#okay soapbox over

[saltypringl-track]

Okay, trans guy here, I have not had any form of bottom surgery yet but I've done a lot of researching recently so heres what I got:

Theres two forms of dick-giving surgery, metoidioplasty and phalloplasty

Metoidioplasty requires you to have been on testosterone for at least a few years in order to get a significant amount of bottom growth. The surgery then removes the hood of the clitoris so it can stand erect away from the body. This results in a small dick, from about 1.5-3 inches depending on the amount of bottom growth you had. Metoidioplasty dicks can get hard naturally, the same way they would before surgery.

Phalloplasty is more constructive. A skin graft is taken from either your thigh or arm and it is used to create a penis and balls. The nerves from your clit are redirected to the new surface of the dick. Phalloplasty dicks cannot get hard naturally, instead they are inflated with a pump inside the ballsack. Phallo dick size is affected by your weight and size, ie the more skin in the donor site (your arm/leg) the girthier you can be, and in discussions with your surgeon you will be able to find out your range. Unfortunately I cant find any hard and fast "phallo dicks range from x to y inches long" stats but I do know that a well-done phalloplasty dick is pretty indistinguishable from the average cis man's dick.

(Fun fact the use of skin grafts for phalloplasty means that if you have a tattoo on the site used that tattoo ends up on your dick, and I think thats incredible and more trans guys should take advantage of it)

The tl:dr is that post-op dick size largely depends on your body's pre-existing assets and the type of surgery youre comfortable with. Talking to a surgeon will give you much more personalised advice as to the type of surgery and size thats best for you. Ultimately theres no Optimum Dick Size thats better than any other, its all personal preference and vibes, so follow your heart <3

...or dick

Question for penis master chan.

What size of penis do u recommend for like bottom surgery bc I'm trans and want a penis but I'm too fucking scared to ask my close male friends so I had to resort to my final shot, penis master chan.

Hope you have a penisily happy day or wtv

Oh honey this is not something I can answer for you! This is a you question. It’s a very personal decision. And I don’t know much about this subject, but I would venture to guess that you may not have as many options for the size? This may depend on your options for surgery where you live.

Perhaps you could try experimenting with different size packers till you find when it feels right?

Anyone have advice or suggestion for anon?

[opiotes-hyperfixations]

Okay back to Minish Cap here for a second but I LOVE how Vaati’s fall into wickedness is explained as “he became fascinated by the evil in the hearts of men” (or whatever the exact quote is.) To me, that goes far beyond just describing someone who’s chosen to become a bad person, but instead suggests a deeper reason behind it, possibly even some kind of traumatic experience he underwent at the hands of humans (or other Minish- or some combination of the two.) To me, the subtext is that he witnessed, or experienced, some unfathomably evil act and was deeply scarred by it, to the point that he lost faith in humanity and began to feel like “what’s the point? Why not become just as evil as they are?” and i LOVE that

[agirlking]

“The Sullys didn’t owe Spider anything, they didn’t adopt him.” It is basic decency to not leave a child with the murderers that kidnapped him. Much less a child you knew since infancy, much less a child who at least two of your children love like he’s their own brother.

[phoenixkaptain]

The scene of Anakin turning back to the Light and saving Luke is such a beautiful scene in so many ways, but especially from a character standpoint.

If you look at Darth Vader just in the movies, he doesn’t do things without a plan. He has a step two. Even if his step two is immensely dumb, he always seems to at least have some form of an idea where he wants to end up; he has a point B he’s trying to reach.

Part of what makes Vader a terrifying villain is that he always seems to anticipate what his opponent will do. He seems to know what they’ll do before they even think about what they’ll do. Very rarely is Darth Vader ever taken by surprise. Darth Vader is the character who proves how scary the Force can be. While Palpatine uses his Force lightning and can predict what his opponents will do, he never quite reaches the level Anakin is on, he never reaches that peak of knowing the next five steps his opponent is going to take, even as those next five steps change.

Palpatine doesn’t see Vader turning on him coming. Palpatine is not a Force user who can see the future, he uses the predictions Darth Plagueis made and he sticks to the outline provided by his former Master. He does everything he does and believes everything will be fine and has complete confidence in himself because Plagueis was just that good at predicting the future.

Darth Vader literally changes the future. He makes those predictions false. Him throwing Palpatine down a reactor shaft wasn’t in the books, him choosing his son wasn’t an option, the idea that a Sith lord as powerful as Darth Vader could turn back from the Dark Side is believed by the Jedi and Sith alike to be impossible. Darth Vader himself doesn’t even believe that he can turn back from the Dark Side. The only character who ever believes that Darth Vader can come back is Luke.

