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DeerintheMoon In reply to SqueezyBat [2019-12-03 04:46:47 +0000 UTC]

so this piece is about my personal dysphoria

having a uterus and thus having the physical potential to have periods and become pregnant gives me hella dysphoria and lots of mental turmoil. the only thing that keeps me from these things is my IUD (intrauterine device), which was only given to me because i have dysmenorrhea (severely painful periods) rather than for my dysphoria, so i kind of have the condition to thank.

what's insanely upsetting to me is the political atmosphere around hysterectomies. i am extremely unlikely to be able to get one because im young and "might want to have children someday," when really i just want it gone for the sake of my mental health. i dont have endometriosis or anything "serious" so i wouldn't be able to have it removed for those sorts of reasons.

basically my IUD is the only thing keeping me from immense dysphoria. it's made my life much easier because i no longer have periods (which is a huge load off my shoulders dysphoria-wise), but i don't want to have this thing (QUITE painfully) removed+replaced every few years. i don't want to take birth control shots every 3 months (i used to, for years) for the rest of my life. i'm stuck here for now, and i'm pissed.

thus this piece.
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i chose a hyena because of the ambiguous sexual dimorphism and the way female hyena genitalia has evolved to function.

the IUD in its mouth is a mirena, like the one i have, and its between the hyena's jaws, kind of leaving the animal stuck with its mouth open, speaking to a feeling of frustration and helplessness

the tongue is split to resemble a vulva, and the knob bit at the end of the IUD suggests a clitoris.

i chose a red background to symbolize blood, and i'm having this piece printed so i can give it a background of red velvet, alluding to vaginal metaphor and imagery

the hyena has a twisted expression of rage, which is of course, calling back to my own anger and discomfort.

hope this makes the piece make sense! n__n

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SqueezyBat In reply to DeerintheMoon [2019-12-05 13:49:38 +0000 UTC]

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DeerintheMoon In reply to SqueezyBat [2019-12-05 18:39:31 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much.

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DeerintheMoon In reply to MirukuStars [2019-12-03 04:31:59 +0000 UTC]

I KINDA LOVE MINE TBH but getting it really sucked WOW

thank you!!

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DeerintheMoon In reply to Floralitte [2019-12-03 04:32:05 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much <333333

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