Anytime someone tries to make fun of humanities degrees as “basket weaving,” think of this. Basket weaving is a site of cultural and indigenous knowledges, fugitive ecologies, plants as material, oral traditions, folk wisdom, and artistry. This is so beautiful.
I’m a farm girl and this is not a normal attitude towards animals. Also what kind of provider can’t afford to take the family dog to the vet? You’re not masculine, you’re broke.