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Let me break it down for anyone dumb enough to STILL not get it.

Miss Rachel: We need to do everything we can for Palestinian children. They are suffering!

Everyone (including Jews): Yeah! That makes sense! We agree and support this!

Miss Rachel: I want everyone to know that my support for children doesn’t end at any border!

Jews: Cool! I support this. Just…one quick question. You mention support regardless of borders, but we’d really appreciate if you spoke out on behalf of Israeli and Jewish children who are also suffering in and because of this war. You’re right, support for children shouldn’t be divided by borders.

Miss Rachel: OK, I have empathy for Israeli mothers waiting for their children to come home.

Jews: Thank you. That’s nice to hear. But it seems like a bit of a distant and lukewarm take in comparison to how you’re speaking about Palestinian suffering. Idk. If you could maybe look into what is happening and has happened to Jewish and Israeli children on and since 10/7, you might be better able to advocate for all children affected by this war.

Other People Online: WOW! GET A LOAD OF THESE JEWS TRYING TO SAY THEY HAVE IT WORSE THAN PALESTINIANS AND THAT MISS RACHEL SHOULD STOP CARING ABOUT PALESTINIAN CHILDREN.

Jews: That’s not what we said. We just feel—

Miss Rachel: Wow the government is defunding SNAP benefits! That’s terrible!

Everyone (including Jews): That’s so terrible! We agree!

Miss Rachel: Can you believe the government is defunding SNAP benefits just to send billions of dollars in weapons to another country to kill children?!

Other People Online: YEAH! Fuck those Israelis! All they want is to destroy Palestine! They don’t deserve weapons or support from the US! Genocidal babykillers! Anyone who feels different is a Zionist which is the same as a Nazi!

Jews and Israelis: Wait, what? No! There’s…a lot wrong with that statement. I can only address some of it cuz I’m overwhelmed right now. But you know that neither the goal of Israel nor of the US is to kill any children right?

Other People Online: That’s what THEY want you to think.

Jews and Israelis: WTF? Who is “they”? Also, the US is sending money to Israel in order to help them repair the iron dome, a defensive weapon whose only job is to intercept bombs from hostile forces. Israel is an allied country to the US, and as such is entitled to such support after an unprovoked attack on 10/7 that led to a ton of damage to the iron dome.

Miss Rachel: Wow! People think I’m antisemitic just cuz I don’t want children to die. Boohoo I’m so sad let me cry so people feel bad for me.

Jews and Israelis: literally nobody is disagreeing with you about that OR thinks that you wanting children safe makes you antisemitic. We’re just a little upset that you claim to support all children regardless of borders but barely address suffering of children on the Israeli side of the border.

Miss Rachel: I said the thing about empathy for hostages.

Jews and Israelis: Right. And that was nice. It’s just…we can’t help but notice that you didn’t say anything about the infants and children burned and strangled to death in front of their mothers on 10/7 or the soccer field of Israeli children that was bombed or the ongoing trauma of the survivors or the mocking of Jewish hostages who returned home just because they wanted certain kinds of comfort food. We can’t help but notice that you aren’t speaking up against the Jewish children being harassed in schools in your own country or raped in France or attacked for wearing Jewish star necklaces or kippot or speaking Hebrew. We can’t help but notice that your protection of Palestinian children seems to revolve mostly around condemning Israel and the US without also condemning the Hamas strategy of using children as human shields or even forcibly recruiting Palestinian children to fight, which is a violation of international law. Nobody is asking you to stop caring about children. Caring about children is something we all support. We just think that a borderless support of children should involve ALL children and call out ALL parties committed to harming children. That includes the harm done by the US and Israel but also the harm done by Hamas. It’s important to us that this is balanced support, because it serves to highlight the idea that all children should be protected from harm, regardless of where they are from. It’s irresponsible to paint Israel as an aggressor with the goal of harming children.

Miss Rachel: wanting children to live isn’t antisemitism.

Jews and Israelis: Nobody thinks it is. And by saying that, you’re making it seem like the argument against you is that being pro-Jewish requires you to support murdering children. That is dangerous language that has a long history of leading to the death of Jews. Please be careful with your words.

