#trans men in physics are so valuable

[so-i-did-this-thing]

Would you be ok discussing your emotional changes timeline on T?

Yeah, no problem! It's been one of the biggest benefits of HRT for me.

I'm autistic and have some minor mood cycling on top of that. Before HRT, I had a hair-trigger temper, which expressed anywhere from frustration-crying to shouting and slamming my fist on things, sometimes throwing things. Keep in mind I was a late bloomer (HRT at 33), so this wasn't just "teenage hormones" stuff.

My first few shots of T, I'm sure there was an emotional placebo effect from the sheer relief of finally having started. But I'm convinced something chemical has happened in my brain, that this isn't all just relief from stress. (In part because transition brings new stresses into your life!)

By about month 6, I noticed I didn't seem physically capable of frustration-crying anymore. That knot in my throat would still be there, but the tears just wouldn't come.

A year or so later, I was aware that I didn't feel the same simmering anger I used to always marinate in. Old angry songs I would play loud in the car to vent didn't grab me in the same way. I noticed I wasn't snapping as much at people, even though I still often felt grumpy or irritated or even furious at things.

I'd say about 3 or 4 years in, it really became evident to me that my anger reaction had completely flip-flopped. I am still a pretty emotional person, and folks who know how to read me can definitely tell when I get mad, but I've become one of those "gets calmer the angrier he is" guys. There *is* a point where I explode, but the runway to it is quite long.

Also anecdotal - I'm on a 2 week shot cycle, and can eventually tell when I've forgotten a dose, because I start feeling irritable (usually ~2 days overdue). I also had a year where I was on a very low dose of T, due to healthcare access issues, and it coincided with some of the grumpiest I ever behaved at work.

Not everyone has the same emotional changes on HRT, but I've seen enough trans men with similar stories, that I feel it's evidence enough to push back on "testosterone makes you a rage baby" fearmongering.

Hormones will most likely change how you regulate your emotions, and it's very valuable to track those changes and examine how they impact your life and how it all makes you feel.

Not everyone enjoys the emotional changes (I was worried briefly I was getting emotionally detached from things), and it's worth seeking out therapists and other trans people who can help you navigate this part of the whole transition journey. <3

[olderthannetfic]

I just want to give a shout-out to you and your followers for the discussion a while ago on signs that an author has never had sex. It really helped me become more conscious of the fact that realism isn't always the goal for all authors, and that there's no reason why it should be.

I've found myself returning to the topic in light of the recent top/bottom discussion, because so many of the arguments come back to whether certain top/bottom dynamics realistically portray real-world men who have sex with men or not, which again presupposes that realism is the goal.

I think it's easy for many of us to fall into the trap of thinking that realism is an essential measurement of quality and valuable in and of itself, when what we really should be asking is whether the use of realism, or absence thereof, accomplishes the goals of the author and/or leaves the reader satisfied.

Personally, I want my sex scenes to come off as physically plausible, because that's something I find hot as a reader. But when I'm using cis male characters to portray something that resonates with my experiences as an AFAB trans person, I really don't care whether the result is relatable to the average cis guy.

So thanks for making me more mindful of how I think about realism in relation to storytelling!

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:)

[grammarpedant]

Every now and then I'm reminded that although I've spent years learning and growing and moving beyond the Basic 101's of, e.g., feminism, anti-capitalism, queer theory, anti-racism, intersectionality, etc, I must still have dozens of followers who are just stumbling ass-first into them. I'm usually reminded of this by getting a supportive and well-intentioned but very bad take added to something I posted or rb'd.

Quick recap:

Sexuality, gender, sexual assignment, etc, are not the same thing. Say it with me: what kind of sex you want has nothing to do with what gender you identify with. You can be very physically, sexually attractive to people and still not want any sex at all from anyone. Being agender (identifying as not a man, woman, or any other gender identity) does not necessarily mean that you identify as asexual (not experiencing sexual attraction to other people)

God is that too complicated for people? Homosexuality exists. Men can want to have sex with other men. This does not make them less men. Lesbians also exist. Bisexuality

Asexuality is real. If a straight man can feel no attraction to another man no matter how hot, and a gay man feel no attraction to a woman no matter how hot, then it should follow that there are people out there (of all genders!) who don't want to have sex with either men or women, or anyone else, no matter how hot.

Aromanticism is real. (Although romance might not be). The basis of the long-term committed relationship in our society is predicated on mutual attraction, on Romance, a concept written into our marriage and family laws and media supergenres alike. If you don't feel about other people in the way that society tells you you should, if you don't feel romantic attraction, that's aromanticism.

Aromanticism and Asexuality are queer, and real. Queerness is deviation from norm; queerness is a coalition of the sexual minorities, the deviants who can't or won't do sex and gender the way society says it is done- and aros and aces are deviants in the eyes of a controlling society, too; deviants in their refusal to participate in sex and romance. That makes aros and aces queer. Together, aros and aces (and the various other identities belonging on their spectrums) are called by the umbrella term Aspec.

Sexual identity, sexual behavior, and sexual attraction are not the same thing (and the same goes for romantic identity/behavior/attraction). There are straight men (identity) who willingly have sex with other men (behavior), in some cases- though not all- because their identity is founded in the personal truth that said straight man does not feel sexual attraction to other men, instead engaging in the behavior for the purposes of socializing with other men. In the same way, asexual people can engage in sex, because there are many reasons to do so besides sexual attraction, and the behavior is not the same as sexual attraction or identity.

Reverse racism isn't real. Racism itself isn't just "when you say bad things because of skin color," it's systemic discrimination on the basis of race (which, like romance, is a social construct and isn't based in physical reality.) A Black person being rude about a White American cultural peculiarity may be rude, but it isn't racism- because it's not backed by decades and centuries of disenfranchisement and belief in the inferiority of non-White people that even people of color themselves internalize. A given microaggression towards a person of color may seem small, but it's harmful because it's part of and reinforcing a much bigger structure of racism. Black people deciding that Whites don't get to say the n-word without consequences is not racism.

Feminism isn't "when woman good, and man bad." It's the philosophy that comes from dismantling the gendered norms and hierarchy that make people believe that women are inferior to and less valuable than men, but it doesn't stop there.

Transgender people are queer, and real. A trans person is someone who does not identify as the sex that they were assigned with. As such, transness reveals the truths that gender is not sex, that gender roles are not immutable biological facts, that gender is a social construct like race and romance and identity itself- an idea that people make up to make sense of the world, not a physical reality in itself. Transness reveals that our ideas of what gender is can be changed.

I'm focusing on the ones that I tend to see and which annoy me personally, but by all means add your own Social Justice 101's as well. Just try to keep it simple, keep it civil, and keep it truthful.

