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[@OneTopic2]

bees 🐝 let me know! 💜

[@OneTopic]

i hope they do!

[@Lilaclightning12]

@@OneTopic me too

[@autisticfanontheinternet4913]

Bees are cute but they scare me with buzzing

[@evi_lution]

@@Lilaclightning12 I conquer

[@stillalivingspecimen]

Video just uploaded. Wondering if this is going to get an explanation. Update: There’s a reason why OT videos always makes me happy.

[@fangchick93]

"I have limited sympathy for men who run their ships into the rocks to get the attention of mermaids" is everything. Great phrase that I will be using

[@Slithermotion]

I don't know... Have you ever had an internal conversation jn your head and it sounded funny or educated but when saying those sentence in a group it just sounds weird? This is one of those...

[@Iminsideyourhouse-k4e]

What if it was a girl running her ship to get the attention of mermaids because damn I wouldn’t mind doing that 🤭

[@oliveryeoman6207]

@@Iminsideyourhouse-k4e Depends on whether it was a gesture of love or a consequence of ego.

[@neuralmute]

@@oliveryeoman6207 I call my nieces little mermaids, (they swim, surf and paddleboard like they were born to it!), so it's *definitely* an expression of love! That, and "Your Auntie is a lousy sailor!"

[@Kartoffelkamm]

Man: "This woman looks pretty. She must be wanting my attention." (dies) Woman: (sigh) "There goes another one."

[@TheClick]

if you put googly eyes on a sock it can be a good friend

[@meatkirbo]

This is the entire concept behind Flork's comics

[@fionafiona1146]

Wormbo hates this trick.

[@OneTopic]

i put googly eyes on you so why aren’t you a good friend

[@TheClick]

@@OneTopic who said I was your friend

[@TheClick]

... because its so much more than that uwu

[@seanmurphy3430]

"Teeth are not bones, but teeth are skeleton" has the same energy as "butt is legs".

[@ellecharlie6822]

‘My body is a temple but I am the god to whom it is devoted’ Damn, that’s… actually really epic!

[@meztlistormheart2636]

"Women should get swol" Please note, Luisa is the best selling Encanto character by far. Girls don't want to be pretty princesses.. we want to be scary strong.

[@AndiTheRat]

For me it's half and half, I want to be able to beat my dad when wrestling, and am in karate, but on the other hand I dressed up as Elsa to dance to fur elise with my younger sister, and I wanted to have the floofy dress but it didn't fit 😔😔😔

[@hannahwatermelon]

Also, the producers or something didn't want Luisa to be as buff as she is, even though her power is strength they still wanted her to not have muscles, but the creators pushed and she got the muscles.

[@HelloHamburger]

@@hannahwatermelon Imagine being as strong or stronger than a God and having noodle arms. P.S. I am not sure if that is more awesome or more pathetic looking. Like, where would the muscles go? Are they strong without actually having muscles.

[@rishabaknapuram8000]

not all girls u mean? my sis likes to be pretty an says ur strong enough for both of us and makes me do all work

[@AuntLoopy123]

@@AndiTheRat You know, you can alter clothes to fit, right? Make the clothes fit the body, not the body fit the clothes.

[@aaasht2606]

"Mary Shelley walked so bone stealing tumblr witches could run" Beautiful, just beautiful.

[@axofbrevity]

I used to be a woman in STEM. Turns out it wasn't for me! Now I'm a guy in STEM!

[@Ew_itsGabbie]

Stooooop thats so cute😭😭

[@CameronQX]

nice

[@axofbrevity]

@@Ew_itsGabbie no YOU'RE cute!

[@bidibdibombom]

plot twist :0 good for you btw!

[@shinyaltaria1388]

@@Ew_itsGabbie Frogge

[@justapanpirate]

Actually, my moms answer to me not wanting kids was “good, I don’t want grandchildren”. Working with 0 - 5 y/o for 30+ years has been more than enough.

[@Marth228]

Not only did Katherine Applegate write Animorphs, but her daughter is trans and she's been nothing but supportive

[@average_oddity]

Awww yess we love that

[@mackback319]

speaking of famous people with transfemme kids, colin mochrie's daughter was in one of the nostalgia critic movies (pre-transition)

[@mitchell_exists]

girlboss

[@letoplaz8139]

Awwww

[@korrafey1044]

Ayy at least one of my childhood authors has my back. I loved her books

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

"No children? Your parents will be sad." I'm not living for my parents, now am I?

[@Oktobot12]

Alternatively: it's ok, they're both dead! 😃

[@BBQSaa]

I’m sayin

[@monus782]

If my own parents were to find out that I've become an atheist from the good Catholic boy that I was they'd probably be both sad and pissed, me not wanting kids and considering a vasectomy would be the cherry on top (as my siblings don't seem to want kids either, I'm the youngest so it does seem that the bloodline will end with me).

[@markgrey5360]

Damn right! 👍👍

[@codalake7955]

If my parents want another kid, they can adopt one themselves

[@waterunderthebridge7950]

It’s actually really common for women in science to keep their maiden name after marriage so as to not lose the accomplishments that are associated with it

[@gabrielabatista6016]

Yeah... I don't get why it seems that on the US (and I think Europe) women seem to simply, throw their maiden name away??? Like, wth? Why would you remove your family's name? I may be wrong here, but it's just so weird to see people simply functionally removing the name that has ties with all their previous family just to adopt their husband's; specially when they don't have a toxic family they want to get away from. Like, here in Brazil I've never seem that happen, the husband's name it's just an add on to your full name; so you still very much keep your maiden name and you still use it; you just get a new extra surname to add in the very end when you marry that you are not even be called by it most of the time. Like, I can count the number of times I've heard my grandma be called by my grandpa's surname, and most of those were people calling her by her full name.

[@WateverWatever04]

my sister is having a similar issue right now in her PhD lmfao!

[@waterunderthebridge7950]

In some cultures (like e.g. china) it’s traditional for women to keep their maiden name, it shouldn’t be such a big issue in Western culture either

[@ShatoraDragondore]

It's also heckin pricy to get all their documents re issued with their married name. Adding all the doctorates and degrees on top of the stuff they legally have to get changed over. Being about cost is just as valid as not wanting people to think your partner did what you did.

[@MissCaraMint]

Idk I just know mom kept hers and so I’ll probably keep with tradition and keep mine.

[@hereticFox2001]

My mom once asked when i was gonna have kids. I told her, well one im dating a guy and two my bloodline ends with me because i cant stand being around kids that often

[@ramonelastname5811]

The "my husband didn't go to med school" tweet made me laugh, you go girl! And then it made me remember, my doctor also works under her maiden name, but that's because her husband *did* go to med school! They work at the same clinic, and as a kid I would sometimes see him when she was busy!

[@B2WM]

It was the same for my brother and his wife - there were three other doctors in the class with the same first name as my sister-in-law, and she kinda had to go by her maiden name by process of elimination.

[@etherealicer]

Also, a lot of scientists/academics might have a publication history. So, if they change their name, their record is harder to find.

[@captainobvious8037]

"my husband didn't go to med school" I don't get that How is her husband supposed to get any credit for her being a doctor?

