Fashion is often dismissed as frivolous, but beneath its commercial veneer, dress and personal appearance function as tools of communication. Clothing, hairstyles, body modifications, and other elements that constitute one’s look operate much like the accents, idioms and vocabularies of a language.
There is no opting out, unless you are a hermit. If anything, most people care about their appearance more than they think they do. You can choose to apply this language to effectively express what you want to say, or end up letting others make assumptions about you. 1/4
@jsrfemboy you know how I said nobody's seen me in six years and that sounds like it's a goofy exaggeration?
well, it's actually really literal. they just haven't seen my face or seen me in person for over half a decade. some of them live 20 minutes away.
I have a sad message to share with you.
Today 1500 hours local time me and my friends were contacted by German authorities about the passing of our dear friend, companion and sunshine, Lucina Kaichou.
Luci was a dear friend loved by all that was able to bring smile and joy to everyone, even when everything seemed dark and lost. We do not know everything yet, as of now, but we and the other friends are processing this.
Luci was a part of my community practically since the very beginning and streaming will just never be the same. For myself I ask you that you light a candle and share a thought or a prayer depending on your beliefs. On behalf of Luci's friends I ask you to give us time to grieve. We don't know the details and this just doesn't feel real. On behalf of Luci I ask you to find the joy in life, even if it feels hard.
I am sorry that we cannot tell you more at the moment. It's very fresh for us and we need some time to process this.
Please find it in you carry Luci in your heart and those in this world in your mind.
I will miss you my dear friend.
@STEFANIANIGHT@FemboyRatGirl I understand where she's coming from. I think she's talking about a very real type of person. But I also think that trans women are more likely to have irregularly shaped social circles just because our living situations are more erratic and less homogeneous.
@FemboyRatGirl I'm also a little weirded out by the idea that you shouldn't have friends cross generation. I think you're always going to tend to concentrate in your own age group (+ or - 10 years really) but circumstances just tend to vary a lot.