a funny trick to play on g-d

30, they/them, queer, i blog about jewish stuff at @chochmah-binah-daas

[illegitimatetenenbaum]

[not-your-average-url]

I miss when ads were a single click and then they’re gone. Now every ad has a minimum of three phases where you watch a video, exit the still frame of fake gameplay, and then exit the app download. That doesn’t even touch on the ones that forcibly take you to another app after opening a tab in safari without you ever touching the screen.

I hate advertising. I hate that you can’t do anything without companies jumping down your throat with mostly bullshit ads. I hate that billboards exist. I hate that every company unanimously decided to make their ads longer and longer. I hate that ad blockers try to charge you money and there are in app purchases to remove ads. I hate that my attention has become commodified. I hate that there’s nothing I can do about it.

[lost-in-fumes]

if "29" is your idea of an older woman you have a flickering pale aura and you will not survive daylight saving time

[labelma]

Something I think that a lot of leftists and progressives fail to understand, is that the push against normalization with Israel and for the complete dissolution of the state, actively makes the situation worse for Palestinians. It actively makes the conflict worse, and I would argue is one of the direct causes for the war getting as bad as it did.

You are directly harming your own cause.

Refusing to acknowledge the existence of the State of Israel doesn’t materially change the reality that Israel is a sovereign nation with over ten million citizens. When leftists in the west chant “from the river to the sea” and “we don’t want no two states”, regardless of the intention, what do you think Israelis hear? What do you think a people that has faced genocide in living memory, from which our population still has not recovered, gets from that? We don’t hear it and consider your points, we hear it and remember all of the times Israel has been attacked with genocidal intent, and only survived through our own defense.

And what does this ultimately result it? It results in Israelis who no longer believe in the peace process. It results in Israelis who feel a visceral sense of fear which leads to doubling down on national security. It leads to diaspora Jews feeling unsafe in their communities and immigrating to Israel.

It leads to the total dissolution of the peace process, and what happens if there is no chance for peace? If there’s no hope for any type of solution then the only answer is endless war, and this war doesn’t just hurt Israelis, you know that.

[imyourbadjew]

They're not harming their own cause, because their cause is not about helping Palestinians, it's about destroying Israel

[the-library-alcove]

It's not even about Destroying Israel--it's about harming and killing Jews.

[bilgisticallykosher]

Well said. They actively ignore Palestinian voices if it doesn't match up to what they believe. They actively dismissed the murder of the thirty plus Palestinian "defectors" because they're not pro-Palestinian, they're pro-Hamas. I won't forget that.

[maykitz]

remember how utterly inescapable how i met your mother used to be with the memes and references and barney and bro code and wait for it... and then the finale was so hated it vanished overnight

[mozilla-firefucks]

The finale so successfully erased the show from public consciousness, that when people tried to come up with a name for the "extremely popular show with finale so bad that people just immediately stop talking about it" phenomenon, people called it... the Game of Thrones Effect. HIMYM got memoryholed so hard that people forgot it even existed

[bebsi-cola]

i'll be honest. If you can't deal with someone wording things badly then you aren't going to be an ally to autistic people or indeed anyone with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or disability that impacts language.

also you are never going to be safe for people for whom english is their second language. if someone clarifies their meaning and apologises and you can't accept that over the original wording then don't bother pretending to be autism friendly.

and like part of my autism is that i become convinced that the way i interpret words is the way that they're meant. my autism is disabling to my communication abilities. i have poor emotional regulation, i jump to conclusions. a lot of my reactions are informed by prior negative experiences. i can and probably have been overly defensive in the past.

and i've been misinterpreted so much and had my words picked over and mocked for saying the wrong things and mocked for being unable to say anything at all and it always feels devastating. it's ironic that the same disability that has me treated poorly would have me react poorly to a similar situation, but that's just how it is.

so i'm not saying you can perfectly manage all your reactions just by trying hard enough. especially considering how much disability affects these things. but i do think if you are completely unwilling to give autistic and other DD/ID people leeway for how they word things or understand that they have a disability that impacts their communication and give us grace then you aren't a disability advocate.

