alexandr1te

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a classic reimagined

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i passed a college literature class with a B, made at least a B on every paper, and read none of the seven books required for the class. throw out the whole professor.

kinda funny when english teachers say stuff like “i can tell if you didnt read the book” or “i can tell when people bs their paper”

no you cant.  you can tell when people are bad at bs-ing their paper.  i didnt even read the sparknotes and i barely skimmed the wikipedia and you gave me an A.  you kneel before my throne unaware that it was born of lies

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sara after literally anything happens post chapter 1

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Is Ryoko even real? We may never know…

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hi. i’ll explain the “pedobait” anime.

not to excuse this anime or any anime from its own problems, but said character is not “19″. it has been seven years since she died, when she was 12. that doesn’t make her 19. she doesn’t age post-death.

and no, there is no fetishizing of her. she, IN SHOW, is happy about the fact that she’ll never have to grow up. for what reason might that be? oh, because she’s TRANSGENDER. lily hoshikawa has become a very big icon in the trans community for being one of the most accurate and inspiring trans characters in anime... hell, even beyond anime.

she doesn’t want to go through puberty. in fact, starting her puberty, in combination with the stress she underwent as a child actress, is what shocked her, and killed her. that may sound a bit extreme, but dysphoria and puberty are very traumatizing for trans kids. it’s not out of the question for her to have suffered from shock, when factoring in the stress she went through.

so, we have a child character, who is happy to be a child, recognized as a child, and not sexualized at all. she wasn’t just thrown in as some anime character irrelevant to the topic. she’s a transgender character, in a meme concerning transphobia. literally there is no merit to the “pedobait” claim at all.

Joanna Cherry really went back and forth, in Parliament, to a twitter representative, about yet another iteration of the same low effort twitter drama that has been going on since like 2014. Like the bottom barrel. Tit for tat. Imagine, that you have the chance, the power, and the access, to seriously bring forth examples of actual online harassment that women face daily. Normal, average women, the kind who don’t call trans people mutilated for sport nor even know who Megan Murphy is and receive the same energy they dish out, daily. Just actual online harassment toward your average woman. And you have the power, to do this, and you hold up a meme. A meme with Anime Girl. Anime Girl holding a gun…captioned, in impact font, “shut the fuck up TERF bottom text.” She goes at length, for at least 15 minutes or more, to emphasize what a crime against women this is. And then imagine, you’re a woman, in Scotland. And you see…that this is one of your representatives. And you realize, patriarchy might just exist for another 100 years, not only because of misogyny, but also because the people apparently tasked to oppose it are incompetent, useless, worthless buffoons…

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Chelsea Manning has been thrown back in prison

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hi. trans woman here. people asking pronouns actually, to me, shows somebody in most cases on a level of understanding with trans issues and wants to be respectful. most people don’t ask these things out of malice, they want to respect you. sure, doing it in front of a bunch of people might be a bit embarrassing, but being trans in public means having conversations like this at times. it’s a hell of a lot better than someone asking “So are ya a boy or a girl?”

plus, truthfully “appearance” isn’t always best to go off of. assuming based on appearance isn’t always the best option. nonbinary people exist. hell, there are drag queens that go OVER THE TOP with their appearance compared to me and still prefer he/him. 

i’m sorry to say this, but “outing” a trans person only really happens if that trans person passes super well, and what does passing mean? it means being seen as cis. if you don’t pass as well, like me, and are visibly trans like a lot of trans people unfortunately are... you’re already “outted”. i feel like this is something a lot of trans people have trouble admitting, for reasons i completely understand. as hard as i try, i might not pass super well. someone asking me my pronouns is the least of my worries, it gives me the chance to assert my identity without backing down. 

i feel a lot more uncomfortable at times correcting anyone who refers to me as “sir” because i try my HARDEST to present at times and still get it. when i see that, i can see that that person either isn’t paying attention or has already made their mind up about me, and isn’t worth my time. instead, people who ask my pronouns express an amount of concern i rarely see, an amount of awareness of trans people that surprises me. and trust me, i interact with A LOT of people working in customer service.

i can’t ask you to feel differently, necessarily, but it’s pretty bad of you to speak for the entire trans community like that, @hustlerose ... every trans person is different, has different levels of comfort, dysphoria, preferences, etc... 

when someone asks my pronouns, i see someone wanting to talk to me for more than 5 minutes, and wants to take the time to respect me. that makes up for any amount of awkwardness i might ever feel.

stop asking people’s pronouns. real life isnt the internet. asking someone’s pronouns in real life with people around is fucking degrading. we all know you wouldnt ask a cis person’s pronouns. when you ask, a trans person hears “i’m not sure if you’re actually the gender you’re presenting as. do you mind if i embarrass you and get really invasive on a personal level?” not to mention you might out the person youre asking to whoever else is around.

if youre really fucking lost, ask their name, or just guess by by how they present. the worst that can happen is you get corrected and you can be respectful about it. these are basic social conventions that should be left unsaid.

in conclusion, trans people are regular people and you should treat us normally. thanks for coming to my ted talk.

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cant believe i fell in love with the koolaid man

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what the fuck is this flag for???

You are illiterate

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I know most are probably inactive or bots, but I do have over a thousand followers on this blog, and I figure I should at least say:

I’m heavily considering moving to another blogging platform. Even before the tumblr purge I hardly used tumblr anymore. I will still post my art here on my art blog, considering I’m not a NSFW artist, but as for my personal use, it’s over.

I had a lot of good years on tumblr, but I guess somewhere along the line it just became clear I would never truly use it in a dedicated manner.

I’m going to be making a mastodon and probably a pillowfort, I’ll keep you all updated on that. I, of course, still use my twitter and would be happy to follow any mutuals there.

Anyway, rip tumblr. It’s been fun.

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YOU FUCKING IDIOTS MASTODON IS USED AS A MEETING HUB FOR PEDOPHILES BECAUSE ITS ALMOST COMPLETELY UNSUPERVISED

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Tumblr is apparently doing some crazy nonsense again, so it seems like a good time to remind everyone that Pillowfort.io is a new social media platform that aims to give users control of their content and how it’s seen and shared, as well as provide better communication tools to promote conversation and creativity. If this sounds good to you, you can donate $5 to our PayPal and you will receive a registration link the Friday after your donation. And if you decide the site isn’t for you, you can request a refund for up to three weeks after you sign up. (All money we receive through this process is going towards paying our hosting expenses and compensating our programmers.)

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Reblog this if your hoe ass is getting deleted on the 17th

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just realized like.... a lot of my likes are going to vanish YIKES

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reminder that you can follow me on twitter, i’ll at least update there if i decide to join any other platforms for blogging/content

well i was already looking for an excuse to leave this website.

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well i was already looking for an excuse to leave this website.