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what would fix you?
animals ears
fangs
funky eyes (but still only 2)
animal tail
wings
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There's one charity that I haven't seen shared here personally, and that's Care for Gaza.
They're shared a lot on twitter as a reputable on-the-ground relief source. You can donate to their gofundme to help their efforts here.
They’re a grassroot organisation that regularly supply Palestinians with fresh food!
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more on writing muslim characters from a hijabi muslim girl
- hijabis get really excited over pretty scarves - they also like to collect pins and brooches - we get asked a lot of questions and it can be annoying or it can be amusing, just depends on our mood and personality and how the question is phrased - common questions include: - “not even water?” (referring to fasting) - hijabis hear a lot of “do you sleep in that?” (we don’t) and “where is your hair?” (in a bun or a braid, usually) - “is it mooze-slim or mozzlem?” (the answer is neither, it’s muslim, with a soft s and accent on the first syllable) - “ee-slam or iz-lamb?” (it’s iss-laam, accent on the first syllable) - “hee-job?” (heh-jahb, accent on the second syllable)
- “kor-an?” (no. quran. say it like koor-annn, accent on the second syllable) - people tend to mess up our names really badly and you just get a sigh and a resigned nod or an awkward smile, maybe a nickname instead - long hair is easy to hide, short hair is harder to wrap up - hijab isn’t just covering hair, it’s also showing as little skin as possible with the exception of face, hands, and feet, and not wearing tight/sheer clothing - that applies to men too, people just don’t like to mention it ( i wonder why) - henna/mehendi isn’t just for special occasions, you’ll see people wearing it for fun - henna/mehendi isn’t just for muslims, either, it’s not a religious thing - henna/mehendi is not just for women, men also wear it, especially on their weddings - there are big mehendi parties in the couple of nights before eid where people (usually just women and kids) gather and do each other’s mehendi, usually just hands and feet - five daily prayers - most muslim kids can stutter through a couple verses of quran in the original arabic text by the age of seven or eight, it does not matter where they live or where they’re from or what language they speak natively - muslim families tend to have multiple copies of the quran - there are no “versions” of the quran, there has only ever been one. all muslims follow the exact same book - muslims have no concept of taking God’s name in vain, we call on God at every little inconvenience - don’t use islamic phrases if you don’t know what they mean or how to use them. we use them often, inside and outside of religious settings. in islam, it is encouraged to mention God often and we say these things very casually, but we take them very seriously - Allahu Akbar means “God is Greatest” (often said when something shocks or surprises us, or if we’re scared or daunted, or when something amazing happens, whether it be good or bad; it’s like saying “oh my god”) - Subhan Allah means “Glory be to God” (i say subhan Allah at the sky, at babies, at trees, whatever strikes me as pleasant, especially if it’s in nature) - Bismillah means “in the name of God” and it’s just something you say before you start something like eating or doing your homework - In Shaa Allah means “if God wills” (example: you’ll be famous, in shaa Allah) (it’s a reminder that the future is in God’s hands, so be humble and be hopeful)
- Astaghfirullah means “i seek forgiveness from Allah” and it’s like “god forgive me” - Alhamdulillah means “all thanks and praise belong to God” and it’s just a little bit more serious than saying “thank god” (example: i passed my exams, alhamdulillah; i made it home okay, alhamdulillah) - when i say we use them casually, i really mean it - teacher forgot to assign homework? Alhamdulillah - our version of “amen” is “ameen” - muslims greet each other with “assalamu alaikum” which just means “peace be on you” and it’s like saying hi - the proper response is “walaikum assalam” which means “and on you be peace” and it’s like saying “you too”
As a Muslim this post is so very important and it makes me so happy that it gives the small facts and details that one might be unaware of or confused about.
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All 36 hospitals in Gaza have been destroyed by Israel. ALL 36. DESTROYED.
And Israel has the nerve to claim it doesn't bomb hospitals and is "careful not to target civilians".
Fuck you.
I will never forgive and I will never forget how the world allowed this to happen. If you are silent about this, you are complicit. Keep talking about Gaza!
Noor Harazeen you are the world's hero. You're completely correct, this is not normal. This is evil and no human needs to make these decisions.
Rage. In my heart. All-consuming. FUCK AI.
