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left: me at 19, one year on t. right: me at 25, five years off t.

i looked at a lot of transition timelines as a teen. i could’ve used more posts like this when i was struggling with the decision to detrans, just to prove it was possible and wouldn’t kill me. i’m happy now btw.

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Misconceptions of the Assault Smirk

If you’ve checked the news at any point this past week, you’ve no doubt heard about the standoff with the Covington Catholic school kids and the “Vietnam-times” veteran at the March for Life, as well as what really happened there. Even if you’re not a meme enthusiast, you may be quite familiar with what is now being called the “assault smirk.”

This week’s Freedom Philosophyalready covers many of…

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It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself — anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide. In any case, to wear an improper expression on your face (incredulity when a victory was announced, for instance) was itself a punishable offense. There was even a word for it in Newspeak: facecrime, it was called

George Orwell, ‘1984’

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The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself--anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide. In any case, to wear an improper expression on your face (to look incredulous when a victory was announced, for example) was itself a punishable offense. There was even a word for it in Newspeak: facecrime, it was called.

George Orwell, 1984

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