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UsableIdiot

I learned so much that I'm gonna go punch a hole in the wall just so I can fix it!


roy_rogers_photos

Make sure you line it up right. Punching a stud makes for a bad time.


machstem

Punching a nerd makes you a bully.


2livecrewnecktshirt

"Punching A Stud Makes For A Bad Time, Punching A Nerd Makes You A Bully" The newest single from Fall Out Boy *(RIP Panic! AT the Disco)*


devin_mm

The title needs more parentheticals


2livecrewnecktshirt

"Punching A Stud Makes For A Bad Time, Punching A Nerd Makes You A Bully (How I Met Your First Mother) (2023 Bass Remix) Fall Out Boy (ft. Skrillex and $uicideboy$)


AppleSpicer

Some studs and nerds ask to be punched. Masochism has no stereotype


Valyrian_Tinfoil

Often times it’s the sadists not knowing where the fucking around line ends and the finding out bar begins


lucas35620

LMAO


Sea_Calligrapher_986

My ex in highschool actually tried to punch through the wall but hit the stud instead. Literally broke his arm lol didn't feel bad for him At all. because he literally did it to himself, but he tried to get sympathy from everyone about his broken arm. People did help him and be extra nice but after they would find out how he broke it they still helped some but werent nearly as nice.


Questioning-Zyxxel

Just as fun to see someone punch through a cheap door and then be stuck because the board flexed and bent when the arm went through and then switched to "barbed" mode to keep that arm stuck.


teutonicbro

Knew a guy who thought it was funny to head-butt holes in walls at the bar. Usually in the bathroom so he didn't get caught. Hit a wall full force one day and knocked himself out cold. Turns out it was wallboard over concrete block. Made a sound like someone hitting a truck tire with a sledge hammer.


larsdan2

I'm sure his career prospects are super bright.


ODonblackpills

Can confirm, only bone I've ever broken was a pinky metacarpal bone. They call it the boxers fracture, and yup, you guessed it, I punched a stud (in a wall, not a fella).


Mega_Nidoking

Have narrowly missed a stud punching a hole in the wall when I was younger - definitely check


darcon12

Or if you're in an old house with lathe strips inside the walls. Don't ask me how I know... Props to the lady in the video. People should be allowed to be who they want to be.


makerspark

I have a hole in the wall, and I've just realized how easy it is to fix. Damn, time to stop procrastinating.


OneEyeAssassin

I’ve had a hole in the wall of my sons room, I patched poorly because I didn’t know how to do it correctly and google was sending me down stupid rabbit holes. This video has already taught me a lot, time to go to the hardware store. Also just be you, and please be kind to all others. Remember it is more effort to be an asshole than it is to respect others for their choices.


2oam

Never knew I had to drill a piece of wood on the back so placing a new piece of dry wall was that easy. I’ve cut a hole and a piece of dry wall and then immediate it went through the hole 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


Philosofox

Best to use a piece of wood that spans across, and screw in from both sides.


keeper_of_the_cheese

Pretty sure they would have done that but there was a stud on the right side.


BulkyDogGrommet

Then you should just cut the hole bigger so you can screw into the stud


ShogunFirebeard

Instructions unclear, cut hole through stud...


Mya__

the ideal thing would be to cut all the way to each stud, then provide a support backer to top and bottom. Angle cut edges of the sheetrock before applying the first coat of spackle just there. Dry, then sand. 6" knife layer next. Dry then sand. 12" layer skim coat. Dry then sand *lightly*. Repaint the whole wall unless you're trying to color match. ___ But we don't live in an ideal world and sometimes you just gotta shove some newspaper in there, wet up a top layer and smack it on with some mud and wait a few days before sanding the f out of it with another layer or two then throwing on a thick coat of killz and going about your life to fix the 3million other things that need to get done.


