I mean this is the same Ubisoft franchise that snuck in Denuvo as a day one patch. It'd be funnier if it weren't so upsetting that nothing will change and the game industry will keep chugging on.
I'll agree that it's a mental illness, but no more than being left handed or gay. Sure it's a deviation from the statical "norm" but who does it harm and what does it matter? Let people conceptualize themselves however they like. Lots of "born again Christians" out there who talk about their relationship with an imaginary friend.
What does it matter to you how anyone perceive themselves or the world around them? They still deserve respect. You're allowed to think whatever you want about others, but using what you perceive as illness as a reason to mock or belittle them then that's just active cruelty. In your A or B scenario, both of those situations are someone deserves respect and that you yourself don't need to concern yourself with. Who tf cares if they feel special? Good for them. If you wanna think them crazy, I mean... okay? Just don't be shitty to 'em.
Besides, if you really want to get in to the philosophy of it. Where exactly is the "you" in your body? We are all a collection of living cells that are controlled by a not yet entirely determined part of thr brain. Sure parts of the brain can be damaged and that causes personality changes, but where the "you" in you truly resides is hard to say. Sounds like a swarm to me.
Essentilism is a philosophy use without realizing, but it is also a inherently immposible to prove concept, and saying "X is absolutely and only X" really doesn't allow for the messiness that is the world, or the human experience. If they are happiest as a swarm. Well rock on!
Awww, I'm so happy for you Amelia! Happy and PROUD of you for working through your emotions and exploring what truly makes you happy!
So what should your newest girl buy herself to celebrate
Nail polish! If we are starting with first things first, then do something that will make you feel from your point of view. We spend our entire lives looking at our hands! Rings and jewelry for the same reason. The beauty of this is that it all comes off depending on where you are or how "out" you are going to be with people.
Liquid eyeliner and some basic "nude" eyeshadow pallets are also a great thing to start playing around with. Don't get discouraged if it at first things don't turn out the way you hope, just keep in mind that girls in middile school also have crappy makeup because they are using it for the first time too, it's just a pure pratice thing. Start with aiming for a good cat eye, there are tools and stencils to make it easier. Most cashiers and strangers in the world look you in the eye initially, so if you can femme it up that will go a looooong ways to help with people understanding how you want to be treated.
To this end, if you can work up the courage to go a eyebrow place you'd be honestly shocked how much your face can change with a good arched brow. Doesn't matter if you boy mode there, they won't ask questions nor care, but they are also professionals so they will also know what you mean if you ask for a more "feminine look".
Lastly, find some other trans women IRL, look around your area for a support group. These ladies will have so much more experince in your area, while also understanding completely where you are coming from. Online friends are great, but IRL ones are life savers! Now that you understand your dysphoria, it can sometimes get worse as your mind now knows exactly what to focus on, get some girlfriends to bitch about it with over drinks. I promise it's a game changer!
I hope this helps! I remember my eye cracking as a scary confusing time too, but happier days of clarity are ahead! You did the hard part already, defeating the transphobe in your own head is always the first and hardest obstacles.
Once again, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU for getting to the end of these emotions instead of just repressing. Let us know when you have questions! ♥ 💕
100% with ya, the double standards are kinda crazy. The differnce between the first two panels is pretty stark in regards to the kid, even if the point is essentially the same.
My take is that male bodies need to exposed in order to be sexualized so they read vulnerable, but female bodies are can be read as sexualized and vulnerable regardless how they are presented. But that doesn't really explain panel 4 & 6.
Weird choices. If anyone knows who the artist is, I'd be curious how they would talk about this.
Photo shopped my old insurance card with a new date to trick the judge into thinking that the ticket I got for driving without insurance was invalid. Saved me $600.
Later, my boss made me turn in a driving history. I photoshoped a lot of stuff out of it before turning it in.
You'd be suprsied at the things people don't check.
Well that's a suprise, a system that actually is comperable to block chain in a different medium doesn't plaster it everywhere. We've certainly seen more use over much much less relevance.
Oh yeah, this is super standard. Honestly I had to scroll down to find what was even notable to you about this picture. I live in a major city and basically every store I go in to looks identical to this.
Repeal the town charter and fold it in to the control of the county? I'm not going to pretend that I'm well versed in Louisiana law, but this has happened in lot of other states. If the town is a legitimate trap for the residents of that county/state then isn't it everyone's best interest? Including Fentons who clearly doesn't have another income source.
Just finished The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K LA Guin, which was absolutely fantastic but so is all her books. Techincally Sci-fi but only in the loosest sense to describe sociology and the narcissism involved in thinking one person can "fix the world".
I mean this is the same Ubisoft franchise that snuck in Denuvo as a day one patch. It'd be funnier if it weren't so upsetting that nothing will change and the game industry will keep chugging on.