Witchfire
@Witchfire@lemmy.world
Queer tiefling fire witch
- Comment on What’s the difference between communism and socialism? 2 weeks ago:
A socialist society lacks private ownership of the means of production (the things that make society functional). You can still start a business and make money, but wealth goes back to the workers rather than being hoarded by a single private entity at the top.
A communist society is much stricter, lacking private property and social classes. The state owns everything and allocates it based on need
- Comment on Traffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck driving above the speed limit or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. It belongs to an NYPD cop. 2 weeks ago:
It’s always exactly who you expect
- Comment on How do I drink more water? 2 weeks ago:
I hate having to deal with the canisters but the spicy water definitely makes my partner and I both happier (no syrups/sugars) as well. I got my sodastream used for around $25 so the most expensive part was the canisters.
I’d love to one day hook it up to a bigger CO2 tank but I need a place with a bigger kitchen first
- Comment on How do I drink more water? 2 weeks ago:
Water tastes better with a few grains of salt or a slice of lemon in it
- Comment on What was the stupidest form of US defaultism you've encountered in real life whilst they're abroad? 2 weeks ago:
If it’s not greasy it’s 50% sugar
- Comment on I am against rape or rapists or any such type of action or person. But my mom who has a daughter. Keeps questioning why these women wait so long before coming out with it? 3 weeks ago:
Because no one ever believes them
- Comment on Is putting black beans in my chili a bad idea? 4 weeks ago:
Chili didn’t even have meat to begin with, hence chili con carne. Black beans are more authentic
- Comment on Why the world doesn't have a backup plan for the oil crisis? 4 weeks ago:
Renewable energy would remedy much of this situation, but some CEOs somewhere might not be able to buy a fifth yacht
- Comment on Why is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F? 4 weeks ago:
Why is Houston “hew-stown” while Houston is “house-ton”
- Comment on Sunglasses suggestions 4 weeks ago:
My best pair of sunglasses are a pair of dark lenses with a snake motif that I got at a thrift shop for like $15. Keep them in a glasses case and they won’t get scratched.
Fwiw, if I see someone wearing thick black rectangular lenses nowadays I assume they’re Meta Predator Glasses
- Comment on How will you celebrate? 4 weeks ago:
I plan to book/get a tattoo that reads “I outlived the clown” under a cute clown face. I’m a circus performer so it’ll be a fun talking point
- Comment on Most of plant based leather uses a lot of polyurethane 4 weeks ago:
In fairness it’s strong plastic, but I wish they’d used metal. Curse you Timberland!
- Comment on Samsung is shutting down messages — alternative to Google's messenger? 4 weeks ago:
Emoji réactions
- Comment on Can people tell sex of a dog just by looking at the dog? 5 weeks ago:
My first language is Spanish, and I also speak French. Both are gendered heavily. I hate gendered languages but it is what it is. You can call a car “une voiture” (f) or “un char” (m). Hell, you can call a thing “une chose” (f) or “un truc” (m)
- Comment on Can people tell sex of a dog just by looking at the dog? 5 weeks ago:
It’s not as simple as that, at least for humans.
Firstly, you’re not generally going around looking at people’s genitals, and even if you were you wouldn’t be able to tell if someone’s had surgery.
Secondly, while sex and gender are separate, the distinction is often brought up without nuance. Sex is not a simple concept. A trans woman has neither the hormonal levels, body fat distribution, strength, brain mapping, nor (necessarily) sexual function of a cis man. It also erases all sorts of intersex conditions. It’s impossible to define sex in a way that doesn’t misrepresent some class of cis folk.
We assign pets genders because of our human experience, but they almost certainly lack the concept of gender. A dog doesn’t care what you call it. Hell, a dog rarely cares what it’s fucking.
- Comment on Can people tell sex of a dog just by looking at the dog? 5 weeks ago:
It’s different for everyone and heavily influenced by factors like age, weight, how far into transition someone is, how much they pass, etc. I’ve been trans for a long time I’m in a pretty comfortable place, but I still get misgendered on occasion.
How bad it is mainly depends on whether there is malice behind the misgendering. An honest mistake is excusable (until it becomes a pattern), an asshole is not. In fact, one of the most common ways I personally get misgendered is by allies who use they/them when talking about me in an attempt to be supportive, rather than my actual pronouns (she/her), but it’s minor in the grand scheme of things.
