Honestly one of my favourite words, though Gürteltier (belt animal: Armadillo) still tops that :D

I can't even stand sandals/flipflops that have a strap between the first and second toe... this looks like an utter nightmare

The legs aren't bound together. This is just a result of humans being very, very shitty with selective breeding. They're bred to have weakened tendons, muscles and bone structure.
Reason: They're much easier to herd when they can't run, jump or climb.
Still animal cruelty, but of a different kind.

Like, it's very clear that it's fascist bullshit of eradicating minorities from any form of visibility so they can kill us better, but I can't help thinking that that correlation is ... interesting.

I feel like people also forget that growth is not infinitely sustainable. At one point or another the audience for any given venture has reached it's saturation. Even with a social media platform that generally caters to a vast variety of people, there are only so many people around.

Joe Shmoe wouldn't have paid an artist to make his picture of his anime waifu with a bunny tail in a swim suit, sure, but companies are actively replacing artists.

And Kevin and little Timmy using AI to make their cheap slop is continuing to further the tech and enabling companies to do this.

"The people who use AU would've never paid a real human artist anyway" and this is where you're wrong.
The amount of artists and developers who have been laid off in recent times only for it to come out that the companies have embraced AI to replace them is proof enough of that.

I have a weak spot for the kind of old-timey fairy stories. Where they're just as likely to tear you to pieces as they are to help you. And A LOT in From reminds me of that. From the creatures to just the general world. There are rules, even if they aren't always obvious, but the danger is so real.

I need to continue watching. Some of the best series I've watched in a long time!

No. The man gets 0 say about what happens to the woman's body. She carries all the risk, all the pain and discomfort that comes with a pregnancy, she is the one who will be suffering from being a mother when she wants to get back to work...
So, no. You don't get a say. Not even 1%.

Whoosh.

Maybe you need to work on your literacy, my guy.

Yes. Abstinence IS the best way to prevent an unplanned pregnancy. But the point of this is if a dude who will never carry the risks of a pregnancy wants to prevent abortions, it is on HIM to keep his fucking dick to himself.

Photo editing nonsense is kiiinda my day job, yeah :D and I'm always happy to help when I can.

Carmilla.
The entire cast of What We Do In The Shadows (movie or series, take your pick)
Marlow from 30 Days of Night (I should rewatch that....)

Sounds like a good day, by your standards....