This is my life, these are my choices

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
hellyeahheroes
ashtray-girl

"In the 70s it was black and minority ethnic people, in the 80s it was gay people, trans people are just the latest to get it in the neck from comedians who can't be bothered to try at their jobs anymore. I cannot stand there and watch another dogshit comedian go: 'Ooohh if a woman can identify as a man, maybe I'll identify as a chair!' Why don't you identify as good comedians, you hack motherfuckers?!"

- Nish Kumar: "It's In Your Nature To Destroy Yourselves pt.2"

sophiamcdougall

“Why can’t we do jokes about trans people? What makes them so special?” You can. This is how you do jokes about trans people without being a down-punching cock. It’s not hard. Sound on, and pray to whatever god you believe in to bless Nish Kumar.pic.twitter.com/gOcJkvZxMl — Fancy Brenda 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (they/them) (@SpillerOfTea) May 25, 2022ALT

Yeah but you need to actually hear the full clip and the fury and passion and glee (because he knows he's nailing them) in his voice.

(Wish I could find the audio somewhere other than Twitter, but I can't.

nicelytousled

here it is!

trellanyx

Transcription:

It’s a fucking piece of shit! The first ten minutes are shit comedy. No judgments, we’ve all done that, some of us are doing it right now. But then the next ten minutes is just him having a go at trans people! Guys, why is everyone so angry with trans people? What did they do, there’s like twelve of them! Why is everyone so upset? Everyone’s like “oh, do you say he or she” - I dunno, ask, it’s not an unsolvable conundrum! Also, in my experience, trans people are not deliberately mysterious when you do ask, it’s not like you ask and they go, “OOOooOoooOooh, oooOooOOoh I’ll never teeeell~!” You’re thinking of poltergeists!

And there are a lot of people, to be fair most of them cisgender heterosexual men, who say things like this: “Oh, if you let trans women use women bathrooms, then they’ll do sex attacks!” Now there’s a few problems with that. Firstly, to be fair, they don’t say ‘do sex attacks’. Secondly, trans people are overwhelmingly the victims of sexual violence moreso than they are the perpetrators of it by an unbelievably large amount. And thirdly, do you honestly think if there is someone out there willing to commit a sex attack, arguably THE worst thing one human being can do to another, do you honestly think if there is someone out there, regardless of their gender identity, who has done the logical gymnastics required in going into thinking that you can perpetrate the worst thing one human being can do to another, do you honestly, do, do you think they’re currently being put off by a sign on a door? This has never happened: “Oh I’m gonna do such a big sex attack, why it’s gonna be the biggest sex attack, why it’s gonna be the big sex—oh sorry I didn’t realize this was the ladies’.” THAT’S NEVER HAPPENED!

FUCK Ricky Gervais! FUCK Ricky Gervais! Because what he’s doing is not edgy or interesting. He seems to think that it makes him an edgy or interesting comedian. It’s not, all he is is just the same as every other rich white dude comedian who gets too successful, runs out of ideas, and tries to shit on the latest minority group. In the 1970s that was my fucking family, it was black and brown minority ethnic people, in the 80s it was gay people, trans people are just the latest to get it in the neck from comedians who can't be bothered to try at their jobs anymore. I cannot stand there and watch another dogshit comedian go, “Ooohh if a woman can identify as a man, maybe I'll identify as a chair!” Why don't you identify as a good comedian, you hack motherfuckers?!

evilkitten3

this is amazing and i already love but now i have the image of a trans poltergeist stuck in my head and honestly goals

the-sound-and-the-furry
allsoundwavesarebeautiful

my brother: so to them, metal is flesh, and Cybertron is entirely made of metal, so they live on a planet made of flesh

dragonsir

The gingerbread man lives in a gingerbread house. Are the walls made of flesh, or is he made of house? He screams, for he does not know.

quetzalpapalotl

Carbon is the base of all organic matter, it's in our flesh, in our food, in the grass we walk and in the wood we build our homes with.

dea-certe
iswearimnotnaked

hi hello CATS!!!! CANNOT!!!! BE VEGAN!!!!!

i cannot believe i have to fucking say this.

dogs are omnivore and IF YOUR VET APPROVES your pooch MAY be able to go on an APPROVED(!!!!!) commercial vegan dog food like the brand “v-dog” which has all the essential vitamins, protein, etc. (the oldest record winning dogs have been vegan)

cats are CARNIVORE and cannot fucking live on a vegan diet. a vet would laugh in your face and probably find some way to have your pet taken away from you because you’re obviously not fit to have an animal if you think you can feed a cat a diet based on your own ethics

i’m vegan but this is so fucking harmful.

it’s about minimizing your harm, not putting your animals on risky diets in an attempt to be perfect.

DON’T FUCKING DO THIS TO YOUR PETS

skypig357

Idiot people

sarcasmsuitsme

If you see someone you know doing this, report them for animal cruelty and neglect.

nunyabizni

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

thegrumpymathematician

This posts, and many of the notes on it, are bothering me. Ladies, gentlemen, esteemed colleagues from outside the confines of the gender binary; gather ‘round. Let’s throw some science in this joint.

