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[prof_pangaea]

Is it possible that th notion of “transgendered inidividual” is a contemporary error that ,in the future, will be viewed as similar to witches, werewolves and vampires?

little known facts about trans people: they sparkle in the sun drink human blood, engage in orgies with the devil, and are allergic to silver.

sorry, this is why i had to cancel my plans to attend your fancy dinner party -- i can't use actual silverware! also, i had plans that night to maul a few people to death with my teeth and then fuck satan. next time i'll just bring my own flatware! and a goat, that we can ritually sacrifice together.


ETA:

me: lolol. but seriously? werewolves? wtffffffffff.
bran: ...YOU REALLY ARE REMUS LUPIN.
me: :O

Comments

[rhipowered.livejournal.com]

I'm reminded of the 'have you ever tried not being a mutant' scene from X-Men United.

(Not that trans* people are mutants, necessarily...unless you can fly and never mentioned it.)

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

ha, this reminds me of the time someone on LJ told me that gays needed to earn their rights, because, (in their exact words), "with great power comes great responsibility". i was like, woah, why didn't anyone tell me that being queer gave me super strength and the ability to shoot webbing from my wrists?! that would have been really useful information to have at various points in my life, let me tell you.

[iko.livejournal.com]

WHAT? Someone actually said that?

I wouldn't know what to say in response to that. At all.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

i pretty much said the above, and then ended up defriending the person (not because they were horrible, just because i wasn't really feeling like doing queer 101 every time we talked). lesson: do not automatically friend everyone you meet at a con. which is why i take so long to friend back nowadays.

[(Anonymous)]

really? the webbing? what would you have done with the webbing?

P.S. my captcha says: horseshedding meals

[wra1th22.livejournal.com]

stupid cleaning out my cookies making me not sign in

[mysterylodge.livejournal.com]

The next time you're fucking Satan, call me? Seriously. <3

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

oh, you were there last time, you just don't remember because you drank a goblet of pure himalayan fruit bat's blood spiked with the tears of a thousand sinners. your last words before passing out were, "sodomy, yay!". so really it was a pretty normal night.

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

This explains so much.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

"I never drink.... wine. Er, except for right now. *eye-dart*"

[nonelvis]

If this is true, then my gender dysphoric husband says he'd like to know where the hell his superpowers are.

Handy rule of thumb: never read the comments on a newspaper site. Ever.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

If this is true, then my gender dysphoric husband says he'd like to know where the hell his superpowers are.

has he tried concentrating really, really hard and seeing if that makes him levitate?

Handy rule of thumb: never read the comments on a newspaper site. Ever.

it wasn't a normal article, though -- it was a forum for asking trans-related questions to be answered by a doctor who is writing a book called trans bodies, trans selves. as such, i was surprised at how restrained the comments really were (i.e. i was expecting wall to wall FAIL). this particular gem was just too lolarious not to share, though.

[bnharrison.livejournal.com]

Is it possible that you have your head so far up your ass that you fart out of your mouth, tom mulhern?

[kels.livejournal.com]

Oh dear lord. The rest of the comment is awful, too.

"Is it possible that the medical profession is making a major error in encouraging inidividuals to irrevcoably mutilate their bodies in service of some vision of “gender alignment” when a more conservative and kinder treatment would seek to reconcile such people with their biological form and destiny?"

Um... no. I mean, you are proof for me that this is not true. I've known you since you were ten years old for crying out loud, there's no way I could believe that you'd be doing this if it weren't something that you had to do! The medical profession is not pushing you into it.

[gina-r-snape.livejournal.com]

Yarg. This is why I stay away from the pandora's box of comments on news sites.

But hey, you can come to my dinner party. We use plastic sporks and check for fangs at the door. And pinch you, you know, in case it's all a "major error" in our imagination.

[fannishnonsense]

Ah, but can you turn into a bat?

(But seriously, wtf? That's just... wtf.)

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

well of course, but surely everyone can do that...?

[iko.livejournal.com]

Ugh. A "conservative and kinder treatment" would be to allow people to make their own paths and choose their own destinies. That's the path to genuine happiness. The life that we want, rather than the life that we 'settle' for.

Also: Ohhh, Lupin. I just want to hug him.

[spacefall.livejournal.com]

I was trying to figure out what social point they were painfully failing to make...and then I read the rest of the comment. Oh dear.

Still, good luck with the devil orgies and stuff!

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

once again, your icon is perfect. i love that icon so much. i have it saved to my harddrive just in case you ever delete it and i need to see if to convey the perfect feeling of "WTF?!". i love it.

*now has "my devil orgies bring all the boys to the yard" stuck in my head*

[shobogan.livejournal.com]

No wonder I like you so much!

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

awww, thanks! it almost makes me feel bad that were i to meet you during the full moon i would eat you alive! ALMOST.

[shobogan.livejournal.com]

Nah, dude, I'm gay so I can probably turn into a lion or something.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

Nah, dude, I'm gay so I can probably turn into a lion or something.

if we work together can we become voltron?

[shobogan.livejournal.com]

I think we need three more people.