TheAbsolution
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Here's a few more along eih the ones I suggest up thread.
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TheAbsolution
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CornBurrito
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What are they even doing since the show isn't on anymore? I'm subscribed but haven't checked it in awhile.
TheAbsolution
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Nothing I guess. The Bluray comes out soon though so I guess that maybe?
It was just a stealth suggestion for him to check out the awesomeness that is Rick and Morty. That show rocks.
No thanks, not going to eat a ban for that.
If they have no intention of acting on it and are an independent adult then no I don't think so.
If it was your language, politics and struggle they were appropriating you might feel the same way. Homosexuality and gender variance are as old as human existence and have been in evidence worldwide in all sorts of cultures, this other nonsense is barely as old as the internet and almost exclusively done by white socially awkward Americans.
Will check those out. thathappened especially looks like something you read in the break at work if you want to laugh at some made up stuff.
Oh, okay. I always confuse the two. >_<
Thank you for all the recommendations!
So iama is a collection of all the AMAs on Reddit?
I never watched that show but I guess I may do so in the future. Is it similar to Adventure Time?
TheAbsolution
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It's where they are made so yes.
There's tons of them. You can sort them by top to find some good celebrity AMAs.
Though to be honest, the best ones are regular people answering questions about their jobs, their life experiences that sort of stuff.
Celebrity AMAs can be hit or miss because sometimes they feel just like promotional tools while others you can gets some great stories out of the celebrity or a look at their creative process. Fun stuff.
I already read a few of them, especially those that were linked from GAF.
I particularly enjoyed Pedro Pascal's (The actor who is probably most famous for playing Oberyn "I like it my way" Martell) and John Bain's (aka TotalBiscuit) AMAs.
MisterGrey3000
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Yeah, those kind of people are definitely just looking for attention. Luckily they've only tainted the image of trangender people among the few irrelevant anti-pc tumblr posters (maybe a few forum goers) who've already decided that the trans people aren't worth being respected.
The person you're describing doesn't sound like any kind of common transexual person I've ever heard about. A masculine trans girl would most likely want secondary sex characteristics to go along with her female identity even if her presentation is "male".
Transgender people who still identify as their birth sex (Crossdressers or Genderqueer) generally tend to have a very different gender presentation from society's idea of how they should act and present themselves.
Like this genderqueer "crossdressing" woman or this male bodied crossdressing genderqueer individual (This person's gender pronoun is "Em").
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TheAbsolution
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Captain Europe
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I didn't know reddit was that popular lol.
CornBurrito
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CornBurrito
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Depending on the font, it is literally impossible to distinguish between a lowercase L and a capital i. Don't feel bad.
TheAbsolution
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That stuff is insulting to actual transgendered people, it's made up crap by people seeking attention and it's honestly fucking terrible. Transabled? Transethnic? lmao
That's the same thing people say when dismissing transgenderism (and homosexuality, come to think of it), so I'm wary of saying stuff like that outright.
Transethnicism sounds farfetched because ethnicity is a social construct, but I can see the transabled thing in very limited circumstances. It'd like the opposite of phantom limb syndrome. If the brain can give you the sensation of a limb where there isn't one, the brain can also reject the sensation of a limb that exists.
Transethnicism sounds farfetched because ethnicity is a social construct, but I can see the transabled thing in very limited circumstances. It'd like the opposite of phantom limb syndrome. If the brain can give you the sensation of a limb where there isn't one, the brain can also reject the sensation of a limb that exists.
That could be Haly but you would realize how problematic the misappropriation of Trans-rights movement by them is once people start to discredit your transgenderism by throwing Transpeople in the same pot with Trans-ables or whatever.
It totally undermines my issue sif people just tell me "You're just like those amputation-fetishists, you just want to chop your dick off."
It's especially rich since my parents were among those people who told me this because thanks to their descison to put me trough a unnecessary circumision I can't properly piss anymore since 20 years.
It totally undermines my issue sif people just tell me "You're just like those amputation-fetishists, you just want to chop your dick off."
It's especially rich since my parents were among those people who told me this because thanks to their descison to put me trough a unnecessary circumision I can't properly piss anymore since 20 years.
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Then what are they? Bigender?
I'm sure people have identified as animals for just as long though.
