#Belief Transition

[billa-billa007]

From Feminist Ideology to Finding God's Truth | Inspirational Faith Journey | Feminist Ideology

Feminism is a diverse and multifaceted ideology that seeks to address gender inequality and advocate for the rights and empowerment of women. Feminists often focus on issues such as equal pay, reproductive rights, representation in leadership roles, and challenging gender stereotypes. Engaging with feminist ideas can be a powerful way to examine societal structures and challenge traditional norms that perpetuate gender disparities. For some individuals, feminist ideology becomes a central part of their identity and worldview.

[serpentface]

This was going to be a panel of a little comic but I got too invested in drawing minute background details so, here.

[3eanuts]

January 16, 1957 — see The Complete Peanuts 1955-1958

[nightmarish-fallen-angel]

So whenever people are criticized for doing the whole "all men are evil and disgusting" thing, I've noticed that some will reply with a little "well obviously I'm only talking about the Bad people, you must be evil and disgusting if you feel insulted by it. Good men will Just Know it's not about them"

...

So I was a pretty quiet kid at school. And whenever the class ended up being loud or disruptive, the teacher would typically go on the whole "I am so disappointed in this entire class, this behavior is horrible, etc." Now, I knew that I wasn't contributing to this behavior. Was I still affected by this whole speech? Yes, I always felt incredibly guilty and called out, because the teacher was angry at the entire class (including me) for the actions of a small group within the class.

So, no. I won't "just know" that those statements are not talking about me, because there was no specification of "misogynists are horrible," you said men, and because plenty of people will call transmasculine people and nonbinary people "gender traitors" and imply that their gender is "disgusting" or "evil" or inherently misogynistic, of course that statement is going to make me feel uncomfortable and unsafe.

[andiv3r-drawing]

11 year old me meeting current me is a fun concept. (ID in alt text)

[nerdy-hyperfixations]

Every time I look for internalized homophobia fics, a remarkable amount of them have the character struggling to accept themself as gay already a fully transitioned trans person, and it confuses me every time

And like write what you want, this is very much a 'my personal taste' problem, but like especially when there is transphobia written into the world, you're telling me you were more comfortable and able to change your gender than to admit you have a crush on the same sex which used to be the opposite sex? I mean society wouldve literally been telling you to like that gender before you transitioned???

[kagrenacs]

I don't have perfectly coherent thoughts about this at the moment, but I feel these panels really encapsulate that period of after transitioning where everything has changed and you have nowhere really to go, either through loss of relationships or that 'now what?' feeling of achieving the one goal you've put in a lot of effort to achieve.

[triscishistrionic]

been making more schizotypal connections and practicing them recently!!

earlier I had a connection come totally naturally :DD

[no-more-rqs]

this close to calling myself "radqueer critical" instead of "anti-radqueer" because "anti/pro radqueer" has basically no nuance in beliefs and id rather not be lumped in with the tons of genuinely shitty people in the anti radqueer community

[lgbtlunaverse]

It's funny because, as a bisexual, I tend to headcanon my faves as such. (Unless it's a key part of the story that they Aren't)) and yet with Nie Mingjue something in my brain is like That's A Monosexual.

Not any specific sexuality either, just... monosexual. Gay man or straight trans woman, usually, but I can see lesbian nmj in the specific context of a rule 63zun au. I even like to dabble in ace nmj from time. And yet I cannot fucking imagine him having literally my own sexuality. I don't know why. I just think it's funny. Maximum quota of attraction to one gender or less.

[wherevenusholdssomeofficespace]

"And you gotta believe in something So today I believed in you And you came through, we made it I've never been so proud."

It's Candace believing in Phineas and Ferb, Phineas and Ferb believing in Candace. It's Phineas doubting himself and Isabella talking him back up the way he does for everyone else.

It's about the fact Perry copied everything the boys did all summer because he knew the boys could help him and how that got the boys to trust him again. It's Perry letting go because Phineas asked him to.

It's about how Candace found the confidence to talk Super Super Big Doctor down because her brothers believed in her.

It's about Melissa's faith in Milo getting to school on time. How Zack reassured his bandmates, and how his faith in them made the concert a success and kept him from feeling embarrassed in front of his former bandmates.

