Still better than whatever the hell 4tran is.
this post was submitted on 25 May 2026
312 points (98.4% liked)
196
6292 readers
1472 users here now
Community Rules
You must post before you leave
Be nice. Assume others have good intent (within reason).
Block or ignore posts, comments, and users that irritate you in some way rather than engaging. Report if they are actually breaking community rules.
Use content warnings and/or mark as NSFW when appropriate. Most posts with content warnings likely need to be marked NSFW.
Most 196 posts are memes, shitposts, cute images, or even just recent things that happened, etc. There is no real theme, but try to avoid posts that are very inflammatory, offensive, very low quality, or very "off topic".
Bigotry is not allowed, this includes (but is not limited to): Homophobia, Transphobia, Racism, Sexism, Abelism, Classism, or discrimination based on things like Ethnicity, Nationality, Language, or Religion.
Avoid shilling for corporations, posting advertisements, or promoting exploitation of workers.
Proselytization, support, or defense of authoritarianism is not welcome. This includes but is not limited to: imperialism, nationalism, genocide denial, ethnic or racial supremacy, fascism, Nazism, Marxism-Leninism, Maoism, etc.
Avoid AI generated content.
Avoid misinformation.
Avoid incomprehensible posts.
No threats or personal attacks.
No spam.
Moderator Guidelines
Moderator Guidelines
- Don’t be mean to users. Be gentle or neutral.
- Most moderator actions which have a modlog message should include your username.
- When in doubt about whether or not a user is problematic, send them a DM.
- Don’t waste time debating/arguing with problematic users.
- Assume the best, but don’t tolerate sealioning/just asking questions/concern trolling.
- Ask another mod to take over cases you struggle with, if you get tired, or when things get personal.
- Ask the other mods for advice when things get complicated.
- Share everything you do in the mod matrix, both so several mods aren't unknowingly handling the same issues, but also so you can receive feedback on what you intend to do.
- Don't rush mod actions. If a case doesn't need to be handled right away, consider taking a short break before getting to it. This is to say, cool down and make room for feedback.
- Don’t perform too much moderation in the comments, except if you want a verdict to be public or to ask people to dial a convo down/stop. Single comment warnings are okay.
- Send users concise DMs about verdicts about them, such as bans etc, except in cases where it is clear we don’t want them at all, such as obvious transphobes. No need to notify someone they haven’t been banned of course.
- Explain to a user why their behavior is problematic and how it is distressing others rather than engage with whatever they are saying. Ask them to avoid this in the future and send them packing if they do not comply.
- First warn users, then temp ban them, then finally perma ban them when they break the rules or act inappropriately. Skip steps if necessary.
- Use neutral statements like “this statement can be considered transphobic” rather than “you are being transphobic”.
- No large decisions or actions without community input (polls or meta posts f.ex.).
- Large internal decisions (such as ousting a mod) might require a vote, needing more than 50% of the votes to pass. Also consider asking the community for feedback.
- Remember you are a voluntary moderator. You don’t get paid. Take a break when you need one. Perhaps ask another moderator to step in if necessary.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Approximately how I feel as a cis bi (trans inclusive) dude in trans fem spaces:
(Apparently credit to Susan Sanford on redbubble, didn't even know that was a website)
((Also that's a crook, not a scythe))
Pretty sure red bubble just steals 90% of their art with bots to resell with out permission. Another 5% is people stealing art and reselling it on red bubble. There is a 5% rounding error
I feel a little like David Attenborough: a fascinated outsider.
I would say basically the same, though also sometimes its closer to befuddled, but also sometimes amused.
I landed on this piece of art because I think the cubist style applied most prominently to the primary figure conveys that... the face is abstract, and basically at least myself as the viewer can see multiple different expressions basically depending on how you squint.
The crook, the implement of imposition of order... its there. But it isn't actually being employed. Is it needed? ... maybe?
But the cats are all just there, being fine, doin' their thing. And they're less 'odd' looking, less heavily stylized. The main figure is the stand out, the odd one.
The juxtaposition is thus somewhat absurd, but not overwhelmingly so. Everyone is ultimately just lollygagging, standing around.
If I could actually tweak the image, I'd want to make the primary figure less primary, less large. I'd found another image that was... apparently just a real picture of a pretty average dude just sitting down, calm, looking contemplatively off into the distance, in a field of many other real cats, similarly all just doing their thing, less prominent size difference.
But this image is basically funnier, lol.
Err, excuse me, not lol, :3
The picture a reference to the idiom "herding cats" (which is why the guy is holding a shepherd's crook), not just a guy standing around in the presence of a bunch of cats. I assume you just didn't realize that, and weren't trying to convey a futile attempt to control the trans people.
The way I see it is basically -> I thought I might need the crook, but it appears I don't, and thus I'm the idiot standing around with a crook for no reason.
So thus it conveys yes, a bit of my own latent foolishness, but it also displays that that is foolishness.