mental age isn't a thing.

i am not "mentally a child." i am mentally an adult, because i am in my early 20s. i do not care how childish i seem; that never gives anyone the right to say that i am mentally a child. i am an adult who doesn't want nor deserves to be compared to a child.

i do not care how many times i watch sesame street, i do not care that my reading level is low, i do not care that i need lots of things simplified to me, i do not care about all the things i do that make me seem childish. i still am an adult and deserve to be treated like one. i will never be "mentally a child."

this theory hurts people with intellectual disability and i am tired of seeing it.

But this was always where the trans hysteria was going to go.

They can always tell.

But this is just more evidence of what we already knew: anti-trans bigotry targets anyone who doesn’t perform gender, especially femininity, to an acceptable degree. Cis lesbians, kids, women of color, and elderly women will continue to be victimized by anti-trans hate, because these groups tend to be perceived as either more masculine or genderless.

Calling for a crackdown on crime and doing things that lessen crime are two very different things.

I've rarely seen a more validating sentence in my entire life.

i imagine it would be like that gif of the woman stumbling horrified through the city and keeps seeing things that remind her of gay people but with trans folks

BAN THE FASCISTS

SAVE THE BOOKS

Dear Republicans,

Giving our youth a college education or healthcare is not giving them “free stuff.” They’re not a flatscreen TV or an Xbox. They are tools with which they can shape America into something better, so we all gain.

Signed,

Reality

a comic about trauma

Conservatives will accept this mindless jibberish because admitting their 'strong man' is an orange traffic pylon with a pathetic combover collapses their political house of cards.

What other policies/rhetoric are built on mindless jibberish? Too many to mention.

This is less coherent than anything I’ve heard any of my students ever say.

February will be filled with positivity.

February will be filled with love.

February will be filled with trust.

February will be filled with kindness.

February will be filled with miracles.

February will be filled with hope.

February will be filled with new beginnings.

When people/politicians say they are anti-abortion, they should have to explain if they have any policies that help pregnant people, address birthing costs, adress health care for all involved, address family/maternity/paternity leave, and all the needs/costs of raising children.

And if they don't have any policies, explain why they don't. Explain in great detail.

Have every politician on record.

Obsessed with animals that don’t immediately understand something and just tilt their head about it. Does it make any more sense at a 45° angle, bud?

Short answer: YES. Animals with binaural hearing (two ears) and binocular vision (two eyes) recieve additional visual and auditory information by looking at/listening to the same thing from a tilt.

From National Geographic [article]:

Similarly, looking at something sideways provides more vertical visual information about the object's surroundings. You now have more context for the object.

I play brain games and one of the game requires you to match pairs, and when I tilt my phone, it helps me see things better.

It’s not just bear resistant. It’s bad bear resistant.

A small PSA to all those new to dealing with the porn bots that Tumblr now has a fresh wave of – I understand that when you go to report them, you want to report them as "[containing] sexually explicit material", but don't do that. Report them as spam instead.

These are spam bots flooding tags and the website in general with spam links. They often do not have anything sexually explicit on their blog (although they often have implicit material). Plus, these two reports get very different results. Reporting explicit material gets the bot slapped behind an 18+ wall, so minors can't check if they're a bot or not. Reporting spam gets the bot taken down.

Remember, folks: when dealing with a bot, report spam, not smut!

Very good question.