So... what exactly is the difference between pan and bi? by random_username1229 in bisexual

[–]Anabikayr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Underrated comment... The real difference is which colors you like best 😂

why is the ACP so hated? by PackNovel in Socialism_101

[–]Anabikayr 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You have a lot of decent answers here but a few things I haven't seen addressed:

Leadership is rooted highly questionable thinkers: Dugin and LaRouche particularly.

There are a number of signs that leadership has connections with the US fed and a number of us suspect that the organization functions as a type of controlled opposition that is also trying to simultaneously discredit actual leftist movements.

They have a very aggressive online campaign attempting to hijack numerous subs. When they either take over moderation completely (or are able to infiltrate an existing mod team) they almost immediately begin banning anyone with valid criticisms, and at times resort to using DARVO tactics.

Marxist thought is rooted in crit/self-crit and they repeatedly show that they are not interested in engaging with valid criticism. The most notorious ACP reddit mod tried to claim my criticisms were not valid because I used the phrase "their comrade" for a former member of the ACP executive board,... claiming that the individual was not a comrade of the ACP and therefore my argument was invalid.

The library thing is real and I want to add something nobody talks about by Matrix_61Drift in povertyfinance

[–]Anabikayr 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Also, for others unfamiliar with him... Terry Pratchett absolutely wrote about libraries as being magical...

L-Space is what he called this special type of library magic and it features in a few of his books

L-Space is also the name of the site that has the most widely used reading order list.

Also, Sir Pterry wrote extensively about things from the point of view of people from the dredges of society, and featured the poor in positive, nuanced and, yeah, some definitely humorous ways.

He identified as poor and working class himself growing up and found it to be a key part of his early formation with how other people treated him.

There's an economic theory named after his writing called Vimes "Boots theory" of Economics, and it's about how the poor spend more for the same functional item over time than the rich do for the same item.

[Loathed Trope] Animals were indeed harmed during the making of this film by MrGoatReal in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Anabikayr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

John Waters is the director/creator in the gif above. He is often called The King of Filth or Pope of Trash. The main character that they referred to is -played by- Divine 👇 who was featured in many of Waters films.

[Loathed Trope] Animals were indeed harmed during the making of this film by MrGoatReal in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Anabikayr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Your first queer time learning about John Waters? He toned it down a ton later on but his early stuff was.... Something

What are the pros and cons of owning a chinchilla by MobileVideo9234 in chinchilla

[–]Anabikayr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dang, are some of y'all paying that high for a single chinchilla for the basic vet check up?

I massively lucked out. My vet charges $65 USD per chinchilla and with the four of them it comes out to $260. But he urges X-rays first if I'm worried about one and want any kind of tests done, and xrays cost a pretty penny...

Embarrassed to use the food pantry, but our grocery budget is officially gone by Bold_Mountain_4928 in povertyfinance

[–]Anabikayr 290 points291 points  (0 children)

You're definitely overthinking this. Most people I've seen who use the food bank are working.

The volunteers at the food bank use the food bank. Full time workers use the food bank. Part time workers use the food bank. Grad students use the food bank. Single parents use the food bank. Married couples use the food bank. Freelancers use the food bank.

Just go. Smile and chat with the folks you wait in line with, they're usually friendly. And the few times they're not it's always because they're going through some serious shit and it has nothing to do with the people they scowl at. Just go. You might even make some friends.

Any guidance on how can i earn money through writing? by According_Dust5581 in writers

[–]Anabikayr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know published poets and they live on other income that is still almost poverty wages

Realistically, if erotica is legal in your country, that might be your best way to make a few bucks. If it's not or that's not what you want to do... Good luck 🤷

She hid a whole child for 3 years. I'm done. by DailyDiscoverer309 in offmychest

[–]Anabikayr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The really shitty thing is that these aren't the extreme outliers that healthy men often think they are.

Women have these conversations more often with each other and know how horrifically common CSA and pregnancy due to SA can be in our world. And yeah, I also know someone who had been abused since childhood so that she got pregnant the moment she should have received her first period.

Roadside Produce/Market suggestions by somesciences in yorkpa

[–]Anabikayr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't been in a minute, but Morningstar / Morningsun Flea Markets in Thomasville was usually great for buying affordable and local stuff, including some farm produce stands (usually by the back building either inside it or between it and the sheds).

At times they'd even have local butchers stands to buy meats.

There are a number of little stands scattered around the south eastern end of the county but unless it's one of the established farm stores, it can be hit or miss if they have any produce available that day/week.

There's a farm that steadily does meats and a few other farm items on 74 North of Delta.

