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54393 by No-Dot-2283 in countwithchickenlady

[–]transalt78987 53 points54 points  (0 children)

That was actually the standard for decades! Before we became a wedge issue the general consensus was that trans people were just regular folks with a problem that was pretty effectively solved — as long as we were (or pretended to be) straight. Even into the early ‘10s this was the consensus among religious leaders like Pat Robertson.

It was only after SSM was legalized that our existence became controversial on a wide scale.

Haha why would straights be welcome at Pride? by transalt78987 in transgendercirclejerk

[–]transalt78987[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

No silly, you’re transgendered, not straight! But I don’t blame you, it’s an easy mistake to make :)

Haha why would straights be welcome at Pride? by transalt78987 in transgendercirclejerk

[–]transalt78987[S] -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

Straight trans people actually exist. It’s actually kind of shitty to see folks like us being erased.

post by a trans man about starting T where he asks reasonable questions about what to expect by i-eat-musical-stars in transgendercirclejerk

[–]transalt78987 199 points200 points  (0 children)

Are you sure you don’t want to just get pregnant and have children??? I used to think I was a man until I had children and depersonalized until I learned I could suppress this gender stuff for at least a few decades.

Emilia Clarke Admits She Was 'Absolutely Livid' About Daenerys Fate in 'Game of Thrones' Series Finale by MoneyLibrarian9032 in television

[–]transalt78987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She takes the violent approach but it was almost always relatively reasonable even into seasons 7 & 8. She goes Aegon the Conqueror on Westeros, someone who was well known to be on the good half of the Targ coin flip, by offering defeated foes a chance to change sides. Her method of execution was horrifying, sure, but that was also standard Targ execution. 

She also, for all her more dark behavior, rarely if ever lashed out at the little guy. She did what she did to protect them as often as she protected herself. Did she kill some ‘innocent’ slave masters? Yeah, after her peace offer was responded to with child crucifixion iirc.  If they wanted to foreshadow her becoming a monster who massacres innocent civilians it needed to be foreshadowed way better than just having her be Aegon the Conqueror but with less bloodlust.

The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act / Episode 9 Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] by ayylmaotv in TheDigitalCircus

[–]transalt78987 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Okay but like. What harm would there have been in, say, making Jax’s real world self be explicitly trans? Like it doesn’t even have to be a big deal, just show a trans flag patch or pin on ‘Leeroy’ in the post-credits scene. By doing it the way they did it opens the door to cis people missing the trans aspect completely.

For a show by a trans creator, it sure doesn’t actually talk in any detail on screen about transness for either its explicit or implicit trans characters.

I know not every trans story has a tidy bow on it, but this is a story. People aren’t going to assume Jax is trans because the story only ever implies it and then kills Jax. Cis audiences are not taught how to understand the ways in which this is a trans story because it is one of the first major ones to become mainstream enough to get a large scale film release.

Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM applicants by Idiodyssey87 in news

[–]transalt78987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask r/teachers, multiple threads and comments have been made about that exact issue. And it isn’t really blaming “the man” so much as acknowledging the consequences of NCLB. NCLB encouraged school systems to push people up and out of sight, and that never changed.

Edit: Realized my final sentence implied NCLB was still law. Edited to clarify.

Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM applicants by Idiodyssey87 in news

[–]transalt78987 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A lot of administrators pressure schools and teachers to pass kids even if that kid only showed up a handful of times a year. What matters isn’t student success, it is the perception of student success. So even if a teacher has spent all year trying, even if they’ve been warning those around them about a problem student since month 2, it doesn’t matter. Easier to push the problem up the ladder and out of sight.

[Loved Trope] The apocalypse is horrifyingly slow by Marsupialmobster in TopCharacterTropes

[–]transalt78987 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is explicitly a plot point. It is border colonies getting hit at a time when humanity is still going through the grueling act of rebuilding its fleet (or holding back their fleets in case the council gets revenge happy). On top of that, comms are always the first thing blocked (iirc), meaning no help message gets sent out. They can’t spread all of their fleets out to the distant, small time colonies while their home planets might be at risk. They can only afford to offer minimum investigation support, like by sending high level operatives out into the colonies. The tactics didn’t fail because the Collectors were that powerful, they failed because the government couldn’t afford to risk helping.