Miss Rachel: Ok. I’ll be careful.

Miss Rachel 10 minutes later: *likes a post saying “Free Israel From Jews.”

Jews: WTF?!

Miss Rachel: Boohoo! I’m so sorry! It was an accident. I’m crying so you will pity me, the real victim in all of this, because you hurt my feelings by noticing my actions and being upset about them.

Other People On the Internet: wow. Get a load of these dirty Jews making miss Rachel cry because they hate her for caring about Palestinian children.

Jews: no, we’re more upset about the assertion that any place on earth needs to be “freed from Jews,” which is a pretty horrible thing to say in any context.

Other people on the internet: Well, suck it up. Palestinians have it worse than any Jew and also she said it was an accident. Stop looking for drama.

Jews: I mean, given her pattern of not listening to Jews when we voice concerns and her very recent promise to be careful with her words and actions, it seems really careless to be liking a post like that. If she was so careful then why should I believe she doesn’t believe that tweet she liked?

Other people on the internet: Oh, lighten up. It’s just a mistake. Maybe it was poorly timed but it happens.

Antisemite on Miss Rachel’s page: Jews planted the antisemitic remark in order to frame you, Miss Rachel.

Miss Rachel: *pins the comment to the top of the post and replies “ooooooohhhhh.”

Jews and Israelis: Again, WTF‽

Miss Rachel: Boohoo I’m going to cry so people feel bad for me again. I’d never say anything like that about Jews despite doing stuff like this repeatedly. I have Jewish friends and I promise they don’t hate me. Boohoo poor me. Look how mean the Jews are for making me cry all the time waaaaaaaah! I promise not to engage with any comments anymore.

Jews: Ok, now I definitely don’t think either incident was a mistake and you’ve spun this situation to find a convenient way to ignore Jews in your comments who are extremely concerned about your rhetoric and how it affects their lives and children.

Other people on the internet: Wow. Look how all you Jews bullied Miss Rachel off the internet just because she doesn’t want children to die.

Jews: that’s not even a little bit what happened or what we were upset about.

Every influencer I once respected: I can’t believe this needs to be said, but I stand with Miss Rachel in the belief that no child deserves to die for their nationality or skin color.

Jews: NOBODY DISAGREES WITH THAT. THATS NOT THE PART ANYONE IS UPSET ABOUT.

Other people on the internet: Jews can’t stand not being the center of attention for two minutes, huh? The want everyone to focus on only their suffering, as if children aren’t DYING in Gaza.

Jews: No? That’s not how we feel at all? We just feel like a person advocating for all children affected by a specific war should make an effort to actually advocate for children on both sides of that war.

poor people have been cooking this since time immemorial but it only took on its modern form after the columbian exchange

we think it's probably from turkey but if you say that you're going to start a war

One day there's probably gonna be a big scandal where a super popular twitch/youtube streamer is scrolling Twitter and they accidentally come across csam in the replies of a post because Twitter has horrible moderation for csam.

Lots of people are spreading misinformation about an argument I was involved in. Here's what really happened.

I came across someone insinuating that perisex people assigned male at birth could not have endometriosis, and accusing them of lying and having IBS. I politely corrected the poster because while it is extremely rare, it is possible.

He got angry at me and accused me of saying I have endometriosis for... Reasons. Not only have I never claimed I had endometriosis, but as you can see in my bio, I AM intersex, so even by his logic, I could have it.

For the record, I don't have endometriosis. I intentionally keep the details of my intersex variations a secret because it's very rare and could impact my privacy.

You cannot say "don't say you have this if you're perisex", because you're shutting down a channel of intersex self discovery.

“Education: Girls are banned from attending secondary school or university. About 2.4 million girls have been deprived of education, severely limiting both their opportunities and the country’s development. In 2024, the Taliban also banned women from training as doctors, nurses and midwives – among the last professions open to them.

