Is skin care bourgeois?
>>10860Yes. Most of the skincare products are useless, with some exceptions like moisturisers, degreasers and skin pilling helpers.
Every product where it said that active component ENTER INNER SKIN structure is garbage because if you want to deliver something inside epidermis you have to puncture it first and even then the success is minimal or not existent at all.
Taking care of yourself isn't bourgeoisie, but like any other facer of life, skincare has been commodified and and turned into another aspect of capitalist culture. You can take care of your skin, just don't go buying six different lotions and such. Also,
>>10864 this is a big problem in India too, and somewhat in Amer though not as bad.
>>10871What I realized recently is that after our regime change to capitalism these beauty parlors started popping up like crazy, because here women socialize for hours every week, talk about guys, dates, etc. and it is the commodified version of the communal spirit we had between socialist tenants, workers etc. Like you didn't need to
pay someone to do your nails and have a chat about guys, you know? Capitalism literally takes away shit from you that should be free and offers it back to you in a commodified form.
>>10860Skin care is effemenate, therefore it is bourgeois.
Socialism is about manly things like chopping wood
>>10880why would you fuck a ladies vagine? that's a capitalist hellhole carved into her body which would mean you become a class traitor and also a gay.
do the proper thing and fuck a guy's socialist asshole! if his arse is shaved tell him to stop doing that pussy ass capitalist nonsense, and also tell him to stop bathing so much (a proper communist enjoys a little stank) and stop pooping out the poop stored in his socialist asshole before sex, because you like a little earthiness on the tip of your heterosexual, manly, socialist cock.
>>10860Daily reminder that using soap is a bourgeois scam.
Take the human microbiome pill.
>>10891This. I just lick myself clean. Some parts are hard to reach? Just spit in the palm of your hand and rub it into your asshole then scrape it back with your nails and eat it. Good as new.
>>10892No, because I need to eat the pussy. And the women won't allow access to the pussy if my manly man beard stings them.
>>10895Lmao, here it comes, the pampered people of college piece of shit using hyperbole to justify his wasteful bourgeois extravaganza.
Personal cars are DEFINITELY a wasteful bourgeois eccentricity tho (same with non communal housing). There's no way in hell they would exist in a socialist society
>>10910You get car and dacha too
You all get car and dacha
Good car and good dacha
>>10912dacha is good
dacha is life
one dacha produced one mile closer to communism
>>10907Here comes the trust-punk living in brooklyn or oakland.
I didn't get a car until I was in my late 20's because I started working in a rural area. I could not walk or ride my bike to work and there is no public transit available for hundreds of miles from me.
>>10866I guess it's situaitonal. idk.
>>10876I hear its popular in other places too. It gets really weird in SE Asia, like using cream that has literal bleach in. same in india?
>>10866Okay fine. Caring for and being comfortable with your body is not. Wanting to not have acne, psoriasis, dry skin, oily skin, etc, or even wanting to have better than average skin is not. If it is culturally imposed like
>>10864 then yes, it is very much bourgeois. This goes for culturally imposed beauty standards for women, and the exploitation and comodification that accompanies those standards. There is a valid debate to be had about the latter two things, cosmetics, the fashion industry, the superficial and consumerist tendencies of different cultures, and the dehumanization that comes with all of those things, but your post was extremely low effort.
>>10941>being comfortable with your bodywtf does this even mean tho? because as far as I can tell this is pure capitalist advertisement turned into ideology. I
am my fucking body, you retard. How can one be comfortable "with" (or for that matter WITHOUT) one's body??
>>10934Aquaphor is really nice.
Saves my lips.
>>10947Daily reminder that it's not a normal condition of your body for your lips to dry out and turn into sand paper. Your fucking body is giving you signals that you are living an unhealthy life you keep ignoring with these stupid ass beauty products.
As someone who kissed plenty of women I know for a fact that vegan bitches had the most dry lips ever. It's because your body needs collagen, retard, and you get collagen by eating the animal's fat and skin. Yes, you can take collagen supplements but they are made from animals too, so what's the fucking point?
>>10951>I've cut out all animal productsThat's the source of your problem, you absolute degenerate retard.
>>10963You can get flaky skin because your body is in constant inflammation due to all the useless carbs you put into it and the inflammatory oil you eat. These conditions are preventable.
Your skin is the largest organ of your body, and it's literally telling you every day that "I'm dying, dude, why are you doing this?" and you gobbled up capitalist propaganda and chose to mitigate your bad health with beauty products instead of actually solving the problem by changing your diet.
>>10966>muh dietyou fags are retarded
I feel bad for all the kids whose acne never gets fixed cause they waist years on meme food exclusions.
>>10970>Animal products are no longer necessary in the year 2000+20BIG if true, considering we ate animal products throughout 99.9% of our evolution and not a SINGLE human civilization went completely vegan like you retards do.
Dude, just, please, just, answer this simple question for me: don't you see how these vegan advocates look like literal deteriorating ghouls? Because fucking everyone with eyes can see. You have to be beyond 50 layers of ideology to deny simple, observable facts. Vegans are ANYTHING BUT healthy. They are dying like flies at a very early age, they complain about a plethora of illnesses, their bodies can't regenerate at a proper rate, etc.
>>10978Billionaire capitalists are healthier than average prole, doesn't make it right.
The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of human barbarity.
Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.
