A meme using scenes from Disney’s animated film Robin Hood. The top image shows Robin Hood dressed in drag as a fortune-telling woman, holding Little John’s hand while they walk together. The bottom image shows Prince John looking frustrated beside his advisor Sir Hiss. Between the two scenes is the caption: “Some of us were raised by Drag performers fighting false kings and it shows 💁♀️”. The meme humorously compares Robin Hood’s drag disguise and defiance of authority to modern queer and activist pride.
Who should I be following on #fedi lately?
(Boosts appreciated)
I'd appreciate some help finding more people to follow-- tags below give a sense of who I'm looking to follow-- is this you or anyone you think I should be following?
Despite following almost 650 people over the last few years, my timeline feels increasingly empty and stale lately, a ghost town compared to a year ago or more, and I'm looking at refreshing things a bit. A lot of people have left the platform or are (understandably) afraid to post so much, especially due to the chilling effect of rising #fascism. But I'm still here, still posting. Still writing my #radical shit. Still trying to read and engage with others.
A screenshot of an X post from the account @RpsAgainstTrump featuring a quote from Fox News host Jesse Watters: "What we need to do is either leave the UN or bomb it." The post includes an image from a Fox News segment on "The Five," showing a news broadcast with a split screen: one side depicts people on an escalator at the United Nations, and the other side shows Jesse Watters speaking. The broadcast graphic reads "U.N. SABOTAGE? QUESTIONS LOOM AFTER ESCALATOR ABRUPTLY STOPS FOR TRUMP." The post is credited to Acyn.
If people put alt text image descriptions in the pictures of.. I don't know.. let's hypothetically say graffiti.. that they were posting to make them accessible.
I could see that, and I’m sure you’re right that it’s a mixed bag, ultimately. Also I agree that it’s a common misunderstanding among second wave feminists.
I just meant that a key thread in their prejudice appears to be a kind of reciprocal othering or tribalism which accepts the imposition that gender is defined by sex, and thus interprets the struggle against the patriarchy more literally as a form of societal trench warfare. From that perspective, there can be no trans women by definition, only untrustworthy defectors who leapt over the proverbial trench, and a proper #radical feminist won’t forget and will keep her vigil.
Pulling that thread would seem to unravel their transphobia to reveal internalized misogyny, since they misunderstood feminism as misandry from the start.
It’s just a guess, however. I am young and often wrong.
The image is a screenshot of a tweet from Bearly Politics (@i_ratus
). The tweet reads: “‘Yes, you’re wearing a suit, BUT DID YOU EVEN SAY THANK YOU?!’” Below the tweet, there is an image of three individuals in a formal setting, with two of them seated on ornate yellow chairs and gesturing with their hands. A penguin is standing on one of the chairs, dressed in a small suit. The background includes a fireplace, a flag, and other decorative elements, suggesting a formal or official room.
It helps