To all English or non-Japanese speakers–for reference, to access more Jeam content from Japanese speakers that isn’t tagged in English (esp. on twitter):
I want stuffed animals, and big knit sweaters, and cute trinkets, and wall art, and all kinds of plants to decorate my room with. But I also want to be as minimalist as possible so I don’t spend all of my money and dont have so much to haul if I move. Do you see my problem?
You know I love this line, because Mabel is not dumb. She knows darn well she’s being insulted, but not only does she like to give people the benefit of the doubt because she’s such a kind and positive person, she genuinely sees no reason why a fat old lady can’t be awesome and great. Nor should any of us.
People who think gender essentialization explains violence against women are either willfully ignorant or straight up rape and abuse apologists.
“Men are inherently more sexual and violent” is literally the same thing as “boys will be boys”, it positions the phenomenon as natural and not the result of a patriarchal society in which violence against women is normalized.
It’s really funny seeing people call themselves “radicals” believing this
THANK YOU!! I was really a click away from posting the same thing the other day but I decided against it because I couldn’t word it just right.