>>10860>Is using products to take better care of yourself bourgNo. Being a mask-wearing faggot hiding under a layer of fake beauty because some girl-related rag told you, is bourg.
TL;DR: Take care of our skin with products available, but don't buy into capitalist beauty-fads. Keep your skin clean, and body in order.
>>10985>My wife's play mate<shea butter
This sounds like some copy-pasta about leftcucks from /pol/, no offense.
>>10989None taken, we all lead different lives. Pay no attention to them
>>10988Rude
>>10860No, but the complete focus of medical R&D and the advertising industry towards such a product (which have extremely high profit margins compared to other pharmaceutical products) is inherently bourgeois.
Skincare should be considered a medical treatment and not be commoditized to hell and back.
>>10888>using productst.soyboy
i shower with water only
and use my god given fingers to pick out my earwax and i use my spit for aftershave
utterly bougie decadence using 3 whole products
>>10972>Gendered brain theory is reactionary nonsense and any >Marxist biologist worth their salt would tell you the same. There is mixed evidence as to if gender dysphoria and transgender identity are caused by exposure to hormonal fluctuations in the brain. Additionally, a discontinued hormonal medicine meant to induce early birth in pregnant women has been linked with a greater chance of AMAB children being born that develop a transgender identity.
>you don't feel bad about your body, you feel bad about your life and yourself as a person in general.I've felt like I was meant to be a girl, and had crippling gender dysphoria since before puberty. I tried repressing but this intense disgust and anxiety about my body and people's (positive) reactions to my physically male traits and societal role grew unfettered and became unbearable to the point of dread every time I got a glimpse of myself or how people saw me. I was suicidal every single day.
>who basically think that transfaggotry would give them another, more successful, chance at life. I spent so much time and energy engaging in performative masculinity. I was a very attractive, tall, dominant male as far as social roles go. I was treated with an unearned amount of respect and attraction from male and female peers, simply because of my stature and looks (and I guess because being constantly depressed reads as masculinity for some people. lol) Logically, I knew coming out would end the privileged position that I held in society. As well as ostracize me to many family and friends, and cause me to lose all that respect I held with others.
>It is, in a way, a cheat code in the West, where you will be granted special privileges and get the protection from the PC police and so onNope. I live in a relatively conservative area in the west (not saying where) I used to get called a faggot all the time early in transition, and even attacked by randos and harrassed by cops a couple of times. I get aggressively validated sometimes by overly performative liberals, but it usually feels pretty awkward and patronizing.
>and even some pity fucks on the sideNah. I had no problems finding sex before transition, and even now when I'm not as attractive, (could be worse) all the time str8 bois will thirst after me and then devalue me when they realise I'm trans.
>that being said I don't see any reason why transfaggotry should be banned or persecuted or anything.2woke
>Just don't expect people (((agreeing))) with your shitI already expect bullying from assholes and pwnage by facts and logic from internet ben shapiros that think trans people are mentally ill and 'wrong' or whatever, but
>just because it makes you feel better about chopping your dick off.None of you seem serious about your arguments, it's just the same dumb shit social reactionaries make up about gay people or blacks or whatever.
PS
you kind of sound like a salty incel that needs someone to punch down on or something, which I can respect, but why don't you pick on someone more deserving? Like fashoids or whatever? >>11147>mixed evidence as to if gender dysphoria and transgender identity are caused by exposure to hormonal fluctuations in the brain.True, but it's fairly conclusive that the overall cause of dysphoria is environmental impacts on parents (epigenics), on a pregnant mother and on the child as a toddler. The very fact that the "gay froggo" meme has actual evidence validating it gives this more impact. The amount of "gender" dysphoria has been ever increasing in the past decades, and it's not really secret that this corresponds to a rise in estrogenic plastics and hormone-affecting medicine, almost always in countries like the USA.
>crippling gender dysphoria since before puberty I'd say you're one of the real cases of gender dysphoria, which are far more rare than people realize. More often its hormonal teens with depression who are just sexually confused and haven't had their pubertal hormones run their course and are depressed by the alienating nature of capitalism. Your story indicates a clear difference to those kinds of people.
I feel that the posers and edgy teens who engage in this are the reason why trans-people have a lot of trouble, because they're a loud minority that provoke a lot of (violent) reaction from normal people by using their "trans" status to be utter radlib cunts spreading schizophrenic idpol.
PS
Also not the original poster, just replying.
>>11147>None of you seem serious about your argumentsI mean there isn't much to argue. The short response is clearly just a lengthy "fuck off" and not a fully-fleshed out argument.
Also let's not derail this thread with this discussion.
>>11147Not that guy, but I have a few questions. I'm cis and trying to get a better idea of this issue. It's all in good faith, I won't go
>muh dick chopping
>ChemicalsI think until there is more quality evidence to support this it shouldn't be entertained. To say that chemicals in the brains are the reason for the social ills we see is silly at the very least, and extremely reactionary at the worst. Would you say depression cannot be cured without drugs? (i.e. outside intervention). Then why can't dysphoria be treated by what I suppose is a slow process of rationalizing the problem and understanding it. In a similar way leftists expect comrades to 'let go' of any nationalism, which is an identity, should we expect the same of gender? To relinquish any identity that doesn't actually 'exist'?
As a cis person my understanding of what makes someone trans is
>A contradiction between the identity you feel you have on the inside, and the one assigned onto you by the outsideBut what makes one 'feel' like a woman? Did/do you actually feel like a woman, or did you just have extreme hate/anxiety of being a man, and therefore wanted the 'other' option?
