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lesbiansanemi · 9 months ago

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I maybe potentially (most likely) have covid but my job is being so fucking cagey about if I’m going to be on the receiving end of disciplinary action for not coming in because of it. I have multiple symptoms of it and was in close contact for an extended period of time with two people who have tested positive for it. I went to get an official test from an urgent care place (because I was told I need proof for my job), and was told it would be up to 48 hours until I get results and until then I needed to self isolate and then obviously continue if the test is positive. They wrote me a note saying to excuse me from my job which I emailed to them. But they keep emailing me like “well the cdc says isolation is no longer necessary so…. If you don’t have a fever you’re supposed to come in” and now I’m so paranoid that I’m going to get write ups for not coming in despite having a literal doctor’s note telling me not to because all covid protections have been so thoroughly axed and it’s treated like any “normal” illness (though this shouldn’t be okay for ANY illness, not just covid) and if you don’t have sick time (which most places don’t supply at all, or if they do, it’s a dismal amount) you have to come in or experience the consequences and I’m just 🙃🙃🙃 so anxious about it and also I fucking hate this country for putting MILLIONS of people in this position where they have to choose between not going work but risking being fired and losing their livelihoods which leads to SO many risks if you have no safety net (and most people don’t) OR going in because you just don’t have a choice but you’re miserable and actively spreading highly infectious diseases to multiple other people. I truly don’t understand how there are people who look at this system and act like it’s fine

#I’m lucky enough that my job won’t straight up fire me #I’ll likely get a write up I think but I’ve never had one before and we’re so chronically understaffed that I won’t be fired #it’s still nerve wracking though…#and I know most people don’t even have THAT much of a safety net #I just straight up don’t understand how jobs can straight up be like ‘we don’t care that you have a doctor’s note come in anyways or we’re #writing you up’ like how is that fucking legal #because it’s America and all we care about is profit and controlling everything about a person’s life I know that #but still #not to mention the classism of the fact that most ppl can’t even get doctor’s notes anyways #that in of itself is a privilege #but Jesus fucking Christ #like I’m not going in tomorrow cuz I’m waiting on test results and healthcare professionals have told me to isolate #but the fact that I’m in this position at all is insidious #jobs should just be like ‘okay! got it! see you when the isolation period is over and/or you’ve been cleared by a doctor’#the fact that it’s ANY other response is deeply evil imo #never mind my health like I’ll be fine I’m a mostly healthy person #but everyone I could potentially infect that could then experience LIFE ALTERING or maybe even ending consequences????#I know it’s been said before but the flippant disregard for human life is so….#like I said I genuinely think it’s cartoonishly evil that it works this way #and if you try and argue against it or point out it shouldn’t be this way you’re just some crazy lazy commie or whatever #lord #kaz rambles

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offbrand-tbt · 1 month ago

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I'm this close to just sending that trans inclusive radical misogynist post, the one about how there's loads of guys who'll go "oh, you're a man now, great, come shit talk women with us" to every blog insisting that trans men can't have male privilege and it's transandrophobia to say they do. Not every trans man has this experience but it's actually pretty common even for out trans men to be seen as, if not "real" men depending on who you ask, certainly non-women, and encouraged to perform misogyny as part of their social transition.

#Like. I'm sorry. But if you say trans men can't have male privilege #You are basically denying the possibility of our being seen as male by cis men #Which is not a universal truth #Also every other post in the transandrophobia tag is nauseatingly transmisogynist in and of itself

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purplegori · 2 years ago

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malevolent is wild because the two main characters are literally Everything all at once. they're a queerplatonic relationship. they're romantically married. they've been thrice divorced. they're constantly learning about each other. they barely know each other at all. they argue every fucking minute. they have an undying loyalty to each other. like i'm SAYING man it just never ends

#malevolent podcast #malevolent #arthur lester #john malevolent #gave up trying to retype my tag rant here's the short version (you got lucky today)#me when being human sometimes means being so many things all at once youd think you contradict yourself but no actually #thats a human thing. a person thing #the privilege and the curse of not knowing what you are now because there's still more that you can be #but maybe that's part of it! maybe you're SUPPOSED to be like that? because sometimes progress isn't knowing what you are #it's knowinf what you want to be #and that's a whole thing itself; it's a wholeass thing to figure out but in the meantime maybe.#maybe you ARE something. and that is: you are doing your best. and you are being better #and maybe that's what john and arthur are yknow maybe that's their thing too

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hibiscus-intern · 2 months ago

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YOOOOO DAISUKE! congrats on the internship, tho how the heck did you end up in the freighter business??? didn't think that was ur thing... or that they did internships over there in the first place LOL. how's it been so far?

