Land of Stars and Echoes
Thread Topic: Land of Stars and Echoes
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wELL...
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The whole argument you're making comes down to biology and science, yeah? Here we go.
We're talking about gender identity, a concept referring to how someone feels.
You're talking about sex, which is defined by genitalia.
Simply ignoring the existence of gender identity as a concept altogether doesn't make it go away; it just makes you sound ignorant. I don't even have to argue that it exists, because you can find the accepted definition of it anywhere (x)(x)(x) if you're not actively trying to avoid it. Like. Holy s---, dude. That's some serious denial. You're not even simply changing the subject- it's like your changing the words people are saying in your mind and then choosing to fight with them over your mutated translation instead of what they actually said. No one is arguing with you over whether or not sex is physically determined by genitalia.
Biology would be a good friend to you if that were the argument, but since gender identity is a form of self-expression and a mental thing, psychology and neuroscience take the wheel. The results, unsurprisingly, confirm exactly what we've been saying all along. (x)(x)(x)(x)(x)
None of this existed before the internet, right? (x)(x) As is the case with a lot of concepts that are only just now getting the attention they deserve, of course it existed before the internet. The internet just allowed the people who experience it to interact with each other and network. People who might have kept quiet before, believing that there was something wrong with them, used the anonymity of the internet to reach out in the dark, and found that there were many other people like them. The internet didn't invent gender identity- it just let people know they weren't alone and let them feel free to express it more openly.
But the fact that you don't believe in all of this actually isn't why you're such a terrible person at all! Surprise surprise, people can be ignorant and wrong about things without being disgusting. Your problem is that you're an instigator. Even if you'd prefer to ignore gender identity as a whole in spite of overwhelming evidence that it is a real and valid concept and carry on in ignorance, you could be a good person. Lots of people disagree politely and move on. You're a special kind of awful, though, because you're incapable of doing that. You put forth an immense (and frankly adorable) amount of effort to hurt and ridicule nonbinary individuals, even when they're just minding their own business. If anyone mentions anything about being gender noncomformative, you flip s---. Your kind likes to say that they're just trying to "educate" people, but when all evidence points to you being wrong and all you can say is "hurr durr special snowflakes tumblrinas only two genders", it kind of makes it look like you're more an enemy of reason than a friend.
And!
For the sake of this argument, let's just pretend for a second that you were right. If nonbinary individuals truly were as delusional as you'd like to think, it'd be essentially the same as putting together a powerpoint presentation and sitting down a five year old to explain why their imaginary friend isn't real. It's unnecessary and mean-spirited.
As our interpretations of our genders are not in any way hindering most of our abilities to function in society, nor are they negatively impacting the people around us, we know that you're not helping anyone by ranting and raving about how crazy we are. Actually, recent studies have shown that allowing a child the freedom to express their gender identity as they see fit allows them to thrive, whereas suppressing them can raise their risk of developing depression and anxiety. (x)(x)
To summarize, there are no positive effects of arguing with nonbinary people about whether or not they're real- and there still wouldn't be even if you were right. You can only do harm, and of course you know that. I don't believe for a second you'd be arguing this at all if it were someone you liked asking you to use a new name or preferred pronouns. You're only arguing because you want to cause trouble, and that, my dear, is why you're a terrible human being. But I guess that's a bit of a mouthful, huh? It's a lot easier to just say "I'm an a--hole because I disagree lol". -
oh my god I spent an hour typing that lmao
this is why I'm tired all the time
time for bed -
(squints at medication)
you're the f---er that's keeping me awake all night aren't you -
okay but in all seriousness
I wanted to try taking it again because that really nice doctor was adamant that I need to get back on my depression meds
she seemed really concerned and I didn't have the heart to tell her I've pretty much given up on getting better
I've been taking it for four days now
I can't expect it to work that quickly anyway so I'm not really mad about the fact that I still feel awful
but I've been waking up halfway through the night and not getting back to sleep all four of these last nights
and I was trying really hard to ignore the correlation because I don't want to be dramatic and assume it's a direct cause and effect thing
but not sleeping is f---ing awful
so I guess I'm gonna skip the medicine today and see if it improves -
...I could really go for $26 worth of fancy chocolate right about now
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been listening to Adair more lately
I didn't realize how much I missed their music
now I just wish they were still together
I would have loved to hear how they evolved together over time -
this glove is toooooooorn
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lmao I'm sitting in my car and I can still see my breath
f--- this man I wish I had a working heater in here -
honestly it wouldn't bother me because I'd rather be cold than sweat
but it gets to bother me when my fingers go numb on the wheel -
*some kind of wording that isn't redundant
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fruit is a minute late
I want to leeeeeave -
she's gonna be so mothaf---in punctual
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I think everyone pretty much forgot about Lana Del Rey when Halsey and Melanie Martinez came around
I wonder what new edgy hipster chick will replace them -
hiiii
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