#not being able to STOP to IDENTIFY their DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS

[headslikekites]

rewatching apothecary diaries I love maomao so much she's just like fr

[fanaticsnail]

I really hope this sends bc I had to rewrite it

I present to you;

Sexc-Snail's guide to the phenotypical trimorphism of the -mbo genus

Any species within the genus can be recognized by the common characteristics of kindness, stupidity, and hotness.

Warning: approach with caution, will make you fall ass over kettle in love.

Himbo - The buff pokemon. A species defined by the existence of heart and muscle, and the lack of brain

- physical traits include a large shape (not necessarily restricted to being primarily muscle mass), big arms (for hugging), and a constant strong posture

- shape language: square/rectangular (strong, able to guard friends)

- behaviour: gentle. Often found accompanying friends as a 'guard dog' despite their poodle disposition.

- objective: respect women

An example of a himbo in the environment:

Mihawk: Please - for my sanity - do not try to fight the humandrills. They will try to kill you.

Himbo, already wrestling a humandrill: don't be mean Hawky! We're play fighting! How else are they gonna have fun?

Humandrill, pinned under an arm: (actually is having fun) hrr!

Bimbo - The pink pokemon. A species defined by the existence of heart and joy, and the lack of brain

- physical traits include colours (though some rare morphs have been known to wear all black), a unique fashion sense (as opposed to aposematism, this is for the purpose of identifying themselves as a friendly presence), and a constant welcoming smile

- shape language: round (welcoming, rolls with the flow)

- behaviour: friendly. Often giving thoughtful compliments with genuine admiration.

- objective: befriend women

An example of a bimbo in the environment:

Bimbo: and then Hawks said we couldn't keep another cat!

Audience of Humandrills: *gasps* *scoffs* *shaking head in disapproval* *one of them tut-tut-tut's*

Bimbo: and then he has the audacity to whip his cloak as he walks away! Can you believe that?

Humandrills: *sassy "nuh uh girlfriend" sound* mm-mmm!

Thembo - The whimsy pokemon. A species defined by the existence of heart and curiosity, and the lack of brain

- physical traits include existing in the extremes of bouncing or sleeping (no recorded in between, though individuals are capable of alternating regularly), soft hands (for the purpose of extending to others who believe themselves undeserving of it), and a constant cheeky laugh

- shape language: triangle/star (good for cartwheels)

- behaviour: open. Often oblivious to the confusion regarding sexuality they spark in others when not offering unadulterated kindness.

- objective: admire women

And example of a thembo in the environment:

Humandrill: *lying on log like a therapist couch* hrr-rrgh rarr

Thembo: *nodding thoughtfully* and how did that make you feel?

Humandrill: rr-RAGHR RUR HRGH

Thembo: *taking notes* I see, I can really see how you've improved in your introspection, you did a very good job!

Humandrill: *blushes* rr-nnn grr

I love this so much! The way I can picture an exasperated Mihawk just wanting to be left alone, but these three just make his life all the more entertaining.

I love himbo. I'm already infatuated with him. No wonder I've been drawn to the Kid Pirates lately 😭. Bimbo has me down bad just as much. Her little chat with the humandrills and then siding with her makes me so happy. Then there's Thembo, the one person Mihawk so desperately needs. Even though they're silly, Mihawk likely appreciates their presence the most.

Also, why am I picturing Zoro, Perona, and Buggy? Because they fit pretty good in those roles I think. Zoro as a Himbo never stops making me laugh.

Also, HI SNAIL! I MISSED YOU!! You're back, and I love you for it!

[sophieinwonderland]

I sometimes feel like certain people just really want an extremely sanitized version of syscourse where they can debate the validity of endogenic systems with just no endogenic systems present.

I get that impression from the recent confession and similar posts trying to "both sides" the issue, suggesting "pro-endos" need to be interacting more with anti-endos, erasing the fact that that many pro-endos are... you know... endogenic. And we shouldn't be expected to hang out with people who define themselves by being anti-us.

I get this impression from the SN members who speak wistfully of how much more civilized discussions are in their traumagenic-exclusive syscourse channel where everyone could get along, which I don't think even included mixed origin systems.

I get this impression from the bizarre syscourse brackets at the beginning of the year that some people talked about as being able to bridge the gap between pro-endos and anti-endos, only for the participants to be made up entirely of traumagenic systems with no mixed origin systems and only one endogenic system in the bunch who got called out by the brackets blog for allegedly spreading misinformation and was taken off of the brackets for reasons that were never clarified.

While these things all claim to want to bring pro-endos and anti-endos together... in practice, they seem more concerned with uniting anti-endo traumagenics and pro-endo traumagenics.

It feels like there's a certain brand of neutral and unaligned systems whose solution to syscourse is just ignoring the fact that endogenic and mixed origin systems exist, and that we're never going to be able to get along with a group that hates us for our immutable characteristics.

We will not tolerate those who spread intolerance of us. Full stop.

Spaces where endogenic and mixed origin systems exist are never going to look like the the Survivor's Network syscourse channel where syscourse is a cordial chat amongst friends that's free of all the yucky people who are actually fighting for our validity against anti-endos.

Because even if some traumagenic systems who identify as "pro-endo" (even with caveats like "pro-endo sysmed") can find acceptance there, that's not an option for the rest of us. (Including many purely traumagenic systems who are just too different to be accepted in anti-endo spaces.)

And if you think for a moment that this is possible, then you're completely and utterly out of touch with the endogenic and pro-endo community.

I am not saying that you can't be friends with anti-endos either. But for the love of the gods, let go of this bizarre fantasy where endogenic systems will just decide to make nice with a group that is literally defined by their antagonism towards us.

Stop pretending this is at all a "both sides" issue.

[clanoffelidae]

I’m always scared of jinxing myself by opening my mouth and saying I’m ‘not physically disabled anymore’ or that ‘my cyclic vomiting is gone’; because there’s no cure and we don’t know why it sometimes just… stops. There’s not even really any medication to manage it you just kind of… try to work through it and manage symptoms and side effects as best you can. Namely, the dehydration due to excessive vomiting being the main concern. (Have had abdominal spasms due to becoming dehydrated from it before. Took me 5-6 minutes to army crawl six feet to the shower, wiggle out of my clothes, and stretch up to turn on the hot water to try and soothe the muscles I was in so much pain. It was also like 4am and I was at a homestay in another country so fuck me I guess lol. Fortunately my homestay actually spoke English; which worked out because I speak Spanish decently well so I was making an active effort to converse with her and practice before I got sick, she was extremely helpful because I mainly needed help with specific vocabulary/phrases and she could help me translate them, and then when I got sick and was so exhausted I could barely communicate in English anymore I was able to drop the Spanish and still be understood and given help. That’s a tangent tho lol sorry)

And that’s true of a lot of physical disabilities, sadly, so I’m sure many of you can understand why I’m scared of it. Because I’m one of the lucky ones, even when my condition was at it’s worst I had more good days than bad. One of the defining characteristics of CVS is that in between episodes you would never know something is wrong with us.

And sometimes people just… ‘grow out of it’, so to speak. It most commonly affects children, even being thought of as a pediatric disease, and then just goes away when they get older. I was a weird case, I had two sporadic episodes in high school and then it hit me hard basically as soon as I got to college; it only ever happened when I was an adolescent/adult.

During the worst of it I would have episodes as little as 3 weeks apart; I’d be in severe agony and vomiting profusely for around 24 hours, take several days for the pain to go away (the episode was over but I was sore after the vomiting), and about a week for the brain fog and lethargy to clear up. I knew my stomach was empty, I knew I had nothing in it, but it felt so swollen and I was convinced it was about to tear open like an overfilled balloon. The condition is believed to be related to migraine headaches and I believe it - my severe migraines are the throbbing kind where it feels like my head is about to explode, and that is the exact same kind of pain I was feeling in my stomach. Those same, unique qualities that differentiate the pain of a migraine from another headache were exactly what I felt in my abdomen. I was also light and sound sensitive, seeking darkness and solitude; although it didn’t cause literal pain to be exposed to light and sound like with a migraine headache, it stressed me out for ‘seemingly no reason’, overwhelming me and increasing my pain as a result of the stress and desire for the stimulus to go away.

My last episode was in 2019. I only even had frequent episodes for a little over 2 years.

And I’m still deathly afraid of every new medication I try because I don’t know why it stopped. Nothing about my lifestyle changed, nothing about my habits. I was never able to identify any triggers like with my headaches, it just sort of ‘happened’ as far as I could tell.

I have no idea why it started and no idea why it stopped.

And I’m constantly fucking terrified that I’ll fuck something up and it’ll come back, that this time of peace and ‘health’ is temporary. I’m so fucking scared because it hurts so fucking much and I don’t want to be in pain again.

I don’t want to be in pain again.

And I don’t know why I’m bringing this up or what I’m trying to say really. I guess I just want to get my fears written down because they’re circling in my head again.

And I guess I also want to say that I’m sorry. I’m sorry to everyone who suffers with a ‘hidden’ condition that no one believes you about, I’m sorry for everyone who is barely dragging themselves through it day by day; in pain, exhausted, and with the people around them burnt out on offering help because ‘why can’t you just get better already’.

I’m lucky, I’m so very, very lucky that for whatever reason my episodes just… stopped. They just stopped. And even still I live aware of the sword dangling over my head, never believing that the dragon is actually dead and is only just sleeping, still there to be reawakened if I mess up (when I don’t have the slightest idea what or where that invisible line I must never cross is), and I never dare to say that I’m ‘cured’ because I don’t believe in miracles like that. It’s a miracle that they stopped, and I’m grateful for it, but I will never dare to believe that they couldn’t come roaring right back any day.

Disability can happen to anyone, and I’m vividly aware that my old pain could be stumbled into at any minute, along with any number of other things, and I’m so sorry to everyone who still lives with their pain that is a constant companion. Mine is sleeping, but I remember it well for how it burned like the sun, to the point that I was able to identify sporadic episodes years after the fact that I had thought only stomach bugs because they were so horrible.

Pain is good, but not like this.