[tirfpikachu]

whats a tirf

a tirf is a trans-inclusive/nuanced radical feminist!

many of us tirfs have been harmed by both normie tra spaces and normie radfem spaces, so we want our own corner. many of us are detrans, trans, or have a lot of trans friends we cherish, and we're building a corner of the radfem community dedicated to figuring out the increasingly bothersome issues between the feminist community & the lgbt community and boosting all misogyny-affected voices.

nuancefems - radfems who are often shamed for their nuanced takes, especially but not exclusively on tra/lgbt topics - in general might agree with us on a lot of things, but tirfs are those who focus a significant part of their activism on tra-radfem relations and actively fixing all the rampant issues between the two communities. we deeply care about all misogyny-affected people, homophobia-affected people, exclusive same-sex attracted folks and all gnc people. we are against the rampant misogyny & homophobia of tra spaces, while also not believing in the typical terf rhetoric and demonization of dysphoric people & trans/nonbinary-identified gnc people. we believe that despite what mainstream lgbtq/tra spaces may have forced on us, it'll always be essential to discuss sex-based ("agab" based, anti-ofab/female) oppression, and homosexual (what you may call exclusive afab4afab & amab4amab) rights in feminism. we also believe that in our tirfy corner of radical feminism, it's important to discuss the complex experiences that trans people may have under the heteropatriarchy and support dysphoric people and try to find productive solutions to all these struggles. we also try to educate more tras on what radical feminism actually is.

for us, we use male to mean what you'd call amab or tma, but we'd call male people omab as sex is observed, not assigned, unless it was done so wrongly in intersex/dsd cases. and ofc female = afab/ofab. while trans men might be ofab, or female, they are still men in the gender category or strongly align with it due to dysphoria. even if they aren't transitioned, we as tirfs see their dysphoric experience as often being different than normie female experiences and deserving proper gendering and accommodations. the same of course goes for trans women who are omab/male yet also often transition into facing misogyny, thus very much needing feminism & deserving their voices heard as well; and even if they don't transition, they still have dysphoric gnc experiences that can have them face horrific harm, and by existing as gnc, as transfems, they are going against the patriarchy by aligning with the "lower" class. transmascs who haven't transitioned yet or never plan to are also still deviating from the path set ahead for female/ofab people as well, and the experience of dysphoria - social and/or physical - is still often very debilitating and deserving of analysis and compassion from the tirfy side of radblr.

we tirfs may talk a lot about gnc and trans topics, but we care first and foremost about misogyny-affected individuals in our radical feminism. we still deeply care about gnc, trans & detrans people as well though, and believe that hearing them out can often provides us valuable information that may help us better understand the patriarchy. we believe in tangible experience: whoever faces the blunt of gncphobia - including transmisogyny - should speak on it the loudest, and whoever is born into facing misogyny from a young age due to their female body, or who has experienced tangible misogyny in their day-to-day life, should have their voices boosted on those specific issues in tirf spaces. others should learn to be good allies. if someone is marginalized one way and not the other, they still need to put in the work and become a strong ally, not just idly stand by.

sex-based oppression is something only ofab/female people face (and intersex ppl in some cases). by this i mean misogyny from birth or even before birth, facing childhood misogyny, and misogyny related to female bodies such as genital mutilation, reproductive misogyny, medical misogyny against female people specifically, historical misogyny and its long-lasting effects on female folks, sexual abuse and slavery meant specifically towards female-bodied people, and all abuse involving the person's femaleness in ways that don't include non-intersex male people; transfems might face related misogyny if they're assumed to be female, but if it refers to female functions they do not have this is misdirected misogyny. in the same vein as how transmasc people who transition and are still feminine might face horrific transmisogyny if assumed to have a gnc male body, they usually know it is misdirected, conditional transmisogyny. it can obviously still be incredibly harmful, but in this case you are still not the intended target. and for example with abortion rights it would be highly inappropriate for transfems to center themselves in the discussion when they cannot truly face this form of misogyny.

tirfs believe that while cis/bio women and transmasc people should actively learn to be good allies to transfems, be respectful, and moderate the rampant transmisogyny in their spaces, transfems also need to learn to be good allies to us and recognize their privilege from not facing misogyny in childhood and not having female-unique issues. they also need to moderate their own spaces for the awful "cotton ceiling" rhetoric, threats and sexual violence from transfems with a penis, guilt-tripping into male/female sex especially with homosexual female/ofab people, misogynistic views of female bodies, openly agp creeps positioning themselves as transfems, and anything involving transfems who did not do the work to unlearn their omab upbringing. it's unfortunate that this even needs to be moderated, and i don't believe most transfems are like this, but it is a huge issue that is going unaddressed and it's a big reason why cis/bio women and transmasc people are flocking to radblr right now.

for those who do not agree with terf rhetoric, tirfism is carving out a space for those tras to find shelter and recover from the misogyny & homophobia they faced in tra spaces. we also take in transfems who are tired of their nuanced voices getting shut down or being called bootlickers for speaking up for female/ofab rights and being a good ally. tirfs at the end of the day want equal allyship between female people, homosexual ppl, transfems, transmascs and all gnc people, as we are all affected by the heteropatriarchy. we also want proper care for trans people and preventative measures within healthcare and in tra communities to prevent more heartbreaking detransitions, which harm not just detrans people but also add to trans stigma.

people might say we're not radfem enough for radblr, or too radfem for lgbt or queer spaces, but we're too tired of the bullshit to give up.

side note - not all tirfs are as nuanced. there have been waves in the past of self-proclaimed tirfs that were decidedly not radical, and constantly downplayed female (and homosexual) rights. my kind of radfeminism includes misogyny-affected transfems, but my fellow tirfs and i do not just want to water down radical feminism or enable people to cause more harm to female folks. as a detrans lesbian i know firsthand how much harm libfem tras can cause. tirfism is about including misogyny-affected dysphoric voices into the conversation, and exploring diverse experiences. some issues are unique to female people and homosexuals, and that's alright! some issues are also unique to transfems, to transmascs, or to all trans ppl. we want to put an end to all misogyny, homophobia, and transphobia/stigma.

that's tirfism to me, anyways!

[batbeato]

I've talked briefly before about intersex Sayo, but... There's a lot you can read into regarding her relationship with her intersex status and with the perisex expectations she grows up with.

(This post reads Sayo using an intersex lens, as their experiences are analogous to real-life intersex people and can be seen as a metaphor for them, even if Sayo is never confirmed to have been born intersex.)

Sayo grows up with all sorts of expectations centered around the perisex 'AFAB' body: she will have a feminizing puberty, she will develop hips and feminine fat distribution, she will grow breasts, she will have periods, she will be capable of having children. But it goes beyond that - these are not only expectations Sayo has for herself, but expectations that society has for them, as well. People raised as girls are told that breasts and hips and fertility and vaginas will make them attractive to men, defines them as women, and makes them valuable - and thus the inverse is also the case: that without these things, they are not attractive to men, they are not women, and they are not valuable.

