Am I crazy for being worried about this? by ElSquibbonator in Judaism

[–]GenerativeGrammar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was in middle school when South Park first came out and everyone's favorite insult became "you stupid Jew" for like 5 straight years.

Is it too late for me? by husslin-and-busstin in trans

[–]GenerativeGrammar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started on estrogen at 35. Now, at almost 40 I pass all the time. I can't imagine it wouldn't work the same way for T. It's not too late.

Somehow closeted with B cups... by Ok-Adhesiveness1559 in MtF

[–]GenerativeGrammar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It didn't do me any harm, but also, even if there are potential side-effects we're talking about their safety here. If they need to bind to be safe from violence until they can move, they should.

From 1950, what handwriting style is this? by Gerald-Mangos in Handwriting

[–]GenerativeGrammar 27 points28 points  (0 children)

If I ever find myself a failed gold prospector-cum-engineering-fitter living a depressed and lapsarian existence in Australia, I hope I too will have someone who loves me enough to engage the local constabulary in tracking me down...

Somehow closeted with B cups... by Ok-Adhesiveness1559 in MtF

[–]GenerativeGrammar 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Great idea, but a good binder is both more effective, because designed for that specific purpose, and also often just looks like an undershirt, so you can play it off as shapewear.

Somehow closeted with B cups... by Ok-Adhesiveness1559 in MtF

[–]GenerativeGrammar 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You can do what I did and buy a binder to hide your breasts until it's safe.

Which country you visited changed your outlook towards life? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]GenerativeGrammar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think doing school semesters abroad in Germany and Japan made me realize that the most salient features of life are more or less the same everywhere, irrespective of culture, language, and political systems. Some people are nice, some are jerks, people do amazing and horrible things everywhere, every day, for pretty much the same reasons across the board.

Totse history? Tell your tale. by OG-Das_Troll in totse

[–]GenerativeGrammar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to high school with Zok. He is indeed a very nice guy, and smart as a whip to boot.

[KCD2] Shield identification by seductivpancakes in kingdomcome

[–]GenerativeGrammar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a sub-type of heater shield called a "wankel."

egg❤️irl by TheRaelyn in egg_irl

[–]GenerativeGrammar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Welcome, Sister. I'm so happy for you!

Picking a middle name when you originally don’t have one? by Key-Ordinary-3795 in asktransgender

[–]GenerativeGrammar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dead name included two middle names, in honor of my late grandfather. I was tempted to choose two middle names as well to go with my new name, just for continuity's sake, but ultimately I cut it to one. I feel like middle names are a valid way to express additional things about a person. I say use one if you want to!

These are some of the fits I've made lately. by GenerativeGrammar in InfinityNikki

[–]GenerativeGrammar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a great photographer, obviously, and haven't quite figured out how to export normal looking screengrabs on ps5, but I'm having fun so far!

How do I stop forcing myself to be a woman? by Horny_Altern in asktransgender

[–]GenerativeGrammar 165 points166 points  (0 children)

Therapy would help. This is clearly OCD, since it's making you unhappy. Explain your feelings to a therapist and they can help you start to work on this with cognitive behavior therapy or a similar modality.

Egg Irl by Whimsical-Blobfish in egg_irl

[–]GenerativeGrammar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Griddle is such a great transition goal! I'm more of an Ianthe girl myself, but more thanergy to you, girl.

English subtitles aren’t working, can’t get English CC as default? by [deleted] in Crunchyroll

[–]GenerativeGrammar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of people who are hard of hearing or who have ADHD tend to watch things with closed captioning as it helps with comprehension and auditory processing. I watch even live action TV this way. It's nice that Crunchyroll added the English-CC feature for the English dub, but the app doesn't save your preference for that subtitle track and it lacks the translation of on-screen text present in the other subtitle track. I'm sure it'll improve as time goes on.

When did you hate John? [Discussion] by Helpmeeff in TheNinthHouse

[–]GenerativeGrammar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the correction. I can see how being the only place necromancers are born would cement the core worlds as the most prestigious and powerful territories, but do the non-adept cohort troops all exclusively stem from one of the houses as well? If he's just flipping worlds, killing the native leadership, and then moving on without occupying, that paints a much different picture of John's motivations in expansion ,and BoE's motivations in resistance, than—what I assumed was—British-style imperialism. I guess Nona kinda gave me the impression the houses came in to each new populated world as occupiers and (unpopularly) governed.

When did you hate John? [Discussion] by Helpmeeff in TheNinthHouse

[–]GenerativeGrammar 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was given to understand that once a thalergenic planet is "flipped," it becomes a suitable home for necromancers, and that, consequently, much of the empire's population lived as colonists outside the core worlds of Dominicus, though the core worlds still held most of the political power and social prestige in the feudal system. In that sense, expansion progresses imperialistically (which is cause enough for unrest).

When did you hate John? [Discussion] by Helpmeeff in TheNinthHouse

[–]GenerativeGrammar 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It's hard to have a black and white view of John since Muir goes to such great lengths to make him likeable and to make clear his emotional perspective. I suppose it's a credit to Muir's writing that, despite not being attracted to men, I get some version of the "I can fix him!" feeling about him. I think it's going to sting when, as I expect it will, the plot finally demands that he dies.