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mossyblu.bsky.social
Cheshire / Taswell
@mossyblu.bsky.social
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twitter transfer, mostly lurking for now, getting the feel for things. adult, any pronouns 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️. no bigots, assholes, trolls.
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magicmooshka.bsky.social
I Am Not Your Asian American Doll: comic originally posted for #AAPIHeritageMonth 2023 (2/2)
Two white silhouettes pose with a selfie stick against the Seoul skyline. White clouds and a plane stand in the pink sky. Below that, red fire consumes the background. Below that still, the background turns to black. Text reads: [YOU FANTASIZE THAT ASIAN COUNTRIES ARE A DREAMLAND YOU CAN ESCAPE TO… ALL THE WHILE IGNORING THE UGLY SCARS COLONIALISM HAS LEFT ON OUR HISTORIES… AND HOW WE ARE STILL PICKING UP THE PIECES IMPERIALISM HAS LEFT BEHIND] A girl with flowing black hair and pink skin weeps into her hands. Her tears are blood, and the wind seems to blow cuts across her body. Text reads: [YOU SPEAK OVER OUR VOICES, BUT YOU ARE SILENT AS WE ARE HARASSED AND KILLED] A white background is consumed by pink and reds at the bottom. Four black panels form a two-by-two grid, each of them showing a sexualized Asian girl drawn in red lines. The first, a girl in an Orientalist belly dancer costume; the second, a girl in a maid dress; the third, a schoolgirl in uniform; the fourth, in an oversexualized qipao with a slit along the thigh. Text reads: [GOD FORBID AN ASIAN PERSON EXISTS OUTSIDE OF YOUR IDEAL CONSUMMABLE PACKAGE: QUIET AND DEMURE AND POLITE AND CUTE] A drawing of a girl with shoulder-length hair and a hanbok against a pink background. A black bar blocks out her eyes, white text on it reading: [I AM NOT YOUR ASIAN AMERICAN DOLL]
May 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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magicmooshka.bsky.social
I Am Not Your Asian American Doll: comic originally posted for #AAPIHeritageMonth 2023 (1/2)
A large pair of unsettling eyes with ringed pink irises stare at a nude pink girl with straight black hair. She is clenched in its oversized white fist. Pink hands of various shades reach up from the bottom of the page. Text reads: [FETISHIZATION IS NOT REPRESENTATION IS NOT APPRECIATION IS NOT RESPECT] A girl with light pink skin and black hair holds a pink glittery mask over her face. It is titled so a single weeping eye is visible. A thick black bar crosses the red background behind her. Text reads: [YOUR GLORIFICATION OF THE PALATEABLE AESTHETICS OF MY CULTURE IS NOT REVERENCE] A chunky black silhouette stands against a pink background covered in images of singing kpop girl idols. Inside the figure, text reads: [AND EVEN AS YOU MEMORIZE THE PHONETICS OF YOUR FAVORITE KPOP CHORUS YOU STILL MISPRONOUNCE MY LAST NAME] An assortment of Asian food on pink dishes is arranged on a black background, including shrimp tempura, chicken curry, gyoza, soup dumplings, pork katsu, white rice, miso soup, kimchi, tteokbokki, kimbap, sushi, and ramen. Text reads: [YOU ENJOY EATING OUR FOOD BUT YOU DENY US A SEAT AT THE TABLE.]
May 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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jessnevins.bsky.social
Okay, so. This happened, apparently:

www.advocate.com/news/tenness...

