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Thinking about the whole "there is no platonic explanation for this" thing and how it doesn't account for intense platonic situationships and anyways I think we should start saying "there is no casual explanation for this" bc really what we're talking about is the way the characters in question are Obsessed with each other
I have grown to realize a lot of you severely underestimate just how much antiblackness we have to swallow for the sake of our personal peace and our livelihoods. I'm not saying that to be mean or to make you go into a guilt spiral- that would be a useless reaction anyway- but I do want you to consider it. That what you believe to be peace is not just because it "is".
"Well if it was important why didn't anyone say it sooner?" "if it was important, why didn't they say it was racist?" peer, a good 75-80% of what I might say to the white and/or nonblack people that offend me directly goes swallowed for the sake of my paychecks and running water, or God forbid to avoid a bullet. Or if I'm online (where that number shrinks significantly), to be left the fuck alone 🤣
Y'all are very used to not having to hear that feedback bc we've been forcibly socialized into accepting that you won't take it well and often have the power to make it not worth our while to speak. Retaliation is common. That's why it's perturbing to folks when Black people DO speak up. Interrupts the status quo 😅
The note inside a bullet.
B-17 bomber is riddled with German anti-aircraft fire but miraculously survives. Later they discover the explosive shells were all inert; sabotaged by Nazi slaves working in armament factories.
Inside one empty shell is a written note: it's all we can do for you now.
The most important part of all this is that these small acts of bravery and noncompliance cannot be known as long as the enemy still stands, and might never be known. Just because it doesn’t seem like anyone is doing anything doesn’t mean it’s true. The best malicious compliance or subtle sabotage is the one that’s never detected, but makes ravages nonetheless.
A critical part of any resistance is
Do not post your crimes
Do not brag. Do not look for brownie points. Do not publicly recruit. Keep your mouth shut.
here at the sandwich shop, we’ve started to notice some people who are new to sandwiches aren’t used to meat and cheese between two slices of bread. they find this practice strange and confusing. that’s why we’ve decided to cut the bread out all together. from now on, we’ll just serve slices of meat and cheese on a plate.
we know that many of our loyal sandwich shop customers have been coming here for years to buy our delicious sandwiches. but some people don’t “get” sandwiches, and we need to try and appeal to them with an easier-to-understand meal format. we will no longer be serving sandwiches. all of our food will just be cold cuts on a paper plate. we love our customers and appreciate your understanding <3
Yes we know Craig's Cold Cuts down the street does cold cuts better than we do and has millions of customers. That's why we need to switch to cold cuts, to get their customers. We hope that our long-time sandwich loving customer base will be patient in this transition to cold cuts and welcome the certain influx of Craig's Cold Cut customers who will surely come here to enjoy our worse cold cuts with you, our sandwich-deprived customer base, whom we value so much.
I love how this goes around again every time the tumblr staff does something fucking stupid.
Do you know who prevs icon is?
Pedophilia, hebephilia, ephebophilia, MAP, and child predator - what is the difference?
[ID: Pedophilia, hebephilia, ephebophilia, MAP, and child predator - what is the difference? /End ID.]
To start, pedophilia does not refer to attraction/arousal towards people under age 18. Thats just a popular misuse of the term.
Pedophilia refers to adults or older minors who are attracted to/aroused by prepubescent children. This usually refers to children who are under the age of 12-13 (though may range, as some children hit puberty sooner or later than this.) Infantophilia is a subset of pedophilia describing attraction/arousal towards infants/toddlers.
Hebephilia refers to adults or older minors who are attracted to/aroused by to early pubescent kids, usually ranging in the ages of 12-15. Pedophebephilia refers to a combination of pedophilia and hebephilia.
Ephebophilia refers to adults (usually in their older 20s+) who are attracted to/aroused by late pubescent minors (or very early adults), usually ranging in the ages of 15-19.
MAP (minor attracted/aroused people) is an umbrella term for anyone who falls under the pedophile, hebephile, or ephebophile umbrellas.
In most places, you will see these terms referring to sexual attraction or sexual arousal. But the reality is that any intimate attraction - romantic, queerplatonic, alterous, etc - can also apply.
Pedophilia, hebephilia, and ephebophilia are mental disorders falling under the paraphilic disorder umbrella.
