#this is not gender specific though

[love-and-ejoy]

“He’s a 10, but...”: Pharmacy Edition!

-He’s a 10 but he asks why it takes you so long to pour some pills in a bottle and slap a label on it

-He’s a 10 but when you tell him that you’ve sent a request already and that he should call his doctor, he says, “Isn’t that your job?”

-He’s a 10 but he insists that you don’t know what you’re talking about, the doctor prescribed it, of course he needs this medication, remove the prior auth immediately!

-He’s a 10 but it’s your fault, personally, that his doctor didn’t give him more refills.

-He’s a 10 but “The doctor said it would be ready when I got here!”

-He’s a 10 but the computer is lying and he’s never ever had a copay in his life and he’s calling corporate when he gets home. No don’t put the Xanax back he needs it.

-He’s a 10 but can you ring his entire cart up with 29 coupons and a complaint already formed for the front end manager

-He's a 10 but if you whisper the word tadalafil behind a paper while nobody else is in a 25 mile radius, the entire country will know he's taking Viagra, how could you be so insensitive

-He’s a 10 but [excruciatingly loud truck noises in the drive thru but refuses to pick up the phone to talk]

-He’s a 10 but “How do you spell that?” “J-O-H-N Szierbajeck”

-He’s a 10 but he swears a coupon card is cheaper than his insurance.

-He’s a 10 but “fill my entire profile”

-He’s a 10 but “no no don’t run through the errors just get me whatever’s ready” “Where is med, med, med, and med? How was I supposed to know there were errors?!”

-He’s a 10 but the concept of offering vaccines to consenting adults who make their own decisions is obviously a crime against humanity

-He’s a 10 but obviously the pharmacist is absolutely overjoyed to not be able to fill his prescription and, despite pharmacist trying for over 2 hours to get authorization, pharmacist must be withholding his medications.

