#convos

[manie-sans-delire-x]

I am always open to learning, but understand that this IS my changed stance. I had probably the same views as you, 3 yrs ago. And unfortunately, the science Does back what I believe, from what Ive seen. In fact it was sometimes More dire than I anticipated. I wish I was wrong. I can link some studies if you'd like? I can prob dig it up.

The gender self identity ideology is misogynistic, anti-feminist, anti-science, and centers a small percentage of the population- primarily males- emotions above anyone elses emotions, concerns, needs. Its hypocritical and based off circular logic and magical or spiritual thinking. Mostly I just hate how the overall communitys attitude is so immaturely hateful, at anyone daring to question it or have a different perspective. The problem with the "DNI" attitude is that they refuse to listen or learn to anything outside 100% agreement, and forbid each other from exploring intellectually. You clearly value research, so I think youd agree thats messed up, for any group?

I really will try to keep my mind as open and unbiased as possible, as I try to do with anything. And agreed, absolutely nothing is lost by more research.

It did! Thank you for having a polite dialogue with me, I appreciate it.

The fucking gall of people to support males forcing their way into womens spaces, then say "terfs dont interact".

Wait why are you asking for people to respect your boundaries, spaces, and comfort?

Thats so weird! You dont get to have that silly

[endcant]

gotta bring your peaches below sea level before you open them

maybw youre right. is this low enough

[talkingsaxy]

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[shieldxofelliot]

Open Starter Location : Bungalows

After waking up on the island, Elliot wandered around and eventually found himself heading toward a cluster of small huts. The cool breeze and bright sun painted a picture-perfect scene, but it was far from the dreary, rain-soaked weather he was used to. Quite the change of pace. Bungalows, right? But the real point was, these huts meant civilization—he wasn’t alone on this island. As he approached cautiously, he couldn’t shake the uneasy hope that no one would suddenly jump out to scare him.

This could be a lot of things—a prank, maybe his brother had taken him away somewhere. He wouldn’t put it past Emmett to pull something like that. But if it were his brother, wouldn’t it be somewhere worse? The thought of Emmett sent a cold chill through him, a sharp ache settling in his heart.

He felt like maybe he was the odd one out and possibly interrupting something, or maybe even someone's vacation. "is there anyone here?" he asked hoping he didn't sound completely new.

[solar-sunnyside-up]

I wish they'd be music in things like trams and such.

You see how when you enter a pub or something of the like and they got their own music going and you get your headphones off and even if it's not the style you were listening to, you still find it enjoyable to listen to?

Well, I wish trams, those specifically because I use them daily, would do the same, and maybe you'll see less people with their headphones or earphones on.

Like, maybe have a more or less large set of styles allowed but you let the conductor choose the playlist.

So I used to volunteer at a collage radio station back in high-school (while being president of our broadcasting club I basically lived this stuff) and once you notice where the radio is and isn't anymore it really rewires your brain

Imagine if bus' and trains had a local radio station on? Like the driver picks the genre but otherwise just music available. How much more pleasant of an experience it could be overall? How many more artists could be elevated in your community, how connected you'd feel to the guy across the bus who also rolled his eyes at the same song played for the 3rd time this day.

Imagine instead of Spotify shoved down all our throats and paid for separately, we could have our radio station and the top 30 of the week and you knew the station so you could call and vote for your faves? Imagine how many new bands you'd know about and maybe go to their show bc they'd be local?

[icyfox17]

@mbirnsings-71 WAVES WAVES EWAVES show me ur time loop post pls 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[ofxhollows]

Where: Ira’s home who: the class of 2008 survivors - @illucides, @oh-the-hcrrcrs, @ungxards.

There existed a place that held solitude mixed with an allure for her, a place where secrets seemed to linger in the whispers of the wind. Or perhaps it was merely a meeting ground, chosen by some unspoken agreement. How long had it been since they last gathered? Years, it seemed, since their paths crossed, their conversations now distant echoes. Evelyn found herself taking a seat since arriving to Ira’s home .The other survivors would be coming soon. "Interesting how time moves forward and yet, takes you back."

