#but stuff where it would literally make no sense to get to now

[loki-zen]

When women started winning at car racing they literally introduced new rules to "correct" for their "unfair advantage" so, yunno. Clearly there are different ways this sort of thing can be structured. I don't know about the rules of these sports leagues but I do know that I was Not Allowed to play sports with boys in any organised capacity after a certain age - not "I wasn't good enough", I was not permitted to try!

There certainly are a lot of sports where men and women could compete together, such as shooting, equestrian events, display gymnastics, ice skating* etc. For other stuff, you could go with weight classes or something similar like boxing.

*(if judges don't arbitrarily give higher marks for certain moves based on a male-centric notion of what counts as impressive, of course! Or literally bar women from attempting certain moves! Or...)

I also think that the kind of sports that are super publicised are mens' sports? Like even the women's leagues are women's versions of men's sports. In actual women's sports, like roller derby, you don't see the same pattern, or not nearly as strongly - there are mixed teams and women's teams play male teams and the men don't completely dominate or anything. I bet women would kill at mixed-gender weight-matched judo.

But also, it's like whatever I guess. I don't have some kind of arbitrary class consciousness with some random elite athlete. It's pretty clear at this point that the value of a few dozen more women getting to have elite sports careers doesn't outweigh the value of this entire concept as a stick to beat trans women with in the popular discourse, and I also suspect that a world where girls and boys can play together is a better one for girls than the world where they're being forced to undergo genital examinations in order to play sports.

Of course in reality if you got rid of women's sports now it wouldn't help because the narrative would be that the Transgenders have taken away women's sports, but all of this means it does make sense to me to just wish that it wasn't a thing to start with

desegregate all sports now. no more gendered sports. its stupid

if you absolutely must, in primarily muscle force-based sports, create competitive classes like in boxing except separated by body comp, not just pure body weight. i mean, if you must. this will eliminate any tiny advantages in muscle mass. some will say basketball should have height classes but frankly some of the NBA's most impressive players were not tall so idk that this actually matters ever

the primary athletic impediment to all women is overwhelmingly cultural and psychological. i have won probably half the physical competitions with cis men that i have engaged in, friendly or otherwise. even without the benefit of a lifetime of people trying to make me throw or hit balls, i have won wrestling matches, sparring matches, funny backyard foam sword fights, video games, equestrian activities, dance, endurance tests of various kinds, etc. i'm small and weak. men think theyre stronger and more skilled than they are, women think the opposite about themselves

humans just arent that differently-sized or -shaped, as a species. we have almost no sexual dimorphism at all compared to the vast majority of other mammals.

animals that have similar levels of sexual dimorphism to humans, for example cats, dogs, and horses, do not generally have competitive events segregated by sex. the dog agility trials dont normally have separate leagues for male and female dogs (gendered competitions exist they're just unusual). because it doesnt matter. there is no kentucky derby 2 just for girl horses. thats not a thing

remove all gendered categories from online shopping websites and universalize clothing and shoe sizing. im sick of having to search two entirely different sections of ebay when im just trying to find a nice velvet loafer in size 39 EU. what the hell is "women's clothing"

[venusveil]

Synastry observations-

➬Sun in partner’s 8th house —The 8th house person could get lowkey obsessive. Like I'm not willing to share you with anyone.

➬Some people be like negative aspects makes a Synastry chart interesting. Okay mama, NO!

➬Moon-Pluto (esp. hard aspects like conjunction, square, opposition) Straight up obsessive. It's intense, karmic, soul-binding—like you know each other from a past life and unfinished business is on the menu. “I feel you in my bones. You leave? I'll lose my senses."

➬Venus-Pluto (esp. conjunction, square, opposition) so deep that people stay trapped in it even when it hurts. There’s sacrifice here, possession, jealousy, and lots of “If I can’t have you no one can” type of vibes.

➬8th House overlays (esp. personal planets in the other’s 8th) If someone’s Sun, Moon, Venus, or Mars falls into your 8th, you both might feel like you were born to merge—like literally, you lose sense of where they end and you begin. Obsessive.

