Po-pulari-tics

(Because politics is a popularity contest.) Note: occasionally I have obsession spirals and end up with hundreds of things I reblog. (I queue them so it hopefully bothers no one.) Sorry for the flooding. 😅 You can block me. (You can also flood me!)

[po-pulari-tics]

OP's avatar is a baby tortoise that is still in its shell. It glares out through the crack, not wanting to emerge. The shell is a perfect globe shape. The surrounding area is sandy/rocky. End description.

By interacting with this blog, you agree to the following:

TL;DR, OP talks funny and is afraid of this causing strife.

1. OP is ESL. This means that OP may phrase things weirdly, or misunderstand something, and should not be punished for it.

2. OP makes a lot of typos. You won't see them much, because OP rereads each sentence five times, but they are there. You will not attack OP for typos, especially if OP forgets to write "not," which is OP's biggest typo. You will not invoke Freud and his ableist "slips."

3. OP does not lie about misunderstandings or typos. If OP says, "that's not what I meant," that's not what OP meant. Doubters will be blocked immediately.

4. Around 70% of "weird" kids are rejected by their peers by the time they reach high school. You will not be one of those peers.

5. Ableism, transphobia, etc., are real problems. The bigotry you're thinking of is not lesser, or less deadly, than the "real" problems.

6. All media will be easy to read, or captioned. Fuzzy, tiny, and low contrast text will be captioned.

7. OP is not being condescending. OP is over explaining because OP is long winded and has a history of being bullied because OP wasn't clear enough.

8. OP will use metaphors constantly. This is how OP learns, so OP tends to explain that way. If this is not the best learning method for you, let OP know what is.

9. The best way to change OP's mind is through science and data. Be prepared for OP to actually read your study. OP will feel embarrassed for you if you give OP a study that disproves your point. OP will also smile in sadistic glee if you have been a jerk.

10. SWERFs and the like are not welcome. People with 20+/"artistic n*d*ty" blogs will warn OP at the beginning of their initial post, and expect to get blocked. (OP is not a minor. OP merely dislikes such images.)

11. Your DNI does not apply if you interact with OP first, and vice versa for OP's DNI. However, both parties reserve the right to block at any time, for any reason. This will not be seen as "losing" the argument or being cowardly.

12. OP will not tag most things. This is not malicious. It is exhaustion.

13. You will be tempted to screenshot. You will not do this.

This post is both serious, and an attempt at lawyer humor. (OP is not a lawyer.) You understand what you are signing up for.

[astrodidact]

June 12 is Loving Day — when interracial marriage finally became legal in the U.S.

"Loving Day" celebrates the historic ruling in Loving v. Virginia, which declared unconstitutional a Virginia law prohibiting mixed-race ma

Coincidentally, today is Valentine's Day in Brazil. ❤️🇧🇷

[article-reblogs]

This was only 55 years ago. You can understand a lot of what’s wrong with the US if you realize that the average age of our elected senators is about 63. “Good old days” is a dogwhistle.

Our current Supreme Court might’ve ruled against the Lovings.

[jellybeanium124]

[Image ID: excerpts from the article linked above, reading:

“The couple is given a choice: flee or go to jail. After they were arrested, the Lovings were sentenced to a year in prison. Then, a judge offered them a choice: banishment from the state or prison. They chose to leave Virginia at the time, but after several years, the Lovings asked the American Civil Liberties Union to take their case.Bernard Cohen and Philip Hirschkop, two young ACLU lawyers at the time, did.”

and “On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled in the Lovings' favor. The unanimous decision upheld that distinctions drawn based on race were not constitutional. The court's decision made it clear that Virginia's anti-miscegenation law violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.” /end ID]

[doberbutts]

It was 55 years ago.

My father just had his 70th birthday.

When my parents first met it'd been less than a decade since the ruling was official.

They were convinced it'd be overturned and did not want their children to have to suffer for it, so they did not get married and searched desperately for each other in their own races. They could not find the love they had together in anyone else. They did eventually get married.

Too late for them to have the amount of children they'd desired. They had two, adopted a third, and that was that.

