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Can we normalize sexist being renamed to genderist so I, as an asexual person, can start saying I’m sexist 😭
#asexual#kinda joking#but it would be funny#but I’m not serious#I’m not sexist btw#nor do I support sexist people
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random things i've scripted
i never embarrass myself.
no one ever throws up on me.
no one ever hears me pooping.
everything works out in my favor.
all parties i go to are fun and lively.
people are always willing to help me.
i have my house address memorized.
i don’t get bad second hand embarrassment.
i’ll never get a tattoo or body modification that i’ll regret.
i never get a stiff neck from laying, sleeping or sitting weird.
whenever i get cocky, it’s perfectly justified because i am that bitch.
my nails (both hand and toe) don't catch on or scrape against things.
i am never an angry or abusive drunk (i'm taking no risks with my bloodline.)
my ears never get damaged when blasting anything at a high or full volume.
grease isn’t hard to wash off of stuff and doesn’t leave stains on any of the dishes i use.
i can tell when an animal is showing specific kinds of behavior (e.g., casual, affectionate, hostile, etc.)
you can't shame me for shit. i always own the shit i've done with my chest and can acknowledge when i'm wrong.
all the places i stay, especially hotels, have completely soundproof walls unless i don't want them to be for a reason or i scripted a scenario or whatever.
the majority of humans commonly can live up to 200 (i'm not human in most of my drs and ion want my human friends just dying on me too quick.)
i'm pretty good at regulating my emotions and i never let them get out of hand to the point where i'm impulsively or thoughtlessly hurting someone or something.
i enjoy rollercoasters, fair rides, etc., and have no fear of them. plus all of the ones i go on are completely safe, stable, and fully-functioning and no one ever gets hurt on them.
my disorders rarely cause me issues with physical intimacy (sexual and non-sexual) and if they do, there's always simple ways around the issues that doesn't really inconvenience me or anyone else.
whenever i commission someone or pay for a service, i always pay exactly on time or sometimes even before. i never allow people that work for me or give me any kind of service go unpaid or unsupported.
none of my friends, followers/fan, family members, or anyone i am currently aquatinted with or will be aquatinted with ever had a racist/homophobic/sexist/etc phase nor do they support/defend that type of thing.
i never slam any part of my body into doors, windows, books, and vice versa (i slammed my finger into my grandma's front door once and it took literal years to turn back to its normal color. plus it hurt like shit so NEVER again.)
any online creator who has harmed, is harming, or is attempting to harm any other creator without valid and justifiable reasoning has their platform taken away and can never get said platform back nor are they able to rebrand and start over.
i always give the best advice for people when they ask me things. like the advice i give leaves people with new perspectives and hope and all. and i also deliver it in a very good way that doesn’t offend or make people or uncomfortable or feel like they’re being berated or whatever. it’s just incredible advice delivered in the best way without sounding bad or sketchy.
anti-shifter, proship/profic, ageplay, pro ana, bigot/incel, and any variation dni
#shiftblr#shifting#shifters#reality shift#shifting realities#reality shifting#shifting blog#shifting community#furry shifter#furry shifters#black shifter#black shifters#poc shifter#vtuber shifter#anime shifter#anime shifting#anti shifters dni#shifting antis dni#things to script#shifting things to script#shifting script resources#scripting
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You know that new anime where the guy hears his bosses porny thoughts about him whenever they end up touching? Think of that for Tomarry. I know you said you don't do porn for these, but that doesn't meant you can't make Harry experience a wide range of Tom's interesting thoughts! Also congrats on the milestone! :3
A Cherry Magic! AU. XD
Fandom: HP Ship: Tomarry RATED: M-Rated(for language and descriptions XD) TAGS: Cherry Magic! AU, Drama, Humor, Explicit Language, Innuendo, Flirting, Pornographic Thoughts, Magic(in-universe version), Homophobia(in thoughts only)
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For Want of a Cherry!
It was just supposed to be a legend! A little folk tale that was supposed to shame people for not being sexually adventurous or something! Because, of course, people would have to put so much stock into whether or not you have sexual experience.
The day that Harry James Potter turned 30 his world was flipped upside down. His friend, Ron, had told him about that. little legend last week, teasing. him about the fact that he was still single. His wife, Hermione, who had been their friend since they were in primary school, had smacked him upside the head and told him that there was no shame in not being in a romantic relationship, nor was their shame in either sleeping around or not sleeping around.
He'd been on blind dates of all sorts over the years. Some even set up by his friends themselves, but maybe he was just really boring. None of them had elicited any kind of reaction, regardless of how attractive the other person was.
Maybe he was just one of those people who was not destined to be in a romantic relationship of any sort. There were people who went their whole lives not getting married and not having children, and they weren't miserable for it. It was completely possible to live a fulfilling life without having a partner at your side.
But the one thing that Harry could never really let go of was the fact that he was kind of bitter. People his age liked to go out to the clubs, or go drinking, or try out illegal substances. They were experimenting with different forms of entertainment and finding the places that helped them be themselves. And Harry had no interest in doing things like that.
He was probably the biggest introvert in the world, despite all of the sports he played back in school. Despite all of the events he had been forced to attend to support his parents and their business. Despite all of the dinners the company he worked for orchestrated constantly.
Harry James Potter was just avoidant and hated when he had to go places and be with people!
But deep down, he did wish that he could finally have some kind of reaction to somebody! Being, the perpetual third wheel that was resting outside of all of his friends and their romantic relationships was really annoying.
And now here he was on the day of his 30th birthday. Now, suddenly, frighteningly aware of the fact that that little tale that Ron had told him in jest last week was apparently true!
The barista at the coffee shop he went to every day had always given him a bad vibe. He couldn't really explain it because she had always been positively pleasant, but it always felt very fake. Enough for Hermione to smack him and tell him that judging without just cause wasn't good and made him look sexist.
He didn't personally agree with that but knew it was something Hermione took seriously, and he'd never experienced anything sexist save for the time a guy thought he was a girl back during fifth form.
But today the bad vibes were proven to have been legit!
He'd reached out to accept his iced spiced coffee and his hand brushed the barista's fingers in the process. His mind was instantly flooded with her voice despite her mouth being closed.
