Enemies To Loves Is Such A Stupid Trope. One Sided Enemies To Lovers Is So Much Better. Thats Why I Scripted

Enemies to loves is such a stupid trope. One sided enemies to lovers is so much better. That’s why I scripted it into my main dr.

Dr s/o *looks at me*: I love you

Me: I literally hate you, leave me alone

Us *kissing*

Transphobia, cisnormativity and gender binary: The racism behind the anti-transness, specially nonbinary transness.

If you think for a second, the idea of the cisnormative gender binary are completely eurocentric: Not only because of the many amerindigenous communities who have Two-Spirits as a third gender, because there are many non white/non european ethnic groups who have, not only three, but more than three gender identities. Ethnic groups that existed for centuries, if not for millennias!

This means that gender binary, transphobia and cisnormativity are completely eurocentric. Oh, wait! Even better yet: transphobia, cisnormativity and gender binary are completely racist.

Observe how transphobes commonly mock and demonize trans people. How do you think these mfs would react to cultures and ethnic groups who don't have, nor accept the cisnormative gender binary? It's obvious that they'd react just like their colonizer ancestors; by demonizing and demoralizing these cultures to a whole.

Gender binary and cisnormativity have an important role on treating non white cultures as inferior. Rejecting gender as a social phenomenon = rejecting gender as a cultural phenomenon.

If you think that trans people are mentally ill, delusional or disgusting, you are obviously going to think these cultures are inferior for having more than 2 genders.

That is the reason why being anti-trans and a person of colour at the same time is such a shot on your own feet. You are a descendant of these people, in the end, you are going to get demonized altogether. So don't try to assimilate to think you are accepted.

Long story short: Accepting the gender binary, cisnormativity and/or being a transphobe in general is racism. Because you're not only demonizing random people, you are going to be demonizing cultures also.

Viewing this post made a click in my head over something earlier today.

Basically, it was a drag queen (a white one, specifically) talking about a recent situation, where a black braid maker would willingly box braid a white girl's head (it is worth remembering that this situation occurred in Brazil, a country where the work of braid maker is not as valued, due to its black origins).

In short, she took away all the racial context of the cultural appropriation discussion and just said that cultural appropriation only happens when it comes to media/corporations (which is something that the braid maker also said).

And I knew that something about that video wasn't right, something was off and I couldn't tell what was it, specially because many people were agreeing with her in the comments. But your post, thank you lord for your post.

In many cultures, ethnic groups, and nations around the world, hair is considered a source of power and prestige. African people brought these traditions and beliefs to the Americas and passed them down through the generations.

In my mother’s family (Black Americans from rural South Carolina) the women don’t cut their hair off unless absolutely necessary (i.e damage or routine trimming). Long hair is considered a symbol of beauty and power; my mother often told me that our hair holds our strength and power. Though my mother’s family has been American born for several generations, it is fascinating to see the beliefs and traditions of our African ancestors passed down. We are emotionally and spiritually attached to our hair, cutting it only with the knowledge that we are starting completely clean and removing stagnant energy.

Couple this with the forced removal and covering of our hair from the times of slavery and onward, and you can see why so many Black women and men alike take such pride and care in their natural hair and love to adorn our heads with wigs, weaves, braids, twists, accessories, and sharp designs.

Hair is not just hair in African diaspora cultures, and this is why the appropriation and stigma surrounding our hair is so harmful.

Here's mine

Header Image and Avatar competition!!

Hey there, @our-trans-youth-experience got set up recently, so I thought that it'd be a fun idea to run a design competition!

To take part, reblog this post and in your reblog attach your own original design for an avatar, header image, or both. Or, send your submissions to @our-trans-youth-experience directly. For your entry to be valid, you must follow all of the rules or you will have no chance of winning! Rules 1. No inappropriate content in your designs please 2. Must include the trans flag or trans flag colours in your designs 3. Avatar can include an OC, get creative! Designs must be fully original though. 4. Designs MUST be submitted through ways specified above 5. You can submit more than one design 1st place: Your submission is used for the blog @our-trans-youth-experience! 2nd and 3rd place: Your submission will be posted in the blog so that people can see your amazing creations! Deadline: Since I don't know how many submissions there will be, I don't currently have a deadline. Once I have enough, I will update will a deadline :) HAVE FUN!!!

love the concept of <2 as an aromantic symbol/emoticon because not only is it a spin on the <3 heart (typically romantic) symbol, but it literally is written "less than 2" and idk as a non-partnering aroace that just speaks to me