Age of Empires 2 Throwing Axeman

Evoking some strange attention.

Age of Empires 2 Genoese Crossbowman

Age of Empires 2 Houfnice

….I don’t remember drawing this but this is an accurate daily interaction with my cat

one issue i have with many anti-transmasculinity discussions on here, is the way anti-transmasculinity (or whatever term is currently in circulation) gets conflated with the oppression of other marginalized men, especially in conversations about structural power.

it is generally true that marginalized men often oppress the women in their communities. black women, for example, experience some of the highest rates of intimate partner violence, and most perpetrators are black men. practices like FGM exist in african countries, where african men mutilate the bodies of little african girls. across many marginalized groups, we can point to clear, well-documented examples of sex- and gender-based subjugation, including instances where marginalized men collude with white supremacy against marginalized women (go look up “weavechimp,” then search it on twitter to see who primarily is using it).

so, when it comes to intersectional and black feminism—which transfeminism was nurtured by—it isn’t hard to avoid any other form sex/gender-class analysis and say: “trans men oppress trans women! that’s basic intersectional feminism!”

but this ignores the actual positionality of trans men. it hallucinates when it comes to transmasculinity. it relies on extrapolating from movements where that framework does apply, and where (cis) men’s liberation does not depend on feminist politic, so men are excluded from feminist analysis by default.

the issue is not the exclusion of marginalized cis men from conversations about sex-gender liberation. the issue is the lack of material analysis of trans male oppression, because if you think about this stuff for more than a few minutes, that entire thing falls apart.

there is no cis man who can be forced to get pregnant and then denied an abortion. there is no cis man who can be legally or socially compelled to wear a hijab. statistically, trans men are more vulnerable to rape and sexual assault than any other group, but especially cis men. trans male liberation is uniquely intertwined with feminist liberation politic, because trans men are directly subjected to misogynistic systems in ways cis men are not. this is why extrapolation does not work.

like, black femicide is overwhelmingly perpetrated by black cis men. east asian cis men have created entire online networks dedicated to sexually degrading, harassing, and blackmailing women in their lives. in MENA, cis men murder women in the name of “honour.” these are concrete examples of marginalized men exercising patriarchal power over women in their communities. there is no trans analogue to this.

trans men are not killing trans women at disproportionate rates. trans men are not disproportionately raping or abusing trans women. trans men do not have traditions of trans female genital mutilation, trans female breast ironing, or trans female foot binding. trans men are not subjecting trans women to forced marriages, bride burnings, lobotomies, acid attacks, or honour killings. there is no trans female coverture, where trans men absorb the existences of their female counterparts. trans men do not dominate medical institutions and deny trans women care. there is no historical or contemporary system that could reasonably be described as a “trans male patriarchy.”

in fact, when we examine these same misogynistic practices, we find that trans men are often subjected to them, and have never facillitated them. trans men are killed in the name of honour. trans men experience FGM. trans men face extremely high rates of sexual and domestic violence.trans men are forced into marriages, compelled to wear hijabs, denied medical care, and left in pain. these are not abstractions. trans men face the direct consequences of transgressing the feminine role in society.

the people who disproportionately enact violence against trans women are not trans men. they are cis men. the people who disproportionately enact violence against trans men are also cis men (and a sizeable number of cis women).

the capacity of trans men to collaborate with patriarchy is not unique or exceptional. what is distinctive is how violence against trans men, and collusion against them, is minimized precisely because they are framed as beneficiaries rather than as targets of misogyny.

so no, anti-transmasculinity is not analogous to the oppression of marginalized cis men as a group, trans men are not simply "cis men with vaginas." transmasculinity is it's own experience, and anti-transmasculinity must be understood in it's own context. treating it as anything different obscures the ways trans men are positioned within misogyny and patriarchy, and it ultimately undermines both feminist analysis and analyses about anti-transmasculinity specifically, because it becomes clear that all these essays, these books, these academic articles about transmasculinity—are all based in daydreams, or imagined examples of "what should be true," rather than material analysis, a.k.a., "what is actually true."

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This is the single best video of a loon I've ever seen. Do you people realize how rare it is to see them that close? How rare it is to see them in that shallow of water? Incredible catch.

homeless again

hi friends-

so, long story short, ive been in a really unsafe situation the last month and a half. i am now no longer in that situation but that also means i am homeless again. i have a major surgery coming up that involves getting 4 organs removed and im really going to need a safe place to recover - rn i have about enough for a month at an airbnb and that's it. my surgery is projected to be at the beginning of march and i only have enough for mid february rn. would appreciate any help rn, this whole situation is really scary and i still need to find someone to help take care of me as i recover too 🫠 love you all, tysm for your help

pypal | cshapp | friend's venmo bc im locked out of mine | will add my kof1 shortly, rn its suspended and im waiting on verification

kof1 is back online yay :)

im back in the hospital. airbnb is paid up til the 19th but i really need help managing these expenses long term and im not able to get government help for most of it

i dont think i can fully convey just how goddamn hard things have been recently. and im so so tired of trying to. i just need help and i don't have it in me to push for it anymore

i don't care if i flop. bunnies do that

gangly preteens

Teen girl with heart condition needs shelter in north Gaza

We have spoken repeatedly about Nour’s situation before on this blog, and conditions have only gotten worse for her. To protect her from additional illness and to have a safe and warm space in which to treat her condition, her family needs funds to arrange shelter. In the long-term, they hope to rebuild their home. But for now, they just need to find someplace warm and out of the rain. Their current shelter is a shredded plastic “tent” currently being swamped by frigid winter rain:

The family has previously been vetted by el-shab-Hussein and nabulsi, they are listed as number 157 on the former’s vetted campaign master list. The campaign linked there is now inaccessible, as GFM shut it down without any prior warning or explanation. This is the new link:

Temporary goal progress: $988 out of $2,640 usd (updated 15 January)

NOTICE: Nour’s sister sustained a foot injury after their already shredded tent once again collapsed over their heads due to rain, wind, and prior damage. Treating the injury will require $550 usd, so we have raised the temporary goal accordingly. More of these injuries are going to occur the longer they go without either a decent tent or a roof over their heads! Let’s try to meet this goal ASAP!!

girls will be bugs right

theyre calling it a 'meerkat polycule' and its basically the next big thing

*hawk flies overhead*

FUCKKKKKKKK BABES GET DOWN

believe it or not i do actually enjoy nice things sometimes [goes to the nice things convention] kind of fucked up how much of this is enabled by exploitative violence on a societal level

Took our son to the zoo today and saw these signs. I think it’s a great that they’re getting people interested in vore! Be sure to google “types of vore” for more info on which one you might be!