I guess what made me think of that is a video I saw last night from Chris Crocker
(I know everyone hates him(her?) and it's impossible for people to listen to what he has to say without prejudging him, but I've followed him for years and I really like him despite not always agreeing with everything he says)
Thinking back on it now, I think he might have been conflating trans with bigender (idk if they are different or mutually exclusive or whatever. sexuality and gender are really complex things and it seems as though each little variation has it's own label so it's really hard to keep track of everything) and it sort of got me thinking when EmiPrime brought it up.
It just seems like people are awfully quick to judge others who are questioning their sexuality/gender and/or who might be labeling themselves incorrectly (or correctly!), even though they themselves probably went through something similar at one point in their lives.
There's a lot of "you're just saying you're x because y" or "you're not really y because z" going around and I think that's really sad.
So crossdressers and genderqueers are considered to be trans? What about all of the "straight" guys who identify as men but still like to dress up as women sometimes?
Are they trans? how is trans different from genderqueer?
see below
I think this otherkin/transethnic/transwhatever stuff is weird too, but it pains me to see minority groups fall back on the same rhetoric being used against them by mainstream society. We, of all people, should understand that words can hurt regardless of intent, and someone who uses the language of a bigot is perhaps only a step away from becoming a bigot themselves.
I don't want to see the transex/gender movement appropriated by these guys either, but I think, at the moment, these subcultures are obscure enough that they won't be a problem anytime soon. And if they do, what difference does that make, really? If it's not one excuse to hate who you are, it's another, and comparing you to transables doesn't legitimize their position in the slightest.
It's a cruel irony that every persecuted minority group invariably finds another, even smaller, group to disdain, whether it's religion, civil rights, or even something as benign as nerd culture.
So yeah, that's how I look at the situation.
I don't want to see the transex/gender movement appropriated by these guys either, but I think, at the moment, these subcultures are obscure enough that they won't be a problem anytime soon. And if they do, what difference does that make, really? If it's not one excuse to hate who you are, it's another, and comparing you to transables doesn't legitimize their position in the slightest.
It's a cruel irony that every persecuted minority group invariably finds another, even smaller, group to disdain, whether it's religion, civil rights, or even something as benign as nerd culture.
So yeah, that's how I look at the situation.
MisterGrey3000
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Transgender is an umbrella term that generally includes Transsexuals (Trans men and women: people who identify and seek to be accepted as a member of the opposite sex), crossdressers/transvestites, genderqueers (a word that encompass many different gender identities and presentations that don't exactly align with cis concepts; such as bigender), and drag queen/kings. So yes, crossdressers and genderqueers are considered trans*.
As for straight boy crossdressers, yes they are transgender (or trans*).
As odd as it may sound to us queer folk, straight boys (they really only seem to have relationships with women) who like to dress up as girls in the privacy of their own homes or at clubs/bars (Believe it or not straight boy crossdressers, especially young ones, often try to pass in public. They also use many slang terms that originate from drag queens and trans girls like GG/Genuine/Genetic Girl) fall right under the transgender umbrella. They may be straight but wearing heels, makeup, and dresses isn't what cis men/boys are supposed to do in our society.
Those two fine people are not "trans"(Transsexuals) but they are trans*(inclusive umbrella term), so they're considered transgender. The important difference between the two is that trans people generally seek to live and be accepted as the opposite sex while genderqueer people fall right out of the traditional gender binary; trans women and men can identify as genderqueer btw.
I think one of the reasons why Otherkin will never experience the same level of discrimination that gays, transgender or ethnic minorities suffer from us because nobody even bigots won't take them seriously and thus won't honestly challenge anybodys worldview.
A person that says she was born in the other sex seems to awaken certain primal fears in some people while everybody who claims to be an oak will instantly seen as simply silly and a nut (guess that's a start) even by the most insecure bigots.
A person that says she was born in the other sex seems to awaken certain primal fears in some people while everybody who claims to be an oak will instantly seen as simply silly and a nut (guess that's a start) even by the most insecure bigots.
It's funny that here in Jordan (an Arab country) I see guys holding hands walking down the street like it's nothing at all, laying on the grass in each other's arms, and even greet each other with kisses (on the cheek).
They're not gay, though. More like it's not gay to hold hands and kiss a dude because 'gay' isn't even a thing : p No gay people = no homophobia! (problem solved, nobel prize plz)
People's attitude is that you're not even gay if you fuck another guy in the ass. It would be seen more as rape-ish, and the shame or whatever just goes to the other guy who was fucked. Pretty weird stuff I've seen/heard over the years.