This equivalization of sex to gender means that Sayo, as they grow older and do not experience the perisex puberty promised to them, begins to feel unattractive, de-gendered, and worthless. This feeling only grows, and culminates in their self-definition as 'furniture', once they realize that they not only will never experience perisex puberty, but also will never be capable of reproducing. They say that "this body... isn't even capable of love" - "love" as is defined by the capacity to perform (heterosexual) sexual acts that can result in procreation. This can also indicate that Sayo wasn't physically capable of receiving vaginal penetrative sex. If Sayo was born perisex and AMAB (my personal preference), their vagina was surgically created. It may not be capable of pleasurable intercourse, or may not be able to fit a penis at all (or at least, without further procedures, such as dilation). If Sayo was born perisex and AFAB, their injuries and subsequent surgery may have resulted in a similar state for their vagina: one where vaginal penetration is painful or impossible.

(I personally believe Sayo to be AMAB, owing not only to the "man from 19 years ago" but also to Lion's status as the heir and more masculine-leaning presentation, something that would likely have been discouraged or looked down upon if Lion had been AFAB. I also lean towards it because of how AFAB Sayo/Lion has been used in the past to deny and discredit Sayo's trans identity and to enforce cishet norms onto Beatrice/Battler's and Will/Lion's relationships.)

Regardless of Sayo's assigned gender at birth, Sayo, both before and even moreso after the reveal of their past, felt unattractive, degendered, and desexed. In their attempts to claim identities that conformed to the allopericishet patriachy they grew up in, they lived their life as Shannon, Kanon, and Beatrice.

Shannon represents the ideal femininity: she has large breasts, she is submissive, and she is kind and emotionally mature. Beatrice's body, much like Shannon's is sexualized - blonde, blue eyes, large chest, all for the sake of feeling attractive - though she is allowed to express non-feminine behaviors so long as she is not made visible to anyone. Through Shannon and Beatrice, who are both imagined to be perisex ideals, the intersex Sayo is able to reclaim her sexuality, though fear of being sexless remains.

In EP2, Beatrice taunts Shannon with how animalistic the desires of men are - "the black-as-tar lust of that glasses man behind you", "men are flies and maggots that get caught in your scent and gather around you". I believe this is a combination of things: fear of sexual assault, as her mother and potentially grandmother were assaulted; shaming of her own sexuality and desire to be seen sexually; and an affirmation that she is, in fact, sexually desirable. Beatrice, in saying that Shannon is an object of sexual desire, no matter how negatively framed, is affirming that if Sayo presents as a cis perisex woman, she is able to become attractive. She is able to escape being the sexless, genderless 'thing' she feels that her intersex status makes her.

In contrast, Kanon, who is masculine, is not ideal: he does not have large muscles, he is not emotionally mature, and he is effeminate. He is a man, but he is also not one who would be valued in the patriarchal society due to his lack of 'proof' of manhood (in strength, in sexual conquest, in appearance, in partaking in toxic masculinity). He is the closest Sayo comes to acknowledging their status as intersex and gender non-conforming - as someone who does not neatly fit into the biological sex binary or the constructed cisgender binary. And he is the persona who does the "dirty work" that stained his soul long ago, the persona who takes no active action and instead denies Jessica's affection, the persona who does not present himself as a sexual being at all.

The most we have is when Kanon takes out his blade in front of Jessica in EP2: the innuendo there is that he is exposing his status as furniture - his (intersex) body, and (intersex) genitalia - to her. He is displayed as a heroic knight who protects Jessica, thus reinforcing his masculinity (men and the masculine as the protecting force for the frailer, feminine idols). Only in Sayo's fantasies can their intersex body "pass" and fit into the cissexual ideal.

So Sayo finds their sexuality in presenting as perisex: their 'true' intersex self, disabled and degendered and desexed, is hidden away and removed from the perfect Golden Land.

I believe many intersex people can resonate with Sayo's feelings: sometimes to be intersex is to be hypersexualized, to be seen as "having both". But to be intersex can also mean to be degendered, desexed, and othered. It can mean that you are not seen as, or do not feel like, someone capable of being an object of sexual or romantic desire. Our genitals and non-conforming sexual characteristics are "freak shows" that need to be "fixed" for us to be "normal" and to engage in heterosexual relationships, and those efforts to "fix" us may only increase those feelings of being degendered, desexed, and othered.

For me there is something that I deeply relate to in Sayo's perception of their (analogous to) intersex body, and in their attempts to present as perisex in order to "fix" what is "wrong". But in the end, even Kanon, the most unlovable, intersex persona of them all, is loved in the Golden Land.

[ventbloglite]

Honestly I'll never get over how some people turned on Cavetown so quickly when it turned out he's not cis. Like I'm not saying that he never had people who didn't like his early music, because music is art and art is subjective and thus everyone's opinion is going to differ, just that it's very telling that he became a prime target for those who want to belittle trans mascs/trans men as a whole.

And it's frustrating that 'Boys will be bugs' is the song they point out as 'a stupid ukelele song about bugs' because like, I don't think he could have made it any more clearly NOT about bugs? Tell me you've only read the title without telling me you've only read the title.

The first verse clearly states a bunch of 'accepted' stereotypes about teen boys especially as perceived by a young teen boy who desperately wants to be seen as tough and 'a real boy/man' and directly tells us that this is bullshit thinking because the boy also admits that he can't admit that he is insecure about himself nor can he be open about needing physical contact with others i.e. toxic masculinity is already threatening his sense of self and place in the world and leading him down a road that doesn't benefit anyone except the patriarchial system whilst making him worse and his relationships worse especially with girls whom he's been taught are the enemy and it's ok to make them cry and aaaaaah

It's such a good song okay. The lyrics are so simple, on purpose, so that anyone could grasp the concept even if you're not a man (cis or trans), trans masc or weren't raised a boy (regardless of actual gender) so didn't experience any of this.

I just--- it's very telling that some have decided to not think about this message, a message which is valuable in a fight against patriarchy if nothing else --- and weaponise the TITLE and GENRE of the song to belittle trans mascs something that was not done when he wasn't out of the closet.

( btw before anyone is like oh boo hoo is this the worst trans mascs have to worry about??? no it's not but oppression is laid brick by brick my friends and every brick weighs down on the foundation)

[ironmyrmidon]

I like the small ways cis people express their gender identity, even if they don't understand that's what they're doing.

Cookouts are a ritual performance of masculinity.

The principal point of focus is the man hosting the event. He demonstrates his ability to skillfully perform a masculine task (grilling), using a masculine instrument (the grill) to cook a masculine food (meat). If he successfully performs that task, then he distributes the rewards of his masculine talent and receives in turn compliments affirming that he is masculine.

Other men at the cookout can, and usually do, express their own masculinity. They gather around the host to talk amongst each other. They comment on the way the host is performing his masculinity by grilling the meat, expressing their belief that the host is masculine and demonstrating that they too know how to perform these masculine acts. They tell each other stories of times that they demonstrated their masculinity in the past and the sometimes hilarious results. This conversation allows them to express their own masculinity and affirm the masculinity of the other men in the conversation.

