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WCDT 4176-4180 (13th - 17th, January 2020)
TheEvilDog:
Ultimately though, May's situation comes down to two factors, her chassis and her continuing punishment.
May's chassis.
Is it fit for purpose? No, due to the condition of the chassis, its unable to perform as well as it should. Because it is not fit for purpose and because May will eventually be unable to work, she will not be able to fulfil the terms of her parole, namely keeping gainful employment. If she unable to pursue gainful employment, then its back to Robot Jail for her.
How do we know that its not fit for purpose? Because a mechanic has said that the chassis is a wreck, yes, its had decent repair work, but that'll only go so far. That repair work is from Union Robotics. They've kept her going but that's not a miracle fix.
Continuing punishment.
The system is continuing to punish May, despite the fact that she has served her time and continues to follow the rules set by the probation board. Most convict recidivism is caused by the fact that the judicial system keeps them in such a state that they can't move forward or get themselves out of their situation. May can't get a loan, she can't work in a network, she's stuck in a chassis that is literally falling apart. How can May improve her life when she can't actually do anything to improve it?
I mean, its no longer punishment, its abuse by the system.
Dandi Andi:
--- Quote from: Tova on 18 Jan 2020, 16:08 ---Do all transgender people experience dysphoria?
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--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 19 Jan 2020, 09:10 ---I'm the wrong person to address that...
Until we hear from someone in the trans community I'm going to take a guess that any question along the lines of "Do all transgender people ______?" has an answer of "No".
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We do not! This isn't a great place to get into the weeds of gender dysphoria (it's way more complex than a one-off post can cover), but I'll offer myself as an example.
I was assigned male at birth. That never caused much discomfort, at least not so much as to call it dysphoria. It was more like the feeling of clothes that don't quite fit so I'm constantly tugging on them and adjusting them and just a little low-key scared that someone's going to notice that this suit in't mine.
But when I started engaging in online spaces and someone (who obviously couldn't see my beard) called me Ms. Andy for the first time... rocked my fucking world. Like, yeah! That's fucking right! It IS Ms. and I'm gonna spell my name with an "i" now. Or maybe an "ie". That's how Andie MacDowell spells it and I always thought she was super pretty and charming and I always kinda wanted to be like her or be her...
Anyway, yeah. Not so much with the dysphoria but very heavy on the gender euphoria. Lots of cool ways to be trans.
Tova:
--- Quote from: pecoros7 on 19 Jan 2020, 21:01 ---Anyway, yeah. Not so much with the dysphoria but very heavy on the gender euphoria. Lots of cool ways to be trans.
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Ahh! Enlightening, thanks.
Wingy:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 19 Jan 2020, 09:10 ---I'm the wrong person to address that, but it's interesting to know that cisgender people can have pain from even voluntarily being in a mismatched presentation.
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There's this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paBsyBY_-dA
And there's this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrYx7HaUlMY
JimC:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 19 Jan 2020, 09:10 ---...t any question along the lines of "Do all transgender people ______?" has an answer of "No".
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When you think about it doesn't just about every question that starts "Do all" have an answer of "No". In life there are always exceptions.
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