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The ban allegedly affected LGBTQ users disproportionately.

Gee, Tumblr would probably really hate it if you shared and spread this damning article … To the surprise of absolutely none of Tumblr’s LGBTQ users, it turns out the independent NYC human rights agency Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) found that Tumblr’s ham-fisted adult content ban in December 2018 disproportionately targeted LGBTQ users. The CCHR’s investigation revealed Tumbler’s moderation algorithms is demonstrably biased against queer content. As part of the settlement, Tumblr was obligated to review their prejudicial anti-gay moderation policies. Even more mortifyingly, they’ve also had to hire an expert on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) issues and provide unconscious bias training to their moderators. I frankly doubt Tumblr has learned a thing from this humbling experience. Just recently the Tumblr algorithm flagged three ancient posts of mine as violating their terms. All three “offenders” were vintage homoerotic beefcake images (softcore by modern standards) roughly 50 – 65-years-old by Bruce of Los Angeles, Bob Mizer and Tom of Finland. (These are of course pioneering queer artists who routinely faced censorship and imprisonment in the fifties and sixties. Plus ca change!). They've been visible on my page - corrupting viewers - for years at this point. I appealed all three immediately. Only the Tom of Finland one was approved. The other two are now hidden. So, they haven't learned much. Apparently, Tumblr – who loves to declare how hip, youthful, inclusive and progressive their values are - wants to restore trust with their queer users. I’d recommend we remember their hypocrisy when Pride rolls around and Tumblr splashes rainbow flags everywhere and attempts to pink wash their image.

bitter69uk

In honour of Pride Month, this is worth a reblog! Don’t buy into Tumblr’s hypocritical “pink washing.”

peregrinelight

Bringing this back.

iceddcoffee

for all of u who dont understand or want to understand what an asexual person is

diemoshingorspiders

Raising asexual awareness every reblog

emotionalandmotionless

I’m so glad I found this, I’ve had many questions about asexuality and this answered them. Time to inform some ignorant assholes.

merlypops

Oh.

monarch-boo

i know a certain group of people who really needs this…… :3c

prettyboywynn

You can be asexual if you are rarely attracted to people, it’s called grey-asexuality :)

gowongeef

hey since louis tomlinson admitted that larries made him and harry’s friendship fall apart and dan howell said phannies digging into his relationship w phil made him experience ptsd symptoms and brought him to a terrible place, can u all stop w the shipping bullshit now

lavender-luke

psa: shipping real people is not only harmful to their mental state, but also harmful to their personal relationships, and writing sexually explicit fanfiction about people that exist in real life is creepy as well, and needs to stop. celebrities do not exist for your fetishization of them, and we need to start realizing that. you would not be comfortable if someone wrote a sexually explicit story about you, so why would a celebrity be comfortable with it? just because they’re famous does not mean you’re allowed to sexualize them and violate their privacy.

Oof love her

And for a bit of trivia, E) Ryuu's mother saw Raiku's face before she went on that mission with Kakashi. Did she make a comment to Ryuu about it later on?... Aaand, will Raiku ever try to shoot metal projectiles with her lightning, like a railgun? Since she magnetizes metal, all she'd need is a coin, or sth equally small, and boom, supersonic projectile. And, if her aim is as terrible as I suspect it is, a big enough piece of metal or several coins/metallic thingies- area of effect shooting.

1. I don’t think it would ever occur to Jun that Ryuu doesn’t know what Raiku looks like, so she’s unlikely to have mentioned it.2. Raiku’s aim is actually pretty good! It’s a strength of hers. Her weaknesses include: most other things. It’s something her and Yamada have considered and are aware she can do, but a significant issue is that all metals kept on her person become magnetised very quickly, which causes... problems in the day-to-day. In a pinch, she’d absolutely do it if she had the materials available. In ordinary circumstances, she has to trade her knives out every few days because otherwise they start sticking together.

D) Why did the Gairano choose PlotDROWNED!Konoha, out of all possible places, to settle down and live in? With their aversion to all things Genematrix, I can't wrap my mind around it.... Also, unrelated to the above, why could Byakko freely touch Raiku on her bare skin? That was never addressed.

1. I can’t really answer that at this stage of the story, it will come up.

2. Damn, thought it was implied. Byakko’s not a real person. Or at least, he wasn’t at the time she and he met, and as a Plot being, he can interact with Plot elements without suffering the usual consequences. Absolutely suffering from other ones, but he wasn’t/possibly still isn’t a normal human being. He’s been fleshed out now and gained a certain degree of autonomy, but the rules aren’t the same.

C) What would have happened with Raiku's cure Plot had Naruto NOT interfered??? ('Cause I don' t see any good way of that resolving in light of later reveals). Would it have resolved the way Chitose meant it to? Or would have Raiku actually died? (was that the actual ending of the Plot?) Would the Genematrix have found a way to stop it? (or, more likely, would it have done nothing at all, since it played into what it would have wanted anyway- again, in light of later reveals?)