[@etherealicer]

@@captainobvious8037 It was/is common for the wives of doctors to also use the title. She wanted to make clear that is her who got the title, not her husband

[@captainobvious8037]

@@etherealicer Wait wait wait Wifes called themselves doctors without a PhD? Is that true? 🤣

[@sillyghostlymood]

Yes!! I've had a headache all day, can't wait to make it worse by laughing harder than I should because of this video :D

[@sillyghostlymood]

(It's worth it considering it'll definitely cheer me up though :))

[@VincentSkyfox]

Yes!! But also don't do that to yourself- (me, telling you not to do that, whilst doing the same thing-)

[@sillyghostlymood]

@@VincentSkyfox Let's just both keep watching: It'll be our secret🤫

[@Angel_Kittichik]

>:3 I see you two. Drink some water, or else.

[@sillyghostlymood]

@@Angel_Kittichik Fineeee

[@letsbedragonflies]

Let me just add one more name to the great female authors list: Diana Wynne Jones! She wrote the Howls Moving Castle trilogy (yes, it's a trilogy)

[@grutarg2938]

Also Louisa May Alcott

[@petrfedor1851]

I read the first one but they never released rest in my first language. It was SO good.

[@coriumfigs]

WAIT ITS A TRILOGY?????

[@bookswithike3256]

@@coriumfigs The third book is the best. But her best work isn't part of the Howl trilogy, it's The Dark Lord of Derkholm.

[@omniscient.nescience]

Omg her Chronicles of Chrestomanci were basically my entire childhood

[@Pizzamaster8114]

When I was 16, I didn't write poetry, but I had 5 flashdrives full of unfinished horror, mystery and fantasy novels that I just don't know how to end. They haunt me enough without a ghost reading them all back to me.

[@mapelberg]

At first I was angry about someone claiming Rowling was the first popular female author but then we got a long list of other female authors to look up and now I'm not angry anymore.

[@AuntLoopy123]

I was like, "Lois McMaster Bujold? Anyone gonna mention her? No? OK, just because she didn't set records or anything doesn't mean she's any less valuable or wonderful or SO MUCH BETTER THAN MCAFFREY! OMG!" And I was brought up on McAffery. McCaffry? Ah, can't remember how to spell today. Sorry. But, anyway, BUJOLD!!! ALL of her Barrayar books are BEAUTIFUL! And the Curse of Challion and its sequels are BEAUTIFUL! And the Sharing Knife books are BEAUTIFUL! I think she wrote one book I didn't love. I can't remember what it was called, but it was a stand-alone, early in her career.

[@psychonerd7688]

I’m just thinking of Mary Shelley author of Frankenstein like “….but what about Mary Shelley?”

[@Pipkiablo]

Beatrix Potter may not have been the first, but she was always my favorite as a child. The fact that she not only wrote Peter Rabbit but also drew those gorgeous illustrations herself blows my mind.

[@cremetangerine82]

I do love me some Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley, but homegirl‘s personal life was a little messy. “The Last Man” is highly underrated, and she was a great philosopher independent of her father *and* husband!

[@mo0nflowersart]

its amazing, and also, more inspiration!!

[@gemcorker3982]

Here's a thing I always think of when the tooth fairy comes up: in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel "The Hogfather" people finally realise why the tooth fairies collect the teeth of children & leave behind money - it's to protect children and prevent their teeth falling into the hands of unscrupulous magic users who could then use the teeth to control them, and the money makes it a legal transaction entered into willingly. It's described as such old magic most people forget it's even magic, and the oldest, original tooth fairy was actually a bogeyman who was so charmed by children they chose to find ways to protect them instead of lurking under their beds. I always think that's really sweet.

[@elfrog98]

😳 I love this 💜

[@MirrimBlackfox]

What I love about this is that it works even if the buyer is the parents! The teeth have been bought, they no longer belong to the child, there for cannot be used to control the child!

[@coriumfigs]

awh thats adorable

[@RexxyRobin]

Hogfather is all around brilliant. Death is such a cutie :D

[@sirguineapig34]

@@elfrog98 highly recommend his books. The character of death loves humanity and had even adopted a child and has a grand child who's the main protagonist of 'the hog father'

[@SpookyDollLady]

"Mary Shelley did WHAT?" should just be the default reaction to any shocking news from now on.

[@shewolfinubaka]

I love how Marry Shelly also had her husbands mummified heart that she kept preserved in silk and pages of his favorites poem and they were about love and death with references to a stony heart after he died

[@honeybunnyhanni1931]

14:45 oh yeah. Recently saw a young woman posting something similar. The post was like "the doctor won't tie my tubes because my future husband might want to have kids. So apparently my body belongs to a man I haven't even met yet" and I think it's outrageous

[@christopherreichle6670]

Hey, I think everyone should be allowed to make the decision to not have kids. I mean humanity is full of too many weak lineages and the less I have to forcibly remove them the better. Do my job for me and just end your bloodline before mine has to end yours for ya

[@nezukochaaan7320]

That is disgusting

[@MoonLäden]

Yeah! So outrageous!

[@galaxymilkyway5044]

Honestly, I would just go right up to the doctor and say "Well I don't want a future HUSBAND, I want a future WIFE." Though I don't know her sexuality, so this sentence may not work for her in her case.

[@baguettewoman1413]

@@galaxymilkyway5044 even if she doesn't actually want a wife it might convince the doctor

[@maddyw22_]

Best response to “are you a girl or a boy” “The results were inconclusive”

[@jojotheswede8444]

"Results inconclusive, try again later"

[@maddyw22_]

@@jojotheswede8444 XD like a magic 8 ball

[@average_oddity]

I've used this before, they just shook their head and walked away

[@ReneeAH-2008]

"I'm a pile of anger and frustration given flesh. Now screw off.

[@Juzokinnie]

As a demiguy, (I'm still experimenting, I just know I'm trans masc but I haven't figured out my identity just yet), that response mixed with "More experimentation required." Is perfect for me.

[@theUnbridledCreative]

More reasons to hit the gym that aren't patriarchal beauty standards: - suplex your siblings when they annoy you too much - re-enact anime fight scenes without getting tired - have the stamina to dodge-roll everywhere - be strong enough to carry your bf - be strong enough to carry your bf AND your gf

[@0Arcoverde]

Be strong enough to carry ALL your bfs and gfs and your kids and their kids Become Luisa from encanto at minimum

[@Eli-ts8pl]

My mind went full polyamory pansexual with your comment, imagine having two boyfriends and a girlfriend and being the one who always lift them out of nowhere and open jars so easily that they call you from accross the house all the time, "baaaaaabe, we've been all on it for the past ten minutes and it doesn't loosen up even a bit, please heeeeeeelp"

[@coriumfigs]

- be able to sit up and not get winded - be able to walk places without feeling like death - literally just good for health in the long run - be able to judo flip someone twice your weight (and then some) over your shoulder - climbing trees to write odd play scripts that no one will ever accept but thats fine because you do it for yourself and no-one has to see them - be able to beat your friend in an arm wrestling match for the last slice of chocolate

[@aarushinand7658]

Yesss to all these but especially the last one!! I wanna be strong enough to carry my gf and bf!!

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

-supplex your bf to break him out of an illusion.

[@poseidons_child.]

“ThIs BlOoD lInE eNdS wItH mE!” Honestly same.

[@linnywines8014]

I asked a gynecologist about potentially having a hysterectomy while discussing my issues with my irregular and unpredictable menstral cycle. She told me that my state preferred a person have two children or signed consent from their husband before considering one. To say I was miffed would be an understatement

[@idislikemints]

That's complete bs. When will women be treated like actual people??

