I Still Think Its The Funniest Shit Ever That When I Used To Volunteer At Planned Parenthood Every Week

while I'm generally pretty wary of narratives that assume transmascs have a more developed feminist consciousness than cis men, I do think it's fair to say they do at least have more opportunities to gain that consciousness. I don't even think this necessarily due to their personal experience with misogyny, as while that can certainly be a factor, "suffering doesn't make you a better person, it just makes you suffer" etc. and being oppressed does not automatically result in a correct analysis or understanding of the structure of that oppression. An equally important factor is that transmascs are much more likely than cis men to be exposed to trans/feminist theory due to their proximity to queer, trans, and feminist spaces, and are therefore more likely to at least be familiar with the idea that masculinity, as it is currently constructed, is inextricably tied to oppression. this is also why I find it very misguided to interpret the pattern of transmascs distancing themselves from cis men as a sign that they are secretly not trans or whatever. instead I see this stemming from a very real internal struggle with the concept of masculinity and what it means to belong to broader social class of men. this is partially because transness is inherently antithetical to cispatriarchy and exposes a lot of its internal contradictions, but it also applies to anyone masculine aligned who also wants to support the feminist project. what masculinity is, and what it could be potentially transformed into, are very good questions that need to be grappled with, and is a discussion where transmasculinity can offer important insight. anyway tldr, I think transmascs are often uniquely positioned to both gain a greater understanding of misogyny and leverage their privilege in discussions with other men/mascs, but none of that is guaranteed by virtue of you being trans. you still have to put in the work, stop squandering your potential by whining about trans women who you think are too mean to men

If King Charles dies on or before March 25th, 2024, he will technically be the shortest-reigning king in English history.

Anyway, like to charge, reblog to cast.

nietzsche when he finds out about reaction images

idk man you hear about facebook's fucking concent moderation farms that basically are only capable of traumatizing it's employees, and it's like oh this is like harmful. and that's lioe one tiny thing about it, like im not trying to mythmake about facebook but simply due to size it has done more evil than you can imagine. but i guess most of that is to people who aren't in the imperial core so who cares or whatever

can my fellow transmascs in christ please stop for a minute to consider why it is that Rowling and her ilk are so eager to spread the blatant lie that cis athletes are trans women while ignoring an actual trans man. the reason such a patently absurd misinformation campaign has been so successful (aside from the obvious racism) is that it taps into the deeply embedded transmisogyny that permeates our culture, to the point that even a imagined trans woman is enough to get them frothing at the mouth. pointing this out is not throwing anyone under the bus, get a fucking grip.

all the advice I've seen on how to start djing boils down to "talk to people in ur local scene". have you considered that I'm very shy and talented people are scary?!???!

this soap dispenser is wide open and vulnerable to the world

Liv Hewson for Russh magazine

this international women's day, ask yourself: are you willing to love women at any cost?

tumblr users be like instead of giving your money to those scammer genocide victims who make me feel bad you should give it to a Real Charity™, which are famously incorruptible and only ever have the purest intentions

Just a reminder that these messages are scams, & no refugee going through such crisis would guilt trip people over Tumblr dms, threatening to kill themselves & their children. This is disgusting, & is a classic tactic to get you to panic & donate without thinking. If you wish to donate to refugees, there are MANY charities you can choose from. Never give your money to someone sending you random links in dms.