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People who perform manual labor should be not only given high and liveable wages, but unlimited access to healthcare and physical therapy to help manage the myriad conditions that come from doing back-breaking work.
Like this is not an absurd concept. It bothers me that people think that it is.
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What Native people say about the use of sage: you can use sage, but you cannot smudge as nothing you are doing (waving sage around) is actually smudging. Smudging is a ceremony and you are, we promise, not smudging. Please buy sage from either us, or someone who sources the sage from us. White sage may not be considered endangered by the US government but corperate sourcing is making it difficult for us to source sage for our own religious purposes. Let alone to sell it.
What white people hear: never use sage ever, don’t ever buy it, don’t own it, don’t even look at it.
Look, y’all. There’s a couple of facets to my talk today.
1) Yes! You can buy sage! You really, truly can! Buy it from either native sellers (go to a powwow! Eat our food, buy our stuff, watch some dancing!) Or buy it from a seller who sources the sage from native people. Pick one. And no, buying it from 5 Below doesn’t count.
2) you CANNOT smudge. This isn’t just you “shouldn’t”— this is a YOU ARE INCAPABLE OF SMUDGING. Waving a sage stick around your doorways IS NOT SMUDGING. It is smoke clensing. Smudging, depending on the tradition and tribe, could easily have dancing and drums involved. You, as a white person, do not have the cultural BACKGROUND to even know how it works. At all. Period.
3) please, for FUCKS SAKE, stop making posts here on tumblr where you tell other white people about cultural appropriation and what they can and cannot do. Please stop, your license has been revoked because none of you bother to get the facts right. We native people are FULLY CAPABLE OF DOING IT OURSELVES. Consider instead: a) reblogging our posts where we talk about it! We’re here! We have made posts!! b) Making a post that states what we said and then LINKS BACK TO US. Screenshot with a link if you must. Stop centering your own voices in these conversations. You are already centered in everything, stop centering yourselves in a native space.
I’m tired of this nonsense, y’all.
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LOL DID THEY JUST NOT SEE THE MOVIE?
This made me laugh so hard.
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Giles said trans rights
Giles did, in fact, say trans rights AND THEN SOME.
THE LOOK ON TOMS FACE WHEN PRATT CALLED THOR NOT THAT GOOD LOOKING...
He’s like SURE BITCH!!
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A note on fic comments:
Because I, like most ficauthors, have gotten both of these comments many times. One of them I love, the other fills me with frothing unholy rage.
There is a huge difference between
“I never liked this character in canon/never understood what people saw in this character until I read your fic, and I totally get it now”
and
“Oh I like this character when YOU write them, unlike in CANON where they SUCK ASS [optional rambling haterant about the writers or the source material in general].”
The first of those things? That’s a compliment! It genuinely is. Some ficauthors have a knee-jerk reaction to it because we get the SECOND kind so fucking often, but frankly….that is a mistake on our part, if we have it. There is absolutely nothing wrong with not liking or connecting with a character until you find a fic where they’re in-character and lovingly explored in an interesting way. There’s nothing wrong with not “getting” a character, and then seeing fanwork that sparks an understanding of why other people like the character so much that totally opens your eyes.
That’s WHY we write fanfiction, to explore the characters and the setting, to pour what we love about them into our work.
If you’re thinking about saying ANYTHING THAT EVEN REMOTELY RESEMBLES the second one, though?
Don’t.
Fuck you
Fuck off
Fuck your grandma
I hate you
So does everyone else
You fucking asshole
Unless the author has made it explicitly clear that they’re writing a spitefic–a “fixit” isn’t enough, because writing “fixit fics” does not inherently mean the author hates the direction taken by the source material, you can want to write a “fixit” where your favorite character is alive but still believe that their death was narratively appropriate–unless they’ve said IN WORDS, in the tags or an A/N or in a reply to previous comments, that they HATE an aspect of the show?
If you can’t say something nice, shut your fucking mouth.
People don’t generally dedicate hours of their lives to crafting 300k epics, marinated in lore and worldbuilding and character interactions, about media in which they hate the lore and worldbuilding and characters. People don’t write character-study fics about characters they think suck.
People who write AUs? Unless they’ve explicitly stated that they’re doing it because fuck canon (the poor, poor GoT fandom, man. And hey, I myself have a running WoW fic where the tags make it very clear that I’m writing this fic the way it’s written because Battle for Azeroth can eat my entire ass, so it’s totally fine to come into my comments and go “oh, this is so much better than BfA”)…There are a LOT OF REASONS people write alternate universes and universe alterations.