Pain is meant to be a teacher, a protector. A warning system of ‘hey! Don’t do that! We could get hurt!’ Your body’s way of keeping you safe and alive; don’t touch the fire because it hurts, don’t touch the fire because it could kill you. Pain is life’s way of steering you away from death, of keeping you safe and alive; letting you know there’s damage so you know to keep that part safe while it heals and use it less. Because when you’re about to walk into the flames your body doesn’t have the time to sit down and explain it to you gently, it has to alert you ‘NOW. PULL BACK NOW!’

Pain is meant to be a good thing; it’s meant to keep you alive and to protect you, to teach you about danger so you know how to be safe, and go let you know when you’ve been damaged so that you can make sure to give the damage time to heal.

But it’s not meant to be there all the time; it’s not meant to be constantly flashing the alarms when there’s nothing to be done, your body trying to help and let you know that something’s wrong when there’s nothing you can do. It’s not meant to linger until it breaks you, to weigh on your shoulders until you struggle to see the good past it. But just like with any good thing, so often does it become ill.

Pain is a constant companion for too many of us, and I’m so, so sorry for that.

You shouldn’t have to be strong.

I’m sorry.

I just wanted to let you all know that.

[vspertilian]

though many people think bruce has an eidetic (photographic) memory, this isn’t actually the case. he actually has a condition known as hyperthymesia. hyperthymesia is a condition in which an individual possesses an extremely detailed autobiographical memory of his or her life. people with hyperthymesia remember an abnormally vast number of their life experiences. american neurobiologists elizabeth parker, larry cahill, and james mcgaugh identified two defining characteristics of hyperthymesia: spending an excessive amount of time thinking about one’s past, and displaying an extraordinary ability to recall specific events from one’s past.

individuals with hyperthymesia can recall almost every day of their lives in near perfect detail, as well as public events that hold some personal significance to them. those affected describe their memories as uncontrollable associations; when they encounter a date, they “see” a vivid depiction of that day in their heads. recollection occurs without hesitation or conscious effort.

it is important to draw a distinction between those with hyperthymesia and those with other forms of exceptional memory, who generally use mnemonic or similar rehearsal strategies to memorize long strings of subjective information. memories recalled by hyperthymestic individuals tend to be personal, autobiographical accounts of both significant and mundane events in their lives. this extensive and highly unusual memory does not derive from the use of mnemonic strategies; it is encoded involuntarily and retrieved automatically. despite being able to remember the day of the week on which a particular date fell, hyperthymestics are not calendrical calculators like some people with autism or savant syndrome. rather, hyperthymestic recall tends to be constrained to a person’s lifetime and is believed to be a subconscious process. it has also been suggested that superior autobiographical memory is intimately tied to time-space synaesthesia (the ability to perceive time as a physical construct).  

hyperthymestic abilities can have a detrimental effect on cognitive capacity. the constant, irrepressible stream of memories causes significant disruption to everyday life. most hyperthymestics describe their recollection as “non-stop, uncontrollable and totally exhausting” and as “a burden”. like all hyperthymestics, bruce is prone to getting lost in remembering, which is part of the reason he tends to dwell so heavily on his own trauma.

[cytotoxic-lymphocyte]

This is a HUGE topic in transfusion lab medicine in Canada right now and that model is a great solution to a very specific problem.

If you need a transfusion, you need blood that is compatible with yours. ABO is the basic blood typing set, but there are literally hundreds of types that may or may not be important in an individual match. One of the factors that makes any given one important or not is whether the person receiving the blood can carry a child.

The why: there's a bunch of blood proteins (antigens) that your body can essentially develop an allergy to. By allergy, I mean you produce an immune response to destroy the thing foreign to you. You start the process once you've been exposed to blood with a different protein than yours. For many proteins, it takes you longer to produce the antibody against them than a blood cell actually lives, meaning the first time you're exposed, nothing happens until after you're back to making your own blood. But they stay perpetually ready, meaning the second time, you will fully attack.

If you can't have a child, it's fine if you develop this allergy because we test for it every single time we give you more blood. Allergy gained = no more blood with that protein in it. Even if you accidentally get some, you'll start a reaction - and if your temperature rises even a little bit, the transfusion is immediately stopped and you are watched like a hawk for further symptoms. Typically you'd destroy the blood, but 1) you really need that blood and 2) too many blood cell fragments too quickly fuck up your liver, so it's still worth avoiding.

If you can get pregnant AND your partner makes that protein AND passes it down to your kid AND the defence you make to the protein is small enough to cross the barrier of the placenta: you are going to start destroying your kid's blood. It probably won't feel great on your end either (see above), but the main damage is the miscarriage. Most people are also not taking in blood protein compatibility into who they choose to try having kids with, either. Most common example is the D antigen: if your blood type is positive or negative. Multiple kids also trigger this, so we use RhoGAM to stop negative moms from reacting to their second positive child.

The problem: Labs currently define "who can have a kid" as male/female. As my specific lab person role, I will never meet you. I don't need your gender, which is all I am getting. This causes problems in so many places in the lab: UTI's you can only catch with a shorter urethra, literally everywhere in chemistry/hematology for "normal range" results typically split by gender, but the biggest is blood, for both danger and money.

Currently, there's a push for M/F/X where X is considered not typical M or F. But in practice, it's still being used for gender - which is an improvement for the they/them nonbinary crowd, but still misses some trans & intersex folk getting incorrect healthcare for their body's capabilities.

This whole system also relies on self identification, which is a problem. When polled, trans people did not feel safe self identifying anytime they went to the ER. Fair, being out for a broken arm isn't necessary. But we keep records, so it's not like you can give one gender for your broken arm and a different one for a car crash needing transfusion.

Also, to do my job fast, I'd really like to be able to reduce you all to a binary of characteristics. It will make me more accurate, which gives you better healthcare. Can you carry a child? Yes/no. A maybe is considered a yes. Expected iron levels, even if I've never tested you before? High range / low range. For every "it's more complex than that", problems arise: I look up info in your medical record, which gives me way more info than I need or want about you (and also takes so fucking long to load) and risks me making the wrong decision rather than following the documented path. Anyone who works at 3am loves a good documented path.

I really like that this checkbox model gives me those binaries without reducing you, the patient, to a binary. In terms of a database, the needed field could appear on my screen for the shell of each relevant test. If I'm testing you for an STI, I don't care whether or not you have breasts. Not my business.

Throw in a preferred pronouns box for the nurse's benefit and please scrap the current M/F system.

this is a way better model... you'll still get transphobic & intersexist drs of course but i prefer this to male / female or even having separate questions for gender & sex.

[we can't see the full form, but i'd suggest having a "something else" option and dominant hormone question too.]

[impeccablebackside]

are there any "habits" that each queen, on purpose or not, is having while sex, that would immediately make the other tom/queen that is fucking them go like: ,,ah jup. i'm definetly fucking teazer/vic/tanto right now."? like something typical or characteristic they always do?

Something that is meant to be unique to a queen is a concept that is dually easy and difficult to define. Aside from physical features (and divine physical feel), each queen does differ in other ways, so it is a good question anon. A lot of their typical characteristics are rather interwoven into basically any / all of the posts on this blog, so it may seem minor in the context of the ask, but it is an 'identifier' for each queen. I suppose read through some of them for ideas more specific to any given topic, or just ask me if you want. I would always be interested in reading about what you think if I do not mention something you have in mind.

Vic does not have anything outwardly unique for her partner(s) to necessarily notice when they are fucking her good. She greatly prefers to keep eye contact at all times during sex, and that is something that Plato certainly appreciates. They get lost in one another's eye, feeding off of the pleasure and enjoyment the other is experiencing. The sheer amount of kissing and passion that results from that is something that no other couple have. Aside from that, Vic cannot help but 'squeak' when she is really getting taken apart. When the sensation is overwhelming to the point that she cannot verbalize properly it with words.

With Rumple, it is not difficult to tell who you are with. How do you know you are fucking her? She is loud and very vocal when she getting fucked. Loud. You will know, and so will everyone else. Little is as satisfying to her as being able to express herself as much as she can when the pleasure hits. Even when she is alone, she still cannot keep it down. Otherwise, she also loves fiddling with and rubbing herself at all times during sex. Milking everything sensation-wise out of the encounter. That is not the only milking she does either. The little queen has a habit of fingering her tom's ass when she gives a blowjob or handjob, and that is another way to know the calico is involved.

Almost everything Tanto does could be considered something unique to her. The way she communicates and her mannerisms are inseparable from her 'true self', even when she is intimate. There is an aura about her that makes every encounter seem like it stops time and she is the only other person around. More tangibly though, Tanto has a habit of closing her eyes and zoning out as she is being pleasured. Almost meditating on the experience and getting wrapped in the bliss beyond the physical world. She even drools a bit sometimes when she relinquishes herself to the control and attention of someone she trusts. If you are the one fucking her, the beauty of her reactions, namely her squirting, is a good indicator. Though most noticeably depending on her mood and the sexual relationship, the torbie has a habit of biting her partners. Not necessarily hard, but still meaningfully. Her oral fixation and feedback from nibbling and biting excites her, and when she gets that look in her eyes, her more feral nature takes over.

With Cass, the tends to let out a fair bit of dirty talk during sex. She does not have any specific habits, and anything that she feels is uncouth with her is kept to a minimal. Even when she is intimate, she still wants to attain a certain 'public image'. Not that whoever is fucking her cares at all about her habits. Her body one of a goddess, and anyone lucky enough to get with her will be left dreaming about her perfect pussy that swells when she is getting fucked and has 'creamy' milky type of wetness that coats whatever she is 'wrapped around'. When she is done and has her orgasm, it looks like she actually cums a bit. It makes others yearn to experience it.

Deme has a tendency of tucking her face into whoever is on top or below her. Hiding away from the bitter world and into a place of warmth and solitude. Being surrounded and wrapped in the body of her lover is just as special as any pleasure. When the pleasure gets more heated, she will claw against the back (or front) of her partner. Few people know, but she always gives a little 'thank you' clench with her pussy after she cums.

Bomba tends to grab onto her partner in reaction to getting fucked. Besides her words or moans, the queen grabs and squeezes whatever is within reach to communicate her enjoyment. With Tugger, she loves grabbing ahold of his mane and pulling on it hard. It does not translate nearly as well with others, but the habit is still there. Otherwise, she gives some messy head sometimes and is sort of the only queen who does.