It was near enough to now that I, my sisters, and my parents were directly affected by it.

This isn't ancient history. It's just my parents' childhood.

[hazel2468]

Both my parents were alive when this happened. My grandparents were alive and adults. 55 years ago means my grandmother was…. Younger than I am now, but married.

This history isn’t so far behind us.

[joyfulphilosopherstrawberry]

My father was 8. Historical records are not as far removed as people think to dismiss wish.

[probablyasocialecologist]

[probablyasocialecologist]

[probablyasocialecologist]

One year ago today!

[probablyasocialecologist]

Happy two years

[loth-catgirl]

THREE YEARS BABY

[po-pulari-tics]

Four years!

[gracemacncheese]

Hey get this design I made to own the ableds who stare at you for being visibly disabled/using mobility aids!

It’s on stickers, hats, water bottles, magnets and everything else that Redbubble makes

You’ll be supporting a Certified Disabled Person (me) by doing so!

[itshunnib]

Notes to self 📝

My unambiguous features are beautiful despite media telling me differently. ♥

The block button is a tool to preserve my peace. ♥

I love myself through different phases of life. ♥

I’m not missing out on opportunities, they’re missing out on me. ♥

[po-pulari-tics]

One more time: AI is not the enemy. Forcing people to earn money in order to live is the enemy.

Support UBI, universal basic income.

[eldritchbauble]

You're not a bad person for wasting food because you forgot to eat it or left it out or didn't have the time/energy/executive function to prepare it or didn't have an appetite or whatever. Unlearn the guilt your parents taught you.

[beggars-opera]

Your honour, I admit that I do have a superiority complex over not watching Disney "live action" remakes, but in my defense, I am right

[spaghettioverdose-deactivated20]

It's really funny that redditors convinced themselves that the stupid Tiananmen Square copypasta is going to get chinese people forcefully disconnected from their internet service or something while the UK government will get your ass if you complete the sentence "Soldier F is ___" and has actively worked with google and with social media websites to censor posts or search results about Soldier F

[spaghettioverdose-deactivated20]

Like 90% of the shit people make up about China is actually true for the UK

[nyancrimew]

soldier f is david cleary

[stele3]

[mamaangiwine]

When people graffiti on buildings: Yes! Ha ha! Fuck yes!

When people graffiti on rockfaces and cliffsides on hiking trails: What the absolute fuck.

[mamaangiwine]

It's not punk to poison the soil, dude.

[feelingsoftheday]

Remember that the right person will never get tired of you even in the worst times

[ryanthedemiguy]

No, they will! But they'll work through it, or walk away for a bit (i'm talking minutes to hours) and then come back.

People can love you and still need to get away from you for a bit. And there is nothing toxic about that — it's good, in fact. It helps remind everyone involved that everyone has boundaries, and everyone needs time to themselves.

It's okay. Calm down before you talk about something that made you angry while your loved one is sick. Be sure of what made you mad so you can discuss it together.

Love isn't a one-way street, and it's something that takes work. Part of that work is knowing when you need to step away.

[po-pulari-tics]

And stepping away is not cold shoulder/silent treatment.

You say, "I am feeling [this] right now, and need to take a break." Then you go think or calm down or both.

They understand that you are taking time to think or calm down.

With cold shoulder/silent treatment, you do not do it to think or calm down. You do not communicate. You seethe, you expect an apology, you do not promise a productive next conversation.

And that is an important part of stepping back. Every conversation should be productive. It should make things clear, or it should resolve feelings, etc.

With me and my darling, we also still tell each other, "I love you." Because we are angry, but we are not wanting each other to feel terrible.

[coochiekrab]

Self proclaimed animal luvr i hate humans internet warrior logic

[withallyouroaths]

ID: A two panel comic.

First panel: a person with a dog says "I'm surrendering my dog because I can't find dog friendly housing." A person replies "How could you?!?!? I would go homeless with my dog before I abandon family."

