“The rules of bodily decorum usually imply that the cosmos depends on the shame we feel about our bodies. But sometimes that lesson is a lie, and a cunningly self-protecting one at that, for to question it requires self-exposure and loss of face, and who would want that? Well, trickster would, as would all those who find they cannot fashion a place for themselves in the world until they have spoken against collective silence.” - Lewis Hide, Trickster Makes This World
@subrote@mastodon.lol not long after I came out, long before any medical transition, I met up with a friend who hadn’t seen me in person for a few years. She commented on how the way I walk had changed! Maybe there was some intentionality in it, but I remember still being surprised that it was noticeable enough to comment on.
Why do white Americans learn about the dozens of wealthy Black towns that were destroyed by racism, from:
* Fictional TV shows made by HBO
* Black women comedians (Amber Ruffin)
* Random Black dudes the post on the internet 🙋🏿♂️
Instead of from their history text books?
Again folks will ask "Why was I not taught this in school?" And again, I will say, "You know why." Look at what DeSantis is doing. Look at what the Texas Board of Education has always done.
This is the Forbidden Knowledge(tm)! 🤫
@derpsandfloofs Cat: Let me introduce you to my pet rocks
When I go into planning mode, watch out. Yesterday @UnnecessaryNeon and I decided we did in fact want to do something for Valentine’s Day. In less than an hour I had hunted down a cute date idea and a Valentine’s dinner reservation nearby
I start playing in my first long-term #DnD game this coming Sunday!
/starts vibrating with excitement
@Drub Thank you! I had a lot of fun wearing it.
hoper of far-flung hopes, dreamer of improbable dreams Former theatre kid. Current dnd player, Zen Amateur, and polytheist. #transgender #nonbinary #adhd