In 2020, Swedish neuroscientists put 30 trans and 30 cis research subjects into a brain scanner and showed them pictures of their bodies. Then they showed them images where their body had been morphed to look more masculine or more feminine. The results support the natural order of gender identity.
@markwyner Maybe, but it could also reveal more about a patriarchal society's views of what women and men are. Early days. How did all those people perceive themselves, how close did they already fit stereotypical gender types, etc.
Caitlin Jennings coming out as a lingerie model on a magazine had 0 to do with what a women is and 100% to do with how our patriarchal society portrays women, for example.
This is a sweet story that I never heard. Jimmy Carter hosted a jazz celebration at the White House. He requested that they play “Salt Peanuts.” Dizzy Gillespie agreed on the condition that Carter sing it. He did.
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I want to recommend Japanese-American Kishi Bashi’s song film “Omoiyari.”
It’s described as “a musical journey to understand WWII era Japanese Incarceration, assimilation, and what it means to be a minority in America today.”
The film is streaming on Paramount+ and the record is available on most platforms. Both are amazing.
Got my Big|Brave vinyl for “A Chaos of Flowers,” my favorite record of 2024. It’s so beautiful.
The lyrics are quite powerful. They’re themed on the internal/external manifestations of marginalization. Five songs were written by female poets, all of whom were activists for women, people of color, and indigenous people: Emily Dickinson, Akiko Yosano, Renée Vivien, Esther Popel, and Tekahionwake (links in thread).
Coping: lap dogs, therapy, music, meditation, whiskey, sugar, streaming shows with my wife, dad jokes, and gaming. Mental health medications are on the way.
If it weren’t for the aforementioned list I wouldn’t survive. Those things enable me to smile, laugh, and love here and there.
P.S. this thread is validating and humbling. Thanks for putting it into the world.
You may be privy to or unfamiliar with how the ultra-wealthy are taking advantage of the system. Either way, you’ll find this report by @ProPublica to be staggering. The facts are clear: there is a class war, and we’re losing.
“…it demolishes the cornerstone myth of the American tax system: that everyone pays their fair share and the richest Americans pay the most.”