neck by “sleeping on it weird.” it took seven million years of human evolution to form me, and now I’m afraid of phone calls.
please, for fuck’s sake, raise the eligibility age to 18 in every single sport. there is literally no need for kids to be olympians anyway.
I can’t think of a single good reason for literal 14 year olds to be competing as ‘seniors’ in their sports, but I can think of plenty of good reasons for the age to be raised to 18 for all sports.
Too many of you believe that the evils of capitalism begin and end with whether or not workers get paid enough. But capitalism is inherently wasteful by design. It is resource intensive and exploitative by design. Even if we killed every billionaire and redistributed all their wealth tomorrow (a good thing) we would still have to restructure how we manage society from the ground up, globally.
And no, you as an individual are not responsible for figuring out all of the answers, sad white person. There are people all over the world already working on the solutions their communities need. We just have to empower them to make those solutions happen.
If the U.S. minimum wage became $25 tomorrow and everyone got universal healthcare, capitalism would still be bad because it would still be a system that prioritizes exponential and limitless economic growth over everything else.
The FDA has allowed companies to not label things with gluten allergens. This means that, once again, the gluten free label can deceptive, and we need to start reading through all of the ingredients again (unless it has the verified label from GFCO). I’m not entirely sure how far this goes, but if looking for treats, do Not believe: cadbury cream eggs, newman o’s. They are not gluten free. Stay safe!
Here is an example of the GFCO logo, they verify that advertised gluten free foods actually are:
Either of these logos means that a food has been verified by a third party company that is not the FDA (who has proven we cant trust them). I’m not sure about other verification companies, but I trust this one because they certify gluten free within celiac sensitivity standards. If you know of any other companies, feel free to add!
Once again, stay safe!
Non-celiac people are encouraged to reblog this.
ID: Image of two GCFO logos.
The first one is in all black and has the abbreviation “GF” in a black circle. Above and below are the words “Certified” and “Gluten-Free”.
The second logo has the words “Gluten Free” and a large lowercase “g” in purple and outlined in green. Above and below reads “Certified” and “GFCO.ORG”. /end ID
