humans need a threat display. there should be a socially acceptable universally understood way to say "i swear to god if you fuck with me i'll kill us both".
TOP TEN TIPS FOR SURVIVING A MIMIC ATTACK!
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Whoever invented adobe's text menu needs to be tried in a court of law.
How much longer until the utopic Solarpunk future where Capitalism is dead and we all live in ecologically sustainable high-tech forest cities? Asking for a friend.
Until we make those ecologically sustainable high-tech forest cities ourselves. It’s going to take a lot of us to do it though, so best to spread the word (and gather native tree seeds).
And, like, get started now. Then our “weirdo houses” will be the only thing functioning when everything falls apart!
The only reason why we don’t live in a solarpunk world right now is because no one has bothered to make it yet.
We’ll have to make it ourselves, and we’ll have to help each other make it. That’s why it is solarpunk.
Some resources to consider creating or joining or doing:
- Repair cafes - create or join your local repair cafe! Repair stuff, learn how to repair stuff, teach others how to repair stuff.
- Map of Makerspaces - make some things! learn how to make some things! teach others how to make some things!
- Community Garden Map (note that this is US-only, and not a complete list) - join a local community garden
- Support your local farmers / local economy (US only link)
- Support or create a local Food Not Bombs chapter
- Support or create a local Food Not Lawns chapter
Grow food in 5 gallon buckets
- Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity (as a bonus you can learn extremely practical skills)
- Volunteer via 350.org to help the environment / the planet / the place we live and depend on
- Excellent-and-still-growing wiki from reddit’s awesome r/zerowaste community - great resource to learn how to live more lightly on the earth
- Spread the word about solarpunk, especially to engineering students. Show them projects like Open Source Ecology - Global Village Construction Set and Bridges for Prosperity
- Learn how to Patch a Hole, Mend a Seam, and Fix a Hem
- Learn how to repair a hole in the sole of a shoe
- Learn some basics on passive solar design - clever use of the sun can create extremely energy efficient homes and buildings. You can use these principles to save on energy bills, even if you’re renting.
- Free USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning, 2015 revision - cut down on personal food waste! Learn how to safely preserve food. Very useful if you suddenly harvest / purchase for crazy cheap in season / dumpster dive a ton of perishable food.
- Donate to One Acre Fund, which provides training and capital to farmers (making them more productive and pulling them out of poverty) in various east African countries
- Donate to Bridges to Prosperity, which provides technical expertise, money, and volunteers, to help local people build and maintain their own footbridges in extremely isolated rural areas
- joining r/solarpunk, and sharing links/ideas/art/music with the community. Also, upvoting stuff for greater visibility. There’s over 900 members!
This is so great
Hi hi! Do you know any good patterns for making a face mask? THANK YOU! super cute page btw!
Hi, thank you so much!
Here are a couple links to patterns and tutorials…best of luck!
🧵 DIY FACE MASK 😷
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sew-much-to-do: a visual collection of sewing tutorials/patterns, knitting, diy, crafts, recipes, etc.
Need help finding tutorials? Send me a request!
u ever rb something and then realize who the op is and then u gotta scramble to slap that shit off ur blog
I happily accept messages from friends who tell me I reblogged from someone trash because I can’t possibly know everything and I appreciate being told and given a chance to remove a reblog instead of people secretly thinking I’m terrible
Listen: I have on a couple occasions happily deleted something from my blog when someone informed me the OP was a terf. Anon me if you’re shy, just don’t let people go on thinking I’m in anyway okay with that kind of shit.
i dont think whites understand how being white makes literally everything easier.
it effects everything.
being trans is easier when youre white.
being gay is easier when youre white.
being disabled is easier when youre white.
being a woman is easier when youre white.
being autistic is easier when youre white.
oppression is eased when you are white, as you get extra privileges, and your whiteness is seen as a positive characteristic that in some ways counter-balances your other forms of being a minority. whiteness controls everything.
you are automatically way more innocent in your own oppression as a gay, trans, disabled person because of your whiteness.
never forget this.
