Roundcat

Roundcat , 10 months ago to risa in Even if they have footies and a matching nightcap

I wonder if they do themed work days on the bridge to keep things interesting, like pajama day, crazy hat day, or piping in Tom Jones music to raise morale?

Roundcat , 10 months ago to news in Pro-China influence campaign pushed talking points across more than 50 websites

Don'cha be correctin' my gammar like some kinduv harvard elite!

Its ma dialect, y'ain't gonna tell me how t'contract n conjugate!

Roundcat , 10 months ago to news in Canada advises LGBTQ2 travellers to be aware of U.S. state laws

I think you and I agree on more than we may think. At the end of the day, I want everyone in the community to feel not only included, but unified as well.

I understand the word still hurts others, but so do so many other words commonly used within queer spaces. Gay is still used as a slur and pejorative and yet is still used universally amongst the gay community. I think part of the reclamation process is not only using the word whenever you can, but taking pride in the word as you do it. I do mean it when I say I feel warmth and love in the word queer, and I try to extend that to anyone I use it to describe. If someone within the community expressed discomfort in the word though, I wouldn't use it for them.

And I think at the end of the day you and I can agree we need an all encompassing term. Something that is inclusive, easy to say, versatile, and if possible, steeped in tradition within the queer community, I personally feel queer is the best candidate for that term, but I would be welcoming to better suggestions.

Roundcat , 10 months ago to news in Canada advises LGBTQ2 travellers to be aware of U.S. state laws

Maybe we need to own the Q so hard that Qanons will be afraid to identify with it.

Roundcat , 10 months ago to news in Canada advises LGBTQ2 travellers to be aware of U.S. state laws

There's a chance that me and my sister might be fleeing to Canada if the situation gets bad enough even in the safer parts of the US, but even then, I know Canada has its own growing problems with fascism, and I'm looking into backup plans if things get bad enough there as well.

At the end of the day though, we may just run out of places we can run to.

Roundcat , 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to news in Canada advises LGBTQ2 travellers to be aware of U.S. state laws

I think you made my point for me.

In case you missed it, we don't need the acronym at all. We already have one word that describes us all in any form that takes, and making an acronym that is overly long and extends/contracts depending on the whims of the writer is overly complicated and defeats the purpose of having an acronym.

Also, funny how you aren't going to argue the point that the inclusion of two spirits is controversial within the native American community itself, when that was the point you jumped at me with.

Roundcat , 10 months ago to news in Canada advises LGBTQ2 travellers to be aware of U.S. state laws

Better question: What makes you think they are not included in LGBT or Queer? Also, I know the inclusion of two spirits within the LGBT acronym is contentious with many native Americans as well. It's why the pride flag with the native American feathers is frowned upon at many queer events.

Roundcat , 10 months ago to news in Pro-China influence campaign pushed talking points across more than 50 websites

Hey ya'll, I know some of you are here on lemmy, and I let me just say...

Ya'll doing alright? I've read recently about a lot of flooding in Hubei and Jingxi provinces, and despite how I may feel about the CCP and all, I want to make sure ya'll are good.

Roundcat , 10 months ago to piracy in Has YouTube Blocked Your Adblocker Yet??

Not yet, and I'm already prepared to use piped if I can't use youtube itself, and hopefully people will start reuploading content to peertube (wink) if yt just becomes inaccessible.

Roundcat , 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to news in Canada advises LGBTQ2 travellers to be aware of U.S. state laws

As a queer person, extending the acronym past what is necessary feels like pandering in the best light, and purposely trying to bait ridicule in the worst. The whole point of LGBT was to include anyone on the spectrum that was gay or trans, and the Q was supposed to include anyone who considers themselves queer, even if they don't meed those parameters. I can understand wanting to include I because intersex people are often left out of the conversation, and I even understand A because there is a lot of debate even within the LGBTQ community itself as to whether asexuals are considered queer or not. But when you start incorporating numbers, symbols, or extending past 5 letters within the acronym, you are defeating the purpose of having an acronym, creating confusion, baiting ridicule, and even making people not explicitly represented in the acronym feel excluded.

And there is already a single, all encompassing, inclusive, one syllable word that describes the community and all who occupy it: "Queer." It's easier to say, remember, and hell, even type if you are typing LGBTQ past 5 letters. But because of it being appropriated and used as a slur, there are many even within the community who are even afraid to utter it, let alone identify with it. Which is a god damned shame there is nothing inherently wrong the word, cause even in its original meaning, it meant someone who was outside the norm or otherworldly, and in literature has been used to describe characters like Gandalf, and characters in Shakespeare.

It describes me without having to explain or justify how or why. It describes how I feel as a person, how others see me, how I interact and relate to others. Its an adjective that can be verbed and adverbed. It's sharp and provocative, yet also warm and natural, like a forest green. People who have adopted and embraced the word for themselves feel the love within the word, and can extend it to others. And even for those outside the community, those who are brave enough to use it when talking in our defense come off as more decisive and confrontational, than the person who thinks adding another letter or number to the acronym will make them seem more legitimate.

It's time we stop fearing our word. It's time we recognize the difference between queer as an insult, and queer as a description of who we are, and we need to extend that to people who are willing to talk about us and our struggles or come to our defense. The word is only as evil as we are willing to reject it, and I will be dead in the ground before I let our word be the domain of queerphobes and bigots.

edit: It's late and I'm going to bed. Apparently some people think I'm a self hating queer for thinking the acronym should be dropped for an all inclusive term, and so be it. It's late and I want to get some sleep. And a lot of the people making this argument I know haven't read past the first paragraph, much less to here. Anything clarification they could want can be found here and in my other posts here. Otherwise, if they are not going to put in the effort to read, I'm not going to put in the effort to respond.

edit 2: I wanted to make a separate inclusion because I have had a chance to sleep and cool off, and I wanted to address some of the more combative posts in my replies: I get it. We as a community suffer attacks constantly, even from within the community, so I understand why so many here are on guard and skeptical of my intentions. And I'll admit, my post probably could be better written. I'm not exactly the best at articulating my thoughts. But the point of my post is not to exclude anyone from the community, but rather embrace a word that includes everyone. I would like to hear counterpoints to my argument, because maybe what I need is a different perspective on the issue. I would love to hear from people who prefer the acronym, and why they feel it maybe more inclusive. I am a flawed human being with many faults. I grew up in a conservative background, and my life up to this point has been trying to unlearn a lot of that. But I did not write this with the intention of excluding or singling out anyone. Forgive me I have done so.

Roundcat , 10 months ago to foodporn in kid cuisine

This has got to be impressive to someone, and I'm happy for them.

Roundcat , 10 months ago to memes in You heard of Eevee, but get ready for this:

Go on.

Roundcat , 10 months ago to news in Why Are Trump’s Accused Co-Conspirators Smiling for Their Mug Shots?

It reflects a lack of remorse, which depending on how the evidence stacks up, could come back to bite them too.

They look happy because they are sure they did nothing wrong, or that even if they did do something highly treasonous, they are not the least bit sorry for it.

Roundcat , 10 months ago to world in Wagner troops ‘plotting march to Russia to avenge leader’s death’

I mean, Putin killing Prigozhom basically signaled none of them are safe. At this point if you are going to die falling out of the sky or die raiding Moscow, the latter might have a higher chance of survival.

Roundcat , 10 months ago to memes in Oh where, is my hairbrush.

Well where's my water buffalo? Why don't I have a water buffalo?