[tucsonhorse]

And you have to give that grace to everyone, because otherwise you are implicitly demanding that a person tell you their medical history in order to not be treated like shit.

[queeranarchism]

And this applies to tons of other groups. OP mentioned people who for whom English is their second language.

Another pretty obvious group to consider is 'people who are not accustomed to the vocabulary that's common on this topic'. Example": If you broke away from your conservative-as-fuck upbringing and just arrived in your first queer community, you're not going to be familiar with the abundant jargon that has developed around queer theory and identity. It's up to others to give you some grace and time.

[cacodaemonia]

All of this.

A year or two ago, someone accused me of 'using the language of the enemy' when I said, "so-and-so identifies as [insert gender]." Keep in mind, this is someone who I'd known online for a few years, and who was fully aware that I'm queer as well as autistic. To add to the grassless thinking going on there, everyone else in the conversation was just like, "Yup, if someone says that, I don't trust them."

Are you fucking kidding me?? No wonder the queer community (and the left in general) is paralyzed by infighting—because everyone belittles and alienates anyone who uses anything other than The Correct Terminology of the Week!

Needless to say, I got the hell away from all of those people not long after that.

I've also had someone block me on Discord when I admitted that I really, really struggle to remember how neopronouns all change cases in different ways (I literally have to go find charts to refer to, but some pronouns are so niche that they don't even have case charts), and how that makes me nervous to interact with people who exclusively use neopronouns because I don't want to cause offense. And of course, not wanting to cause offense caused offense 🙄

So. Yeah. This kind of thing has completely worn down my desire to ever participate in queer communities, or any community that stinks of word cops.

[queeranarchism]

Queer communities that do this also drive away their elders.

Like, if you don't like 'identifies as', you're not ready to interact with transgender elders who still use words like transsexual, a transgender (noun), transgenders (plural noun), a transgenderist (noun), transwoman/transman (no space), FtM, MtF, biological sex, gender-reassignment, GID, post-op, sex change, stealth, and more.

[queeranarchism]

#since when the fuck is “stealth” old people jargon?#that was widely in use like two or three years ago#kids these days#meta

Yeah, none of these words were uncommon 15 years ago and some were common much much more recently. Someone in their late 20's might have formed their identity using words on this list.

And depending on where you live, all of these might still be the current terminology for trans people of all ages, because trans communities are not a monolith with one language.

As much as big-city college-educated white USAmerican trans people like to think that their choice of words is the True and Correct trans language, they're all just sounds that represent meaning and that meaning can change from place to place.

[gloriousclio]

Luke Skywalker put away his targeting computer to destroy the Death Star so I don't need AI to help me write an email.

[atfisty]

In the end… the one person who needed a life vest the most… was Rachel herself.

[asksloyxp]

Maybe if I just work harder, this empty cup will pour again

[shinyrock6498]

Maybe the cup needs a bit of time to rest and refill?

[asksloyxp]

Maybe the cup needs to lock the fuck in???

[kurtsvonneslut]

sorry i still can’t believe they murdered rachel in front of us after dangling her like a las vegas carrot in front of our collective face

allison when i get you

[junior-theabgshark]

[paranormal-taters]

[thememedaddy]

[qsycomplainsalot]

My dumb ass thinking an ancient Egyptian named Edwin Smith Papyrus described breast cancer in 1600BC.