-He’s a 10 but the concept of time is a social construct and therefore he needs a refill of her controlled medications

~~~

#this is not gender specific though #literally all of these have happened with both men and women #besides the Viagra of course! #Some of the more tame ones aren't the end of the world for us #We don't hate you for asking about a coupon card for example #But please trust us when we say [generic coupon card] will not beat your insurance's $1.30 copay #Also we don't mind trying to help you get your controlleds! Sometimes I hear people super apologetic for asking #If you're polite and understanding of when we can't do something you're just fine #this trend has always been super funny to me #feel free to add more lol #pharmacy #pharmacy tech #retail pharmacy #tales from retail pharamacy #he's a 10 but #work #work stories #tw vaccine discourse? #only thing i can think of #honestly i know some people are opinionated but i really dont mind people not wanting to get a certain vaccine if they adhere to the rules #like okay you're an adult that makes their own decisions #if you make the decision not to get your flu shot or booster shot that's on you #but the minute you try and make ME feel a certain way or endanger MY customers #nope. you're out #you make decisions for yourself fully knowing that mask rules or travel restrictions or whatever else will apply to you #you dont want it? ok. say no #unless you're looking for input or advice don't tell us your life story please #rant #vent #after work vent

[whetstonefires]

I know I talk about mdzs modern AUs a lot, but it's just somehow become a fascinating adaptation process to me, all these people making their personal calls about the nature of reality.

And a thing I keep coming back to is all the people who deliberately decide to give modern!wwx Mo Xuanyu's build.

To preserve the strength contrast that's leveraged for horny, which like, yeah that's fair, horny is an acceptable reason to make a story choice. I respect that, sometimes grudgingly.

But as a result of noticing this being done, oftentimes it seems without any reflection about why, I've developed this minor obsession with the fact that wwx in his own body at its adult height was fractionally shorter than lwj.

And this was the height he reached after a multi-year period in childhood living on scrounged garbage, plus the three months starving in the mass grave toward the end of his growth period.

Meaning that by all normal logic, a modern AU wwx who did not experience these periods of intense privation--which is most of them; it's quite rare for children to experience that particular form of total neglect in modern developed nations and modernAU!wwx's life ruining circumstances only occasionally involve intense physical torment--is going to be significantly taller as an adult.

Like. Add a few inches on there.

Where are all my adequately nourished six-foot-four Wei Wuxians???

#hoc est meum #mdzs #modern au discourse #malnutrition #i know i've discussed this before #like luo binghe isn't necessarily stunted because his genes are So Powerful #but wwx is a human person #also though the subtext of modern aus that clearly just put him in mxy's body from the word go #like what image of wwx is getting translated here #what story interpretation does this signify what's being valued the most? #the immediate on-page gay romcom of errors sometimes #other times it's less clear #sometimes it's like oh i think this is mostly a gender thing this time #this isn't attachment to the specific on-page dynamic but to the concept of the shou #as a gendered role #etc #wei wuxian #meta #i think this counts as meta

[public-trans-it]

i was a trans man until after a lot of build up of doubting myself, i finally realized that we are putting ourselves further into boxes by not accepting that we are the biological sex that we are and we can do WHATEVER we want at the same time.

clothes and makeup and certain interests do not equal gender.

and not liking being a woman is an unfortunately natural symptom of puberty and/or experiencing society’s deeply ingrained misogyny. and everyone deserves support for those problems.

but we can all fight together against gender social constructs in a healthy way without prescribing people hormones and invasive cosmetic surgery to make them more like the sex they “should” be according to… social constructs…. and help them be comfortable in who they are

Alright. Its been like 9 fucking months that I have been staring down this ask. What better time than to give TERFs some nuance than right in the middle of a fucking hate campaign going on where people (well... singular person probably) are calling me a TERF. This wont backfire.

This post arrived in my inbox shortly after I made another post about gender, and just how fucking weird it can be, and how I genuinely believed every single person on this planet has a fascinating relationship with gender, and so much nuance and personal identity in theirs. Even cis people. Even TERFs. In the tags, I even begrudgingly encouraged TERFs to talk about their gender on that post if they wanted. I genuinely think that TERFs do have really cool relationships with gender. As I mentioned in those tags, the quickest way to explode a group of TERFs is to get them to start talking about their own relationships with gender, and see how vastly different it is, and watching them stab each other in the back over it. So I told them to ramble away about how they view gender, as long as they stayed the fuck away from the rest of the blog WHICH THIS ANON CLEARLY FUCKING IGNORED.