Jenny is noted to always give instructions and pointers to her partner. She knows what works and what falls flat, and is much too experienced to let someone else figuratively go down the wrong path when they are with her. She also is one of the only queens who smacks your ass during sex.

Jelly does essentially no oral sex, and does not really enjoy oral all that much. She is the only queen like that. Does she make it up in other ways? Not really, but she never needs to. Her partner knows what to expect, and there are plenty of other things to do.

[fenomenologia22]

Culture - Defining, Identifying

Culture - When I hear the word, I picture a petri dish in an biology lab.

Recently, I met a former colleague from work at a social event. I asked him about his new job. He replied, "Great, the culture is completely different from where you worked before." We met at the same company. I was there when he left, but remained with him. Culture. I was curious.

Italiano What is it exactly? Culture is a concept that you hear first. It refers to a distant people, an ancient civilization, or a land from another time and place. Think about the food they ate, how it was cooked, their traditional clothing, how they were dressed, the music they made and the folklore that they shared with their guests at their evening entertainment. You are then asked by someone, "Where do your work?" They ask you to tell them. They then ask you, "What culture is that?" You stop dead in your tracks. Culture? What does culture mean to you? That's all I meant.

Over the years, I was fortunate to have worked for many companies. Little did I know that each company I worked for had a different culture.

My first job was at a tech startup with 23 employees. They hired me and I was fired three months later. They went bankrupt. Yes, I quit a stable company with good pay and benefits, as well as a great team of techies like me. Another tech startup was the one I interviewed with three times. Yes, that's correct - three times. The president and his VP made me an offer a few days before Christmas. After I requested several days for a decision, the president looked at me for five seconds and then pulled the letter from me. He said, "Terry. I think I am going back to my offer." I never got to see the letter and didn't get to flip it over. The multinational defense contractor was established many years later. After only three years of being there, I realized that they were notorious for not hiring people when contracts were inked and then letting them go once those contracts expired. The large service provider is the one that has many departments and is process-driven, but very informal in its processes. Each group completed very similar tasks, but there was little consistency in the process. Each of the four companies mentioned were displaying a part of their "culture". The first company was a gun-slinging employer despite having accumulated debts for several years. The second company expected all employees to give up their lives and do what the president asked, no matter whether it was Monday, Saturday, midnight, or holiday. The third company rode its contractual wave without losing a single day of their employees through any dry spells of work. The fourth was able to create an environment that allowed employees freedom to think and act as they please, regardless of any standard practice or process.

It is evident that culture does not come from faraway lands or distant pasts. It's right in front you, today and now. It may be something you don't think about or believe only at festivals and international events. Your workplace is a great example because of the repetitive hours you work there every day. Culture is defined by the amount of time you spend there. It's possible to hear the phrase "Company ABC", which means that employees work 70-hour weeks. Most organizations, regardless of how small or large, have a culture. It may be difficult to recognize cultural characteristics because we might spend less time volunteering. This may be due to the fact that the environment is not always the most welcoming. Most workplaces have a culture. Certain environments are known for their cultural characteristics. These traits are what they use in public advertising, literature, taglines, and company literature. There are also hidden, unwritten, and hard to identify traits. These are the traits employees don't talk about. You may be told, "Come work here and spend 10 years as I did" You may not be able to see patterns in other environments. It may take years to recognize a characteristic or aspect that you can call culture.

There is both good and bad culture. Good Culture - "Continual learning and development, regardless of our roles, are part of our culture." This is how many companies advertise their positive culture. This is usually found in the company's statement, branding, and public advertisements. What about their "bad culture?" As an employee, you will gradually have to witness, observe, and confirm their "bad" culture. This information will not be provided by your employer. This is what employees will call "experience". Some companies will defend their bad culture so hard that they lose their employees, lose money and fail to develop their products or overlook new opportunities. As an employee, you have to decide if you are able to accept and work in a culture that you don't agree with. Although it may seem easy, if you feel that the culture trait you dislike is preventing your growth, learning, advancement, morals or personal excellence, you might decide to leave. It is not worth it to live in a negative culture.

Many companies have fallen because of bad culture. Instead of making positive changes that will ensure the company's long-term survival and prosperity, the focus has been on justifying the culture, denial of any problem, looking the other direction, and not dealing with the negative aspects of the culture. It is possible for companies to not acknowledge bad culture. If they do, then they must do something about it. It is difficult. It can be difficult to change culture. Culture can be influenced by how they manage their employees and day-to-day operations. There is the possibility that some negative characteristics of culture will be eliminated and treated. It is a good thing if the positive traits are stronger than the negative ones. To make up for the negative traits, you can add more positive traits. Some companies even use the term "culture" as a "safe harbor". All attributes and traits, both good and bad, are unified under the umbrella of "culture". Negative traits are now a "hands-off" topic. Companies do not need to act on this "safe haven". It is not necessary to lead and drive change. Change is risky and some might say that it's bad. Each company needs a culture. Culture is good. We don't need to do anything, it's "our culture". It's accepted simply because it is good to have a culture. End of story.

One time, I was the only person responsible for managing and leading a project that was assigned to me. I was responsible for analyzing trends and identifying broken links. Then, I designed a process to address those broken links. Document it, then roll it out to all the groups. Key users were also educated. My manager and me met frequently to discuss the project. I would find out where resistance was coming from in the affected groups and what we could do to help them. My manager started to defend the group with which I was having difficulty on two separate occasions. He was not supporting me but defending them. I was shocked, perplexed and disappointed by the lack of support. His actions were impeding, if not delaying my efforts. My project was doomed for failure. This was the "culture" I found at work. It was a large, multi-service company with an oligopoly. It didn't like change or the speed at which my project required it to. The broken links continued and staff used the same process they had always used, no matter how inefficient. Managers were expected to be friendly with each other and not cause them any headaches. Because of this negative cultural trait, it was necessary to invest extra effort and time in reshaping the rollout. Roll out was slower and less effective than it should have been. It started to look more like a personal project, where I was trying make a name for my self and not as a fully-mandated project. It was rightly so that many didn't take it seriously, or even buy into it at the beginning, which cost me months of progress. It was a huge cost to adapt to their cultural bias.

[sorreen]

To the gender criticals out there, know that when we say “let trans people in sports”, we are not suggesting that we should end the conversation at that. We are suggesting that with the topic of trans people in sports, y’all are not going in the right direction.

Actually what you are suggesting quite clearly is that you want trans people to be in the sex category they identify with, there’s no nuance of “we just want to have a critical discussion” as you dishonestly suggest in the second part, it’s quite literally a “do as we say and don’t ask questions”.

You cannot identify womanhood by any given trait or feature, besides the fact that somebody feels like a woman. 

Actually I can. There’s nothing stopping me from doing just that, neither on a logical nor legal basis. A woman is an adult human female.

That is what makes them feel comfortable in society and their bodies.

What about biological women who are made to feel uncomfortable about their bodies by society? Are they not women? If they feel like women, but are not comfortable in their bodies (as many trans “women” experiencing gender dysphoria are) are they not women or is that conclusion just incorrect? I’ll just assume this was a logical misstep on your part.

Not all cis women have uteruses. Not all cis women produce estrogen. Not all cis women have breasts. Not all cis women even have XX chromosomes.

Strawman. Pretty irrelevant to the discussion considering radical feminists don’t claim women (read: adult human females) with intersex conditions aren’t women.

These women are biologically female, and their womanhood should not be defined by arbitrary traits that you assign them.

So you agree, these women can all be identified as biologically female.

Besides, to imply that they are worthy of womanhood, and trans women are not, is hypocritical. 

They are not worthy of womanhood. Frankly no one is worthy of womanhood as it is a quite uncomfortable experience, at least in our society right now, and I don’t think anyone deserves that. But it is characterised as something adult human females experience. You can’t do anything to earn or unearn womanhood, it is an experience characteristic you either have or not, the same way you can’t be worthy of blackness or homosexuality.

Gender isn’t just a social construct, it’s the way our brains perceive ourselves and our role in society from birth.

The second part is a decent definition of gender, I actually like it. It’s just sad that it contradicts the first. If gender is the way our brains percieve ourselves and our role IN SOCIETY, it is quite literally a social construct. Any role in a society (whether assigned by yourself or someone else) is socially constructed.

You cannot be critical of things that are not subjective concepts. That is called ignorance. 

This is a conclusion from a subset of cases in which the “objective” is being criticised. While I am not a believer in humans being able to percieve things that aren’t subjective, even if we were, being critical of objective and “objective” things is what empowers most scientific advancements. So no, just because something not subjective is being thought of critically, doesn’t mean it’s out of ignorance. (This is of course ommitting any arguments about things that are neither objective nor subjective and about what a “concept” is)

The issue with trans people in sports (and I know there is one) is not that they’re a danger to sports, it’s that the system we compete based on is outdated, and biased towards a very stereotypical type of man and woman.

“They’re a danger to sports” is kind of a strawman, but I’ll just count it as a dramatisation. The correct version would be “Trans ‘women’ are a danger to womens’ sports”, since they have an unfair biological advantage. The system might very well be oudated, but it is not biased towards a stereotypical woman, it’s in fact biased towards an entirely astereotypical woman, since women with strong muscle development, a tall build and high testosterone levels (all stereotypically male traits) generally do better. Now I’m assuming what you’re trying to say is that sports are seperated based on biology and that that doesn’t work out well for trans people. The point of seperating sports by sex is to give women a fair chance and a reason to compete in sports. If all sports were unisex, there would be little reason for any women to compete professionally since even the top female athletes don’t stand a chance against the top males, which is the exact problem we’re running into with trans “women”.

The solution is not banning a minority from something built for enjoyment, the solution is to abolish the system that they, along with many people outside of the minority, do not fit into.

“The solution” is to seperate sports by sex. Everyone fits into that system, both the minority you’re referring to and others. Also sports on a competitive level are not built for enjoyment, they are built for careers and entertainment.