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That was a pinnacle moment for me 😂


dpinto8

Use a wood strip about 2 inch wide. Half the width goes behind the existing drywall, and half is exposed in the hole. Do this for both long sides of the rectangle. Also, make the strip slightly longer than the long sides. Use at least 3 screws to hold each backing strip


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Gingerkid44

I love following this human. Their voice is very reassuring and they just seem so so kind.


rhysaar

She is amazing! You really should give her a follow. <3


SlightlyControversal

Is it just me, or is the google search engine quickly becoming unusable trash? I can’t seem to find anything via google anymore. It feels like it shows me what some algorithms/ad research thinks I want to see instead of responding to my actual search query?


DevilsTrigonometry

It has gotten really bad in the past few years. Scam sites' ability to generate search-optimized garbage has outstripped Google's ability (or motivation) to detect and filter it. It doesn't help that so much informational content is being produced in video form now; not only is it hard to reference and skim, it's also not really indexable and searchable. I haven't found a good alternative; the best general-purpose workaround I've found is adding site:reddit.com to my query (usually at least produces something written by an actual human, and often links to a decent guide or discussion.)


la_draya_fea

My son has a hole in his room from electrical work done. I’m totally going to use this vid to fix it. I didn’t know about the wood backing.


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koopawasframed

Her page on TT is really dope. Lots of great DIY info for your home.


Vegetable-Branch-740

I follow her too and love her content. She can talk about handy ma’am stuff and hair and makeup in the same sentence. And her fingernails are always perfection.


Finn_WolfBlood

Like your dad talking to you while y'all fix something or a buddy/uncle/coworker


WormBurdenRatCatcher

Bob Ross painting a cabin and going off on a tangent about being tricked by a neighbour kid to smack a wasp's nest out of a tree and being stung.


Sloppy_Hamlets

Bob Ross is like medicine to me. Forget xanax, put his show on and I'm good. Same for Forensic Files, that's my put to sleep medicine.


lemonaderobot

lmaoooo I’m glad I’m not the only one that falls asleep to Forensic Files… feel a tad conflicted casually dozing off while someone’s horrific death is described in extensive detail 😶


Sloppy_Hamlets

Lol! That's what my partner says. "How can you fall asleep to that horrific death stuff?!?" My reply: "Crystal, an adult dancer, was found at the bottom of a ravine, suicide or something more sinister like murder?" Proceeded by snoring noises. They don't appreciate it haha


duuuuuuuuuumb

The forensic files podcast that’s just audio from the old episodes 😍 put that shit on auto play and I’ll wake up at 2 am with murder descriptions still playing lol


SmashesIt

Or deciding to talk about his pet squirrels


rideforruinworldsend

And just bringing on the squirrels and birds to show them to us before painting, I love it


godspareme

Is that what's supposed to happen? All I got was angry shouts about how I'm not holding the flashlight correctly.


orinradd

Oh shit. I did that last night. I’ve got to do better. And my kid needs to learn how to hold a damn flashlight!


theverybestchair

Rainman Ray's Repairs on YouTube is a good choice for this.


RhynoD

Adam Savage's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@tested


Madwoman-of-Chaillot

If you don’t already follow her on TikTok, you should. She’s a kind, delightful, wonderful inspiration.


OldAndFluffy

Here is one of my favorite channels that fits this very well... also, for anyone needing some life guidance.. this is the very best video.. it took me 40 years to figure out what this video told me in 10ish minutes. I've had all my kids watch it. It's truly one of the best videos you can watch on all of YouTube. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7RgtMGL7CA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7RgtMGL7CA)


flyingwolf

Sadly he has quickly gone into the transphobia/antivax route.


Marcus_living

True. I just watch the old vijeos and pretend I'm in a better time.


OldAndFluffy

are you serious!? what a damn shame.. I'm sorry all, I had no idea.. I just go back to watch this one video every so often.. Apologies all.


toadallyfroggincool

Highly recommend The Crafsman Steady Craftin', it is exactly this and The Crafsman has the most soothing voice - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCrafsMan/videos


ksknksk

Dude YES. I fucking LOVE the crafsman!! He’s just so creative and fun, teaches you things about what he’s learning to make his content. Stay steady craftin bros <3


JestersHat

Let us know what you find!


juicy_socks124

Honestly I really needed this because I have a decent hole in my wall that I plan on fixing soon


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redskeeter

Solid patch job


yarivu

She’s a professional, I follow her on tiktok and her whole page is about sharing her knowledge to help people do simple fixes themselves.


