[dankmemesreasonforliving]

[dankmemesreasonforliving]

[v8roadworrier]

my brain every night:

[sartorialadventure]

Mexico City's Day of the Dead parade 2018 – in pictures

The Mexican capital holds a parade and vigil in memory of the migrants who lost their lives in transit across Mexico en route to the US

It is the third time a parade like this has been held in the city.  The first Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City took place in 2016. It was inspired by the opening sequence of the James Bond film Spectre, which features a similar event in the city. 

This year’s event is in memory of Mexican refugees who died as they attempted to travel to the US.

[pianissimist]

Feeling salty.

I don't like Christmas much anymore. Burying your baby can do that.

But I used to be the person who played Christmas music starting November 1 or even sooner. It brought me joy, especially as the days shortened and my depression became more pronounced.

Quit being petty. Literally nobody forgets about Thanksgiving. In fact, it's a vital part of many people's holiday kickoff.

[pancakeke]

hey look at this meme I made for my cats

[pringlesaremydivision]

my cat

[zookeeperproblems]

Wait, why is “The Dodo” bad?

I got quite a few questions and responses about why the online brand / website / Facebook page “The Dodo” shouldn’t be supported. Here’s a quick rundown:

Misguided Anti-Captivity. They are often blatantly anti-captivity, or use anti-captivity language and/or promote anti-captivity views. They use language such as an animal is “trapped” in a zoo or an animal was “saved” from a zoo. They actively support and often get quotes from representatives from ZooCheck, an anti-zoo and anti-captivity organization, and support HSUS (Humane Society of the United States). Their reports on tragedies of animals being injured or dying at zoos are overwhelmingly full of blame, toxicity, and disrespect. Their ideas of anti-captivity are incredibly limited and misguided – they are often pro “sanctuary” with the idea that all sanctuaries are better and they rarely discuss any kind of conservation.

Anthropomorphism over Accuracy. They are wildly, ridiculously, inaccurately anthropomorphic. For example, a picture of a bear leaned against a wall is captioned as: “He looks desperate, depressed, despondent. He stares up, seeming to search for a way out.” They described an owl resting on someone’s shoulder as “missing the man who saved her so much she couldn’t stop hugging him.” A kitten “looks at his rescuers face to be reassured everything is okay.  One of their most recent articles is about a cow “shedding tears” and crying because it is sad. Overall, they are much more concerned with ‘tugging on heartstrings’ of animal lovers than with being accurate about animal behavior. 

Unsafe Animal Interactions and Inappropriate Pets. Despite being anti-captivity when it comes to zoos specifically, they have often published videos of exotic pets and/or inappropriate free contact with wild/dangerous animals. 

Lack of Primary Sources and Information. They often lack any resources to accurate information about their “news”. Recently they made a 45-second video which claimed that basically any elephant on display (from a Ringling Circus to a rural south Asian performance) was automatically and certainly being abused and tortured. There were no sources or proof to back this up, no resources to explore, nothing. They rarely have any kind of scientist or animal care worker as a source for any video or article, just activists. 

Stealing and Editing Videos. You’ll notice almost every video on their site is made by them and hosted there, not shared from somewhere else. They take videos from other sources, add music and text, and call it their own. They almost never link to the original source. 

Overall, “The Dodo” is not a news site. It’s a brand. It’s a website designed to get views and make money - it will do anything just to get those clicks. But it tries to sell itself as news, and therein lies the issue. They use strong language, buzzwords, and clickbait titles in order to push a vague, biased agenda that hurts those of us who work in zoos and other animal facilities.

Here is another strong, detailed breakdown of some of their common practices written by Why Animals Do the Thing

[thediscardedwhale]

Reblogging this again because it’s important

[28l4]

do you ever sit with a group of people and not say anything for  the entire time so theres no reason for you to be there youre just awkwardly listening to people converse while doing your own thing and wondering how its so easy for them to just talk or why its so hard for you to say anything

[zxy227-deactivated20230727]

Before you say "look at that asshole wearing sunglasses inside" consider:

•They have an eye deformation they do not wish to show

•They have snow vision and literally cannot see in bright light conditions

•They are blind or partially blind

•They get migraines and could throw up or pass out from the fluorescent lights

•Don’t be an asshole

[autisticarchive-deactivated2019]

· That they have sensory processing issues that makes bright lights uncomfortable or painful and therefor could make them unable to focus and function.

[theconcealedweapon]

They don’t want to be judged by their eye contact or facial expressions.

