#why not women
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I was teasing my friend about her having a crush telling her "haha couldn't be me how embarrassing" and she pointed out my various crushes on soft and/or broody big strong men (drumtits brian) and I will never recover from the horror that befell me in that moment
#why men#why not women#i am bi I know that#but its brian#it's just..brian#my ace demiaro bi ass is in shambles#the mechanisms#drumbot brian#bi in a “I am completely enamoured with all genders that genderfuck” way and not the “and then theres binary men and women ig” way#not saying the latter isnt a possibility but it's a 0.00001 % chance that it'll happen in any way shape or form#drumtits posting
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very funny (irritating) to me that everyone whined and yelled about stupid rainbow capitalism and how performative wokeness/allyship is a net bad we should all refuse to support and now like.
tumblr is doing nothing for pride and target isn't selling much (if any) of their pride collection offline except at certain stores (in democratic areas, basically) and build a bear has a much tinier collection than normal and all the actual pride stuff is on their "adult" website (not sure if it's in stores, but pride = adult is a hell of a message)
there are genuinely good criticisms for performative allyship in all its applications. it shouldn't be the only thing we expect from people and companies. but if all the shit I see being called performative stopped tomorrow then in terms of the LGBTQ+ community especially we just. wouldn't talk about queerness or queer issues or celebrate pride or do anything.
open your fucking eyes. we are very close politically to having gay marriage rolled back. now companies are basically being let off the hook to even make a miniscule effort (which matters to the people who don't have access to any other kind of support in their communities! which normalizes the community in public spaces!) because the only reaction they have gotten over the last few years are negative ones from BOTH sides.
we are so entrenched in discourse at all times for the sake of our OWN performance of who is the wokest and who is REALLY an ally or a good community member that we have basically handed over all the work of activists of the last several decades to the other side because we'd rather scream at each other over fucking chicken restaurants and shit than the real life backsliding that's happening.
and this goes for other shit too. feminism, poc rights, all of it.
also. trans rights aren't discourse and aren't just culture war arguments. in case any terfs think they can spin this to be antitrans.
#pride#pride month#gay#lgtbqia+#lgbtqia#rainbow capitalism#i just#why can you not understand how just bc you dont like it from the standpoint of anticapitalism#does not mean its not important in a society controlled solely BY capitalism#its like watching feminism circle around from women can just exist even if not conventionally attractive to its woke to get plastic surgery#what are we DOING
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yeah this is a self-evident biological hierarchy. that's why we have to enforce it with violence
#bolo speaks#<- spends way too much time reading subreddits dedicated to catching incels in 4k and making fun of them to be good for her mental health#but genuinely the number of men online willing to say men are inherently [this way] and women are [that way] and that's why dissenters#should be BRUTALIZED is insane
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will never understand the misogynistic inclination to pigeonhole every female character into the "exasperated sensible mom friend" role as if there's anything better than a woman so devoid of maternal instincts that she makes wire mother look soft. woman who rolls over and walks out onto the balcony to smoke a post-coital cigarette alone and leaves without a note or any kind of acknowledgement after sleeping with you because she can't stand the vulnerability of sleeping next to someone, or waking up beside them the following morning. woman whose idea of relaxing is abusing substances alone in a dark corner somewhere, and snarling and snapping at anyone who approaches her, regardless of intent. woman so emotionally unavailable she fails or refuses to notice that her lame ass partner is trying to push the divorce papers until they've taken the kids and left a heartfelt but scathing note pinned to the fridge. woman with more vices than genuine friends. woman whose expression stays blank and arms remain limply at her sides when you wrap her up in yours for a hug. woman without a gentle touch in her body, with nothing but rough edges and sharp angles.
#🐉#obligatory 'yeah i realise these traits are more appealing in fictional characters than in your mother' disclaimer#but if male characters can embody this archetype and be considered attractive for it#i dont see why we cant have some toxic destructive nightmare women#woman who is your shitty dad but a girl
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reblog for women 👍👍💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥💪💪💪💪
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the weirdest fucking thing to me is how men will be like "it's so hard being a man. no one cares that i'm sad. the loneliness we experience could NEVER be understood by a woman" and then also be like "btw i never talk to my friends and i don't know their names and i love hanging out with men because they don't talk about their stupid emotions all the time. women could never understand a bond like this." like ???
