Capitalism and its allies (racism, queerphobia, ableism, and patriarchy, just to name a few) have turned what aught to be a time of rest and celebration at years end into the mess we know as “Christmastime”. These systems of abuse and exploitation that we struggle against are in fact so deeply embedded into the “traditions” surrounding Christmas that their removal would render this so-called “holiday” totally unrecognizable. Without the atomization, the abuse of laborers and the gross consumerism fueled by the violence of empire… what would be left of what was once called Christmas?
The true War on Christmas lies not in saying “seasons greetings” or “holiday tree” but in the battles we wage for the liberation of all mankind.
Happy holidays comrades, a better world is possible.
The image (which is tight as hell) is a commemorative poster by Vladimir Menshikov depicting Ded Moroz, a Russian/eastern slavic cultural figure similar to Santa Claus, as a partisan in the Great Patriotic War. The poem in the bottom left (roughly) translates to:
We have settled our score with the invaders: To the executioners who barely survived, Our partisan raids, fierce and relentless, Still haunt their dreams at night.
Image and translation credits to Propagandopolis on twitter (its an xcancel link).
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I’m so fucking sick of my towering teen boy coworkers commenting on and joking about my height. I’m stealth but it still makes me feel so shit even if they only know me as a man. Just the audacity too, I’m 21 not one of your friends.
Height is inescapable and I hate it. Maybe in the top 3 for me
I’m okay with being a 5’3 guy, especially since I’ve been able to go stealth, it’s just the constaaaant comments I get. Like yeah I know I’m short I’m the one in the body brah
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WHEW they weren’t kidding about estrogen making your emotions more intense
Yeaaah, it has been a week for me, and I’m already feeling it.
Real
I didn’t really notice until I started prog
AND THEN-!
Complaining about the cis lol
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I’m so fucking sick of cis people and their insistence on constantly bullying us, making judgements on what WE need, pretending they’re experts, treating us like subhumans who need to disclose we’re secretly monsters to everyone we meet or else we’re literally abusers, refusing to acknowledge how many trans kids die because of lack of transition healthcare, acting like “natural” puberty isn’t permanent either, acting like kids ask for surgeries or medical treatments on a whim or just for fun, going out of their way to pretend transition doesn’t help and we’re all just miserable, “biological men!!1!1!1!” “Biological women!1!1!2!”, and thinking their arrogant asses know everything about us whilst totally refusing to talk to us.
They’re constantly whining about respecting us being so hard! So confusing! “I just don’t get it!!”
Most of all I’m sick of them blaming US for what we’re going through. Blaming US for our misery at their hands and blaming us for our banned healthcare and blaming us for their abuse and blaming us for our deaths. ANYTHING but accountability or learning. It must be because we were too DEMANDING and “pushed pronouns”! We took up “too much space”! Silly me, forgot they wanted us segregated so they could go on living in their shitty conformist black-and-white hellhole. Better than having to utilize an ounce of empathy and put in the effort of rubbing 2 brain cells together to call someone a different pronoun. That’s just too much!
Genuinely I’m just so sick and tired and pissed off and the rage has nowhere to go. They want the world to be a black and white binary conformist shithole and then act like we’re crazy for pointing out that that’s totally incompatible with the human mind and experience. I am so sick of cis people.
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Cis people are so evil its legitimately one of the things that makes me most doomer about this whole thing. They 100% understand men don’t want breasts, women don’t want to sound like men (along with all the many other things natal puberty does that they understand), they are just cruel. They value 1 cissy over a thousand of us. And, and they have the gall to say “we’ve gone too far”.
Yeah I’m just so tired all the time, and cis people cis people’ing is a huge contributor.
Whenever they say some dumbass shit with the “I know what’s best for you” tone I just think of the suicidal tendencies song lyrics:
“So we decided that it would be in your best interest If we put you somewhere Where you could get the help that you need." And I go, "Wait! What are ya talking about?! We decided?! My best interest?! How do you know what my best interest is! How can you say what my best interest is! And what are ya trying ta say, I’m crazy?! When I went to your schools! I went to your churches! I went to your institutional learning facilities! So how can ya say I’m crazy?!