They just like wearing sunglasses inside. It’s none of your business why.

[libertarirynn-deactivated202006]

[m1tos1s]

the only reason i still have depression is because i can’t take my brain out of my skull and blow on it like a ds cartridge

[krxs10]

Picture taken of scene where Sandra Bland allegedly “hung herself”, moments after the body was “found” was just released. And of course, no one is buying it.

Police are claiming that Sandra took the trash bag out and tied it to the partition on her shower, and then used it to hang herself with.

Problems with this explanation:

Trash bags/cans are not allowed in jail cells because any lose items are considered a danger to the inmates. If it’s not bolted down to the floor, it’s basically not allowed in a cell

If the police are right and the picture was “taken right after the body was found with no changes made to the scene” then why did they replace the trash bag?

The bag she allegedly used was a “black industrial sized” trash bag, which was not only unlike the white one shown above, but it wouldn’t have been strong enough to hold up her body

The partition she “hung herself” from is shorter than her. Sandra was a little over 6 ft, and the partition was about 5 ft.

There were no lacerations or bruises on her neck consistent with a hanging.

#StayWoke

[damxrosa-deactivated20160910]

I’m sick

[the786-deactivated20181224]

[goldnpoc]

This falls EXACTLY into the category I talk about: “I’m not racist, my boyfriend’s black” #stoptrustingdatingthesewhitehoes2k15

[inquisitivequeen]

!!!

[pianissimist]

omfg

[kianiiman]

I have never been so mad, son. I post the picture of Naomi, Iman, and Rhianna on my Instagram & his ol’ crusty ass comes with that ignorant ass comment. The fuck? Get the fuck out of here! This kid used to have a crush on me when were 14. Look at this bull shit. I had to shut shit down real quick.

[furiouslydecorative]

Yes let’s talk about this

[bonitaapplebelle-deactivated201]

White Women have never been innocent bystanders to racism

[knowledgeequalsblackpower]

My professor told us about when they tried to integrate schools in Louisville and how it was the most bizarre thing.. These lil white soccer moms throwing rocks at little Black children riding the buses to the white schools.

[mimimatthews-deactivated2017042]

Fuck me. I weren’t gonna reblog this, but this last picture and description really hurt. That’s a fucked up human.

[afrocosm-deactivated20231121]

Also let’s talk about how the Women’s Suffrage Movement–basically the modern foundation of white feminism– was racist as fuck. They threw Black people under the bus to get voting rights. They didn’t allow Black women to their conferences. They time and again appealed to white men by saying that their humanity was above the niggers’, and Black men shouldn’t have voting rights before them. White women ALWAYS been racist. 

A few quotes from famous suffragettes: 

Bell Kearney:  “The enfranchisement of women would insure immediate and durable white supremacy, honestly attained, for upon unquestioned authority it is stated that in every southern State but one there are more educated women than all the illiterate voters, white and black, native and foreign, combined. As you probably know, of all the women in the South who can read and write, ten out of every eleven are white. When it comes to the proportion of property between the races, that of the white outweighs that of the black immeasurably.”

Elizabeth Candy Stanton: “What will we and our daughters suffer if these degraded black men are allowed to have the rights that would make them even worse than our Saxon fathers?”

Laura Clay:  “The white men, reinforced by the educated white women, could ‘snow under’ the Negro vote in every State, and the white race would maintain its supremacy without corrupting or intimidating the Negroes.”

Carrie Chapman Catt: “White supremacy will be strengthened, not weakened, by women’s suffrage.”

Rebecca Ann Latimer:  “I do not want to see a negro man walk to the polls and vote on who should handle my tax money, while I myself cannot vote at all…When there is not enough religion in the pulpit to organize a crusade against sin; nor justice in the court house to promptly punish crime; nor manhood enough in the nation to put a sheltering arm about innocence and virtue—-if it needs lynching to protect woman’s dearest possession from the ravening human beasts—-then I say lynch, a thousand times a week if necessary.”

[jemnstone-deactivated20160719]

DO NOT SCROLL PASS. THIS IS YOUR DAUGHTER, YOUR SISTER, YOUR FRIEND. PLEASE HELP TO BRING #relisha #rudd BACK HOME SAFE AND SOUND.

[slightlypsychicparade]

This isn’t a scam, or an abuser trying to find someone hiding from them. I live in the area, and it’s all over the news. This child is REALLY missing.

[frumpyboyjuicebar-deactivated20]

Relisha Rudd is still missing