A cut transgirl romance comic by Garun

The moment my dog (and husband) realized I was in the car beside him

Your dog and husband look so happy. Who the hell is that guy with glasses tho?

Haha. Most accurate statement I’ve see. In 2018 thus far.

Artwork from a workshop I gave a few weeks ago! I demonstrated my process for creating a rough character sketch and then adding color. We picked ‘magic’ as the theme :)

sometimes when i need a mood boost i just go on amazon and read customer reviews of stuffed animals because theyre always so nice and happy

THROUGH A RAPIST’S EYES” (PLS TAKE TIME TO READ THIS. It may save a life, It may save your life.)

An Article from Neena Susan Thomas

“Through a rapist’s eyes. A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interview…ed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:

1] The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun! , braid, or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.

2] The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who’s clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing.

3] They also look for women using their cell phone, searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.

4] The number one place women are abducted from / attacked at is grocery store parking lots.

5] Number two is office parking lots/garages.

6] Number three is public restrooms.

7] The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to a second location where they don’t have to worry about getting caught.

8] If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn’t worth it because it will be time-consuming.

9] These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas,or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.

10] Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you’re not worth it.

POINTS THAT WE SHOULD REMEMBER:

1] If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it, or make general small talk: can’t believe it is so cold out here, we’re in for a bad winter. Now that you’ve seen their faces and could identify them in a line- up, you lose appeal as a target.

2] If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell Stop or Stay back! Most of the rapists this man talked to said they’d leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

3] If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yelling I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY and holding it out will be a deterrent.

4] If someone grabs you, you can’t beat them with strength but you can do it by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm between the elbow and armpit or in the upper inner thigh – HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it; it really hurts.

5] After the initial hit, always go for the groin. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy’s parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you’ll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause him a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble, and he’s out of there.

6] When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.

7] Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don’t dismiss it, go with your instincts. You may feel little silly at the time, but you’d feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.

FINALLY, PLEASE REMEMBER THESE AS WELL ….

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do it.

2. Learned this from a tourist guide to New Orleans : if a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you…. chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car: Kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won’t see you but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping,eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON’T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side,put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU CLOSE the DOORS , LEAVE.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:

a. Be aware: look around your car as someone may be hiding at the passenger side , peek into your car, inside the passenger side floor, and in the back seat. ( DO THIS TOO BEFORE RIDING A TAXI CAB) .

b. If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.

c. Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked “for help” into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it’s better safe than sorry.

If u have compassion reblog this post. ‘Helping hands are better than Praying Lips’ – give us your helping hand.

REBLOG THIS AND LET EVERY GIRL KNOW AT LEAST PEOPLE WILL KNOW WHATS GOING ON IN THIS WORLD. So please reblog this….Your one reblog can Help to spread this information.

THIS COULD ACTUALLY SAVE A LIFE.”

EVERYONE BOOT THE FUCK OUT OF THIS

This is so fucking unfortunate that we need this

it just makes me angry that women need this.. but we do and if you see this, PLEASE REBLOG. it doesn’t matter if you are a male or a female. by reblogging this, you might save someone’s life.

Don’t scroll past this, it’s so important

nothing to do with what my posts are normally about but this is SO damn important!! don’t scroll past without reading and / or reblogging!

this is fucking important. Idc if your blog is perfect, fucking reblog this. It may save someone.

Reblog please. You could save someone

This is really important, please be save!❤

Please reblog. I really am glad I found this. 

Somebody kill me

Each Jenny has a different symbol on their hat

And I don’t know which one to do for my cosplay…

…Holy crap, how did I never notice this before?

So THAT’S how Brock knows!

All the Joy’s are different, too. Their crosses are each different colors.

#I thought the Nurse Joy one only happened recently though #like in the new seasons

Nope. While blue and pink repeated a few times, generally each Joy had a different color city to city.

These are all from season 1 & 2 Nurse Joys.

Oh good god.

holy fucking shit how did no one else notice this it’s been like tEN FUCKING YEARS

Welp, I just learned something new. And I was in this fandom for 13 years.

Look at his face, man.

He is so disappointed in you.