How without hesitation Isabella, Buford and Baljeet decide to help Phineas and Ferb save Candace, or how Candace immediately turns to get their help to save Phineas and Ferb even when they don't know her but work together anyway.

How Candace immediately recognizing and trusting Phineas's voice, and how Phineas trusts her to find the aliens.

Or even just Milo trusting Zack and Melissa with his backpack to help him finish a race, and them finding just as much pride in their success.

It's about Amanda giving Milo the chance to mess things up during Cakesplosion, but they win partially because of it.

It's the pistachions being fought by all those Dakota's born of a dedication to believing in the value of Cavendish just being Cavendish, even as Cavendish tried to find greater purpose in world saving.

It's the Octalians counting on Milo, who counted on his friends, which inspired the Octalians to believe in themselves and join together to ease Orgaluth's Law.

It's about Fred's mom recognizing the value of Fred's skill set and encouraging her to use it.

It's why Kevin has to learn to trust Gretel and how Gretel knows Kevin will save her.

Why Bailey's hurt when Gretel doesn't seem to trust her.

It's Lyla and Perry having to work together on that hand cart.

It's about Doof listening to his loved ones for once and taking steps to turn his life around for them and the support Doof gets to stop evil and become professor time. The faith that he could become professor time, making professor time save them when they needed it. It's about the belief of becoming professor time that allowed professor time to save them all.

It's about the transitive power of belief. It's about the transitive property of love. It's the believing in other people, supporting other people that leads to true success.

[astro1derland]

In today’s transits, Neptune at 27° Pisces ♓️ 17’ 3” (rx) forms a sextile with Uranus at 25° Taurus ♉️ 20’ 48” (rx). Our darkest dream provoking desires align and blend well with our non-conformity in a mystical and practical way. Meditate on the qualities of Jesus today. Determine what love means to you today. Join a sacred partnership today. Admire your loved ones today. Find out what fuels you today. Be inspired today. Find inspiration in the small things today. Rediscover your life’s purpose today. Love one another today. Fill your cup today.

[mikhailoism]

before 911 took over my life i was heavily obsessed with greys anatomy right , so i've been thinking a lot about how a crossover would work between them ,,,hmmm so far one normal idea and one very insane idea

[red-red-spout]

Wonder if it's possible to achieve ego-death by internalizing the scum manifesto...

[piganatur]

the eighth sense ep9-10

ok so this is very chaotic and long so everyone, brace yourself lol

After that gut-wrenching ending of ep8 we’re back in the therapist's office’s deep, underwater world. I love that there’s hardly any sound (and absolutely no music) whenever we’re in that office, it’s so silent as if it’s underwater, all is still. The sentence that sets Jaewon into motion, however, is his therapist telling him he’s selfish. That line literally pushes Jaewon not only to turn and face his therapist but to stand up and ‘protect’ himself against the statement. The only thing that can shake Jaewon is Jihyun (or the mere mention of him). He wants to protect Jihyun, but his therapist says he’s selfish for deciding things alone, for not considering Jihyun’s feelings, that’s basically the same as others hurting Jihyun. It’s an accusation of See? What you’re doing is what you want to protect him from

There are these lines that make me pause for a moment, giving me the urge to grip something bc 😩 Like Jaewon reasoning how he approached Jihyun first, what he literally says is ‘bc I reached my hands out to him first’ and I’m a weak bitch whenever it comes to hands (the mere mention of hands and I’m on the floor~) let it be holding, grabbing, not letting go of or reaching out and all their connotations so I’m just 😭😭😭😭😭 And now I’m thinking about Jaewon’s inability to see that he reached out first but Jihyun has been reaching out over and over again and maybe that only reminded him of this very first act, the one that, sometimes, he probably wished never even happened but what eventually saved him? (also, *vague hand gestures* it's a mirroring action-reaction kinda thing and I’m just *clenches fist*)

Not gonna lie, Jihyun scared me for a moment, being so inside his head and pondering so hard while walking with Joonpyo (like Jaewon’s vacant state got passed onto him BUT that’s another parallel so am I complaining? ofc NOT) friggin parallels and mirror conversations 😬😬😬 I’m just a shell of a person filled to the brim with t8s parallels now (should I make a post about all the parallels in all the episodes?? should I spiral into absolutely insane territory???)

