Silver Tongue

Aug 19

rururinchan:
I found sources.
The word “man” was gender neutral and referred to both sexes until the 13th century
The female specific pronoun “she” was invented in the 12th century.
The word “girl” was gender neutral and referred to children of both sexes until the 15th century
High heels were invented for men and were worn predominantly by men until the 16th century
From the mid 16th century to the 19th century boys would typically wear dresses until the age of 7
Until the early 1930s pink was considered the appropriate colour for baby boys and blue was the colour for baby girls
In 2017, a Christian couple pull their 6yo son out of a primary school because his classmate is transgender - citing their “traditional beliefs” IMPORTANT NOTE: Last source is transphobic and from a pro-life website that attempts to defend the dumb ass couple. Feel free to ignore it if you prefer, but it was included for the sake of accuracy.
Reblogging because verifiable sources make every information 70% better. Thanks for the addition!

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demilypyro:

transmadotsuki:
demilypyro:
What kinda Peridot Steven Universe Dendy OK KO Pidge Voltron shit is this
When someone says a character i’ve never heard of is popular on tumblr this is my instant mental image of them.
Whatever character trope this is they have it down to a science at this point

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1eos:

1eos:
why are ppl saying it’s ableist to tell ppl you owe them an apology when you hurt them during a mental health episode….. y'all know being mentally ill doesn’t make you exempt from being a shitty person
but then again a lot of ppl on here think friendships are free therapy sessions where no one is allowed to disagree with you or set up a boundary or that’s toxic so

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themadcapmathematician:

hueman-blog:
warlockrightsactivist:
game developer: this character is nonbinary
cis gamers: im fubking shakign what does this mean I dont understamd o_O
game developer: this character is non-binary
cis gamers: oh so that means they can be a boy or a girl depending on how I see them! it is Up To Me
Y'all cis lgb+ people are not off the hook for this btw lmfao

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randomslasher:

lynati:
kallypsowrites:
official-mermaid:
People watch tragedies on purpose. People watch stories about hope on purpose. Pulling the rug on the narrative promise of your story and switching tracks isn’t clever or interesting, it’s just lying about the genre.
If Midsummer Night’s Dream ended with everyone brutally dying, I’d feel kind of betrayed. If Macbeth ended with everyone getting happily married, I’d also feel kind of betrayed.
Yes! You have to earn your ending. They’re not supposed to be twists. They have to be built to throughout the story
You need to have the payoff match the kind of investment you set your audience up with.
And just to be clear: having that payoff match your investment doesn’t mean you can’t do a narrative twist. It just shouldn’t be a genre twist.
Bruce Willis turning out to have been a ghost all along does not change the tone of the movie. It just added a bunch of really interesting layers and depth to what you already saw.
Hector turning out to be Miguel’s ancestor doesn’t change the family genre of the film, it enhances it.
Planet of the Apes turning out to be a futuristic Earth where humanity had destroyed itself deepens the existential sci-fi dread but it doesn’t turn it on its head.
These are narrative twists, sometimes surprises, but they are not genre upsets. They are storytelling tools. Done well, they can be spectacular and add a lot to your story.
But genre-shifting out of the blue and for no other reason than “haha, gotcha!” shock value is not clever or intelligent. In most cases, it’s just sort of mean.
Setting expectations with your audience then laughing at them when they trust you doesn’t make you a good storyteller. It makes you a bit of a jerk.

i great example of a bad genre twist is i see you (2019) where at first it starts out as a potential supernatural mystery and then it ends with just a really really dumb mundane regular murder mystery

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Aug 18

everythingfox:

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