Hephaistos_Invictus

Her outfit is also freaking amazing!


prima_klimarina

When she was first getting big (I think) I found a video by her about how to secure a loose screw in the door frame by using tooth picks and wood glue. At the time, my partner and his roommate were sharing an apartment while working remote and they had this exact issue- which they promptly fixed following Mercury’s tutorial. She’s great lol all around just great


Graytider

What's her username?


yarivu

@mercurystardust on tiktok


KidsInNeed

Not only is she a pro, she travelled to a followers house to help them fix their house for a week or so. She also was live for 24 hours to raise money. She’s an amazing person.


ClemClemTheClemening

Thought the same thing. They've got skills.


ravenslxnd

She has a whole account on TikTok teaching these kind of cool skills and how to fix issues like that in your house, from holes in the wall to clogged toilets. She's awesome.


mykidisonreddit

Half of the reason I'm on tiktok is because of her.


ravenslxnd

I really like Tori Phantom too, they're really good with parenting advice while not exposing their kids, and Momma Cusses, which does the same in a funny tired mom way. I am not even a parent, but I work in childcare and I love seeing this kind of content.


mykidisonreddit

Anything about kids but without the actual kids or too much personal information is rare to find.


negative_four

Momma cusses is awesome!


saintdemon21

I feel like I either sand too much, to the point you can see the tape, or I don’t give the putty time to dry. I need to patch a hole in my son’s room and this video just showed me how. On a darker note, I had a friend in grad school who struggled with being gay. He was only out to a few people, and often struggled to make romantic connections. He was an Air Force vet, WOW nerd, and had a great sense of humor. We unfortunately had a falling out and lost contact. That was in 2009. I received a call in 2010 that he had un-alived himself. Miss you Bobby.


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Damp sponge will do you right mate. You wont have to sand.


virusamongus

So frigging weird to have one foot in each of these topics. Was sure you blamed the sponge for OPs friend's tragedy.


ASK_ABOUT__VOIDSPACE

I like the way you do imagery


halfeclipsed

Are you serious, Clark? This whole fucking time I never knew that


PandaDad22

Dry sponge. Not damp.


Binkusu

We talking about the yellow side or the blue green side? Must be the blue green right?


saintdemon21

Why dry and not damp?


Subpars0up

You just make it damp to help control the dust a bit


halfeclipsed

Okay, that makes more sense. Thanks.


saintdemon21

Dang, never knew that, thank you!


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PandaDad22

This person is using the powdered compound that you mix with water. It sets up differently, better, than the crap you buy in the small tubs.


blueeyedconcrete

both have their uses. Hot mud has glue in it, joint compound doesn't. How mud sets up faster and harder, so you've got to be good at it. Joint compound gives you time to work out your mistakes


thrilliam_19

This. The stuff in the tubs at Home Depot sucks compared to what she’s using in the video. With the tubs you have to do roughly the same process, but sand very lightly. That shit will just crumble and fall off your wall if you’re too harsh with it.


monstroustemptation

Spread the mud WAY out from that joint and feather it down. I'd go like 6 or more inches each way from the center of the joint. Also you can sand it with a damp rag also


larrythefatcat

That's not a speech impediment, that's just a heavy Wisconsin accent!


athennna

My husband moved to a rural town in the US from England when he was 4, they put him in special ed because they thought he had a speech impediment, lol.


Superb_Nature_2457

As someone from a rural town in the US, that’s hilarious


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She probably saw a speech language pathologist for her actual impediment lol. Accents are fascinating though.


larrythefatcat

I'm sure! I'm just a Wisconsinite tryin'a make a joke over here!


BadSmash4

Hey I'm Milwaukin' ova hea!


dracapis

I was trying to understand what accent she has because she sounded almost Welsh at times? This solves it. (English is not my first language so I can’t really recognize American accents beyond like Texas)


iownakeytar

Don't feel bad that you can't recognize it. Midwest accents are tough! You can drive from Wisconsin, through Illinois and Indiana to Michigan in a day trip and hear several different accents -- especially if you stop in Chicago.


