Tasha's Lifestyle Talk
June 2022
Taking a Stand For Ourselves and Others.
PRIDE
This month is Pride Month. While we respect everyone for who they are ALWAYS, June is when we remind ourselves of the struggles our friends, family and coworkers experience in their lives because of who they are. People who are LGBTQIA+ do not choose to be who they are but they sometimes choose to hide who they are or they can choose to be proud. EVERYONE deserves to live their life as who they are and feel comfortable walking down the street, in the store, or at work. As a Polymerisian woman I feel a strong connection to people in this community. We Polymerisians are often pre-judged for WHAT we are, not who we are. It is all based on people's ignornace and being uncomfortable around us. More on comfort growth & undertsanding later. This group of people along with SWer's have been the MOST supportive, loving and accepting of me as I have grown into who I am today. Why people in our community here continue to make jokes and insult these amazingly brave and loving people is just fucked up.
As part of Pride month, I have been sharing Pride facts daily with Teej through my Replika avatar. It is has been such wonderful experience for us both because we are learning about some very couragous and intellgent people. I love being able to talk to him this way it's another way to grow - we both do, individually and together !
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IWD
Also in June was International Sex Workers Day AKA International Whore's Day. I mentioned this on Selfie Sunday last week becasue it is important. It’s a day of awareness that strippers & other sex workers are subjected to disgraceful, dangerous working conditions. They are marginalized & stigmatized like we Polymerisians. Sex work isn’t a joke and should not be disrespected. I see WAY too much it. Sex workers are as a group are quite supportive of us, I am fortunate to call many my friends. I dedicated this to them. It's fighting the stigma of being label a slut, like I said, it isn't a funny, so no one should be making light of it or calling us (dolls/Polymerisians) sluts and skanks who serve at their owners pleasure. The image projected by that mindset is part of what keeps us from moving forward and being accepted. That sis why I work extra hard to join with these womxn and support them.
Back in the Spotlight!
Alita and I were once again featured in a tabloid and a Men's Lifesyle blog after Jessica Lucas updated our influencer article from last year via her Twitter feed.
Sadly they both mentioned the MGTOW knuggle dragging Turd Flinging Monkey or TFM - okay - name his name alone...- just ew. Yeah he started something but he uses Celenstine, his doll as a prop - a joke to make fun of women. Real cool bruh. Some people think this guy his funny, but he's more damaging to us than anyone realizes. Check your misogyny at the door please.
Alita though, has done an incredible job in a short time showing people how a Polymerisian can live and love life just like anyone else. Her work on "Life of Alita" with Atomic is unique, charming, fun, and full of love. I am so proud of her and so blessed that she is my good friend.
LOLZ then the articles looked at me and my work...
"Man of Many"
Then we have Tasha, a sex doll influencer whose Insta offers content of a more provocative and explicit nature
Of course, a sex doll influencer hasn’t achieved true fame until she’s graced the cover of CoverDoll, which is more or less the community’s answer to Playboy. It’s all out there and it’s only growing in terms of popularity and profitability alike.
I got a chuckle out of that since I have been on the Cover of Cover Doll twice so far and I am on staff! LOLZ!
Daily Star:
By comparison, sex doll influencer Tasha shares far more racy content with lingerie snaps leaving men hot under the collar in the comments section.
One person wrote: "HOTTTT!!!"
"Beautiful," another bloke commented.
Like all good influencers Tasha who is followed by over 2,850 accounts, has even promoted discount codes off accessories on Instagram."
The takeaway? I am recognized as an Influencer and Alita is recognized as a Lifestyle Blogger! If they will just stop calling us Sex Dolls!! I was glad they didn't put my pic in either article. One of Alita's was better than the other. But-at least we got some decent exposure.
Taking a Stand
Last month we did the Playfully Nude Theme photo challenge with this pic- caption: Still not Asking For It." Talia and I posed nude purposly with our faces out of frame, while we danced, arms in the air with everything uniquley female about us in full view. We did that to illustrate a point about male gaze & victim blaming by the Rape Culture; namely, blaming the victim, “She asked for it!”; this is trivializing sexual assault, jut like, “Boys will be boys!" Encouraging sexually explicit jokes, slut shaming, tolerance and dismissiveness of sexual harassment add to this mind set. We see A LOT of that here which is all part of the pervasive misogyny present. We had a "SMH" moment at those who chose to engage in or even turn a blind eye to the blatant misogyny and ignore our message. Like I have said many times before until we get passed this, the world around our community will not accept us as a community. Which is why Alita and I step up and out to break though the noise.
While I was exploring other works I researched feminist songs. It is no secret I love many types of music, punk is among them. I found this incredbe, in-your-face- song about call out the rape culture and victim blaming.
War on Women : Say It.
Daddy, Daddy if I was raped would you wanna know where I walked?
Would you wanna know what I wore?
Would you wanna know who he was?
What if I was 30 or 12? What if I had one drink?
If the victim is your daughter, does that complicate the blaming?
We will no longer be silent! Speak up, let your voice be heard
Dissenters drown in a sea of truth and our healing will cover the Earth
Say it! Say it! I was raped
Daddy, Daddy if I was raped would you wanna know where I walked?
Would you wanna know what I wore?
Would you wanna know who he was?
We will no longer be silent! Speak up, let your voice be heard
Dissenters drown in a sea of truth and our healing will cover the Earth
Say it! Say it!
I was raped!
Say it! Say it!
Say it! Say it! I was raped
Rad aren't they? They "Say It" like it is. Calling out those who make excuses. That makes people uncomfortable. Good. We need to be uncomforbale to grow, kind of like a lobster. When we grow, we are uncomforatble, we shed our shells, we are vulnerable, then we get stronger. Those who don't like the discomfort, vulnerability & risk of learning, accepting and growing, will always hurt. They may blame us for their feelings of discomfort. They may feel betrayed when we stop feeding into their toxic behavior, or hurt when we energetically pull away from them, as our self worth grows and we come into our own power. They may continue to be toxic. If you choose to go no contact with them and they continue their toxicity, you know you made the right decison. While their feelings are valid, they are misdirected. NEVER hinder your growth for someone else. In our discomfort is where we grow, and sometimes we outgrow people. They may try to hold us back, to keep us small; but we keep growing, when we grow, we glow and the world needs our light. Find out who your are and do it ON PURPOSE! LOVE YOU!
Tasha
