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Lakota Nation vs. United States (Jesse Short Bull & Laura Tomaselli, 2022)

[ID: Still shots from a documentary. It shows stereotypical representations of indigenous people from different visual media (like black-and-white cartoons, live-actions, or coloured animations) where they are depicted as aggressive, foolish or other. An indigenous man speaks to the audience, subtitles provided: "The best way to kill people is to dehumanize them, right? To make them into caricatures. Whether it's Peter Pan, whether it's John Ford's The Searchers, which is considered not just the archetype of Western movies, but one of the great American films. And this is a classic Hollywood trope. That makes invasion look like self-defense. You know, we weren't obsessed with the United States the way that the United States was obsessed with us." End ID]

On related note, a few years ago, the Entomological Society of America officially discontinued the use of "gypsy moth" and "gyspy ant" as common names for Lymantria dispar and Aphaenogaster araneoides. L. Dispar is now known as the "spongy moth," so named for the appearance of their eggs, but I don't think a new common name has caught on for the ant species yet.

These changes we brought about, in large part, by the advocacy of Romani people in academia. You might not think that bug names are a very serious issue, but I believe that language matters. These species became known as "gypsies" because their attributes were likened to certain stereotypes and negative perceptions of actual Roma, so the continued use of those names reaffirmed those negative associations in the public consciousness. Slurs and pejoratives can never be truly decontexualized.

In my mind, one of the biggest obstacles that Romani people face when we are trying to advocate for ourselves is a lack of recognition as a marginalized group that deserves the necessary consideration. Even for seemingly trivial matters, like bugs or comic book characters, the way that people talk about us-- and talk down to us, when we get involved-- is telling. So, I always think that changes like this are a win, because it means that people are willing to learn and grant us the dignity we deserve. And there's nothing wrong with wanting to effect change in your own field, even arts and science.

i got cut off my health insurance without warning yesterday. there are meds i can't go without while i'm trying to get back on it. so things are going to get very expensive.

if you like my art and wouldn't mind helpin out with that a bit, here's my ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/neonbuck

I'm running out of ADHD meds and I need those to function and keep bills paid. Without insurance, picking up my prescription will probably be frighteningly expensive (I do use GoodRx but it doesn't always work/help). I'm still paying off bills for doctor/telehealth visits.

I am only just now medicated (thankfully was able to pick up a good amount of these meds) for PTSD that has absolutely wreaked havoc on my body, mind, and entire adult life. I am in several thousand dollars of debt from how it's exacerbated my chronic pain and other physical health issues.

I'm going to need help to even begin to recover from all this. Especially while I'm having to go without health insurance.

I've tentatively made a Recovery Goal of $2k, which is a small fraction of the pit I'm in but should give me enough space to at least try to get back on top of things.

currently at $10/2000 (I will add commission sale funds to this as well, but I'm scared that I'll have to take on too much while in recovery.)

at 15% of the Recovery Goal now- thank you so much for the help so far; I havent been able to get much work done over the past few days due to repairs being made on the apartment where i live

current update !!

Getting really sick of all the "There's No Place Like Chrome" ads on youtube. There's Firefox. Firefox saves your passwords. Firefox autofills things if you want. Firefox also does things that Chrome doesn't like allow adblockers, and it does not mine your data and sell your information for advertising purposes. Google is really trying to push people to use Chrome so they can take as much data from users as possible in order to make as much money as possible and it's borderline sinister.

Anyway, download Firefox.

The irony of this is because of the ad blockers on my Firefox, I've never seen any such ad.

I love how succinct this is.

[ID: A four panel cartoon by Nathan W. Pyle, showing two eagles sitting in chairs across from each other. Their bodies are a light brown and their beaks and feet are yellow, everything else is black and white. The left eagle is reading a newspaper, the right eagle is holding a cup with a hot liquid in it.

In the first panel, the right eagle says, “Do you think the owl is a predator?” In the second panel, the left eagle responds, “Of course not. He’s never bothered me.” The right eagle agrees, “Exactly.” In the third panel, the right eagle is drinking out of its cup. In the fourth panel, the right eagle says, “No idea what Mr. Mouse was going on about.” /end ID]

NERDY PRUDES MUST DIE + references to past shows

[ID: Seven sets of parallel gifs. The gifs on the left of each set are from Nerdy Prudes Must Die, and the gifs on the right show moments that they're referencing in past Starkid or Tin Can Brothers shows.

1: Richie turns away from Pete in anger and says "You're fuckin' useless, Pete!" In The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, Ted turns away from Paul in anger and says "You're fuckin' useless, Paul!"

2: Grace kneels and points at the sky, yelling "It was God's plan! And now he's leaving me out to dry! Do something, you son of a bitch!" In Trail To Oregon, Son and Daughter say "Our farm burned down. God did it, damn him to hell!"

3: Gerald Monroe, a phone held up to his ear, says "Linda, call my lawyer." In Black Friday, Linda Monroe holds a phone up to her ear and says "Are you hearing this, Gerald? Yes, call my attorney!"

4. Pete stands at the Beanie's counter, visibly stressed, and yells "Excuse me! I have been waiting for what feels like five fucking years and I still have not gotten my goddamn hot chocolate!" In The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, the character formerly credited only as Hot Chocolate Boy stands at the Beanie's counter in the same outfit and says "Excuse me! I have been waiting a very long while..."

5. Pokey sings "What do you want, Steph?" In The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, Mr. Davison looks at Paul and sings "What do you want, Paul?"

6. Pete (played by Joey Richter) kneels on the floor as Steph (his love interest) stands behind him with a pistol, preparing to shoot him. In Spies Are Forever, Owen (played by Joey Richter) stands on a staircase and looks down at Curt (his love interest) who aims a pistol at him, preparing to shoot him.