[ofxlilac]

Open starter Location : near the woods

"Okay, I know Halloween’s around the corner, but are you really trying to get a head start?" Rhys joked with a playful grin as he made his way toward the wooded path. He didn’t mind leading someone down the trail if they were up for a good hike—it was a nice way to break a sweat. Otherwise, it was just a lot of walking, but today, Rhys was in the mood for adventure. Something about the trail ahead pulled at his curiosity.

[wxrmtxil]

When: Hookum House Party Where: Kitchen With: Open to all house party attendees

After getting his hands on a bottle of wine and the better half of a second one, Peter had finally sunk into the blissful state of alcohol induced relaxation. His shoulder's were slumped as he relaxed against the back of a sofa loudly singing along to the song playing with a damn good voice- completely free of his usual stutter.

"Heyyyyy, come and sit with me!" He called out, making grabby hands at a passerby, trying to get them onto the sofa with him, "I can talk now! Ask me annnnnnnything!" he sang the last word and laughed, taking another swing of wine straight from the bottle.

[jaydove-writes]

Saying this again because I see I have new moots

I love being reblogged. I love being asked questions. I love being annoyed by strangers and slowly becoming friends with them. Keep being awesome and stay fly!

[dcrxsswxll]

Coffee? {Dirk & Fenrir}

When: Present Day [Game Time] Where: Dirk's Apartment With: Fenrir @redmoonrisings

It had been a long day and Dirk was looking forward to a quiet night in translating some Giant Runes for the Ministry and a late showing of ‘The Price is Right’ on is TV; much as he loved the world of magic, he loved the muggle world just as much- though, his Thursday night in was interrupted by a sharp rap on his door. Dirk frowned, not expecting a visitor to his flat, and headed to the entrance. Looking through the peep hole, he could make out through figure there and froze for a moment- and only a moment. 

He could alert the ministry, he could send a Patronus to old Order members, or he could follow his gut and see *the good* he knew was present in every living person.

Swallowing, Dirk unlatched and opened the door to the large frame of Fenrir Greyback. 

“Good evening, Mr. Greyback,” Dirk said politely, smiling up at the man, “Can I get you a cup to tea? I was just about to brew some silver needle.” And stepping back, he invited the werewolf into his apartment. 

[manie-sans-delire-x]

Are you a terf? I'm genuinely asking because I'd like to know. And why not or why are you?

I didn't even know what "terf" or "tra" or any of this nonsense was 3 yrs ago. I miss that.

But yeah sure why not. Or not, if you don't think I am. I think a lot of "tra/gendies" type people would say I was, but a lot of "terf/radfem" types would say I'm a very problematic and undedicated one at best, which is true. I think the ideology and worldview is correct and accurate of reality, but I'm not subscribed to their promoted practices, although I do support them.

Keep yapping

As in like, I still choose to shave my legs, wear makeup, date/have sex with men. I want a nose job. I sometimes enjoy being catcalled. I sometimes sell nudes and I'm an ex(?) prostitute. I like kinky BDSM sex. But I can separate my individual personhood and choices from the overall, objective reality of the world and what I think is healthy for women in general.

If taking the term terf literally- I am a feminist for sure, I don't think I'm radical at all, I actually think it's all basic old school feminism and just common sense and blatant reality. I don't exclude trans people, I hope everyone supports feminism and womens rights, regardless if theyre trans or not. Thats irrelevant. Thats just one trait of who someone is, and the recent internet trend is to treat them and themselves like thats their entire identity and personhood. Team Trans against everyone else. Obviously its an important part, but its not supposed to determine the rest of someones views and beliefs. Being trans isnt a political party.

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I've always been a leftist, voted democrat (identify independent/no party), never has a single problem with the left party til about 3 yrs ago. I've supported gay rights since I first learned what gay even was at like 10 yrs old, I once got in trouble for supporting gay/trans in elementary school in a fairly rural town, I voted for and celebrated when gay marriage was legalized- (I had just turned 18 in time to vote in my first election, I was so excited to be part of history and help achieve something genuinely good!)

