The Comment Awards Are Hiding In A Tree With A Supersoaker

So, it’s come to this: 58 days into my shelter-in-place, and there is an itsy-bitsy spider (really and truly) crawling over the other pillow in my bed, and I’m letting her stay. To have some company.

Edit: She left her pillow and came over to me, so I took her outside, because she wasn’t observing social distancing. I’m also pretty sure she didn’t have a mask.

HOW ARE YOU DOING, FRIENDS?

This week! This week. A week is seven days, did you know? And SO MUCH GOOD Autostraddle content contained therein! Like when Greasebat stayed perfectly on-topic.

KaeLyn wrote about sperm donation and the things we can tell our children, for You Need Help.

You were queer! Right! Here! I love this gallery with all of my heart and soul.

Foolish Child got straight to the heart of all of those corporate marketing e-mails we’ve gotten lately.

Stef is back, because who else could report this news but her?

THIS ROUNDTABLE WAS EVERYTHING: Six Queer Asian Artists on “The Half of It” and the Future of Queer Asian Cinema.

XoĂ i profiled Cecilia Chung, one of the mothers of the modern trans movement.

Kayla wants to open a gay club in your living room. Believe me, you want to go to there!

And then there were your comments.


On Grease Bats: Tight Spaces:

The Magic Mic Award to leep and Al:

magic wand as mic is always so good.

On Sunday Funday Is Making Cocktails in Our Robes With Divas:

The Meryl Award to Dee:

Me after 8 weeks of social distancing: [Gif of Meryl Streep drinking liquor from the bottle in a robe]

On 10 Simple Kitchen Items I Invested in Now That I Have to Cook Three Meals a Day:

The Macguyvranola Award to Ar Grass:

presently eating granola out of a novelty mug w a butter knife; feeling very seen

On Pop Culture Fix: Let’s Keep Talking About “The Half Of It” Forever:

The All Good Things Award to hihello:

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE FINAL SEASON OF SHE-RA i would like to speak to a manager

And the Into Every Generation Award to Sylvia and Amidola:

As a total baby dyke who wasn’t even born until after Xena stopped airing new episodes (yeah, I know), can I just say how happy I am that the fandom around this show kept it relevant enough for a snobby, digital-age baby like me to take a chance on it? I’m still on my first journey with Xena: Warrior Princess and almost from the first episode it had me asking, what subtext? This show is G-A-Y. I love how many times they go out of their way to split-hairs with the heteronormative censures of the network. Xena and Gabrielle all the way!

On Fire In The Belly: Letter From The Editor:

The SuperSoaker’s Revenge Award to Riese:

omg little kamala hiding in a tree with a supersoaker waiting to exact her revenge is an image i will forever cherish

On “Batwoman” Understands Everyone Is Gay in Gotham City:

The You Need Help Award to shamblebot and Deli Twotone:

Batwoman plots as advice posts: You Need Help: How Do I Keep Seeing a Woman After I Stole From Her? Into the A+ Advice Box: My ex-girlfriend and a former hookup are spending a lot of time together personally and professionally and I’m not okay with it. Is this weird? Do I still have feelings for both of them? Queered and Careered: Being More Assertive in Team Meetings

And on BREAKING: Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson Reportedly Split in Quarantine, Love Remains a Lie:

The For Sale: Sex Bench, Probably Used Award to andeac:

They should sanitize the bench and auction it off to raise money for research into HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED.


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21 Comments

  1. Well fed, but emotionally shallow like a kiddie pool.
    It’s def better than being numb with only rage as the only surfacing emotion, but it’s hella weirrrrrd.

    A small child hiding in a tree with a supersoaker is an adorably delightful image that ordinarily make me squee for example.

  2. Sylvia I hadn’t seen your comment but it made me so happy. Love Xena

    • My ex was terrified of spiders but one winter we both agreed to have a “spider in residence” to help with the bugs infesting our plants.

      It was a good arrangement from our point of view : we selected one spider who could stay indoors and fatten up during the cold months (did they ever) and then in the spring I put them outside. We did that a few years in a row, until we moved to a new place with spiders the size of bread plates and we decided to maybe just never mind.

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