Butter Mag

A place to celebrate queer, femme, and otherwise underrepresented athletes in outdoor action sports.

[persianmom-deactivated20260602]

[shitty-check-please-aus]

we give athletes a lot of shit for saying the same thing in every single postgame interview but I think it's time for us to turn on the commentators for desperately trying to find more and more obscure statistics to share

[shitty-check-please-aus]

athletes: yeah we tried our hardest, put in a great team effort, just weren't set up for success, the other guys hustled harder, we just gotta focus on the next game

commentators: this is the first game since 1974 played on a Saturday in October in this stadium where both the quarterback's mother and the opposing coach's wife has a name listed in Mambo No. 5, truly a historic day

[plaidos]

do u remember when the wider feminist position on gendered sport was that we should abolish it, and that women's accomplishments can be measured side by side (& indeed, neck and neck) with men's? what the fuck happened to that? (*whispering* i know what happened. it was the terf movement.)

[sick5]

literally no feminist ever argued for the abolishment of sex segregation in sports. do you people just think sexual dimorphism isn't real or

[catarinastone]

Not every sport selects for high testosterone. Some sports have been segregated because when they were mixed women beat men. We also know by now that "sexual dymorphism" isn't actually the main determinant factor for success in sports, money is. And the fact that women always get the short end of the stick when it comes to access to training facilities, finance, and even investigation into what training methods work best, is not a biological issue but rather a systemic social one. Hope this helps.

[ineffectualdemon]

We absolutely did argue to end sex segregation in sports! I still argue that! It was the popular take on here for a long time! There should be a skill and segregation not a sex based one

And before you say "but then women would never win" the reason we have sex segregation in sports is because men got upset when women beat them. Which happened when they were allowed to compete directly

Not every time but that's because no one wins everytime

But this is something feminists argued for for a long time

[lastoneout]

Yeah as someone who was there I can confirm abolishing gender segregation in sports was The Feminist Stance for years and it ONLY switched when TERFs and radfems decided to take "women are weaker than men" and make it ~progressive~ so they can keep their rancid racism, transphobia, and intersexism train going. Growing up I remember arguing with my step-dad over this very topic in like 2005. If you went back to the mid-aughts and insisted to a room full of feminists that we have to keep women's sports separate because men have biological advantages over us poor weak females you'd get labeled a conservative and promptly shown the door. If they were feeling kind that day, anyway.

The idea that "gender segregated sports are good actually" is VERY NEW and you should never forget that it's a massive step backwards that goes against everything feminisim was building towards. The argument was very much "women are just as good and often BETTER than men at sports and the only reason we're kept separate is because the patriarchy knows that and wants to deny us power and acclaim" and we should really go back to that for everyone's sake. Like Katie Ledecky is so good she can't even practice around the guys because she destroys their self-confidence, we do not need separate categories for men and women. All it does it make women's sports get viewed and treated as lesser in every conceivable way so a bunch of rich, misogynistic dudes don't have to worry about their players losing motivation when a girl beats them at the only thing they're good at.

Anyway fuck TERFs, SWERFs, and radfems, I'm sick of seeing things that were like basic feminist stances(mixed gender sports, free the nipple) being rewritten for the sake of bitter neo-conservative cis perisex white women who wouldn't know an actual progressive talking point if it punched them in the fucking face.

[guerrillatech]

[authorizedpope]

it was so funny watching the rock climbing event that was on for the first ever time at the Olympics this year. the commentators couldn't wrap there heads around how supportive the competitors were and how that actually planned and discussed the climbing routes and problems as a group. it's so funny because first of all the people commenting on this sport have obviously never stepped foot in a climbing gym in their life and second of all if you do any kind of rope or lead climbing, you are literally required to trust your fellow climbers with you safety because they're the one at the other end of the rope stopping you from breaking your neck in most circumstances

like. i know it's a competition for the purposes of the Olympics, but that doesn't mean that all sport is inherently competitive, or that all competition is inherently conflict, and those kinds of attitudes towards sport are why im only just starting to enjoy exercise now in my mid 20s

[captain-snark]

your biggest competitor in a sport should be yourself and that’s my hot take.

[cultofthepigeon]

Chase Jackson appreciating post cause I can never find anyone on tumblr talking about her and I think she looks cool and some are saying she's the fave to win gold for shotput.

[strangeasexuallegume-deactivate]

Y’know maybe trans folks do have biological advantages in sports, cus a pole vaulting trans guy who hasn’t had bottom surgery would never—

[guerrillatech]

[politicalhobbyist]

[crossdreamers]

Why the tiger has become a transgender symbol in Japan

Gay Breakfast Pin Club writes:

Recently we learned about how some trans folks in Japan like to use tigers as a symbol for the trans community. It's a pun: Tora [虎] is the Japanese word for tiger, and when you sound out "trans" in katakana it basically starts with "tora." To-ra-n-su [トランス].

Toransu is clearly a loan word from English ("trans") that has been adapted to Japanese pronunciation (adding vowels/vowel epenthesis helps you avoid unpronounceable consonant clusters).

See also: MishimaKitan

The pin is available here.

[veranavera]

Here's some photos of me taking a trans pride flag up the tallest mountain in ten different states: North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Virginia, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Maine!!!

Attakulla, NC - May 18th, 2023:

Cheaha, AL - April 26th, 2023:

Kuwahi, TN - April 5th, 2023:

Brasstown Bald, GA - April 26th, 2023:

Black, KY - May 1st, 2023:

Rogers, VA - May 5th, 2023:

Agiocochook, NH - July 10th, 2022:

Tahawus, NY - July 17th, 2022:

Mozdebiwajo, VT - August th, 2022:

Katahdin, ME - September 7th, 2022:

[antlerlad]

happy tdov my loves. don't let anyone else define your transness for you.

help trans women evacuate gaza

[aletheyass]

friendly reminder that YOU 🫵 can make even the most relaxing innocuous activities into high stress situations if you’re mentally ill enough. always believe in yourself and your incapacity to conquer catastrophic thinking!