Maybe this is where I find my thing! Boss has me doing so much reading that my eyes are starting to huuurt. I've got to learn something!

Slight elaboration on the second panel in tags!!

#🌺.art #🌺.response #I have strong feelings about Daisuke's home life guys #what do you call a place full of privilege but lacking in love?#is that even home?#i headcanon that Pony Express was aware it was on the verge of going under and tried to preserve itself by seeking outside investments #Daisuke's wealthy parents were among those approached and they used their position to negotiate for Daisuke's internship #you can debate whether or not they actually intended on indulging the company #PE put Daisuke on the Tulpar because of Curly's prestige and Swansea's experience thinking they would be a good face for the company #//ooc #thank you sm for the ask! theres already a few I'm working on and I couldn't be more grateful <3 I rlly rlly appreciate the interest!#also there was a version of the first panel where i actually drew that kitchen. never again.#mouthwashing #mouthwashing game #daisuke mouthwashing #mouthwashing fanart #ask blog

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sukibenders · 6 months ago

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Some fans: Eloise is such a fake feminist, doesn't she see how some girls and women enjoy marriage? Doesn't she see how her privileges give her luxuries others don't? She's so selfish. She doesn't even use her words to support other women!

Also same fans: I wish Eloise would stop talking, like her speaking about feminism at every turn is getting old. Can't she just be quiet and let everyone enjoy the fun? Like yeah talking about women's lack of personhood without a male figure in society, or how they can't go to university, or how sometimes they marry men who will only hurt them but need to for their status is sad to see, but THE ROMANCE-

#bridgerton #eloise bridgerton #like...this is the rhetoric i see a lot in this fandom especially on twitter and insta #like how are you going to call eloise a fake but then get mad at her when she calls out her society?#how are you going to wish that characters you love weren't put in these circumstances but then shit on the only one calling it out?#like is eloise flawed in her mindset? of course but 1.) she's young and learning 2.) making attempts to grow 3.) is the only one championing #for women's rights verbally and numerous times on screen #and while she is privileged it's shown many in her stsnding don't agree with her and turn against her when she speaks about feminism #so you can tell that it's not a favored topic of discussion #that within itself shows me that she's doing more than most around her #(and no just making a fortune for yourself as woman does not make you adherently feminist especially if you earned that wealth by tearing #down other women (no matter their status) and/or blackmailing them)#and to say eloise is fake but ignore how she risked so much to protect not only pen but geneieve is laughable

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bigskydreaming · 5 months ago

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Imagine if you were a gay or bi man who tried a certain firefighter show because of all the attention it was getting for one of its mains having a later in life bi awakening.....and between seasons you ventured into its fandom in search of material to tide you over til the next one. And you're greeted by a deluge of posts and fics that are just cheerfully homophobic towards one half of the newly out bi character's canon relationship on the basis of 'well he's not the RIGHT gay guy' and pushing the idea that actually its fine to cheat on him because Reasons and he's sexually predacious based on......behind the scenes implications people have divined like they're reading fucking tea leaves.

But don't get it twisted....this fandom, like all fandoms, really cares about representation!

Sorry not sorry, but we really need to kill this idea that fandoms are welcoming and inviting and inherently progressive when they're frequently insular and reductive as fuck. Every single fandom I've been in has had major trends of people doubling down on their own headcanons and fanon interpretations of the characters and willfully enacting trends aimed at running off people who like the 'wrong' characters (usually characters marginalized along one or multiple axes), like the characters in the 'wrong ways' or other bullshit.