#this thread was so rancid lmfao#my favorite was 'we don't care if someone wants to relax on the couch!!! STOP NAGGING US!!!' like ????#go take care of your kids you deadbeat????#also SO many guys complaining that no one compliments them#ok so compliment another man.....#oh no you only want a woman to compliment you? ok.#women compliment each other that's why we get compliments lol#we do not want men to 'compliment' us hope this helps
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can i say something. for years i thought the joke of the song short skirt/long jacket by cake was that he wanted a woman who was hung like a horse. like i thought when he says jacket it was a last-second fakeout because he very obviously meant to say cock. and the rest of the things in the song were just her personality and interests. which were secondary to her awesome penis
#is anyone else doing this. or am i stupid#i didnt question it at all i thought that was just the obviously intended meaning of the song#and i was like damn this is pretty progressive for the 90s i wonder why no one talks about this song when theyre talking abt#popular songs about trans women at the time. i guess some of the stuff mentioned could potentially rub people the wrong way-#OH. SO IT WAS JUST ABOUT A WOMAN WHOIS PRAGMATIC AND BUSINESS CASUAL WITH IT. I SEE#EDIT THE LINE 'a voice that is dark like tinted glass' LIKE....U GET WHAT I MEAN
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what is with men being mad any time a woman raises her voice where did that even come from. someone posted a video of a small electrical explosion, and the top comment was of course the woman screams. the second comment is women try not to scream challenge, level impossible. i had to go back and watch the video again. there is, somewhat fainty, a little gasp emitted off-camera, more of a yelp than a scream. it is mostly lost in the crack of the explosion. afterwards, you hear her voice, shaken, say, are you okay?
i am helping one of my friends train her voice pitch lower, because she wants to be taken seriously at work. she and i do each other's nails and talk about gender roles; and how - due to our appearance - neither of us have ever been able to be "hysterical" in public. we both appear young and sweet and feminine. she is cisgender, and cannot use her natural voice in her profession because people keep saying she appears to be "vapid". we both try to figure out if our purposeful voice lowering is technically sexist. is it promoting something when you are a victim to it?
a storm almost sends a pole through a car window. in the dashcam, you can hear the woman passenger say her partner's name twice, crying out in alarm. she sounds terrified. in the comments, she is lambasted for her lack of calm. how is that even fucking helping?
in high school, i taught myself to have a lower voice. i had been recorded when i was genuinely (and righteously) upset; and i hated how my voice sounded on the phone speakers when it was played back. i was defending my mom, and my voice cracked with emotion. it meant i was no longer winning the argument: i was just shrieking about it.
girls meet each other after a long summer and let out a little joyful scream. this usually stops around 12-14, because people will not tolerate this display of affection (as it has the effect of being passingly annoying). something about the fact that little girls can't ever even be annoying. we are trained to examine each part of our lives (even joy) for anything that could make us upsetting and disgusting. they act like teenage girls are breaking into houses and shrieking you awake at 3 in the morning. speaking as a public school educator: trust me, it's not that bad, you can just roll your eyes and move on. it does not compare to the ways boys end up being annoying: slurs in graffiti, purposefully mocking your body, following you after you said no. you know, just boy things.
there's another video of a man who is not allowed to yell in the house, so he snaps his fingers when he's excited about soccer. the comments are full of angry men, talking about how their brother is unfairly caged. let him express himself and this is terrible to do to someone. eventually the couple has to address it in a second video: they are married with a newborn baby. he was trying not to wake the infant up. there is no comment on the fact women are not allowed to yell indoors. or the fact that it could have been really alarming or triggering for his wife. sometimes i wonder if straight men even like women, if they even enjoy being in relationships with them.
for the longest time, i hated roller coasters because it always felt inappropriate and uncomfortable for me to scream. one of my friends called me on it, said it was unusual i'm so unwilling. i had to go to my therapist about it. i don't like to scream because i was not raised in a safe situation, and raising my voice would have brought unsafe attention towards me. even when i am supposed to scream, it feels shameful, guilty. i was not treated kindly, so i lack a basic form of self-protection. this is not a natural response. it is not good that in a situation of high adrenaline - i shut up about it.
