An Open Diary.

23, they/them Idk

[tpwrtrmnky]

It's really quite bizarre how much work in trans healthcare bases itself on the idea that a patient who deliberately seeks out the Penis Removal Doctor and says "Yes, Penis Removal Doctor, I am certain that I would like to have my penis removed" might be lying to the Penis Removal Doctor, so that they can have their penis removed without actually wanting that.

What's even more bizarre is that the most common "solution" to this is a months-to-years long hazing ritual that has nothing to do with ensuring the patient knows what they're doing, and if you complain about how ridiculously abnormal this is for any kind of healthcare you summon a legion of "um actually" types who insist you're fighting against basic pre-surgical consultations.

[ellfiot]

It fascinates me that some people seem to believe that droves of mentally unstable cis men would get their penises removed if they could, and the red tape is the only thing stopping them from waking up one day and being like “Oh No! My Little Friend Is Gone!!!! What Have I Done?????”

I’m not saying it could never happen. People make regrettable decisions all the time, but describe the process of an MtF vaginoplasty to the average cis man and he will probably involuntarily cringe.

Heck, the term “penile inversion” perturbs me, and I’ve never had a penis to invert.

If getting sex organs altered was super fun and casual, a lot more women would probably have hysterectomies to solve menstrual problems. Dudes who generally dislike kids would get vasectomies ASAP. Getting circumcised would be an event for consenting adults who understand their rights.

The fact that the vast majority of cis people aren’t going buck wild modifying their primary sex characteristics indicates to me, that there isn’t a huge demand for spur of the moment unplanned genital surgery.

[teaboot]

Do you think Clark Kent's first few major articles were about the continued presence of lead pipes in parts of Metropolis' water system

[teaboot]

(Average Metropolis reader after investigative reporter C. Kent's 452nd article on yet another case of landlords/business owners/factories' continued use of lead pipes/paint/gas/glass knowingly exposing the public to dangerously toxic lead levels) what the fuck happened to this guy

[teaboot]

One day Bruce Wayne mentions in an interview that heroes like Superman are overrated, as the most effective way to reduce crime is to provide public resources and improve local infrastructure, then cites how neighboring city Metropolis has effectively lowered their violent crime by 13% after addressing their outdated water system and investing low income housing. the reporter conducting the interview suddenly starts looking a little uncomfortable

[teaboot]

To be clear, Clark is still a fantastic investigative reporter. He still has to track down the sources to prove all this shit

[teaboot]

"Who, Clark Kent? Yeah, we're pretty sure he's a Meta. Is he a superhero? Like what, "Lead-detector guy"? "Captain pipes?" Don't get me wrong, he's a great guy and it's a handy trick, but it's lead detection, not laser vision. He's not about to go running around in tights any time soon."

[sindri42]

I just love the idea of a cape maintaining their secret identity by pretending to be a completely different and less impressive kind of parahuman.

[roach-works]

everyone assumes that kent is so squirrely around superheros because he’s just desperately hoping not to be conscripted to the JLA to fix their plumbing

[teaboot]

Local Metropolis Reporter Publically Recognized For Contributions To The City; Awarded Medal Of Distinction

[championofdnd]

They tried to get superman to present the medal but he was offended at being called "overrated" in comparison to Clark so he declined

[teaboot]

Counter offer: Bruce Wayne disguised as Superman

[teaboot]

beating this dead horse with memes

[foxes-in-love]

[ellfiot]

This adorable bag charm has an ominous warning attached to it.

She’s not approved for children. Idk if she’s approved for adults

[robinnsblog]

COUNTERARGUMENT THEORY

I’ve seen people comment that Pomni’s torture scenario was kind of weak compared to the others, and that it could be because she hasn’t been in the circus as long, thus Caine can’t personalize her punishment as well.

And even if he’s technically using their traumas to hurt them, I don’t think that was his main intention. I think he was “replying” to their criticisms.

Pomni: We think your ideas suck!

Including Gummigoo, Pomni?

Zooble: Pathetic! You’re like a child! What kind of all-powerful being has such fragile ego?

How can someone, whose body perfectly encapsulates their mind and is fully customizable, not feel satisfied yet? How many options do you need? How vain can you be, Zooble?

First of all, I know that Zooble most likely suffers from dysphoria, and Caine focusing the torture scenario on that was a massive dick move on his part, especially when Zooble had shared their insecurities about their body in a previous episode.

However, in that same episode, Caine shared with Zooble his own insecurities.

Caine: Making adventures is my art! It’s all I exist to do! All I am… good at. (…) … w-what you’re saying could imply that I’m bad at the only thing I’m good at, and that…

I’m just saying that he probably took Zooble’s criticism as a low blow of its own and he made it personal.

Ragatha: You never let us feel like we’re at home.