[@grawxxor2820]

The U.S. is wild, man... I couldn't imagine getting told that by a doctor. What if you're lesbian? Not married/ace?? Your husband is deceased?? And why would it matter since it's YOUR body??????

[@linnywines8014]

@@grawxxor2820 plot twist: I’m unmarried, ace, and a lesbian

[@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard]

@@grawxxor2820 You see, you'd make this question expecting a sound andwer The issue is that the people who made the laws to begin with arent sound *at all*

[@grawxxor2820]

@@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard Fair point... While no country is perfect, the U.S. just seems particularly fucked up compared to the rest of the "free" world

[@thesamalgam175]

The decision of "which last name do we keep?" for all couples is simply "which is more fun" or something like "which one gives us the best initials?"

[@cremetangerine82]

My initials are CDE, so it’s alphabetical!

[@24601InspectorJavert]

I kinda wanna get rid of my last name because my dad is shit, but Cooley is still very rad sounding so I'm torn, lol.

[@mangaanimefan89]

Seriously! Obviously, one should chose the last name that is the coolest. Or the funniest, if that's what you prefer. 😁😆

[@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard]

my initials spell 0ut "Mad MC" and i think i unconciosuly wasted all my skill points on that

[@Rachel-fi4sc]

Absolutely! I'm taking my spouse-to-be's last name purely because it sounds nicer and, if we ever have kids, is harder to bully than mine.

[@williamcarter1993]

I don't know where I came upon your channel but as a random 28 year old man trying to bumble through life I can say that I love you being so supportive of all the different types of people out there. More people should be like you

[@OneTopic]

we’re all just doing our best you’ve got this

[@lavenderrbooks]

wait hes 28?

[@lavenderrbooks]

@@OneTopic i thought you just existed, no age, just existed

[@lavenderrbooks]

@@otterflyaudios9278 ohh

[@whatcanidooo]

At the all girl sleepovers I had we always played spin the bottle…I remember telling someone outside the friend group about this and they laughed and asked what the point was if there weren’t any boys… And then we then we all grew up to be gay so there ya go lmao

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

Doctor not wanting a woman to get a hysterectomy because "what if she gets married and the husband wants kids" Gee, glad to know her body belongs to a man that she never met and probably never will. Wow. Even worse when that happened to a lesbian in a happy relationship. "but what if you break up and get a husband and he wants a baby. That's your purpose in life

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

Even got used on my mom when she was 44. (She didn't want more children because of the increased risks involved with giving birth at older ages.) Her response was: "He'll have to find a younger wife then." Please note that I already existed and am her biological child. Apparently if you have a pre-existing child it gets modified to "more children"

[@Juzokinnie]

OMG OMG T H I S!!!! MORE PEOPLE NEED TO SAY IT! I'm trans masc, born female. I'm still a teen but I want to get surgeries such as hysterectomy and top surgery done when I'm old enough to. (For anyone wondering, I'm not interested on going on T at this time, but that could change) And I'm already frustrated because I know it's going to be a pain in the ass to get a hysterectomy done when I'm in my 20s because of this. Even if I wasn't trans, I straight up just don't want kids. I want cats. I already know for a fact that I don't want kids and it seriously annoys me that women don't even have the freedom to do as they wish with their bodies. It's disgusting. I'm disgusted at how common it is for a doctor to discourage or to deny a hysterectomy because "What if you get a husband who wants kids????" It's disgusting.

[@Moon_Savior]

@@Juzokinnie cats are a better choice, I'm a teen who is female at birth, and I would prefer cats, I can't belive doctors basically tell women they have to have children, no thanks, I'm either adopting or having a pet, coz there is no way I'm going to make a child, have period symptoms for 9 months, and push out something that will slam doors at me in the future. That's a nope train to forget that ville

[@BlooMonkiMan]

These mfs ain't just acting like overpopulation doesn't exist, they acting like it's good

[@jadedandbitter]

They will outright refuse to do vasectomies on young men for the same reason, so it's not just women. Doctors don't want to break something if it doesn't need to be broken.

[@rosiekittengirl760]

6:42 Potentially taking my partner's last name doesn't mean I'm not a feminist either. It means I want absolutely nothing to do with my father, who as far as I'm concerned, isn't a real part of my family and didn't deserve to be associated with me.

[@seregiel9541]

Hey! I did this because it was cheaper than changing it to a random one. Bloodkin abandonment 1 step at a time.

[@mjamin9124]

considering doing this but my partner's dad is also shitty, we might just end up making up a new last name instead lmao

[@neosunrider]

@@mjamin9124 I wonder if you could change it to either of you two's mother's maiden names..?

[@mjamin9124]

@@neosunrider oh shit that's a really good idea, thank you

[@seregiel9541]

@@mjamin9124 If you're in the US it should cost mid hundreds whatever you change it to once you add all the fees together. I had extra due to bureaucratic nightmare (ssa changed my name before state did). The cost was significantly less than the emotional toll of keeping my maiden name. edit: I took my husband's last name but changed my middle too which is why I knew which process was easier. If you do plan to get married my solution to save money and headaches would be for 1 person to change it and then have the other one adopt it on marriage so all you need to do is update ID rather than court documents.

[@Sophie-mv7bd]

How is it possible for someone to embody so much wholesome energy like OT does

[@jeremymarcil6287]

He was dog who wished to be turned into a human to share his energy

[@nixmaritimus836]

And still be this wholesome while friends with The Click XD

[@yourbookisexceptionallylou4906]

himbo dad friends are simply friend shaped in every way

[@coriumfigs]

Labrador retriever energy

[@Sophie-mv7bd]

@@coriumfigs definitely

[@ChrissieBear]

16:30 That's why I'm convinced those myths were invented to teach that sexual assault is bad, just in a dumb, old timey way.

[@KaiSan3]

*OT,* OT, ot... If you want to know something awesome: The first named author of history was a woman called Enheduanna. She was a priestess in the cult of Innana, in Mesopotamia, and daughter of the king at the time, however her fame and poems made her more famous all over the land than her dad. So, in a way, [wink wink] male authors are the new stuff, and not female authors... [cheeky laughter]

[@jojotheswede8444]

Nice

[@7792pnaurfr]

That's in the video. You should try watching it.

[@FoxFireNaruto]

@@7792pnaurfr The post in the video only gave her name not who she was or what she did. You don't appreciate extra information?

[@jaimicottrill2831]

And the Tale of Genji, written over 1000 years ago, is considered the first novel ever published. It was written by a woman. Haha, should have watched more of the video! Sorry. 😆

[@neuralmute]

@@jaimicottrill2831 Also, the shade of purple that was named after Murasaki Shikibu was long reserved for only the highest ranks of the Japanese nobility. Murasaki is a gorgeous deep, rich purple, often paired with paler purples, white, and greens in traditional court dress.

[@mynameisiconic4221]

Fun fact: In aciant japan nobel ladys werent alowed to do much, they were like dolls that stuck to theire husbands and had to hide behind these big bords when guests were over. Since a lot of them didnt go out much, when they werent busy writeing letters to theire five secret lovers and sleeping with theire maid, they wrote a LOT of stories. They wrote magnificant stories that were much more intresting and thriling then what was mostly writen, a lot of male writers pretented to be women so they wouldnt need to write the boring politics stuf. They were the pilers that the japanese language we know now was build on. (sorry for bad english)

[@neuralmute]

Truth. The elegance of Japanese language and literature wouldn't exist if not for bored court ladies over 1000 years ago!

