The Dread Slender Gnome / is on Nostr

The more you push me, the less I'll give in.

From an anonymous YouTube commenter:
"I never gave these nutters my consent to change my reality."

Ceterum censeo, Carthaginem esse delendam!

A recalcitrant, ill-tempered gremlin:
Gargoyle of Beelzebub:
And one with a shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/stroppygnome/shop :

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2024-10-02 19:00:24

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Meh. Finnish has lots of double R's and a good deal of Finns also can't roll them properly.
It really doesn't matter in Finnish, and therefore I doubt it matters much in Italian either.

2024-09-13 07:41:16

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I meant the identify with/observe divide isn't central. It's a terminology (or conceptual) question, not a matter of whether women do or don't behave according to stereotypes.

2024-09-13 07:25:11

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Also, explain what those people who don't "identify with" (primarily or not) the "qualities associated with" the female sex are.
This really pisses me off. I know it's not quite the central thing, but I can't let go of how stupid it is to pretend that everyone merely "identifies with" physical characteristics, rather than observes them.

2024-09-08 19:44:20

This is good. Andrew Gold interviewing a detransitioner Charlie Bentley-Astor (not from a posh family despite of the name). She started ID:ing as trans in her early teens, and took puberty blockers as a young adult for 4 years. They were prescribed for her due to her hormone disorder, but she says she had the ulterior motive of wanting to escape womanhood in accepting them (and staying on them).
Regarding the supposed reversability, she now has osteoporosis at 25, and may have lost her fertility.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU5T-NQNOP8

2024-08-15 19:03:32

Here's a gratuitous shoe recommendation nobody asked for.
If you like cycling (but aren't serious enough to invest in cycling shoes), or just want comfy, but tidy shoes for warm weather:
Cressi Aqua Shoes.
The upper is mesh only, and the outer soles have holes, which means you get plenty of air circulation which helps keep the feet cool. They're very soft around the feet, and very lightweight. The added bonus for cycling is that the holes in the soles fit really nicely on any nubs you might have on bike pedals, so without any actual shoe-to-pedal-attachments, you get some of their benefit.
Also, surprisingly affordable for shoes this good.
They come in black and blue, and black and grey.
Of course I also have an ulterior motive here, which is that if enough people buy them, they might be kept in production and I might be able to keep buying new pairs as my old ones wear out. Though they're also surprisingly hard wearing, I've had mine in heavy use for several summers now, and they still look perfectly fine. The soles are worn, but all seams are good and the material is intact.
But seriously. I really, really like these shoes.
(NB: quite possibly not suitable for those who don't have healthy feet, I wouldn't know.)
https://media.spinster.xyz/2c638541c48d1c429ad341071036310a949119a8fcaf6980a203cf66e02a7176.PNG