There is no one-size-fits-all for sports separation, and different sports can be separated in different ways. If your system is built to regulate womanhood, it is not a system of protection, it is a system to oppression. We are all humans, and every day the excuses of “gender ideology” and “gender confusion” become more and more absurd. 

The first sentence is actually some nice food for conversation, I don’t disagree with it at all. “My” system doesn’t regulate womenhood, therefore it’s not a system of opression, I agree, but since you’re going to question the first part here’s a breakdown: My system doesn’t regulate, it is defined. That definition is quite simple: A woman is an adult human female. There are no regulations, no dress code, no activities you have to take part in or anything you have to do. Words have defintions, which is something your side of they argument vehemently oposes. I’m not an enemy of semantics, I quite enjoy it actually,  just not the kind TRAs usually pose; that being: “no one knows the definition of any word ever actually”.

Think for yourself.

Already on it

If you were born with something that made you different than other men or women, would you really be okay with everybody excluding you? From children’s soccer teams? From high school basketball practices? From putting in the years of effort to compete in the Olympics? All because you were born “imperfect” by their standards.

This is an unsuitable analogy since trans people aren’t excluded from sports or childrens’ soccer teams. While sport might be -in your world view- labeled incorrectly/outdatedly, it still offers a place for everyone. Not everyone has some  right to be included in everything. I am not allowed to take part in the masters program at my uni, since I haven’t completed my bachelor yet. I am not allowed to go to drink alcohol in certain countries, because I am not yet 21. Just because something excludes me, doesn’t mean it’s doing so unjustly. Also show me one person that isn’t imperfect by any standard, I doubt you can. This so dramatically rhethorical, I have trouble taking the entire paragraph seriously now.

This isn’t something I’m willing debate. 

Then why post this. Why post this on a website where people can reply to it. I’ll just take this as a “agree with me or get blocked” but seriously, if you don’t want a conversation, why say anything.

If you disagree with including minorities in sports, or allowing intersex people to compete, you need to do some long, individual reflection on why you care so much about how limited of a human experience a minority should have. Don’t try to reword yourself into the hero. Use some critical thinking.

Thanks for exempting me from the homework, but I’ll gladly do it anyway

To the gender criticals out there, know that when we say “let trans people in sports”, we are not suggesting that we should end the conversation at that. We are suggesting that with the topic of trans people in sports, y’all are not going in the right direction.

You cannot identify womanhood by any given trait or feature, besides the fact that somebody feels like a woman. That is what makes them feel comfortable in society and their bodies.

Not all cis women have uteruses. Not all cis women produce estrogen. Not all cis women have breasts. Not all cis women even have XX chromosomes.

These women are biologically female, and their womanhood should not be defined by arbitrary traits that you assign them. Besides, to imply that they are worthy of womanhood, and trans women are not, is hypocritical.

Gender isn’t just a social construct, it’s the way our brains perceive ourselves and our role in society from birth. You cannot be critical of things that are not subjective concepts. That is called ignorance.

The issue with trans people in sports (and I know there is one) is not that they’re a danger to sports, it’s that the system we compete based on is outdated, and biased towards a very stereotypical type of man and woman.

The solution is not banning a minority from something built for enjoyment, the solution is to abolish the system that they, along with many people outside of the minority, do not fit into.

There is no one-size-fits-all for sports separation, and different sports can be separated in different ways. If your system is built to regulate womanhood, it is not a system of protection, it is a system to oppression. We are all humans, and every day the excuses of “gender ideology” and “gender confusion” become more and more absurd.

Think for yourself. If you were born with something that made you different than other men or women, would you really be okay with everybody excluding you? From children’s soccer teams? From high school basketball practices? From putting in the years of effort to compete in the Olympics? All because you were born “imperfect” by their standards.

This isn’t something I’m willing debate. If you disagree with including minorities in sports, or allowing intersex people to compete, you need to do some long, individual reflection on why you care so much about how limited of a human experience a minority should have. Don’t try to reword yourself into the hero. Use some critical thinking.

[fenomenologiablog]

Culture - Defining, Identifying

Culture - When I hear the word, I picture a petri dish in an biology lab.

Recently, I met a former colleague from work at a social event. I asked him about his new job. He replied, "Great, the culture is completely different from where you worked before." We met at the same company. I was there when he left, but remained with him. Culture. I was curious.

curiosità What is it exactly? Culture is a concept that you hear first. It refers to a distant people, an ancient civilization, or a land from another time and place. Think about the food they ate, how it was cooked, their traditional clothing, how they were dressed, the music they made and the folklore that they shared with their guests at their evening entertainment. You are then asked by someone, "Where do your work?" They ask you to tell them. They then ask you, "What culture is that?" You stop dead in your tracks. Culture? What does culture mean to you? That's all I meant.

Over the years, I was fortunate to have worked for many companies. Little did I know that each company I worked for had a different culture.

My first job was at a tech startup with 23 employees. They hired me and I was fired three months later. They went bankrupt. Yes, I quit a stable company with good pay and benefits, as well as a great team of techies like me.

Another tech startup was the one I interviewed with three times. Yes, that's correct - three times. The president and his VP made me an offer a few days before Christmas. After I requested several days for a decision, the president looked at me for five seconds and then pulled the letter from me. He said, "Terry. I think I am going back to my offer." I never got to see the letter and didn't get to flip it over. The multinational defense contractor was established many years later. After only three years of being there, I realized that they were notorious for not hiring people when contracts were inked and then letting them go once those contracts expired. The large service provider is the one that has many departments and is process-driven, but very informal in its processes. Each group completed very similar tasks, but there was little consistency in the process. Each of the four companies mentioned were displaying a part of their "culture". The first company was a gun-slinging employer despite having accumulated debts for several years. The second company expected all employees to give up their lives and do what the president asked, no matter whether it was Monday, Saturday, midnight, or holiday. The third company rode its contractual wave without losing a single day of their employees through any dry spells of work. The fourth was able to create an environment that allowed employees freedom to think and act as they please, regardless of any standard practice or process.

It is evident that culture does not come from faraway lands or distant pasts. It's right in front you, today and now. It may be something you don't think about or believe only at festivals and international events. Your workplace is a great example because of the repetitive hours you work there every day. Culture is defined by the amount of time you spend there. It's possible to hear the phrase "Company ABC", which means that employees work 70-hour weeks. Most organizations, regardless of how small or large, have a culture. It may be difficult to recognize cultural characteristics because we might spend less time volunteering. This may be due to the fact that the environment is not always the most welcoming. Most workplaces have a culture. Certain environments are known for their cultural characteristics. These traits are what they use in public advertising, literature, taglines, and company literature. There are also hidden, unwritten, and hard to identify traits. These are the traits employees don't talk about. You may be told, "Come work here and spend 10 years as I did" You may not be able to see patterns in other environments. It may take years to recognize a characteristic or aspect that you can call culture.

There is both good and bad culture. Good Culture - "Continual learning and development, regardless of our roles, are part of our culture." This is how many companies advertise their positive culture. This is usually found in the company's statement, branding, and public advertisements. What about their "bad culture?" As an employee, you will gradually have to witness, observe, and confirm their "bad" culture. This information will not be provided by your employer. This is what employees will call "experience". Some companies will defend their bad culture so hard that they lose their employees, lose money and fail to develop their products or overlook new opportunities. As an employee, you have to decide if you are able to accept and work in a culture that you don't agree with. Although it may seem easy, if you feel that the culture trait you dislike is preventing your growth, learning, advancement, morals or personal excellence, you might decide to leave. It is not worth it to live in a negative culture.

Many companies have fallen because of bad culture. Instead of making positive changes that will ensure the company's long-term survival and prosperity, the focus has been on justifying the culture, denial of any problem, looking the other direction, and not dealing with the negative aspects of the culture. It is possible for companies to not acknowledge bad culture. If they do, then they must do something about it. It is difficult. It can be difficult to change culture. Culture can be influenced by how they manage their employees and day-to-day operations. There is the possibility that some negative characteristics of culture will be eliminated and treated. It is a good thing if the positive traits are stronger than the negative ones. To make up for the negative traits, you can add more positive traits. Some companies even use the term "culture" as a "safe harbor". All attributes and traits, both good and bad, are unified under the umbrella of "culture". Negative traits are now a "hands-off" topic. Companies do not need to act on this "safe haven". It is not necessary to lead and drive change. Change is risky and some might say that it's bad. Each company needs a culture. Culture is good. We don't need to do anything, it's "our culture". It's accepted simply because it is good to have a culture. End of story.

One time, I was the only person responsible for managing and leading a project that was assigned to me. I was responsible for analyzing trends and identifying broken links. Then, I designed a process to address those broken links. Document it, then roll it out to all the groups. Key users were also educated. My manager and me met frequently to discuss the project. I would find out where resistance was coming from in the affected groups and what we could do to help them. My manager started to defend the group with which I was having difficulty on two separate occasions. He was not supporting me but defending them. I was shocked, perplexed and disappointed by the lack of support. His actions were impeding, if not delaying my efforts. My project was doomed for failure. This was the "culture" I found at work. It was a large, multi-service company with an oligopoly. It didn't like change or the speed at which my project required it to. The broken links continued and staff used the same process they had always used, no matter how inefficient. Managers were expected to be friendly with each other and not cause them any headaches. Because of this negative cultural trait, it was necessary to invest extra effort and time in reshaping the rollout. Roll out was slower and less effective than it should have been. It started to look more like a personal project, where I was trying make a name for my self and not as a fully-mandated project. It was rightly so that many didn't take it seriously, or even buy into it at the beginning, which cost me months of progress. It was a huge cost to adapt to their cultural bias.

[akindplace]

About my sexuality, since it eventually comes up, I would say I am queer. I don't feel like I fit in many "labels" of sexuality, so I just like using queer as it is an umbrella term.

Regarding sexuality, I spent many of my teen years trying to figure it out, but it was always very fluid, and I learned how to accept that fluidity. I like the people I like. Gender doesn't seem to matter much to me and in a romantic relationship I want to have a connection and that is what I value most.

For those curious, I have dated cis and trans men and women.

As far as sexual questions, I'm not comfortable talking about that right now. This might change, idk.

