The cry that pierces the shadows

Reblogger by excellence, but barely blog myself.

[freelyglitterykryptonite]

An extensive list of non-problematic youtubers

With the absolute crap-show that is the youtube community right now, I though I might share some of the least problematic creators on the site right now, pulled right from my subscriber list Here you go;

Glam and Gore Does Beauty and SFX makeup, She has two adorable dogs and she’s just the cutest

Bailey Sarian Does Murder Mystery and Makeup Mondays where she talks about true crime stories and does her makeup

IAMTRAEH Does Natural hair horror stories and tutorials for Natural hair

Snitchery Does Tutorials on how to change up your look

SusieJTodd does Fashion videos on a plus sized body

Bernadette Banner a Vintage fashion youtuber with a voice of liquid gold

TT Bret mainly a cosplayer who is more active on Tumblr and Tik Tok but does occasionally post youtube videos

Safiya Nygaard Does bad makeup science and travel videos. She’s absolutely adorable and down to earth

Dollightful a Korean Based artist who repaints dolls into her own characters, She did all of Eevies evolutions

Sideways Delves into music theory and motifs in modern culture.

Imbrandonfarris just absolutely hilarious with the most adorable little girl. He eats bugs sometimes

Emmymadeinjapan Makes vintage recipes, tests vintage cooking tools, and Viral internet foods in a respectful and educated manner

AnthonyPadilla Yes that one, His activism and “I spent a day with” Series is highly informative and he always approaches his topics with the utmost of respect and curiosity. (he’s also dating Glam and Gore from earlier and their relationship is absolutely adorable)

NikkieTutorials one of the few Big beauty youtubers who isn’t stupid Shady I love her so much

Royalty Soaps She makes and sells handmade soaps and she’s adorable

TheEpicNate315 shockingly a video game youtuber, He makes informative videos about Skyrim and Fallout 4 Lore

Overly Sarcastic Productions Covers History, Literary tropes, and Mythology In a fun animated medium

You Suck At Cooking is what would happen if How to basic had a voiceover

Enchanterium another doll repaint artist

Jennelle Eliana A travel Vlogger who lives out of her van with her snake. Very informative

Deligracy Is a Sims youtuber. The Sims Community is pretty unproblematic you can get really good content with none of the drama on this side of youtube

ThreadBanger cusses a lot but Todd and Corinne have one of the healthiest relationships on the platform. Todd also almost died a year ago and he’s back and better than ever

Beautyklove If anyone did those no heat curl tutorials back in like 2012 you know who she is. She still makes hair related content

MyFroggyStuff More doll art tutorials but this time they focus more on the dollhouse and smaller parts of a house awesome if you have kids who like dolls and crafting

Kristen Ryan Broadway fans rejoice! Kristen makes karaoke versions of popular songs but will sing every other part except the one you want to sing! She normally uploads multiple versions of the same songs so you have choices!

coolirpa revamps thrifted clothes and shows you how to do it

Oxhorn Another lore based Bethesda gamer. The gaming community has some wholesome bois I promise

Rachel and Jun a Japan based married couple who talk about their life in japan and how they make their interracial relationship work

RRcherrypie I guess they would fall under ASMR youtuber but I just find the little toys they mess with really interesting

ellie Nicole a Beauty Vlogger who occasionally covers natural hair and her skincare routines

Mo Mo O'Brien a cosplayer and Larper who attends renaissance festivals among other things. Is possibly the cutest person on this planet?

호주사라 HojuSara Australian youtuber based In South Korea, She does Korean based vlogs.

Maven of the Eventide Covers Vampire lore in modern fiction and reviews vampire movies

Spill, the only tea channel you will find on this list. Lays out the facts and lets you come to your own conclusion in a respectful manner,

Tristan Paredes is a vocal coach you can actually book online lessons for. Hes back baby

Mikaela Long, Does Beauty? Among other things

Philip DeFranco does daily news stories and is honestly one of the only ways I can consume the news without it feeling like its piling on top of me If there are any more that you guys can think of please reblog with your additions! 

