Not just romantic love, but love in general. Familial love? Lmao please. Notice how many men have no problem with walking out on their children and how vehemently opposed to adoption most of them are - that's because they see their children as extensions of themselves and if a child isn't of their blood they give even less of a fuck. That's why they blabber on about "building a legacy" despite having shit genes and no accomplishments. This is all a family is to them - an investment, a proof of their (imagined) personal "greatness". They consider caring for their own children "babysitting".

Also detransitioners are always told that they "didn't do their research", especially if they have some horrible health complication. But the trans community does everything it can to supress stories of detrans people. How are you supposed to have done your research if you're denied the chance to hear these stories?

are you really bad at it or are you in "good at it" spaces

Me: ah shit, I misidentified that yellow rumped warbler as a female goldfinch, I should literally be hung at the gallows for this. I'm such an IDIOT

My friend, pointing at a vulture: check out that fucked up crow lol

This entire idea doesn’t make any sense to me. If you don’t want a book, because you don’t want books by problematic authors, why would you keep them in the first place?

And if you are fine with separating the art from the artist (at least to some degree) and you enjoy the books and would like to keep them - why make a big deal out of it. Most works have aspects that you’d disagree with, that you would cirtizise and so have the people who made them - that’s normal.

But why own books you’re ashamed of, that other people might be happy to buy used, and have them take up valuable space that you could fill with books that bring you joy.

This is utterly ridiculous, even if we ignore the part where those “problematic” authors are probably just women with opinions.

As someone in a right wing neighbourhood, right wingers love martyring themselves to fit in with conservative beliefs and then saying “look at how I suck it up” but they compensate by punching down. What’s worse, respecting your needs, even if those needs are stigmatised, or hitting your kids? Think about it.

It's incredibly sad people have to resort to this, but it's a damn good resource. Use it. Spread awareness. Maybe one day people with physical disabilities won't need DIYs like this. But until then, reblog and share.

The oldest profession is midwife. The oldest oppression is prostitution. Fuck the Y chromies for ever writing our history for us.

The only two things I have seen as somewhat legitimate claims on how asexual people are ‘oppressed’ is

1. society at large is disgustingly oversaturated with sexual imagery (usually in the form of objectifying women)
2. everything is centered around romance, sex and the idea of the nuclear family, of finding 'the one’ or finding as many ones as possible to sleep with
3. that includes the housing market etc being almost exclusively catered to couples and families rather than people living alone or in differing living arrangements

And all of those are issues regardless of one’s sexuality (or lack thereof).

I can see how all of those might be doubly frustrating to people who would really rather not be confronted with sex at every corner while it’s shoved in your face everywhere. But most women are at least unconcsiously uncomfortable with seeing themselves objectified at every turn, so idk