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Do you know any good places for trans people who dont really know what to do as they start their transition..?

Hi there! There are a lot of great organizations and Tumblr’s with good tips, if you check out my trans resources tag you’ll find a bunch of them!

http://profeminist.tumblr.com/tagged/trans-resources

8 Tips for Coming Out as Non-Binary

Trans and Non-Binary Resource Masterpost

http://transstudent.org

http://nonbinary-support.tumblr.com/

Trans Youth Support Network

TransgenderChild.net

TransYouth Family Allies

TransYouthEquality.org

Here’s a masterlist from @transteens101

General resources:

local resources

gender masterpost

LGBT social group meetups

agender chatroom

trans chatroom

transgender faq

Everything Gender Part 1 (Video)

Everything Gender Part 2 (Video)

The trans teen’s guide to dating

Literature with LGBT+ characters

LGBT+ Films

Transgender advice

family issues

Transgénero (Spanish article on all things trans)

Transgender Religious Expression and Spirituality

tips for living stealth (written for trans men but also applies for trans women)

gender therapy

Trans related terminology:

transwhat

transhealth

transgender glossary (this one’s a bit outdated)

transadvocate

becomingus (includes the dos and don’ts of using certain trans-related words)

transgender faq

list of gender identities

Glossary of Transgender, Non-Binary and Genderqueer Words

Definitions

Understanding your gender identity:

Gender identity flowchart

What is gender?

Understanding gender

What am I?

list of gender identities

Am I Transgender? (Video)

Being Trans (Video)

I Think I Might be Transgender, Now what do I do?

Pronouns:

What’s a pronoun?

Gender Neutral Pronouns (Video)

The Pronoun Place

Gender Neutral Language

How Non-Binary Pronouns Work

Guide to Non-Binary Pronouns

Gender Neutral Titles

pronouns

How to Correct People’s Pronoun and Name Slip-Ups

Intersex:

INSA

Advocates for Informed Choice

Interact Youth

What it’s Like (Video)

What is Intersex?

Intersex Definition

Male, Female, or Intersex

Nonbinary resources:

Nonbinary support blog

Unisex names

Living as Nonbinary (Spanish)

Genderqueer (Spanish)

Nonbinary Flowchart

Explaining Genderqueer

Genderqueer and Hormones (Video)

The Nonbinary Safespace

Nonbinary Autistics

Gender Queeries

Ask a Nonbinary

Nonbinary.org

Genderqueer ID

Hell Yeah, Agender!

A-Gender

Genderless Person (Video)

When no Gender Fits

Androgyne Online

Practical Androgyne

Ambiguous Sexuality

Neutrois.me

Neutrois.com

Neutrois Nonsense

What is Neutrois?

Experiences as Neutrois

Bigender Resources

What it’s Like Being Bigender

Demigender Safe Space

Demi Safe Spot

Introducing Demigender

Subgenders

Genderfluidity

Genderfluid Facts

Genderflux Support

Teaching About Gender Fluidity (PDF)

How can I Live as Genderfluid?

Genderfluid Definitions

Two Spirit:

2spirits

Who Are They?

Native American Concepts

Of Indigenous North Americans

As They Are

Two Spirits: The Story of a Movement

Other Cultural Based Genders:

Hijra Wikipedia

Hijra Takes place in Indian Law

Kathoey Wikipedia

Where the ‘Ladyboys’ are

Muxe Wikipedia

In Mexico, Mixed Genders and Muxe

Fa’afafines Wikipedia

Fa’afafines: The Third Gender

Transfeminine resources:

tucking masterpost

Tucking and other skills

trans women resources master post

Makeup for beginners

MtF resources

Ask a transwoman

Tucking and other skills

Male to Female Support

How to hide stubble

tucking forum and thread

Tucking How-to Guide

low budget diy breast forms [video]

Realistic Breast Form Tutorial (Video)

The Breast Form Store

How to make home made breast forms

Women’s Clothing Terminology

TheLeelahProject

surgery booklet

hrt booklet

Trans Health Matters: Trans Women

girl names + their meanings

etiquette for women’s bathrooms

MtF HRT

Hormones: A guide for MTFs

Hormone replacement therapy (male-to-female)

Transgender Hormones - Transgender Care

Feminizing HRT (for Male-to-Females) - Michele O'Mara, PhD

Sex reassignment surgery (male-to-female)

