not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse

wow that's wonderful news im glad that a trans woman is getting to join a women's soccer tea-

...oh

and someone has a spare can of estrogel around, and says 'okay we're doing this now. everyone, get her' and five girls pin her down while that someone gets out the can and puts the first dose of gel on the girl and rubs it in.

and sure, she resists, she's supposed to. she's meant to fight it. just long enough to be sure it's real, it's happening, and that she's not getting out of it this time. there's no more excuses. a dozen hands have made sure of that.

and afterwards, laughing and joking about it. how many of us wish that was *our* first time.

-Stating preferences instead of facts. “I’d like you to know that we’re here to inspect the building.” (We’re not, but it would really make it more convenient if you thought we were.)

-Referencing the statements of other people who can lie. “My colleague would like to tell you we’re building inspectors from the gas company.” -Placing two unrelated statements next to each other, it’s not my fault if you connect them. “Gas leaks can be incredibly fatal. I think you should evacuate the building.” (There’s a monster I can’t tell you about that I want to get civilians away from. Also, here’s an unrelated fun fact!)

Months.

Didn't question it or research it further. Just saw it pop up on my dash every so often and thought "wild, but I get it".

Or find someone who's already trained their body to take it.

This should illustrate the problem, and the solution to it:

oh my god i didn't even realise this post had gotten attention and there were a bunch of responses i hadn't seen. you mean my beloved mutual hazel?

okay fucking hell chat pause the 9/11 jokes for one moment, we're learning things they did not really cover in sex ed