do people who are against trigger warnings absolutely lose their shit and scream about free speech and george orwell when they see age-based discretionary warnings displayed before certain movies and tv shows or do they just hate it when the purpose of a content warning is more explicitly meant for the mentally ill
I have never seen so much happiness in one picture tbh
Michelle Carter won Olympic Gold in the shot put, becoming the first American woman to medal on the event since 1960. She is the first American woman to win gold in the event. Carter is a professional makeup artist and is nicknamed the “Shot Diva”. She followed in her father’s footsteps as he earned an Olympic silver medal in the shot put 32 years prior. (x)
Yasssssss Queen
also real talk, I think it's time for bangs again :(
I'm weirded out because I feel like this doesn't even look like me.
Wondering how the word gypsy is a racial slur? Why are you referring to it as the G word when it literally means a free spirited traveller. What is so offensive about that?
Let me tell you a story, ignorant one.
Once upon a time, there were a group of people migrating from northern India and Pakistan after the invasion “of the Persian Muslims who have since settled in Trukey, all of Europe, and the Americas These people are called the Rromani.” (x)
Once the pale bird feces people of Europe came into contact with the Rromani, they believed them to hail from Egypt, thus calling them Gypsies.
Now about what disgusting white people like you have been trying to turn this racial slur into. There is nothing about being a free spirited traveller if you’re called such a word. What is up with white people romanticizing everything to make it seem all nice and rainbows for them?
“They were not nomadic by choice. They moved around because they had to… they were persecuted everywhere they went, and still are, to this day. They were persecuted alongside the Jews in the Holocaust – the Roma & Sinti”. They were forced to have this sort of nomadic lifestyle because “no country wanted them there”. (x)
Let’s not forget these lovely things Rromani people did and still go through because of who they are:
- “Forced sterilization (yes, it is still happening)
- Eviction
- Harassment (by law enforcement as well as civilians)
- Fingerprinting (this is happening in Italy right now – all Romani people are being fingerprinted, simply because our race is considered ‘criminal’)
- Concentration camps
- Starvation
- Exclusion from public schools and welfare programs
- Bombings (it is not uncommon in places like the Czech Republic for people to throw molotov cocktails into the windows of Romani homes)” (x)
“First and foremost: THE WORD “GYPSY” IS AN ETHNIC SLUR. It is a pejorative. It is an exonym that is hurtful and offensive. You need to accept this, period.
We are NOT your halloween costume. We are NOT your flowy skirt. We are NOT your fashion sense. We are NOT your wanderlust. We are NOT ‘boho.’
Gypsy is not fashion. Gypsy is not traveling. Gypsy is not a headband or a costume, or boho, or a long skirt.
Gypsy is a hurtful ethnic slur used to refer to the Romani people.
We cannot seem to emphasize this enough to people. This word is a slur. It was created to be a slur. Its meaning does not change. It will always be a slur. It will always be offensive.
‘The word is not yours. It’s ours. We can use it as we see fit. You cannot.’ - biggadjeworld
We are a real people, with traditions, culture, and colorful heritage that spans centuries.” (x)
The “x”s in the post refer to sources you can click on and educate yourself with. On those pages, there are more links to become familiar to this slur and the Rromani people.
Also, don’t forget to stop by thisisnotromani!
- Jess
Holy shit
this is cute and it’s an awesome thing that they did there
The Star Wars prequels was basically just Anakin making all the wrong choices in a Bioware rpg.
Very excited to share a new comic I made with @annasellheim (The first part by Anna, the second part by me)
We both really believe that @plannedparenthood is vital for women’s health, so to show our support we made a comic about our lovely experiences there.
If you have any questions or just want to support PP, visit https://www.plannedparenthood.org/
Crowded House (c. 1993)
Dead.
U House by Materia Arquitectonica // Mexico City, Mexico
Doing some RA stuff and came across this cutie.
“O-o-be (Kiowa) wearing a three-hide dress decorated with elk teeth, 1895. Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Photographer Unknown”
anakin, a 9 year old, somehow successfully navigates a fighter plane into space and achieves a military victory and rey is the mary sue