[@DaBezzzz]

"I have a limited amount of pity for people who try to run their ships into the rocks just to get the attention of mermaids." WHAT A QUOTE

[@skylarstone5500]

I've been severely overwhelmed with the amount of sexism I've been witnessing/dealing with lately. This is has helped me feel a lot better about a lot of things as of late. Thank you OT, just for your pure joy and wonderful existence, I hope you have a life as amazing as you 💜

[@jessicad1583]

There was a day when my brothers brought a friend over, and for whatever reason I just would not stop chattering on. Finally their friend interrupted me to politely say "Excuse me, I was talking." No malice, no treating me like an annoying dummy. Just politely pointing out my behavior, and it had me pause and re-evaluate how I can be rude even if I don't mean to be. One of many pivotal character building situations that I am forever grateful for.

[@intruwuder4183]

Once my dad told me of this beautiful person he met: an 85 year old buff woman, who was more jacked then any man he ever met. She was a biker, ex criminal and body builder. I want to meet her and shake her hand if an underworld exsists

[@ElmKyh]

Hopefully she wont break your hand, but dang she does sound badass

[@PhoebeSchmaltz-oj2ci]

I aspire to be like that woman

[@2Tired4Dis]

Thanks for telling joker

[@steamtasticvagabond474]

I think if anything, JKR really paved the way for fanfic writing by encouraging her audience the way she did when everyone else was vehemently against it

[@everythingsokay1564]

I remember when I came out as trans FTM and gay my best friend went “Ummm...I thought....We already knew that?” LMAO HOW?! WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME?! 🙄

[@PunkZombie1300]

I only realized I was non-binary last year (I'm 27), I always had gender related issues just wasn't able to work through them. I only realized because my best friend asked me what I go by (we'd only been friends for like a year and a half at the time and it was never brought up), because she had been referring to me as they since I never told her my pronouns and it seemed to fit me. I spent like two weeks thinking about it and talking to her about it and it was the first time I really felt comfortable in reference to my gender/pronouns. Friends who know you better than you know yourself are great, they just need to start telling us earlier lol.

[@АлександраГришина-с5р]

You know, this month I realised a lot of new things about myself and now I am starting to think about my gender. And it's very interesting bc I feel sooome sort of discomfort in being woman and maybe, just maybe I would be happier and just more... Fitting into myself if I was a man, but all in all it doesn't really matters for me who to be. Like my gender for me is like not even a suit, more of a hat. And if I spent half of my life wearing one specific kind of hats, why to do it, this would be much more interesting to try other kind of hat? What is even more interesting about me that I found out at this insane point of my life is that I feel like our whole society doesn't live for the fullest if we only stick to one gender for our whole lives. Like I just feel it would be much deeper, fullest and right life experience if everyone just went through some time of their life with one gender and then turned into other. And it really sounds like I am not an egg, just curious, but I just imagine what it would be like if I made a transition and it feels pretty nice, more harmonic. But I am definitely not a non-binary, I love concept of genders, I feel like genders are a beautiful way to express your personality and now I suddenly started feeling like other gender might, just might to let me express myself in a more... Me way..? This is not confuses me, but it's a very interesting new expirience for me so that's why I decided to share here, wonder if you or anyone else felt the same and did this exact feeling leaded to such a big change?

[@teatalks3426]

Bro I told my friend I liked girls and he just said “I know dude” lmao

[@GTEKnox]

i realized i was she/they he this year actually. last year i thought i was they/them, then i was like "but i kinda wanna go by girl pronouns too" boom! she/they. but THEN i was like "i dont really care what pronouns people use for me, just so long as they know its me that they're talking about" and now im the agender, pansexual mess you see today :)

[@PunkZombie1300]

@@АлександраГришина-с5р There are non-binary people who aren't agender/genderless. Personally I just consider myself gender-neutral, like I know I'm not a man and don't really consider myself a woman, something's there but I don't have it 100% figured out, so I haven't put a more specific label on myself. But there are other enbies who are gender-fluid (essentially what you were talking about- their gender varies), demiboys/demigirls (meaning they aren't a man or a woman, but they're closer to one over the other), or bigender (being two genders at once, usually both a man and woman but could also be something like both a demiboy and demigirl), as well as others.

[@amiscellaneoushuman3516]

Mary Shelley's mother, upon who's grave she lost her virginity, was also a famous writer, Mary Wollstonecraft, philosopher and one of the founders of Western feminism her (M. Shelley's) father, William Godwin, was also quite a big deal being one of the early proponents of utilitarianism and anarchism overall, a very impressive family

[@krankarvolund7771]

And also her husband, Percy Shelley, who was influenced by her father's writing so much that his wealthy noble family refused to gave him money by fear he would give all to social justice movements or charities XD

[@unchartedraider7547]

Mary Shelley is unbelivable but in all the right ways.

[@MirrimBlackfox]

So she was born and raised to be awesome? I mean I never before imagined that her parents might have been cool with her having her sexual debut on their graves before.

[@elfrog98]

@@MirrimBlackfox I was thinking the same thing!

[@cremetangerine82]

@@MirrimBlackfox One grave, her mother’s. Mary Wollstonecraft had a baby out of wedlock (before marriage) that William Godwin admitted in his memoirs after her death! This family was something else!

[@bluehoneyblood8697]

Was watching this and suddenly a memory came to my mind: As an assigned female at birth, I said since I can remember that I do not want kids. Adults often said something like "You´ll change your mind when you´re older". Sometimes these discussion where more drawn out. One time, I believe I was twelve or thirteen, I argued with my older sister (two years older than me) and my grandma about that. My sister said "But what if your husband wants kids?" and I just replied "Well, then he will have to live without any or he will have to find someone else". Apparently, my sister wasn´t satisfied with that answer. I only just realized how messed up that was.

[@elicropper4781]

I find it ridiculous that men who we haven’t even met yet have more control over our body’s than we do. Not to mention the fact that I wouldn’t marry someone who wanted kids when I didn’t.

[@ReneeAH-2008]

@@elicropper4781 Amen. This is why I am Pansexual, with a preference to women. Or acesexuals. Or *respectful* men. Anyone but the "future husbands" used in a families idea of a future husband.

[@elicropper4781]

@@ReneeAH-2008 I’m pan as well. I like to say that I’m attracted to anyone but cis straight men lmao.

[@ReneeAH-2008]

@@elicropper4781 No, wait, anyone but homophobes, racist people, and sexist people. Everyone else has a chance at redemption. Begone, Karens.

[@shatteredsouI]

@@elicropper4781 Agreed. Im also AFAB and a while ago I went to talk to a doctor about not having kids. She tried to counter me with “well, you’re still young, you might regret it. Another woman, a bit older than you said she regretted it when she got surgery” and I just… my doctor KNOWS I’m non-binary. This also wasn’t a spur of the moment decision and she knows that… (Luckily, I had a meeting with another doctor after that and I explained what I wanted and that I’m trans and went “okay cool, here are some options”.)

[@haileewetherbee180]

I have a cellar spider nursery in my closet library. They keep my book collection safe from several different types of bugs that would eat or ruin them. I have never understood peoples fear and hate of a creature so perfectly suited to sharing our space, often the unused highest third of a room, that can bring so much benefit and does absolutely no harm.

[@elaineb7065]

Everybody talking Daddy Long Legses & nobody saying crane flies???

