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ever since i was a little girl i knew i wanted to be a stressed adult male protagonist splashing water on his face in the bathroom

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#transgender #trans #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #mtf #transgirl #trans rights #nonbinary #transfem #trans pride #transition #trans community

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Exactly, and now you'll go to Jupiter to get more stupider

Hellppp some transphobe found my posts about getting surgery and is yelling in my asks about how I mutilated my ‘perfect feminine body’ . I got my wisdom teeth removed.

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"we hear everything go quiet" - a normal phrase for some reason

"we hear nothing go loud" - a problem and a threat against language

#language #linguistics #conlang #constructed language #linguist humor #put this phrase in your conlang I dare you

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Fandom and the Intersection of Feminism and Race

Intersectionality – specifically, the intersection of feminism and race as it pertains to Black women – has become a bit of a Tumblr buzzphrase that is generally applied to major social issues. But it has a real and important place in fandom as well, and while that is generally accepted on the surface, it has come to mean (to folks to don’t actually get it) simply acknowledging the existence of Black women.

Here’s the thing, though. Intersectionality isn’t white women reblogging photos of black women with the caption “omg so beautiful!” It isn’t fancasting Lupita in everything or having “poc” headcanons of white characters. It doesn’t even necessarily mean supporting existing Black women characters (though that’s a start). Those things are inclusive, but they’re not necessarily intersectional.

To understand the intersectionality of feminism and race in media (and, by extension, fandom), one must understand the fundamental differences between what is considered empowering for white women vs. what is empowering for Black women. (Hint: due to many years of dehumanization of Black women while white women have been portrayed as The Ideal, these two perceptions are almost diametrically opposite.)

Take the Strong Woman who isn’t there to be loved. White women love this trope, because white women in media are so often primarily seen as love interests. I can understand how that can be frustrating, and how it can be refreshing to see, say, Furiosa in Mad Max. But – and this is important – the Strong Woman trope, applied to a Black woman, reads entirely differently, and to ignore that ignores intersectionality altogether.

Black women have almost never been the ones who need protecting in media. Black women aren’t sick and tired of always being love interests. The Strong Independent Woman (thanks in part to fandom repeatedly using the term to try and keep women of color in their romance-free place) has become virtually a slur when it comes to Black women in media in the same way the Damsel in Distress makes white women’s skin crawl. If you care about intersectionality at all, it’s important to understand that. The experience of Black women in media is the Bizarro World version of white women’s experience.

Most “inclusive” feminists can see the disparity between Scarlett O'Hara and Mammie, and (I hope) understand that Mammie was dehumanized and otherized. The Scarlett and Mammie trope lives on today, with only the most un-PC parts of the Mammy character removed. Otherizing Black women is not yet widely considered un-PC. It still continues in the media we consume every day. And just because they’re often glorified for being so strong, so tough, and so independent it doesn’t make it OK.

Abbie Mills is a tough, independent badass – but Katrina embodied “womanhood,” precious and pure. Michonne is a tough, independent badass – but Jessie embodies “womanhood.” And on and on.

It has been said so many times, but it hardly ever seems to sink in: It is progressive and feminist for Black women to be the precious ones, the love interests, the damsels who need saving. 

So if you instinctively ask why a Black woman can’t just be strong or get upset if she is “reduced to a love interest,” allowed the kind of romantic storyline you take for granted and spit on, the answer is: Your brand of feminism doesn’t apply here.

And, you know, that doesn’t negate that brand of feminism. Intersectionality (of all kinds) asks you to look at feminism as something that is complex, not a set of one-size-fits-all rules. 

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also, i genuinely have no idea why there's a popular post going around claiming that trans men who talk about trans men's issues are responsible for the current sitewide transmisogynistic mass report campaign? i have seen zero evidence for this, and if anyone has any evidence, i would love it if you could send it over so i can verify it.

everything i have seen firsthand indicates that the transmisogynistic mass report campaign is being carried out by, as normal, TERFs and crypto-TERFs, with a solid contingent of "people who are aligned with trans-positive spaces but hold radical-feminist-influenced anti-kink beliefs and align with radfems when told they're going against a Kinky Sexual Predator, meaning they carry out transmisogyny while supporting or even being transfem."

#trans man #transandrophobia #ftm #transmasc #queerphobia #trans men #trans #trans masc #transmasculine #transman

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Knowledge is empowering

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an ode to testosterone weight gain

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Transmasc Musicians Doc

So a while back some people were talking about an issue they were having, where they were looking for transmasc artists but kept getting recommended the same 1-2 artists to check out, or told to listen to transfem musicians they'd already heard about.

Obviously it's frustrating to not be able to see people like yourself in art, and having the option erased is too. So I took the suggestion and putting a google sheet together with every transmasc musician I could think of -plus recommendations from others- into a sortable google sheet

Trans Man and Transmasc Musicians

It's by no means conclusive, and if I had more help finding artists and their social media links -and someone to help curate/edit the doc- then I'd like to expand it to trans people in general, with the option to sort by gender if you want to listen to someone like you.

If you're a transmasc artist, or have transmasc musician references, send me your links to add to the doc.

#transmasc artists #transmasc musicians #trans #lgbt #queer #queer art #queer musician #queer music #ftm #trans men #trans masc #transmasculine #trans ftm #trans guy #trans man #music #google sheets #resource #transgender #trans community #trans pride #transmasc #transmen

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comic about content

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trans people who are allowed into cissexist spaces dominated by cis men still never have the same voice and influence cis men do; they rely on obedience to cis narratives and subordinating their transness as much as possible.

trans people who are allowed into cissexist spaces dominated by cis women still never have the same voice and influence cis women do; they rely on obedience to cis narratives and subordinating their transness as much as possible.

any kind of inter-trans antagonism that relies on the idea that any group of trans people has their needs met because they have any level of technical acceptance into (cis) wo/men's spaces is just projecting the fear of the Trans Agent of the Patriarchy onto other trans people. none of us are being listened to unless we are saying the same things as cis people. none of us are having our needs met unless our needs align with cis people's.

#transmisandry #transmisogyny #exorsexism #enbyphobia #transandrophobia #transunitism #transphobia #trans #transgender #transexual #trans community #cissexism #transunity

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rule

#lgbtq #lgbt #gay #queer #meme #pun #queer history #lgbt history #lgbtq history

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If you don't need a tool then why get so upset other people do? What does other people talking about and connecting over their experiences take away from you that you feel the need to argue with them over whether they talk about their experiences in a way you feel is "right"

So something I've noticed about the transmascs who argue against the language that has been created to assist us in discussing our oppression or alternatively state that we're not oppressed at all... Well, they're very focused on themselves. Their posts are full of 'I' statements, casting their experience as the universal one.

"I don't think we need more words." "I don't think we're oppressed." "I think the oppression we face is just transphobia." "I think the oppression we face is just misogyny." "I think we all experience male privilege because I pass." "I'm treated better now so what are the rest of you whining about?"

So... what if other people have different needs from you? What if their lived experiences are different? What if they never manage to 'pass'? Are you really going to say with a straight face that because you've made it you're now going to pull the ladder up behind you?

#transandrophobia #ftm #trans man #trans men #queerphobia #trans masc #transmasc #transmasculine #transman #transmen #ftx #transmasc erasure #trans #trans ftm #trans male

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a lot of folks will really reblog the most reactionary and cruel shit posted by vile people as long as it's phrased in a way that sounds funny + aimed at people they find cringe/annoying

#transmisogyny #transphobia #enbyphobia #fuck swerfs #ableism #trender truthers are agents of patriarchy