#random discourse

Some people talk about trans men being pregnant in fiction is the most disgusting thing alive or that ANY form of writing around it is immediately steorotypical/fetishizing trans men. From an angle I could get this because of how trans men can find pregnancy incredibly dysphoric (though I dont think calling any form of pregnancy disgusting is that good), but I think I just gave up seeing them going after TRANS MEN who are writers/fanfic authors and accusing them of fetishizing themselves, begging for cis attention, or ignoring that that dude is trans for the sake of their argument.

I agree that I wish trans men in fanfic and media were more diverse and that there were more ideas around us than things such as pregnancy, there are REAL trans men out there who CHOSE to be pregnant. Seeing this in fiction isnt automatically fetishization. Its also not very productive to call a couple with a pregnant trans dude "basically straight" no matter how much you hate a certain headcanon or writing choice. And no, I'm not telling you to go out and force yourself to read every single thing ever involving a pregnant trans man.

I literally say this as someone outspoken about how trans men in media/fanfic are categorized sometimes.

anon. i want to be your best friend. not to be dramatic. but i'll kiss ur brain rn.

the whole cat adams plot is, as a whole, traumatizing. i'm trying to be relatively polished as i speak about this, but it's difficult! i want to get you started on it because it's so important to talk about!

spencer takes time to process things, and the fact that he was told that he had been sexually assaulted and had fathered the child of a woman he hates all while his mother, the most important person in his life, had been kidnapped. throughout the entire series, spencer is good with kids. he likes interacting with kids. he explicitly says that he wants children. then cat fucking adams pulls up and tells him that she's pregnant with his child. he continues to tell her that he wishes it was his child and that he could raise the baby better than she ever could. just for her to go back years later, tell him the assault never happened and blame her miscarriage on him. she might be a serial killer, but her strength is mind games.

Mike not getting into the scare program in Monsters University.

🌸Sorta a brainrot, not my usual content, the family was watching Monsters University and inspiration struck. Also sorry I've been ~busy~ 🌸

Listen weird thing to be mad about but bear with me here oki?

He spends all his time reading his textbooks, looking and examining other scarers, and tryning to be like them. To scare like them.

And when he tries to scare like that, it just. Doesn't work. It looks silly. Like he's trying to hard.

All those monsters, the reason they are scary is because they are accentuating the features they have.

And Mike simply doesn't have those. He's not big, with tons of sharp teeth, with giant hands and huge claws.

He is round, and small, twiggy limbs, with an enormous eye, which is mostly his entire being.

He sees all the ways to improve others scaring techniques because everyone at that point has only had ONE scaring technique.

Big, loud, and quick.

omfg how are you dealing w the heat this week 😪😪 it's literally so hot outside n i cannot take it

LAI OMFG

how r u doing w the heat? it's been kicking my ass

i can't tell if this a black people thing but you know when it's hot and you eat a full mean and promptly feel like shit and need to lie down for literal hours in an air conditioned room? yeah it's been that lmfao

No matter what season, she's usually not ready to date again.

While this is probably so they don't have to add another reoccurring character, it also shows how the cheating and divorce have really affected her. While Reba and Brock's relationship was headed for separation anyway, it's a major breach of trust to be cheated on, and Reba never gets a chance to recover.

Brock and Barbara Jean are constantly over, and constantly dragging her into their own relationship drama. And Reba clearly does not like this, she comments on it consistently throughout the show. She never gets time to really adjust to her new life.

Every date she goes on, she is visibly uncomfortable and scared. The idea of dating is often a little exciting, but its clear the idea of moving on and trusting again is difficult for her.