It is VERY RARE ACTUALLY that the reason is “fuck canon”. Most of the time, we’re telling a story because we think it’s an interesting story. Not the only interesting story, not a story that is more interesting and also better than the one told by canon and is the story canon should have told instead. An interesting story, one of many.
Odds are, the thing you’re about to “””compliment””” us on? That’s sooooo much better than that stupid icky canon version of the world or the character you think sucks so hard? We didn’t just make that shit up. We’re portraying accurately what we actually saw onscreen.
We’re not gonna get mad at you for not noticing it was there until we pointed it out. That’s not just a compliment, it makes us happy! I LOVE when something I created helps another person see something in the thing I love that makes me love it! But insulting something that we clearly care about enough to dedicate hours of our free time to writing about it? And insulting our own reading comprehension by acting as if we’re just…delusional, that this is just wishful thinking, that the things we dedicated time and energy to picking apart so we could accurately reproduce them, are just shit we made up?
Don’t do that. Shit’s rude as fuck.
Instead of using fanfiction that makes a character speak to you as an excuse to ruin a ficauthor’s afternoon by being a hateful snot, maybe try approaching it as an opportunity to better understand what made us care enough to write the fic in the first place.
You might just gain a new appreciation for that thing you originally hated.
This is probably a dumb question, but if Sami are indigenous people in Norway, then who are Norwegians? Is the difference between the groups cultural, or did Norwegians colonize Norway?
As far as I know sort of both? I assume you mean white Norwegians as an ethnicity (as in like, say descendants of Vikings) as opposed to Indigenous Norwegians (Saami, who are also Indigenous to Finland and Russia and Sweden), and not the Nationality “Norwegian”, which can just apply to anybody who lives in Norway (which includes Saami). Saami are Indigenous to Norway because they were the first peoples there in that area, and for a long time were the only people there. Other people (like, a lot of people showed up during the migration people for example) showed up in the Southern part later, and if I remember correctly, Saami people (like, as a culture specifically) were in Norway some 3,500 years before anybody else was. Vikings as a culture were descendants of people from the migration period, as well as the proto-Viking culture that was already there but came after Saami people did, and then in turn modern-day White Norwegians are descendants of Vikings (and anybody they might’ve brought back or people who moved there depending on personal family history etc). Some people (ie racists & white people) try to claim that Norwegians descended from Vikings also count as “Indigenous” and this is usually to discount specific anti-Indigenous racism Saami face as invalid, but also: culturally there are no Vikings. There are people descended from that, and there are the Indigenous Saami.
Saami friends etc feel free to correct me or elaborate if you’ve got anything!
The difference is mostly culturally, but it's also the case that Sámi are considered a different ethnicity all together.
(This also lends to said poor treatment of Sámi as many white Norwegians (and also the nazis) considered Sámi is much more inferior to them)
Norwegian/Vikings culture and origins are Germanic, you can even seem similarities between their pantheons, with some gods even being in both. Sámi are not Germanic and our languages aren't even Indo-European. The Sámi could've been in Sápmi as early as 10,000 years ago, so obviously completely different cultures and origins to white Norwegians.
And it is the case that Vikings/the ancestors of current white Norwegians who aren't Sámi (also Swedes, Finns, and Russians) did colonize Sápmi. Subjecting Sámi to the rules of their kingdoms, raiding their villages, forcing Sámi to be Christian, and many other things.
And you're also right about some white Scandinavians trying to claim them selves as Indigenous. I've seen forums where they claim that Scandinavia is theirs, and Sámi people are actually invaders. This is usually as part of of the increase in facist/nationalist ideology in Scandinavia, and they really don't like Sámi people.
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literally sitting here hysterically laughing and close to tears because the UK government missed over 16,000 covid 19 cases in the past week and therefore failed to trace them or publicize correct infection statistics BECAUSE THEY WERE USING EXCEL TO KEEP TRACK OF THEM AND THE SPREADSHEET RAN OUT OF COLUMNS
every week there's another news item that immediately tops the list of real life events that sound like an overwrought politics SNL sketch and every week all i can do is laugh because otherwise i'd be resorting to arson
this year is a cosmic joke and i am absolutely terrified of the punchline
i'm sorry i'm not done they have spent MONTHS now gassing up their ~incredible world beating test & trace system~ that they spent 12 BILLION POUNDS ON!!!! and it apparently consists entirely of a single fucking microsoft excel spreadsheet i can't fucking take this anymore i want off mr. johnson's wild ride
Oh my god, food extract is not the same as an essential oil.
Food extract is the flavoring of something cooked down into a carrier oil or alcohol that is safe for human ingestion.
