"In the same way that your heart feels and your mind thinks, you, mortal beings, are the instrument by which the universe cares. If you choose to care, then the universe cares. If you don't, then it doesn't." -- Brennan Lee Mulligan, D20, Fantasy High

Also re: the fact it’s normal to have a period of time where you have no friends: sometimes this means no “real” friends aka still have people you know from work, school, family, neighbors, acquaintances, etc etc you interact with but are not close with and couldn’t go to for anything on any deeper level. But sometimes it actually does mean no friends. No social interaction, nobody to call, no other option, don’t talk to anyone for days, don’t know who would find out if you died. The thing is there really is coming back from both of those situations ofc it takes a good deal of work and can feel like pulling teeth to put yourself out there but god it pays off. You can always start over from scratch, and it’s true most people are just as lonely as you are

Also when you're coming back from one of those periods, you are probably going to feel uniquely weird and horrible and possibly like people don't want to interact with you. This is also normal! Studies have shown that the longer we go without social contact, the less optimistic we feel about being able to do it. But you can do it. You're not terrible or bad or wrong. You'll get there - one day at a time, one conversation at a time. I promise.

"Why not make female heroes more feminine so girls know you don't have to be masculine to save the world" is misguided. The target audience of heroic adventure genre is not children who actually save the world in a literal sense, it's children who want a cathartic outlet for the struggles and injustice they face. And one of the most common types of injustice that many girls and children assumed to be girls are subjected to is forced feminization.

As it so often is, the solution is a large and diverse set of stories with a variety of heroes of a variety of genders and presentations. You are absolutely right that it is very common for girls and other kids to be frustrated with forced presentation as feminine. The story these kids need is absolutely a story of breaking out of gender norms and also being awesome kids who can save the world.

But it is also (maybe not equally, but also) common for girls and other kids who do have feminine interests and a feminine presentation to be frustrated that people treat them as default weak and incapable because of that. The story that they need, therefore, is one of a feminine hero being confident, capable, and successful.

These two ideas are not mutually exclusive, in fact they are two sides of the same coin. And the solution for both is access to a greater diversity of stories. The solution to a storytelling problem is rarely "stop telling [this kind of story] altogether." The reason people have been telling these stories is that someone needed them.

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So, as promised, here’s my list of lesbian movies for all of our lovely followers and the people you want to share it with. I hope I haven’t forgotten any good ones, but if you feel like that is the case, feel free to add movies to the list! 

This is my gift for all of you, I hope you’ll like it ♥

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Tipping the Velvet 

Bound

Below Her Mouth

The Handmaiden

Kyss Mig

But I’m a Cheerleader

If These Walls Could Talk 2 

Anatomy of a Love Seen

Saving Face

Lost and Delirious

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls In Love

D.E.B.S.

Desert Hearts

Margarita With a Straw

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Happy Lesbian Visibility Week! I know I’m a bit late getting these out but keep being yourself! 🫶🫶

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don't infantilise yourself. you are not a child who needs an adult to make your decisions for you. you are a splendid and magnificent autocrat and you are consulting your trusted advisors. you are exercising great wisdom by inviting an expert to give their opinion before making your ruling. often the path of wisdom is to say "good morning, I'm trying to [perform task] and I have a question about [aspect], can you tell me who I should speak to for advice?" before you do it. sometimes the path of wisdom is to hire a plumber. there are times when you cannot do things for yourself but that doesn't mean you are not an adult. you don't need a grown-up. you need a specialist.

this has come up a couple of times so let me be really really clear:

the path of wisdom is sometimes to hire a plumber.

the path of wisdom is always to hire an electrician.

You Don’t Have to Kick Ass to Be Kickass: Shoujo fantasy and the value of the noncombatant hero

Over the decades, the number of fantastical stories starring female characters has slowly but significantly risen. As that number has gone up, so too have the number of lady action heroes. Girls and women are no longer relegated to the roles of “white mage” or “brainiac”; they can sling spells, slay vampires, and punch supervillains in the face right alongside the menfolk.

And this is a good thing—for the most part. As with any media trend, there are complications, chief among them the balance between combatant and noncombatant protagonists. It’s all well and good to physically defend others, but not everyone can or even wants to be an action hero. By depicting only combat-oriented protagonists, writers are subtly telling audiences that you have to be a fighter in order to be the hero at the center of a story.

By exclusively valorizing masculine-coded characteristics while snubbing feminine-coded ones, we’re just holding everyone to the same (unhealthy) standards of physical strength that boys have been held to for ages. The answer to who gets to be a hero in terms of gender identity may have changed a bit over the years, but what makes someone a hero in terms of gender expression has remained largely the same.

Read it at Anime Feminist!

I love doing list. Another one for female centered anime, manga and manwha!