We actually love Speedy. Grew up watching him and, as a Mexican myself, was never offended. My Papi watched him when he was a kid and loved having, what he felt, was positive representation of his culture.
Quit complaining on behalf of other people who aren’t actually offended.
GUYS~! I went and looked at the new place today and it’s super super cute. They apparently know me from an old job, and know my previous bosses pretty well, too. They wanted to give me a break. I only need $600.00 by the end of next week or the week after … I’m so happy. I’m so excited. Something is finally going well.
I love you little nuggets so, so so much. Thank you for helping me this far.
A few people have been kind enough to donate, and i’m so so so thankful for that. I still need a bit more help, though. I’ve been able to save a bit on my end, too, thankfully.
If you can only donate a dollar, it would help! If you can only share, that helps, too. Anything you lil’ nuggets can do will help me out in the long run, and I appreciate you for it so, so, so much.
Tausig’s crossword is a so-called Schrödinger puzzle, named for the physicist’s hypothetical cat that is at once both alive and dead. In a Schrödinger puzzle, select squares have more than one correct letter answer: They exist in two states at once. “Black Halloween animal,” for example, could be both BAT or CAT, yielding two different but perfectly correct puzzles. Only 10 such puzzles have now been published in Times history.
It’s the theme of Tausig’s puzzle, though, that makes it special. Four entries in Thursday’s crossword can include either an “F” or an “M.” Both are correct; neither is wrong. For example, “Part of a house” can be either ROOF or ROOM. The long “revealer” answer, tying those select entries together and spanning 11 squares smack-dab in the middle of the puzzle, is GENDER FLUID.
This puzzle, with “M”s and “F”s that aren’t fixed, is a masterful blend of subject and structure. “It potentially really evokes what gender fluidity is, which is not moving back and forth between two poles, but actually not being committed to either pole, and potentially existing in many states at different times,” Tausig said.
This is … really cool.
i never really thought of crossword puzzles as an art form, but like… this is art.
also i literally do not care whether you prefer pads or tampons but the fact that in almost every situation where free period supplies are available, they’re tampons, and this is just assumed to be fine (or people like campaigning for “free tampons” rather than “free menstrual products”) upsets me bc there are a lot of people who use pads who cannot use tampons and i don’t understand why tampons are considered not just the default but the only option worth mentioning
like i’ve never been able to use a tampon comfortably and functionally. there are plenty of people who cannot use tampons or prefer not to use them, and they require a good amount of education to be used safely. that’s not to say that tampons shouldn’t be provided but that we shouldn’t be forcing people to use them bc they’re all that is offered
