what I was talking abt earlier. we have fully looped back around and away from feminism, societally, whereas before it was very Feminism 101 to acknowledge that many parts of existing as a woman in a misogynistic society are painful and upsetting.
not that being a woman is Inherently Negative in a bubble. but that living on this earth, in the conditions we're living in, is hostile to women.
and that gender is a performance. that many of the Staples Of Femininity as accepted by society are things that you have to create and perform and mold artificially and aren't inherent, that COMPLAINING about day to day difficulties of existing as a woman is something that you're allowed to do.
acknowledging these basic, again, feminism 101 things, that something tied to womanhood is more time consuming or more expensive or more dangerous Because Of The Problems. does not CREATE the problems. that when women complain about having to perform femininity, they are not, in fact, oppressing themselves. the call does not come from inside the fucking house.
saying that you HAVE suffered does not fucking equate that you believe you SHOULD have suffered.
like I could talk about this for hours. how braindead and one-dimensional the Takes are getting. "being a woman is looking in the mirror and going fuck yeah i'm a woman" damn. I guess any negative experiences you have by living in a misogynistic world... are your fault if you are anything but positive?
"you don't actually want liberation" we've fully gone back to telling feminists "you WANT to be oppressed" when anything negative about our society is pointed out. it's not real until I say it out loud, I guess, and then I'm actually the one who caused it.
if anybody expresses any unhappiness with how they're treated or the status quo or the language and culture surrounding womanhood and femininity. they've created it, right that second. they invented it just now. it wasn't a problem before somebody complained, right?
also trans women aren't braindead zombies who just follow the flow of whatever cis women around them say. I am pretty fucking sure they are very much aware of pain, and are MORE than aware of the swirling torrent of misogyny and standards of femininity than anybody else. actually. and I am pretty sure someone complaining on tumblr that being a woman means always putting on a performance is going to make someone change their mind about transitioning. also "performing femininity" as a necessity to being treated well as a woman is not fucking NEWS to your Local Trans Woman. I AM PRETTY SURE SHE GETS THE CONCEPT. using trans women as a scapegoat for this braindead perspective on gender politics is spineless, meritless, and pathetic.
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february 23, @jegulus-microfic prompt: alley. word count: 519
crackfic. enjoy!
James Potter was not known for making very smart decisions. In fact, on any given day, it could be said that James Potter was undoubtedly, one-hundred-percent, certainly making bad, bad, very poor choices. His very loving friends knew to keep an eye out for his dangerous shenanigans. Mostly, his dangers were accidental. He was clumsy or did something stupid—by accident. He was labeled as a local hazard.
Unfortunately for everyone, today was no different.
James took a shortcut home—through a dark and dingy alley; none of its grim qualities raised any alarm bells in his head. He was skipping alone, minding his own—when he came across a miracle.
.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜。.
Regulus was having a peaceful evening—a rare occurrence, being the boyfriend of one local hazard named James Potter. Regulus was relaxed, curled up sitting with a book by the window, watching the rain pitter-patter away.
The door banged open and Regulus sighed heavily, expecting chaos to ensue. James was a storm, barging into every room like some kind of natural disaster. But oh, did Regulus adore him, and every moment spent with James was worth it. James’ chaos was simply endearing, even if Regulus needed to be on high-alert all the time.
James crashed into the room holding a—
“What the fuck?”
James positively beamed, “Regulus! I found a—I don’t even know, honestly, what this is—I think it’s some kind of miracle!”
The furry gray thing in James’ arms was wriggling.
James continued, “Reg, I just found it an alley, can you believe it? It must be some kind of-of miracle animal breeding, really—it looks like a cat and a dog had a baby!” He sounded so giddy.
Regulus squealed, backing away from his boyfriend, “James—”
“Or perhaps a panda? It has weird fur lines around its eyes—” James was looking at the animal curiously, held up to his eyeline.
Regulus held his arms around his stomach protectively. “Potter! That is not a hybrid—”
James looked up, excited. “You’ve seen this before?”
He was about to have a meltdown. James just brought an alley rodent into their shoebox apartment. “It’s a fucking racoon, James!”
James’ childish wonder did not fade. “What’s a—a raccoon?”
“That! That thing, with the gray fur and dark mask around its eyes—and the stripy tail. A raccoon. Raccoons, James, are not friendly animals—”
James scoffed. “Please, Reg—he’s plenty friendly. I still think he’s a panda-cat-dog mix.”
“He’s a rodent!”
James gasped. “Like Peter?”
“Yes! Just like Peter, but bigger and probably carrying more diseases from some dingy alley.”
James was just standing by the front door, examining the rather calm rodent in his arms. The raccoon was large—James was holding it with both arms wrapped around. James looked rather put-out. He looked up at Regulus with wide eyes. “So—you won’t—I mean, we can’t—keep him?”
Regulus blinked at him. “No, sweetheart. We’re not keeping him. Hazard behavior, James.”
James and the raccoon said their goodbyes, but James never forgot his miracle. He kept a picture of the raccoon in his wallet.
˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗ dedicating this to everyone who fed into my raccoon fanatics the past few weeks. im losing the plot, but it's just a bit of fun <3
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I love it when artist draw Older Luffy™️ as huge tall figure that got his height from his father Dragon and grandfather Garp.
However if we’re following that logic I’d love to supply the mental image of sanji also being extremely tall as terrible father Vinsmoke Judge is also extremely tall.
Now imagine the monster trio of very tall Luffy, even taller Sanji, and short king of hell Zoro.
It’s giving absurdly tall Roger and short in comparison but still tall for our standard Rayleigh.
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The fact that Eli gets to be at Pride with Travis after the man cheated on him twice but Carina is nowhere to be found really bothers me. Maya and Carina have been the queer couple on this show since Season 3. Despite their ups and downs, they are the most stable couple the show has had in general since then. How do you not highlight them as the couple in the Pride episode? How do you keep them apart when there's event celebrating the legalization of gay marriage? It makes no sense.
I'm really hoping the reason Maya is the only one not in her Pride shirt yet is because she's running late due to spending the morning with her wife and son and we get a cute, long, scene of them just basking in the happiness of being a family together. It's the least they can do in an episode like this. I would have preferred they have a scene after the events at the Pride parade because whatever Maya is going to witness, she should be able to talk about with her wife, but we'll see what happens. It just continues to be incredibly frustrating how there's always an excuse when it comes to Maya and Carina. They can never just have the moment they deserve.
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