[geekgirles]

"I'm addicted to the feeling"

[despazito]

vegans who refuse to even eat backyard eggs….why

[despazito]

people who think its unethical to eat chicken eggs are like people who think bees should keep all their honey. they literally produce more than they need and your unwillingness to even buy local means you are doing nothing to help them, support your small farmers you heathens

[feminist-james]

This is not true.

1) honeybees do not produce “extra honey.” And beekeepers don’t take some of the honey, they take all of it.

2) chickens have been artificially selected from naturally producing eggs once a month to producing eggs every couple of days. Their bodies are not sustainable and the health complications of this rapid egg production kills chickens.

[spoonfulofwhoopass]

Hey idk who like. Lied to you about the way honey farms work, but could you stop spreading misinformation? Are you a beekeeper?

Because I am!

Beekeepers make sure hives are fed before there is pollen in the air, protected from predators and the elements, and have enough honey to sustain themselves. We don’t take all of it.

But overproduction of honey leads to stagnation in the hive. It puts stress on the queen to lay eggs, and when they inevitably fill up all their space with honey (instead of filling up the multiple empty, clean boxes of frames beekeepers might put on top of the main hive box), the queen can get so stressed she dies. If there’s a spike in the weather and the hive hasn’t prepared new queen brood, that’s it! The colony is dead. Because there wasn’t enough space for eggs and honey in the hive.

Beekeepers take excess honey. We are constantly monitoring the state of the hive, checking for parasites, analyzing the eggs for diseases, and making sure they are fed and healthy (usually with sugar water and pollen substitutes until they have made enough honey to sustain themselves in the early spring months). If a queen dies prematurely, we make every attempt to replace her to save the colony.

I know there’s an urge to patronize everyone who works in the farming industry, but try to understand the differences between small scale agriculture and industrial farming. There IS a difference. And stop spreading misinformation.

If you’re this passionate about ethical consumption, look into some of the ecofeminist research on non-hierarchal interspecies relationships (working on building animal-human relationships in a non exploitative way).

But yeah! Stop spreading misinformation! Please 🐝

[fslut]

Also if I can harp on the chicken part?

Yea Chickens are some of the most abused animals on big factory farms and I’ll be the first to admit it’s criminal and more needs to be done to regulate this.

Yes selective breeding over time has caused an increase in the ammount of eggs produced by chickens and factory farms have some messed up practices to get more eggs from them including forced moutling.

THIS IS WHY YOU SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS AND THEIR EGGS

Many people take to raising their own hens because of America’s immoral treatment of hens in factory farms like you’re not helping the poor chicks by starving these farmers financially you’re just hurting the one people trying to change things and making the OPTION of cage free organic cruelty free eggs even harder to find

[harvestspriteirl]

Yeah, as someone who like… lives on a chicken and duck farm… Coops help keep wild animals out but birds are kinda dumb. And chickens literally do not need to keep the unfertilized eggs! 

Most chickens will sit on unfertilized eggs until they can tell if they are or not… By the smell of rotting egg. Yeah, ew. Farmers can hold that bitch to the flashlight and tell if there’s a baby in there! They know! The eggs are not being abused!

[kuzuryuu-course]

Also, if you separate your cocks and your hens, there wont even be that issue in the first place. Egg-laying is basically chicken menstruation, but unlike mammalian menstruation which is full of blood and dead tissue, chicken menstruation is full of tasty tasty nutrients

[cluckbuck7]

Support local farms! Most grocery stores carry eggs from small, local farms that give hens acres of open pasture and healthier housing.

[jheselbraum]

Also, that “selectively bred to lay eggs more often” thing? Literally just comes from feeding the chickens every day. The chicken’s ancestors would only lay an egg when there was abundant food, so people started feeding them every day to get more eggs. That’s it.

[bufovivarium]

This concept holds true for any locally, sustainably, ethically sourced animal product.

Beef for instance (which I get if you are just 100% against eating meat because it was a slightly more sentient life-form than plants … the crazy science of plants being more sentient than we like to think is a topic for another day).