Scott is a Bad Friend fics overtaking Teen Wolf fandom was not incidental, it was a FEATURE of the fandom, because the vast majority of that fandom did not want to share its space with anyone who had the nerve to like its main character. Survivors complaining about or criticizing the prevalance of rape fics in a certain fandom has in my experience always led to a reactionary UPTICK in those fics, with gems like 'this character can, will, must be raped' in the tags making it crystal clear that some of these fics exist because how fucking DARE anyone try and push forth a narrative not agreed upon by Fandom Main.

I could cite examples for so many other fandoms, with the commonalities always being that vast majorities in these fandoms are explicitly reacting defensively to being asked to be more mindful of fandom trends revolving around or exacerbating racism, homophobia, transphobia, rape or abuse apologia, ableism, etc....

With the most prolific fucking rallying cry across countless fandoms being "No the fuck we will NOT be doing that," because lolololol.....

Fandom is an inherently progressive space, didn't you hear?

#anyway this has been on my mind in general for a few weeks now #and its more about fandoms just being fandoms #and like....what if they werent though #these patterns migrate from one to another as fans migrate from fandom to fandom bringing their bullshit with them #like do people never get tired of just trying to call DIBS and claim fandoms for themselves while shutting out anyone else #who might have a lot to fucking offer if you werent being so gd intent on staking a claim instead of sharing perspectives #and exploring new possibilities?#and I know not everyone links certain problems with racist homophobic and other behaviors to my own issues with dark fic and rape and #abuse apologia but I do inherently see it as sharing large portions of venn diagrams even though I do not consider being a survivor to be #something that demarcates privilege in the way that axes of identity do #as its situationally based rather than inherently identity based #but the way it can affect and shape large parts of peoples' identities begets commonalities #but my point is just.....a big part of why I so often lump it in is specifically because of how people react to these things or #defend against criticism across the board #like most people know my stance on censorship and how my blood boils when its people who are throwing accusations of #censorship at those raising criticisms....#but the point is just.....think about what censorship actually IS in all practical senses of the word #its about shutting down conversations. limiting the flow of information the sharing of perspectives and experiences #THATS WHAT MAKES IT BAD #now......what about criticism inherently lends itself to any of those things if you DONT accept as a foregone conclusion that criticism #is only ever offered up in bad faith and meant as a silencing tactic #instead of just a request or offered avenue of ways for things to be done better rather than not at all?#who is ACTUALLY out here trying to shut down convos and limit possibilities?#is it really the people being critical of fandom behaviors and trends?#or the ones doubling down at the first hint of any criticism and aggressively ramping up how frequently and visibly they engage in #the criticized behaviors in efforts to drive people away or as a silencing tactic of their own?#just saying

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dkettchen · 2 years ago

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have more lesbian sanami brainrot

#sanami #trans!sanji #sanji #nami #one piece #wlw #lesbian #trans #she's still not used to it #sleeping next to her for a week and still not over it #also yes I will be drawing trans!sanji in this kind of outfit a lot cause canon!sanji almost exclusively wears shirts it is truly depressing #but lends itself to being repurposed into trans lesbian fashion easily so we'll take it #cause 'open shirt over women's cut top' is one example of Stuff I've Seen My RL Trans Sapphics Wear #(not ONLY for tiddy purposes shut up brain she's trans it's fine she legitimately would wear that)#also no-period-haver white pants privilege smh

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goodluckdetective · 3 months ago

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Okay a quick note:

Probably not Moral OCD: guilt or distress about suffering in the world when you aren’t facing that suffering yourself

Potentially Moral OCD: deciding that if you don’t spend almost every second reading the news that you do nothing but refresh the news. Taking a second to eat or drink water is unacceptable and every time you do, you rake yourself over the coals for daring to do such a thing. You must eat less next time in penance.

Probably Not Moral OCD: guilt or distress about your consumption habits and their impact on the environment

Potentially Moral OCD: such guilt or distress about your consumption habits that you refuse to throw anything out and begin hoarding items and or refusing to leave your apartment less you hurt the environment more.