Also what is your opinion of transrace? I have been unable to see a difference in the two trans'. They both seek an 'idea' of an identity that doesn't exist, there is no essential set of characteristics that determines a woman, in the same way as there is no characteristic set that define a black person. However transracial people have been widely mocked (I know trans people have as well, but there is at least a movement for trans folk).
>>11149Oh no we can't derail the all important question: Is skin care booj
As for the question at hand, Is skin care bourgeois?
No. Of course not.
I think that every communist should try and become the best person that they wish to be, before and after the revolution. This includes taking care of the health of their skin, and aiming to make themselves attractive. This carries the benefit of increased self confidence and pragmatic concerns in public perception.
What is bourgeois is the vapid, cold, capitalist ideal of beauty, and the beauty industry.
Beauty is not fair, and people should not feel insufficient and restricted by a lack of beauty. This insecurity is the bread and butter of the beauty industry, as
>>10861 alluded to.
Communists should be beautiful, but not tethered down by shallow and unattainable standards of beauty. Instead we should be inspired to become the best versions of our selves, and grow and nurture our bodies in admiration of the marvel of human life.
I see skincare as a natural extension of this appreciation and nurturance of the human form.
>>11148>The amount of "gender" dysphoria has been ever increasing in the past decades, and it's not really secret that this corresponds to a rise in estrogenic plastics and hormone-affecting medicine Interesting, I'd like to hear about more of these plastics and medicine that have estrogenic effects.
>almost always in countries like the USA.Is there any evidence that gender dysphoria is increasing in certain areas? If so I would assume it could be because of greater acceptance, no?
>I'd say you're one of the real cases of gender dysphoria, which are far more rare than people realize.I don't have any numbers, but I suspect that most people who transition have gender dysphoria.
>More often its hormonal teens with depression who are just sexually confused and haven't had their pubertal hormones run their course and are depressed by the alienating nature of capitalism.I can see how the alienation of late stage capitalism can lead to identity confusion, and in theory might make a cis person think that they must be transgender. However as far as I'm aware, most people who transition do not de-transition or regret transitioning.
>Your story indicates a clear difference to those kinds of people. One of the good ones lol
>I feel that the posers and edgy teens who engage in this are the reason why trans-people have a lot of trouble, because they're a loud minorityEmphasis on minority
>that provoke a lot of (violent) reaction from normal people by using their "trans" status to be utter radlib cunts spreading schizophrenic idpol. The way I see it is that these people are a small subset of all trans people, and are essentially cherry-picked by transphobes in order to build something of a strawman, in addition to these utter radlib cunts (lol) that are spreading schizo idpol because that's the bread and butter of liberal sensationalism in the msm.
PS
no worries
>>11149>I mean there isn't much to argue. The short response is clearly just a lengthy "fuck off" and not a fully-fleshed out argument.Yeah I guess this is something of an exercise in intellectual masturbation for me, but I'd like to expose them for the flimsy disingenuous ground that they stand on, that often permeates their character.
>Also let's not derail this thread with this discussion.Find out your skin type (dry/oily/combination) and keep your routine simple. Be gentle to your purty skin even if your a boi.
Also retinol works pretty well to rejuvenate your skin, but please do not bask in allah's holy light before washing your face again, for it is haram.
>>11152Not that guy, but I have a few questions. I'm cis and trying to get a better idea of this issue. It's all in good faith, I won't go
>muh dick choppingWew thank you haha.
>>Chemicals>I think until there is more quality evidence to support this it shouldn't be entertained. To say that chemicals in the brains are the reason for the social ills we see is silly at the very least, and extremely reactionary at the worst.I think in the case of maternal or natal exposure to certain chemicals increasing the chances of a child experiencing gender dysphoria, that there is some evidence, as mentioned above.
>Would you say depression cannot be cured without drugs? (i.e. outside intervention).In the case of depression I would say no, there are other avenues of treatment. However this is not the case for all health conditions which affect the mind. Like say, parkinsons (aside from surgery?). Or perhaps leveling out the mood swings of severe bipolar disorder.
>Then why can't dysphoria be treated by what I suppose is a slow process of rationalizing the problem and understanding it. It's a good question, and the medical community has tried psychotherapy for centuries as an alternative to transition, however it has met with no success as far as I can tell. And today the only cure known for gender dysphoria is transition.
>should we expect the same of gender? To relinquish any identity that doesn't actually 'exist'?Gender roles are deeply ingrained in social interactions and common understanding, while subject to change. There is also a correlation between levels of sex hormones and an effect on personality and physique for instance, while these also vary among different people, masculine and feminine, they tend to fall roughly into categories of male, female, or androgynous.
So yes I think you could say that gender does exist in some instance, but that it is pliable to change, and should not be allowed to hold anyone back from their full potential
And yes nationalism is a disease and a false consciousness. However I think that it is worth considering the critiques made by someone such as Joseph Stalin, who pointed out that people who live in a certain area tend to share customs and a local culture, unique to their geographical location. Which, while not needing to be the basis of geographical boundaries, deserves recognition and incorporation into internationalism, or something to that effect.
>As a cis person my understanding of what makes someone trans is>>A contradiction between the identity you feel you have on the inside, and the one assigned onto you by the outsideI's say that is pretty accurate, and I'd add a feeling of wrongeness about the sexual traits of the body you develop is a hallmark of gender dysphoria.