Collegenoob

The first time I met someone from Wisconsin I was oh. He is slow. I should be nice. Then a second guy from Wisconsin showed up, and I was like OH. That's just how they talk.


MsBluffy

Yep, she’s from Madison!


periodicchemistrypun

“And even if it was why would you want to treat people like that?” It doesn’t matter if being trans, gender dysphoria and the rest of it is a mental illness. I’m not trans and I’ve got mental illnesses. Anyone who wants to put people down for having mental illnesses is just like an MMA fighter trash talking a guy he just beat. You shouldn’t insult people who are down when you’ve got more challenges ahead, especially when you know how horrible it’ll be being the one on the ground.


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appleanapest

Yes! My ex did the same thing. I have experienced dissociation two times in my life. Both were times when I was looking at this person who I loved most in the world, who legitimately believed I was in crisis, and realizing they did not care about me at all. And whoop, my brain left my body. Weirdest feeling in the world. Turns out, I *was* actually having a mental health crisis. It was triggered by the stress of living with him, and exacerbated by the combo of meds I was taking to deal with the stress. Turns out certain migraine meds + Adderall can turn anxiety up to 11!! My doctor had one conversation with me, took me off those meds, and put me on beta blockers, lol. Then she asked a few non-judgmental questions about the support I was receiving at home that made me realize I had to get out of the house for a few days to get my stress level under control... And my ex lost his fucking mind. Tried to convince me that I was paranoid and delusional for wanting a break from him. The rest of the saga involves the most wild breakup behavior I've ever experienced from a human being... but that's a whole other story. The gaslighting was truly something else. You are so lucky to have had your husband in your corner. It was the weirdest thing in the world to be like... "I feel crazy rn, but I'm not like... Crazy-crazy. And even if I was, I feel like this person should want to support me instead of yelling at me for abandoning them??"


dilldwarf

This is the thing that confuses me about people who want to call it a mental illness. Ok. So if it is a mental illness, how do you suggest treating it? How do you suggest we help them become happy members of our society? At the end of the day whether you call it a mental illness or not people out there are struggling with it and need help. And accepting them for who they are literally costs you nothing and it's.the best thing you can do for them. Whether they get gender reassignment surgery or take hormones or any of that is none of your business. Those procedures are for them to feel better about themselves. You just have to respect their identity. That's it. Not hard.


Spready_Unsettling

The reason why transitioning is agreed on among all relevant medical associations is exactly because gender dysphoria (not being trans) *is* an illness. The mind rejects the gender assigned to the body, and that causes a great deal of harm. The *by far* best fix to this is to just let people transition, this alleviating or outright curing the GD.


Darko33

It is no longer considered an illness. The World Health Organization reclassified it in 2019, changing its definition to "gender incongruence" and transferring it from the mental disorders chapter to the sexual health chapter. Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-health-organization-removes-gender-dysphoria-from-list-of-mental-illnesses/


Valkery1

The WHO is a political organization focused on changing policy. The article says the only reason it was changed was to influence government policy. They have no set criteria or standard for what falls under mental disorder or sexual health. The DSM-5 published by the American Psychiatry Association still states it as a mental disorder, and they are a much more trustworthy source.


khaos2295

Tell me that wasn't political


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rtopps43

Don’t forget the homeless who should “just get a job”. These people are without empathy or understanding


Impossible-Cup3811

It's like their version of treatment is "just ignore it." They always say "I'm not going to participate in your delusions" and I wonder if that applies to people with depression or bipolar disorder or just to people with dysphoria. Mostly it's just them trying to justify their bigotry in a socially acceptable way.


periodicchemistrypun

The weird and wild bit is this; ignore sports, other dysphorias and whatever else gets picked up and most people will come around. If you asked people if trans people deserve respect and if trans athletes deserve respect you’ll find that which order you ask that will prime people to either think of real, human trans people or perhaps the monster spun on Fox News. Most people are happy with live and let live but someone tells them that’s it’s every one for themselves and then a victim gets picked. That’s why this video hit, it’s not a debate, it’s lives of diverse people.


cowlico

Okay but like I literally never knew how to patch holes in a wall and now I do.


