#manyminded

shout out Truman. Sorry about the everything

I swear. Like I SWEAR, one time I broke something with an oak door in my hand and the door. lost durability. the door had a durability bar. and I’ve held this memory for, like, a long time, since I was probably like 5-7. I’ve even told it as an anecdote a few times.

Someone once told me to look up “door durability glitch” to see if I could find anything more on it. I couldn’t. No such mention. And ever since I’ve kinda wondered if this core memory of mine was just a dream I misremembered as reality. idk

if it’s anything it would’ve happened in pocket edition

anyway that’s my contribution to your ask box & the world

As like, a bad thing? And I’m not saying it isn’t! But I’m curious as to why. Because like, I’ve seen the thought parroted around before, and I couldn’t see anything wrong with it myself. But I could definitely be wrong!

of course if you’re too tired to answer this you don’t have to, have a good day, go drink water, etc etc this ask was sent in good faith

i think "intrinsically" is the operative word here - the idea that both gender- and other forms of bodymind noncompliance are innate, pathological, and fixed reek of bioessentialism, even if they're presented in a progressive way (e.g. 'born this way' lgbtq arguments that justify tolerance based on the idea that we can't help it).

ultimately, these ideologies are dangerous not only because they offer a veneer of tolerance for reactionary, essentialistic ideas, but they also provide the architecture for eugenic practices (autism cure, "gay gene, etc.) + shared forms of corrective abuse (ABA/conversion abuse).

it isn't bad that there's a lot of overlap between autism and trans identity (it's only bad if you have a problem with one or both of these things) but we should be framing it as "hmmm these relationships to sociality that are disruptive, noncompliant, and/or boundary-breaking share a lot in common, and social conditions hostile to trans people seem especially hostile to autistic people too, and vice-versa so it's no wonder why they tend to co-occur." not "autism and Gender Identity Disorder™ are comorbid"

Justification:

"love triangle bullshit" - @manyminded