Mallow
@marshmaloaf.bsky.social
🎮 Games UX Researcher
🎓 London School of Economics and Political Science
A beautiful lofty thing, or a thing
Heroically lost, heroically found.
💌 https://chereange.tumblr.com/
🎓 London School of Economics and Political Science
A beautiful lofty thing, or a thing
Heroically lost, heroically found.
💌 https://chereange.tumblr.com/
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Some of these examples are new to me, so I’d love to see sources!
I know there are really well-documented cases of gender-nonconforming and third-gender identities in history like the galli priests of Cybele, Hijra communities in South Asia, Two-Spirit identities in many Indigenous nations, etc.
I know there are really well-documented cases of gender-nonconforming and third-gender identities in history like the galli priests of Cybele, Hijra communities in South Asia, Two-Spirit identities in many Indigenous nations, etc.
In honor of Transgender Awareness Week, I wanted to spread some knowledge:
Records suggest an Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal, may have been trans
Medieval Jewish philosopher Kalonymus ben Kalonymus (born 1286) wrote a poem wishing to have been born a woman
King Henry III often dressed in women's
Records suggest an Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal, may have been trans
Medieval Jewish philosopher Kalonymus ben Kalonymus (born 1286) wrote a poem wishing to have been born a woman
King Henry III often dressed in women's
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Some of these examples are new to me, so I’d love to see sources!
I know there are really well-documented cases of gender-nonconforming and third-gender identities in history like the galli priests of Cybele, Hijra communities in South Asia, Two-Spirit identities in many Indigenous nations, etc.
I know there are really well-documented cases of gender-nonconforming and third-gender identities in history like the galli priests of Cybele, Hijra communities in South Asia, Two-Spirit identities in many Indigenous nations, etc.
Augh. I feel like I'm going to need more caffeine if I intend on a Friday gaming marathon with my pals. 👵
November 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Augh. I feel like I'm going to need more caffeine if I intend on a Friday gaming marathon with my pals. 👵
Yes! Robert Kirk, a 17th-century minister, wrote that fairies were “a middle nature betwixt man and angel.”
Fairies are often portrayed as outright malicious in European folklore, especially in Ireland but if you have any familiarity with fairy stories, it's less that they're malicious and more that they belong to such an alien class of people that their norms and rules are incomprehensible to us
November 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Yes! Robert Kirk, a 17th-century minister, wrote that fairies were “a middle nature betwixt man and angel.”
Mom and I had lunch. We talked about a lot. Her view on the Bible, Israel, and Evangelicalism would seem to have shifted quite a bit. Hearing her acknowledge Israel is also killing Palestinian Christians was wild…
November 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Mom and I had lunch. We talked about a lot. Her view on the Bible, Israel, and Evangelicalism would seem to have shifted quite a bit. Hearing her acknowledge Israel is also killing Palestinian Christians was wild…
Huh. Well, that was unexpected…
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Huh. Well, that was unexpected…
Man, I wish you all could’ve seen what this little shed looked like before I cleaned it. Disaster! Now it’s going to be a greenroom.
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Man, I wish you all could’ve seen what this little shed looked like before I cleaned it. Disaster! Now it’s going to be a greenroom.
Alright, I guess it’s time to get ready and go have coffee with my mom. I've been dreading this all week, so I hope it goes OK.
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Alright, I guess it’s time to get ready and go have coffee with my mom. I've been dreading this all week, so I hope it goes OK.
SCREAMING.
She claimed she wasn't glaring at Miss Palestine specifically, but even if this is true, why did she have this look on her face THE ENTIRE TIME? So bizarre.
She claimed she wasn't glaring at Miss Palestine specifically, but even if this is true, why did she have this look on her face THE ENTIRE TIME? So bizarre.
Look at how unphased our Queen, Miss Palestine is when the mean girl glares at her
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
SCREAMING.
She claimed she wasn't glaring at Miss Palestine specifically, but even if this is true, why did she have this look on her face THE ENTIRE TIME? So bizarre.
She claimed she wasn't glaring at Miss Palestine specifically, but even if this is true, why did she have this look on her face THE ENTIRE TIME? So bizarre.