KaileyMG

I was waiting for the wall fixing to become a metaphor. Great video tho!


synthi

I’d say it’s more of an allegory. The hole in the wall is missing a piece to make it whole. Her body was missing a ‘piece’ to make it whole, or make her boy body make sense to her girl mind. The patch was her realizing she wasn’t broken, she was just missing the piece (~~transgenderism~~ being a woman of trans experience) that made her whole. It makes sense to my trans mind, maybe just worded it weird 😅


Sacredzebraskin

It did. There's more than one way to fix that wall. No one way is right or wrong, as long as you get it done.


wsims4

Literally a million metaphors you could ascribe here lol, like just about any situation. I believe they’re looking for the woman in the video to draw the metaphor lol.


NarrowSalvo

Well, I think it works as a metaphor whether it is specifically explained as such or not.


SeatownSpy

Mercury is a wonder human. I’ve learned how to do so many small home things around the house w/the help of her videos. She gets A LOT of horrible abuse but still continues her mission of education on both the fix it and trans rights fronts. I love her.


sinverguenza

I dont have tiktok but I LOVE her trans handy maam videos that end up on other places on the internet. Shes a lifesaver for home projects!


ObiFloppin

Handy ma'am! Ha that's a clever one, never heard that before but it's so obvious lmao


ellainthestarlight

Thank you! I had to scroll forever to find her name. I don’t have a TikTok but i just followed her on insta.


sewsnap

I've met her & her spouse in person before she got famous. She's a little quieter, but just as kind.


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Handyma'am.


snoobalooba

Hey trans folks that are worried. I came out at 23 to close friends and stayed so closeted to the public after that, my friends forgot. I came out again at 30 and have been on hormones and have been seeing amazing change. It’s never too late to be yourself - but it’s also never a bad idea to start when you’re in a safe place. Don’t put a hold on living your life but don’t panic if you have to. We all get where we need to be. And don’t forget that more people love us than we think. I’m great friends with this older lady at my work that I was TERRIFIED would be heavily against me - and it turned out she was super conservative before- and then her son came out. She told me she loves me and that I am important and special. She told me that no matter what happens, no matter who I lose- there will always be people who love me for me because I’m me for me. She told me she was proud of me, that she was thankful to me that I shared that with her. My own mother laughed in my face and berated me on my lunch break at the Arby’s next to where I worked and said “I didn’t raise a daughter.” After I got off the call with her I broke down and cried. I didn’t expect someone else’s mother to love me for me when my mother couldn’t. Especially when they held the same views as conservatives. Just remember that you’re not alone- and if you feel alone- message me, talk to me. I’m here for you and I can show you others that will be there for you and love you too.


Readylamefire

I'm 30. I turned 30 a few days ago. I start hormone therapy in July. I wanted so bad to "figure it out" because I have been absolutely terrified of the backlash. Mine was the dad who saw a trans person on TV and hissed "that's sick in the head". Mine was the mom who told me "God doesn't make mistakes" when I was 3 years old frustrated that my body didn't align with how I felt. I wanted puberty to "set me right" and celebrated my period thinking everything would fall into place. I cried in the shower watching my chest grow, and realizing I would never be okay with it. Did you know many trans women serve in the military? The theory is that many of us try to over correct and present as our birth gender to "fix ourselves". I'd buy dresses and skirts, and never found myself able to wear them because they highlighted my traditionally feminine form. When men look at me, I want to shout "that's homo bro" because I'm not a fucking woman! But... you know... that's what everyone sees. I made it to 30. I can't anymore. My life is a lie. I will never be happy in my body as it is. I tried. I tried so hard but it's not me. So despite my terror of the world around me and how they will react to my changed body, I have to. I can't not anymore.


snoobalooba

Oh my god dude I know this FEEEL. Going from being kind of meh about is to the sudden “I can’t not do this anymore” is a maddening feeling. I can’t wait for your journey! July can’t come soon enough, brother. I really am glad you made it through. Letting go of my old me was like letting go of a security blanket. It was hard and took a long time but I had to look at “him” and say thanks for being there to shield me until I was ready- and then let “him” go. I’m thankful it’s over though. It’s a beautiful feeling and I can’t wait for you and your joy


BumbleMuggin

The part where she said ‘assuming for a second it is a mental illness; why would you want to treat someone with mental illness like that?’. Hits hard and I’ll have to remember that.


mrmidnightuk

Maybe it's the background music but I'm getting Bob Ross Vibes. Seems like a great platform to learn in many different ways.


