Meet me in the pit, Hun

made a post on twt about how handsome kenta kobashi is as clark kent and got over 70k notes making racist jokes about asians and condescending to me about dean cain. you know what it's my fault for opening my mouth on the Racism Website

this is like basic foundational misogyny 101 but the fact that it's almost unconsciously ingrained to consider trousers a more "practical" alternative to skirts across the majority of human cultures does make me feel a little kicked in the head. this isn't even anything against pants, or denying that sometimes they are the best suited garment for purpose, it's just that skirts are nearly always unfairly compared as the a frivolous option, even though they're functionally not dissimilar at all. they're comfortable, capable of being tailored to suit a variety of purposes both aesthetic and functional, and simply what some people prefer. and yet, because they're so strongly tied to women and femininity, they're derided. a long skirt is an impediment; shortening a skirt is a sexual act. throughout history humans of all demographics have worn skirts and skirt-like clothing for a variety of purposes, but to wear a skirt in our enlightened modern age is a heavily gendered and politically loaded notion. and we just tolerate living like this. fucking unreal.

also industrialization; the 'trailing hem that could snag on something' turned from a minor nuisance at worst into a deadly risk on many a factory floor

In theory, maybe I get the “we’re all just playing with barbies, they’re fictional characters, no interpretation is incorrect because it’s an interpretation” argument. But actually no, not all takes are equally valid. Framing something as an interpretation doesn’t mean it inherently has merit. Some takes are completely incorrect and betray a fundamental misunderstanding of the source material. They just aren’t a reason to harass people or send death threats

the way people treat girl characters in fandom joker-ifies me

I'm such a word of god hater it's a real problem. If it is not in the book it is NOT CANON. It may be fun to think about or discuss, or fun to incorporate into fanworks, but it is Not canon. Idc if the author 'confirmed' it at a con. in person. on a blog. on twitter. on goodreads. on instagram. on patreon. on ruddy tiktok. NOT CANON ❌ PUT IT IN THE BOOK

queer allies as a rule have got to get more normal about the idea that trans women can have periods

Fandoms without canon problematic ship potential have to invent it for discourse purposes. This is why a cast where every character is an unrelated adult and there are no power dynamics get fans declaring that some characters are basically siblings/parent-child and shippers should die. It's sheer boredom.

@rainbowfoxes