#and it's not like I'm offended on my behalf

[our-transgender-experiences]

I just sometimes feel like I'm not trans enough. I never knew I was a boy, I didn't know I could even be something other than a woman and I just can't relate with a majority of trans people, it just makes me sad sometimes. Hell, the only reason I "knew" I was trans was because I got unreasonably happy at being called sir instead of miss, when one of my friends got offended on my behalf. I don't even necessarily hate my body, I'm just used to it (I enjoyed it more before puberty, though). Sometimes I just feel like a masculine woman cosplaying as trans in trans spaces, but then I get excited at the thought of starting T and getting top surgery and then just. Idk. Sorry if it's too rambly

you are 'trans enough' just because you dont relate to some other peoples experience, doesnt mean you arn't trans

#transgender

[griffsursparker]

no offence but has anyone who hates YA books ever actually read a YA book that came out after like 2015 and is less mainstream than what gets big in TikTok because I promise y'all there is so much good YA out there YA is not inherently bad it is literally just books about teenagers for teenagers

I guarantee you there are just as many shitty adult books out there, y'all just can't get your heads out of your asses long enough to understand that YA is not synonymous with bad writing or certain tropes it is literally just an age category

like I will make fun of YA tropes as much as the next person but for christs sake some of y'all read a few bad YA books and just decided an entire category of books was automatically bad

I understand if you don't like reading YA. if you have outgrown YA. that's valid!! don't read it!! it's literally that easy just don't read it! I'm reading less and less of it as I get older too! but some of the best books I have ever read are YA because shockingly, an entire age category that is not defined by tropes any more than any other category is, has plenty of books that are well written and unique

#look I'm sorry but I'm in a bad fucking mood and I am very sick of seeing how much people on this site hate YA books #I have typed out and deleted this rant like five times but I'm miserable already today so I don't give enough shits to not post this #when tbh I don't think 90% of you know what a YA book even is #tell me what you like and dislike in books and I bet I can find a YA book you'd like #because seriously some of y'all have no idea what you're talking about #it's being salty about book takes hours apparently #writing #books #reading #ya books #publishing #look I wanna go into YA publishing tbh like that's my dream #and it's not like I'm offended on my behalf #but there are so many incredible YA authors out there doing such great work #and bc I'm interested in the industry I see so much of that work #and all the passion the readers have for those books #and I see how fucking beautiful that is and how it's an area of publishing where so many boundaries are getting pushed #(like old white cishet people boundaries not teens' boundaries) #and so much creativity and love goes into the books and the fandoms #and I hate seeing people shit on them when they've never even seen that side of YA #they've just seen the shitty ones and the biggest hits #like go actually look at what modern YA is releasing #and read some of those books that aren't quite famous #and THEN if you still think YA sucks then you can shit on it #but for the love of god read something that isn't like stephanie meyer and kasie west first

[hopezzy]

yi said i’m going to throw my best friend the gayest romantic intimate two-person bachelor party ever and it will be totally normal and not weird at all

#cutie pie the series #cutie pie #cutie pie 2 you #zeenunew #maxnat #tutoryim #liankuea #yidiao #nuersyn #thai bl #thai drama #bl drama #because thats what friends do #poolside with expensive wine while we talk about our feelings #i mean come oN #i'm going to be generous and ignore the absolute character assassination of yi because i know they think they need someone to sow drama #but fr constantly bringing up that they legally cant get married im rolling my EYES #theyre doing it to make a statement obviously but im offended on yi's behalf #like he's trying to move his relationship w diao forward and in the books hes also engaged to diao his whole life like mr director pls #im heated #my posts

[jewishbarbies]

Okay but why did the 1989 rerecording came out fast????? It's been like a month since Speak Now TV and our blonde racist is doing another cashgrab this quick? 😭😭😭😭

No offense but the album cover is HIDEOUS like what is that.

tbh she probably rerecorded all of them already and just has them ready to release when it suits her pr agenda.

also-

this is objectively awful for 1989. this looks like a cover for if August was a single. it has nothing to do with the album and takes all the attempted nostalgia of a polaroid out of it, and now it just looks like a random picture with photoshopped seagulls. like. all of her covers for the rerecords have been absolute misses. i get that they're supposed to signify that taylor is older now and has different tastes, etc, but they just don't fit the vibes for any of them and look like poor photoshop jobs (speak now was a MESS). they're just so, so bad. like this would be a fine picture by itself, but to make it the album cover?? for 1989?? another miss.