Feminine individuals wait in the periphery of the ritual, until it is time for them to eat food and express complimentary affirmations of the host's masculine skill. If feminine individuals cook at all, it's exclusively sides that compliment the main focus of the meal and very little focus is put on that task. It's a nice thing for a feminine person to prepare these sides, but ultimately peripheral to the masculine ritual.

None of these tasks are inherently masculine. There is nothing to physically prevent a feminine woman from grilling meat or to comment on someone else's grilling. However, I have been to a normal amount of cookouts in my life, and I have never seen a woman grilling or commenting on someone else's grilling beyond asking when the meat will be ready. Someone with a feminine gender identity has less to gain from ritualistically performing masculinity, because they don't want to be perceived as masculine.

Before concluding, let me preempt some arguments. My experiences are universal. If you have seen a woman grilling, that was an illusion and you are a fool for being tricked so easily. I'm not reading too much into this, because this is all self evident if you think for like a second. If you disagree with anything I said, it is because you are blinded by your preconceived notions or political beliefs. I'm very talented at performing my masculinity and my penis is normal.

I think it's valuable to understand that performing gender is a universal experience. It's not just something aberrant trans people do, cis people do it too.

[rotationalsymmetry]

Ayyy.

So I got a little into the tags on this one. And it's wild. (Transphobia discourse ahead including brief mentions of sexual violence, physical violence, and police and prisons. feel free to scroll past if you don't want to see it.) (btw I'm talking trans fem and trans masc a lot and I realize some non-binary people don't think either term is really applicable to them and...I think that's legit I just don't know what to say about it. Apart from yeah exorsexism is also its own thing. Sorry.)

Here look. Do trans women and trans femmes have some pretty epic issues that are much more a thing they face than a thing that trans mascs face? Of course. If I walk down the street in a short haircut and a binder, I'm not going to be especially worried that a cop will decide to harass me because they think I'm a sex worker. I'm not at especially high risk of a lover murdering me because he's so freaked out at the idea of maybe being a little bit gay because the woman he fucked turned out to not have been born in a body the doctors recognized as female. If I get arrested, well, a lack of hearing about transmasc prison horror stories does not mean they don't exist, but I have heard transfem prison horror stories and they are horrific.

Plus the extra layer of some feminists (terfs) being utterly convinced that trans women are a unique and terrifying threat to feminism and should not be allowed in women's spaces or to even, like...work for feminist organizations? Anyways. It's a whole thing.

And I've known about at least some of this stuff for as long as I've known about any trans issues. And it's horrifying and very much worth talking about and doing stuff about. And it also as far as I can tell does get talked about extensively when people talk about trans issues at all. Which I mean. They often don't.

At the same time, I have also seen a sort of overcorrection, more from cis people than trans people I think, to go "well ok clearly we have to draw the line somewhere, if feminism can include trans fems we have to exclude someone so I guess that means feminism does not apply to trans mascs."

Which is ludicrous.

Misogyny affects trans fems. Street harassment and job discrimination and a million other feminist issues affect trans women. (In fact, trans fems often offer a uniquely valuable perspective on these things, as they can compare how people treat them at different stages of how other people see them.) Misogyny affects trans fems, again not surprisingly because is there any group of women that misogyny does not affect, so feminism should include trans fems.

And misogyny affects trans mascs. Abortion access and contraception access affects us. The restrictions placed on girls affect us, since most of us didn't transition at age two. Clothes without pockets often affect us. Sexual harassment and sexual assault and unfortunately in some cases corrective rape affect us. And here look, I pretty much look like a cis woman who doesn't shave her body hair, but trans masc who look like guys have this really unpleasant problem where often they still need "women's health care", Pap smears and whatnot, because "women" need a lot of health care, while looking like guys, where the worst scenario is getting refused care and the next worst one is getting care but being misgendered the entire time and the best case scenario of getting appropriate care and not being misgendered and also not being slammed by dysphoria or the psychological residue of past health care experiences too hard, is hard to find. Ok?

If misogyny affects trans mascs, and again it does, then trans mascs belong in feminism, ie the struggle against misogyny.

If misogyny affects trans mascs in a way that intersects with transphobia -- if trans mascs get special experiences that are much more common for them than for either cis women or trans fems or cis men -- then there should be a word for that. And in theory you could talk about transmisogyny to cover both, because hey intersection of transphobia and misogyny what else are you going to call it, but a lot of people are deeply convinced that transmisogyny means specifically the oppression that trans fems expeiences so it's almost less effort to just coin a new term than to fight over what transmisogyny should mean. So. Here we are.

It's really wild that any of this is controversial. Let alone that people will get so intensely angry about it.

[rinwellisathing]

Get to know my OCs: sibling relationships:

Sentry Ojeda:

Sentry is set as Chosen to be in charge of all of his Bhaalist siblings, their perfect prince of slaughter. Tomi and Gabraela follow him without complaint, both of them fond of him in their own way with Gabraela feeling protective of him as he is a fellow tiefling young enough to be her son and she was forced to kill her own child. Tomi has a more doting older sister relationship with Sentry, content to simply be a respected daughter of Bhaal and left to her own devices until things get serious. Orin used to adore Sentry when they were younger and they would create art together and he would protect her, but Sarevok turned her against him, bitter in his own way that Sentry was so favored by Father and also that Sentry escaped the role of breeder he was born into and that Bhaal simply allowed Sentry to 'decide to be a man'. Jackal is violently jealous of Sentry and hates him, wanting nothing less than to put him in his place. Sentry has a soft spot for Orin and Tomi, but Gabraela's mothering annoys him and he wants to kill both Jackal and Sarevok painfully.

Jaina Thalassia:

Jaina and Tiburon Thalassia have probably the most normal, relatable sibling relationship. They love and care for eachother, they played together happily as children, but Tibs underestimates Jaina and views her as fragile and flighty, in need of protection and meanwhile Jaina views Tibs as foolish and content with the drudgery of being a Flaming Fist as opposed to trying for something more. They tease and needle eachother, but the family bond is there. Also part of Tibs overprotectiveness of Jaina comes from the fact that he did accidentally nearly kill her once when they were children, not that she holds it against him since it led to her being named Umberlee's chosen.

Kroger and Octavia of Creche K'liir:

While technically they are siblings by virtue of being born into the same clutch, they actually consider themselves and Lae'zel siblings because of a bond forged across battles and journeys together. They were usually grouped together in a party and worked well together/trusted eachother. Also Lae'zel saw the potential in the two despite neither being physically strong.

Ilya Barghest:

Although Ilya considers every fellow paladin trainee he studied with at The Open Hand Temple a brother in arms, he had the closest relationship with Sentry as they were both tieflings, both orphans, both trans men, and both in relationships with wealthy, powerful men. Although Sentry mostly views Ilya as an annoying pretty boy, he does have a soft, protective spot for the younger man and Ilya, completely oblivious to how he annoys Sentry, views the older paladin as his very best friend and a close confidant. Ultimately, this relationship shakes out in a positive way when all is said and done and their friendship becomes close and unbreakable. Even if Sentry still can't help but see Ilya as an annoying little brother.