➬Mars-Pluto aspects, Mars is drive, Pluto is death and rebirth—when they aspect in Synastry, it’s "I’ll fight the whole world for you, and burn it down if I have to." Could go to war for you. Could also burn your house down if you cheat. Can be toxic asf.

➬Composite Pluto in the 1st / 7th / 8th house, The composite chart shows the relationship's energy. If Pluto sits strong here—it’s not casual. Literally “you changed me forever. No going back.”

➬North Node conjunctions (esp. Pluto, Moon, Venus, Mars)This screams fate. The North Node person feels pulled toward the other like a cosmic black hole. It’s intense and often comes with the vibe of "I don’t know why, but I would do anything for you." Even if it's self-destructive.

➬Uranus hard aspects (esp. Uranus square or opposition Venus / Moon / Sun)This is the "hot and cold AF" placement. “I want you so bad right now...but also don’t text me tomorrow” energy.

➬Uranus brings chaos, inconsistency, and detachment. When someone’s Uranus hits your Venus? They’re attracted to the thrill—but that sh*t burns out fast. “You were a moment, not a forever.”

➬Venus square Neptune- Ah yes, the gaslight-gatekeep-ghost combo. Neptune clouds things. Venus is love. This is the classic “I love you” one minute then “I never said that” the next.

Super romantic...until you realize they were selling a fantasy, not the real thing.

➬Mars square or opposite Neptune- Sexual confusion. Manipulative seduction. Ghosting after sex. This person might not even intend to hurt you—they just live in la-la land and can’t commit to anything grounded. You’re left like: “Was that real or did I hallucinate this entire relationship?”

➬5th house synastry overload (with no Saturn) If their planets fall all up in your 5th house, that’s the flirt-and-fun zone. It’s giving passion, creativity, romance—but short-term. Without Saturn (aka glue), this person is here for the plot, not the vows. "You were a muse, not a partner."

➬Lack of Saturn or North Node contacts

No Saturn = no seriousness. No glue. No maturity.

If your Synastry has zero Saturn, especially to personal planets (Sun/Moon/Venus), it often means: “There’s nothing holding this person accountable.”

It might feel good...until it crumbles.

Saturn is “I’ll show up.” No Saturn = “I’m just here for fun, not the consequences.”

➬One-sided - Pluto/Venus/Mars stuff

If your Pluto is all over their Venus and Mars, but they got nothing back for you? That’s a you-loving-them situation. They’re just soaking up your obsession like free validation.

➬Moon-Uranus or Venus-Uranus double whammy

Both of y’all got Uranus wildness hitting each other’s hearts and love planets?

That relationship will be off-and-on more than a damn light switch. Someone will get hurt. Bad. This is the: “I wanna be with you—but also I’m not free right now... or ever” energy.

➬Composite Neptune square Venus/Moon/Sun

In the composite chart, this is THE indicator of lies, illusions, and disappointment.

At first? Magical. Eventually? You're crying on your floor at 3am listening to sad playlists wondering if they ever loved you. Spoiler: They loved the idea of you, not YOU.

➬I think no Saturn aspects = no commitment.

In short, if you see...

Uranus = inconsistency

Neptune = lies/fantasy

No Saturn = no commitment

5th house overload = casual flings

One-sided Pluto = obsession imbalance (Girl they’re not serious about you. You’re a detour not the destination.)

➬Did you ever experienced someone's Pluto in your 1st house? As your rising? Pluto person be like “I’d burn the world down to keep you” They might lowkey stalk you. Not always literally but like... mentally?? Spiritually?? They fixate.

Pluto in 1st house – “You just exist and I lose my damn mind.”

➬Pluto conjunct/opposite Venus – Obsession meets romance. Can't unsee each other. Ever.

➬Neptune conjunct Venus – Delusional in love. “You’re my fantasy.”

