I Got That Lefty Curse

[chaoticababy]

dermoosealini replied to your post “STAR TREK DISCOVERY IS NOT A DIVERSE SHOW. YES IT HAS SONEQUA…”

I know right? Science fiction media is just so saturated in black female leads.

I’m sorry? Does her being the lead mean the rest of the cast get promoted to minority status? To they all just earn that minority from her and her alone?

You got people running around acting like the whole damn show is diverse when that shit ain’t true. I don’t give three kinds of a shit if Sonequa is the lead when she counts as both half the minorities and women in the main fucking cast.

Hate to break it to you, but it’s still a show filled with a bunch of white dudes. We just viewing white guys through her “don’t got power over shit because she’s just the first officer” point of view.

[dermoosealini]

All I’m hearing is…’this show isn’t diverse because there isn’t enough white women representation’.

Go watch Star Wars or any of the other vast numbers of shows and movies catered to your feelings.

[chaoticababy]

What? Learn to fucking read. Who the fuck is complaining in favor of white women? I fuckiing said there are two women characters and two known minority characters. Sonequa counts for half of both.

The rest of the cast is white dudes.

The show is going to be about Sonequa reacting to the white dudes around her because that’s who the fucking cast is and her character is only the first officer, meaning she don’t got control over shit on this ship.

That entire fucking trailer is a god damn lie because Michelle is a minor character, the female conn officer is only in two episodes and the Klingons are the ones primarily played by the show’s minorities.

Now if that is too hard of a concept for you to understand, you can kiss my black ass because unlike a lot of y’all I ain’t just gonna forget that shit ain’t diverse because a trailer had two woc.

[chaoticababy]

dermoosealini replied to your post “STAR TREK DISCOVERY IS NOT A DIVERSE SHOW. YES IT HAS SONEQUA...”

I know right? Science fiction media is just so saturated in black female leads.

I’m sorry? Does her being the lead mean the rest of the cast get promoted to minority status? To they all just earn that minority from her and her alone?

You got people running around acting like the whole damn show is diverse when that shit ain’t true. I don’t give three kinds of a shit if Sonequa is the lead when she counts as both half the minorities and women in the main fucking cast.

Hate to break it to you, but it’s still a show filled with a bunch of white dudes. We just viewing white guys through her “don’t got power over shit because she’s just the first officer” point of view.

[chaoticababy]

STAR TREK DISCOVERY IS NOT A DIVERSE SHOW.

YES IT HAS SONEQUA MARTIN-GREEN AS THE MAIN CHARACTER BUT OTHER THAN HER THE MAIN CAST INVOLVES MARY WISEMAN AS A CADET AND MAULIK PANCHOLY AS THE CMO AND JASON ISAACS WHO IS JEWISH, BUT ALSO A WHITE MALE.

THE REST OF THE MAIN CAST ARE WHITE MALES.

MICHELLE YEOH IS A RECURRING CHARACTER AND CAPTAIN OF A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SHIP AT SOME POINT.

SO PLEASE STOP ACTING LIKE THIS IS THE MOST DIVERSE THING EVER BECAUSE IT’S NOT EVEN MORE DIVERSE THAN THE ORIGINAL SERIES FROM THE 60S.

[chaoticababy]

Hades was also the god of DIY  craft because he's talked about being blinged out with his bling chair and all those jewels, but Heph lived on Olympus and Hades was a total recluse so clearly he was down there going all Pinterest on the Underworld.

You know who made Persephone’s crown? Fucking Hades did. And he used colors that matched his seasonal goddess because he’s thoughtful like that. Probably decorated his entire garden around Pirithous and Theseus, and then had to redecorate when Theseus was rescued.

[chaoticababy]

Star Trek Fancast: The Crew of Captain Robert April, of the USS Enterprise

[buckysleftarm]

20 Million Muslims March Against ISIS and The Mainstream Media Completely Ignores It

In one of the largest organized marches in the history of the world, tens of millions of Shia Muslims made an incredibly heartening statement, by risking their lives to travel through war-stricken areas to openly defy ISIS. This massive event that would have undoubtedly helped to ease tensions in the West was almost entirely ignored [...]