Jackal Silk:

Jackal hates and resents every last one of his siblings, jealous and angry that even as a Bhaalspawn he cannot escape the role of unimportant and unimpressive extra son who exists to serve a more powerful and valuable sibling. If he had his way he would torture and murder them all, but he knows Gabraela would easily kill him and now that Sentry is fully grown and not a scared child anymore so would he. Tomi and her poisons could rob him of his mind and control of his body just like the medicines and treatments back at the madhouse, Orin is too heavily guarded by Sentry when she was young and by the cult when she becomes chosen, and Sarevok...well, Jackal figures it would be a waste since he's already come back a few times.

[lunarsilkscreen]

What am I good at?

This is a narcissistic post, me grandstanding on my abilities and discerning why people compare me to Jesus, Prophets, and Messiah (Messengers)

I'm writing this because people tell me it "Needs to be said". I'm writing it so they stop bothering me about it (they will never stop bothering me.)

This is a collection of Historical Account, Fictional Descriptions, Biblical Understanding, and my own personal methodology. [citation needed]

First; The Definition; What is a "Messenger". The brief explanation is that it's a person who can see patterns between truths, or patterns between patterns.

In our typical understanding of the world we have "Strong Man" and "Smart Man" who are the typical tribal leaders. The "Fitest".

Consider a caveman with no parents; no knowledge about how the world works. How does he learn to hunt, track, build tools and weapons, farm and forage?

You might say "Well, that's what smart people do. Learn things." Except you're thinking about today's smart people, those that learn from books. The ones who get straight A's and retain all the knowledge they can, but they sometimes don't have a "Working Knowledge" or "Street Smarts" or the ability to perform.

The "Strong Man" has the ability to perform, but low ability to retain knowledge and no ability to discern patterns and create knowledge.

The key phrase here "Create Knowledge" where Knowledge is everything written down in books, or taught between people.

While these people tend to be afraid of the natural world, and each other; the third Type "Messenger" who might be considered "Spiritual" before that word became synonymous with Religion and God.

They, to others, are seemingly unafraid. They learn how to scare off predators, they observe nature and learn how to track and hunt and forage.

And to solve many tasks; they need a smart man to remember the things they routinely forget, and a strong man to perform tasks they physically can't.

However; when all the patterns are memorized by the smart and strong men; they tend to forget why they need the spiritual one in the first place.

He is no longer valuable afterwards.

Messengers tend to be the first to be ostracized for various reasons; non-conformity being the biggest one. They also aren't typically muscular and tend to lose focus, marvelling in the seen and unseen worlds *more* than the one the other deem as "Real".

Autism, Queer, Whatever... The ones who fit those categories AND are Messengers are commonly seen as "Unfit".

And because they're more interested in things other than social relationships; they're easy targets. And so they are either exiled or killed.

Now the unsavory History;

Many times, and if you read the new testament a certain way, Messengers are Queer coded. And oftentimes trans women.

Why this distinction? Probably because of the otherization of women into a fourth category "Birthing Person", which includes any other queer coded individual that doesn't fit Strong or Smart.

This is an observation you can read about in cultures around the world, from native Americans to Mythos held by the Samurai.

And this is where the problems start; because they believe these people have "Special Magic Powers". Society has tried to *create* Messengers.

Through castration of children. This is the historical context. And then they realized you can't create Messengers that way, so they were discarded and became prostitutes.

In Europe (and other places) It seems that people like me were accused of being Witches. "Trapping men in Succubus pseudo-sexual conquest" because "Gay doesn't exist and neither do trans women".

We are often persecuted; and that persecution leaves us in a perpetual mindset that means it doesn't matter what we do; because it's a crime to exist.

And that's why it seems to be a magical event when a Messenger gains prominence.

Why it seems magical that I did.

Because whatever gender I am coded as was long thought a myth lost to time.

I use Gender here as "Classification of Human".

That's terrifying to me.

But what is it that I'm good at? Why does it seem that I'm good at everything and the defacto "Magical Tranny Archetype in the Flesh?"

I see patterns between truths. I have trouble memorizing things; because I see the world differently.

My brain collects A LOT of data about myself, my surroundings, the people around me; but physical information, like words in books are hard to remember.

I have to memorize them by learning the steps that created that knowledge; in essence, to learn anything I need to discover it myself from scratch. And develop tools and methods that are kind of cumbersome for others to use.

And because of this; it's incredibly hard to communicate with people sometimes. Because they don't see the patterns.

Some have suggested this kind of intelligence is a form of evolution. But that would only be true if this was a repeating thing where somebody like me appears and then every new person is like me or better.

I don't think that's it.

Because we've existed before. And we exist Today. I'm just really good.

But that also means I'll continue to be scrutinized till the end of my days, with little peace...

And then subsequently forgotten; because that's what happens to Messengers, they are forgotten, persecuted, otherized, discarded, and all context around us is lost.

Or at least; that's how I've come to understand whatever*this* is through or collective historical texts and tall tales.

I don't really wanna be a Prophet or a Messiah or the president or a king, you can call me a Messenger if you want.

I'm just Melin.

Please don't glorify me; It's upsetting.

[seewetter]

My first thought at hearing horror described as "a predatory force seeking out the exposed and vulnerable elements of society" made me think of a movie about a monster tormenting people who refuse to be vulnerable and at the end the "final girl" has vulnerability but must spend a highly uncomfortable eternity with the monster.

But then I realized that while that would make a good horror movie, it would just be the flip side of the coin of horror movie avoidance. The audience then simply gets "action movie"-like gratification where the victims have to open up and be vulnerable and laughs in schadenfreude when they fail at this task. It could be good horror, but it wouldn't challenge its target audience, who don't relate to the victims in the film. The audience would side with the monster, and watching the predation with a certain level of emotional detachment. "Ahaha, that frat bro couldn't show vulnerability, go get him". This could be a fun movie, but it's not a template for the appeal of horror. And people who don't want to be vulnerable in that particular way can become more entrenched in their mindset, because the film isn't just victimizing (people like) them, it mocks its victims, it addresses the audience as people superior to those victims.

If, say, a slasher movie features a bunch of frat bros who never open up to each other, this doesn't reflect real vulnerabilities of frat bros, who IRL do tell each other pretty harrowing stories and show emotional vulnerability in the right social setting -- the reason shitty men bully emotional or "weak" men in group settings is cishet patriarchal pecking order / violence. These guys do all these weak and emotional things all the time, just under the "right" pretense. So a horror film where frat bros are killed for being repressed kind of misses its mark as social criticism.

But even if the film killed frat bros or karens or other groups of privileged people who either repress something or hide a violent underbelly of their group, a challenging horror film walks a fine line.