Vaginoplasty: Male to Female Sex Reassignment Surgery

Surgery: A guide for MTFs (PDF)

MTF GRS

MTF surgeries price list (this is just for one surgery centre but can give you an idea of the estimated cost of any surgeries)

Transmasculine resources:

The Art of Transliness

Ask a trans guy

What it’s like being on T

Transmasc tips

GC2B Binders

Swimwear binders

Binding : how to guide + safety

FTM masterpost

boy names + their meanings

Workouts to Promote a More Masculine Figure

Where to Get Men’s Clothes that Fit

Dealing with the Dreaded Period

Pros and Cons of Strap-On Sex for Trans Guys

Relationship Tips for Trans Guys

A Guide to STPs and Standing to Pee

To Pack or Not to Pack

Swimming as a Trans Guy

Packing and Packers 101

Everything You Need to Know About Binders and Binding

Using the Men’s Bathroom

All About Top Surgery and Nipples

Androgel Q & A

What to Expect from Testosterone and When

Risks and Dangers of Illegal Testosterone

Genital Changes on T

10 Common Myths about Medical Transition

FTM Testosterone Therapy Basics

FTM resource guide

FTM transitioning guide

effects of testosterone therapy

FTM Chest Reconstruction Surgeries (includes Spanish translation link)

Hysterectomy/Oophorectomy

FTM Genital Reconstruction Surgeries (GRS)

FTM Basics: Terminology

Myths and Misconceptions about Testosterone, Transition, and Trans Men

1 year on testosterone: timeline of changes

FtM HRT

Hormones: A Guide for FTMs (PDF)

The Philadelphia Centre for Transgender Surgery

Coming out:

coming out tips

Coming Out to Family and Friends

Coming Out to Friends

Coming Out to Partners

Resources for Coming Out

Coming Out as Nonbinary

When Should You?

How to Come Out to Parents

Tips and Advice (Video)

Coming out & family issues

How to Deal with Parents that are Not Accepting

Tips for Coming out and Dealing with People

Explaining Your Transition to Kids/Younger Family Members

Trans mental health:

Gender spectrum: mental health

More Subtle Dysphoria

Dealing with Dysphoria and Helplessness

8 Signs and Symptoms of Dysphoria

25 Ways to Ease Dysphoria

tips on coping with gender dysphoria

How do I deal with dysphoria?

how to cope with Gender Dysphoria

transselfies: a trans body positivity blog

How to Deal with Parents that are Not Accepting

Trans suicide hotline

emergency hotlines (U.S. only)

international emergency hotlines

Doubts, Decision, and Detransition

Trans Lifeline

Trans advice/resource/discussion blogs and sites:

Genderfork

Gender inbetween

anagnori

transgenderteensurvivalguide

transclothesexchange

transresource

the-lgbt-youth-blog

transcending-anatomy

transgenderhousingnetwork

Transyada

Susan’s Place

transwhat

transselfies

Nonbinary support blog

helpfultransinfo

trans tips

transgenderadvice

transgenderbenders

Hope that helps! Readers, free free to comment / reblog with suggestions, thanks!

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One of my friends starting saying some transphobic things on facebook today. I asked them if they knew I was trans and they said yes… and said how nice I was, but could never respect my life style. I then told them they can’t associate with me and disrespect my entire life. Then they got super snippy and annoyed. People really seem to be entitled to the bigotry so much they rather burn bridges with people they consider nice then just be a decent god damn person.

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My dear lgbt+ kids.

You’re allowed to be annoyed at certain kinds of “supporters”.

You don’t have to be grateful for “support” that makes you uncomfortable.

This applies to:

- the overly curious “supporters”. The ones who constantly ask you about things that are not their business. (”You’re bi? How many boys did you fuck? How many girls? Ever had a threesome? I bet you had a threesome, tell me all about it!”). You deserve better than to be reduced to your sexual history.

- the super straight “allies”. The ones who constantly need to remind you they’re straight. (”You’re gay? As a straight person, i’m cool with that. I’m a straight gay supporter. But don’t think i’m gay, i just support you, but like as a straight friend, so don’t hit on me, okay? I’m not gay myself, so i don’t want to date you, okay? I’m just a straight supporter.”) You deserve better than to be treated as a predator who hits on everyone.

- the “allies” in theory. The ones who totally support you…. in theory.. ( “I totally support the lgbt+ community!… What, she uses he/him now? That’s ridiculous. And why would she want to go into the mens bathroom, that’s just creepy.”) You deserve better than empty words.

