February 2012
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Anonymous asked: wow that's so great that you get to be the one to decide if something is a slur against another group or not cool story bro
that's what she said →
veuxveuxpas:
ftmark:
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anotherhookerblog:
jackrad:
check out my new article on prettyqueer—it’s all about how trans guys should really remember to give all the credit to the rad trans women we learned everything from when we talk about transmisogyny and how basically folx should just listen to trans women in the first place.
“It’s something I’ve learned from the...
that's what she said →
veuxveuxpas:
ftmark:
anotherhookerblog:
jackrad:
check out my new article on prettyqueer—it’s all about how trans guys should really remember to give all the credit to the rad trans women we learned everything from when we talk about transmisogyny and how basically folx should just listen to trans women in the first place.
“It’s something I’ve learned from the badass trans women who have...
that's what she said →
anotherhookerblog:
jackrad:
check out my new article on prettyqueer—it’s all about how trans guys should really remember to give all the credit to the rad trans women we learned everything from when we talk about transmisogyny and how basically folx should just listen to trans women in the first place.
“It’s something I’ve learned from the badass trans women who have been my mentors, peers,...
Anonymous asked: Simply having a slur used against you does not mean that you have the right to reclaim it. I am white and have had the word "nigger" thrown around at me, but that word does not oppress me. Similarly, no matter how many times you as a trans man are called a "tranny," the true oppressiveness of that word is not used against you. The word tranny is a slur that is oppressive and...
limitlessfaithinthesource asked: This 'tranny' debate reminds me a lot of asexuals attempt to reclaim the term "queer". I'm thinking aromantics in particular. Being "less oppressed" isn't at all less shitty; invisibility hurts a lot too. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Anonymous asked: The conclusion I came to when I was thinking about whether or not to keep using the word was that no matter how bad being invisible feels, there are better ways to fix that than doing something that trans women are telling us is hurtful/problematic and I don't want to be one of those guys who makes himself feel better at the expense of other people.
dumonchelledraws asked: Transmen are less visible because it's much more acceptable for a 'woman' to want to 'become' a man in this society. Transwomen are far more subject to hate because of the nature of an oppressive patriarchal society. So I think it's pretty fair to say that word is theirs. That's not to belittle the hate and prejudice experienced by us as transguys by any means,...
Anonymous asked: Google image search the word tranny and tell me how many pages it takes to get an image of a female assigned trans person.
split-the-coast asked: Trans women tell us repeatedly that word is not ours. For me, that's the end of the debate.
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okay, this is me making the effort
so I know that there’s a lot of debate over wether or not trans men can/should reclaim the word ‘tranny’ or if is strictly a word that trans women can reclaim
I know I’ve been called a tranny my whole damn life and some days calling myself that first (before they could) was the only way I could feel good for 2 seconds
I know I love watching the way it puts fear in the...
can i just say that i hate it when people prefice...
because I get to just sit there and hear them ask something that is so not ok to ask like “did you used to have big tits?” or “is Mark similar to your birth-name?” or just “why do you dress so femmy?”
and then it’s awkward if I don’t answer because then it’s my fault, then I’m shooting them down or being rude or mean
and then...
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Transethnic FTW
pussytooth:
brandx:
Oh, for fuck’s sake.
Apparently a clutch of privileged, delusional bigots have hijacked the term “transethnic,” ensuring that us Class Bastard adoptees and foster kids encounter even MORE dismissal and confusion in public discourse.
“Transethnic,” for those who don’t know, occurs in the context of adoption. For example, a white Jewish child is adopted by non Jews. Or a...
i woke up and everything was broken
I’m sick with some sort of head-throat-ugh-death cold
my computer keeps getting stuck halfway through startup and then rebooting
My phone won’t work.
my room is a disaster zone because I realized half way through packing that I couldn’t pack more until tommorrow night without blocking off half the room
and now I just want to die
Critiquing things that are no longer topical or...
Is my entire life
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does anyone else lay awake at night worrying over...
like, “Oh man, during that association game earlier I totally messed up and got away with it… I HAVE BROUGHT SHAME UPON MYSELF AND MY HOUSEHOLD. I HAVE SULLIED MY FRIENDS’ TRUST THAT I UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED TO OBEY THE RULES.”
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"I was not emotionally prepared for that"
akitron:
The unfortunate mantra of my entire existence
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oh wait, i know what to do
smoke weeeed
im right in that sleepy-but-manic state where I really want to be creative and productive but i don’t want to move too much
Paradigm shift
shitmystudentswrite:
Unlike Freud, the Big Five theorists did not think that everything is about “doing it.”
Anonymous asked: Thanks! She says the issue preventing her from medical transition is medical in nature (*not* CAMH, amazingly enough) but I figure she needs quality care and support more than ever if that's the case. I'm passing your information along and hoping it'll help too. Our comm's already lost one member to suicide this year.
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belgravias:
is sherlock back yet
is doctor who back yet
is merlin back yet
is the avengers out yet
is the hobbit out yet
wait did you just say no
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femmelock-holmes:
UGH now I remember why I never paint my nails.
christ it is EVERYWHERRRREE.
regret.
I think there’s more polish on my actual hands than there is on my nails.
I was that kid who couldn’t colour within the lines and it’s shining through once again in adulthood.
“When the newspapers were full of alarms about Iran possibly developing a nuclear...”
– Howard Zinn on Kurt Vonnegut (via unicronkid)
my hero
Anonymous asked: I'm looking for T.O. resources for a woman who's in a bad place right now. Basically, she went to CAMH and they told they'd never let her transition, she has to go off anti-androgens because they're causing serious mental health complications and she's started talking about suicide. I've directed her to Sherbourne Health Center but I don't know what else to tell...
Anonymous asked: Sooo not surprised at Xtra. Jeremy Dias is also kind of clueless when it comes to gender identity, as much as he likes to say he isn't.
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Horay!
My MP doesn’t support Bill C-11!
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Xtra Exposed
This afternoon I happened to be sitting on a train on the way home from a conference when I overheard a conversation. My friends and I tried to ignore the people who were talking loudly, until we heard one of them nearly shout, “We’re not transphobic!” A silence fell over me and my pals as we hushed ourselves and listened in. The people I was with were all cis women and trans...
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[tw: rape]
autumn-and-eve:
notafraidofruins:
Today’s psych class was about PTSD as a result of rape, and rape culture. Despite my pounding heart and shaking shoulders, I actually contributed to the discussion. A lot! I was surprising myself, and my classmates were surprising me: for the most part, they were agreeing with the things that I said. And then… from the back of the room… I heard someone say:...
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A facinating (but rather cissexist) study... →
can anyone recommend some quality dubstep/stoner...
I'm running a workshop on Gender tomorrow for kids...
does anyone have any advice or ideas they’d like to see in a workshop?
It needs to be an hour long