Any horror film that simply *gives them what they deserve*, say a slasher film where frat bros die one-by-one as the monster seeks out guys who aren't, as prev put it "reduced to tears", is wish-fulfillment for an audience critical of frat bro culture. Like I'd get a kick out of it, I think such stories should be told and I'll watch at least a few of them, but I know deep down that I'm watching something that doesn't actually affect me. Don't misunderstand me: I don't think entertainment needs to be pure. I don't think it needs to teach valuable lessons. But since people above are discussing the kind of infantile mindset where someone basically doesn't like about horror the very thing that makes it horror (the helplessness) I can't but mention that to really get audiences to experience helplessness, you need *them* to actually feel helpless. So watching some Karen who totally deserves to get chopped to bits feel helpless ...only works if *you're* a Karen like that yourself -- and even then might not work if you rightfully(?) suspect this entertainment was made by other people to make fun of you or feel superior to you.

Schadenfreude (enjoying the damage others face) is absolutely a viable ingredient for entertainment: but absurdly, it's an ingredient for a feelgood movie. A morality play that preaches to the choir.

This is one reason why trans women and people with physical disfigurements have been so attentive to transmisogyny and ableism in horror. Because in both cases, the mainstream has been making feelgood movies where the monster is Other and people can feel superior to that form of otherness. They can pat themselves on the back for thinking that disfigurement makes someone monstrous or uncomfortable or undesireable or disgusting. A disfigured monster's body would not be half as ableist if it wasn't part of a sort of morality tale feelgood movie, where bad people get what they deserve and good people go rewarded. Giving the disfigured monster more sympathy effectively doesn't just muddle the ableism, but also muddles the predation and violence of the monster. Which won't really make sense to the audiences who wanted a morality play to feel better about themselves but also--- morality plays are a part of horror, but they are kind of like decaf coffee. It's horror without the helplessness of horror.

Even a film with an amoral ending, like Cabin in the Woods, is basically just defanged horror, it's an action comedy with horror tropes and weird sci-fi and fantasy elements. The amoral ending (just letting the world get destroyed) is cool and entertaining, but this is definitely a feelgood film.

If someone wants to make a film about unavoidable pain and suffering, then they can't shy away from actually inflicting that fictional pain and suffering on their fictional characters. And if that movie is meant to avoid the thing where wealthy suburbanites are victims of the murder doll or demon home invasion or whatever, if you want to show the vulnerability of homeless people for example...well then you can't shy away from portraying the futility of their attempts to get help.

Feelgood films (both the Action Horror movie and the Schadenfreude Morality Play) have their place in the world of storytelling and can say interesting things. But the impulse to always want "soft" horror is maybe partly due to how effective it can be, as a genre, to actually make people live through helplessness and unavoidable pain. I don't think the last type is more legitimate, but I do think, especially when it deals with marginalized pain or deals with privileged pain in a way that truly hits its mark, people will tend to not want to watch it.

It's not uniquely American for people to not want to get to close to this sort of pain. It seems like the product of neoliberalism: even the most victimized people in the poorest countries are told that what truly matters is their authenticity, their integrity. Labour is increasingly expendable, people can easily lose everything... and so they are being comforted with the idea that at least they *are themselves* (hence why I'm always trying to define being trans not as "who I am, who I truly am inside" and more in terms of "my freedom of association and self-definition is being taken from me, using biology as an excuse". When people want to *be themselves*, experiencing a story where they have to be vulnerable can be incredibly difficult.

I'm still not sure why rich people applauded "Parasite" -- did the film fail on some level, or did they shield themselves from the film's message -- and I can't say what the magic ingredients are to make a story impact its target audience. Parasite, though, is about poor people told from their perspective -- and rich folks are the Other. So maybe that explains its muted effect: Like that social media post about bullies at school cheering on Dumbo the elephant beating up his bullies. This is the story of Dumbo, audiences cheer Dumbo on because they like him. They aren't vulnerable to the critique of Dumbo or Parasite, because the hero isn't a bully like them. And bullies are fundamentally unsympathetic as characters. Audiences tend to want them to die.

I think a really psychologically effective horror film is one where the protagonists are people the audience relates to, who do bad things that the audience somewhat dislikes but can find understanding for and where the antagonist isn't a bringer of morality, but simply a force of destruction. Where the core defining aspect of the monster isn't how clearly it reflects some real-world problem, but how relentlessly it pursues its tastes or agenda. The monster(s) acts like a real-life problem in its horrific effects, but it isn't allegorical. Or at least not allegorical for an issue near and dear to the audience's heart. But I'm not sure how much horror can actually cause audience introspection. I don't think we can fully expect entertainment to hit the mark on that. People watch entertainment for the fun of it -- if someone wants entertainment to be transformative, they need to take notes from entertainment that appears to have a genuinely transformative effect (like "A Short Film About Killing" which supposedly ended the death penalty in Poland or "Jaws" which supposedly caused a temporary shark murder spree).

But regardless I think it makes sense to realize that horror films that make the audience feel smart for avoiding bad things and horror films that harrow the audience with inescapable horror are pandering to different desires and are, in a sense, different genres. If you know that, you have a better grasp on how to design your own stories or how to recommend stories you come in contact with.

people are so mean about horror movie victims like. sorry but if i had gone to a cabin in the woods with my friends as a teenager you couldn't have stopped us from reading aloud from the evil tome. how were they supposed to know the ancient curse was real they're like 17

[funny---mose88]

https://64.media.tumblr.com/4ee123bb50e73fcd62c08b404186dd51/473928ea48888009-55/s100x200/4643effe23a593b821e810e1e2b7f7a7c5dc35f2.gifThe gender cult likes to condescendingly remind everyone that sex an

d gender are two different things. When you tell them for instance that a person can't transition from male to female, they say, "I think you're confusing sex with gender and you should really educate yourself." 🤓 The stagnation of online feminist spaces frustrates those who seek more meaningful action. While digital platforms are valuable for sharing ideas, feminists argue that true change requires collective, real world organizing. Without physical mobilization, there is a risk that feminist discourse remains performative rather than transformative. Marriage laws are often structured in ways that disadvantage females. In divorce, females can lose access to property they helped acquire, be forced to pay alimony, and face lengthy legal battles over custody. These legal barriers make it difficult for females to leave marriages, trapping them in unhappy or abusive relationships. Radical feminists argue that marriage reinforces patriarchal control and should be critically examined. mens—who might otherwise consider themselves supportive or open minded—will often resort to condescending remarks like "who hurt you?" or "you re just bitter." This response seems designed not to understand but to discredit. But what s really happening here? Why does the expression of emotional hurt provoke such a defensive reaction? There s something unsettling about the way medical systems approach transgender healthcare. For many trans people, the process of accessing hormones and surgery is far less rigorous than one might expect. Doctors often fail to ask critical questions about menstal health, past trauma, or a person s full medical history. The approach is transactional, as if the decision to transition is something that can be made lightly. But what does it say about our healthcare system that such important decisions are treated so casually?The gender cult likes to condescendingly remind everyone that sex and gender are two different things. When you tell them for instance that a person can't transition from male to female, they say, "I think you're confusing sex with gender and you should really educate yourself." 🤓 The stagnation of online feminist spaces frustrates those who seek more meaningful action. While digital platforms are valuable for sharing ideas, feminists argue that true change requires collective, real world organizing. Without physical mobilization, there is a risk that feminist discourse remains performative rather than transformative. There s something unsettling about the way medical systems approach transgender healthcare. For many trans people, the process of accessing hormones and surgery is far less rigorous than one might expect. Doctors often fail to ask critical questions about menstal health, past trauma, or a person s full medical history. The approach is transactional, as if the decision to transition is something that can be made lightly. But what does it say about our healthcare system that such important decisions are treated so casually? Theres something greasy about the neepler dimension that makes me tumble. How did you get so glubbunous by hanging out with peanut butter spreader? Theres no need to pring the rancid porn in front of a special room. shimbers slicking! TIM: Lets not forget what happened last time men went to rainbow road. Me:

