To My Beloved Royalty...

        

Guest post by "Being Useful"
...The spammers are here... and they're weird.

Other than that, poor Felix.

Submitted December 4, 2014 at 11:39PM

        

Guest post by "Being Useful"
(Also, you should likewise be signal boosting your own patreon site...)

Submitted December 4, 2014 at 11:40PM

        

I would not have realized they were spammers. LOL. I dug that bot. Erased 'em though.

Submitted December 4, 2014 at 11:55PM

        

Guest post by "Nestor Notabilis"
Much as I love Marta Felix is looking pretty uncomfortable. I have a feeling that if my brothers had been old enough to be similar sizes I'd have done what Marta's doing.

I'm finding Marta interesting from an identity point of view because she's not clear: presenting male and insisting on female pronouns. I like that about her.

Submitted December 5, 2014 at 12:44AM

        

Guest post by "alice"
Felix doesn't seem to be that uncomfortable, just apprehensive, I think.

Submitted December 5, 2014 at 12:21PM

        

Guest post by "Z"
I agree, that's apprehensive. He doesn't look horrified at being in public like this, just very nervous about what's to come. 

This is something some activists do that isn't okay. Forcing people to make a statement that they aren't comfortable making. It's especially bad in cases like this, where you're trying to make the point that everyone should be allowed to present as they're most comfortable... by forcing someone into a presentation they aren't comfortable with! Having a comfort zone and boundaries is okay- it doesn't mean you don't "support the cause". I'm complaining about adults who do this- Marta's a kid, I don't see it on the same level. I do think she was wrong to do this, though.

I'll bet what's really going on is that Marta is actually very nervous about this, and having her brother doing the same and supporting her is giving her the strength to keep going with it. I imagine she didn't ask in part out of fear that he'd say no. It wouldn't surprise me if she's not consciously aware of this, if it is the case, a lot of people act without truly realizing their real motivations.

Submitted December 6, 2014 at 8:51AM

        

Guest post by "Wayward N"
I think she just forgot that he had spare uniforms that she could have borrowed.

Submitted December 6, 2014 at 9:51PM

        

Guest post by "Amanda"
Plus his sibling did just take his clothes without asking. That's like a classic sibling argument seed. I could see Marta subconsciously doing doing this to not be alone in making the statement, though.

Submitted December 7, 2014 at 12:54AM

        

Guest post by "harmony"
maybe marta just really felt like messing with their brother?

Submitted December 7, 2014 at 11:15AM