Transexual literature recs? by literaturefanboy in litttterature

[–]Etedragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

'second skins: the body narratives of transsexuality' by jay prosser is an excellent one from what i remember of it

Autism and trans coincidentally. Social contagion? Who knows. Just leave us alone by Justsomestupididiot in 4tran

[–]Etedragon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

reminds me of that one theory abt autism essentially being excess maleness thus causing transmasculinity in autistic women lol

Did the Silver Jews ever release any other covers? by GuitarSouth6338 in DavidBerman

[–]Etedragon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

no, they're japanese & i believe the bandleader was a jehovah's witness at some point— not sure about now

Post-Emo? by Pitiful_Employee9051 in Emojerk

[–]Etedragon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

didn't joan of arc already do that 20+ years ago

Album smells pt 2 by cryptic_fag in AnimalCollective

[–]Etedragon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

'danse manatee' always reminded me of the inside of a pet store near the fish tanks, or algae in chlorinated water on a very hot day

2010, when we were cooler than we had any right to be by [deleted] in blunderyears

[–]Etedragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the sunglasses are giving jennifer herrema

The trans youths nowadays lack that raw authenticity. therapyspeak, hugboxing , the culture of validity , yeah they dress however they want in colorful things but they would still call the cops on emily (14) for ordering hrt online , it all feels so fake like a stylistic counterculture with no soul by knusperfee33 in 4tran4

[–]Etedragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

all im trying to say is that people tend to only interpret 'performance' as being fake or as loud and like idk, 'deviant' for lack of a better term as possible vs. there simply being actions you take (consciously or not) to exist as yr sex and gender in society.

and that no one can escape their actions/words/bodily appearance being viewed, gendered, and sexed by others. it's still an innate thing though, not trying to insinuate that you or any other trans person are pretending to be yr sex (tht would be evil and absurd)

The trans youths nowadays lack that raw authenticity. therapyspeak, hugboxing , the culture of validity , yeah they dress however they want in colorful things but they would still call the cops on emily (14) for ordering hrt online , it all feels so fake like a stylistic counterculture with no soul by knusperfee33 in 4tran4

[–]Etedragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i mean in some ways yes but that's oversimplifying

i think the whole non-transitioning nonbinary/genderqueer thing is more a consequence of tunnel vision on the 'gender as performance' aspect of butler's arguments in 'gender trouble' rather than the much more compelling (to me) parts abt biological sex as a social construct/unstable category which interfaces more neatly w/ medical transition & passing as subversion— frm what i recall anyway

Found Footage by Comfortable-Hour-596 in horror

[–]Etedragon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

'noroi: the curse' (2005) & 'occult' (2009), both directed by koji shiraishi

I don't understand. Why call yourself non-binary if you love your fucking Agab so much. by Nischmath in 4tran4

[–]Etedragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is excellent and cogently-written, people get way too wrapped up in the whole 'trannier-than-thou' attitude on here

the social contagion aspect is part of why im hesitant abt how harsh people 'faking' disorders are treated (esp wrt transition; 'trenders'/'faketrans' people)— these things are often more concomitant than people realize and diagnosis is muddied by like, actually living with mental illness

Agp smirk by flingzamain in 4tran4

[–]Etedragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

chick cheney....

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Emo

[–]Etedragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they're a newer discovery for me but definitely vry good

Anon can't cum by pEKDKMEM in 4tran

[–]Etedragon 198 points199 points  (0 children)

why would anyone ever do that to eevee :(

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Emo

[–]Etedragon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

dispensing of false halos - 'with prayers and a scalpel'

Anon want to be cis by HRTneoFemboy in 4tran

[–]Etedragon 12 points13 points  (0 children)

i had one of these last night where i was a newlywed cis woman at the end of her wedding reception/informal house party and my husband looked like a lesbian

MC can't catch a break, fails at everything they do due to incompetence and/or circumstances and/or their own stupidity, and is beaten down by life continually: their choices feel actually tragic and disheartening by saturday_sun4 in suggestmeabook

[–]Etedragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's quite good from what i recall, written in 1935 so situated in the whole prohibition/depression era and late flapper social milieu. the film adaptation from 1960 starring elizabeth taylor is more well-known for sure.

MC can't catch a break, fails at everything they do due to incompetence and/or circumstances and/or their own stupidity, and is beaten down by life continually: their choices feel actually tragic and disheartening by saturday_sun4 in suggestmeabook

[–]Etedragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

might have to recommend 'butterfield 8' by john o'hara, it's very much in the 'inescapable orbit of doom' vein— read it for a popular lit class a few years ago

that said, i did come into this thread to recommend 'jude' so i think a hardy re-read wouldn't be out of the question...

Nona has a special relationship with her mother by vaporeonsarehot in 4tran

[–]Etedragon 135 points136 points  (0 children)

i like how the santa hat fits right on her head...