GladDogsOfTheGrave

Yup. My little dog loves affection in general, but when it's not on her terms she sends out a growl. I learned pretty quickly that it's up to her if she wants to receive my affections.

That doesn't mean she's the one who gets to initiate affection. It has to be balanced, I don't have to respond to every inclination she feels. We are independent beings, but we love to show affection to one another when the time is right.

I've also noticed that my doggy takes affection much more readily when she's being talked to. Some dogs appreciate the human voice more than others, and sometimes they almost require some vocal feedback to encourage affection.

I've never met a dog that didn't have a surprisingly softer attitude when spoken to in low and soft (sing-songy) tones.

Dogs will stare at you but they generally don't like being stared back at. This changes when they're spoken to in gentle tones. And it's okay to make facial expressions too.

Oh my God you couldn't have chosen a less racial thing to turn into a racial thing. What in the actual fuck.

Oh my f'n God can anything be free of the margin?

I'm dealing with special Imposter Syndrome, and I need to derail the conversation for it!

JFC OMG my problem is that I couldn't deal with the well-acknowledged racial gap in programming, and my syndrome is very specific and special and please can I interrupt a public conversation to bring up the fact that I am a marginalized group? PLEASE NOTICE ME

How do you deal with the deeply racist legacy of Lovecraft when making your games?