ULTRAGOTHA
Merovingian Superhero, #SCA, #FiberArts, #Viking, #SFF #Worldcon. @ULTRAGOTHA on wandering.shop and Absolute Write.
Avatar Description: A stylized U in a Superman-style diamond, colored hot magenta pink.
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- This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So: In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
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View full threadI mean, we all know why. It's still a part of every conversation and every discussion of systemic sexism. But this keeps happening, in every industry, in every setting, and we keep siding with the men. "Oh she was too pretty, she was a temptation." "Oh she made him do it." "Oh she was at fault."
- It's not just the women and girls we know of. It's all their future work, and everything they could have been, and how we build structures that shelter their abusers. It's how a man's future has always been worth more than my past, present, and future combined.
- This is historically inaccurate on two counts: (1) In pre-Enlightenment Europe, only the aristocracy routinely married off teenage girls. Commoners generally married in their 20s. (2) Few adults dropped dead in their 30s/40s. The life expectancy distribution was bimodal (early childhood and 60+).
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- Oh what the literal fuck. I MADE THIS UP. I made it up specifically to be a ridiculous pulp adventure storyline! Not aspirational!
- They built my torment nexus 😫
- Well this is embarrassing
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- Wife: I want a potato. Me: I don't have time to cook potatoes right now. W: No, I want a raw potato. M: ...a raw potato. A big one or a little one? W: A little one. M: You want a little raw potato.... M: You're weird. M: At least it has vitamin C.
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View full threadThis made her laugh. "See, I'm not the only person who likes raw potatoes."

- For Liam.
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- Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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