#Asks #anonymoose #anti taylor swift #swifties dni #i'm genuinely offended on behalf of my past swiftie self #that THIS is what she thinks 1989 is #like what the actual fuck #how do you not understand your own album and its aesthetic this hard

[myautisticpov]

lol, someone created a blank blog (I have anon turned off) to send me a harassment ask, demanding that I share my diagnosis papers

That is so much work and effort to try to harass a person who has, like, talked in detail about their experience of the assessment process???

And, like, I'm actually fairly sure that I've shared screenshots of my diagnostic assessment before because I, personally, find it hilarious

Like, it basically boils down to "Lucy is in the top 1% of her peer group when you test her vocabulary or give her little puzzles, but she can't tie her shoes and spoke at length about how going to the shops is stressful"

I also shared at least one of my dissertations on here, where I stated I'm autistic in the ethics portion

Like, it's bad to harass people who you think are self-diagnosed like that, but I am just the funniest fucking target to point that at

I literally got diagnosed twice, you cannot get more verifiably autistic than that, and I have also included self-diagnosed people in academic research that made it past ethics checks because it's actually not that hard to make the case for why self-diagnosed people belong in the community, and most autistic-led advocacy groups agree

The NHS is out here giving me free flu jabs and some fucker thinks "post your diagnostic papers" is gonna make me doubt my disability status

#like this is genuinely a fucked up thing to send someone #and could really mess some people up #but i'm literally the one person in the world least likely to be hurt by this shit #i'm just angry on behalf of the people who are not me who likely got the same ask #and offended that they have clearly only read like one of my posts and decided this was the best way to deal with the fact that #they disagree with me

[smolfangirl]

I went to a local fabric store today that I haven't visited before and while they have more fabric to offer than any other store here I've been to so far, I'm not sure it'll be my favorite... because the owner was just. A Lot.

Like. I didn't ask for a lecture on how a 300€ sewing machine can't possibly do a good job and that especially new sewers need the better equipment and that starts at 600-700€. That's an insane amount of money! Especially for someone who is just picking up a new hobby and doesn't know whether they'll stick to it long-term! Even horseriding is cheaper to pick up, and that's a hobby that's notorious for being expensive to begin (and maintain).

And to then have the nerve to imply that me being happy with my machine comes from a place of unconsciously justifying my choices! As if I haven't seen experienced sewers consistenly do incredible stuff with machines cheaper than mine. As if the art could only ever be good if you use the most expensive, inaccessible tools. As if my machine (good girl) isn't fun to work with. (Side note: I've had her for six months now and already heard from two people that they'd love to take her if I ever upgrade, unprompted. But sure, she's no good 🙄)

If anyone read til here: you don't have to spend 600€ on a sewing machine. You don't even need 300€! While I dearly love mine, I know I'm in a privileged position to have been able to afford her. Sewing doesn't have to be this luxurious hobby *some people* are making it out to be. There's only a handful of stitches/functions/etc. that you really need, everything else is mostly just nice to have and therefore very optional.

#mandy gives no ducks #sewing #rant #maybe my emotional attachment to an inanimate object is showing but I feel so offended on behalf of my machine #and then during checkout the owner asked if I worked in IT or social media with the clear implication of ''help wanted'' #like no. I've been here once. you don't know me. I don't want to do your Instagram #and even though you asked I will not start lecturing people on how to do their sewing projects. I'm rejecting your gold star for doing #mock-ups. if someone doesn't want to do them and doesn't ask for advice that's not my business #you being judgy will just harm your business. you can't shame people into respecting you

[ricoka]

sometimes I wish you could post an opinion on a fandom blog without inviting a whole witch hunt or being accused of causing drama but alas

