#Like some of us just genetically have more darker thicker visible body hair than others and we shouldn’t be shamed for it

[undyinglantern]

the amount of surprised pika “wait people actually shave their arms?” comments on posts about body hair are so funny like I unironically am so happy for you that you weren’t laughed at by a classmate for having hairy arms “like a man” in like 4th grade this is why I wish body hair conversations would stop centering around armpit hair

[nanominyo]

Yay my original humanoids which is a mix of orcs, fauns and reptelians has been designed - sorta - and I call them Rexens!

Rexens

The rexens is one of the 4 major humanoid species. The other species is Humans, Elven and beastmen. Rexens can most easily be described as a mixture of orc meets faun meets reptilian people. In general are they 1-3 heads taller than the humans and are often muscle strong. Most of their variants from country to country has no major visible difference between males and females, and they are often known to have a lot of intersex people between them. Most of them mark if they are male, female or intersex through earrings.

Rexens walk on the front of their feet like an animal and most of them has big and strong tails. Only the northern version got shorter, weaker and more stumpy tails. Females, despite maybe having some visible difference will always be flat chested unlike the humans and beastmen. Rexens eyes are usually red, pink or purple but their Nordic counterparts may sport yellow and blues too.

Most cases they dress like their fellow humanoids in the different areas they live. They are able to breed with Humans and Elven, often resulting in the creation of a beastman. The Beastmen as a humanoid specie in itself is basically the evolutions of some of the first Rexen and human breeding and usually live as an independent humanoid specie today, though the mixing still happens and is more pure than the actual beastmen.

Variants:

Frayciën:

The Frayciën variant has exchanged the scales for fur and are thinner and less muscle strong than their fellow Rexens from around the world. They are also between those with major visible difference between male and female. The males have bigger horns, ears, and teeth. In winter, their fur becomes extra thick. Height wise they are usually 1-2 heads taller than humans, but in some cases, they may be on height with the humans.

In early days of the Frayciën culture where they were seen upon as gods and are still to this day highly regarded as the protectors of the land.

They mainly live of plants and vegetables from underground which they split apart with their big teeth by dragging it down over.

Qutetish:

There used to live a Qutetish variant of the Rexens until a few hundred years ago where the humans and Elven of Qutetish began killing Rexens, beastmen and nomads. It is said there still live some and their genetics may occasionally show up around the world, but since they are officially written as extinct does very little know and hold on to the knowledge about how they look.

Donchatish:

Donchase lays right below Fracië and therefore do they share common traits, though the Donchatish version has scales on their backs and generally smaller ears and horns. They do have fur on rest of their body, but usually in a thinner layer there in the winter usually becomes thick around the head, neck and their main body to keep in heat.

Both males and females are often seen with shorter haircuts though, but their difference comes in the female having smaller ears, horns and teeth. The female even has more pointy ears than their male counterpart and are usually of a more stable and thicker built. Just like those from Frayciën are they only around a head taller than humans, and often seen to be human height too.

They live mainly of plants, berries and underground vegetables like their fellows from Fraycië, but also include meat in their diet in form of rodents and birds.

Kanakarian:

The Kanakarian version seem to have gone fully extinct all by itself. No one is really sure if there has been one for the area in itself, but the usual Rexens to live around here seems to be of either Paskarian or Ardelian origin.

Shuirinian:

The Shuirinian Rexens doesn’t only have teeth pointing upwards but so called also some pointing downwards. They usually have medium sized horns pointing inwards and slimmer eyes. It is said the slim eyes happened due to the rainforests – this means in terms of avoiding getting insects and plants in the eyes as they would run and move around on their hunts. Despite this they are often seen living of smaller animals like fish, rodents, birds and small deer like creatures.

Builtwise are they sportier in their muscle-built and stand around 2-3 heads taller than the humans. Blue earrings indicate female, green for intersex and red for males.

