this video is genuinely incredible - the framing, the sunset, the single street light, the sound of traffic and cicadas in the background, the video of the sign capture imperfectly by (presumably) a phone camera. it’s a work of art and a perfect encapsulation of 21st century america
im seeing people continue to refer to antivaxxers almost exclusively as a group of women and i think its so bizarre how the men have been excused despite the fact that the man who engineered this crisis (andrew wakefield) is a man and there are many prominent male antivaxxers (jim carrey, robert deniro, donald trump and charlie sheen to name a few) as well as obviously many more unknown men who buy into it
again I think it’s tied up with the idea of this all being just silly people overreacting and being anti-science and people immediately associating that with the idea of women as hysterical and less scientific
people really need to recognise that at the heart of this isn’t something funny, but an incredible fear and hatred of autism and as such, autistic people
I think it also ties back to the idea that women alone are responsible for their children’s health. You never see anyone ask where the hell the fathers in all of this. Like they have no equal responsibility.
I know how “introvert culture” is pretty popular on this site but there’s a lot of misconceptions
Introverts get drained from being with other people and recharge their “social battery” by being alone
Extroverts charge their “social battery” being around other people
It has nothing to do with how shy/outgoing you are. You can be an outgoing introvert who loves parties but ultimately needs to recharge at home before going out again. You can be a shy extrovert who gets their energy from 1-2 close friends.
If u think ur an introvert bc you can’t go outside/have panic attacks/cannot answer the phone you could have an anxiety disorder and
