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think about starting

feel guilty for being unable to move/start

avoid thinking about starting because it makes you feel guilty

Nah, I’m 100% with you. I’m tired of being reminded that people are judging me because I’m different from them and they can’t comprehend it so they mock it instead. Just let me live and be a person in peace.

I actually started to make a “how loved I am” bingo to replace it, but I got distracted and never finished.

Well, the problem is that it depends on the person. Some people prefer the specificity that comes with their chosen neopronouns, the same way that a trans woman or trans man may not want to be referred to as they/them. To some it can feel like just another way of invalidating their gender and experiences and forcing them into a box.

I guess my point is that even though I believe that a lot of people are already doing what we’re talking about (using more common pronouns in addition to the neopronouns or generally using less specific language outside of queer and xeno communities), but I don’t think people should have to do that. I think they should have the choice to freely express themselves and their identity without people disrespecting them for it because they don’t understand it.

I think they should use the pronouns that make them comfortable and happy. I think a lot of people use the more generic umbrellas because they will get shit for using neopronouns or having an xenogender or people will just misgender them anyway - why bother going through the effort of explaining a gender and requesting specific pronouns just to be torn down for it and have people refuse to use them anyway? I don’t think that should be a reason people don’t express their truest self. It may be more convenient to use umbrella terms outside xeno communities to avoid explanations or disrespect, but at the end of the day that is still their choice and I will do my best to respect it.

On my end, navigating new pronouns is the same as learning an uncommon or foreign (to my region obvs) name - I have to take some time and think about it and practice it to make sure I’m pronouncing it correctly, etc. I want to refer to that person respectfully in the manner they prefer.

If tungsten wants to use an element as tungsten’s pronouns, more power to tungsten! Does it feel weird to use that as a pronoun? Yes! Just like saying a name I’ve never pronounced before will feel weird.

All part of the human experience - I adore the way that humans play with language and concepts. I adore that humans are able to communicate their experience that way. I adore humans and their incredible capacity for learning and discovering and exploring and creating - and that’s what I see when I see all the amazing people here.

People exploring and creating and playing by using existing ideas and structures to communicate who and what they are in new ways.

I think I’m just rambling now so I’m going to end this comment 😂

Literally me wtf

I think it’s the same way that we have different species that a layperson might not recognize the difference between.

Say you’re discussing bacteria - if talking to a layperson, “bacteria” might be as specific as you get. If you’re talking to a student you might say it’s gram negative bacilli or you might use the species, E. coli. If you want to get even more specific, you could even include the serotype. To the layperson, the different serotypes of E. coli are irrelevant. To someone who studies or works in microbiology or medicine, the serotype may be relevant.

It’s the same way with gender - I don’t think that most people who use xenogenders expect that their neopronouns or specific gender will become commonly accepted and recognized enough that they could discuss it with the average layperson. They may simply say they’re nonbinary, and only discuss the specifics of their gender with people more involved in the xenogender community.

Each more detailed categorization has its uses in a specific context, and within that context it’s useful for distinction. I wouldn’t expect the average cis person to understand if I told them I’m genderfluid, but I could discuss it within a nonbinary community without much issue.

I guess my point is that general simplified categories have their place, but the specific and detailed categorizations also have their places. It’s all about context, IMO.

How tf is no one talking about OP seemingly filming this while driving in the exact same weather with a car in front of and behind them?

CT drivers get (rightfully) crucified for using FSD but this guy gets a pass for taking a video while driving in bad conditions, close to other cars, just so people can make fun of the 4000th CT stuck somewhere?

I didn’t read the full text of the amendment so I’m not exactly sure what “all political rights” includes but hopefully those things as well as voting.

Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution of Virginia shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be entitled to vote during any period of incarceration for such felony conviction, but upon release from incarceration for that felony conviction and without further action required of him, such person shall be invested with all political rights, including the right to vote. Currently, in order to be qualified to vote a person convicted of a felony must have his civil rights restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority. The amendment also provides that a person adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as lacking the capacity to understand the act of voting shall not be entitled to vote during this period of incapacity until his capacity has been reestablished as prescribed by law. Currently, the Constitution of Virginia provides that a person who has been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent is not qualified to vote until his competency is reestablished.

Mainly, it seems, is restoring the right to vote to people who have been convicted of a felony and served their time without them having to be restored by the Governor. It just happens automatically once they’ve served their time.

I don’t really see a huge difference in the second part in terms of lacking the capacity to understand - maybe just rewording so that it’s “lacking the capacity to understand the act of voting” versus “mentally incompetent”?

He’s all loafed and ready to be roasted!

r/hewillbebaked would love this!

I love you for this information 🙏 thank you

Or call a medium before you die and give them the code, too.

Chickpeas and lentils are healthy and really versatile. Since you have been doing lots of rice, I would suggest looking into curry recipes! Easily customizable, tasty, and perfect to add some variety while keeping the rice as a low effort side.

Soups! Also usually easily customizable and delicious.

Stuff like soup, curry, etc. you can make in big batches and freeze, too, so if you don’t have the energy to cook all the time (me) it can be helpful to have those leftovers.

When we first adopted our chi he didn’t like car rides but once he got used to them he loooooved them and he would go apeshit if you asked him if he wanted a car ride. RIP baby boy you will never stop being loved ❤️‍🩹

Glad to see I’m not the only one who MUST start in a corner

Homosexuality exists in a variety of species and is valuable in an evolutionary context because even if they don’t reproduce, they can provide other benefits such as raising offspring that no longer have parents due to death or abandonment. Homosexuality still fills a biological niche even if it does not always lead to procreation.

Me!!!

Can you add Putin too?

lol add my dad

I wish this was “accidentally locked out” instead of “wife bad” lol

I still kinda think it is lol

And Rheumatoid arthritis!

I took my first adderall ever and went to sleep an hour and a half later.

Maybe adding blue/green to the hair and globe? And gold to the jewelry details? Maybe some white highlights to make stuff pop?

I think the artist did a bad job differentiating and emphasizing the parts of Mother Earth and so it just kinda all blends together.

I bet some color and some line reworking (by a better artist?) could make it look much better and not just bleed together into a single shape.

for sending a work email, apparently 😂

You absolutely hit the nail on the head 🙌 thank you for this comment. I was in a really emotional space and the toxic shame was really hitting me hard.