mr-sylvilagus

[mr-sylvilagus]

I do think we need to face the fact that there will be more and more “detransitioners” in the years to come. Many will be already radicalized/primed to a transphobic narrative of their experience, or they’ll be individuals who feel isolated, insecure in their identity, and in pain - and therefore easy targets for hateful communities.

This isn’t necessarily in response to the video that’s going around. I don’t know what’s up with that. I know a lot of trans people already have nuanced and mature perspectives on detransitioning, certainly more than cis people do.

But I think as more and more of these people pop up, it’s going to be difficult for us to resist the urge to be spiteful to detransitioners, to disregard their humanity in favor of what they appear to represent and the way transphobes will inevitably use them.

I just hope that when people choose to destransition they can find moderate and compassionate communities to help them navigate that decision, but I don’t have a whole lot of optimism that those communities exist.

[mr-sylvilagus]

Demonstrating the rope dart (繩標; sheng2biao1)

[eng by me]

[mr-sylvilagus]

Am I the only one who is irritated with the impossibly high standards queer media has to contend with? Especially from the queer community itself?

I don't know if it's because I grew up with little to no queer media, and am just grateful to see queer media on my screen. But it's such a bummer when I go on here to gush about queer media, and instead see the queer community ripping it apart for not being perfect enough.

And yes, most of it is not perfect and has a lot of issues! But how many of the popular hetero shows have ended well either? I can think of maybe two. (Let's be honest, the writing for most shows and movies has gone down the drain thanks to captialism)

So if other media isn't perfect, why must queer media be perfect?

I worry that the pressure we put on queer media is going to have the opposite effect, and people are just going to stop trying to make it.

Maybe it's just me. Maybe I'm just tired of negativity. (Not saying you're not allowed to critique media, but calling it queerbaiting or being so angry at the writers and actors like they personally walked into your house and killed your family is a little too much).

[mr-sylvilagus]

Sketches of a lovely hare I saw last week. ☀️

[mr-sylvilagus]

BTW, the belief that you have to leave where you are and go somewhere in order to connect with nature is part of the problem. You can literally connect with nature anywhere; yes, even in an urban environment. You have birds, bugs, plants, weather, seasons, etc. A lot of people need to stop thinking of nature as something out there and start recognizing that it's something that's already right here.

[mr-sylvilagus]

rippled rabbit reflection (+forlorn frog)

[mr-sylvilagus]

[mr-sylvilagus]

‘Spring’ by Tuesday Riddell

[mr-sylvilagus]

in my opinion it is essential to make a "right to garden" law that means no one can stop you from growing whatever you want in your yard.

I think it should even apply to renters so a landlord is required to allow you to have a garden

And I think this can become a reality

[mr-sylvilagus]

Familiar Animals of North America. Written by Will Barker. Illustrated by Carl Burger. 1956.

[mr-sylvilagus]

thinking about that illustration of solitude vs loneliness in which solitude is a dog peacefully holding its own leash & loneliness is a feral dog fighting against the restraint of the leash & feeling slightly insane

[mr-sylvilagus]

reasons.

[mr-sylvilagus]

[mr-sylvilagus]

oh im gonna be weird about this for so long

[mr-sylvilagus]

Tolkien is 1000% done.

[mr-sylvilagus]

discomfort and disgust aren't the same thing as immorality and even though a lot of immoral things are also disgusting that isn't what makes them immoral, always keep this in mind when you judge other people for what they say, do or like

[mr-sylvilagus]

I wish more people understood that sexual assault and harassment happen regardless of whether the perpetrator is attracted to the victim. Sexual harassment is frequently a social punishment for being undesirable