Madame Fluttershy
But today, she just makes a post.
Or not.
Depends on the day.
JC Penney’s new ad for Father’s Day
The text reads:
“First Pals: What makes Dad so cool? He’s the swim coach, tent maker, best friend, bike fixer and hug giver—all rolled into one. Or two.” The text at the bottom reads: “Real-life dads, Todd Koch and Cooper Smith with their children Claire and Mason.”
A++
Reasons why JC Penny kicks ass.
this is amazing. Did you see that they did this for Mother’s Day, too?
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53Tell me something, friends,
Is it my fault for getting mad when someone (who has rejected my coming out and has tried to force me back into the closet) tells me that the reason I’m having a difficult time doing something is “Because you’re not a woman”? Am I wrong to get pissed and out-of-sorts because of that comment? I’m asking in seriousness, for this is a theme with me.
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Please don’t assume that I am trying to “pass” as Cis-gendered or try to give me advice on “passing” when I haven’t asked for it. Automatically assuming that all Trans* people want to ‘pass’ helps to enforce a cis-centric beauty standard that is very difficult and often hugely expensive to attain.
A friend of mine once called me out on this and I hope that I haven’t been guilty of it again. Her pointers on how to not be such an asshole have been immeasurably valuable to me.
(via transformfeminism)
Tom Gabel of Against Me! Comes Out as Transgender
Singer reveals plans to begin living as a woman in the new issue of Rolling Stone
Against Me! singer Tom Gabel reveals plans to begin living as a woman in the new issue of Rolling Stone. Gabel, who has dealt privately with gender dysphoria for years, will soon begin the process of transition, by taking hormones and undergoing electrolysis treatments.
Gabel will eventually take the name Laura Jane Grace, and will remain married to her wife Heather. “For me, the most terrifying thing about this was how she would accept the news,” says Gabel. “But she’s been super-amazing and understanding.”
Gabel only told a handful of family and friends about her plan to transition before talking to Rolling Stone. Because this is the first time a major rock star has come out as transgender, the singer made a point of speaking openly about it. “I’m going to have embarrassing moments,” says Gabel, “and that won’t be fun. But that’s part of what talking to you is about – is hoping people will understand, and hoping they’ll be fairly kind.”
The full story of Gabel’s transformation is in the latest issue, on newsstands this Friday (May 11th). In it, the singer tells Josh Eells about her history of gender dysphoria, the specifics of the transition process and what becoming Laura Jane Grace will mean for the future of Against Me!
Congratulations to her, and I hope that people are respectful of her.
That is awesome. So much respect. I always wondered if that line from Ocean was literal : “If I could have chosen, I would have been born a woman. My mother once told me she would have named me Laura I would grow up to be strong and beautiful like her”
Congrats to Laura! Be strong, girl!
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Neato!
Because I have a final tomorrow and want to crank my recently bought The Voice songs.
1: Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Oh, closed harder than the mind of Fred Phelps.
2: Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel? Unless it’s the bottom-rung, chalky type of soap. Never know when you might need it.
3: Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out? Burritos are for eating, not sleeping as. All out.
4: Have you ever stolen a street sign before? No.
5: Do you like to use post-it notes? Sometimes.
6: Do you cut out coupons but then never use them? Rarely.
7: Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees? Bear. I would fight that bear, and I would probably lose.
8: Do you have freckles? Nope.
9: Do you always smile for pictures? In general.
10: What is your biggest pet peeve? Difference between pet peeve and ignitor. Probably tags sticking up.
11: Do you ever count your steps when you walk? Only for informational purposes.
12: Have you ever peed in the woods? It wasn’t gonna go anywhere else, was it?
13: What about pooped in the woods? Indeed.
14: Do you ever dance even if theres no music playing? Yes!
15: Do you chew your pens and pencils? Eew.
16: How many people have you slept with this week? None…
17: What size is your bed? Twin, I believe. Not sure how big this fold-out couch is.
18: What is your Song of the week? I think it just became Born To Be Wild by Juliet and Cee Lo.
19: Is it okay for guys to wear pink? *Facepalm*
20: Do you still watch cartoons? The ones up with which I grew. Never understood Spongebob.
21: Whats your least favorite movie? Transformers fucking Two.
22: Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some? If I told you I’d have to kill you. (I like the answer of the person from whom I stole this)
23: What do you drink with dinner? Water, maybe soda. Occasionally beer.
24: What do you dip a chicken nugget in? Buffalo sauce or ranch.
25: What is your favorite food? Perhaps tempura udon.
26: What movies could you watch over and over and still love? Many. Especially The Room.
27: Last person you kissed/kissed you? My ex…
28: Were you ever a boy/girl scout? Yep. And I won.
29: Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine? Depends.
30: When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper? It’s been a while.
31: Can you change the oil on a car? Yes.
32: Ever gotten a speeding ticket? Nope.
33: Ever ran out of gas? Yes, but I wasn’t driving.
34: Favorite kind of sandwich? This question is entirely impossible to answer. It’s like asking you what your favorite molecule of air was you’ve breathed in the past week. Too damn many variables.
35: Best thing to eat for breakfast? I like fully-loaded taquitos or breakfast tacos.
36: What is your usual bedtime? School days before midnight. Work nights? 6 or so. Faffing about? Maybe 1.
37: Are you lazy? I am actually in Advanced Sloth Studies. My thesis is developing a universal formula to determine how much effort is required to accomplish any given task.
38: When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween? Batman, Darth Vader, Robin Hood.
39: What is your Chinese astrological sign? Sssnake.
40: How many languages can you speak? English, Japanese, male.
41: Do you have any magazine subscriptions? No longer.
42: Which are better legos or lincoln logs? Legos. Obviously.
43: Are you stubborn? When either I can win or I feel the cause at hand is worth the effort.
