My take on the Jonah Hill stuff. I used to be an air hostess. Those girls I worked with were hot, glamorous, fun-loving. Guys LOVED dating air hostesses, would boast to their friends about their exciting girlfriends. But there was a pattern I saw a lot. 🧵
One of the most fascinating transition-related changes I have experienced as a disabled white man is how much it has diminished the administrative burden related to my medical care relative to when I was perceived as a woman...
Part of the reason Twitter potentially dissolving sucks is it's one of the very very few social media sites that allow NSFW content. Sex workers (and artists who make NSFW art!) will have one less place to go and it makes the internet feel a lot smaller and more hostile.
@1Schoolhouse A backwarmer/haramaki - really comforting if you get pain/cramping in your torso. Plus really helps you stay warm.
Also thick fluffy socks - they help keep my ankles in place while I sleep and also the warmth!
And the never ending process begins anew.
Seems like a decent time to remind folks of the single most shocking statistic that I’ve ever read, courtesy of the FBI:
1 in 3 Americans who is killed by a stranger is killed by the police.
One. In. Three.
If we can wear uncomfortable undies all day because it makes our butt look marginally better, then we can wear an uncomfortable mask for an hour because it might save someone’s life.