Lets create a house where yelling means we’re having fun. When you hear a door slam you know it was accidentally pulled with too much strength, not slammed out of anger. When there is silence, it is Contentment, not another passive aggressive fight. The dog is no longer barking to protect, he simply just wants the cats to play with him. Let’s create a safe, warm environment that makes you feel like you can breathe, not hold your breath. Let’s stomp on the eggshells we use to tip toe on. Together we will make this house into a home. And welcome all with open arms into this kind and loving space.
When you meet the girl who has been listening whenever you wish for something and then doing her best to secretly grant them for you because she's so smitten, you have no idea. She's made you so many kites because you Love Kites and she Knows.
Here's ponies from my childhood for a change! I used to watch this video cassette (My little pony: Dancing in the Clouds) religiously as soon as I took Starcatcher out of her box. If only I had Skywishes too...
In the middle of my drawing, a friend informed me that there's official pride merchandise of these two from Hasbro! So I added the flowers to reference that.
I really love this instagram post specifically because the person asking the question is simultaneously making the answer impossible. If they had worded it normally ("Almost all women menstruate - so, why is there still so much stigma?"), the answer would have been obvious - only women menstruate, and because of misogyny, normal female bodily processes are stigmatised. But by not acknowledging this reality in the "info" graphic, we will never reach a conclusion - the question will forever remain unanswered.
So why does menstruation still remain stigmatised? It's disgust towards the female anatomy and the imperative towards women to hide their female physiology. It's the shame and humiliation that is hammered into every little girl's brain when she discovers that she is female, and her realisation that she will have to make her female body appear presentable if she does not want to risk social ostracisation. That's the reason. And unless we understand the direct link between female anatomy, reproductive capability and misogyny, we are never going to solve that problem.
So yeah, that's what we mean when we say that gender-inclusive language is robbing us of our words. That's it.