>but what makes one 'feel' like a woman? Did/do you actually feel like a woman, or did you just have extreme hate/anxiety of being a man, and therefore wanted the 'other' option?Yes, good question.
I'd say that I felt that I was a girl from that very early age, and my parents and everyone else were mistaken about my gender. I was initially very confused about having a dick lol, when I was a very young child I was sure that the doctor simply got my sex wrong, and told my parents the wrong thing. As I got older, growing up with no access to information about transitioning, I came to accept that I wished more than anything to be a girl, but that it was impossible. So I attempted to be the best boy, the best man that I could. But My dysphoria and persistent feelings of pain and dread about my gender only continued to grow late into my puberty. I internalized very negative feelings about masculinity in myself and others until well into my transition, whereas now I don't see masculinity as inherently negative at all, and appreciate a lot of aspects of it even. In other people of any gender and even in myself to some extent.
Also what is your opinion of transrace?
It seems ridiculous to me. I don't see a reason for it other than internalized negative or positive opinions about a certain race, or perhaps some personal preference. This is with the exception of marginalized ethnic minorities whom 'transition' to be perceived as a race that is received more positively by their wider community, such as lighter skinned Black people pretending to be Caucasian in America. I have sympathy for these cases, however unfortunate.
>Oh no we can't derail the all important question: Is skin care boojI think what we really need to ask though is if skin care is a jewish trick
>>11154>plastics and medicine that have estrogenic effectsEver heard of BPAs? That's just the tip of the iceburg of plastic related issues.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222987/ TL;DR: Most plastic products, especially those used in water bottles and baby products are full of chemicals that affect the endocrine systems of people among other things.
Also for the Gay Frogs:
xenoestrogens in food packaging, additives and agricultural pesticides are so widespread that porky is well aware sexual ambiguity will become far more prevalent in the future; using LGBTQIA+ 'movements' as an ideological cope to mitigate the backlash against the biochemical warfare we're subjected to.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=xenoestrogens https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=bisphenol+a https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=atrazine https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/9/17/17841518/low-sperm-count-semen-male-fertility Not even a """conspiracy theory""" at this point.
https://www.hormone.org/your-health-and-hormones/endocrine-disrupting-chemicals-edcs https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1281309/ https://www.naturalnews.com/2017-01-16-alex-jones-is-right-atrazine-pesticide-proven-to-be-a-powerful-chemical-castrator-that-turns-male-frogs-into-homosexuals-see-the-science.html http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/10/homosexuality-may-be-caused-chemical-modifications-dna
>any evidence that gender dysphoria is increasing in certain areasGender dysphoria and the whole presence of trans development is a wholly Western one, we don't have nearly the same numbers in any other country outside of Thailand, and those are their own set of moral dilemmas of why they choose to be ladyboys.
>most people who transition have gender dysphoria There is a literal subreddit dedicated to de-transitioned people, who talk about being pressured into this. One of the biggest examples of this happening is the Reimer Brother experiment with Dr. Money, a pedophilic hack 'scientist' who pushed this whole ideological mess in the first place.
>most people who transition do not de-transition or regret transitioningConsidering trans-suicide rates… I'm fairly sure, that most people don't get the chance to complain.
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https://old.reddit.com/r/detrans/-
http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/31/explosive-ivy-league-study-repressed-for-finding-transgender-kids-may-be-a-social-contagion/
>One of the good onesAnd I'm glad. I don't mind trans people at all. My problem is with the flamboyant cunts who think being trans = being a self-important idpol prick and give anyone who is trans a bad name.
>cherry-picked by transphobesI don't think they're cherry-picked, they basically write the /pol/'s rants for them.
>the bread and butter of liberal sensationalism in the msmFuckin' this.
>do not bask in allah's holy light before washing your face again, for it is haram.Top kek
>>11152>we can't derail the all important questionWhether or not it is important or not, point is thread derailment is not a good idea, especially for idpol discussions.
>>11154Parkinsons has a physical effect though. I believe we can study how it is caused because of this, however we can't study depression. We can't FIND the depression because it doesn't 'exist'. I would say the same for the 'feeling' of an identity, but this discussion is to get a better idea of this notion.
>So yes I think you could say that gender does exist in some instanceWhat you've described are gender roles, which of course exist and have measurable impacts. However the identity of male or female doesn't exist strictly since it assumes a set of attributes which are 'female'. What is masculine and fem is arbitrary and up for the current society (pink used to be masc for example). If you want to fit into current gender roles you could just do the cooking and cleaning, rather than changing your body to 'fit' your 'identity'.
I don't feel male. I do have moments of 'masc' and 'fem' respectively, however I don't associate these with an identity other than myself. To associate a 'male' or 'female' identity I must realise a set of qualities that make women a women intrinsically (and there are none). This is where I struggle with truly understanding the trans position.
I understand we may have to tolerate some forms of nationalism in some factor, as our job is difficult and will result in inevtiable compromises. I'm kinda trying to just determine what we 'should' do. As society would never consider someone who is extreme nationalistic as having a mental illness. And no leftist would try cure it with medicine. We seek an ideological victory over nationalism.
I sympathize a lot with your story. Thank you very much for sharing. What do you think of this current movement around "you don't need dysphoria to be trans"?