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[butdaddyiloveh3r]

Here's a little funny story: if you asked me two days ago about gaylor, I would have probably shrugged and said "gay conspiracies exist for every celeb and most of them are dumb"

Now though, I'm two days deep in this rabbit hole and fuck fuck fuck I need a reverse button... I don't think I can get out. I was just looking for lyrics analysis because a few lines in some of the anthology songs I couldn't understand. I somehow found myself in this corner of the internet. I started with chuckling and being like "I don't think so" after every two sentences I read but then things started making sense :)

I remember opening a reddit post that started with a warning that if you proceed, there's no going back. Once you started seeing it, you can't unsee it. I thought: I don't think so, pal! Well, jokes on me. I don't know what happened but I'm too deep to go back. I'm seeing stuff I can't not see.

What do you mean she's been THIS LOUD all this time and I was what, fuckin blind? Literally sapphic here but somehow i convinced myself everything I saw during lover era album release was some weird allyship. (Thanks for that megaslide btw, seeing it all in one place is sure a different experience. I stopped at a couple of the slides with eyes going wide thinking "how tf did I miss this before???"). I literally told my friend "it's so interesting that taylor hangs out with so many queer women" and then proceed not to see anything out of hetero usual! Anyway, I might have actually lost my mind and residing permanently in delulu land but I literally can't look at her songs the way I used to before. I don't expect a coming out but this is my new reality now 😂 what a start to june

I used to think she would have made a great lesbian with the way she writes full of yearning, that hasn't changed. Frankly, I don't care about her sexuality, I enjoy her songs regardless. But now I have a new possible perspective that adds to what I already enjoyed

Sorry for the random rant. I didn't know where to express my newly acquired astonishment and I'm not comfortable using my account for this yet. I'm afraid of getting crucified by other swifties😅 thanks for being part of opening-my-eyes experience 🧡🩷

OMG welcome!!! this is so exciting for you!! and thank you for the appreciation of my slides, its much appreciated. That was the intention for the slides too open more minds. Its definetly a once you notice all the loud flagging and lyrics with queer tones and subtext you can't unotice it!! And if you have any questions about anything please don't hesitate to reach out (i'm like a gaylor library), also I'm an open book. Have fun going down the rabbit hole!!

[just-tryina-live]

ok, I said I was over it, I lied. when the marvel execs said this movie would be ‘just like winter soldier!’ They were definitely not lying. I’ve seen people talk about how bad this movie is and even people saying it wasn’t so bad. How good or not good it was is besides the point!!!!!! They literally copy pasted the plot of CATWS, tweaked a few things, and added some BLM so that when inevitably, people said they hated it, they can cry racism! Like sorry, we’re not racists, we love Anthony Mackey and Carl Lumbly! Your movie was just BAD and they did what they could with the script. Don’t get me wrong, most actors involved did GREAT in their roles, and I almost died when I saw Bucky randomly showing up, but the plot didn’t make much sense because it was just CATWS in a different flavor! Another thing, because I got started and now I can’t stop, why would most of the marketing be that Red Hulk would be in the movie and then only show him for about ten minutes in the last half hour? And don’t get me started on how Sam ‘talked him down’!!! It literally took Bruce YEARS to get the Hulk under control, and he didn’t even have crazy anger issues!!! All we saw about Ross was that he was impulsive and angry and HE was able to get Red Hulk under control in like two seconds??? Make it make sense! Like I get that Bruce and Hulk are different people and Red Hulk and Ross are not, but it still doesn’t make sense that he was given this new super power and immediately learned how to control it. Part of the MCU problem these days is that the writers don’t realizes that if they want to continue the MCU, they need to leave problems to solve. Winter Soldier didn’t end with Bucky realizing who he was, it ended with him walking off into the distance, having saved Steve, on his way to becoming who he was. But Brave New World left nothing to the imagination. The Leader (I’m still upset they didn’t give him the huge head he has in the comics) is arrested, Ross is locked up (I did like that, poetic justice), and Sam goes off with the promise of recreating the avengers. That feels like the ending to a first novel or first movie in a series, like the author isn’t sure if they’ll be green lit for another one, so they need to wrap up all the loose ends, with just a hint of something to come, just in case. The end credits scene wasn’t even fun! We didn’t get to see any cameos, like Bruce at the end of Iron Man 3, or continue the story, like in Spider-Man Far From Home! All we got was the Leader telling us what we already know! That the doomsday is coming. Boring! I would’ve wanted to see Sam hanging out with Bucky or Sara chewing his ear off for not coming over all the time. Something fun like that. And if not fun, then it should be something to advance the plot! Maybe like the end credits scene where Thanos says ‘fine I’ll do it myself’ etc.

