Achievements

[cosmolinguist]

I had an intimidating amount of stressful work to do, that had to be done today.

And I did it.

And I also tried to explain to one of the white ladies who works in EDI that language like "female-identifying" is only used by well-meaning but out-of-date cis people and TERFs, and so it's really important for the former group to distinguish themselves from the latter. Among other things.

And then I went to circuits even though I was too tired to even want to change in to my gym clothes. I kept stopping whatever I was supposed to be doing because I was yawning too hard for, like, my muscles to be able to do anything else at the same time. But I got through it! It felt so good, after last week was such a slog.

Comments

[otter]

Well done on all counts! Darned white ladies.

[cmcmck]

Just so! I'm not 'female indentifying' I'm female.

Show her the userpic if you like!

[cosmolinguist]

She wasn't using it herself, she just didn't understand why it could be a problem for us if alleged allies were using it.

[haggis]

The phrase always makes me think of Tumblr attempting to ban "female presenting nipples".

[cosmolinguist]

Yeah exactly, it's either incoherent or hostile, it's never good. :)

[barakta]

I hope the white lady was able to listen and change cos that is helpful and kind feedback.

Rar for circuits, even tired ones!

I hope work will stop being such a hecking slog soon!

[cosmolinguist]

I hope she was too; she wasn't doing it herself but she wasn't understanding our issue with the women's network using that (I think the women's network chairs in this case are the well-meaning but not-well-informed type, they don't know they're using TERFy language).

[silveradept]

Congratulations on getting the work done, and still being able to educate and do the physical exercise.

[jesse_the_k]

Your capacity to get shit done is remarkable.