The blog of Erik A. G. '59

Boomer | he/him/his/his/himself | raised in California, now living in Iowa | I seem to post about gender issues and politics in cartoon and fandom meme form, with occasional raccoons, pangolins, and other charismatic animals. Also see my sideblogs at erik-even-gayer and erik-even-wordier.

[libraford]

"Oh, so its okay to write graffiti on 'fascist' property because they come from a different political viewpoint than you? What if a 'fascist' destroyed your property, would it be okay then??"

I mean... im constantly scrubbing slurs off of our pride stuff, and off of public property while being verbally harassed by homophobes in public so its kinda hard to look at this like I threw the first punch, you know?

[libraford]

"This tit-for-tat approach is a dangerous game."

Hmm... so is fascism. Sorry bro.

[partisan-by-default]

150,000 march through London in world’s largest trans pride, organisers say

Protesters voiced anger at the new guidance on single sex-spaces and fears that trans people are being excluded from society.

An estimated 150,000 people marched through central London in the world’s largest trans pride event, organisers have said.

Protesters voiced anger at the new guidance on single sex-spaces and called on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to make a positive difference to trans people.

Saturday’s march through the baking heat started near the BBC’s central London headquarters, where placards read: “let people piss in peace”; “marching for all my trans siblings past and present”; and: “these meds save lives”.

It ended with crowds spilling onto Trafalgar Square, filling the steps and the fountain walls to watch speeches – overlooked by artist Teresa Margolles’s sculpture of face casts from 726 trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people.

It is the first time the end point to the rally has been the square “right in the heart of this city that belongs to us as much as anyone”, said a founding member of London Trans+ Pride, Lewis G Burton.

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[saywhat-politics]

[saywhat-politics]

Republicans will claim dead people people are voting, but then be totally fine with a dead person literally holding a Senate seat.

[tlirsgender]

Really crazy how fantasy as a genre is either racist cause they don't have any characters of color in it OR the author's making one (1) country to be all of Fantasy Africa, which is still racist. And this covers like 97% of all of it

[tlirsgender]

The bar is so low I'll be like "oh fuck yum diverse fantasy" & I start eating it & notice a weird texture (the racism)

[hellsitegenetics]

[sigynpenniman]

The most interesting thing about watching all the Bond movies in order hasn’t actually been anything to do with the series itself, but watching the world slowly change. Bond is kind of unique in this because it’s one of the only media franchises that’s been running uninterrupted for 60+ years, while always being set in the “present day,” primarily taking place in somewhat realistic settings and places, and not being 100% sci fi to an extent that divorces it from the overall look of it’s contemporary reality. James Bond, unlike any other series, really, allows you to watch the real world slowly change from the early 60s to 2021, in increments so brief it feels as if nothing changes from film to film, and yet by the time you get to the end everything is different

[penny-anna]

keeping getting people asking what happens if a gag candidate gets elected to parliament and im like well they become a member of parliament

[originalleftist]

And most importantly, Nigel Farage doesn't.

[bowlby4]

[youzicha]

In 1844 the Royal Navy switched terminology from "larboard" to "port", to prevent mistakes caused by how similar "larboard" sounds to "starboard".

Similarly I think we need to invent a new word for either "oat" or "whole" milk.

[argumate]

The English Royal Navy was formally founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, though the Kingdom of England had possessed less-organised naval forces for centuries prior to this.

so that's three hundred years of yelling 'arboard at each other in the din of battle and trying to distinguish which side of the boat they're referring to, almost as bad as how long it took them to figure out the problem of scurvy.

[doomtemparts]

one of my friends in a discord server was talking about how they were nervous about their first scheduled acupuncture appointment. another friend offered to do a tarot reading for them. sent this picture.

[rubyvroom]

@unhelpfultarot

[historicity-was-already-taken]

(Yoinked this from LinkedIn, genuinely interested in seeing how responses align with demographics) (so far it’s those of us over 35 being indignant but I wanna see how those fully plays out) (it’s cultural and technological history/memory, bruh)

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I am an old bitch - 20/20.

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[argumate]

actually surprising we haven't shortened "hip-hop" to "hop" yet tbh

[argumate]

"yeah I like all kinds of music, except hop and cunt of course"

[cyrjovie]

No, I don't want a deadbolt I can unlock with an app. No, I don't want an oven I can turn on with an app. No, I don't want a washer/dryer I can control with an app. No, I don't want lights I can control with an app. I don't want blinds I can control with an app. I don't want to need an app to do everything.

I don't want a printing subscription, or a typing subscription. Hell, I'll go find an old typewriter before I buy into that sell. I'll even learn to make ink and paper.

I don't want to "subscribe and save" to something. I don't want everything to automatically renew. I most certainly do not want to give an AI assistant access to ANYTHING of mine (including my thoughts, questions, or ideas), but especially not to my bank account.

I don't want glasses that tell me what things are, I'd rather ask someone who knows. I don't want a robot to summarize the key points of my group chat, I want to talk to my friends and family for myself.

I want picnics in the park, phones put away in bags and not thought about unless they're actually needed. I want water fights in summer, not water shortages to feed the machine. I want a colorful house, not a smart one. I want care, not convenience.

If one day Microsoft locks me out of my laptop because I refuse to pay for a subscription, I'll go to the library and check out a few books to figure out how to reprogram it. I'll learn fucking Linux, if I have to. Hell, I'm considering learning it now, with the way the world's going.

If one day the world is so online, that I'm strange for being disconnected, then strange I will happily be.