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Meanwhile, thinking about the times I got fucked...

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Well I can't just *not*

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Japanese Kaiju movies: the monsters attack Tokyo because they are a threat to japan, and Tokyo is the greatest symbol of our power.

American Kaiju movies: lol Hong Kong can get fucked.

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Like, yeah. It's genderless, I agree. Or like pseudo genderless. But if someone doesn't didn't want to be called dude DONT CALL THEM DUDE. The refusal to listen and to play victim is SO MUCH WORSE.

we can't even get you to stop calling us "dude"

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I know plan on bringing the word ‘potation’ back into common parlance.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's sherry cobbler cocktail

In the final third of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1852 novel The Blithedale Romance, the narrator, having departed the titular would-be utopian farm, enjoys some city time in a hotel. He takes a voyeuristic pleasure in watching people from his window, and elects to deepen the pleasure by ordering a drink: “Just about this time a waiter entered my room. The truth was, I had rung the bell and ordered a…

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From Lexi Durmonde's video on Hopepunk.

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I stand corrected.

Your relationship is parasitic and you are the host. And they will think nothing of it when you drop dead, drained to a husk.

The facts are thus:

If you find yourself engaged in the culture war on the side of oppression of the LGBTQ, you are a patsy. You are a useful idiot. You are in a symbiotic relationship with rich liars and grifters. They give you a target and the lies necessary to justify your desire to hate someone, anything, to make your own insignificant life feel better. In return you stabilize their power base and allow them to continue earning obscene amounts of money off of your work.

You are not on God's side, you are not doing holy work, you are not even doing the least amount to protect this country and its people. You're not a patriot, you're not a true citizen of the country. You are not a better American than non-conservatives.

There's ample enough evidence, and years of people bringing it before you to show what's happening. If you've made it to 2022 and you are still on this side of things it can only be assumed that you have willfully ignored them to make yourself feel better, or you're simply stupid. Wicked or ignorant, take your pick. But those are the only two choices.

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I don't want to go viral. I want to meet mutuals and talk to them for years until we realize along the way that we became friends.

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Get in the kicks, Shinji.

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The facts are thus:

If you find yourself engaged in the culture war on the side of oppression of the LGBTQ, you are a patsy. You are a useful idiot. You are in a symbiotic relationship with rich liars and grifters. They give you a target and the lies necessary to justify your desire to hate someone, anything, to make your own insignificant life feel better. In return you stabilize their power base and allow them to continue earning obscene amounts of money off of your work.

You are not on God's side, you are not doing holy work, you are not even doing the least amount to protect this country and its people. You're not a patriot, you're not a true citizen of the country. You are not a better American than non-conservatives.

There's ample enough evidence, and years of people bringing it before you to show what's happening. If you've made it to 2022 and you are still on this side of things it can only be assumed that you have willfully ignored them to make yourself feel better, or you're simply stupid. Wicked or ignorant, take your pick. But those are the only two choices.

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Tearing up homophobic strangers in the comment section because I am Unwell™️.

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Now that JK has proven herself to be the jk we always knew she was, here is a list of incredible fiction by trans authors, because the best way to tell JK to shove her bigotry where the sun don’t shine is to buy the work of authors who deserve her platform. 

The Tensorate Series - JY Yang: four fantasy novellas about the guild of Tensors, magic users who can control elemental forces known as the Slack. V political, v beautifully written. Gender is a key theme but also there are dragons (naga), so there’s something for everyone tbh. 

Love Beyond Body, Space And Time - anthology: a collection of indigenous sci-fi / spec fic stories with LGBTQ and two-spirit characters and themes. Stories include narratives of transition, love stories, and just good ol’ space romps. 

The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror - Daniel M. Lavery: a collection of fairytale retellings with a spooky and disturbing twist. Some of these are darkly comic, and others are just plain dark. All are beautifully written, because Lavery is just That Writer. 

The Spirits Series - Jordan L Hawk: a very spicy paranormal romance trilogy about Henry Strauss, an inventor, and Vincent Night, a psychic, whose differing approaches to communing with the dead cause (I’m so sorry) friction. These ones ain’t for the kiddies, but they’re so good and spooky.

The Mechanical Universe - EE Ottoman: a romance series (w a trans male protag!) set in a sort of steampunk universe, where spellcraft and mechanical animation are vying for equal respect. Tbh, everything by EE Ottoman is Very Good And Trans - The Doctor’s Discretion is my personal fave. Recommend 100%.

Peter Darling - Austin Chant: a trans retelling of Peter Pan, where Peter returns to Neverland to find that his place there is now much less certain than it was before, and he no longer belongs anywhere. There is also a romance with Captain Hook, but it works! I promise! 

The Danielle Cain series - Margaret Killjoy: a duology of novellas following Danielle Cain, a queer punk rock nomad, as she solves spooky mysteries. The first book is set in an anarchist settlement, and the theme of found family + community is prevalent throughout. 