I like people. That's all I have to say. I've been in a serious monogamous relationship for a while now with a man.

I just want to spend the rest of my life with someone who accepts me for who I am and have a small family someday. Celebrate Christmas with happy kids opening presents. Having a cat and a dog. Being independent and able to give a good life for my children. To be my authentic self in a relationship, feeling loved and understood. That's all I want besides traveling a lot. That's all that matters to me. My sexuality tells me that I would be comfortable doing that with either a man, a woman, or someone who is non-binary.

After years trying to figure myself out, I realized that I (me, Lívia, that doesn't apply to everyone) do not care about labeling my sexuality, nor I feel confident that I will ever identify as something more specific. I don't need to give my sexuality a name to feel like I'm part of the LGBTQIA community. I spent too many years studying my sexuality, as I thought it could provide answers to who I was. But now I realize that the important thing is to live my sexuality. And it is a big part of who I am, but it does not define me completely because I am a complex human being, with many other important characteristics about me besides who I feel attracted to.

I thought that finding answers about it would answer the question of who I am. But not finding an exact answer and just going with the flow of my sexuality has released me from the pressures of finding myself, since I like to see myself as someone who is constantly changing, and has given me great freedom navigating life. I don't have to be anything.

I don't have to make sense to everyone else, what matters is that I understand myself and that I have found peace and happiness after years struggling with defining my sexuality. I can be...me. I can stop thinking about my sexuality and live it instead. I can stop overthinking who I am and who I was supposed to be, and I can just act.

Lots of love,

Liv 💜

[parachutingkitten]

Y'all suck at dissecting Kai's character, so I guess I have to do it.

And I'm not even a Kai stan. He's a bottom tier ninja for me, which I guess means you can trust me, cuz I'm not biased, but also why am I the one doing this? I don't know about y'all, but recently on my dash, the method by which Kai fans try to make him sound good is... saying the writers hate him, ignore him, and that he isn't written well? Which... I mean there is a little bit of truth to, but like yikes guys, is this the best you got? Kai is a wonderful character with plenty of attention from the writers, a meaningful piece of the cast when put in secondary rolls, fairly consistent character writing with actual progression and valuable qualities that help the team without having to be the smart one- despite what some posts might tell you.

Let's get one thing cleared up: Ninjago isn't the best written show. By high level Hollywood standards, most the character arcs are kinda weak or too heavy handed, character consistency can be iffy, and most things serve the plot rather than the characters. There is no character you can point to and say "wow, this character is written so well! No complaints!" Nya and Jay were butchered by their weird love plot, Cole's one season doesn't actually give him an arc, Zane's been nothing but the robot numbers guy for like 10 seasons now, and Lloyd seems to be incapable of doing anything but relive the same one piece of dad angst for depth. Sorry, it's true. All the characters suck when you look at it from a large scale writing perspective. So when I say Kai is well written, I mean by ninjago kids show standards- cuz that's the scale we're working on. No, you couldn't drop Kai into a well written drama, but as far as ninjago goes... he's got a lot going for him, and by no means is he the biggest victim of poor writing.

(fair warning, wall of text below)

The title is a bit disingenuous. There are plenty of good Kai character break downs. What I am presenting here is a more positive perspective. On the whole, I will tend to give the writers the benefit of the doubt, and credit for what they do right writing is hard guys. That's what I'm doing here. I don't see much sense in getting mad the writers on behalf of Kai, or any other character. Ninjago is a simplistic ensemble show that works because of the identifiable simplicity of its main characters with some deeper layers hidden underneath if you keep watching. They've given us a damn good show with some damn enjoyable characters, so here are some criticisms I feel are a little flawed:

First, let's get the 'focus' thing out of the way. Apparently there are people saying Kai doesn't have a season yet? Which... what? I mean, I get that the pilots aren't a full season, the first two seasons, though he is the central protagonist, aren't "Kai seasons" as we've come to define ninja focus seasons, season 7, though he gets majority focus, he shares with his sister. But like... did y'all just forget about season 4? You know, the season where he had the title card, was on the box sets, got the love interest, and the majority of the A-plot? not to mention it's the best season don't @ me Like... if season 4 isn't a Kai season, I can make a damn good argument that season 3 isn't a Zane season, and I doubt anyone wants to go down that rabbit hole. I really can't wrap my head around this one. And I get that the fandom hates season 11 for some reason, but like you can't just pretend it doesn't exist. Kai has a consistent arc across 30 episodes in which he takes his powers for granted, loses them, and learns that, not only does he have value within the team without them, but that his element is intrinsically a part of him that he reclaims, bringing them back more powerful than ever, and with new respect for them. That's one of the most solid arcs in the whole series- the location is even thematically connected to his element. That's some good stuff right there! (Quick plug for season 11 if you haven't watched it in a while. Give it a rewatch, you might be pleasantly surprised)

Not to mention the writers give him fun side stuff all the time. Lots of fears of tech and water to overcome, a deep protective streak with Lloyd, becoming a chancellor, having a true potential actually relevant to the plot as a whole, blacksmith responsibilities, befriending dragons, hanging out with his dad. Not to mention actual focus stuff we haven't talked about yet, like his whole "my dad is evil" phase, and his "I might be evil" phase with him and Skylor. And on top of that, even when he doesn't have an explicit side plot, he's always just a fun and dynamic side character to make jokes or give exposition.

Now, into character stuff. Let's start with Kai's hot headed-ness. Some people say he's been loosing this quality, and I will admit, that's true! But those that claim this makes him inconsistent... I strongly disagree. In early seasons, Kai's temper would lead him to snap at his friends or make stupid decisions that set the team back (see episode 2 Zane freak out)- these are bad things. These are character flaws, yes? Now, in newer seasons, people say that he's inconsistent, cuz sometimes he'll be hot headed, and sometimes he won't. I'd say, this is exactly how being hot headed... works? It flares up without warning, and as an individual gets control of it, it'll pop up less and less often because they're channeling it into productive things - like say directing the anger towards an enemy (see season 11 end freak out). Kai has gained control of a character flaw, and though it still pops up on occasion, the fact that it's a once in a while kind of thing speaks to his growth. I have a little brother who has this exact personality, and watching him grow up, I can tell you, this is how it is. He used to snap all the time, and he still does sometimes, but much less frequently, because he's a more mature person with better control of his emotions. This is a good thing. This is overcoming personal flaws. This is progression we're seeing.

And while you're hyper focused on this one aspect of him, things like his cocky confidence haven't changed a bit. I mean, that season 3 bit between him and Pixal, and his season 11 "fire maker" streak have the exact same energy. You can not convince me otherwise.

Another adjacent quality that hasn't been dampened is Kai's impulsiveness. This can be a good quality of his, he'll get into a fight without thinking, getting the jump on the enemy. Good stuff. But, this has become such a well defined trait of Kai's that it has been used in a comedic capacity. This is what happens when a character is extremely consistent to the extent that both the audience and the characters in universe would be able to predict their actions. Kai's impulsivity used to be a more serious quality that put himself and others at risk, and was a big power move whenever he did something rash, but it's become such a staple of the show that it's now being used for comedy. That isn't Kai's impulsivity going away, that's Kai's impulsivity being recontextualized for the sake of the show. The season 9 "Who's stupid enough to jump on that thing" isn't a joke at the expense of Kai just for being dumb, it's a joke at Kai's being so predictably impulsive that everyone already knows he'll be the one to put himself in an insane amount of danger without thinking twice (you know, something stupid that might get him killed). But because in this instance, the danger is warranted, this is bravery. It's a complement to his character- it's what ends up defeating the colossus. Why are some people so bothered by this joke?

Oh right, cuz for some reason people want to peg Kai as the smart one? Look, Kai isn't stupid, none of the ninja are. All of them have smart moments (all of them have dumb ones too) and Kai can certainly handle himself, but "smart" is definitely not one of his defining characteristics- I think some people are confusing smart for his actual strength. Connected to his impulsivity, Kai has very good simplistic instincts. He sees the big picture and looks at the most surface level solution- which when the situation calls for it, that does indeed make him smart. But the same logic that led him to think "This snake has a glowing target on its head, lets hit it" also led him to think "I'm in a video game, therefore I am immortal." Are you really going to look at me and say he figured out Lloyd was the green ninja through logical deduction and a careful consideration of the facts? No. He had a gut feeling, and he trusted it. Instincts- instincts paired with his impulsive following of said instincts is what leads him to solve problems- and sometimes, that can be extremely effective. This goes for other ninja too. Jay isn't the smartest ninja- I would really only classify Zane and Nya as having intelligence define them (hence their ship name). But Jay is extremely creative and crafty. He also knows his was around mechanics, and as such, this will lead him to come up with creative tech based solutions which are smart. But, idk about you, if I had to point to another ninja as being 'dumb' it would 100% be Jay. Kai is a lot of things. He's passionate and determined and confident and persistent. He's a good improvisor, he's powerful and he's charming! These are all wonderful qualities, he doesn't also have to be the smart one. I am the worlds biggest Pixal stan, and she's a smart, sassy, powerful character, but I'm not gonna sit here and tell you she's also hilarious and adaptable and strong willed. She's a straight man to all the ninja's antics, extremely tied to her samurai x suit, and lets people push her around all the time. That doesn't mean she can't be funny, or self interested, but when she does act these ways, it stems from her other more prominent qualities. That make sense?

And while we're clearing up what Kai isn't, please stop characterizing Kai as an overly protective brother - especially romantically. The only two times he's been romantically protective to Nya are in Wu's Teas which I mean, come on and in the pilots when Jay is literally a stranger. For crying out loud, by the end of the pilot, he's smiling when Jay and Nya hug. That's not overly protective, that's just normal, any reasonable person would react this way, protective. And it's such a great stereotype break for a kids show like ninjago, having an older brother who actually trusts his younger sister to be her own independent person who can make her own decisions. I mean, I guess it's fine if you HC differently but like... idk, I don't buy it.