“WHY DID YOU NOT PATENT THIS”

(teleports to 13th century europe) Nobody on their phones. What a beautiful sight :) (peasant beside me cherishes his last gasp of amazement at my clean ass jordans as he dies of common fever)

*gets human shit thrown on me from a nearby window*

*gets burned at stake for suggesting that women might be equal to men*

*gets burned at stake for suggesting that women might be equal to men*

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Full time work should entitle someone to enough pay for rent, food, bills, and leisure activities. Full time work for a full life wage. You put in your 8 hours a day, 5 days a week? You should be able to afford the basic shit you need in life, no matter where you work.

pisses me off that this is considered a radical statement.

I do agree with this but from economic standpoint if you are working at a job like McDonalds as someone flipping burgers and making fries you are getting paid for the amount of skill needed for the job. But if its any other job that requires you to have an actual skill that you can make a career out of then yeah you should be getting paid enough to live a standard life.

If you work FULL TIME you should be able to afford to fucking live. No, it doesn’t matter if it’s flipping burgers, these people contribute to our fucking economy and they MATTER. They should be allowed to be alive.

Jesus fucking Christ do you people hear yourselves?

People like this are why we can’t move on to issues like reducing how many hours is full time, or working out UBI. We’re going to need to do that. Most people just don’t know what’s coming down the pipeline, without a major change to the structure of the economy, we’re looking at large scale permanent unemployment, even in the “skilled” labor force.

Also? Making food is a fucking skill. Running a fast food kitchen is a fucking skill. Operating a drive-thru is a goddamn fucking skill.

I do not know how to do these things. I have a masters degree and I have no fucking clue how to operate a deep fryer or make coffee drinks. I’d probably not be very good at it, because that kind of hands-on, fast-paced work is very hard for me.

But thankfully, there are people who are good at it, so I can do my job, and they can do theirs, and we can benefit one another by putting our skills to use in different areas. People who work in fast food are not less deserving of comfort and security in their lives just because their skills aren’t valued like they should be. That is a myth developed to deprive people of rights.

My friend works as a medical assistant and I’ve worked at McDonald’s and Starbucks. You know there’s a lot of things you gotta learn in this typa job?

Like in addition to it being physically demanding (standing up for 4-6 hours straight, carrying heavy ice/coffee, constantly getting burned by boiling water and an oven, a lot of reaching and squatting (like a lot a lot I lost 40 FUCKING pounds in a year okay this job demands a lot from the body)), there are actual skills required. Also your skin splits from using so much antibacterial soap.

Do you know what temperature different foods have to be to prevent contamination? If it’s a “cold” or “hot” plate?? Do You know how long food can be out before bacterial contamination can happen?? Do you know the difference between say 1% and heavy whipping cream? Can you teach a chemistry class using milk????? That’s p much what you gotta learn to be able to do. My friend who works as a medic was surprised, because I do more in my day than they do, and THEY told me that. They were shocked how much I actually do; I am on my feet more, talking to more people, I have a working knowledge of food germs food born illnesses and chemistry, I gotta do the same shit with sterilizing my tools the same exact way a doctor sterilizes theirs. Etc etc.

There’s no such thing as an unskilled job. There are only undervalued skills.

“There’s no such thing as an unskilled job. There are only undervalued skills.”

Okay, let’s brake this down. How long does it take to train someone to work fast food? What are the repercussions of that person fails to do their job?

Now, how long does it take to train a structural engineer? What are the repercussions if they fail at their job?

How long does it take to train a plumber? What are the repercussions if they fail their job?

How long does it take to train a ditch digger? What are the repercussions if they fail their job?

Someone of these things are not like the other, some of these things a little more important then the others.

“If you work full time you deserve a living wage”

No you dont. You deserve to be paid according to the value you bring to the job/company/economy. If you do not want to upskill and increase this value, that is your problem.

Shut the fuck up oh my god

People like you are essentially saying that the lives of fast food workers and those in similar positions do not deserve to live.

Because if it were about equal pay for equal “skill,” y’all would be saying “they don’t deserve extravagant life styles.” But no. You make it about /living/

You deserve to be able to fucking afford a life. You shouldn’t have to get a college degree or a certification just to fucking survive.

This argument is and always has been people like this not caring about human life. It’s so fucking infuriating. Pull your fucking head out of your ass and try, just a little, to empathasize with another fucking person

I’m not saying that at all. I am saying that if they refuse to increase their value then they deserve to be assigned what they are worth as defined by the market.

You make these moralistic arguments that make no sense. Everyone deserves x. No they don’t. No one deserves anything.