- the “straight best friend”. Typically straight girls who see gay boys as a cool fashion accessory. (”You’re gay? Soooo cute! I have a gay best friend now! Hey, everyone, look at my gay best friend, isn’t he cute?”) You deserve better than to be to be collected and shown off like a exotic pet.

- the tokenizer. The ones who use you as proof of how inclusive they are or act as if they’re special for treating you with a basic level of respect. (”I’m not transphobic, one of my friends is trans!”, “I even called you “she” in front of others today, i mean, who would do that? You’re lucky you have a friend like me.”) You deserve better than to be used to make someone else look like a good person.

You’re not a “snowflake” for not wanting to be treated as a second-class human being.

You’re not “greedy” for demanding genuine support respect.

With all my love,

Your Tumblr Mom

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about misgendering and deadnaming -

i’ve seen posts about this before, but never knew how to answer to them until very recently.

on various blogs around tumblr, asks are sent from baby trans people (aka people who just realized they’re trans, not actual babies), upset that they keep misgendering or deadnaming themselves – in thoughts, in reality, when writing about themselves, or in any other way. when i was a baby trans person, i had the same discomfort most trans people feel when that happened.

was i lying about being trans (even to myself)? was i faking it? was this just a confused phase of mine? when i used she/her to refer to myself, but wanted others to use he/him, was i in the wrong?

it’s been a worry of mine for years. then, i changed what masculine name i go by. i used to go by V (a whole name, of course, not just V). my deadname is not even close to V. for the first couple of months, maybe even a year, i kept thinking of myself as deadname, until it went away. i referred myself to V. i was V.

then, i decided to change the name i go by to N (the reason was that my parents and i decided to choose a name together, a name closer to my ethnic heritage than V had been), and instead of going through a phase of deadnaming myself… i went through a phase where i called myself V in my head, and i accidentally used V to introduce myself to people. i’m still in that phase.

these two names are both masculine. and yet, i keep calling myself the wrong name. this really helped me come to peace with the worries from my past. when i was deadnaming myself, i wasn’t doing it because i was faking being a trans guy; i deadnamed myself because that name was what i was conditioned to associate with myself. it was a habit to be my deadname. it had nothing to do with me being trans, and cis people who change their names go through the same process us trans people go through, yet i don’t think baby trans people are told this enough.

this isn’t trans man specific, or binary trans specific, or just name specific (everything about your deadname being your default applies to the pronouns you change away from as well, no matter if your new pronouns are). bur for trans and nb people, this confusion can also cause worry.

and i’m just here to tell you that you don’t need to worry. you’ll find one day that you react to your chosen name, but not your deadname. you’ll find that your thoughts address yourself with the correct pronouns. your confusion about your misgendering and deadnaming yourself isn’t a “sign” that you’re “not really trans” – it just means that you’re going through a change, and it’ll take a while to settle into your new “normal”.

you’re okay the way you are, even if you misgender or deadname yourself, and remember that most trans people has gone through the same thing you’re going through now.

(this, of course, does not mean that other people can use the excuse of “i’m just getting used to your transition!” to continue to misgender and deadname you without a continuous effort to correct themselves.)

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List of gender neutral names with meanings and origins:

So, I was going to send this as a message to @oabuckvu, but instead I thought I’d post this here since others may also find it helpful!

Addison- child of Adam- English Adina- slender- Hebrew Alby- from Alba- Latin Ally- friend- English Ash- ash tree clearing- English Azra- pure- Israeli Asa- physician- Hebrew Arin- enlightened- Hebrew Arlo- army, hill- old English or barberry tree- Spanish Avery- elf ruler- English Alex- defender of mankind- Greek Arlen- promise, oath- Irish Ambrose- immortal- Latin Aspen- tree- English August- dignity, vulnerable- German

Blaine- yellow- Scottish Blake- blonde, dark- English Bryce- swift- Celtic Brooklyn- broken land- English Bradley- clearing in a woods- English Bailey- bailiff- English Beck- brook, stream- Norse

Chyler- beloved- English Cody- child of cuidightheach- English Charlie- charles- English Chris- christ- English Coby- supplanter- Latin Casey- brave- Gaelic Corin- spear bearer- Irish Cameron- crooked nose- Scottish Colby- town, dark- Norse

Dakota- friend- Native American Devon- poet- Irish Delaney- descendent of the challenger- Irish Drew- manly- English Denham- habitation- English Dael- knowledge of God- Hebrew Danny- God has judged- Scottish