But... this anon does bring up another topic I want to talk about.

Detransition.

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I am a huge supporter of detransitioning. This is... surprisingly... not a very common stance in the trans community, and it breaks my fucking heart. Like, I get it. I understand why. A LOT of detransitioners, like the person in this ask, end up weaponizing their feelings of gender against other trans people.

My support of transition comes from the intersection of two very central beliefs of mine:

Everyone should explore their gender without feeling a need to commit! This is a pretty common belief in the trans community! Damn near universal in fact! We even have a fun little term we use for people who decide to play around with gender, only to end up a bit closer to where they started and being perfectly happy with that: Cis+. Someone who is cis, but at least put in the work to understand the trans experience, and actually CHOOSE to remain Cis instead of just defaulting to it with societal pressure. Many trans people are much more comfortable around 'Cis+' people, because they know these are people who have taken the time and put in the work of being an ally. Self examination isn't easy, especially not publicly, and doing so is genuinely one of the strongest ways a Cis person could ever show their support.

It is never too late to transition. This is also a pretty common belief in the trans community! It is... sadly not quite as universal though. But it is something very important that needs to be said. You could be 80 years old, sitting in a retirement home, and go "You know what? I think I'd rather wear a dress and be treated like a lady. I don't want to be buried as a man." And I think every single trans person should have that freedom!

I was discussing this with @thydungeongal the other day, far more paraphrased than this post, and she said something incredible that has been knocking around in my head ever since.

"Gender is an ongoing process"

Those five words they said to me sum up my feelings far more than this entire post could. Gender IS an ongoing process. My gender has changed SO MUCH over the past three decades. From the straightjacket of assigned gender that I was once forced into; to the very stylish and still lovable finely tailored suit of femininity that grew a little too stuffy to wear constantly, even though I do still enjoy it and try it on from time to time; to the wonderful and freeing losely fitting clothing of being aegogender, finally feeling free to be myself and just act naturally and feel natural without having to keep up an appearance!

And I think, there is no length of time you can try out being trans, and trying out new genders, before eventually coming to the realization you were cis all along. Even if you started HRT. Even if you got SRS. Heck, I don't even think you should have to call yourself trans to do either of those things in the first place, why would I be upset that someone did them and then realized they weren't trans? No single moment in your life should EVER lock your gender in place into some unchanging, set in stone thing.

So I support detransitioners completely, with my entire heart. They deserve just as much support as every other 'Cis+' person out there.

So anon, while many people may hate you and lash out at you for detransitioning, I want you to know, that I am not one of them. It sounds like your detransition might have been forced by peer pressure, which is heart breaking to hear. No one should ever force their own gender expectations on another. I hope that wasn't the case. I hope you came to the decision yourself, after realizing whats right for you. I will never give you hate for your detransition.

I WILL ABSOLUTELY GIVE YOU HATE FOR BEING A FUCKING TERF THOUGH. YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE WITH GENDER DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO POLICE THE GENDER OF OTHERS, FUCK OFF. GET THE FUCK OFF MY BLOG, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!

#I think I'm gonna start doing that for Read Mores #so you can find your place easier after click it #since my 'style' in these long posts is like... a fairly longish NON-readmore post. followed by the actual readmore. Let me know if it work #text essay #gender #detransition #I uh... also have some more... complex feelings of detransitioning #that may be a LIIIIIIITTLE more controversial......... #none of it goes against what i said here #its more personal stuff with my own gender and how detransition specifically is something that exists not as gender itself #but as the societal perceptions of a persons gender #but thats a more complex topic that I'll add on to this at another date #also I am absolutely taking this ask at face value for the sake of this post #but I am not so naive as to believe that the blatant TERF that sent it was being genuine #this is ABSOLUTELY the kind of thing they send people to drive a wedge in the community #I'm not even going to fucking dignify that part of it with any mention in the body of this post #edit: ........... okay the readmore accidentally moved somehow #I fixed it now though

