[theknightlywolfe]

The result of getting rid of DEI is these people.

[earthstory]

[skeletonsonmars]

all things considered, seems like a pretty okay date

[robobuddies]

i never understood the meaning of “knowing too much” until today

[katrinageist]

When I explain cultural misappropriation to children, I use the example of The Nightmare Before Christmas.  

It’s effective because especially for children, who don’t have enough historical context to understand much of the concept, you can still fully grasp the idea.  

There was nothing wrong with Jack seeing the beauty and differences in Christmas town, it’s when he tried to take what is unique about Christmas town away from those it originally belonged to without understanding the full context of Christmas things is when everything went wrong.

When Jack tries to get the folk of Halloween town to make Christmas gifts for children, etc., children understand that the Halloween town folk do not have the full context for the objects they are making, and they are able to see that the direct repercussions and consequences are very harmful.

[jumpingjacktrash]

what i like about this is the implication that if jack had taken the time to understand christmas town, bringing christmas to halloween town would not have been harmful. that’s how it works, folks. cultural sharing is GOOD, it’s only misappropriation when it’s done in ignorance and disrespect.

[kelseyridge13]

There’s an interesting level here in that Jack tried to understand Christmas town. He could see the magic while he was there, and he did try to explain it that way to citizens of Halloween town.  But they weren’t interested in the kind of life he was describing, so he started “rebranding” Christmas so that it was not like Christmas but was like Halloween. The people of Halloween town, never having actually encountered Christmas, have no way of knowing that what they’re being told about Christmas and “Sandy Claws” is inaccurate. Jack also tried to study Christmas and its culture, though he couldn’t quite get it; eventually, he literally decides to take it for himself, even as he knows it’s not really for him.  He started out feeling sad the others in Halloween town didn’t ‘get it,’ but he then decided it’s not important to fully ‘get it’ but instead to have it.

So it’s not just accidentally removing things form their context; he has intentionally disregard the meaning of the rituals he purports to be recreating, making them more fun for the recreaters but not like what the rituals are supposed to be and without the related significance.

[calamitycons]

This is the best way to conceptualize the wrong way to share culture I have ever seen and I think I finally get where people are coming from when they talk about “cultural appropriation.”

[okayilubuhbye-deactivated201611]

This is an EXCELLENT explanation through example!

[figureyourlifeout-deactivated20]

This is PERFECT. I’m using this in my classroom.

[everydayanth]

THIS IS PERFECT FOR ADULTS TOO!

[catchymemes]

prequel feels

[catchymemes]

prequel feels

[call-me-shriggy]

the mood for this month

[tamizhnadu]

i know ive talked about this before but we literally have no reason not to bring the original gay flag made in the 70s by gilbert baker back to regular use!

the pink stripe was simply taken away because pink fabric was too expensive to mass reproduce at the time, and the turquoise stripe was taken away for a really odd reason: for the harvey milk remembrance parade in 1979, they wanted three stripes on each side of the street and didn’t want it to be asymmetrical, so they did away with the turquoise stripe. like, they could have fixed it in some other way without removing a whole stripe, but eh whatever history’s history.

the pink originally symbolized sex and the turquoise was for magic/art and it would just be really cool if we could bring both the stripes back into regular use again since there wasn’t any significance behind the removal of the stripes and we’re perfectly capable of mass producing flags with all the stripes again!

[danielnelsen]

if anyone is interested, in 2017, shortly before he died, gilbert baker added a 9th stripe in lavender to represent diversity, partly in response to trump’s election. while i dont expect it to gain any kind of widespread usage, it is an interesting fact!

(source 1; article) (source 2; official site)

[dimensionaldemon]

Yes.

BIGGER,

GAYER

[juliawiinchester-deactivated201]

I hate men

[juliawiinchester-deactivated201]

Can we bring this back? He’s the reason I started carrying knives everywhere… One time he saw me inside of a liquor store and I refused to step outside until he finally left.. AN HOUR LATER. He just stood there waiting for me to leave the store. Ugh. I’m glad I’m across the country from this creep.

[juliawiinchester-deactivated201]

Oh he also stopped by my work EVERYDAY to ask me out and EVERYDAY I would say “no thank you” it got to the point that whenever I saw his car pull up I would tell my boss and then go hide in the back room. He honestly terrified me.

[thecouncilofjune]

Men are fucking terrifying, I once had some random dude stalk me at work because I smiled at him. … something you get in trouble for if you don’t do when in customer service!

[theeeprotagonist]

what the actual fuck

[personal-insane-asylum]

Everytime a guy tries to describe himself to me as a nice guy and that i shouldn’t be afraid, my warning siren in my head gets louder.

[cronagorgonzola]

protip, people who are actually nice, don’t usually feel the need to tell everyone how nice they are.

[pharaohmangos-deactivated201801]

Men feel so entitled sometimes. It’s scary to watch the interactions sometimes.

[poppypaps-deactivated20160724]

[medosu-blog]

¯ > ¯

[punkkidmakingpizzas]

look at this Dad I’m crying

[securelyinsecure]

Miss New York Nia Imani Franklin Has Won the Miss America Pageant

A classical vocalist whose pageant platform is “advocating for the arts,” Franklin sang an operatic selection from the opera La Boheme.

She won a $50,000 scholarship along with the crown in the first Miss America pageant to be held without a swimsuit competition.

[sbrown82]

*every black girl across these “united” states:

[toastbutteregg]

what a time to be alive

[doggosource]

[jelly-sugarcube]

PSA TO WEAR A MASK IF YOU LIVE IN CALIFORNIA

[zenosanalytic]

Here’s the LA Times Article this graphic’s taken from.

[signlesstheredbloodedtroll]

And it’s not “works best with a shaved face” it will not work as intended at all if you have facial hair. The hair breaks the seal on the mask, allowing smoke and toxins in. Shave to save your life.

[catchymemes]

Terrible maps

[unclefather]

what’s terrible about this? it’s facts

[kaijuno]

They removed tumblr from the App Store we’re rogue lads

[dreams-squared]

what are we gonna do now boss?

[kaijuno]

Absolute anarchy

[amongthespaghetti]

it’s off the google play store as well lmao

[tamascotchi-deactivated20190101]

nobody gets in. nobody gets out