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In writing, epithets ("the taller man"/"the blonde"/etc) are inherently dehumanizing, in that they remove a character's name and identity, and instead focus on this other quality.

Which can be an extremely effective device within narration!

They can work very well for characters whose names the narrator doesn't know yet (especially to differentiate between two or more). How specific the epithet is can signal to the reader how important the character is going to be later on, and whether they should dedicate bandwidth to remembering them for later ("the bearded man" is much less likely to show up again than "the man with the angel tattoo")

They can indicate when characters stop being as an individual and instead embody their Role, like a detective choosing to think of their lover simply as The Thief when arresting them, or a royal character being referred to as The Queen when she's acting on behalf of the state

They can reveal the narrator's biases by repeatedly drawing attention to a particular quality that singles them out in the narrator's mind

But these only work if the epithet used is how the narrator primarily identifies that character. Which is why it's so jarring to see a lot of common epithets in intimate moments-- because it conveys that the main character is primarily thinking of their lover/best friend/etc in terms of their height or age or hair color.

vilea777

sorry i cant hang out i forgot how to mimic human like behaviour

6qubed

I mean if you wanna just loom in the corner like some kinda creature that's cool, we just don't want you getting left out

“both of these people are insane” he’s my father. he made me insane.

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Hardcore's fuckin BACK btw

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and when you do swallow the sun, what next? | buy a print of this piece here

amrogersart

Some pieces for People Make Games' Patreon, running on a theme of unique indie puzzlers: Donut County, Monument Valley, and Wilmot's Warehouse

tothearkmoved

I'll link the video here but orthodox jews who opposed israel's occupation were attacked. This was never about judaism and israel never cared about any jews which is known but is coming more clear now than ever. many anti zionists in israel are in danger for opposition towards their government

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#it was in mea she'arim populated by haredi jews known for protesting against the occupation#who are often painted as terror apologists in the media#israeli news outlets dont report on the violence of course. only on the so called hateful graffiti the police removes from the neighborhood

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secondlina

I drew a little something for the Hiveworks micro comic summer~

It's time! Today is the day. Share the comic you've been working on all summer with the tag #MicroComicSummer

anarchapella

Yes it’s very important for solidarity with workers but, and maybe this is an unpopular opinion, workers should have solidarity with poor customers. Like ignore shoplifting, be sensitive when ppl are using EBT cards, that kinda thing.

stonehengemony

If you work retail and you worry about shoplifters I beg you to remember how little money you’re being paid to do this

dont-pray-for-my-sins

and also no matter what your boss says to you, someone shoplifting will not cause your wages to be docked. if it DOES, then you can get in contact with a labor attourney, who will proceed to light up like a kid at christmas because they (and you) are about to get a big fat payday. that shit is ridiculously illegal.

obsidianwitch

Remember kids, the largest form of theft in this country is wage theft, and it's not because of poor people trying to get by.

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