Regarding the original post, it’s mainly showing the hypocrisy in people who make every excuse to avoid using someone’s preferred pronouns, but then have no problem switching pronouns when it’s someone else’s pet.
There’s also this meme: Meme
- Comment on Can people tell sex of a dog just by looking at the dog? 5 weeks ago:
It’s more obvious with some breeds than others, and if a dog turns their butt to you it becomes pretty obvious. That said, people have never struggled to switch pronouns with a dog. It generally goes like this:
“Oh he’s so cute!”
“Thanks, she’s x years old”
“Oh she’s a girl? She’s lovely, can I pet her”
(As a trans person, I have more to say on how easily people pronoun switch for animals but that’s a different topic for another time)
- Comment on Most of plant based leather uses a lot of polyurethane 5 weeks ago:
I definitely haven’t had the same experience. Anything I get that is pleather ends up breaking down sooner rather than later (especially thrifted pleather). Hell, my favorite pair of pleather pants recently lost a dish sized area by the crotch, and those were bought new from a brand I trust. I had to fix a huge patch in my partner’s bag recently, and virtually every pair of pleather boots has ended up in the trash. I have a long pleather skirt that basically ripped from floor to waist that I’m still deciding whether to fix or not.
I will add the disclaimer that I’m an experienced leatherworker which affects my bias
I rarely get real leather new, and when it fails it’s rarely the actual leather. I have a jacket I thrifted about a decade ago that is still going strong, though I’ve had to replace the buttons a few times. My most recent leather boots survived multiple camping trips and heavy use, until the plastic zipper broke. Even my leatherwork mainly uses repurposed scraps. At this point my partner and I refuse to buy/use a daily purse that is anything but leather because of how long it lasts. It’s worth repairing leather, it’s not worth repairing pleather.
- Comment on What are the most confusing false friends from your language to another that are spelt exactly the same? 5 weeks ago:
Assister in French means to attend in English
- Comment on Most of plant based leather uses a lot of polyurethane 5 weeks ago:
And it’s fucking terrible compared to real leather. It’ll start flaking or cracking after a year, it’s fucking dangerous around fire, it offers no fucking insulation or protection, it’s shit.
- Comment on Why is us rail travel so expensive? 5 weeks ago:
Because the car and air industries are so powerful they can effectively pay to suppress all other forms of transportation
- Comment on When is the last time you had actual conversations with friends? 5 weeks ago:
Very frequently, across two countries even
- Comment on Why do some people (i.e. white conservatives) think all Spanish speakers (especially native Spanish speakers) are Mexican? 1 month ago:
There’s a few more countries than Mexico and Spain
Also, Spain’s accent is very identifiable.
- Comment on Why don;t most of us Americans only need like one foreign language to pass high school? Why not make it mandatory for like 3 or 4 languages?Would that not give us the upper hand when traveling? 1 month ago:
As someone who grew up bilingual in the US and now knows 3 languages, the US is fucking allergic to secondary languages. It’s the xenophobia
- Comment on Is cryptocurrency good for anything? 1 month ago:
Money laundering, it’s really good for that
- Comment on Is pet care a privilage that only "rich countries" have? Do you think people from poorer countries should be judged for not taking their pets to a vet? 1 month ago:
All we can do is provide the best care we can and give them the best life we can provide
- Comment on I am an American. I used to be proud of my country. Now it feels like a turd circling the drain. Is there anything going on behind the scene that America is actually doing good in? 1 month ago:
I’m not really sure what this has to do with my comment
- Comment on If I were to go out steal 34 cars. And charged with 34 felonies. One per each car. Could I not use the presidents case in defense of my own? Why or why not? 1 month ago:
Huh, that’s a lot of dragons
- Comment on I am an American. I used to be proud of my country. Now it feels like a turd circling the drain. Is there anything going on behind the scene that America is actually doing good in? 1 month ago:
I always introduce myself using my native birth country, never as an American. If prompted I’ll say I’m a New Yorker. I refuse to represent that stain on the planet
- Comment on 18-26 year olds, How do you plan to dodge the draft? 1 month ago:
RFK wants to send people with ADHD and autism to labor camps. I don’t think having ADHD puts you lower on the list
