Watching Hannibal With My Mum To See When She Notices The Gay

watching hannibal with my mum to see when she notices the gay

this is my leg hair acceptance journey (for anyone interested)

i'm still not there yet but my perception has changed

before starting, even with my legs covered in winter i'd shave everything (even my arms and back)

then i started letting it grow in winter and still shaving/waxing in summer

i did that for a few years and last summer i decided to keep my leg hair, only to bleach it (cuz it's very dark)

i even went to the beach with it in a bikini and it wasn't easy but it was surprising how not so many people noticed, although i was only with family so it definitely helped feeling more comfortable

i've progressively gotten used to seeing myself with leg hair and i like the feeling of it now and would rather not shave anymore

i still have trouble fully accepting it though, i still don't like how my leg hair looks with more feminine clothing such as skirts or dresses, and i'm not sure i'd be willing to wear shorts to work with leg hair yet (i'm thinking of waxing at first and letting it grow out again so that i can slowly get used to having more and more leg hair in a work/public setting)

basically, it takes a lot of work, and a lot of time, but it is possible to free yourself from this gender norm and it's very cool not having to be obsessed with every unshaved hair and not having to spend a lot of time and money shaving/waxing (also a lot less pain and less blood)

i'm lucky to hang out with mostly women who have the same mindset as me on body hair

i did get comments from my dad but a little feminist lecture put a stop to them

so next step is in a work environment which will be very hard bcs they're not the most progressive bunch but i'll try

why does that one part in lan wangji's character song sound like the avengers theme song lmaoo

I saw people do this & adopted it myself, and it’s actually been super helpful—set a daily reminder to do your arab.org click of the day. It has been said ad nauseam at this point, but if each person in the thousands of people who engage on palestine posts clicked on this, we’d be raising thousands in revenue towards humanitarian aid. Don’t think your one little click is unnecessary. It adds up fast—but only if you actually do it.

A lot of people asked how they can help if they don’t have funds to spare. This is the most passive way to raise donations towards Palestinian aid.

SUPPORT PALESTINIAN BUSINESSES

while it’s important for us to protest, raise awareness, boycott, and pressure our governments… it is also important that we appreciate palestinian people and palestinian culture. they are more than just victims. they are artists, entrepreneurs, fashion designers, movie makers, writers, musicians, scholars—they are people. so let’s celebrate all that makes palestinians who they are by supporting their businesses and showing our appreciation and solidarity.

FASHION

hirbawi

handmade in palestine

pali roots

watan studio

bella hijabs

falastini brand

kuvrd

levantinian

dār collective

wear the peace

west bank apparel

anat international

inaash

nöl collective

deerah

pali apparel

trashy clothing

barriersdenmix

nola creates

zaytoona stitches

lays embroidery

lubna palestine

haneenawadalla

thobe sitti - palestinian thrift store

natalie tahhan

halimeh

rami kashoú

BEAUTY & WELLNESS

sea of herbs

sitti soap - also sell keffiyeh

yafa queen

olive & heart

the dirty lamb

pressology

the soap dispensary - the business itself is not palestinian but they are selling “nablus soaps” (made in the 13th century old tradition of soap-making from nablus) and all the proceeds from the sales will be donated to PCRF

JEWELLERY

nominal jewellery

nurnei

stated

diana jewels

ARTS AND CRAFTS

tatreez and tea

folkglory

palitatreez

shalabiyeh

the tatreez circle - join tatreez workshops

HOME & LIFESTYLE

hilweh market

darzah

viva little things

fyrouzi ceramics

el bustan

the rustik home

BOOKS

interlink publishing

booklink booksellers

maamoul press - art, books, clothes, etc

crescent moon bookstore

FOOD

zatoun oil

canaan palestine

olive odyssey

knafeh queens

the coffee queens

luluscrackers

MISC.

shop palestine

NOTE: philz coffee is no longer palestinian owned and have been forbidding employees from wearing pins in support of palestine. take your business elsewhere.

*please follow @/books_palestine on instagram for more fun ways to support palestinians and celebrate palestinian culture. half of this list was made based off of their post (you’ll see in older reblogs i’d included the infographics they’d made. but i’ve since removed them bc i’ve made the list longer and organised it a bit differently to their list. did keep the first page on their infographic though ^^)

—edited 23/1/24

Louise never heard about puppy love 'Cause they don't know that term in France