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new pronouns just dropped:
- āheā in the way you call an animal you donāt know the gender of āa little guyā
- āsheā in the way sailors refer to their boats
- ātheyā in the way people say āthey say that ___ā, a faceless and all knowing collective. you are anything, you are everything.
star wars / batman au and bruce is a mandalorian who picks up foundlings like nobodyās business and loudly & vocally disapproves of the jedi even though half his kids are proficient in the force
bruceās helmet has little points that stick up like bat ears and his armor is mostly black so the non-mandalorians who donāt know his name call himĀ āthe batā
EVERYONE is scared of the bat except fellow mandalorians cause they know he has 7 foundlings & would be willing to take more
everyone in the tags sayingĀ āclark is a jediā is RIGHT. clark is the only jedi bruce marginally can tolerateĀ
Bruce actually bothers to learn non-lethal takedowns and goes out of his way not to murder people indiscriminately unlike his fellow mandalorians. Which only makes him scarier because now there are survivors to talk about what mandalorians look and act like.
The entire planet of āGāthamā lives in terror and awe of their Mandalorian bounty hunter.
Meanwhile whenever civilians ask other mandalorians about Bruce they all just sigh and are like
āYeah, thatās the Bat, heās a bit of a weirdo, we love him but heās a total pacifist for some reason.ā
And the awestruck civilian whoād had 8 bones broken and his house burned down by Bruce is just:
āThis is what a Mandalorian pacifist looks like?!?!?ā
This is a story I would read
Bruce himself was a foundling, adopted by the Mandalorians after his parents were murdered. Sometime in his early adult life, his biological parentsā protocol droid AL-4RD (actually an IG central memory unit in a protocol chassis) tracks him down and is likeĀ āMaster Bruce! Finally! Your parents left you everything in their will and iāve been trying to track you down two decadesā and suddenly Bruce is the richest guy in the sector and doesnāt really know what to do with it all
someone made it better
@blackkatmagic
Conservatives will be like āWhy are you holding me accountable for my bigoted beliefs? Whatever happened to tolerance???ā
The response to that is Tolerance Is Not a Moral Precept - it is a peace treaty. It is a contract of cooperation, or at least, of non-interference.
the model of a peace treaty differs from the model of a moral precept in one simple way: the protection of a peace treaty only extends to those willing to abide by its terms. It is an agreement to live in peace, not an agreement to be peaceful no matter the conduct of others. A peace treaty is not a suicide pact.
(Bold added)
Someone whoās actively trying to oppress, belittle, exclude, or harm people based on their identities is not complying with the contract, so thereās no reason to extend its protection to them.
Trans women are unstoppable because we have access to all the secret esoteric Boy Scout knowledge but are no longer bound by the moral constraints of the Boy Scout Oath.
They told me how to build all those fires and tie all those knots and they never even suspected I was a spy for the enemy
assigned sleepercell at birth
Someone on Discord: Wait, why is there genderbend discourse?
Me, popping up like a dog that just heard the word āwalkā: Let me give you an essay on how itās a matter of conflicting needs and poor genre rep.
Okay itās not quite an essay, but I wrote most of it when was on mobile and added a bunch just now to streamline/add examples.
The reason genderbend discourse is a thing is because the way cishet people do it is generally transphobic, butĀ itās also a gateway for questioning queer people to enter queer fandom a little more quietly if theyāre not in a safe environment. Thatās part of how it was for me, and part of why I feel so strongly about genderbends being a genre that doesnāt inherently impact trans fandom negatively: genderbends are how a lotĀ of people got into exploring their gender in the first place. Itās a stepping stone for a lot of us.
But hey, letās talk misogyny. Genderbending has a significant history as an entry point for female fans to project wider female presence in fandoms that have a majority male cast.Ā Genderbending BEGAN as a subversive thing: āthis series is almost all male, and I want to see myself in it, so I will change the main character to a woman and explore how that affects the plot and the way the character interacts with the world.ā Female fans got mocked for creating original female characters as much as they did for writing the MC as a woman. Itās a way of taking control of a story that does not have a place for you,Ā which is one of those places where we run intoĀ ārepresentation is important.ā
A decent example of an official production that does this kind of genderbend isĀ āElementary,ā where John Watson is reinterpreted as Joan Watson, a Chinese-American woman. In doing so, the narrative now has a place for women and Chinese-Americans, and anyone who finds it easier to identify with such a character without necessarily sharing the exact same background (e.g. a Korean-Canadian nonbinary person might not share such a background in specifics, but probably has an easier time relating to Joan than they would to white, British, male John of the original).
The problem comes from the fact thatā¦ well, for one thing, representation isnāt a zero sum game, Ā but it often feels like it is. Elementary havingĀ āJoanā as a character isnāt taking awayĀ representation from trans people by providing it to women, and interpreting it as such just leads to production houses having less room for both, and hopping back over to Straight White Cis Men.
