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It must be sad to be so insecure that you feel threatened when people ask you to refer to them by preferred #pronouns . personally, I don't feel the need to ask this. I'm a boring and fairly obviously #cis #heterosexual man but if someone wishes to talk about me as they, them, she, her or even it and its, well okay then.

But if anyone asks me to use particular pronouns to refer to them, I will do so. Geez it's just basic empathy. It means a lot to them. Respect that. Why must that be explained?

I have a work social media persona. My "worksona". It's who I represent as on LinkedIn and also on here.

I also have an authentic social media persona. It's another account on another server under an alias. An anonymous alias.

Why does this discrepancy exist? Because I talk about lived experiences, values, and positions on my second account that are stigmatized by society. Mental health. Neurodivergence. Gender. #FuckTheSystem.

My "worksona" is not me. It's a construct I shaped to maximize my chances by allowing me to harness conditional privilege: mainly that I'm _read_ as a white assumed cisgender, neurotypical, heterosexual, able-bodied man. But it's a mask. It means I'm keenly aware of the discrepancy in privilege that is granted based on how one is perceived.

I've been slowly incorporating more authenticity into my "worksona" but the sad truth is that there's still a wide chasm between who I really am around the people I trust and who I am in a professional context. There is literally only a single person who knows the full me and also knows me in real life. Everyone else gets a filtered version. Why? Stigma. Stigma that's assigned to layers of my identity I have no control over.

This is what privilege is about. Chances are that if your "public persona" aligns closely with your authentic self that you benefit from a whole lot of privilege (or that you're a #neuroqueer rebel; I see you and applaud you). And to the white men in my followers: this is what people talk about when they say you have privilege. The insidious truth is that it's _invisible_ to you because you probably don't know anything else. But there are many people around you who just _pretend_ to look and act like you.

I am one of the people who pretend.

#Project2025 #coup success

#Senate confirms #RussellVought to lead #OMB

The Senate on Thurs confirmed #RussVought as the next director of the powerful WH budget office, installing a *#conservative* *fiscal* hawk [really just a #white #cis #hetero #Christian #nationalist] has promised to pursue sweeping spending cuts & empower #Trump to conform the budget to his political views.
#Republicans marshaled a 53-47 [ummm] vote in support of #Vought….

#law #TrumpCoup
washingtonpost.com/business/20

The Washington Post · Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead White House budget officeBy Tony Romm

Según una encuesta del CIS de diciembre, el 64% de los españoles preferiría que las decisiones políticas las tomasen expertos (34%) o mediante referendum (30%).

Sin embargo, el 77% reconoce que en el último año no ha participado en ninguna iniciativa sobre cuestiones públicas.

Esta combinación deja clara una cosa: Nos encanta criticar, pero al final reconocemos que no aportamos a la solución. Y probablemente ni nos habremos tomado unos minutos a decidir bien a quién votados. Y luego vienen los llantos.

archive.today/HEGkM

I came across this video by a young woman who is talking about the questions raised when women de-center men. Her naval gazing revolves around her sexual orientation (lesbian) but I feel like this thought exercise is one that could be had by all women (trans and cis / straight, bi or gay)

I mean the most interesting one is in the title of her video... "What is womanhood without men?"

Something she talks about is how womanhood — the gender performance via our aesthetic, mannerisms, etc. is influenced so heavily by being steeped in a patriarchal society as well as the male gaze. This particular statement really stuck out to me and I hate it.

"And so much of our value… we’re sort of forced to believe comes from attracting men and being attractive to men in the male gaze."

#cis #trans #lesbian #women

youtube.com/watch?v=ms2FZrZOqe

Another expose of the #AtlasNetwork.
This is a summary of the webinar from December 2023 held by Sydney University of Technology.
#politics
#auspol #democracy
Even more relevant today with an approaching #australia federal #election.

#disinformation
“The disinformation campaign against offshore wind power in Australia comes out of the same American sources as all the other disinformation campaigns against competition for fossil fuel profits”

#money #fossilfuels
#usa #disease #AtlasNetwork #Advance #CIS

substack.com/home/post/p-15411

substack.comHome | SubstackDiscover and discuss great writing with the world’s smartest readers on Substack.
Continued thread

#Alabuga Special Economic Zone (#Tatarstan).

