As an actress getting a start at all is special. For that start to be on
#StarTrekPicard
, when you are a life long Trekkie, it's beyond special. For it to be the TNG crew, my first crew & trek love, and greeted with "Welcome aboard" by
@jonathansfrakes
directing -- it's unreal.
If you, a cis male, are running from this going NOPE because a shot to your dick that works for 13 years is terrifying you, while women get metal objects shoved into their cervix every 5 years, you NEVER get to claim men are stronger--physically or mentally--than women.
I wish I had mentioned this in the original tweet but hey I didn't expect it to get this popular so for clarification the procedure is reversible. You do not have to live with it for 13 years. It's also technically an injection into the testicles.
@kittynouveau
The Disney thing particularly flummoxes me because some character cast members have costumes that require them to wear full face coverings in heat for hours and yet that's fine cuz it's for her amusement
As a young girl in school I can promise you being required to wear a mask to avoid a deadly virus would have been a lot less psychologically damaging than being treated like my body/tits/ass made me a criminal element for wearing a tank top.
Also hi transfolk you are all valid and so is any criticism. I will apologize for not crafting my tweet as well as I could have. I refer to just women because I was writing from the perspective of the specific toxic subgroup of cismen I was referring to.
Finally since this nuance is lost on people I of course recognize there are valid needle phobias. I am not addressing all men. I am speaking to the specific group who feel it is fair to put the burden of BC on their partners and would still treat those partners as inferior.
@chaoswolf1982
1) IUD insertions are very painful
2) I totally acknowledge needle phobias
3) I am specifically speaking to cisdudes who are happy to let someone else carry the burden of birthcontrol even when the option for the former is longer lasting (reversible) w/ fewer risks/side effects
@AConcernedPare2
@JOINTHEPARTY87
@_celia_bedelia_
If I've soaked through and it's on my pants I'm not standing around naked waist down, even in a girl's only bathroom, to what wear sopping wet clothes I washed? Yes I'd walk to the damn nurse and get gym clothes to wear.
So you've clearly never had this happen.
Also got my away mission jacket today. It's a little big but already the smallest size so I just may need to find a way to take it in a bit. There's a tailoring program in the holodeck right?
I'm happy that I saw some people genuinely learning and exchanging stories about birth control and demystifying the cervix. I know I learned some things including how to make my next IUD less painful.
In the spirit of the good place--we can all be a bit better tomorrow.
@AConcernedPare2
@JOINTHEPARTY87
@_celia_bedelia_
If it is so bad it can't be handled in a stall we go to the nurse's office babe. I've had endometriosis my whole life and unruly periods as a result. We go to the nurse.
Next complaint?
I need you all to understand that the people who make this show truly love star trek & the fans. I was trying to play it cool & professional so I promised myself I would not ask anyone for photos but someone told
@JeriLRyan
how Seven was my favorite & she said let's get one 😭
@TwerkMcguirk
@Esqueer_
Sure some are likely performative but I think a lot of us see ourselves in this kid. We know how destructive conservative households can be to a queer identity because a lot of us were raised in... and escaped from one.
Happy
#FirstContactDay
from Ensign Riggs - thanks to all joining us back on the Titan tomorrow and all the love for a hopeful
#StarTrekLegacy
Let's also keep working in the real world to make a Federation Future a reality. Do something today to uphold IDIIC 💙🖖
@AConcernedPare2
@JOINTHEPARTY87
@_celia_bedelia_
If you're soaked through that much with blood, you're not gonna wear your clothes after you've washed them in the sink. They'll be too fucking wet. The soap in those bathrooms never did enough to wash blood anyway
You go to the nurse and end up in gym shorts or lost&found stuff
Here's the thing I made a threads but I don't trust meta at all - and largely because this is still one of my top 3 favorite photos of me but meta says it's promoting "nudity and adult sexual activity" and if THAT is all you see when you look at this, I don't trust you
Also I apologize if you followed me for Star Trek only to realize that you get a lot of pole dance and my butt intermixed with the politics, science and nerdom. That being said I'm a whole ass person & don't have time to build a niche for every aspect. No boxes just life.
