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damianogender · 2 months
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i don't normally post these things on tumblr instead i text it to the group chat and move on BUT i feel like tumblr gays (especially spn veterans) may have things to add and i would really love to hear your thoughts and additions because i feel like i don't have the words to sit down and properly explain it but maybe we can get somewhere together lol
the topic is popularization* of terms like "babygirl" "malewife" "boy girlfriend" etc etc being used for men (*used out of the tumblr user context, became a pop culture thing.)
i am kind of upset/worried that they ever left tumblr because now i feel like everyone will start throwing them around and turn it into the whole "female gaze" situation. i'm not trying to gatekeep or anything it's just that these terms are very dear to me because they have been/are such a big part of the experience of consuming a piece of media as a young queer person and being able to communicate how you view and enjoy it with other queer people.
you see, the whole using feminine terms for seemingly random men thing didnt come out of nowhere. it exists bc queer people saw their own experiences in the way they perceive that person/character and it became a thing through years of exchange of internet culture between people and "tumblr gays" discussing their blorbos from tv shows* and those discussions* were especially regarding that character's gender expression. hence the androgyny-zation. or at least this is the best, most generalized description i can think of.
(*in this case they were at first usually problematic middle aged cishet male characters who were created for a cishet audience but somehow resonated with the experiences of the gay ppl watching that character e.g. dean winchester. i think the situation can be likened to how villains tend to be more relatable because they have more depth or how classic literature is so misogynistic that from a modern perspective it just seems gay asf)
(*it feels silly to call them discussions because they have always been used in a light hearted, joking context but it's hard to write an essay-ish post on this without using big words.)
until today those terms have been through a lot, used in tens of contexts until they got a somewhat fixed meaning, strained through the minds of many queer people etc. and most importantly this process was completely organic. nobody was forcing the usage of these terms down people's throats and it still became super popular. because they were THAT useful and relatable when queer people were communicating their interpretation of a character.
so like my point is there's so much nuance and history behind those words. i cant even begin to explain. that's why i decided to bring it up on here. i need to hear other people's takes on this before pop culture milks them until they lose meaning and people get so bored of hearing them that they feel like throwing up. bc when/if that happens i will literally die of grief.
side note: i know language constantly changes by nature and i am in no way telling people to stop using these words or whatever. like i said they have never been used in a serious context anyway. but at this rate these terms will take on a different meaning in a completely different context instead of evolving from where they were. and since things like these have been so significant for my journey as a queer person and are a great example of what i'd like to call "queer theory by the people for the people," i wanted to hopefully start a discussion on this to somewhat preserve their origins in a comprehensible way.
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damianogender · 2 months
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i am quite honestly very exhausted with this starbucks feminism that preoccupies itself with the centering of rich white feminine women in the neoliberal capitalist lens and typically no one else.
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damianogender · 2 months
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"menstruation is punishment for original sin" is a fairly common doctrine (altho in my experience it's usually more implicit than just baldly stated like that)
anyway this implies that of all the animal kingdom, humans are not UNIQUE in sinning, but are joined by bats, the elephant shrew, and the spiny mouse species Acomys cahirinus. (according to my 5 seconds on wikipedia at least)
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damianogender · 2 months
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ill murder you on the beach in idk 50 years, for a dollar ill make it romantic
everyone who warned me about making connections on the internet lied this rules
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damianogender · 2 months
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books on, about, and made by palestinians. non-fiction books about palestine, palestinian poetry, history books, fiction books by palestinian authors, links to free e-books and poems. i apologize in advance for not breaking this down by genre / type.
LINKS & RESOURCES:
Free Ebooks for a Free Palestine!
