got a recommended mews article titled “how to look and feel 18 again” and frankly that’s the opposite of how i’d like to feel. thanks though
some of you guys have GOT to remember about fun
like it’s ok… just be a little silly… be annoying… be embarrassing… you are alive
gender envy and calling ppl gender was like just a quirky little injoke between trans zoomers on the internet it was never meant to be this super serious clinical term or trans exclusive experience… “dont call ppl gender if ur cis” do whatever u want its not even a real thing oh my fucking god
regardless how can “wow im envious of their specific gender presentation and how theyre perceived by others gender wise” possibly be a trans exclusive experience. ? answer quickly
I’ll go one further: Can we normalize cis people making ‘that’s my gender’ jokes? Maybe if they learn to take it a little less fucking seriously they’ll start to recognize how ridiculous it is to try to codify every human experience into a gender binary.
cis people defining their gender for themselves is actually something i seriously encourage. like,,, go on, friend, you don’t have to be trans to enjoy your gender the way that we enjoy ours. deconstructing shitty systems starts by hitting at the base of the tower.
i was ranting abt this w my wife last nite like. i think people have forgotten the whole “dont assume stuff about people based on their appearence” thing and that it also applies to people who are “straight-looking” “cis-looking” “normal-looking” etc. ultimately you dont know anything about how someone identifies or what their life is like unless they tell you, especially not at a glance. dont project your ideas onto strangers, its weird.
and like examine what the traits that mark people out as “straight and cis” to you are. is it a physical feature they have no control over? their voice? how old they are? or is the way they present? are they wearing a work uniform that leaves little room for self expression? or are they just wearing casual clothes you wouldnt consider “gay-coded”? why do you get to choose what certain clothes mean? those clothes could mean something completely different to them. assume that you know nothing.





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