Obviously there are gay people here, and I'm not saying it's a totally easy place to be for gay people - I did hear of a gay club being raided one time. But, the more surprising thing was that there was one to being with : p
VICTORsaurio
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I was feeling horny earlier and a kinda cute guy wrote me (I had talked to him a couple of times on grindr before). He was too, so I went to his place and we had some fun but it at the same time it just felt so wrong. I need to remember casual sex is a bad idea for me.
Its just so pointless when you don't love the person you're doing it with. Oh well, I guess it's good that I got it out my system because since I broke up with my boyfriend I felt like I want to just fool around but it just doesn't seem worth it at all. I guess I'll just keep pleasuring myself
(This wasn't the guy with the boyfriend from the other day, just in case)
Its just so pointless when you don't love the person you're doing it with. Oh well, I guess it's good that I got it out my system because since I broke up with my boyfriend I felt like I want to just fool around but it just doesn't seem worth it at all. I guess I'll just keep pleasuring myself
(This wasn't the guy with the boyfriend from the other day, just in case)
Oh, good. So I won't have to rearrange the Artamène-sized flowchart of your lovelife too much.
I'm joking, of course.
It's actually a social graph.
Mystic Theurge
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During a night out out clubbing, I saw the power of being fit. This has motivated me to start working out
I'm going to began with the T25.
I'm going to began with the T25.
Okay.
Sounds like a terrible place to live for everyone homosexual.
The mindset you described is one many people share. They think that only the guy on the receiving end should be shamed and if they make fun of homosexuality it's most of the times jokes about "getting it in the ass" because *huehuehue*, that's so funny.
Why did the gay club get raided?
this thread is now about natalie dormer and why she is so hot
I want her to fucking tie me down and dominate me.
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Blackstarhat
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how do you lower you sex drive ? im always horny i just want to have a sex dive of a normal person.
CornBurrito
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Masturbate.
Do more sports and other exhausting activities. That helps me a lot in reducing stress which is often the reason for my high sex drive.
I also stopped watching pornographic videos
, though I can't bring it over myself to delete my erotic pictures folder...
You could also try meditation.
umop_3pisdn
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That gives me more of a sex drive tbh.
These all work better for me. Sports and stuff also relieve boredom which is the other reason I can get into a hypersexual mode. Meditation is probably the most effective for me but there's a significant learning curve, I couldn't imagine doing it just for that reason but rather all the other reasons you'd take something like that up.
Blackstarhat
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i do that 8 times a day even while playing games i would pause the game so i could whack off. i need help my high sex drive is one of the reasons my ex broke up with me the other reason she broke up with me was becuase im bisexual.
Blackstarhat
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she asked me about it becuase of my high sex drive i would masturbait after sex and then she told me men cant be bisexual and im just gay but i dont want to admit it. that still hurts i really liked hanging out with her.
umop_3pisdn
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She doesn't really seem like a nice person.
Well, there are a lot of video tutorials and books on meditation if someone wants to learn it themselves. You could always just visit some groups that meditate once or twice a week together like there are in my city. Or a temple.
That was really insensitive of her.
Blackstarhat
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most cis woman think like her theres even a few "bi" woman that wont date bi men.
umop_3pisdn
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That's true, but I'm just going from my experience where I'd practice it fairly consistently for over a couple of years, and I'd get pretty tepid results. But after a while of investigating my practice a lot and using a lot of trial and error and experiencing a crap load of doubt that made me want to quit a lot, I finally stumbled onto a technique that had consistently impressive results for me. I can imagine someone coming to it fresh faced and being a bit disappointed. It's best to find a competent meditation teacher, and also do a lot of investigation yourself. A lot of people think it's just like relaxing or whatever but it's way more active and a lot more work than most people think. It helps that the work is basically inherently enjoyable, but still.
I agree. At most I was doing 6/day for a while in my early 20s, but I was also experimenting with my neurochemistry at the time by increasing my catecholamine levels with a selective MAO-B inhibitor and taking a bunch of neurotransmitter precursors (dumb), which was the main contributing factor.
Even if true, that's still not a nice way to talk to people.
Blackstarhat
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i was molested as a child maybe its that.
umop_3pisdn
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It might be. If it's something you're curious about you could try seeing a sex therapist.
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