I don't give a shit what clothes people wear, or what name they go by. Even what pronouns they would like me to use for them, if it truly matters so much to them. I just dont care that much. I'll be polite and respect them as a person enough to refer to them as they wish. I will always vote for trans people and gay, lesbian, bi, whatever, to have equal access to health care, education, voting rights, safety in prison, etc and have equal rights to everyone else.

Ive had/have friends who are trans, intersex, gay, lesbian, bi. I'm a straight woman but Ive had sex with women a few times. I would be open to dating a transman, if they "felt like" a male to me. And I know I know "but I have black friends" but you know what, it does point to someone not being a bigot. It does way more than it doesnt. Because be fr most real bigoted, hateful people wouldnt have "xyz" friends or even talk to them. So if terf automatically means bigot, I dont think thats fair or accurate of myself at all, and quite laughable when youve seen genuine, hateful people who want to deny equal legal rights or literally lynch people just for a trait they have. Very sheltered and dramatic use of the word. Insulting really.

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I started having a problem with the trans/gender/pronouns movement when they started the science denial. And then next came the forced invasion of private spaces (all womens spaces only of course), the silencing and policing and harassment if you dont fall in line, and the erasure of womens history and identity. Even the word woman?? Are you kidding me? That is insane. How can they preach about the importance of identity yet rip away the very word for a female human?? Half the human population? Its evil is what it is. Its wrong. Incredible misogyny and anti-feminism.

And god, the constant hate and policing and self righteousness in general. Slurs, insults, sexual threats are also commonly thrown left and right. Most have a very condescending holier than thou attitude, always so aggressive. Very unlikeable as a group.

Never trust an idealogy or group that bans you from learning about the opposition. That discourages conversation, doesnt allow disagreement or any differing opinions. That has some mantra that must never be questioned. Its the same bullshit as any church or cult. Its all the same in the end- its group-think, its social control.

This entire gender belief system comes down to nothing but magical thinking, circular logic based off feelings, hypocrisy and contradictions, ever-changing idealogy, and forced use of their terminology, even in other cultures and languages.

The most extreme TRAs I've seen were all white, and they do this although they claim to oppose white colonialism. And they try to discredit radfems by saying theyre all white feminists? Which I think is highly untrue because well, the huge 4B movement in Korea is also accused of being "radfem/terf". And from my experience, the most radfem women are brown or black or asian because they get it. White western women still have it the best in the world. Colored women are still suffering from extreme misogyny and they see it first hand everyday. Korean women say never to marry Korean men, my Japanese mother told me never to marry a Japanese man, my Japanese grandmother hides money from her husband "just in case", I know my Indian friends mom told her the same thing. They know. They get it.

You cannot use the word in its own definition. You cant say a woman is someone who feels like a woman. That is an empty definition and circular logic. And if you say its someone who feels "feminine", aka nurturing and submissive and likes pink, well thats just regressive, sexist, and conservative af.

15 years ago, the progressive take that "the youths" were pushing was that a guy could wear a pink dress (and still be a guy), that your sex didnt limit or define you, that gender roles were to be abolished. Its sad but interesting to see it come back around to repackaged gender roles.

I also grew up in the time where white Christian republican moms hated Harry Potter and banned their kids from reading them because it was "witchcraft", demonic, and un-Christian. I used to sneak my books to a boy in class with a mom like that. Now the white liberals want to burn these kids books lmfao! Thats just truly funny.