Probably Not moral OCD: occasionally feeling bad or guilty about something you did wrong in the past

Potentially Moral OCD: obsessing about something you did wrong or bad in the past and spending hours and hours thinking about all the things like it you did wrong that you neglect basic tasks and functions.

It’s not just guilt. It’s perfectly normal (and mostly a good sign) to feel bad about bad things in the world. It’s feelings of guilt that lead to compulsive actions that do nothing to actually solve the issue you’re guilty about.

#iz rambles #ocd #moral ocd #how you react to the guilt is the distinction not the guilt itself #feeling guilty about being privileged is probably not OCD please stop saying that #the solution to this problem is not cutting off exposure to things that cause the guilt BUT stopping the compulsion part #this post is one part brought to you by people using the term moral OCD as a get out of social justice action card which no #that’s not how it works #and partially by someone saying we need more moral ocd which also no #ocd does not make you a better activist if anything if makes you a terrible one because it takes the suffering and injustice of others #and instead turns it into actions focused on yourself

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ecstarry · 1 month ago

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god im down so so so bad

#u know when u like someone so so much u feel lucky #just because you know them #that’s all #having her in my life is already such a gift #her existing and allowing me to be there as she lives her life #is a privilege in itself #like im out here with her as my screensaver

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vulcannic · 5 months ago

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anyone else feeling deeply disconnected from everything and everyone and struggling to find joy in the whimsy of everyday life or is it just me

#text #i’ve already seen enough posts to make me want to throw my phone into the ocean #and walk into the woods and just keep walking until i collapse #and even thinking that thought fills me with guilt and anxiety because unplugging like that is a privilege in itself #and even when i do log off i am faced with the stress of selling our house and moving #i’m just filled with too many emotions and no way to release that stress #i wish i had like a peloton so i could run that energy and stress out of me like a hamster on a wheel

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kevindavidday · 5 months ago

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do say more on the jeaneil + kandrew to kevjean + andreil pipeline 🤲

saw this at work and was devastated i couldn't immediately answer this...capitalism is getting in the way of my aftg thoughts what bullshit

jeaneil + kandrew to kevjean + andreil pipeline will most likely be observed in one of the fics i'm writing (not saying which but the ones who know may guess) and my vision is like...hmm... i picture kandrew as friends with benefits who are deeply obsessed with each other and jeaneil as friends to lovers because jean would feel oh so safe with dear neil and neil's need for an emotional connection would definitely be strong enough for him to be attracted to jean

but then picture a kevjean reunion where jean meets kevin once after years of no contact and is like fuck i'm still not over him and andrew happens to stumble upon neil around the same time and keeps being pulled into his gravity like both jean and andrew...they would be down bad

kevin and neil on the other hand would be entirely oblivious to the fact that any form of love is taking place between them or switching sides smoothly because they'd see each other and argue exy stats instead of caring about the fact that both their partners are five seconds away from breaking up with them in favor of the others

big fan of the idea of a polycule but the hilarity and angst potential of jean throwing up over kevin and andrew pining after neil is too good to pass up

#its so funny to me #neils like no yeah i love jean more than life itself actually #and jean is like staring heart eyes at kevin but telling neil ' mhm love u 2 ... 2...kevins number 2'#and kevins like yeah andrews my bf he's gonna drive me places forever #and andrews like 🧍 about to revoke kevins passenger princess privileges and hand them over to neil #i love anything that makes me laugh #aftg #kevjean #andreil #jeaneil #kandrew

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gunkbaby · 8 months ago

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I do wonder how much of the mischaracterisation rampant in a lot of manga/manhua fandoms is related to a western perspective

