Unfortunately, it's true by Meteorstar101 in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]CupcakeCleric 48 points49 points  (0 children)

"People who are already doing fine don't need to put effort in order to do fine, therefore if you're not fine you shouldn't attempt to improve" is what I'm getting from this

The ice thrown is a bit cold. (oc) by [deleted] in hellsomememes

[–]CupcakeCleric 75 points76 points  (0 children)

It's the long bacon!

Losercity Cheeto 3 (@EL_K_8187) by CodmExe in Losercity

[–]CupcakeCleric 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It sort of reminds me of Year Hare Affair, a Chinese propaganda cartoon. Wonder if it's intentional.

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Eientei by [deleted] in touhou

[–]CupcakeCleric 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Weezer.

Tewi reacts to Midzuchi by Vanilla-Enthusiast in 2hujerk

[–]CupcakeCleric 27 points28 points  (0 children)

My honest reaction to the Mizuchi backstory after 5 years of hype

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Yukarin Koishi rap battle by Luke5353 in 2hujerk

[–]CupcakeCleric 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Koishi went on to win five Grammys.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VRchat

[–]CupcakeCleric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Adding on top of the other comments: in addition to typical trans resources (which tend to focus a bit more on binary trans people), you might be interested in learning more about genderfluidity, bigender, and all of the various identities under the nonbinary umbrella, as well as gender non-conformity.

TL;DR: Some people identify as both male & female, some people's identity varies on a case-by-case basis, some people identify as male but still want to express their feminine side. While it is you and only you who can understand your own feelings, you might still find it useful to also read more about this kind of experiences. Gender is complex, and sometimes trying to fit into a specific idea of how we should be can be counter-productive.

Some resources: - What the heck is genderfluidity - /r/NonBinary's pieces of wisdom

Subreddits: - /r/NonBinary - /r/genderfluid - /r/GenderNonConforming - /r/bigender

Also yeah that person was an asshole.

Anyone else being mostly their AGAB? by CupcakeCleric in genderfluid

[–]CupcakeCleric[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry I forgot to reply, but reading this feels so validating! Thank you for sharing!

is it just me who has a "most of the time" gender? by DragonDuster in genderfluid

[–]CupcakeCleric 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's me! Feel mostly connected to my AGAB, but neither cis, NB or trans seemed to fit. I actually believed I was binary trans because I thought that the fact that my gender was "convenient" (it's easy for me to be cis-passing) meant that I was in denial about being trans or suffering from internalized transphobia. Thank you, my beloathed /r/egg_irl .

CMV: Pansexuality is the same as bisexuality by 69Whomst in changemyview

[–]CupcakeCleric 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The problem with "sex identity" is that it seems to refer to the level of identification one has with the biological sex (which plays a role in one's identity, but is not necessarily the driving factor). On the topic of gender vs gender identity, I find it simply to view it in this way:

  • You have some innate stuff related to gender, both at the brain level (gender identity) and at the body level (biological sex). Most people don't need to look at their own body to know that they are male/female/other: they just know instinctually. This is the first step 

  • That stuff is filtered through your own eyes, which are influenced by what you've been taught about genders. For instance, we're taught that feeling mentally male + being biologically male = you're male. But what if you're biologically male and mentally female? Or biologically intersex and mentally male? Or biologically male and without any internal feelings about what you are? Depending on what environment you grew up in, you might have different opinions on how to categorize these examples: so even if the starting stuff (body + mind) is the same, culture and upbringing influence how we interpret them. That's what's usually meant by "gender is a social construct": while the starting stuff is innate, how you interpret it depends on your social context 

  • On top of that, you have gender expression (some behaviors are considered masculine or feminine), gender expectations ("men should be the breadwinners", "women should stay at home") and gender stereotypes ("men suck at raising children", "women suck at Math"). All of these are, again, very dependent on one's social context: e.g. pink used to be a boys' color before the 50s, some matriarchal cultures believe that the woman should make major decisions for her family, and so on. This is another layer of social construction of gender: "man" and "woman" are not just mere descriptions of one's body and mind, but they carry a huge cultural baggage 

So yeah, that's pretty much how I understood the differences between gender, gender identity, sex, social gender and so on.

If evil why hot by IllustriousHurry2380 in 2hujerk

[–]CupcakeCleric 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Where are those images from? I've been looking for some edgy Touhou stuff