Raeyerian:

The Raeyerians are big, dark and scaly. Despite the maybe scary looks are they known to be a kind people – towards everyone else but themselves. Some will be chosen out as kids to be the sexual toys for the pack and get marked with two earrings in either black, gold or silver in one of their ears. At times they may choose out a human, beastman or elven even if their lust is too great to control.

It is best said to not stay overnight in a Rexen town in Raeyeria due to them becoming beasts at night while being super friendly at day.

The stand with a heavy muscle built and a giant strong tail and are good 3 heads taller than the humans there is around. Their food source is usually rodents, smaller fox-like creatures, insects, snakes and local amphibians.

Gold earrings means male, silver earrings means female and lack of earrings means intersex.

Ardelian:

The ardelian variant is around 2 heads taller than humans, has small horns pointing upward and big floppy ears. They are built just as strong as the Raeyerian variant but is less sexual and has smaller teeth. They appear to be slightly more dump than many of the other variants and are still despite the evolutions in the world – quite primitive. A few though has made it into the human society.

The humans mostly just let them live in their own small villages and take care of themselves.

They have medium sized tails, though strong. Their scales are rather small though. They live of farming – this includes cows, pigs and sheep are included in their diet.

Here the size of the earrings plays a part in telling the gender. Big earrings means male, medium for intersex and small means female.

Dotish:

Being much lighter in color and their scales being blue has something to do with their food. Their food is primarily the local fish which contains lots of minerals, some which has changed the pigment of these scaly Rexens. It has turned their scales blue while their non-scaled parts are in light skin color. Their teeth are primarily small though and they have small upwards horns on their forehead.

They are strongly built and has long, strong though slim tails. They are only the size of humans though.

Their earrings have symbols. Cross for female, line for male and lower circle + cross for intersex. They are skeptical of humans and elven and prefer to live away from them but has adopted the human technologies.

Vitian:

The vitian variant is another furrier variant of Rexen, being placed along Fraycië and Donchase. Their horns are curlier and more uncontrollable, not growing in same rates nor same way, resulting in them having two different horns nearly. Their ears are floppy and hanging and they usually have longer hair. They have small scales on their back and has a shorter tail, though not so much fur on it.

They mainly live off fish from the rivers and sea, but also includes fruits and vegetables in their diet when fish can’t be caught. Unlike most other Rexen they care the least about gender and doesn’t even matter showing it off for everyone to know.

The Vitian variant is incredible smart but prefer to be alone and far away from other humanoids. They are often found to be the singular farmers outside of villages and their numbers are falling due to them wanting to be alone.

Noshurilien:

The Noshurilien variant of Rexens is unlike its north-western neighbors not of a slim and sporty built but now leaning over in the bigger muscular built. They are mostly scaly on most of their bodies but are bare on the front where they have extreme volume of chest and stomach fur hair.

They have medium sized horns going in a bit of a half moon shape. Their tales are medium length and slim as it’s made more to keep balance than to be of some help to lift things.

The earrings placement plays in on gender here. On the tip we got males, in the middle is intersex and close to the head is females.

The Noshurilien variant lives equally to any other humanoids but are often found in industries requiring bigger muscles like building, timberwork and guarding.

Paskarian:

The Paskarian variant is an outlier for the Nordic Rexens, as it’s lighter of skin and has purple scales and darker purple hair. Their horns are made more as a defense circle around their heads. Unlike their fellow Rexens do they have an overbite instead of an underbite as well. They have a long and strong tail suitable for their big and strong bodies as they stand 3 heads taller than the humans. They use fur hats to warm their head most of the year as their bodies are made for warmer areas (from the days Paskaria used to be warmed up by the sea). Human structure took a lot of the warmth away over the years.

The number of rings in the earrings plays a part in gender telling. One ring means male, two means intersex and three means females.

The Paskarian variant lives in the mountains, hunted away from human villages. They are small in numbers and only seem to become smaller and smaller in their numbers.

