I joked “oh when we next have a hole in the in schedule, I’m writing about snails!!” Everyone laughed but I was dead serious, and friends, today is that day. And I’m pretty sure they first learned about it from their girlfriend? (what did I say? queer culture.) Within minutes the entire Autostraddle senior staff had all stopped what we were doing ooooh over virtual snails that we didn’t know as they went on teeny tiny fake dates and slept in the most perfect, tiny, fake houses.
I was first introduced to the aleia Instagram account by Autostraddle’s A+ and Fundraiser Director, Nicole, who brought it up during a team meeting. Either you’re into that or you’re not (and you should be). They carry their houses on their back, which would be so helpful for gays - who famously cannot drive or pack light to save our lives.īut it comes down to this: there’s a snail in this post that will sleep on a perfectly recreated mini-bed made out of a Belgian waffle. They’re kinda slimy and traditionally straight people aren’t into them, for one.
I’m prepared with an entire thesis about why snails are queer culture.