[spacerockband]

notes on past and future link

#specifically for this au. i have slightly different feelings about canon bc i think PL is less of a hardass bc he doesnt Know what happens #calamity unwritten #calamity unwritten comic #loz #botw #hyrule warriors #hyrule warriors age of calamity #time travel au #zelda #link #loz link #digital art #art tag #comics #comic #and sillies #in case you were forgetting how much of a self indulgent au this is im introducing you to my 10 page essay on link's gender journey #Past link has been changed by the circumstances and the burden of knowledge. hes usually sillier around at least zelda but now he feels #like he has to be Extra Closed Off because of how open future link is. there will be more notes in the future i have a lot of thoughts that #i cant always cram into the comic. though its all in there Technically #in the subtext #ignore what time im posting this ill queue it for normal hours. later.

[4lph4kidz]

i was thinking about your dirk and hal poll and i want to mention that i think your concept for ink and iron where dirk creates hal from his reflection by enchanting a mirror is so cool 😌

thank you! hal's predicament and purpose within the canon narrative is so fascinating and i felt it was really important to find a way to explore what i find most interesting with him. i can't take full credit for the concept though i took inspiration from a few placees (one of my friends pitched the idea of the mirror accidentally dumping him onto jake's doorstop for example) but overall i think the idea is very fun and i'm really excited to write more hal stuff!!! also i'm going to take the opportunity to share this oldish doodle i found:

the mispelling of angel as angle was NOT intentional (<- dyslexia haver) but it probably explains a lot. he's pointy

#obviously an AU is going to be different from canon #but i like AUs specifically *because* i have a lot of fun trying to translate canon ideas into another setting or genre in general #in this case its a riff on the fairy tale magic mirror #hal is still an experiment gone wrong/artificial being created to serve a purpose trapped in a non-physical form and denied personhood #as well as being an extension of dirk's selfhood and very literal expression of his self image #this time with extra gender problems as per my original intentions for the fic. which now feel more than a bit heavy handed but whatever #point is hal gets to play up the trapped demon/spirit/almost genie-esque angle isntead of the artificial intelligence schtick in canon #which i am having a lot of fun writing! #he is also a very important plot device. multitalented 💕 #for anyone wondering i&i is NOT an abandoned project its just huge and whipping it into shape is slow going #i've taken breaks to work on other stuff too #ink and iron #i guess that's a tag i should start using #even though i'm not too happy with the title still. lmao

[popfizzles]

Hang on I have a question what are your pronouns and are you bi? And sorry if this is a weird question you can ignore this if you like just sometimes I would see some of your OC's female and it's kind of getting me curious on what gender you are so again sorry if this is an awkward or uncomfortable question for you

That's fine!! :)x

I'm genderfluid!! It's a more specific transgender, nonbinary label.

I tend to bounce between very masculine, very feminine, somewhere in-between, or anything different that doesn't quite fit those definitions. I use different pronouns each day depending on how I feel!!

BUT, for simplicity sake. I go by He, She, and They pronouns. I like when you mix them in the same sentence!!

For example;

"I bought art from Fizzles today! I love his work, she does good work and I like the way they use such bright colors."

And I am bisexual!! Which is why I Love to run my grubby little bisexual satyr hands on all of your favorite characters and also make them Bisexual.

Like this:

#fizzles answers #i personally do not really find myself vibing with neopronouns #i simply dont think they fit me and my specific experience with my gender #which is okay <:) #respect other peoples pronouns though or ill stomp u with my hooves

[parkercore-69]

The age old question of: Do i find these men attractive or do i just wish i looked like them?

the answers both, i think- i think it’s both.

#i’ve got that brunette white boy genre gender envy #adam stanheight #literally all leigh whannell roles tbf #josh hutcherson #specifically futureman #future man #will graham #hannibal #struggling to get through hannibal cuz everytime will grahams in shot (which unsurprisingly is a lot) my only tw thoughts r ‘fit’ n ‘goals’ #andrew garfield #just like #spider-man #as a whole really #i am spider-man #but only when im drunk #i think spider-mans a universal trans thing though #oh yeah #trans #thats me!

[captainjonnitkessler]

"American individualism has a lot of problems and can lead to a loss of supportive community networks" - true, a problem worth talking about

