hidden-agender:

metapianycist:

niceandjaded-frombeingisolated:

…. another of my aunts just told me I should totally make Raptor into a pronoun set for me…

okay guys I get it I’ve liked dinosaurs since I was two but REALLY. Raptor as a badass gender-neutral name for me is sweet as fuck but um wat A PRONOUN SET?

I know there’s like one person who legit made Cap’n their pronoun(s) but uhm HOW EVEN WOULD RAPTOR WORK LIKE WHAT FUCK

“I was talking to raptor the other day” “That’s raptor’s blog” “Raptor is trying to feel more like raptorself.” It turns out sounding like a name, except for the reflexive.

I knew someone who tried to make “armadillo” into a pronoun set once. It was fun! :)

(I’m friends with that person too!)

Even though my pronoun is they, having a monosyllabic name means I could easily adapt “cat” as a pronoun of sorts. I already use it as a substitute for “boy/girl” in many situations, as in “fancat.” (and thus “fancatting.”)

(Source: nephilim-inside-hell)

peachdreamsandperseus:

Real women don’t have curves.

Real women aren’t skinny.

Real women are flesh, blood and bone.

Do you identify as a woman?

Good, then you are a real woman.

Move on.

everydayimroflin:

nostopdasgay:

potaco:

nostopdasgay:

On the contrary, my dear anonymous, I can be whatever you want me to be. ;)

A “female”:

A “male”:

Or even a lamp:

oh yes, especially a lamp.

Oh my jesus Nicolette you are a beautiful human being Inanimate object(lamp)?

oh my, why thank you.

This deserves 36574321 notes

World’s sexiest lamp. ❤  

cmykian:

hussatan:

why the fuck are we fighting over gender again i thought we already figured out gender a while ago 

*Spits out drink* OH. MY. GOD.

(Source: darkjak)

ceasesilence:

“I’m sorry, I just can’t get your pronouns right!” Yes, you can. You just won’t.

chubadubdub:

cubananarchist:

“It happens all the time.  Mostly with cis people, but with some trans people too.  Someone gets a pronoun wrong.  Sometimes it’s a binary pronoun (that is, he or she) and sometimes it’s a non-binary pronoun, like they, zie, or ey.  And guess what?  If you get a pronoun wrong, even if it was an honest mistake, it is your fault.  It is a big deal.  It is an example of cissexism.  It is an example of linguistic violence. In fact, it is an example of your cissexism.  Because you’re cissexist.  The first step, dude, is admitting that you have a problem, and just like admitting that you’re an addict, it is hard to do.  And just like admitting that you’re an addict, it is brave.  And indispensable!  Or you’ll hit your rock bottom, and that trans person you keep mispronouning?  You will make them cry, or you trigger a panic attack for them, or the worst case scenario will happen, and you will lose them.  I hope you value them enough to want these things not to happen.”

I’ve been struggling so hard with people around me misgendering folks. URGH. 

I’ve found that when I mix up someone’s pronouns, it’s because I don’t really see hir as the gender that ze is. I slip up and use the wrong pronoun because I’m misgendering hir. In order to stop the slip-ups, I have to pause and say hold the fuck up how dare you misgender that person and decide that they aren’t “really” this gender or that?! And I have to give myself a stern talking-to and reminder that I have absolutely no authority to decide what someone else’s gender is, and accept that hir gender is what ze says it is regardless of what I happen to think, and then the pronouns clear up.

^This

A bit of a helpful tip: When you don’t know someone’s pronouns, always check their Tumblr page. And if they’re not listed “They”, “Them”, and their name/user name is usually sufficient. That’s what I do, at least. c:

It’s not that hard to do, and really helps make folks happier and more relaxed around you.

brennando:

Some people think of gender as a spectrum — male on one side, female on the other, and an in between area.

I tend to think of it as a bouncy ball pit, with all different genders and identities being tossed around in a space of wonderfulness.

I mean, who would want a little line to encompass different identities when you could have a ball pit? Who would even want that.