something very bad is happening, i think. in between all the beauty standards and the stuff i've already discussed - this one feels new and cruel in a way i can't quite express. yes, it's scary and silencing. but there's something about how direct it is - that so many men agree with the sentiment that women should never yell, even in an emergency - it feels different.
is the word shriek gendered automatically? how about shrill or screech? in self defense class, one of the first things they tell you is to yell, as loud and as shrilly as you can. they say it will feel rude. most women will not do this. you need to practice overcoming the social pressure and just scream.
most women do not cry out, even when it's bad. we do not report it. we walk faster. we do not make a scene. what would be the point of doing anything else? no matter what we do, we don't get taken seriously. it is a joke to them. an instagram caption punchline. we have to present ourselves as silent, beautiful, captivating - "valuable."
a woman is outside watching her kids when someone throws a firecracker at them. she screams and runs towards her children. in the comments, grown men flock together in the thousands: god. women are so annoying.
#warm up#writeblr#this one has bothered me for a bit#any time a woman does something even passingly annoying we treat it like a fucking crime#hey man. women are allowed to be annoying. everyone forever is allowed to be passingly annoying#as long as they aren't hurting anyone/thing#like u wanna know something? i find it super annoying that men don't wear seatbelts#why arent there thousands of comments on driving videos thats just like : men try not to die in a car crash challenge#''this briefly annoyed me''. okay??????? AND????????????????? go get ur self a cookie and calm down about it#ur not entitled to control other ppl's experiences and emotions just so u can maintain ur own peace#if being briefly annoyed ruins ur whole day! you! need! therapy!!!!#men try not to become immediately angry about nothing challenge: level impossible#ps author is nonbinary. we didn't even get into the gender presentation thing#the fact men think it's SEXY that my voice is on the lower end....
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The "trans men and females" part bothers me...
Okay, I said I will talk about my stance on JKR in a previous post, so here it is.
I DO NOT, AND WILL NEVER, TOLERATE HER OPINIONS.
SHE IS HURTING THE TRANS COMMUNITY, AND BY EXTENSION, THE WHOLE LGBTQ+COMMUNITY.
I WILL NOT STAND FOR IT.
TRANS MEN AND FEMALES DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT. THEY DESERVE TO ENJOY A FANTASTICAL WORLD JUST LIKE THE REST OF US.
THIS IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE A TRANS SAFE BLOG.
Now, I know some people are pushing for the HP fandom to, well, stop being the HP fandom - and that's where I disagree.
We shouldn't have to stop reading and watching the stories we love because of one stupid, bigoted person.
If anything, we should KEEP reading them and give JKR the hugest middle finger by making what were her books our own.
One way I'm doing this is by heancanoning Luna Lovegood as a trans female - also, it just makes perfect sense for Luna! 😀 (I LOVE MY GIRL LUNA)
There are other series out there that have been written by people just as bad as jkr - if not even worse.
But should we stop reading those books too?
No. "Love the art, despise the artist." If you do some background research on ~certain~ authors, I can promise you will find some unsavory things that they support and/or have done.
I have also done my own research and found, here on tumblr, a couple trans people's opinions.
The first person said he was not going to let JKR's hurtful words ruin his enjoyment of the franchise - and it shouldn't control us too!
The second one said they were going to pirate the Secrets of Dumbledore and recommended everyone to do the same - if they can. She did not have any qualms about actually going to the theater or buying the movie.
As a matter of fact, when the SoD movie comes out, I will be buying it - for the actors, directors, costume designers, ect. NOT for JKR.
NEVER for her.
Yes, I am aware that she will be receive part of my money - and using it to further her bigoted ways.
But also, the directors, Warner Bros., and the actors will be getting part of it.
It's for THEM.
I suggest instead of screaming at people online for buying HP merchandise, turn that time into donating to pro-trans companies - to battle the antis.
The only way we can take those bigots down is by stopping our inner hate for each other and using it to support our trans friends - even if we do not know them personally.
I do not know a single trans person, but I would like to let you know - ALL of you- that I am and will always stand by you.
THIS IS A TRANS SAFE, PRO-TRANS BLOG.
AND THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE.