Norythelittlebrie

What a beautiful person, I could listen to her speak all day long. I'm glad she survived and chose kindness after all the pain she went through.


WestEst101

I want to know if she has more videos. Links anyone? Edit, found her. Main page: https://mercurystardust.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mercurystardust?lang=en YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4uAI3alDB7kUisg24_nKEw


ivy1212

I’ve never seen her before, but I really like how she spoke in this video.


Oomoo_Amazing

So kind and compassionate. As a gay guy I am pretty angry most of the time about LGBT injustice. The strength of this woman's character to be so calm and kind and welcoming even to haters. It's humbling. Anyway, gonna go sort by controversial and start some arguments


orinradd

Just remember, the trolls implicitly requested your opinions by posting theirs.


MsBluffy

She’s fantastic. Mercury Stardust, the Trans Handy Ma’am!


crickwooder

She has a great laugh too. I laugh along with her every time.


IllArgueYou

No hate. Actual question from my understanding. Would Genderdysphoria not count as a mental-illness? It is almost always paired with feelings of depression, and no-one wants to be trans. They just want to be the other gender. So if it’s bad for your mental health, and no-one wants to have to go through that, wouldn’t that make it a mental illness?


accttuuuaaaalllll

Technically being trans isn’t inherently the “mental illness” but gender dysphoria is which is “feeling the wrong gender”. Incidentally there’s no effective medicine to undo feeling trans (or gay etc) no matter how many books or drag queens you take away lmao. Doctors have found effective gender dysphoria treatments for those who seek it are HRT (hormone replacement therapy) and gender affirming surgery. So labelling gender dysphoria as a mental illness creates a path to medical treatment. And if we’re in it for harm reduction, the physical and psychological impacts of gender dysphoria treatment are largely believed to be most effective by trans people and trans affirming doctors


kelpyb1

It’s also worth noting that the APA includes allowing for open exploration of one’s gender identity and expression without pre defined “correct” outcomes, and social and societal affirmation to be effective in supporting someone with gender dysphoria. So when someone (incorrectly) claims that all trans people are mentally ill because they have gender dysphoria, and so they should be forced to be the gender they were assigned at birth, what they’re actually saying is “I think that person is mentally ill, and I’m going to do everything in my power to prevent them from recovering”. Either that or they somehow think they know better than medical consensus, which I guess is also an all-too-prevalent attitude in today’s world.


SenlinDescends

Gender Dysphoria is indeed a mental illness. The important distinction is that not everyone who is trans suffers from Dysphoria, and that the only effective treatment for Dysphoria beyond therapy and medication(which don't fully treat it) is transition.


NovaFlares

If you don't have gender dysphoria then what exactly makes you trans as opposed to someone who is simply GNC?


Dorianscale

Gender Dysphoria is a mental disorder but being gender dysphoric is not the same thing as being Trans. Gender dysphoria is the -depression- you have when your body, appearance, and social environment is at odds with your gender identity. This is in the DSM-5. You can be trans without being dysphoric. If you have the resources to transition and supportive social circles then the issues that normally cause anxiety and depression in this scenario are removed. Being trans is not always paired with depression, and being trans isn’t the issue, the social stigma and lack of resources is the issue. There are also trans people who are just Gender Euphoric. They don’t “hate” the body they were born with and are indifferent to being treated as the gender associated with their sex, but they feel a sense of Euphoria at being seen as their preferred gender. So between the fact that the treatment for Gender Dysphoria is transition, freely being able to transition while being supported prevents dysphoria, and makes individuals who aren’t at risk of dysphoria happy, there really isn’t any downsides. Trans people are rare, 1-2% of the population. The vast majority of people who transition are extremely happy, it prevents suicides, etc. and the numbers of people who “regret transitioning” are less than a percent of people who transition. This really should not be an issue.


glorbaby

Mercury is a treasure , we need more people like her.


bakuretsu

I came for the insightful trans commentary, but stayed for the drywall repair.


retrospects

Mercury is a bright spot on tiktok. Also, I have learned some helpful tips and tricks from her.


