Unruffled [they/them] @ Flatworm7591 @lemmy.dbzer0.com

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If y'all want to make a tier list that'd be fine with me. Just so long as it doesn't start looking like an advertisement :)

Oh I must have missed it

Lmao, this is the way... 😂

From an anarchist/leftist perspective this is a clear case of PTB. But a milquetoast response to fascism is one of the identifying characteristics of liberalism (unfortunately), so I don't think anyone will be surprised about this type of censorship on a mostly liberal server tbh.

We don't allow direct links to pirated content. Read the sidebar rules. You don't seem to understand the community.

Tbh I think if you'd acknowledged the criticism instead of taking offence then it would have been a win-win for the community and this user may have been happy to stay. Not saying I agree with the rhetoric (stolen valor lol) but the underlying point is fair comment, no?

Still alive Chad?

Sorry Stamets, but gotta call it a PTB.

I don’t feel like I deserve a ban when he changed to rules to fix exactly what I was talking about. My comment clearly had merit.

Exactly this!

This post does break rule 3. Just some advice, if you make a more generic request like "how to bypass paywalls on substack?" that would be totally fine (and there multiple methods). But I'd appreciate it if you removed this post.

It's not illegal to talk about piracy.

Seems to be up for me now too.

You are welcome here buddy. I get where you are coming from and I used to think in a similar way to you about this topic. I also think dialogue is much more appropriate than sanctions and wild accusations in this sort of situation.

The gay liberation movement was in some ways a very socially conservative branch of queer activism that sought social acceptance for gay men and women, primarily. The approach we took (I'm 50 years old btw) was to adopt mainstream concepts like the gender binary and monogamous marriage and then advocate to extend those concepts to include gay relationships. The truly subversive queer activism of the late 60s and 70s turned into a quest for acceptance rather than a quest to disrupt the status quo. I don't mean to minimize the achievements of the gay liberation movement, but in reality it did very little for trans folk and did little to challenge existing social structures. It did of course benefit gay men and women, and that should not be discounted. But it was never really about trans rights.

Younger trans folk are more ambitious. They tend to view the success of gay liberation as a capitulation to the mainstream. They could have gone the same route of minimal resistance to the status quo and just advocated for acceptance of trans men and trans women. But instead they are seeking to tear down the tyranny of the gender binary, which is very much so a social construct, albeit distantly rooted in biology. Anthropologists and sociologists have long studied the performativity of gender, and how it is mostly tied to social expectations and norms within a culture rather than any sort of biological essentialism.

So in a way, young trans folk are simply carrying on the tradition of queer radicalism that the gays abandoned in our quest for social acceptance. And I admire them for that. Do I think it will ever lead to a mainstreaming of trans identities? Not really, to be honest. But that isn't necessarily the goal here. The goal is more to carve out a space for trans folk where they can play with the idea of identity and gender, in order to deconstruct it and challenge it, and to evolve our culture in a humanistic way, rather than clinging to social norms like they are somehow not systems of oppression and discipline ala Foucault.

The question fundamentally is whether it's better to conform to social expectations to fit in at the expense of giving up on the more radical project of changing culture, or whether it's best to reject the status quo and simply invent your own culture and spaces. While there is a pragmatism to the former that makes a certain sort of sense, there's also a bravery and radicalism centred around the latter project that I find more exciting and meaningful.

I'd also point out that this isn't an either/or scenario. We can enjoy the benefit of gay liberation while also supporting the younger generation to challenge the very social structures that oppress us all.

One key example would be that in the 60s and 70s queer folk and feminists were calling for the abolition of marriage, not for it to be extended to gay people. The marriage abolitionists were much more radical, socially. And many young queer folk (based on my understanding) feel that gender abolition would be a positive step to ending gender apartheid. I've gotta say that it took me a while to come around to it, but I'm on board with that objective, even to the point where I'm considering changing my pronouns to they/them.

I don't really understand why we need a massive extension of gender pronouns to achieve this objective, since if everyone became they/them that would be a good outcome imo. But that's just my personal opinion. I can see how you can also undermine gender apartheid by making the concept of gender so diverse that it undermines the primacy of the male and female categories. It's just another way to skin the cat.

In this specific case, I'd say it's PTB + YDI. I don't like the militant way in which some trans folk label anyone with a slightly different take on these topics as "transphobic". How are you ever gonna build support and understanding by insta-jumping to bad faith conclusions at the slightest sign of dissent with the group-think? But then again, trans folk are entitled to a safe space where they can freely explore their identity without constantly having to defend themselves.

That's lot of words to say I hear you, I acknowledge your experience, and I share some of your concerns. But I also think blaming vulnerable populations for the political climate right now is completely unfair and uncalled for. Trans folks aren't undermining gay liberation, they are just trying a different approach, and they don't want to have to conform to social expectations in order to be accepted. They want to be accepted on their own terms, and I acknowledge their bravery in doing so, despite the push-back.

I was just thinking they were an embarrassing combination of things... and the baby oil reference was from this story: https://www.thecut.com/article/diddy-1000-bottles-baby-oil-costco.html 🙂

[Potentially] PTB depending if Jeff "accidentally" removes it again. Cras es noster.

finally - im glad a patriot can still say tooth fairy and not be forced to say दांत समलैंगिक

be respectful folks and fk the cia acab

omg where am i gonna put them all

edit: im gonna put one on my framed photo of ryan phillippe circa studio 54 that i keep on a chain around my neck and maybe one under my pillow but im open to other options

i would shop around because us weekly only give high scores to baristas with topknots

who told you you are a 6 though was it justin baldoni?

it must have been a mistake i would repost it

Yeah its an activist prank for sure. I like it.