this one didn’t get a lot of love so I’m posting it here, took me over 16 hours I think
Lizzie “I’m Going to Kick Your Ass” Saltzman.
Because there arent many posts like this for transfems here are your reminders to...
Take your estrogen/progesterone! Refill your prescription if you ran out/will run out soon!
Stop tucking if you're experiencing pain, numbness, etc., or have been tucking too long!
Hydrate! Even if you aren't thirsty, if it's been more than a few hours since you drank something, please do!
Be kind to yourself! No matter where you are on your trans journey, know that you are valid and loved. ♡
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JUST LETTING Y'ALL KNOW WHERE THIS BLOG STANDS.
You know what I want to know? I want to know what the cast of Harry Potter thought of Severus Snape and Snily. Particularly Emma Watson
the term “protect asian lives” i think, inherently, is so much better than just “stop asian hate”
protect asian lives is more so of a call for people to act, that we need to protect these people (of course, there can be connotations that asian people are wildly seen as docile and weak)- but, no, what the point for “protect asian lives” would be moreso of, we need to put an effort into protecting this minority (much like other minorities)
“stop asian hate” seems so much more of just.. an empty term, that we just need to stop hate- but racism isnt just hate. its prejudice, scapegoating, stereotypes, fetishization, all of that!
like, there is a stereotype that asian people are bad at driving (especially asian women)- that makes it, i think, just that much easier to just blame it on an asian woman that, the reason she, say, got into a car crash, was because she was an asian woman (of course, most likely not that blatant about it, but even then she would probably still be able to be blamed for that reason)
also, as seen, asian culture itself, its highly fetishized (especially japanese culture, with high relevancy of weeaboo culture). it can make asian people (again, especially women) feel pressured to fit into these sexualized stereotypes that media presents them as.
the racism isnt just the hatecrimes, but those sure as hell jolted us into realization that, yeah, asian people are definitely oppressed. we are not “close to white” and dont tell us that.
so thats why “protect asian lives” just is that much better, i think. because we do need to protect asian lives
(also, there are other terms like wewillbeheard)
why stop asian hate is kind of a bad term
post about how media negatively harms asian women and also donations
why not to use asian lives matter
acts that you dont think that are deemed racist but are
more asian charity stuff
records on recent asian hatecrimes
nytimes post on asian american racism
also, non asian people dont clown but please rb
I just read this on twitter…
[Source] [Convict Collars]
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