1. Humans. Humans are not cats. Humans are not dogs. One would think this obvious, but people have a tendency to attempt such interspecies comparisons when discussing diet. Humans are order omnivora; we have essentially evolved in a manner that attempts to give us as much dietary flexibility as possible. We do, however, require a substance called B12 (or cobalamin), which is extremely important for brain and nervous system functions, as well as the synthesis of DNA and the construction of red blood cells. We cannot produce this vitamin ourselves–no animal, plant, or fungus can. The enzymes used in cobalamin production are essentially unique to bacteria and archaea–some species of which hang out in the digestive tracks of other animals. We get cobalamin in a roundabout way from fish, shellfish, meat, eggs, milk, and dairy products. While there is no naturally-occurring, vegan source of the vitamin that has been demonstrated effective in a human study of statistically significant sample size, effective synthetic forms do exist and can be used as a substitute.  Cyanocobalamin is one of the most common and is frequently found in fortified foods and vitamins. In short: Humans are omnivores. Humans have evolved for dietary flexibility, including viable vegetarianism. Humans did not evolve for veganism (be extremely suspicious of people who tell you that we did, as they are lying), but due to modern technologies, veganism is also a viable diet that humans can thrive on, should they so choose.

2. Cats. Cats are order carnivora. Cats require (amongst other things) an amino acid called taurine. We’re not quite sure how, exactly, but we know that it’s extremely important to feline heart wall tissue, retinal tissue, and brain tissue amongst other things. Cats cannot manufacture their own taurine, and must get it from other sources–primarily shellfish, fish and meat. Taurine breaks down when heated, so feeding your cat a home-cooked diet rich in this foods is also not necessarily a good idea (talk to a vet). Secondary (read: SUPPLEMENTARY. NOT A SOLE SOURCE OF TAURINE.) sources of taurine for cats include dairy, eggs, and seaweed- or yeast-based taurine supplements. In nature, cats don’t really need to worry about getting enough taurine, because (as you may have noticed), taurine sources are indeed the things that cats tend to catch and eat. However, a cat that lives in a human household is dependent on humans for food, and sometimes humans are utter fucktrucks. In short: Cats are obligate carnivores. Their primary source of nutrition is meat. They must eat meat, preferably as close to raw as possible. They have digestive tracks designed for digesting meat. There are vegan/vegetarian cat kibbles on the market. Do not buy them. Your cat is neither vegan nor vegetarian, and if you adjust their diet as if they were, you are a terrible person who is harming and possibly killing your pet. You suck. End of discussion.

3. Dogs. Dogs are slightly more nuanced here. They are facultative carnivores–meaning that they optimally should eat meat, but can survive on other things if resources are scare. Dogs also need the amino acid taurine, but can technically manufacture it themselves if the proper building blocks are in their diets. They also need vitamin D–D3 is preferable, but D2 can be used to some degree. Dogs are somewhere between us (the true omnivore) and the cat (the true carnivore). A vegan or vegetarian diet will keep a dog alive, certainly, but is unlikely to allow your pet to thrive as it lacks the recommended nutrients. You should probably be feeding your dog meat. The exception here–some dogs are allergic to conventional dog foods, or find symptoms of certain diseases alleviated by vegetarianism. In this case, a veterinarian (not you, layperson, I mean an actual trained veterinarian) may determine that the benefits of putting your dog on a vegetarian/vegan diet outweigh those of feeding your dog meat. This is relatively rare, but does occasionally happen. And no, actually, the oldest dog is not vegan–Bramble is the only dog on this list that I found had some indication of veganism. The oldest dog on record is an Australian Kelpie named Maggie, who was not vegan. It is more likely that Bramble lived that long despite the veganism, not because of it. In short: If a vet thinks that your dog may be allergic to dog food/require a special diet and recommends you try feeding it a vegetarian/vegan diet, listen to your vet. Otherwise? Dogs are carnivora. They do need vegetables and other sources of nutrients, but their optimal fuel, as it were, is meat. Your dog needs meat to be happy. Fucking feed your dog. 

Now, I did manage to find two veterinarians who disagree with every other study I dug up and the American Veterinary Medical Association. Their articles are here and here. They don’t really have sources, and are essentially wholly dependent on anecdotal evidence (“my dog is a vegetarian and hasn’t died!”), but for those of you data cherry-pickers reading this, there you go. 

As a rule, dogs and cats need meat. If that makes you uncomfortable, that is your problem, not theirs. If you try to implement a vegan or vegetarian diet for your pets because you implemented one for yourself, you shouldn’t have those pets. That is animal abuse. (By the way, those of you not feeding your cats and non-allergic dogs the food they need to survive and thrive? What the fuck is wrong with you? Do you not love your pets?)

TL;DR If you do not want a pet that must be fed meat, you should under no circumstances acquire a cat or a dog. Thank you for your time.

marbledmartin

Rebloobing for the more detailed info on B12 and obligate carnivore vs true omnivores

nautica-the-savant

Always reblog.

is-the-wolf-video-cute

Solution for vegan pet owners: Lab-grown meat. Your pet gets the meat it needs and no animals die.

maxophone

wrong. Fact: animals die every day

is-the-wolf-video-cute

well you’re not wrong

the-sound-and-the-furry
misteria247

I've been doing nothing but watching MatPat all day today and honestly it's been lowkey nice to just listen to someone talk and theorize about different video games or movies like I kinda forgot how fun it could be to just make theories and hear other people's thoughts on different types of media.

Like it's really cool to see what other people's thoughts are on the things you love or the things that you've heard of.

hellyeahheroes
furiousgoldfish

“what we do to our kids is our own business” yeah because it’s personal right to traumatize your own kid beyond recognition and fuck up future generations and believe me if it was your business then social services, laws protecting children’s rights, and trauma therapy for abused children wouldn’t fucking exist. If you think it doesn’t reflect on you as a human being what you do with your children and you can still totally walk around calling yourself a good person after shredding your child’s existence into torture and terror, you are dead wrong. Traumatizing and abusing your child makes you into a monster, regardless of what you do with the entirety of your life, if you fucking hurt a child that’s in your care, you don’t deserve to walk on this earth or to even even subtly assume there’s anything good about your existence.