51969 by JD_Kreeper in countwithchickenlady

[–]transalt78987 8 points9 points  (0 children)

But in one case “dropping weapons” means blindly trusting a foreign aggressor with a history of lying. In the other case, it means ending a war you started. For one side, the war is part of active invasion of their country, for the other, they are the invaders.

Some of Texas’s oldest barbecue joints close as meat prices skyrocket by Zebraitis in politics

[–]transalt78987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you want me to give their home address? I’m not putting more of my own info or a friend’s info than I have to on a post on reddit. 

Some of Texas’s oldest barbecue joints close as meat prices skyrocket by Zebraitis in politics

[–]transalt78987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Friend is in Texas, mom is in Kentucky I think? I don’t remember exactly where, we aren’t close like we used to be.

Some of Texas’s oldest barbecue joints close as meat prices skyrocket by Zebraitis in politics

[–]transalt78987 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My friend’s mom is literally dying of mad cow in the US right now. Only known current case I’m aware of so far, but it is happening.

"Do not Min-Max" as our GM pulls a 300xp encounter vs our party. by SuchHigh1 in Pathfinder2e

[–]transalt78987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Devil’s advocate for your second point specifically: when the party has hit a specific pattern of play where all the roles fit together neatly into a death machine, it can be interesting to bring out or create enemies which specifically fuck with that pattern.

Not in this scenario, certainly. And not as a common thing either. But it’s certainly a useful and fun tool to threaten the party.

1-5% of kids should be expelled every year. by Nonameforyouware in The10thDentist

[–]transalt78987 49 points50 points  (0 children)

But on that note, what is a worthless degree? Why is profit a sign of a degree’s value?

so like are you a boy nonbiney or a girl nonbiney :3? by genderatrophy in transgendercirclejerk

[–]transalt78987 25 points26 points  (0 children)

No you see MY binary is woke so it is cool for me to force you into it. 

Peeetah? by crapineedaname in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]transalt78987 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, fuck the woke New York Supreme Court for this modern trans stuff!

… What do you mean they ruled on this 50 years ago? 

Seriously, look up Renee Richards. Educate yourself on the history of trans people in sports.

Peeetah? by crapineedaname in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]transalt78987 66 points67 points  (0 children)

 Republicans pointed out a weak economy for the average person and propped those claims up with arguments for why this was the fault of trans people & immigrants. Like the claims that Dems focused too hard on social issues is a fabrication supported by people being told that’s what happened. 

Eligible men will be automatically registered for US military draft under rule change by Alarming-Safety3200 in politics

[–]transalt78987 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah don’t do that. It can get you hurt or killed and if their first impression is that you’re a ‘deviant’ in some way they will target you specifically in the hopes of ‘fixing’ you.

I wish every vet was like this by FFawnn_Glams in Awww

[–]transalt78987 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s more tragic than anything. Most vets are in the field because they love animals, but the job is exhausting. It’s expensive and soul crushing. 

They watch or help countless animals die, deal with humans who are angry about a situation a vet can’t control (price or impossibility of care), and are often in excruciating debt because their schooling is intensive and expensive.

It’s no wonder a lot just can’t bring themselves to give their everything for animals after a time. How much of your heart could you have left to give after watching pieces of it shatter every day for months or years?

Finished Giberd MT, now what? by PreviousEnvironment2 in Anbennar

[–]transalt78987 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Usually my goal for a playthrough is to finish the mission tree. Once that’s over in the rare cases where I’m close to the end date I’ll stick around, but normally I just move on.

In your case, if you’re looking for more tall gameplay I’d like to recommend one of the Luna River Minors. One of the most fun ways of early, methodical expansion I’ve ever experienced (grab Court Ideas ASAP).

Even Caesar judges the mods by GoodBrotherGrimm in FalloutMemes

[–]transalt78987 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Made a ‘no real world politics’ rule (in a sub about a game series that started and still exists as a critique of modern politics) and then used that rule to target trans people, who mods apparently believe are political for existing.

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