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Reddit story

I realized how bad it was getting when my long term Reddit account (lots of karma, tons of positive interactions and highly upvoted posts) got permanently deleted, and I was banned off all of Reddit forever. What could I have possible have done?? Said the forbidden words: "Woman means female human." I got tons of upvotes and many similar comments expressed similar sentiments, also with lots of upvotes, before many of them got perma banned as well. None of these were hateful or negative btw, most didnt even mention trans until some tra types started getting mad. They were just talking about word and science erasure. Its actually so funny- one commenter said "What? That doesn't happen" in response to someone joking that the post is gunna be taken down soon since anything to do with sexual science is "transphobic" now. I went back later and saw- his account got perma banned too, just for interacting with that comment. Guess he learned that day. The post, which was very popular, also got taken down. The post was a video of a science museum, showcasing pelvic human bones. It had two pelvises, showing the differences between female and male, and how female pelvic bones could shift to make room for birthing infants. Deleting that video, silencing all those comments? Thats as science denial as it gets. Thats anti-education and anti-science. Are they gunna shut down the museum next? Burn the textbooks? Claim witchcraft? This is ABSURD.

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Bottom line/What I actually care about

-"Woman" is the word for an adult female human in the English language.

-"Female" is defined by the sex that produces large gametes ("eggs"), has an internal reproductive system (consisting of ovaries, Fallopian tubes, the womb, and the vagina), and in mammals- the only sex with the ability to menstruate, conceive a pregnancy, give birth to live young, and produce milk from breast glands.

-Evolution is real. Humans are an animal species with a sex binary and sexual dimorphism with innate developmental and physical differences between the sexes.

-Women are denied equal legal rights and systematically oppressed in patriarchal cultures and religions because of the sex they're born as, not their gender identity. Fucking duh.

-Female only spaces are important and needed. (Trans ppl should be allowed to have trans only spaces as well). (Im never going to support the invasion or erasure of female only spaces, especially for populations already at heightened risk. Female safety is more important than male feelings- and its never a female trying to get into the males prison or spa or sports is it? Its morally wrong to prioritize the desires of a few over the needs of the many. Its wrong to prioritize emotions over physical safety.)

-The importance of sex division in sports, places of nudity (bathrooms, locker rooms, spas), domestic violence shelters, rape and trauma support groups, and assigned rooms in inpatient care or cells in prison.

-Children cannot consent and should not be allowed to make any decision that would permanently alter their natural body or derail their natural development. The vast majority of trans children are not "true trans", but just gay/lesbian/bi, often with homophobic or attention seeking family vlogger type parents. Many are also autistic, or have been sexually abused. They need therapy and acceptance, not surgery or medical intervention- only as a very last resort after years of thought and therapy. Obviously there may be a rare exception and each case is different. Adults should be free to make their own choices.

-Prostitution is highly tied to and inseparable from sex trafficking. Sex work should not be glorified or encouraged and is highly dangerous and harmful. Pimps and johns are sexual predators who should be severely criminally punished.

-The porn industry promotes unhealthy sexuality, is harmful to society, and is an industry over-run with horrific abuse, violence, and trauma.

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My personal "radicalization" story/last straw story is this:

So like I said I wasnt even aware of this brewing cesspool of an issue until about 3 yrs ago. When I first started hearing the terms "terf/radfem" I figured they were just transphobes and casually agreed they sucked. But after so much constant hatred towards them, I got curious and decided to see how bad they were and started reading a few well written posts about their beliefs and such, and I was so incredibly confused because they were right? Almost everything they said was just true and it was shocking how much abuse was hurled at them. I thought I misunderstood, I didnt get it. I thought I must be missing something.

I had a long term internet friend and tumblr mutual. We used to be in a discord groupchat and little "personality disorder tumblr community" together. I think we had slight crushes on each other, occasionally playfully flirted, and I even (maybe kinda delusionally) thought we might even date one day. I knew he was getting more into the gender stuff than I was, but I was ok with that, I didnt mind that we had different opinions. I just ignored his posts that I disagreed with, but apparently he didnt feel the same and would sometimes argue about my reblogged posts, eventually told me he couldnt stay friends with me. The last straw was when he said women were oppressed because of gender, not sex. I had never even heard such a fucking stupid and blatantly untrue, so easily disproven concept before. I laughed. My mind was BLOWN I couldnt believe someone could possibly be serious and say that. Let alone someone I thought was intelligent. And was an ally to women. But he was serious and I was so done. How he could say such a thing as a black man, I will never know. I will never forgive him for that.

