I get the hate for the US and I 100% agree with it, but honestly, the complete lack of compassion non-Americans have for us is staggering.
We’re mocked for not having healthcare, for having mass shootings, for being stuck in poverty, for not having liveable wages, for literally every tragedy that hits us.
And the people mocking us don’t understand or just don’t care that these aren’t our choices. The majority of Americans are pro-gun control. The majority of Americans are pro-universal healthcare. The majority of Americans want a higher minimum wage.
But what we want doesn’t matter because our votes don’t matter. Our voting machines are rigged, we can’t take time off of work or school to vote, politicians use gerrymandering to twist things in their favor, minorities (particularly Black people) suddenly find themselves unregistered right before elections, certain groups (mainly Black men) are kept from voting by charging them with felonies, etc. Even our votes for president don’t matter because the popular vote is only symbolic; the real decision is made by the Electoral College, an organization that is purposely shrouded to prevent people from understanding what it is. We don’t even get to choose our Electoral College representatives and we sure as hell can’t control who they vote for, even if they go against the popular vote.
We have no real control over politics in this country and it is genuinely fucking terrifying.
truscum why are you not aggressively, virulently no platforming cis ppl who join the discourse on your side? do you not see how dangerous it is to let cis ppl decide who is and isn’t trans and how that has directly lead to tons of trans people suffering bc they weren’t “trans enough” even if they desperately needed hormones. your very first action should be saying that only trans ppl get a say in who is trans. like i thought your whole thing is stopping people you believe are cis from defining transness
The New Song from BMC NYC for those who can’t make it out to the show or can’t wait to hear it. The song starts at the end of Upgrade and closes act one. (From my own Audio)
I don’t know the master, but I was given permission to post this!
There were a lot of changes to this song, especially in the beginning. I find it extremely interesting to listen to, since it’s personally my favorite song from the original, and hearing all of these changes really change the feel of it? I still absolutely love it, though.
Also, Jeremy taking a lot more of an active role in this song I feel is really telling? In the original, it felt as if it was a lot more of the Squip, but in this version Jeremy is singing a lot of the melody instead of the Squip. He’s obviously a lot more behind it?
why don’t we talk more about trans peoples complicated relationships with sexuality? how it’s hard to tell if you’re attracted to someone or just want to look like them, how when you’re questioning and figuring out your gender it’s difficult to find the right label for your sexuality, how it seems impossible to have a relationship in the first place because of people’s transphobia and/or the fact that they don’t see you as your actual gender. and how dysphoria interacts with your sexuality. trans people are definitely allowed to have a complicated relationship with their sexuality, and it can be hard to figure out, i hope people keep this in mind more
I know how you feel, dysphoria is a pain in the ass. And dont try to stress yourself out too much over requests and such, take your time with everything and most importantly yourself. Youre more important than any of that so please talk care of yourself ^^ I totally get that its easier said than done, trust me I know, but you have people who support you and want you to be happy so try keeping that in mind! Just do everything at your own pace, theres no rush! ^^
Thanks anon– honestly I know I should try taking better care of myself, but I really don’t want to just leave people hanging. I used to be great at making long stories but they were all rather bad and very rushed, so even if I take my time on these requests I feel bad for just not posting as much as I used to. And yeah,, dysphoria sucks but I can handle it for now. I’m kinda venting through one of the requests I’m trying to put out this week if I’m being honest.But seriously your message made me smile so thanks for that :)