Child predators, on the other hand, are people who groom, exploit, or assault minors for gratification or gain (usually of the sexual nature.)
What differentiates these disorders from child predators?
[ID: What differentiates these disorders from child predators? /End ID.]
Simply put, disordered thoughts and feelings =/= harmful action. Minor attracted/aroused people often cope with their attraction/arousal through other means, such as thought training to redirect their train of thoughts, roleplaying with a consenting adult partner, creating personal vent art, and a whole other range of activities that do not inflict harm upon others.
Think of it this way - if you have an intrusive thought about breaking someone's neck, does that mean you're going to do it? No, because its an intrusive thought. It doesn't indicate that you're an actually dangerous person.
In fact, minor attracted/aroused people are most likely to harm themselves out of guilt than to harm other people.
Additionally, most child predators are not minor attracted/aroused people. They are usually taking advantage of children out of opportunity, not ongoing attraction/arousal. Its the same way that most men who rape men identify as straight - they are acting on opportunity, not desire.
Even so, if a minor attracted/aroused person becomes a sexual predator, it doesn't mean the disorder made them that way. Blaming bad behavior on a disorder (ie; "narcissists are bound to become abusers", "people with ASPD are bound to become serial killers", etc) not only stigmatizes innocent people with the disorder, but it also absolves the blame on the person, and redirects it to their disorder instead. (Similar to how saying that "boys will be boys" takes away personal blame from misogynistic men, redirecting it to "the nature of their gender" that is "destined to occur", and applies blame to kind innocent men.)
This also applies to other paraphilic disorders, such as zoophiles (people attracted to/aroused by animals), necrophiles (people attracted to/aroused by corpses), biastophiles (people attracted to/aroused by rape), and so forth.
"Thought crimes" are not real. The thoughts and feelings in your mind shouldn't be illegal. They do not incriminate you as a dangerous person. Expecting someone with a para disorder to rid of their thoughts and feelings is the same as expecting the person to die, as most para disorders are unlikely to ever truly go away.
The reason why diagnosis for paraphilic disorders is so skewed towards criminals is because the general population rarely seeks out a diagnosis, and psychologists tend to only test these conditions on criminals. Think of it like this - if autism was mainly only tested in criminals, then autism would be known as a "crime condition", and assumed to be more common in criminals than in the general public.
This lack of diagnosis in the general public is due to stigma. If diagnosed, many people with para disorders get ostracized from their communities, locked in mental hospitals, heavily drugged, pushed into conversion therapy (which does not work), and/or put onto anti-androgens to kill their sex drive (which is both stripping them of autonomy and also isn't guaranteed to work, because some of them experience attraction rather than arousal, and killing libido would only kill arousal, not attraction.)
I am so serious when I say this - this account is NOT a safe space for people who believe children (discounting certain littles within systems) can consent to intimate partnerships or hookups with adults, or that minors with significantly large age gaps (ie; 12 years old with a 3 year old) can consent to intimate partnerships or hookups with each other.
"But proper sex ed would allow them to consent" - it would allow them to consent to people within the same age range as them. Not with people who are significantly older and more psychologically developed than them.
"Kids are autonomous and smart" =/= "kids are at the same developmental stage as those significantly older than them."
I support minor attracted/aroused people. I support pedophiles, hebephiles, and ephebophiles.
I absolutely DO NOT support child predators. Saying that I do not support child predators does not mean I hate MAPs. Disorder =/= abuse.
Acknowledging that child predation is wrong does not mean I hate pedophiles, hebephiles, and ephebophiles. It means I hate people who prey on children, regardless of what mental conditions they may or may not have.
Please stop using youth liberation as an excuse for child predation.
I DIDN’T LEARN ABOUT THIS IN DRIVING SCHOOL
Stop says the red light, go says the green
Wait says the yellow light, twinkling in between.
KNEEL, SAYS THE DEMON LIGHT WITH ITS EYE OF COAL SAURON KNOWS YOUR LICENSE PLATE AND STARES INTO YOUR SOUL
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@irritatedlifeguard I agree with your tags.
We salute an absolute icon 🫡
#BlackHistoryFact - African American Inventor Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner is known for developing the sanitary pad
MEFeater Magazine
The Forgotten Black Woman Inventor Who Revolutionized Menstrual Pads
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner was a self-taught inventor who created the sanitary belt and filed five patents in her lifetime.
