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Am I valid? An overview on reflections on self image and internet culture.

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  Valid What is valid? That is the question am I valid? I don't feel valid. I get so many constant validations, but there is a little seed of doubt that refuses to believe. This is commonly known as imposter syndrome. I think I have felt this because of an almost constant sense of alienation: I knew I was different. People who know me in real life or more personal if still on the internet only, tell me that I am beautiful, attractive, and yet I cannot shake the anxiety of authenticity. Among trans spaces, this is at best ironically and at worst pejoratively called The Hugbox and it is very bad for a lot of reasons, not only because of its origins from ableism against autistic people, but implies that affirmations are fake, and the truth is negative. One is receptive to such an attitude when they believe that the truth hurts– it can hurt, sometimes, but truth can be healing, positive, and affirming, and lies can be negative and hurtful. The Hug-box sounds good, I mean, who w

Nonsense poetry: September 2020 (17+)

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Poems by Brittany Tw//Cw: reclaimed homophobic slurs, sexual themes, swears, and drug references.    The Ballad of Pathology: Queering therapy Pansexuals take pot Bisexuals take bikes Lesbians take dykes Gay men take bots Asexuals take the cake Aromantics take the bow These are my people I wish I were queer So I can fuck your butt I need to get laid ASAP Because my therapist never loved me at all Parasocial delusions Will be the death of me and you all! The Lady's Prayer Goddess of the Moon, Goddess of the Void Please forgive me For I have not sinned Let me be not forsaken Let me be a dark evil A blight, on this planet  Pray for me Saint Sappho  For I want a woman– To be in my life, forever And also, let me be one, For I am a girl of beauty. Bless this pink pill of E Bless my breasts and butt Let it grow to be beloved.  The Sanctuary: Body Sacredness My body is a temple What does it resemble? To these parts I assemble Will become a win of a gamble I will grow to all of my goals I w