[gokuma]

This is literally the first time I’ve seen it mentioned anywhere

[shotfromguns]

I have seen a lot of people talking about the issues that were removed from the White House website. What I have seen little discussion of (or any, tbh) is what’s gone up in their place. There are exactly six issues now listed:

America First Energy Plan

America First Foreign Policy

Bringing Back Jobs And Growth

Making Our Military Strong Again

Standing Up For Our Law Enforcement Community

Trade Deals Working For All Americans

Just those headings should be terrifying enough: between the focus on state violence and the coded “America First” white ultranationalism, this is an unabashedly, literally fascist platform. But when you dive into the content, it becomes even more clear:

“Peace through strength will be at the center of that foreign policy.”

“[W]e will rebuild the American military.”

“President Trump is committed to reversing this trend [of a military that is marginally smaller in some areas than it was in 1991], because he knows that our military dominance must be unquestioned.”

“The world will be more peaceful and more prosperous with a stronger and more respected America.”

“Our military needs every asset at its disposal to defend America. We cannot allow other nations to surpass our military capability. The Trump Administration will pursue the highest level of military readiness.”

“For too long, Americans have been forced to accept trade deals that put the interests of insiders and the Washington elite over the hard-working men and women of this country.”

“The Trump Administration will be a law and order administration.”

“Our job is not to make life more comfortable for the rioter, the looter, or the violent disrupter.”

“President Trump is committed to building a border wall[.]”

“[Trump] is dedicated to enforcing our border laws, ending sanctuary cities, and stemming the tide of lawlessness associated with illegal immigration.”

“The dangerous anti-police atmosphere in America is wrong. The Trump Administration will end it.”

This is fascism. This is literally, unhyperbolically fascism. If you do not find this utterly terrifying down to the marrow of your bones, it is because either you do not think fascism will come for you and the people you love, or you have paid absolutely no attention to historical precedent about how these people operate and what their ultimate goals are.

Fascism does not stomp up to you, shouting its five-point plan for how it’s going to get rid of the Jews and the Muslims and the queers the Black people and the disabled people and the (”wrong kind of”) immigrants and and everybody else who stands in the way of a white nationalist state. It sidles up. It puts its arm around your shoulder. It says, “I am going to make you strong.” It says, “I am going to make you proud.” It says, “I am going to make you succeed, because I know exactly who’s been keeping you from all the things you know you deserve.”

This administration is telling us exactly who they are.

We need to believe them.

[leupagus]

You know, I hadn’t even looked at the new website but you’re absolutely right - this is terrifying, and this is textbook. 

[sodomymcscurvylegs]

Forceful resistance works. Going after them and revealing their ugly faces to the public works. Punching them in the jaw works. Showing them no mercy works. Make.Them.Tremble.

[abjectionrules-deactivated20200]

KEEP IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[elsandifer]

Do You Like Punching Nazis?

If so, you should be aware of some great Nazi-punching opportunities coming to communities near you. The Trump administration has announced plans to publish weekly lists of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants in sanctuary cities. This policy amounts to government weaponization of alt-right harassment techniques - a weekly list whose sole function is to give white supremacist mobs targets.

What this is going to mean, in practice, is that there are going to be families in your community who are going to become the targets of mob violence. They are literally going to need people to set up lawn chairs on their sidewalks at 3am and scare off Nazi lynch mobs. 

So if you’re really into punching Nazis, figure out what local groups are organizing to protect people on these lists and get involved. Because there are an awful lot of Nazis to punch beyond Richard Spencer.

[iandsharman]

Signal boost for my American followers.

[justsomeantifas]

Them: Donald Trump is actually a really good guy for refusing to take the president’s 400K salary. See he’s really not in it for himself or the money!

Reality: Because Melania and Barron Trump will remain in Manhattan and Donald Trump himself will be staying at Trump Tower as much as possible during his presidency, one floor of Trump Tower may be converted into a round-the-clock command post for the Secret Service. This safety precaution will cost the government roughly $1.5 million per year and the money will be pocketed by Donald Trump’s own company. 