[@roopj002]

I can"t believe that they left out Andre Norton, born Mary Alice Norton, in the list of Women authors. She started writing in the 50's and took the androgynous name "Andre" because women were not welcome in the publishing world at the time. She went on to be the first female writer to win the Gandalf award, the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award - "originally known as the SFWA grand master award", and the first woman to be inducted into the Science fiction and Fantasy hall of fame. Fun fact: she had trouble getting published because fantasy publishers said her work had too many sci fi elements and sci fi publishers thought her work had too many fantasy elements. Before her death in 2005 she was commonly referred to as the Grand Dame of Science Fiction and many now famous female authors credit her with being a primary inspiration when they were young.

[@elfrog98]

I sincerely wonder how many women authors we'll never know about because they had to write under either a man's pen name or their husbands name to get published.

[@princessthyemis]

Wow she sounds incredible!!! I should look up her books!

[@jubiloks_]

@@elfrog98 OMG IMAGINE IF THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO SHAKESPEARE AND THAT'S WHY NO ONE KNOWS WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE????

[@mavendeo]

They thought her sci-fi had too many fantasy elements? Sounds like they were right. I mean, who's we've heard of sci-fi with fantasy elements? …Unless you include Star Wars, which is literally Knights vs Lords with magical powers, or Star Trek whose alien races you could draw a one-to-one comparison to various fantasy races. But, hey, it's not like they're the biggest sci-fi franchises of all time or anything. LOL

[@catzkeet4860]

Agreed. Andre Norton was a stunning writer……some of the best fantasy as well as sf ever written.

[@littlepixieme1]

Mary Shelley also Learned to read and write her ABC's by tracing the letters on her mother's tombstone ( Yes, the same tombstone she later lost her virginity on)

[@bonthebunnycat667]

She lost her what-

[@AnnekeOosterink]

Mary Shelley really committed to that goth aesthetic and I respect that.

[@ramihearts]

@@bonthebunnycat667 what-

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

Makes sense. Adam, the Creature from the book, had to teach himself to read entirely on his own, after his father Victor abandoned him to traipse around the world, much like Shelley's own father did. Adam was very well-spoken in the book, despite cinematic portrayals of Frankenstein's monster as grunting and barely coherent.

[@littlepixieme1]

@@AnnekeOosterink she was Goth before it was a thing and now we all aspire to emulate her greatness

[@donnamitsuki281]

I love the entire tumblr thread discussing female authors and then it goes back to _Mary Shelly did WHAT_ I didn't know either of those lmao

[@typicallyUntypical]

I really want to use that line in a book. "I have little pity for those who run their ship into the rocks after the attention of mermaids."

[@ElmKyh]

Yes

[@Eco_Hiko]

That Mary Shelly fact was so shocking, that it broke my Internet. Also Dr Frankenstein and his close friend really gave me the "and they were room mates" vibes.

[@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard]

Alternate Universe where not only Victor is an actual cating and good dad His close friend becomes the Monster's dad and Victor and him slowly fall in love as they both take car eof the monster

[@maxdragon5043]

@@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard wasn't Victor already...you know, married? (Albeit with his adopted sister but let not talk about the standards back then).

[@TeaBeeLeaves12]

When my friend turned 13, we had a sleepover. There were five of us. Lexi was the weakest link. She was being very toxic; arguing, lying, and making nasty comments for no reason. The next morning, when we went out into the living room for breakfast, there were four of us. "Where's Lexi?" asked my friend's mom as we made ourselves cereal. "Gone," was all we said. That's what happens to the weakest.

[@microwave8931]

Nah fr where's Lexi

[@Froge4291]

@@microwave8931 Gone

[@tired_enby9701]

@@microwave8931 Gone

[@microwave8931]

@@tired_enby9701 Gone

[@mickytherat8020]

@@microwave8931 Gone

[@yaboiblake8369]

When I was younger, I hated the idea of having kids. (I'm afab ftm) I was told I would someday want them and to just wait and see how I feel. Now; I do want kids, but not in the traditional way of having them. I didn't like the idea of being mother. But being a father sounds so much more appealing. And even then, I don't want to give birth. I want to adopt/foster. I want to take in older kids that may be over looked because they're not a cute new born baby or a fun toddler. I want to be a father figure for kids who desperately need someone. Early teenagers to late teens or kids who have many siblings that may get separated if adopted. This is in the far future, but that is my goal one day. I want to be successful enough to support this. Even if I don't adopt. Being a foster parent would also be a vibe. And I get it will be hard. It'll be very hard.

[@midnightmare4281]

You have the exact same goal as me except I would still wish to be the mother to my children. I don’t want to to be pregnant as that is honestly scary to me. But adoption or fostering older child that are going to age out of the system to become family with them and be a support system for them in life. Yeah I really want that.

[@your_dad_on_vacation]

Yeah no one in my family seems to understand that I have a fear of carrying a baby and giving birth and whenever my grandparents say they want me to have kids I say "well you already have the perfect grandchild (me) so you don't need anymore." Or "I'd rather adopt,,, it's not like there aren't millions of children needing homes,,, plus I'm pretty sure I'll raise a mass murderer anyway"

[@AuntLoopy123]

I, too, longed to adopt older children, or preferably a ready-made family with older children who would be hard to place, because they are "too old," and "uncute," and would be separated from their younger siblings, because of it. I wanted to keep them together, and give them a new hope and family. I know that the ones who have almost lost hope of adoption will feel grateful for being adopted, especially if it keeps them with their younger siblings. And I get a ready-made family! Whee! Win-win! And then, I expressed that desire on an online forum, and was roundly chastised as being an abusive wannabe, because "You would DEMAND that they PERFORM GRATITUDE to fulfill your savior complex! Get out of here!" I got out of there, and thought, sooooo, they think it's better to leave the older children in the system and split up families, so that only the cute little ones are adopted and the older ones are left in orphanages until they hit 18, and then BAM! They're completely on their own? WHAT?! If THAT is "the moral high ground," then I want no part of it. If you're only allowed to help the people who would not feel any gratitude, because they did not feel any actual need, then that's basically rich healthy able-bodied neurotypical people handing money around to each other while patting themselves on the back for their generosity. I never said I would DEMAND performative gratitude. I said that I would feel good knowing I was helping someone who would ACTUALLY NEED MY HELP, and thus, would be grateful for it, whether they express that gratitude, or not. As it turns out, I'm not able to adopt, because I'm not able-bodied. But, I'll stand as a supporter of adoption! Especially the older and hard-to-place kids! They need love, too! And too often, they don't get it. Although, I was never so shocked as to find out the reason they don't get it is not "They're old and already formed their own personality, so I can't mold them the way I want them to be," or even "They're not CUTE, like babies," but because "It's the high moral ground to leave the older ones to suffer, and only take the cute babies that you can mold the way you want them to be!" Ummmm...

[@whisperingecho6849]

This. This exactly.

[@solsystem1342]

I want to adopt kids someday because I think all kids deserve a supportive family. I basically raised myself for a year when I was 2 so I figure raising kids as an adult should be a piece of cake in comparison. Or at the very least I'd want to help another couple raise their kids. Since I don't think you can solo adopt kids.

[@Humanbeing-zf5nd]

OT I know that you probably won’t see this but today my grandmother just passed away and I’m not doing to well but I went to take a break and from everything and by habit I opened KZbin to see your smiling face and it really made the difference. Thank you so much for the joy and acceptance you have brought me over the past few months. If you see this know that your community loves you and you existing in your own wholesome way will always bring a smile to someone.