Now, is there still room to criticize the writers? Yes. Hell yes. But not to an extent greater than any other character. Could he have had more of a defined reaction to events of the most recent season that I won't name for the sake of spoilers? Yes. But could Zane have reacted for more than .5 seconds at being an evil war lord for apparently 60 years? Yeah. Has Kai taken a back seat in the past 4 seasons? Yeah. But so has Lloyd- and he's literally the main character of the show. Not to mention two of those seasons have gone to people who had to wait over ten seasons to get one to themselves, and one of them is a 40 minute special. Kai's doing just fine.

Anyway. Kai is great. He's a fun, stereotype breaking, impulsively driven, ball of energy and confidence who gets a good amount of screen time and some fun side plots.

One last thing to clear up: no hate to anyone. This isn't targeted at anyone specific, this post has been a long time coming, I've just seen some weird overblown claims on various platforms over the past few months and I finally sat down to write about it.

I like the Kai content we have. After all, if the writers were really that bad at writing him, then no one would like him.

Wow this was so much longer than I thought it would be. Um... if you have other long winded rants you'd like to see from me... let me know I guess?

[max--phillips]

I was at work so I didn’t have time to actually write a response to this and while I don’t truly think you deserve one I’m baffled by this ask so. Here we go

1) I am a lesbian. I have been a lesbian. I will continue to be a lesbian. The fact that you think you can decide how people identify is hilarious. Based on something as trivial as genitalia no less lmfao like literally get a grip, there’s more to being a lesbian than sex and more to being attracted to a person than their genitals. Trans women are women. Lesbians are attracted to women. Therefore, lesbians are attracted to trans women. There is no argument to be had here. Insisting otherwise is transphobia, and beyond that, a complete disregard for like… reality.

2) Intersex people can identify however they feel is correct for them. Many intersex people identify as intersex, not male or female. How on EARTH does that prove that sex is a binary?

3) There are many, many other conditions that make someone intersex that have no bearing on fertility, and the fact that you have effectively boiled down all DSDs to such is the intersexist thing happening here. Chromosomal abnormalities, hormone imbalances, certain reproductive organs developing in a body that you wouldn’t necessarily expect to have them, the list goes on, are all intersex conditions and may or may not have any bearing on fertility. That said, they also may or may not have a bearing on how that person’s secondary sex characteristics develop, and how that person feels about their own gender expression. Barring forced hormonal transition (for lack of a better term) and genital mutilation, particularly at a young age, they may choose medical interventions to make themselves feel and/or appear more masculine or feminine, and may identify as male or female, or may choose none of the above and not choose medical interventions and may not identify as either male or female, or any combination thereof. Therefore, they are not necessarily male or female, but may be either. Or both. That’s up to them. (Also, congrats on speaking over the many, many intersex advocates who have been saying for god only knows how long that intersex people should be able to make their own choices about their body and be allowed to identify however they feel.)

4) At no point did I say sex wasn’t real, nor did I suggest that sex was a social construct because of intersex people. Sex is real—the way we define sex, however, is a social construct that has, can, and will change definition. I will ask you to read what I wrote here. And further, what I wrote here.

5) I don’t appreciate being patronized. That isn’t what anyone has ever suggested, and you know that. Fucking grow up.

6) Sex is not a binary, it is a spectrum. If you can’t grasp that concept, then I don’t know what to tell you. “Clearly male or female” you know who else also thinks that? The doctors who mutilate infants’ genitalia because they don’t fit into their narrow view of what “correct” genitalia look like. Tell that to people with DSDs who look entirely androgynous to a stranger. The world is not black and white and binary and neatly sortable. It never has been and never will be. Biology is complex and nuanced and imperfect, and if you refuse to accept that not everything can be put into perfectly definable, rigid boxes, you’re no better than a conservative.

7) I am begging you people to realize that while it’s currently convenient for you that the fascists are after trans people, they will not stop with us. You helping them by making our lives miserable and supporting their anti-trans rhetoric and laws and actions will not save you when they decide that the trans people weren’t enough, and they’re going to come after the rest of the queer community. They will not stop until everyone they deem unworthy are dead. I can’t say where it began, but it’s included POC, disabled people, women, queer people, poor people, Jewish people and other non-Christians, immigrants, the list goes on. You are not safe because you hate us. You’re just making it easier for them to divide and conquer.

Have a terrible day.

You are not a lesbian as lesbians do not like dick so I don’t care about that at all. Let me try to explain: Intersex people are either male or female. Bigoted people going oh you aren’t as fertile or whatever so you aren’t male/female are intersexist. When you say sex isn’t real bc intersex people exist you say intersex people are not male or female when they are. This contributes to intersex genital mutilation and the like. What’s the third gamete? Do you think there’s sperm, egg, and…..spegg? This type of rhetoric others intersex people and paints them as outsiders when in fact their mere existence shows that sex is binary and not socially constructed as even with variations people are still clearly either male or female.

This is the most insane thing I’ve ever read. Seek help

[calicoradfem]

found on Instagram at @very.gay.teens

From the caption:

Edit: "I don't want to date trans people because I want biological children" →The reason its still transphobic is because this does not only exclude trans people. Plenty cis people are infertile. So it's still not about transness specifically (as well as some trans men for example do choose to get pregnant). So the appropriate thing to say would be "I don't want to be with someone I can't have biological children with."

Let’s talk about this.

Is it transphobic to not want to date trans people? No. Your dating life does not need to be inclusive. Full stop. Any reason you don’t want to date someone is a valid reason. But let’s break down these arguments anyway.

Reason 1: “Because they have this set of genitals.”

Argument: “Not all trans people have the same genitals. Bottom surgeries exist.”

Refutal: People know that bottom surgeries exist. A surgically created penis or vulva is not the same as a natural one. Here’s some information on SRS options:

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326590

https://www.verywellhealth.com/different-types-of-vaginoplasty-4171503

Reason 2: “Because they are too feminine/masculine/ambiguous.”

Argument: Trans people express gender differently. Everyone has different body types.

Refutal: I’ve never heard anyone gender expression as a reason not to date a trans person, and I agree, it does vary from person to person, especially since “gender expression” is essentially clothes and makeup. However, in regards to body type, there is a consistent biological pattern. While humans have a relatively low level of sexual dimorphism compared to other species, it’s still observable and patterns can be recognized easily. Trans women still have traits of biological men and trans men have those of biological women. Of course these can sometimes change with hormones. Regardless, if someone isn't attracted to traditionally masculine or feminine features, like height, breasts, body/facial hair, or bone structure, it doesn’t matter how the person with those traits identifies. You can’t identify into someone’s dating pool.

Reason 3: “Because they aren’t really their gender, they are their sex because they have these chromosomes.”

Argument: Intersex people exist. You may be intersex and unaware of it. You’re not attracted to chromosomes and can’t be sure of someone’s chromosomes by looking at them.

Refutal: Intersex people have nothing to do with this situation unless the trans person in question is intersex. Either way, intersex conditions aren’t examples of more sexes beyond male and female. They are medical conditions, many of which can have potentially harmful side effects. These conditions involve variations in sex characteristics, but are largely sex specific. That is, they either affect biological males or females. For example, only women can have Turner syndrome, and only men can have Klinefelter syndrome. Intersex conditions are irrelevant to this argument and most trans issues. To use them as a “gotcha!” to get people to date you shows that you neither understand nor respect these conditions or the people who have them.

As for people having intersex conditions and being unaware of it, this is very unlikely. Intersex individuals only comprise 0.018% of the American population. Most intersex conditions have side effects that would have presented themselves. Any healthy person with typical genitalia of their sex can reasonably assume that they are not intersex.

https://www.leonardsax.com/how-common-is-intersex-a-response-to-anne-fausto-sterling/

Of course no one is attracted to chromosomes. They are, however, attracted to the physical sex characteristics that those chromosomes govern. As stated above, very few people have differences in these chromosomes, so chromosome analysis is unnecessary because someone’s sex can typically be determined by their phenotype. Chromosomes have everything to do with sex and physical appearance.

Reason 4: “Because they are trans”

Argument: This just makes you transphobic.

Refutal: Even if this does make you transphobic, it doesn’t matter. As I stated before, your dating life doesn’t need to be inclusive. Let’s talk about why it isn’t transphobic anyway.

Transphobia is defined by the Oxford dictionary as “dislike of or prejudice against transsexual or transgender people.”

Not finding someone attractive is not dislike or prejudice.

Not wanting to date someone is not dislike or prejudice.

It doesn’t matter what the specific reason is because dating is inherently exclusionary. 

Reason 5 (from the edit): "I don't want to date trans people because I want biological children"

Argument: This isn’t about transness specifically because some trans people can have children and some cis people can’t

Refutal: This situation varies based on the sex of the partner. However, most people who undergo HRT or SRS are infertile. This is a valid reason! And if both partners are the same sex, it’s definitely impossible for them to conceive. Yes, some cis people are also infertile. It’s not something you know immediately upon meeting someone, but it can still be a dealbreaker for some people. Just because they’re specifically talking about trans people, where the likelihood of infertility is higher, doesn’t mean they’re transphobic, or using it as an excuse not to date trans people. A straight man who wants biological children automatically knows he doesn’t want to date a trans woman because not being able to have kids is a dealbreaker.

Overall, all these arguments are nonsense because no one is obligated to date you or even consider dating you. The reason doesn’t matter. Dating is not a systemic problem or a social justice issue. Sex is not a human right.

[simulationandsports]

4 Best Open-World Racing Games Of All Time

Open-world games, especially open-world racing games hold an important spot in the heart of a lot of gamers. The ability to drive any vehicle of your choice, and more importantly, to be able to drive it wherever - make these racing games extremely addictive and enjoyable to play. Incredible graphics and the freedom to roam across the globe make these virtual races one of the most effective ways way to escape reality. Open-world games have become a standard in modern video game environments. Developers are increasingly switching away from linearity for an open-world experience. Explore dynamic and constantly evolving open-world landscapes that offer endless excitement and enjoyment with hundreds of most thrilling automobiles.

TT Isle of Man Edge 2

TT Isle of Man Ride on the Edge 2 most defining characteristic is its realistic approach to competition motorbikes. It's not a Grand Theft Auto Online motorcycle racing. Not at all. The physics in TT2 seems real in just how each bike is handled, which can be affected by competitors' speeds as well as track curves and positioning associated with the biker at the wheel.