Dacharen:

The Dacharen variant is very dark both in skin and scales. They even have scales on their head. Standing 2 head taller than humans, can they look intimidating, but overall are a kind people. They even cut off their horns to appear more friendly. Females and males have same face structure, but only males get facial hair. Their eyes are incredible dark, and they tend to live of the local wildlife like horses, oxes and goats.

They have long and strong tails to match their big and strong bodies, but they are more athletic built than their neighbors.

The Dacharen variant lives equally to other humanoids.

Meizen:

The Meizen variant is sporty built and has long and pointy ears. Their horns leans back, and they have weird pupils which is said to come from the fact that Meiss is very svampy. They also have dark purple They have small teeth and live off smaller creatures like rodents and birds but also live of local plants, berries, and vegetables.

Their earrings goes the same as the Ardelian variant. Small ones are females, medium is intersex and big ones are males.

The Meizen variant lives a more luxury life and are seen as the better “man” in the community. The humans often offer gifts and helpful services for the Rexens of the Meizen variant.

Beizenian:

The Beizenian variant is very much like their neighbors. Lighter skin with blue scales and purple hair. Their teeth are bigger, though round and used to split fruits and vegetables apart.

They are only slightly taller than humans but are very muscular built and has long and strong tails.

The earrings are made to say filled out = male. Hole = female. Hole and earring in it = intersex.

They aren’t looked greatly upon and are actually hunted by humans as a form for trophy – this means winning over someone bigger and stronger than you. Many tries to flee to the mainland but some of these smugglers sell them out.

[xixxvxx]

six weeks on testosterone

(and this post is two days late—my actual six weeks was on 1/6. whoops! it’s been a busy week.) happy belated new year all! more details under the cut.

noticing new terminal hair everywhere this week!

on my belly—the first new hair growth i saw here was along the sides of my navel/preexisting happy trail; on top of that i’m now seeing hair start to appear on my midline above my navel, leading up towards my chest

on my chest—i had a handful of hairs there pre-T; i swear i've seen them double in the past week. i’m kind of breaking out in that area as well, which my therapist has told me is a normal thing to see in areas with a lot of new terminal hair growth

on my face—i’m seeing hairs that weren’t there last week on my cheeks and chin, my mustache is darker and thicker, and some of the parts of my preexisting facial hair which were previously patchy are starting to fill in (finally!). i almost feel like my eyebrows look a little thicker too, but maybe i’m just imagining things

on my limbs—i didn’t even think my arms and legs could get hairier, but some of the hair on them has gotten a little darker/thicker/denser

on my shoulders—some on my back too thought i can’t see it as well (this was in the cards for me genetically and while i don’t think it’s sexy i do think it’s kinda funny, like, dad body hair, here i come, summer ‘21 isn’t ready for me, etc.)

besides the hair:

i think my nails are a little thicker and growing a little faster. i’ve had to clip them more often than i used to and it feels like they’re thicker/harder to clip now. didn’t expect this but it’s pretty inconsequential, just kinda random.

my hunger and appetite have been enormous this past week. i have intense cravings sometimes—lately it’s been salty food in general, peanut butter, cashews, greens, tofu, and eggs. (maybe it’s a protein-related thing?) T has me eating very well, better than i have for a really long time to be honest.

my partner commented on this while we were on a video chat not long ago, but i think my face looks a little different—not radically, and i can’t exactly put my finger on what has changed, but i feel like i'm seeing something new somehow, in a way i like.

i’m getting read as male in public a lot more. pre-COVID (which seems so long ago now...) i was stealth at my job and often read as male by strangers, but i’m pretty short and have been growing my hair out, so once i started wearing a mask outside of the house and my facial hair was no longer visible, i got read as female more often. now i am almost exclusively referred to as “he” by people i don’t know. (in one unusual interaction a stranger told me i was a “beautiful boy” while i was out walking the other day.) not sure what about my appearance or comportment is different enough behind the mask and 500 layers of winter clothing i’m now swaddled in every time i leave the house to make that impression, but it’s definitely something i’ve noticed.