anyway in conclusion, this movie left much to be desired and was clearly a pale imitation of the artistry that was CATWS. And the MCU had got to step up their game and stop playing politics. (If you’re going to have an Israeli character in your movie, either make her actually Israeli and don’t erase her ethnicity and Jewishness, or don’t have her at all)

Kevin has got to figure this stuff out or the theaters are going to be empty by the time Doomsday comes out.

[moghedien]

With every season it becomes increasingly clear to me how many book fans would really benefit from looking at a timeline of what events happen when because people just don’t know how spread out some of these things are

[shepscapades]

Why does Ren have 4 ears? Are they all real or is one set fake?

Hehe I’ve gotten this question a lot actually! They’re all real— I like to think hybridization isn’t always a clean balance of traits, so Ren just unfortunately ended up with two sets of ears— his Dog ears being much more receptive to sound, naturally— and sometimes when the extra intake of sound is too overwhelming, I imagine he wears earplugs in his human ears to help adjust :> it’s a bit weird, but idk! i like to make designs funky and nonconventional! I liked the idea that Ren had hearing struggles due to wonky hybridization and just kept the concept :>

[kiwi-luminaryofthestars]

Lolll uh no progress update today (daily streak is broken 💀) ‘cause I had much going on and then got distracted by some awesome people who I was grateful to have my time taken up by 🫡 We will get back to it tomorrow yahoo!

[enterstellars]

guys i cannot wait to move

[icewindandboringhorror]

examining a seemingly normal image only to slowly realize the clear signs of AI generated art.... i know what you are... you cannot hide your true nature from me... go back where you came from... out of my sight with haste, wretched and vile husk

[bendover-productions]

Sorry if you've already been informed of this, but in case you haven't, I just want you to know that Sam still has the teal pom pom hat! He said on the podcast that he misplaced it almost immediately and thought he had lost it, but that he found it in his bag once he got back!

NO!!! no one told me!!! 😭😭 thank you so much, that teal hat is incredibly important to me and i am delighted he still has it

^^^sam in that hat. to me tbh <3

[sonknuxadow]

i swear to god sega must be choosing which 3d sonic games they wanna rerelease at random because none of their choices here make any sense when i said they should focus more on making the 3d games more accessible instead of re releasing the classic games a million times this isnt what i meant

[rawliverandgoronspice]

I think I have the full outline for Thralls. ;;

[lyknest]

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[keebwee]

when u don even know if ur aroace at this point bc fics make u long for such a connection . even tho the thought of that connection also icks u out majorly . this is a 4 am post beware of tags ...... i dont know what i will release....

[nadekosnake]

Sodachi & Nadeko as a pairing — Yay or nay?

Sorry this is late! 🥲 I can’t say I ever thought about it, so I wanted to consider my answer a little more. I’m not much of a shipper in the first place admittedly 🤧

My answer is “this is not a ship for me." The difference in age/where they are in life is a little too much (now in the anime, with Sodachi being in university while Nadeko being in middle school). I also view their relationship to be more like siblings, since Nadeko knows Sodachi as the friend of her best friend’s older brother.

If we’re talking later in life when difference in age/where they are in life is not as large of a factor to affect the power dynamic of their relationship (consenting adults, etc), I do think that Sodachi would still be an older-sibling-figure from Nadeko’s past… I prefer if Nadeko wouldn’t deal with that kind of situation again (speaking about her “crush” on Koyomi). I think an element of Nadeko’s arc is about the deconstruction of the stereotypical anime “imouto” charatype that she was introduced as. So to me, it would be nice for Nadeko to have a partner that doesn’t have that kind of faux older-sibling relation to her, past or present.

Apologies for the long answer! It’s a little jumbled but I hope that this suffices! 🙏😓

[hauntingblue]

Justice for jolyne wdym emporio defeated pucci