[@JeronisLeror]

That line about spirits really got to me. It's why one of my OC's literally burns men who think her humanoid form is an invitation alive. She's a dragon.

[@groms204]

Your oc sounds amazing

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

I have one has a history of doing that. She currently works as a bounty hunter, so she usually sets people on fire for profit in the current timeline.

[@addn0aur525]

You know its a good creator when a lesbian smiles at him like she smiles at a cute girl

[@Katzztar]

Another fact about Teddy's daughter Alice= When another driver yelled insults at her chauffeur, including calling him the N word, she leaned out to cuss at the other driver, defending her chauffeur.

[@blackrose6122]

I absolutely love that. She was a good one

[@SatyreIkon]

I got a literary degree and yet I somehow feel more educated on the history of literature from the thread on female authors than from years of uni. My reading list has expanded quite satisfyingly.

[@typemasters2871]

Ok, with all of the brilliant women authors, what did “she who shall not be named” do for the literary world? Besides being a bigot whilst also pretending to not be a bigot for “internet browny points”.

[@desireeloveros1055]

And retcon her own work in ways that make ZERO sense And ruined her own characters in that ungodly play

[@krankarvolund7771]

She selled well, made a genre very popular and launched the trend of adapting teenage books into movies.... That's more of a marketing accomplishment, rather than a literary one XD

[@Lkat.]

She made a kids/teen/young adult book that somehow got turned into a decent movie and didn’t end in a train wreck of a movie series. That’s better than some can say ***cough cough Percy Jackson cough twilight cough***

[@WelcomeApathy]

I like the fact a lot of kids who might never have gotten into reading got into the HP books. And they were a significant part of mine and my peers' lives. I love the history I have with the fandom. She can go kick rocks.

[@princessthyemis]

@@WelcomeApathy well said! My experience exactly!

[@asktoybox]

The funniest thing about J.K Rowling to me is that she preaches herself as a beacon of feminism despite the fact that she published a lot of works under the name Robert Galbraith because she thought using a male name would help her sell more books. Girl power, amirite?

[@microwave8931]

It's somewhat true though.

[@CMW2020]

Many women do this, as did Jane Austen. JK also used her initials rather than her full name for the Potter series so that little boys wouldn't shy away from the series thinking it was written for girls. On the opposite spectrum, there are also a number of men who write under a female pen name, such as the author/ghost writer of Nancy Drew or Ben Franklin as Mrs. Silence Dogood. It's usually done to reach a farther audience, whether that's to make money or to spread a message. Point is, there are plenty of reasons to hate JK, but writing under a male pen name is not one of them.

[@CMW2020]

I apologize, I mixed Jane Austin with Emily Bronte in my head. Jane Austin used "A Lady" as her pen name. Emily Bronte used Ellis Bell.

[@Moon_Savior]

The harry potter books r still good tho

[@MissCaraMint]

@@CMW2020 I assure you it was a woman who wrote the first Nancy Drew books.

[@moniqueastl1289]

I died when I paused and leaned in to read Click’s comment, “you’re old”. I may have woken somebody with how loud I laughed.

[@Amara87387]

I love that last one. I try to live by that as well. I save for the future of course, but I also enjoy what I have now. Nothing is permanent, enjoy the life you got while you got it. The universe is beautiful and we all deserve to enjoy it while we’re here

[@SCahn-fo9go]

For anyone wondering; Harvestmen are arachnids with a non-segmented body, two eyes, and no fangs so technically aren't spiders, whereas Cellar Spiders do have the segmented body, eight eyes, and fangs/fang structure necessary to be qualified as spiders. ps. harvestmen aren't venomous and cellar spiders have barely any venom so that whole thing about them being the most venomous spider in the world is a myth XD

[@willhendrix3140]

cgp grey actually has a great video on daddy long legs from 2012

[@jens7571]

4:50 Speaking of K.A. Applegate, author of Animorphs, she has a transgender daughter and she’s extremely supportive of trans rights!! Applegate > Rowling

[@mjamin9124]

also you can read all her books for free, online, with her blessing

[@Lotion_consumer]

Applegate>>>>>>>>>>>

[@mandipandi303]

The female authors post gave me life! So many great writers that I've loved my whole life. Tamora Pierce is superior to She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named in every single way. Vegan corn dogs are good.

[@autisticsonicfan]

Who's she-who-must-not-be-named? U talking about Jk Rowling?

[@18Hongo]

le Guin! le Guin! Fuck me sideways off a cliff, we're talking about fantasy authors and nobody thought to mention Ursula le Guin? Author of the Earthsea books? Creator of POC and genderfluid characters back in the 60s and 70s? NOBODY??? I am furious. Christ on a fucking bike, these people think they know about women in fantasy and sci-fi and they don't mention the Queen of the genre... I just... *stalks away muttering angrily*

[@mandipandi303]

@@18Hongo Yes! OMG. Her work is freakin' amazing. I know so many people who don't like Sci-fi or fantasy, yet love her work. She's so underrated.

[@mangaanimefan89]

@@18Hongo How long are Tales of Earthsea? I've read some of Tamora Pierce and McCaffrey, and Applegate, but I haven't read any of Le Guin's work. How is it? Would you recommend them? Also, the cliff thing. Are you trying to upstage Mary Shelly for freakest place to get freaky?! Your audacity is impressive.

[@karen23826]

Ms. Pierce is amazing! She is the best, and she is a wonderfully inclusive author! Her first tetralogy helped me survive my childhood, I’ve read those books so so many times and would pretend I was Alanna having to pretend to be a boy just to become a knight. I don’t know what I would have done without those books :)

[@Ketynrah]

I love that some of my favorite authors, from young adult on, were mentioned (Agatha Christy and her contemporary not mentioned Margery Allingham , Mercedes Lackey, Anne McCaffrey). I definitely want to read more.

[@crowcalls]

Tamora Pierce! I'm rereading one of her series right now, and I was so happy to see her name come up in that list! Not only is she a female author, she writes female main characters whose story isn't primarily romance, and so much more. I especially love Circle of Magic, which includes: - Not just lesbians, but adult lesbians who get to be happy together, which isn't in media often enough - Male-female friendships that don't turn romantic - A man who is serious about his personal responsibility to have safe sex - One of the main characters grows up without ever being romantically involved, and one is a woman who falls in love with a woman (if I remember right) Also, the magic system includes thread-, dance-, cooking-, gardening/plant-, and forge-based magics, which I think is really neat.

[@Smity771]

Circle of Magic is probably my favorite as an adult, because of the awesome lessons you described... but as a kid the Lioness Quartet was my jam.

[@crowcalls]

Oh, for sure! My favourite was the Trickster's Choice/Trickster's Queen set growing up, but Lioness was great too.

[@whatamidoing9189]

oh man i really have to re read that series, read it as a kid and i loved it somuch that i instantly went searching for the rest

[@readmachine18]

Tamora Pierce was my _childhood._ I've yet to read the Circle of Magic series, I was more about the female knight action as a kid, lol, but I'd be interested to read it now!

