navigating transition

Transsexual man. NE. He/his/him. Just trying to navigate transition and life.

[dysphoricdenizen]

I really hate discussions about trans-related topics and transphobia with the vast majority of people in my personal network. It can be constructive but the groups of people linked to my local area are frankly horrible.

There’s no genuine discussion. Everything is 1) a “gotcha!” to try and paint a different member of the community as transphobic whether it makes sense or not (legit just saw someone call a trans man transphobic for saying he was feeling dysphoric today, because that implies some bodies are more male than others), 2) a way to try and gain social clout 3) REALLY condescending (uwu your a manly man, you cute boy you!) 4) fetishy as hell or 5) clearly to sound woke. 

Like thanks but no thanks. This isn’t why I’m stealth but I makes me damn happy I am.

[dysphoricdenizen]

Wow, last time I was on here my dash was full. Now it's dead.

Where are my peeps at?

[helloitsbees]

people on twitter will say literally anything huh

[helloitsbees]

im taking these away until you show me that you can use them responsibly

[helloitsbees]

[dysphoricdenizen]

Here's the thing about metaphors and similies.

They are great to simplify more complex or foreign ideas into something other people can understand.

But the things you are comparing are, by nature, not the same. Metaphors only go so far, and not everything transfers over.

It's becoming a pet-peeve of mine, just to see metaphors in arguments, just because they are used as a "gotcha"!

[dysphoricdenizen]

Like, attraction can be compared to food, sure. But at some point, you gotta realize that eating a food you don't like is way less serious than dating someone you aren't attracted to. Like, liking donuts but not other pastries and being gay are WILDLY different.

[dysphoricdenizen]

Here's the thing about metaphors and similies.

They are great to simplify more complex or foreign ideas into something other people can understand.

But the things you are comparing are, by nature, not the same. Metaphors only go so far, and not everything transfers over.

It's becoming a pet-peeve of mine, just to see metaphors in arguments, just because they are used as a "gotcha"!

[azulas]

— …This place…is weird.

[charlesoberonn]

All the animals in the Avatar world are hybrids of two real animals.

The only “animals” that aren’t hybrids are the spirits

And Kuei’s pet bear

You draw your own conclusions.

[computationalcalculator]

how could you forget Miyuki

[vstheworld]

Miyuki was absolutely a spirit I can’t believe we’re even having this conversation

[loveruns]

Team “I can hear the near silent hum of electrical appliances and the bubbles fizzing in the can of soda on the coffee table, but can’t watch tv without subtitles and processes conversation at ¼ speed”

[dysphoricdenizen]

Tumblr I do not like this

[dysphoricdenizen]

It would be so much easier if the world could be cut into two clean, non-overlapping circles of good/right opinions and people and bad/wrong opinions and people, but it’s not. It’s a hot mess of Venn diagrams that fluctuate and change as we learn more and change as a society.

The reality is, you can pick pretty much any ideological group you like, and no matter what you will have /something/ in common with them. You can pick any person you like and do the same thing.

The reality is that you can do ‘bad’ things in the name of ‘good’ ideals. You can do ‘good’ things in the name of ‘bad’ ideals. You can take ideas to extremes, you can twist them around, you can completely remake them. 

The world is not black and white, and just /saying/ that is not the same as incorporating that into how you actually interact with the world and how you actually interact with your own observations and beliefs.

And acknowledging that things are not always simple and clear cut doesn’t mean you have to excuse things you find morally repugnant or wrong. It really doesn’t. 

[ginger-ale-official]

‪If I were The Godfather I would greet everyone based on my daughter’s schedule for the day. “You come to me, on the day of my daughter’s McDonald’s job interview”‬

[whitepeopletwitter]

[theperksofbeingaperk]

[notemily]

Actual faith vs performative religion.

[dankmemeuniversity]

[funnypicsdept]

[professional-dog-hugger]

callout posts in 2014: this user is sending mean messages to people! please be warned!

callout posts in 2015: this user is stealing bones from cemeteries for witch rituals!

callout posts in 2016: this user Actually A Nazi

callout posts in 2017: this user watches an anime I don’t like

callout posts in 2018: i went through this user’s youtube like history and found a video from JonTron that they liked in 2012, proving that they’re a bad person

callout posts in 2019: this user plays E-Rated Video Games, which are meant for children, which seems pretty sus to me idk :/

callout posts in 2020: this user stole 5 gallons of purified water from the New DC Resistance Camp and was last seen headed towards Sunken Brooklyn

[ave-aria]

what I REALLY don’t like is this post was made in 2017

[61below]

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls

[reciperadar]

[adhdfeelsandmemes]

complete silence is more distracting than background noise and you can fight me on this

[adhdfeelsandmemes]

let me explain, if I don’t have background noise my brain will make it’s own background noise and Brain Background Noise is infinitely more distracting than Regular Background Noise