Ellis- Jehova is God- Greek Ellery- from the elder tree island- English Evan- youth warrior- Irish Emery- brave, powerful- German Eden- delight- Hebrew Ellison- child of elder- English

Farron- iron grey- Anglo Saxon Freddie- peaceful ruler- German Frankie- free one- French Fynn- river in Ghana- African Finch- bird- English Flynn- child of red hair- Irish

Gene- well born- English Gale- cheerful, pleasant- English Glade- shining- English Glen- valley- Gaelic

Hollis- Holly tree dweller- English Harlow- rock, army, hill- English Halley- lived near a grove- English Hadley- Heather field- English

Isa- devoted to God- Teutonic Ives- archers bow- English Iggy- firey one- English

Juniper- youth producing, evergreen- Latin Jesse- gift- Hebrew Jo- God is gracious- English/German/French Joey- may Jehova add- Hebrew Jordan- river flow- Macedonian Jet- black gemstone- German

Kellam- at the ridges- Norse Kelsey- from the ships island- English Kendall- royal valley- English Kai- sea- Hawaii

Logan- hollow- Scottish Leslie- garden of holly- Scottish Lee- dweller near the wood- English Lane- path- English Luca- bringer of light- Italy Lirit- poetic- Hebrew Lex- defender- Greek Lakota- friends- Siouan

Mattie- strength in battle- German Morgan- sea defender- English Misha- God live- Russia Max- greatest- Latin Mattise- gift of god- French Monroe- from the mouth of the river Roe- Irish

Newlyn- from the new spring- Celtic Noel- Christmas- French Nicky- victory- English Nat- gift of god- English Nova- chases butterfly- Native American

Oakley- from the oak tree meadow- English Oak- tree- English

Perry- dwells by the pear tree- English Piper- one who plays the pipe- Scandinavian Pema- lotus- Tibetan Puck- unknown meaning- Dutch Parker- park keeper- English

Quinn- fifth- Irish Quinta- fifth- Spanish

Reese- firey- Welsh Rey- king- Spanish Reed- red, clearing- English Rune- secret- Norse Rue- herb, regret- English Rain- blessings- American Riley- dweller by the Rye field- English River- river- English Rowan- red- Gaelic Rory- red king- Gaelic Ronson- child of ron- English

Sawyer- cuts timber- Celtic Stevie- crown- English Shiloh- owner- Hebrew Sage- wise one- French Saxon- knife- Teutonic Sammy- bright sun- Finnish Scout- to listen- French Shane- gift from God- Irish

Tex- texas- American Toni- worthy of praise- Latin Theo- God given- Greek Taylor- to cut- French Tyne- a river in england- English Tyler- maker of tiles- English Terry- powerful ruler- English

Umber- shade- French

Wyatt- guide- English Willow- graceful- English Wynne- fair- English Wren- song bird- English

Xen- religious- Japanese

Yael- mountain goat- Hebrew

Zen- meditative state- Japanese

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I list of seriously under-rated animated movies that Tumblr needs to scream about as much as The Big Four but don’t for some reason:

Paranorman

Reason: It had an openly gay charector. And did not make him into a stereotype, they made him the complete opposite of a “gay stereotype”.They also taught very important lessons about not sinking down to other peoples’ levels, how scarey it can be to be different, why adults have such a big problem with people who are different, ghosts, witches, zombies, the antagonist is literally the ghost of a little girl who was KILLED FOR BEING A WITCH IN SALEM TIMES AND ALL SHE WANTED WAS A FREIND Tumblr you scream about these themes in movies you want and here they are

Rango

Reason: Johnny Depp plays a pet chameleon who is terribly lonely and doesn’t know who he is as a person who ends up stuck in a desert pretending to be a sheriff battling a sharp-shooter snake, that should be reason enough, but it includes Beans, who has a type of panic disorder (yes she’s a lizard and alot of lizards do but the way they made a big deal of it sort of made me think of it more in this term) and the entire story is really centered on finding yourself and that’s precious, plus Johnny Depp plays a lonely lizard do I really need to say anything else?

