neotrances

it’s so annoying seeing comments like this under videos of gay men talking or just walking around bc it’s like. do u think he doesnt know he sounds gay? do u think he doesnt know his mannerism’s make him appear feminine ? “his guns pink” “ur girly pop” “somebody’s fruity” like it’s not even jokes anymore it’s just homophobia he isnt stupid he knows that others will know hes gay that isn’t the point of his video omfg

neotrances

“speculation” is not the issue or point here the people i see this happen to are openly gay or very visibly queer, the people leaving these comments arent speculating, they know the op is gay and are commenting these things to belittle them, it’s not the fact that they know or suspect he’s gay it’s the fact that they point it out in attempt to shame him in a “joking” manner when they clearly have bias against gay men, they know he’s gay as a fact, they are pointing it out in the comment section to mock him for existing as openly gay

avariax

it's literally old-fashioned schoolyard level homophobia.

unfortunately some people (particularly on tiktok) seem to be prone to repeating these shitty comment memes without considering what they're saying. so i'd add: even if you don't mean to be homophobic, even if you ID as gay or queer, saying shit like this to people you don't personally know has exactly the same effect as it does when a homophobe says it.

doycetopia

even if you don’t mean to be homophobic,

even if you ID as gay or queer,

saying shit like this

to people you don’t personally know

has exactly the same effect

as it does when a homophobe says it.

rthko

"In 1984, a few years before his death, James Baldwin explained to an interviewer from the Village Voice that queers could see the precarity of heterosexuality, even as straights kept it hidden from themselves. 'The so-called straight person is no safer than I am, really. The terrors that homosexuals go through in this society would not be so great if society itself did not go through so many terrors it doesn't want to admit.'

As Baldwin saw it, it is not simply that straight people are suffering and in denial about it, but that heterosexual misery expresses itself through the projection of terror onto the homosexual. One way to think about this is that homophobia is the outward expression of heterosexual misery; a kind of subconscious jealous rage against the gendered and sexual possibilities that lie beyond the violence and disappointments of straight culture."

-Jane Ward, The Tragedy of Heterosexuality

tanadrin

hmm. ublock origin no longer seems to reliably work on youtube for me. unfortunate!

ms-demeanor

manage extensions> ublock origin> meatball menu> options> my filters> paste the following:

youtube.com##+js(set, yt.config_.openPopupConfig.supportedPopups.adBlockMessageViewModel, false)

youtube.com##+js(set, Object.prototype.adBlocksFound, 0)

youtube.com##+js(set, ytplayer.config.args.raw_player_response.adPlacements, [])

youtube.com##+js(set, Object.prototype.hasAllowedInstreamAd, true)

then hit "apply changes"

pierogish

dude I hate this place *proceeds to draw it*

morallygreyginger

rating actual medieval names i have found as a medieval studies student but they get progressively more unhinged:

• William de Appeltrefeld: 8/10 bc appeltrefeld sounds like a nice place to live. who wouldnt want to live in a field full of apple trees? points deducted cause there are like fifty bajillion williams in england
• Luke de Luka, merchant of Luca: 6/10. ur parents really werent creative huh
• Hugh de Wlonkeslowe: 7/10. looks like a straight person trying to keyboard smash. *laughs in english place names*
• Roger Smert: 10/10 absolute banger of a name. does it make any sense? absolutely not! but you guys. i dont think you understand. smert!!
• John de la Bro: 7/10. when ur such a bro that its literally ur name and 800 years in the future its all people know of u
• Hugh Sad: 7/10. weve all been there buddy
• Gaylarde de la Mote: 10/10. slay. i bet this guys mote was the gayest mote youve ever seen
• Hugh de la Penne: 9/10. we stan a pasta man
• Richard de Astlegh: 10/10. verily, he shall ne'er give thee up, ne'er let thee down, nor shall he run with great haste and desert thee, he shall ne'er cause thee to weep, ne'er bid you farewell, ne'er shall he speak wicked falshoods in thine ear or cause thee harm
• Bindo Hug: 8/10. who is this man a hobbit???
• Eudo la Zusche: 6/10. deadass sounds like something youd see in a really bad fantasy novel
• William crisp: 7/10. w h a t.
• Asser son of Licoriz: 7/10 there is so much going on here i dont even know what to tell you
• Baldwin Panik: 10/10 cause this is a heckin mood
• Richard Cok, aka Dick Cok: 69/10. nice.

mcbride

BARBIE (2023) dir. Greta Gerwig +⭐letterboxd reviews by men

doycetopia

My grin just kept getting bigger and bigger the more of these I read. Die mad, bros.

shadow-banned-the-hedgehog

Or water fountains, public washrooms, outdoors tables, etc, etc

infectedwithnyanites

Notice how removing seating doesnt actually prevent people from sitting it just makes them uncomfortable and makes public spaces more hostile it doesnt actually work at controlling their behavior not till a pig comes along anyways and they'll harass a homeless person/teen whatever they're sitting on.

errant-ezra

ALT

Nona the ninth

Finished this piece like a month ago and forgot to post

pierogish

dude I hate this place *proceeds to draw it*

viinas

life is too short and love is too long

not-terezi-pyrope

"Should trans women be allowed to compete in women's sports" I don't think there should be women's sports. I think it's a silly artificial construction that only upholds the gender binary while it's benefits are incidental and would be better addressed directly.

Care about giving people with different body types and muscle mass a shot? Split your league by weight categories like boxing, or some other direct physical measurement. Gender is at best a poor proxy for these and we only do it because we still treat women are a different species. "But that still wouldn't be fully fair to everyone?" Sport isn't fully fair, it's about rewarding people with the most biological advantage. That's the whole point of it.

You want to give more sporting opportunity to women and minorities specifically? Okay then do that. Create your own opportunities league, but if we're giving up the pretense that it's about essential biological advantage then you better let trans women in.

What's that, the extra league would be treated as a novelty afterthought and would lack the prestige of the real main event? You mean like how women's events were treated when they were introduced? True! In fact women's leagues are still largely treated as secondary now, and you know how we can fix it? Make the main leagues open to everyone with weight, height or muscle mass categories so that people with different body types can excel. Like I suggested before. Problem solved.

Women's sport is bad actually.

not-terezi-pyrope

Can't wait for the terfs to find this and be like "mask off!!! The TRAs want to abolish women's sport!" Yeah lol die mad about it. You may be happy with your condescending secondary leagues but not me. Open up sport categories based on attributes that actually matter to the sport, not binarist fiction.

If you are convinced that all woman would still universally lose to all men even when correcting for things like gross muscle mass difference, then you're a misogynist by the way.

cat-boy-tits

Katie Ledecky is a better swimmer than Michael Phelps but he's still the more famous athlete because the mens events are more high profile, more covered by the media. he gets the sponsorships and the money.

if we could abolish sport division by sex, Ledecky would kick his ass.

femme-feytale

@arsonforcharlie passed peer review

ltwilliammowett

Up all Hammocks

This order, which was given as a ship prepared for battle, called for the crew's tightly rolled hammocks to be placed along the decks as shielding against enemy fire. They were also used to cover bulkheads and cabin walls efforts to prevent splinters caused by cannon fire, which were feared as much as the projectiles themselves.

Hammocks aboard HMS Victory (x)

On warships, sailors heading on deck to relive the watch or turn to the day's work were required to pass their rolled hammocks through an iron ring suspended from the overhead, which was done to ensure uniformity and compactness. The hoop also just happened to be the size of your basic cannonball, meaning if the ship received a shot below the waterline the could be jammed in the hole as a make- shift plug.