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23 Jan 2025, 2:48 am

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Ah right I'm with you

Sorry I wasn't aware of that detail about you

If we're being technical I don't think there's a consensus on whether being nonbinary counts as being trans, but at the very least I'm not cis.

Well I don't know either but all that counts is that you're ok within yourself

I'm probably non-binary too but I'm of a different generation so I just stick with female.

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23 Jan 2025, 2:54 am

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babybird wrote:

Ah right I'm with you

Sorry I wasn't aware of that detail about you

If we're being technical I don't think there's a consensus on whether being nonbinary counts as being trans, but at the very least I'm not cis.

I'm not sure consensus would be meaningful, but it seems to be a spectrum with some people closer to being cis and others closer to being trans.

The reason I say consensus wouldn't be meaningful is because NBs as a whole can't dictate to any individual NB about how they should understand their identity, even if that understanding comes off as contrarian to some other NBs.

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23 Jan 2025, 3:01 am

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I'm probably non-binary too but I'm of a different generation so I just stick with female.

See, that's exactly what made me more comfortable identifying as NB. I encountered peers recognizing they'd probably be NB if they were growing up now and using that to dismiss NB identities but it seemed like it was a better argument against that dismissive attitude than it was one in favour of that attitude.

I'm not suggesting you're dismissing those identities or that someone in your shoes isn't right to shrug and be fine with embracing a cisgender identity.

Ultimately, ideally people would be free to present however they'd like, whether it's gender conforming or not, as well as to identify as they see fit, even if their presentation isn't aligned with gender expectations. I don't like the idea of trying to push people towards one box vs. another box, even if the pushing is motivated by an attempt to be understanding and compassionate.

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23 Jan 2025, 6:26 am

so much has happened in my life that's completely messed me up gender wise and mentally and physically and I think that just sticking with female is just the easiest option for mem

I had to answer so many questions and explain myself (regarding my gender) so much during my childhood and it feels like I did that for the majority of my childhood until it probably gave me a breakdown if I'm honest

I mean I could go in all day but I might flip my switch

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23 Jan 2025, 6:28 am

I probably should have just said that I don't to protect myself

It's scary in the big wise world when you're all by yourself

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23 Jan 2025, 7:13 am

How to bake with air fryer...

MmmmMmmm~~

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23 Jan 2025, 7:14 am

Oh have you got a new air fryer

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23 Jan 2025, 8:22 am

f**k dis I'm gonna get a cup of tea

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23 Jan 2025, 9:01 am

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Oh have you got a new air fryer

My sister brought it home from abroad.

... I'm thinking cookies.
Crispy, sweet chocolate cookies.
Brownies and cake and bread, too.
Ones I can just make, eat, store and bring it as my own snacks...

Before moving on to keto versions of the recipes.

Also the stuff I may go crazy around how potatoes are cooked.

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23 Jan 2025, 10:42 am

funeralxempire wrote:

The reason I say consensus wouldn't be meaningful is because NBs as a whole can't dictate to any individual NB about how they should understand their identity, even if that understanding comes off as contrarian to some other NBs.

Of course. I was mainly thinking of exactly how "trans" is defined. If it means identifying, at least partially, with the opposite gender you were assigned, I'm not that. I've also heard it used to simply mean "not cis", which I certainly am.

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23 Jan 2025, 11:44 am

Edna3362 wrote:

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Oh have you got a new air fryer

Yeah go for it

You can do a bit of experimenting with it

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23 Jan 2025, 12:54 pm

Yesssss!

75k they just won on the chase

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23 Jan 2025, 1:57 pm

The novelty of going to the dentists soon wears off

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23 Jan 2025, 2:12 pm

The Cookie Monster can't be a weightlifter

That defeats the whole object if being the Cookie Monster

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23 Jan 2025, 3:20 pm

I wonder why my downstairs neighbour has got an economy 7 electric meter but I've got a standard one

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23 Jan 2025, 3:51 pm

I had an economy 7 meter but I've swiched it to standard now as I wasn't using the storage heaters or hot water. Much cheaper..

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