An Unkindness of Ghosts - Rivers Solomon: on board the spaceship HSS Matilda, the last of humanity make their journey towards the Promised Land. Conditions on board are akin to the Antebellum South, and protagonist Aster is driven to find her way off the ship - if she can. 

I Wish You All the Best - Mason Deaver: a non binary teen, Ben, comes out to their parents and is kicked out. Their sister takes them in and they start a new school, where their life begins to change for the better. This one is v sweet and deals well with mental illness. 

Resilience - anthology: a collection of poetry and prose by trans women and amab trans people, featuring work by Casey Plett, KOKUMO, Magpie Leibowitz and many more. 

Small Beauty - jia qing wilson-yang: a mixed race Chinese trans woman returns to her small town Canada home after the death of her cousin, and she deals with her trauma and grief. Beautiful and sad, and absolutely honest about grief. 

Little Fish - Casey Plett: a trans woman begins to believe that her late Mennonite grandfather may have been trans, and while her own life starts to cave in, she attempts to connect with him through those who knew him. This one is A Lot but it’s phenomenal.

A Boy Called Cin - Cecil Wilde: a romance novel (so it’s SPICY) about Cin, a young trans man, and Tom, an older genderqueer billionaire. This is not your typical billionaire romance AT ALL; healthy relationships are depicted beautifully here alongside the reality of transition.

Confessions of the Fox - Jordy Rosenberg: a retelling of Jack Sheppard, the famous jailbreaker and thief. It’s told as though a trans man has discovered a manuscript about Jack (who is trans) and Jack’s story unfolds alongside the personal narrative of the manuscript discoverer. 

Nameless Woman - anthology: a collection of fiction by trans women of colour. There’s something for everyone here - romance, sci fi, personal narratives and more. A lot of the topics covered are very heavy but they’re treated honestly and sensitively. 

Maiden, Mother, Crone - anthology: a collection of fantasy stories about trans women and femmes. You want a story about a dread trans chthonic goddess? Of course you do. It’s right here. Enjoy. 

Caroline’s Heart - Austin Chant: a romance between a trans man (a COWBOY nonetheless) and a trans woman (a WITCH). Cecily has been trying to bring her lover, Caroline, back from the dead via magic, but when Roy gives his life to save her, she has a choice to make. 

The Queen of Cups - Ren Basel: a novelette about Theo, who’s about to set sail on their first voyage. As per their village’s custom, they ask the Oracle to bless their voyage, and she agrees - if she can come along. A great treatise on bravery, loyalty and independence. 

Amateur - Thomas Page McBee: not fiction, but OH WELL!! You gotta read it!! The autobiography of a trans man who learns to box and asks questions about what kind of man he wants to be; can he avoid repeating the toxic masculinity he fears? 

Trans Power - Juno Roche: also not fiction! Oops! Take me to court!! Roche interviews multiple trans people about their relationships with their transness, their sexuality and their bodies, and the result is a super empowering and beautiful book. 

The Shape of My Name - Nino Cipri: a novelette about time travel. I really can’t say much about this one because it’s better to go in without knowing a lot, but the main theme is self discovery and acceptance, especially within the context of a neglectful / abusive family. 

Pet - Akwaeke Emezi: the children in the city of Lucille know that there are no more monsters. They’ve been told so. So when Jam meets Pet, who definitely seems to be a monster, she has to face the problem of saving the world from something that it refuses to admit exists. 

There are obviously many more trans fiction authors out there, but these are the ones I’ve read and can call to mind immediately. On my to read list are Juno Dawson (who writes YA primarily), Kai Cheng Thom (whose story in Maiden, Mother, Crone was my favourite), Meredith Russo (also writes YA), Leslie Feinberg, and Sybil Lamb.

I haven’t included trans poets here because I feel like that’s a separate list in and of itself, but if anyone wants to add any, please feel free!

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My sweet child whom I love dearly has been interested in videogames all of a year, and only learned of Zelda yesterday while my partner booted up Link's Awakening yesterday.

My partner has been playing these a third of their life, he has two days and a strong compulsion for back seat driving. He's shouting ideas with no idea of the rules of the game of course because he just doesn't have experience. That's no slight against him, no judgement on his character. It's just the situation.

But watching her go from kind explanation, to nonplussed reply, to annoyed grunt, I have a good idea of what it feels like to be experts in a field like science or medicine when people with no experience or education on a subject repeatedly insist that the experts are wrong.

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♬ Tron Legacy - Xenology

With this video I’m beginning my lore deep dive into Massif Press’ Lancer. I’ve loved this game and setting for years, but never managed to talk people into a game until now. So since I’m running, does anyone have VTT suggestions? We normally use R20 but I hear it doesn’t work great on there.

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Baneful Magic Tip: Put glitter in your spells to make it stick to your target. Have you ever successfully eradicated a glitter infestation? Neither have I. Give 'em hell.