"Individualism is a poison and anyone who wants to maintain a level of independence from their family, culture, or community is suspect" - BAD. WRONG AND BAD. THIS IS EXTREME CONSERVATISM DRESSED UP IN A PROGRESSIVE HAT

#the immediate backlash to anything perceived as american culture on this site is wild #like . . . the general idea on this site of 'community' as an inherent good that is always supportive #as though the concept of community hasn't constantly driven bigotry and fear and hatred of 'outsiders' #as though people throughout history haven't been forced to conform to all sorts of gender and class and social roles #'for the good of the community' #and obviously i'm not trying to swing the other way here. communities ARE important. support networks ARE important. #but they're not like. inherently progressive? #this is specifically about a comment on a post about unions in which someone claimed your individual voice isn't important in a union #YES IT IS. YES IT FUCKING IS OH MY FUCKING GOD #YOU NEED TO GO TO YOUR UNION MEETINGS AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD. UNIONS ARE NOT MAGICAL ENTITIES WHO WILL SIMPLY SOLVE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS #YOU HAVE TO PARTICIPATE AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR UNION *IS* ACTUALLY REPRESENTING YOU PROPERLY #and like . . . you're allowed to be angry at decisions your union makes! i'm mad at my union all the fucking time! #i will ABIDE by the union's decision but I DON'T have to be happy about it and I'm DEFINITELY allowed to kick up a fuss if I want!

[aeoris4lovers]

the more i think about it, the more i really appreciate that molly is genderfluid and also prefers to be called he/him.

as a trans guy with a very weird and fluid and playful relationship with my gender, i’ve found that a lot of people think any proximity to manhood or masculinity is incompatible with that kind of playfulness. so it means a lot to me to see a character like molly be genderfluid and be totally open with his sort of nebulous relationship to gender — replying to a comment about his “masculine wiles” with “do i have those?”, telling beau that “whatever team you’re on, i don’t think i play for that one,” not being offended by any pronouns, generally presenting himself in a very flamboyant way — while also being the most comfortable with masculine words.

it’s just nice to see a character embrace and embody the idea that you can play with gender and not fit into boxes and still be a king.

#i have lots and lots of transgender feelings about molly #even though i wouldnt call myself genderfluid i really see myself in the way he seems to relate to gender #like if i am genderfluid its only in the specific way molly is. my gender is circus man actually #didnt realize how much i craved a character like him tbh #cr meta #(i guess??) #mollymauk tealeaf #c2 #the mighty nein #critical role

[aristhought]

as a trans person i really do relate to kendall roy (almost certainly unintentionally) from a trans/queer perspective.

his life long struggle to perform and live up to a role that was imposed on him from an early age. the inability to shake the confines of expectations that slowly suffocate and break him. the trauma that comes with an utter lack of inner agency and autonomy. the desperation for self actualization but the inability to achieve it when he’s constantly just fighting to keep his head above water. the alienation of existing in a society/culture that is utterly incompatible with and hostile to his deepest most honest self.

regardless of whether or not kendall as a character can be read as trans/understood through that lens, i do find it moving how relatable he is in this respect simply on a personal level.

#i dont post as much about succession on here compared to my sideblog(s) but it's genuinely such a meaningful show to me #and i truly also credit jeremy with giving the performance of a lifetime #as for kendall the character and the in-universe story and character arc: #personally im not saying that he IS trans at least imo atm #(though i absolutely understand if one does - for obvious reasons) #if only because i don’t think any character in succession has the capacity (in a meta-textual way) in-universe #to exist outside of the specific claustrophobic sex/gender confines of their insular world of power/patriarchy/wealth #where gender is a tool + means to an end (+ any deviation is not only frowned upon but becomes impossible) #but anyways. it's lots to think about #kendall roy #succession #hbo succession #jeremy strong #j.exe

[jokeroutsubs]

ENG Translation of Vecer.com article, translation cr: @kurooscoffee, video transcript: drumbeat

(PHOTO and VIDEO) Joker Out at Lent Festival heated up the Maribor audience: Crowd of teenagers* at Leon Štukelj Square

Last night's highlight of the first Lent Festival weekend

Photo: SAŠO BIZJAK

Maribor was heated up, streets were packed, and there was a crowd full of teenagers* on Leon Štukelj Square. Everything was ready for the concert of the stars, the Joker Out band, who were the highlight of the first weekend of Lent Festival. As we waited to get in and catch the band before the concert, we spoke to Alja from Maribor. "I've been following them since 2018. Back then they had a concert at Lent, and there were ten of us, it was free. It's really good that they managed to do succeed like this now," said the enthusiastic fan*. We caught up with them right after soundcheck and a few other commitments on stage.

