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redditreceipts · 4 months

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religion-is-a-mental-illness · 2 months

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Social constructivism is a social construct.

#Seerut Chawla #social constructivism #social construct #language games #redefining words #magical thinking #objective reality #material reality #religion is a mental illness

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woman-for-women · 9 months

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#mackinnon #cathering mackinnon #w4w post #quotes #feminism #feminist #liberal feminism #material reality

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ryukisgod · 2 years

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For male leftists under 50, material reality ends where their dick begins

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bi-sapphics · 2 years

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honestly half of this “lesbians vs. bi women” discourse wouldn’t even exist if y’all could comprehend that material reality exists and what it actually means. you’ve all become so chronically online that you think we have completely separate experiences that can never ever overlap, and if they somehow do, then it’s not enough to mean anything. you think there’s this solid line between black and white with no grey in the middle and that’s just not so.

some lesbians mistakenly think they’re attracted to men via comphet, y’all seem to grasp the validity of that concept well enough. bi women can falsely think they’re lesbians, also because of comphet, which y’all seem to take issue with for some reason. bi women experience homophobia in addition to biphobia, just like how lesbians experience lesbophobia specifically in addition to general homophobia. bi women get called dykes - in other words, if you want to use your own argument against us reclaiming it, bi women experience what you want to call lesbophobia (maybe rethink your argument if that makes you mad lol). bi women participated in dyke marches and lesbian feminism (and still do). bi women use butch/femme and sometimes even futch and nobody irl actually cares (we do see it as more than just an aesthetic, btw). bi women get called and are sometimes considered lesbians (not to endorse mspec lesbians, but we do actually have knowledgeable experience in that field). it’s not just bisexuals who are always feminine and lesbians who are or can be masculine. also, some lesbians prefer to call their attraction to certain nonbinary genders bisexual and that preference is perfectly okay.

there is so much more overlap between us than often gets recognized, whether because y’all are too caught up in the discourse to realize it or because you just don’t want to admit it so that your biphobic & bimisogynistic narrative can continue to make sense for you. obviously i would say it hurts us bi sapphics the most, but lesbians are really selling themselves short too just because some of them don’t want to be associated with us just by embracing their full history, culture, and dynamic.

it’s not that we’re suddenly taking things away from lesbians by acknowledging what we’re actually entitled to as bisexuals, it’s that we’ve always been entitled to these things and your “lesbian-exclusive” cultures never actually were lesbian-exclusive. so i understand why it feels like something’s being taken away from you, but it never really was only yours to begin with and your insistence just makes you look selfish for no good reason. to put it bluntly, “lesbian-exclusive” and “bi-exclusive” aren’t real existing categories (except... y’know... different flags and the double moons symbol. but that’s kind of it). that’s not how material reality works. that’s a concept that is, ironically, exclusively online. you have to realize that “lesbian” and “bisexual” were never supposed to be separated in the first place. there’s no problem with appreciating that lesbian does have its own closed-off definition now, and that’s valid, but it’s just an unobjectionable fact that this isn’t how it was supposed to be without radfems intervening. lesbian separatism didn’t happen with the consent of bisexuals and that’s just a lie you’ve been told. sorry about that.

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lilidang · 1 month

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WEEK 9_Cultural Materialism

In week 9, we studied "Cultural Materialism," showing how economics and technology shape cultural beliefs and behaviors. It emphasizes the influence of economic systems and technology, like social media, on daily life and consumption patterns. (Raine, 2024)

During our group activity, I chose to explore the significance of the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) system as a representation of transportation infrastructure. This decision was motivated by its recent emergence as a focal point of development in my home country, Vietnam. The selection of this topic reflects Vietnam's commitment to sustainable national development and environmental conservation (Sustainable Infrastructure Investment by UN Environment Programme), drawing inspiration from the experiences of other nations.