The main fear I have regarding the movement (this isn't from a place of naivety) is the 'forcing' kids into transitioning and shit. There is a huge 'if you're not 100% with us you hate us and are a nazi' thing around the trans movement. I remember being a teen and I can pinpoint times where I would question my identity and who I 'was' (but I think this is a false dichotomy raised in capitalist society, I simply grew up to be myself rather than a 'type' of person) specifically where I dressed as a girl. I could see myself in this vulnerable position and being intercepted by forward trans activists telling me to 'hatch' or something.
>>11163 This guy hints on this too. I understand there is a lot of scaremongering around this, but it is a real occurrence.
>Transrace seems ridiculous>I don't see a reason for it other than internalized negative or positive opinions about a certain race, or perhaps some personal preference. How is this different to transgender? The cases you have sympathy for are like women transitioning to be men for the social benefits, it however isn't really an argument for how these are different. They are both individuals taking control of their 'identities'.
My point is that transrace seems ridiculous, it's kinda a joke. However this was transgenderism 100 years ago. It was completely unheard of. But we should be able to determine what is and isn't "right" ideologically. So if someone comes out as transrace we can determine whether they are worth solidarity or not, like how the early trans movement started. If someone came up to you as a white person and said "i feel black inside…" you'd go
>wtf? what's black? just because you like hip hop doesn't make you blackand you'd be right. But how is this any different to changing ones gender?
bros is shampoo a meme?
my hair doesn't really smell if i don't clean it with shampoo for a week and it holds up great and don't need to use any product gel
is the grease bad for my hair's long term health? i still run it through water everyday but just not shampoo
>>10916is that really a conspiracy? please explain i hear that stuff often and don't know if it is true or not
>>11182I wash with shampoo but use the minimum amount and every other time I shower. Same thing with soap. Losing oil and drying out your skin/damaging pores, is very possible, because modern soap and shampoo is literal detergent unless you specifically order organic stuff.
You're just fine.
>>11163>Gender dysphoria and the whole presence of trans development is a wholly Western oneGender transition has been present in the historical record for thousands of years, in addition many native cultures including tribes in North America and Pacific Island cultures have a concept and social role for men and women that feel they are the opposite gender, or something in between.
Additionally the first modern surgical and hormonal medical transitions were carried out in a sexual health research institute in Denmark starting in the early 1900's. The institute was promptly raided after the nazi coup, all of the research gathered and burned, and the employees and patients sent to the camps.
These identities are not western and in fact it is western culture that has attempted to erase them.
Specifically the dark hand of reaction as exemplified by the nazis, has attempted in futility to erase the existence of transgender people from history, and to destroy us completely.
>One of the biggest examples of this happening is the Reimer Brother experiment with Dr. MoneyI am going to stop you right there. That experiment is actually a great example that transgender identity can not be simply influenced on to someone. The doctor had this infant raised female when he was born a boy. The child grew up in a female role, and expressed severe gender dysphoria, resulting in his transitioning back to male. With the combined trauma causing him to kill himself. This is evidence that gender roles are not socialized, and are in fact conditioned in the brain from birth. Also yes rest in piss Dr. Money you pedophilic hack.
>who pushed this whole ideological mess in the first place.200 IQ Qanon tier conspiracy.
>I don't think they're cherry-picked, they basically write the /pol/'s rants for them.Okay but you can see how /pol/ is cherry picking them yes?
Most trans people do not act like this.
>>11166>Parkinsons has a physical effect though.So does depression and the brain incongruence that causes gender dysphoria, both are visible on a mri scan wdym?
>If you want to fit into current gender roles you could just do the cooking and cleaning, rather than changing your body to 'fit' your 'identity'.Okay but this doesn't cure my gender dysphoria, which centers primarily around my body and how other people interact with me. I'm tomboyish behaviorally anyways.
>As society would never consider someone who is extreme nationalistic as having a mental illnessS O O N
>We seek an ideological victory over nationalism. Yes
>I sympathize a lot with your story. Thank you very much for sharing.It's no worries, thank you very much for listening : )
>What do you think of this current movement around "you don't need dysphoria to be trans"?It's a good question, I think it's valid and people can have a transgender identity with dysphoria. Personally, I highlight my dysphoria to (shamelessly pander) explain why transitioning was a difficult but necessary need for me. For me, I would stay closeted forever due to aforementioned privileges if I had no dysphoria. I enjoy and immerse myself in lot's of different things in life and most of them have little to do with gender. This is rather cringe to say, and oversharing, but pragmatically speaking it would be nice to be a big communist chad that has more opportunity to contribute more to communism, and I'd age way better in 10 years once I finally get my shit together.
>The main fear I have regarding the movement (this isn't from a place of naivety) is the 'forcing' kids into transitioning and shit.I understand your concerns over this, and vulnerable children have very impressionable minds that must be kept safe from harmful influences.
I think that most people and most parents share these concerns over young children transitioning.
I will say that many young transgender kids like I was myself will have an incongruent gender identity from a young age, and express dysphoria even before puberty in many cases, like for myself. If this gender dysphoria persists throughout childhood and the child wishes to transition, then I feel it is medically necessary to treat the child with hormonal (puberty blockers can delay puberty and give time for a final decision) and social therapy and transitioning support. There are many parents that refuse to let their children transition, even in the face of dysphoria and against their child's will. It is extremely painful and damaging to a transgender child to be forced to go through the 'wrong' puberty by the people they put their faith and trust in, have no chance at living as a child of their internal gender, and be stuck in the 'wrong' body forever unless eventual hormonal and surgical treatment is successful at reversing most of the changes to secondary sex traits brought on by puberty. This is not brought up as often in the media, but I think it is a massive and overlooked factor that should be brought up whenever the topic of medical transitioning in transgender children is brought up.
