Still remember when a homo- and transphobic acquaintance tried to bring up JKR’s views on trans people in conversation and I shut it down with «oh yeah she’s been saying a lot of dumb shit on Twitter after she finished writing Harry Potter, like when she claimed Dumbledore was gay, just to be politically correct», which made it absolutely impossible for him to admit that he agreed with anything JKR had ever said. Sometimes you just have to weaponise people’s homophobia against their transphobia.
Other ways to stop family members/acquaintances from going on bigoted rants:
- «Isn’t this all a bit silly? I mean, I’m more concerned about the economy/the war in Ukraine/covid/my job» - weaponised whataboutism
- «Do you work with a lot of trans people? Because it seems like this is a problem you frequently encounter in everyday life from the way you talk about it» and when they say they don’t, follow up with «well then I don’t see what you’re making such a fuss about»
- «Idk, I haven’t been much on social media lately, I think Twitter is a waste of time» - make them feel like they’re the ones who are terminally online
- «Idk, I’m not that concernced with other people’s genitals and sex lives» - creep shaming
The point is that I’ve used all of these in various contexts and they’ve saved a good number of dinner table conversations from derailing into pointless debating. You don’t de-radicalise friends and family members by entering into political discussions they initiate just to stir up shit. You de-radicalise them by shifting the focus away from their shitty opinions and onto the things you have in common and the practical everyday stuff that exists outside their internet echo chambers.
Heave and Thaw - 1-4
Grizzled loner Char has spent her life in comfortable isolation as a woodsman. When her sister's guard, an uptight sword-for-hire named Emery, arrives at the cabin, the two women find they have more in common than they realized.
Heave and Thaw is part of [Boyish²] Butch×Butch Yuri Anthology[vol.2]. The final comic will be 26 pages long.
You can get your copy by supporting the Kickstarter. This anthology has butch4butch stories from 6 different artists from Japan, USA, and Canada, with approx 160 pages. We're working with a translator, so you can get your copy in English or Japanese!
How fucking dare she?????? My boy??? He needs to be fast!!!!!!
Anonymous asked:
we're apparently opposites lol. i dont know ANY women currently. i keep trying to meet more and they keep turning out to be trans men who hadn't figured it out yet. most recent guy came out to me YESTERDAY which is the 7th in the last three months. im cis and straight i dont know why this keeps happening. my dating life is in shambles but i have SO MANY new buddies im teaching how to shave and torrent movies
shrimpsisbugs answered:
not to be weird but i think i’m obsessed with you
going nuts over the implication that torrenting movies is a masculine activity
Howdy!
Im Pidge / Sol, a queer autistic librarian who likes telling stories. Im a debut author and have a duology series named 'Probe Of Gaia' that i am currently working on.
It involves active parts Past, and Future of colliding into one Present. A true mix of past hubris, present discovery, and future greed from characters and world. Below is a Synopsis, Table of Contents, and a link to the (3 page) foundational Prologue. (looking for agent)
when i was post op after top surgery i had a good friend there with me to help recover. but the nurse didnt get the memo and when i woke up she was like “ok i’m gonna go get your girlfriend and bring her in to see you!” and i remember being so zonked on anesthesia and so disoriented i just laid there thinking wow…… all that an they’re bringing me a girlfriend too this place is amazing