He's so hot! He'd be great boyfriend material if he was more masculine and less poof-y!
For a moment he thought he'd imagined it. But no... he'd frozen in place and as such, their connected hands revealed more of her mind to him.
Maybe I can turn him straight!
He mumbled a nervous word of gratitude and shuffled off before he could hear any more.
Harry had to find out how this worked and if it was there to stay!
Also, the barista was a homophobe. Nothing like vindication for the vibe check failing.
~.O.~
God, his hair is perfect. It just flops around when he moves and gets in his eyes so adorably! I want to tuck it behind his ear and cradle his face between my hands!
I wonder if my mom will make curry tonight.
Those glasses made him look so dashing too! I could stare at him all day.
Sandra looks like shite, as always. I've always been prettier than her so what does John see in her!
Maybe, if I play my cards right, I can get him to agree to come to dinner with me tonight. Maybe I can even convince him to come back home with me. It's his birthday after all. I'd treat him so well too.
Fucking birds shat all over my bloody car and now I have to deal with this bastard's cheery face all damn day.
I don't even like him like that but he keeps coming on to me and he knows how I feel about it but he just won't stop! I'll need to call my brother. He'll scare Ted away.
I would bend him over the desk in my office and eat him out so well he wouldn't be able to walk afterward.
Harry flushed instantly and looked around, finding himself trapped in the lift with about a dozen people and five of them were touching him at once!
A hand on his shoulder made him jump, and he found Tom Riddle, his boss, standing behind him. The person Harry was practically leaning against in the far corner of the lift to try and avoid everyone else! The owner of that delightfully built torso.
The only one on the lift who could possibly know it was Harry's birthday... meaning... those horny thoughts had been from... him...
"Are you well, Harry? Your face is flushed," he said, placing a hand directly on Harry's brow to check.
His mind was flooded with Tom's thoughts immediately.
His skin is so smooth. I want to put my teeth on his neck and leave it ringed in bruises. I'd have him sit on my face as I decorate his thighs with my marks. My tongue shoving so deep inside that he sees star-
"I'm fine!" Harry said, backing away a bit, only to be assaulted with the thoughts of too many people at once. He stepped right back into the near-circle of Tom's arms, and tried to ignore how pleased this seem to make the man who usually seemed so unaffected by everything.
Since when was he harbouring... thoughts of this nature?
About Harry of all people?!
Tom's horny thinking was definitely more preferable than a whole host of screaming minds all complaining about different things at once, but God, was it embarrassing. He just thought like that when his face showed absolutely nothing!
If we were alone in here, I could have my way with Harry all I want. Hell, I'm certain I could fuck him from behind without anyone even noticing him sitting all pretty on my cock. It's sixty floors until we get to ours after all. If I stand in the corner with Harry leaning against my chest, I could get him off well before we'd have to leave. Shove my cock between his thighs and fuck them good and hard and push just the tip in at the end- he'd be a mess all day.
And Tom's hands were just resting on Harry's waist, holding him still as his face displayed concern that did not match what his mind was going on about!
Eventually, Harry was freed from the confines of the lift, but still found Tom at his side, holding to his elbow with most avid attention. "Perhaps you should take off for the day," he suggested kindly, brows knitted together. "I'd much rather you be healthy and whole."
And in good condition for when I wreck that arse of yours.
Harry flushed and shook his head. "I'm fine," he reiterated. "I can work just fine." And get to his desk which was across the office from Tom's personal office.
"Let me know if you change your mind. If all goes well, I'll treat you to dinner tonight to celebrate your birthday."
And then take you home and fuck you good and proper.
Wow.
So, it seemed... that Harry's body could react to something after all.
It just required Tom Riddle to be the one saying it.
~.O.~
A/N: Here you go! XD
I can't believe I did this.
[Ko-Fi]
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I think your fight against anti-transmasculinity/anti-transandrophobia and how queer spaces paint masculinity as inherently evil, your posts have actually opened my eyes to alot of what transmascs go thorugh. But as a transfem I was hurt to see that you support spacelazarwolf, someone who has used TERFy arguments that for example include claiming that trans women react to male socialization the same was as cis men react to it, and are therefore "male-brained" or dangerous to be around: https://www.tumblr.com/lesbianchemicalplant/729005502701486080/trans-men-on-here-are-like-trans-women-are-sexist?source=share (I do not agree with the author's view that transandrophobia does not exist)
As a transfem, a group is constantly demonized by the cis world and a lot of feminist spaces as sexual predatory, dangerous men to be around, transmisogynistic arguments that are "backed up" by the fact that we are socialized as male, seeing another trans person use the same argument in order to demean transfems hurts me a lot, makes me more scared of interacting with trans spaces outside of my friend group.
I don't mean this as a call out or nor do I mean to sparkle an internet argument and I hope my worries aren't downplayed, but I think it is necessary to address certain things and we transfems and transmascs should have eachother's interests in mind.
I absolutely understand why you are worried about that post, but that screenshot was taken to specifically cut out the rest of the post & remove all context from what he was saying.
Here is the link to the actual post. Conveniently, the person who took that screenshot cut out the literal next sentence, which is "we all, regardless of agab, grow up exposed to sexism and misogyny, and we’re all affected by it in one way or another."
The reason he is specific about transfems is because he is responding to some tags which say that all "afabs" (referring to trans men talking about their experiences with misogyny) are biologically "smug" and "insufferable" & how he has seen transfemmes use bioessentialism towards other trans people in ways which are blatantly misogynistic, and hiding behind the defense that they themselves are women. The final paragraph of the post is this:
"i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again: trans people who were assigned male at birth are not somehow inherently more capable of sexism than people who were assigned female at birth. everyone is capable of sexism. but they are also not exempt from perpetuating sexism and misogyny just because they are trans, and they have just as much of a responsibility to unlearn it as the rest of us do. do not use being trans as a shield from consequences when you say things that uphold oppressive systems."
The post you linked isn't just reading between the lines, they specifically cut off all context and put words in his mouth about "dangerous male socialization" that he actively clarifies he disagrees with in the post itself. He never says anything about transfems reacting the same way cis men do, or being socialized male or having male brains or being dangerous to be around. He is very clear that this is a universal problem to all people, and all trans people, and everyone needs to be active in unlearning misogyny because it is taught to everyone.
