who's packing me lunch
in order to remove the sexual stigma placed on breasts, we must move past the act of shaming people who are brave enough to go topless in public. myself and another transfem friend went topless at our local pride parade not because we were trying to be "sexual" at pride, but to protest the idea that some chests are viewed as inherently sexual and illegal to be viewed publicly, while some are not. it's not a sexual act for someone with breasts to take their shirt off.
i did not have anyone give me rude or sexual comments. i received a lot of approving nods, thumbs up and polite compliments, people were even reminding me that that's the spirit of pride, and hoped that they were brave enough to do the same in the future.
sometimes it's nearly 100 degrees and people with breasts get dangerously overheated. sometimes people with breasts just don't want to wear a shirt. their breasts are not an object for you to get upset about. their breasts are not an object for you to make a moral argument about. their breasts are a part of their body, and they're not scarring or hurting anyone by existing, they are another organ on the human body and someone else's breasts are not up for you to debate about.
honestly, i think the idea of Kismesissitude would help SO many tumblrinas describe their ideal ship, like, sometimes you want to see a pair of people hate eachother so much that they'll fuck to prove a point
they gotta fucking loath eachother, but they're undeniably soulmates. they'll find eachother in any Universe, SPECIFICALLY to beat the shit outta eachother
you don't even need the other quadrants, that's all you need
I’m sorry, if you are an anti-choicer and you call a fetus a “pre-born child” I am just straight up going to laugh at you
I myself am a “pre death corpse” which is why I should not have to pay any bills you see
panic really does turn you into a complete fucking moron huh
to be clear, this is about timed missions in video games
joey-mazzello
Me: knows full well where each button on the control is, can press x without even looking for which one is it.
Quick time event: “PRESS THE X BUTTON”
Me: “OH GOD OH FUCK, THE WHAT??”
They're so confident about the imaginary content-restricting version of libraries that exist in their heads.
When I was eleven, I checked out weird ass fantasy romance erotica on my library card.
I went to the library. I asked the librarian where the books were. They led me to the section. I picked out the fantasy romance of my choice. They asked if I needed help checking it out. I said no. I checked it out. I read it.
No one can stop you from reading anything at the library. No librarian will tell you not to read a certain book. They might suggest a book to you, but they won't tell you not to read anything.
I read fucking Game of Thrones when I was like. Twelve. I read weird gay genderqueer shapeshifter romance when I was about fifteen. There was never any kind of "age gate" or censorship from librarians. I don't know if it's different in America, or if things have changed for the worse in the last twenty years, but I've never encountered any kind of system which prevents kids from reading whatever books they please in libraries.
I never tried checking them out, but I used to go grab erotica books and read them in the library, there's not like... a wall. they're on the shelves.
Okay person whonactually works at a public library here. We are specifically instructed NOT to comment on or even mention what people are checking out unless the person brings it up to us first. And I have had times where parents or kids will ask me if I think a book is appropriate which I will then give my opinion on, but I would check out whatever a kid brought up to me if that happened. Also, we let kids go wherever the fun they want, but they mostly stay in the kids are cuz there are toys there. But we are not policing every single kid to make sure they're staying in the "right" place.
Also, the conversation about restricting kids access to "inappropriate" material really bothers me first because what really counts as inappropriate and how do we apply the same standard to every person ethically (answer: we cant), but second because I think it's pretty patronizing to actual kids. Kids are smart, and I know a lot of adults don't get that, but kids are really intelligent and most of them will be able to identify things that are uncomfortable for them. So the experience of exploring and finding limits and interests is a healthy thing that all kids should have the option to experience in a safe environment like (hopefully) a library
Anyway. Just some thoughts from the perspective of a library employee
Another public librarian here.
My old library system (30 libraries) had gotten a number of complaints from older women that the DVDs were not clearly marked as adult. For reference, we have the "adult" (meaning not children's but ranging from pg-13 to R) on its own shelf and all of the "childrens" movies are on the other side.
So the technical processing team decided to start sticking R-18 labels on anything that was rated (R or NC17). And like we were a month or two into it before our collection manager threw up her hands and said, What the fuck?
