i think it’s fun, especially when playing with friends!

i had no idea, thanks a lot!

i completely agree. i keep getting horrific and violent video recommendations when i’m using the youtube search engine. it’s genuinely making me too scared to look anything up anymore because it’s so stress inducing.

yesterday i was looking up “kit cat clocks” because they’re just cute but like five search results below was a horrible video with a “you might like this” tag whose thumbnail was

like no i don’t like this and i want it to fucking stop!!! i wish i could turn off the feature but i haven’t found any way to do so.

tablet weaving! i usually weave with a rigid heddle loom so i’m still getting used to the different setup. i’ve only woven a few practice mockups so far.

i just really like how many different patterns there are in tablet weaving, it’s so satisfying!

wow this looks great! i am also going to be weaving one soon!

is this a tablet weaving pattern?

ok so these sources delve into assimilationist and liberationist history, why the split occurred etc.

Beyond Pink or Blue (Leslie Feinberg Speech) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaRF0Ohb1mg

these journal articles go into more depth and give further historical context to what Leslie is mentioning in hir speech.

Gay Liberation: How a Once Radical Movement Got Married and Settled Down https://sci-hub.hkvisa.net/https://www.jstor.org/stable/24718619

Queering the Panthers: Rhetorical Adjacency and Black/Queer Liberation Politics https://files.libcom.org/files/CorriganQueeringthePanthers2019.pdf

The Queer/Gay Assimilationist Split: The Suits vs. the Sluts https://monthlyreview.org/2001/05/01/the-queergay-assimilationist-split/

i also wanna call attention to a book that comrade YearOfTheCommieDesktop shared in this thread. I haven’t read the Gentrification of the Mind but it looks like a great read and recommendation that is very relevant to these concepts.

all of these are introductory and US-centric so definitely do more research but I think its important to look and fully understand this history so that you can point out similar sentiments of assimilationist and homonormative rhetoric within queer spaces.

all of these sources are historical but queer liberationists haven’t stopped fighting and more often than not, there are anti-assimilationist queer orgs trying to build momentum to re-establish our roots everywhere.

yes exactly this. i just did a lot of research on assimilation and liberationist currents in the queer community for a class very recently. i think i’ll compile some of the resources i found and share for those who don’t know this history once i get up later.

i think you’re misinterpreting that gay people in general were criticized and i don’t think thats fair when looking at the post. it was talking about the intersection of whiteness in gay and queer spaces that can, has, and continues to marginalize Black gay and trans people within those spaces.

this is true, it’s more nostalgia for me lol

i remember that legend of zelda: a link between worlds was lots of fun

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look they are so perfect.

i just wanna post a picture of a cute bug. other images are showing up but all my velvet worm photos are getting blocked or somethin’

ohhhh i’ve been wanting to switch to continental but it’s been hard for me to get the hang of it. i have a hard time holding the needles correctly even while throwing lol. i’ll keep practicing!

i can’t add inline images to my comments like some of you, i try to add it but then it doesn’t show up. does anyone know why?

i feel this, i can only knit like two rows at a time or else my wrists get so unhappy its the worst.

velvet worm! i’m trying to add an adorable picture of one to my comment but i don’t know how to add it so believe me when i say they’re really cute!

i have a grasp on the history already but i wanted to check it out cause it looked like it would go more in depth. i just finished chapter one and wanted to say that this is a very good book so far. the writing is so easy to digest.

thanks for sharing, i hope more people read it.

very helpful ramble, i’m in a similar boat so thanks!