I don't blame you at all for being concerned about this, but the linked OP is actively warping the truth to justify the argument that belief in transandrophobia existing is inherenty anti-transfem.
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"isn't it funny how alicent's sons are misogynistic but rhaenyra's aren't"
I think we've been over this before but we will do it again. Alicent was forced to have her children, while she was a child. These children were not born out of love, or passion, they were born simply for Viserys to fulfill his need for a son and to push for the Targayrean dynasty. Alicent was an unwilling vessel for that. She did not have the loving environment to cultivate a healthy relationship with her sons because she was always under the thumb of misogynistic, sexist, abusive men (Otto, Viserys and Larys). Up until this moment, Alicent has not even existed for herself. She doesn't understand what it means to exist out of the gaze of misogyny, nor what it means to put herself and her desires above men. So yes, her sons are misogynistic toward her, Aegon dismisses her or tries to, as does Otto, it is a pattern and just now Alicent is learning to defend herself.
LIKE please understand Alicent herself, until now, has only existed as a vessel to push what men want. Even making Aegon king is in her mind, what Viserys wanted. Her sons are misogynistic toward her because up until recently, she's been taught that was her purpose.
Rhaenyra grew up in an environment where her father, despite her being a girl, still made her his heir and at that very moment went back on hundreds of years of tradition. He valued Rhaenyra as more than a vessel or a tool to push the Targaryen dynasty, he did not see her the same way he did Aemma and Alicent - he viewed her as someone who deserved agency and power. Therefore the men in Rhaenyra's reflected that when interacting with her (most of them).
If the king of all people valued Rhaenyra and made her his heir despite being a woman, then she would grow up to believe that women existed outside of the whims and desires of men. She grew up in an environment where her worth as a woman was elevated and she was genuinely seen as a person. She did not have the same life as most women around her and of her generation. She had far more freedom and grace than Alicent. And again the men in her life who lived in proximity to that reinforced that; Laenor, Corlys, Viserys. She was also blessed to be in the company of women who grew up privileged enough to believe that women did not exist only for men's consumption - i.e, Rhaenys and you can even consider Laena.
THAT SAID, of course, when she has that support her relationship with her sons will be different. Her sons don't see her as an obstacle or as someone to ignore because she had the ability and the foundation to correct, or rather, never instill that form of teaching.
I actually loved seeing the contrast of motherhood. We have all been saying Alicent was forced to have Aemond and Aegon, and we can see that as the show goes on, she starts to detest them - barely seeing him as sons IMO. And well, that makes sense. The things she hated and that confined her she begins to see in her own sons. i think it's realistic.
Wherein we have Rhaenyra, who has a very pure, and loving relationship with her sons, Jace specifically. Jace enters, calls her 'Your Grace', and respects her as a queen first and mother second. Then he crumbles into her arms and they cry together. He doesn't just see her as an equal, and i'd venture to say he doesn't. He sees her as above him, as his queen, she has to break the barriers to be seen as a mother. And it isn't a failure in her relationship or raising him, it is the opposite actually. It shows that he respects her, and that he understands her place as rightful queen, and his place as her heir.
REGARDLESS, I'd love to have discussions on Alicent and Rhaenyra without either being shamed or torn apart for things they couldn't control. There is so much comparing and contrasting to be done that would be fun if not done through the scope of misogyny and stan wars.
#alicent hightower#aemond targaryen#aegon targaryen#rhaenyra targaryen#jacerys velaryon#hotd#house of the dragon
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London
warnings- Fluff, being cold, Tom being a gentleman, mean and kinda sexist reporters
Tom had invited you to come with him on his world tour for TBOSAS and of course you couldn’t say no. The two of you had been dating for over a year and a half and you had adopted a puppy. You both loved and spoiled your little baby puppy with all the love in the world, and you knew she couldn’t go a long time without her daddy. And honestly neither could you, so of course you said yes.
Tom was so excited to take you to London and show you part of his home country. And of course you were exited too. Not only was Tom letting you come with you on his world tour, but you got to go to London for the first time with your lover. Your London Boy. (Okay, sure he’s not actually from London, but a little Taylor Swift reference never killed anyone)
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You were sitting on the plane with the rest of the cast while Lady (your new puppy) was asleep on your chest as you held her up. She really was the cutest thing you’ve ever seen.
“How are my girls doing?” Tom asked, sitting down next to you.
“Great.” You smiled, tilting your head up for a kiss. Tom chuckled but pecked your lips. “I think Lady while be happy to see you when she wakes up.”
“I think she will to.” Tom smiled, wrapping his arm around you, pulling you into his side.
“I’m glad we got her,” you smiled, resting your head on Tom’s chest.
“Me too my love. Me too.” Tom smiled, kissing your head.
“How cold is it there? Do you think she’ll be able to handle it? I bought her a cute little sweater but I still don’t know.”
“Love, I’m sure you’ll be fine. We can keep her warm.”
“Okay,” you breathed. You felt a shift in your arms and paws pressed to your chest. You looked down and saw your little Lady looking at you with big, tired eyes. “Hi, my darling!” You smiled, brining her up to kiss her head. “Look who’s back!”
“Hi, my darling,” Tom smiled, looking down at her.
Lady quickly tried to jump out of your arms and to Tom. You both smiled as you watched her trying to climb her way off your chest.
“Come here darling,” Tom chuckled, carefully taking her from you and holding her to his chest as she attacked his face in licks.
“Someone missed her daddy.” You chuckled, pulling on Tom’s purple flower jumper (as he called it)
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You were holding Lady to your chest as everyone got off the plane and said their goodbyes.
You shirked as a gust of wind hit you. “Tommy it’s freezing!” You let out as you let Lady shaking in your arms. “We should get a cab, our poor baby is freezing.”
“Okay, my love. I’ll get us a cab, just keep our Little Lady warm.”
He didn’t have to tell you twice. You quickly tucked Lady in between your shirt and Tom’s jumper. “Is that better honey?” You asked, kissing her head. “Daddy’s gonna get us a cab.”