Ice Age

Reason: Well to begin with Scrat is the living embodiment of someone from Tumblr, as is Sid, it has Dodo Birds who have a fighting style called “Tai Kwan Dodo”, the first movie is about a mammoth, a sloth, and a Sabertooth Tiger taking care of a human baby, it also deals with alot of dark points like the food chain, betrayal, family genocide, neglect/abandonment on Sid’s part, the death of a mother trying to save her baby (well let’s be honest most animated movies have that for some reason) and these themes tend to persist (although not as heavily) in the other three films, paticuarly, the theme of loneliness and forming your own family out of odds and ends because your blood family isn’t healthy (abusive like Deigo’s, neglectfull like Sid’s, dead like Manny’s oops) Deigo is the king of sarcasm and is somehow charming, let’s be honest Ice Age is gold

Shrek

Reason: Shrek DOES appear on Tumblr more than anything else but mostly as a joke and I don’t understand that because Shrek has all the themes Tumblr cries about wanting in movies/kids movies, non-traditional princesses, non-traditional female leads, non-traditional romances, a princess not conforming to beauty standards and a male-lead her loves her not “despite that” but FOR that, he doesn’t “accept her”, he LOVES her, Shrek himself is the definition of a charector Tumblr should love, anti-social, sarcastic, awkward, passionate about food, and Donkey, the sarcasm machine who had hybrid babies with a dragon (again laughing in the face of traditional gender roles y the way) a cross-dressing wolf, a prince who’s actually a selfish mama’s boy, Puss In Boots- and if you don’t love him I just want to know, WHY?- who has his own spinoff movie with another BAMF, non-traditional female-lead who, instead of having to be a loyal princess, is more of a “I love you but let’s not make a big deal of it so I’ll come around when I come around” bandit in her own right, and although I honestly think the hay-day was the first two movies, the latest one DOES have Fiona as the leader of a rebellion war group…

The Croods

Reason: Besides the explosive humor and adorable animals, it has an amazing female lead, the male lead isn’t just some pretty-boy love interest, he’s actually USEFULL, but I think what I love the most is actually the father role, because he isn’t presented as a clueless push-over, nor a stereotypical “No daughter of mine will __!” type, he actually represents a very accurate portrayal of the difficult to walk line between “I need to protect my family” and “I need to loosen up and let my kids make their own decisions”, he doesn’t do anything out of the “power of being a man” or just wanting his family to do what he says because he’s the leader, he very genuienly is afraid of losing his family because as the days pass the population IS getting thinner and thinner, and like most people, especially most parents, he doesn’t know how to handle that fear without going overboard, it also represents the fear of change without making that in it’s self a joke

The Secret World Of Arrietty

Reason: No animated movie list would be complete without a Ghibli film, but I’m really surprised that Arrietty doesn’t get the same love on Tumblr that Holw’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Ponyo, Spirited Away, and other Ghibli films get, it was almost swept under the rug, besides having a common thread on this list with the female lead being strong and independant and having a great family dynamic, I’m mostly impressed with the male lead, who doesn’t take the typical role of a male protagonist by using strength to overcome his obstacles as much as he uses cleverness, Sho (Shawn in the English dub) has a very strong since of compassion and moral values that isn’t usually there in the beginning of the movie for male protagonists, it’s usually a learned trait, but he’s very understanding to start with of Arrietty’s compromising position and only wants a freind, he also has a heart condition that plays a part in his loneliness in the movie, Arrietty, like many Ghibli movies, also ends with the leads remaining only close freinds and not love interests, as well as with going their own ways but hoping to see eachother again, they do so in a way that leaves the ending still sweet, rather than the usual bitter-sweet feel of these sorts of things, not to mention the breath-taking animation is enough to keep your eyes on the screen even if the sweet story doesn’t interest you

Hotel Transylvania

Reason: With Monster High being the sensation it is, paticuarly on Tumblr, I’m increasingly shocked that Hotel Transylvania hasn’t made a splash, besides the absolutely adorable personality of Mavis- and Dracula makes it easy to see where she got that from- most of the charectors that so much as have speaking roles have some level of amusement to them, Mr. Wolf’s family on it’s own could be a movie as far as I’m concerned, but what really makes me love the movie is the plot, it’s more than the typical vampire/human soul mate romance (although the quirkiness of this one and the awkwardness of Johnathan) it’s more than anything about Dracula, like The Croods it shows the father role as more than the typical “I don’t want my daughter to date because of reasons” thing, it depicts a very justified fear of humans and how the death of his wife pushed his already astoundingly strong love for his daughter into a hyper-drive of overprotectiveness, and it shows that, although he is willing to go to any length to protect her, he very often has a hard time justifying his extreme actions to himself, and unlike most fathers in this sort of plot, he doesn’t just “accept” his daughter’s decisions, he actively seeks to help her get what she wants from them, and if nothing else I’d have thought that the references to cosplayers and Twilight would make Tumblr giggle, but really Dracula wins the Best Dad Ever award

