#quote number 51

[quote-tournament]

Fifth round, second fight

Quote number 43 :

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying "I will try again tomorrow"

-Mary Anne Radmacher

VS

Quote number 51 :

"I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, 'wouldn't it be much worse if life *were* fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them?' So now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe."

-Marcus Cole, Babylon 5

[m4nym03]

“Villain, I have done thy mother”

Titus Andronicus (Act 4, Scene 2)

Shakespeare? Buddy? You want to tell me what's going on right here, hm? Because that sounds like a medieval "your mom" and not comfortable feeling what I am right now.

Explain???

[krskrash]

[todays-xkcd]

Hint: If you ever encounter this puzzle in a crossword app, just [term for someone with a competitive and high-achieving personality].

A Crossword Puzzle [Explained]

Transcript

[A square 15x15 crossword puzzle is shown. Only 21 of the 225 squares are black. The black squares are in a pattern that are 180 degree rotationally symmetrical. Three black squares down from the 11th column and similarly three black squares up from the 5th column. Three black squares out from the right in row 7 and then two more black squares diagonally up from the end. Similarly three black squares out from the left in row 9 with two more black squares diagonally down from the end. A single black square is three above the first black square on the diagonal going down to the right and similarly there is a black square three under the first of the diagonal squares going down to the left. (Row 6 column 12 and Row 10 column 4). Finally there are three black squares on a diagonal crossing over the central point by going up from the left through the central point (Row 8 column 8). There are numbers at the top of every column (except the one that is a black square) and similarly at the left edge of all rows (except the one that is a black square). There are also numbers at the bottom of every black segment (except the one that reaches the bottom) and all rows after black segments except the one that reaches the right edge. In total all numbers from 1 to 51 is written. They are written in reading order from 1 to 51.]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

[Below the square there are two rows of clues for each number that belongs to across (rows) and to the right there are one row of clues for each number that belongs to down (columns). Both segments have an underlined and bold title above the clues. ]

'''Across'''

1. Famous Pvt. Wilhelm quote

11. IPv6 address record

15. "CIPHERTEXT" decrypted with Vigenère key "CIPHERTEXT"

16. 8mm diameter battery

17. "Warthog" attack aircraft

18. Every third letter in the word for "inability to visualize"

19. An acrostic hidden on the first page of the dictionary

21. Default paper size in Europe

22. First four unary strings

23. Lysine codon

24. 40 CFR Part 63 subpart concerning asphalt pollution

25. Top bond credit rating

26. Audi coupe

27. A pair of small remote batteries, when inserted

29. Unofficial Howard Dean slogan

32. A 4.0 report card

33. The "Harlem Globetrotters of baseball" (vowels only)

34. 2018 Kiefer song

35. Top Minor League tier

36. Reply elicited by a dentist

38. ANAA's airport

41. Macaulay Culkin's review of aftershave

43. Marketing agency trade grp.

44. Soaring climax of Linda Eder's ''Man of La Mancha''

46. Military flight community org.

47. Iconic line from ''Tarzan''

48. Every other letter of Jimmy Wales's birth state

49. Warthog's postscript after "They call me ''mister'' pig!"

50. Message to Elsa in ''Frozen 2''

51. Lola, when betting it all on Black 20 in ''Run Lola Run''

“Down

1. Game featuring "a reckless disregard for gravity"

2. 101010101010101010101010 [sub]2→16

3. Google phone released July '22

4. It's five times better than that ''other'' steak sauce

5. ToHex(43690)

6. Freddie Mercury lyric from ''Under Pressure''

7. Full-size Audi luxury sedan

8. Fast path through a multiple choice marketing survey

9. 12356631 in base 26

10. Viral Jimmy Barnes chorus

11. Ruby Rhod catchphrase

12. badbeef + 9efcebbb

13. In Wet Let's ''Ur Mum'', what the singer has been practicing

14. Refrain from Nora Reed bot

20. Mario button presses to ascend Minas Tirith's walls

24. Vermont historic route north from Bennington

26. High-budget video game

28. Unorthodox Tic-Tac-Toe win

29. String whose SHA-256 hash ends "...689510285e212385"

30. Arnold's remark to the Predator

31. The vowels in the fire salamander's binomial name

32. Janet Leigh ''Psycho'' line

34. Seven 440Hz pulses

37. Audi luxury sports sedan

38. A half-dozen eggs with reasonably firm yolks

39. 2-2-2-2-2-2 on a multitap phone keypad

40. .- .- .- .- .- .-

42. Rating for China's best tourist attractions

43. Standard drumstick size

45. "The rain/in Spain/falls main-/ly on the plain" rhyme scheme

[sniperct]

The whole article is worth a read but I pulled some money quotes.

In the conference room, Gambashidze was laying out his plans for a new target: Along with his colleagues, he began drafting what would become known as the Good Old USA Project. The project was supposed to influence the outcome of the US presidential election in favor of former president Donald Trump, specifically targeting certain minorities, swing-state residents, and online gamers, among others, in a scheme that included a full-time team dedicated to the cause.

They also specifically wanted to erode support for Ukraine and Biden and targeted gamers as the back-bone of the right-wing movement.

As well as getting Trump elected, the campaign’s secondary goals included increasing the percentage of Americans who believe the US is doing too much to aid Ukraine to 51 percent, and reducing the percentage of Americans who have confidence in President Joe Biden down to 29 percent. The plan lists a variety of audiences the campaign specifically wants to target, including residents of swing states, American Jews, “US citizens of Hispanic descent,” and the “community of American gamers, users of Reddit and image boards, such as 4chan.” The document describes this category of gamers and chatroom users as the "backbone of the right-wing trends in the US segment of the Internet.” In recent months, the Trump campaign has embraced many of the most influential figures within these communities, including many who share deeply misogynistic rhetoric on a regular basis.