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You were walking around London with Lady in Tom’s arms to keep her warm and Tom’s pink trench coat on you to keep you warm. It was big on him and extremely oversized on you. (So I’m 4’11 and done growing:( so in my mind readers a lot smaller. Sorry guys) But truth be told neither you nor Lady cared because you were both warm and with Tom. He had a big smile on his face as he showed you around London.
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ETNews posted_
Hot new couple The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes actor Tom Blyth and singer, song writer, actress, and author Y/N Y/N/N were spotted sightseeing in London with there new addition. Y/N looks rather warm in her oversized male coat.
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Your car came to a stop and Tom opened the door. You heard the people shouting and the cameras flashing. Tom got out and reached for your hand. You thankfully took it and looked at Lady wrapped in your arm. She looked terrified as she saw everything. You felt bad, but you also didn’t want to leave her alone. She was so young and your little girl, you couldn’t let her stay alone in the hotel.
“It’s okay, my love.” You whispered, kissing her head as you and Tom made your way to the carpet. “We’re gonna support daddy.”
“Oh, darling, don’t worry.” Tom cooed, taking her from you, smoothing down her little dress. “It’s okay, they’re not going to hurt you. They’re going to take pictures of us, and ask me and Mummy some questions. We’ll be with you the whole time my darling.”
“Do you think we should have left her?” You asked, looking up at Tom.
“I think she needs to be with us. She’s still a baby.” Tom let out, keeping one arm wrapped around Lady, holding her tightly to his chest, the other arm wrapped around your waist, holding you close.
“Tom! Y/N!” Reporters yelled, trying to get your attention.
“Y/N what’s it like coming on the tour even though you’re not in the cast?”
“Oh,” you let out, taken aback at the rather harsh comment. “Well, I mean, everyone is super loving and supportive. And Rachel is my best friend so I was already coming to see them, and then after Tom and I started dating I was always on set, so it doesn’t feel any different honestly.”
“I see. So the two of you must have been dating for a while now.”
“Yeah. Over a year and a half actually.”
“So when will you two be expecting?”
“I-I’m sorry?” You stammered, really taken aback. But thankfully you had your night in shining armor right there for you.
“Kids have not been talked about yet,” Tom cut in, trying his best to keep his cool. “If and when Y/N and I want to have kids we will talk about it in our own time. That discussion is only between me and her, not for anyone else.” He looked down at you and kissed your head. “Come on my love, let’s keep going.”
“Thank you.” You whispered, once you were away from that reporter.
“Of course my love. I’m so sorry. He had no right to talk to you like that.”
“Tommy,” you sighed. “Unfortunately that’s just how things are for women in this industry. We mainly only get to talk about things like our hair and clothes and if we’re going to have kids one day.”
“Well, I don’t think it should be like that at all. You should have every right to talk about your work just as much as everyone.”
“I know. Thank you, Tommy, but unfortunately not everyone sees it that way.” You explained as a shiver ran down your body.
“What’s wrong?” He asked, placing his free hand on your bare shoulder. “You geese, you’re freezing.”
“I’m fine. It’s not that bad.” You lied. “How’s Lady? Is she warm enough?”
“Lady’s fine. But I’m worried about you my love. Why didn’t you bring a coat?”
“I don’t know.” You honestly answered. “I guess I didn’t think I’d need one.”
“Lady,” Tom said to Lady who was wrapped up in his arm. “I’m going to give you to Mummy, okay?”
Tom handed her to you and you held her as Tom started taking off his coat.
“But what about you?” You asked.
“I’m fine love. I grew up in this kind of weather.” He explained, wrapping his coat around your shoulders.
“Thank you.”
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You held Lady to your chest as you wrapped her up in Tom’s coat with you, as you watched him do interviews with a proud smile on your face.
“You ready my loves?” Tom asked, walking back up to you and Lady.
“Only if you are.” You smiled.
Tom kissed you and smiled, wrapping his arm around your waist. “I’m ready. Everyone else is inside.”
“Do you think the movie will be to violent for her?” You asked, looking down at the little puppy nuzzled up between Tom’s coat and your dress, looking up at you and Tom with so much love in her little eyes.
“I think she’ll be fine.” He smiled.
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I am so sick of all of this "be kind" shit from the genderist crowd. Not only is it definitely playing hard into the hands of female socialization to always appear nurturing and sweet and never make men mad under any circumstances, but also... I mean, let's be honest, here. These people are not kind. There is nothing kind about allowing gay, autistic, and/or sexually traumatized children to be medically experimented on for profit after only one, one hour-long psych session, or letting them be sexually groomed by various adult men with neither the knowledge nor the approval of their parents. There is nothing kind about enforcing sexist stereotypes, and scaring people into unnecessary medical procedures because you've lied and told them that they will kill themselves if they don't get them in order to conform. There is nothing kind about using self-ID laws to rob women of safety from predatory men because you think that men's feelings are more important than making sure women aren't traumatized by them in their own private spaces that are supposed to be women-only. There is nothing kind about robbing women of scholarships, awards, and medals meant for women because, again, you believe that men's feelings matter more than anything, including women's ability to have proper livelihoods and role models of the same sex. And there is nothing kind about telling LGB people that they are evil bigots if they don't want to date/fuck trans people of the opposite sex. You don't know that they haven't already spent a good chunk of their lives being ridiculed for their same-sex attraction, and now you want to call them evil because of an innate attraction that they can't control?!
Nothing about any of this is kind, because at the core of real, genuine kindness is genuine empathy and concern for other people and a desire to ensure that they don't come into harm's way. Supporting things that hurt other people or sitting back and watching them self-harm isn't kindness. Even if you're doing it for social approval. Even if they put on a big show about how they supposedly like it, but their faces betray a sadness that they refuse to convey in words and you can't help but get the feeling while talking to them that something is eating them up inside. Continuing to promote it in order to look good or get them to like you isn't kindness, it's acquiescence, and that's not remotely the same thing. Because genuinely kind people are concerned with actions that show genuine concern for other people. They want to do right by them because they care about them. It's all about actually being kind, not just presenting the veneer of it for woke points. The trans crowd are such hard-core individualists that they wouldn't know anything about that.
