Ashenlux

u/Ashenlux@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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I have to disagree with you there. It is up to the people the slur is intended to refer to, to reclaim it. I have been called the R word before. I have no intellectual disability. It is very much not my place to try to reclaim it.

But regardless, the theoretical femboy in the meme isn't reclaiming the word, he is denying being a part of that group while using a slur for that group. That's not reclaiming, that's rejecting it for themself but accepting it for trans women.

And what happens when they get out? Without a safety net or plans? They go right back to using and being on the streets. It's not a solution, it just kicks the bucket down the road while extracting forced labor from them.

I have always read it as down nod is for acknowledging someone you don't know/ know very well, and up nod is for people you know. The idea being you nod down to cover your vital neck while also making eye contact, in a sorta "I see/I am watching you if you try something". Up nod reveals the neck, showing trust and comfortability.

on Pick one... · c/autism · 9 pts · 33d

Yes! And the sound it makes when it rubs up against anything too. Awful awful awful!

on Here we go · c/autism · 2 pts · 35d

My latest was Em Beihold. Like you, I fell in love with most of her discography instead of just a single song or two.

Exactly. Everyone gets mad about being asked to pay, but servers and employees are not free. That money need to come from somewhere. And we all know the saying, "If you aren't paying for it, you're the product." A subscription is probably the most ethical way to fund a service like YouTube aside from a "pay what you want" system which runs the risk of not bringing in enough to to cover costs.

I have recently really fallen in love with Em Beihold's music. She had that one big song a couple years ago called "Numb Little Bug" that you might know. She has a lot of songs about dealing with anxiety, depression, and other mental health stuff, among other topics. Her music is hitting just right for me right now.