Ungulates are actually a necessary part of a healthy prairie ecosystem (think of the massive herds of wild bison on the American prairies) - keeping the soil rich as they graze and… poop. A proper farm has few enough cattle on large enough acreage to replicate this, and the cows live a healthy and ideal life right up to the moment they are humanely put down. They’ve been allowed to fulfill every natural drive.

And in the end, it’s far more sustainable, and one could argue more ethical, to consume that beef than like importing tofu and the incredible amount of resources and often exploitive labor it takes to make meat-substitutes. And certainly it’s way healthier and more sustainable and ethical than beef from the factory-farming methods most Americans consume.

[thisurltotallysucks]

@severelynerdysheep @acti-veg

[severelynerdysheep]

I’ve responded to most of this thread (which is literally just a circle jerk of confirmation bias) before, and I will copy that below, but I do want to address the whole “grass fed cow flesh is environmentally friendly and ethical” claim. Which isn’t true. For example, take this comprehensive environmental study which found that even the lowest impact beef responsible for six times more greenhouse gases and 36 times more land when compared with plant proteins, and that’s the very best case scenario, which is a tiny percentage of beef sold globally. And when of course, the notion that exploiting, abusing and slaughtering cows can ever be more ethical than tofu production is bananas. And I will link to some sources of info at the end of this post about the environment and “grass fed” cow flesh. 

And I will copy my last response to this threat here:

There’s a heck load of misinformation going on in this threat so to make it simpler instead of responding to different points by multiple blogs (because that would get complicated) I’m just going to talk first about why buying eggs from “small local” farms is still unethical. Then why even people “raising their own hens” has many ethical issues. Then I’ll talk about why commercial honey farms are unethical. But please, if there’s a claim being made in this thread that I miss in my response feel free to let me know and I will try my best to respond!

~ First, yes, hens have indeed been genetically engineered via selective breeding to produce many time more eggs than is natural or healthy. In the wild, hens would only lay 20 eggs in a whole year, but farmed hens are now produce over 300 eggs a year which is dramatically detrimental to their health. And I don’t know why this fact is being denied. Most farmers aren't trying to deny this fact, they are pretty open and even proud about it. This selective breeding has not only resulted in maximized egg laying, but in massive reproductive issues, osteoporosis and bone fractures and heart issues etc. 

When it comes to eggs from“ free-range” small local farms, its important to remember that in the vast majority of the farms that claim to be “cage free” farm’s hens are still living in crammed into sheds where access to the outside world may be severely limited. The crowding in these sheds in “small and local farms is often so intense that the hens almost never have a chance to engage in any of their natural activities, such as foraging, dust-bathing, and socializing. and many lose their feathers because of the high levels of ammonia and the stress from the extreme noise, stench, and confinement.

And even when it comes to the tiny number of farms where hens aren’t kept in either cages or sheds where access to the outside is extremely limited or non existent. its important to remember that chickens originate from, and still naturally inhabit, tropical rainforests where they have evolved “happily” for millions of years. Their brains, behaviors and natural instincts have been shaped by this. A largely tree-less, open farm “pasture” is an artificial, foreign environment in which chickens feel vulnerable and exposed to predators, and “pasture-raised” chickens frequently exhibit heightened cortisol levels (a stress hormone) and many other signs of distress. So forcing hens to live in a pasture environment that is both foreign to them and places them in harm’s way. That breaks up their natural social order so that humans exploit them for their eggs also unethical.

And of course, from all commercial farms, even the smallest most “high welfare” farms, hens will be slaughtered when their egg production drops. Typically, this is around 72 weeks. So by buying eggs, you are paying for the slaughter of “spent” egg laying hens. 

~ When it comes to people “raising their own hens”  there are still many ethical issues. First, where do these chickens come from? Most of these backyard egg hens, unfortunately, are purchased from hatcheries that supply the meat and egg industries. These hatcheries also practice cruelties such as murdering baby male chicks on mass. If so, that act of hen “purchase” in itself is supporting cruelty.

