TV Dreams

Crete 2006

Originally uploaded by rachelw80

Another month to go before we fly out to… wherever. Hopefully another greek island but we’ll see.

Until then no shaving of unauthorised parts as the girls will notice. I guess the fun times are curtailed ’til September. :(

Don’t often get down about not going out, but March was a long time ago - and come to think of it I think the weather was better.

I was vainly hoping of getting to Notts Chams since my curiosity about meeting Lynne and Maddie is getting the better of me. I know I’m a nosey old cow, but then again face to face still beats this virtual life, yes?

Rhubarb!

Originally uploaded by rachelw80

That’s wot I say. Particularly when you do someone a favour and this is how they repay you - with a very questionable concoction. Fair dos, the benefactor liked the brew and was no doubt only trying to pass on his enthusiasm.

To me, it tasted like any other dark beer - not a tipple I’d try down the pub, given a choice. I couldn’t taste the rhubarb but my wife could and she didn’t even finish her glass. At least I persevered. Yup, I’m stoopid like that. :)

I do believe this passes [forgive the pun] as a quality trannie photo on account of there being no radiators in the shot… just a computer printer. Having said that I’ve not read the Trannie Manual so I’m not aware of any possible sub-clauses relating to prohibited backgrounds. Jeez, and I don’t have a TV licence either.

Better keep my head down. ;-)

It seems that out in Malaysia five-day celebrations dedicated to Goddess Bahuchara Mataji, the Hindu presiding deity for transsexuals, ended yesterday in a ceremony that saw some 400 participants from Malaysia and Singapore at a temple in Pandamaran.

Read more…

I’m tired and I want to go to bed, but I have to dump what’s on my mind because there seems to be TG areas of the net that are simmering and would appear to be on the point of boiling over.

I haven’t read all the discussions but I’m referring to two flickr groups - TrannyFlickr and The Transgendered Generation.

It seems that these groups are in turmoil because of the amount of pictures of a similiar subject matter being posted to them, which some members feel is excessive. Discussions have turned into abusive slanging matches, which I can only describe as undignified. OK, I can think of a few more adjectives, but I’ll leave it there. I believe this situation has stemmed from a basic lack of respect on both sides.

Surely there is a straightforward solution to these issues? There are rules for these groups, right? Yes there are.

Group rules for The Transgendered Generation:

1. No spamming or spamming of pictures: any pic posted to more than ten groups will be deleted.

2. Friendly debate is encouraged, but personal attacks or trollish behaviour will not be tolerated.

3. The administration staff must interpret and uphold these rules for the benefit of the group.”

First, the first rule mentioned here doesn’t say that numerous pictures of similiar poses is disallowed. So it’s permissable for members to do this. Feel free to disagree if you believe I’ve got this wrong.

Secondly, rule number 2 has been infringed many times hence the acrimony.

Thirdly, as there have been so many infringements of rule number 2 why haven’t the moderators taken the appropriate action and expelled the offenders?

To my mind it’s simple. The owners of the group set the rules. If the rules need to be refined for clarification it is the owners responsibility to do just that.

Members should respect the rules and if they don’t like them they should move on. Possibly even form their own groups with their own rules.

But the real reason this situation has arisen is lack of respect on both sides.

A classic example of this is one person’s insistence on referring to other members as “he” when clearly the other person would prefer to be referred to as “she”.

And this is where we get to the nub. Although the insulter is technically correct in referring to the other person as “he” that other person wants to be referred to as “she”. It’s how they percieve themselves to be in that role.

My wife always used to refer to a TS friend of mine as “he” until I finally got through to her that although my friend had not had the operation her preferred gender role was that of female, she lived full-time in the female role, and that out of respect she should be addressed or referred to as “her” or “she”. If you respect someone you respect their wishes. It has nothing to do with the physical state of play and everything to do with respect.

Finally, there are those that feel the actions of certain group members are unacceptable and cause the majority of society to view transgendered people as perverts. That may be the case, but since when has society thought particularly clearheadedly and got it right? Let’s face it, nature loves diversity and society hates it.

The solution here is to distance oneself if that is how one feels, but hurling cheap insults like “Most trannies are stupid” or words to that effect isn’t very helpful. Stupidity or intelligence is relative and using either quality as an insult only reflects poorly on the giver of the insult.

And it’s not like people have a choice regarding their intelligence, rather like the question of their gender identity.

Gertting back to the point, in the case of these Flickr groups let the moderators get their rules in order and enforce them. And let those members who infringe or disagree with the rules move on.

I think we need to bring out the adult a little more in all of us, yes?

I’m sure mention has been made of my old git attitude to mobile phones in t=
he past - I’m talking about my old blog now.

But just to recap, until I got this Vario you’d rarely find a mobby about m=
y person. Not even my girls constant jibes about not being contactable held=
any sway, particularly when they wanted picking up instead of catching a b=
us.

So what’s changed? Having a pocket pc built-in, a slidy out proper keyboard=
(OK, so some youngster will tell me I’ve got a keypad) integral 1.3 megapi=
xel camera. In short, I’m not just carrying it around so I can make calls l=
ike I never did before.

It’s just that now I have to plugin the mains charger half way through this=
post. And that means wiping my arse and going to find a power socket coz t=
his new built house doesn’t have mains sockets in the ensuite! Yes, i’m hav=
ing another attempt at moblogging. Where was I? Oh yeah,because the damn th=
ing uses so much juice. And yes I did charge it a couple of days ago.

But the thing is it now impacts on the Internet ( not the internets, interw=
ebs or some such pathetic nonsense - sorry, subject of another post) and on=
my work, my clients.

I don’t know where its all going to end, but it looks like I’m just gonna h=
ave to go with it.

Now lets see if it’ll do it’s little mobloggy thing… Right, so if it work=
s you’ve just been subjected to this post and if not i’m uncontactable coz =
I’ve just thrown the damn thing out the window.=