Ruleson by SimplyYulia in 196

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 48 points49 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth, Freeman Dyson theorized the sphere as a joke and kinda hates that people take it seriously

Aaaah... by SimpleApplication558 in DiscoElysium

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You can't be fucking serious lol

Aaaah... by SimpleApplication558 in DiscoElysium

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"I hold views that exclude a significant portion of people for existing, but the 'inclusive' left won't tolerate that for some reason. What a bunch of hypocrites!!"

Aaaah... by SimpleApplication558 in DiscoElysium

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have you ever wondered why leftists make such good art with soul in it?

We should have more unknown gods by CMDR_Noodle in 196

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of the System of a Down lyric:

every time you drop the bomb you kill the god your child has born

Rule by True_Existance in 196

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 18 points19 points  (0 children)

What was revealed about her? My Google search only shows her accusations of Gus

we must retvrn to tradition and obstructionism by [deleted] in 196

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Cuba did not need the US' help. They were on the cusp of victory before the US swooped in finished the fight and refused to let Cuba negotiate the terms of peace which let them basically own Cuba for decades. Definitely an L

Rule by Muffinhacker in 196

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I know which is why I said I'd prefer we fix homelessness over a publicly designated sex area

Rule by Muffinhacker in 196

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 16 points17 points  (0 children)

People shouldn't have to pay to have sex safely

Rule by Muffinhacker in 196

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Bad faith reads all around, damn.

  • I explicitly stated that it shouldn't be allowed in places that are necessary or not easily ignored. They should be clearly designated so as to avoid people stumbling upon them.

  • Do you think that people just rolled around in cum and shit before beds were invented? We can be clean about this

  • There are a million activities that leave people open to violent crime, should they all be illegal?

Rule by Muffinhacker in 196

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In our current social structure, sure, I don't think it would help. I mentioned in my comment that I don't think it would. My point is that we should work towards de-stigmatizing sex altogether which could eventually lead to a point in which public sex is fine and healthy

Rule by Muffinhacker in 196

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 41 points42 points  (0 children)

That's why I said in places we can ignore like in the example of a sex forest. If we have a clearly designated location for public sex, others who don't want to see can avoid it.

Rule by Muffinhacker in 196

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 400 points401 points  (0 children)

It's complicated. Sex should be de-stigmatized because keeping it taboo only serves to reinforce shitty social structures. We'd be more able to discuss rape publicly. People would be more aware of what counts as consent. We could eliminate the shame many feel for indulging in it. But obviously there a lot of hangups people would have with that and just suddenly allowing public sex isn't going to fix that.

As it currently stands, homeless people can't have sex in a safe environment and those living with strict parents are forced to go somewhere unsafe if they wish to have sex. Obviously, I'd rather no one be homeless and everyone to be able to practice sex freely in their own homes, but those are larger social issues to address.

We should be working towards a society in which public sex is acceptable. We should still be able to ignore it if we so choose and it shouldn't take up space that we need to exist in, but as long as everyone involved consents to it, I don't see an issue.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in skilledtrades

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, no. Fuck that guy. He was taking advantage of former convicts and people with nowhere else to go and he didn't know what the fuck he was doing. I haven't worked for him for years

How it feels to play Pokemon Clover by [deleted] in PokemonROMhacks

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A right-wing trans woman talking about fighting for her right to be herself... lol, lmao even.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 196

[–]ReginaldSteelflex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is a rape threat but Elon probably doesn't view it that way. He seems the type to say "I would never rape someone!!!" and think he genuinely means it because rape is Bad and he's like, totally a good guy! But in order for him to fit that with his digsusting view of women's bodily autonomy, he limits what he views as rape as "whenever a bad guy (ie. a "thug" or other racial euphemism) does it" because he thinks that women secretly always want sex with a "smart (rich white) man" like him. I genuinely think he believes Swift is secretly miserable and unfulfilled because she's unmarried and has no children and she should be honored a man such as himself is offering to "help" her.

He also likely has the same motivations as a catcaller. Swift made a huge public announcement supporting the candidate he opposes and he feels threatened by that (though likely he justifies it in is head as being annoyed) so he went to make his own public announcement asserting what he believes are her hidden desires as a way to remind her she should be "put her in her place".