For those who don't know, this piece is titled 'Unfinished Painting', by Keith Haring. He painted it about a year before his death of AIDs. I believe he actually finished other pieces between this one and his death. He left the majority of the canvas blank to represent his life and art career cut short due to HIV/AIDs. This was a deliberate choice and commentary about all that we lose (both personally and culturally) by ignoring the AIDs crisis at the time (1989). He was devastated he didn't have time to make more art. 'Finishing' Unfinished Painting is straight up spitting on Haring's grave and shows no understanding to the meaning behind the art. The AI interpretation doesn't even follow his extremely recognizable shape language and symbols. This is why people are angry about AI art. All commerce images and no meaning or humanity
Thank you for typing this out! I couldn't formulate my thoughts at the time because it really and truly goes beyond "they didn't match the pattern". There is significance behind this piece never being completed. "Unfinished Painting" is historical on at *minimum* three different layers - reflecting one person's struggle with AIDS, encapsulating a very terrifying time in the LGBT+ community (though AIDS doesn't discriminate by sexuality), and showing how the LGBT+ community was (and still is) all woven together with the same struggles. And while the completion *could be* a symbol of how even HIV can be overcome (at least two people have been cured!!!!), the fact that it was completed by a fucking computer rings this symbol as hollow. Our lives are not bits of data. We are not statistics. We never fucking were.
AI advocates, go pick up a brush.
The thing with this kind of use for AI is that it all too often is excused with something innocent. "It's so sad this was never finished! But we can now use AI to finish it! We're helping the artist!"
But you're not helping the artist. You're tacking your own name onto their work in an attempt to milk some of their credit for yourself. In one of the laziest ways possible.
Sometimes art doesn't get finished. Sometimes a song is never fully written. Sometimes a novel series isn't completed. Maybe it's because the artist died, or maybe it's because the spark they had for the art in question went out before they completed the work. But that's life. It's unfortunate, and often sad. It leaves the fans of that artist feeling empty, because they want what they'll never get. But that does not justify taking it upon yourself to "complete" a work for an artist, especially when the artist does not ask you to. Especially this painting, which was very obviously intentionally left unfinished by the artist. But even if it hadn't been, and it truly wasn't finished before he died, then that does not mean it is ok to ask a computer to finish it.
People look to AI as the big solution to completing all these things that were lost to time. They want to use actors who have died for those big, touching cameos in movies. They want to hear songs that were never completed, sung by voices who are long gone. They want to see more artwork, more creativity, by artists who aren't here anymore. But all throughout human history, people have accepted that once someone is dead, then that's it. The only way we can appreciate them is in what they have left us, not in what a computer might be able to create by stealing their work and creating a false image. It's not their work. They didn't make it. To call it theirs would be nothing short of a lie.
Tattoo done by Miryam Lumpini.
This is the first time I’ve seen color tattoos on dark skin that actually look vibrant and pigmented!!!!!
Once I was talking to a dark skinned lady who told me that she was jealous of my pasty skin because she wants color tattoos, which her artist said wasn’t possible with her skin tone. I sent her to mine, and he proceeded to go off about how dark skin accepts greens, yellows, and white beautifully, and that her previous artist just lacked the skills to use those 3 colors as highlights to make other colors pop more. If you are dark skinned and your tattoo artist says you can’t have bright colors, find a new one.
Re-blogged again for that added text!!!
I know it might be hard to believe after the way you’ve been raised, but you don’t exist to please your parents. You don’t exist to make them happy or for them to live vicariously through you.
You are your own person and it’s okay to live your life with that in mind.
We expected the Israeli defence to be full of shit, but this is insane
As a heads up, the Western propaganda machine is going to be much worse. Now that there's confirmation that South Africa are preparing to take Britain and the United States to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for complicity in the State of Israel’s war crimes and genocide on Gaza- we think that it's important to note that it's almost like clockwork that the propaganda machine will skyrocket with new anti-Palestinian resistance defamation and unfounded allegations levied to further hostility within our already divided communities.
Read more on South Africa's proposal here:
'The United States must now be held accountable for the crimes it committed,' says Wikus Van Rensburg, who is leading team of 47 lawyers and
News sourced from Anadolu Ajansı.
It’s a no-brainer that we’ll see a sharp rise in pro-Israel propaganda, and it’s highly likely that there’ll be a crackdown on pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist rallying. You see, the Capitalist hegemony is almost ridiculously predictable once you figure out how it functions and operates; the historical cycle of committing atrocities and subsequently excusing themselves with absurd lies of brainwashing propaganda. The United States and United Kingdom will certainly not take kindly to South Africa's intention to charge them in this international lawsuit- thus they will need a retaliation that gains more favour for them from the general public.
Expect more confounded accusations of antisemitism and Jew-hatred imposed on celebrities, organisations, journalists, even nations. Expect more fascist laws passed to silence Palestinian resistance support, and more Islamophobic fear-mongering.
Propaganda is not always easy to spot and deconstruct, so be sure to stay vigilant and think critically in context of current events. However the Imperial core are growing weaker, with such incredible numbers, millions of people, showing support to Palestine internationally- we are no longer easily fooled by their usual tactics. In the putrid face of propaganda, the Palestinian resistance still persists.
New favorite RPG house rule
The Stock Market
Come up with three or four letter stock codes for each character. The starting value for one share in a character is $500.
If a character’s share value drops below $100, they are removed from the market until their stock price rises above $100.
At the end of each session, the GM announces changes in each character’s stock value. Taking Ws and generally having a good time raises the stock. Taking Ls and suffering lowers the stock.
The more extreme the character’s experience, the greater the change to their stock value, from anywhere between $50 and $250 (in $50 intervals)
Each player starts with $1000 and one share in their own character
Each player can purchase one share from the GM in between sessions. Additional shares can be purchased from the GM for an additional, stacking $500 fee. (So it would cost an extra $500, then an extra $1000, etc etc)
Players can sell shares to the GM at market value between sessions, and can sell or trade shares with other players between sessions. Selling and trading between two players can also happen DURING the session.
Shares in a dead character are completely worthless, and cannot be bought or sold. If you’re scared someone’s going to die, you can try to sell to your fellow players mid-combat. If a dead character is revived, their stock value resets to $500 if it wasn’t lower.
As far as why you should do this, uh… Writing why a character’s stock fluctuated is just a really funny way to keep track of what happened in a session? There can be a prize if you want there to be one but the real reward is getting to say your character’s stocks are up 10% and then buying shares in the bard because his price dropped after the Gelatinous Cube Incident
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Ask anyone who works in retail right now and they will tell you they are severely understaffed, underpaid, and managers hire new employees at an absolute crawl of a pace. Also, getting a retail job is a month long process that usually involves calling and harassing your prospective employer enough or else they will simply forget becauae maybe if they delay just long enough they can bonus for being under budget on payroll for one more week
I want one of those scenes in a dude bro film where “tomboy” chick has to wear a dress to go undercover or whatever, but instead of the guys drooling as she walks down the stairs, they’re like “k. U need to stop. Go put the cargo pants back on. You look super uncomfortable and awkward in that. Brutus, you go be the fake prostitute.”
I’m just imagining this super ripped guy called Brutus being like ‘YESSS!!! I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE THE FAKE PROSTITUTE!! Now is my time to shine!!’
so I got inspired… and had to make a comic….
*wipes away a single tear* Yes.
Miss Congeniality, but with The Rock instead of Sandra Bullock
He looks so ready. XD
“My time has come.”
Plot twist she’s his bodyguard
I specifically went back through my reblogs to find these
💎 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺! Mage-Catcher Explosives Wondrous item, rare ___
These eight-sided explosives come in a red linen bag. When found, there are 1d3 + 1 explosives in the bag.
You can use an action to throw up to 4 bombs at a point that you can see within 30 feet of you. For each bomb you throw, roll a d8; on a 1, the bomb does nothing. On any other result, the bomb explodes upon impact. If at least 1 bomb explodes, it creates a 10-foot-radius field of magical instability that’s centered on the point. Any spell of 3rd level or lower within that area immediately ends.
If multiple bombs explode, the field remains for a number of rounds equal to the amount of bombs that exploded after the first; the field then vanishes at the end of your turn on that round. During that time, any spell of 3rd level or lower that enters the field’s area automatically ends.
A creature with the Antimagic Susceptibility trait that’s in the field when it appears, starts its turn there, or enters the area for the first time on its turn must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or fall unconscious for 1 minute.
Each bomb that explodes is destroyed, unless you roll an 8 on its d8. If you do, the bomb explodes but isn’t destroyed, allowing it to be used again at another time. ___
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i feel the need to reiterate that "hamas" also happens to be a regular arabic word that means "fervour", "excitement" or "passion" because i feel like in some time we'll start seeing arabs being "called out" because someone heard them speak the word
Some people have already said this in the tags but it can't be repeated enough:
This is the same as with "Allahu Akbar" which can be translated as "God is the greatest" (and before someone "calls me out" on it, Allah is just "god" in arabic so stfu)
This is also the same as with "Jihad", which can be "struggling", "striving" or similar words with the connotation of "exertion"
This is ALSO the same as with Al-quds or simply quds, being Jerusalem's name in arabic.
And I'm sure there are even more out there that will be weaponized by Islamophobes and racists all around the globe.
