[T*]

Originally Posted by LiamPRW

This, I don't understand why everything needs to be labelled as something or another.

*labels self as part lobster*

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Tom!

*labels self as part lobster*

Don't be so shellfish!

Sorry

[T*]

Originally Posted by LiamPRW

Don't be so shellfish!

Sorry

That pun gave me crabs

[T*]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

jesus christ, what ever happened to just being a little camp or butch?

I have no idea

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

jesus christ, what ever happened to just being a little camp or butch?

[Ninastar]

people can call me sexist, transphobic, gender nazi whatever, i really really don't give a **** because I know that I'm not. i dont give a **** what you are, but making up really ****ing stupid hipster **** makes me hate the internet

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

people can call me sexist, transphobic, gender nazi whatever, i really really don't give a **** because I know that I'm not. i dont give a **** what you are, but making up really ****ing stupid hipster **** makes me hate the internet

Gender nazi.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

people can call me sexist, transphobic, gender nazi whatever, i really really don't give a **** because I know that I'm not. i dont give a **** what you are, but making up really ****ing stupid hipster **** makes me hate the internet

Pretty much agree with all of this.

[T*]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

people can call me sexist, transphobic, gender nazi whatever, i really really don't give a **** because I know that I'm not. i dont give a **** what you are, but making up really ****ing stupid hipster **** makes me hate the internet

[Firewire]

omg poor plantkins

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Firewire

omg poor plantkins

I just yelped

[Firewire]

[Marsh.]

[Marsh.]

[Marsh.]

And let that be a lesson to you.

[Raph]

I can't at the general insensitivity and ignorance in this thread.

[Ninastar]

i dont give a ****

14 year olds would have no idea about all this crap if it wasnt for tumblr

i blame it for everything

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Jack_

But that isn't true, these concepts haven't been invented by children on Tumblr, the sociology of gender and sexology too are legitimate social science research disciplines and have been for a century, they aren't ideas that were concocted two years ago on the internet, it's a genuine social research topic that seems to have been popularised by people who don't really know what they're talking about and thus allows it to be criticised by people who also don't know they're talking about.

I'm not making this up, the research genuinely exists. Whether you agree with it or not is up to you but it's not something that has been made up by fourteen year olds, sociologists, psychologists and scientists alike have spent decades investigating and theorising this subject

Originally Posted by Ninastar

i dont give a ****

14 year olds would have no idea about all this crap if it wasnt for tumblr

i blame it for everything

...we just knew this would happen.....I've had this conversation with Jack before, quite a while ago and he gave me many links which were quite enlightening and extremely interesting...also 'real life' stories etc.. and they helped me to understand because I was also a bit confused by some things also...but the bit in bold though...not Tumblr specifically because I don't know the different social sites and the 'good ones and bad' ones but is it not a good thing though, that young people who may feel confused or 'different' in some way, which may make them feel quite isolated...that they do have sites where there may be other people who can relate to them and who they can relate to because those 14/15/16 yr old years can be so confusing for everyone and may be difficult to discuss with people in their 'real lives'.. ...anyway yeah, sexuality/always controversial......

[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...we just knew this would happen.....I've had this conversation with Jack before, quite a while ago and he gave me many links which were quite enlightening and extremely interesting...also 'real life' stories etc.. and they helped me to understand because I was also a bit confused by some things also...but the bit in bold though...not Tumblr specifically because I don't know the different social sites and the 'good ones and bad' ones but is it not a good thing though, that young people who may feel confused or 'different' in some way, which may make them feel quite isolated...that they do have sites where there may be other people who can relate to them and who they can relate to because those 14/15/16 yr old years can be so confusing for everyone and may be difficult to discuss with people in their 'real lives'.. ...anyway yeah, sexuality/always controversial......

yeah, tumblr is great for making kids understand more about themselves, but I really don't think there is more to gender than being male or female. and i don't think it's horrible to say that either.

I think you are male or female, whether you're in the wrong body or not... A girl might feel like she's been born in the wrong body, fair enough, she's male... but really, that list Marsh posted, all these stupid different words for it, I just think it's so pointless and lets be real, it is never going to go anywhere. It's just going to stay on the internet.

And I don't think it's just tumblr that can help kids. I think it actually makes them a little delusional. Just my personal opinion though. I very much doubt it that in this day an age, a child (unless they live in places where gay people are legally allowed to be killed) doesn't ever get to hear that it's okay to be gay. It is literally everywhere. Google has never been easier to use and schools have to promote education about the lgbt world. Most people these days are okay with it. I mean yeah, you get the odd few crazy people who hate anything that isn't 'normal' but you get that with everything.

I just think all these different 'genders' are seriously stupid. Yes, they may have been doing studies about it for over 10 years, but really that means nothing. People study the most ridiculous thing to prove things which are irrelevant.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

yeah, tumblr is great for making kids understand more about themselves, but I really don't think there is more to gender than being male or female. and i don't think it's horrible to say that either.

I think you are male or female, whether you're in the wrong body or not... A girl might feel like she's been born in the wrong body, fair enough, she's male... but really, that list Marsh posted, all these stupid different words for it, I just think it's so pointless and lets be real, it is never going to go anywhere. It's just going to stay on the internet.

And I don't think it's just tumblr that can help kids. I think it actually makes them a little delusional. Just my personal opinion though. I very much doubt it that in this day an age, a child (unless they live in places where gay people are legally allowed to be killed) doesn't ever get to hear that it's okay to be gay. It is literally everywhere. Google has never been easier to use and schools have to promote education about the lgbt world. Most people these days are okay with it. I mean yeah, you get the odd few crazy people who hate anything that isn't 'normal' but you get that with everything.

I just think all these different 'genders' are seriously stupid. Yes, they may have been doing studies about it for over 10 years, but really that means nothing. People study the most ridiculous thing to prove things which are irrelevant.

..yeah, the Tumblr site thing, is something that I don't know about because other than finding gifs/pics on there I have no experience of it....but with the sexuality/gender etc...I think it's not 'ok' for everyone to be gay because that can also depend on their individual circumstances and prejudices that they may have to live with and that may make them feel that they wouldn't be accepted...it can be complicated..but also for anyone who feels as though they don't 'fit into the mainstream' type thing and how isolating that must feel...anyways, I have work so I'll just leave it at that except to say that I personally have learned a lot through my conversations with Jack and learning is always a good thing...au revoir/have a lovely day, Caitlin.....

[Marsh.]

Delusion spotted.

[Jack_]

Yeah Tumblr sucks but Snapchat encourages minors to solicit indecent pictures of themselves, Facebook has kids viewing snuff videos that are shared on news feeds and Twitter has 12 year old girls devoting their lives to getting follows from famous people they will never meet. Teenagers can be stupid and the internet has its downsides, but to write off a century of legitimate social research carried out and theorised by professionals in their field as if it's all been created by some kids on a blogging website is just silly

[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Yeah Tumblr sucks but Snapchat encourages minors to solicit indecent pictures of themselves, Facebook has kids viewing snuff videos that are shared on news feeds and Twitter has 12 year old girls devoting their lives to getting follows from famous people they will never meet. Teenagers can be stupid and the internet has its downsides, but to write off a century of legitimate social research carried out and theorised by professionals in their field as if it's all been created by some kids on a blogging website is just silly

they are all ridiculous, you're definitely right about that

[Jessica.]

Jack spreading the truth as always.

[Natalie.]

female