And of course, they targeted social media, making sleeper groups intended to sway the election.

Meanwhile, Gambashidze and his colleagues used Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit to create community groups of Trump supporters, with one sample name given as “Alabama for America the Great.” The document also reveals that the Russians planned to use Reddit as a vector to disseminate their propaganda as it is a platform “free from democratic censorship.” Gambashidze’s plan outlined how Doppelganger would create 18 “sleeper cells” on social media platforms in each of the swing states, which would “at the right moment, upon gaining momentum, become an important instrument of influencing the public opinion in critically important states and portals used by the Russian side to distribute bogus stories disguised as newsworthy events.” It’s unclear if these so-called sleeper cells were created and, if so, whether they are still present on the platform.

They also targeted and looked at influencers, including politicians.

One of the key aspects of the Kremlin’s campaign is also to engage with influencers. According to the FBI’s affidavit, Gambashidze’s company ​​“extensively monitors and collects information about a large number of media organizations and social media influencers.” According to the Good Old USA project document, the Kremlin was seeking to work with influencers who are “proponents of traditional values, who stand up for ending the war in Ukraine and peaceful relations between the US and Russia, and who are ready to get involved in the promotion of the project narratives.” Among the types of influencers listed as possible collaborators are actors, politicians, media representatives, activists, and clergymen.

[the-fabulous-51]

"those crops of yours, they die a lot?" top 3 WoC quote next to "you lookin to be number 51?" and "was that floatin like a Cadillac or stinging like a Beemer?"

[getawayfox]

At the beginning of the year, I thought I'd make a couple of little rec posts with a quote from some of my favourite fics, you know, something easy. And easy it was: with so many gorgeous fics that are out there, it's been such an absolute joy to keep finding quotes to share that I ended up making one each week for the whole year. I got so many lovely messages and tags about them and I'm so happy that I helped people discover new things to read. So, here is a masterlist of all the 50 quotes that I shared this year. (There are actually 51. Idk how that happened. Let's pretend it's a nice round number, it looks better on the banner😂)

Thank you to everyone who liked, shared, commented, and showered our writers with love. I will be back next year with more!

Fire Meet Gasoline by lettersbyelise (Drarry, E, 63k)

if you've changed your mind by warmfoothills (Drarry, E, 20k)

the long ways by oknowkiss (Drarry, M, 10k)

Under Giant Mountains by wolfpants (Drarry, E, 34k)

You Know the Feeling by sorrybutblog (Drarry, M, 12k)

In The Company Of Serpents by corvuscrowned (Drarry, E, 25k)

Draco Malfoy Absolutely Does Not Need to Be Loved by Harry Bloody Potter by nv-md (Drarry, E, 18k)

Poppiholla by moonflower-rose (Drarry, M, 13k)

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When It Returns by academicdisasterfic (Drarry, past Harry/Neville, M, 8k)

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Take These Lies by pennygalleon (Drarry, E, 20k)

Nightcall by wolfpants (Drarry, E, 1k)

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Winner Takes It All by skeptiquewrites (Drarry, E, 41k)

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Countdown To a Life by tackytigerfic (Drarry, E, 3,5k)

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Everybody Hates a Tourist by wolfpants (Drarry, E, 51k)

No Distance by skeptiquewrites (Drarry, E, 4.9k)

I Fall On Grass by tackytigerfic (Drarry, T, 3.1k)

Waking Up Slow by sweet-s0rr0w and ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm (drarry, E, 22k)

Sun Stroke by peachpety (Drarry, E, 3.8k)

Together Like This by shealwaysreads (drarry, E, 3k)

A Saviour’s Guide to Manners and Decorum by wolfpants (Drarry, E, 13k)

The Four Ds of Apparition (or: Destination, Determination, Deliberation, and Dicks) by eidheann and firethesound (Drarry, E, 37k)

Shiny Things, Slightly Damaged by lqtraintracks (drarry, E, 5k)

In Which Harry is Magnetic North and Draco Is An Idiot by bryoneybrynn (drarry, T, 14k)

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in between two tall mountains (there’s a place they call lonesome) by oknowkiss (drarry, E, 8k)

Boy Wonder by maesterchill (Draco/Ron/Harry, E, 6k)

Cool About It by oflights (Drarry, M, 16k)

Pissing for England by moonflower-rose (drarry, M, 2k)

Do I Make You Cringe? by graymatters (drarry, M, 5k)

takes one to know one by hogwartsfirebolt (Drarry, M, 3k)

Between the Power Lines by tackytigerfic (Drarry, 3k, M)

It's Me Or The Peacock by harrows (Drarry, T, 4.5k)

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[snickerzanddoodlez]

U got headcanons?

For Wordgirl? Yes, lots of headcanons!

-Wordgirl and Tobey are both autistic! A fairly common one, but I really like it. (An argument could be made for literally every Wordgirl character, but these are my big ones!)

Wordgirl is shown to have a lot of trouble with being too blunt, being unsure what to do in

For Wordgirl? Well, we see that she’s extremely fixated on both words themselves and Pretty Princess and Magic Pony Power Hour. 

She excels in language (which is due to her being Lexiconian, I’ll admit, but regardless) to the point where she isn’t allowed to compete in certain things anymore, while struggling severely in art related things. She also gets needlessly bothered by words being used incorrectly (any Learnerer episode is a good example of this), which is something I see exhibited by my sister a lot!