Photo: SAŠO BIZJAK

Carpe Diem live in Maribor for the first time

"We have really appeared on stage here in Maribor many times in the last few years, it has been nice to see the crowd getting bigger and louder, we are always very warmly welcomed and we really love coming back here. But in 2018, our first concert at Lent Festival was on the Večer stage, I remember it was raining, there were canopy tents set up, there were just enough people to hide under those four or five tents. Today, I don't think that would be possible anymore," the good-humoured Bojan Cvjetićanin told us. The boys remarked that there would definitely be no rain this evening, because 'we're going all out with partying (1)', and promised to play their entire repertoire for Maribor. "We know both us and them will enjoy it. It will be the first time Carpe Diem will be performed live in Maribor. A premiere," added Cvjetićanin.

(1) T/N this part was said in Maribor dialect

And indeed. There was no rain that evening, and the temperature was very suitable for warming up the enthusiastic crowd. Done as promised. In an hour and a half they provided a medley of songs from the first and second album. They started with Katrina, continued with Ne Bi Smel, Plastika, Dopamin, A Sem Ti Povedal Kdaj, Padam, Demoni, Srce ocena, Metulji, Vse Kar vem, Vem Da Greš… When she discovered the latter song, she started listening to them, the 29-year-old Eva from Maribor told us. "I've been following them for about three years, I've been to their concert in Ptuj, and I've been cheering for them at Eurovision. I like their magnetic energy. Because they are genuine, exactly as they are. They have a special depth in their lyrics that you can find yourself in. They fit Lent, they bring a youthful energy to it. May they come to Maribor many more times," she said. Teja, 17, from Maribor, has been following Joker Out for about a year and her favourite song is Metulji. Her friends Metka and Romina have been following them since Eurovision. They like them because they have a new touch and because the lyrics are a bit different and not so superficial, they told us.

Leon Štukelj Square was full of enthusiastic fans∗. PHOTO: SAŠO BIZJAK

The best concert ever for a Canadian*

Although the concert was, clearly, mostly young people, there were also some older female fans in the crowd. "Our whole family listens to Joker Out. The biggest fan is my granddaughter, who is two years old, but she couldn't come to the concert with us (yet). The rest of us came from Koroška (T.N.: region in northern Slovenia) for the concert," said Andreja from Vuzenica.

PHOTO: SAŠO BIZJAK

As Bojan already noted on stage, it wasn't only the local fans who were listening to them in Maribor. Anna Herran from Canada travelled a lot more kilometres than anyone else to be able to listen to them in Maribor. "I am currently studying in Prague," she explained. She spotted them at Eurovision. "'Well done!' After that I really wanted to go to their concert, I saw their summer tour and I came from Prague yesterday. I've been to Slovenia before, I really like it, but never to Maribor, so it was a great opportunity to combine one with the other. It was the best concert I've been to so far! Everyone is taller than me, so I didn't see some parts, but it was still great, I really want to go to another concert of theirs, I hope that one day they will come to Canada; or Prague, which is closer to them," the smiling 28-year-old told us after the concert. She particularly likes that they sing in Slovenian, and sometimes in Serbian, she added. "When you live in North America, everything is always in English, so it's great to hear other languages. Now that I'm here, I can even say a few things in Slovene. 'Hvala lepa!' That's what I learned from them. And the fans∗ translate the texts online, which I really appreciate," she added.

Anna Herran, Canadian, fan of Joker Out (PHOTO: URŠKA POLANC)

"No, I'm not signing your passport …"

Now that they have already performed abroad, we were curious to see how the band feels standing on Slovenian, home stages. What is the difference? "We like anyone who sings our music in Slovenian," Jan Peteh answered. Kris Guštin added that there is less difference between Slovenian and foreign stages than they thought there would be. "Absolutely, we thought that Slovene would be a really big hurdle between us and the audience, but it turned out that it's not the case. It even turned out that this kind of barrier that the language sets is a very fun challenge for the fans, because they are very relaxed about the concert and they are ready to absorb everything that we give them. On stage we feel very primal, very childlike, and so do the fans∗," explained Cvjetićanin. Are they now more confident on stage after Eurovision? "I think the difference is quite noticeable, especially if we have pink clothes on stage," Peteh added, laughing.

PHOTO: SAŠO BIZJAK

