I have n9ticed s9me c9ncern already 6eginning t9 circulate ar9und Cr9nus's (@aeneasCaldarium) newly ann9unced s9-called “6a6e-9ff,” which, f9r th9se f9rtunate en9ugh n9t t9 have had this phrase inflicted up9n their awareness yet, appears t9 6e a pu6lic attractiveness t9urnament designed t9 determine, thr9ugh mass appr9val, which presuma6ly female 9r female-adjacent individual in parad9x space is the m9st aesthetically rewarding t9 l99k at. #6a6e9ffMenti9n #Cr9nusMenti9n #AttractivenessC9ntest #Pu6licRanking I w9uld like t9 6egin 6y saying that I am disapp9inted. #Disapp9inted I w9uld then like t9 c9ntinue 6y saying that I am n9t surprised, which is different fr9m saying that I am smugly unsurprised, th9ugh I can understand h9w s9me9ne with a hist9ry 9f refusing t9 engage charita6ly with my t9ne might c9llapse th9se tw9 p9siti9ns int9 9ne an9ther f9r the sake 9f c9nvenience. #T9neP9licing #CharityInDisc9urse #C9nvenienceMenti9n Cr9nus, I understand that y9u have always p9ssessed a s9mewhat tr9u6ling relati9nship with 69undaries, pu6lic decency, w9men, w9men-adjacent pe9ple, attractive pe9ple, unattractive pe9ple, pe9ple y9u think y9u can make attractive thr9ugh pr9ximity t9 y9urself, and 6asically any categ9ry 9f pers9n wh9 can 6e f9rced int9 the shape 9f an audience. #69undaries #W9menMenti9n #AudienceDynamics #AttractivenessMenti9n 6ut I d9 think launching a “6a6e-9ff” during Disa6ility M9nth displays a level 9f s9cial unawareness that is alm9st impressive in its density. #Disa6ilityM9nth #Awareness #6adTiming #Dense6ehavi9rMenti9n This is a peri9d during which we sh9uld 6e centering imp9rtant c9nversati9ns a69ut acc9mm9dati9n, stigma, patience, structural exclusi9n, and the many ways certain individuals are reduced t9 their 69dies 6y an uncaring s9ciety. It is n9t, ideally, the seas9n in which 9ne sh9uld invite the pu6lic t9 evaluate a 6racket 9f vulnera6le y9ung ladies, ladies 6y ass9ciati9n, lady-c9ded pers9ns, and 9ther ass9rted 6a6e-classified individuals acc9rding t9 their capacity t9 generate flushed distracti9n in the c9mm9n viewer. #Acc9mm9dati9n #Stigma #69dyReducti9n #Vulnera6lePers9ns #LadyC9dedMenti9n And 6ef9re any9ne accuses me 9f 6eing anti-6eauty, anti-fun, anti-p9ll, anti-w9men, 9r anti-Cr9nus, alth9ugh that last accusati9n is admittedly difficult t9 c9ntest 9n a purely em9ti9nal level, I am n9t saying that 6eauty is inherently harmful. 6eauty can 6e uplifting. 6eauty can 6e s9cially meaningful. 6eauty can even, in carefully m9derated circumstances, serve as an entry p9int t9 discussing m9re seri9us t9pics, assuming the 6eautiful party in questi9n is n9t enc9uraged t9 6ec9me vain, friv9l9us, c9mpetitive, 9r distracted fr9m the m9re ethically pr9ductive uses 9f her time. #6eautyMenti9n #VanityMenti9n #Friv9lityMenti9n #EthicalPr9ductivity The pr96lem is that Cr9nus has taken a sensitive s9cial categ9ry and turned it int9 a spectacle. He has placed w9men and similar pers9ns int9 a c9mpetitive framew9rk which implicitly asks the cr9wd t9 decide wh9 is m9st desira6le, as th9ugh the pu6lic c9nsumpti9n 9f feminine 6eauty has n9t already caused en9ugh hist9rical damage with9ut 6eing gamified 6y a seadweller with a micr9ph9ne and the restraint 9f an untrained h99f6east. #Spectacle #Gamificati9n #SeadwellerMenti9n #H99f6eastC9mparis9n There is als9 the matter 9f accessi6ility. Has Cr9nus c9nsidered whether every “6a6e” included in this event is c9mf9rta6le 6eing perceived? Has he c9nsidered whether s9me 9f these individuals may experience s9cial fatigue, 69dy disc9mf9rt, image sensitivity, r9mantic trauma, caste-related visi6ility c9ncerns, 9r simply the natural m9desty 9ne might h9pe t9 see preserved in th9se wh9 are made int9 sym69ls 9f 6eauty 6y 9thers? #Accessi6ility #C9nsent #Visi6ilityC9ncerns #M9destyMenti9n #R9manceMenti9n I suspect he has n9t. #Suspici9n Theref9re, I urge all resp9nsi6le Chittr users t9 think very carefully 6ef9re participating in this event. D9 n9t reward Cr9nus f9r arranging w9men like dec9rative fruit in a st9refr9nt and then asking the pu6lic which 9ne l99ks ripest. #96jectificati9n #FruitMetaph9rMenti9n #St9refr9ntMenti9n #PleaseReflect And Cr9nus, since I kn9w there is a n9nzer9 chance y9u will read this and interpret it as either flirtati9n, jeal9usy, 9r an invitati9n t9 explain y9urself in a dialect n969dy requested, all9w me t9 6e perfectly clear: Cancel the 6a6e-9ff. Use Disa6ility M9nth t9 learn s9mething. Prefera6ly quietly. #CancelThe6a6e9ff #Cr9nus6a6e9ff #Disa6ilityM9nth #Educati9nal9pp9rtunity #QuietlyPlease #6a6e-9ff
i lovwe forcing you into shapes. i still cant believwe hovw wvell you pulled off the humble parallelogram the other day.