To make up for the acute shortage of labour, #Russian students were initially recruited to work at the production facility for free. Now, they recruit women from 18 to 22 years old from #Uganda, #Rwanda, #Kenya, #South_Sudan, #Sierra_Leone, and #Nigeria. The campaign is also spreading to #Asian countries (#Bangladesh, #Sri_Lanka) and #Latin_America. There is a branch designed to recruit female workers from some #CIS countries.

Hallo und willkommen auf meinem kinky Profil im Fediverse.

Ich habe mich hier heimisch eingerichtet, um über meine Erfahrungen, Erlebnisse und Fantasien aus den Bereichen #kink, #Sex und #Beziehungen zu berichten.

Dabei identifiziere ich mich als #cis-Mann, bin #pansexuell und habe eine ganze bunte Kiste an #Kinks und Fantasien. Meinen Körper beschreibe ich als den eines Big Handsome Man, also mit einigen, sehr flauschigen Fettpolstern mehr, was ich sehr mag.

Wie so viele hier, bin ich auf der Plattform anonym unterwegs, bin aber auch über den Joyclub "in echt" erreichbar. Vielleicht sieht man sich ja mal auf einer Party. Den Link findet ihr im Profil.

#GirlsFightBack - College, K-12, Private groups, Advocates, Conferences, & More

"The Girls Fight Back seminar is designed to be a safe space for #women, #femme, and #girls including #cis, #trans, #nonbinary, and #GenderNonConforming individuals, to learn about verbal and physical #SelfDefense strategies. This program is great for colleges, sororities, high schools and other all women+ groups who want to learn skills to be their own best protector. We combine core values, a fun and empowering attitude, and the best safety and self-defense methods available. You are worth fighting for!"


The program is 75 minutes + Q&A and includes these key components:

- Using your intuition

- Foundations of safety

- Recognizing tools of manipulation

- How to be an active bystander and a supportive ally

- The definition of consent

- How to support a survivor

- How to set boundaries that work for you

- Verbal de-escalation skills [NOT my strong point]

- The basics of physical self-defense in our Badass Basics

- Plus a review of improvised weapons, ground fighting, and how to sign up for a full-contact adrenaline based self-defense course near you!

Programs available In Person, Virtually, or Hybrid [I saw that there are virtual one-on-one sessions for $99. There also could be programs in your area. If you can't afford a session, there are some good resources on the website.]

FMI:
girlsfightback.com/programs

Girls Fight BackPROGRAMS | Girls Fight BackWe have a variety of programs available to meet the needs of any community!

On Tuesday morning Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek & Australian Greens spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young reached an agreement on bills reforming Australia’s environmental protection laws that would have allowed their passage through the Senate.
#nature #environment
Prime Minister Albanese signed off on it.
👇
#politics #auspol #australia
Then, late on Tuesday, Albanese reversed his position and TRASHED the agreement.
🤬
F%*k you petro state Western Australia - well and truely captured by fossil fuel billionaires
#AtlasNetwork #Advance #CIS #ipa
🤬

#shitfuckery

thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/

The Saturday Paper · Why Albanese killed the Nature Positive deal with the GreensBy Mike Seccombe

#identity #ideologies #trans #cis #veganism #carnism #vegetarianism

If you are upset that someone uses a term to describe your identity or ideology because it is the predominant one within a society, you should think about why it makes you feel uncomfortable. People are going to create terms to describe identities or ideologies so that we can talk about and understand them. Being upset because a trans person called you cis or a vegan/vegetarian called you a carnist or any number of other words that describe the predominant identity or ideology within a society is just ridiculous and says more about your views than any one else's.
People are going to create words to talk about identities or ideologies so being upset that yours is being described is nonsensical. If you are so sure about your ideology or identity, why take issue with other people describing it?

Weil es mir gerade mal wieder bei einer Person aufgefallen ist.

Es ist total toll, wenn auch cis Menschen ihre Pronomen in die Bio oder sogar den Namen schreiben. 💜
Zum einen garantiert es, dass keine falschen Annehmen gemacht werden und es macht uns nichtbinären und trans Menschen nicht zu so merkwürdigen Aliens, die als einzige ihre Pronomen nennen.

Also bei mir habt ihr nur dadurch schon einen gedanklichen Pluspunkt.