its so fucking funny how combative rose and dave were about their sexualities before they came out, like. half their conversations were just accusing the other of being a Homosexual
13 year old dave and rose taking turns calling each other gay
writer: this is one of my male characters! he cares about his guy friends and loves them deeply.
tumblr: oh! so he’s gay!
writer: uh…no, he’s attracted to women.
tumblr: ….so he’s bi!
writer: uhh…no…….he loves his guy friends but he’s not romantically/sexually attracted to them.
tumblr: ….so you’re homophobic.
writer:
Healthy male friendships are almost as rare in mainstream fiction as gay male relationships, and maybe more rare in fanfiction. Let men be wonderful friends without pushing a romantic relationship, just like men and women should be able to be wonderful friends without the pressure of a romantic relationship.
*AGGRESSIVELY SLAMS REBLOG UNTIL I DIE*
This is literally the reason men are so terrified of being open about loving each other platonically, because they don’t want people to assume they’re gay just because they can be supportive of their fucking friends
One of the less known uses for the shiny metal is to coat items with a very thin layer of pure gold so that they can be scanned using certain kinds of advanced microscopes.
Loz
Image credit: Peter Halasz
Scanning electron microscopy relies on heavy metals like gold! It keeps the electrons from passing through the sample.
