That is the Seattleest thing I have seen in a while. Where is the rat altar?
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Ms. ArmoredThirteen - 1mon
Cal Anderson, on the south end of the reflecting pool, facing the water. You have to step up a bit of a ledge to walk out to it
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iamdefinitelyoverthirteen @lemmy.world - 1mon
Thanks, I will check it out next time I am up that way.
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Ms. ArmoredThirteen - 1mon
If you remember, let me know when you've made the pilgrimage!
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Hildegarde - 1mon
But why is it a trans thing? I don't understand why some things are trans. I must have missed the mailing list when I got my hormones.
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Ms. ArmoredThirteen - 1mon
Well Saint Rat in particular has a trans flag on it you can see in the lower right corner of the second picture. But rats in general seem to be a trans favorite and idk why but I'm all about it too. Cal Anderson Park is also an important trans area being in one of Seattle's queer neighborhoods and trans people often hang out there, have rallies, and one part frequently has memorials for trans people
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toynbee @lemmy.world - 1mon
Caveat: I'm not trans and don't know any trans people closely.
However, from my external observations, trans people and rats are both often unfairly maligned. Trans people, so far as I can tell, are just people; you can justifiably like them or not based on their qualities as individuals, but as a group they're no different from any other, they're just people. No reason to dislike them automatically.
I also don't know much about rats, but I know people associate them with filth. I think this is because they're survivors. I've had two or three rats as pets and they were not malicious (as they are often depicted) and not gross (because they were kept in clean environments and didn't have to scavenge). They were clever, affectionate and cute. I especially admired how they'd use their tail not only for balance but also for grip.
Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is that maybe the reason the rat is a trans icon (which I just learned from this post) is because some people don't like either of them, but should.
Not trans. The baggie amuses me. "What you need dawg? I got X, you want that? If not, you wanna turn into a woman?"
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djsoren19 - 1mon
I wonder what ever happened with the rat hole. Last I heard, Roscoe Village was gonna sell it to some bar, but I don't think it's actually being displayed anywhere.
TotallynotJessica in onehundredninetysix
rule out of the absurd
In Seattle, Saint Rat is a trans icon and it's common to find hormones placed at its little altar lol
https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/e8b66b94-804c-4663-a918-a09d2973139a.webp
https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/c1052d73-a5bb-4091-9a6a-2254500a190f.webp
That is the Seattleest thing I have seen in a while. Where is the rat altar?
Cal Anderson, on the south end of the reflecting pool, facing the water. You have to step up a bit of a ledge to walk out to it
Thanks, I will check it out next time I am up that way.
If you remember, let me know when you've made the pilgrimage!
But why is it a trans thing? I don't understand why some things are trans. I must have missed the mailing list when I got my hormones.
Well Saint Rat in particular has a trans flag on it you can see in the lower right corner of the second picture. But rats in general seem to be a trans favorite and idk why but I'm all about it too. Cal Anderson Park is also an important trans area being in one of Seattle's queer neighborhoods and trans people often hang out there, have rallies, and one part frequently has memorials for trans people
Caveat: I'm not trans and don't know any trans people closely.
However, from my external observations, trans people and rats are both often unfairly maligned. Trans people, so far as I can tell, are just people; you can justifiably like them or not based on their qualities as individuals, but as a group they're no different from any other, they're just people. No reason to dislike them automatically.
I also don't know much about rats, but I know people associate them with filth. I think this is because they're survivors. I've had two or three rats as pets and they were not malicious (as they are often depicted) and not gross (because they were kept in clean environments and didn't have to scavenge). They were clever, affectionate and cute. I especially admired how they'd use their tail not only for balance but also for grip.
Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is that maybe the reason the rat is a trans icon (which I just learned from this post) is because some people don't like either of them, but should.
Probably not actually a rat https://www.sciencenews.org/article/viral-chicago-rat-hole-squirrel
We are all rats on this blessed day
Speak for yourself
I am all rats on this blessed day
Obligatory comment about !petrats@lemmy.world needing more users
Humans can be so fucking funny sometimes.
Not trans. The baggie amuses me. "What you need dawg? I got X, you want that? If not, you wanna turn into a woman?"
I wonder what ever happened with the rat hole. Last I heard, Roscoe Village was gonna sell it to some bar, but I don't think it's actually being displayed anywhere.
That looks like my dog's thyroid medicine.
estrogen does have magical properties ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