Essential oil is the pure extract of the plant refined down and distilled for concentrated medicinal purposes to a significantly higher strength than simply adding ground up mint leaves to your water. The two are not comparable in any way.
Cinnamon extract and cinnamon essential oil are not the same thing.
One is about 100 times the strength of the other and can also cause acute organ failure. I’ll give you a hint, it’s not the food extract.
Sweet gods I’m not trying to be mean, I want you to be aware and safe and stop putting yourselves and others at risk. Please.
Like maybe my tone is hard to read, maybe it just comes off as really angry but it’s not, it’s fear and worry. I read posts and clutch my head in alarm going “no! No! That’s how people die!” And then I get exasperated because a bunch of people not formally qualified chime in with “um actually this is a lie” and it’s not, it’s really, really not.
I’m not some big pharma advocate. I’m a crunchy witch hippy just like you with salt rock lamps and rose quartz all over my house. I just happen to have spent the last 15 years of my life studying the actual science of holistic medicines and I’m trying to help you not get hurt (or worse) becuase you trusted a sales person with no idea what the ever loving hell they were talking about beyond a sales pitch designed to maximize profit. Gah.
I see this so often in the Mommy world. There was a lady not long ago in one of the mom groups who was really worried about her toddler. He’d had a persistent cough for weeks and the doctor couldn’t figure out why. Someone asked, well what have to tried to treat it with, so far? She said she was using a humidifier, honey, and eucalyptus EO in the shower every night.
Yeah.
In case you were wondering, eucalyptus can cause respiratory distress in young children.
Sadly I don’t wonder. I have a friend whose daughter died from a home made menthol oil chest rub. She wasn’t even ten yet, but her mom– a qualified aromatherapist– thought she’d be old enough to handle it. She went into respitory distress and died seizing in her mother’s arms on route to the hospital. It was one of the most harrowing stories I had to listen to during my holistic training. She stood up there, on this podium next to a bunch of ponzy scheme essential oil sellers who looked like they wanted the floor to swallow them, and said “I killed my child with good intentions”.
I’ll never forget the look on her face.
So to reiterate, children under the age of ten should not be directly exposed to things like eucalyptus oil, peppermint or wintergreen. If you are using such things in your house and your child starts to complain of headaches, lethargy and general “feel worse”, don’t just assume it’s the cold/flu. Those are all signs of menthol sensitivity and they only get worse with increased exposure. Ventilate the room, take them outside if you can until the air clears. Do not apply again.
Rapid onset wheezing may be a sign of allergic reaction or possible asthma attack triggered by the menthol too. If they tell you their chest is warm or fuzzy when you use it, that’s another sign it’s not going down well with them. Again, ventilate the area or remove anything you applied to them. Administer inhalers if necessary. Watch for any more labored breathing or if they suddenly go limp or you can’t wake them up. If they do call 911.
This can also apply to people with allergies and asthma who are otherwise healthy.
One of the safest, natural ways to alleviate congestion is with just pure good old fashioned warm steam. Keep the air moist, drink plenty of warm fluids. Menthol can help relieve the feeling of congestion, but there’s limited evidence to suggest it actually clears the airways. And for the love of god don’t inhale mustard or horseradish (I’ve seen that suggestion on posts too, though how you’d get those oils I don’t know). That’s literally what tear gas is made of.
I apologize sincerely for bringing this long post back into your lives, fam, but I’m getting inundated with questions about what can the possible harm be if you dab a little neat peppermint oil on your child’s skin to help them with a little head cold, and this is the most succinct way I can put it.
The harm you may do, is in fact death. I am not telling you these things to be a kill joy, I’m telling you so you won’t accidentally kill yours.
Can Americans please not bring Irish Gaelic names into white names discourse?
Irish is the native language of Irish people. It’s an ancient language that is on the brink of extinction as a direct result of colonialism and cultural and physical genocide.
Names like Saoirse (freedom), Áine (radiant), Aoife (beautiful) etc are traditional Irish names. They’re spelt “funny” because Irish is a different language from English, and has some sounds that aren’t found in the English language.
It’s not the same thing as edgy white Americans naming their kid Kathylyn instead of Kathleen to try to be different
Also it's not even called Irish Gaelic it's called Gaeilge (gayl-ga) and is its own language, a beautiful one at that, fully encourage everyone interested in language revival to try learning it because we're losing it rapidly and there's not many Gaeilgeoirí ("gayl-gor-ee" ie: fluent speakers) left
Yes—this happens with Hebrew names all the time, too, and it’s really frustrating. No, the name Ariel isn’t just a stupid Disney reference, it’s Hebrew. Toby isn’t “weird for a girl,” it’s common for Jewish girls because it’s Toiba in Yiddish. Asher isn’t a “trendy white name”—the influencer yummy mummy fucking stole it from us (which I hate). Believe me, I absolutely loathe those trendy made-up white people names like Bryzzley and Paedon, but keep in mind that there’s a difference between names you haven’t heard of because they belong to a different culture, and names some Mormon housewife made up by adding a bunch of Ys to a random noun.