She *loves* collecting things for Pretty Princess, and in El Queso Mysterioso we see that she KNOWS IT WELL- even being able to identify the actor for “non-speaking toadstool 51” (or whatever it was) which is also very similar to my sister- she knows voice actors, episode numbers, etc like the back of her hand, it’s almost uncanny (and I mean that in the best way possible)

She’s also shown to have a “different” sense of humor in a way, often being the only one to laugh at her own jokes- and as well as this, she seems to have a hard time “people-ing” sometimes (especially in ways that other characters don’t). She seems to have a hard time holding back her reactions / being “tactful” at times, shown especially in the episode “Judging Butcher”- in my opinion, anyways.

I think the social things specifically could in some situations be defended by “well, Lexiconian culture is different!” but she barely grew up on Lexicon so I don’t think it works.

As far as Tobey, well, I over-analyze every scene he’s in- speaking or not- just because I love him that much, so uh…some of this is more background-y stuff!

In Tobey’s Playground Calamity, he’s shown to cover his ears when the rest of his class claps- “sensory overloads” are common in those on the spectrum and as someone who suffers from those, I absolutely relate 😭 

As well as this, in “Mobot Knows Best” he’s shown to be overwhelmed when Becky and Violet invade his personal space, which is normal, but he seems somewhat distressed / nervous as well as confused, which makes it seem a little different.

He’s also….extremely fixated on robots, which are certainly his special interest (“Special interests are frequently developed by individuals with autism spectrum disorder, expressed as an intense focus on specific topics.”). His room is shown to be entirely robot themed, and he’s always thinking about them, seemingly-

He, as well, seems to have issues socializing. In a scene from “Trustworthy Tobey”, when he’s shown borrowing a book from Tobey, he seems a bit…”tactless”, for lack of a better word(girl), and his bluntness doesn’t seem to be out of carelessness as much as ignorance.

He’s shown to be very blunt and kind of (heavy quotes here) “different”, so….them’s my two cents!

Kid Math is also autistic but I don’t feel the need to defend that one

-Beau canonically loves birdwatching, so I like to imagine he used to have a pet bird named “Chica”! (This is specifically because I once doodled the following stupid interaction:

Beau, holding up a bird: “And this is my pet bird Chica!”

Tommy: “Like from FNAF?”

Beau: “get out of my house”

-Tommy is Seymour Smooth’s son and has been sent onto May I Have a Word as a spy. Belle Stunning is his mother because the layers of drama that adds makes me laugh.

-Scoops’ favorite musical is Newsies.

-Tobey tried to force himself to just latch onto Victoria instead of Becky, which is part of why we see him hanging out with her so much in “Kid Math 1&2”, but he quickly realized that she didn’t like him and he didn’t even like her.

-Kid Math has a crush on Violet. Just look at their little interaction and the foot-kick he does in the Kid Math episodes after talking to her!

-Dr. Two-Brains loves the movie Ratatouille and cries every time he watches it. His Henchmen like the Barbie movies, and Dr. Two-Brains berates them for watching them (but secretly likes a few of them).

[hawkeyeslaughter]

mash ask game ( part two ) !! 😚😚 y’all know the drill . send me an ask with one of these questions :) ( the numbers are different to differentiate from the first ask game here )

27 . which era is your favorite ? hawkeye/trapper/frank , hawkeye/bj/frank , or hawkeye/bj/charles ?

28 . which is your comfort episode ? maybe not your favorite episode , but an episode you watch to feel happy ?

29 . favorite wife ? louise mcintyre , lorraine blake , peg hunnicutt , louise burns , or mildred potter ?

30 . do you have any lines you find yourself quoting in real life ?

31 . who had the worst write off between trapper , frank , henry , and radar ?

32 . they make a lot of references to popular media back then , do you have a favorite ? if you don’t know / aren’t familiar with them , any favorite impersonations that they do ?

33 . is there something your favorite(s) did that you didn’t feel like made sense for their character ?

34 . what’s your favorite scene location ? ( ex . swamp , post op , mess tent , etc etc . )

35 . out of the “ dear … “ episodes , which one is your favorite ?

36 . what’s your favorite canon ship ? least favorite canon ship ?

37 . favorite famous guest star ?

38 . which character would you be most likely to entrust with keeping a secret ?

39 . if you could pick one character/patient that died to live instead , who would you pick ? ( excluding henry come on guys 🙄🙄 )

40 . is there a certain episode you associate with a certain memory ? ( ex . one you’d watch with your parents etc )

41 . who’s tent do you think has the best interior ?

42 . which food from the mash mess tent , if you had to eat a meal from there , would you pick ?

43 . your favorite general to make visits at the 4077th ?

44 . which 4077th party do you think was the most memorable ?

45 . which one of any of the swamp rats’ friends was your favorite and why ?

46 . favorite one of the swamp rats’ out of uniform outfits and/or articles of clothing ?

47 . what quirk does your favorite character have that you find most endearing ?

48 . what episode are you showing to your friend as a first impression to get them into mash ( pilot barred )

49 . is there a duo that you wish the show had done a bit more with ?

50 . what’s an episode that everyone seems to love but you don’t really like ? alternatively , which episode do you think needs all the love ?

51 . what’s your favorite announcement over the camp speakers ?

52 . wildcard again ! poster can pick whichever question they want to answer !!

[nothorses]

Hi there! I have a quibble that I hope comes across as good faith and not anon hate: you quote statistics from the 2015 Transgender Study in a way that I think decontextualizes them. For example, trans men are more likely to be denied coverage for surgery (but not top surgery, which is considered cosmetic for trans women. Also, FFS was not included in the study and is almost never covered). Trans men face more harassment from police but trans women are more likely to be incarcerated, etc.