#terfs do touch#proud terf#terfs please interact#terfs please touch#terf safe#transwomen are men#anti trans activism#anti transgender#anti trans#women's spaces#women's shelters#women rights#women role models#women's awards#women's scholarships#women's liberation#gay rights#lgb#lgb rights#trans kids#tras are men's rights activists#tras are mras
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Responding to this series of reblogs by @kataraavatara as I can't reblog.
You know, this is just the ole' "Rhaenyra was not a feminist" talking point these people love to make to try to say Rhaenyra's claim was somehow innately a dangerous thing, that her rule would be disastrous to Westeros AND THUS you shouldn't pay attention or think about why she should rule. You should not appreciate the depth and scope of the pattern against women here. How all the things that happened to her weren't that bad, femicide or not.
Bc they imply that she would be just as destructive as other nobles or royals AND she sought to disrupt the existing (read: "good") patriarchal status quo in a way they'll never directly admit she could (bc they will always deny how she ushers in more room for possible legal protections or leadership for women of other houses who could do the same). Because she deserved her fate, that violence, and her losses for being that assertive.
Rhaenyra didn't disinherit anyone bc Corlys is the one, not Rhaenyra, who gets to decide who his heirs are. And no, she couldn't "convince him" otherwise, bc he is the bulk of most of her support to get back the throne in the first place. Even if she wanted to somehow force him, he could just ignore her, pack it up with Rhaenys or her corpse, and refuse to supply his fleet. Then the black side is splintered/weakened at a time where the greens have even more of an edge (Rhaenyra doesn't know). Which could/would have affected how others feel about supporting Rhaenyra (exposed) both bc they really don't want to expect she'd try to force them to put their daughters befores one AND bc they likely did not want to fightr a war w/o said Velaryon fleet or without any finds Corlys could provide...and he's too prestigious socially.
It's so funny when people refuse to recognize the hard spots women are pushed into to gain agency or power under these patriarchal designs but will sexist-ly blame the woman (wee see how true this was)! Similar to what they do to Rhaena the Black Bride, Viserra, Lyanna, etc.
Like these people are underestimating Corlys' significance to the blacks and his pride., implying that Rhaenyra was a powerful force in her own right to make him bow or persuade him to, while also constantly saying she was a weak and ineffective leader. And if they were inclined to say Daemon pushed his wife around or ruled through her or whatever, it would follow that he could have pressed Corlys...but no, it is evident in canon not even this mad, tyrannical, strongman could intimidate Corlys into being any sort of obsequious or obedient ancillary of him or Rhaenyra! (his counseling Rhaenyra twice, and there's only a compromise)
So what exactly, in their "Rhaenyra is a weakling" model made them think RHAENYRA would be able?! Not even Daemon--the resident evil tyrant dude many of the greens love to use against people in this fandom and Rhaenyra--could do anything to make Corlys name his own daughters above any Velaryon male nor Rhaenyra's sons nor any boys either girl would bear in their marriages! What are we doing?!!!
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Intro post!
About me!
- you can call me snail, Eden, or slug
- my main is @east-of-edens-serpent (I don’t post there, mainly reblog. )
- I use she/they pronouns.
- I’m 18
- I probably have some form of undiagnosed neurodivergence and sometimes I’m kinda stupid so bear with me, if I come off as mean I don’t intend to! ^^
- I sometimes draw / write (not very good at it but it’s something! )
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^ is a pretty much catch all for my dandy’s dreamworld content
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- my dni is pretty general stuff, don’t be racist, homophobic, sexist or a TERF on here. Also fuck maps or pedos or whatever they call themselves now. Thinspo / pro ed content, proshippers and ai ‘art’ supporters. Generally don’t be a freak
- if you need something tagged, just ask!
- if your a ask just know it takes me forever to answer your ask my motivation fluctuates.
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- I am a multishipper tbh. I don’t have super strong opinions on most ships as long as they aren’t incest or pedo shit.
- however, due to my own personal hcs, I’m not super comfortable with Rodger x Glisten (I should probably stress that you shouldn’t go attacking people over this. These are just hcs. For the love of GOD please don’t attack people).
- ^ the catch all is #snail don’t look
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You portray Sirius as this stud muffin that everyone was tripping over. It’s kinda vain as a women. Sirius not being able to recognize that his best friend/brother was in love with Lily Evans? Bruh, please. The whole fucken school knew. Sirius doesn’t have tattoos and he’s pretty much asexual in canon from what we know. Not in your fics because he’s fanon and not canon.
I shouldn't even publish this ask, because people will laugh at your lack of reading comprehension, but you started it and I love talking Sirius so here's a breakdown of your seven deadly sins:
1. You completely failed to understand the assignment. Fanon doesn't mean "written by a fan". Fanon means a prevalent version of a character or event which is not supported by canon. Fanon Sirius is a very specific phenomenon, ranted about by @artemisia-black here and summarized by me here. You have failed to provide any examples from my writing that allude to such a portrayal of Sirius.
2. Instead, you complained about my portrayal of Sirius and called it fanon, providing (a pathetic excuse of) examples that aren't anywhere in the fanon version of Sirius and are in fact much closer to canon Sirius. You might have been trying to call my Sirius OOC, but you're probably like twelve and have yet to learn your fandom terminology.
3. "You portray Sirius as this stud muffin that everyone was tripping over" that's canon actually. JKR goes out of her way to tell us how handsome and attractive he was pre-Azkaban every time it comes up:
His face wasn't sunken and waxy, but handsome, full of laughter. (Prisoner of Azkaban)
Sirius was lounging in his chair at his ease, tilting it back on two legs. He was very good-looking, his dark hair fell into his eyes with a sort of casual elegance neither James's nor Harry's could ever have achieved, and a girl sitting behind him was eyeing him hopefully, though he didn't seem to have noticed. (Order of the Phoenix)
Sirius stared around at the students milling over the grass, looking rather haughty and bored, but very handsomely so. (Order of the Phoenix)
(I'll stop here because I don't have my books with me and digging up the quotes is proving difficult.)
