Marni Bates

I also regularly hike in the woods alone. Always more worried about a man than a bear. Also, one of the worst feelings is when you see another woman ahead of you and you don’t want to startle them because you know that instinctive fear that it’s a man sneaking up on you.

I legitimately saw a black bear last night and my first thought was, “omg, how did you know I was Team Bear?” I stayed in the car and admired him and made it home safely because he didn’t try any human-level unhinged crap. But yeah. Even seeing a bear on my street. #TeamBear

And what @Damonalbarn has demonstrated is that no matter how transparent @taylorswift13 (or any woman) is about her craft, there will always be a man who implies that she didn’t really make it. That someone else is behind it.

The Purity Test for *Female Creators was invented to make it nearly impossible for their work to be seen. They have to be the creator, lyricist, composer, pianist, singer, director, publisher, and marketer (+MORE) or it doesn’t count. (*also applies for POC and LGBTQ+ etc.)

Yeah, I lied. I’m not done tweeting about @taylorswift13 Women creators are held to a standard that men aren’t. The expectation is women must create entirely alone and if anyone else ever enters the room—it is tainted. She is just signing her name to someone else’s work.

No way would @Damonalbarn have said this about any male artist. “Ed Sheeran doesn’t write his songs. He co-writes them with @taylorswift13 etc. That’s different.” Never would’ve been said. Apparently, if a man even coughs near a woman’s idea it retroactively becomes his. (3/3)

We can ALL watch @taylorswift13 in the process of creating her songs (solo and with others). But the most insidious part about what @Damonalbarn said is that “co-writing is very different to writing.” That essentially if a woman cowrites, it’s not really her work. (2/3)

Here is what I find frustrating. @taylorswift13 is the most transparent singer/songwriter of this generation. She has shared her journal entries/her early handwritten drafts/her voice memos with song ideas/and even a documentary in the studio with @jackantonoff. (1/3)

If I buy a super cute plant pot, I will be playing matchmaker with dozens of plants until my floor is covered in dirt. I don’t make the rules.

I wonder if instead of calling getting vaccinated “the jab” we called it “leveling up” whether people would realize this is an AMAZING WAY to avoid death. Just make it clear that this is what Mario and Luigi would do.

I got the Moderna vaccine and the 1st one made my arm slightly sore for 24 hours. I had no reaction to the 2nd shot except relief to be vaccinated! Both injections were painless and fast.

Some family members are taking my 92 year old grandma on a cruise in Germany. Now. In the midst of a global pandemic. So I’m playing a fun game of how many *anti-anxiety meds should I take to avoid panic attacks. *yes, I am consulting my doctor

Why yes, I did immediately think of @joelycett when I found ENORMOUS HUNKS OF WOOD in my @HBOats cereal. How could I not? Giant. Hunks. Of. Wood. #honeybunchesofoats #honeybunchesofwood #gotyourback #joelycett #consumercomplaints

Here is a better photo of my @HBOats cereal surprise! I doubt it was what they meant by #bunchesoffun ... #honeybunchesofoats @postcereals #ifatreefallsinmycereal #honeybunchesofwood #unsafefood

I did email and call @postcereals and was told that the best compensation they could give me was $20 and 4 coupons. In the midst of a pandemic. When I found WOOD in my cereal. So...I’m not super thrilled. Does anyone else find the black charring unsettling? Just me?

You know when you are eating a bowl of @HBOats and you find AN ENORMOUS CHUNK OF WOOD. And then immediately wonder, “How much wood have I already eaten?” @postcereals

This is so insanely messed up.