Weary Minds

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But like…

I had it pointed out that “transandrophobia fandom” is a rehash of “aphobia fandom”

And also…

“Aphobia would actually mean fear of nothing, so your word is bad” vs “Transandrophobia would actually mean an intersection between transphobia and androphobia, so your word is bad”

“Aphobia implies sga and trans people are aspec peoples’ oppressors, so your word is bad” vs “Transandrophobia implies trans women are trans mens’ oppressors, so your word is bad”

“Sga and trans people made the LGBT community, go make your own! *proceeds to harass aspec people within aspec spaces*” vs “Trans women made the trans community, go make your own! *proceeds to harass transmasc people within transmasc spaces*”

“Aspecs aren’t oppressed enough to have space in LGBT conversations, and the oppression they claim to face doesn’t exist or is far lesser than anything sga and trans go through! *is shown statistics that say otherwise* Well we go through that too so it isn’t unique enough to make aspecs oppressed! Can they have space to talk, then? Absolutely not!” vs “Transmascs have male privilege and so shouldn’t have space in trans conversations, and the oppression they claim to face doesn’t exist or is whimsical compared to anything transfems go through! *is shown statistics that say otherwise* Well we go through that too so it isn’t unique enough to you to claim that experience as yours too!”

absolutely nobody asked but here, have them anyway (all via the Islamic Fashion Institute):

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There's no "but—" here. We are always going to need fur and leather because there are always going to be people doing work that needs strong and durable clothing and living in places where those materials are the only viable options to not freeze to death. Cotton cannot replace fur in subzero tempratures. Linen will never offer the protection of real leather.

We have yet to find any viable alternatives that provide the same level of warmth and protection that real fur and leather provide, which makes sense considering those things have evolved over billions of years to be the ideal ways for animals to stay warm and protected.

Dead Meat, a channel that does reviews and analysis of horror media, is getting aggressively hit with copyright claims despite all their content falling under fair use review and critique. The most recent claim is over single tiny clip in an hour long video.

Kaz Rowe, a video essayist who talks about history and media, is dealing with the same thing, over a tiny clip included in their video about the Wizard of Oz.