Darth Vader is fifteen steps ahead of his opponents. It’s very rare that he ever gets surprised. He always has a plan.

But when he saves Luke, he isn’t any of that. He leaps in without a plan, without any ideas of where he’s goung. He doesn’t know what will happen except that he’ll probably die. He doesn’t have a way out of this. This is the first time Anakin Skywalker ever does anything without already having a way out or immediately being able to come up with a way out.

Anakin was hotheaded and impulsive, yes, but Anakin from his introduction always has a plan B. And when he doesn’t have a plan B, he makes one. He is by far the most competent character in Star Wars, just from his ability to get himself and others out of trouble.

In the moment of turning back from the Dark, Anakin is listening to the Force. He’s listening to the Force as it tells him to save someone. The universal call to the Jedi, the inexplicable push that all Jedi feel and what ultimately led to the majority of Jedi dying, just because they couldn’t not listen when the Force told them to help. Anakin finally listens to it, finally answers it, he finally acts like a Jedi.

There’s no step two. There’s no way out. Doing this will end in his death. Darth Vader is already injured, and the only one who has the resources to put him back together is Sidious. To save Luke, Vader has to step into the lightning, which he knows all to well will ruin his suit. Choosing to save Luke is tantamount to choosing to die.

And he does it. He hesitates, but ultimately, he sacrifices himself for someone else. He goes in knowing that this won’t end with him being able to get out. He has no way out. There’s no plan B. His suit has gone from keeping him alive to being part of the reason he’s dying. He takes off his helmet accepting that he’ll die and being happy to die because he’s finally at peace, he finally feels the warmth of the Force, he finally sees his son with his own eyes, his son is finally looking at him with nothing but trust and worry for his wellbeing, he’s right where he wants to be.

He went from wanting to posess Luke to just being happy that Luke is there with him. That Luke is the one by his side when he dies, that he’s dying on the same side as Luke — Anakin is fine with this. He’s ready to die. He’s accepted it. He’s just happy that the last thing he’ll see is the product of his and Padme’s love for each other.

The scenes of Anakin in Return of the Jedi are beautiful. The title “Return of the Jedi” is so great for this movie, it’s perfect, okay, you don’t understand. It has so many meanings!! The Jedi returning could be referring to Luke, the main Jedi we follow, returning to the screen, or to Tatooine. It could be referring to the Jedi Order, since Luke takes on Yoda’s request to share his knowledge with others and, with Sidious dead, the Jedi Order has functionally returned, even if it is only one member strong. It could refer to Yoda returning, it could refer to Obi-Wan returning.

Or, Return of the Jedi could be referring to Anakin. Anakin Skywalker, the son of the Force. Anakin Skywalker, the only character powerful enough to change the future itself, the only Sith Lord powerful enough to stop being a Sith Lord. Anakin Skywalker, who has always done impossible things, who has always performed impossible feats, who is himself impossible. And he’s back. He’s returned. The Jedi returned.

[kvothes]

if you insist on convincing children that the world is a wonderful happy utopia, you will raise a pack of angry, disillusioned adults. I AM NOT ADVOCATING TO MAKE KIDS NIHILISTS. you can acknowledge difficulty with grace. you can seek beauty without ignoring pain. you can encounter the world as it is, full of everything, every feeling.

mmm i was reading about book bannings and thought to myself. bad things do not stop happening just because you cease reading about them

i am a very staunch supporter of introducing young people to the world carefully intentionally and with grace but that, to me, does not mean fully avoiding any mention of any uncomfortable topic. war exists. poverty exists. rape exists. crime exists. to remain ignorant about these things and the factors leading to them does not and will not ever make a better, more informed person.

for the love of god, there are a lot of things i would rather a person learn out of a book than encountering them, suddenly, in real life, with absolutely no prior knowledge. anyway don’t interact if you’re going to take this in bad faith you know what the fuck i mean.

[sparring-spirals]

folks. im about to post perhaps the most soapboxy. lengthy. pseudo-philosophical. unecessary essay length answer to an ask i've ever written. i apologize in advance, understand if everyone decides to skip past it, and also request that if you do read it and vehemently disagree, that you do not direct ire towards the asker who probably did not know i was going to compile an essay in response to a single question.

anyway. as always. hope folks are well. also no one let me get on a soapbox again (jk none of you can stop me and i might do it again).

