The pro of all of these new instances popping up is that you can build your own communities where you feel safe with people you trust.
The con is that there is less quality control. People of color, women, trans folks, and folks with disabilities and illnesses are constantly harassed when we post on public, a lot of (newer) instances don't have codes of conducts, and we don't have all damn day to keep blocking instances (bc there are so many).
Art Nouveau commission from @givealexahand@birdsite !
Xe are in a pretty shitty situation right now, so if you want to get a commission like this, you could really help xem out! https://twitter.com/givealexahand/status/1003060078260441088
I can't stress this enough: Adopt older dogs.
The shelter thought that she was around 8 and said "give this sweet girl her retirement home!" Considering that we were first-time dog owners, we thought that a chill dog was what we needed.
She runs circles around us, even after three years. She's never had an accident in the house. She loves kids. She never leaves our sides.
And two weeks after we brought her home, she alerted me that I was going to have a seizure. She still does this.
Trans Pride Seattle could use a little help, they lost a bunch of money unexpectedly from sponsors backing out and gov't funding disappearing.
How bout we...
...use "fish" wherever it's tempting to use the (misogynistic) word "bitch"?
Life's a fish, ain't it.
Stop yer fishin'!
Get out of my way, you hazy* fish!
I WANT MY FATHER BACK, YOU SONOFAFISH!!
* replacement for ableist word "crazy"
Not that people on Mastodon seem much inclined to use either of these words -- which is one of the things I've always liked about it.
We're still a heckin' great bunch of people.
We just need a bigger space, now that there are, what, 1.5m of us?
Working through being ace but not aro.
Ahh, the memories... Found an old flash drive with some of the copy center meme-stuff on it.
(Original source probably http://www.colinharman.com/howwouldyoulikeyourgraphicdesign/)
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pronouns: they/them
location: Seattle
phenotype: dracosaur
alignment: chaotic well-intentioned
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aka Sprackraptor, Rasha, elynne, Yahvahzensil, & etc.
40-something ace/aro
an identity under construction in a badly-fitting human suit.
~follows welcome; followbacks not guaranteed~