“ chicken menstruation is full of tasty tasty nutrients “

Yes, nutrients for the hens. Hens will actually cannibalize their own eggs if given the chance to and this is an incredibly important practice, especially in domestic chickens that have been genetically engineered to produce so many more eggs than natural or healthy! This consumption of their own eggs gives them back vital nutrients to their system lost during egg production and laying, and taking them away not only prevents them from acting out this natural behavior but only encourages more strain on the body in egg replacing. Though it is worth pointing out that hens sometimes need encouragement in order to carry out this natural behavior because they haven't leant to do this from their elders, like they would in the wild. 

Producing eggs involves the loss of lots of calcium and puts enormous pressure on the hen’s body, which is a reason why hens in the egg industry die so young aside, from slaughter. And taking a hens egg away sends the signal to her body to make a replacement. So the more eggs used for human consumption the more eggs the hens will produce which is not good for their body and health at all.

~ When it comes to commercial beekeeping, its first important to note that standard industry practice does indeed include talking either all or large amounts the honey bees produce, and replacing it with a harmful sugar syrup substitute that is thought to contribute to the development of disease in honeybees because it does not provide the proper nutrition and may produce a toxin under heat that kills the honeybees. “

Also when it comes to the notion that beekeepers are simply taking “excess honey” the “excess honey” is, as I’m sure beekeepers like the one in the treat know, not at all “excess” but is simply storage food kept by bees for winter periods where bees cannot otherwise find food easily.

And to try and claim that the proper management of hives (which bees have been doing all by themselves for many a year) requires human intervention is frankly bananas and an apiarist being honest will readily admit that bees are perfectly capable by themselves of hive management and that the honey taken is their winter storage. Yes this honey can ferment, yes it can attract predators, but that’s part of the natural process. Forcing bees into unnatural behavior i.e. removing the wings of queen bees doesn’t help…clearly. Bees don’t need to be saved from themselves, and the above claims are simply part of the long-used and convenient narrative to justify their profit-driven exploitation Worth noting too that other industry-standard practices unsurprisingly not mentioned in this threat include killing off entire hives before winter to reduce costs, artificial insemination, a process where which male bees are crushed and drained of their semen, which is then forcefully inserted into a queen bee and ripping the wings of queen bees to prevent them from flying away.

Some links:

~  A great video on honey (here)

~ @acti-veg​ article on honey

~  Managed honeybees linked to new diseases in wild bees, UK study shows

~ Pasture Raised Eggs: the Humane, Sustainable Fiction

~  Some links on the egg industry here and here a great article here and some alternatives to eggs here.

~ Land of hope and glory (a documentary set in the UK)

~ Dominion (another documentary wet in Australia)

~ A past post I did on selective breeding in chickens here

~ Viva info on chickens

~  This fab article by @acti-veg

~  Environmental impact of beef

~ Environmental impact of food study

~ Study: Avoiding meat and dairy single biggest way to reduce footprint

[magicalvegan]

@everyone* Chickens do not menstruate, they ovulate!!!

*except for @severelynerdysheep

[tatersock]

YOURE TELLING ME WE HAD BISMUTH ART FROM AN OFFICAL SU STORYBOARD ARTIST THAT LOOKED LIKE THIS

HER NAME IS LEIANA NITURA

EVERYBODY SAY THANK YOU TO MISS NITURA

[kengi-bengi-alt]

!!! STRONK QUEEN

[hero-in-high-tops]

@artemispanthar

[retrogamingblog2]

Animal Crossing Embroidery Hoops made by Fawnfloss

[dotoro3]

tom nook: “not this shit again”

[mossworm]

time of the egg

[valiah-posts]

The show was developing around one only phrase, and is that.....

Everyone.....

And absolutely everyone......

No matter how bad they are.......

If they have the will.......

Everyone...

Can.....

Change

Thank you Steven Universe, for all the good moments and the support you gave us

Thank you Rebecca, the mastermind who created an entire universe

And thanks to all the Crewniverse for putting all your efforts in this amazing series that will be in our hearts forever

And remember....