Epic

Reason: Following the trends of strong female leads, we have this peice of gold, I would think Beyonce playing a Faery Queen would have put Epic on Tumblr’s radar but apparently not, the animation is stunning, by far one of, if not the, best movie on this list in terms of the animation quality, the charectors are all clever and unique, with a familiar sense of searching for where “home” is and what’s really important in life, it also puts a new spin on the faery/human relationships that we so often see repeats of, it isn’t the classic “Humans hunt faeries but learn their lesson” movie, nor is it quite as innocent as Arrietty, not to mention that the concept of the Queen and the Leaf Men are very unique in their construction

Tinkerbell and Disney Fairies movies

Reason: All I ever see of Tinkerbell (this one atleast) on Tumblr is hate about wishing she was the same amount of sassy and bad attitude that she was in Peter Pan’s world, but two things aren’t being taken into consideration here (and I think the reason for that is that most people on Tumblr don’t bother to see the movies) and those are 1. Tinkerbell DID have alot more attitude in the first two movies, paticuarly the second, and she was very easily riled and very easily frustrated, traits shown in Peter Pan (although I have honestly not watched Peter Pan in yeaaaaars so I don’t remember her from there very well) in Tinkerbell’s second solo movie it was highlighted the most and she also saw just how strong those traits were in her and she decided to change, 2. This PRECEEDS Peter Pan, if I’m not mistaken Pan’s Tinkerbell had been cast out of Pixie Hollow, it would be understandable that Tinkerbell, who already had these qualities in a lower dose, would only increase in frustration and jealousy if she had been an outcast, the thing is, people change, something obviously happened for Tinkerbell to decide to join Peter and leave Pixie Hollow, the Disney Fairy movies don’t demonstrate that, they show her adventures from before she joined Pan, they may eventually show a flittering relationship/meeting between the two but I doubt it, the Fairy movies have alot of classic Disney qualities and speak out most against following rules and conformity, from the first movie when she found herself put down for being a Tinker fairy and wanting to change her talent, to Secret Of The Wings when she meets her fraternal twin sister Periwinkle against the rules of Pixie Hollow, to The Pirate Fairy when the story centers not on Tinkerbell, but on Zerena, who was constantly spoken down to and made to feel unwelcomed just for wanting to experiment with the laws of Pixie Dust, it has a carefully strung balence between “The rules are in place for a reason” and “Sometimes you need to break them and that’s ok” and it’s done quite nicely

Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron

Reason: If I had to pick ONE movie that is the most underrated from this list, it would be Spirit, although it may look like a cute little movie about horses and rebellion, that really isn’t the case, the theme is very strong throughout the movie that the white men fighting against the Lakota tribe were in essence trying to break/imprison them just as much as they were the horses, Spirit is the only movie I know of that shows just how wrong the attack from Europeans on Native Americans was without it being a documentry of some sort, and although I think Disney’s version of Pocahontas TRIED to give off this vibe, I think it did poorly with it and gave a little too much (ok, alot too much) credit to the white men who came in and took everything the native people had,Spirit had none of that, I myself am white, but with some strong Native roots, I may be missing something that someone who’s purely/mostly Native American would find offensive, but as far as I can tell, Spirit does very well at representing the severely underrepresented group of people, and very accurately represented the cruelty of the Europeans, especially during that horrible war, even more than that though, it gave, in my opinion, a representation of Spirit and Little Creek’s relationship without making it corny or stereotyped, honestly, if I get pick any animated movie to get as much reckognition as Frozen does, Spirit would be it, because it isn’t JUST a good movie, JUST gorgeous animation, JUST a cute story… it’s all of those things, but more than anything, it’s a message that DESPERATELY needs to be heard in America, that just keeps getting shushed: Native representation, white power and how wrong it is- and was most especially when the Europeans took over- treating ALL people, as well as animals, with respect, free will, and I could just go on and on…

As much as I love the popular animation on Tumblr, Disney Princesses, Frozen,Rise Of The Guardians, How To Train Your Dragon, Finding Nemo, etc, these movies REALLY need to get out there, they have some important things to say

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