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[dearpercocet]

Well that was fun. Anyway.

Clicks for Palestine

Crips for eSIMs for Gaza

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund

Gaza Soup Kitchen

[paperplateprose]

writing challenge!

open up your document and put words in it

[paperplateprose]

writing challenge!

open up your document and put words in it

[paperplateprose]

writing challenge!

open up your document and put words in it

[paperplateprose]

writing challenge!

open up your document and put words in it

[orteil42]

given the current climate this pride especially i feel i must mention that i love my trans friends, i stand with trans people in the fight against transphobic legislation and those who would enforce it, and this blog is not a good place for you to be if you do not vibe with that

[paperplateprose]

writing challenge!

open up your document and put words in it

[leafy-dragon]

[only-cat-memes]

[scarlet--wiccan]

On related note, a few years ago, the Entomological Society of America officially discontinued the use of "gypsy moth" and "gyspy ant" as common names for Lymantria dispar and Aphaenogaster araneoides. L. Dispar is now known as the "spongy moth," so named for the appearance of their eggs, but I don't think a new common name has caught on for the ant species yet.

These changes we brought about, in large part, by the advocacy of Romani people in academia. You might not think that bug names are a very serious issue, but I believe that language matters. These species became known as "gypsies" because their attributes were likened to certain stereotypes and negative perceptions of actual Roma, so the continued use of those names reaffirmed those negative associations in the public consciousness. Slurs and pejoratives can never be truly decontexualized.

In my mind, one of the biggest obstacles that Romani people face when we are trying to advocate for ourselves is a lack of recognition as a marginalized group that deserves the necessary consideration. Even for seemingly trivial matters, like bugs or comic book characters, the way that people talk about us-- and talk down to us, when we get involved-- is telling. So, I always think that changes like this are a win, because it means that people are willing to learn and grant us the dignity we deserve. And there's nothing wrong with wanting to effect change in your own field, even arts and science.

[doomsday-dj]

There was recently a copyright infringement case in YA and I need everyone to know that the following sentence was in the legal decision:

“Hot, sexy, dangerous boys, central to virtually all young adult romance novels, cannot be copyrighted.”

[kuttithevangu]

“Regarding setting, the court held that both works taking place in Alaska high schools was not protectable because Alaska is a public place and setting a teen novel in a high school is a common genre convention.”

Freeman v. Deebs-Elkenaney | Loeb & Loeb LLP

Freeman v. Deebs-Elkenaney | Loeb & Loeb LLP

[kogiopsis]

I've read the entire decision (skimming over the purely legal precedent/definitions bit) and here are some of my favorite bits:

[zipsunz]

i'm not afraid of anything anymore

[manuciruja]

awww the like button turns into a rainbow when you press it! that's so cute...hey staff what's with all the trans women you keep nuking?

[manuciruja]

i think we should be ridiculing them more for this. you don't get to try and go all "queer website" when your staff likes to go on nuking sprees targeting the trans fem users

[smadsel]

would be remiss not to mention that the rainbow notably straight up just removed the trans flag colors from it. like they’re gone. it’s the progress flag minus the trans flag colors.

[smadsel]

that’s not the whole flag, now is it

[manuciruja]

hey staff what the fuck

[villainessbian]

hey staff don't you think you're being too on-the-nose

[shrodingers-catgirl]

HEY STAFF DONT YOU THINK YOU'RE BEING TOO ON-THE-NOSE

[manga3am]

[yesornopolls]

Would you consider the hate for AI at the moment “excessive”?

Would you consider the hate for AI at the moment “excessive”?

Yes

No

Remaining time: 3 days 9 hours

[leafy-dragon]

its not going far enough

the data centers being built, causing destruction to the environment and loss of water quality to the people living in the area...

the disregard of the human aspect in creative works which gives art its meaning...

the dumbing down of the human mind, making people complacent with the information being spoonfed to them to support the bias of the model..

the use of ai in warfare and surveillance...

we are not going far enough with hate against ai

[tofupiku]

how did he gET UP THERE

[catchymemes]