>There is a huge 'if you're not 100% with us you hate us and are a nazi' thing around the trans movement.I see what you mean,and I think it makes some sense that people would act defensive or paranoid, given the amount of hostility and manipulative hate campaigns trans people face.
>I remember being a teen and I can pinpoint times where I would question my identity and who I 'was' (but I think this is a false dichotomy raised in capitalist society, I simply grew up to be myself rather than a 'type' of person) specifically where I dressed as a girl. I could see myself in this vulnerable position and being intercepted by forward trans activists telling me to 'hatch' or something.I understand your fears and I can see that your right, often times cis people that engage in gender non conforming activities are pressured to transition. Perhaps this is an extension of the societal discomfort at gender non conforming people. As a society we need to grow more familiar with and become more comfortable with breaking gender roles.
>How is this different to transgender?>They are both individuals taking control of their 'identities'There is no biological basis for transitioning to live as another race. If transitioning to live as another race makes their lives better, than great good for them, it's not hurting anyone, but it is a completely different phenomenon.
>My point is that transrace seems ridiculous, it's kinda a joke. However this was transgenderism 100 years ago. It was completely unheard of. But we should be able to determine what is and isn't "right" ideologically. So if someone comes out as transrace we can determine whether they are worth solidarity or not, like how the early trans movement started.Okay this makes sense to me.It's a bit cynical but I don't think public support for "transrace" concerns will have a net positive impact on communist orgs, and I don't think it is a big societal issue effecting a lot of people really.
Transgenderism However effects a lot more people, it's a lot more present in the public zeitgeist, it has a lot more of a scientific and medical basis, it has a greater relevance to the history of class struggle, reaction and imperialism as I mentioned above, and it is simply more defend-able and with greater working class support.
Also really motherfuckers please take care of your hair and use conditioner every once in a while, this shampoo is a meme thing is scaring the shit out of me.
>>11668I won't even bother with this 'tribes' and 'thousands of years of history' because as a person who has studied history for a while, reading that gives me an aneurysm that I am not prepared to face.
>200 IQ Qanon tier conspiracyHe is often cited by liberals as a pioneer for this kind of research, no conspiracy about it. The CIA did the same thing with Gloria Steinhem and Feminism, so it's not unreasonable and idea.
>>11670Wasn't trying to derail the thread. Honestly it's been pretty much dead with no activity for over a week, so I don't feel like I'm taking over discussion here. I'd love to talk skincare however, discuss routines/product reviews and what not. Or talk about the beauty industry and the beauty standards it cements in the popular zeitgeist.
>I won't even bother with this 'tribes' and 'thousands of years of history'Maybe you should research more before you do.
>He is often cited by liberals as a pioneer for this kind of researchNo he's not.
>The CIA did the same thing with Gloria Steinhem and FeminismA feminist having CIA ties does not discredit feminism. John Money wasn't even a transgender activist and he has no relation to transgender rights outside of this conspiracy you've constructed here.
>>11672>Do researchM8… I have and I'm not delving into this further.
>No he's notHe is, given that I've seen liberal agitators talk about him and even the most skeptical articles praise his 'gender' ideas.
>https://www.salon.com/2015/01/04/pervert_or_sexual_libertarian_meet_john_money_the_father_of_fology/ >A feminist having CIA ties does not discredit feminism Except it does in the West. Second Wave and Third Wave feminism as well as black feminism demonstrate an obvious problem in their attitudes. That's ignoring the original Western Feminist movement being a result of the Capitalists not wanting to let the USSR and it's social changes look good, and so allowing for welfare capitalism to compete.
I'm not even going to go into the S.C.U.M. Manifesto.
>John Money wasn't even a transgender activistnever said he was
>and he has no relation to transgender rights outside of this conspiracy you've constructed here. It's not a conspiracy when his 'work' IS used and cited by liberals and is similar in how other social movements were tainted by CIA assets.
>>11686>I'm not delving into this further.proceeds to delve further lol
>some random article mentions he had an interest in transgenderism and was supposedly significant for sex research.even the most skeptical articles praise his 'gender' ideas
I'm not sure where your finding these articles but I have only ever seen sources calling him crazy and a pedo.
>I'm not even going to go into the S.C.U.M. ManifestoNo idea what this is, maybe don't mention it if your just gonna name drop.
>Except it does in the WestThird worldism but for feminism lol
Anyways no, feminism and the transgender rights movement are obviously not glowups.
>>17961Post 5head
But yes it's true
I don't know why the fuck the skin turns bad if you keep touching
it's entire job is to make contact
>>18058A routine that consists of vitamin C, sunscreen and a moisturizer with hyaluronic acid. Anything more than that is most probably overkill unless your skin is REALLY shit. Also exercising and a healthy diet helps considerably.
Tretinoin 0.05% for reversing wrinkles rather than preventing, though it's going to make your skin a bit photosensitive so wear a strong sunscreen. If it's too much for you there's also tret 0.025% available.
Collagen is a bit of a meme though ingesting it is going to at least make sure your reserves are full, but it won't do you any miracles unlike tret.
