Oh, it’s no problem! 🙂 Okay, so there was basically this sequence of events:
1) Transphobe comes up with a story about a bus full of people wearing ‘Down With Cis’ shirts beating up them and a friend. Trans people (for the most part) deride the story for its unrealisticness, while also pointing out that, hey, trans people getting beaten up by groups is actually a thing that happens.
2) Cis people mostly… ignore it, including the parts about trans people actually being bashed and, in some cases, killed.
3) It’s basically so ridiculous that it briefly becomes a meme, with characters drawn wearing DWC shirts, and then dies down again.
4) Possibly well-intentioned person (who is trans and also a minor) starts a counter-meme, using the phrase Down With Hate. While that’s a nice sentiment, it promptly gets grabbed by, well, a lot of transphobic people, who use it to silence people pointing out transphobia. It’s kind of analogous to people using ‘All Lives Matter’ to attack and reduce Black Lives Matter.
5) Trans people go ‘oh you have got to be joking’ and revive the meme.
6) The DWH crew start going “SEE? SEE? TRANS PEOPLE ARE ALL HATERS!” and like – that’s what they choose to get upset about? Not trans people being literally murdered? Apparently drawing characters in DWC characters is vastly more offensive.
Kuli the one-eyed cat started surfing when he was 6 months old after being rescued from the streets of Honolulu. He has no fear of water because he was bathed a lot while recovering from eye surgery.
As far as surfing cats go, Kuli is a pro – although he does wear a teeny-tiny-yet-functional life preserver on occasion.
He seems pretty content with life, even immediately following surgery.
I just want to point out that you may never again see another photo that includes a one-eyed cat, drenched in water, floating on a surfboard, perfectly chill, in front of a double rainbow.
See, now you’ve got me wondering. I don’t know if being bathed a lot is just a usual part of eye removal surgery, or if other factors made it required for this dude’s case.
(That’s the trouble with having a cat who, medically speaking, doesn’t exist before last year.)
But should I ever be in an area where surfing is a thing that can happen, I will be sure to pick up a tiny yet functional life preserver.
but what was your /least/ favorite book in high school? reblog and put it in the tags! start a fight with your friends!
ill start it off: mine was the bluest eye.
fukkin Flowers in the Attic! That book got me so goddamn mad on sooooo many levels
I hated Heart of Darkness. I was so angry with the main character and how he saw women, especially black African women, and then he died and left a widow back home. Reading that book I was overcome with nausea many times. I don’t think I’d had that visceral of a reaction to a book before. After reading it, I wished the book had been from the women’s points of view, or that somehow the two women had been able to meet and talk.
Tess of the D’Ubervilles. I got the only 100 that teacher told me he ever gave an essay on what was basically a giant rant tearing the whole premise of the book apart.
Lord of the Flies. Mother of god, I hated that book. And honestly, if I went back and read it now, I am 100000% sure I would hate it MORE.
It’d be a tossup between Tess of the D’Urbervilles and The Scarlet Letter. I hated Tess more, but the teacher we had for Scarlet Letter was worse. I’d still probably give it to Tess, because I at least managed to enjoy any section of Scarlet Letter featuring Pearl or the old witch. Tess was boring and meandering when it wasn’t making me apoplectic.
“So perhaps it just speaks to the heartiness of women, that put on
your boots and put your hat on and get out, slog through the mess that
is out there.” – Senator Lisa Murkowski (R – AK)
On January 26, 2016, two days after a large blizzard in DC, something was different in the US Senate. No men showed up. For the first time ever, the entire present Senate staff was female. (video)
Aries: Fast and deadly. They blend into the forest. Will kill you without making a sound. You won’t see them until it’s too late.
Taurus: Eyes like steel. Spikes stick out from their shoulders. They have a growl that makes your bones vibrate. You hear it before you see it.
Gemini: Red eyes and black feathers. They come come down from the sky in flocks and carry victims away in their claws. They hunt at twilight.
Cancer: They look like beautiful people, but their nails are too sharp and their hair is long and wild. They lure people to their deaths with their attractiveness and sweet voices.
Leo: Giant beasts that tower over the trees. Bright scales and rows of teeth. They have a ferocious roar that shakes the ground. They enjoy stepping on people but are careful to not hurt other monsters.
Virgo: Small but clever. With large violet eyes and grey fur. They will snuggle into your arms and then scratch and slice you with their claws. They always win.
Libra: Slithers in trees with glistening scales. They strangle passing humans and eat them whole.
Scorpio: Very very fast. You only see a passing shadow. If you feel a sharp pinch then you’re already doomed. It only takes a few moments for the poison to set in.
Sagittarius: Bright eyes and gorgeous teeth. They float behind you and sing lullabies in a strange language until you fall asleep. You’ll never wake up.
Capricorn: They decorate the forest with exotic flowers and grow vines from their tail. It will come at you from behind as you admire their work.
Aquarius: They look like humans with extra limbs. Too many arms and legs. Five eyes and no nose. Yet they move beautifully and aren’t actually dangerous. People just fear them because they do not understand them.
Pisces: They move in packs and hiss at the moon. They have bright blue eyes and silver fur. They come at you from all directions.
I'm really not that boring, I'm headstrong and annoying 