The point of the post (which is here) was just to debunk the myth that trans women are categorically "more oppressed" across the board. The stats I pulled were just a number of (fairly random) examples to that end, and I clarify in the text of that post, in reblogs, and in subsequent posts that the point is not to create a definitive list of The Ways Transmascs Are Most Oppressed- it's to demonstrate that the common assumption that trans women always have the highest rates of violence/discrimination in all areas is, y'know, patently not true.

All of those statistics represent only a narrow slice of a much more complicated issue.

To use your first example, "trans men are more likely to be denied coverage for surgery (but not top surgery, which is considered cosmetic for trans women. Also, FFS was not included in the study and is almost never covered"...

From the 2015 USTS Report:

"Transgender men (57%) were more likely to be denied surgery coverage than transgender women (54%) and non-binary people, including non-binary people with female on their original birth certificate (49%) and non-binary people with male on their original birth certificate (35%)" (p.95)

To my knowledge, the USTS did not actually outline surgery coverage rates for specific surgeries. But they do talk about the rates at which different people want, or have had, specific surgeries:

So, right off the bat: you can see FFS (Facial Feminization Surgery) reported in Figure 7.14. But what strikes me more about these charts in this discussion is that it really does speak to a more complicated issue on the whole.

You could absolutely say trans men (26%) have top surgery more than trans women (11%), but that would also be misleading. 97% of trans men have had or want to have chest reconstruction or reduction, compared to 51% of trans women who have had or want augmentation mammoplasty... well, yeah, it makes a bit of sense that trans men have had this kind of surgery more. They want it more.

But for kicks, let's look at the "have had" vs. "want someday" ratios, for a better picture of what those denial rates might be: 37% of trans men who wanted top surgery (97%) have actually had it, vs. 27% of trans women who wanted it (51%). We don't know that "denied coverage" is the reason all of these people have not gotten it yet, but it's probably a factor; and yes, that does indicate a 10% gap with trans men ahead.

And for kicks, let's apply that same concept to a few other procedures. To use your other example, 14% of trans women who want FFS have had it. But that's also not a super popular surgery for trans women; electrolysis/laser hair removal is the most popular, and 50% who want it have actually had it. In comparison to the most popular surgery for trans men- top surgery; 37% who want it have had it- that's a 13% gap with trans women ahead.

Granted, electrolysis is generally less invasive and more accessible (though it also requires repeated appointments), but I also couldn't tell you how often it's covered by insurance.

You might also compare bottom surgery rates: 66% of trans women want or have had vaginoplasty, vs. 27% of trans men want metoidioplasty (meta), or 22% want phalloplasty (phallo). Of trans women who want it, 18% have had it. Of trans men who want it, 7% (meta) or 15% (phallo) have actually had it. That's a gap of 3% or 11%, with trans women ahead in both cases.

You may also note that for trans women, surgical procedures are not super popular; vaginoplasty is the most sought-after surgery, and it's also third on the overall list of procedures for trans women. Trans men do not have non-surgical transition procedures listed (or generally available, afaik). Which is, imo, important context for another relevant statistic: "Transgender men (42%) were more likely to have had any kind of surgery than transgender women (28%)".

My point is, again, just to say that this stuff is complicated. I grabbed those statistics because they were a quick way to demonstrate the more general point that this is not a black-and-white issue, that trans men do not oppress trans women (and vice versa!), and that trans men are not actually More Privileged In All Areas.

And like, yeah, when you look closer at the issues those statistics reference, there are more layers- that's the point! It's a 300 page document, you could have a lot of conversations around all of these numbers and what they mean.

The fact that I didn't have all of those conversations in that post was not an attempt to hide these complexities. It was a request that we start to engage in them, especially without gearing it toward the question "who has it worse?", when the actual questions we need to be answering are "why does that happen?", and "how do we solve it?"

What I wonder, also, is- what is your point in bringing this up? The examples you brought up were lacking context, and in one case fully untrue. I want to assume good faith as well, but your ask comes off as if you're trying to argue that transmascs never actually struggle in a comparable or unique way.

[quote-tournament]

Third round, seventh fight

Quote number 51 :

"I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, 'wouldn't it be much worse if life *were* fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them?' So now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe."

-Marcus Cole, Babylon 5

VS

Quote number 56 :

"I didn't come this far to not go adventuring"

-Joe Hills

[darkmaga-retard]

https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-defense-firms-reluctant-cooperate-ukraine-safety-corruption/5865324

US Defense Firms Reluctant to Cooperate with Ukraine Due to Safety, Corruption

By Ahmed Adel

Global Research, August 15, 2024

US military contractors are concerned about corruption and the security of co-production in Ukraine and are therefore in no rush to sign contracts, a US State Department spokesperson said. Without the US being able to construct military-industrial infrastructure, Ukraine will never be able to meet its weapons and ammunition needs in the current war.

“Several US defense companies are considering joint production inside Ukraine, but questions remain about the safety of doing business in a war zone, the persistence of corruption, and the long-term business case,” Defense One reported on August 6, citing a State Department official spoken to on the sidelines of the Farnborough air show.

“The Pentagon has been pushing American defense contractors to increase collaboration with their Ukrainian counterparts, but US firms have been slower to ink deals than European companies,” ​​the report added.

According to the State Department spokesperson, the main concerns are the security of employees and facilities, corruption, and political risks.

“I think our industry is really eager, but at the same time, [it] has to make sense from a business case, right? And financing is an issue too, how you can actually pay for this stuff,” the official added.

The source noted that Washington intends to increase the number of companies cooperating with Ukraine, that a team oversees such deals, and that US companies are generally open to dialogue. However, despite this supposed enthusiasm, another major concern is corruption.