#I've not done anything and i won't do anything #it's just something that's annoying?? that you can't say anything without someone doing a bad faith interpretation of it #or projecting it on themselves or getting offended on behalf of a fictional character #the few times i saw someone actually say something slightly controversial all hell broke loose every time #like great that you're passionate but not everything is about you #not everything needs your opinion - especially if you can only give it like a lecture #not everything has malicious intentions #people disagreeing with you have a right to their opinions as well - as long as you respect theirs they should respect yours #the thing is - i don't think I've ever been in a fandom that didn't have to deal with like ship wars or someone doing hate campaigns #of a character or ship - i guess that's just the way it is?? #but here it feels especially tiring because people don't usually disagree on ships #people are literally fighting and hating each other mainly over the same two characters!!! and their different interpretations of them #people disagree over what the right and moral way is to portray and ship those characters #and it creates so much tension because you can't associate with those people because they're doing it wrong #and are acting fucking awful about it #but those people are very exclusionary and if you don't agree with all of their points they don't want to talk to you either #you just float along hoping that you'll find some people who have a similar interpretation and will actually talk to you #it's so weird??? it's so isolating too?? #and it feels like you entered a political landscape in your online fandom space #i will probably delete this and I'm not even sure my thoughts make sense #my thoughts spiralled a bit from thinking how some fan interpretations annoy me into disliking a character hahaha

[phoenixiancrystallist]

I glanced at my phone and barely caught the title of the song I'm listening to out of the corner of my eye, which means I misread "The Bladed Tactician" as "The Blinded Tactician" and now my heart hurts ):

#ffxv #episode ignis #ffxv music #bobbi's being weird again #Ignis my beloved I was SO offended on your behalf for like 0.475 seconds lol #I should write more of the self-insert bullshit (different from the self-insert shenanigans) #but I'm at the Leviathan fight and I Don't Wanna™ ):

[incoherentbabblings]

Been on the phone with Vodafone six times in as many weeks trying to get Broadband established in my new flat and finally... finally. May have it sorted.

On Thursday.

#... at least ill have the highest spec broadband when its all done #this stuff looks hefty. like i can beat a man with it #Anyway being without internet for a month is fun #thank goodness for 5g and unlimited data eh? mobile hotspot my beloved #shout out to bumba the man for me who was so offended on my behalf on everything that went wrong and was going #'no I'm personally taking control of this because it is a mess i will see it resolved by Thursday'

[shopcat]

i'm like searching random shit on tumblr tags looking for something and keep getting peoples posts i never would've seen otherwise being like I KNOW the playlists for [thing] would be so dry 🙄 and i go Hey even though it's literally true they're all bad but so is everything (<3) and then i go on that persons blog and all they post about is the annoying spn chodes acting like they're gods gift to faggots like can you please get a grip you reeking little flea.. your playlist titled "orgy in a haunted house ☠️" is 90% indie pop

#🐾 #f slur #-_- #also offended not on their behalf but my own bc MY playlist is curated at least #it's curating. i'm curating it. it's different. and i'm special #also i drc i think popular songs are popular for a reason and if it's a road or stepping stone for someone to find new music who cares #like all those songs that trend on tiktok were popular before and will be popular after it doesnt make them Just a Tiktok Song #it's a music app of course there's going to be MUSIC TRENDS #it's like the more modern version of getting mad ur band is playing on the radio bc everyone will hear it #you can't gatekeep fucking kate bush and fleetwood mac 😭 #But i can

[4lph4kidz]

'why didnt jakes arc get finished' idk assuming hussie is even fully cognizant of the fact they actually wrote a coherent character underneath all the flimflammery i dont think they had a clue how to even start resolving that and also didnt particularly want to because they said themselves they think Jake being a punchline / punching bag is funny

#this is me being facetious i have to believe hussie is kind of aware of what jakes complexities are like theyre remarked on in text #this guy is 25% eccentric vocabulary and 75% unresolved trauma #i'm not getting genuinely offended on behalf of an imaginary guy though i'm just. hm. kinda sucks dude #honestly him being underdeveloped and shit on the way he is is probably a big part of why i like him i feel a lot more entitled to #'my city now' with him #room to explore i guess

[theradicalace]

there's two guys at this bus stop fighting SO loudly 💀

#ace rambles #over the Dumbest shit too i'm pretty sure it was literally over a seat on the bench #dude one had his bags on the seat and dude two started going on about that being rude #i literally got up and offered to let him have the seat cause the bus is pulling up in like 5 minutes #but he refused to take it and it frankly just made both of them angrier #dude one seemed offended on my behalf that dude two had ''made a woman move'' #both of them were swearing and raising their voices and dude two was hurling slurs like a hobby #they've quieted down now but damn #all that over a bus stop bench that literally has a free seat now?? #funniest part is that both of them were trying to involve me #dude one kept going ''you're scaring her 😡'' #and at one point he called dude two a bitch and denied it #and dude two goes ''you DID call me a bitch just ask her 😡'' #like okay 1) don't drag me into this and 2) i am not the dainty little princess you seen to think i am. i am in fact a guy

[apostate-in-an-alcove]

There's posts on here that are written by an older woman trying to dispense some wisdom onto girls and younger women and nimwits in the notes are almost always whining about how the post excludes men. If you're that concerned and offended on behalf of men then make your own fucking posts instead of derailing ones that are written by women FOR women.