#why not women#apparently females is an actual word in english#but in french its only an adjectives that you use in front a species name#or when its used as a noun its only by like... researchers talking about animals#so seeing english speakers replace women with females makes me uncomfortable
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Leonard Nimoy, from I Am Not Spock (1975)
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The movie Wicked is proof that any source material can be vastly improved by simply making the intense female friendship much gayer + the mutual male love interest both wildly bisexual and lowkey down to just be their third
#i can’t believe they improved Fiyero’s character so much just by making him intensely into both women at the same time asdakdga#Elphaba: *screaming at people*#Glinda: yeah baby you tell em! my girlfriend is gonna kick your ass!#Fiyero: god I’m so fucking turned on right now why am I so turned on by this#ideal dynamic tbh#i have other much more meaningful thoughts on this movie but this was so funny I had to post it#It was a very very good movie ngl#wicked#wicked movie
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Is Michael Afton gay or European in FNAF?…
#myart#chloesimagination#comic#fnaf#five nights at freddy's#michael afton#fnaf gregory#glamrock freddy#security breach#fnaf fanart#The answer is both#Unserious comic time…#listen gregory has always given me the vibe he’s a nosy kid#so I could see him just asking something LIKE this#I think Michael knows why he doesn’t have a partner#it’s pretty obvious he’s undead#so even if he was into women he couldn’t court them or anything#Michael is unbothered by the question till Gregory speaks to others#LIKE WHO ELSE IS CURIOUS#I like to think it’s Cassie Glamrock Freddy and Vanny on the other end pff#THIS IS MY GAME THEORY#michael never had a gf cause he’s gay checkmate theorists/j#spite Michael my beloved 💜💜💜
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and what if they got married. what then
#bg3#baldur's gate 3#shadowlach#shadowheart#karlach#i'm barking and biting them#you know karlach would RUN down the aisle she'd be so excited#next shop restock is going to be exclusively shadowlach prints i don't make the rules i'm sorry#i love women#shart being tiny is so important to me actually#idk why but i really struggled designing a dress for her#i tried to emulate the style of her camp clothes?? i think she'd like one of those panelled corsets
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“Women and non-binary people” stop. Do you mean people with marginalized genders? Do you mean gender-oppressed people? Then say that. Stop refusing to recognize the very much gendered oppression of other trans people. There’s not some chasm of difference between how our oppressors treat a very masc non-binary person and a more binary trans man. I’m also non-binary and very much oppressed for my gender but because I’m transmasculine I could never feel comfortable in a space that marketed itself like that. Tell me what the real harm is of letting gender-oppressed mascs into spaces discussing gender oppression is. Because the consequence of not doing so is denying them space for their experiences just because of their gender identity. Do better.
#‘’but 🥺 we don’t want men in our spaces 🥺’’ why. these men are oppressed for their gender identity & expression.#‘’well some people have trauma around men’’ some people have trauma around women too. should we keep them out of queer spaces#‘’their appearance might make someone uncomfortable’’ are you also keeping out cis women butches and trans women who aren’t hyper femme#because if so your space has serious problems and you are the one making gender-oppressed people uncomfortable#so many trans women are wary of these spaces because they police perceived masculinity. so how abt stop doing that#transandrophobia#intracommunity issues tag#mine
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why isnt anybody properly repressed in modern fiction like repression has been a staple of human creativity since the dawn of time but tbh i think we have been seeing a steep decrease in severely repressed fictional characters since the 80s not sure what we are going to do about it are we suddenly all too good for repression or something personally i love repression
#this is why i have to read books written by deeply unwell women from the 1950s from time to time#keeps one grounded in just how much you can u sublimate your own desires until well theres nothing left to desire#its very real to me like they really get it
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Hot take: I actually think men and women are meant to work together and complement each other and not like,,, dislike each other and be divisive.
#gender wars#txt#unfortunately this is a hot take in today's world#specially on social media#“WeLl ACKShualLy-” you know some moron is gonna come up with an idiotic argument#that justifies why men and women MUST be separate#funny how all the people who claim to be logical and have excellent critical thinking skills throw it away when it comes to gender-related#discussions by any means necessary because they were told that they should discard all logic and be led by emotion for the “cause”
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