Employment: Women have been barred from almost all jobs, including roles with international humanitarian groups and UN agencies. There are very limited exceptions for jobs in primary education and healthcare. Before the Taliban takeover, women made up a quarter of the civil service, nearly 13% of judges and 16% of prosecutors. Women were active in most professions and increasing numbers ran their own businesses.

Public and political life: Women have been shut out of public life and decision-making. Before the takeover, women held more than a quarter of parliamentary seats. The Taliban have also clamped down on civil society organisations. Most former women MPs, judges, journalists and rights activists are in exile or hiding.

Freedom of movement: Women need a male chaperone (mahram) to travel, use public transport or even visit a health centre. They are also banned from driving. The Taliban recently said women should not leave home without their husband’s permission.

Public spaces: Women are banned from parks – including parks previously designated as women only – gyms, public baths and other recreational places. They cannot participate in cultural activities.

Dress: Women must cover their entire body and face when in public. They cannot decorate their hijab or add perfume. Prior to the Taliban takeover, many younger women wore Western clothing with a loose headscarf.

Policing and punishments: The Taliban have reintroduced public flogging and stoning as punishments for adultery, although it is unclear whether any stonings have been carried out. The Taliban’s so-called morality police frequently harass and detain women for alleged infringements of dress codes and other rules. There are widespread reports of women being raped and assaulted in Taliban prisons.

Access to justice: Women have no judicial recourse to challenge the many restrictions imposed on them. Special police units and courts set up under the previous government to handle family disputes and cases of domestic and sexual violence have been dismantled. All women’s shelters have shut. Taliban laws allow husbands to beat their wives and effectively block women from seeking divorce.

Media: Some regions have banned the broadcast of women’s faces and voices. Elsewhere, women must wear a face covering on TV. They cannot appear alongside male presenters or work in mixed newsrooms. Female journalists face restrictions in accessing information. They are largely barred from interviewing Taliban officials or attending press conferences. Women are also banned from TV dramas.

Sport: Women and girls are barred from sports and competitions. The country’s female athletes compete in exile. Women’s gyms had become increasingly popular in larger cities before the Taliban takeover.

Child marriage: The ban on girls’ education and deepening poverty are driving more parents to marry off their daughters early. A decree published in May suggests girls as young as nine can be wed. About 29% of girls in Afghanistan marry under the age of 18 and nearly 10% before 15, according to data published by UNICEF in 2023.

Maternal and child mortality: Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, but risks are increasing. Factors include the high rate of child marriage and deteriorating health care. The ban on midwifery schools will compound the risks.

General health care: The ban on girls’ education will cut off the supply of women doctors and health workers, with dire repercussions for women’s health care. Rules stipulating that women must have a mahram to attend health centres and that female health workers must have a mahram for home visits already restrict access to care.

Freedom of expression: Journalists and women’s rights activists risk intimidation, arbitrary arrest, detention and torture. The Taliban have cracked down on women’s protests, most recently in Herat.

“Morality” law: In 2024, the Taliban announced that women should not read, sing or speak in public. The so-called morality code says women should not even be heard singing or reading aloud from inside their home, as their voices are a source of temptation. The restriction on speaking outside the home has not been enforced.

Beauty salons: The Taliban have shut down beauty salons. These not only served as important places for women to socialise, but also provided employment for thousands of women.

Weddings: Women cannot wear make-up, hair extensions or perfume for wedding and engagement parties. Music is forbidden and people cannot sing or dance. Couples can no longer exchange rings, which the Taliban say is a Christian tradition.”

Here's to the trans women of color, the mentally ill trans women, the paraphilic trans women, the trans women who live in environments where everybody else is conservative.

Here's to the trans women in both men's and women's spaces who are afraid of facing violence for it, and the ones who have faced it already.

Here's to the trans women who actually do have violent tendencies and actually do lash out, as well as the trans women who have never done anything and are being prosecuted with no basis.

Here's to all the trans women that are petrified of people thinking they're unpalatable because last time someone thought that, something terrible happened.

You are loved. You are so loved, by me personally. I see you. I'm holding your hand across the internet. We're gonna make it. Keep going.

~~see myself in a screen

wasting days, counting weeks

getting more familiar with how you speak