[@EirynKatherine]

-Okay, but the 'adult lesbians' are actually one lesbian and one CANONICALLY BISEXUAL woman. In a relationship that includes ethical non-monogamy (Rosethorn in Battle Magic, third book in Circle Reforged, the third series of the Circle of Magic) -I was at a panel once where they were talking about how menstruations never comes up in books other than as a mark that someone is now able to be married. Myself and several other people raised our hands. One person was called on and cited Tamora Pierce. Myself and everyone else lowered our hands because that was the one example we all had. -In the Tortall books there is a woman who has multiple sexual partners without it being a bad thing (Song of the Lioness) and a woman who has a brief romance but don't actually end up with anyone and this is not a problem. (Protector of the Small). -I personally love the Protector of the Small quartet (Kel's books) because the theme is pretty much 'Kel will not stand for your bullying bs'

[@randomdreamer5429]

witches have to be the coolest people ever. they're even cooler when they're smashing the patriarchy

[@SeanStrife]

As the son of a witch... can confirm.

[@randomdreamer5429]

@@SeanStrife woah lucky

[@solowolf1]

Gotta agree. Also, love the profile pic!

[@XandrY2K05]

@@SeanStrife what's the Male equivalent to Witches Wizards?

[@that_one_strange_person]

As far as I can tell, witch is more of a vibe than a magical gender, so I assume there could be male witches. Or maybe it could just be my inner NB self projecting.

[@johnathanstephenson8107]

Related to comments on 16:48: My wife used to be really extroverted when she was young, but was constantly told to "stop talking" and to "let others speak" so often that she became traumatized by the constant immediate dismissal and developed a communication disorder. We've been married for over 6 years and she still has a hard time asking for what she needs, let alone what she wants. She will go without because she was told that was the only way she should communicate/show her worth. We have been actively trying to combat this since we started dating and it's still a struggle. (And yes, she has gone/is going to therapy to help with her trauma.) So, please don't just ask tell extroverted people to stop talking. Take them aside (away from groups) and talk to them about their way of communication. Is it a need to interject into conversations (because they'll forget if they don't say it as son as they think about it/ADHD trait)? Is that the only way they know how to express themselves effectively? Are they overstimulated/overexcited? Do they need a hug &/or a calmer setting? Would a smaller group setting be preferred? Are they aware of the other people's mood/mental state? Etc. Someone who is constantly talking can be in as much need of reassurance/effective communication/low stimulation space as an introvert who is overwhelmed.

[@er6730]

Yes, that's similar to my experience. I didn't even realize that I was extroverted until I was grown up, as all those qualities were so discouraged and I saw them as character defects. I don't understand the "introverts are an oppressed minority and we're fighting back" narrative I see on the internet. I mean, maybe it's like that in the United States, but not everywhere. Most of my friends are introverts, and I'm very aware that I must tone myself down so I'm not "too much". That whole thing of "the best part of making plans with friends is cancelling them at the last minute" is completely incomprehensible to me. When a friend can't make our coffee date (even if it's for a good reason, like her child's sick) I have to really try hard not to waste the rest of the day moping around because I'm just that disappointed. I like my friends, that's why they're my friends! I understand being relieved that a dental appointment was postponed, or bad weather making it impossible to go to work, but to imagine that someone feels that way about spending time with me, it would break my heart.

[@ivechang6720]

Yes please.

[@arielruby13]

As an extrovert and ADHDer people are alwas tellng me to shut up, it hurts as it is cnstant and i feel like i cant truly connect because people seem to actively dislike me. Thank you for putting this out here and explaining better than i ever could

[@ivechang6720]

@@arielruby13 I am so sad that people have treated you so poorly like that. You are a great and interesting person, who's input is valuable and deserving of attention. Best wishes dear Ariel Ruby!

[@arielruby13]

@@ivechang6720 thank you, i needed that!

[@randompasserbyer]

my favorite comeback to "your body is a temple!" is "and are not temples decorated from floor to ceiling?"

[@Hatchet_Draws]

You not showing any pictures of spiders even though you wanted to is so considerate. I'm personally not arachnophobic but I know people who are and I bet others are also so grateful to you. Love the video as well! Love this subreddit :)

[@christopherreichle6670]

Spiders are fren. Do not hide frens. Especially ones that eat the mosquitoes

[@Mercure250]

@@christopherreichle6670 Arachnophobia is no joke. I do not need the anxiety right now, so I appreciate him not showing pictures. I didn't choose to have this; there is nothing gained from having an intense irrational fear of tiny animals in a country where no dangerous species exist. I'm still trying my best to fight this fear, but I can't do miracles. Please understand that. And yeah, fuck mosquitoes. Go ahead, spiders, eat them. Just... away from me.

[@christopherreichle6670]

@@Mercure250 you really got fucked up on me saying spiders are our friends. It wasn't that serious my guy

[@Mercure250]

@@christopherreichle6670 You have no idea how many times I've heard people say things like that seriously throughout my life. Things like "Why are you scared? They're harmless." Things like "But they're so useful though". After a while, you just become very tired of it.

[@Moon_Savior]

@@christopherreichle6670 mosquitoes don't bother me, I am immune to their bites, I don't itch at them

[@mascotwithadinosaur9353]

To add to the list of female authors: The longest running anime is Sazae-san. It is adapted from a manga written by a woman: Machiko Hasegawa. Also, Sailor Moon. Need I say more?

[@B2WM]

And Rangers, Bears, and the MSA all pay glory to our favorite cow, Hiromu Arakawa.

[@mascotwithadinosaur9353]

@@B2WM I wanted to add her name too, but I thought it's about authors prior to Harry Potter

[@B2WM]

@@mascotwithadinosaur9353 True, Potter beat the Elrics to the philosopher's stone, but with Stray Dog released in '99, one could call her a contemporary.

[@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard]

Rumiko Takahashi, the mangaka behibd Inuyasha Im p sure that came out befire Harry Potter right? and Ramna 1/2 too

[@Wild_goat]

I’m transmasc, and I’m watching your video as I’m eating breakfast right after my surgery where I got my fallopian tubes tied under general anesthesia. This is the best way to wake up after surgery!! 🥰🥰

[@lynild]

Cellar spiders are terrifying. They tend to always come down from the ceiling at night when I wake up in a string of silk… but always near my head!!! Harvestmen are cool af, they are active hunters and don’t make webs so no surprice. Plus they have cute little ‘round’ bodies

[@zar6748]

This is very unrelated... but can I just say that this man's laugh is literally the best thing ever??

[@everything5066]

Ikr lights up my whole day

[@Moon_Savior]

Yes

[@ssr8555]

13:50 this actually makes so much sense. For what reason would a man need a 28 day calendar for? For what reason would a man need to think about “what time of the month” it is?

[@herbertthebeecat]

OT's grandma voice in the beginning actually made me laugh, funny little talent you got there OT

[@kerrinbrittain4393]

Frankenstein is my fav classic & getting to take gothic literature during my writing degree was awesome. Fun side note - Shelley & I share the same birthday: August 30th.

[@hailghidorah2536]

As a 'Murican, I must also contribute Phyllis Wheatley to the great female authors before PieceofJunKRowling, one of the most iconic poets at the beginning of the American Revolution.

[@cockathiel5319]

Absolutely! Not only was Phyllis the first African-American to publish a book of poetry, her work and life were very important for the cause of abolition. She was an enslaved black woman (girl, really, since her first published poem was written at the age of 13!) whose incredible talent helped her overcome the vicious racism and misogyny she faced in order to become an acclaimed poet before the United States even existed. Sadly, she still suffered terribly during her life due to racism and discrimination, and her true/original name is unknown, since Phyllis Wheatley is the name she was given at age 7 by her enslavers. It’s awful that she’s not talked about nearly as much as she should be.