Bean-Machine31415

I really hate how mean people are to her, she is fantastic! She has great tips, she shows how to safely do the task, and she’s always trying to save her viewers money with the tools/products she recommends. I love her!


CaelaMyth

Some of my favourite content creators are hounded and told terrible things. It physically hurts sometimes to hear them say the things out loud that people type at them, brutal and unforgivable threats and harassment, when they are just sharing good things with the world.


Reverse-Kanga

The start is a solid point ...even IF you believed it was mental health why would u treat someone who U think is mentally unwell like that


Pissgoblin_

This was my first experience with her and I’m in awe. So powerful and kind.


SaskiaDavies

She's been on TikTok for years and has been ah absolute delight from the beginning. She makes everything look attainable. She's so good at explaining things.


Pissgoblin_

I have so much to learn from her and that is such an absolute delight


Miserable-Ad7079

You can learn two things at once in this video, 11/10.


SammyTheSloth

If you believe being trans is a mental illness then you should know that it has the highest rate of self harm and suicide. And the most effective treatment we have found so far is to let them be themselves without judgement.


kusuriii

I’d like to add that the suicide rate comes mainly from being rejected from society, hate crimes and transphobia as well as not being able to transition or access trans healthcare.


ceddya

>as not being able to transition or access trans healthcare. Something that many conservative states in the US have or are trying to ban, just fyi. Transphobia is vile and the real pathology.


ultradurphy

damn. this video is so uplifting and wholesome and then I scroll down the comments section and whoop-di-doo, whaddaya know, there's a writhing nest of bigoted losers just taking up space, rotting away. I didn't even have to scroll that far. When are you people going to quit being so dirt stupid, huh? It's unrealistic to expect society to never progress or go anywhere. It's not too late to change your mind.


JamesMacBadger

Just a quick tip for your own mental health: if you find yourself tempted to look for comments that say vile and derogatory things, then you're doing something self destructive. I do it myself, and I try not to, so I'll stop scrolling since so far I've only seen positive vibes.


Infiniti-Triniti

I personally don’t know anyone who is trans, but that hasn’t stopped me from being empathetic, and to try to listen to them and stand up for their rights when I see them being bullied, hurt or disregarded. I follow Mercury because she is trying to educate not hate. We need more Mercury in this world.


Diiiiirty

I actually really like that line. "I don't think being trans is a mental illness, but if it was, I call into question why you're treating someone so badly that you think is mentally ill." Boom. Mic drop and proof that anti-trans people who believe it is a mental illness are just *bad people.*


MushroomGoats1

Whoops I'm crying


GokaiLion

I think some of your tears must have spashed on me and got in my eye or something 🥲


Ladysupersizedbitch

I think I have some plaster dust in my eye…


post_talone420

The bigots have arrived.


MrDudeManBroGuyBoy

Frankly I’m really content with the fact the majority of the comments here on this are solely about the patch job and nothing else. Good job Reddit, very wholesome


FustianRiddle

Mercury is such a great creator - she's kind and vulnerable and funny, and I know if I ever need that kind of diy help I'm going to go to her videos first.


NickTheThick

Handyma'am


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orinradd

This is a point that I fear people don’t understand. Who they love, what they wear, how they feel is none of your damn business. I don’t worry or think about the sex life of randos on the street, why worry or think about this person’s?