[allbestnet]

108 Common Misconceptions You’ve Always Believed

This list of common misconceptions corrects erroneous beliefs that are currently widely held about notable topics.

Schizophrenia is multiple personalities Etymologically, it means "split-mind", but dissociative "multiple personality" disorders are different.

The Oceans are blue because they reflect the sky Nope. Absorption and scattering of light causes blue colour

Sugar makes children hyperactive Studies have disproved this. ADHD still occurs in children with sugar-free diets.

Seasons are caused by the Earth's distance from the Sun. They're actually related to the 23 degree tilt of the Earth's axis.

Salieri vs Mozart They were friends with a little rivalry. Nothing more.

Bulls hate red. Bulls are colour-blind. They actually react to motion as a perceived threat.

Hair & fingernails grow after death The skin dries and shrinks away, giving the appearance of growth

Milk increases mucous In most people, just a placebo effect. There's no need to avoid dairy if you have a cold.

Evolution is always creating more complex organisms Not always a simple to complex progression: sometimes a smaller genome will be evolved, but 'devolution' is a misnomer.

The Vomitorium Not a room Romans used during Bacchanalian binges but the name for the entrance to a stadium. Vomiting was not a regular part of Roman dining customs.

Cooking removes alcohol Partly true. But studies show not all burns off.

Alcohol keeps you warm Alcohol dilates warm blood vessels near the skin creating the impression of warmth but it can actually drop core body temperature.

Searing meat seals in moisture. Nope. It's for flavour.

Sex reduces athletic performance No physiological basis to this, could even help male athletes because of increased testosterone.

Caffeine dehydrates you Not really. The diuretic effect of caffeine is offset by the amount of water in the caffeinated drinks.

Chastity Belts Not used to prevent a wife's adultery in medieval times. Instead invented by 19th century prudes to prevent 'dangerous' masturbation.

Viking's Horned Helmets Created by a costume designer for a 19th century Wagner opera.

Goldfish memory span While not the smartest in the animal kingdom, Goldfish do boast a better memory than most politicans.

LSD stays in the spinal fluid for years LSD is eliminated by the body in under 10 hours.

Thomas Crapper invented "crap" Actually it's Latin for chaff.

Washington's wooden teeth A much more hygenic mix of gold, ivory, lead and horse and donkey teeth. No wood.

Shaving your hair makes it thicker Regrown hair isn't thicker, coarser, or darker, it just appears so because it's no longer tapered.

Chewing gum takes 7 years to digest It is indigestible, but passes straight through.

Bananas grow on trees. Nope. Bananas actually grow on massive herbs which resemble trees.

Houseflies live for 24 hours Average lifespan is actually about a month. Maggots hatch within 24 hours.

Tongue-rolling is genetic A famous 1940 paper claimed tongue rolling was at least partially genetic. Another famous 1975 paper refuted this. The debate still hasn't been settled.

Sushi is raw fish Lost in translation. Sushi means 'sour rice' and does not always feature fish. Sashimi means 'raw' - but isn't just fish.

Bats are blind. No. They can see AND use echolocation. Awesome!

Blood is blue under the skin Blood is always red, misconception is based on diagrams showing the difference between veins and arteries and human colour perception.

Killer brace position The brace position really is your best chance at surviving an air crash.

Your eyes will pop out if you sneeze with them open There is no mechanism that would allow a sneeze to push your eyeballs out.

Refreezing Food = Bad Whether raw or cooked, as long as the food was thawed and hasn't spoiled, it's okay to refreeze. Exception: defrosted raw meat or fish.

Immaculate Conception means Virgin Birth Separate ideas. Immaculate conception means Mary was not subject to original sin. Virgin birth means Mary miraculously conceived

Catching warts from toads Warts are unique to humans. Toads don't have them.

Sharks don't get cancer. Oh yes they do. Particularly skin cancer.

We only use 10% of our brains Metaphor that's been misunderstood; not all neurons are always firing, but inactive cells are still important.

Mussolini's trains ran on time Fascist propaganda. They did run on time but only because of work done before his reign.