“Clearly, corruption is a concern,” the official said.

Corruption is not an issue shared only by US companies, though. A survey conducted in February by Rating found that 51% of Ukrainians believe corruption in government bodies is a greater hindrance to development than the war with Russia (46%). A survey conducted from March 1 to 15 found that 70% of Ukrainians believe that the government is profiteering from the war and increasingly sinking into corruption, a massive increase from the 43% recorded a year earlier.

Although Washington, Brussels, and Kiev claim that corruption is being stamped out, as reflected by citizen experiences, this is certainly not the case. Multimillion/billion-dollar companies do not make investment decisions based on the government’s propaganda statements but on the reality on the ground, which is that deep-rooted corruption has been consolidated into fewer hands, mostly Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his inner circle.

Beyond the issue of corruption, there is also the likely scenario that Russian missiles and bombs will destroy any military-related infrastructure in Ukraine.

“But American companies have a lot to consider before they sign up for co-production in a war zone; no one wants their facilities blown up or employees getting hurt,” the official was quoted by Defense One as saying.  

[the-letterbox-archives]

the filing system!

hello, all! i've been tagged in a lot of stuff recently, and i have started storing all these posts in the archives, mostly for my reference only. the system doesn't make much sense to anyone but me, but here's a weird pseudo-explanation of what's going on in my ocd, nonsense-organisation obsessed, addled mind.

find every extra file you need here!

(note: the filing system is currently being reworked! the above key is accurate to the new system, but the actual files are still being updated!)

file (1)2-1-011: behind character names

file (1)123-2-002: open qna

file (1)2-3-003: ask response

file (1)3-4-004: ask response

file (1)2-5-015: ask response

file (1)23-6-100: find the word

file (1)3-7-200: writing snippet

file (1)4-8-000: line of dialogue

file (1)2-9-300: writing snippet

file (1)1-10-006: 1 to 5 game

file (1)12-11-400: anagram game

file (1)1234-12-020: questionnaire

file (1)1-13-007: random ramble

file (1)4-14-030: 15 lines

file (1)234-15-040: questionnaire

file (1)2-16-500: writing snippet

file (1)1-17-000: line of dialogue

file (1)34-18-050: questionnaire

file (1)4-19-600: writing snippet

file (1)1234-20-009: wip name qna

file (0)0-0-000: ask response

file (1)1-21-0610: ask response

file (1)1235-22-700: anagram game

file (1)3-23-800: out of context line

file (1)4-24-070: 15 lines

file (1)1-25-900: writing snippet

file (1)2-26-0010: what have your characters done?

file (1)1-28-0011: ask response

file (1)5-29-0812: character inspiration

file (1)X-30-090: association game

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i'm only now realising how much these look like weird phone numbers ;-; whoops!

[trashymammalishere]

distract me pls

1: Is there a boy/girl in your life?

2: Think of the last person who hurt you; do you forgive them?

3: What do you think of when you hear the word? (you choose)

4: What something you really want right now?

5: Are you afraid of falling in love?

6: Do you like the beach?

7: Have you ever slept on a couch with someone else?

8: What the background on your cell?

9: Name the last four beds you were sat on?

10: Do you like your phone?

11: Honestly, are things going the way you planned?

12: Who was the last person whose phone number you added to your contacts?

13: Would you rather have a poodle or a Rottweiler?

14: Which hurts the most, physical or emotional pain?

15: Would you rather visit a zoo or an art museum?

16: Are you tired?

17: How long have you known your 1st phone contact?

18: Are they a relative?

19: Would you ever consider getting back together with any of your exes?

20: When did you last talk to the last person you shared a kiss with?

21: If you knew you had the right person, would you marry them today?

22: Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?

23: How many bracelets do you have on your wrists right now?

24: Is there a certain quote you live by?

25: What on your mind?

26: Do you have any tattoos?

27: What is your favourite colour?

28: Next time you will kiss someone on the lips?

29: Who are you texting?

30: Think to the last person you kissed, have you ever kissed them on a couch?

31: Have you ever had the feeling something bad was going to happen and you were right?

32: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex you can talk to?

33: Do you think anyone has feelings for you?

34: Has anyone ever told you you have pretty eyes?

35: Say the last person you kissed was kissing someone right in front of you?

36: Were you single on Valentines Day?

37: Are you friends with the last person you kissed?

38: What do your friends call you?

39: Has anyone upset you in the last week?

40: Have you ever cried over a text?

41: Where’s your last bruise located?

42: What is it from?

43: Last time you wanted to be away from somewhere really bad?

44: Who was the last person you were on the phone with?

45: Do you have a favourite pair of shoes?

46: Do you wear hats if your having a bad hair day?

47: Would you ever go bald if it was the style?

48: Do you make supper for your family?

49: Does your bedroom have a door?

50: Top 3 web-pages?

51: Do you know anyone who hates shopping?

52: Does anything on your body hurt?

53: Are goodbyes hard for you?

54: What was the last beverage you spilled on yourself?

55: How is your hair?

56: What do you usually do first in the morning?

57: Do you think two people can last forever?

58: Think back to January 2007, were you single?

59: Green or purple grapes?

60: When the next time you will give someone a BIG hug?

61: Do you wish you were somewhere else right now?

62: When will be the next time you text someone?

63: Where will you be 5 hours from now?

64: What were you doing at 8 this morning.

65: This time last year, can you remember who you liked?

66: Is there one person in your life that can always make you smile?

67: Did you kiss or hug anyone today?

68: What was your last thought before you went to bed last night?

