That's fair. It's well known in America as it's a big event for a big American holiday that's primarily watched by older, less online people and bored kids at a family members house which is why I bought it up. Local news was talking about the whole phenomenon because if it. But out of that American context you're right that it wouldn't be as meaningful.
It's been around 15 years and Astley did it as part of the Macy Day parade. It's the furthest thing from obscure.
It's probably Windows IOT which is commonly used for signage and displays
Yeah there's definitely no concerted effort to strip rights from Trans people occurring across the country.
Oh wait no that's exactly what's going on: https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-2024
Must be nice to be so ignorant things that don't personally affect you.
I liked it but there's two main issues IMO
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Leans really heavily into the "If you're smart you should get to do whatever you want"
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A complete lack of women characters which is particularly telling combined with point 1
I understand the breakdown but the brainworms are still really present even in this comment. So I'm gonna rant a little.
The issue "hon culture" and the term "hon" in general is that it others non passing trans women.
TTTT has such a huge self hating obsession with non passing, that they elevate it and create something that doesn't really exist outside their twisted world view.
The irony is that many of them do pass, they just have a horriblly mysogynistic view of women that they directed inwardly at themselves. Cis women don't really get to chose the woman they get to be either and many if not most would fail those standards.
The term toxic positivity and hugboxing is also largely misunderstood. Everytime I've seen it it's just TTTT people complaining that they can't spread their bile, or that they didn't get the masochistic hit of self hatred. People being overly supportive is not nearly as toxic as the alternative.
I understand why you feel the way you do. I'm probably one of those toxicly positive people you are taking about, but I still feel the same kind of dysphoria and self hatred too.
But I also know I don't have to let that same hated control me or my actions. And I know I would never direct it towards or even enable it in my trans siblings.
TL;DR: no /TTTT/ is wrong about everything
"hon culture"
/TTTT/ and its consequences has been a disaster for the human race.
I jokingly said that he could take a McMahon like position where he was both an exec and performer, buti thought he was too busy to actually do it
Wow this took so long that I started to think they had just already quietly settled to make it go away
Being able to be who you really are at work is such a huge thing. I'm really happy for you!
I'm getting to play instead of DM for the first time in years and I'm having a great time.
... But I keep thinking about games I want to DM at the same time. It's a curse.
Yes which is why it's so important for proper medical care of trans people to be available.
These risks are mitigatable especially with proper monitoring, but if the choice is only between DIY or nothing, then DIY is still the safest option for most even with the risks.