Verso Books: Solidarity with Palestine: Free Resources and Further Reading
Free Palestine! A Reading List
Books for a Free Palestine
Google Drive of Palestinian Poetry made by @firstfullmoon
Palestinian poems series by @fiercynn
40 books to understand Palestine
FICTION:
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh
The Things We See in the Light by Amal Awad
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
Secrets Under the Olive Tree by Nevien Shaabneh
Trees for the Absentees by Ahlam Bsharat
The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah
Mother Country by Etaf Rum
The Sea Cloak and other stories by Nayrouz Qarmout
The Parisian by Isabella Hammad
My First and Only Love by Sahar Khalifeh
Velvet by Huzama Habayeb
Haifa Fragments by Khulud Khamis
NON - FICTION:
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
On Palestine By Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappe and Frank Barat
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe
Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Pappe
Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire by Jehad Abusalim (Editor), Jennifer Bing (Editor), Mike Merryman-Lotze (Editor)
Except for Palestine The Limits of Progressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill, Mitchell Plitnick
Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians by Noam Chomsky
Where the Line Is Drawn by Raja Shehadeh
Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza by Mosab Abu Toha
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights by Omar Barghouti
Palestine: A Socialist Introduction [edited] by Sumaya Awad and Brian Bean
From the River to the Sea [edited] by Sai Englert, Michal Schatz and Rosie Warren
Palestine Speaks [edited] by Mateo Hoke and Cate Malek
The Punishment of Gaza by Gideon Levy
The Question of Palestine by Edward W. Said
I Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti
Shell Houses by Rasha Abdulhadi
Born Palestinian, Born Black by Suheir Hammad
Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood by Ibtisam Barakat
Orientalism by Edward W. Said
Gaza Writes Back by Refaat Alareer
Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd
Ever Since I Did Not Die by Ramy Al-Asheq
The Butterfly's Burden by Mahmoud Darwish
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damianogender · 2 months
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Not socialist in a “I won’t have to work” type of way but socialist in a “I’ll still be working but I won’t be worried I won’t make the rent” type of way. In a “billions won’t be hoarded by one person” type of way. In a “janitors, fast-food workers, child care workers, preschool teachers, hotel clerks, personal care and home health aides, and grocery store cashiers, will live comfortably” type of way. In a “the sick and elderly will be cared for” type of way. In a “no child should work” type of way.
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damianogender · 2 months
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Pangaea was wasted on the dinosaurs. Imagine the railway network.
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damianogender · 2 months
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Weed gummy should cost 50¢ and be sold out of vending machines and at corner stores
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damianogender · 2 months
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Sorry my posts haven't been as frequent or funny as usual. It's because I'm eating well, sleeping regularly, and exercising
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damianogender · 2 months
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Your honor I think you'll find that my message "I am going to kill you with a hammer tomorrow morning as you leave for work I know your routine and I will catch you" did not have "/srs" attached to it
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damianogender · 2 months
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we honestly need to debunk the myth of the “warm pillow and blankie in bed.” the blankie is not warm it is a SCAM when the blankie “keeps you warm and cozy” it is because of YOUR natural body heat that blankie just holds in. thats right. youre doing most of the work and your blankie is taking the credit. but really what can you expect these days
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damianogender · 2 months
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damianogender · 2 months
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Makig a sandwich to bring to school tomorrow can someone reblog with a filling to finish the ssndwich ill go first ok
Bread
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damianogender · 2 months
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not to enforce gender roles but a computer should NOT fucking have apps okay. if I wanted an app I'd go on my phone my laptop is for Programs. I mean this.
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damianogender · 2 months
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oh shit - i was time travelling and accidentally killed an ancient italian. doesn’t matter tho everyone was killing each other, when in Reme do as the Remans
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damianogender · 2 months
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girl who needs to ask for reassurance would rather be stabbed than admit they have needs
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damianogender · 2 months
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“I am forever denouncing this therapeutic obsession that governs our modern society, scared of living and haunted by death. We must protect ourselves from everything, heal from everything. Nowadays, food, music, painting, hiking… everything is repurposed as a method for healing, for keeping fit, for keeping healthy, when these activities are first and foremost opportunities for pleasure, desire, gratitude, knowledge, wonderment, and bonding with others. Our entire culture, as well as politics, imposes on all citizens this endless and nagging preoccupation with mental and physical health.”
— Jacqueline Kelen, L’Esprit de Solitude
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