#elle.txt

[dykerightsmp3]

easily my favorite viral tweet from recently

[pink-ellephant]

that tactic where they accuse trans people of “reinforcing the binary” for pursuing medical transition and engaging in gender-typical expression kind of always confused me, though. why are they acting like trans folks are the perpetrators of a coercive gender binary when we are so overtly targets of its coercion??

the binary’s coercion starts with cagab and gendered childrearing practices, but it doesn’t end there. when trans people try to transition, we are typically faced with structural barriers to doing so, ie a legal and administrative apparatus enforces our cagab. even when we are allowed to transition, often we must work hard to achieve consistent recognition as our gender. sure, gender is a performance for cis people, too, but underperforming is way more likely to cost trans people legibility as their gender than to cost cis people the same. and gender misrecognition is way way more likely to be deleterious—even deadly—for trans people than cis people.

so am i really “reinforcing the binary” if i wear makeup and seek gender affirming surgeries? or has a violently coercive gender binary simply made the world more welcoming—safer—for women who pass? am i really the coercive one here?

[asukatoshipiled]

this insane yuri potential ????

[liesmyth]

does anyone remember that picture of Colin Farrell on the set of Alexander.

[fairyi]

holy shit eileen gu has it all: beauty, brains, athletic, talented, rich, model, olympic gold medalist, and she's only 22......what the hell am i doing with my life

[everl0v3r]

on ratio and his goals:

does anyone else ever just think about how the genius society is full of people who could be said to put their research over everything and everyone else.

ruan mei put aside the morality of creating an emanator, of slipping something into the trailblazer’s food without their knowledge, and she didn’t regret it. she mourned her creation and showed zero regard for her surviving small creations that loved her. she will probably never return for them, because she doesn’t care.

herta also very openly doesn’t care. she puts the success of the simulated universe over many other things in her life, including the wellbeing of others and even the likelihood of its success. maaaybe she cared about the acknowledgment from chadwick, but chadwick is exactly the same as her: selfishly following research without a care for the cost.

putting ratio against these characters is actually laughable to me. his entire existence is dedicated to sharing knowledge and making it public. his work connects with people. and beyond that, he forms relationships and creates connections.

he is so so human compared to any member of the genius society and yet his greatest desire is to be recognized by nous. who exclusively sponsors selfish beings who throw away morals and humanity in the name of “science”. he tries so hard to be perfect and statuesque and distant but he isn’t. the statues of him and the constant mask wearing. like he regrets being human too. explodes

i need to see more of his character arc. and also his relationship with aventurine. the kings of putting on a mask to hide their true selves. pleas

[roundtriptojupiter]

day 1 of discussing an oc: here is her trauma

day 25265 of discussing an oc: she’s really good at cutting apple slices

[il-predestinato]

I have to both laugh and sob when I remember that the only other F1 team Charles has ever driven for is “Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber” while Max’s is “Visa Cash App RB.”

The parallels between these two include absolute cringe ass name changes for their debut teams. 😭🤦‍♀️