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CommunistCuddlefish [she/her]

@ CommunistCuddlefish @hexbear.net

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  • Hexbear Beach Episode

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  • Folks, if you see me on the beach and I'm still twitching, please throw me back into the sea! I can't last long outside the water!

    However if it's too late, please feed me to the most radical and least likely to be cancelled Hexbesrian power poster who is willing yo incorporate my biomass into theirs, that at least some of the molecules which comprise me might keep posting from beyond the veil

  • Remember to never feel lesser than anybody else ❤️

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  • And thank you too

  • Remember to never feel lesser than anybody else ❤️

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  • Well not everything. From what I've seen here you have a good sense of humor, an appreciation for cute things, and apparently some resilient but not unrealistic revolutionary optimism.

    "I'm terrible at X" may be a true statement, but it isn't a reason to feel bad about yourself.

    Examples about me:

    • I've long known I'm terrible at drawing, which is frustrating but does not make me inferior as a person. And I've actually come to appreciate my barebones and simple drawing style.

    -There's no defending my singing, and that's fine.

    -More seriously, my skill/ability to work a full time job without burning out horribly is severely compromised. Yet I say that's not a bad thing about me, but a revelation that the full time work week is bullshit.

    If you're terrible at something that's fine. You're Dort_Owl and brighten the day of people you'll never meet whenever you make a funny joke or share a beautifully curated adorable weevil picture. Being terrible at things makes life harder, that is a condemnation of the system which punishes not being good st those things. I dare say none of us are good at climbing the corporate ladder and making it to CEO, but that's not a bad thing.

  • Your opinion on Po-Ta-Toes?

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  • My opinion is they they are often very cute, and indeed can be even cuter with googly eyes

  • Old Head US anarchist/leftist Bromma has racist meltdown about Hamas

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  • "Of course we support Palestinian Liberation. No not like that. No not like that either. No not like that either. No not in practice, just in some hypothetical make-believe constructed scenario. No they can't get free first and figure the rest out later, they have to figure it all out and pass every one of my moral standards before I will supoprt them in getting free. Yes I apply this to other movements of the past as well. Che? Fascist because he wasn't pro gay rights. The Spanish Anarchists? Believe it or not, fascists! (for calling fascists a slur for gay people). Mao? Ho Chi Minh? Fascists!".

    I don't have a heavily cited anything for this but it strikes me as odd and somewhat gross for white "leftists" to point to specifically anti-colonial movements of people in West Asia and call them "fascist", even ones that do engage in repressive policies. Like, applying a European political philosophy to peoples who are not of that tradition, are not citing that tradition, and are not following the same formula. One way to look at fascism is that it's what happens when colonial powers bring that violence home and turn it inward. Whom has Palestine colonized? Whom has Iran colonized? Whom has Afghanistan colonized? A different lens is needed than simply calling every socially repressive structure "fascist."

  • How are you celebrating Anti-Communism Week?

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  • Getting a hammer and sickle tattooed onto my face, obviously

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    How do get out of dark places?

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  • Tbh she sounds not great. Be glad she did this to you after 3 months rather than 16 years. I know it hurts and I'm sorry, but odds are you'll find someone better.

    The thing that's hard when people font show their horrible side is it's easy to romanticize them and imagine loving a version of them that isn't real. But you've got 2 data points that she's unfit to be in any relationship now: she's not honest about her feelings and doesn't care about anyone other than herself: She left someone else possibly to be with you, and then did the same to you.

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    Ethnic Minorities and People of Color Weekly Thread for the 27/10/2025

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  • It's actually pretty fun

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    Cud & Tith’s Death and Dismemberment Thursday Movie: Lovecraftian Double Feature Round 2: From Beyond (1986) (4:30PM SHARP Eastern US Time) and The Color out of Space (2019) (6:00 PM Eastern US Time)

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  • Will do! There are several movie ping lists; would you like me to spread the word to take you off them all, or do you just want off this Thursday slot?

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    Ethnic Minorities and People of Color Weekly Thread for the 27/10/2025

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  • I think nefertum is Irani, though I'm not certain. A shame to lose them over American exceptionalism and defaultism.

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  • If I've read your other comments correctly, you're literally just reading in public and they're watching you?

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  • You're missing nothing of value by dropping the game. The only good Far Cry is 2004 Far Cry 1 with its Michael Bay style plot.

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  • The "do leftists hate joy" thing had to have started earlier, I remember Holocaust Harris's "Joy" campaign

  • BluSky now automatically hides every post by BadEmpanada with a "Rude" filter

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  • Sorry, but the The ad hominem attacks will not stop . Although there's no ad-hominem here.

  • BluSky now automatically hides every post by BadEmpanada with a "Rude" filter

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  • Excellent take

  • 🙏 Please help us keep going 💔 Please engage with this post so it can reach more people

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  • it's inherently irresponsible of them to psychoanalyze phenomena like this

    Yes, it is. It's also irresponsible of them to pretend that it is a phenomenon when they also admit that they have no proof it is a phenomenon.

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  • I expected it to be terrible but read the quoted text, they're not really problematizing it.

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  • Looked it up.

    The so-called "Gen Z stare"—a deadpan, unsmiling facial expression often seen in selfies and social media videos

    Unlike previous generations who often aimed to appear friendly, like they were having a good time, many Gen Zers seem to be adopting a flat, emotionally neutral look.

    So it's what I've always done. This isn't a gen z thing.

    What might be behind it?

    1. Emotional Self-Protection

    Research suggests that neutral facial expressions can serve as a form of emotional regulation (Verma et al, 2023). A flat neutral expression may serve as a shield against judgment or overexposure. A common Gen Z anxiety is appearing “cringe” or too eager. Emotional suppression in digital spaces may be used to signal that they are in control and not performing.

    1. Resistance to Performative Positivity

    Media psychology studies are showing a generational shift from aspirational to relatable or "authentically unimpressed" self-presentation (Abidin, 2023). Gen Z tends to be more skeptical of polished, overly curated social media personas. So the stare could be a rejection of the “smile for the camera” culture of Millennials and Gen X. It could indicate an embrace of authenticity, irony, and even boredom as past aesthetic values.

    1. Cultural Saturation and Desensitization

    Many Gen Zers grew up online, being constantly exposed to endless imagery and emotional content. The stare may reflect a kind of emotional fatigue or desensitization to typical modes of online expression. A jaded, detached posture that says, “I’ve seen it all,” can be linked to the "affective flattening" observed in overstimulated digital environments (Suler, 2004).

    1. Influence of Anti-Beauty Norms and Gen Z Aesthetics

    In contrast to the posed “Instagram face,” the Gen Z stare often defies conventional beauty norms. It often rejects hyper-femininity or glamor and embraces rawness, ambiguity, or even awkwardness. This reflects what beauty scholars call the "aesthetic of resistance"—where such indifference becomes part of the brand (Tiggemann & Zaccardo, 2018).

    To other Gen Zers, the stare may signal a cool detachment, showing that they understand the irony, especially when selfies are paired with absurd captions or filters.

    If this is even a real thing, which I find hoghly dubious, it's a complete nonissue. 100% chance anyone you see whining about it is pushing some reactionary ideological angle. Could be anti-autistic, could be queer-bashing, could just be DAE kids these days.

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-clarity/202507/the-psychology-driving-the-gen-z-stare

  • "Hillary would back Stalin to stop Trump"

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  • Ok post, but I'm sorry HarryLime, I'm going to have to dock you a couple Hexbearian Social Credit Score Points because you did not use the Party-Approved Maoist Standard English spelling of her name, KKKontrapointSS.