Kit, the thinking woman's crumpet
@criticalkit.bsky.social
they/them. Scholar at the intersection of children's literature and video games. Incorrigible nerd. My footnotes have footnotes.
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As I was saying: "The two parties are unconsciously regarded as akin to a husband and wife in a traditional marriage in which it's the job of the wife to placate and soothe the husband and help him realize his goals or be held responsible for his outbursts and outrages."
The She Made Him Do It Theory of Everything
The rhetoric and logic of the abuse of power operates similarly at all scales, which is why I've found feminism such useful equipment for understanding authoritarians in public and political life. Bec...
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January 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
As I was saying: "The two parties are unconsciously regarded as akin to a husband and wife in a traditional marriage in which it's the job of the wife to placate and soothe the husband and help him realize his goals or be held responsible for his outbursts and outrages."
excited to announce both my parents are on snapchat, so I can now easily send them videos of my cats
more excited to announce my cat-aganda has been successful and they're seriously considering getting a cat (or two??) at the end of January
more excited to announce my cat-aganda has been successful and they're seriously considering getting a cat (or two??) at the end of January
January 10, 2026 at 6:06 PM
excited to announce both my parents are on snapchat, so I can now easily send them videos of my cats
more excited to announce my cat-aganda has been successful and they're seriously considering getting a cat (or two??) at the end of January
more excited to announce my cat-aganda has been successful and they're seriously considering getting a cat (or two??) at the end of January
I work on a somewhat diffuse college campus in the city and i hate that anytime I hear sirens go by part of me wonders if a mass shooting has begun
January 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I work on a somewhat diffuse college campus in the city and i hate that anytime I hear sirens go by part of me wonders if a mass shooting has begun
it's actually de Quervain's tenosynovitis and i am doing my PT exercises SO diligently
Woolhaven better not release until I fix my tendonitis
January 7, 2026 at 12:13 AM
it's actually de Quervain's tenosynovitis and i am doing my PT exercises SO diligently
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I cannot emphasize enough the importance of finding one constructive real world offline thing you can do to use your particular skills in service of fighting fascism as a psychological defense against the constant drumbeat of fuckery
my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
January 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of finding one constructive real world offline thing you can do to use your particular skills in service of fighting fascism as a psychological defense against the constant drumbeat of fuckery
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You ever think about how the Roman Senate kept meeting centuries into the reigns of emperors. Hanging out, shooting the shit, giving speeches, and play-acting that their positions of privilege remained positions of power.
January 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM
You ever think about how the Roman Senate kept meeting centuries into the reigns of emperors. Hanging out, shooting the shit, giving speeches, and play-acting that their positions of privilege remained positions of power.
we all have a bug to bear
January 4, 2026 at 12:08 AM
we all have a bug to bear
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Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
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If YOU like creepy Crustaceans and enamel pins then I'd love for you to follow my Warped Ocean project launching in 20 days time! 😁
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
(Had to redo this post because I used the wrong link lol!)
#crab #artShop #sciArt #illustration #Pintopia
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
(Had to redo this post because I used the wrong link lol!)
#crab #artShop #sciArt #illustration #Pintopia
January 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
If YOU like creepy Crustaceans and enamel pins then I'd love for you to follow my Warped Ocean project launching in 20 days time! 😁
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
(Had to redo this post because I used the wrong link lol!)
#crab #artShop #sciArt #illustration #Pintopia
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
(Had to redo this post because I used the wrong link lol!)
#crab #artShop #sciArt #illustration #Pintopia
plz explain why a gentle 40 minute PT appointment for my wrist tenosynovitis has resulted in full body fatigue
January 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
plz explain why a gentle 40 minute PT appointment for my wrist tenosynovitis has resulted in full body fatigue
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First art of 2026. Setting the tone.
January 2, 2026 at 12:11 AM
First art of 2026. Setting the tone.
just got a public works notification that gets worse with each paragraph
December 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
just got a public works notification that gets worse with each paragraph
no u played 104 hours of slay the spire on your phone this month
December 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
no u played 104 hours of slay the spire on your phone this month
all good anime asks: what if white-haired boy violent 😈😈😈
and also: what if white-haired boy soft ☺️☺️☺️
and also: what if white-haired boy soft ☺️☺️☺️
December 27, 2025 at 4:03 AM
all good anime asks: what if white-haired boy violent 😈😈😈
and also: what if white-haired boy soft ☺️☺️☺️
and also: what if white-haired boy soft ☺️☺️☺️
me as an adjunct who rents: i am never teaching somewhere 1.5 hours away again
me as an adjunct with a mortgage: 6k straight to the principal, tho
me as an adjunct with a mortgage: 6k straight to the principal, tho
December 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
me as an adjunct who rents: i am never teaching somewhere 1.5 hours away again
me as an adjunct with a mortgage: 6k straight to the principal, tho
me as an adjunct with a mortgage: 6k straight to the principal, tho
when I asked for front-page news out of the white house for Christmas, this wasn't what I meant
December 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
when I asked for front-page news out of the white house for Christmas, this wasn't what I meant
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Fuck AI. Fuck cringe. Just make weird art and share it.
