I have COVID and it seems like my only options, since it’s so close to the election, are to vote in person or to request an absentee ballot in person. And this is in a state that is not actively trying to disenfranchise people.
Tall high school girl to her shorter friend: “Stand up straight!” Short friend: “Aw, I hate standing up straight!” Tall friend, kindly: “Yeah, but you look weird slouching!”
Gender non-conforming person to a total stranger barging into the 181 station elevator just as the doors were closing: “Yo, why you all up in that woman’s face? Say ‘excuse me’!!!”
This is a fantastic piece. I recommend reading and then helping convince @KeismanPhil that he should (did?) "start a substack" about masculinity, popular culture, and history
@lizajsb I can only pass down the advice that a senior grad student gave to me, which was to eat lots of candy. Also what @mumblerant said. For real though it’s a lot and I did not enjoy this phase. happy to chat more privately
Also happy four months postpartum to me and my delightful baby, who I hope grows up to advocate for the rights of marginalized groups in both word and deed!
Some trolls found this tweet this weekend and are making fun of me for saying “birthing people.” I am proud to be a woman and a mother. I also know two men who have been pregnant, and however hard pregnancy was for me it was a hell of a lot harder for them, so stfu trolls.