Author: peasantchick

whitetaakosarecursed:

I’m gonna be That Guy again and say that making “destroy gender” jokes is culturally insensitive. 

There are genders that have existed for thousands of years in nonwhite cultures across the globe and in some societies these genders are held as a vital sacred part of the community. Intentional or not, you’re insinuating that these genders are inherently bad and should be destroyed when you mean the white gender binary. 

I know that gender is a construct, but keep in mind there were societies that had this construct created in a healthy manner. There are several out there who are clinging so desperately to a gender that was nearly destroyed for fucking real by white supremacy, don’t you dare try to act progressive while making a joke that was almost or even became a horrific reality to some. 

gaysun:

in light of this tumblr “safe” mode, i want to talk about my own experience with this website. im almost 19 now and i joined tumblr when i was 14. here are some details of how tumblr was a part of my journey as a lesbian:

  • i literally discovered that im gay from tumblr. it’s a kinda cheesy story but i was 14 and on tumblr on a sideblog of someone i followed that was dedicated to pictures for her future wife. i was 50 pages into looking at lesbian wedding photos when i realized that straight people don’t Do That
  • the first person i came out to was via tumblr. i told my best friend at the time who i met on here through the “fan mail” we had then and i was sobbing typing out the message. receiving her support and having someone outside of my town to talk to about it (who was also struggling with her sexuality) meant the world to me 
  • i first learned about lgbt history and activism through tumblr. it’s the reason i became interested and invested in social justice and obviously this education continued way beyond tumblr but it gave me my start coming from a school that, like many other high schools, erased the existence of gay people in its curriculum.
  • it introduced me to almost ALL of the gay content that i consumed. the tv shows, movies, books, singers, webcomics, etc that’s had gay representation that’s helped me come to terms with my sexuality over the years, I almost solely found through tumblr. 
  • most importantly, it gave me gay friends. im from a conservative town in florida and before my first year at college this year, i had no means of making gay friends or really any friends at all (because i was hated as an out lesbian in my town) in person. I’ve made so many gay friends on here who were INSTRUMENTAL in me accepting myself and still are so important to me to this day

im 18 now but all of the things listed above happened when i was ages 14-17. i know that this website is awful at times but for gay youth who are completely isolated from any sort of lgbt community, it can be really REALLY important. @staff you’re not protecting anybody, you’re literally harming gay youth and you need to fix this shit now.  

jeneelestrange:

“ugh, people need to stop comparing serious politics to dumb fandom/media/books”

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FINDING MEANING AND STRENGTH IN STORIES TO HELP AND MOTIVATE THEM SINCE HUMANITY DEVELOPED SPEECH, HOW BOUT YOU CALM THE FUCK DOWN AND LET PEOPLE BE PEOPLE FUCKO

gaybillpotts:

thedetectivetimelady:

gaybillpotts:

thedetectivetimelady:

gaybillpotts:

even if bill survives thru next week, the fact that this cliffhanger happened will feel like a stab in the face as if moffats laughing at young black/gay people so used to seeing themselves die on tv they expected it so when she dies its a “cool plot twist” fuck off

I blame it on the obsession with the New Series on companions having to die. I mean, only Martha was back on Earth with her memories intact. On the other hand, that was the norm for the Classic Series, and not the exception.

none of the new companions have died, only arguably amy and rory but that was of old age after having lived their lives so ???

They didn’t go back to their normal lives, that’s what I meant.

well yh i was talking abt them dying horrifically so

it’s never really been addressed how John Simm’s master traumatised Martha Jones’ entire family and made them Actual Slaves, and if this was a show that actually had continuity and it should really have the Doctor and Bill actually sit down to have a serious talk about racism if we’re going to have this whole “is Missy turning good?” question over our heads