who has time to change this text i guess i do

lilymouse23:

What I say:
I prefer animation to live action because i find it more artistically expressive. There are things that just cant be presented as beautifully or effectively with live action than with animation. The characters are distintive an more expressive…

What I actually mean:
I like COLOURS and i get bored with normal people doing normal things everyone needs to be magic or so scifi its practically magic and lol i cant remember who The fuck these characters are in live action they all the look the same and by that i mean their white men with brown hair. Also whats going on the stories to complicated in cartoo s the story is eqsier for me to follow as 1 its normally catering to children to 2 the VIVID COLOURS AND MOVEMENT makes it easier to focus theres actually loads of luve action stuff i like but i avoid trying out new LA stuff cus i have to put effort in to follow it.

wildplantts:

heavyweightheart:

not to #resist fun but an app like snapchat which digitally “enhances” the photos you take of yourself inevitably leads to greater dissatisfaction w your actual face in the same way that photoshopped images in media increase body dissatisfaction, but actually worse than that bc it’s an unrealistically enhanced version of you and therefore harder to dismiss or ignore

A lot of plastic surgeons are saying that more and more people are walking in with Snapchat filter photos of themselves as reference to how they want to look. We really need to be aware of how much harm these filters do to our self image.

nettlewildfairy:

Not to get political but my philosophy is fundamentally that all people should suffer less. That it’s everyone’s responsibility to try to make the world a little better for everyone else. And anyone trying to do the opposite is an asshole who needs to stop.

theconcealedweapon:

I’m the stereotypical autistic math genius.

There was a time when I thought math was supposed to be easy for everyone just because it was easy for me.

Was I wrong? Of course I was. People have different abilities, and me being good at something does not mean others have to be good at it also. But everyone knew I was wrong. People disliked me because of that.

Meanwhile, in many other situations, that exact attitude is considered socially acceptable.

Disabled people are often expected to do things literally only because other people can do it. People refuse to believe that an autistic person can’t “just talk to people” or that someone with anxiety or depression can’t “be happy” or “stop worrying about it”.

Rich people also have this attitude. They believe that because they became rich, it must be possible for anyone to become rich if they work hard enough.

Being able to do something does not mean you have the right to expect others to be able to do it also. I was expected to understand that as a young child. But for some reason, it’s socially acceptable for other people to go their entire lives without ever understanding that.

firstbook:

Libraries are not the kinds of institutions that most social scientists, policymakers, and community leaders usually bring up when they discuss social capital and how to build it. But they offer something for everyone, regardless of whether they’re a citizen, a permanent resident, or even a convicted felon – and all of it for free.

Doing research in New York City, I learned that libraries and their social infrastructure are essential not only for a neighborhood’s vitality but also for buffering all kinds of personal problems – including isolation and loneliness.

Read more.

uglyorangecouch:

“The need to feel safe, in particular, is often treated as childish and absurd—but only when coming from people who have actual reason to feel vulnerable. Asking to be recognized as your true gender? It’s all in your head. Asking for accommodations for illness and disability? You’re too sensitive. Recounting experiences of dehumanization because of your race or gender? What an overreaction. But those who want to make the country “safer” by securing the borders against people they perceive as outsiders are never painted as whiners or cowards. The police officers killing unarmed folks in a moment of panic are not mocked for failing to keep their feelings in check. When someone wants a deadly weapon, their desire to feel safe becomes a rugged and real and sexy conviction. The easiest way to ignore something is to call it an emotion, yet it’s also the easiest way to defend something if you’re the kind of person whose emotions are taken seriously.”

— Stop Treating Emotions Like Character Flaws Of The Powerless
(via xpityx)