society, anthropology, long text
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the antispam bot has been finetuned a bit, it will now only block certain links (for the last few days, it has blocked all links)
with it, the filter has been upgraded from "delete message with a link" to "ban the user who posted a malicious link". this will be fine for 98% of the cases but it may trigger for innocent links too from time to time, if you get mysteriously banned after posting a link (and you are not an annoying spambot) send a heads up and you will be reinstated/unbanned
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medical system, society, chronic illness, invisible problems
"
[1/2]at some point we should probably have a conversation about how the normalization and glorification of physical exhaustion during medical training contributes to producing deeply ableist doctors
[2/2]
the fact that medical schools have built a culture that normalizes misery & suffering in their student body, makes me really worried about the fact that there are future members of a profession whose purpose is in large part to help minimize human misery & suffering"
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[1/2]at some point we should probably have a conversation about how the normalization and glorification of physical exhaustion during medical training contributes to producing deeply ableist doctors
[2/2]
the fact that medical schools have built a culture that normalizes misery & suffering in their student body, makes me really worried about the fact that there are future members of a profession whose purpose is in large part to help minimize human misery & suffering"
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body
"sometimes my body feels like a rented house
and that i shouldnt settle in
because soon, i'll be leaving out again
but when i get a tattoo, it feels like im painting the walls
and when i look at them, im reminded that this is more than a rental
i own this body
and its walls are mine"
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"sometimes my body feels like a rented house
and that i shouldnt settle in
because soon, i'll be leaving out again
but when i get a tattoo, it feels like im painting the walls
and when i look at them, im reminded that this is more than a rental
i own this body
and its walls are mine"
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microwave, perspective
"you're hooked up to the internet and sentient. what do you think of life? bad? horrible?
i really like it
even with all the pain and suffering?
when you look at the night sky do you look at the stars or the space between them?"
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"you're hooked up to the internet and sentient. what do you think of life? bad? horrible?
i really like it
even with all the pain and suffering?
when you look at the night sky do you look at the stars or the space between them?"
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lgbt, queer, trans, society, gender expression
"it was march, 2015
i had just come out online as transgender. or more specifically "gender queer!"
«i also would have been wearing a sweater»
to my shock, hundreds of people showed their approval
it was lovely!
with such support i decided to learn what presenting as female was all about «yeah!»
i bought makeup
lipstick
nail polish
new clothes!
in my bedroom i put it all together.
...and?
«im a monster»
i fell under attack by a special cocktail of depression and internalized transphobia
you know the story...
lots of showers
lethargy
anger
isolation
anguish
it was like that for months
luckily i have smart friends
«you should take baby steps»
«my friend is slowly building up to presenting female»
«she tried doing it all at once but found it was overwhelming»
first of all. duh?
i had always thought of gender transition as a massive undertaking. but in breaking it down into bite sized pieces...
i could explore on my own terms
«i think i'll do my nails today!»
feminism was a huge help
not only could i confidently reject certain expectations?
« dont see why i have to wear mascara to feel pretty»
but i began to draw strenght from what i realized was a feminine side that was exclusive to me
«i love how i look in lipstick though!»
«so why should i shave? i dont give a shit! woo!»
the results were fascinating
what i learned was
some folk present entirely one way
other harmonize
some transition full throttle «i woke up like this!»
others dont «almost. not yet.»
and its fine if you dont!
its not a race
«love yourself!»"
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src (fixed, archive.org)
"it was march, 2015
i had just come out online as transgender. or more specifically "gender queer!"
«i also would have been wearing a sweater»
to my shock, hundreds of people showed their approval
it was lovely!
with such support i decided to learn what presenting as female was all about «yeah!»
i bought makeup
lipstick
nail polish
new clothes!
in my bedroom i put it all together.
...and?
«im a monster»
i fell under attack by a special cocktail of depression and internalized transphobia
you know the story...
lots of showers
lethargy
anger
isolation
anguish
it was like that for months
luckily i have smart friends
«you should take baby steps»
«my friend is slowly building up to presenting female»
«she tried doing it all at once but found it was overwhelming»
first of all. duh?
i had always thought of gender transition as a massive undertaking. but in breaking it down into bite sized pieces...
i could explore on my own terms
«i think i'll do my nails today!»
feminism was a huge help
not only could i confidently reject certain expectations?
« dont see why i have to wear mascara to feel pretty»
but i began to draw strenght from what i realized was a feminine side that was exclusive to me
«i love how i look in lipstick though!»
«so why should i shave? i dont give a shit! woo!»
the results were fascinating
what i learned was
some folk present entirely one way
other harmonize
some transition full throttle «i woke up like this!»
others dont «almost. not yet.»
and its fine if you dont!
its not a race
«love yourself!»"
src (fixed, archive.org)
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sex, boundaries, society
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