4. "It's kinda vain as a women" Can You Even English, Bro. Are you saying that I describe Sirius as a person who is as vain as a woman? If so you're not only incorrect, but also sexist.
5. "Sirius not being able to recognize that his best friend/brother was in love with Lily Evans?"
We're talking about My Best Friend's Girl, right? Here's the quote you've been searching for:
Sirius had sometimes thought that James might fancy Lily. He had caught him staring at her, he had noticed something particular in his tone of voice when he spoke to her; and yet, every time he had asked him, James had vehemently denied it.
And because I can't shut up about this story, here's another quote from that same scene:
“D’you think she likes you?”
“We’ll find out.” He grabbed another handful of beans out of the packet in his backpack and stuffed them in his mouth, watching James intently. He had returned to his studying, but he looked vexed. “D’you think I shouldn’t?” he asked.
“Who am I to stop you?” James muttered, his eyes still on his book.
Sirius shrugged to himself. If James insisted on taking it all in stride, he wasn’t going to miss his chance with a beautiful girl on a hunch.
Sirius is not stupid. He knows James has a thing for Lily. But it's not his place or his responsibility to do anything about that for a James that won't so much as acknowledge it to his best friend. And he definitely doesn't think that, just because James likes Lily, Lily shouldn't go out with anyone. She's a free girl and she can like a boy if she wants to, including one whose best friend has a crush on her. Bad luck, Prongs.
(I could talk at length about everyone's behaviour in this fic but I'd rather do that in a separate post and not in one addressing a rude anon.)
6. "Sirius doesn't have tattoos" Still waiting for any quote from any of my stories where he has a tattoo.
7. "he's pretty much asexual in canon from what we know" lack of a sexual relationship ≠ asexual. Your interpretation is not the only valid one.
Final grade: L for LURK MOAR.
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Sorry to bother, but I am really confused by some of your posts. In some, you show support towards trans-umbrella people (at least I think) and with others, you seem to be hating them.
Are you against trans-umbrella people or not ?
(I also have autism so, while I did see your post about how you sometimes make satirical posts, I can't really figure out which ones are which.)
I am supportive of everyone and have been through gender distress myself too. I advocate for autism and the right to describe our autistic experiences as autistic experiences, and not be misdiagnosed as trans or gender dysphoric when it is not appropriate.
I recognise that autistic ppl are more likely to experience identity related distress, gender being only one of them. We need mental health exploration that understands our autism. I believe any adult has the right to transition if they want to. But children should not be medicalised.
But transitioning does not actually change your sex. Nor should any woman have to lose her rights to single sex spaces.
I advocate for single-sex spaces and for gender neutral single-occupancy spaces as well.
I am against Gender Ideology and Queer Theory, as it is harmful. But I am supportive of ppl doing what they want to do as individuals, as long as they are not harming anyone else, not demanding compliance from others in their beliefs, and not removing rights and safe spaces of others.
Gender Ideology is a sexist, misogynistic, homophobic and totalitarian-cult-like-religion that demands people comply to their belief system.
I am not against any people - but I am against the ideology.
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I need to blow up Mr. Hank Loomis so bad. I'm ripping him to shreds with my mind. I don't like when people say Maureen is the reason Scream happened because it's HANK'S fault. fuck that guy
Yeah honestly the Maureen blaming feels like some unexamined misogyny. They were both cheating. Maureen is the only one that dies because of it.
Also like. Neither Maureen nor Hank is the reason scream happened. It’s either Billy and Stu or Roman depending on how you see it. No one forced them to do that. They chose to react to Hank and Maureen’s infidelity with murder. “My girlfriends mommy is a homewrecker” is not a defence that’s going to hold up in court.
Beyond that Maureen’s only crime is cheating, and in both fanon and canon Billy is also guilty of that (it’s either Stu or Christina). Like if you’re going to hate Maureen for cheating then it feels a bit hypocritical not to hate Billy for the same.
Idk from what we know I think I would have liked Maureen more than Hank as well. Sid seems to have had a positive relationship with her but Billy seems to want nothing to do with Hank.
Maureen was also a scream queen when she was younger like, that’s rad? The titles we get for the movies she was in make them sound like some pretty wild B-movies: Amazombies, Space Psychos and Creatures from the San Andreas Fall. These sound like movies Stu would LOVE.
I also just have some sympathy for Maureen with her past, so much of her backstory is defined by brutal sexual coercion and assault from the time she was 18. Cheating is obviously not good, but also like, she got together with Neil at the age of 21. Prior to that it seems like her experiences were mostly not consensual.
It was the early 70s, I can’t imagine that she felt like she had a lot of choices. The idea that she would have consensual affairs later in life is unfortunate but also not surprising. I think a lot of people who get married young can end up having this realization later in life that they want to experience things they haven’t, and those are the kinds of things you can regret on your deathbed.
As far as we know she’s a stay at home mom, she has no ability to support herself without Neil. From her perspective the options were probably: get a divorce, split up her family, make herself financially destitute, and have a chance to experience the things that were robbed from her when she was younger, OR stay with Neil and die eventually wondering what she missed out on, OR have an affair and hopefully keep her family together.
So yeah. Cheating? Not good, not excusable. But also relatively understandable in my opinion.
And yeah in terms of Hank we don’t know the most about him from canon, but we know how Billy reacts to him, and we know how Billy and Nancy both are: they’re sexist slut-shamers. Like, Nancy blaming Sid for what Billy did? You can hate Sidney but come on, you can’t argue that his actions were actually justified. All of this tells me that Hank’s views are probably in line with Nancy and Billy’s. Billy had to learn it somewhere right? Misogyny isn’t genetic.
So yeah that’s my monologue. Tldr: hate Maureen if you want, that’s fine, but blaming the Scream murders on her doesn’t make much sense. If you need a villain Hank is right there, and either way the real villains are Billy and Stu.
You can still like them even if they suck, I promise, they’re fictional characters. You don’t need to shift the blame for their actions onto other characters to justify liking them.
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hey uhm question what’s a radqueer? /gen
i see this term tossed around a lot and a lot of the sources i look at have very different meanings and interpretations and i just wanna know which one is correct /nm
I'd say that, like the term proshipper, it's best to ask someone who uses the term or specifically in this case, used to use the term. Not sure I'm the best to ask here because I am not radqueer nor have I used to term to describe myself, but I'll share my thoughts anyways.