>>18065Going vampire mode is your best bet indeed. Wear sunscreen and/or don't go out between 10 and 7. Take vit D supplements and/or mushrooms that were exposed to sunlight.
>>18067re Tretinoin, how long does it take to have a discernible effect when stacked with sunscreen and such? And is there a Tret 1%?
I want to get a dermal roller/stampper for some cystic acne scars I have on my face, but I'm concerned about stacking everything…
>>18070Tret's effects take weeks sometimes, maybe a few months. Depends on the person. There is tret 1% but if you want to go with the strongest one I'd suggest buying a small one and test how your skin reacts. If it's too strong move to 0.05% and so on.
Regarding dermarollers I've personally seen conflicting info on whether the ones meant for home use work or not, but maybe what I read was big pharma (derma?) propaganda. Understandable though because professional microneedling is expensive afaik. If you're going to go with it you should do a bit more research tbh.
Maybe ask /fa/'s skincare threads for further advice if you don't mind posting on 4chan?
>>18070>Retinoids reduce fine lines and wrinkles by increasing the production of collagen. They also stimulate the production of new blood vessels in the skin, which improves skin color. Additional benefits include fading age spots and softening rough patches of skin. However, it takes three to six months of regular use before improvements in wrinkles are apparent—and the best results take six to 12 months.
>Because retinoids can cause skin dryness and irritation, doctors often recommend using them only every other day at first and then gradually working up to nightly applications. Wear a sunscreen during the day, because retinoids increase the skin's sensitivity to sunlight. These drugs must be used continually to maintain their benefits.
>Tretinoin (Retin-A, generic), tazarotene (Avage, Tazorac), and adapalene (Differin) are prescription retinoids. Adapalene is also available over the counter (in a 0.1% formulation versus the 0.3% prescription version). Other retinoids are undergoing clinical trials.
>In addition, several over-the-counter products containing retinoids, such as retinol, are available. Because they're not as strong (and thus less irritating), they are not as effective in reducing wrinkles as tretinoin; but they do improve the appearance of photo-aged skin. Tretinoin can be used with alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) for additional skin-smoothing effects. >>18583>I change pillow cover weekly every 2 weeks is enough, you get less detergent residue on your skin
>I use face wash in the morning with my shower>I use moisturizerprobably too much product and too much washing
>I've heard that there's some product that you apply specifically on a zit and then it's gone the next day.70% alcohol, if you are fearless you can freezburn it with liquid nitrogen
>>18584>freezburn it with liquid nitrogenPretty sure that's for sun spots / moles lol You mean amateurs self-apply this? Sounds dangerous as fuck
>70% alcoholYeah, looked up, found this clip
https://youtu.be/lQPjbsVh61c . It seems to support your claim, while also mixing in some other tips like using a needle and q-tips. Also mentions salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide.
Reading onward it seems I may have neglected the order in which I apply stuff. Sometimes I've applied moisturizer
before either using an abrasive toner or shaving. That may have not only countered the effectiveness (oil blocking pores from product) or worsened acne lol should've double-checked that one! Online guides definitely specify applying moisturizer last in whichever skincare routine.
>>21429haha
i like this meme format
wonder why they were called emotional posters lol
>>18065is skin aging really that bad tho?
>>18067btw i get my sunlight by just exposing my knees and legs and hands for 30 minutes every other day
am i safe? am i skin maxxingg? getting natural vitamin d while having good skin where it matters?
>>10860is vaseline enough to make my lips soft again? i've been applying it for 3 days now and not much results
weird how we need external things like these to make our lips naturally in its normal state
**is it bad to chew out the old bi
>>22716if i can't afford to buy a chapstick, will a vaseline, petroleum jelly be fine???
i also drink 3-4 liters of water daily and try my best now to stop licking my lips
>>22718Yeah. I mention chap stick because it's easier to apply less. Apply a thin layer on your finger, then apply that to one or both lips and smooch. 💋 applying to much I've found is not conducive to healing. They should feel oily. It's just the least amount to get the job done.
Maybe cut down on caffeine? Caffeine makes me shred my lips.
>>22719👁👄👁
thanks anon, i've stopped drinking caffeine
>>22720is that like wax made out of bee's homes?
>clogs pores and isn't degradable by stomachman why does petroleum jelly even exist
is it some waste product they sell us? or was that doreamon episode true, and it's to keep us warm
Pissed off that the stuff that isn't snake oil is unobtainable without a prescription. I just want tretinoin for god's sake.
>>21584>wonder why they were called emotional posters lolThey originally used to be generic motivational posters you'd see on an office, then the internet turned them upside down and turned them into "demotivators". Then as usual normalfags got hold of it and bastardized them into proto-internet macros.
>>10860Drinking water is not bourgeoisie.
If you have a skin disease, treating it is not bourgeoisie.
>>22767online pharmacies are a good option for americans. Have you looked into that?
>>23217OP is a retard. Of course skin care isn't bourgeoise and even if it was, participating in capitalism is bourgeoise so what of it.
>>24728Learn to read.
>>21600>Because it isn't biodegradable,>>21639What makes you think I don't I'm advising others to make the same decision? Obviously the product should banned, but first off you dumbasses should think before you put all kinds of industrial garbage on or in your body.
"Baby oil," mineral oil. That stuff is all poison. Those are just some of the most egregious stuff.
Or keep doing it who cares. People later like, wait, why the fuck do I have cancer?