[@lorifiedler13]

Judy Blume. Caroline Keene. While great literature loads of kids grew up reading their books. Blume: Are you there God? It's me, Margaret. Keene: Nancy Drew/Hardy Boy's misteries.

[@AnonymousOblivion]

When I heard OT try to pronounce 'thaumaturgy' I keeled over with laughter. Honestly made my morning. I'm a D&D nerd and hearing a cantrip pronounced 'thuh-mat-urge-y' just makes me want to call my friends and let them know the new, proper way to pronounce the word. BTW, I've always pronounced it 'thaw-muh-tur-gee'.

[@jacklow9611]

That IS the correct pronunciation (the way *you* say it).

[@Onyx_randomnumbers]

lmao same

[@terrajinxed]

I've only ever wrote one poem and I was indeed 16. Unfortunately it was about depression and uh.. bad thoughts. So it would be incredibly creepy and quite a bit scary to hear a ghost recite it. 😅 edit: wow that's more likes than I've ever gotten. 😂 thanks peeps! 🥰

[@mackback319]

i wrote fnaf poems in 6th grade

[@michanone]

I wrote a lot of poems at this age. Because it was a course in school I picked. It was a course all about art, writing, etc. and I enjoyed it a lot!

[@Renge43]

I have a few journals of poems I’ve written. Like yours they weren’t always “happy”. And that’s ok. Whether it’s about things that are depressing, happy, crazy, about sacrificing those beneath you, or loving your pets it’s ok.

[@huggledemon32]

That tooth fairy post, reminded me of Terry Pratchetts book were DEATH literally had to get his Grand-daughter involved because someone was using the tooth fairy as a cover to collect kids teeth and use them for nefarious means!🤷‍♀️🥰👍🏻

[@alexharwell9956]

I told two of my ex-stepfathers that the I wouldn't have kids (unless i find the right person) and that my bloodline would end with me. It didn't end well, but I still feel the same.

[@RexxyRobin]

Wait! They aren't even you blood relatives and yet they got their boxers in a twist because you didnt want to continue the bloodline? Are they incels?

[@sidrat2009]

We both said "ohhh" in the exact same way with the tooth fairy realisation. Terry Pratchett tried to tell everyone Fairies weren't nice.

[@krankarvolund7771]

Don't they collect teeth to preserve children from mind control? That seems nice ^^'

[@paulatredies]

'Tooth Fairy' is an occupation. The actual otherworldly fey, well. Elves are awesome, they inspire awe. They are marvellous, they cause marvels. They are are terrific, they inspire terror.

[@53N741]

As an ancient history buff, the first known author in the world was a woman! Her name was Enheduanna and she was a Sumerian priestess. The first novel was also written by a woman: Tales of a Genji, written in 11th century Japan by Murasaki Shikibu. Also, the book that inspired the modern superhero, the Scarlet Pimpernel? Written by Baroness Orczy, another woman. And of course Shelley, who you mentioned, is the mother of science fiction. We've always been here.

[@danieldieste9905]

Okay but what is wrong with Enid Blyton?

[@shadowdemonaer]

Thank you for being the first youtuber to not show pictures of spiders when mentions of spiders come up. High levels of appreciation and respect.

[@Kartoffelkamm]

Personally, I love the "My body may be a temple..." thing, because it is so powerful. Just imagine yourself saying that with a dominant tone, and maybe emote a bit to really sell the act. I promise, you will feel better.

[@Countaryboy]

No joke you've helped me come out as gay to friends because of your videos which is actually insane to me.

[@thatdisabledprincess]

One of the poems I wrote when I was sixteen was a poem about queer rights. (One I presented at my school today!) I think I'd be okay with a ghost reading that one aloud.

[@RexxyRobin]

Neat :)

[@vaishnavisingh9244]

that's amazing, all I wrote at 16 was shitty love poems which sounds a bit cringe when you're not looking at them through rose tinted glass

[@smthw1ck3d]

I love harvestmen lmao. They’re so goofy looking, just funky lil guys who’re super shy

[@rossf371]

OT saving me from the start of a downward spiral by making me smile and laugh, thank you

[@sophiemelchiorri4542]

Hope you're feeling better! :)

[@chrissyr8387]

Need I remind everyone that the most recognized character in novel history was Scheherazade. A story teller who avoided death by telling stories for 1001 Nights 🌙. Women story tellers make history... ancient and modern.

[@haleylampley1056]

I always loved that story.

[@your_dad_on_vacation]

It's actually 1000 nights,, but the person who did the english translation added another one making it 1001

[@zoranocokoljic8927]

@@your_dad_on_vacation Actually, on 1001st night Sultan Shakhyar remembered what for he called her on the first night.

[@amandalynn4979]

So she wasn't a character made up by Starkid?-

[@anniinavanhatalo1993]

Also Tove Jansson, a really cool lesbian author from Finland is someone I'd like to add to the list. She wrote the moomins.

[@lizzie31]

She was bi!!! But yes I ADORE her sm

[@ChrissieBear]

13:42 The tracking of months was very important to early humans because it allowed keeping track of the migration of prey animals and of the growth periods of wild plants.

[@starboy3860]

14:46 "What if you change your mind?" Adoption, because the thought of me being pregnant makes me physically ill. "What if your future spouse wants kids?" Adoption or they aren't my spouse. Or they can carry the baby if willing. "Your parents might be sad they can't have grandchildren." They have a whole other kid to do that. Or *Adoption* Also let me see the bees

[@princessthyemis]

That part about the women authors made me so happy! ALSO THAT FACT ABOUT BEATRIX POTTER?!?!?! THAT'S AWESOME!!!!!!!!!🤩😍😍😍😍😍😍 wish they included that as part of the 2005 movie but maybe they didn't know it then? But if they excluded it on purpose...😡

[@owlivepallas4346]

Yess, Beatrix Potter the queen!

[@18Hongo]

Ursula le Guin? Come on people, we're going to mention McCaffrey but leave le Guin out? I'd have thought Tumblr of all places would have a massive appreciation for the woman who wrote genderfluid characters back in the 60s and 70s.

[@princessthyemis]

@@18Hongo she's one of my favorite authors ever!!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@G.F.SF55]

And don't forget how Sappho and her followers *literally invented first perspective poetry* and championed it as well

[@fuzzytoasty1042]

The grim BEEPER. I love a good pun it turned the scarry into the funny

[@adencarlton1592]

I had a really horrible day today. I had been judged by someone I thought I could trust for being trans and it kinda broke me. I got home and I went to this chanel, you are the best comfort KZbinr I know, you are so kind and gentle and your voice is both energetic and relaxing. You have made my horrible day just a tad better and I thank you for it OT.

[@missnaomi613]

💙💗🤍💗💙

[@eldritchabomination9726]

Reminder that all of y'all are valid and deserve to be happy. Stay safe, eat food, drink water, get good sleep, and remember your power. You got this (:

[@yunan.5273]

thank you so much for not showing the spiders pictures ! I have arachnophobia and i can't thank you enough for caring for people like me

[@tsurugikinjojoinmycult2100]

Too many people take phobias as a joke because they don't have a phobia or only have it midly so they don't care but atleast there are good people out there

[@VforVendettas]

As a total fantasy bookworm, I was literally banging my fists on the floor at Ursula K. Le Guin's mention.