44: Who is better…Leno or Letterman? Ah, your premise is flawed. You assume that either matter.
45: Ever watch soap operas? My whole fucking life, man!
46: Are you afraid of heights? Yesh. Ironic, given how tall I am. I believe it’s genetic.
47: Do you sing in the car? When the driver is not acting like a philistine.
48: Do you sing in the shower? I would if I could ever pick a tune.
49: Do you dance in the car? Yes.
50: Ever used a gun? I have. And I’m not that bad a shot.
51: Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer? Senior in high school.
52: Do you think musicals are cheesy? If you had a neck, and I had hands, I would squeeze your brain which is your body right out of the top of your head which does not exist.
53: Is Christmas stressful? Not at this stage. I have found my last few Christmases (and surrounding holiday seasons) to be relatively peaceful and serene.
54: Ever eat a pierogi? I have not.
55: Favorite type of fruit pie? La Pumpkin.
56: Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid? Baseball player.
57: Do you believe in ghosts? Positively.
58: Ever have a Deja-vu feeling? No, strangely.
59: Take a vitamin daily? No indeed.
60: Wear slippers? I did, but they wore out.
61: Wear a bath robe? I would if I had one.
62: What do you wear to bed? As little as I can, usually.
63: First concert? POLYSICS back in high school. Lots of fun!
64: Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart? Target, Walmart. Kmart is most sketch.
65: Nike or Adidas? Converse.
66: Cheetos Or Fritos? Cheetos!
67: Peanuts or Sunflower seeds? Peanuts.
68: Ever hear of the group Tres Bien? No.
69: Ever take dance lessons? Not directly, but as part of rehearsal.
70: Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing? Hopefully something that makes use of hir requisite considerable intellect.
71: Can you curl your tongue? Yes, and my dad can’t.
72: Ever won a spelling bee? No.
73: Have you ever cried because you were so happy? A few times.
74: Own any record albums? Some Firesign Theatre.
75: Own a record player? Sister does.
76: Regularly burn incense? No.
77: Ever been in love? Yep. Still hurts when it rains.
78: Who would you like to see in concert? Metallica, Green Day, Anberlin.
79: What was the last concert you saw? A Dead Giveaway?
80: Hot tea or cold tea? Depends on the mood.
81: Tea or coffee? More coffee, but neither are essential.
82: Sugar or snickerdoodles? Snickerdoodle-doo.
83: Can you swim well? Haven’t for a while, but I used to be pretty good.
84: Can you hold your breath without holding your nose? Can’t everyone?
85: Are you patient? I can be far more patient than I need to be.
86: DJ or band, at a wedding? Haven’t given it much thought.
87: Ever won a contest? I won a chance to see Joe Biden when he came to my school.
88: Ever have plastic surgery? Not yet.
89: Which are better black or green olives? Green olives.
90: Can you knit or crochet? No.
91: Best room for a fireplace? Living room.
92: Do you want to get married? Someday.
93: If married, how long have you been married? Nope.
94: Who was your HS crush? In retrospect, I had more than I realized at the time, and a bunch of them were incompatible with my beliefs at the time.
95: Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way? I have never found being the difficult one to have any success. For me. It works with my sister, though, so I’m gonna keep at it!
96: Do you have kids? Not yet.
97: Do you want kids? Someday. I hope I can be a good mother after receiving expert-level training/grooming to be a father.
98: Whats your favorite color? Red, blue, pink, black.
99: Do you miss anyone right now? I miss my friends and the times we had. I wish I’d known who I was then.
I think that cisfuck bigots who wouldn’t have sex with (or would even get violent with if in a sexual situation) a trans woman should wear a neon sign
Because the only fuckers who should be disclosing anything are you pieces of shit.
OK, I realize I’m opening myself up to a whole world of hurt by saying this, but… why aren’t the genitals of a person I want to sleep with relevant to whether I want to sleep with them? Obviously there is NO EXCUSE for getting violent in any situation (much less a sexual one), but if I’m about to go to bed with someone, I want and am expecting dick. I’m not saying I wouldn’t go to bed with a trans man (I would), but I would definitely feel like a relevant detail had been left out of our courtship if I only discovered when the clothes came off that the man didn’t have a cock. Maybe this makes me cis scum, but I really don’t see how being surprised that there isn’t a cock on a person who presents as a man makes me a bigot.
If it’s not about you don’t make it about you. I want cis bigots to disclose and cis people in general to disclose. Cuz y’all are dangerous. Us not so much.
So in your case (and liking dick is not bigoted, provided you don’t equate dick with man and it doesn’t seem like you do) you would just need to make sure someone you got with knew ahead of time that you really like dick and can’t really fuck without it.
You risk nothing by disclosing that you like dick. We risk everything by telling you we’re trans or even what genitals we have (for some of us)
I’m loving how all the fucking cis people are coming out of the woodworks to whinge about how “It’s jus mah preference!!!!!”
Shut the fuck up. Just. SHUT. UP.
Do y’all asses not realize how stupid you sound? You’re essentially saying “My attraction to you (as well as my logic) stops at your genitals. The only reason my attraction to you is still going is because of my fucked up and narrow minded assumption that you will have the genitals that I expect on a cis person.”
There is NO SUCH THING as a cis person being killed because somebody found out that a cis woman had a vagina. TRANS WOMEN DIE ALL THE TIME BECAUSE OF THAT SHIT.
This person’s privilege is showing. Gee I wish that I didn’t have the problem ze doesn’t have. As it is, I’m hesitant to get into a relationship even pre-transition, because I will in all likelihood kill what could have been otherwise a good time. Hell, disclosure killed my last relationship (although that relationship needed to die for other reasons). Cis-scum? No. Cis-dumbass? Yes.
(via flapjackstate)
