Itsagoatsa - Rat

oh yeah heres my collection of 2021 headlines that i forgot to post when the year ended

Can't stand how every newly dug up and talked about attraction type, gender, or relationship structure is overly seggsualized.

It's bad enough that there's so few ace/aro and minor friendly queer spaces, that there's more bars and clubs than cafes and hangouts.

But any time an orientation or expression of self is brought back into view, it's always hyper seggsualized.

It just makes everything difficult to talk about when everyone expects that what you're experiencing is all inherently about seggs. Completely looking past and around platonic and emotional relationships and identity, jumping straight to conclusion that it's mostly if not completely about doing the do.

That isn't to say that seggsy content isn't of value and appreciated in it's right time. It's to say that we need more representation of the less hot and steamy side of things. We need a lil more fluff and open spaces.

As a doctor, do you have any hygiene tips you think most people could use hearing? Like things people seem to neglect or do wrong that pop up and cause problems? Thanks!

EARS. Earwax is genetically determined. Some people get dry, scant earwax and others get wet, copious earwax. The biggest mistake I see is relying on Q-tips. Every time you stimulate the inside of your ear canal it makes your ears go “oh shit, there’s a threat! I better make more protective wax!” and next thing you know you’ve managed to jam a bunch of wax you told you ears to make back up against your ear drums and you can’t hear as well. Don’t rely on Q-tips. When you’re in the shower, let warm water run in, mush it around by pushing on your tragus (the cartilage flap in front of the canal), and let it drain. Repeat. Blot dry your ears with the edge of a towel or a Kleenex or something afterwards. If you tend to get really stubborn wax, use Debrox drops once or twice a week.

And vaginas. They’re mucus membranes once you get past the labia majora! You wouldn’t soap the inside of your mouth, don’t soap your vagina! It’s a self cleaning oven and if it smells weird GO SEE A MEDICAL PROVIDER because over the counter shit probably isn’t the right answer.

Dandruff isn’t because your scalp is dry. It’s because of a microorganism called malassezia furfur. It eats scalp oils. Dandruff shampoos mostly work pretty well.

Those are the three I can think of off the top of my head. Never use Irish Spring soap! It’s so heavily fragranced it’s a contact dermatitis waiting to happen! I once had a guy develop full body itching and I was JOKING when I said “what, did you just switch to Irish Spring?” and from then until he died he was convinced I was a witch because I was RIGHT.