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writer/gamer/angry feminist/sarcastic bitch

@red-queen-on-the-heathen-throne / red-queen-on-the-heathen-throne.tumblr.com

Hi! I'm Red. I write. A lot. Four novels and counting, in various stages of the publishing process. They're all pretty gay.
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Stichwort aging tumblr demographic:

Wusstet ihr, dass Schul- und Studienzeiten ab dem 17. Geburtstag zeitlich auf die Rente angerechnet werden, auch wenn man in dieser Zeit (noch) nicht eingezahlt hat?

Wusstet ihr außerdem, dass man diese Zeiten selber bei der Rentenversicherung angeben muss, weil die sonst außer Acht gelassen werden?

Und wusstet ihr, was für ein absolut verfickt beschissener Aufwand es ist, diese Zeiten Jahrzehnte später nachzuweisen, wenn man in Rente gehen will, und die Deutsche Rentenversicherung halt sagt "Ja gut, wir haben hier Ihre Abschlusszeugnisse, aber können Sie denn beweisen, dass Sie auch auf der Schule waren, an der Sie Ihren Abschluss gemacht haben? Hmmmmm? Nee, nee, da könnt ja jeder kommen!"

Wenn dann nicht gerade eine Schulsekretärin noch vage im Kopf hat, dass ihre Kollegin, die selber schon in Rente ist, mal erwähnt hat, dass sie weiß, wo der Bezirk die ganzen alten Nachweise damals beim Großreinemachen hingepackt hat, UND diese dann netterweise anruft und mal schnell Unterlagen von Anno dazumal hervorzaubert, biste halt am Arsch.

Also macht das am besten jetzt und bewahrt den ganzen Kram noch in Kopie auf. Zur Sicherheit.

Und weil's so schön ist, das Ganze nochmal als Video:

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asneakyfox

the idea that restrooms, locker rooms, etc need to be single-sex spaces in order for women to be safe is patriarchy's way of signalling to men & boys that society doesn't expect them to behave themselves around women. it is directly antifeminist. it would be antifeminist even if trans people did not exist. a feminist society would demand that women should be safe in all spaces even when there are men there.

btw this is maybe the single most key distinguishing feature of the terfy strains of radical feminism, the seed all the rest of it springs out of: they have absolutely no faith in the ability of feminism to actually destroy patriarchy. they do not think feminism can truly build a better world. they cannot really even imagine that possibility. they think patriarchy is an inevitable natural consequence of unchangeable biological facts, and therefore the goal of feminism can only be to mitigate the worst effects of patriarchy, not to get rid of it.

they can imagine a society where women get some designated safe spaces without men around. they cannot imagine a society where the presence of men is not inherently a danger to women.

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gotbeanz

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!^^^^^^^

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english-mace

'filled with people who believe it is more important to do nothing wrong than it is to do something right' is going to live in my head for a while now huh

They have this very Catholic attitude that you ought to know how to behave correctly from birth somehow, and also if you commit a single sin, at any point, you are now tainted forever.

And they, of course, are the Pope.

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kousera

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg (Berlin district) closed two women's centers and fired their employees

It is a short press release that announces the closure of two youth clubs in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. The district office announced: "The two youth facilities 'Phantalisa-Raum für Mädchen* und junge Frauen in Friedrichshain' and 'Alia-Zentrum für Mädchen und junge Frauen' in Kreuzberg will be closed by the youth welfare office." The contracts with the provider have been terminated. Efforts are being made to find alternative and timely services, the district office added. With this the only two queer-feminist projects in the district that specifically target migrant girls and young women are to close.
The association that runs the facilities, Frieda-Frauen*zentrum e.V. (Frieda), has made the letter of termination public. The accusations are serious: the goals of the cooperation, including democracy education and the "reduction of inhuman attitudes in young people", could no longer be implemented. The educational work was to be stopped immediately. A prior warning letter was not necessary.
The decision is not based on the work done in the centers, but on the political attitudes of the employees. According to the letter, an article in the news magazine "Focus" published a picture showing employees of the association at a registered pro-Palestinian demonstration that was broken up by the police. The district therefore fears that the employees were seeking a "targeted confrontation with the police forces as representatives of the state".
Furthermore, an employee posted "various pro-Palestine statements" on her private Instagram profile. These are not specified in the letter, nor are other "anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli statements".

Oh, so politicians who openly call for the criminalisation of being trans in a school setting and the deportation of non-white Germans can just stay in office, but someone going to a protest on their own time outside of work will get their entire work place shut down.

Good to know we're a stable democracy /s

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foone

This story went and said the woman is 5'1" (155cm) and then referenced her "long legs" in the next sentence. How you gonna have long legs if you're only 5'1"? Is she just legs and a head?

She's a BIONICLE. Those mofos are about 70% leg.

Look at this beauty.

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ghost-mantis

Legs, head, and a slug pilot. That’s what women are made of!

PSA for men and other non-womenfolk: Remember, if a woman hasn't opened up to you about her slug pilot yet, it doesn't necessarily mean she doesn't like you. A woman's slug pilot is a deeply personal thing, and while some may feel comfortable being open about it, others may be embarrassed by it, potentially even going their whole lives without discussing it with even their closest friends and partners. So don't be pushy, and don't mention it unnecessarily. Do your best to make the women in your life feel comfortable, safe, and free from judgement around you, and maybe, just maybe, you'll be lucky enough to find someone who trusts you enough to show you her slug pilot.

Just uh. Don't let it touch your mask. And if it's purple, well. It was nice knowing you.

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all goofing aside I genuinely don't understand the urge to reimagine Taylor Allison Swift as a secretly queer icon when the pop music scene(TM) is like. literally overflowing with women who actually like women. Gaga and Kesha and Miley and Halsey are right there. Rina Sawayama and Hayley Kiyoko and Rebecca Black and Kehlani and Victoria Monét and Miya Folick if you're willing to get slightly less top 100. Janelle and Demi for them nonbinary takes on liking girls. like what are we doing here. like I'm not even saying you can't enjoy Taylor but why would you hang all your little gay hopes on her.

Isn’t Lady Gaga bisexual?

yes that is indeed why she's on the list of famous women who like women

why have multiple people reblogged this with some horse-assed "um actually most of these people are bi or pan" did I fucking stutter I said they like girls. what is your point. I'm going to kill you.

POV: you make a good post and then encounter tumblr reading comprehension

btw to just clarify for anyone who sees this reblog of this post

op is basically saying something along the lines of "yea ik taylor swift is bi but like. why is she y'all's only lgbtq+ pop icon when there are all these other lgbtq+ people in the pop scene???"

i might have worded this badly but hopefully i got the main point across

hi op here I certainly did not fucking say Taylor Swift is bi

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cealvan

Op is saying that liking Taylor for being QUEER or Lgbtqia+ is not a bad thing, but to also know she is not the only one.

He did not call anyone in the original post lesbian bi or pan.

He did call two people NB

you have to be fucking with me there's no way

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catsi

salt & vinegar chips are snacks for fucking masochists. literally the entire flavour of the goddamn chip is “acetic acid, which will hurt your tongue, and then just salt on top of that to hurt it worse”. it’s brutal. this chip is designed to hurt you

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maxknightley

yeah and it kicks ass

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