In my Studio web layout project, I've integrated cultural materialism to great effect. By weaving in elements inspired by infrastructure, I've crafted visually engaging layouts that connect with my audience's cultural background. Prioritizing inclusivity, I've ensured broad appeal and accessibility by adhering to inclusive design principles, with every object in my website layout following the grid system.

In considering the influence of Cultural Materialism on art, one encounters timeless works that exemplify its impact. For instance, Diego Rivera's "Detroit Industry Murals" (1932–1933) and Ai Weiwei's "Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn" (1995) are notable examples. These artworks reflect the intersection of material conditions, cultural practices, and social relations, offering profound insights into the dynamics of their respective contexts. (Downs, n.d.) (Ai Weiwei’s “Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn” (1995): - Bing, n.d.)

In conclusion, Cultural Materialism reveals how material conditions shape cultural phenomena, empowering designers to craft inclusive, culturally resonant designs for positive societal impact. Integrating this perspective enhances design outcomes and promotes broader societal awareness.

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Sustainable Infrastructure Investment. (n.d.). UNEP - UN Environment Programme. https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/green-economy/what-we-do/sustainable-infrastructure-investment

Raine, S. (2024, January 24). What is Cultural Materialism? Perlego Knowledge Base. https://www.perlego.com/knowledge/study-guides/what-is-cultural-materialism/

Ai Weiwei’s “Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn” (1995): - Bing. (n.d.). Bing. https://www.bing.com/search?pglt=161&q=Ai+Weiwei%27s+"Dropping+a+Han+Dynasty+Urn"+(1995)%3A&cvid=5340396a7f5b402e815440dd6634e43c&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBBzQ1NmowajGoAgiwAgE&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=DCTS

Downs, L. (n.d.). Smarthistory – Diego Rivera, Detroit Industry Murals. https://smarthistory.org/diego-rivera-detroit-industry-murals/

#graphic design #critical thinking #cultural materialism #infrastructure #material reality #Youtube

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leewoof · 2 months

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Are We All Just Bundles of Quantum Energy?

In a recent comment, a reader named Anton said: Hi Lee, I lately watched a documentary about quantum physics that just confused me so much, to the point where I began to think about the transition and distinction between the physical and spiritual worlds, and I couldn’t really make sense of it in my head. Or to say it better, I got the Swedenborgian message, but I got confused by the quantum…

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#distinct levels #gradual levels #material reality #new age #physical reality #physics #quantum physics #science #science and religion #second law of thermodynamics #spiritual reality

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anxioussailorsoldier · 1 year

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zelda: “no, but...I would also like this notarised”

the totk situation is a textbook case of royal marriage for appearances so that the gay zoras can be with their blonde hylians, and you can't tell me otherwise

the blond barbarian man is leeroy, a beefier and more himbo reincarnation of link. still waiting to see him in-game

#totk #totk spoilers #spoilers #zelda #loz #comic #leeroy #yona #sidlink #background tho #I understand that nintendo has made a decision but given that its a stupid decision i've elected to ignore it #I reject your reality and substitute my own #that firefly quote re yona “we always hoped you two kids would get together ... who is she?”#seriously sidon calls her his older sister fkdsjghssdf THATS NOT MARRIAGE MATERIAL #Leeroy still has a korok in his hair hence the sparkles #he changed out of the fierce deity armour for one night #short skirt and gladiator shoes and one tit out #perfect

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qqueenofhades · 6 months

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The number of white, ostensibly liberal male political pundits insisting that elections in the Biden/post-Dobbs era are just Completely Unpredictable and Wild sure is something, huh.

#hilary for ts #politics for ts #here let me clear it up for you: women like bodily autonomy #they will vote for it and associates candidates and measures in large numbers #if your only exposure to political realities is through politico the nyt and the aforementioned polls #and you confidently predict a Red Wave every time #which ~somehow fails~ to materialize #then sure it’s baffling i guess #otherwise really not so much

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quotesfromall · 2 years

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All classes may be revolutionary. All are capable of making great changes and reforms. All may, in their time, be progressive, and degenerate only with changing conditions. But only productive classes can be libertarian, because they do not need to exploit others, and do not need, therefore, to maintain either the machinery of exploitation, or the means by which others can be forced or persuaded to give up their liberty in return for real or imagined protection.

