This Sunday at 6:00 PM (EST), I will be joining Courtney as we talk about which Pokémon we would smash or pass! One of us may or may not be drinking during this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1fE...
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Baby farmers posing as pregnancy crisis workers remind me of Fairy Tale villains. “Oh you want help and support for your firstborn? All it’ll cost you is your firstborn.” How are people like Amelia Dyer properly recognized as such while Georgia Tann is considered the, “Mother of Modern Adoption?”
People missing where characters are described as Black/brown in books definitely predates BookTok, let's be very clear here. A lot of people have always read with themselves and only themselves in mind and that extends to skipping past the words authors use to describe characters who Aren't White.
Raise your hand if you've had the "rude" label applied to you while defending your marginalized identity against an abusive person 🙋🏻♀️ The "rude" label should not exist. It is *subjective* and easily weaponized by bigots and bad actors. Suspension based on rude labels is going to CAUSE HARM.
The way people change when they discover you have a cluster b disorder is so... ...jarring. People who swear up and down that they understand your needs will demonize and abandon you on a dime just for being ill. Label you a manipulator for having breakdowns. I'm... tired.
Bold of you to assume i function at all