This is certainly a brand new concept you’ve never seen before. Revolutionary, even.
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Hello, I am suffering, please consider getting some rainbows or artsy violence in exchange for some pictures of dead American guys that I can then give to my electric company.
Still bothered by the US cultural idea that men can only be non-romantically intimate with one another in war-like or competitive circumstances.
I’m pretty quiet about the fact I’m a transman usually, but holy shit I need to tell you about the culture shock I’m going through because it’s blindsiding me.
There’s a huge sense of social isolation that comes with being perceived as male, because now people are subconsciously treating me as a potential predator. All strangers, no matter their gender, keep their guard up around me.
It made me realize that there is no inherent camaraderie in male socialization as there is in female socialization—unless, of course, it’s in very specific environments. And the fact I don’t amnbiently experience this mutual kinship in basic exchanges anymore is an insanely lonely feeling.
You know how badly this would have fucked my mind up if I had grown up with this?
It is 4:30am and I’m mourning the loss of a privilege I didn’t even know I had.
Anyway, I’m going to figure out how to navigate this. Don’t know how yet, but I’m gonna.
Absolutely, because it’s an extremely sticky issue.
Frankly, this is something I would’ve never understood without living the experience.
It’s now blatantly clear to me that most cis men probably experience chronic emotional malnutrition. They’re deprived of social connection just enough for it to seriously fuck with their psyches, but not enough for them to realize that it’s happening and what’s causing it.
It’s like they’re starving, but don’t know this because they’ve always been served 3 meals…except those meals have never been big enough.
This deprivation comes from all sides of aisle, by the way.
In the case of women: When I’m out in public and interact with women, all of them come off as incredibly aloof, cold, and mirthless. I have never experienced this before even though I know exactly what this composure is—the armor that keeps away creepy-ass men.
As someone who used to wear it myself, I know this armor is 100% impersonal. Nobody likes wearing it, and I can say with absolute certainty that women would dump the armor in favor of unconditional companionship with men if doing this didn’t run the risk of actual assault. (Trust me when I say women aren’t just being needlessly guarded.)
But I only have a complete understanding of this context because I’ve experienced female socialization. If I hadn’t, I would’ve thought this coldness was a conspiracy against me devised by roughly half of the human population. Even now, with all that I know about navigating the world as a woman, I’m failing to convince my monkey-brain that this armor isn’t social rejection.
And as for male socialization? Again, it seems taboo for a man to be platonically intimate with men for reasons I have yet to fully understand, but I think it boils down to a) the fact society teaches boys that it’s not okay to be soft with each other, and b) garden-variety homophobia. Our media only shows men being intimate with one another when they’re teamed up against a dire situation, and I’d bet real money it’s a huge reason why men gravitate toward activities that simulate being teamed up against an opposing force.
But men are not machines of war. Yes, testosterone absolutely gives you Dumb Bastard Brain, but that just makes you want to skateboard a wagon down a hill or duct-tape your friend to the wall, not kill someone.
The human species looks so much colder standing from this side.
I can see how men might convince themselves that their feelings of emotional desperation is personal weakness as opposed to a symptom they’re all experiencing from White Imperialism. Because this human connection, this frith, is as essential for our wellbeing as water is.
So sick. How sick. I want to destroy this garbage.
Now that Amanda Bynes is free from her conservatorship, organizers from the #freebritney movement are planning to double down in efforts to help Nichelle Nichols. They hope to raise awareness about the abusive conservatorship Nichelle is in and help the public understand why this situation must change. The details of her conservatorship are in the first link, and the second link leads to a place where you can help out. Please spread awareness if you can! https://movieweb.com/free-britney-star-trek-nichelle-nichols/
Are you an adult that likes Yu-Gi-Oh!? Do you like queer content? We have started a project just for you.
Welcome to Queerly Yours, a Yu-Gi-Oh! zine about our favorite characters exploring queerness in adulthood. This fandom has many older fans that have been here for years, and we all like to see ourselves to varying degrees in the characters we love —so we decided to make a project that lets us have them grow up like we have!
Our profits will be going to Lambda Legal, an organization that helps make the United States legally safer for those that are queer or living with HIV.
Our interest check will close at the end of May when we have found our final mod. This is a zine for adults, by adults, so you must be 18+ to participate.
Below the Read More are links to the zine’s carrd (more information about the zine) and the interest check survey, so please check us out and let us know if you’re interested!
Apparently this tiktok was deleted hours after I saved it.
[Video ID: A Tiktok that several users have added onto, each making a different joke about gender.
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Person 4: They imitate the kind of voice you hear on legal ads and say, “Attention: If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Gender, you may be entitled to financial compensation.”
Person 5: Starting off strong and dissolving into fits of laughter as they speak, they say, “-and now a word from our sponsor: Raid Shadow Genders; conquer all of the genders" End ID]
