I needed to move all my tumblr posts because I'm scared parts of my blog would be lost. I'm not sure if I'm going to be deleted so I'm just trying to be safe.
This is actually hella interesting, bc in simple terms, tigers are extroverts and lions are introverts. There’s more to it, but that’s the gist.
Whenever zoo’s tried to put lions and tigers in the same enclosures, the tiger would eventually try to groom the lioness and play constantly. The lioness would lose patience and snaps at them
So basically what I’m saying is that you have a regal and refined gf who stands at the edge of a balcony during parties, sipping champagne
Then you have the other girl who drank all of the little flutes on the servers platter, and is now drunkenly pointing at her gf and telling everyone that that’s her gf and doesn’t she look beautiful I love her so much
its telling that lgbt goyim (particularly white lgbt goyim) always wanna “reclaim” the pink triangle (a holocaust symbol marking gay jews), while most lgbt jews (especially older ones) never want to “reclaim” it. maaaaaybe it’s bc non-rromani goyim have no actual generational trauma tied to the holocaust so they feel no pain attached to the pink triangle.
in fact, a lot of older lgbt jews who are holocaust survivors (even if they didn’t bear the pink triangle themselves) are triggered by the pink triangle, and plastering it everywhere actively makes lgbt events inaccessible for them, and there are multiple accounts of this actually happening, but WHATEVER
like it’s possible to do important gay rights activism like fighting aids and aids stigma without throwing lgbt jews under the bus. LIKE JUST MAAAAYBE reclaiming a literal NAZI SYMBOL that was used against gay jews and gay rromani as something for ~gay pride~ for the whole community that goyim use willy nilly was a bad idea. but whatever. and no the fact that its been used by clueless lgbt goyim for decades doesn’t make it fine.
but anyway im just gonna get a bunch of people commenting “omg goyische gays were killed in the holocaust too u know” bc no one on this site has any critical thinking skills
like just. maybe don’t use a nazi symbol that’s full name is “the pink triangle badge of the third reich” as your gay pride symbol. this symbol might not carry pain for you, but it does for so many jewish and rromani people.
there’s even a specific variation of the rainbow flag with a black stripe at the bottom called the “victory over aids flag” that was created in the 1980s during the aids crisis, it is a much more appropriate symbol to use for world aids day activism.
Since once in a blue moon I actually discover a decent rule for adulting, and since I know I have followers a few years younger than me who are just entering the workforce, I want to tell you about a very important phrase.
“I won’t be available.”
Imagine you’re at work and your boss asks you to come in on Saturday. Saturday is usually your day off–coming in Saturdays is not an obligation to keep your job. Maybe you were going to watch a movie with a friend, or maybe you were just going to lie in bed and eat ice cream for eight hours, but either way you really, really don’t want to give up your day off.
If you consider yourself a millennial you’ve probably been raised to believe you need to justify not being constantly at work. And if you’re a gen-Z kid you’re likely getting the same toxic messages that we did. So in a situation like that, you might be inclined to do one of three things:
Tell your boss you’d rather not give up your day off. Cave when they pressure you to come in anyway, since you’re not doing anything important.
Tell your boss you’d rather not give up your day off. Over-apologize and worry that you looked bad/unprofessional.
Lie and say you’ve got a doctor’s appointment or some other activity that feels like an adequate justification for not working.
The fact is, it doesn’t matter to your boss whether you’re having open heart surgery or watching anime in your underwear on Saturday. The only thing that affects them is the fact that you won’t be at work. So telling them why you won’t be at work only gives them reason to try and pressure you to come in anyway.
If you say “I won’t be available,” giving no further information, you’d be surprised how often that’s enough. Be polite and sympathetic in your tone, maybe even say “sorry, but I won’t be available.” But don’t make an excuse. If your boss is a professional individual, they’ll accept that as a ‘no’ and try to find someone else.
But bosses aren’t always professional. Sometimes they’re whiny little tyrants. So, what if they pressure you further? The answer is–politely and sympathetically give them no further information.
“Are you sure you’re not available?” “Sorry, but yes.”
“Why won’t you be available?” “I have a prior commitment.” (Which you do, even if it’s only to yourself.)
“What’s your prior commitment?” “Sorry, but that’s kind of personal.”
“Can you reschedule it?” “I’m afraid not. Maybe someone else can come in?”
If you don’t give them anything to work with, they can’t pressure you into going beyond your obligations as an employee. And when they realize that, they’ll also realize they have to find someone else to come in and move on.
IMPORTANT!! PLEASE READ!!
Just like with many other parts of life, learn to say ‘no’ to people. You are important. Don’t kill yourself for another person, esp. if they are your boss.
made this to send out my energy and positivity to those who wish to take the opportunity to grab it, reblog for a light or sign through your path if you’re lost, to easily set your goals, for protection, for luck, to bloom, and to achieve.
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