7. Max, in his ghost form, looks up at the Lords in Black and screams. "WHAT ARE YOU?" In Trail To Oregon, Father looks out at the audience and screams "Oh, what ARE YOU? What ARE you?"

End ID.]

reminder that coming up with some fake little dudes and creating intricate storylines in your head is a completely free and fun way to pass the time and the government can't stop you

they should make an international travel that is free if you're internet friends

This is an ideal companion to a #Hannibal I painted many moons ago - not sure if anyone remembers it XD

Maybe in the future I'll post both together! <:

Prints and other stuff on my RedBubble and Threadless

This is an ideal companion to a #Hannibal I painted many moons ago - not sure if anyone remembers it XD

Maybe in the future I'll post both together! <:

Prints and other stuff on my RedBubble and Threadless

youre cute i wanna torture you

sentada en el living emitiendo una energía tan negativa. vibrando alto pero de la peor manera

OP es un isótopo radioactivo

never getting over how genuinely distressed tai lung looks when po does his shuffling trick. mid fight this man stops and panics because he cant figure out a childrens magic trick

Which is made even better by the fact that Po learned this trick from Shifu in the first place. Shifu had to figure out a new way to train Po because the way he trained students normally wasn't connecting with him, and as a result, Po fights in a style totally unique to him, which gives him the advantage he needs over Tai-Lung. This is part of what completes Shifu's arc in a way, because he felt like Tai-Lung was his fault and spent the next several decades trying to train a student worthy of correcting that mistake. But he still trained his students in pretty much the same way, just holding back his own affection for them and also certain techniques, as if that was what the problem was, and this mistake proves very costly for the Five when they try to take Tai-Lung on themselves. The line "Shifu has taught you well...but he didn't teach you everything" is well and truly chilling, but then when Tai-Lung and Po fight we see that now, because of the different approach Shifu took to training him, Po knows things that Tai-Lung was never taught, and that combined with his own strength of heart and character is what is able to overcome Tai-Lung, Shifu's cycle of 'failure' finally broken.

.....look this movie is just really good, ok?

[ID: First is a screenshot from Kung Fu Panda 1, showing a distressed Tai Lung staring at Po off-camera, who is shuffling the scroll under some bowls with bamboo sticks.

Second is a reply from user killer-slime. Quote, "I think it's the confusion + a feeling of "What the fuck is this shit?!" Because Tai-Lung has fought and beaten some of the most serious and powerful martial artists around. but when he fights Po it's like stepping into the Octagon with fucking Bugs Bunny.” End ID]

So a little over a month ago I was reached out to by @peterkats, a gay refugee currently living in a camp with a small group of other gay and trans refugees.

Peter has, to put it mildly, had a fucking time of it. In his home country, Uganda, his partner was murdered for being trans. He stayed for some time in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya with a group of gay and trans people (pictured above), but violence from police forced them to move, and they're currently in a refugee camp run by the UNHCR. (I've been asked not to explicitly name the country but you can probably figure it out.)

Unfortunately this has not in any way been a reprieve. They've managed to flee right into an impending famine, and if that's not enough, they're still facing violence from police and other refugees, and general indifference from the UNHCR medical staff - who are also facing supply shortages. But it's not completely hopeless. When Peter contacted me, he needed money for food - I sent him some via an intermediary and he was able to get quite a bit (the exchange rate seems to be favourable). With help, things can be quite different.

We've stayed in touch since then, talking about our respective lives, the lgbtq situation in different countries, even videogames and music. He's a really sweet guy, despite it all still trying to find a place he can live free. For real, I would not survive any of this shit.

Recently a couple of people in Peter's group have caught malaria. They are currently sleeping on bare mats without mosquito nets. There seems to be some confusion about the exchange rates but as far as I have been able to gather, about €150 (~20,000ssp) gets a mattress and €10(~1000ssp) a malaria net. The UNHCR have not been able to provide any medication except paracetamol, and it's raining which promotes mosquito activity, so this is kind of an emergency.

I would very much prefer if the new friend I've made doesn't die of starvation or malaria. Unfortunately, I do not have the money to support Peter and his group alone. I've sent him money for one mattress (via PayPal for expediency, it won't show up on GFM), and I would be immensely grateful if you would be able to contribute a bit to getting them another (which would be just about enough to keep six people safe from mosquitoes if sleeping three to a mattress).

Beyond that, these guys are prohibited from working so they would definitely benefit from food money. And if anyone has an idea for a long term plan to get them somewhere safer where they're less likely to get bashed, I am sure Peter would appreciate hearing about it. We talked a bit about the UK asylum process but getting everyone here would be very difficult (passports, flights etc.).

But still like, I can only do so much on my own, and I want to give these guys a fighting chance. So if you could pass this around and donate if you can spare a bit? I'd be insanely grateful.

Leigh telling Cary about Saw fanfiction

saw heritage post

Transcript:

Leigh Whannell: I went online, Cary, and I found uh, some great Saw fansites. One of them had a link to a site that was filled with all this Saw fanfiction, people had written stories-

Cary Elwes: No.

Leigh: -about Saw.

Cary: You're joking.

Leigh: And one of them was about - it was from your character's point of view, after he crawled out of the bathroom-

???: No way.

Leigh: It was about three pages of just this inner monologue going "oh god, my foot's missing." [Everyone starts laughing] "What do I do now? I'm bleeding! And my foot's missing! And I'm bleeding. [Everyone keeps laughing] To top it all off, my foot's gone."

???: It was great stuff.

???: "And I'm bleeding."

???: "[???] I've ruined my best shirt!"

???: Yeah.