You can change ❤️❤️

[keepongaming]

last year i was eating in a fancy, large restaurant when i began to hear a rumble and the distant sound of people chanting ‘potassium, potassium’ and suddenly hundreds of people dressed as bananas flood this restaurant chanting potassium over and over and we were trapped there for a very long time because the bananas would not leave and they were everywhere

i wasn’t joking

[gendersnaps]

this post has haunted me for like 3 years. every time i start to think i imagined it, it shows up on my dash again and then immediately disappears into the ether for another 17 months

[the-absolute-funniest-posts]

weirdest cult ever. i wanna join.

[action]

How’s your 2020 going, Tumblr? In a perfect world, your year is going great; Your skin is clear, you’re getting a full eight hours of sleep, you’re not at risk of feeling the effects of voter suppression, climate change is nothing to worry about, and your reproductive rights are never challenged. 

But this isn’t a perfect world. Over the past 12 months, people with power have carefully interpreted laws to throw citizens off of voting rolls, we’ve become more aware of how desperately we need to save our planet, and reproductive rights are a constant battle around the world. This year, we’re committed to bringing important discussions on issues like these to your dashboard. 

We’re calling it #Issues2020. 

It’s not too late to make a change. That’s the crux of #Issues2020. The power is in your hands. Whether you’re gearing up for the U.S. presidential election, in the UK organizing in your community, engaging with the French Senate elections, following the South Korea legislative elections, or participating in any of the many, many elections happening around the globe this year, it’s never too late for civic engagement in your community. At the local, national, and global levels, there are ways to make a difference. You can call your political leaders to support or oppose an issue, endorse a candidate, organize a rally, lead a respectful discussion with your friends, volunteer to phone bank, and so much more. 

We want to give you a space to learn from others while teaching them, too. You can be a valuable resource. To help that along, we’re partnering with six powerful organizations to hold Q&A sessions here on Tumblr.

They’re called Issue Times, and they’ll be held throughout the year:

February - Voting rights with Black Girls Vote (@blackgirlsvote)

April - Mass incarceration and immigration with 18 Million Rising (@18MR)

June - Reproductive rights with Planned Parenthood Action Fund (@ppaction)

July - Gun reform with March For Our Lives

August - Climate change with TBD

October - LGBTQ+ Youth activism with It Gets Better (@itgetsbetterproject)

In addition to our upcoming Issue Times, we’re partnering with other organizations that keep people informed on things that matter. When We All Vote (@whenweallvote) will provide you with resources on registering to vote right on your dashboard if you go follow ‘em.

These organizations are here to help foster discussion, teach all of us how to be better citizens and neighbors, and outline what we’re up against. To make sure you get a chance to ask them your question, follow their Tumblrs as well us here on @action.

This isn’t a perfect world, but we can make improvements. It’s up to all of us. If you’re allowed a voice to safely use, use it. If you can vote, vote. Do it for yourself, for your loved ones, and for the people around you who may not be able to vote themselves.

What kind of commitment can you make this year for your community, Tumblr? What issues are you fighting for? Let us know in a post. Tag it #Issues2020 so other people can easily find it to hear your story and feel a little inspiration. 

[icanthearyoudude]

to the people who are following me

thank you

im sorry

[buffylives]

I promise you that.

[kuruizakihimes]

[spooniestrong]

[marisatomay]

Every Adult In “Harry Potter” Let Us Down At Some Point And That’s Important a 900 page dissertation by me

[hermionejeanblr-deactivated2022]

And that includes Joanne Kathleen Rowling a tear stained afterword by me

[actual-ironman-tonystark]

Hagrid Is The Exception a rebuttal by me

[marisatomay]

The Time Hagrid Told Voldemort How to Take Out Something Protecting an Object that Grants Immortality When He Was Drunk and Other Well-Meaning Fuck Ups a lengthy chapter

[actual-ironman-tonystark]

You’re Absolutely Right a retraction

[original-missif]

How dare you assume Molly Weasley has done anything wrong ever

[kyraneko]