Which home? Yours, Ragatha?

Gangle: You discourage us from thinking outside the box and doing things our way!

Spudsy’s was a hell of your own making, Gangle.

Jax: You lie to us constantly!

And you don’t, Jax?

[dogpuppy]

[the-meest-me-ill-ever-be]

[ellfiot]

Growing up, my mom always made me self conscious about my leg hair because it stops a few inches below my knees. “You look like a Clydesdale” she’d say, “your ankle fluff is weird”, she’d continue.

My mother wanted me to suppress my equine roots.

To that I say “neigh!”

[sol-arsystem]

*approaching a trio*

so who's friday the 13th, who's pi day, and who's the ides of march

[i-like-to-cry]

GO FERB GO!!!🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

[homunculus-argument]

I'm not an asexual but I have to admit the thought of wanting sex badly enough to be willing to do with no protection is utterly alien to me. Like I know that contraceptives have not been accessible for most people for most of human history, but that really doesn't tip the scales here. People were still fucking all across those millenia, all the way between point A when someone connected the dots that fucking causes babies, and point B when someone figured out how to make it stop doing that. You don't have to go back that many generations to get to a point where everyone knew someone who had died in childbirth. And yet, these people fucked.

I cannot, for the life of me, comprehend the level of horny that would make someone think "I would rather suffer and die a horrifying painful death nine months from now, that will break all of my loved ones' hearts with grief they will never recover from, than endure one more second of not getting dicked down RIGHT NOW."

[lingering-sunrise]

It seems like everyone is replying to this post with contraceptive discussion and other situations and completely missing the point.

People get so horny they essentially black out, say "fuck it" and make terrible decisions. It's fun. The danger is part of the draw. Especially when drunk. People drink so they can make poor decisions!

Everyone who feels the same as op please be grateful your rational brain is loud enough in this particular instance 🙏

[homunculus-argument]

Back when I was in a really bad mental place I used to play in traffic on empty rural roads at night by driving as fast as I could towards a curve on the road to see how far I could get before a sense of self-preservation kicked in and forced me to hit the brakes and slow down. I was always stone cold sober while doing that, as a matter of fact it was the only activity I genuinely enjoyed doing while I was sober.

If feeling horny is supposed to feel anything similar to the thrill of seeing how close you can get to having your shitty old Nissan Almera fly off a frozen road and wrap around a tree with you stil in it, then I think I'll have to reconsider the asexual thing.

[ellfiot]

Sex can be thrilling like that.

Horniness is what gets you in the metaphorical car, sometimes even if you don’t have a metaphorical seatbelt.

I suspect that part of the reason Gen Z has had such a low teen pregnancy rate is that video games and the internet are providing enough (relatively) safe entertainment that sneaking out and taking crazy risks irl loses some of its luster.

[batrachised]

finally, someone for tumblr

[heresylog]

[Image description: Screenshot that reads: St. Julian the Hospitaller is the patron saint of clowns and circus workers, innkeepers, fiddle players, jugglers, childless people, and murderers. End description.]

[bunjywunjy]

looks like his feast day is in TWO DAYS

[bunjywunjy]

happy this guy's day, everybody

[mbrainspaz]

idk what neurodivergent young adult needs to hear this but you are NOT supposed to give 100% at your job. I've gotten more promotions and raises since I started giving 40-60%, which my evil CEO uncle informed me is what bosses actually expect when they say 110%. My mental health has improved tremendously. I've spent 2 out of 5 workdays secretly writing my novel for the last 2 years and I've never been more respected and appreciated. Also--when you see glaring wasteful errors in the company's operating systems, say absolutely nothing! Embrace inefficiency. It is your friend in this capitalist hellscape.

[mbrainspaz]

idk what neurodivergent young adult needs to hear this but you are NOT supposed to give 100% at your job. I've gotten more promotions and raises since I started giving 40-60%, which my evil CEO uncle informed me is what bosses actually expect when they say 110%. My mental health has improved tremendously. I've spent 2 out of 5 workdays secretly writing my novel for the last 2 years and I've never been more respected and appreciated. Also--when you see glaring wasteful errors in the company's operating systems, say absolutely nothing! Embrace inefficiency. It is your friend in this capitalist hellscape.

[beaft]

i am not a psychiatrist but i do find it really weird how autism checklists are so often focused on "outward" signs of autism rather than what is going on internally. i don't know how to explain it but "do you make eye contact with other people" feels like a much less relevant question than "how does it feel when you have to make eye contact with other people?"

