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"
"
"
[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"
#art_credit_missing
"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"
#art_credit_missing
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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?"
#art_credit_missing
"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?"
#art_credit_missing
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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!»"
src
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
[trannoscription in separate message]
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trannoscription
[1/2]
"i think we're kind of starting to get away from this but have y'all noticed how in the vast majority of popular media, sex scenes dont actually tend to involve a lot of talking/fumbling/awkwardness unless its for humor or to indicate that the people having sex are a.) probably wrong for eachother somehow or b.) inexperienced, possibly having sex for the first time?
but "good" sex, between people who are experienced and in love etc, is almost always effortlessly athletic and steamy and they somehow telepathically know exactly what to do. im not talking about knowing what their lover enjoys, thats entirely feasible, but they never even have to coordinate what they're doing. theres no "do you want me on top?" or "do you want me to do [x]?" or accidentally getting in each other's way.
the overwhelming message that i've always gotten from pop culture is that good sex happens without communication and, more dangerously, that needing to communicate is a sign that you're somehow bad at sex, when in reality thats almost definitely that you're, you know, a considerate partner who actually gives a shit about people being comfortable when they have sex with you
[2/2]
not only that but like, overwhelmingly sex in media is portrayed as this steamy, well-oiled, SERIOUS machine. like... wheres the fun?
pop culture seems to be obsessed with this communication-less pantomime of actual intimacy rather than the reality of intimacy going hand in hand with not only consideration but humour and mutual vulnerability.
sex is by nature so awkward and off it NEVER works the way you see in films or on tv. its never seamless and perfect and that is not a BAD THING.
you're not "doing it wrong" if you're having problems getting a good rhythm and keep messin' each other up by trying to help
you're not doing it wrong if you're laughing and talking and not taking it seriously
and additionally, and now this is a complete tangent from the original point here, but you're not doing it wrong if you dont manage to get off or get your partner off
sometimes sex is just the action and not the climax and thats COMPLETELY FINE. my partner and i struggled a LOT with this when we first started having sex because we both had terrible guilt when we couldnt reach climax or couldnt get the other off because we felt like that was what the whole point of sex was.
media puts a lot of PRESSURE on sex and what it looks like that shouldnt be there and its AWFUL.
the focus is just so... wrong"
[1/2]
"i think we're kind of starting to get away from this but have y'all noticed how in the vast majority of popular media, sex scenes dont actually tend to involve a lot of talking/fumbling/awkwardness unless its for humor or to indicate that the people having sex are a.) probably wrong for eachother somehow or b.) inexperienced, possibly having sex for the first time?
but "good" sex, between people who are experienced and in love etc, is almost always effortlessly athletic and steamy and they somehow telepathically know exactly what to do. im not talking about knowing what their lover enjoys, thats entirely feasible, but they never even have to coordinate what they're doing. theres no "do you want me on top?" or "do you want me to do [x]?" or accidentally getting in each other's way.
the overwhelming message that i've always gotten from pop culture is that good sex happens without communication and, more dangerously, that needing to communicate is a sign that you're somehow bad at sex, when in reality thats almost definitely that you're, you know, a considerate partner who actually gives a shit about people being comfortable when they have sex with you
[2/2]
not only that but like, overwhelmingly sex in media is portrayed as this steamy, well-oiled, SERIOUS machine. like... wheres the fun?
pop culture seems to be obsessed with this communication-less pantomime of actual intimacy rather than the reality of intimacy going hand in hand with not only consideration but humour and mutual vulnerability.
sex is by nature so awkward and off it NEVER works the way you see in films or on tv. its never seamless and perfect and that is not a BAD THING.
you're not "doing it wrong" if you're having problems getting a good rhythm and keep messin' each other up by trying to help
you're not doing it wrong if you're laughing and talking and not taking it seriously
and additionally, and now this is a complete tangent from the original point here, but you're not doing it wrong if you dont manage to get off or get your partner off
sometimes sex is just the action and not the climax and thats COMPLETELY FINE. my partner and i struggled a LOT with this when we first started having sex because we both had terrible guilt when we couldnt reach climax or couldnt get the other off because we felt like that was what the whole point of sex was.
media puts a lot of PRESSURE on sex and what it looks like that shouldnt be there and its AWFUL.
the focus is just so... wrong"
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