#terf warning

[homocidalpotat]

Everyone block @/mushroom-home99 right now!! They are a disgusting terf

[libraford]

"Girls are trained and groomed from a young age to appeal to the aesthetic sensibilities of horny men."

Wow you're getting real close to saying that women dont have bodily autonomy there. Also strong implication that men are all attracted to the same kind of woman- also incorrect.

[coulsonlives]

So ummm, yeah, this person might have made some good posts in the past, but this is NOT okay.

They've also revealed themselves to be a TERF/radfem (their alt blog is balkanradfem).

[wakewithgiggli]

There's a post going round with a link to an article and a cherry-picked quote from the article:

That article is at the guardian, if you want to read some pearl-clutching about the kids today. Also in the article but skipped quickly over:

Some scientists say these worries about attention are a moral panic, comparable to the anxieties in the past about comic books or rap music, and that the evidence is shaky.

That's what it reads like to me, but the thing that caught my eye was that the first reblog was from a poster called "Year of the Terf" and people were reblogging it, giving their own platform to someone who blatantly and proudly declares they are a transphobe. What are you people thinking? How many of you will I have to block to stop you putting this crap on my dashboard?

Look at the blog urls you are blogging, for crying out loud.

[loveistheonlytruth]

just followed someone on tumblr and they were a terf damn i thought yall were lying

[urmumhaha]

No positivity for lesbophobes girly girl <3 No lesbian suck dick and enjoy it, that was always true and always will be, no matter how you don’t like to hear it. you’re bisexual sweetie, it’s time you realise it. It’s okay to be bi, you’re into people regardless of their sex, that’s great too!

Hey “girly girl”

Bad news for u thousands of lesbians have found solidarity and inclusión in this post and ur just one itty bitty wittle baby terf who’s defined their entire existence around something as superficial and unimportant as genitalia. You don’t Love women you love pussy and that is not interchangeable nor is it a flex; u objectify pussy the same way the men u hate do. And every lesbian who has liked or reblogged this post in solidarity is a better lesbian than u could ever be. You are a disgrace to our ancestors

[moldy-cheese-being]

TRANS-FEM PUNKS (or trans-fems) OF TUMBLR PLS HELP

Hiii guysss it's me again 😅

So i kinda hate tacky "girl power" "feminism" type patches, so i wanna make one that says "PUSSY POWER" but idk if that would be TERF-y :((

please answer! TRANS-FEM OPINIONS ONLY (love you trans-mascs, and masc/andro enbys, but this not your/our discussion <33)

[bisexualpussy]

TERF Alert

You can literally just scroll the damn blog

[whe3lers]

quick, trans folk in the tag block @vulvatar

if there's another terf reading, at least be useful and block me first :)

[compostboy]

btw the artist kate havekost (have-a-hygge) is a violent TERF. she made a new blog after people connected her old blog (have-kat) to her TERF blog (formerly radbadanddangeroustoknow; i don't know if she changed that URL as well because she has me blocked).

WHAT I thought it was just a pretty flowers art blog what the fuck 😭

Thanks for letting me know

[tpwrtrmnky]

[ID 1: A two panel "Pills that make you green" comic, showing crude digital stick figures for people. A regular black stick figure stands on the Left, and a green one on the right. Panel one shows a regular black stick figure standing on the side with arms crossed, saying, in a screenshot of text, with paragraph breaks added for accessability: "The obvious straw men here weaken your argument because it makes it seem like you need to misconstrue what you and your critics are saying in order to fake-win the argument. If 'green' here is a metaphor for 'male who is taking estrogen and altering his fat distribution,' I don't think anyone is trying to say this is nonexistent or impossible to achieve. "A male can absolutely become a male who takes hormones to alter his appearance, and we all know that. "It would be more accurate to have something saying, 'that person is green" and the green person responds 'I'm transitioning from yellow to blue, but I was never actually yellow because I identify as blue, colors don't exist anyway and if you talk about them you're a bigot, but I'm fully blue now and you have to refer to me as blue, and while you're at it you need to refer to grass as blue, too, to avoid making me question whether you truly see me as blue, and if you call me 'green' you're abusing me and comitting genocide against transblue people, btw I'm bluer than any other blue person because I have to fight to be seen as blue". Panel 2 zooms in on the green person's face as they say, "holy shit they don't even realize they're strawmanning while complaining about strawmanning". End ID.]

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[inkskinned]

you have to go to work so you can pay for your doctor, who is not taking your insurance right now, and if you say i can't afford the doctor's you are told - get a better job. it is very sad that you are unwell, yes, but maybe you should have thought about that before not having a better job.

(where is the better job? who is giving out these better jobs? you are sick, you are hurting - how the hell are you supposed to be well enough for this better job?)

but you go to the doctor because you had the nerve to be hurt or sick or whatever else. and they tell you that it is because you have anxiety. you try your best. you are a self-advocate. you've done the reading (which sometimes pisses them off worse, honestly). you say it is actually adding to my anxiety, it is effecting my quality of life. so they say that you are fat. they say that all young people have this happen to them, isn't it a medical marvel! they say that you should eat more vegetables. they say that you probably just need to lose a little more weight, and that you are faking it for attention.