As a viewer, it’s interesting to see Jihyun worry and actually waver (on a surface level) because of what Eunji told him (that Jaewon won’t even mention nor talk about him, like Jaewon talks about ANYTHING with Eunji… wow okay I’m sorry but this is too funny I share more connection with a roadside snail than these two did in the rekindled version of their relationship no.2) That scene shows just how inexperienced and young Jihyun is while simultaneously telling about his character growth and his response to fear (much like his final conversation with Jaewon about being afraid and maybe I’ll write an overall analysis about that, about overcoming fear in t8s but now it’s still just a scattered mess inside my head and I’m really not in any state to try and get into Jaewon’s head anytime in the near future so….)

I love LOVE the club room discussion:  ◦ first Jihyun wordlessly comforting Jaewon, not letting go of his hand, ◦ then shouldering all the blame so the surfing club can get re-approved, ready to give up something if that means, in turn, giving something to Jaewon, ◦ and then Yoonwon showing vulnerability – these are the scenes that make t8s so special to me… the buildup in this scene, the little things following each other that make Jaewon snap out of his stoic state to comfort a friend because he is a caring person and Yoonwon is his friend… these particles build on each other to push Jaewon to react, to move and do something (much like Jihyun finding - w/ the help of Joonpyo - Jaewon’s pictures and realising that Jaewon did not give up on photography and that fact propelling him to support Jaewon’s dream and giving him another camera?) It’s all action and reaction, some clear and loud, some like these snippets ready to get connected to reveal their final meaning

And I love that when Jihyun gifted the new camera the backdrop of that scene is a cluttered rock wall, all these one-of-a-kind entities of different sizes and forms backing them up from behind, when Jaewon is still at the point where he tries to piece his life together.

And Jihyun waits for him at a boulder that’s separate from the rest, where Jaewon joins him and then Jihyun gives him something precious and leaves. Jaewon stays there, because after everything that went down, much like Jihyun, that singular boulder is a certain and unshakable place. And he accepts what Jihyun gave him.

So when Eunji kisses him, Jaewon sees with his own eyes that what he does is actively hurting Jihyun because finally FINALLY he looks at Jihyun and what he sees is the pain he inflicted. It dawns on him, in that moment, that his actions are causing Jihyun harm, and that’s exactly what he wanted to protect Jihyun from. So he does what his therapist said and works on himself first (and I love how the creators play with/and portray time without blatantly stating how much of it passes)

Also, Eunji pls sit down and stop saying Jaewon is back in his right mind. He has changed clothes like once in the past 2 weeks ffs… Oh, but Jaewon throwing that same line back to her face?  I apologise, I wasn’t in my right mind yoooooooooooooooooo

When Jaewon said We’re done I was already cackling. Followed by the you’ve worked hard ...let’s agree that he was NOT talking about their assignment shdhgfhdhg. Another perfect establishing line for the following scene (also, Jaewon served in the navy?? he is  i n s a n e)

But back to Jaewon's road to realisation…Sajangnim is so real and I appreciate her every second I see her (also, like, everyone can be an oppa as long as they’re handsome😉). She literally beats some sense into Jaewon lol. It wouldn’t be the same if someone didn’t get boinked on the head with a spoon, that’s the sk experience~~~

The fact that both Jihyun and Jaewon were heavily led in the direction of finding answers by the advice of WOMEN *can I get an AMEN?* yes, I’m back at my women portrayed in t8s shit again

lmao I’m sorry but that Conan Gray song doesn’t even play for 0.3 seconds and Jihyun is already like yo Joonpyo do u know this song it’s so nice? hahaha but seriously,

I really like that Jaewon walks to Jihyun because walking with purpose is soooo powerful. He makes his way steadily and with determination towards happiness. He doesn't need to run, there is no need for that rush of urgency bc we always see these flashy and big actions portrayed as the picture of ultimate declaration (of yearning/wanting/striving for a better existence) when in reality, the quiet and sure things are just as valid, and often filled with more power.