Stuart Christie, The Floodgates of Anarchy

#male privilege #wealth #classism #material reality #stuart christie #christie #the floodgates of anarchy #libertarian #anarchy #1970 #christie 1970 #revolution #class war #hierarchy #social theory #social resonance

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julijbee · 2 months

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girlbossing too close to the sun.

#art #ive literally just been treating this game as a library simuator #i walk from bookseller to bookseller opening up all of their books #vivecs sermons are either a highlight or the point at which i stop reading #ive been trying to convince the ordinators that imitation is the highest form of flattery but it hasnt been working #let me wear your helmets please theyre so funny..#posting morrowind in 2024 isnt a cry for help but youre not wrong to be concerned.#morrowind #almalexia #vivec #im going to explain the chitin armor give me a moment #so the bonewalker nerevar on the shrines is adorable and it was only after drawing it however many times that i realized #it looked relatively close to a modified chitin armor #and so i modified chitin armor a few times and this was probably the cutest result #i also know i drew almalexia relatively pristine and untouched by years and vivec not so much but my thought process was #vivecs role as if not a favorite then the most accessible divine or the most “hands on” in a manner of speaking #acting in ways visible to the general population or actions explicitly brought to their attention #like not that almalexia isnt doing anything she is #but the dissemination of information regarding that is very different etc etc etc #anyways to a certain extent a god is the face on a shrine or in art or upon a statue or carving #but vivecs presence is interwoven with the geography of vvardenfell especially and his actions and writings with pubished materials #and the arts and culture and customs etc etc etc #so to me the face of a god you know and feel a commonality with or a god that walks alongside you is a face you would recognize #and vivec is already otherworldly looking enough #the simple mark of the years on his skin in some way grounding him in reality felt more right #that and i think the ways in which he and almalexia care about outward appearance are slightly different- they prioritize different things #and the ways they present outward power and their embodiment of their respective attributes share some similarities as they both have that #important preoccupation with physical power and physical strength to a certain degree #oh my god nobody read this i am yapping so bad.#tes

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redditreceipts · 7 months

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"I don't know why very few cis lesbians join in"

dude, I do actually have an idea for why that could be, but i think you don't want to hear that

"it's not enough to just accept us, you have to talk about penises all of the time actually"

#radical feminism #radblr #radical feminists please touch #radical feminists do interact #gender critical #feminism #terfblr #transbian #gender critical feminism #gender critical feminist #gc feminism #gc feminist #material reality #lesbians don't do dick

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degenerate-perturbation · 6 months

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Man it's crazy how as the actual climate outlook has gradually improved, the emissions curve has bent downward, the most pessimistic scenarios are no longer likely, and the IPCC itself has to come out and say "ok guys maybe give it a rest with the hyperbole"--the general attitude among the public just continues to ratchet up into higher and higher levels of hysteria with no end in sight. If I were some kind of sociologist I would study this

#culture lags material reality i suppose #speech act

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cuddlytogas · 2 months

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maybe it's just the Radical Rediker talking, but there's something pointed in the way that, say, popular pirate media like Pirates of the Caribbean dilutes the pirate's freedom to "bring me that horizon" as opposed to, say, "plenty and satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power" (Bartholomew Roberts).

broadly speaking, most pirates chose the life in order to escape and revenge the hard labour, corporal punishment, overworking, and unequal pay of merchant/navy/privateer ships; or the privations of their sudden unemployment once a war was over, ignored as soon as their ability to die for the state was unneeded. yes, many were thugs, but, consciously political or not, they were responding to a particular, material reality.

