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nyautistic

@catboy-changeling / catboy-changeling.tumblr.com

Gabriel, Ze/Hir, Fae/Faer, 25. Latino, Autistic, queercrip, and converting to Judaism. Feel free to message me, I'm a bit shy but I love chatting with folks. No DNI we block liberally and assert our boundaries on our own like we're in therapy or something. Ask me about siphonophores. Icon by amelia__teixeira on Insta.

the adoption of ‘theres a difference between sex and gender!’ as trans friendly rhetoric instead of ‘sex itself is also a social construct and at most functions as a broad generalization that reflects overall trends but cannot adequately reflect the lived human experience.’ is a mistake lol. especially bc the notion that Biological Sex is an Absolute applicable to human experience that exists free of social constructs while gender is different, places you like, one step removed from buying into "gender critical" radfem rhetoric bc all theyve got to do is convince you "and gender is bad"

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kidouyuuto-deactivated20140411

how did they learn to translate languages into other languages how did they know which words meant what HOW DID TH

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brigwife

English Person: *Points at an apple* Apple

French Person: Non c’est une fucking pomme 

*800 years of war*

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verbivore8642

Fun fact: There are a lot of rivers in the UK named “avon” because the Romans arrived and asked the Celts what the rivers were called. The Celts answered “avon.” 

“Avon” is just the Celtic word for river.

Fan Fact #2: When Spanish conquistadors landed in the Yucatán peninsula, they asked the natives what their land was called and they responded “Yucatán”. In 2015, it was discovered that in those mesoamerican languages, “Yucatán” meant “I don’t understand what you are saying”

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squidpop

W H E E Z E

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libertarirynn

I love entomology so much because so many words kind of happened by accident or by a native speaker trying to say “WTF are you saying?“

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deadshrike-deactivated20210930

being queer and seeing historical queer love is like a punch to the gut in a good way every time

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sluttymortician

crying and sobbing crying and sobbing etc

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sluttymortician

some more vintage photographs that make me weep and wail, now including trans people!

the thing that’s even funnier about the “I Only Play Mobile Games” line is that it’s a fucking lie. the queen’s already played an arcade game with kris by that point. she just said that to piss off berdly.

list of mundane things that feel like ancient human rituals

  • cleaning or wipe your bare feet
  • breaking off a piece of bread and handing it to someone
  • putting the weight of a basket on your hip or head
  • eating nuts or berries while hunched over close to the ground
  • seeing something startling just out of your line of sight and very quickly stepping or leaping on to a larger object to get a better view
  • cupping your hands into running water to wash your face
  • the unanimous protection of a baby or child in a public space where women are present
  • when an elderly woman laughs and grips your forearm tightly

May I add?

  • Touching someone’s face with the back of your hand to see if they have a fever
  • Stopping to watch animals moving in groups (geese, fish, horses, butterflies, bees)
  • Helping an elderly person to walk or sit
  • telling stories around a fire
  • huddling together for warmth when it’s cold
  • marveling at sunlight through leaves
  • wonderment at the brightness of a full moon
  • bringing food to sick or grieving families
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