69: Have you ever tried your hardest and then gotten disappointed in the end?

70: How many windows are open on your computer?

71: How many fingers do you have?

72: What is your ringtone?

73: How old will you be in 5 months?

74: Where is your Mum right now?

75: Why aren't you with the person you were first in love with or almost in love?

76: Have you held hands with somebody in the past three days?

77: Are you friends with the people you were friends with two years ago?

78: Do you remember who you had a crush on in year 7?

79: Is there anyone you know with the name Mike?

80: Have you ever fallen asleep in someones arms?

81: How many people have you liked in the past three months?

82: Has anyone seen you in your underwear in the last 3 days?

83: Will you talk to the person you like tonight?

84: You're drunk and yelling at hot guys/girls out of your car window, you with?

85: If your BF/GF was into drugs would you care?

86: What was the most eventful thing that happened last time you went to see a movie?

87: Who was your last received call from?

88: If someone gave you $1,000 to burn a butterfly over a candle, would you?

89: What is something you wish you had more of?

90: Have you ever trusted someone too much?

91: Do you sleep with your window open?

92: Do you get along with girls?

93: Are you keeping a secret from someone who needs to know the truth?

94: Does sex mean love?

95: You are locked in a room with the last person you kissed, is that a problem?

96: Have you ever kissed anyone with a lip ring?

97: Did you sleep alone this week?

98: Everybody has somebody that makes them happy, do you?

99: Do you believe in love at first sight?

100: Who was the last person that you pinky promised?

[evidence-based-activism]

Is there any proof men that claim to be 'raped' actually suffer or are they whining for nothing? I'm so tired of this narrative that the poor male victims have it so bad.

Before anyone says anything, yes, I know this is might be a troll. Yes, I plan to answer the question anyway. (I'm feeding the audience not the troll. :) )

So ... let's start from the top.

You've emphasized "claim" and put raped in quotes, presumably to imply that men cannot be raped. However, I have previously established that, while less common, a significant number of men have experienced rape. While not the main focus of the post, I discussed the specific numbers, sourced from the CDC here [1].

The conclusion was that 11% - 26% of men report being raped (penetrated) and/or made to penetrate and/or coerced into sexual intercourse in their lifetime. (Readers may differ on which of these acts they consider "rape". That topic is also addressed in the linked post above. But even if you only consider acts where the victim is penetrated as rape: 1 in every 26 men report being non-consensually penetrated at some point in their life. That means that, if you know 26 men, it is likely you know a male rape victim.)

Beyond the frequency, however, I have no idea why you'd think that any rape victim is "whining for nothing". Even if there was only 1 single man (or 1 single woman for that matter) who had ever been raped, that person would have experienced an egregious violation of their physical body and their personal autonomy. That -- all on its own -- is something.

Concerning victim impact, the same CDC report details how:

Of men who have been raped, 50% reported concern for their safety and 51% reported feeling fearful

Of men who have been made to penetrate, 23% reported concern for their safety and 23% reported feeling fearful

Among men reporting any form of sexual victimization, there was a higher prevalence of: HIV/AIDS, frequent headaches, chronic pain, difficulty sleeping, and serious difficulty hearing along with higher reported prevalence of difficulty dressing or bathing, difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions, and difficulty doing errands alone. All of this suggests that sexual victimization among men is correlated with higher disability rates among men.

If that's not enough, consider the fact that 41% of made to penetrate victims and 57% of male rape victims were first victimized when they were a child (younger than 17). I trust your (genuine? facetious?) lack of empathy doesn't extend to child victims?

To extend our sources list and highlight some specific findings:

A 2023 review of literature about male victims [2] describes mental and physical illness among male victims, along with interpersonal and sexual dysfunction.

An early study [3] found greater odds of psychological disturbance, sexual problems, self-harm, and substance misuse among male victims of childhood sexual abuse. This study is of particular relevance given the rate frequency of childhood victimization reported in the CDC paper.

A more recent study [4] found increased depression, anxiety, and related somatic symptoms among both male and female victims (the specific patterns were slightly different but similar overall).

Another review and meta-analysis [5] found that sexual abuse is associated with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, PTSD, sleep disorders, and suicide attempts. These associations were consistent across sex (when data was available for analysis).

An additional review and meta-analysis spanning 44 years of research [6] found no evidence of a difference in effect size by sex (i.e., sexual assault was associated with psychopathology to a similar degree for both women and men).

All together this indicates that while men are less likely to be sexually assaulted/abused, they are affected in similar ways/to similar degrees as women when it does occur.

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Just to avoid some inevitable discourse: anon, if you are being genuine and/or to anyone who does believe this sentiment, know that you are in the minority.

While data on this is sparse, consider the results of two studies.

A 2006 study [7] analyzed men and women's responses (victim blame and reaction to perpetrator) for male sexual assault victims. They varied the scenario asked about by victim sexuality and perpetrator sex. They found that (1) women reported less victim blame than men for all the scenarios, (2) women did not differ in the amount they blamed the victim for each scenario, (3) men were more likely to blame gay male victims with a male perpetrator and straight male victims with a female perpetrator -- suggesting the "sexuality incongruence" drives their assignment of blame. In addition, men but not women reported more favorable views of the female perpetrator, regardless of sexual orientation of the victim. And again, women did not differ in the views on the perpetrator across scenarios. In absolute terms, degrees of victim blame and perpetrator support were low across all conditions.

