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WCDT Strips 4326-4330 (10-15 August 2020)
Kairi:
just appreciating the (intentional? unintentional? beautiful!) bisexual imagery in that they are currently standing in front of a taco poster and for one of their last conversational dances around this topic they were standing in front of a banana poster
Thrillho:
--- Quote from: Beast_Reborn on 14 Aug 2020, 14:46 ---Gay sex isn't necessarily "butt-based." Especially given that Clinton has never done anything with a guy before (for that matter, we don't know for sure if Elliot has), jumping straight into anal might not be the best idea. Admittedly this is nitpicking what might just be a rhetorical flourish.
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Hit the nail on the head with the last sentence, friend
The comparative physical frames alone of these two guys and one has a goddamn ROBOT HAND
Look after your sphincters, children
marbledmurrelet:
Hey, I found my barely used account from 2014! Coming out of lurking again to try and get this thread away from sphincters and back to topics I have thoughts about...
re: Being attracted to someone, but not sure if it's a crush:
I've been there. I suppose it was (or is) a combination of overthinking, denial, and my feelings being messy and fluctuating at times. A "crush" in my understanding is intense romantic attraction, but I'm not sure what exactly THAT means. Or what exactly it is that I want from that person that I'm strongly but kind of diffusely attracted to. I suspect it also depends on how much I think the other person could be interested in. I might be perfectly happy (ok, mostly happy) just having a meaningful connection with deep conversations and cuddles, but I really really long for closeness in SOME way. I've had obvious crushes on other people, but sometimes it's not that clear.
re: things being "weird":
--- Quote from: N.N. Marf on 14 Aug 2020, 01:43 ---I think the only way to make it not weird is to let it be weird. Does that make sense? I think it does somehow.
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It makes sense to me. I'm not even sure what everyone means by "weird" in this context, but it's not necessarily bad? IME it's much better to acknowledge things than try and pretend they're not there or that everything's cool.
Things did feel weird and uncomfortable (to me) between me and my not-quite-sure-if-crush friend while I spent most of my spare time trying to figure out if it was mutual without being open with him. So I ended up telling him about my feelings and learnt that they weren't mutual, but he was really chill about it. Now it may still feel weird sometimes in that it's not "normal", but it doesn't get in the way. I actually got the impression that those open conversations deepened our friendship (because he's a very, very awesome person).
re: "transgenders":
Trans here. If someone uses that term, I assume they're transphobic. From experience. If they proceed to defend JK Rowling, I DEFINITELY assume that they're transphobic or at least the type that feels the need to broadcast opinions that are based on ignorance.
Gnabberwocky:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 14 Aug 2020, 14:15 ---Except for the important point that it's not a matter of choice.
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For sure. I actually rewrote that because my original post included the term "choose," which was obviously inaccurate. I guess I didn't quite get it anyway.
I guess...it's up to them how they want to express how they identify? If anyone has a better way to say that, please let me know.
Case:
--- Quote from: Gnabberwocky on 14 Aug 2020, 19:27 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 14 Aug 2020, 14:15 ---Except for the important point that it's not a matter of choice.
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For sure. I actually rewrote that because my original post included the term "choose," which was obviously inaccurate. I guess I didn't quite get it anyway.
I guess...it's up to them how they want to express how they identify? If anyone has a better way to say that, please let me know.
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There's a clunky term in German constitutional law called "(The right to) informational self-determination". It's considered a basic right. Austria and Switzerland have similar legislation. The thrust of the concept is more in the privacy direction, and especially in the sense of a defensive right against state surveillance and/or what we'd call data-mining today, One of the relevant categories of personal data mentioned in commentary is sexual orientation (pretty sure that trans/cis status would be considered the same way). It's related to the US concept of the right to privacy.
--- Quote ---The German term is informationelle Selbstbestimmung. It is formally defined as "the authority of the individual to decide himself, on the basis of the idea of self-determination, when and within what limits information about his private life should be communicated to others.[1]" Freedom of speech, protection of privacy, right to active private life, right to education, protection of personal data, and the right to public sector information all fall under the umbrella of informational self-determination.
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