The result is that racers need to get extremely careful in their precious auto racing strategies. Make a quick getaway from a stop that isn't positioning the motorcyclist forward on the bicycle, and you'll hit a wheelie, which can lead to becoming onto the floor. Make sure to turn while driving at leading quickness and you'll end up crashing onto the ground. TT Isle of Man: Ride in the Edge 2 is a well-thought-out racer found in this regard, but truly does so without truly being overly complicated to use - which is an excellent thing if you consider that becoming too authentic is one of the traits that could wind up hurting an entire game. The TT Isle of Man: Ride relating to side 2 includes the typical game modes that all racing videogames offer. Single-player modes include Quick Race, Time Attack Tutorial, and Free Roam, which allows enthusiasts to take in all the sounds and sights from the Isle or the countryside without any goal aside from perhaps bringing a feel for every bike and/or customized configuration. Although it is generally accepted that gamers automatically get right back along the circuit if they veer on the dirt track, it would have been enjoyable to race over the hills rolling through the countryside at speeds of around 160 MPH.

Career mode is single-player gameplay, taking gamers within the ranks to compete in races and events and earn rewards such as sponsorships, and fresh new items about their bikes. Career mode is especially cool to recreate caused of its remarkable personalization options in the same vein as Madden or NBA2K that lets players make their own choices by signing contracts and customizing their bicycle configurations - of which there are plenty of choices using the big-name licensed brands that race enthusiasts or anyone else will instantly recognize.

Online multi-player races are enjoyable if you're ready to subscribe to the race, however, there's not much online player existence at the moment of production. Selecting a competition typically will result in no matches being identified and the need to create one on your own. If I could unite an online rendezvous, it ran as perfectly as a local multi-player program without any sort of obvious delays or hiccups. If you don't come with several online pals who additionally own TT Isle of Man: Ride with the Edge 2 and you are planning to compete, multiplayer mode is likely to be a waste of effort and time.

TT Isle of Man: Ride relating to the Edge 2 is very a racer's game that is ideal for lovers who appreciate more lifelike gameplay. It's simple enough to pick up and play with however it's a lot more difficult, but satisfying - to develop into a professional racer. While multiplayer online falls slightly off the mark due to the present players but this game's Career mode certainly compensates for this and it is very well well worth the time. The TT Isle of Man: Ride within the Edge 2 is exciting, fast, and possibly the best racing game to date in 2020.

Need for Speed Heat

The risk would be that higher heat indicates more and more powerful cops and getting witnessed can result in a significant quantity of money as well as reputation failure. When I reached the heat level of three and the cops were a big issue. That they even had gotten distinctive risk/reward routine to enjoy rid of those who were caught because once they're busted, the heat multiplier drops to a single also, and the cops can take large sums of money. Every car is equipped with a health bar, which is truly noteworthy to keep an eye on when you are in a police run after. Gas stations can correct the vehicle as much as 3 times at night, but after, the cops will stop them. The night and day game modes are a wonderful and obsessive strategy that was made most of the more enjoyable by the ability to switch among them as soon as I wanted for whichever currency I wanted.

This afternoon and nighttime setups play inside the incredibly suitable plot of cops versus street-racers and also, with the quests requiring a particular auto rank and good reputation stage. The story isn't an unforgettable tale in any way, but it's well played by the actors, and it's a huge benefit for this because it kept me semi-engaged with exactly what was occurring. I have to perform my current very own customized hero using a surprisingly powerful character maker. It was mostly for clothes and features while I selected a pre-made avatar outside of 12 settings, but it was an amazing selection nevertheless.

The vehicles themselves feel stunning to drive. And, from the amount, I bought to push the cars all feel distinctive from one another. Drifting is very the main focus within this entering but it is handled differently in NFS: Heat with the right trigger as the trigger. Generally, it may be a handbrake or maybe the current brake when you accelerate however this time, it is tapping on the gas and then holding it while I was taking a turn. In the beginning, it was unusual and had taken me a while to be comfortable, however, I got used potentially and with those that aren't able to use it, there's an alternative of switching this to the brake. When I had upgraded my car and some more powerful cars, achieving those top performances along a long stretch of the road felt truly great also, and the rush I seemed ended up being types of nostalgic.

Time trials for crew members are small occasions that are displayed relating to the map at an arbitrary time, during which crew active members set their times and try to exceed the instances established by other crew members. These are more challenging than average AI situations, but then again, they can yield the highest quantities of money. After the end of the game, this is the only activity you have to conduct to test out the top cars that come with the greatest advancements, and it will eventually become a bit stale when the digital currency reaches a limit with very little need to invest it in any other items.

The Crew 2

The very first Crew recreation was a strong emphasis on a linear story. The game was a limited choice of situations to experience. It is a different story. Crew 2 eschews most of the linearity and puts a focus on events. Even though the finest mission requires you to amass an online pool of followers on a fake social network named Live, you'll also find four different teams that can be joined. Each team has a headquarters and masters independently in, according to the kind of sport they want to play such as street racing, pro racing, freestyle, or cross-country. Each team is represented by an icon, or boss-like hero, who may be challenged to events once the player's popularity rises to an appropriate level and a sufficient number of events within that type are cleaned. It truly is possibly a little more like a generic advancement tale, but with so quite a few races to conquer, a cinematic storyline most likely will not be overlooked by countless competitors.

Graphically, The Crew 2 will not start looking far unique from the authentic. Its appearance is because drawing distances have substantially increased, due to the ability of players to immediately and spontaneously switch to plane. What would the point of flying be when you can't see miles ahead of you? At the very least, vehicle mistresses will always be stunning, like realistic cockpit views of each one. They may not be the extreme 1:1 laser scans noticed on Gran Turismo Sport, but they're still a great view for taking in.

Crew 2 covers America. It's clear to not scale but features all the various surroundings which make up this vast continent. The urban forests of the major metropolitan locations such as Los Angeles, Detroit, and New York State, as well as others, to the rough mountains belonging to the North and the plateaus of Utah and New Orleans' bayou, all aspects that makeup The Crew 2's US frontier are generally symbolized by The Crew 2 in one single enormous map.

Every category of the vehicle may also be upgraded by acquiring various loots, which are awarded for a session a race's win situation, such as example getting a third place or better in a street race, receiving sufficient stunt points during an air-borne session, or overcoming a rally experience. All vehicles are equipped with the overall level of performance for a high-level summary belonging to the expected performance of an automobile and the standard data such as the top speed, horsepower, and so on however, they also have figures such as stopping distance and 0-60 times. Collected segments can be swapped out at any time, with rarer sections giving out bonuses such for instance more popularity awarded per rewarding happening or a faster boost recovery experience - as absurd as it might seem to come with the ability to boost nitro on a dirt bike or jet, it is an essential feature of every vehicle.

The option is definitely to switch to any kind of vehicle, each time. Each automobile kind will be made an option for a preferred type, such as air, ground, or water. When you are driving, pressing the R3 key will open a list of celebrities. Forcing and holding the perfect analog adhere in the corresponding route will immediately transition into a motor vehicle marked because of their ideal for this class. This could result in some hilarious footage, such as taking off over the Golden Gate link, and then changing into a dirt bike then going down the other side, or just flying up to 15,000 legs and then crashing into the sea in the boat.

Riders Republic

The events you will end up using them in could be just as diverse, bringing you through a myriad of mountain slopes with a lot of different goals to make things more interesting. The things that turn me off from enjoying the game to its fullest are the "Trickster" It is the absolute most enjoyable control, but it is at the same time a little annoying if I barely move my analog before making it to the finish line, he'll throw the trick, and then I'll need certainly to start over or to rewind. Every single sport from wingsuits to snowboarding is great to experience.

I am not sure how they came up with such a terrible control system. There's an array of exciting multiplayer video game titles as well, including competitive Free for many races that challenge your skills against a tiny selection of live video game players, Arena matches that pit two teams of six against one to take control of the skating park and, most importantly: Mass Races. Get to the surface of the leaderboard with Career Mode and attempt the different career paths, playable in a choice of solo or PvP. The Riders Republic sticks very closely to the current open-world vehicle racing video game title resolution we've seen previously, but having an extreme type of these racers is hardly a bad thing.

In contrast to Steep's more rigid and specific handling, Riders has players using a variety of triggers and buttons on the face to pull off tricks. While you are racing for the stars however you'd like, Mass Races opens up about a couple of times per hour, welcoming as many as 64 gamers at any race into an incredibly hectic race that effortlessly changes from wingsuit to bike, snowboard, and back again several times per race. These online video games which are chaotic can pit as many as 64 competitors against one another in one race. Tricks Battle provides video game players competing in matchups of 6v6 in arenas, to complete as many tricks as they can to score points.

Alongside the wingsuits and snowsports from its ancestor are bike disciplines as well as powered vehicles, all ready to switch by a button press and thumbstick movements. Due to its distinct gameplay and satisfying open-world experience, Riders Republic gets the makings of an extreme sports fan's desire. This direction and focus will probably be determined because of the community over the months ahead the coming months, as user-generated content grabs over from the events showcased at launch. Now, Riders Republic may be the thrilling finish line I had been hoping for with Steep. In the end, Riders Republic is a fantastic video game title and the absolute most addicting extreme sports game title available in the marketplace away from maybe the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 remake. The races are enjoyable The chaos of mass races is a bit chaotic and unfair. That's why I advise this video game to casual gamers, but it can be enjoyable for experienced gamers too.

[xclusivetism]

Debunking ‘gender identity’ by gender ≠ sex.

Having gender identity may seem noble divergence from our gender rigid society, the solution to stop such and embrace self-expression.

However after examining it through, ‘gender identity’ the way the ideology says doesn’t really exist and actually still perpetuates gender conformity.

And no, there’s no need for “there’s only two sexes” or any science  argument at all to disprove gender identity. Gender ideology so f l a w e d that it can do it perfectly itself out of any of above the fastest just by Gender ≠ sex.

You probably read many things that try to disprove gender and thought it was wrong or outdated that scientist have discover there’s people with XXXY.

But after reading this, If it doesn’t peak you or at least make you question gender, then i honestly really don’t know what will other than to call you deluded.

