#sisterof

[ryuichifoxe]

sisterof replied to your post “So, if you’re super sensitive to heat and you think riding a bike will...”

do you have someone with you at home? take it easy and call someone if you feel sick, heat stroke can be nasty even hours afterwards!

Not home alone. I managed to make it back, had to cancel piper’s vet appointment though. It’s not my first time in heatstroke city and, unfortunately, it won’t be my last once summer actually hits, so I know the miserable drill. 

[lucenorthstar]

sisterof replied to your photoset “ladycibia: I’m glad to hear that the very first viewing of Beauty and...”

same. not a furry tho, i swear

but why be defensive about it, let’s embrace that every single one of us had an antro crush at some point, there is no shame in that! I mean, I crushed on the Beast. and Modo from Biker Mice. and the Rooster from Robin Hood. and Jake from Rescuers Down Under. and Jajuka from Escaflowne. and I cannot say I don’t find hella attractive most of the Galra from Voltron.

catyuffie replied to your photo “prints for Torino Comics nearly ready~”

Mingos!

lots of mingos~ they are so much fun to draw they are such silly creatures~

[rothjens]

sis

[rederiswrites]

sisterof replied to your photo “*re-emerges briefly from the Void to share this reaction gif with you*”

it... is not animated?

More accurately, it...is not working.  Which it was when I posted it, so. :|  It works fine until I actually post it.  But I am not about figuring shit out today.  I’ll try again some other time.

[ourinquisitorialness]

@sisterof replied to your post “@sisterof​ replied to your post: “me, brainstorming new names for the...”

yeah but regarding that last paragraph - it's not about external policing, but people inside the community are too diverse to agree on what terms are "allowed". not sure there is a way to put everyone under a single banner

I wasn’t talking about external policing at all. When I said “discourse” I was talking about internal discourse, within the queer community. I was talking about queer people telling other queer people what terms they can and can’t use for themselves.

My point is -- we don’t HAVE to agree. We should respect what terms other people use, and feel comfortable knowing we can use or not use whatever terms we personally prefer, without jumping down each other’s throats whenever someone uses a term someone somewhere has decided is “problematic.”

The community squabbling about whether the best umbrella term is “LGBTQ” or “LGBTQIA+” or “queer” or “gay” or something else entirely just creates internal divisions and prevents us from UNIFYING at a time when we need to be unified.

In other words, what we call ourselves as a community is a pointless debate as long as what we ARE as a community is something that can still be legally discriminated against in this country.

That’s my opinion. And I know it’s a complicated issue and that it’s not as simple as everyone just getting along, but like I said. The discourse drains me.

[ourinquisitorialness]

@sisterof​ replied to your post: “me, brainstorming new names for the LGBTQIA+ lobbying group I’m...”

gay is more umbrella than queer?

Oh, nah, I wasn’t trying to imply that, sorry. I actually prefer “queer” as the go-to umbrella term, personally, but I also know it’s a sensitive word for some folks, so probably not the best name for a community organization.

There was one person at our meeting who got offended when I mentioned that “gay” is gaining traction as an umbrella term similar to “queer,” especially in online spaces like tumblr and among young folks. She was all like “well it shouldn’t be” and “no thanks I’m bi.” 

I mean. I get her concern but. I’m bi too and I refer to myself as “gay” pretty regularly. I sort of use “gay” and “queer” interchangeably as umbrella terms. That doesn’t mean everyone has to like/use it and I understand why it might not be IDEAL as an umbrella term but.

Idk to be honest I get so tired of talking about this crap. Words matter, yeah, I know. They do. But the neverending discourse (both online and IRL) about what terms are good/bad and how LGBTQ folks should be ALLOWED to describe themselves and their own place in the community... it really drains me.