Israeli soldiers who admitted to raping a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention camp in July 2024 were met with applause as they appeared in court today!
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Israeli soldiers who admitted to raping a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention camp in July 2024 were met with applause as they appeared in court today!
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Holy shit the rants Hasan goes on in his streams are now making it into Variety (no lies detected btw)
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Hasan Piker calls Gal Gadot “a dogsh*t actress” and quips: “She has no business [being at the Oscars] for the crime of what she has done to not only the DC franchise, but really any movie she’s been a part of.”
“All jokes aside,” he continued, “Gal Gadot serves an important role in normalizing Israel as not a fascist ethno-state, but instead a place where a lot of beautiful women come from. And those beautiful women happen to serve in the IDF, because there’s also this weird sexualization of the forces as well that takes place, and it plays another role in normalizing Israel and its activities and actions, and whitewashing it.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fv2nxxac24oxk5fqztfazyuc/bafkreigthuiyz2d5d7dkyogoytupmk2hucarvcws3qmsoibragj66s2svy@jpeg)
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Holy shit the rants Hasan goes on in his streams are now making it into Variety (no lies detected btw)
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Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
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BREAKING: Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes have issued an emotional and urgent appeal to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, demanding that Congress vote to release the long-awaited Epstein files. meidasnews.com/news/survivo...
meidasnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BREAKING: Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes have issued an emotional and urgent appeal to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, demanding that Congress vote to release the long-awaited Epstein files. meidasnews.com/news/survivo...
Met upper management and one co-worker today. They're all lovely.
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Met upper management and one co-worker today. They're all lovely.
Astarion has a real D&D book??? Like officially??? I thought this was a meme. My emotionally damaged vampire elf king stays winning.
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Astarion has a real D&D book??? Like officially??? I thought this was a meme. My emotionally damaged vampire elf king stays winning.
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Worker solidarity
Over 220 Rockstar employees send letters to studio demanding reinstatement of fired staff
Over 220 Rockstar employees send letters to studio demanding reinstatement of fired staff
The letters were sent by IWGB Game Workers Union members, who have alleged that Rockstar recently fired employees for union activity.
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Worker solidarity
I’ve got a hot cup of tea, the window wide open to the crisp, rain-washed air, and the gentle hum of laundry in the background. I’m honestly just a very happy girl right now.
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I’ve got a hot cup of tea, the window wide open to the crisp, rain-washed air, and the gentle hum of laundry in the background. I’m honestly just a very happy girl right now.
It’s honestly incredible how often interviewers tell me I seem naturally social. Masking can make people overestimate your baseline, I guess.
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 AM
It’s honestly incredible how often interviewers tell me I seem naturally social. Masking can make people overestimate your baseline, I guess.
From my last BL2 session. 🌃
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
From my last BL2 session. 🌃
It’s been a good day, folx: landed a new job, had lunch with my brother, and learned there’s rain on the way. 🤍
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It’s been a good day, folx: landed a new job, had lunch with my brother, and learned there’s rain on the way. 🤍
The show is so much better!
I know my goth card will get revoked but... I have never seen "Interview with a Vampire" 😞
November 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The show is so much better!
Lmfao, the way he looks like me when I get bad vertigo at work.
November 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Lmfao, the way he looks like me when I get bad vertigo at work.
Brother and I are having a celebratory lunch at Cane’s, our favorite fast food. A year without chicken tendies is too long.
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Brother and I are having a celebratory lunch at Cane’s, our favorite fast food. A year without chicken tendies is too long.
Ha ha I got the job. I'm now a UX researcher for a major game company ha ha what.
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Ha ha I got the job. I'm now a UX researcher for a major game company ha ha what.
Nice to think about how I have the potential to turn a man into a Wife Guy. Like, he'll go to work and be like "My wife said..." or "Yesterday, my wife..." Kind of cool, if you ask me.
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Nice to think about how I have the potential to turn a man into a Wife Guy. Like, he'll go to work and be like "My wife said..." or "Yesterday, my wife..." Kind of cool, if you ask me.