Hey everyone I'm gonna speak to you all as a new actor for whom this is still a hobby and not a career - and why is it a hobby?
I'm easily -10k into this despite the joy of being on Picard for my first ever job (they did nothing wrong this isn't a knock on them!)
Why?
Top 3 unrequited relationships in
#StartrekPicardSeason3
we wanna see requited by end of the season
1. Beverly / Picard
2. Seven / Raffi
3. Shaw / A Nap
Walked into yoga this morning and my instructor immediately announced to everyone "DID YOU ALL KNOW THIS GIRL IS ON STAR TREK??"
I hope 11 year old me finally feels seen and loved and accepted and like her dreams are possible.
PSST: here's how to respond when you reach out for art/commissions and it's outside your price range.
"I can't afford that right now but totally respect that you deserve to be paid fairly. Hopefully someday in the future. All the best!"
That's it. It's simple.
@DrEdPowell
gatekeeping doesn't make you a fan either - this behavior is what made me feel unwelcome as a kid, who was overwhelmed by the amount of EU content unsure where to start, around other star wars fans and instead pushed me AWAY from it
Is there a way to get
@nbcsnl
to bring Amy Poehler back for a sketch as Leslie Knope and bring
@Alex_Kack
on to reprise his role as Green Shirt Guy? I had some serious Parks and Rec vibes here. Bonus points for Banjo guy.
Once again: every StarTrek counts. Every StarTrek has been someone's entry into the family. Publicly celebrating when that Trek comes to an end, or actively wishing against more being made, is disrespectful and the antithesis of the better humans trek is teaching us to be.
@chaoswolf1982
Also you are correct there are few nerve endings in the cervix itself but the corresponding pain to an IUD insertion is due to severe cramping/bleeding lasting months
It was the most painful thing I've ever experienced & for contrast I've had needles in my spine/broken bones etc
😭😭 I did not expect a call out at the showing - thank you
@TerryMatalas
and all of the team behind
#StarTrekPicard
for making something so special for the fans. The finale is perfect. Thank YOU
@leenisabel
for grabbing this shot of me awkwardly standing up 🤣
#ensignriggslives
The Disney complainers particularly flummox me because some character cast members have costumes that require them to wear full face coverings in heat for hours and yet that's fine cuz it's for their amusement???
And this moment was the TNG cast, emblematic of the past of Starfleet who we affirmed matter, gazing with hope at the women who represent the future on their viewscreen.
This was a passing the baton moment. It took my breath away to see. And now I'm crying again.
Minor
#startrekpicard
#PicardSpoilers
from episode 7
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I love love love that the show unfurled a little bit of commentary over the last 2 episodes about how history of military conflict is whitewashed by the victor.
Without a doubt floating pole is the most challenging apparatus I've tried (pole, lyra, silks and now float) so I'll obviously be practicing more because the harder it is the more obsessed I become lol
My friends who are up and freaking out are all now sending me pictures of me haha 💙🩵
#picardspoilers
Seriously I can't say enough good things about the cast, the writers, the crew. But I will. After sleep. My watch is up.
Hi trek fam.
Meet Toby the Targ.
She is a ferocious warrior.
(Sorry I know you were all hoping for appearance or show news but I think she's pretty much the best thing in the alpha quadrant!)
#PicardSpoilers
It's easy to be cynical & I'm sure someone is & thinks the ship museum scene was just "easy nostalgia" but as a romantic I can't disagree more. The show was lovingly pulling fans in to say "here is evidence that your heroes are recognized within this world."
Instead of supporting a TERF why can’t we get a great fantasy series with failed adaptations? Like The Black Cauldron, Earthsea, Eragon, The Dark Tower, etc.
Or a great fantasy series that have never been adapted? Like Mistborn, The Broken Earth, Redwall, Discworld?
There's a wooded area in my archery range for axe throwing and there's a door.
A DOOR.
