#studentofetherium

[cerastes]

as far as my circle of mutuals goes, i think you're the only cishet guy around these days

We held a tournament, Highlander style, where we beheaded each other after climatic sword duels and absorbed the fallen's power. I am the Last Cishet who absorbed all of their power, known only by my title: Son Boy Allowed.

No but jest aside, that post did make me think of the times it's been brought up that I Am This in spaces where that's not the norm, and, well, each friend group or community has its own story, and in my case, it happened to be that the majority of people in my friend group & adjacent community, over the years, came out as trans mainly plus a few other identities, and while I did not understand it at all initially (even considered it could be catfishing, because I am from ye olde internet where catfishing was rampant and an olympic sport), my logic was "ok I love this person, they are asking me if I can refer to them as the other gender now, and that that's what they really are. There's not anything wrong at all with that, nor do I think this person I consider my friend could have nefarious intents with this, like catfishing, because I know them, so sure thing, let's go with that" and with time, I learned more and more about these topics, either by my own initiative (because I wanted to understand more) and when committing faux passes, because my friends would correct me or pull me to the side (send an IM) going "hey uh Drimo, you reblogged something pretty bad just now, are you aware?" "oh fuck no why" and I'd always get a helpful explanation.

Which brings me to the point: As a cishet dude, it REALLY helped me a LOT to understand these topics to have not only loving friends that live those lives, but to have said loving friends that live those lives and are willing to assume that my fuck ups and oopsies were born from ignorance and good faith, not from a hateful and discriminatory hill, and who then kindly informed me of X and Y.

So I have to agree with that post! At the risk of sounding self-aggrandizing, I do think being able to tolerate the misteps of a well-intentioned cishet guy who might not know all the 1s and 2s of the dance does in fact directly correlate to healthy, cool friend groups and communities. Over the years, the majority of my net friends have come out as trans, and a few others as non-binary and genderfluid, and I've never really had a situation where someone blasted me for my misteps, instead explaining What Happened instead. I've learned a lot over the years, and in fact, as a therapist, I've helped trans kids come out and have explained the whole shebang to their parents, but as a cishet guy, again, initially this was all very arcane to me, so I am always thankful for the people that took time and care so we could remain friends and so that I could grow to be a more worldly and open minded person.

#studentofetherium

[akihatohnoofficial]

any thoughts about asexuality on the mind?

being asexual is so rad and cool and freeing. good stuff

also, it’s good that I can still be a horrible depraved pervert and still not have sex. sex is so scary i’m glad it only exists in my fucked up fictional scenarios

#ask #studentofetherium

[valhallakonbi]

Sodachi and Nadeko!

#oikura sodachi #sengoku nadeko #valhalla ask #my art #art by op #fanart #studentofetherium #nadeko #sodachi

[purplerider]

hey you should draw Sodachi in that style

IT LAGGED MIDWAY THROUGH AAAH IT WAS SUPPOSED TO SAY MATH BRAIN AND I TRIED SO HARD FOR HER TO NOT LOOK LIKE MIKU PLSS-

#purple draws #art #fanart #digital art #sodachi oikura #studentofetherium #monogatari series #nisioisin

[loopingpyre]

how do you feel about translation as a form of adaptation?

Translation is inherently a form of adaptation because languages are messy and flexible.

'Adding More Personality' is a silly translation positive and when it does occur it's because there's additional context missing from a 'literal' translation.

Literal itself is also a misnomer often due to needing contextual lines to describe x y and z other pieces of cultural or linguistic signifigance, and by that point, if you condense it x y and z pieces in, you end up with essentially an adaptation of the original text.

Something with a bad translation is effectively a bad adaptation of the text.

#ask tag #studentofetherium #this is a midnight ramble

[disquiet-doll]

any Monogatari thoughts on the mind?

It's hardly an original thought, but it's still funny to me how not fanservice heavy Hanamonogatari is. Kanbaru had "pervert" as such a major character trait for so long, and she's not not one, but it's hilarious realizing how much she's laying that on extra thick for Araragi specifically.

#ask #studentofetherium #monogatari

[captain-lovelace]

update: i found a source for yaoi Satsuki (here)

HOLY SHIT…. YAOI SATSUKI REAL

#horus answers asks #studentofetherium #I’m definitely going to have to re-run the poll #‘ohh! that guy’ is killing me

[estoult]

Umineko is so funny sometimes

I need to play more of this fucking vn what the hell

#ask #studentofetherium #umineko

[nasuversekinkmeme]

while at Chaldea, Artoria learns what trans people are and has a reaction that may or may not involve Mordred

Oh ho ho!

edit: now with one fill!

#studentofetherium #prompt #saber #fgo #mordred pendragon #trans

[cerastes]

i can't believe W was short for George W. Bush this entire time. that one guy must be feeling so vindicated right now

LMAO THAT POST BYE

The FINAL redemption.

#studentofetherium

[akihatohnoofficial]

syscon. is this anything?

it’s everything. to me

#ask #studentofetherium #syscest

[onewholivesinloops]

I've only followed you for like a day but yeah definitely The SatoRika Person

I'm sorry they have such a tight hold on me...

#was going to post a gif of them punching each other #but figured something less aggressive is probably more appropriate here #asks #studentofetherium

[purplerider]

what

which of the questionable media that i have reblogged caused that ask?

#purple talks #studentofetherium

[loopingpyre]

flame emoji umineko

Spoilers here, im going to be really spicy

Beatrice is a fucking mess of a character. The mindset depicted in Confession is an amazing accident.

Beatrice in Umineko, is an intersex/trans adjacent character, and plural. These are all, by the text, negative and unfortunate things about her.

The way Umineko is written and the answers are presented to us delivers the following;

We are supposed to feel pity towards Beatrice because of these, offer sympathies to her struggles, and go 'if only this never happened'. The white horse is an excuse by an unhinged tragedy.

#ask tag #studentofetherium #hot takes #umineko

[disquiet-doll]

penny for your thoughts?

Just realized I've been procrastinating on listening to an album from a band I like (Abyss from Unleash The Archers) for about 3 years now so uhhhh I should do that soon.

#ask #studentofetherium

[captain-lovelace]

Mordred/Fran for ship bingo :3

They…..

#horus answers asks #scholarffxiv #studentofetherium