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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 12h

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one of my favorite pop culture creators and a longtime swiftie

Replying to @Racconator yeah intentionality doesn't matter. Because consciously or not, someone has intentions here. I decided to make the video I was struggling to make for you guys, putting it all t...

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onion person @junlper.beer · 14h

yesterday on twitter, some of the biggest far right doxxing users were suspended and then elon musk caught wind, and reinstated them. get everyone you can off twitter. it is firmly a pro-doxxing-if-you’re-far-right platform

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

Miss Major has passed away. We've lost an icon for the ages. Rest in power.

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Miss Major with long wavy gray hair sits outdoors in a chair, wearing a brightly colored geometric-patterned dress. She looks thoughtful and serene, with her hands resting in her lap. Trees and plants surround her in the background, giving the scene a peaceful setting. The image appears as a social media post with text and engagement icons below.

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 1d

oh halloween…. will never beat my Sue Sylvester costume so why even try

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 1d

now who the hell are dan and phil

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 1d

this is carceral culture! we all suffer in a society that only knows how to punish rather than confront the natural cycle of rupture and repair in human relationships

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 1d

the inability to acknowledge mistakes that are seen as “cancellable” offenses is reflective of our punitive culture. in a society where everyone views morality as good vs. bad, us vs. them… there’s no room for addressing harm in a meaningful way, leaving room for repair and growth

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 1d

it’s okay to sit with the discomfort of your fave artist fucking up. she is not a god or an infallible person. she’s a neoliberal white woman from Pennsylvania lmao as if she doesn’t have unconscious racial bias — like we all do!

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 1d

does using terminology with inappropriate racial undertones make Taylor an evil white supremacist?? no, it doesn’t. but that doesn’t negate the need for accountability nor are fans who feel hurt by this “overreacting.”“satire” does not explain it away.

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 1d

“but other POC Swifties are saying it’s fine!!” …. you do know that marginalized people of any group are not a monolith?? some folks saying “I’m not offended actually” does not mean you discount the voices and perspectives who’ve clearly stated why something is harmful! big brain take, I know!

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 1d

when *countless* POC speak on something being a microaggression, I shut the fuck up and listen rather than getting defensive (over a white woman billionaire’s words, no less)

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 2d

omg you’re in for a RIDE 🫣 so good!!

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 3d

people watching at an amusement park in middle of nowhere america goes CRAZY

mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 4d

I’m soooo late but wow Jury Dury is hilarious

mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 4d

just watched The Watermelon Woman for the first time and 😭 such a gorgeous film

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taber @kvetch.gay · 26d

are things bad? yes. do I think it is wise to take in this true fact and conclude that you are the Main Character and are in specific personal danger of a worst-case scenario you just made up in your head or read from somebody online whose posts are always in the form of a panic attack? no. I do not

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 4d

lmaooo my mf boys

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 4d

just rewatched the episode of glee where the kids are all fantasizing about coach beast….. ryan murphy count your days omfg

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 4d

I am a gaylor but at the end of the day my praxis is marxist feminism lol

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 4d

I hope folks can wholly embody the values they’re dying to see in this woman. Unapologetically queer, radical, and revolutionary. As we escalate into authoritarian rule, I can promise you that TS isn’t going to be throwing bricks or bailing folks out of jail. We take care of us — the 1% will never

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 4d

latching onto who taylor *marketed* herself to be in 2018-19, but she has since entirely abandoned the liberal activist persona. I’m a failed coming out truther myself! but again, that era is long gone. her only commitment is to capitalism — retaining power & wealth. she’s made that abundantly clear

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 4d

imo this belief that taylor swift will be a hero — flipping the industry on its head, staging a large scale performance art piece — is more reflective of queer fans grappling with their political disempowerment and fear. desperate for tides to turn

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mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like the only fashion girly entirely underwhelmed by the sandy liang x gap collab… sandy is a top 5 designer for me but I just think the execution fell flat :/ my wallet breathes a sigh of relief

mads @sheloveshotdogs.bsky.social · 4d

that woman’s greed is truly biblical lmao the sweatshop merch remains hideous

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