[frou-frou-deserved-better]

[Image ID: tweet from prance @bocxtop reading "regardless of the election's results it's obvious this country has gotten way more rightwing especially amongst men and i think a lot of that is what is fed to us online, we have to figure out a way to stop every dude under 35 from turning into crypto hitler" /end ID]

Teach men how hunting supports sustainability.

Show them community.

Give them compliments. Men and boys are told compliments are only for romantic interest, so they struggle to see how others value them.

Hug your brothers. Tell them you're glad they're here.

Celebrate their joy.

Commiserate about their boss and share how they can make their workplace better.

Show them how trans men celebrate and practice masculinity.

Teach them how partners should treat them.

Listen to their pain, and validate their feelings.

Educate them on sexual assault and violence; not as the assumed perpetrator, but as the possible survivor. Men are less likely to be victims than women, but that's still a massive amount of men.

Men and boys are hurting so much and have been taught by the right that the solution is anger. They've been taught by the left that there's no way back into community. Men are 4x more likely to die by suicide. That increases for men of color.

To be clear: this is not work for everyone to do. You are not responsible for giving support to people who wish to do you harm. You do not need to go to lunch with Nazis. You do not need to befriend a fascist.

But you do need to be kind to your coworkers and neighbors and cousins. Protect yourself, but we must have kindness.

What the right can offer men existing power structures:

Unfulfilling and empty relationships, including higher risks of unplanned pregnancy - i.e. potential child support, aluminum, and further financial straight.

Disconnection from their bodies and feelings outside of anger.

Abusive working conditions

Financial insecurity, housing insecurity, food insecurity, increased rural poverty and more.

Lack of access to healthcare, and alienation when disabled (which will occur for over 60% of them)

Constant paranoia and violence

Constant policing of their speech, interests, looks, and personality

High rates of incarceration leading to increased rates of SA, less access to routine healthcare, restricted future job opportunity, and decreased access to education

What an equitable future founded on Justice could mean for men (and the rest of us):

Safe, loving, and fulfilling relationships

Bodily autonomy, reduced trauma exposures and symptoms, walking communities, increased mental and physical health outcomes.

Power and autonomy and better conditions at work

Increased access to housing, work, food

Routine healthcare and support for disability inclusion

Psychological safety and community integration

A community that embraces and celebrates individuality

Vastly reduced incarceration

We have to show that what could be is so much more valuable than anything they would give up.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

[guywhogabs]

hey. you can call me gab.

i'm a binary, masc trans man from the rural southern USA. i'm closeted and pre-everything. i'm also auDHD, mentally ill, and have chronic pain.

this blog is so i can give my input on things like transandrophobia (though i prefer the terms anti-transmasculinity or virilmisia), ableism, and feminism. i will do my best to tag things properly, and if you need anything labeled with a CW/content warning, let me know. this also goes for any requests for accesibility, like image IDs or transcripts. i will do my best to provide these, though if i'm low on energy it may unfortunately take a while.

i try to listen to other points of view as best i can, especially when it comes to other axis of identity, but i recognize i may have my blind spots and prejudices. i am always open to input on what i may fail to account for, and if i have majorly messed up then please contact me via DM.

and as a side note, i do not like being called transmasc as an individual as that has been used to subtly or purposefully misgender me in the past.

[april25] THIS BIO IS UNFINISHED. I WILL UPDATE IT WHEN NEEDED.

my general beliefs are under the cut to not clog up my blog.

trans men/mascs do in fact face oppression related to their masculine gender expression, regardless of presentation or passing status. a closeted trans man still has to deal with any expressed desire to be masculine being, on average, belittled or punished harshly. a stealth trans man has to keep quiet or he may, on average, be othered and abandoned by people he relied on, verbally or sexually harassed, or assaulted. there is no true safety in transmasculinity unless you live in an incredibly progressive city/town.

trans people of any gender are not "more oppressed" than others on that single axis of identity. we all have our separate yet related issues that deserve to be addressed, and to deny that is an attempt to split the community and single out a punching bag for the supposed "most oppressed." being trans does not instantly absolve you of bigotry, internalized or otherwise.

CW SEXUAL ASSAULT MENTION AND POTENTIALLY DYSPHORIA INDUCING LANGUAGE. pointing out how a trans persons genitalia and repeoductive organs can affect their life is not "TERF rhetoric," it just needs to be a topic handled properlly and discussed with care to avoid falling into bioessentialism. to try to silence it as such would be to deny that (perisex, fertile, pre-op or non-op) trans men/mascs can be S/A'd with intent to impregnate and/or detransition them, and that (perisex, fertile, pre-op or non-op) trans women/fems can be S/A'd for similar reasons, though with intent to force them to impregnate their assaulter, and (perisex, fertile, pre-op or non-op) nonbinary/genderqueer people can face either depending on their "hardware."

the usa is not the only country that matters in terms of trans and queer oppression, or any oppression for that matter. trans and queer people exist in countries with incredibly bigoted governments, and many are often erased from the public eye and statistics, often via murder or violently forcing them back into an acceptable societal role.

statistics are not the be-all, end-all to how oppression is experienced. rape is underreported across the board, with trans men/mascs and nonbinary people, who were designated female at birth and/or raised as such during childhood, being especially prone to this by being recorded as cis women and girls.

intersex people deserve to be included in conversations of transphobia due to many not physically fitting into the gender binary, and therefore being targets in hate-blinded attacks on people who don't fit society's classification of men and women. they have valuable points of view to share that will only enrich our discussions on transgender rights, and are valuable allies in the fight for equality. intersex rights are trans rights, and trans rights are intersex rights.

that being said. no, you don't "become intersex" when you transition. no, you can't call yourself the h slur (her*******te) just because you have changes to your anatomy brought on by HRT and/or gender-affirming surgery. stop fetishizing intersex bodies and treating them as "other." it's no better than the transphobes who fetishize trans bodies.

you can do whatever you want forever. label yourself however you want as long as its not hurting someone. (i.e. being non-indigenous and identifying as two-spirit, or identifying as "transracial" in the context of literally trying to become a different race/ethnicity (such as people trying to "become asian" via makeup, surgery, etc.) rather than identifying with your adoptive parents of another race or something similar, or being perisex and identifying with an intersex-exclusive label because you think being perisex is "boring.")

intersectionality is not only about the intersection of marginalized parts of one's identity, but also how all parts of a person's identity affect how they move through the world.