the pirate's desired freedom was from the effects of exploitative modes of statehood and capital production. but popular media usually shifts this into a general desire for freedom: freedom to roam, freedom to love (usually merely a cross-class white, heterosexual union), or freedom from the personal pressures of social norms. it's a vague, ahistorical, post-Enlightenment, libertarian ideal rather than a response to a real social and economic situation.

to be clear, this only really applies to specifically the late golden age of piracy, in the first quarter of the 18th century. earlier generations of pirates/buccaneers often displayed nationalist/religious motives, and were lauded, tolerated, or even encouraged by the French and English states for aiding their fights against the Spanish and Portuguese. only the last gasp of age of sail pirates had a truly anti-national energy, and both figured themselves, and were figured by the imperial powers, as the enemies of all nations.

but if we are to valourise the late golden age pirate, at his best, his ideals were for true democracy, and the abolition of nation, hierarchy, and labour exploitation; not "the horizon". he was striking out in response to specific political, social, and economic oppressions, rather than a general individual restlessness, and that reality - and its similarities to our own - are important.

I dunno, I just... have a lot of thoughts about the defanging of piracy in modern media. obviously there were a lot of things bad about them, too, and the level of egalitarianism varied between individual people and ships. but again, if we're going to be valourising them anyway... there were idealists. and they weren't subtle about they wanted.

"I shan't own myself guilty of any murder", said William Fly in 1726. "Our captain and his mate used us barbarously. We poor men can't have justice done us. There is nothing said to our commanders, let them never so much abuse us, and use us like dogs. But the poor sailors --"

#pirates #history #pirate history #Togas does meta #Rediker is Marcus Rediker and I've only just started finally reading some of his work properly but god it's good #also if you've watched Black Sails I'd love to know how much of this energy is in there #it's a bit too ~gritty for my tastes but I get the impression it's also a bit vague about freedom over material historical politics #but i could be wrong!#obviously PotC has an ingrained anti-EIC vibe but even then it's more about ''they're enclosing the sea against us wild rovers'' than #''company captains beat us half to death just for the wealth we facilitate to be funnelled to the top while us sailors are left to rot''#and christ knows it's not interested in historical realities XD

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handweavers · 1 year

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of all the questions in the world "why are you trans" or "why are you gay" has to be one of the least interesting ones that exist but it's often the go-to question for conservatives when faced with the existence of lgbt people esp in conservative countries in my personal experience. and i've been trying to figure out why they ask that because it feels like such a stupid question on the surface like what do you mean 'why'??? but it occurred to me that the question really is "why did you choose to be open about this/make it my problem" and many try to answer by saying "i didn't choose i was born this way" which i personally find to be an unfulfilling answer, especially because that isn't really what the person is asking. they ask that question not necessarily because they can't fathom why people have such feelings but because they can't fathom why we would act on them, why we would be open about it, why we would do anything but keep those feelings very tiny and miserable within ourselves.

like i think most people regardless of their politics can understand to some extent the concept of gay attraction or gender euphoria, can recognize some aspect of that in their own experience, and if you come from a conservative country or culture you'll discover many people who have such feelings but have entirely stifled them, stamped them down, disregarded them, and it's clear those feelings still haunt them. people who will say "of course everyone has feelings for people of the same gender you just can't act on them" with a straight face or "everyone has wished they were a different gender but we cant do anything about it so oh well" not realizing how they sound and they're upset with you because you didn't ignore those thoughts or disregard them. they aren't exactly upset with you because you have those feelings, they're upset with you because you aren't ashamed of them, and whether that specific shame is a feeling that they relate to or the shame they're familiar with is of a different kind, if you're from a culture where social shame is so powerful and encompassing, the idea of someone not also being internally or externally crushed by that shame and taking their life into their own hands is upsetting. to see someone do that and not suffer consequences of doing so feels wrong to them.

