@erin@piefed.blahaj.zone
erin
member since 15 Jun 2025 17:55
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- on Love y’all in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2d ago
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on I’m Like Glue, I Stick to Other Artists rule in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5d ago
Oh, I agree, but I don’t believe Ed Sheeran consciously chose that. I believe he’s still trying to hold on to the old program of trying to appeal to the majority of people and avoid upsetting anyone. He misjudged public opinion, or more likely, he bowed to the slightest pressure from a powerful person that still operates on the guidelines of manufacturing consent for the status quo. I don’t think Ed Sheeran’s choice had anything to do with his actual opinions, but a desire to avoid any controversy compounded by an apathy towards Palestine’s plight.
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on I’m Like Glue, I Stick to Other Artists rule in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6d ago
Ed Sheeran booted Macklemore from his tour for giving a pro-Palestine speech, and it’s basically imploded his career. Basically every artist that was going to perform with him has dropped him. The public no longer sees being apolitical as a virtue; staying out of politics is consent for the status quo.
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on can i? DAY 57 [OC, brainmade] in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 Sep 2026
Both interest me! Thanks for sharing c:
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on can i? DAY 57 [OC, brainmade] in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 Sep 2026
Hello! I’ve seen you around, and I noticed you’ve altered the way you style your text over time. Out of curiosity (and please feel no need to answer if it makes you at all uncomfortable), was that a conscious choice, or were you more intentional about altering your voice? I ask because I have pretty consciously changed the voice of my writing over time, and also between spaces like lemmy, where I’m (obviously) a bit more formal, and private matrix rooms or group chats where I’m more informal. I like language, and any time I see people doing interesting things with their own idiolects (personal dialects) and sociolects (subculture dialects) it fascinates me.
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on Tarot cards in c/transmemes@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 26 Aug 2026
I (AMAB transfem) definitely wouldn’t go into anything expecting to have an idea of the end result. I certainly didn’t. I started with changing my clothing, my hair, tucking, painting my nails, and experimenting with my voice. I started voice therapy, trying to get the tools not to specifically sound feminine (at this point I called myself agender and/or nonbinary), but to have better control over my voice. I only started HRT on a low dosage after feeling how good trying out a more feminine gender expression felt. Those changes felt very good, and very affirming, so I upped the dosage. I added medications. Eventually, I got surgeries. I never had some clear image or path laid out for me. I just did each next step one at a time, whatever felt right for me.
You don’t need to start with some big decision of the final state that will “fix” your dysphoria. Just start by experimenting, finding what feels right, and as more parts click into place, figure out what sticks out. For me, that was my voice. Then it was my figure. Then it was my face. Etc. Start not with finding out how to fix what’s bad, but finding what does feel good. I had to try plenty of things I ended up not liking on my path to finding what’s right for me. The rest will come.
Don’t think of your gender expression, figure, or presentation as a problem to be solved as a whole. That’s approaching it from the wrong direction. Start with gender experimentation, and when you find things that feel good, that’s a sign to keep experimenting in that direction. If you are able, I highly recommend therapy with someone that has worked with trans people before. You might be able to find programs in your area that can help you find that if you aren’t able to afford or find it on your own.
You got this <3
“cissies” is funny, but maybe we shouldn’t give ammo to the “cis is a derogatory term/slur” crowd. Cisgender and heterosexual are just descriptors.