Latest Posts by nicetohaveafriend - Page 5

Am i cute

Yes

Who knows, if she never showed up, what could’ve been

Taylor Swift photographed by Beth Garrabrant for “folklore” Album Photoshoot

There’s this ableist idea that the default is for people to have zero disabilities and mental illnesses. That’s why there’s a concept of there being “too many diagnoses” - because people totally assume there’s like, a Perfectly Normal Human to begin with and that that idealized body has zero brain issues or disabilities.

And that’s so wrong. That’s just as wrong as assuming non-intersex, cishet middle-class white guys are the Perfectly Normal Human of which everyone else is an imperfect copy.

We’re not made from a mould. We have endless variations and they aren’t divergence from some Perfectly Normal Copy, they’re literally the way life functions. There is no perfect copy. There are only variations, some of which have the privilege of being normalized.

But privileged people see themselves as the default, and “too many differences” can seem “made up” to them, because they’re not used to relating to people who are different. Unfortunately we mentally ill/disabled people absorb this idea too and it’s really hard to unlearn it when we’re stuck in a society that’s constantly reinforcing it.

We have to be gentle with ourselves and with each other and work on normalizing variations like mental illnesses, disabilities, etc., so the focus can be on meeting the needs of people who have them instead of just surviving ableism.

Taylor being a soft little angel.

Part 2!

I know that this goes so much deeper than just song lyrics. But I believe her lyrics are so beautiful and personal that they are the best place to start. Enjoy! 💕🌼

Part 1 :

https://kaylorkerfuffle.tumblr.com/post/622039304597848065/when-you-see-them-back-to-back-like-thisvery

TAYLOR SWIFT @ 2019 iHeartRadio Wango Tango presented by The JUVÉDERM® Collection of Dermal Fillers at Dignity Health Sports Park on June 01, 2019 in Carson, California.

When you see them back to back like this...very compelling in my opinion 😂💕🌼

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I wish I was strong enough to lift not one but both of us

⭑･ﾟﾟ･*:༅｡.｡༅:*ﾟ:*:✼✿✼:*ﾟ:༅｡.｡༅:*･ﾟﾟ･⭑ ﾟ･⭑

Reminder that Stonewall wasn’t about marriage equality. Stonewall was about police brutality. It was about systemic abuse and subordination. Stonewall was spearheaded by black trans women. As we celebrate Pride 2020, within the context of the Black Lives Matter riots, it’s imperative that we remember that.

Riots in protest of police brutality are the reason that we have more rights today. Do not forget your roots.

You can’t celebrate Pride while simultaneously condemning the Black Lives Matter riots and protests that are happening right now. Know your history.

Someone put red paint on the "Serve and Protect" sculpture at the Salt Lake City police building and it is such a powerful statement.

"Good art should disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed." -C.A.C.

Just a reminder because apparently people don’t realize this, but the rainbow gay pride flag isn’t like…a gay male pride flag? it was literally meant as a pride flag for everyone in the community. not that there’s anything wrong with specific identities having their own flag, but i keep seeing ppl post flag sets as if the rainbow ride flag only represents gay men and saying that not including every single other flag known in existence means you’re excluding people when no it’s not the rainbow flag is for everyone

Say it with me kids:

A 👏BISEXUAL 👏 PERSON 👏 SHOULD 👏 NOT 👏 HAVE 👏 TO 👏 PRESENT 👏 THEIR 👏ROMANTIC 👏HISTORY 👏TO 👏PROVE 👏TO 👏YOU👏 THEY 👏ARE 👏BISEXUAL

you truly do not exist for other ppl’s consumption and your existence is not hinged on making others happy and comfortable by stifling and hiding and crushing and editing parts of yourself to be less than who you really are

embrace the new sun !!

Taylor Swift attends the “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology” 2016 Met Gala

some memes I made to express my current frustrations with academia feel free to add your own

🍷 🐍 biiig isolation 🐍 🍷

Chely Wright, Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer / Taylor & Karlies Big Sur Trip

Fixed it! ‘It’s Nice To Have A Friend’ music video be like... if I hear one more person say this song is about platonic female friendship I will scream. It’s gay and specifically the gay experience. Period!

If you lost your teenage years to mental illness and/or trauma, I just want you to know that you did not "miss out on the best years of your life" and that it isn't actually too late for you to have fun, explore yourself and grow into the person you want to be. There's still plenty of time for all of that. I promise.

dancing with our hands tied

Taylor Swift / Harper’s Bazaar November 2012

Taylor Swift / ELLE March 2013