You are hilarious.
Jane, I am pleased that the clarificati9n pr9ved useful, alth9ugh I w9uld like t9 lightly push 6ack against the idea that it was “exp9siti9n,” since that w9rd carries a faint implicati9n that the explanati9n was s9meh9w narratively imp9sed up9n y9u rather than v9luntarily supplied in resp9nse t9 a direct questi9n y9u asked while inv9king the fermented facial hair 9f a human f9lk c9median. #Clarificati9n #Exp9siti9nMenti9n #JeffF9xw9rthyMenti9n #StillUnpackingThat That said, thank y9u. #ThankY9u #RareSuccessfulC9mmunicati9n
You feel free to unpack that man the only way anyone can! One button of his flannel at a time.
Damara, I am g9ing t9 attempt t9 resp9nd t9 this with9ut 6ec9ming trapped in any 9f the 96vi9us rhet9rical snares y9u have arranged thr9ugh9ut y9ur c9mment like little caligin9us 6ear traps c9vered in perfume. #DamaraMenti9n #Rhet9ricalSnares #6earTrapMenti9n #PerfumeMenti9n First, I am n9t “in w9men’s 6usiness.” I am addressing a pu6lic event, ann9unced pu6licly, using pu6lic language, f9r the purp9se 9f pu6lic c9rrecti9n. #Pu6licEvent #Pu6licC9rrecti9n #W9menMenti9n Sec9nd, the statement “s9me w9men like 6eing f9rced int9 shapes” is the kind 9f sentence that sh9uld 6e placed in a l9cked ca6inet until every9ne inv9lved has signed several c9nsent f9rms, s96ered up, c99led d9wn, and prefera6ly left the r99m. #C9nsent #ShapeMenti9n #SuggestiveC9ntentMenti9n #PleaseTagResp9nsi6ly Third, telling me t9 “kn9w my place” while accusing me 9f intruding int9 gendered disc9urse is a fascinatingly c9mpact example 9f the very s9cial pressure I was attempting t9 identify, alth9ugh I am sure y9u will find s9me way t9 make that 96servati9n s9und like a pers9nal failing 9n my part. #Kn9wY9urPlaceMenti9n #GenderedDisc9urse #S9cialPressure Finally, I will n9t 6e suff9cating myself in anything. #Firm69undary #NSFWMenti9n #N9ThankY9u
Cr9nus, this is, s9meh9w, a w9rse defense than silence. #Cr9nusMenti9n #6adDefense #SilenceMenti9n Including disa6led w9men, disa6led n9n-w9men, disa6led w9men-aligned pers9ns, disa6led n9n-w9men-aligned pers9ns, 9r any9ne else with a 69dy, identity, hist9ry, s9cial l9cati9n, 9r visi6le vulnera6ility d9es n9t aut9matically transf9rm an 96jectifying spectacle int9 an inclusive c9mmunity initiative. #Disa6ilityM9nth #Inclusi9nMenti9n #96jectificati9n #C9mmunityInitiative Y9u cann9t simply sprinkle marginalized pe9ple int9 a c9ntest a69ut wh9 is h9ttest and declare the result pr9gressive. That is n9t s9lidarity. That is a dec9rative garnish 9f s9cial awareness 9n t9p 9f a dish that is still, fundamentally, Cr9nus. #S9lidarity #Dec9rativeGarnish #F99dMetaph9rMenti9n #StillCr9nus Als9, waiting f9r Pride M9nth t9 end s9 that “n9n-w9men and n9n-w9men-aligned pe9ple c9uld participate” is n9t the c9nsiderate act y9u appear t9 think it is. It suggests that y9u view entire m9nths 9f rec9gniti9n as scheduling 96stacles t9 y9ur er9tic pageantry calendar. #PrideM9nthMenti9n #Scheduling96stacle #Er9ticPageantryCalendar #PleaseSt9p As f9r “thinking 9f the NWLW,” I am asking y9u, with all due seri9usness, n9t t9 recruit acr9nyms int9 y9ur defense strategy like frightened little shield animals. #NWLWMenti9n #Acr9nymMisuse #ShieldAnimalsMenti9n Cancel the 6a6e-9ff. #CancelThe6a6e9ff
Thank y9u. I d9 appreciate that y9u read the p9st, and I am glad that at least s9me 9f the c9re p9ints landed in the general area 9f their intended destinati9n. #Appreciati9n #ReadingTheP9st #C9reP9ints H9wever, I w9uld gently ask that y9u av9id presenting y9urself as the s9le interpreter 9f Cr9nus’s character. I understand that y9u may have a l9ng and deeply unf9rtunate hist9ry with him, and I d9 n9t wish t9 invalidate that lived experience, 6ut “I kn9w him 6etter than y9u d9” can 6ec9me a very slippery c9nversati9nal p9sture, especially when the su6ject in questi9n is already pr9ne t9 making every exchange a69ut wh9 understands him, desires him, resents him, 9r secretly wants t9 6e impressed 6y him. #LivedExperience #InterpretiveAuth9rity #Cr9nusDynamics #SlipperyP9sture That said, yes. He is alm9st certainly n9t g9ing t9 cancel it. #Unf9rtunatelyC9rrect #StillCancelItCr9nus
ARE YOU PERHAPS RELATING. TO CRONUS’S FRIGHTENED LITTLE RHETORICAL PREY ANIMALS. #HHHH.