i dont think i seriously want peridot to be redeemed and become a crystal gem, i want her to stay a weaselly little shit. i can’t think of any other female character in american cartoons that’s fulfilled that, like, starscream-y type role of a villainous but ultimately pretty wimpy shitlord with an annoying voice and i love it. i love how diverse all the gem antagonists in this show have been so far
it would be cool if she became sort of a reluctant ally to the crystal gems though
i want her to end up in a zim type role where she loudly proclaims that she’s going to take over earth but home worlds fuckin cut her off so she just kind of wanders around shouting at steven
o h my fuckin god wait rebecca sugar, like, loves invader zim IS PERIDOT SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE ZIM LMAO SHE EVEN SOUNDS LIKE HIM
wow this sounds great as hell and i’m all for it
AnonymousAFAB Privilege Checklist!
-I am reduced to my body parts and functions by both activists claiming to be for my liberation and misogynists. Trans activists call me a vagina person or period haver/bleeder. Misogynists will say stuff like, “I want to get some pussy tonight” or will use imagery when fighting against my bodily autonomy and reproductive rights that reduces me to a womb and my ability to possibly become pregnant.
- Speaking out against my reduction to my parts and functions by activists gets me labelled a bigot and my pleas ignored. Trans people have been saying forever this type of language is upsetting and triggering of their dysphoria. Their pleas are essentially ignored because some people are comfortable with it, and there’s little attempt to compromise. Afab people both cis and trans have stated they find how “gender inclusive language” is being practiced is misogynist and/or they don’t like it, but their concerns are silenced by accusations of bigotry, transphobia, and/or transmisogyny.
- I am told by people who do not share my experiences what they are and how I may talk about them. Some amab trans people have decided things for afab trans people such as that they do not experience misogyny and/or are able to distance themselves from it, and that they have male privilege retroactively and even if perceived as a gender conforming female. Disputing this is considered a transmisogynist act by some.
- I get made fun of, accused of misgendering myself, and accused of being an oppressor for talking about my experiences and how I felt they occurred. I’ve seen trans men on this site made fun of and accused of misgendering themselves for insisting they’ve experienced misogyny due to being perceived as female for a large portion of their lives. I’ve seen trans men called oppressors because they felt they were socialized with femininity and it’s influenced their behavior and thoughts. People here feel everything is black and white. So if a trans men says he experiences misogyny, it means you’re saying trans women don’t, when in reality this is pretty complicated with lots of nuances.
- I am accused of being an oppressor for trying to survive and be safe. A named afab privilege is that trans men and nb afab’s can enter women’s shelters sometimes. This implies that trans men are oppressing trans women by entering these shelters, and that if trans men did not do this it’d aid in trans women getting into shelters. Most trans men entering women’s shelter are pre-hrt and pre-transition, so the staff often doesn’t even know they’re trans. I wrote more about this and the implications of calling this a privilege here: [Link]
- My socialization, which if I speak of can get me accused of being an oppressor, makes me more likely to misidentify as being trans in the current state of trans activism. I feel this is one of the biggest reasons afab nonbinary people outnumber amab nonbinary people. Internalized misogyny Check out this post for more info on why: [Link] <—– This is also relevant to the next two points.
- I get told I am taking up too much space in my community by merely existing and participating in it. Remember TDOV? Tons and tons of people complained that it was a “Skinny white afab fest” essentially. Those “skinny white afabs” are still trans and have every right to participate. Call it Trans POC day of Visibility or AMAB trans day of visibility if you don’t want them to participate.
- I am blamed for problems that are not my fault and have no control over them, and expected to apologize for them. Let’s go back to TDOV. Tumblr’s demographics are mostly white and afab. So of course most people participating are going to be white and afab trans people. There’s nothing afab people can do if amab trans people aren’t joining Tumblr and taking part in things.
- I am blamed for things I had no part in and am used as a scapegoat for problematic things the community once supported. Remember the asterisk? “Trans*”? While it was once mandatory for talking about trans people and used among people no matter birth assignment or gender, I’ve seen many people now say, “It was created by trans men to exclude trans women!” I’ve seen people say shit like, “I bet trans men support and love drag!” Despite the fact the lgbt community loved and defended it for so long.
- I am accused of being the face of transness and taking up too much space despite little representation. Tumblr might be mostly white and afab trans people, but pretty much everywhere else transgender = trans woman. Especially in the media.
- I often have longer wait times for hormones than my AMAB counterparts. I’ve seen a lot of afab people compare how long ti took them to get hormones vs amab people they know. In one instance, it took over a year more.
- I have very few role models in comparison to my AMAB counterparts.
- Scars from my surgeries can out me unlike my AMAB counterparts. Scars under the pecs are becoming synonymous with afab trans people, whereas with breast augmentations the scars are typically well hidden, and even if the scars are visible breast augmentation is a somewhat common surgery among cis females.
- There are fewer surgeon that perform my genital surgeries. In the US alone there’s only 2, maybe 3(?), people who perform phalloplasty. There’s more who do meta, but not as many as who do vaginoplasty. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is a global trend.
- My surgeries are aesthetically inferior in comparison to my AMAB counterpart’s surgeries. Breast augmentations typically look well and passable, whereas mastectomies typically result in extensive scarring, occasionally end up with odd chest shapes, and somewhat frequently end up with odd looking nipples and nipple placements. Vaginoplasty results in genitals that are typically nearly indistinguishable from a natal vulva and vagina. Metoidioplasty will only rarely pass for a natal micropenis and extremely rarely a small natal non-micropenis. Phalloplasty is kinda hit and miss as well.
- My genital surgeries are more expensive than my AMAB counterpart’s surgeries. While chest surgeries are roughly the same cost, with afab surgeries being a bit more pricey typically, phalloplasty is far more expensive than vaginoplasty. While it’s true vaginoplasty and full metoidioplasty are roughly the same cost, metoidioplasty is aethestically inferior, so we’ll be comparing phalloplasty and vaginoplasty. Vaginoplasty is in the ranges of 20-30k, and phalloplasty is in the ranges of 50-90k. That isn’t including the implant that must be surgically replaced every once in awhile to achieve erection.