Jay

Artist and writer | he/him | trans and bi | eighteen | Hellenic Polytheist of 6ish years | chronically ill/disabled

[1000-life-hacks]

[archeologist-prophet]

Lovely to see we have spaces where you can gain access to so much literature!

[hag-o-hags]

Don't sleep on @queerliblib the Queer Liberation Library for all your queer Libby needs!

[actuallyredrobin]

it’s always “that was irresponsible red robin” and “don’t do that again without telling me first” and never “wow you looked really cool when you jumped off that building”

[bornduckyunigeek16]

I love Tim so much guys. You don't even understand. He's just so funny and real sometimes. And I love that one of the tags was "it was in the plan sorry no one pays attention to the middle child" because of course he planned jumping off a building. Of course it wasn't that the plan messed up somewhere along the way and he ended up having to jump of a building, no he planned that. Of course he would mess up his very elaborate multi step contingency plan. Of course he didn't see anything wrong with this and therefore showed the plan to his family and of course they just didn't pay attention. Or another option is that he knew that they would see something wrong with him jumping off a building but also knew they wouldn't pay attention to him or notice when he mentioned it when going over the plan. Ahhhh! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!

[bats4brainsss]

Are you me…I love him so immensely much I feel like Kon the way he’s just rattling around in my brain all day he’s perfect

[bats4brainsss]

Pearl’s old ref sheet btw. Her last name is now Del Rio and I gave her melanin which changed the story a little but I like it so 🤷‍♂️

[bats4brainsss]

I’m less mad yay so I’m drawing like an “official” ref sheet for my oc Pearl (lesbian cowgirl) because I redesigned her and her brother Ramón (gay cowboy) whom I will also give a ref sheet next after which I will make ones for their partners. Happy Pride!

[this-is-transandrophobia]

I’ve been seeing posts on twitter about how there’s a risk of HRT for adults being restricted in the US. (I’m not sure if that’s true, it might be fearmongering, I’d recommend looking into it on one’s own and coming to one’s own conclusions.) There’s a lot of tweets about stockpiling your estrogen, sharing links to websites where you can buy estrogen, explanations for how you can DIY HRT, etc. Nary a mention of testosterone. Do people not realize testosterone is a controlled substance in the US and that stockpiling or purchasing it online is a lot more difficult as a result? Or do people just not care about the potential impact HRT restrictions would have on trans men?

This is transandrophobia

[transfemme-shelterdog]

This pride month, and any other month, remember not to assume that all transfems are transandrophobic because of a few shitty ones.

Likewise, also don't assume that all trans men are transmisogynists just because a few are.

Don't assume that all binary trans people are exorsexist just because a few binary trans people are

And don't assume that all perisex people are intersexist because a few perisex people are.

And just don't assume that all trans people are whatever bigotry just because a few from that group are.

[bats4brainsss]

With all my angry ranting this is also important to say. While many transandrophobes are trans women, not all transandrophobes are, and not all trans women are transandrophobes. Honestly I don’t even think most of them are. Usually, trans women are some of our biggest, most dedicated allies, and I love them.

[bats4brainsss]

Like I’m sorry but you cannot genuinely look at posts like this being so comfortably directed at us, much of the time without consequence, along with all of the real world things that are done to us, and then look me in the eye and tell me transandrophobia isn’t real. Shut up.

[bats4brainsss]

I’ve seen so many people say that trans men talking about our unique experiences and all the special little ways that people find to oppress us specifically are participating in “oppression olympics” while simultaneously saying trans women “have it worse” and like…hello? Hypocrisy? Cus when trans men call out transandrophobia we almost always are of the mind that trans women and trans men have it equally bad. It’s people who scream about transandrophobia not being real and trans men somehow having privilege and trans women having it so much worse that are really playing oppression Olympics. Like no, talking about transandrophobia is in fact a declaration that our suffering is equal. Transmisogyny is a valid struggle and I am so sorry that trans women have to go through it and they absolutely should not be subjected to any of it. But it is not “worse” or “more valid” than transandrophobia.

[whitehairedanimeboyfriend]

we know trans masc erasure is real because whenever we try to talk about it everyone keeps on making the conversation about cis men and their experiences for some reason

[tboy-cock]

this is what transandrophobia in the trans community sounds like to me btw

[sodomit]

It's called "transandrophobia" and not "trans emasculation" because it describes the way trans men not only are denied the socially positive parts of manhood, but forced into the socially negative ones.

If you focus on how trans men are not seen as proper men and don't engage with the topic further, you'll miss how we aren't really seen as proper women either, due to being perceived as tainted and made dangerous.

Transandrophobia discusses how fear of manhood impacts the social position of trans men.

[transmasc-theory]

Most of society only sees trans men as trans, but most of the queer community only sees trans men as men.

Trans men don't get to be both trans and men. They are one or the other depending on which one can be better used to hurt them.

[transmasc-theory]

Transandrophobes will be like "theyfab and birthday boy and transandrocunt and tdicktimized boy and pooner and zippertits aren't slurs, they're just disparaging words made to demean and humiliate a minority I don't like!"

[transmasc-theory]

Does that trans man actually "want to be seen as a woman" or is he so afraid of being assaulted in men's spaces if he is outed that he will use women's spaces?

Does that trans man actually "want to be seen as a woman" or is he asking you not to erase his lived experience?

Does that trans man actually "want to be seen as a woman" or has he been scared by all the posts mocking male transition results into thinking he'll be a laughingstock if he starts balding?

Does that trans man actually "want to be seen as a woman" or has he seen masculine people be treated as inherently predatory so often that he holds this back to be seen as a person?

Does that trans man actually "want to be seen as a woman" or is he trying to avoid being treated the way you treat masculine people?

