spar*kle*butch/
Noun: me
ex·tra·or·di·naire/ˌekstrəˌôrdnˈer/
Adjective: Outstanding or remarkable in a particular capacity.
I post a lot about social justice issues, Sherlock, and nerdy endeavors.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Re-gender the internet
Helen Boyd posted about two cool Chrome extensions:
- Jailbreak the Patriarchy switches “he” and “she” pronouns as well as other gendered words (mother, father, etc)
- Jailbreak the Binary swaps all gendered pronouns for gender neutral ones.
Hell yes.
screeeeeeeeeeeeeeech!
Any theory of gender, if it’s to have any meaning or usefulness or validity at all, must speak to the actual full realities of gender. And that requires speaking to the actual realities of gender variance. All of them. Not just whichever ones you can slot into the pet theory you refuse to abandon for fear of losing a political edge, or fear of admitting to having been wrong. It requires speaking to the actual lived experiences of human beings, all of them, not telling certain people that their lives are wrong, or don’t exist, so that you can continue believing whatever makes you comfy or meets your particular political goals. Your degrees, ambitions, publications or worries over how a fact might be misinterpreted do not trump anyone else’s actual existence. Views must be adapted to fit the facts. Otherwise, yours is just another inaccurate worldview imposed by the privileged on the actual world, and the lives within it.
Otherwise, you’re not addressing the social dynamics of gender. You’re covering them up, and thereby perpetuating the problem.
Natalie Reed, Fourth Wave: Part Two (via kiriamaya)
This is why I get uncomfortable when people say things like “I don’t believe in gender.” I assume they mean “I do not have a gender.”
But I DO have a gender, and if you “don’t believe in gender”, then do you not believe in me?
Nerd is my Gender: The Terrible Bargain We Have Regretfully Struck (Trans* Edition)
If you have never read this before, go read it, now: http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2009/08/terrible-bargain-we-have-regretfully.html [Trigger warning.] But come back please. We have so much to talk about.
Despite cries of “die cis scum”, I am not a cis-hater.If I played by…
Yes x eleventy billion. All the things I am feeling
My first binder was actually white, but my black one gets way more wearin’ for sure.
I love the middle picture
The Freedom to Choose Your Pronoun
New York Times: I appreciate you addressing the issue of gender binary and being genderqueer in a respectful manner. However, why is being genderqueer framed as teenage “rebellion”, and why is this in the Fashion & Style section?
My thoughts on the article exactly.
I cried while I watched this, I feel so frustrated. TRIGGER WARNING for discussion of misogyny and misogynist materials.
But that boy with braces? I love him forever. <3
I want to give all of those high school kids a huge hug.
(Source: dave-bowman)
Sono. Sono. Sono.: I am not a boy.
I am not a boy because I choose to wear “men’s” clothing.
I am not a boy because I don’t paint my nails.
I am not a boy because I don’t like to wear dresses.
I am not a boy because I like girls (and people in general).
I am not a boy because I dislike my breasts.
I am not a boy because I…
