Reb v. Wade
@rsl318.bsky.social
queer disabled feminist activist formerly known as 'the abortion musicologist' // teacher, writer, PhD candidate, peer counselor // Southerner by birth, Kentuckian by trade, New Yorker forever // she & they
thx so much everyone for yr kind words 🥰
i actually said during the defense "i don't think anyone in the history of gender & women's studies has been more ready or excited to embark upon their dissertation project" !!!!!
i actually said during the defense "i don't think anyone in the history of gender & women's studies has been more ready or excited to embark upon their dissertation project" !!!!!
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
thx so much everyone for yr kind words 🥰
i actually said during the defense "i don't think anyone in the history of gender & women's studies has been more ready or excited to embark upon their dissertation project" !!!!!
i actually said during the defense "i don't think anyone in the history of gender & women's studies has been more ready or excited to embark upon their dissertation project" !!!!!
i'm reminded of this archived tweet from like 8 years ago bsky.app/profile/rsl3...
Ok so it turns out that 'u gotta get the D' is NOT an appropriate response when someone tells you they're ABD
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
i'm reminded of this archived tweet from like 8 years ago bsky.app/profile/rsl3...
passed w/ distinction, officially ABD~~
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
passed w/ distinction, officially ABD~~
i have discerned that "Lizza" is not a nickname for Olivia Nuzzi but rather an entirely separate person, but otherwise i've managed to avoid learning much more than that. thx 4 your support
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
i have discerned that "Lizza" is not a nickname for Olivia Nuzzi but rather an entirely separate person, but otherwise i've managed to avoid learning much more than that. thx 4 your support
forgot to follow up on this but i read this book within 24 hrs of seeing yr skeets and enjoyed it a lot. also kinda agree with the 3-star goodreads review that said reading this book feels like reading "good twitter" lol @lisairontongue.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
forgot to follow up on this but i read this book within 24 hrs of seeing yr skeets and enjoyed it a lot. also kinda agree with the 3-star goodreads review that said reading this book feels like reading "good twitter" lol @lisairontongue.bsky.social
i honestly don't know who she is and kinda don't wanna know
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
i honestly don't know who she is and kinda don't wanna know
"Defend slowness when it serves a purpose, silence when it speaks" -- this is some john cage ass shit. obsessed
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Defend slowness when it serves a purpose, silence when it speaks" -- this is some john cage ass shit. obsessed
very well-said. thank you 💚
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
very well-said. thank you 💚
literally throwing up today after some brief scrolling 😔
gender studies is by no means a perfect discipline, but it's a utopia compared to what i encountered in ethno/musicology as a disabled non-cis-male grad student.
gender studies is by no means a perfect discipline, but it's a utopia compared to what i encountered in ethno/musicology as a disabled non-cis-male grad student.
November 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
literally throwing up today after some brief scrolling 😔
gender studies is by no means a perfect discipline, but it's a utopia compared to what i encountered in ethno/musicology as a disabled non-cis-male grad student.
gender studies is by no means a perfect discipline, but it's a utopia compared to what i encountered in ethno/musicology as a disabled non-cis-male grad student.
shout-out to lez book clubs everywhere
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
shout-out to lez book clubs everywhere
thank you so much dear; that's really helpful to read 💚
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
thank you so much dear; that's really helpful to read 💚
a real shock to realize that you can do everything "right" yet still, in the eyes of the institution, ultimately you are disposable
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
a real shock to realize that you can do everything "right" yet still, in the eyes of the institution, ultimately you are disposable
(because wow yes i was literally hospitalized because of this situation)
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
(because wow yes i was literally hospitalized because of this situation)
that's a good point. the psychiatrist at the hospital taught me the term "institutional bullying" and it has resonated for me ever since.
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
that's a good point. the psychiatrist at the hospital taught me the term "institutional bullying" and it has resonated for me ever since.
and i often remember all of y'all (ex-Xers?) being so patient and kind and supportive during that shitty ass period of my life 💚
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
and i often remember all of y'all (ex-Xers?) being so patient and kind and supportive during that shitty ass period of my life 💚
idk i guess hearing about some of this AMS stuff has been more triggering than i would have expected
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
idk i guess hearing about some of this AMS stuff has been more triggering than i would have expected