Libraries put in place precautions against this very thing a long time ago, but still, this is really bad.
out. According to advocates who attended the meeting, James said the chair of the library board, Cody York, who is also the county’s chief information officer, had demanded, just days after she arrived, that she produce a spreadsheet listing patrons’ names, home addresses, ZIP codes, household composition, and the specific books they had checked out.
December 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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phillewis.bsky.social
I’m currently outside of the Kennedy Center:
The building now reads: “The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”
December 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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repbeatty.bsky.social
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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ingenium.bsky.social
self restraint
Painting of a man being grabbed at by multiple black hands with a texture like volcanic glass. One of the hands covers his face leaving only his eyes looking out to the viewer as the other hands tear at his clothes. He holds one of the hands' wrists while his other hand stretches up to cradle the head of a dead swan. His outstretched arm has the exact same odd texture as all the other hands and arms grabbing him. The background is abstract and multicoloured.
April 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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ingenium.bsky.social
Action!
Digital illustration resembling an old newspaper advertisement. Three black horse-shaped things stand together. One has the head of a studio camera, the other has a head like a studio light, while the third has a featureless face with more biomechanical elements. The horses are rendered with an organic, ridged texture, with dull highlights resembling wave-form shapes. In silhouette behind them are more normal-looking horse shapes mimicking their poses. Text in the bottom corner reads 'Lights. Camera. Action'. In the background are four stripes in a gradient from brown to yellow. There is some measure of wave-shaped distortion around the bottom of the picture.
June 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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ingenium.bsky.social
what if it's not me?
Digital painting of a shiny black horse in a foggy twilight field, his head down to view his own reflection in a pool of water. In the pool, he is depicted standing in a field of golden barley, distorted and rippled. The plough constellation shines above him.
November 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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tsundernova.bsky.social
Domestic dispute in public
December 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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comikbook.bsky.social
comms still on sale !
ko-fi.com/lizpenceart
#art #commission #artcommission #oc #dnd
December 10, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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comikbook.bsky.social
reference for a friends character
[ #art #dnd #originalcharacter ]
December 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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dixego.bsky.social
> hates big government
> loves government-enforced borders deportations
> loves government-enforced abortion bans
> loves government-enforced gender
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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shaunvids.bsky.social
pointless to note probably since i'm sure none of them care about being hypocrites but 'big government sucks' followed by 'pro ICE' is really something. i hate big government but i love their anonymous kidnapping squads
chuckb.bsky.social Chuck @chuckb.bsky.social · 19d
USU chapter of Toilet Paper USA. Hatred really ages these college kids. Heavy maga face.
Fuck tpusa
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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slack2thefuture.bsky.social
It would also help if they mentioned that vaccine-hesitant people are more than twice as likely to just have a fear of needles. Source: www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
A review of studies of children showed that "concern around pain and needle fear are barriers to vaccination in about 8 percent of the general population and about 18 percent in the vaccine-hesitant population," McMurtry adds.
December 2, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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astrokatie.com
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
kendrawrites.com Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 21d
I'm so tired of measles.

I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.

Show what measles looks like.
datareport.bsky.social Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 21d
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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itsbabs.bsky.social
on this ✨International Day of Persons with Disabilities✨ are you, at the very least, wearing a mask in indoor public spaces?
itsbabs.bsky.social babs ✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · Jun 14
if you care to think of yourself as an ally to marginalized people, as a comrade of mine, but you are not wearing a respirator at a protest? you’re not wearing one on transit you took to and from? why?

