forestineMar 4
i know it's not the most dire of things that are happening but noticing people addressing men and women, 'ladies and gentlemen' and pretending nonbinary people don't exist and it feels like we lost 20 years of language inclusion. anyone else notice that?
Show threadforestineMar 4
asking people who join ems for their pronouns is also feeling more important as we can no longer assume most people will be normal about it. plus we lost a long time member who had a pronoun meltdown
Show threadforestineMar 4
and the fucking number of people putting jokes in the pronoun field like 'deez nuts' is at an alltime high
Show threadforestineMar 4
i remember bristling at people addressing 'guys, gals, and nonbinary pals' but now they don't address us at all. well guess we weren't your pals, huh
Show threadforestineMar 4
anyway it's a good idea to keep explicitly mentioning things like pronouns in your communities as it shows you're still okay to be around and also does a great job of filtering out transphobic assholes who shouldn't get to go stealth just because the pendulum has swung back
Show threadforestineMar 4
i mean one if trump's first things back was to declare there are only two genders. people who i had thought were otherwise reasonable are agreeing with him on that?? i can't tell but it sure isn't a good look
Show threadforestine
i wrote this and had a shower and couldn't stop worrying about this thread and that people would say nonbinary issues aren't important, that we're too weird and cringey, that we're making things harder for the 'real' trans people by not trying to align with a binary to go stealth, that i didn't add enough disclaimers
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Show threadthe 1998 Sega Saturn RPG, Baroque 🔞Mar 4

@forestine anyone who says that shit about nonbinary people I will fucking pile drive upwards into the sun

Only I will survive

Show threadStarSlothMar 4
@forestine I read your thread and was so busy thinking thoughts about it I probably didn't click a single star. I appreciate this thread. I thought I had a picture of a pet tangled in yarn but instead have this retro meme as a thread liking token of appreciation. It has thread.
Show threadNege Mar 4
@forestine I think the good part of the fedi has you covered on this if you were to get this shit.
Show thread Stlex Mar 4
@theynege @forestine this, you have my axe etc
Show threadJack (they/them)Mar 4
@forestine I've noticed this backslide a ton lately, and with the world where/what it is it definitely feels pointed! I'm with 100% you- it makes it so much more important for us to demand to be seen and for anyone who wants to be an ally to actually step up and say/do things to help make sure we are!