[aimeekb]

Yosemite comes to life at sunrise

[katjohnadams]

i remember adults telling me, as a kid, to listen to doctors and get my flu vaccine and any shots i could because they remembered Before.

then they started fighting Covid precautions.

i remember adults telling me, as a kid, that the ozone was disappearing and the earth was dying and we needed to recycle and save the planet.

now my parents think climate change is a myth.

i remember adults telling me, as a kid, that racism was a plague, that we had to love and accept everyone, that we should never judge before walking a mile in their shoes.

then they told me that protesting for my Black siblings was wrong.

i remember adults telling me, as a kid, that we needed to give to the poor. working at soup kitchens. making quilts. collecting food and money and supplies. building houses. because it was the christian and just plain right thing to do.

now they look at me, on food stamps with their grandchildren, and lament the "welfare state".

i remember adults telling me, as a kid, that it was easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven and that any rich man, especially an immoral one, should never run our country.

you can guess who they voted for.

i remember adults telling me, as a kid, so very much.

when did they forget?

[katjohnadams]

Time to bring this back. Again.

[katjohnadams]

Apparently this is evergreen. Dammit.

[citadelofmythoughts]

I remember adults telling me, as a kid that girls can be equal to boys in all fields including athletics. Now, they consider girls to be delicate flowers who could never hope to compete against boys.

[champagnemoon]

body positivity has largely failed because people started arguing for attractiveness and romantic prospects instead of respect and dignity

[carewitchproject]

this is truly the best summary of what all of this SHOULD be about

[batshit-auspol]

For those that aren't in Australia right now, we have the funniest scandal going on.

Firstly let us introduce you to the eye of the storm: Sam Kerr. Sam is a women's soccer player who has in the last year become one of the most famous and beloved athletes in Australia. Captain of the women's national team, Sam became something of a cult figure after the last Women's Soccer World Cup became a complete unpredicted sensation in Australia, with the whole country getting behind the team.

Sam, up until now, has had probably one of the most squeaky clean images in sport. Generally in Australia it is not uncommon for our sports stars to be caught up in scandals involving drugs:

violence:

drinking their own urine:

or if you're cricket legend Shane Warne, probably all three at once.

Contrasting all this, Sam's image as the squeaky clean saviour for sport made it all the more shocking this last week, when it was announced that Kerr was to face trial after having been charged by the UK police of a "racially aggravated offence" involving a taxi driver.

This was shocking news. Nobody knew what to make of it. Sam was a model for young girls everywhere and a national treasure. "This is why we can't have nice things" screamed the nation. It seemed like all hope was lost.

That is, until, yesterday, when the UK police finally revealed the full details of the case, in which Sam Kerr, sporting legend, was arrested for vomiting in a cab, and then telling an intervening police officer that he was a “stupid white bastard”.

Now we probably don't need to point out that in Australia, vomiting in a taxi and then calling a cop a bastard is about as close to a national culture as we have.

You could not have come up with a better headline to make someone a national hero.

Needless to say, Sam in now being hailed down under as the greatest legend that ever lived, and a petition has already been started to have her picture added to the $5 note.

The tide has swung so far that not one, but TWO, state Premiers have spoken out in support of Kerr, and the Prime Minister has even gone on the record describing her as "a delight".

And so ends the racial abuse saga of our greatest sports hero of all time, and the very first reverse milkshake duck to ever exist.

[aokozaki]

Really, our only complaint, nationally, is that she should've called the cop a cunt.

[batshit-auspol]

How remiss of us not to include any pictures of the legend herself

[buttermag]

just got back from a local viewing of a queer ski film viewing and man, there’s just something so magical about the queer community celebrating something together. warms the heart

[shadovvlurking]

[betweenparallels]

A photoset of several tweets. The conversation begins with a tweet from matt @Lubchanksy that reads: the US is obviously hurtling into a serious "gender critical" movement and frankly i have no idea how we're supposed to combat it given that almost nobody who isn't trans seems to give a shit or notice Death and the Emperor @OrionDBlack responds: Aight imma spit real quick and hope that my FBI agent doesn't turn my phone off. /j Let's talk real quick. I kinda miss the slogan "all power to all the people". Because "all the people" means EVERYONE. It's inclusive. It implies that the work of deconstructing our isms is how we empower ourselves and are able to then collect under mutual interest. All power to all the people yall. During that time, and the time that followed, the government dedicated themselves to wedging as much bullshit between our groups as possible. Crack. AIDS. Model minorities. Super predators. It just goes on and on. It's just straight facts that our government is experienced in disrupting and assaulting leftist movements. All of it is on public record. Our own country is included in the collective that have been broken down and "readjusted" for the benefit of white supremacy and capitalism. The good thing is that we know we're getting closer, cuz they're scared. The bad thing is that we lose lives and are pushed a few steps back. Trans people are more of a target now than we were before, and it was already bad. Disabled people. PoC. The intersections therein. Every time class consciousness gets a little bit closer to being realized, shit like this comes out in full force. We see BLM being branded as ultra violent. We see gender critical movements get a massive flux of support. We see how disabled people are basically being euthanized. There was a moment in Black History around the Civil Rights movement where there was a currently-unimaginable amount of coalition building. It is truly amazing to me that a letter from the Panthers talking about queer rights was signed by Mexican, Chinese, Black etc activists. Anyway. Just do what you can. Just surviving in a revolutionary act. If you can do more, do so. We'll figure this shit out somehow.