@bandie swoops in and glomps your face :3
Discord apparently now has a "message request" feature that allows you to get contacted by someone when your DM settings would limit who can contact you. And you have the option to accept or reject the request.
And of course, the first time I encounter it, the feature was being used by a cryptoscammer -.-
@tsunderdog very good :3
@Russell hehe~
@Russell boops the snoot
@Russell and you're a good cutie~
Uk pol us pol the beeb
The BBC was reporting on what's happened to Q Anon in Florida. The conspiracy theories about the deep state stealing the presidency are now mainstream right positions in the US.
And the part about "satanic paedophiles" has morphed into discussions about "groomers" which means a lot of things, a lot of which is "the transgender issue" and of course "there are real debates to be had" about that.
The BBC is just a reflection of what white middle class boomers are saying to each other at dinner parties or Facebook or whatever they do. Right now, we've lost those people. And we've lost them in a way that is very dangerous - they're ready to acknowledge common ground with Q Anon. This is a concerning potential basis for further radicalisation.
I think we should think about strategies for attacking this discourse. Historically, gay people used two major tactics. One of which was protest. And the other was leveraging personal relationships. One thing that Harvey Milk did was convince thousands of gay men in San Francisco to ring their parents and come out.
Trans people don't have those kinds of numbers, but we do have friends and communities. Our friends can speak up in their conversations (here's how: https://www.splcenter.org/20150125/speak-responding-everyday-bigotry ). Our communities like unions, religious groups, etc can make specific, public statements acknowledging our humanity.
The middle class media will switch when the middle class does. We can make transphobia unrespectable. We are already making serious progress in civic organisations.
[Boosts OK, but can people replying please refrain from attacking journalists, "the media", or the BBC. ]
AI-generated image
Came across a AI-based pokemon generator, and decided to give it a try, using my own name.
Result kinda looks like a shield or crest.
re: doctor vent; CW fatphobia, ableism, transphobia
@amaranth yeah -.-
re: doctor vent; CW fatphobia, ableism, transphobia
@Aetous yeah @.@
re: doctor vent; CW fatphobia, ableism, transphobia
@rey aye, thanks
re: doctor vent; CW fatphobia, ableism, transphobia
@XerTheSquirrel aye, hopefully it does
doctor vent; CW fatphobia, ableism, transphobia
Went to a doctor's appointment today, and I have a new primary care physician. I am going to switch it to a different resident, because several things about him raised red-flags.
1 - Although he congratulated me on the weight I lost, he was still overly fixated on weight loss, and claimed it was going to fix "all" of my health issues.
2 - He seemed to have no understanding of ADHD and insisted on the unhelpful "just dive in and do it" advice that neurotypicals give to people with ADHD.
3 - He told me weight loss would fix hormone imbalances because fat cells increase estrogen. And like... why did he say that specifically? I know my blood tests show elevated estrogen, but that's because I'm on estradiol, which is listed on my medications -.-
@starseeker Well, I had already deleted the folder :-/
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