#*Discourse

[thejdog2000]

What's one "boomer take" you actually agree with (either political or non-political)?

[nalyra-dreaming]

Oh yes. We‘ve come to the right place.

[thejdog2000]

Many such cases.

He is worse than wrong. He is, may Heaven forgive him, right but being annoying about it.

[shyjusticewarrior]

At some point "fanfic can be as good as professional writing" became "fanfic should be as good as professional writing" and that's caused major damage to fandom spaces.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[thejdog2000]

It's how someone saying "we should prioritize facts over feelings" gets you labeled "far right". It's how someone who beleives in equality but doesnt consider themselves a feminist is considered a misogynist. It's why, despite all of the bad they did, not supporting BLM (the movement/"charity") apparently makes you "anti-black".

OK, this pretty much sums up my knee-jerk reaction to just cringe or roll my eyes at stuff like "far right/alt-right extremist," "misogynist," "racist," or whatever buzzwords they're using now. 9 times out of 10, those labels are just used to mean "Anyone who even just slightly disagrees with me on a political issue." They're literally just used as a "gotcha" to make it harder for the other party to explain themselves without seeming like a Bad Person™.

And in the event that an actual misogynist/racist/whatever actually shows up, no one will take it seriously because the people who constantly misuse those labels just couldn't stop crying wolf.

when people are like “oh so you’re just gonna judge someone for their political beliefs?” yes actually. I think someone’s values and opinions is a pretty reasonable thing to judge them for.

[thejdog2000]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but the "Men and boys are wired to lust after women's bodies and can't control their sexual urges" lie perpetuated by purity culture is literally just the "All men and boys are rapists" feminist talking point with a different coat of paint.

[griffonatrix]

"you don't have to transition to be trans": overdone, dull, runs cover for taking away medical care from those who need it

"you don't have to be trans to transition": exciting, poignant, radical perspective on the right to bodily autonomy

[lgbtransgirl]

Ice cold takes from a Transgender Woman:

Not all Men are evil

Everyone has the capacity for evil

Transgender Men are men

Transgender Women are women

Excluding Cisgender Men from your spaces requires Transgender Men to out themselves if they want to engage (Same for Women)

Anyone can be Non-Binary, there is no "look" or requirement

Non-binary masculine presenting people should be welcome in queer spaces, many are just treated as men and predators

Non-binary feminine presenting people should be welcome in queer spaces without being seen as "Woman-Lite"

[keitrinkomfloukru]

[halo-stylinson]

if you have "cishet men dni" in your bio i, a trans man, will not touch you with a 10 foot pole. i should not be forced to out myself as a trans man just to interact with you. on top of that, cishet men are not inherently evil. stop trying to reinvent bioessentialism with your "girl good, boy bad!" mentality.

[thejdog2000]

Just saw that the WolfQuest team uploaded a YouTube video talking about the US Presidential Election. FFS, I subscribed to you so I can get new updates about the game, not to be lectured on American politics.

[thejdog2000]

Based.

They turned off reblogs the MICROSECOND I pressed reblog, so I need this on my blog IMMEDIATEDLY

[respectissexy]

There are two basic arguments for shutting the fuck up about cishets at Pride.

First: What if a trans kid asks their parents to show their support by attending Pride with them? What if a lesbian can only attend pride if she gets a ride from someone and the only person willing and able to drive her is her straight brother? What if a bi disabled person can't attend a large outdoor event without hands-on assistance from their straight partner? What if someone just wants to bring their fucking friends? What if, contrary to popular tumblr discourse, most queers don't inhabit perfectly pure social bubbles populated only by other queers? What if it's none of your business?

Second and perhaps more important: If you think you can tell that someone is CIS, let alone HET, by LOOKING at them, you are a cop and an idiot.

[crabussy]

"dolphins are completely evil" I actually don't think we should assign human morality to animals with no concept of law or civilisation with an intelligence roughly equating to that of a toddler