quote of the day

[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.)

[mysterylodge.livejournal.com]

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

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

This explains so much.

[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.

[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.)

[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!

[shobogan.livejournal.com]

No wonder I like you so much!