The point is you had an emotion or a thought or an urge and you chased it. Maybe the original idea changed as you shaped it into art or you changed as you made it. Art = transformation = human.
Effort isn't wasted when it enriches yourself.
The point is you had an emotion or a thought or an urge and you chased it. Maybe the original idea changed as you shaped it into art or you changed as you made it. Art = transformation = human.
Effort isn't wasted when it enriches yourself.
December 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Fuck AI. Fuck cringe. Just make weird art and share it.
The point is you had an emotion or a thought or an urge and you chased it. Maybe the original idea changed as you shaped it into art or you changed as you made it. Art = transformation = human.
Effort isn't wasted when it enriches yourself.
The point is you had an emotion or a thought or an urge and you chased it. Maybe the original idea changed as you shaped it into art or you changed as you made it. Art = transformation = human.
Effort isn't wasted when it enriches yourself.
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The running theme between the Epstein story, banning trans healthcare for minors, religious homeschooling and the complaints about adult children estranging themselves is a fundamental American belief that children are property with no rights of their own
America is a culture of child abuse. Ask any survivor - we find one another, we form networks and communities.
The true scale of it would stagger and sicken you, and so it is buried, it is swept under the rug, it is denied and the survivors are silenced by whatever means are necessary.
The true scale of it would stagger and sicken you, and so it is buried, it is swept under the rug, it is denied and the survivors are silenced by whatever means are necessary.
Government of pedophiles. They're all tainted with this for the rest of their lives.
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The running theme between the Epstein story, banning trans healthcare for minors, religious homeschooling and the complaints about adult children estranging themselves is a fundamental American belief that children are property with no rights of their own
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I've drawn 40+ cats reading books for authors and readers both.
$75 for a drawing of any cat (your cat, friend's cat, imaginary cat) reading any book (literary fiction, beach read, comics, academic treatise). You get the digital illustration file.
Makes a great Holiday gift. (Just sayin'.)
DM me
$75 for a drawing of any cat (your cat, friend's cat, imaginary cat) reading any book (literary fiction, beach read, comics, academic treatise). You get the digital illustration file.
Makes a great Holiday gift. (Just sayin'.)
DM me
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I've drawn 40+ cats reading books for authors and readers both.
$75 for a drawing of any cat (your cat, friend's cat, imaginary cat) reading any book (literary fiction, beach read, comics, academic treatise). You get the digital illustration file.
Makes a great Holiday gift. (Just sayin'.)
DM me
$75 for a drawing of any cat (your cat, friend's cat, imaginary cat) reading any book (literary fiction, beach read, comics, academic treatise). You get the digital illustration file.
Makes a great Holiday gift. (Just sayin'.)
DM me
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Quick still life, pixelart, 12 colors
December 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Quick still life, pixelart, 12 colors
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went feral for a longaberger basket at the family yankee swap. buying a condo has turned me into my mother.
December 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
went feral for a longaberger basket at the family yankee swap. buying a condo has turned me into my mother.
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How the nyt used the Cass report to restart its anti-trans propaganda campaign in the US:
Coverage of the report was initially assigned to a nyt UK correspondent, usual practice for a UK report. The story being prepared cited critics who called Cass a shoddy, political document that defied science
Coverage of the report was initially assigned to a nyt UK correspondent, usual practice for a UK report. The story being prepared cited critics who called Cass a shoddy, political document that defied science
One reason the NYT has burned its credibility with trans people is that they still cite the discredited Cass report in reporting on trans healthcare. Never the German, Utah, or other systematic reviews supporting care. They also never provide the political context behind restrictions in care.
December 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
How the nyt used the Cass report to restart its anti-trans propaganda campaign in the US:
Coverage of the report was initially assigned to a nyt UK correspondent, usual practice for a UK report. The story being prepared cited critics who called Cass a shoddy, political document that defied science
Coverage of the report was initially assigned to a nyt UK correspondent, usual practice for a UK report. The story being prepared cited critics who called Cass a shoddy, political document that defied science