A 2023 study [8] confirms and extends these results. This study examined empathy towards male victims of non-consensual "sexual touching". The study shows high levels of empathy overall, with no difference between scenarios involving male or female perpetrators. I have some issues with the language used for in this study. (They refer to "antipathy towards men and their domination" as "hostile sexism" and " traditional admiration for men’s role as protector" as "benevolent sexism", but it looks like this may have been the terms used by the tool they chose.) For ease of discussion I will use these terms. So, in addition, they found that hostile sexism predicted more empathy for male victims but only for female participants; hostile sexism predicted less empathy for male victims for male participants. Benevolent sexism predicted less empathy in general.

This all suggests that, in general, people are supportive of male victims. The people who deviate from this trend are men and/or report greater adherence to traditional gender roles. It's of note, however, that when analyzing the groups with these deviations overall support is still high. This indicates that these demographic/political differences result in relative differences, but in absolute terms people are overwhelmingly supportive of male victims.

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TL;DR:

Yes, male victims "actually suffer". No, they are not "whining for nothing". Male and female victims both "have it so bad".

People generally already know this and indicate support for male victims. Feminists are particularly likely to report empathy for male victims, which means you (anon) are either a troll or an outlier.

References under the cut:

Basile, K.C., Smith, S.G., Kresnow, M., Khatiwada S., & Leemis, R.W. (2022). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 Report on Sexual Violence. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Thomas, J. C., & Kopel, J. (2023). Male victims of sexual assault: A review of the literature. Behavioral Sciences, 13(4), 304. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13040304

King, M., Coxell, A., & Mezey, G. (2002). Sexual molestation of males: Associations with psychological disturbance. The British Journal of Psychiatry: The Journal of Mental Science, 181, 153–157. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007125000161884

Choudhary, E., Smith, M., & Bossarte, R. M. (2012). Depression, anxiety, and symptom profiles among female and male victims of sexual violence. American Journal of Men’s Health, 6(1), 28–36. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988311414045

Chen, L. P., Murad, M. H., Paras, M. L., Colbenson, K. M., Sattler, A. L., Goranson, E. N., Elamin, M. B., Seime, R. J., Shinozaki, G., Prokop, L. J., & Zirakzadeh, A. (2010). Sexual abuse and lifetime diagnosis of psychiatric disorders: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 85(7), 618–629. https://doi.org/10.4065/mcp.2009.0583

Dworkin, E. R., Menon, S. V., Bystrynski, J., & Allen, N. E. (2017). Sexual assault victimization and psychopathology: A review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 56, 65–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2017.06.002

Davies, M., Pollard, P., & Archer, J. (2006). Effects of perpetrator gender and victim sexuality on blame toward male victims of sexual assault. The Journal of Social Psychology, 146(3), 275–291. https://doi.org/10.3200/SOCP.146.3.275-291

Le Brun, C., Benbouriche, M., & Tibbels, S. (2024). A study of empathy towards male victims of sexual violence: The effects of gender and sexism. Sexuality & Culture, 28(2), 654–672. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-023-10138-3

[imlitterallyjustblogging]

1. coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans?

2. chocolate bars or lollipops?

3. bubblegum or cotton candy?

4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you?

5. do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups?

6. pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear?

7. earbuds or headphones?

8. movies or tv shows?

9. favorite smell in the summer?

10. game you were best at in p.e.?

11. what you have for breakfast on an average day?

12. name of your favorite playlist?

13. lanyard or key ring?

14. favorite non-chocolate candy?

15. favorite book you read as a school assignment?

16. most comfortable position to sit in?

17. most frequently worn pair of shoes?

18. ideal weather?

19. sleeping position?

20. preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)?

21. obsession from childhood?

22. role model?

23. strange habits?

24. favorite crystal?

25. first song you remember hearing?

26. favorite activity to do in warm weather?

27. favorite activity to do in cold weather?

28. five songs to describe you?

29. best way to bond with you?

30. places that you find sacred?

31. what outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names?

32. top five favorite vines?

33. most used phrase in your phone?

34. advertisements you have stuck in your head?

35. average time you fall asleep?

36. what is the first meme you remember ever seeing?

37. suitcase or duffel bag?

38. lemonade or tea?

39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie?

40. weirdest thing to ever happen at your school?

41. last person you texted?

42. jacket pockets or pants pockets?

43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket?

44. favorite scent for soap?

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero?

46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in?

47. favorite type of cheese?

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be?

49. what saying or quote do you live by?

50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have?

51. current stresses?

52. favorite font?

53. what is the current state of your hands?

54. what did you learn from your first job?

55. favorite fairy tale?

56. favorite tradition?

57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome?

58. four talents you’re proud of having?

59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be?

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be?

61. favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.?

62. seven characters you relate to?

63. five songs that would play in your club?

64. favorite website from your childhood?

65. any permanent scars?

66. favorite flower(s)?

67. good luck charms?

68. worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried?

69. a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned?

70. left or right handed?

71. least favorite pattern?

72. worst subject?

73. favorite weird flavor combo?

74. at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen?

75. when did you lose your first tooth?

76. what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)?

77. best plant to grow on a windowsill?

78. coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store?

79. which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo?

80. earth tones or jewel tones?

81. fireflies or lightning bugs?

82. pc or console?

83. writing or drawing?

84. podcasts or talk radio?

84. barbie or polly pocket?

85. fairy tales or mythology?

86. cookies or cupcakes?

87. your greatest fear?

88. your greatest wish?

89. who would you put before everyone else?

90. luckiest mistake?

91. boxes or bags?

92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights?

93. nicknames?

94. favorite season?

95. favorite app on your phone?

96. desktop background?

97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized?

98. favorite historical era?

