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day two filming recap!

The beast doesn’t need to transform to be loved. He doesn’t have to turn into a boring fucking prince to be loved. Or renounce to the essence of who it is. To me love is not transformation, love is acceptance and understanding.

Guillermo del Toro

aerialsquid

This man gets me like no other

crossdreamers

An Entertaining Introduction to Drag

There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding about the relationship between trans and drag.

Some say that drag artists are not trans, they are “only” performers.

Others argues strongly that drag is a clear expression of gender variance, and since transgender is an umbrella term for all kinds of gender variance, all drag artists must be trans.

To me this disagreement is proof of our language being to poor and restrictive to capture the totality of gender.

Yes, many drag artists identify as their assigned gender, and that is fine.

Yes, many drag artists want to express another side of their gender identity and think of themselves as some shade of nonbinary.

And yes, many drag artists are identifying or will identify as their target gender and might even transition. That is also OK.

So drag is not an identity in the same way as cis or trans. It is a way of expressing and exploring gender through performance.

This video is from blairimani on Instagram, who writes:

While drag can sometimes reflect gender identity for some, drag itself is a performance of gender expression, not gender identity. Drag can often be weaponized against trans people, intending to invalidating their identities. Trans men are not “women in drag,” trans women are not “men in drag.“ Trans men are men, trans women are women, and nonbinary people are nonbinary.

justpastryvideos

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slimecola

“oh what nice glassblowing what a nice little art piece– FUCKING CHOCOLATE GUY????”

vile-things

tdwhisperer

See, this is why I use Tumblr. I just came from reading a large post about male privilege and I immediately see a dog made of broccoli with absolutely no context.

erikalynae

Gather round kids while I explain this manipulation tactic that men perpetually try to use and why it’s bullshit.

If someone is openly showing interest in you by making disparaging or disappointed comments about your age, they’re trying to put you on the defensive. This guy wants me to try to quell his discomfort, to bring up that I’m only a month shy of 20, etc. - he wants me to try to prove myself to him, that I’m mature and adult enough for a man like him.

His goal is to establish a power imbalance right off the bat. If we were to date, I would constantly be on the defensive, constantly striving to be an equal, constantly trying to prove my “adult” credentials. Anything he says or does or wants from this point on that I object to would just be seen as a strike against my age, proof that he was right and that I’m not mature enough for him. This is how SO MANY men pressure younger individuals (primarily women and girls) into situations and relationships they aren’t comfortable with. If he truly thought I was too young for him, he wouldn’t have messaged me. This is a very calculated move, and it’s fucking gross.

Adult relationships with age gaps are completely fine, but only if all parties view each other as equals. If someone is trying to set you up in a way that ensures that’s never a possibility, run far away.

thatdiabolicalfeminist

READ THIS SERIOUSLY READ THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^

webelieveyou

This this this.

princessofthewhitemoon

Reblogged for the commentary.

fuckyeahsexeducation

This is really important because I think that educating about power imbalances and how to spot that manipulation is a lot better than saying “young people don’t date older people”. I had people use this kind of tactic on me when I was 18/19 as well and it is really damaging.

cocoacallalily

*realizes some things* damn, son.

theocseason4

Nahhhh not a therapist saying this what do you think you get paid for

diogenesnuts

yuri-alexseygaybitch

fandom therapist turns out to be high school mean girl more at 10

fluorescentbrains

doc davis actually isn’t associated with the tiktok user—and they’re really salty about the video

communistkenobi-archive

cishet ppl seeing a photo of gay people literally existing and then saying shit like “this is DISGUSTING and I am so offended. I can’t believe they’re eating ice cream with a fork!” or whatever aren’t funny at all. get new material. I know it’s soooo hard for you to joke about lgbt people without reminding us how much people hate us but I’m sure your special handsome little brain can think of something

satan-is-a-heterophobe

mcqueen

itsthemink

mcqueen

illinoisiest

im begging of you please dont take my man

ethicalmemes

For even the oceans cannot separate us. #EthicalMemes

tiktoks-for-dead-pope

polymathmichael

Me at the beginning: a cupcake

Me at the end: AUDREY II THE CUPCAKE?

bettydraperlookingpissed

goldkat-g0negrey-deactivated201

reblog the Don Draper of getting a job he’s unqualified for and you’ll have 10 years of getting jobs you’re unqualified for

mediocrepresident

YES

fortangel

No but my dad actually did this at McDonalds in the 70s!

So here’s a true story: my father, sometime in the 70s was looking for his first job. He went to the local McDonalds and told the staff, [manager’s name] said I was supposed to start today. They took his word for it and started training him and by the time the manager saw him and asked who he was, people just said “oh that’s the new guy.”

Somehow this actually worked. My dad worked there for a couple of years as a cook. He even won an award plaque which he had on the wall until the day he died.