#*this isn’t about no one in particular it’s just an observation based off of almost a decade of being in these things #Not just tg bc prior to i was into otome and Vocaloid and fairy tail & black butler and saw some of the same ‘americanisation’ on non usa c #aracters #Im not saying this is the only reason either like spiderverse is horrendously mischaracterised (my poor bby miggy…)#Im not rly into fandom so i just kind of like observing these things #I think it’s a very easy mistake to make #Like im british and i see things through a British lense. Naturally. It’s not a sin or a moral wrong #But i think it’s really worth understanding #That characters set in a different part of the world of different nationalities will have differing perspectives #I like sinking my teeth into things like yhat #Like if i use shu as an example:#I see lots of people characterise him as like an American rich kids. But rich kids in japan are very different #Privilege expresses itself differently depending on country - shuu is also old money. he’s not ur american insta influencer yk #i am guilty of it too - old money rich kids in the uk are associated with horseriding and i associate shuu with horseriding #tho i do think that’s a decent hc but ofc i am bias to myself #Idk it’s worth considering i think

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nartml · 7 months ago

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Some of you are trying to find misogyny where it doesn't exist because you want to be victims so bad

#i said it #i stand by it #im sick of it #rewording the tags because i really did that wrong the first time #now unsentimentaltranslator made a point so allow me to redeem mine #misogyny is absolutely the bigger issue but there's no contest #but ive seen people go out of their way to find something to be offended by. in general too ofc but #im specifically referencing people who milk their identity as a woman for all its worth #while being deliberately ignorant of the privileges they do have #i hate that. i do. it's annoying #some of yall want to be offended so that you can be the victims so that you don't have to take responsibility or accountability #for any privilege or any sort of power you do have #easiest example is the way some of us white woman ignore our privilege when compared to a dark skinned woman #or how us well-off women are in an infinitely better position than the women out there fighting for their lives in congo or gaza #knowing your privilege even in a marginalized position is crucial to being a true feminist #feminism #misogyny #coming back the next day to add a few things #this can actually also be a form of misogyny in and of itself. in MANY different ways #and i can double down on that but ill save it for another post

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spitblaze · 9 months ago

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I'm not at all an expert on gender studies but if you're interested in it at all I HIGHLY recommend you look into oppositional sexism as an issue because I feel like I can see into the fourth dimension of queer discourse now

#spitblaze says things #we SAY that gender is a spectrum and not a binary! and it IS a spectrum!#but too many people still view it as a binary on a social level #like yes your *gender* can be literally anything but what about your *experiences* and *privileges*? those get shoved into 'men' and 'women'#and a lot of people are under the impression that these experiences are Entirely Separate and Cannot Be Compared #which just isnt true!#i feel like we're sort of seeing a weird assertion rn that masculinity in and of itself grants privilege #as in. butch women have some sort of nebulous privilege over femme women #which is uh. not true but DOES come back to oppositional sexism. masculinity makes your experiences inherently different somehow #but it DOESNT

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solradguy · 1 year ago

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The hell's up with all these anti-trans men/masc memes lately because I'm getting real sick of it real quick. It's not cute and it was never funny.

#textpost #This site's always been weird about trans men and it feels like it's gotten significantly worse lately #It's bad enough trans men are constantly belittled by the rest of the LGBT community I don't need to see that shit on here too #'Why would anyone ever want to be a man' is one I've been seeing a lot. Think before saying something that stupid #I've been wanting to make a post about this for a while now but haven't because I feel like it's swinging a bat at a hornet's nest #Which in itself is completely stupid. I shouldn't feel like that addressing these issues yet here we are #Damn near every single time I've seen a trans man on here mention that maybe we're being treated unfairly they get laughed at #Or told to suck it up or that we've got 'cis male privilege' or something. Do these people forget that we're TRANS??#I WISH the government saw me as a cis man but they don't #This is NOT a trans men vs trans women suffering olympics thing like some people seem determined to make it out to be #Every trans identity and trans person is affected by transphobic laws and people. We're in this shit together #And belittling trans men and ignoring us when we speak up about issues will only drive a wedge in the trans community #When we're divided we're weaker and that's how the transphobes get what they want #Anyway I'm sick of anti-trans men memes.

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coquette-bathtub · 8 months ago

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pls I didn't know my book daddies were such absolute HUNKS 😩

Club Members: Scott Lynch, Joe Abercrombie, Christopher Paolini, George R.R. Martin, R.A Salvatore, Patrick Rothfuss, Anthony Ryan, Brandon Sanderson.

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