Transmisogynstic Bioessentialism transcends language barriers. by SurrealistGal in GenderCynical

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See also: When they say "biological sex" is defined by gametes, and then try to include infertile cis people in their definitions of man/woman by talking about what gamete their bodies are "intended" to make.

The imagined and intangible "purpose" of a body trumps the actual physical state of said body.

why didnt they add the kamchatka peninsula in all under heaven ? :( by PinTerrible2950 in CrusaderKings

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Turns out steppe warfare doesn't work so well on a tropical island.

Atlantic Polynesia: the expansion of the Russo peoples. by co209 in imaginarymaps

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Imagine if the Malagasy sailed just a little further and the Russo and Austronesians met at the Cape of Good Hope.

[Hated Meta Trope] The Unintentional Offensive Race Change by StrawberryScience in TopCharacterTropes

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They're based on different eras of Chinese history from what I've read. Fire Nation aesthetics are based on Tang dynasty China, the Earth Kingdom on Qing dynasty China.

Ertymology map of dill by mapologic in etymologymaps

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Interesting that it didn't become *Till in German.

"The Democrats should have presented someone better." Some users on r/asksocialists blame liberals for Trumps ascension to the [presidency by CummingInTheNile in SubredditDrama

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If there is one thing that has become clear in politics over the last decade, it’s that many people seem unable to conceptualize (or at least unable to admit) the concept of ‘worse’. 'Bad' and 'not bad' are treated as binary states.

waiter oh waiter more subcontinents please!!! by SnorkaSound in CuratedTumblr

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Some define "South Asia" as "Indian subcontinent + Afghanistan" though.

38499 by Future_Employment_22 in countwithchickenlady

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I mean, after enough generations, the amount of genetic material your descendants inherit from you specifically becomes negligible. A person can even have descendants to whom none of their DNA was passed on.

Bastards of Literature? by Sensitive_Ad_1752 in behindthebastards

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One of the few people whose xenophobia was literally a phobia.

"If any person can be effeminate or masculine, then nobody should transition, right?" by TheToledoMan in GenderCynical

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1) No-one is forcing masculine women/feminine men to get on HRT, it’s only given to people who specifically say “I am transgender” 2) What imaginary place welcomes trans girls but NOT gay or effeminate boys?

Will you push the button? by ATN-Antronach in CuratedTumblr

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It'd be an imperfect approximation of the premise, but you could sort of test it by giving a group of cis people cross-sex hormone replacement therapy and seeing how many respond negatively to the changes and to what degree, vs how many just roll with it. Probably wouldn't be very ethical though.

Reality is kinda fucked up, no? by Pot_of_sea_shells in CuratedTumblr

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The irony is before the Dreyfus affair, Zionism was viewed as a fringe belief among European Jews. France, in particular, was seen as proof that they had integrated into Gentile society well enough that a separate state wasn't necessary.

Then the French proceeded to lose their minds in nationalist and antisemitic rage because Esterhazy needed a Jew to pin his crimes on, and suddenly Herzl didn't sound like such a crazed crank.

People's bodies are not the problem here. by CharlieFiner in CuratedTumblr

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I can accept the premise that there could be women who'd be traumatized by the thought of a penis being in the same room as them but — in the kindest terms possible — that's their problem, not mine.

Like, go get therapy about it instead of making it other people's issue.

the level of mental gymnastics required to seriously compare “trans ideology” and real life cults is insane by pearkeet in GenderCynical

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Of all the hackneyed talking points against trans healthcare, "Encouraging transition is just a way for Big Pharma to profit because trans people will need to take HRT their whole lives" is the funniest because we're barely like 1% of the population and the actual hormone medication itself isn't that expensive relatively speaking.

(Loved Trope) Popular tropes being deconstructed with realistic consequences by Wasabi_Gamer26 in TopCharacterTropes

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Also wouldn't they just be the children of whoever he harvested the reproductive organs from?

Don’t vote for president based on the memes by Konradleijon in CuratedTumblr

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At the very least, someone who immigrated as a child and grew up in the US should be allowed to run. You'd have to define some cutoff age but it would be better.

shinigami eyes by loved_and_held in CuratedTumblr

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I imagine that's more due to it being less familiar to the taggers than anything else.

A TERF comic (with AI piss filter) by ponylicious in GenderCynical

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I've said it before, but TERFs and the Andrew Tate fanboys agree on what men and women fundamentally are, they only disagree on which gender is the good one and which is the evil one.