What is Gender

Gender ≠ sex is the essential foundation of gender.

To order to know the difference, we need to know what individually each are.

Gender is a social construct

Gender Identity

Gender expression

That means.

Sex is a physical construct

Sex

Sexual orientation

The first thing that instantly break Gender ≠ sex

“Sex is not binary, Sex is a spectrum or intersex exist”

That already outed you as a hypocrite especially when responding to “there’s only two sexes” saying that they’re conflating sex and gender.

Why should sex being binary or not be relevant to gender identity?

LGB and T are antithetical.

Since Gender ≠ Sex, LGB and T shouldn’t be consider one.

Sexuality is a Sexual orientation not a gender orientation, to suggest it means gender too is conflation.

For a trans-woman to say they’re lesbian or a trans-man to say they’re gay is incorrect & impossible because they’re straight. Gender identity doesn’t shift sexuality status because they’re separate things and to suggest so is homophobic. For a trans to say that invalidates their identity is another conflation of gender and sex.

LGB is a sex-based group while T is a gender-based group. One’s based on sexual attraction and the other is based on changing gender, they are absolutely nothing alike.

‘Cis’ is enough entitlement to be trans exclusive.

Terfs don’t like being called ‘Cis’

But let’s say they drop the belief that “transwomen aren’t real women” and say “transwomen aren’t ciswomen” and want spaces of their own

They put the ‘Cis’ prefix 

Cis woman schools

Cis woman attracted

Cis woman bathroom

Cis woman sports

Cis woman locker rooms

Cis woman administrator 

Cis woman health

Cis women history

etc.

Instead of saying “only women can breastfeed” they use “only AFAB can breastfeed”.

According to TRA logic, all that would be valid.

To for one to say that’s segregation, you would also have to believe separation of men and women or other types groups is segregation as well. A Cis person doesn’t have the trans experience and that goes the other way around.

‘Transwo/man’ is transphobic itself.

Gender ≠ Sex physical transitioning would be a conflation.

If it’s not a conflation, that would imply that physical features are social constructs which includes reproduction, sexuality etc.

Gender is a social construct, all you need to be a gender is identify.

Gender dysphoria is only a social dysphoria, if it’s about the physical then it’s really sex dysphoria. To say it isn’t is conflation.

But even identifying as a ‘wo/man’ itself also is transphobic because the meaning behind it is sex base.

the definition of wo/man.

Adult human fe/male being

What does fe/male mean?

(Female) of or denoting the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova) which can be fertilized by male gametes.

(Male) of or denoting the sex that produces small, typically motile gametes, especially spermatozoa, with which a female may be fertilized or inseminated to produce offspring.

One can go down in the definition to point that it also means this.

Relating to wo/men or the fe/male gender.

To say wo/man in the definition also refer to gender, isn’t that a conflation and breaking Gender ≠ Sex? My oh my so many usage of the word conflation.

Gender identity.

Non-binary is not a gender, nothing of it say it’s a gender. It’s just non-binary of something which is usually assumed of not being man or woman. But not being a man or woman doesn’t say of what it is only of what it is not. If the binary part is something else that mean a person who identifies as a woman or man (including cis) can be considered non-binary. Non-binary is really just a slot. 

So far the solid identifies are

Man

Woman

Neutrois

Queer

Agender 

Androgyne is both man and woman. Genderqueer wo/man is both of queer and wo/man. Pangender is all.

Everything else is either a flux, degree, combination of the above or based on a different concept. Things like such as bigender are umbrella because it doesn’t specify if it’s man or woman or something else.

That being said, the only one that’s truly gender non-conformist is agender. Queer is still gender conforming just not to man or woman.

What are the distinctive qualities of each identity?

It’s said that gender expression is different than identity and that someone who identifies as a boy can be very feminine still.

So we’re not gonna use association of masculinity, femininity etc. to define it then.

So what identity mean is it’s usually answered as someone’s ‘personal sense.’

If it’s a personal sense that mean it would be mean it’s a personal construct.

Personal or social construct regardless, it doesn’t say the characteristics. If you can’t point out what to define the labels become hallow. 

There’s many things that aren’t concrete that can show one it’s existence.

An abstract thing like 1, can present it’s existence.

A thing we cannot fully see of like the 4D can present it’s existence.

Even pseudo scientific like zodiacs signs have specific qualities to describe, personality types and even religion has something to define.

In the means of gender, all the identities really sums down to meaningless labels. In the means of sex, the word woman or man are names for physical characteristics that is observed at birth. 

Problem with “assigned gender identity at birth”

No one was “assigned” at birth, “cis” people don’t match what their doctors assign. Assign word implies duty and a job. Assign is often a thing that doesn’t always taking what the subject is to account, for example you being assigned to a seat is sometimes random and not based your rowdiness or attentiveness. 

The doctor characterised people a ‘wo/man’ based on observing them. Woman and Man are distinguisher (just like fruits and veggies) of physical characteristics.

People are assigned a gender expression at life.

Gender identity doesn’t exist other than being a label, gender identity is based on sex hence that label. What’s assigned is actually gender expression.

What Society does

(Biology) Sex → gender identity ↓ ←gender expression (Society)

↓ Gender identity → gender roles

What TRAs think to solve it

gender identity ←gender expression (society)

Gender identity → gender roles

Sex ← gender identity (society)

Sex Ⓧ gender identity (society)

Sex → gender identity (different)

↓ gender identity (different) → sex → society → expression = gender roles

What Gender critical think to solve it

Sex → gender identity → gender expression→ society = gender roles

Putting it to perspective

Whenever GC say this:

Sex → gender identity

This is how TRAs view it:

gender identity ←gender expression (society)

Gender identity → gender roles

Sex ← gender identity (society)

↓ 

Sex → gender identity = gender roles

and thus GC = society pushing gender norm

and the TRA misses this:

→ gender expression→ society = gender roles

Gender ideology pushes gender conformity, just in backwards.

Society enforces femininity on women and masculinity on men to maintain a heteronormative hierarchy aka patriarchy. 

Gender ideology is a patriarchal chest play to keep people from actually breaking such status quo by putting the gender role but backwards.

Societal gender roles

Women must be feminine

Men must be masculine

Gender ideology

Feminine is woman

Masculine is man

Neither is non-binary

Anything else it’s a new gender

‘Cis’ means comfortable of the societal gender role

‘Trans’ means not comfortable of societal gender role

GRA say expression is different from identity to hide the fact that it in a way still pushes gender conformity. They confuse the names for physical characteristics ‘wo/man’ as entire gender construct and expression. 

Here’s the damage Gender ideology does.

So far GRA activist blur what sex and gender is, despite their gender ≠ sex.

Blurring gender and sex create problems for the LGB and women, by making anyone able to appropriates them by identification and transing so long as they feel it, remember these two groups are on the oppressed side. There isn’t even a qualification (not even dyphoria) to be considered trans. Growing kids & teen are getting into this as well ruining their bodies, ask yourselves how are they old enough to block puberty but not drink alcohol?

People’s motivation for why they want to of certain gender is not look thorough enough. 

People in general again who again don’t fit with gender norms

Women with internal misogyny/trauma

Gay/Lesbian with internal homophobia/trauma

Men who want more access to women for misogynistic reasons.

You cannot ever feel something you cannot comprehend.

And you cannot ever comprehend not feeling it.

One’s thought of feeling or not like a boy/girl comes were form by the brain cells of XX or XY chromosome or whatever.

Here’s a color analogy i have to show case the difference between one who feels like wo/man vs someone who actually is.

Identifying as one.

Actually being one.

The gender dysphoric pandemic

The correct word for what people mean by gender dysphoria would be sex dysphoria people who are dysphoric of their physical sex body.

Sometimes transsexual need mechanical intervention to relief their sex dysphoria.

Most people who are ‘trans’ aren’t transsexual as that is rare and projecting the gender dysphoria to their bodies instead should be towards society. There’s some types of transwomen who have autogynephilia (reverse heterosexuality, which is nothing wrong in of itself but alot of them are doing bad with it) are motivated by sexuality and is projecting that thing of wanting to become the opposite sex.

Gender dysphoria

A lot of people in the world have gender dysphoria some in more degree than others. 

Many movement where brought out because of gender dyshoria 

LGB because gender roles often link to heteronormative.

Feminism/Women’s rights including the ‘Terfs’ is a inherently gender dysphoric movement.

Gender criticals are inherently gender dysphoric.

What trans movement doing is conflating gender dysphoria with sex dysphoria but they are actually perpetuating gender norms.

The only gender construct that matters is identity which is woman or man because that exist to distinguish people of certain biological characteristics. “Masculinity” and “Femininity” isn’t real, they’re just many expressions boxed into one or the other enforce to people into gender roles which are by large hierarchy called patriarchy. If there is natural patterns that’s sex behavior.

Most people in the trans community aren’t bad, they’re being exploited by the people who are bad. The people who are bad are motivated to destroy children, LGB and women’s rights, depressedly under all this is essentially a men’s right movement but left wing. We need to take those men (and few women) with evil intent to account now.

Right leaning and traditional etc. people role in this whole thing. 

Conservative/traditionalist/religious people who claim to be gender critical, are most of times far from it and are in fact gender rights activist but trans critical that’s the only different between them and the bad trans people above. The trans movement is mostly a side-effect and these people are kinda the reason for it. Gender roles are toxic considering that people especially have to resort in changing their bodies for not fitting in and the gender ideology is a outlet. 

So it’s pure insanity conservative/traditionalist/religious people to keep insisting that be men masculine and women be feminine and that’s it’s all fine and fail to acknowledge, comprehend or disregard people who are gender dysphoric to those roles (feminism being the biggest example) making them seem pathological abnormalities when complaining about them. 

There’s truly a lot of people who are non-conformist but were too scared to be themselves because people like them and it has been rampant for thousand of years. They use not seeing alot of them as prove to enforce their patriarchal rhetoric.

Conclusion

What people need to talk about is their gender dysphoria (but not ideology kind) but of the roles in society. Let transsexuals be their own group without the gender nonsense in peace. We need start embracing gender non-conformity without needing to change our biological identity.