Imma judge any white person who likes this but doesn’t reblog
children of color deserve better
Everyone of any color
as i was saying, children of color deserve better
[Image description: Text that says “Happy TDOV!” in the colors of the trans pride flag. /End ID]
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Transgender Day of Visibility is on March 31st and if you’re trans then these blogs might boost your selfies if you send any to submit to them:
- @brownandtrans (for all trans people of color)
- @fattranspoc (for fat trans people of color)
- @fuck-yeah-transmen (for trans guys)
- @nbpocparty (for non-binary people of color)
- @transmasculineselfielove (for transmasculine people)
- @nbselfielove (for non-binary people)
- @nonbinarynotandrogynous (for non-binary people)
- @nonbinarycuties (for non-binary people)
- @chubbytubbytrans (for fat and chubby trans people)
- @fuckyeahcutetranschicks (for trans girls)
- @transgirlsarebeautiful (for trans girls)
- @dailytransselfies (general)
- @transbutts (general)
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Transfeminine resources:
Presentation:
- Tucking
- Chest area
- Voice
- Broad shoulders tips
- Hair removal
- Feminine walk
- Curves
- Waist training
- Growing out your hair
- Clothing
- Makeup
- Passing
Medical transitioning:
- Not medically transitioning
- Fertility
- Puberty blockers
- Estrogen & anti-androgens/testosterone blockers FAQ
- The types of surgery available
- Surgery: A guide for transfeminine people
- Pumping (Silicone injections)
- Facial Feminization Options
- Breast Augmentation
- Genital surgery
Other:
- Representation
- Transfeminine period dysphoria
- Yes, Transfeminine People Can Get Period Symptoms
- Slipping into masculinity
- Women’s restroom etiquette
- Transfeminine people can breastfeed
- Having sex or masturbating
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Transmasculine resources:
Presentation:
- Binding FAQ
- Masculine clothing
- Facial hair
- Masculine makeup
- Getting short hair / Masculine long hair
- If you can’t start T
- Lowering your voice
- Packing and standing to pee
- Passing as male
- Not shaving legs
- Swimming
Medical transitioning:
- Not medically transitioning
- Fertility
- Puberty blockers
- Testosterone FAQ
- Top surgery
- Facial masculinization surgery
- Body masculinization surgery
- Hysterectomy and oophorectomy
- Genital surgery
Other:
- Periods and related things
- Help! I need to see a gyno
- Pumping
- Masturbation and sex
- Using the men’s bathroom
- Hudson’s FTM Guide
- Height dysphoria
- Hip dysphoria
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More resources:
- What gender am I? A roadmap to questioning
- Trans 101 for trans people
- What is the transgender umbrella?
- How do I choose a name?
- How do I come out at work/school or to family/friends?
- Dysphoria info and coping tips
- Mental health coping page
- Being trans in school
- Non-binary resources
- Resources to send allies/friends
- A page to send to parents/guardians
- Convincing someone to respect name/pronouns
- Here is how to get hormones in America
- Here is how to get hormones in the UK
- The NHS’s Guide For Young Trans People in England
- Here’s a US resource with info on changing legally changing your name and gender marker
- Here is a UK resource with info on changing legally changing your name and gender marker
- What are the WPATH-SOC guidelines?
- How to save money
- How to buy a trans-related item online without parents knowing
- I have to go swimming, what do I wear/do?
- Trying to sleep when you have dysphoria
- Airports and traveling by plane
- Gender neutral bathrooms
- Getting insurance to cover your transition
- Does transitioning help mental health?
- Trans teen’s experiences with inpatient hospitalization
- Trans identity isn’t a mental disorder
- Being religious and LGBT
- Transgender Lives: Your Stories (to see trans adults)
- Gender neutral pronouns in Spanish
- Gender Variance Around the World Over Time
- A map of gender-diverse cultures
- American LGBT history by the National Parks Service
- Other trans blogs on Tumblr
Crisis help: Suicide and crisis hotlines
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Anyone can reblog, including allies! Hopefully these resources reach someone who needs them. Happy TDOV everyone!
Happy Transgender Day of Visibitlity! We here at TDOV hope everyone had a safe and healthy day.
this is why there is no longer lab research on pornography.
“Countless studies have since shown that exposure to pornography desensitizes men to violence against women, often shaping their sexuality in such a way that they become unable to experience arousal without some element of dominance or violence. The evidence has been so damning that, at times, universities have refused to allow further research on the topic. When a study shows detrimental effects that cannot be reversed, ethics boards will often refuse similar studies to go on. This has happened repeatedly with research on the effects of pornography.”
