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@thesecondsnowflake

... And it was awesome! Don't post much but what I do is silly or podcast related. Enjoy!

Group D Round 4

[image ID: [image ID: the first image is of the cover for the Hello from the Hallowoods podcast. it depicts the silhouettes of trees, and a large creature emerging from behind them. it's furry, with horns, large antlers, and a clawed hand raised up, as if waving at the viewer. above the creature, in the middle of a red gun sight, reads: "Hello." in red text. the second image is of Kusuriuri, a man with pale skin, pointed ears, and light colored hair, partially hidden in a purple bandana. there are red markings on his nose and under his eyes. his nails are long, sharp, and lilac in color. he wears a beaded necklace and a golden sun-like medallion. his outfit is a teal kimono with purple, green, yellow, and blue designs on the sleeves. he's holding a sheathed sword with intricate patterns on the hilt and sheath. end ID]

Diggory Graves

Convinced they only lost the deadguydeathmatch because not enough people knew about them. A bit of a Frankenstein's monster scenario. Uses they/them pronouns, is dating a ghost trans man. Despite their intimidating appearance they are lovely and would go to the ends of the Earth for their friends. Their arms are for hugs and their claws are for fighting

Kusuriuri

No one knows who or what he is or where he came from, he has no name but kusuriuri, the medicine seller. He wanders around Japan in different eras exorcising mononoke with his enchanted sword. In order to draw the sword he must first find the "katachi" (shape), "makoto" (truth), and "kotowari" (reasoning) of the mononoke he wishes to exorcise. Once the sword has been unsheathed, he transforms into a demonic-like creature. [additional propaganda 1]

i must not afternoon nap. afternoon nap is the mind-killer. afternoon nap is the little death that brings total obliteration. i will face my afternoon sleepy tired and permit it to pass over and through me. and when it has gone i will turn the inner eye to see its path. where the afternoon sleepy tired has gone there will be nothing. only i will remain

I MUST NOT AFTERNOON NAP. AFTERNOON NAP IS THE MIND KILLER

Conversation that Tumblr is not ready for:

  • A Vampire's fangs are also it's reproductive organs

I scrolled past that before realizing op was being literal and not just making some kind of weird joke

Oh please, "the penetration of the vampire's bite as metaphor for sexual penetration" is like, horny classic vampire symbolism 101 🙄 Taking this to the next level of "vampire bite as literal reproductive penetration" is a conversation Tumblr is thoroughly and uniquely prepared for and one that we will all severely regret very shortly

Oh, I’m ready to be a spectator for this conversation. I’m ready. 

So, when a vampire doesn’t want to become a vaddy, they use a set of these, right?

SIR.

I want to see you actively cherish and care for men. I really do. It's something I'm extremely passionate about.

In progressive circles, I can only talk about how harmful the way we view and talk about men is through the lens of how it affects trans people. It's like we're so focused on oppression that that's the only language some of us can speak in arguments.

If I say "calling men gross and predatory and saying you hate them and cutting them out of your circles harms trans women who get thrown away with those gross stinky men you hate," I get some nods of approval.

But if I say "hey treating men this way is just actively harmful to men and maybe that's a bad outcome too because they're people" I get "men can't be oppressed, idiot." Which is just a total non sequitur; I get that men are not oppressed in a broad social sense, but you can still be shitty to them and it's still shitty. And it still hurts them.

And you know how I know that? Because of that first part. Because I know exactly what it's like to be treated like a predator the way men are, and some of you only fucking care about that because I'm not a man.

Usually I keep out of these discussions because I know it's mostly online shit, but... it happens in real life, too, all the time. I live it. I see how you look at me until you catch that I'm queer. And I see how you look at the men I love, who will never see your gaze soften.

I just want to be able to ask people to love and care for men without having to (correctly) label their gender essentialism as oppressive to sexual and gender minorities.

I'm just tired, man. Treat each other right.

I wish this post had more notes than the one I made pointing out that treating men badly comes at the expense of trans men and nb people.

I made that point like that on purpose because I knew it was the only way I could share this message that would get traction, but... fuck, seeing that at 8k notes and this at 700 just hurts.

Like yeah, this is exactly what I meant. Y'all only care about uplifting men as a side effect of your progressive causes. If I weren't trans neither of these posts would have any notes. Everybody wants to fight gender essentialism, but nobody wants to love and take care of men.