(what attention could this doctor possibly give? what validation? that's their fucking job, isn't it?)

there is always a hypochondriac, right. someone always tells you about a hypochondriac. or someone who is unnecessarily aggressive during the worst days of their life. or someone looking "for a quick fix". or some idiot who wasn't educated about how to properly care for themselves who just abandons their treatment. and again, the hypochondriac, the overly-cautious hysteric. these people don't deserve to be treated like humans (right), and since you might be one of these people, you also don't get treated like a human. because those people can really fuck with the system, you now have to pay for it. and besides. you're actually probably faking it.

(more often than not, you find a 2:1 ratio of these stories. for every "hypochondriac", there are 2 people who knew something was wrong, and yet nobody could fucking find it. the story often ends with pointless suffering. the story often ends with and now it's too late, and it's going to kill me.)

you are actually just making excuses. someone else got that procedure or that diagnosis and he's fine, you should be fine too. someone else said they watched a documentary about other inspirational people with your exact same condition, maybe you should be inspirational, too. you're just too morbid. your pain and your experience is probably just not statistically concerning. it is all self-reported anyway, and you're just being a baby.

(once, while sitting down in the middle of making coffee, you had the sudden, horrible thought - i could kill myself to make the pain stop. you had to call your best friend after that. had to pet your dog. had to cry about it in the shower. you won't, but that moment - god, fuck. the pain just goes on and on.)

you know someone who went in for routine surgery and said i still feel everything. they told her to just relax. it took her kicking and screaming before they figured out she wasn't lying - the anesthetic drip hadn't been working. you know someone who went in for severe migraines who was told drink water and lose weight. you know someone who was actively bleeding out and throwing up in the ER and was told you're just having a bad period.

in the ER there are always these little posters saying things like "don't wait! get checked today!" and you think about how often you do wait. how often the days spool out. you once waited a full week before seeing the doctor for what you thought was a sprained wrist. it had actually been broken - they had to rebreak it to set it.

but you go into the doctor. the problem you're having is immediate. the person behind the counter frowns and says we're not taking your insurance. you will be paying for this out-of-pocket.

they send you home with tylenol and a little health packet about weight loss or anxiety or attention deficit. on the front it has your birthday and diagnosis. you think about crying, and the words swim. it might as well say go fuck yourself. it might as well say you're a fucking idiot. it might as well say light your money on fire and lie down in it. and the entire fucking time - the problem persists.

it's okay. it's okay, it's just another thing, you think. it's just another thing i have to learn to live with.

[bonefall]

Herb Guide to HRT for Warrior Cats

Have a warrior OC you would like to show being on hormone replacement medication? I’ve gone through herbs historically associated with femininity/masculinity, as well as those with effects on sex hormones, that a wild cat could hypothetically find and use.

Of course, this would still require a bit of a leap as there’s no herb in nature that can replace our friend Spironolactone... but if you’d like some herbs with a grain of truth or history to them that wouldn’t poison a semi-realistic cat? Here you go!

(DO NOT USE THESE HERBS ON YOURSELF OR A REAL ANIMAL.)

Let’s identify what we’re looking for;

Hormone suppressing herbs = antigonadotropins Prevents production and recognition of present hormones. This is going to be big for an agender transition; but even in a binary one, they’re often taken with- 

Hormone producing herbs = estrogen/estradiol & testosterone/androgens Make sure your warrior doesn’t start on huge amounts! Smaller, controlled doses are more effective. Too much can cause the opposite effects and slow down transition.

Historical precedent = Just Cool If I find a cool story I’m just going to include it, but note that it doesn’t hold pharmacological basis.

I considered also including some thoughts on surgical treatments as well, but I’ve decided I’ll save that for a follow-up. This guide is purely focused on medication to stay SFW!

Hormone Suppressants

Lycopus (also known as Wolf’s Foot, Water Horehound, Bugleweed) is such a widespread species and has several other medical uses. Not only is it THE most well documented antigonadotropin I came across, but its different species have a wide variety of medical use, including treating anxiety, heart palpitations, stopping bleeding, and respiratory illness. This is also a mint that is not toxic to cats. Also it can be used as a dye.

THERE IS A CAVEAT; if Lycopus supplements suddenly stop or overdosed, it can cause thyroid enlargement. Keep this in mind if your trans warrior ever gave up their medication to a sick clanmate in leafbare!

Lithospermum ruderale (Aka western Stoneseed or Lemonweed) has similar suppression properties, but only in American fanclans, and not as many secondary uses.

Comfrey ROOT can also be used for this purpose, in addition to its canonical uses (funfact this plant is also called knitbone). But can cause liver failure in high doses.

Rosemary suppresses feminine hormones in the uterus, for warriors going from Female to Male. Additionally, it’s an excellent antifungal, smells great, and can be used as a cooking spice.

Molly to Tom (Female to Male)

Pine Pollen (particularly from the Scots Pine), can be added to water or foods and increase testosterone.

Stinging Nettle ROOT could also be taken for a transmasc warrior. The above ground plant can be processed for use with allergies, but the relevant part here is the root underground, which has no stinging hairs.