They say they’re gonna fix my brain Alleviate my suffering and my pain But by the time they fix my head Mentally, I’ll be dead”
A little edgy but it’s a great song to listen to when you feel like the world is insane and you’re the only reasonable one lol
misgendering
Had a little bit of a breakthrough recently. Got dysphoria from being told how refreshing it is to see a cis man care about skincare and fragrances, two of the things I’ve grown to care about because they feel like femme expression to me. I have never liked being called a man, but that juxtaposition made it crystal clear for me why.
Weirdly it put me in a better mood because I feel I’m growing more certain of my identity. Thanks to everyone here who has been helping me navigate this :)
I hope I find my soulmate before I’m fully done with my transition so I don’t have to start disclosing to every new date
Presumably your soulmate, the One, etc wouldnt actually mind if youre trans. I disclose upfront but even for stealth people, fertility can be a red line for people. You know, no one would have to disclose pretty much any otherpart of their medical history, “I broke my collar bone, I had cystic acne” whatever… Anyway I like being trans and Im happy to be upfront about it.
Yea, even cis women who are infertile wouldn’t be expected to say something nearly as early as trans women (or may not even know until trying). Personally glad that’s not an issue for me with not wanting kids/not dating men
Holy shit I hate the idea of having to disclose
Work has been fucking awful. So many sick calls, its too busy, they want us to take way too acute patients and we cant get people off our unit. Then we get backed up and theyre mad we cant make a trauma bed appear - like bed coordinator, site manager you made this happen by having us take ortho patients and disposition problem patients.
Early transition just feels like waiting for my real life to start, idk how so many people here have taken it well, ts sucks
It is super annoying and i’m impatient to boot. I’m trying to distract myself but it’s tough lol
And its so long
years wtf…
I kinda liked my early transition, a lot was hard and sucked but I got huge euphoria from getting gendered right or wearing a skirt the first few times.
Getting gendered right and called my name is really nice, yea that’s true… Idk I just really want to look and sound like a woman like, right now. And have had laser. I want to be out there with friends and dates and feel right. Maybe doesn’t help I have this hope I’m gonna be in a better position as far as friends and stuff goes when I’m further along…
Oh shit I have a mega to make…
I’m sitting on posts for the new mega
is it normal to get chronic headaches after you stop estrogen
my last dose was almost 2 weeks ago and i’ve had headaches for the past 3 days
i haven’t felt this in years 🫠
Yes, you’re giving yourself menopause
Go back on hrt
it’s gonna be another week before i can start again 😣
:meow-hug:
I got no shit for real hot flashes and daily headaches too
were you a headachey person before hrt? i remember getting headaches like this every 1-2 weeks from age 12 to 22. i was always taking tylenol for it
I did as a kid up to about being a teenager, and theyd be bad. Then Id have a nosebleed 😬. Then fine! Lately Ive been headachey more because of work stress, not sleeping enough (picking up a lot of shifts), etc.
A headache with a nosebleed sounds like it would be a first aid warning of something bad. Hope you can catch up on sleep soon, I hate being in sleep debt.
wtf i used to get nosebleeds all the time too, not often with headaches though
i hope things at work ease up for you seen!
I made this meme. The bottom part is a depiction of the scene in Aeneid book 5 where the Trojan women get fed up with the quest to colonize Italy and burn the Trojan fleet and Aeneas, out of frustration, decides to let them settle in Sicily.
Um so I saw a recording of myself and didn’t hate it. I also didn’t hate hearing myself. I actually kind of liked hearing myself wtf? So that’s cool. I actually felt really comfy as a very obviously trans woman tbh.
I really wish I had some trans women friends. I need to talk and be talked to more. I had made a few friends here and that was peak, before they left. I think about them every day. And many, many failed attempts.
I’m sad and lonely tonight.
I just hit it off with so few people, so few people are trans women… god. I just want friends. People I get along with. Connection in my life. What the fuck did I do to deserve this
Trans women friends re amazing and they changed my life but they are hard to find. I wish you good luck comrade.
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Advertising for women’s products always triggers my dysphoria. And it’s all overpriced branded stuff as well, stuff I have no plans of ever buying (especially since I am scared of buying women’s products in public).
Also also, I don’t feel comfortable enough with my body to even use sports appropriate clothing (cause it would show things). This does not help with doing stuff.
Conmon autistic t4t first date: take gummies, then someone goes on about their special interest for an hour, trauma dumping, then kinky sex, then eat pizza
It’s the best