During the concert, many objects flew onto the stage, some of them off it. The singer said that he already has a room full of presents at home, but he is always happy to receive new ones. "That T-shirt I signed was not an invitation to throw all the items of clothing on stage." "No, I'm not signing your passport," the band's singer, among other things, told the audience, from whom they also said goodbye in style. "We've saved it for last because it suitably describes the continuation of the evening … Carpe Diem!"

ENG Translation by @kurooscoffee (jokeroutsubs) DO NOT REPOST!

#because we know people will ask: upper asterisk* indicates female form while lower asterisk∗ indicates either male OR neutral form #this is what we mean when we say that it is quite impossible to stay gender neutral in slovenian... #Also this is a personal observation but the boys are really inclusive and I only remember hearing them address their fans in gender neutral #and they also like to point out that it's not just 'teenage girls' listening - it's everyone including older women AND guys #I'll try to find the specific interview where they point this out (though I think it probably wasn't just one but several!) #joker out #bojan cvjeticanin #jure macek #jan peteh #kris gustin #nace jordan

[anneapocalypse]

I dearly love Cassandra Pentaghast, she could get it and she's bi in my heart of hearts and should have been in the game imo. but she's not butch. She just has short hair.

#i don't know if this is a controversial opinion? #disclaimer if you feel cassandra is butch that's fine i'm not actually out to fight about it #i WOULD love to talk about hair as a gender marker in dragon age #specifically about how long hair isn't one #though how you style it can be #i'll get more into this when i do cassandra's fashion post #but like #if a lesbian wore loghain's hairstyle it would be masc #you dig me #it's cultural #anyway #dragon age stuff

[lesbiangiratina]

Can not stop thinking about how during a conversation about testament’s gender someone sent a list of terms that fall under x-gender and i got to be like Heh. Literally All of these words have been used to describe testament. Oh the joys of messy but well intentioned early 2000s nonbinary coding

The contexts are a bit complicated but like genuinely. All 3. Theyre quite unambiguously the second definition of musei now though.

#the first 2 were used to describe their. body. and appearance. not so much identity. but like. yeah. #ryousei was used in That Daisuke Quote. though admittedly in a phrase that specifically applies to sex. because it was like… the year 2000. #chuusei was used to describe their appearance twice. in ggx drafting artworks and artbook commentary from daisuke #musei was used in a discussion between arcsys reps after their reveal trailer. #ryousei was also used again to describe their portrayal pre-strive but without the implications about sex #and they make it quite clear imo that applying musei to them IS an identity and not about their body like their old coding tended to be #both eng and jp dev backyard say they live without the Concept of gender. btw ty for confirming that for me 7oby. #and in the arcrevo stream after their announcement they say testament isnt a man or a woman #using dansei/josei instead of otoko/onna which i thiiiiiink could be to emphasize gender over sex…? #im not a professional though im just some guy who likes to learn. and discover. #i like. information. can you tell #i like testament . can you tell. :) #i want to compile all information about their gender in a post not just tag rambling but i have more important gg stuff to work on lol #the gender timeline… i keep saying im gonna do it i know. but i will. i promise. #i need people to stop saying wrong things about testament… i need to change tha world… #the kat goes meow

[dykeinthedark]

venting in tags about gender n shit (long as hell) (u can comment and talk 2 me as always :3)

#okay so i got a really masc haircut about a month ago and i know it's just a haircut but holy shit has it changed EVERYTHING for me #like.... i've always leaned masc except 1) before i came out 2) when i was actively in love with someone who i knew liked femmes #and they always described me as a fem. because that's what i showed her. because i wanted to be with her. #but lowkey whenever i'm in a not-impressing-anyone raw-dogging-life-no-crush era i always resort to a very masc style #like masc being my default and i'd only lean fem to impress people whether it's for love or peer pressure in a specific setting #like ''dressing up'' has always been a form of drag to me. like something i HAD to do to fit in or impress my parents (scott favor core) #but ever since this haircut i've realized... i could just BE masc innately like i really don't have to be womanly if i don't want to #which i usually don't. again i have only ever dressed fem for other people. but it's not even being masc that attracts me on its own #it's like. being masc in a distinctly lesbian way. as in whenever i look in the mirror i don't wanna be like a Guy i wanna be a dyke. #like lesbian as a gender identity too sort of thing honestly. okay i've been waffling but basically i sort of want to call myself butch #but i don't know if i like... can?? if i'm allowed to??? #everyone always says it's MORE than just wearing boy clothes and not wearing makeup and having short hair (which i already do all those) #i mean i've always id'd as