like we have family members who remained stuck in marriages that made them miserable, in towns and villages that made them miserable, in jobs and lives that make them miserable, even if they had the material means to escape, but did not do so because of shame and some sense of duty, like that misery means something. perhaps those who did not have the material means to escape their misery, but you did, and what results is resentment and blame. and they look at you and it's not even necessarily that you're gay or trans or whatever that they hate you for, but because you escaped that shame, you were miserable and you decided you did not have to be and you did something for yourself, and just that act is often seen as selfish and upsetting within this cultural context.

esp in cultures where this kind of misery is seen as familial duty, so by forgoing such misery and the social expectations placed upon you you are simultaneously shirking your familial responsibility, in a society where familial and communal ties are everything. so when family members ask me "why are you trans" i just answer that i chose happiness and i am content with my choices, and the rest is something for them to work out.

#its always my malaysian indian side asking this not my white side. so ive been trying to understand why that is especially when #they arent hateful to me the way some in my white side are. their discomfort with me feels different. its reactionary yes but its not #the same context the same structures at play the same social expectations the same material reality even

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Damn you really are just an ugly homophobic white girl. Grow up and stop harassing others. You literally don't even know what lesbian separatism is, or that the ideology refers to bi women choosing to be lesbians by swearing off men for feminist reasons. Educate yourself and spread less hate online. You wouldn't have any rights if it wasn't for a black lesbian throwing rocks at cops at Stonewall, so shut the fuck up and stop being fascist. Stop punching down. Gay people exist, get over it.

i was honestly just gonna delete this ask since i'm tired of all these nasty baseless accusations from anons being angry that my blog doesn't go their way but you're so unbelievably wrong and have me so taken aback that i'm gonna try my best to teach you otherwise - not that it would change your ugly mindset, but i'm tired of misinformation being spread and i want my response to be open on my profile for future necessary reference, which i'm sure will be needed sooner or later.

anyways, let me start by sarcastically saying congrats on telling me you failed to read literally anything i said and admitting that you think bi women advocating for our own culture and recognition is both hate and homophobia. i carefully word my posts so that i don't accidentally sound like i hate lesbians (well... i do hate biphobic lesbians, but not lesbians in general) but unfortunately i can't control how my audience perceives it, i guess. you're also accusing me of something entirely unrelated with "gay people exist." my issue isn't with "real" gay people or gay culture, it's with gay people taking something away that did in fact also belong to bisexuals in order to claim it as gay culture.

and i know damn well how lesbian separatism happened, stop gaslighting me actually. you want us to believe bi women did this to ourselves in wanting to be completely separate from lesbians and i did used to believe that myself because it's what i was taught!! but that's not what happened, radical feminist lesbians saw us as traitors both to lesbians and ourselves as women under the patriarchy and they kicked us out and labelled us as essentially straight, or "bihet." they claimed "lesbian" terms were now lesbian-exclusive because the fact that bi women were considered lesbians up until the 70s or 80s made it easy for them to do so. all they had to do was pretend nothing had changed and since bi women weren't lesbians anymore, they didn't have to be consistent in redefining their terms since the other party had no power to take it back. in other words, bi women were forced out of lesbian spaces without our consent despite our similarities for reasons that had nothing to do with our natural differences, but rather a notion of purity. we were not given a say and it's incredibly disrespectful to lie and gaslight us into accepting that we somehow did. and in addition to that, we got no form of reparations or right to even pack up our things (butch/femme, dyke reclamation, double venus symbol, a recognized place in history, inclusion in sapphic activism, etc.) we were thrown out empty-handed and had the gate slammed behind us. unfairly. we did nothing to deserve that.