Living in the wrong timsezone to notice when the hellsite is down - just like old times 🥹
"White people are receptive to my presentation as long as it remains abstract. The moment I name some racially problematic dynamic or action happening in the moment- for example, "Sharon, may I give you some feedback? While I understand it wasn't intentional, your response to Jason's story invalidates his experience as a Black man"- white fragility erupts.
Sharon defensively explains that she was misunderstood and then angrily withdraws, while others run in to defend her by re-explaining "what she really meant". The point of the feedback is now lost, and hours must be spent repairing this perceived breach.
And of course, no one appears concerned about Jason.
Shaking my head, I think to myself, "You asked me here to help you see your racism, but by god, I'd better not actually help you see your racism.""
Chapter 9, White Fragility- Robin diAngelo
burn it 🔥
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said this on bluesky but:
i genuinely encourage non black people to engage with this, who might be worried they can't because of the word "nigga" because they feel like it's overstepping. the only way it would be overstepping is saying it to me when ur not black, but please don't be afraid to engage with black art.
i kinda get annoyed when non black people police other non blacks on how to engage with black culture because it creates a problem where non black people avoid us all together which can be extremely isolating and create even MORE tension and overall being uneducated.
counter to all the new years resolutioner diet bullshit, might I recommend unlearning your fatphobia with some light reading:
fearing the black body: the racial origins of fat phobia by sabrina strings
what we don't talk about when we talk about fat by aubrey gordon
the belly of the beast: the politics of anti-fatness as anti-blackness by da’shaun harrison
(there are many many more books I can list for those interested & your library probably has all of these)
weary and wary are not the same word and have very different meanings and if i see one more person use wearily when they mean warily I’m gonna combust
weary: tired, worn-out, beaten down, exhausted, in need of rest. they were weary after their long journey. wearily, she sat down on the couch and kicked off her shoes. he had grown weary of this conversation.
wary: guarded, cautious, on-edge, careful. they were wary of the approaching stranger. warily, she poked at the dark shape in the corner of her room. he paused, wary, but nodded anyway.
thank you for this reply you get the funny crown today with bonus points for accuracy
Reminder:
LRADs, a sound-producing device used to control crowds, can inflict permanent damage on subjects
[ID 1: A screenshot of a Facebook post by Grouchy Socialists Rides Again. The post reads "ICE is deploying LRADs at their raids. Bring hearing protection to all actions! Ear plugs fit in your pocket, ear muffs fit in a bag. Pair them together for even better protection." There is a photo below of a Homeland Security Investigations truck with a long range acoustic device (or LRAD) on top, which is circled with red to draw attention to it. Two soldiers stand in front of the car and hold guns.
ID 2: A screenshot of a Facebook post that goes over two screenshots due to length by Leftist Lt Dan that reads:
"**UPDATE** for anyone worried about inner ear plugs being ineffective or harmful in this instance JASA (see comments for sources) found that LRADs primarily cause damage via air conduction, not bone conduction, at operational distances. Studies have found that inner and over ear protection together are the most effective method of protecting your hearing.
LRADs stands for Long Range Acoustic Device and emits ear piercing sounds and is sometimes used in crowd control. Thanks to Grouchy Socialists Rides Again for sharing this info for communities currently protesting [ice cube emoji].
Here's some info to protect your hearing, share this information whenever possible, and I would suggest those who can carrying extra hearing protection in case someone around you needs it. Coordinate on site resistance measures whenever possible.
Personal Protection Measures:
Hearing Protection:
High-grade earplugs: Industrial or earplugs with a high Noise Reduction Rating (NRR 33+) are recommended.
Noise-cancelling earmuffs: Wearing these in addition to earplugs provides extra protection.
Improvised ear protection: If proper equipment is unavailable, use foam, cloth, or wax based earplugs.
Covering your ears: While less effective than earplugs, firmly blocking your ears with your hands can reduce sound by 20-30 dB, but may not be enough to prevent injury from very loud sounds.
Breaking Line of Sight:
Obstacles: LRADs are directional, so sound waves can be blocked or reflected by buildings, vehicles, or solid objects.
Positioning: Position yourself behind solid barriers.
Movement: If you're moving, zigzag or change direction to avoid staying in the direct path of the LRAD beam.
Getting out of range: Distance is the best". /end ID]