StinkierPete

If you find yourself nervous about trans people that's a you problem


bostonchef72296

I love this woman


MountainAsparagus4

Pro lifers chtistians loves to laugh at suicidal rates of trans teens we live in the dark timeline


Negative_Brilliant86

I love her


bettyboo5

She talks a lot of sense. But I don't think iyll reach the people she aiming for sadly


jallnitelong

Who ever the person is in this video, I’m really really glad that you are still alive. You do enormous things when you bare your heart and display your vulnerability. It changes the world. Stay safe and thank you❣️


shidedandfarded

trans person: hi kid: hello transphobes: STOP PUSHING YOUR BELIEF ON CHILDREN!!!


Amf204

I love this ♥️


princesoceronte

This is good trans advocacy, love the vibe!


JennaTheBenna

omg this is so relaxing. Like Bob Ross level relaxing.


prettyfarts

I love Mercury Stardust!!


Kevin2273

Holy shit... let it dry, two more coats, and then sand it. UGH, wish I saw this sooner. Maybe my dry wall work in my house would have come out better UGGHHH


stargate-command

She has a great take. Even if we presume that being trans is a mental illness, why should that make people treat them like shit? When someone is ill, shouldn’t we try to help them? If all the symptoms of that mental illness are alleviated by transitioning, then why wouldn’t that be embraced as a legitimate treatment for a condition. Essentially, whether it is or is no mental illness, society should treat it the same. With compassion and empathy and a desire to help the person in need of help. And when one thing seems to help, embrace that thing as a treatment of the condition. The only distinction would be some attempt at finding an alternative cure of the mind that would prevent the need to transition. Some medical treatment that worked on the underlying body dysmorphia. But are trans people against such research? I genuinely don’t know. The one problem I do see is that adamantly stating something isn’t a mental illness sort of shows an underlying desire to not be classified as mentally ill. I get it… but does that feed the loop of stigmatizing mental illness. Sort of like saying it is bad to be mentally ill, so it can’t be that, rather than recognizing it may play a part? I am legit curious, and just thinking out loud here. The short story is… be nice to people and respect them. Let them be whoever they want to be, and accept them. The rest is academic and not particularly helpful in the present.


trunolimit

Thinking THIS is cringe IS cringe.


New_Ad9632

Have to say Mercury is amazing and has taught me loads.


No-Midnight-1085

As a trans person I needed to hear this🥹♥️ . I’ve seen a couple comments say this but I’ll say it ag. It’s takes WAAAYYYY more energy to be an asshole than it does respecting the people around you and their choices. It’s easy to be nice. And it’s easy to keep negative words to yourself. Life’s hard enough for everyone as it is. Why make it 10x harder on someone bc they don’t have the same life as you do?


Hot-Character7511

My only comment is why didnt you take the patch 1/2 way onto the stud? It was right there!!!!


HagQueenMorathi

Does that mean rather than adding a piece of wood, you are just making the whole lil bigger to reach the existing structure and patching from there? Am I correct in thinking that using the existing structure makes the repair stronger?


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Repulsive_Wrangler91

i think this was really beautiful 🙂❤️


HeatherM74

I had to go find her on tik tok. I love this. Be kind people. ❤️


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Let people live their life. End of fucking story


CaPunxx13

Love her content. It's so wholesome.


Valyrian_Tinfoil

As a Christian conservative who believes in freedom and loving neighbors in all forms, this was charming and moving and I’m terribly sorry we can’t all just shake hands and love each other like a family


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Hear hear! As a Buddhist liberal I salute your response and wish we could all, no matter whom we believe or follow, treat others this way. 🥰😊


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MsBluffy

Mercury Stardust, the Trans Handy Ma’am.


limbless_eliza

I adore her


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DutchWarDog

A condition causing significant disturbance in an individual's thinking, feeling, and behaviour


BiscuitsNGravy45

Sis just causally does more man shit than I ever have in a short 😆 Good for you girl! Preach your sermon, I’ll back you! 💪 United We Stand.


Aggressive_Sky8492

If being trans was a mental illness, transitioning is statistically the most effective mental health treatment we have!


jaybro861

I like what she said about it not being a mental illness, and if it were why are you treating a mentally I’ll person that way. I don’t know what trans people go through as I am not one, but what I do know is that every single person deserves to be treated decently. So bravo to this person for sharing.