The first time Jaewon unconsciously wandered (through roads he previously took w/ Jihyun) back to the samgyeopsal restaurant it made him smile, his heart led him there. This time however, he makes that choice consciously, he chooses to go to Jihyun and his every step is filled with that decision and with dedication...to pursue Jihyun and pursue happiness because Jihyun IS happiness to Jaewon and once his mind no longer fights it, going to Jihyun and trying is the simplest and most reasonable thing to do. The magic of Jaewon’s power walk is the conscious gravity of that realisation, of that act.

while watching the opening of ep10 all I could think of was t8s 🤝 tms: starts off teasing (the whole season) with clips that only happen in the last ep

If I’m honest, out of all the episodes, ep9-10 were the choppiest, but I get it, they had a lot to cover. There’s no swell, no smooth transition between the scenes, just a wave we climb and when it’s gone we hop onto another wave. Also, the experience of the last ep is akin to reading a c-webnovel where you get to the extras after the main story’s end… well, ep10 is all those extras combined:

◦ idk call me petty but Taehyung and Eunji are toxic people, I wouldn’t want them in my life for anything. Jaewon forgiving them is one thing bc it gives him closure but I hope as hell he cuts those two snakes out for good ◦ Jihyun’s dilemma of when was our first day (as a couple) is so ‘dating and romantic relationships in sk 101’ ◦ ily tipsy Jihyun, ily unruly Jaewon

I love everything @emotionallychargedtowel said in this post (thank you for the wonderful observations, your gripes are valid, I have even more lol) especially the bit about wanting, asking for, or expecting a certain level of care from the important people in our lives, Jiyun’s game, and the pursuer-distancer bit OMG THANK YOU FOR WRITING THAT!!! Jihyun’s game is my fav moment from the last two eps (closely followed by the opening sequence of ep10), it tells so much about his attitude and dedication towards their relationship

And on this note, I agree 120% with everything @emotionallychargedtowel and @jemmo wrote about the complexity of their relationship showed by the ‘twist to conventional roles' (and might I add, not just in queer romance but in romance as a genre too) Not me thinking about my post about Jaewon and Jihyun both actively romancing each other because for equality in a relationship, there has to be space for the ppl involved to move around, and at times, switch places (like taking care of one’s partner, be the one to woo them… then being taken care of, being wooed and so on) because it’s a dance where they take turns to lead depending on the situation because they both want this, because they feed into each other’s happiness.

Jaewon teases Jihyun, establishing again and again that he knows Jihyun is young, younger than Jaewon himself but he does NOT patronise Jihyun for it. It’s an indulgent way of acknowledging his bf’s youth while fully regarding him as an adult. And whenever Jihyun tries to downplay their age gap, whenever he puts them on the same standing with the casual slips of banmal, Jaewon is so happy to be treated like a friend, like someone of the same age as Jihyun. He doesn’t try to use his hyung status as leverage… it’s a balancing act, it is give-and-take and letting Jihyun give back and letting himself receive just as much because Jaewon appreciates Jihyun and takes him seriously as a person, not just as a cute younger boyfriend in need of doting on.

Then I saw this post from @jemmo and I’m !!!!!!!!

will you meet me more than halfway? 😭😭😩😩

Thank you for sharing that song and that particular line bc isn’t that what Jihyun did again and again, meeting Jaewon more than halfway?? Even at the end of ep9 he waited for Jaewon and when he saw him, he went down to meet him in front of the dorms. Jihyun took that extra step, once again meeting Jaewon more than halfway and ever since watching that scene my chest is so full

All in all, The Eighth Sense is a beautifully crafted, though evoking drama, full of passion and love apparent from its detailed and consistent plotline, believable three-dimensional characters, exceptional quality and cinematography. It made me kinda obsessed for 5 weeks and evoked thoughts and feelings I have not experienced since To My Star: Our Untold Stories. Everyone involved in making this drama deserves praise and an enormous round of applause 👏👏👏👏 Very well done 💕💕💕

[thebongcloudopening]

not to be serious on main but if there's one thing I learned that I want to pass along to other trans people it's that closeting yourself to appease others doesn't work. I girlmode all the time and yet it's still not, and will never be, enough for people. You wear girly clothes, they wonder why you don't wear makeup. You wear makeup, they wonder why you don't shave your legs. You shave your legs they ask why you haven't just done laser hair removal. No matter how much you pretend for them there will always be something else they deem different.