Satsuma @Satsuma@cat.family

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@twotone oof my sympathies

@titania oh wow i would be freezing in that costume! hopefully he has fun and keeps all his toes

@lookitmychicken yeah i don’t think we should go use his proclivity for twinkishness as like “proof” that he’s queer bc theres no such thing. And I know Korea has a whole bunch of stuff going on re:masculinity that I as a USian am not necessarily going to read correctly either.

But I also deff do not agree that being a twink is a neutral concept w/no relation to queer culture

@lookitmychicken 1) while twink has some connotations of body type, you do also have to present yourself the right way (in terms of dress, mannerisms, how you carry yourself) in order to fit the aesthetic
2) that aesthetic was one created by and for a particular subculture queer men

so while a straight man could, hypothetically, make a series of choices that would lead me to think they were a twink, i don’t think it’s something that really happens outside of eg. celebrities who are generally getting styled by other people anyway (and also “made me think they were a twink” doesn’t necessarily mean they are one)

@alyssa @gaditb well, it has every year for the last millennia apparently so it seems p safe to me

@alyssa @gaditb well, not just over the lake, they’d have to remap their whole route if they skipped the going east bit, and would potentially end up in areas without sufficient food/water or that have already been depleted by other groups of monarchs

@gaditb @alyssa dont wanna get lost over a giant lake, and they know this one works, I guess?

@Anke i guess it’s still pretty little in compared to building sized libraries? but yeah it does seem a bit odder in reference to full bookcases

@xieliansbignaturals yayy enjoy your protein shakes!

@titania ok but was it good pavlova

@Forestofglory eggs and rice are a great dinner!

@pixouls ooh nice! i wonder if you could pollinate with a q-tip, the way you can with strawberries (which are also traditionally insect pollinated)