I'm anti-radqueer because the radqueer community, from what I've seen (mainly from radqueers who post in the proship tag at times) support things like being "transrace," "transdisabled," and "transnazi," as well as some people who used to be part of the radqueer community saying that there are lots of pro-contact harmful paraphilias in there. I think it is a harmful community not only because of that, but because they try to co-opt queer terms (trans) in ridiculous, nonsensical, and downright harmful ways. You can't "transition" to be black, or asian, or white, or any race or ethnicity. You can admire other cultures, and want to learn more about them, but that is not something you can "transition" into being a part of. You don't "transition" into becoming disabled, you simply become disabled due to certain factors. You don't "transition" into hating an entire race of people- You are just a hateful person.
For that last one, having intrusive thoughts about potentially being racist, sexist, a pedophile, anything harmful at all- Those are intrusive thoughts. That is not a trans identity. None of these radqueer labels mentioned have anything to do with gender, and trans is a term used for gender. I will not doubt that there are radqueer identities that do deal with gender, but as the radqueer identity accepts people who use the term trans for harmful and disrespectful purposes, I am very anti-radqueer.
There is also a difference between rad-inclusive and radqueer- I've seen people who are rad-inclusive say that they are anti radqueer. Rad-inclusive, from what I've seen, means they accept transgender and queer identities that seemingly contradict each other, such as m-spec lesbians. I personally have no problem with queer people using labels like that as they please- gender and sexuality is very fluid, and being queer hurts no one.
I suppose the main problem I hold with radqueers is just how disrespectful and harmful many of the terms they use are, and the way they try to claim these terms should be associated with gender and sexuality when they are not.
Again, it's probably best you ask people who have first-hand experience with radqueer spaces. I am lucky enough to not have any personal experience with any of them, considering how some have said grooming and encouragement of nonconsensual paraphilias are rampant.
I'll put the proship tags in, so maybe someone else can help answer your questions more accurately. I myself am also a bit curious, and would love to see what other people think^^
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You are 100% a fascist
You were warned. You were told that stupid, pithy replies would be marked accordingly and dealt with ruthlessly.
Complexity: 0 Precision: 0 Objectivity: 0 Accuracy: -50 Conciseness: 50 Hedging: - 50 Responsibility: -50 Mark: FAIL Marker Feedback: You provided no data or explanation for how you arrived at the figure of 100%, which seems entirely arbitrary. Nor did you provide any cogent definition of the term "fascist", which is pivotal to your thesis. As no evidence was given to support your position, I have no choice to give you a big fat fail.
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This is the dictionary definition of fascism:
And this is what Wikipedia has to say:
To be perfectly clear, there is only ONE US presidential candidate who is advocating for a fascist state. Loudly. Clearly. And in no uncertain terms. And it ISN'T Kamala Harris. She simply does not fit the definition.
These pages are widely accessible. You don't have to be part of an academic institution to access them. You don't need a degree to understand them. Furthermore, at this point, NOBODY should need further evidence on why drumph is not just unfit for the US presidency, but a perceivable threat to the continuation of American democracy. He's telling you so. Every day. Every time he opens his foul mouth. To ignore that is a position of either extreme privilege or willful ignorance.
And look, ignorance in and of itself isn't a huge moral failing. Different people have different levels of access to knowledge, education and training in skills like critical thinking and media literacy. But it does not require great intellectual chops to figure this one out. To think that voting red or even abstaining from voting is viable at this point, you would have to be actively avoiding evidence. You would have to be doing mental gymnastics to justify that position. You would have to be rejecting all reasonable cultural and political commentary and willfully choosing stupidity. And that IS a moral failing, at least in my mind. Because the evidence is EVERYWHERE. It is E V E R Y W H E R E . I'm in Australia and I can't escape it. It is on television, in print media, on social media. You only have to watch ONE late night comedy show to know that this racist, sexist, narcissistic wannabe dictator should scare the shit out of every decent, reasonable, compassionate American voter. The jury ISN'T out. The verdict ISN'T pending. The proof IS OVERWHELMING. And it's been there since day fucking one. It's been apparent since 2016 and well before. This pathetic excuse of a human being should never have even been allowed in the ring, even if he does speak to and represent a very real element within the American consciousness. Whether in this post or my last, it would not be remotely possible for me to provide ALL of the supporting evidence against Republicans' and christofascists' chosen one. But then, you don't want evidence do you? You don't want reason and discussion and principled argumentation. You don't want sensible, respectful, disqualifying criteria. You don't want accurate definitions and historical context. In fact, you actively reject them. Because they threaten your instinct to grab power by any means necessary. It doesn't matter how unreasonable, unethical or untrue. Flooding the world with hateful untruths is strategic. One of the far-right's most devious and successful tactics is to deliberately muddle the meanings of words. To put a post-truth obfuscation lens over words like fascist and ideology and woke and groomer so that they can't be used against them. They can't be used at all. They lose their potency, their specificity, their horror. You would actually rather steal the words out of victims' mouths, take away their voices and right to speak, than see yourselves, name your worst impulses and darkest prejudices. It isn't done knowingly. It's done with all of the egocentric, unconscious self-preservation of a narcissist. It's done because words have power. Knowledge has power. You know it, even as you reject all relevant and established knowledge in favour of the old, the out-moded, the disproven, the illogical, the traditional, the conservative. You take the words aptly and accurately applied to you and hurl them back as bullets because violence is simply all you know, all you have to fight back with. Evidence. History. Definition. Meaning. Knowledge. Reason. None of it backs up the position you have decided to die for. So you hate it. And you try to destroy it.