This is also relevant with Welsh names. Cymraeg (Welsh) is a language found in Wales that has been severely damaged by English colonialism. Currently the Welsh government have been combating the dying of this language by making Welsh language a compulsory subject in schools up until sixth form, when you can drop it. All the signs have Welsh translations and almost all radio broadcasts, announcements, and phone lines have a Welsh option.
There are villages in Wales that speak only Welsh as well, I grew up in one that was mixed language but pretty much everyone bar a few immigrant parents spoke Welsh.
Here a some example names
Efnision, Branwen, Iown, Rhys, Nerys, Ceridwen, Sian, Taliesin
A few example names are from the Mabinogion which is the Welsh book of fables and includes some of the first stories about King Arthur.
This language is dying, but it's fighting to stay alive, and a lot of White Americans don't understand the history and significance of Welsh names.
Tumblr in particular is a very America centric site due to the majority of users being American so it's understandable that this isn't common knowledge, but it is still knowledge that exists and is valuable to learn.
Honestly something that bothers me more than most things is having my compassion mistaken for naivety.
I know that another fish might eat this bullfrog right after I spend months rehabilitating it.
I know that turning a beetle back onto its legs won’t save it from falling over again when I walk away.
I know that there is no cosmic reward waiting for my soul based on how many worms I pick off a hot sidewalk to put into the mud, or how many times I’ve helped a a raccoon climb out of a too-deep trashcan.
I know things suffer, and things struggle, and things die uselessly all day long. I’m young and idealistic, but I’m not literally a child. I would never judge another person for walking by an injured bird, for ignoring a worm, or for not really caring about the fate of a frog in a pond full of, y’know, plenty of other frogs.
There is nothing wrong with that.
But I cannot cannot cannot look at something struggling and ignore it if I may have the power to help.
There is so much bad stuff in this world so far beyond my control, that I take comfort in the smallest, most thankless tasks. It’s a relief to say “I can help you in this moment,” even though they don’t understand.
I don’t need a devil’s advocate to tell me another fish probably ate that frog when I let it go, or that the raccoon probably ended up trapped in another dumpster the next night.
I know!!!! I know!!!!!!! But today I had the power to help! So I did! And it made me happy!
So just leave me alone alright thank u!!!!
THIS.
I heard a story about this, a parable I guess.
There was a big storm and a ton of starfish were washed onto the beach, stranded much further up than they could get back and beginning to bake in the post-storm sunshine. A little girl was walking down the beach, picking up starfish and throwing them back into the sea. Some guy comes up and asks her what she’s doing. “Saving the starfish,” she says.
He looks around at the huge beach and the hundreds of starfish, and says “You can’t possibly save them all. I’m afraid you’re not gonna make much of a difference.”
She throws another starfish back into the ocean, and replies “It made a difference to that one.”
Yeah, I mean, we know we can’t change all the things. But have you ever noticed how much better life is when you’re around people who change things when they can?
Kindness is a choice. Even if it’s small, it’s worth it.
This is what I’m talking about, when I say that kindness and compassion do not equate with ignorance, stupidity, or naivety. Being cynical does not make someone more intelligent or more worldly.
Kindness is not weakness.
Kindness is brave. Especially when you also know that your kindness might not be returned, may even be met with anger or cruelty. It’s reaching out with an open hand, knowing that it’s just as likely to be bitten as it is to be held.
Kindness is hard. If you can’t find it in yourself to be kind, then fine. But don’t make it more difficult for those that can.
I think working in fast food has made me more perceptive to small acts of kindness.
I’ve seen one person pay for the car behind them, then the next person pay for the person behind them, and it has gone on for 10 cars before someone didn’t pass it on. That first person doesn’t know how far it goes, they were just being generous.
One time, a girl handed our manager $20 to divide amongst the crew that night. There were only four, so each of us got $5. That girl didn’t get to see it, but everyone was excitedly talking about how we’re going to spend that $5. One guy said it was going to be his gas for the next three days until we get paid. She didn’t see it, but she made all of our nights so much better.
Another time, a girl complimented my name when I handed her food to her. She probably didn’t think much of it, but it was my chosen name, and I’d never been complimented on it, and was very stressed about being out at work.
What seems like a small act of kindness to you may be a huge act to someone else.
