so many ppl minimizing this to “yall are parasocial” & it’s just a matter of critical thinking. you don’t have to like her to understand that she’s a clear target for misogynoir, respectability politics & ppl who are casually cruel about violence against women. it’s that simple.
2022: “Stop overreacting, they won’t overturn Roe.”
They did.
2023: “Stop overreacting, they won’t let women die rather than get an abortion.”
They did.
2024: “Stop overreacting, they won’t arrest women for miscarriages.”
They did.
2025: “Stop overreacting, they won’t turn women into incubators.”
They did.
2026: “Stop overreacting, they won’t attack mifepristone.”
They did, today.
Now: “Stop overreacting, they won’t go after birth control next.”
They will.
I think what I hate the most about being gen z is how I not only saw the transition of this
But only got to experience the world before minimalism for a brief few years before I could really maintain stronger memories
>Be leather
>Made from cattle hide since humans first domesticated cattle
>10,000 years of continuous use
>Durable: a well-made leather boot lasts 20-30 years with basic care
>Biodegradable: returns to the earth at end of life
>Breathable: your foot doesn't marinate in its own moisture
>Ages beautifully: develops patina, softens, moulds to the foot
>Repairable: a cobbler can rebuild a leather shoe indefinitely
>Be leather, 2010s
>Activists declare you unethical
>Brands pivot to "vegan leather"
>Vegan leather is PVC or polyurethane
>PVC is polyvinyl chloride: a petroleum-derived plastic
>Releases phthalates and dioxins during production
>Cracks within 2-3 years
>Cannot be repaired
>Shed microplastics with every flex
>Ends up in landfill, where it does not biodegrade
>Ever
>The plastic remains for 500+ years
>Be leather
>Made from a byproduct of food production
>The hide was going to exist regardless
>You just made it useful instead of waste
>Now considered unethical
>The plastic alternative is considered sustainable
>Nobody is asking who funded the campaign that made this happen
>A petroleum company would really like you to stop buying leather
>A petroleum company is very invested in you buying plastic instead
It’s quietly soul crushing that every time I see a piece of art, or a photo, or a video, or a voiceover, or basically anything now there’s a part of my brain dedicated to evaluating whether it’s AI. Slightly but permanently diminished my enjoyment of the world
Just so white people understand why black people always bring up race and why black people cant be racist . It’s literally ALWAYS about race and when we say black people cant be racist, you see how white people can change shit systematically to accommodate white people feelings? Black people cant change the system to accommodate only black feelings and that’s why we can’t be racist .
the intimacy of sleeping together, but not in a s*xual way. the intimacy of feeling the warmth of their body in a cool room hugging you tightly. the intimacy of synchronized breathing. sleepy half-kisses. feeling safe. feeling warm. waking up and realizing how much you love them.
Solange was onto something when she said “I can’t be a singular expression of myself. There are too many parts, too many spaces, too many manifestations, too many lines, too many curves, too many colors, too many flavors for me to be one thing.”
They want to decide what books you can read, what history your children can learn, what medicines you’re allowed to take, what surgeries you can have, what gender you’re permitted to be, what sports you can play, which bathroom you can use, who you can love, and who you can marry. They want to own your library, your classroom, your hospital room, your bedroom—and now your television. They want to own the page, the pill, the joke, the chant, the kiss, the very pronoun in your mouth. And then, with breathtaking cynicism, they’ll look straight at you and say it’s the Democrats who are coming for your freedom. Small government? My fucking ass. This isn’t small government. This is government in your bloodstream, in your dictionary, in your bed, and now in your goddamn remote control.
https://t.co/IDFPUuNMc5
Work an eight hour shift. Get up an hour early. Then if you have to run errands afterwards that’s more. Then cooking and eating. That’s 12 hours right there. Try to get decent amount of sleep. That leaves four ish hours a day for yourself. That’s not insane to y’all?