The other problem, of course, is that a lot of genderbend fics, either those by new writers OR those by bigoted writers, tend to be gender essentialist, transphobic, or enforcing a binary. This goes for bothĀ āborn cisswapā fics andĀ āmagical change in biologyā fics. Again, both plots have their place, whether for those who want to process their own experiences of misogyny, andĀ for those exploring their own gender identity, but they are very easy to fuck up.
The way I usually describe it when it comes to fic is like using Tony Stark. In canon, heās in STEM and went to college in the 1980s (at least in the MCU, the decade is different in the comics depending on when the story was written). He is a rich cis white man, so his barrier to entry was much lower than most peopleās, including his own father (who was born to a poor family, likely Jewish immigrants).
Cis man Tony, trans woman Tony, trans man Tony, cis woman Tony, and nb Tony are ALL going to have a different experience based on the world around them and their own identity.Ā
Tony was a public figure from birth, so āpassingā isnāt a thing. Tonyās options are staying in the closet, or being loud and proud.
Meanwhile, thereās a massive bias against women in STEM, one thatās even stronger in the 80s, and while it would apply to every option except cis male Tony, itās going to apply in different ways.
Each gender variant provides a different opportunity for exploration with regards to misogyny, transphobia, and the intersection of the two, and always in different ways.
The story written by a cis woman currently doing her STEM undergrad might be her intentionally projecting onto a character in order to express her frustrations with gender harassment sheās experiencing from male classmates. The trans woman story written by a trans teenager whoās getting the runaround from teachers on whether or not she can report the transphobic harassment from the boys on her robotics team is going to focus on different forms of oppression and microaggressions.
Thereās overlap in the experiences, but both stories perform a vital function for both the writer andĀ readers with similar experiences, and writing the first story with a cis woman Tony does not (inherently) invalidate the existence of trans women like the second author. Itās just an exploration of a different need and experience on the part of the author. ItāsĀ āI want to see myself in this character I love, a character that was not made with an audience like myself in mindā for different people, and the fandom at large wants neither of them.
But as mentioned, a lot of people DONāT approach it that way, and it ends up transphobic, even if the intent was, say, exploration of gender and power dynamics in a heavily misogynistic industry. What you end up with is a lot of people whose first association with the CONCEPT of genderbending is āthat transphobic/gender essentialist thing that hurt me.ā In many cases, even well-done explorations of the concept by queer authors are triggering just due to the connection of terminology, and thatāsā¦ not great.
For anyone.
Seven is such an interesting character and thereās so much left unexplored:
What does it really mean to haveĀ āfree timeā? How do you approach not having a task, not being useful, when youāve grown up knowing the value of your life is equal only to your usefulness?Ā
How do you deal with the trauma of assimilation and reintegration into a human life, and the subsequent rebuilding of your mental health, while the very idea of focusing solely on your own needs is so alien to you?
How do you truly start to build healthy relationships with others?Ā
I absolutely adore Seven as a character. So much exploration of what it means to be an individual, finding your own identity, forming relationships. An amazing character who they didn't use to her full potential.
The Star Wars Wiki says, āWhile C-3PO underwent a memory wipe, R2-D2 was allowed to preserve his memories.ā And I am delighted, because 1) I was pretty sure this was the case, but couldnāt remember exactly (R2 is a conniving sneak and I was pretty sure it wouldnāt have worked even if anyone had been foolish enough to try), and 2) this means one of my favorite Star Wars headcanons is actually canon.Ā
It means that during that one scene in Empire Strikes Back, these two assholes know EXACTLY who the other one is.
You are decorated war veterans, you absolute trolls.Ā
Yoda had 20 plus years to prep for this moment and this is probably what he picked on like the second day
Yoda had 20 plus years to prep for this moment and this is probably what he picked on like the second day <- Holy shit, this is the truest thing Iāve ever read. That is absolutely what he did.Ā
Also, I have a couple of things I want to clarify on this post.Ā
Because of the Luke and R2 exchange right before they land on Dagobah, when Luke is explaining that theyāre going to find Yoda, an old Jedi Master, and R2 appears to be like,Ā āwhomst??ā I now hold the headcanon that while R2 knew who Yoda was, he didnāt actually know Yodaās name. So when they got down to Dagobah, R2 was absolutely like,Ā āOH SHIT, ITāS YOU. HOW THE FUCK ARE YOU STILL ALIVE, GIVE ME BACK THE FLASHLIGHT, WHY DOES NO LISTEN TO ME, BACK OFF YOU GREEN SOCK, IāLL FINISH THE JOB MYSELF, I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING AROUND HERE.ā
And since droid rights are absolute shit, for R2, when I sayĀ ādecorated war veteranā, Iām not referring to medals. (Although Anakin absolutely made medals for his droid too, because R2 was there and did, like, ALL the work.) Iām referring to arrest warrants.Ā
Most of R2ās memory is called The Shit List (With Receipts), with file folders on some of the galaxyās most notorious and significant figures. Yoda has three folders. Anakin/Vader has five. So does Obi-Wan. The person with the most folders is Threepio (Designation: Useless Husband), bc R2 has never really let an argument go in his life. The only person who doesnāt have a shit list is BB-8, who has Never Done A Blessed Thing Wrong In Her Life. (R2 can and will fight you.)
the recent historyĀ of trans stuff and its opponents is shown in how the logic changed from āwell, there are so many more mtfs than ftmsā¦ seems suspicious and kinda seems like transgenderism is misogynistic huh??ā to āwell, there are so many more ftms than mtfsā¦ probably says something about how transgenderism is misogynistic hmmmmā completely seemlessly
If you actually believe that Taylor Swift is a lesbian icon, you donāt get to complain about your community shrinking when trans men come out.
I might call myself a bisexual disaster, but in all honesty Iām more of a bisexual mishap ā maybe a bisexual fiasco at best.
Legit bisexual apocalypse. Living the dream.
Okay, not to word nerd all over my own post, but:
While the word āapocalypseā ā from the Ancient Greek į¼ĻĪæĪŗĪ¬Ī»Ļ ĻĪ¹Ļ, apokĆ”lypsis ā is often associated with the end of the world due to its use in Christian eschatology, its literal meaning is an uncovering (of previous hidden knowledge).
Which means that technically, coming out as bisexual is, in fact, a bisexual apocalypse.
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Those loony Christian signs listing all the types of sinners who will go to Hell (ABORTIONISTS SATANISTS GAMBLERS FORNICATORS) always make me feel bad because I know Iād fall under a lot more categories if I just got out more. Itās introvert shaming, thatās what it is.
aight im drunk im 22 im cis im 99% sure this is a trans guy meme but,,, i experiuence this too dont worry this is a male experience i love u all ur wonderful and strong
I meant to add captuons like ur calid and all thar shit vut i hit the wronfg button oops
I wasnāt actually going to reblog this UNTIL I seen this replyā¦ Thank u random drunk 22 year old cis man I appreciate you
I wanna be that CEO that pays their employees 70K a year like that white guy I be seeing all over the Internet. I canāt remember his name.
Iām not gonna be like Jeff Bezos but I do wanna be a multimillionaire ššš
He took a pay cut. Iām not doing all of that. Ima just pay my people well and give top notch benefits.
It gets better.
We are definitely going to talk about this guy on Buisness Desserts
Employees are not costs to be reduced, they are investments, they are assets that appreciate in value
Absolutely
For the person commenting on not taking a pay cut, he HAD to change his lifestyle to be able to afford to pay his employees a living wage. He talked to accountants and they helped him break the numbers down based on data about the cost of living and various factors about the commute, housing issues, etc. All inspired by his best friend going nearly into debt over medical costs meanwhile he had several houses, a jet, and drank champagne daily.
He sold stock, houses, and changed his spending and as a result, his employees were overall happier and the way they worked improved. They all bought more shit and had more kids and did all the consumption people want for us while also enjoying their work and their boss enough to band together and buy him a fucking Tesla as a thank you.
And you know what he realized after taking his pay cut? He didnāt need the champagne or the girls or theĀ ālifestyleā of being a billionaire. He feels fulfilled in his work and with the people heās surrounded himself with and he feels that heās made a step in the right direction that other businessmen and billionaires should follow.
Please read the article and his statements on twitter because itās eye-opening to see that you CAN be successful doing things ethically.Ā
Update: during the pandemic, Dan Price cut his salary to $0 so that he could keep paying his employees.
What a lovely man
And to be clear.
He was only ever a fraction of a Bezos.
He did this with far less to his name. Bezos could too just as easily. Heās just a bad person, unlike Price.
Another popular one, especially in wealthier US families, was that your son would āmove to Europe,ā and then a few months later your ānieceā would move into town and live in his old bedroom.
Trans isnāt new. We just have to know how to look for it in history.
Sex reassignment surgery started in the 40s and at the time it was considered a triumph of medical science.
Different Stories Resonate with Different People
I will always reblog this.
I once spent three hours scouring the internet to find this comic again, I will not let that be repeated.
itās always āthis doll is haunted and is ominously shattering the chinaā and never āhow can I provide adequate enrichment for my haunted doll so she doesnāt destroy stuff out of boredomā
responsible haunted doll ownership means aknowledging your dollās need for interaction and play time! make sure to give her plenty of stuff to look at with her rolling eyes and shatter-proof things to knock over.
remember that knocking picture frames off walls, inverting crosses, and leaving long and disturbing claw marks in your wallpaper is natural haunted doll behaviour and should be managed in a way which is healthy for both you and your doll!
Your Dollās Not Evil, Sheās Just Bored
