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december 2022, 4 months post top surgery

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In those days, unmarked women were considered imperfect, undesirable. One of the most enduring ullalim, a form of epic poetry that is chanted by the village bard, is the story of the warrior hero Banna who falls in love with the beautiful Lagunnawa. In the pre-colonial tale, their tattooed bodies are celebrated as badges of honor, wealth, beauty, and bravery.  When the American Catholic missionaries came and built schools in Kalinga, village girls were made to cover their arms with long sleeves. Being tattooed became a point of shame when women ventured to the city, and eventually fewer girls from the succeeding generation continued the tradition as Western concepts of beauty and respectability began to permeate the culture.  from "Apo Whang-Od And The Indelible Marks Of Filipino Identity" VOGUE PHILIPPINES, April 2023 Cover Story

GUYS. GUYYYYYYYS. I don't know how many of you will be interested in this, but please allow me to share the latest Vogue PH issue. Because I am floored.

The woman on the cover is Apo Whang-Od, the oldest and, until just recently, the only remaining mambabatok (traditional Kalinga tattooist) in history. And now, at 106 years old, might also be the oldest person to be on the cover of Vogue.

Apo Whang-Od has, in the last decade, been heralded to national treasure status in the Philippines for keeping a significant part of her people's culture (the Butbut tribe of Buscalan, Kalinga) alive, even through years of Western colonization and modernization. Through her, an art form and custom that was on the verge of being lost to history has had a reemergence, and allowed a lot of Filipinos to rediscover and reconnect with our roots.

I am just so pleasantly surprised and impressed that a thousand-year local tradition was perfectly captured in the cover of a fashion magazine. The portrait itself (photographed by Artu Nepomoceno) is such a good one, too. Allowing Apo Whang-Od to be the symbol of strength and beauty—in ageing, in culture and in being Filipino. Three cheers for this profound moment in representation, Vogue PH! THIS IS HOW YOU SEEEEERVE!

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My little brother (before any of us knew your blog) saw your pic and mid beating off to it our mom walked in and he was really embarrassed and told her that you were his long distance girlfriend because he didnt want her to think he was disrespecting women and so every once in a while our mom will ask how you're doing and he'll use updates you post like naming hugo (this has been going on a while) ect BUT ONE DAY (during your nutting/anti depressant era) mom asked him if you were doing okay transitioning your meds and he hadnt ever said anything about that. She's been stringing my little brother around and the look of horror on his face was HILARIOUS. Anyway. Mom, if you see this im sorry for exposing our family can we please have lasagna for dinner im tired of spinach. Im not sorry for exposing you Mikey💅

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I need Han to accidentally be force strong, mostly because HE WOULD HATE THAT SO MUCH “Wow so you’re basically a self-taught Jedi” “WHAT–ARE YOU–I’M THE BEST PILOT IN–” “That’s force shit” “I’M AN EXCELLENT SHOT” “Yeah, because of the force” “I’M INCREDIBLY PERSUASIVE” “That’s the force making people believe your terrible lies against all reason ” “I’LL SEE YOU IN HELL

I can picture his reaction now…

No, but this is:

Oh heck

George Lucas can pry Force Sensitive Han from my cold dead hands.

I love everything about this theory, but my favourite part of it by far is now utterly offended he’d be by the suggestion.

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I live in the hope of Force-Ghost Han

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God, he’d be SO MAD. Just hanging out with the other force ghosts and so goddamned bitter about it. And I want Anakin to be weirdly angry about Han breaking up with Leia, because she was the best thing that ever happened to him and Han still 100% not being over that he is VADER and tortured both of them. Oh oh no, I think I am developing Force Ghost headcanons.

I would watch and enjoy a movie about Han Solo leading a force ghost heist of some kind, complaining angrily the entire time. None of the movie characters who have become force ghosts were known for their ability to give a solitary fuck, and the bickering would be spectacular. Yoda making puns about how he can see right through people. Han claiming Obi Wan still owes him money. The fuck are you going to do with money in the afterlife, Solo? I’m gonna roll it up into A STICK AND BEAT YOU WITH IT SO HARD YOUR SON FEELS IT THROUGH THE FORCE, SKYWALKER. Obi Wan immediately hands him ten force ghost star wars dollars.

Stormtroopers constantly walking through them. At one point they recruit a force sensitive storm trooper they discover when she asks them if they can keep the petty bitching to a dull roar. She’s been there the whole time but hates her job so she just kept quiet about all the force yelling in the Death Star mark XXIV control room until now.

Always reblog salty Force Ghost Han.

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happy pride month to country mama lynn and country mama lynn only

Someone give this woman a damn crown and medal

Happy pride month to country mama lynn and ger gay son only

aint it crazy how many people realize they're queer when they have the language to express how they feel and a support system to encourage self exploration????

I never stop enjoying reading this. Literally everyone's lives improves.

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Ancient legends say that if you reblog this on June you get 110% gayer and stronger

right at the beginning when she's like how do I help my son feel loved and accepted I'm here shouting "QUEEN YOU ALREADY DID THAT BY TAKING HIS SIDE AND LEAVING THAT NO GOOD HUSBAND FOR HAVING THE AUDACITY TO KICK YOUR BABY OUT!" And Good for her! this is the only response to a man who kicks out a child.

That annual semi-nude birthday photo is here. To make it a happy 63rd, His Grace, Duke Douglas Jones of Sealand (an actual title, thank you Principality Of Sealand) has but one birthday wish — that we can all be kind to our fellow humans.

Lil Nas X said “Choupette does demon twink made out of diamonds and glitter” and the world said yes. Men what’s stopping you from dressing like this every day? THIS is what men need to be wearing on the red carpet!

The "Pompeii Lakshmi," in both the shape it was originally discovered in and as reassembled. When found in the ruins of Pompeii in the 1930s, the statuette was thought to be of the goddess Lakshmi, but it is more likely an Indian tree spirit. Nevertheless, it is tangible evidence of ancient trade between India and Rome, which seems to have been quite robust.