Don't touch baby birds! Birds have a limited sense of smell. Probably more harmful to leave them to the cats but it's all relative.

Sleeping with an electric fan on can be deadly Big myth in Korea. Very unlikely.

Vaccines causes autism Fraudulent research that's been shown as manipulated.

Vegetarians can't get enough protein Protein in eggs, beans, vegetables is easily enough. Vegans need B-12 supplements though.

A Fatwa is an Islamic death sentence Fatwā means 'non-binding legal opinion'.

Humans and dinosaurs co-existed Despite 59% of US adults thinking they did, we actually missed each other by ~63 million years.

Different parts of the tongue taste different tastes There is no 'map', and there are 5 primary tastes: bitter, sour, salty, sweet and umami (savoury/meaty).

Humans evolved from chimpanzees No - they are our closest living genetic relatives, along with bonobos. A shared ancestor last lived 5-8 million years ago.

Black holes absorb everything Not really 'holes' but hugely dense objects with massive gravitational pull.

Men think about sex every 7 seconds It's not been measured. But is greatly exaggerated.

Elementary My Dear Watson Not in the original stories. First used in the 1929 film.

Single genes exist for different personality traits Gross oversimplification; there is no 'gay gene' etc.

Alcohol kills brain cells Only in heavy users and alcoholics who rely on alcohol to get most of their calories.

Iron Maidens Never were medieval torture devices. But 18th century fakes created for sensational circuses.

US Constitution written on hemp Written on parchment, despite the best efforts of stoner revisionists to convince you otherwise.

Most body heat is lost through the head Only in infants. Or if the head is the only uncovered part of the body.

You have to say if you're a cop US Police working entrapment law do not have to identify themselves. A hollywood-induced myth.

We have 5 senses We actually have close to 20 including balance, pain, movement, hunger, thirst, etc.

Using your cellphone on a plane is dangerous Handheld devices have no impact on planes' communication & navigation equipment.

Missing Persons Reports Police do not demand a 24 hour period before they accept a missing persons report, especially if violence is involved.

Marijuana is a gateway drug Most pot users don't go on to harder drugs. Those who do are probably influenced by social and other factors.

If you've used LSD, you're legally insane. Urban myth

Evolution is just a "theory" In science, the word theory means something more than a conjecture

Waking sleepwalkers is dangerous No, but they'll be really confused. Sleepwalkers are more likely to hurt themselves if they're not awoken.

Lightning never strikes twice No reason why it wouldn't; the Empire State building gets struck about 100 times per year.

Rule of thumb Not from a law allowing a man to hit his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.

Glass is a liquid Has both solid and liquid properties. "This is why stained glass windows are thicker at the bottom" Not true though. Bad manufacturing process is the cause.

Great Wall of China visible from Space Myth.

An “Autism Epidemic” There’s only been an increase in diagnoses of autism, caused by heightened awareness of the ailment, not incidence.

Cellphones at gas stations could trigger explosions Scientific testing has discovered no link between cellphones and gas station explosions.

The First Thanksgiving Celebrations were recorded 50 years before the 'first' Thanksgiving at Plymouth Colony.

Three Wise Men visited Jesus Nowhere in the Bible does it specify this. A mash up of Matthew 2 and Isaiah 60:1–3: "The wise men visited Jesus as a child, in a house".

Dogs sweat by salivating They regulate temperature through panting but sweat through footpads.

George Washington smoked cannabis He grew hemp to make rope and clothes but there's no evidence to suggest he smoked a fatty most nights.

Pilgrims wore all black Nope. They sported late Elizabethan in-colours: reds, yellows, purples and greens. And no buckle hats!

Edison invented the lightbulb He made the first practical lightbulb, but it was obsolete within a year. England's Joseph Swan patented a design before him.

There is no gravity on the International Space Station Gravity is everywhere. Earth's gravity is pretty strong on the ISS - NASA says a person who weighs 100lb on earth still weighs 90lb there.