Does that trans man actually "want to be seen as a woman" or is his childhood still influencing how he conducts himself?

Does that trans man actually "want to be seen as a woman" or is he speaking about misogyny he has experienced?

[bats4brainsss]

I’m mad can you tell

[phosphorusab]

I hate this saccharine, cloying, infantilizing way trans men are talked down to by their own community when speaking about the words they choose to describe their experiences and oppression

‘Oh yes, you do experience a valid intersectional form of oppression - but you’re just so fucking stupid, that you’ve chosen a terrible word to articulate your experiences. So we aren’t going to listen to anything you say! You’re just so silly and stupid, you can’t possibly be trusted to articulate your own thoughts and experiences, let alone be trusted to do your own research. In fact, don’t even think or talk at all! Leave all the thinking and talking to the smart people whose suffering actually matters.

Also, no your experiences aren’t unique at all, negating the previous statement of you experiencing a valid intersectional form of oppression’

The tone of voice is no different than when people try to manipulate trans men into detransitioning - overly sweet, infantilizing and concerned while also being incredibly backhanded and demeaning

Nothing will ever be good enough. I just roll my eyes at this shit now

[bats4brainsss]

I feel this in my bones because I once read a post that pissed me off sooooo bad I want to tear my hair out because it was against the terms transandrophobia and transmisandry because regular base androphobia and misandry aren’t real and whoever oppresses you as a trans man is just displaying “textbook transphobia” and not only is that purposefully ignoring the very important TRANS modifier in front of those words, it’s also ignoring the fact that trans men face unique forms of transphobia and we deserve to be able to refer to them however the fuck we want because they’re OUR experiences. The poster was so infantilizing she ended her post with “ok my darlings?” like she was talking to kindergartners and in her tags she unironically said “use different language to speak about your unique experiences. ok?” and idk abt you but to me that sounds like something I would make up to exemplify how ridiculous it is as someone who is NOT IN THIS MINORITY GROUP. TO TELL PWOPLE WHO ARE IN THE MINORITY GROJP. TO CHANGE HOW W E TALK ABOJT O U R EXPERIENCES BECAUSE Y O U DONT LIKE IT. UGH. Use your brain. Use your brain. That thing in your head? Use it. It is TRANSandrophobia, TRANSmisandry, just like trans women have the word TRANSmisogyny. Nobody is trying to claim that transmisogyny is the same as “regular” misogyny or misogyny directed at cis women, why are we being purposefully ignorant and acting like transandrophobia or transmisandry means the same thing as “androphobia” or “misandry” directed at cis men??? It’s not! That’s why we put the word TRANS IN FRONT OF IT!!! Transmisogyny is the unique experience of trans women’s oppression as a result of their being specifically trans women. If it was simply their being a women, it would just be called misogyny, but we call it transmisogyny because it’s a result of their combined womanhood and TRANSNESS. The same is true for trans men. If we meant we were being oppressed simply for being men we would just say misandry but we don’t we say transmisandry because it’s a unique form of oppression that we experience as a result of being specifically trans men. Yes it is transphobia but it is a unique form of transphobia that people who are not transmasc do not experience. There is not a better word for that. And more importantly, non transmascs do not get to demand that we change the vocabulary WE use for OUR experiences that they DO NOT SHARE. I would never try to police how a trans woman talks about her unique experiences even if it makes me uncomfortable because it’s not supposed to BE comfortable, and because I do not experience transmisogyny because I am not. A. Trans. Woman. I feel we should be afforded the same courtesy. I’m sorry for the possible unintelligibility of this paragraph it is late and I am very mad. Happy Pride.

[forthegloryofthetheoi-deactivat]

Hellenic Methods of Veiling

This will be an on-going post where I’ll add more information as I come across it, but the point of this post is to try and define as many styles (and their names) of Hellenic veiling as possible. It’s as much for my own reference as for others. Because I’ll be adding, updating, and changing it over time.

The format will be:

Name of the veiling style

Description of the veiling style

Pictures

Himation

The himation is a large, rectangular piece of cloth that is worn as an outer garment and can be used to cover the head and hair. Men and women both would wear himations.

Kekryphalos

The kekryphalos is a type of caul worn by women. It’s secured around the front of the head, and then has a looser “pouch” type area near the back where the majority of hair is tucked inside the cap. It could be made of a wide-woven material giving it a net like appearance, or more tightly woven material. The material was most likely slightly elastic in nature, having some stretch to it.

Kredemnos

The kredemnos is a wide band of fabric, leather, or metal worn across the forehead. It may also have been called stlengis.

Krobylos and Korymbos

Krobylos and korymbos were popular Athenian methods of hair binding used by men and women, respectively. Hair was rolled into a knot atop the crown of the head and fastened with clasps. Some scholars believe the style may have been closer to a chignon which was secured with clasps.

(I can’t find a good image, either historical examples or modern recreations, the closest example I have is a chignon)

Mitra

The mitra is a broad band, often colored and patterned, which can be wrapped around the hair in many ways. It could be wrapped to completely cover the hair, or left open at the crown of the head with hair hanging out.

Sakkos

The sakkos is a tightly woven material worn over the head, covering the majority of hair. It’s constructed similarly to a bag or sack, and secured around the hairline. It can be decorated with a tassel at the back. The sakkos most likely had some stretch to the material.

Examples of Men

Bust of Pythagoras wearing what appears to be a mitra

Headband style of binding hair for men

[bats4brainsss]

I adore the idea of Roy doing the shoot though 10 axes from the Odyssey thing for Jason and I can't find any fic about it. I would give you my first born for it.

Oh my god you absolute genius

[bats4brainsss]

I promise I’m working on this and some of the other prompts I was so kindly offered if anyone remembers lol I am just the world’s Slowest Producer of Art and school is hard so it’s taking me far too long