Make Up

Today’s daily challenge post is to write about what I like about make up. Considering I’m a masculine person, I didn’t expect anyone to give me this topic, but it happened none the less. 

I do wear make up from time to time. I give zero fucks about who society thinks it’s designed for or what not. Anyone should be able to wear make up regardless of gender or gender expression. Most of my collection is on the blacker than black side of the colour spectrum, but that is because whilst I still love make up, I am still a goth. 

I do also own a couple of purple items too. Make up is fun to try out and experiment with. Playing with different colours is fun, and making your lips or eyes brighter is so fucking cool. 

Basically, don’t knock it, unless you have tried it. And I give serious respect to the people who dedicate hours of their lives applying it and doing YouTube videos about it. 

Ten things I’m thankful for – 14

I decided that doing this every couple of weeks was far more easier for me. Purely because its so much easier to think of the things I’m actually thankful for. I don’t mean that in a negative way, I just mean that my brain has been struggling with memory and function as of late.

My best friend took Kai and I out for the day to Poet Lympne which was amazing, we got to see so many animals and it was an amazing day out. She’s going to bitch at me that I have mentioned her, but i am really grateful for the trip, even though she got so angry on the motorway.
I would also like to thank the Clare Project for allowing us to host the Non Binary workshops. The past few weeks have gone so quickly and so much has become of the group. We really appreciate being able to do it.
I finished the queer dating series this week. It has been an amazing four months doing it, and I’ve received so many views on it, so I thank everyone for taking part, reading it and helping me through it all. What becomes of it, I’m still not sure, but it may be a book.

Thank you to “The Witnesses” for allowing me to admin nearly 6000 of you little shits. You yet again truly are wonderful people and amazing to talk to. Every now and again we have themes and Josh (P0j0) finally let us have the drag theme. Kai and I did powerpuff drag so I thank Kai alsobfor being a great fucking sport and dragging up as a trashy buttercup whilst I was a trashy “HiM”.
Also whilst I’m mentioning Josh, again thank you. You are a wonderful person to talk to and considering you got huge stick at first for having me because I am trans, you gave me a fucking chance. You stood up for me when you didn’t, and I owe you literally everything. Giving you our Netflix to use whilst we still have it is the smallest thing I can give you. I will always be thankful for everything you have done, and when ever you are feeling sad, just remember you have helped so many.
Kai and Steph as usual have been utterly wonderful and I am so lucky to have such beautiful partners.
I am also lucky to have amazing friends and family. I’m missing my family pretty badly at the moment but my next post should be when I’m with them

Halloween Is Upon Us Once Again.

Its that time of year where we all go and dress up as our favourite ghosts and monsters, our fears and our loves.
It is also the time of year that I used to love as a child. The dressing up, the laughter, the candy. Oh god, the candy, my sweet tooth has never enjoyed so much candy, as when it has at Halloween. This post isn’t however about candy. Its about costumes.

There has become almost a tradition in society to allow racist, trans phobic and just inappropriate costumes to be made especially for this time of the year. And its some how allowed because its in humour.
I am going to speak now on the whole Bruce/Caitlin Jenner costume that has come out this year. Whilst impersonating celebrities has happened since the dawn of time (and often with funny as fuck results) the costume is aimed for cis men, as a way to “drag up” and make fun of transgender women. Some people may think that this is totally acceptable, and if you do, even after this post, you are part of the problem.
You see, if it was just a costume or cos play aimed at everyone to wear to just imitate a celebrity, it would be a beautiful thing. Many hours of make up, expensive dresses and fabulous vanity fair looking photos would be taken. HOWEVER THIS IS NOT THE CASE. What the costume is, and I apologise for my language right now, the costume is nothing more than a piece of fucking shit with a sash saying “Call me Caitlin”, with what looks like a drunk cis man posing stupidly.
For starters, they could have used a woman. Since, that’s how she identifies, secondly for an extra few pounds more you can buy the Bruce Jenner Olympic outfit ” To make your evening complete”

The sad thing is, is that this isn’t even going to affect Caitlin as much as you might think. The people who it will affect are trans women on poverty lines, street workers, women who regularly get abused on a daily basis because they are not “passing”. The fact they chose a man to showcase the costume shows that they never considered that (though they did consider that his dick might be too small, and packed him with extra stuffing for the costume).
When trans people try and explain that its not a joke, and that we need to stop this, they are told that they need to lighten up. That they are being far too sensitive. That they need to take a joke. The fact is, its not a joke. TRANSGENDER PEOPLE ARE BEING MURDERED BECAUSE THEY ARE TRANS! Jokes like this, are constant reminders that the world doesn’t see us for who we really are, and that we are nothing more than a breathing punchline.

ONE COMPANY WENT A STEP FURTHER. Let me introduce you to the MENS (ITS LABELED AS MENS) costume, “Tranny Granny”

I think I do not even need to explain how this is inappropriate. I think as soon as cis people use the word tranny, it speaks for itself.

This year, when you wear your outfit out, please ask yourself whether it would be offensive towards people. Whether the humour your projecting is hurting people we actually need to protect. I’m even going to extend this to not just Halloween but to general cosplay too. I have noticed a rapid increase of white people “blacking” up for a costume. You do not need to do that to make you a “better” cosplay. If you think that being racist is going to help you, it isn’t. Its just going to make you look like a racist dick.

So this year, maybe celebrate Halloween by getting a costume for fitting for the evening. Like a vampire, or a ghost. Halloween is all about the spooks people, and not an excuse to get away with being a dick. Unless that’s your actual costume, in which case, good luck with your costume.

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