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Rabbits

Afficher davantage

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Growing.

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The victims and targets of whiteness knew. They all saw it coming, yet their voices and experiences were diminished and omitted.

People like Trump need a myth to survive. Their existence depends on the erosion of others.

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Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel, Cricket In An Armchair, 1911

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QUEER SEX IS HOLY / FAGGOTS FUCK BETTER

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Reminder that TERF rhetoric doesn't start with "we have a raging and irrational hatred for half the human population based on biochemical characteristics, just like literal fascists," it starts with more rational sounding statements that place you in the role of victimhood and gain your sympathy.

"Testosterone causes dominance and aggression."

"Not all men, but we can't tell which men so we must assume all men are predators."

"Even men you know could secretly be predators."

"We don't want men in women's restrooms."

"It's unfair for AMAB people to compete in women's sports, they have a physical advantage."

These are all relatively accepted points among central and even liberal circles of women. They sound like they are logically sound and only concerned with protecting women from harm.

Until...

Testosterone does not cause aggression. That's bioessentialism, which is bad science.

Fear mongering works to separate you and "others" into groups; us vs them, you're put on the defensive. Assumptions about gender essentialism are shown to widen the gap in so-called gender-based behaviors. Not only that, they actively increase hostility towards trans individuals.

Men are not slaves to their biochemistry or gender identities. Studies show that young boys given education on relationships and consent don't go on to be perpetrators of DV and sexual assault.

Additionally, intimate partner violence is reciprocal far more often than reported due to the fact that men are unlikely to report abuse. DV is not a problem of gender--it is a learned behavior.

Arguments about "men" in women's spaces is not about cis men--it is a dogwhistle for transphobia.

Trans feminine individuals on HRT experience a decrease in Hgb/HCT levels to equal that of cisgender women, as well as lose muscle mass, which steadily declines beyond 3 years on HRT. They also show no difference in V02 peak to cis women.

Additionally, there is no rationale behind using trans people as a whipping dog in discussions of gender.

"Almost half of all transgender people have been discriminated against in hiring or firing decisions and more than 40 percent have experienced workplace harassment because they are transgender." This is comparable to rates of sexism that cis women experience in the workplace.

Trans women were paid 60 cents for every $1 earned by the average American worker, compared to the 84 cents earned by cis women.

Trans people face significant barriers to accessing sexual, reproductive, and general healthcare.

Trans people face 4x the rate of violent crime as cis people (including cis women).

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I genuinely think there was no greater insight into the modern Christian mindset than when the Pope said he very much hoped Hell was empty and he was absolutely hounded by both Catholics and Protestants outraged at the idea of a man who wanted a place of infinite suffering to have nobody in it.

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sorry for being weird and evasive. i was raised to believe that having wants and needs was a moral failing

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every time I see some bigshot scientist revealed as a fraud my knee-jerk reaction is "hell yeah elisabeth bik got 'em good" AND IM RIGHT

SHE NEVER QUITS!!!!

ICONIC!!!!

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Richard Goldstein & James Baldwin | The Last Interview

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Happy Holidays, don't torture yourself with "required" family visits to save yourself from misery

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America is the only country with medical debt and medical bankruptcy.

No other country destroys your life savings via medical procedures.

No other country.

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I started using Head and Shoulders ten years ago for itchy scalp and dandruff, and then for ten years I have not had itchy scalp and dandruff, so I thought “why do I still buy shampoo to combat itchy scalp and dandruff when I do not have itchy scalp and dandruff,” so I stopped buying the shampoo for itchy scalp and dandruff and can you guess I have now? Can you predict what currently afflicts me? It’s alright if you can’t because apparently I fuckin couldn’t either

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When you look up gender affirming surgery it says 'a broad range of procedures that help transgender and non-binary people transition to their gender identity'.

Seems 97% had the same procedure.

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