That Time Molly Yelled At The Twins And Ron For Saving Harry From Abuse And Starvation, Thus Likely Communicating To The Abused Kid In Her Presence That His Welfare Was Less Important Than Not Borrowing The Car, That Time Molly Was Utterly Condescending About How Harry Is A Child And Doesn’t Deserve To Know Anything In A Way That Probably Heightened His Determination To Prove Otherwise, That Time Molly Said The Twins Put Together Aren’t As Good As Any Of Their Brothers Over OWL Results That They Worked Hard On And Were Proud Of, That Time Molly Forcibly Cut Her Adult Son’s Hair Right Before His Wedding, That Time Molly Spent A Year Being Mean And Rejectful Toward Her Son’s Fiancee, That Time Molly Sent Hermione A Deliberate “Fuck You” Present For Easter Because She Believed A False Story Written In Witch Weekly Without Making Any Attempt To Ask The People Actually Involved, Those Times She Made Her Youngest Son’s Christmas Sweaters His Least Favorite Color, And Every Time She Belittled Her Husband’s Hobby, The Twins’ Interests, And Bill’s Appearance Because She Couldn’t Be Bothered To Understand Or Value Or Even Be Kind About Them a detailed reminder that no one’s perfect and sometimes what one person doesn’t mind or see hits another person hard

[themiscyra1983]

Florean Fortescue Just Wanted To Sell Some Ice Cream And Help Harry With His Homework He Is The Only Adult Who Didn’t Mess Up Until Getting Killed By Voldemort, RIP an increasingly strident addendum by me

[kyraneko]

OK You’re Absolutely Right Florean Fortescue Was In Fact Perfect As Far As I’m Aware a concession by me

[bananacracker33]

Charlie Weasley Just Wanted To Play With Dragons a fond reminder by me

[slytherellin]

If There Were Zero Expectations For Lockhart From The Start, Did He Technically Let Us Down? An inquiry

[rhosie-wayout-there]

You’re Technically Correct, You Can’t Be Let Fown If You’re Already On The Ground an amused afterword

[cerolinda]

I'm off to fight God does anyone want anything?

[cerolinda]

Sorry everyone, God didn't drop anything worthwhile, only soup.

[cerolinda]

It means he only DROPPED SOUP

[kiryma]

Well get out of the INCREASED SOUP DROP RATE universe

[cerolinda]

ALRIGHT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOUT AT ME, I'LL GO KILL ANOTHER GOD

[cerolinda]

The other God ALSO dropped soup?????????????????????

[spinyax]

what do you mean the other god also dropped soup???????

[cerolinda]

It means I killed him and he only dropped soup!

[vinitile-deactivated20210311]

GO INTO THE NEXT UNIVERSE

[cerolinda]

NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TRY TO FARM FOR RARE ITEMS, THE GODS KEEP DROPPING SOUP!

[cerolinda]

I'M FIGHTING THE PRIMORDIAL SOUP GODS!

[cerolinda]

FUCK YOU!!!!

[edric-unsane]

General Etiquette for Working with the Dead

These are some of the guidelines I follow when working with the dead:

When entering a graveyard, be sure to greet and leave something for the guardian of the graveyard.

Never walk on the graves of the deceased.

Never take anything out of the graveyard without permission of the guardian or a specific grave’s resident.

Never take items people have left for their loved ones off the graves.

Only gather graveyard dirt from the perimeter of the graveyard, never from the graves themselves.

Upon leaving the graveyard, say farewell to the dead you encountered, and the guardian.

Never force the dead to work for you, if they are unwilling or unable to aid you try again later or try another spirit.

Be mindful of the dead’s beliefs in life, not all will be friendly to those who practice magic.

Give the dead the same respect and thought that you yourself would wish to be given.

Obey your local laws and ordinances regarding the dead and graveyards/burial sites.

[yourplayersaidwhat]

Putting the "Romance" in "Necromancy"

Our Death Cleric, Mercy, is dating an NPC Necromancer named Tyriad. They have amulets that can communicate like cell phones–he’s a great ally and asset to the team, so we take advantage of having a direct line to him whenever we have questions that he may know the answer to.

Me: Mercy, can you ask Tyriad what he might know about [this situation]? Mercy: Sure. *to amulet* Hey, Tyriad. I’m surrounded by a lot of dead things.

IRL, the DM started asking normal questions, but that’s… not what I was expecting.

I ended up derailing the campaign for a few minutes while we all tried to regain our composure.