Wait so…. “ they deserve to be assigned what they are worth “ but “ No one deserves anything. “ Hmmmmmmmmm? 

Look, here’s something to consider: In order for the market to set people’s wages, workers need to be able to freely choose employers and be able to negotiate wages in return. Without the financial security to face unemployment without the risk of starvation, and without the ability to workers to collectively bargain with employers via unions, then this entire element of wage setting simply doesn’t happen, and that leads to unbalanced wages and exploitative labor conditions. 

As a bare minimum, people’s TIME is worth money. If you were going to pay me to sit in a room and do NOTHING for 40 hours a week, I would expect to be paid enough money to make rent and buy food in exchange. I’m not going to starve and go homeless because YOU really really want someone to watch paint dry. 

Full time work entitles a living wage. 

I know its difficult to understand that they were 2 different statements about 2 different states but there I said it.

I can agree for the most part with the second paragraph. I personally think unions are a necessary part of any workplace negotiations so long as membership is not compulsory.

I disagree with the time is money aspect. Your time still needs to create value. As you can see there is not the greatest amount of demand for people to watch paint dry.

And yet, if you expect me to do ANYTHING for you for FULL TIME, then my time itself is worth the price of keeping me alive at a bare minimum. Asking people to give up full time work and not pay them enough to stay alive is unethical and exploitative. 

Paying full time workers a living wage should be an expected operating cost. If Walmart can’t pay their electricity bill, they don’t get electricity.  If Walmart can’t pay for running water, they don’t get running water. Paying employees a living wage should be the price of having employees. 

If you do not like the working conditions, do not work there. You act like these are the only options available. It is not exploitative to offer a wage and have someone accept it.

I also think that asking those same people to hand over a portion of their income to the government is exploitative. I think regulating goods to the point that they are unaffordable is exploitative. I think printing excess money to cause inflation is exploitative. I think centralising economies in this day and age, with the technology we have, is exploitative.

As I said before, which you AGREED WITH,  In order for the market to set people’s wages, workers need to be able to freely choose employers and be able to negotiate wages in return. Without the financial security to face unemployment without the risk of starvation, and without the ability to workers to collectively bargain with employers via unions, then this entire element of wage setting simply doesn’t happen, and that leads to unbalanced wages and exploitative labor conditions.

And we don’t have robust labor unions and financial safety nets at the level we need for this to be the case. People often CANT refuse or leave potential unsafe or  otherwise undesirable jobs because not having even a SINGLE paycheck could get them evicted. 

I like your list of derailing red herrings. But we are talking about wages right now. 

I agreed with unions as a market force. Not with a minimum wage. Nice try though.

You call it derailing, I call it economics.

You know that one of the main powers of labor unions- collective bargaining- is often used for improving wages and benefits, yes? 

And bro, trying to make the conversation about taxes and printing money, when it is about employee wages IS derailing. It’s off topic. 

Yes I am aware what unions do. I have been a member of several. As a market force, I am totally ok with them setting wages as direct negotiators to a market. Minimum wages are generally set by the government, not the market.

The discussion was about a liveable wage. Liveability goes beyond the nominal value of a wage, so no, its not derailing

Government set minimum wage helps give protections to workers who are not part of unions, which I would argue is valuable. And, we’ve ignored the second half of my statement:  Without the financial security to face unemployment without the risk of starvation then this entire element of wage setting simply doesn’t happen, and that leads to unbalanced wages and exploitative labor conditions. People need the financial ability to quit their job and have a pay gap without the risk of starvation or else they DONT have the choice to just up and leave.

I’m not sure why you think “printing more money” has anything to do with livable wage arguments except in maybe the broadest of economic terms. It’s still derailing. 

I don’t think its ever valuable to set arbitrary limits on price, using forces outside the market. You end up with prices being set either above or below equilibrium, both bringing their own respective problems.

I never addressed that statement because I dont think is relevant to the discussion. It ignores a multitude of factors and surmises that financial security is only gained or lost based on the wages offered, while the reality is that there were many factors that lead that person to this juncture.

It also ignores several other options, for example choosing not to be unemployed while searching for better employment conditions.

Devaluing currency by increasing supply has a very direct effect on price and thus liveability.

The cost of living isn’t an arbitrary limit and it IS determined by the market. 

Often working full time+ at below the poverty line means that job hunting is near impossible. Taking off time to look for jobs and interview may be the difference between paying rent or not.