[qsycomplainsalot]

Artist's rendition of Edwin Smith Papyrus c.1600BC

[slightly-gay-pogohammer]

hey gang i got popsicles pick one as pass the box to someone else

mint

lemon

orange

strawberry

cola

pineapple

dark cherry

anise

Voting ended onJul 14

"i cant believe you dont have this or that flavor" listen they had these ones okay

[koothebird]

The Mitch McConnell situation rn

[whosname]

[id. A twitter post by @/Bennieeexyz Jury duty letter came addressed to my cat. Not a mistake. "Felix Martinez" - that's his full name according to his vet records. My last name. His first name. Somehow he's a registered voter now. Called the county clerk. Me: My cat got summoned for jury duty. Clerk: Is the name correct on the summons? Me: Yes, but he's a cat. Clerk: Is Felix Martinez a legal resident of this county? Me: He's a legal cat. Clerk: Sir, if the name matches our records, he needs to appear or file an exemption. Me: He can't file anything. He has paws. Clerk: You can file on his behalf. Me: Under what exemption? There's no box for "is a cat." Clerk: (pause) Check "unable to serve due to medical reasons." Me: What's the medical reason? Clerk: He's a cat. Me: That's not a medical condition. Clerk: It is if it prevents him from serving. Sent in the form. Got rejected two weeks later. "Insufficient documentation. Please provide medical professional's statement." Took the letter to my vet. Me: I need you to write that my cat can't do jury duty. Vet: Why is your cat summoned for jury duty? Me: Excellent question. No good answer. Vet: This is the weirdest request I've gotten. Me: Can you just write that he's medically unfit to serve? Vet: On what grounds? Me: He's a cat. Vet: (started typing) "Patient is unable to serve due to species-related limitations including inability to speak, read, or comprehend legal proceedings." Me: Perfect. Sent it in. Got another rejection. "Summons is mandatory. Failure to appear will result in contempt of court." My roommate thought this was hilarious. Roommate: Felix is going to jail. Me: This is serious. Roommate: Bring him to court. See what happens. Decided that was actually the only option left. Day of jury duty, put Felix in his carrier. Brought the entire paper trail of rejection letters. Checked in at the courthouse. Clerk: Name? Me: Felix Martinez. Clerk: (looked at the cat carrier) Is that Felix? Me: Yes. Clerk: (long stare) He's a cat. Me: I've been saying that for six weeks. Clerk: Why didn't you file an exemption? Me: I filed three. All rejected. Showed her the letters. She read through them, expression shifting from confusion to disbelief. Clerk: Someone rejected the veterinary documentation? Me: Twice. Clerk: (called her supervisor over) You need to see this. Supervisor read everything. Looked at Felix. Looked at me. Supervisor: How did a cat get registered to vote? Me: You tell me. Supervisor: This is a data error. Me: Took you six weeks to figure that out. They dismissed Felix immediately. Apologized for the inconvenience. Supervisor: We'll remove him from the voter registry. Me: Appreciate it. Supervisor: (pause) Out of curiosity, how would he have voted? Me: Probably whatever party supports universal treats. Got a formal apology letter a week later and a voter registration card. For me this time. Apparently I wasn't registered, but my cat was. Roommate: Felix committed voter fraud. Me: Felix committed nothing. He's innocent. Roommate: That's what they all say. Felix is sleeping on the jury summons now. Fitting end to his legal career. end id]

[millenniallust4death]

I’m paying to force seven thousand strangers to see a photo of my late husband having fun with his dog. Tumblr Blaze is totally worth it. XD

[millenniallust4death]

Thank-you to all of my new Internet stranger friends for being so gracious about having my post shoved onto your dashboards. I loved reading all of your kind tags and comments! Both Martin and Bosco have been gone for several years now but for 24 hours, they felt very present in my life. I greatly appreciate this gift. ❤️

[psycorax]

Reblog to have your dashboard be visited by the spirit of joy that death can end but not erase.

[leavescrown]

Love that this is well beyond 7000 people now and still going

[millenniallust4death]

@leavescrown Exactly! It’s a beautiful gift. Martin and Bosco out there travelling around the Tumblr community, continually making new friends.

[millenniallust4death]

@sseanettles

#hello again martin and bosco!! sending you boys round for another go :)

Reading your tag made me laugh out loud. It’s like two old friends unexpectedly stopped by your porch for a quick visit. XD

[petermorwood]

I’ll always reblog Martin and Bosco when they splash across my dash, because of Reasons.

What’s loved, lives.