About a year before that, I learned that this mutual had been accused of rape by his ex gf. I'd heard stories about how crazy and abusive she was before, and naturally I believed my friend, so that was the impression I had of her. She was also "jealous" of me and would occasionally harass and insult me on anon I think? Memories a bit blurred. So I just believed that she was an unstable, obsessive ex. Which may or may not be true. Either way, one time she reached out to me and told me that he had raped her in the past- I think she said she was 14 and he was 19 when they had sex, the consent was dubious, he groomed her, something along those lines.

I told her that I couldnt just believe her- a complete stranger who had acted psycho to me in the past- over my long term friend with no evidence. I think she had filed a police report against him and showed me pics of that or something? But it could easily be edited or from somewhere else, and he also had pics of her allegedly breaking stuff, and I thought they were both just being toxic and messy. Like I said, it was a group for people with personality disorders. I also told her that I also didnt believe her because she had gone back to him/kept dating him after the alleged rape. I regret it now. I wish I could apologize to her. At the time I didnt understand, I couldnt fathom that. Why would someone ever go back to someone who raped them? Three yrs later, I understand now, as someone who has now done that themselves.

In this last fight, this mutual also made some nonsensical comparison between me and my rapist. I trusted him. I thought he understood. He was the first one I told after I was raped for the first time. He helped me talk it out and understand it. He was the one who got me to see that it was rape when I was severely confused, in denial and blaming myself. So I thought he couldnt have done it. He was a "man who got it".

I believed and trusted him when he was faced with a rape allegation. But he couldnt stay friends with me because I said women are oppressed because of their sex.

So yeah. I'll never forgive him. Fuck you to the moon and back.

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So many words- terfs, swerfs, radfem- all to shut down the voices of one population- feminist women. No such words for anyone else. The woke version of frat bros calling you a feminazi bitch.

I'm never going to support the silencing of feminists, or the denial of science. I would be executed in the 1300s and some would like to execute me now. Modern era witch hunt.

Thank you for reading this long ass post if anyone takes the time!! And thank you for the ask!

(Since I ended up writing a whole rant, let me leave this video because I think it demonstrates how unhinged this has all become. This is SO wrong. Wtf are yall doing.

Mom protecting daughter attacked by TRA mob. A literal mob.

Video: https://youtu.be/5DFv8OaYXQI?si=TmzA7-r6QvfDNUH_ )

[endcant]

Mexican restaurants make margaritas soooo strong and bless them for it but also curse them for it but mostly bless

they make that shit that turns you into a fossilized horse

[forevernataliedawson]

Journaling had been highly encouraged by her therapists. They said it was better than keeping all those thoughts and feelings inside. It was hard to find words to explain how she was feeling, but she was trying her best. She had been staring at the page for at least fifteen minutes without writing anything, trying to figure out how to write all she was feeling down when a ball flew into the side of her head. She blinked, looking around before seeing the kids scattering. "I swear those things are magnetized to find me."

[shieldxofelliot]

Location: near the warehouse Characters: Ash & Elliot - @ash-johnson-stunts

From what he’d gathered at the meeting, Lindi seemed helpful, explaining the guidelines for navigating the island. Being new, he appreciated having some structure to follow. He decided to check out the warehouse, since he hadn’t been to that part of the island yet. As he walked, he spotted someone up ahead and instinctively quickened his pace. “Hi,” he called out, waving. Despite his usual confidence in talking to people, a nervous edge crept in.

As he got closer, the face became familiar. "I don’t think we’ve met yet. I’m Elliot---," he introduced himself. Oh my god, it was the person that was sitting next to him when the horror of the rocks hit. ugh . Well now he wasn't sure what to say. Did he cause it? oh boy, um. "I'm.... are you..." he was stumbling over his words. "are you okay?"