Chemical Imbalance Simplistic. Thank pharma for the idea that major depression is caused by an imbalance of neurotransmitters likeserotonin.

Some people have a photographic memory No hard scientific evidence, but memory that mimics a camera is unlikely. Some people just have great memories

Hair products can "repair" your hair Nothing can fix split ends or damaged hair. They can prevent damage and make hair look better though.

Flushed water rotates the otherway in the Southern Hemisphere The Coriolis effect, induced by the Earth's rotation, does not affect the small amounts of water in toilets, bathtubs.

MSG causes headaches Anecdotal evidence. But no scientific proof.

A Jihad is a "holy war" It actually translates as "struggle".

Dropping a penny from a tall building could kill someone Terminal velocity is 30-50mph which isn't fast enough. It would hurt though.

Einstein failed maths Nope. He failed an entrance exam for a school, two years early, and still excelled in maths.

Islamic matyrs receive 72 virgins Nowhere in the Qu'ran, but is reported elsewhere, but is a matter of debate.

Birth order has an effect on personality Birth order has a minor effect on intelligence, but not on personality traits.

The Left and right brains have different capabilities No solid functional division; some functions activate some areas more than others. Left brain can learn 'right brain' functions and vice-versa.

Henry Ford invented the car He just improved the design, mostly by supporting the work of his employees.

You can get high from banana peel A hoax, perpetuated through the Internet.

Lie detector No such machine. A polygraph test detects arousal, not lies. And can be easily faked.

Planes dump toilet waste at high altitude They're emptied on ground. Blue ice is caused accidentally. Trains used to dump on the tracks, though. Dirty trains.

Lincoln freed all slaves He instigated the process but full abolition didn't occur until three years later after the Emancipation Proclamation.

Oil stops pasta sticking Does not prevent sticking. But it can stop the water foaming or boiling over.

Brainwashing Hogwash. No evidence of intensive indoctrination techniques that can change or programs peoples’ minds.

The 'Dark Ages' The period between the decline of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance was not that dark or backward. An historical cliche.

Eating before swimming is dangerous Doesn't increase risk of cramps; alcohol is the biggest increase in risk.

Steep Learning Curve Actually means a skill that is easy and quick to learn. Think about it. The curve just goes up and up.

Black belts are masters Introduced only in 1880, in Judo, to show competency of basic techniques.

Jesus was born on December 25th December 25 was declared official celebration date in 350CE. Could be guesstimate based on conception, or winter solstice, or Yule.

Adding salt to water makes it boil more quickly Naturally salted water will boil more quickly, because of the low heat capacity of the salt content but adding salt to fresh water will not make any difference.

Hard-wired The brain is actually incredibly fluid & plastic. So virtually no psychological capacities are ‘hard-wired’ from birth.

Water conducts electricity Water itself is actually an insulator. It's also a great solvent. The substances it dissolves (salt etc.) contain ions, which do conduct electricity.

Antioxidants are good for us Antioxidants don’t do anything for our health, might actually be harmful. Research shows they have no effect on free-radicals in the body, don’t prevent ageing.

Get “Closure” No evidence this mythical emotional end state is ever achieved by victims of trauma, bereavement or loss.

Napoleon was short A tall tale. At 5'7", he was actually above average height for a Frenchman of the time.

Human brains are special because they’re huge There might be other reasons why human brains are unique, but focusing on size ignores important possibilities.

Satan rules Hell Doesn't say this anywhere in the Bible.

The 5 Second Rule Amount of bacteria transferred to fallen food depends on how contaminated the floor is, not how long the food stays there.

Scientific Proof Proof is incompatible with science which is, by its nature, provisional and self-correcting. Only Maths has proofs.

A gene for... Genes code for proteins, so there are actually no genes ‘for’ specific characeristics, esp. not psychological ones.

Drink 8 glasses of water a day! Not necessary for everyone; subjective and dependant on individual weight, environment, what you're wearing and more.

Apple Macs can't get viruses Yes they can - just less frequently than Windows computers