In light of later reveals, Chitose’s plan would have killed her, which was definitely not his intention. It was predicated on there being a person left in the body when the Plot was over, that element just being extra on top of Raiku. When actually, that element is what comprises Raiku. Without it returning to the body, the body would have died. Raiku has, in light of other recent developments, come to think that the Genematrix was anticipating/allowing/encouraging this, because that element wasn’t meant to be in a body anyway.

It’s impossible to say what would have happened if Naruto hadn’t interfered.

B) What does the history of team Yamada's heights look like? Because: at team assignments it was mentioned that Ryuu was tallest(by a significant amount), then Raiku and Daisuke. Around ch30 Raiku notes that Daisuke had grown taller than her, and Ryuu was still tallest. And after that the story states that Raiku was historically tallest, Daisuke is shorter and Ryuu just managed to grow a bit taller than her. And after that it seemed to become a contest between the two.

Daisuke slowed down a bit after that, and is currently about 165cm. Ryuu is 175cm, Raiku just hit 179cm and shows no sign of slowing down.

Historically, it went, tallest to shortest in terms of growth spurts:Raiku, Ryuu, DaisukeRaiku, Daisuke, RyuuDaisuke, Ryuu, RaikuRyuu, Raiku, DaisukeRaiku, Ryuu, Daisuke (current).

Though I suppose the whole team Yamada goesYamada Raiku, Ryuu, Daisuke

And so it starts: A) Back in ch20 there were theories and bets mentioned about what exactly lay under Raiku's mask. Disfigurement being the chief one (supported by the Gairano). But were there other theories? And what were they? Also, are there any theories and bets still floating around now, years later? (aaand, who bet on what? If that's not too muxh to ask).

Bets vary, but rumours included:

1. She has teeth like a shark2. She secretly looks too much like Kakashi and if she takes it off people will realise he’s her real dad3. She has no teeth and is super embarrassed4-17. Various types of exciting disfigurements18. She’s funny-lookingAll of these persist, to this very day.

So, I've been rereading USI and I have a lot of things I wanna know about... Sooo, you're going to be getting a lot of asks from me in a short while. Before I get to that tho, I do have to say it's still and will very likely remain one of the best fics I've ever read. You did an excellent job with both the characters and the story. Kudos to you.

Alrighty, let’s do this.

shanatical

unlicensed getaway driver and amateur accomplice to notorious murderer tries to beat the heat

or, most of Ray’s outfit from chapter 1 of quiet like a fight

northwrought

Relatable hair, my god

signs Raiku is not human: a list she has compiled

1. She can lick her elbow. 2. In retrospect, all the electricity was not a great sign. 3. She has no strong opinions on cats. 4. She doesn't hate them, okay, she just doesn't love them, she didn't know those were the only options. 5. No, she doesn't think it's weird. 6. She doesn't have to justify herself to you! 7. THEY STARE A LOT OKAY IT'S JUST A LOT OF EYE CONTACT TO BE DEALING WITH AND FURTHERMORE

Ty for the new chapter!! It was great! Question: u wrote a sidestory where chitose had an inkling of the uchiha massacre due to all of the clan people no longer having any plots years beforehand, is that how itachi and raiku are similar? The destruction of plot??

Thank you! Raiku believes at this stage that she has recognised Itachi as a Device, like herself, so they would be similar in that way. Provided, naturally, that she is correct, which hasn’t been elaborated upon. As for function... Raiku herself doesn’t destroy Plot, she merely adds thematic elements and changes outcomes to promote events and development, like all Plot Devices. She works within that framework, rather than by destroying it, that’s her function.

If you wouldn't mind answering my inquiry about ch. 72. I'd like to ask why Raiku specifically has to train in not murdering people. Yamada has a point about versatility especially as a jonin but her tasks as a ninja can specialize in murdering so and so. With dangerous times coming up, isn't murdering all her opponents or fleeing on point? What does not offing people have to do with expanding horizons? She still can't tone her electricity down to do other things. Unless, that's the point?

Good question! That is really the point. So Raiku works great as a bomb, or as an extremely destructive tool. She can kill huge swathes of people at a time, do incredible amounts of damage to an area. But conflict and warfare come down to more than brute force, there’s also the acquisition of intelligence, a certain amount of deception, and - most critically - not always drawing attention to yourself. So if you have someone who will always be recognisable because of the sheer (and highly visible) destructive nature of their presence, you can either only use them in extremely limited ways or try and train them a bit. So in this case, the interest is to diversify her abilities to use her better. Also worth noting that Yamada has noticed, while Raiku has and likely will not, that Raiku can effectively act as a dead man’s switch for her own abilities. So if her value outweighs the strategic impact of letting her die to end a battle decisively, he can protect her that way.

I was listening to a podcast called The Bridge and I sat there for a couple of minutes thinking “why is Raiku telling creepy stories about sea monsters and amusement parks???” Which is to say, the main character’s voice is exactly what I imagine Raiku sounds like. Especially when she’s freaking out.

Well. I know what I’m about to go listen to.