still making my way through TNG and DS9, but DS9 S4E2 “The Visitor” is probably my favourite so far. definitely the most emotionally resonant, I sobbed watching it lol

cultural genocide by the Brits followed by attained whiteness by the Irish people. true irish or celtic culture is more or less dead and buried, attained whiteness was the nail in the coffin. not trying to be like boohoo this privilege sucks or anything but that destruction is a tragedy. for a time we held a unique position in the racial hierarchy of the empire - mainly treated like a colony all the way up to early 20th century but on the other hand - for one example - we were never subject to conscription resulting in mass death like the African colonies of the time. but we were also not (yet) a white dominion like Australia or Canada who were permitted to sort out the conscription issue themselves.

absolutely lol. I’ve just encountered them before and they’re really an unpleasant and frankly reactionary person. take a look: https://hexbear.net/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=92222

that kind of transphobic concern trolling should be an instant siteban imo. don’t know why they’re still here.

hey, can people report @frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml for doing the RW thing in this thread of posting thinly veiled reactionary shit and then running away/refusing to engage when criticised?

I think it’s actually wild this user isn’t banned yet, you can look here and see their history of posting straight up racist and transphobic shit, as well as other reactionary posts and plenty of stubborn liberalism: https://hexbear.net/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=92222

FYI everyone this guy is obviously an Irish millennial who has never really accepted that ireland is part of Europe and that Irish culture was assimilated into hegemonic white anglo culture sometime last century. I’m sure they are privileged enough to have hardly noticed the rise of actual white supremacy on the island in the last decade or so too. our “culture” as it stands is not worth defending.

people here (like this guy) love to act like racism isn’t a problem here and we could never be as racist as the French or the Americans or whatever because we were colonised. but that’s nonsense talk coming from a free stater these days and everyone knows it. our country is as rotten and racist as any western EU state at this point.

hate to break it to you pal but Irish “culture” has been white culture for some time now

sorry to use this word but these kind of threads are always cringe. inevitably devolves into a bunch of white anglos arguing over who is less racist in an attempt to publicly cleanse their conscience. I would consider

can we PLEASE ban this guy they’re an insufferable debatelord and wrong about everything. they genuinely give the Irish a bad name on here repeatedly.

keep replying, you must really not care! also for what it’s worth I’m Irish you fool we’ve been over this before

don’t care

one step from complaining about “anti white racism” lol keep it up

thinly veiled Euro racism apologia

thanks magi

I see the settled stage as the next stage of our experience when that raw and freshness has time to simmer and settle.

definitely agree and you put it well. it’s a more comfortable time in some ways but can come with its own challenges.

yeah lol I was always a sad lil emo kid but being able to express that stuff as an adult in a way that truly brings me joy and lets me feel comfy in myself is truly special. i really feel so lucky and happy to be a trans gender gremlin and wouldn’t have it any other way:)

iirc this is only english language reports or something it’s not really the gotcha people think it is

edit https://hexbear.net/comment/5143899

yeah it’s only data from NUFORC a US based English language org. obviously people aren’t gonna be calling them from all over the world to report sightings. people need to stop posting this misleading shit

so I’m a few years in, and the dysphoria hits a lot less than it used to. conversely so does the euphoria, it’s all just very normal to me now, which is fine and cool. but when the euphoria does hit… it’s a real treat. last night i was preening a bit in the mirror over my hair, which is probably my favourite physical feature of mine. it’s overgrown at the moment so instead of my preferred messy short-ish bangs I’ve got a middle part. my fringe has grown enough to be past the awkward stage and I actually quite like the style on me now. for fun I decided to sweep my whole fringe sideways for a scene hair kinda look… i looked really cute, but I wasn’t prepared for the emotional impact on my little emo heart. i just really had one of those we made it moments. I broke down happy crying, totally overwhelmed (I had been feeling fairly dysregulated throughout the day). those moments, while they might end up fewer and farther between, make it all worth it. cultivate and cherish trans joy comrades. love you all

i hope you can find some comfort and relief

yep:( tf2 is my favourite online game ever, not drawn to this at all. heard it’s fun but i just know it’s not for me

just wait for cloud OS

sometimes it blows out the window and i like to think a bird will make a nest with it

laezel is best girl