I’m scared about what will happen when I go to vote

The Dee is a river in and on the borders of Wales, mostly quite picturesque.

Its proper name is Dyfrdwy, meaning water of the goddess.

So....Dee is not a woman because Dee doesn't like fake tan, long hair and short skirts. Ok then.

The Dee I know is a Deirdre. And Deirdre always make me think of Deirdre Barlow from Corrie. So not giving me NB vibes I'm afraid Dee.

Never heard of her

What about Dee Dee of Pan's People?

The Dee is a beautiful river in Scotland. Seriously gorgeous. It does not have pink hair and a nostril ring.

Surely White Dee is the most famous Dee of all?

This is who I picture for the name Dee

underheard and underrepresented voices in the media

I work in a media/arts area and honestly if you're not "underrepresented" or "underheard" you're nobody. I know I sound all "political correctness gorn mad" but seriously. I get various newsletters and updates with details of jobs, grants, scholarships, residencies, awards, competitions etc all the time. 90% of them, and I'm not exaggerating, I couldn't apply for or enter because I'm not a POC, disabled, working class (well I kind of am originally but I'd look daft claiming that) LGBTQIA+++ / "queer" and so on. And could anyone gain access to "underrepresented" status by simply saying they're NB? Why, surely not.

I enjoy this type of article. In particular, I enjoy the thought of it being found by Dee's friends and family when Dee has moved on from finding Deeselfs belly button so fascinating and them laughing their heads off at Dee's public self humiliation. Especially if Dee, by then, needs to be taken seriously. Karma.

Oh and I think of Dee as a really feminine name.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0378342/mediaviewer/rm3700306432/?ref_=nm_ov_ph

Though actually there are men called Dee too, but it's not what I'd choose if I didn't feel like a girl.

"I’ve never seen non-binary folks represented in any form of media, or even considered when exploring identities which differ from cisgender unless it’s to use my identity as a political pawn."

Has they been living under a rock? You can't move for non-binary celebs and celebs' kids. There are endless fawning lifestyle articles and puff pieces about NB people's "unmet needs" (like the one who complained that all hairdressers are male/masculine-only or female/feminine-only so NB aren't provided for - ignoring the thousands of unisex hairdressers that have existed for decades...) (and the kid who was offered their own special toilet at school but still somehow had something to moan about) (etc etc)

"Even though there are barriers put in place for trans+ people"

What like expecting you to be arsed to update your records just like the many other people who change their name every year? That's not a barrier for trans people, it's a barrier for disorganised people. Which admittedly may be unfair, but it's not singling out trans.

Lordy be. I actually feel bad for people who make such ridiculous claims to victimhood, in that publications like the Metro make give them a public platform to make no sense and come across as self-absorbed and overprivileged AF.

That Metro piece:

Platform is the home of Metro.co.uk's first-person and opinion pieces, devoted to giving a platform to underheard and underrepresented voices in the media.

Under-heard? Under-represented? 🙄

What a load of navel gazing, luxury belief wankery.

There are hundreds of thousands (millions?) of people in the world where it is actually unsafe for them to vote or where they have no right to vote at all (women) and no identifying as something else changes that. Where there is actually physical violence and people disappear for openly voicing dissent. And this person is worried they won’t be allowed to vote because of lack of ID which is entirely of their own doing?

So sick of this self centred, victim mentality bollocks.

The polls been open for a few hours now. I hope D's still safe. Thoughts and prayers.

Dudley Dursley had a nickname of Big D. Do you think she's twigged that she's associated herself with JKR?

To be fair, I know one chap whose name starts with a D and got the nickname Dee from a young age. My mother in law similarly has a name starting with D and goes by the nickname Dee. They are very very different people - conservative v socialist, vegan v fois gras is yummy, staunch church goer v pagan. You get the drift. But as they are both lovely people I’m sure they’d get on fine if they met.

'While I had been out as non-binary, using they/them pronouns, in every area of my life since I discovered the label, it wasn’t until I legally changed my name that I decided to tell my family that I identify as non-binary'.

I struggle to comprehend why someone who is so keen on not being type cast (as if), delights in slapping on another label.

You know how the candidates and their supporters wear rosettes to show their party? Maybe Dee could get a special one made to let everyone know how special she is and she could hang around the polling station to enjoy getting scared od people seeing her.

What on earth qualified this train wreck of a person to advise schools?

Their understanding of personal responsibility, personal effectiveness, initiative, grammar, critical thinking, decision-making ability and ability to follow instructions all seem to be lacking.

Ffs.

This self absorbed when they're boring as fuck, too.

Words fail me. She actually is holding a giant gold dick award. Dee, I’m trying to put this gently, what is this telling you?

Absolutely! And really would be in serious danger of physical violence.
First-world problems ….

😂 Guilty as charged

Cis-grammar 😃