“We chose the term “asexual” to describe ourselves because both “celibate” and “anti-sexual” have connotations we wished to avoid: the first implies that one has sacrificed sexuality for some higher good, the second that sexuality is degrading or somehow inherently bad. “Asexual”, as we use it, does not mean “without sex” but “relating sexually to no one”. This does not, of course, exclude masturbation but implies that if one has sexual feelings they do not require another person for their expression. Asexuality is, simply, self-contained sexuality.”
And that’s only the date that Manifesto was written, so asexuals as members of a community must have existed at least some time before that.
So, no: we are not just Tumblr trenders. Get out of here with that.
supporting my asexual friends and foes by rebbloging this
It’s 50 years this month since the first version of the Asexual Manifesto was written. Aces have been writing about our experiences under this name for at least half a century. We are not an internet fad.
Americans are kept deliberately in the dark about how uniquely terrible their private for-profit healthcare system is compared to international socialized alternatives if they were made more aware that things didn’t have to be like this that their sense of exceptionalism was misplaced and they were suffering for it there would be a lot less tolerance of the status quo.
Propaganda also makes people constantly believe that america has the best health care which is why it’s so expensive. they say the trade off for the best healthcare in the world is that it costs your entire life savings when that just isn’t the case.
“Oh in other countries you have such a long wait though! here you can get in quickly if you just pay 3x the cost of a house!” “Oh but the free healthcare in other countries just isn’t as good as in america. I want the best not just good” “I shouldn’t have to pay for other peoples expenses!” (Ignoring the fact that they already do with taxes.)
American capitalism really has created a bubble around the country to make people believe that this is the price we pay for the “best” healthcare in the world, ignoring the fact 99% of americans can’t even afford to get this “best” healthcare.
Death Note is so funny, actually, because the entire first half is just L going, “So, I think you’re a serial killer. It just seems likely.” And then Light goes, “Would you still say that if I did – THIS?” *performs a bunch of social cues that make himself seem trustworthy* And L, who is incredibly autistic and only has to interface with as much of this as he feels like analyzing manually, is like “…Are you done?” And Light’s like, “What? I mean, I guess.” And L goes, “Great. As I was saying –” Meanwhile everybody fucking else is in the background going, “NOW HANG ON, MAYBE WE SHOULD HEAR LIGHT OUT.”
The Outbursts of Everett True was a comic strip that ran in papers from 1905 to 1927, wherein the aforementioned Everett True regularly beat the everliving shit out of rude people as a warning to anyone else who might consider being rude. Men have not only been taking up too much room on public transport for about as long as public transport has existed, but the people around them have been irritated about it for at least a hundred years. The next time someone tries to claim that manspreading is a false phenomenon, please direct them to this strip so that Everett True can correct their misconceptions with an umbrella upside the head.
I have never before heard of Everett True, but if he âregularly beat the everliving shit out of rude people as a warning to anyone else who might consider being rude,â I have a strong spiritual connection with him.
I fucking love him
i can imagine this guyâs voice very clearly in my head but i couldnât put a name to itÂ
He also jabs racists in the eye!
I love the justice grandpa of fists
Iâm very lucky to own a book thatâs a collection of most of these comics (sadly not all of them) and would highly recommend hunting these down if you can. Sorry for the lack of a scanner but phone photos will just have to do.
He was a enjoyable cuss who didnât care for war mongering.
Especially profitable war mongering and excuses for it!
He certainly didnât like selfish husbands and fathers!
Politicians who turned on their words once they got theirs werenât safe.
He said fuck the police!
He absolutely didnât like people ruining little things for kids.
He stood up for foreigners. Especially those doing their best to communicate with limited second language knowledge.
He was not having any tomfoolery when it came to gun safety and laws. Especially with youth involved.
You had better not abuse a animal with him nearby. Heâd right that wrong real quick!
And best of all him and his wife were both prickly cusses together. Relationship goals.
I have a new role model
đ
âjustice grandpa of fistsâ
Itâs nice to see a fat dude in a political cartoon thatâs NOT being used as shorthand for greed and corruption.
Hes like the personification of motherfucker unlimited
Reblogging this newer version of this thread with so many more strips I havenât seenâŚwhy did this character ever disappear. Where did you go, Everett.