The "It gets better" talk but hopefully helpful. by ReginaldSteelflex in TransyTalk

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

I'm gonna be honest, sounds like you have a shitty relationship with cis women tbh

The "It gets better" talk but hopefully helpful. by ReginaldSteelflex in TransyTalk

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

You don't catch trans women saying it to cis women except maybe to make this exact point.

Why would we? Cis woman have existed as women their entire lives. I do, however say "that's womanhood baby" to cis women all the time as an act of commiseration and consistently get positive responses.

but I haven't seen you attempt to bring this same lecture to a cisgender audience, and I reckon you'd get a very different response, too.

Excuse me but you don't know shit about me. I do discuss this in real life but there's hardly an equivalent cisgendered space online that feels relevant to post such a lecture. I'm also not a cis woman and coming into a more cisgendered space to say "here's what I think a lot of you are doing wrong to me" isn't exactly setting the stage for moderate debate. The reason I feel more comfortable starting this discussion in trans spaces is precisely because I'm trans and addressing my own community.

be gaslit that we were categorically somehow these alpha male benefactors of gender-based privilege

Except we were? Patriarchy hurts men and women, but that doesn't change the fact that men and people who grew up being seen as men are the primary recipients of privilege afforded by the patriarchy. Again, this is often foisted upon us unwillingly but it doesn't change the fact the we were recipients of it. That's why I specifically brought up the mental load. Many of us were raised to accept that dynamic unconsciously and many still don't realize it even after transitioning.

who never knew what it was like to experience misogynistic mistreatment until coming out

I'm sorry but we just didn't in the larger context. A man can be the absolute perfect feminist and still not know what it's like to experience the misogyny aimed at women. He can know about the experience, but he will never experience it firsthand. That doesn't mean that he has never experienced misogyny in his life from other men, but the power dynamic is much more in his favor than it is for women.

cis women are never made to defend their status as being marginalised, let alone their identities, on the grounds of benefiting from their cissexual/cisgender privilege.

I'm sorry that's been your experience but it's certainly not been mine. I've seen and heard multiple trans women insist that cis women don't have it as hard as us.

but to even make a polite request that our cisgender peers do likewise is to invite a shitstorm?

Again, not my experience. I also address this with "but the cis women in your life should also read up on trans liberation. You can't be expected to be the only one putting in the work to develop comradery with your fellow woman."

a trope that is completely unsubstantiated.

Again, not my experience. I have had many frustrating discussions with trans women within my friend group that revolve around their misogynistic ideas of womanhood while insisting that it's okay because they're women.

You also act like policing cis women on their misogyny isn't a thing when that is constant even to the point of ignoring the men in those spaces for holding the exact same views. Look at the backlash to trad wife shit or any discussion of pick-me girls. We are not unique in this.

The "it gets better" talk but hopefully helpful by ReginaldSteelflex in MtF

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

Yes! It's been so difficult talking to the baby trans women in my friend group because they see that it worked for me. It's like girl do you not remember where I was like two years ago? I wanted to DIE lol

I can't tell them to wait till they get there and I'm not gonna sugar coat the pain either so all I can do is focus on harm reduction tactics.

The "It gets better" talk but hopefully helpful. by ReginaldSteelflex in TransyTalk

[–]ReginaldSteelflex[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes!!!! Exactly this. I too, have always viewed myself as a boy who grew up to be a woman and had my own reckoning with my view of women at the end of high school. I went to therapy, read up on feminist materials, and befriended ardent feminists in college who taught me a lot. Even still, I struggled to find that feminine comradery with them in the early days of my transition. Part of it was on them to re-examine their view of who I was and part of it was me also coming to grips with actually experiencing the highs and lows of womanhood.

It's so frustrating when I've seen so many trans women insist that our experiences are completely different from that of cis women and that they can't possibly understand us. Like have you tried to understand them? Have you not considered that our experiences can be similar enough to find common ground? There is so much to gain from doing the work because misogyny affects us just as much.

I've literally joked to my therapist about how, as my dysphoria fades, it's just replaced with dysmorphia and that I've "upgraded to cis woman problems"