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דאָלוי פּאָליציי

@theoldbones / theoldbones.tumblr.com

Icon by alohasushicore. Call me Bones or Leo! 21, Queer, Jewish. He/They.

quick update

paycheck came in and I have enough to cover follow ups atm, given that I plan to stay at this job for a while and will be working more with the semester over im going to put the gfm on pause for the moment unless something super unexpected comes up.

I really appreciate the ppl that donated and everyone who helped share this around even if there wasnt much traction, thank you so much 💜

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fascinating to watch society increasingly work itself into contortions about how to make a principled distinction between boy tits (pedestrial!) and girl tits (taboo!) because even as the rigid gender binary is slowly chipped away, we can’t handle the fact someone somewhere might be turned on

some breast cancer survivors have breasts but no nipples; are their chests nsfw? if they have their nipple transplanted to their forehead, must it be covered? if i have my nipples moved to my forehead but then later acquire tits via hrt or breast implants, then are they nsfw? why is a trans man’s chest post top surgery sfw but not pre? why is a flat-chested woman’s chest never sfw? what if someone refuses to disclose their AGAB? must they wear Schroedinger’s Sports Bra at all times? if someone transitions, has top surgery, then decides to go back to identifying as a woman, does their chest become NSFW again, or does it remain SFW?

so many philosophical questions! and what a waste of human brain power and technical ability to spend it all on arcane points of content moderation. at what point does this all become such a drag on our economy, that we have to jettison our hangups or else permit innovation to grind to a halt?

official boob post

funds for indigenous communities affected by the canada wildefires

i’ll update this as i find more fundraising initiatives and please free to share your own. reblogs with anything than sharing resources/mutual aid requests/fundraising opportunities get blocked. 

Couples are always hiring me to stand next to their fake electric fireplaces and pop my knuckles, knees, hips, etc to simulate the sound of a real log burning. They can enjoy a few romantic nights this way but inevitably one or both of them develops an insatiable lust for my hypermobile and easily-injured joints and their relationship falls apart

i find it funny how the transphobic narrative online is that i’ve someone co-opted “female trauma” growing up in the church and that i’m somehow hijacking misogyny and speaking on something i’ve never experienced. i’ve seen people rip apart my body and appearance and speak on my physical biology as a way to combat my story and how i couldn’t possibly know what i’m talking about, which i find funny because that’s exactly what i suffered through as a child in the church to begin with. being groomed by older men, having my developing body discussed and picked apart at length by all the adults surrounding me, being simultaneously extremely sexualized and extremely shamed for it before i’d even so much as had my first kiss. 

i’m perfectly comfortable with my body now as a trans woman and i feel no need to apologize for my appearance because that’s a ridiculous notion, but it honestly is amusing to watch people attempt to dismantle the things i’ve been through by perpetuating exactly what it is i went through. i pray every day i never have the gall to speak so confidently on something i know nothing about. 

this isn’t to garner sympathy btw, i just feel like the transgender experience is a very hot button issue atm and i don’t really know what the solution is for calming all this fighting down but most of the discussion seems to be build on false narratives and misunderstandings so… i feel like sharing our god’s honest truth and lived experience is the only way to make sense of things. i’d very much like all this fighting to stop because it’s getting exhausting hearing about it and dealing with it. 

The vegan to ecofascist pipeline

Actually I'm going to expand on the steps of the pipeline.

It starts with:

"I want to do something to better the environment". A noble pursuit.

Then, "Large scale animal agriculture is bad for the environment". Accurate statement.

Then, "Therefore, I am going to stop consuming all animal products and biproducts." A lofty goal, but still reasonable. It's not something that's for everyone, but if that's what you want to do to do your part, more power to you.

Then, "If I can do it, so can you." Inaccurate. The human body is suited ideally for an omnivorous lifestyle. While the human body is very adaptable, its adaptability varies from person to person, and not everyone is able to subsist off of a vegan lifestyle.

Then, "People who don't follow my lifestyle are maliciously contributing to climate change." We're going into dangerous 'us vs. them' territory now. Now everyone who consumes animal products and biproducts even utilyzes large-scale animal agriculture, and there are myriad of reasons for someone to not be vegan. Personal lifestyle choices are also a distraction from the larger issue at hand, which is that corporations contribute the most to climate change, and blaming yourself and other individuals is a distraction.

Then, "Human beings are responsible for climate change. Humans are inherently destructive." False. Corporations and industrialization is responsible for climate change. Humans are inherently neutral, and for the most part are actually good.

Then, "If there were less people on this Earth, we would have less climate change and pollution." And there we are. At the ecofascism finish line.

Not every vegan ends up at the ecofascist finish line. Many vegans stay comfortably on the third rung of the ladder, focusing on their own personal boundaries and lifestyle choices. However, as soon as you dip your toes into the "if I can do it, so can you" mentality, that's when the ball begins rolling down the slippery slope of ecofascism.

As soon as you begin forcing your lifestyle onto other people, that's when it becomes dangerous.

your disability is allowed to get worse .

you are allowed to get worse .

you are allowed to need more help .

you are allow to need more accommodations .

you are allowed to start using mobility aids .

you are allowed to get a service animal .

you are allowed to start using aac .

you are allowed to get a caregiver .

if you need the help and having it will make life easier for you to live , please !

please get the help ! please use all the aids you need !

you are allowed to need help and you are allowed to get help .

if you want a job just go down to the port and approach the captain of any merchant vessel for one. he’ll laugh because you’re barely a lad of 14, and he’ll ask if you can handle a mop. you will say “aye sir and i can cook some, too.” the first night a fell wind blows. the waters rise over the decks to take you. it’s the first foul omen on a cursed voyage. these days, you can be 25 and if you go down to the wharf the captain will tell you “we only take applications online now” “have you a need for a navigator?” you’ll ask. but they do that with computers too