OH MY LORD this took me SO long to do but here you gooo finally @imsaanvikhanna im tagging you because idk if you'll still get a notif but yeah enjoy reading all of that

1. coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans?

soda cans but also mugs

2. chocolate bars or lollipops?

lolly pops

3. bubblegum or cotton candy?

bubblegum

4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you?

"smart and driven"

5. do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups?

soda cans

6. pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear?

tomboy

7. earbuds or headphones?

earbuds

8. movies or tv shows?

tv shows

9. favorite smell in the summer?

wet grasssss and just mowed grass

10. game you were best at in p.e.?

acrobatics

11. what you have for breakfast on an average day?

bread

12. name of your favorite playlist?

"feestje in me hoofd"

13. lanyard or key ring?

key ring

14. favorite non-chocolate candy?

gummy bears or gummy peaches

15. favorite book you read as a school assignment?

uhmmm "het verotte leven van floortje bloem"

16. most comfortable position to sit in?

with your legs over somebodys legs

17. most frequently worn pair of shoes?

currently my puma hightops

18. ideal weather?

sunny but not extremely warm

19. sleeping position?

this one but leg like waaaayyy further up

20. preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)?

journal

21. obsession from childhood?

i geuss like, rocks or tree climbing

22. role model?

idk

23. strange habits?

chewing. even when im not eating

24. favorite crystal?

id say rose quartz

25. first song you remember hearing?

idontknow

26. favorite activity to do in warm weather?

water fights honestly

27. favorite activity to do in cold weather?

sit inside with my bf (I HATE LIFE LMAOOO)

28. five songs to describe you?

oh god do i have to do this

29. best way to bond with you?

talk to me. talk with me not about me

30. places that you find sacred?

my grandmas house

31. what outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names?

black tight jeans, black shirt, black leather jacket

32. top five favorite vines?

IM TOO YOUNG T-T

33. most used phrase in your phone?

dont have a phone rn (ma took it)

34. advertisements you have stuck in your head?

the new pepsi can

35. average time you fall asleep?

i sleep????

36. what is the first meme you remember ever seeing?

i think it was like a spongebob meme

37. suitcase or duffel bag?

duffel bag

38. lemonade or tea?

tea

39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie?

lemon cake

40. weirdest thing to ever happen at your school?

HAHAHAHAH this is a dutch highschool everything that happens here is weird my love

41. last person you texted?

my friend jade

42. jacket pockets or pants pockets?

jacket

43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket?

hoodie

44. favorite scent for soap?

peach

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero?

fantasy

46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in?

nude yall

47. favorite type of cheese?

just normal 40+ cheese

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be?

something sweet n sour

49. what saying or quote do you live by?

"do whatever you want because people are going to talk shit anyways" -le me

50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have?

my dads humor

51. current stresses?

central exams

52. favorite font?

arial

53. what is the current state of your hands?

drawn on, nails uglily painted, soft

54. what did you learn from your first job?

not much

55. favorite fairy tale?

rapunzel

56. favorite tradition?

we always do a little surprise when someone in the friendgroup has a birthday

57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome?

selfharm problem, expressing my feelings (still struggle w that but we getting somewhere)

58. four talents you’re proud of having?

i hAvE No TaLeNt (im a really fast reader, give pretty decent advice despite making horrible decisions

59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be?

"hit me i dare you"

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be?

something like howls moving castle

61. favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.?

god i am so bad at these uuuhmmm

"you left and i wanted you still yet i deserved someone who was willing to stay"

62. seven characters you relate to?

WHY SEVEN HOLD ON

percy jackson

jake peralta

amy santiago

RAPUNZEL FOR OBVIOUS REASONS

UHMMM I NEED THREE MORE

63. five songs that would play in your club?

kleuterklas.

hips dont lie

bachata

hey there delilah

nonsense. but the version with coi leray

what it is

64. favorite website from your childhood?

elkspel.nl

65. any permanent scars?

on my legs

66. favorite flower(s)?

sunflowers

67. good luck charms?

bracelet my bf got me

68. worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried?

vinegar chips. fight me that shit is disgusting.

69. a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned?

pinch the webbing of your hand then squeze your thumb in your fist now try to gag

70. left or right handed?

right

71. least favorite pattern?

geometric

72. worst subject?

math

73. favorite weird flavor combo?

banana+peanutbutter+pancake syrup (no not maple syrup fuck you)

74. at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen?

level 8

75. when did you lose your first tooth?

i think i was 7

76. what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)?

all potato food is good potato food

77. best plant to grow on a windowsill?

a pancake plant

78. coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store?

sushi from a grocery store

79. which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo?

i dont have a drivers license

80. earth tones or jewel tones?

jewel tones

81. fireflies or lightning bugs?

fireflies

82. pc or console?

pc

83. writing or drawing?

writing

84. podcasts or talk radio?

talk radio

84. barbie or polly pocket?

barbie

85. fairy tales or mythology?

mythology

86. cookies or cupcakes?

cupcakes

87. your greatest fear?

everybody abandoning me

88. your greatest wish?

to be free (aka move out)

89. who would you put before everyone else?

my 2 bestfriends

90. luckiest mistake?

meeting my boyfriend because that was *not* why i was there but i love that i met him (aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa the fact this was in my drafts so long he dumped me already)

91. boxes or bags?

boxes

92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights?

sunlightttttttttt I HAVE SUCH A AUTISTIC HATE FOR OVERHEAD LIGHTS

93. nicknames?

some people call me rooibos

some people call me kleintje

my (ex) boyfriend always called me, schatje, pookie, kleintje, tiny

94. favorite season?

spring

95. favorite app on your phone?

snapchat

96. desktop background?

bluee

97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized?

my own

98. favorite historical era?

victorian