Second panel: A person sitting on the floor with their dog next to a small sign which says "anything helps". They say "I went homeless with my dog". The other person is on the phone and says "Hello Moron County Animal Control? This man is abusing his dog. It doesn't deserve to live on the streets, how cruel. Someone needs to take this poor dog away from you." [End desc]

[basketcasemp3]

this doesnt seem like a popular opinion on here but sometimes i like when characters die. sometimes its needed to raise the stakes and sometimes its the end best befitting of the character and sometimes its needed to move the narrative forward and sometimes its the only way a character would believably leave their story behind and sometimes it just spices things up a bit. sometimes its fun to watch characters die . sorry

[vixvigil]

(guy experiencing the consequences of his actions) yeah i don’t know why these things keep happening to me i must be cursed or something

[effemimaniac]

(guy who is cursed) yeah I'm sure all of these things that are happening to me are just the consequences of my actions

[taraxippos]

I will say I get the vibe that a lot of peoples interest and support for strikers is a bit too much for a vicarious ‘burn it down’ thrill, rather than for the actual goals of a strike.

Like UPS has agreed to come back to the table and it is very possible they will concede to Union demands and avert a strike. And if that happens (so long as the union does not make concessions on its key demands) it’s a good thing. It’s a victory for the laborers. It is the same ultimate conclusion that a strike would intend to produce except without the workers having to go on (not so great) strike pay for a week or two.

[theroguefeminist]

Getting what you want without having to strike is sort of like getting someone you're suing to settle. It allows you to get what you want with a lot less pain and financial sacrifice. The other party also benefits for the same reasons (not to mention saving face), but that in no way diminishes your victory. Sometimes the threat of fighting back is enough to get the powers that be to back down--thats a good thing

[headpainmigraine]

If your sole disability is fibro, putting you in a chair or on crutches, you're disabled.

If your sole disability is autism, you're disabled.

If your sole disability is depression, you're disabled.

But if your sole disability is physical, you're not part of neuropunk or madpunk.

If your sole disability is neurodivergency, you're not part of cripplepunk or madpunk.

If you're sole disability is mental illness, you're not part of cripplepunk or neuropunk.

That's not a bad thing! Theyre just terms for communities to come together with people who have the same experiences in that niche.

No one is any more important than the other.

And yeah, maybe you've got comorbidities that cross groups, but if you don't, you're not missing out because you're not part of another group.

If I'm Filipino, I'm not going to crash a group for Pakistanis, even if we're both Asian. Especially when I have my own Filipino group. Even if we both experience racism.

It's unfair to co-opt a group you don't belong to, when you're struggles aren't theirs, even if they're similar.

We NEED our own groups and our own communities, but we're all still disabled.

We all know what it's like when abled friends and carers think they know what our struggles are, or how it feels, just through proximity. We know you really can't understand unless you've been there, and how lonely that is.

Don't force yourselves into spaces that weren't created for you.

We all have a space to go to.

(And yes, the brain is part of the body, but you know that's not what those groups are for. You know that's splitting hairs.)

[crippled-peeper]

It’s very hard for me to think about how I went to college and volunteered and got scholarships and passed classes like human neuroanatomy only for it all to add up to nothing. just me alone in this stupid apartment with all my stupid disabilities. I feel hopeless

[crippled-peeper]

I feel like I proved to myself I could do whatever I wanted if I was just motivated enough, just strong enough, just persistent enough. I did everything right and I followed the formula I thought I needed to for success

only for the universe to take all of that away by permanently crippling me horribly and irreversibly in my early 20s, making me unemployable and in constant agony

I miss who I was but I can never undo the damage to my body enough to make it possible to get back there. And it’s not my fault. But that doesn’t fuckjng comfort me for some reason

[crippled-peeper]

The worst part isn’t coming to the realization I’m disabled because I did that when I was 14 and they fused my spine

I told myself that narrative about overcoming it

and not only did it fall to pieces 80% of the way through that, there was absolutely nothing I could have done different or better to have avoided this fate

physical disability in a capitalist society is so so fucking isolating and when I learned lik 70% of people with SCIs attempt suicide I wasn’t shocked. at all.