Sarsparilla ROOT is historically associated with testosterone, though modern studies haven’t held up the claims... but, it is a plant an American clan would have access to, and is also used to make root beer.

Tom to Molly (Male to Female) 

FENNEL?? AGAIN??? It’s true.

Through Fennel, all things are possible

It has estrogenic properties in all sexes and has been explored for the creation of synthetic estrogen since the 1930s. This can be used for a transgender warrior, as well as for a cisgender queen with a hormone issue. It must be remarked though; it looks alarmingly similar to poison hemlock, and should not be collected by untrained cats.

Hops (Humulus lupulus) is up next, but first I think this education is worthwhile; phytoestrogens aren’t exactly like true estrogens, but in high enough quantities (as in, much, much more than a plate of soybeans or a mug of beer) they can have estrogen-like affects.

Hops are the uncontested queen of these, and they grow wild in several continents. Hops can sometimes be toxic to cats, based on a genetic predisposition, and mostly to the ‘cone’ (female flower). For the best hormonal effect, the ‘flower‘ (male flower) would be dried and eaten.

Flax flowers don’t contain nearly as much phytoestrogen, but are safer for cats. Additionally, flax is extremely useful in construction, and can be used to make fabric or twine if your Clan is advanced enough.

[zerosuitsammi3]

Lul your hatred only makes me stronger. Get blocked scrub.

[clowncaraz]

Apparently we need a refresher...

This is an archive (not by me) for the "Hot Takes" from Baeddels. If anyone even regurgitates these beliefs, they are alongside one of the dangers to queer community (transphobia, exorsexism, anti-trans and queer legislation, misgendering, restrictive gender binaries, IGM, etc).

thank you to @/nothorses for these posts here ... https://www.tumblr.com/nothorses/704122852220223488?source=share and https://medium.com/@greyson.not.horses/when-b%C3%A6ddels-took-them-d75d9e1688d6

Baeddel Believers agree that:

- All manhood is oppressive.

- Gender can be a choice.

- One’s gender has ethical consequences.

- Being a man is ethically bad, including transition to manhood.

- Being a woman is ethically good, including transition to womanhood.

- Trans men male privilege.

- Trans men have it easy regarding passing, go “stealth”, and benefit from male privilege due to AGAB.

- Trans men are misogynistic and transmisogynistic, and must be held accountable.

"...the term “Baeddel” itself is likely more applicable- if not exclusively applicable- to intersex people, rather than trans women. Making their reclamation of it as a “transmisogynistic slur”"

Let's Talk About Bæddels: A Comprehensive Retrospective. Intersex People, paragraph one.

Many baeddels will excuse this intersexisms, some using their intersexness as an excuse.

when you see a baeddel in YOUR COMMUNITY, you stand the fuck up and say something. I want to hear your voice. YOU shouldn't sit down and shut up, I want to hear you scream. This is not fearmongering, this is talking about a form of radical feminism and lesbian separatism that have been active since the 2010s and still present, with spotted activity, in 2024.

[bellaphomet3]

Tw

JK Rowling

Transphobia

TERF Shit

Holocaust Denial

I was scrolling 196 for a bit and saw someone post this image

Now bviously what OOP said is stupid, but I think there is something here that they just slightly missed.

Jk Rowling made a tweet and people called her out for it and she thought

“I can’t be wrong. I’m JK Rowling, one of the most famous authors of all time. My series is a bastion of progressiveness, there’s no way I’m wrong.”

So she doubles down. She defends someone who said something similar, and people keep calling her out, and she can’t stand this.

“How dare these people accuse me of all this blatantly false stuff. I need to show that they are the ones in the wrong and I’m right. I’ll make a post showing all the evidence. I’ll prove once and for all that me and my people are right on this!”

And so she doubles down, again, and again, and again, and again. She defends people who she sees getting called out for stuff similar to what she did, but then she sees them getting called out for other more extreme stuff. But she knows they’re in the right, because they agree with her, and she can’t be wrong. Plus she defended them already, they must still be right. So she says they did nothing wrong, and agrees with their stances. Over and over and over getting dragged further and further and further down.

She hears someone say trans people are tied to the nazis, and she knows that person is right, because they agree with her, so that must be the truth, and she posts it herself.

Someone replies to her and talks about how trans people were killed by the nazis, and the burning of the Institute of Sexology. But that can’t be right, because that would make her wrong. So it can’t be true. More evidence is given, but that still can’t be true, she still can’t be wrong, that evidence must be fake, there’s no way that happened, anything that says it did was just created by trans people to try and justify their existence.

And so now she goes from making one poorly thought out tweet to Holocaust denial. It’s the same trend as the alt-right pipeline, just a different target, older adult women who claim to be feminists instead of teenage men.

I know this is what happened because it is the same thing that happened to me when I was falling down the alt right pipeline. Eventually I hit a snag that I already knew about and had beliefs on, but my “recruiters” disagreed with, and I got suspicious and got out, but at this point, when she’s made it all the way to holocaust denial, it’s unlikely she’s gonna make her way back out.