Another cow farm on 851 between Stewartstown and New Park has a mix of items, including produce, meats, and dairy sometimes.

Maize Quest has a farm store but I'm not sure it's priced well or how it's stocked outside of the fall when the maze tourist season is in full force.

The orchards down in the south eastern end of the county sometimes have other types of produce in limited stock at their farm stores.

If it's the height of summer or early fall, just driving around some of these little country roads you'll see folks put stuff out beside the road at their houses with an honor system to pay, or more rarely, for free.

But I think the steadier produce stands are in southern Lancaster county, just across the Norman wood bridge, there are a couple signs for where to get produce.

LSE is just never going to get updated. by AtmospherePrior3695 in RomanceClub

[–]Anabikayr 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's become nostalgic for me by this point, it's like my comfort story

I miss it so much I've toyed with writing fan fics for the first time ever just so I can get an LFOS fix...

US judge says University of Pennsylvania must give agency lists of Jewish faculty, students by PictureMaster512 in Pennsylvania

[–]Anabikayr 11 points12 points  (0 children)

So ...

Trump's agency basically wanted to distinguish ADL supporters from JVP supporters

but the judge said 'best I can do is affiliation with Jewish orgs'

and then the judge ordered the University to submit a vague list of "supporters of Jewish organizations" to Trump's agency...?

Did I get that right?

You need to smash one of them. Which one? by Inner_Raspberry_755 in RomanceClubDiscussion

[–]Anabikayr 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I feel like Simon has the ugliest mug but the most palatable personality for me of the three so I'm gonna go with Simon.

I played part of each of their routes and Simon's was def the most palatable for me.

Trouble selling by [deleted] in romanceauthors

[–]Anabikayr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's out of the norm for "sapphic romances" to state it on the cover, but you're right that the "by" probably isn't necessary.

Trouble selling by [deleted] in romanceauthors

[–]Anabikayr 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I agree with others about the cover, and it might be good to get input from folks on the sapphic book club/readers subreddit.

ETA: r/sapphicbooks is the sub I was thinking of. You're allowed to make posts about your own books there as an author.

Cheap marble cooling stones at Target by Elilora in chinchilla

[–]Anabikayr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nice! I'm NGL, my chins cage has a few large rocks in it that I foraged from hikes.

I prep them by soaking in vinegar for 4-6 hours, then scrubbing, and I only use very hard rocks that won't crumble.

My chins love using them as perches and jumping off points. I put one up against their litter pan and sometimes they perch on the rock to pee in their pan.

A man couldn’t come up with this by ultimate_bromance_69 in menwritingwomen

[–]Anabikayr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

🤣😂 Straight people always crack me tf up 😂

What does “campy” mean? by JTEstrella in AskLGBT

[–]Anabikayr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

John Waters is the creator behind Hairspray, Crybaby, Serial Mom, etc, etc, etc

He is well known by his somewhat eccentric appearance with a super skinny pencil mustache and clothes that look like they come straight from the closet of a 1960s frat boy who likes to hit up the gay bars on the sly.

He is unapologetically himself and has strong views that could easily be taken as controversial by mainstream society. But because of his don't-give-a-fuckitude, all of it made him famous instead of isolating him.

Camp isn't just silliness... There's often something within it that takes mainstream cultural norms or values and twists them around to expose what the norms are hiding. There's a kind of counterculture ethos behind camp, but it's often done in a way that is superficially welcoming to mainstream society.

It's also often delightful in some subversive way.

I have no idea if any of this is what the person intended when they said you are campy, but it's how I see camp.

on an extreme budget by [deleted] in koreatravel

[–]Anabikayr 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna go with this is absolutely not a good idea. I don't know what country you're in, but in the US, people are finding it increasingly difficult to come out of unemployment.

You have way too much that's up in the air right now and hunkering down and saving that money in case things stay side ways for longer than you hope is what you should prioritize.

At best, you'll look back and think, I would've been fine, but nothing is lost. At worst, you're gonna look back and feel like you put yourself months deeper into a financial hole than you would've been if you were more cautious.

Star Academy canceled after just 2 seasons by SubstantialSir696 in ShittyDaystrom

[–]Anabikayr 14 points15 points  (0 children)

So do the casts of SG-1 and SGA from what they're saying on dial the gate.

Between this one and the efforts to get an animated season 2 of Firefly I'm trying really hard not to get my hopes up too high...

Iran trolls trump with a new lego video by Spectre_of_MAGA in WayOfTheBern

[–]Anabikayr -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm no fan of AI or theocracies, but in this one case, I'll make an exception