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[newbarktownalumni]

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[plecopsar]

[the-problematic-trolley]

Transhumanism, acceptance of progress - furry, specifically protogen.

(Furry has a lot of political weight/associations).

Argument for disability rights with the protogen.

Body acceptance - hip dip, pouch, tig ol’ bitties

Sex positivity - furry, toaster/toast placement

Censorship- toaster/toast placement

[Refer to male/female gaze]

LGBT rights - bi logo on headphones

Freedom of speech/expression - sarcastic “‘all art is political’” to try and disprove it.

Artistic intent/audience response

Argument to be made for symbolism of food insecurity - use of toast for censorship instead of some luxurious food.

[marril96]

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[enbaluka-tokyo-drift]

[feministthembot]

Pussy reveal

[everydaylouie]

do not. address it

[thewrithingsouth]

i can tell when the edible starts to work when i start z-targeting shit irl

[thewrithingsouth]

iu'm doing this shit when i run into my cat in the hallway

[captain-price-returns]

[transmechanicus]

Revealing the ignorance of my youth here, but who is this and what is she known for?

[boybeetles]

Anita Sarkeesian, feminist who interpreted media under a feminist lens. She did a series about video games and she was the subject of targeted harassment. That was the start of gamergate

[flurrin]

Minor correction, the start of gamergate was based around a different reporter, Zoe Quinn, but they were both absolutely violently threatened over their involvement in video game criticism and development. A hate campaign was started by Quinn's ex-boyfriend when he wrote a post falsely accusing them of dating video game journalists in order to receive positive reviews on their own game, Depression Quest, which led other bad actors to accuse all women in the industry (Zoe identified as female at the time) of perceived sexual immorality. Anita Sarkeesian's brilliant Youtube series Tropes vs Women in Video Games (which everyone should watch, right now) sparked a particular nerve for criticizing popular games of killing and/or victimizing any important female character (there is a CHILLING bit that borders on ludicrous where she describes the plots of a seemingly endless parades of games as "In [title], [male player character's] wife dies, and you then have to rescue [his] daughter."). That series did actually make a huge change in the industry, especially when touted by progressive legacy developers like Tim Schafer (Monkey Island, Psychonauts), who went on to expand hiring in his company to front women and minority voices, but the shift didn't really show for a long time and echoes of the sexism that plagues the industry at its core are still rampant.

[boybeetles]

Thanks for the correction! I was like 8-10 years old when this all went down (2014-2016) so I only know vaguely about it. I’m still learning about this.

[loregoddess]

Zoe Quinn also has a book called Crash Overdrive, which I feel should be required reading for literally anyone using the internet in any capacity, especially as more and more things get moved to online spaces, and especially for people who use the internet for their livelihoods. It's a fairly short read (I read the entire book in a single day, although I will note this was during and for grad school, so actual reading time may vary for normal, non-grad-student readers), and can be a bit depressing--Quinn details the years of harassment they received due to gamergate, it's not a pleasant read, but I do think it's an absolutely necessary book to understand what happened and why and how, and Quinn has a surprisingly resilient sense of resolve come the end of the book, which details all the safety measures someone can and should take with their online activity.

If you can't get out to your local library to borrow the book, you can also find it here on the Internet Archive (though it looks like the lending is limited? it doesn't appear to be an open text at least, so a library might be your best bet if you can't purchase the book). Of all the books I was required to buy and read for college classes, this is probably the most important and impactful, and it's the only one I'd strongly encourage everyone to read for themselves.

[whatbigotspost]

Shout out to those of us who remember gamer gate discourse on this site the first time, all too viscerally.

Who could have guessed it would all end up worse and worse.

[teathattast]

[f4therlesssss]

lesbian porn should kill men if they try to watch it like the ring

[mollyjames]

[liberalsarecool]

Tax the rich into oblivion. Obscene wealth is an attack on public health.

[jusjuiceboxbox]

Welcome to being an adult! Featuring such injury causing events as

- sneezed wrong

- turned your neck a little too fast

- slept weird

- took the trash out to the curb and stepped at a slightly different angle than usual

- breathed

- failed to breathe properly

- breathed in the wrong stuff. Allergy time

- looked too hard at something too far away

- knees

[geekerypeekery]

@copperbadge

[copperbadge]

I was gonna add some but I think simply adding "copperbadge" to the list really sums up being an injury-prone adult.

[bobdylanyaoi]

star wars original trilogy: it doesn’t matter where you come from because you can be the child of a terrible person and choose to be good or a selfish cynic and choose to turn around and fight for and sacrifice yourself for a cause and you can even be evil and decide to do one good thing right at the very end because your past doesnt define your future

star wars prequel trilogy: it doesn’t matter where you come from because you can be a good person who is corrupted and choose to become a force for evil and destroy your relationships in the process. be careful because your past as a good person doesn’t define your future

rian johnson: it doesn’t matter where you come from you could be a random nobody from nowhere and that doesn’t mean you arent important and can’t make a difference. your past doesn’t define your future

jj abrams: never mind lol! it does matter where you come from! these movies aren’t about breaking cycles and the human capacity for change and the importance of circumstances and relationships! these movies are about Lore and crazy lightsaber battle oooooh!

[the-enchanted-little-star]

[sigynpenniman]

This morning I’m thinkin about how Miles dislocated his shoulder on the Enterprise and Crusher was like Ugh Okay I’ll go get the Osteotractor™️ and then Miles dislocated his shoulder on DS9 and Julian just fucking cracked it back into place then and there

[sigynpenniman]

distinctive medical strategies

[eilupt]

Medical Person Explanation: the more you dislocate your shoulder the less stable it becomes. In early days Miles' shoulder was still pretty tight and needed the Osteoretractor™, but the time he gets to DS9 it's become so loose Julian can just pop it in.

In the future it'll become so unstable Miles will be able to pop the joint in and out at will.

Miles needs physical therapy.

[sigynpenniman]

Miles needs ALL THE KINDS of therapy.

[milesobriensrolledupsleeves]

Alternate theory: Julian does this because he's bugs Bunny and Miles is Elmer fudd

[herpsandbirds]

Greater Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa), family Tytonidae, order Strigiformes, Australia

Photographs by Ben Williams