AN OLD METAL DOOR THAT SHOULD NOT BE THERE JUST STUCK IN THE GROUND NEXT TO A TREE.
Imma go through it.
Should I go through it?
Imma go through it.
Maybe the serious psychological toll pertaining to COVID isn't the requirement to wear masks but the ceaseless day to day of living with this pandemic because assholes won't get vaccinated/wear masks/distance. Just maybe?
@MeganTheePony
@JoelKatz
@ask_aubry
Especially because:
1) those girls were likely TERRIFIED about their pregnant mother and sibling whose lives were at risk - the father should want to comfort them no matter his custody arrangement WTF
2) ignoring that, his kid with the new wife IS ALSO THEIR SIBLING
Yeah this is what will push me off this platform
I'm a bisexual jewish woman, a geek/nerd of the highest order who POLE DANCES - the block feature is the only thing that keeps me sane & safe on this site from daily harassment
I know that I lose followers anytime I post pole visuals
I understand that people can fail to see it as anything other than sexual (sexuality itself being a key element of humanity)
But I just have no interest in being a single niche content creator instead of a whole human
What's an action sequence that lives in your head rent free?
Anyone who knows me knows
(Also idc if you hate TLJ or love it, this scene was fantastic for me - anyone who wants to crap on that in response to this will be blocked 🥰 let people enjoy things)
The opening theme to Voyager will just never not feel like coming *home* and the homage Picard S3 gave to that family makes me emotional everytime I think of it
I remain ever hopeful for many more shows that give new generations that feeling
@HACtheGeek
@Fn0rdPrefect
If you aren't engaging in activities that can cause pregnancy then of course you can skip this; but if you do and expect the person with the uterus to carry the burden of prevention because you can't be bothered that is who I am speaking to.
When you are a woman and geeky you encounter this shit so much. So many men objectify you like a collectible unicorn OR they get pissed you exist because they used their hobbies as an excuse for why they couldn't get laid. Women liking their toys but not them? Hits too deep.
Since I'm a voyager girlie - tell me your favorite
#startrekvoyager
episode.
Mine is Counterpoint. I think it's a great example of focused standalone Trek stories, politics, science, personal stakes, romantic tension, technobabble & reminds us why she's CAPTAIN Janeway.
The fact that men will OPENLY ADMIT to sharing nudes of their girlfriends with other men, while also shaming onlyfans accountants, only goes to prove that their issue is entirely with women having sexual agency & women controlling when/how their bodies are used as currency.
Yes we loved Firefly and it got cancelled too soon but it got a film and comics; it was resolved. If you STILL post about wishing it could come back now, almost 2 decades later, I'm going to roll my eyes at you and tell you that you're wrong.
Because the cost to play is so high, the work is sporadic but enough that you can't do a 9-5, that it needs to cover all of this AND let you live in an expensive city.
Also get bent - acting is a "real" job - you have coworkers, bosses, a job description, set hours etc.
Late night self roasting I'll likely delete in the morning but this is still my favorite tiktok clapback I made. The corset was doing a lot of work and I was a bit scared to dance too hard 😅
@jeremyknauff
@J_A_L_27
@CoreyCiorciari
Admitting this is not a states issue, but a federal one as interstate travel has dramatically changed since 1791, are you?
Thanks for playing!
Coming out stories and stories about people discovering their sexuality are important and matter BUT so too do stories where their sexuality simply IS
Easily of my favorite things about The Good Place is that Eleanor is canonically bisexual without it needing to be said
Reminder: until you are FULLY vaccinated you still have to be as careful as you were before the shot. Another person I know has been exposed b/c a roomate got their first shot, went out next day and caught COVID
It takes time for the vaccine to work & it's still not foolproof
This industry makes money off folks willing to sacrifice their financial security chasing a chance to make art their whole lives
A handful get to a place of extreme wealth but there are ~160,000 actors in SAG - can you name them all? No you can't.
Corporate Barbie returns. I used to want to go to Law School, I think I could enjoy the work, but realized I'd hate working with lawyers and much prefer to play one on TV 🤣