i'd "educate myself" if i hadn't already. you see, i very much educated myself and from what i've found, i'm right and you're a liar. you want me to stop talking out of my ass? fine, read any goddamn post on tumblr that argues it. and i guarantee you they'll all be well-written and cite credible sources from both the relevant time periods and the present. click the links on my profile. go through my tags: "#lgbt sources" "#lgbt resources" "#bi sources" #"bi resources" tags and any similar "x discourse" (butch/femme, slur, bi, lesbian, lgbt, trans, etc.) and "x history" (bi, bisexual, lesbian, lgbt), "biphobia", "bimisogyny", "biphobic lesbians" & "lesbian separatism" & "lesbian exclusive" especially and others like them that i have. read an article. pick up a damn book. read a historical source. read literally anything that doesn't argue "this is the way it is because i said so and this is how i want it to be due to my personal and/or taught prejudices", but instead something like "this is how it's always been, and yes things have changed, but these events have not flowed smoothly in agreement or even through a fair trade-off. nothing has really changed in the sense of material reality though, despite all the collective hatred built up over time." see how that works out for you and then come back, i'd love to know.

if anything, the person who doesn't understand what they're talking about, anon, is you. let's back the fuck up for a second here....... FASCIST ?!?!?! YOU USED THAT WORD UNIRONICALLY TO DESCRIBE BISEXUAL WOMEN FIGHTING FOR RESPECT AND A HUMANE PLACE AMONG WLW COMMUNITIES....... and you think i'm going to listen to your takes with an open mind? so let me get this crystal clear: it paints someone as immature and lesbo/homophobic to know factual history and that's unacceptable, but it's completely right and justified and okay to call said person fascist for sticking with it? even if i was wrong, which i'm not btw, you have caused much more offense and damage by falsely using that word purposed for fucking governmental control and literal dictatoral terrorism than i ever have through participating in discourse (and if you say that's not how that works, then... maybe that's also true for most of your argument here). you really need to consider what you just said, in fact i'd probably also take a moment to refuse the irony of calling me white in a derogatory way (which is fine on its own in different contexts idc) and then immediately turning around and referring to the bi community as fascist (which includes plenty people of color oppressed by fascism, btw!!). if you have no issue with that, or if you don't think it's necessary to address your baffling language, then why should i even begin to consider what you have to say? because it's a one-way street and people like myself should listen to you without question? call me crazy but imo that bears a very minor resemblance to the whole total authoritarian ideology of fascism, anon. just throwing that out there as some food for thought, since that word doesn't actually carry any weighted meaning anymore y'know, according to you yourself.

rereading the part where you said "you wouldn't have any rights if it wasn't for a black lesbian throwing rocks at cops at stonewall, so shut the fuck up and stop being fascist. stop punching down. gay people exist, get over it." and i find an interesting resemblance to what i heard TERFs saying all the goddamn time back when i used to hang out in radfem spaces (very telling how you conveniently never mentioned said lesbian was a transfem): "gay people exist", specifically said to exclusively bisexual women as a group in a way that paints them as homophobic by nature of being too man-tainted to value their same-gender attraction and pay more attention to the lesbian side of their community, focus more on choosing a side and just being a lesbian so that we could be "pure" and "morally correct" again and avoid the abuse of men at our own hands. oh... wait. wait hang on. what's that? OH YEAH, riiight, we don't actually even get to do that if we want to despite our expectations because we were forced out of the lesbian community and declared to be nothing like you!! gee, if only we hadn't been told to stay the fuck away from lesbian culture with a 10-foot-pole, we might actually have an option to be wanted by gay women instead of being """inherently""" open to men all the time now (jsyk bi women fucking despise that phrase because it's so damn misogynistic). sounds like a setup but, oh silly me, it couldn't possibly be something that would make lesbians look bad or else i'd get called a homophobe!! weird how that shit works, huh!!

but sure, i'm just an ugly homophobic white girl for not taking the shit and keeping silent over a "disagreement" that harms my community. bi women with direct relation to lesbians exist anon, get over it. SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!

i'm assuming it's this post or others like it that prompted you to open your filthy mouth. well i'm not sorry for being right. and i wasn't harassing anyone, especially not directly.

also why do y'all only invade my inbox when i'm sleeping like knock it off goddamn if you do that you gotta wait for a response

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