ATTENTION TUMBLR, THIS IS YOUR PRINCIPAL SPEAKING.
I am Doctor Borous, and I am here to tell you all that there is only one person who can say if something exists or not.
And that person
is ME. I INVENTED things existing. It bit off my FINGER. But that is okay because it was my LEAST FAVORITE…
Trufax.
the problem with otherkin denial,
or, why do people keep calling me out for ablism when i attack otherkin.
I’m a disabled transwoman, and I approve of this message. Self-reported feelings are the basis of all identities, and do not require external “proof.”
The otherkin and multiple tags are in dire need of trolling
By actual, singular human beings
who fucking have hearts.
It needs a couple thousand “u mad bros?” at the idiots who have nothing better to do with their time than tell people:
- “You don’t exist” (I don’t want to acknowledge your existence)
- “You need help” (I just know that your therapist will agree with me)
- “Science says you’re wrong” (I have no fucking clue what “science” is)
- “You’re appropriating trans*” (I have no fucking clue what it’s like to be trans*)
- “You’re not getting beat up for being X” (And I’ll pretend to be shocked when I find out you are)
And my personal favorite
- “You’re not special” (I am angry and bitter ‘cause my mommy don’t love me and I probably need therapy)
You’re fucking surrounded by otherkin and multiples in real life because they don’t know what they are, they don’t know what the word is for why they feel that way, and they know what’ll happen if they talk about it to you. And that’s if they have the time to even realize who and what they are, in between paying the damn bills, registering to vote, looking for work, finishing college, volunteering at the home, and going to church or wherever the Hell you idiots come from to be told that there’s only one right kind of person to be, and it sure as Hell isn’t transspecies / transgender / multiple.
But they’re starting to find out, and they’re starting to come out anyway. That’s what you’re afraid of, isn’t it? Too bad. The dam’s leaking. And being an ass will only get you an enema.
Feathertail’s Otherkin FAQ: http://feathertail.dreamwidth.org/142156.html
The whole concept of “Otherkin” is asinine and insulting:
- It insults queer people, specifically trans* folks who struggle with their gender identity and often face intense hatred and discrimination from society. Trying to legitimize your “species dysphoria”, and likening those feelings many…
Remember: Before Teh Sciences said that transgender people existed, we didn’t.
Also: Unless you’ve had your brain scanned and a man in a lab coat told you what your gender is, STFU about your gender identity. Whether you think you’re cis or trans.
I bet you even think you can figure out your orientation all by yourself.
Yes. You know what, assholes? I will deny your precious identities. Why?
Because they’re full of crap.
This post has nothing to do with transgenderism, by the way. There is a real, physical cause behind that. A transgender person feels they’re in the wrong body because they are. It’s not a…
Remember: Before Teh Sciences proved that transpeople exist, we didn’t.
When I say I’m an elf, I don’t present it as a scientific hypothesis, and I haven’t reached that conclusion through scientific means (gathering objective data and looking for patterns).
You actually have; it’s just not verifiable evidence because all the data you gather comes from your own feelings and experiences, and you’re the only one who can report on them. Sort of like how you determine your sexual orientation or gender identity (or multiple status).
Mesh-mask on Dreamwidth calls this process “personal science,” since it applies the scientific method of gathering data and hypothesizing to things which are personal.
(Source: shadysideofthemoon)
Okay so I really hate to make this post but I’m starting to feel real money pressures. I’ve put a donations button on my blog because I’m a transgender woman and I plan to one day fully transition. The cost of the surgeries and various legal procedures is quite daunting. I’ll need several thousand (maybe more than ten thousand) dollars. My parents have said that they will not help me on this, and I can’t imagine the rest of my very conservative family being very forthcoming either. I’m still in highschool, about to go to college and paying for that will be a bit of work on its own. Getting a job will also be hard because I can be fired for being transgender in my state. So I’m asking for donations of any size, every dollar helps. Just knowing that I’m getting some amount of money will help. Even if you cannot donate, please reblog, I could really use the help.
Dang I’d help out more than reblogging if I could because you’re cool and I like you
But this is the best I can do for now Ms. Jamie-Anne, I’m sorry I can’t help more
REBLOG. REBLOG. REBLOG.
NOTE: Any claims of members of the groups mentioned probably need to be cited, and if you fit the description (as I can’t keep track of who’s said what and would rather have permission to link) and would like your posts cited as examples, let me know so I can update this…
I’m more open about who I am than many in my situation, but that’s because I haven’t dealt with many jerks lately. I leave them as soon as I find them, and I’m privileged not to have dealt with ones I can’t leave.
A swan’s view of swan mythology
Actually, mythology is usually really nice about swans! Maybe too nice. The romantic swan, the swan of eternal love, the swan of grace and beauty and… etc. etc. I guess “a swan stole my sandwich and broke my arm” does not make a very good myth…
I’d totally read that myth.
As feminists, we tend to think a lot about male privilege (stuff like the fact that men are more likely to be bosses and CEOs and less likely to get raped), but not very much about female privilege. I stumbled across this, a list of female privileges:
As a woman …
1….
Wow, what happened with that self-defense class just isn’t cool. Not cool at all.
Okay, I’m trying to be polite here, but I read some of the comments other people made on the original essay, and people tagging that as faux feminism and stuff, and I just have to say what the fuck.
It is not okay to pretend that the patriarchy doesn’t screw everyone over, including men. It is not okay to use someone’s partial ignorance of women’s issues to be gleefully ignorant of men’s. Or to pretend that there are none, because men are only and always oppressors and are never the victims of anything.
Anything.
Goddess damn it, these people are the real faux feminists, and they drove me to tears and self-hatred growing up trans. I hope they all die in a fire.
Stupid Tumblr.
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