It really cannot be overstated how this type of traditionalist propaganda has worked its way into liberal and radical spaces through transphobic feminism. It's the same rhetorical trick--not accepting 'womanhood' (defined as reproductive capacity, naturalized as neutral) is 'misogyny.'

been monitoring the hbo max situation; consistently hearing reports that big bird has a fully articulated cloaca that they never show on tv

this is an embarrassing thing for this guy to say in public but also touches on something that constantly rankles me, which is the vague idea of "feeling unsafe" as a problem that someone else needs to solve for you regardless of whether you are actually unsafe or not

I avoided Cuckoo by @scumbelievable.bsky.social for months because I knew it would make me deeply emotional but I finally finished it and this is one of the best books in the English language. My brain is in tiny pieces.

do you ever find yourself reading something fairly tedious and dry but then suddenly hit a passage that makes you think that you somehow might be totally fucking stoned

learning that Oprah's real name is Orpah is one of those wedge factoids that will permanently destroy your ability to speak normally about her ever again. it alters your brain chemistry. "Do you mean Orpah?" you'll say, every time. if you're reading this it's already too late