#women #feminism #next time my nana and mom give me womanly advice I'm going to cry about how they're excluding men #that's how stupid and whiny you people sound #there's plenty of posts aimed at men and a more general audience #you people juat like to whine and be offended on other's behalfs #quit derailing posts ffs #the precious men aren't going to whither away because one post wanted to talk to women directly

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

I'm sorry???? He just said she's nothing to him??? Sir that's your WIFE?????????

#oh my WORD #I'm so offended on her behalf likE WHAT #far from the madding crowd liveblog

[phoneybeatlemania]

Re: your tags on the George gif set. OMG thank you, why were people taking that so seriously, he's literally laughing, it is so clearly a joke?

Reference

Lmao yeah I mean, as someone who has a very similar sense of humour to George irl—which is very dry, very sarcastic, you never really know if they're joking but you know they are (if that makes sense?)—I honestly just don't think its that likely Paul would have been particularly offended about the joke, or at the very least, I don't think George would have intended to cause That Much offence. To me it just rubs off as like Something Funny that came to mind for him in the moment. [EDIT: Ive also noticed people in the tags saying stuff like "George told the TRUTH", and would like to clarify that that is not what I believe he was even doing here lol. Like I think this was a mostly-thoughtless comment, that he just thought would be funny.]

Like to be honest, his sense of humour has always been quite sardonic—take for instance his "what kind of girl do you like?" "John's wife" comment, like it's mocking, but it's still clearly a joke. So if you'd been friends with someone as long as both George and Paul had been friends for, I feel like you'd just be used to that sarcasm by this point. Hence why I personally doubt Paul would have been offended by the comment, because like, at the end of the day they were mates. They joked around a lot, and Georges sarcastic quips were apart of the groups collective humour, which Im sure everyone was used to by this point (and knew not to take too seriously). Im not saying that There's No Way Paul couldn't have been offended by the joke, but like, I still think its worth keeping in mind that even if he was, I think it's unlikely that that was Georges intention. I was also messaging Fiona about this the other day, and she pointed that Pauls reaction to the comment could have gone either way (he could have found it funny, it could have been upsetting), but we don't know how he responded to it, so it's just a bit Wild that people are getting This Offended on Pauls behalf, when like, We Simply Do Not Know.

I get that sometimes in life you have friends who are literally just Bitchy, but dress all that bitchiness up by saying "geez its just a joke. You're overreacting"—which is incredibly frustrating because it means they can get away with any criticism they should face. But like, I just really don't think thats what's happening here lol. Like I do just think this was intended as a joke, and was probably taken as a joke.

#anyway. okay MY OPINION #MY interpretation lol #not saying anyone has to agree #but like. I just have SUCH a similar sense of humour to George that I feel like I've gotta offer a defence here lmao #like....I could see Paul being offended by the comment #but to me this just seems like a pretty Normal comment George would make #like his humour was always very sarcastic #so I just think Paul probs would have understood that Its A Joke lol #also like. idk—I think that sarcasm is also just part of like A Very English Sense Of Humour if you will lol #like idk. most people I know (who are Legitimately Funny People because most of my friends irl are *not* ngl) make jokes like this all #the time #and I've never personally taken offence to them? #and Yeah me and Paul are different people so I'm not gonna speak on his behalf #but I still think like. this was just Georges humour. like my guess is that Paul was probs used to it #asks #anon

[vitospaghetta]

Just received an email at work that says, and I quote, "I returned these boots too small, and where is the scarf I never received it. I’ll have to file a claim with pay pal about the scarf. And I never intend to do business with Italians ever again. Crooks and liars."

This customer is, unsurprisingly, from Alabama. It's good to see that ethnocentrist-based discrimination is not only alive and well, but has not progressed at all since the 1940s in the deep south.

#it's so funny i'm just like #what year is it???? #ma'am are u like.. good?? #anyway i'm gonna think about this every day for the rest of my life #on behalf of my family i am mildly offended but this is also very VERY funny #u know ur bigotry is bad when ur discriminatory towards a white ethnic group