A Picture is Worth...

@ashanaliya

I dreamed a dream, that my life was as I wanted it to be. When I awoke nothing had changed. I was still the same girl who made wishes on stars, dandelions, and eye lashes, and prayed that they would come true. So I went back to sleep, and vowed not to wake until my dreams had become my reality.... When I closed my eyes this is what I saw:

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darkshrimpemotions

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ashanaliya

OMG this is the BEST!

prettyboyshyflizzy

why do black people use you in the wrong context? such is "you ugly" instead of "you're ugly" I know u guys can differentiate, it's a nuisance

you a bitch

rsbenedict-deactivated20181216

It’s called copula deletion, or zero copula. Many languages and dialects, including Ancient Greek and Russian, delete the copula (the verb to be) when the context is obvious.

So an utterance like “you a bitch” in AAVE is not an example of a misused you, but an example of a sentence that deletes the copular verb (are), which is a perfectly valid thing to do in that dialect, just as deleting an /r/ after a vowel is a perfectly valid thing to do in an upper-class British dialect.

pigeonstalking

What’s more, it’s been shown that copula deletion occurs in AAVE exactly in those contexts where copula contraction occurs in so-called “Standard American English.” That is, the basic sentence “You are great” can become “You’re great” in SAE and “You great” in AAVE, but “I know who you are” cannot become “I know who you’re” in SAE, and according to reports, neither can you get “I know who you” in AAVE.

In other words, AAVE is a set of grammatical rules just as complex and systematic as SAE, and the widespread belief that it is not is nothing more than yet another manifestation of deeply internalized racism.

kingkunta-md

This is the most intellectual drag I’ve ever read.

dynastylnoire

Reblog every time

ashanaliya

You better Preach!

westallenhugs

I love that even though Sheldon-Cooper-Barry/Spock Flash was supposed to be super logical and emotion-less he STILL wasn’t taking any chances when it came to Iris. 😍

If he had helped Frost there was a 2/1,000,000 chance that the Tachyon device would’ve been damaged and he wouldn’t be able to save Iris. TWO out of ONE MILLION - any rational human being would take those odds. Any scientist would deem those odds worth the risk.

Just not Bartholomew Henry Allen when the risk involves Iris Ann West-Allen 😂

Barry loves him some Iris 🥰

barryallenis

BROTHER/SISTER CRIME FIGHTING DUO (gen.2) Nora West-Allen & Bart West-Allen

barryallenis

irisandtheflash

Barry and Iris in Justice Society: World War II (2021) | Barry and Iris in The Flash (2014- ), 3.17 “Duet”

memeuplift

crimsen-bloodshed

marry her

michonnegrimes

the Grimes Family side-eye requested by @ash-n-cole

racialized

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prrkxentrrkrr

Khalsa Aid is fucking amazing. They're who you want to donate to, period.

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Khalsa Aid is a very old and proven and beloved organisation with absolutely no ties to the hindu government. In fact they have extensive ties to the still-ongoing farmer's protests. They are effective, established, trusted, and sound.