[drgyana]

7 Simple Lifestyle Changes to Lower Your Heart Disease Risk

Heart disease is one of the top causes of death around the world, but many risk factors can be managed by making changes to your lifestyle. By adopting heart-healthy habits, you can lower your risk of developing heart disease. In this blog post, we will explore seven simple lifestyle changes you can make to improve your heart health, along with how working with the best cardiologist in Bhubaneswar, such as Dr. Gyana Ranjan Nayak, can enhance your preventive measures.

1. Eat a Heart-Healthy Diet

A well-balanced diet full of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins is important for heart health. Include foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, like fish, walnuts, and flaxseeds, as these can help reduce inflammation and lower blood pressure. Be mindful of saturated fats, trans fats, and sodium, as these can increase cholesterol and blood pressure levels.

2. Maintain a Healthy Weight

Carrying excess weight is a major risk factor for heart disease. Strive to keep your body mass index (BMI) in the healthy range by balancing what you eat with how much you move. Even a small amount of weight loss can help lower your risk. Speaking with a healthcare professional or the best cardiologist in Bhubaneswar can give you personalized advice on how to achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

3. Stay Physically Active

Engaging in regular physical activity strengthens your heart, improves blood flow, and helps control your weight. Aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week, such as brisk walking, cycling, or swimming. Also, include strength training exercises at least twice a week to further support your heart health.

4. Manage Stress

Long-term stress can harm your heart, often leading to unhealthy habits like overeating or smoking. Use stress management techniques such as meditation, yoga, or deep breathing exercises to help you relax and boost your overall well-being. Finding healthy ways to cope can greatly reduce your risk of heart disease.

5. Quit Smoking

If you smoke, quitting is one of the best choices you can make for your heart. Smoking damages blood vessels, raises blood pressure, and lowers oxygen levels in the blood, all of which contribute to heart disease. Look for support through quit programs or counseling to increase your chances of stopping.

6. Limit Alcohol Consumption

While moderate drinking may offer some heart benefits, too much alcohol can lead to high blood pressure, obesity, and other health issues. If you choose to drink, do so in moderation—up to one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men. Talk to your healthcare provider to determine what’s right for you.

7. Regular Health Check-Ups

Regular visits with a healthcare provider are vital for keeping tabs on your heart health. Screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels can help identify any risks early on. Dr. Gyana Ranjan Nayak, an experienced interventional cardiologist, can offer tailored advice and treatments to help manage any existing conditions and lower your risk of heart disease.

Conclusion

Making these seven lifestyle changes can significantly lower your chances of developing heart disease. By focusing on a healthy diet, maintaining a healthy weight, staying active, managing stress, quitting smoking, limiting alcohol intake, and having regular check-ups, you can take charge of your heart health. Don’t forget that consulting with the best cardiologist in Bhubaneswar, like Dr. Gyana Ranjan Nayak, can provide valuable insights and personalized strategies for a healthier heart. Prioritizing these changes today can lead to a healthier tomorrow for you and your heart.

[lunarsilkscreen]

Women in the Military

"Women just aren't tough enough to cut it."

With my previous post that equates "womanhood" with "servitude;" what about women in the military? There aren't any AFAB women in U.S. special forces units after-all...

There's a reason that Men were only selected to serve in the military and not women in the first place.

This reason is particularly nuanced and complicated, and it starts with; Well, Women can only give birth once a year, while Man-Sperm is a dime-a-dozen.

Since sperm is ubiquitous; therefore an AMAB man is worthless unless proven somehow. Either by Divine proclamation, Status, Wealth, or survival. Especially the survival of service.

A woman is valuable property for the continuation of the species. While men are only valuable for their services.

This is what [Eugenics] as a concept serves to analyze. And is the incredibly insidious dark side Epigenetics serves to create.

If stress is passed on genetically; perhaps it's better to breed less anxiety prone humans. Perhaps only certain men should reproduce? The uh... How-you-say: breeding studs.

If we're talking about colonizing other planets; it's better to breed little twink-fembys because they weigh less and would therefore take less resources to colonize other worlds.

If we're talking about staying on the planet; what does a big muscular species provide except to waste Resources?

If we're talking about Electrons; all electrons, big small always even out to be the same mass.

If we're talking about breeding programs; We need look no further than European Royalty; where the need to couple only with other royalty has served to produce the effects of in-breeding and unfaithfulness to one's partner.

But this about Women in the Military and not Epigenetics.

Why aren't more women serving. Why aren't more in special services?

It's not because of physical ability or the need for a tampon every now and again.

It's because of the social stigma that women face.

Because of the necessity, culturally to pair off and get married; women not only have to face the difficulty of the training, they also have to face the dozens of men that want to marry them.

Who may or may not use the conditions of the specialized training for nefarious unseemly purposes.

Which would disqualify the woman; even if it wasn't her fault.

Social Stigma encourages "Men" to act on their impulses instead of taking a situation for what it is.

And because of this; the military originally deemed women unfit to serve, not because of themselves: but because it would mess with unit cohesion if a woman were in a Unit.

Consider one singular woman in a unit, and all the men Fighting over her *instead of* the enemy?

And this is *also* why homosexuality was taboo in the military for so long.

It was thought that a gay man would serve to take the place of woman in lieu of women. And hence why Trans Women are *also* seen as unfit.

Because the Anima (Social Perception) of a closeted trans woman would serve to influence men to act on those impulses in lieu of a ln AFAB woman.

That's what Gender Studies serves to understand. Why would certain Men be included in a person's perception of "Sexual Female"?

And why Men get Dysmorphia when they perceive themselves to be more feminine. So they aren't seen as women by *other* men.

But here's what "Regression to the Mean" means; in order to breed a "superior" breed of animal or plant; it requires extensive inbreeding.

As with Banana Trees and Certain breeds of Dogs; you can tell the process had made it hard for them to survive. And Nature/God forces that regression to the mean. The best functional human being is low-energy and high-paced. Or Anxiety Prone.

An insect colony, who is all inbred sees similar debilitating effects; they serve but one purpose: breed and become food for a larger creature.

The more versatile and inherently better strains of Produce are ones that have been cross-bred. From flowers to the Honeycrisp Apple.

When eugenics goes too far; the strain dies out. Humanity will die out.