who are your actions in alignment with?
December 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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ladyemily.nebula.tv
Wait I thought this was a stupid freshman in an entry level course, this is from a Junior??????????????
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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ladyemily.nebula.tv
I love whenever articles like this are all “SEE THE UNREASONABLE ANGRY DEMANDS OF THIS SJW TEACHER” and the teacher’s comment are always “please actually cite sources and try not to call your classmates demonic”
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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kissphoria.bsky.social
idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
Trans Professors comment Mel Curth (She/They) November 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM Please note that I am not deducting points because you have certain beliefs, but instead I am deducting point for you posting a reaction paper that does not answer the questions for this assignment, contradicts itself, heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and is at times offensive. While you are entitled to your own personal beliefs, there is an appropriate time or place to implement them in your reflections. I encourage all students to question or challenge the course material with other empirical findings or testable hypotheses, but using your own personal beliefs to argue against the findings of not only this article, but the findings of countless articles across psychology, biology, sociology, etc. is not best practice. You argue that abiding by normative gender roles is beneficial (it is perfectly fine to believe this. but to then say that evervone should act TPUSA OU Trans Professors comment the same, while also saying that people aren't pressured into gendered expectations is contradictory, especially since your arguments reflect a religious pressure to act in gender-stereotypical ways. You can say that strict gender norms don't create gender stereotypes, but that isn't true by definition of what a stereotype is. Please note that acknowledging gender stereotypes does not immediately denote a negative connotation, a nuance this article discusses. Additionally, to call an entire group of people "demonic" is highly offensive, especially a minoritized population. You are entitled to your own beliefs, but this isn't a vague narrative of "society pushes lies," but instead the result of countless years developing psychological and scientific evidence for these claims and directly interacting with the communities involved. You may personally disagree with this, but that TPUSA OU 2 Trans Professors comment doesn't change the fact that every major psychological, medical, pediatric, and psychiatric association in the United States acknowledges that, biologically and psychologically, sex and gender is neither binary nor fixed. I implore you apply some more perspective and empathy in your work. If you personally disagree with the findings, then by all means share your criticisms, but make sure to do so in a way that is appropriate and using the methodology of empirical psychology, as aligned with the learning goals in this class. If you have any additional questions or concerns about this or would like some additional educational resources, I would be happy to discuss this further and provide you with them. 3 TPUSA OU Additional professor Megan Waldron (She/Her/Hers) November 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM Samantha, I am the other instructor for this course, and I have also taken the time to read your paper. I concur with Mel on the grade you received. This paper should not be considered as a completion of the assignment. Everyone has different ways in which they see the world, but in an academic course such as this you are being asked to support your ideas with empirical evidence and higher-level reasoning. I find it concerning that you state at the beginning of your paper that you do not think bullying ("teasing") is a bad thing. In addition, your paper directly and harshly criticizes your peers and their opinions, which are just as valuable as yours. Disagreeing with others is fine, but there is a respectful way to go about it. That goes for discussion posts as well as reaction papers. Please employ more thoughtfulness in your future assignments TPUSA OU
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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kissphoria.bsky.social
Really hard not to see this whole thing as an effort to get a trans person fired from her TA job
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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kissphoria.bsky.social
Like you didn't actually even site the bible, you just vaguely alluded to it?
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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kissphoria.bsky.social
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
Samantha's Essay This article was very thought provoking and caused me to thoroughly evaluate the idea of gender and the role it plays in our society. The article discussed peers using teasing as a way to enforce gender norms. I do not necessarilv see this as a problem. God made male and female and made us differently from each other on purpose and for a purpose. God is very intentional with what He makes, and I believe trying to change that would only do more harm. Gender roles and tendencies should not be considered "stereotypes". Women naturally want to do womanly things because God created us with those womanly desires in our hearts. The same goes for men. God created men in the image of His courage and strength, and He created women in the image of His beauty. He intentionally created women differently than men and we should live our lives with that in mind. TPUSA OU Samantha's Essay 2 It is frustrating to me when I read articles like this and discussion posts from my classmates of so many people trying to conform to the same mundane opinion, so they do not step on people's toes. I think that is a cowardly and insincere way to live. It is important to use the freedom of speech we have been given in this country, and I personally believe that eliminating gender in our society would be detrimental, as it pulls us farther from God's original plan for humans. It is perfectly normal for kids to follow gender "stereotypes" because that is how God made us. The reason so many girls want to feel womanly and care for others in a motherly way is not because they feel pressured to fit into social norms. It is because God created and chose them to reflect His beauty and His compassion in that way. In Genesis, God says that it is not good for man to be alone, so He TPUSA OU Samantha's Essay 3 created a helper for man (which is a woman). Many people assume the word "helper" in this context to be condescending and offensive to women. However, the original word in Hebrew is "ezer kenegdo" and that directly translates to "helper equal to". Additionally, God describes Himself in the Bible using "ezer kenegdo", ≥ or "helper", and He describes His Holy Spirit as our Helper as well. This shows the importance God places on the role of the helper (women's roles). God does not view women as less significant than men. He created us with such intentionally and care and He made women in his image of being a helper, and in the image of His beauty. If leaning into that role means I am "following gender stereotypes" then I am happy to be following a stereotype that aligns with the gifts and abilities God gave me as a woman. TPUSA OU Samantha's Essay I do not think men and women are pressured to be more masculine or feminine. I strongly disagree with the idea from the article that encouraging acceptance of diverse gender expressions could improve students' confidence. Society pushing the lie that there are multiple genders and everyone should be whatever they want to be is demonic and severely harms American youth. I do not want kids to be teased or bullied in school. However, pushing the lie that everyone has their own truth and everyone can do whatever they want and be whoever they want is not biblical whatsoever. The Bible says that our lives are not our own but that our lives and bodies belong to the Lord for His glory. I live my life based on this truth and firmly believe that there would be less gender issues and insecurities in children if they were. raised knowing that they do not belong to themselves, but they belong to the Lord 4 TPUSA OU
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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kobayashimaruu.bsky.social
it's so incredibly obvious and I'm tired of "progressives" giving fascists any benefit of the doubt or any air at all to squeal their death rhetoric. other allies especially need to realize this.
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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jarlent.bsky.social
It's wild that years of wealthy, incredibly powerful people with a compliant media ecosystem across the world has targeted one of the tiniest minorities of any population

And they're still going after TA's and shit
December 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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calafin.bsky.social
And it’s frightening how effective the campaign is being, as well. Allies are being fed so much poison it’s making them harder for us to rely on for empathy. And this is stage one, they’ve explicitly said after this it’s gays, and then another after that.
December 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM