kin+system blog

im rachel, ask for my main. if I reblog your art or photography and you want it not on here, just let me know and I'll delete it.

[rachelamberkin]

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[rachelamberkin]

a picture of possessivesuggestion logging onto tumblr

[rachelamberkin]

yall out here being gay? yall out here kissing girls? irl?

[possessivesuggestion-blog-deact]

they are no longer allowed to take anything from me

[rachelamberkin]

my cat when my dad tries to take the toy back

[rachelamberkin]

she blocked me for making fun of her scat fetish

[rockdownu]

Not to beat a dead horse but ive already blocked 90% of the tf fandom anyways cuz yall dont know how to be normal

[rachelamberkin]

funny coming from someone into scat

[sleazy-art]

[onlyvegetarianrecipes]

Olive-Stuffed Roasted Mini-Pepper Crostini

Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes!

[rachelamberkin]

i thought those were fruit gushers in the peppers!

[auntbutch]

everything else aside, there are major distinctions between how “gay” and “queer” came to be used within lgbtq populations, not least of which is that “gay” was used as intracommunity code in a way that “queer” was not. this is obviously incredibly complicated and no one can account for the varied ways that words have been used, but in the context of the US, when people are talking about the “reclaiming” of gay and queer, they’re generally talking about “gay” being used within lgbtq communities starting around the 1930s, and “queer” being used as a political strategy starting around the 1970s. the fact that people could talk about being “gay” in public in the early-mid 20th century and straight people would have no idea that they meant “homosexual” is significant! this is not the case when we’re talking about the use of “queer” in the late 20th century, in which people were using a word that was understood to mean lgbtq (it was predominantly understood to mean “homosexual male”) and attempting to alter its signification as a political strategy.

the fact that these two words have been used differently both within and without lgbtq populations doesn’t mean that much when it comes to whether or not we should use them now, or when we should use them, or how, but conflating the two as if they are equivalent in terms of their histories is erasing a significant aspect of how lgbtq communities have developed languages for varied purposes. that “gay” was a code word for “homosexual” (not unlike “mary” or “friend of dorothy”, polari, or the hanky code) says something important about how lgbtq people form(ed) community and connections within dangerous and oppressive environments. it’s significant, and it’s not worth it to ignore it for the sake of winning low stakes online arguments.

[if you reblog this to add some variation on “no one can tell me not to use queer” or “my identity is not a slur,” i’m going to hex you. that’s not at all what this is about and your defensive nonsense is boring]

[rachelamberkin]

im gay n i hate boys

[wlwellbutrin]

i mean i suppose we should have known this was the next frontier of femmephobia discourse but oh man oh boy is this stupid

[oncelerfucker69-deactivated2019]

galaxy brain

[gothhabiba]

people have been having problems with the word “gay” since it was first used in this context (maybe 1930s-40s as an insider code word, ~80s as a more broadly known identifier) for similar reasons but this somehow manages to be completely divorced from that history at the same that it’s trying to build an argument out of it 😂

[auntbutch]

as a side note, “gay” was, prior to its usage among gay populations, used in reference to sex workers and as a euphemism for promiscuity. etymology is difficult and contentious and anyone making claims to knowing the exact origins or pathways of a word is either ignorant or lying, but considering how much homophobic rhetoric is dedicated to vilifying gay people for our supposed sex addictions, i wouldn’t rule out a connection between “gay” as euphemism for promiscuity and “gay” as intra-community slang for homosexuality. considering how some people are convinced that gay people who enjoy fucking are privileged over straight people who don’t, the different meanings that “gay” has carried are significant imo 

beyond that though, like, how far up your own ass do you have to be to refashion a homophobic argument (don’t call me “gay,” i’m not one of those limp-wristed faggots [as documented in george chauncey’s gay new york]) as a defense against homophobia. i can’t imagine being this full of shit, it’s just remarkable tbh

[rachelamberkin]

for that post going around about asking trans people their pronouns, its very clear the context is at parties n shit where the person asking ISNT asking everyone, just people they perceive as visibly trans

[carter-keane]

Gay people didn’t like hetero environments so we made our own places. If aces don’t like gay or hetero spaces go off and make your own shit... stop trying to edit a community you dont belong to lol

whats it like being suck a spineless amoeba is it fun

[rachelamberkin]

i wouldnt know. go look in the mirror and ask yourself that

[rachelamberkin]

so the person behind the latest evil person blocklist

1) ignored my blogs fsr despite being blocked by a su kin blog thats knees deep in the ace discourse

2) is ran by a pedophile but also has a separate list for pedophiles that surprisingly lists wetwareproblem

[rachelamberkin]

how did chloe end up on the latest aphobe list when they left

[rachelamberkin]

but you know, she hasnt paid for any console so lol

[rachelamberkin]

love that my cousin sent me like 20 messages about her new switch knowing very well ill never be able to shell out $300 on my very measly salary of $60/year