Trans men who are pre-T are still men. Trans men who are never-T are still men. You guys are so handsome, strong, and talented, and I hope you know that. You’ve come so far as a person and I’m proud of you. Honestly, you’re some of the toughest guys out there, cuz you work twice as hard to prove your masculinity to people and to yourself on the daily. I see you and I admire your resilience. Stay strong, my dudes.
lesbians? 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
bi girls? 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
pan girls? 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
girls who dont like/dont want a label but still feel like a wlw? 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
n hell yes this definitely includes wlwoc, trans girls, and nb’s
the floor is supporting bi boys
what a beautiful day to remember that bisexual women in relationships with men + bisexual men in relationships with women have every right to attend pride events with their significant other and the concept of ‘straight passing privilege’ should be left in the trash where it belongs
hot take: moms need to learn how to listen to and comfort their daughters without making everything about their own traumas
a classic example
daughter: hey this thing you do bothers me very much and i wish you wouldn’t do it
mom: well my parents abused me and im not even as bad as they were and i had to sit through it so you gotta sit through whatever i do to you too
By This Time Next Week
1. Thoughts and Prayers
2. Obviously just a madman
3. How dare you bring up politics during this tragedy
4. It’s too early to talk about gun control
5. You’re reacting with emotion; we should wait for calmer heads to prevail
6.
We’ll study this problem and come up with solutions
7.
More guns should fix this
Intuition is real. Vibes are real. Energy doesn’t lie. Tune in.
This is actually called thin slicing. Your brain recognizes patterns from very small “slices” of information by comparing them to things you have experienced before. This all happens very quickly on a subconscious level without our conscious mind being involved. So intuition is actually really fast pattern recognition, and it can be very accurate. So yeah, if you have a gut feeling that a person or situation is not good, get the hell out. Your brain knows what’s up.
When I was young – because I’ve always been a big skeptical pain in the ass – I thought that when people were talking about interpersonal “energy,” they were on some Gay Ass Shit.
Years later, after spending hundreds of hours reading studies about intuition and neuroscience and pattern recognition and the processing power of the subconscious mind, I realized that that kind of talk – “she has such good energy,” “you need to read the energy of the room,” “I just got some really bad energy off of that guy” – is a convenient shorthand for the lightning-fast, weirdly-accurate, real-as-fuck subconscious processing of the probability of positive or negative social outcomes likely to result from hundreds or thousands of variables. That “energy” isn’t a tangible thing floating around in the air. It’s your brain updating you constantly with information about your situation. Listen to it. Especially if it’s telling you to be nervous or scared. Your brain is very good at recognizing danger. Let the enormous processing power of your subconscious mind protect you. It’s better at spotting patterns than you are.
“Bad energy” isn’t some hippie shit. It’s your brain setting off a claxon because it knows something’s not right.
Thin slicing is wonderfully helpful, but be aware that if it’s doing its pattern recognition from bad sources, you need to actively override it. We’re raised in a racist society, inundated with racist media, and bombarded with subtly (or unsubtly) racist advice. Thin slicing can save your life, but it’s also the cause behind the unconscious elements of racism (and misogyny/ableism/antisemitism/islamophobia/etc.) that we all suffer from
Trust your instincts, but if your instincts tell you something that seems prejudicial, double check their work.
A+ addition
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