[fiddleabout]

#this is not normal #you fucking nitwits#the president’s salary is to remind them#that they are a PUBLIC SERVANT#that they are paid to do a job not rule as king#that he’s doing this is spitting upon that very ideal#that is fucking baked into the concept of the presidency#you absolute fucking morons

[dimbosama-deactivated20251005]

It’s also literally something Hitler did.

“… it was clear that Hitler had little use for the modest salary of 45,000 Reichsmarks he earned as Reich Chancellor, or for the annual expense allowance of 18,000 Reichsmarks; early in his Chancellorship, therefore, he publicly renounced both salary and allowance in a propagandistic gesture designed to advertise the spirit of selfless dedication in which he ruled the country.” Richard Evans - The Third Reich in Power

[winosaur]

5 Calls

5 calls a day to make your voice heard

A lot of people, still high from the women’s march this past weekend, are now left with nowhere to direct that energy.  It can be hard to know where to start when you’re new to the activism game.  Activism isn’t always big marches with tons of chances for cute selfies. Sometimes it’s passing out literature to people who don’t care.  Sometimes it’s writing letters to newspapers, voters, and representatives until your hand cramps. And sometimes, all it takes is a phone call.

5Calls is the easiest way to do that. It finds the correct information for the politicans representing you, and then gives you a call script to use when talking to them (or, more likely, interns) about specific causes.  It makes a task that can be grueling and anxiety-inducing a little bit easier.

Please, check it out. Even if you can’t make all 5 calls, try making 1.  Every little bit helps.  At the very least, reblog this post so others can get started making their voices heard.  If your representatives don’t know what you want, how can they vote in your best interest?  Don’t ever forget that politicians work for you and for me..

[winosaur]

I'mma keep posting this shit til y'all catch on

[anarchapella]

Anyway look what I saw

[justsomeantifas]

yall can you like not tell people what you’re gonna do with this information. keep the discussions of this private. you shouldn’t post it in plain sight.

[chaoticababy]

Anyone know any pro “Shit that pisses off Nazis” charities that will send thank you cards if you donate in a friend’s name? Because I’m looking for more charities to support.

[grandmasami-deactivated20170821]

This Rescued Baby Otter Will Shock You With Its Fluffiness

[buzzfeed]

THIS IS SO CUTE IT MAKES ME PHYSICALLY ANGRY

[echothroughthefog]

How to call your reps when you have social anxiety

When you struggle with your mental health on a daily basis, it can be hard to take action on the things that matter most to you. The mental barriers anxiety creates often appear insurmountable. But sometimes, when you really need to, you can break those barriers down. This week, with encouragement from some great people on the internet, I pushed against my anxiety and made some calls to members of our government. Here’s a comic about how you can do that, too. (Resources and transcript below.)

Motivational resources: There are a lot! Here are a few I really like:

Emily Ellsworth explains why calling is the most effective way to reach your congressperson.

Sharon Wong posted a great series of tweets that helped me manage my phone anxiety and make some calls.

Kelsey is tweeting pretty much daily with advice and reminders about calling representatives. I found this tweet an especially great reminder that calls aren’t nearly as big a deal as anxiety makes them out to be.

Informational resources: There are a lot of these, as well! These three are good places to start:

Find your representative at house.gov

Find your senators at senate.gov

Use the “We’re His Problem Now” scripts when calling (or write your own!)

Keep reading

[chaoticababy]

It must be magical to be a young, white Christian dude because the one I work with both doesn’t understand why women are marching, says shit like “I’m going to laugh when Trump turns out to be the best president ever”, and thinks punching Nazis is bad and that he would never do that because he has ‘self control’.

Like, you’re a shitty little momma’s boy--I know this because I’ve met his mom and she’s a douche and a half too--and live under the belief that a woman’s only real political issue is equal pay (which he feels deserves credit for being better than it used to be) and getting pregnant.

[stevenscrivello]

Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)

[explanationpoint]

Big 2017 mood

[chaoticababy]

On The Propriety of Punching Nazis: A FAQ

And remember kids, this isn’t metaphorically punching nazis. Seriously punch them in the head, kick in the crotch. Just teach them that talking shit means they gonna get hit.