i keep forgetting rl is not fandom

[cornhobble]

MOM: Men wear wallets and women wear purses. You have a wallet, and that's manly.

ME: lol no. I like my manly wallet, tyvm~

MOM: There are only two genders: man and woman. EVERYONE ELSE IS A MUTATION

ME: That's not true! INCORRECT GENDER BINARY

DAD: Yes it is! BIOLOGY blah blah EVOLUTION blah blah

[annoying conversation here]

ME: So you don't think boys are socialized to be more violent?

DAD: Well... MAYBE IN ARABIC COUNTRIES

ME: D:

....I KEEP FORGETTING RL IS NOT FANDOM, GUYS. Apparently, most people believe there are two genders with a clear line that separates them. And maybe that's true for some people, but the whole THERE ARE MEN (ON MARS!) AND WOMEN (ON VENUS!) is such a bizarre concept to me.

Also, the surprise!racism at the end was... pleasant. My dad as this habit, tho. If he sees an opportunity to talk about the crazy japanese/violent muslims/[insert offensive statement about poc here], HE WILL TAKE IT.

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[hold-onhope.livejournal.com]

....I KEEP FORGETTING RL IS NOT FANDOM, GUYS.

I KNOW, IT SUCKS. I think it does pretty well for me in school, because whenever we talk about topics, especially about gener/sexuality, I tend to have stuff to add to the conversation. And sometimes, man, the look on people's faces. You wouldn't believe. We talked about how most people are a little bit racist, even inadvertently due to various factors in a pretty racist society, in one of my media classes yesterday. It was kinda interesting.

When my dad says racist things I tell him he's a horrible person. My brother thinks I'm a "crazy feminist". WHAT IS LIFE.

[rellan.livejournal.com]

I give you pretty sparkles to look at to make things all better.

And suggest that you run away and join the circus. Unless you have a problem with clowns. Umm, how about the Foreign Legion? (Does it even still exist?)

Dammit.

Okay, since Dad says Western society is sooooooo superior, take him to visit the True Crime section of your local bookstore, point out that the VAST majority of the criminals/psychos in those books are good old Western (i.e. white American males) society folk and say isn't it great we live in the Oh So Superior Less Violent West.

[openmydoors.livejournal.com]

You seem to be constantly surrounded by people who are either a) homophobic, b) sexist, c) racist, d) a combination of the above.

D: