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"what do we do about people who fake disabilities to get ssi" we throw them a fucking party for pulling off the most difficult and unrewarding grift of all time. literally i don't care

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Gustave Jacquet (detail)

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Jewish Bukharan man’s outfit

Late 19th-early 20th century. Silk velvet; couched gilt-, silver-, and silk-thread embroidery, ikat-dyed silk

The abundance of fabrics that make up the man’s colourful apparel reflect the wealth and high standing of the Bukharan merchants. The wide coats - gifts given by emirs to those they favoured - were worn one on top of another by Jews and Muslims alike.

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With all the surviving dresses and all the girls considered worth photographs being waifish as heck, what can you tell me about how a heavier lass might have Been Fashion in the 20s? could I have flapped?

You absolutely could have flapped! People have always existed at every size, and extant garments have major survivorship bias that preserves mostly the tiniest, fanciest things. Looking at vernacular photography from the era shows us tons of people in every shape and size wearing 20s styles.

The thing is, what looks flattering and fashionable to us, now, was not necessarily what looked flattering and fashionable to them, back then.

That said, there definitely was some social pressure to be (or look) slimmer:

(did you know Lane Bryant’s been around this long?)

But honestly, most people who weren’t Hollywood stars or socialites just kind of committed to the loose, boxy silhouette.

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Bactrian gold crown from 1st century BC-1st century AD found in the tomb of a high-ranking nomadic woman found at Tillya Tepe archaeological site in the northern Afghanistan

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The Ancient Roman Arch of Hadrian, Jerash, Jordan.

Photo courtesy Poco a poco

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Jean Ingelow (British, 1820-1897)

Illustration for The Motions of the Unseen and Poems of Love and Childhood, 1871

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was just thinking about how much i love being jewish despite all the hate, ignorance, and antisemitism. being jewish is so important to my life goals, my values, and my very existence

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This week, over 350 rabbis from the USA, together with some American Jewish creatives and activists, took a full-page ad in the New York Times to oppose Trump's plan for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza.

Sources: website of this campaign (Jewish People Say No To Ethnic Cleansing), Jewish Voice For Peace, The Guardian.

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This week, more than 500 Jewish Australians have taken full-page ads in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers with the same purpose.

Source: Jewish Council Australia, The Jewish Independent.

Also, 215 Jewish Italians have done the same in La Repubblica and Il Manifesto newspapers.

Translation: Trump wants to expel Palestinians from Gaza. Meanwhile, the Israeli government's and settlers' violence continues in the West Bank. Italian Jewish women and Jewish men say: NO to ethnic cleansing. Italy must not be an accomplice.

Source: La Repubblica, L'unità.