>>24737Vaseline is very common in America. Imagine bathing yourself in an oil slick on purpose.
>but the gubbermint said it was safe!That's all the logic the average burger needs.
>>24739Hell no I wouldn't I cringe when I see women using it as lube in videos. Your vagina would be the worst place to use it. The amount that is going to be absorbed into your body is going to be increased in a mucous membrane.
Like really if you want to cover yourself in an oil for I don't know what reason, why not use a food oil like coconut oil or something?
>>24740coconut oil is necessary for life
9/10 homosexuals agree
>>24733>idek where the petroleum jelly meme came fromPetroleum companies trying to figure out what to do with industrial waste products. It can help with certain things by simply sealing things in from the atmosphere, which can prevent certain kinds of infection from getting oxygen, or to help form a seal over an injury which results in your blood clotting in the injury faster. But these are just because of the physical properties of a thick sticky substance covering the area, nothing to do with the specific chemistry (let alone biochemistry) involved.
>>24738It's actually worse lol. Petroleum jelly is the shit they remove from crude oil. It's literally industrial waste.
I love retinol and sun block. Seriously my two most used creams. What else should I add?
>>34747Its a really old post. Don't get hooked on it.
>>35735Also, in addition to hydration, you need your skin clear of debris, excess oil, etc
Sometimes rinsing and soap are enough but you can buy special cleansers which have chemicals and ointments to help
Salicyclic acid is a good ingredient for a deep chemical exfoliation of the face however it shouldn't be done too much, and look into micellar water which is less intense too
Ceramides and hyaluronic acid are the most common ingredients for locking in moisture
Retinol is also a good general anti-aging ingredient for people over 30, although it's used in younger people to help with acne too
>>24732I don't think mineral oil is dangerous if it's only applied on the skin instead of ingested or whatever
If you're really paranoid, you could try seed oils as moisture protectors instead
>>35774Yeah, UV is a problem, too
Forgot about that
>>10860White hands typed this post
Ashy gross white hands
>>35789Blackheads are more cosmetically prominent on paler skinned people
Dumb point in general, it's not just cosmetics it's also feel and health
>>36080i bought 7% glycolic acid toner to exfoliate with
you apply it 2-3 times a week during your afternoon or evening routine after the cleanser
>>36416you can make DIY glycolic acid toner by dissolving unrefined sugar in water and adding stuff like honey and tea water
there are more comprehensive recipes online if you search for them
So, I've been taking omega 3 ( a total of 3 grams of EPA, so 6 pills). I also use a gentle cleanser (the blue cerave facial foam cleanser), obviously sun block, I use a 50 fps, and I was applying retinol serum by la Roche poussy.
Recently though, I replaced the retinol serum for tretinoin 0,05%.
And on top of that, I started applying petrolate / petroleum jelly / Vaseline, unscented, before going to bed, after the retinols. It's just a little bit. I swear by this shit. The moisturizing capacity extends even after you clean your face the next day. Amazing shit. Also helps in absorption of retinols which might make it a bit intense so be warned.
I've also been doing exercise, not eating any sugar, and generally eating better, as well as having a more regular sleep schedule.
My skin looks great.
>>10864>I have thai family and a lot of the skin care is about to look more pale and therefore upper classThat has just as much relation to skin care as tanning your skin until you look like Trump.
>>10860>basic hygiene is badwtf has happened to this site?
>>39124I went balls deep and started out with the maximum. Purge wasn't that bad.
>>39125>>39126Even with sunscreen you should limit your exposure to the sun as much as possible.
>>39132>I went balls deep and started out with the maximum.What's the maximum? I'm taking 0.05% since that's what I had available.
> Purge wasn't that bad.I was going well but now my skin is getting flaky and itchy. I need to scale down. I use petroleum jelly as a moisturizer, works like a fucking charm, but I need to scale it back a bit.
>>39171What do you mean? Did you take my advice about astaxanthin and lycopene? Someone told me I look like I've been tanning. I do feel my face looks a bit more tanned. I'm brown so it's not as noticeable.
>>39395 (me)
So, I found a video that talks about purging on retinoids. It seems my dryness and flakyness is purging. So I guess I am purging! I was worried I broke my "skin barrier" or whatever the fuck that is.
I feel like if I keep this up, it will cause more damage than anything good, so I will temper my tretinoin use. Maybe I'll go back to retinol and do tret once a week, then twice etc.
>>43279exfoliate (clear the skin to varying degrees) and moisturize (use a product with occlusives and humectants in it, and drink water)
sunscreen is essential too. get spf 30 or higher and broad-spectrum and non-comedogenic
there are also treatments for specific skin conditions
examples of exfoliation: washing with soap or body wash, loofahs, pumice stones, facial cleansers, aha or bha chemical peels, foot peel masks
examples of moisturization: anything that calls itself a moisturizer, body lotion, hair products like hair oils and hair masks and some of the ingredients in shampoos and conditioners
ive also seen "foot creams" and "hand creams" that have both exfoliating and moisturizing ingredients. they have urea/carbamide in them since it has special softening qualities against really rough skin. there are high concentration urea creams as well
you could have oily skin or dry skin or different patches of oily and dry. you might have to target them with different products or find a product that claims to work on "combination" skin if you have that
>>43283for example for oily skin, you might want to exfoliate more and not use an overly oily moisturizer
for dry skin, you want to moisturize more
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