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  • Nepheli Loux from Eden Ring

    Despite knowing it’ll cost her everything, she still doesn’t hesitate to throw down against the forces of oppression.

    The speech she makes at the ransacked albinauric village sums it up:

    I witnessed a sight much the same, in my infancy.

    The oppression of the weak. Murder and pillage unchecked.

    A waking nightmare, made by men.

    But this time, I’m a woman grown.

    And though the suffering cannot be undone, I can still mete out justice.

    Justice to the oppressors.

    Let the scars I carve remind them. I am Nepheli Loux, Warrior.

    Ace from Dr Who

    Other than being an IED slinging communist travelling all of time and space to kick the shit outta various embodiments of capitalism and fascism, Ace’s greatest strength is the compassion she shares with others. A reminder that often more than the strength of any individual, collective solidarity with others marginalised by the capitalist hegemon is what’ll allow us to win.

    Rincewind from Discworld

    Despite being scared shitless, despite lacking any of the skills of his peers, despite being way out of his depth, Rincewind still gathers the courage to face down multiple apocalyptic threats.

    Bravery is not a lack of fear, but rather the strength to push on despite that fear.





  • I enjoyed it, it’s not exactly a light read considering the subject but it’s well paced and tightly written. Its depiction of war and trauma may be triggering for some people.

    Your experience may vary depending on the translation. Most English translations are based on the 1929 translation that made the odd choice of switching German slang and cultural references with rough English equivalents as well as trying to tone down some of the darker parts.

    I read the 1993 translation which tries to be a bit more accurate to the original book, but does do the thing with swapping the slang around which comes across a bit odd especially earlier on where it’s layed on a bit thick imho.








  • BTW I went and read through the studies someone sent me in that thread and turns out the graphs from those studies show that trans women are more similar to cis men than to cis women in all metrics.

    Which of the studies said that?

    Because I’ve been reading through them myself and all I’m getting is stuff like:

    This which says:

    Results In this cohort of athletes, TW had similar testosterone concentration (TW 0.7±0.5 nmol/L, CW 0.9±0.4 nmol/), higher oestrogen (TW 742.4±801.9 pmol/L, CW 336.0±266.3 pmol/L, p=0.045), higher absolute handgrip strength (TW 40.7±6.8 kg, CW 34.2±3.7 kg, p=0.01), lower forced expiratory volume in 1 s:forced vital capacity ratio (TW 0.83±0.07, CW 0.88±0.04, p=0.04), lower relative jump height (TW 0.7±0.2 cm/kg; CW 1.0±0.2 cm/kg, p<0.001) and lower relative V̇O2max (TW 45.1±13.3 mL/kg/min/, CW 54.1±6.0 mL/kg/min, p<0.001) compared with CW athletes. TM had similar testosterone concentration (TM 20.5±5.8 nmol/L, CM 24.8±12.3 nmol/L), lower absolute hand grip strength (TM 38.8±7.5 kg, CM 45.7±6.9 kg, p=0.03) and lower absolute V̇O2max (TM 3635±644 mL/min, CM 4467±641 mL/min p=0.002) than CM.

    And this Which says:

    Key Findings Key Biomedical Findings Biological data are severely limited, and often methodologically flawed. There is limited evidence regarding the impact of testosterone suppression (through, for example, gender-affirming hormone therapy or surgical gonad removal) on transgender women athletes’ performance. Available evidence indicates trans women who have undergone testosterone suppression have no clear biological advantages over cis women in elite sport.

    Both of which were cited in the articles OP linked.

    This is the exact opposite of your claim.