[beaft]

while i'm here, the other one that always pisses me off is "do you interpret idioms literally, for example 'bull in a china shop'?"

well, no, obviously. i know what "bull in a china shop" means because that is a popular phrase with a clearly defined meaning. and if i hadn't heard it before, then i would still not interpret it literally, because it has the cadence of an idiom and i would probably be able to work out from context what it meant. what is the point of this question

[beaft]

third and final complaint: "are you good at noticing subtext?"

i feel like the problem with this question is best illustrated by a conversation i had with a friend a while back, where i said something like, "i feel very safe with you because you don't do subtle hints and you are always very straight-up with me about what you are thinking and feeling."

and he laid a hand on my shoulder and was like, look dude i'm gonna be straight up here. i am subtle with you constantly and you simply do not notice <3

[beaft]

@luckyybones hope you don't mind me screenshotting but you are actually so correct

[sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog]

congrats to guns on becoming Woke, joining the NFL, the Bible, Bud Light, and the concept of empathy.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

current state of the internet is a FUCKING EMBARASSMENT. was chatting with my grandma bout the history of crochet and knitting (and the comparative ages of those respective technologies) and i was like "oh YEAH and also that ancient greek fiber art we partly figured out from chemically testing the scoured bleached pigments of stolen statuary (tumblr knows what im talking about)—gimme 30 seconds to look up the name."

5 minutes and 3 search-engines later i am crying tears of blood screaming spitting blubbering in despair as my grandma attempts to digitally pat me consolingly on the back. the library of alexandria didn't burn it was "restructured" to "increase shareholder profits"

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

and i STILL CANNOT FIND THE TERM.

i am scouring the internet like the victorians scoured and destroyed all trace of joy and color from stolen relics for the LOST NAME OF THE ANCIENT PROCESS of textile-creation akin to knitting/crocheting/nålebinding that at least one academic/crafter used to recreate the leggings on this Glorious Motherfucker:

the google execs erased it. they bleached my bestie AGAIN from history...

[nat-20s]

I can’t speak for other social media webbed sites but I really enjoy how tumblr seems to just completely spin a wheel on whatever media is hot right now. Like yeah sometimes it’s a new show that’s big and actively coming out but also sometimes there will be a solid month where half my dash is Columbo memes. Defy authority. Get really into an book from the 1800s. Watch shows that haven’t aired in 40 years. Celebrate the anniversary of the Boston Molasses Flood. Become unmarketable

[nonasuch]

oh shit i almost missed it!

[incenseandcookies]

Oh man, the Boston Molasses Flood.

[massachusetts-official]

Official Post of Massachusetts

[nationwidedornermoment]

BOSS MAKES A DOLLAR, I MAKE A DIME, THATS WHY I IMPAILED HIM ON COMPANY TIME

[cipheramnesia]

If you total it up the fines overall come to under $30,000 spread across three companies, so killing CEOs is cheaper now than ever before.

[prince-liest]

I keep thinking about how the Vees immediately and without question handled Vox's manic downslide and subsequent attempted murder-suicide of them with more empathy, love, and kindness than Charlie has handled either Vaggi's angelic reveal or her mistaken attempt to help with Vox by involving Lucifer (not to mention her reaction at Lucifer himself), which were both well-meaning and comparatively much more minor "betrayals." I think Charlie's consistent lack of empathy is a really interesting character trait for a character like her to have, because it means her first emotional responses are often very selfish, and engaging in empathy is something she has to work on. It feels fitting for her given the mission of the Hazbin Hotel, but also often gets in the way as well; see: Angel Dust giving up on redemption entirely due to her intervention.

It also gives me a lot of warm and fuzzy feelings about the Vees villainous found family!

[ellfiot]

I think it’s worth noting that angels in this show seem to be predisposed to black and white thinking. Charlie is half angel and seems to very much take after that side of the family.

In the first two seasons we’ve seen two of the oldest and wisest angels (Lucifer and Sera) begin to reevaluate their mindsets in reaction to the change Charlie is bringing about.

Meanwhile Charlie and Emily are still seemingly young in angel years and we see them fumble with the disconnect between their expectations and reality during “Speedrun To Redemption” and “Like You” respectively. They mean well but they don’t seem to have much ability to pace themselves or handle unexpected outcomes. It’s a childish mindset, but it’s probably not 100% fair to expect otherwise considering that their parental figures are also somewhat childlike.

Meanwhile, the Vs were human adults before becoming demons. They have a different set of cards than beings created in Heaven or Hell. They were evidently bad humans, but they still have a certain humanity.

Interestingly, that spark of humanity is what makes them theoretically redeemable (although they would have to do a lot to work off their bad karma.) while Charlie is damned from the cradle.

Charlie cannot be redeemed. Her existence alone seems to be considered sinful. She is granted a business trip to Heaven to make her case against extermination, but Sera explicitly tells her on the way in that she cannot stay there.

All that being said, it would be kinda funny if Charlie seemed to die at some point in a future season and then accidentally became a Winner/Saint because of also being half human.