absolutely exhausted by having to explain to a cis feminist that telling trans women that "transmisogyny is a bad name, it should just be called misogyny because you're women" is not actually as inclusive as she seems to believe.
to be totally clear, she explicitly said "I'm not sure why we need to specifically discuss trans women's misogyny because it's all just misogyny so we can discuss it together, that's what being intersectional is about". Like I cannot STRESS how hard this woman not only missed the boat but also somehow missed the river???
for the cissies in the audience: when your average tranny with bags under her eyes tells you "i am experiencing Transmisogyny(tm)", i cannot stress how much the correct answer is NOT to go "lol no you're not, now shut up and listen to my privilege because i'm sure it will rub off on you if i talk at you hard enough"
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Glad you asked!
(Yes, there’s multiple! I just haven’t distinguished any of them because I’m still trying to get the basics down, but I’m planning on making a squad.)
Well, okay. For a good idea of how big they are because I have yet to draw a size comparison chart;
- Their wingspan is a few feet shorter than Cabbie’s (roughly 104’ vs 109’)
- They’re roughly as tall as Windlifter (from canopy to lowest point sans wheels, which is 18’ 7” give or take for either of em)
- They’re nearly two times longer than Dipper (with the catalinas being roughly 63’ and Dipper being roughly 38’).
So, in general, they’re quite big! Still two times smaller than Cabbie in both the height and length aspect though.
I bring this up because they’re like big metal cats when it comes to sitting on water. Yes, the ‘If I fits i sits’ rule counts when it’s the pool in your backyard, even if it’s an inflatable one. I feel like there’d be at least one count of miscalculation that led to the unfortunate demise of an inflatable pool.
They’d definitely have to anchor themselves to something if they’re stationed on a coastal base (which, unsurprisingly, a lot of them were), because sleeping on the ocean will give you two rude awakenings; either you get violently beached and have to suffer sand, or you wake up with miles of ocean in all directions and you’ll have to find your way back to base or to the closest place you can find.
Sometimes as a joke though, catalinas will roll each other into the tide when they catch someone taking a nap. They naturally tuck in their landing gear when they can feel water (or think they feel water), so it’s a really easy prank, and watching your friend slowly float off into the distance is hilarious to them
Also resembling small mischievous creatures, they love applying the rule ‘what’s yours is mine’ wherever they go. They’re respectful about it, yes, but if you have a bowl of grapes? No you don’t. Not anymore. Invite one of these guys in your house and say ‘make yourself at home’, and you’ll find that half of your pantry just kinda vanished. Poof. It’s like they went shopping or something from inside your house. They’ll pay you back, yes, just not right now, and if you bring it up, they will 100% fake innocence and deny their crimes.
Also pertaining to the water, catalinas who sit just on the shoreline to take their naps often have water marks, usually caused by bits of debris in the water. Catalinas have also been documented to get sea creatures stuck to them, which doesn’t truly bother either party much, but the catalinas can’t have barnacles attached to them constantly for health reasons.
At the base of every Catalina’s being though, there’s two things. One, they have a constant strong urge to cause some sort of havoc. They were built for overseas airstrikes and such, and many still find purpose and joy when striking things from above (ahem, aerial firefighting). At the same time, they were also made for search and rescue, so they love games and such where they have to find something or someone because it comes naturally to them. Those books like I Spy and Where’s Waldo are their favorites. They love flaunting their self-proclaimed superiority at finding things.
Speaking of, catalinas either have wit, ego, or both. No one’s met a catalina without one of those traits, and you never will. Either they’re sarcastic and nonchalant, or they’re overly confident and will go great lengths to prove themselves if they feel the slightest hint of inferiority, which doesn’t bode well with military life, as you could guess. Mavericks, the lot of em.
Surprisingly enough, they seem to get along with other people just fine. If you’ve never met a Catalina before, you’d never know they were a handful until you’re already their friend and it’s too late to back out. They’re usually nicer to strangers and tend to dial it down a bit when it comes to the comfortability of others, and on the rare occasion, they’ll completely drop the sass and hold nice little conversations like you just bumped into each other in the grocery store.
Catalinas do have a track record of making kids cry though. It’s kinda funny. Part of it is because catalinas have grand smiles, and their canines are actually scarily big, so kids get straight jumpscared by a maw of death when one of em starts cackling
That’s all I have for them at the moment ! While I draw I’ll probably come up with more, but I hope this is what you were lookin for :]
This ask was sent to the wrong inbox so I’m just answerin on this blog @penname-artist :’)
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