Essentially, the problem was that we had a bunch of older women (moms and bitties included) saying that they didn't want to watch adult movies (or they wanted to make sure their kids weren't checking them out)
But NO WHERE was a policy saying we were to restrict checkouts. If a 6 year old handed me IT or Django, they got it. Even post stickering.
So our collection manager was pissed because she finally realized what was bothering her. Not only was the rating ALREADY ON THE FUCKING BOX, (on the back, where it ALWAYS is), but now people were using this as an excuse against library purchasing because you could see how many "evil adult" movies were on the shelf.
So we promptly took all the stickers off, circ went back up, and we then calmly explained to the bitties where to find the rating on the back of the box.
This is all to say that my CM took the Right to Read (watch/etc) super seriously and made sure that we all knew that anyone could check out whatever they wanted and if they wanted to file a complaint they could.
Long story short you don't say SHIT to anyone regardless of what they check out. AND that includes giant tatted dudes checking out the entirety of our Barbie collection. No one is too old, too young or too anything to check out what they want at the library.
You can tell the person replying in the original image definitely isn't a librarian, because they don't know jack shit about our professional ethics or the stances of our governing bodies (by which library degrees are accredited). For example, this is what the ALA has to say on the matter:
The American Library Association supports equal and equitable access to all library resources and services by users of all ages. Library policies and procedures that effectively deny minors equal and equitable access to all library resources and services available to other users is in violation of the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights. The American Library Association opposes all attempts to restrict access to library services, materials, and facilities based on the age of library users. [...]Libraries and their governing bodies cannot assume the role of parents or the functions of parental authority in the private relationship between parent and child. Libraries and their governing bodies shall ensure that only parents and guardians have the right and the responsibility to determine their children’s—and only their children’s—access to library resources. Parents and guardians who do not want their children to have access to specific library services, materials, or facilities should so advise their own children. Libraries and library governing bodies should not use rating systems to inhibit a minor’s access to materials."
Like, please actually learn about library professional ethics before you just make shit up about how we operate ffs (and as others mentioned, you don't have to check anything out to read it while you're still at the library, so their whole point is moot anyway).
Anonymous asked:
Imagine you walk in the club and you see some really quiet looking ‘I don’t wanna be here’ type sitting down drinking a coke and when they stand up and turn around they’ve got one of every color hanky (including mosquito netting) in each back pocket
why imagine a memory
I HATE YOU SUPREME COURT!!!
Absolutely to be political on main, fuck this. And fuck everyone celebrating it.
Which path should he choose?
The path of the warrior, the path of the scholar, or the path of the artist?
he should wander away and have a picnic while he thinks about what path to choose
Great idea! But where should he have the picnic?
Under the tree, or under the old fort?
By the sea, so he can enjoy the sound of the waves
A lovely choice!
Should he build a sandcastle to pass the time? Or perhaps go fishing?
Perhaps he could collect shells he finds interesting
Sounds fun!
Which shell should he pick up?
This one
That's not a shell, it's a tiny earpiece.
Should he listen to music? Or to the mysterious pre-recorded message?
He should give it back to the crab in the largest shell, they thought they had lost their wave-pod and are grateful he found it!
The crab wants to give a gift in return.
Should he accept the gift of power, or the gift of knowledge?
the gift of friendship :)
Friendship acquired!
Should they celebrate with pizza or ice cream?
The crab friend cannot eat either of those! Let's split a nice seaweed salad instead. :)
So many options!
Should they get tossed salad, wiggly salad, or spiky salad?
Seasar salad
Nothing beats getting it straight from the source
Should they use scissors or claws to cut the seaweed?
What about that sword in the first panel?
The circle is complete.
Through choices, friendship, and salad, he found his way to the path of the warrior. But he won't walk it alone.
Their path is just beginning, but this story is over.
Thank you to everyone who participated!
by far the funniest thing you can say immediately after winning the NBA finals
for those of you who don't follow basketball, this guy is the best player in the world right now
Took me waaay too long to realise this was Evangelical Nonsense and not a relatable Trans With Chronic Illness meme 🤣
Improved it 😄
Yep I relate. The world and the flesh are definitely my enemies...