genderqueer because it literally just means gender weird and i experience gender in a queer way #what's probably the most telling is that my friends (all queer) CALL me a butch lesbian #like every time they do i feel really internally validated. it's not just my clothes but my personality too ig is what people tell me #i have a higher pitched voice relatively speaking but apparently the way i talk is quote ''very clockably into women'' #which?? gender euphoria asf. my best friend specifically he (gay trans guy) always uses butch to describe me very intuitively #people have also noticed that i ''transitioned'' in all aspects except hormonally. like ppl have commented and noticed my masculinzation #but at the same time i always feel rly haunted by my ex relationships because one wanted me to be more masc #(she's the one who came out as straight and would treat me like a man) which i didn't like and i didn't like playing up being fem either #bc now it feels like she (butch) won't believe me if i called myself butch too bc she remembers me being femme #idk i feel like there's her voice in my head all the time that sees everything i do through her eyes (i'm lowkey still in love) #i feel like even though this comes so naturally to me i must be putting on a performance #even though i've actually read stone butch blues and done research into the history and i truly love and id with the culture like i rly do #that im still just a sad imitation of a butch lesbian and can never really be a part of it because i used to enjoy dressing up sometimes #like it's so stupid but can i still be butch if i wore a dress to prom and i think i looked good in it?? #even though i was envious of my friends who wore suits?? that i used to try goth makeup?? that i liked long dresses?? #that i enjoyed stacked necklaces and rings on every finger??? #and tbh ALL OF THAT CAME FROM A CONCIOUS EFFORT TO FEMINIZE MYSELF IN JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGHSCHOOL WHEN I WAS 16 #because omfg it was 2 months before junior prom and i was worried that i was too masc and wanted to get comfortable with being fem

[darubyprincx]

listen ok. listen. i'm a transmasc aroace twink with noodle arms who gives literally zero fucks about his appearance or about looking attractive. i havent gotten top surgery i havent gone on t none of that but let me tell you something

i own this black skintight (not too tight! its just cotton and it's pretty figure-hugging) tank top and you can tell that i have boobs and Everything but dude- dude.

i throw this on with some skinny jeans and i suddenly feel like the most badass confident guy on the planet???? its like Dude you cannot fuck with me. My arms are uncovered and I look fucking stunning right now whichever way u swing. Do not try me bitch. it's amazing.

#ray's tag #today from weird things that give me gender euphoria: this specific outfit for some reason!! #i aint complaining though

[lunapwrites]

Brief rant about baby clothes but like... I'm looking at onesies for The Bean, bearing in mind that they're mystery gender until birth, and I'm realizing that at least half (if not more) of the stuff I'm marking off for the registry is listed specifically "for boys."

Why? Because it isn't pink and isn't fucking coated in frills and bows.

This isn't for lack of trying, to be clear: I do at least LOOK through the stuff marked for girls, and like. It's literally all pink and covered in hearts and butterflies and flowers with frills on the shoulders and leg holes or puff sleeves or flat out built in tutus or with spaghetti straps and little silk bows. Why am I putting an infant in spaghetti straps? Why does this child need a skirt attached to their onesie that I'm going to just cover up with either pants or (shocker) a skirt that I picked out. Like IDK can I accessorize my child myself??? Am I allowed to do a little mix and match???? Ffs...

I'm just really annoyed about the fact that I can't find any cute woodsy looking stuff that isn't specifically marked for boys and also isn't pink bunnies and unicorns (not that I have anything against either but it's not my vibe, and if my kid wants to drown themselves in pink glitter and tulle when they're old enough to have an opinion then fuck yeah. But for now? No.)

Anyway, loving the whole "violently shoving the gender binary down everyone's throat from birth" thing. Real cool, capitalism.

#imma bite someone in marketing i stg #anyway i should also note #i have picked out some things in pink #but it's a very specific shade that i personally like #and it goes well with other stuff i picked out. #i have color theory brain going on okay #and color isn't gendered to me #i just don't like most shades of pink #i mean honestly I'm going with the hipster playbook of color choices lmao #not on purpose mind you #it's just. genuinely what i like best lol. #bean posting #lp rails against the patriarchy #and capitalism #seriously though #anyway I've been saying “I'm having a very sane one actually” #like I'm doing my best to be so chill #and then i see this shit #oh well #also one day soon we're gonna talk about pricing bc ???!??!?!! #jeeeezus christmas #but for real first person to gender my child based on their clothes #is getting a confused look #“??? it's a baby.” #gender stuff