The difference between THAT and what I said is that I arrived at my conclusions through thought. The conclusion came second, following reasoned justification. Not first, thereby demanding twisted justification. I didn't say you have to vote for Kamala Harris because she is the one true leader and America's ultimate saviour and I will personally break your legs and imprison your family if you don't. I simply said that, considering her opposition, there is no logical, compassionate and evidence-based choice here BUT to Vote Blue. Do you see the difference? Now, you may take issue with my no-quarter-given tone. You may find my zero tolerance for stupidity to be undiplomatic and unproductive. Personally, I don't think people on the Left can be blamed for losing their shit in the face of all of the above. But what's happening on the Left is a reaction to the Right, not its mirror image. It is a desperate attempt to restore reason and compassion and order and meaning. Not to impose unreason, perpetrate hideous violence, promote unflinching uniformity and dispense with all knowledge that doesn't come from a profoundly problematic little black book. Furthermore, I am not expecting anything of anyone that I haven't done myself. Because I will let you in on a little secret: I was once stupid. Just like you. It's true. I was raised to be stupid. I was stupid for many years, like at last twenty. I was raised to be religious, conservative, blind and biased. I was indoctrinated and controlled. I was bigoted and judgemental. I was a mean little child. A fucking idiot. I hurt people and I regret it. But thankfully I also got called out by some of my friends and I am forever indebted to those who cared enough about me and others to do that. They were right. And I am better for it. I spent some time trying to heal my inner child, getting indoctrinated by new agey bullshit (and there's plenty of that on the Right too). And then I went to university, almost as an instinctual way of deprogramming myself. Now, I am not saying that Academia is a perfect system. Far, far, far, far SOOOOO FAR from it. I am aware of all of its many problems. (That's a different discussion tho). This I can say: I am no longer as a dumb as a post. And if I can do it, so can you. Whether you're a little Russian bot being indoctrinated by hateful online content or a real person who truly believes that they believe in their own vitriol, I see you. I know you. I've BEEN you. I know the crowd you run with. I've been inside their heads. And I know that, as sure as they may seem, there is always that llliiiiiitttttlllleee niggling piece of doubt. A tiny part of your brain that isn't invested, isn't convinced. It rebels, it questions. Listen to it. You only need half a functioning brain. You just need your stunted, shriveled, ignored little heart to open a teeny tiny bit. But trust me. You ARE better than this. You're smarter than this. You're kinder than this. You CAN change. YOU can choose. You can speak TRUTH to POWER, rather than trashing truth just to grab a little bit of power for your worst, most selfish self.
#ask#no fucks given#fuck fascists#fuck conservatives#do not tango with the child of conservative parents#this turned out much kinder than planned#fascism#antifascist#us politics#american politics#us election#2024 presidential election#election 2024#president harris#kamala for president#harris/walz 2024#vote democrat#vote blue
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House of the Dragon "peace arc" was generally cringe though with a bright spot at the core. Rhaenys came off the worst for it; sitting in a council meeting getting news that the enemy has marched an army, taken two of their castles, and sacked a city and calling those wanting to respond to that warmongering idiots is an amateur hour moment. It isn't like Rhaenyra was heading to King's Landing to surrender or anything, she wanted a negotiated peace. To get that, you need a position of strength - otherwise your enemy is less likely to make peace with you, as the cost of killing you is so low. "War begets war" is an aphorism, not an iron law; this cowardice in the name of conflict avoidance serves neither peace nor their war. Smack their advancing army with a squad of dragons and show them "hey, this is what More War is gonna bring - let's give peace a chance hm?" You only make peace with your enemies, after all, reminding them of that fact is not the barrier to peace naive instinct thinks it is. And then you also aren't telling your own vassals you are going to ditch them in the face of fire, bonus!
The way she seems haughtily superior to the "squabblings of men" while making a fool or herself is a real directorial fail, it is almost accidentally sexist - poor wimmins can't understand Clausewitz. Though I gotta give the actress Eve Best some unintentional credit:
I guess she fucking nailed it.
While I am bashing Rhaenys, the framing of the Vhagar/Meraxes fight is very strange - Rhaenys has clearly won the battle, because Sunfyre is pretty much dead, and you would likely bet Aegon with him, and the way it is shot strongly suggests Rhaenys successfully retreated while Aemond is not at all in pursuit. The whole battle was clearly a trap that she had just dodged. Then she doubles back anyway against a much stronger foe and loses while dealing no apparent damage. Why do that dumb thing? It's both way too risky and also strategically foolish - Meleys as the Black's strongest dragon is highly needed as a deterrent force. It would be more reasonable if Rhaenys was a proud warrior type, proud warriors do that kind of thing ("I can't abandon Rook's Rest!"), but she was defined by her caution up until she chose suicide-by-dracarys.
In the books she is ambushed by a cooperative Aegon/Aemond and dies fighting, easy peasy. The logic is sound, it is a weird change to make.
Speaking of bad tactics, why only send one dragon? If the other dragons were busy that would be one thing, but they mainly aren't, they are doing nothing of note at the time, you have like 4 of them. In the book Rhaenyra is being a bad leader, too grief-stricken or cowardly to go herself, and too possessive of her sons to let them fight; it is shown as a mistake. In this show it is shown as a moment of Rhaenys's courage; she is like "I will go your grace" and everyone is like "oooh" and the question of why this is a solo mission just gets swept aside. Again, you know Vhagar is stronger than you, teamwork is the only real chance you have, while having more dragons is your primary advantage. The Blacks can and should make mistakes, but it has to be framed as mistakes by the show.
This is of course downstream of the "make Rhaenyra the Good Guy" decision; but beyond the Rhaenys idiocy I think this worked great for her here. She didn't hesitate to help her allies; the moment she returned from her failed peace mission, she got right to work. Trying to make peace was idealistic but people are sometimes. And meanwhile I continue to support the Aegon's Dream choice - it really does give her this solid motivation beyond power for her commitment to her inheritance. It is framed really well - like she herself only half believes the prophecy. She is choosing to believe it because she is stuck now and needs moral certainty for the choices she is going to make. That is a very human thing to do, and insightful to essentially admit her own biases out the gate. It makes her likeable without giving her a moral pass for anything.
I do think the show has tipped a bit too far into the "greens = bad guys" camp in comparison though. I would have fixed that by making Rhaenyra more directly complicit in past crimes like killing those who called her children bastards, show she is too committed to this whole "law & prophecy above all" bit, and that the Greens have some legitimate grievances against her. But we may see her get corrupted by the war yet; hopefully they have the courage when it matters most.
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