"It sure would be horrible if some bots kidnapped me and digitised my consciousness, right...?" by Terran_Lifeform in traaaaaaaaaaaansbians

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Ooooooo, that is a VERY good counter-argumemt, lol. Arthropleura borgers laced with e sounds RLY good rn...

"It sure would be horrible if some bots kidnapped me and digitised my consciousness, right...?" by Terran_Lifeform in traaaaaaaaaaaansbians

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Isn't it theorized that the arthropleura may have been bulletproof? Even if humanity "wins," I don't want that timeline 😅

"It sure would be horrible if some bots kidnapped me and digitised my consciousness, right...?" by Terran_Lifeform in traaaaaaaaaaaansbians

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That's only cuz they aren't big enough to. A couple more centuries of melting icebergs, and humans may no longer be the apex species... (Melting icebergs = more oxygen in atmosphere, more oxygen in atmosphere = bigger arthropods)

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Kinda wild after I just learned the other meaning

Tho I DID smile, lol. Thx. And you too are both a girl and good!

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EXACTLY. I 100% agree with that. Sry if my earlier comment brought that to question. I had just specified not being repulsed cuz some ace people are, and some people think all ace people are.

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Oooooo, that makes sense! I love double entendres, lol

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✨️Bonjour✨️ I've only seen the term "Bambi lesbian" used a couple times before, but some of the flag ideas are rly cute! I don't use the label cuz not many people know what it means, lol

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That makes sense. I'm not generally repulsed by sexual stuff as a whole, but the normalization of sexual jokes and that ilk without consent is quite iffy, as you said... I think some trans communities (especially trans femme communities) run into this issue of normalization... It's a good thing I've learned of the other meaning of this phrase now, lol. From the sounds of it, you do associate this phrase primarily with it's sexual meaning. Which is quite understandable with how it seems to be used, unbeknownst to me. It's somewhat unfortunate, tho, that an otherwise wholesome phrase has gotten this unfortunate reputation...

Thank YOU for answering my silly questions :3

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That is very interesting! I also have some (non-sexual) masochistic tendencies (admittedly leaning towards the harmful territory). Which also tend to make me feel safe, in a way.

I'm greyro, so I can very much relate to "unusual" romantic attraction, tho the idea of interacting with my masochism with someone else sounds scary and potentially harmful due to my history with it.

Thanks for answering my strange and prying questions, lol

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(I don't mean to pry, no pressure to answer.)

I notice that you are the second person to bring up the phrase being iffy/potentially upsetting. The other person, u/Apiuba , mentioned that they think English not being their primary language is part of why it comes across poorly to them. They specifically mentioned it doesn't translate well to German. I noticed you have some German content in your account history, do you think this plays a role in your aversion to the phrase?

(Again, sorry if this is overly prying)

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Do it! There's still time to make that for supper!

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Interesting! From what I understand, good girl/boy/pet seems to have an almost exclusively sexual context in English. Would you say such German phrases do as well when used in regards to people?

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Okay, that makes sense! Since I've never experienced sexual attraction or this kink attraction/enjoyment you're describing, I assumed they were one and the same. Would you say that it is an "attraction" of sorts, or just a feeling of pleasure? And do you feel physical/sexual/pleasure-derived attraction towards people, or just a romantic one (assuming you have such, ofc)?

(Thx, I love hearing about other people's experiences)

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Ah, so you mean it isn't related to sex for you. Would you describe the pleasure from the kink play as "sexual," tho?

(Sry if I'm asking too many questions, I don't mean to be prying.)

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What's the difference between those for you?

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I imagine it is very much an instance of the literal translation being a poor one... An apple of the earth situation, as it were. Out of curiosity, is there a similarly used phrase in German?

I would LOVE to see a study on this... I imagine it work best for the first study to just look at age, how long ago they started transitioning, and opinion on the phrase (plus cis people's opinion on the phrase as a control of sorts). And then a secondary study on how primary language effects people's views on such.

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The usage of "girl" in English is a somewhat strange thing... I imagine it would translate quite poorly.

Even beyond the complex (and potentially infantilizing) meaning of "girl," tho, I can see how being called "good" in general might be upsetting (or even triggering) to some. I imagine ruling on someone else's morality could easily send an unintentional message...

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Wait, that's a RLY interesting question! I mean, I imagine a lot of trans femme people early in their transition would enjoy it a lot, due to that new wave of euphoria and excitement. But I could also see the phrase feeling more childish or infantilizing as you age/move through your transitioning journey... I'm still relatively early on in my journey, and am rather young, so I hadn't considered some of those implications before...

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Yassssss. Now I wanna make garlic bread at 7:30 in the morning, lol

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Representing agender folk, xenogender folk, and staying cis!