- snarks and kisses - Photographer, retoucher, office manager. Half-Jewish, raised by Buddhists. Probably older than you. she/her. spoonie. I live in Western Mass. News, politics, photography, art, books, geeky pop culture and whatever's on my mind. ofmd / acab / dftba / etc - twt = @lizzylemonlyman (Lesley likes your face)
con coming out as queer actually adds so much context and so much more weight to how he talks about watching taika and rhys film the e5 moonlight scene and how he always finds a way to gush about the central romance between ed and stede in almost every panel and interview he does.
like, he’s is a middle-aged queer man who has kept his personal life extremely private for years. that “oh, this is our show” moment he’s said he had while on set watching them film the “you wear fine things well” scene must have been a personal realization for him. this story about two middle-aged queer men falling in love is just as impactful for him as it is for us.
it’s reminding me of when the show first came out and there were so many people opening up about how much this show meant to them, like how the op talks abt in this post:
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knowing now that con mustve had a similar experience while filming the show, and that this show as a whole has made him feel comfortable sharing a piece of his personal life that he’s kept private for decades, it’s just reminding me how special ofmd is and how it means so much to so many people.
had the wildest interaction today some random woman called me a slag and my dog a fucking faggot because I was using a pink lead/harness and he’s a boy like what the fuck lmfaoo
he did start wagging his tail when he got called a fag so good for him <3
imagine seeing this and being like oh my god oh my god i need to say a slur right now
Threads is the Hot New Garbagedump by Certified Scum Of The Earth and Facebook/Meta owner Zuckerburg. It is like if twitter was even worse.
There is ONLY a For You page, meaning you can never just see the posts from your followed accounts who, yknow, you followed for the purpose of seeing their posts.You can’t see those. you have to see the algorithm’s posts ONLY. You also require an instagram to get full access to all the features like Posting Images. You need a separate social media account to properly access this new social media. And once you’ve done so, the only way to delete your Threads account, is to delete you instagram account. The Whole Thing. For Some Fucking Reason. Not to mention, obviously since it’s zuckerburg, the thing syphons your personal information like crazy, worse still than twitter.
Like ALL your data. as much as it can get. (Love that it says “Other Data” btw. Nice subtle way of saying “whatever else we want”) ALSO wouldn’t you know it? It’s fucking banned in the EU because it violates a bunch of fucking privacy laws!! So it’s DEFINITELY not safe to use!
It is as predatory and exploitative as can be, created by someone that we collectively agreed Sucks Shit and Has No Empathy For Human Life and Individuality, and nobody should be touching it with a ten foot pole let alone sign up for it. Not even to test the waters or because it’s where everyone is heading, or to see how bad it is for yourself. It doesn’t matter if you’re joining to get an account ready in case the platform ends up the new big thing. You’re feeding the statistics. Even if you’re not using that account, Zuckerburg can show the number of signups to shareholders and investors to prove to them that it’s viable. Instead of jumping on the bandwagon in case it succeeds, inform people why they shouldn’t join, to reduce its chance of success! It’s like strikes and protests; The more of us get the word out, the more effective it’ll be!
Please do your research and don’t blindly follow trends.
Why does it want access to sensitive info for Product Personalisation?
How is my health data related to the App functionality?
This is a Privacy clusterfuck.
“yeah turns out the code just breaks if it doesn’t know the user’s exact heart rate – weird how that happens sometimes”
happy disability pride month to people with rare or confusing clinical findings! including:
people who received test results their doctors did not understand!
people who had to get expensive and/or unusual testing, and the results didn’t provide clarity!
people who have abnormal test results, who’s doctors aren’t sure if the results have any significance, or what that significance is!
people who had to learn to read studies in order to research their conditions, because the information has not been made accessible to the general public through articles and informative sites!
people who can’t even find studies to read in the first place!
people who might never know if the results they have mean anything!
people with unexplained symptoms that could be related to an unusual test result, but they have no way of knowing!
people who are worried that their results could be pathogenic, but have no way of finding out!
sometimes, disability just isn’t simple. it is really hard to have something markedly different about your body that doesn’t make sense - not to you, not to professionals. when i was being tested for genetic disorders, they found that i had a duplication in one of my chromosomes, and my doctor told me that it could mean nothing, it could have caused some of my issues, or it could cause me issues in the future.
it was scary! it’s been almost two years, and i don’t know what it means. there isn’t a single case report or study on this duplication. it is deeply disquieting to think about. i don’t know what i’m meant to do, or if i can do anything at all. i have plenty of symptoms and features that could be related to it, but there is essentially no way for me to figure it out.
am i still trying to? hell yeah! am i going to try and get into contact with genetic specialists? hell yeah! but if nothing comes out of it, that’s fine. it isn’t a failing on my part, and it isn’t irrational for me to be concerned or upset about it.
your condition does not have to have a name, or a mayo clinic page, or even a study on it for it to be real. your concerns are valid, and you deserve love and support.
happy pride!!
The white stripe in the Disability Pride Flag represents those with undiagnosed, invisible, and/or misunderstood disabilities (it’s for you):
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It’s in the middle because the other classes of disability (physical, cognitive, mental illness, and sensory) can all manifest in invisible, confusing, and hard-to-diagnose, ways.
June 15 (Reuters) - All state-funded colleges and universities in Texas will have to close their diversity, equity and inclusion offices under a measure signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
The law, which one of its sponsors in the Texas state Senate called the most significant ban on diversity offices in higher education in the country, comes as the U.S. Supreme Court later this month is widely expected to ban colleges and universities from considering race as a factor in their admissions decisions.
And so the great whitewashing of higher education begins, as Republicans attempt to turn back the clock.
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