substack.com/@rowenaseu?
if ur interested in more of my forward-facing local community organising type shit

the trade-off is of course my massive fucking ego refusing to be spoken down to but when I do manage to sit tight and weather it, I can see the tactical advantages of being y'know. systemically disrespected and underestimated lmao

someone: you have to start thinking strategically about this
me, unable to even approach a situation without planning five days and/or years ahead: mhm

lowkey fucking rude that I'm working the equivalent of three jobs rn and only one of them is paid

notice how I have to drop everything I want to do in order to functionally stay afloat doing something I have to do? yeah so like if a few more of the people that have the power to say 'no' to extracurriculars actually said 'ok but just for a minute' we'd be doing much better. in general. I think

full disclosure that as a gay I feel distinctly unsafe around religious institutions obv but there is little reprieve to be had among the folks that are like "yeah those people and their imaginary beliefs" like? in front of my rich spiritual lore? idc what role on the colonial ship u had bro shush

pardon my very specific venting I live in the whitest state in Australia and I'm biting drywall about it

it's like when the socialist groups invite me to their events idk how to convey that walking into an all-white room preaching a white man's ideology is always going to require compromise to my safety. and I'm mixed white and was born into this white aussie context. you wonder why others don't come?

white people always get a little shock when they ask me about climate and I start talking about racism and that little 'oh!' is exactly why all our POC-only meetings are spent venting about being pissed off at our white colleagues

you ever see someone freaking out in your chat going NOOO AAAGH BUT IF YOU PICK A CHARISMA CASTER WITH OATH OF BINGBONG THEN HOW WILL YOU BALDUR THE GATE!? brother idk but I have a real life character sheet called 'a life outside of streaming' so maybe we can relax and enjoy the no-stakes video game