(srs tho i AM a little sorry. oops)

[stars-in-my-damn-eyes]

God okay at risk of sounding like an uwu tumblrina with the most lukewarm takes ever... jokingly being a dick to your friends can be funny in moderation but at some point you have to realise if thats All You Are Doing then that's genuine mistreatment & perhaps even abuse, and also a really good way to lose all your friends. Like i dont know what edgelord (teen or adult, idc) needs to hear this but if you're really big on being mean to your friends and consistently refer to them with insults and "jokingly" bully them and crack jokes at their expense and keep trying to wind them up or get a rise out of them on purpose For The Memes. Then i am sorry but you're not their damn friend. And I hope to god they realise they shouldn't be yours before you do them actual lasting psychological damage.

[release-the-sheep]

look I'm so glad they shake hands every game actually

[ali3nboyfriend]

it's important to remember that dogs are predators (some of them large predators) that can be dangerous and to treat them accordingly. yes, even dogs you know. yes, even dogs you know really well. yes, even your own dogs. if you ever take it for granted that a dog couldn't hurt someone then you're putting the dog, yourself, and other people in danger.

but you can remember that and live by that without it damaging your relationship with dogs. in fact, it makes the relationship even better: instead of treating them like babies, you are meeting them in a place of respect. this is especially helpful whenever you get a new dog, because you go into this new partnership knowing that you have to take certain steps (training, socialization, etc) that will not only make things safer and easier for everyone involved, but will also help ease any anxieties or fears the animal might have.

people take just about any animal for granted, especially animals you can purchase as pets, and dogs get a lot of shit they don't deserve because of it. you are not entitled to dogs. they're not human babies. treating them like they are makes their anxieties worse, encourages reactive behaviors, and unnecessarily puts people at risk of their reactive behaviors. meeting them where they are and being willing to put work into them if you are their handler and if you're not listening to their handlers' wishes in regards to them will give them much happier lives in the long run.

[didhewinkback]

i know pitchfork is pitchfork and im far from praising them but i always really liked how their review of harrys first album, especially how it ends

[dykedragons]

good moment

[jobey-wan-kenobi]

"adults suspecting they have ahdh or whatever is such a trend" gee i'm sorry that you have heard my story so many times before it annoys you, i wish i could be bored with it too

[debbiechanclub]

Listen. There are just lots of questions I need answers to now. Why does Jay still seem to be in Bullet Club? Are there officially two separate arms now, one NJPW and one not? And I'll admit that the loser leaves NJPW isn't completely meaningless now, but some of the impact HAS been taken away if he's just going to continue to work freely with NJPW talent. Which yeah I'm happy about that because I wish he was still in NJPW anyway, but it goes back to my questions about the state of Bullet Club.

So, give me good answers to those questions and good storytelling AND give Jay the platform and feuds and matches he deserves and then I'll start looking at this as glass half full rather than empty.

[theghostofashton]

me, watching the first five eps of tslocg: i love bela so much she’s so real

me, watching 1x06: she is too real actually you can take her back

[postsetstoner]

Op is right.

When I moved from Chicago (not perfect by any means but they had 5-20 minute waits at bus stops in certain places at certain times) and tried to take the bus in Baltimore it was unbearable to take the bus.

I had to buy a car that I couldn’t afford to avoid getting to work hours early or hours late bc when a bus has a 30 minute wait, often the bus won’t come or they’re late, and you have to plan your whole day around it. My bus had an hour and a half wait, and my alternative was walking around Baltimore at 4-5 in the morning.

I talked to my mom about it, bc she had worked placing disabled people in jobs in Baltimore and she told me that regularly folks at her job would start at their client’s house and just start walking around within a 15 minute walk to find their client a job bc if they had to take the bus they wouldn’t be able to keep the job!

I’m so serious public transportation is such an intersectional issue bc you have to have a base threshold of a lot of money on hand just to get access to the same Jobs as people in white neighborhoods, much less access to food when your neighborhood is a food desert, a place to rest when your neighborhood doesn’t have parks/benches, etc etc etc. You’re systemically fucked.

Fight for 5 minute waits. Fight for bus lines on every street corner. Fight for busses that are wheelchair accessible. I want busses lined up back to back forever so Everyone can get around.

I think your busses at bare minimum need to run every 15 minutes if you want to claim that public transit is a viable option in your city.

[laughinglynx]

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