Me: Portal 2 was such a beautiful and inspiring game
Also me: *this*
everybody gangsta…
…til the pants start walkin
When you thought men been hit rock bottom but they prove you wrong
me @ the Thai ladies
Not only men didnt do anything but they also tried to pull women away and save the fucker.
And checked on him afterward.
Obviously, fucking disgusting pigs they always support each other especially when they’re against women. Men are trash.
the real bro code - protect other men against the consequences of their actions against women
It has nothing to do with these women on the video but the discussion here reminded me of a situation when I was at a club a few years back… a girl was completely passed out on a corner and a guy approached her and started touching her breasts and pulling up her skirt. I was with some male friends and I asked them to go there with me to help her and all of them said no (“not my business” “but it looks like they’re having fun” “I don’t want any problems”). I asked a random girl that was just dancing nearby to go there with me and she just agreed without any objections. The guy freaked out when we verbally confronted him and took off, we found the girl’s friends eventually, everything ended well. But it was terribly disappointing that my male friends, those that call themselves feminist-allies and communists couldn’t care less about a woman being raped and wouldn’t do anything to stop it even when they were called to action.
And this is why Gillette released that ad
We frequently see Japanese couple Masao and Takako around the streets of Harajuku, usually in colorful fun matching styles. Today’s looks include items by Moschino, Kenzo x H&M, Pinnap, Punk Cake, ESQAPE, and Demonia. Full Looks
unlearning racism and what next
there is a lot of quiet dirt kicking and glancing around i continuously see white leftists doing and you might think “this isnt about me” - its about you. it does go as far as affecting white people i trust and my own mutuals. sit down and read before you start crying.
unlearning racism and being critical of your subconscious is something that must be done if you have any real desire to combat racism. when something, anything (and this is for all things in general not just racism) is funny you need to start asking yourself why. why is this thing funny? what is the humor rooted in?
the most obvious example is i still see a lot of laughing at accents or people going as far as mimicking it themselves. it was jarring for me to finally give in and try watching john mulaney and he does an impression of an asian woman, accent and all. did i expect much from him or his stand up? no not really but the fact that just about everyone touted him as a dude with inoffensive humor and i’d seen 0 discussion about it was disheartening. unsurprisingly the only people i see who dont find him funny are other poc.
this post isnt about the media we consume because at some level, we’re all aware racism is bad and those of us who experience racism all know we can’t escape it.
white leftists are getting decent at learning what’s bad. black, brown, yellow face; all bad. racial slurs; bad. congrats on the baby steps.
however there’s a lot lacking across the board. you’ve begun to unlearn racism, so what are you personally going to do about it? you don’t help people of color with only inaction, that doesn’t do anything to actually move us away from marginalization and erasure.
it is extremely important that if you are white you uplift the poc around you, no matter how small or irrelevant it seems to you. go out of your way to change the things you consume. increase artists of color in your music library, watch shows that are by and for poc. knowing only the names of musicians at the very top of the charts or movies that were able to win awards is performative. you didn’t do anything to know them, they had to be the best of the best to get any recognition; the work was all their own. this is a major change in the way you live that wont happen overnight, you need to do so intentionally and with practice. (this shouldnt have to be said, but just because that content is being shared with you it doesnt mean its YOURS. dont become fetishistic, dont infantilize or patronize creators, and dont fucking inject yourselves in conversations not meant for you.)
in the meantime, the biggest help you can do that will actually do something for the poc who dont have a platform starts right here. every single poc on tumblr will tell you that if they get any recognition on tumblr, its from other poc. stop ignoring us. that means if you see a post on racism and it has few notes, you go out of your way to reblog it. reblog as many selfies from the poc you follow as the lily white ones. fuck, reblog their shitposts and miscellaneous content too. it should not talk railing against racism for you to finally pay attention to us (and you can barely do that as it is).
and some side notes which go for poc too. if youre white, put it in your HEADER fuck your bios cuz half the time that your links dont even work. it doesnt matter if you have selfies or talk about your whiteness, that info shouldnt have to be rooted around for. dont compare things that arent the n word to the n word. you need to uplift and boost your black counterparts too and unlearn and continue to work on antiblackness, we dont get a free pass. theyre part of our communities too, afro latine exist, black asians exist, so on and so forth. antiblackness and colorism is present globally. aave isnt slang and it shouldnt be treated as some childish gimmick.
edit: if youre white and i see you like this without reblogging i’m hunting you for sport













