QueerlyTentacular

Queer, fat, white, atheist, 28-year-old chemistry nerd living in the Seattle area. I like sparkly things, video games, board games, fancy beer, chubsters, gender fuckery, roller derby, and things with tentacles. Sometimes I do pretty things with nail polish or paper. Mama bear tendencies. Pronouns: They/them

[badass-bharat-deafmuslim-artista]

shame on the New York Post

for spreading false lies that a Saudi national (aka “MUSLIM”) was taken into custody, when the Boston Police Dept already shot that down and said it wasn’t true. We still have no idea who was behind the bombings, and there is no evidence pointing to anyone right now. But anyway, because the NY Post decide to make up fake information, everyone is already blaming us and stoking the rage of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred. This shit reminds me of the Norway terrorist attacks, when the New York Times had a front-page headline blaming MUSLIMS (even though there was no evidence that Muslims did it).

And there were thousands, and thousands of hateful comments on the NYT’s website written against Muslims. In the meanwhile, the Daily Mail (UK) quickly got the right information and updated their front page website with information about the Norwegian white male terrorist. and still, the NYT stayed quiet for the whole evening and allowing false (and even dangerous, life-threatening) information spreading like wildfire on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and other social networking websites.

and it turned out to be a white Christian Norwegian man who killed over 70 people in Norway. Oops!

Journalists & News Websites / Newspapers have a responsibility to report CORRECT information instead of speculating and spreading false info. to people.  goddess knows how fucking stupid and ignorant the majority of people are— bunch of fuckin sheeps. BAA! BAA! they cannot think for themselves, so yes, let me repeat, journalists do have a major responsibility to carefully report information.

[afghangster]

If you’re Muslim, brown, or someone that could be mistaken for a Muslim or brown person; please stay safe.

[dansphalluspalace]

True facts: bombers are notoriously white guys.

And while the FBI will be pushing that profile around, cops will still be stopping Black and Brown folks by the dozens.

That is literally one of the reasons it takes so fucking long to find a mother fucker because they are looking at the wrong fucking people.

[cclutchingmycure]

I’d like to add to this… there is always discussion about terrorists who happen to be PoC and the language seems to always be focused solely on the fact that they committed the atrocity, never about their mind state, and they’re always assumed to be “foreign” and yet we rarely see/hear discussions around white terrorists. When we actually do have such conversations about white terrorists, words like “terror(ist)” are typically absent and there is psycho-analysis for days about what brought them to do this; “he was bullied,” “he was a loner,” “he didn’t fit it,”** etc. They all have their reasons, but PoC don’t, right? I’m not saying folks (intentionally) try to justify the actions of white terrorists but I am saying that it plays into the way we (are conditioned to) think about race and how that measures the way we talk about terrorists from varied racial (and to some extent, religious) backgrounds.

I definitely agree that when things like this happen, folks are always trying to find a way to attach Black & Brown people to what happen, even when we clearly have NOTHING to do with it… racial profiling is a thing and folks who don’t see it would do well to do some learning. 

**Intentionally used the pronoun “he” since typically it’s men/males we center these sorts of conversations on

[dansphalluspalace]

CAN I MARRY YOU PLEASE?

Because yes, we see this with the few cases of POCs who have committed a crime that has been designated as “terroristic”. They are demonized and the dude who shot up the theatres IS STILL GETTING A FUCKING PASS on people! Even fucking Trayvon’s killer!

[alphabonesoup]

Here it is! I’m not 100% sure if I like how it came out… it almost seems a bit too cutesy for the subject. Maybe I just like drawing cute clothes and bright colours too much! 

This is for a contest with the Canadian Human Rights Agencies for their conference in May. All the Advanced Illustration students and Design students had to enter as part of their final. Kinda pissed that they required us to print it off at 24 x 36…. which I think is way too big and expensive ($50!!) for most students and their budget. We don’t even get to keep the posters. And the top prize is only $200. I feel kinda ripped off. :/

EDIT: A couple of people have sent me notes saying that “Transgendered” is incorrect terminology. I apologize, I kind of added the text last minute, and should have known better. I’ve uploaded a fixed version. :)

[anxietyhaver]

This poster is a good reminder that pronouns aren’t “preferred”. They’re NECESSARY. 

[callmekitto-deactivated20220425]

If it’s okay, I’d like to put in my two cents re: the color scheme being “too cutesy—” I… kinda like that. For one, she’s a femme woman and the color scheme reflects that. She’s not muted or neutralized even when the wrong words surround her. I like that she’s strong and cute and bright and herself. Even when it’s hard.

[bodydiy]

Fruit animals

[hot-body-under-construction]

THE OWL ONES THOUGH 😍😍😍

[nethilia]

THE KITTY AND THE SWAN

[borringblackgirl]

people lost their minds when idris elba was rumored to become the next james bond because “it’s not sticking to the true nature of the james bond franchise” but the african lion king characters are free fucking game apparently 

[2damnfeisty]

Speak on it!

[kyssthis16]

[lotrconfessions]

Considering the vast majority of the protagonists are white whereas the dark-skinned characters/creatures (ex. orcs/uruk’hai, the haradrim guys, etc.) were portrayed as villains and savages, the books/movies are racist — and no matter how much I love the plot/characters otherwise I can’t forgive Tolkien (or Peter Jackson) for that, especially as a person of color.

[gerrymanderer]

[ethiopienne]

the dialogue in this movie was instrumental in shaping my sense of humor as a child, i swear.

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

[sensitivelysensibledeactivated]

It all makes sense now. Gay marriage and marijuana are being legalized at the same time. Leviticus 20:13 says if a man lays with another man, he should be stoned. We were just misinterpreting it.

[musiqchild007]

[globalwarmist]

Until 9/11, Islam didn’t figure in the New Atheists’ attacks in a prominent way. As a phenomenon with its roots in Europe, atheism has traditionally been the archenemy of Christianity, though Jews and Judaism have also slipped into the mix. But emboldened by their newfound fervor in the wake of the terrorist attacks, the New Atheists joined a growing chorus of Muslim-haters, mixing their abhorrence of religion in general with a specific distaste for Islam (In 2009, Hitchens published a book called “God Is Not Great,” a direct smack at Muslims who commonly recite the Arabic refrain Allah Akbar, meaning “God is great”). Conversations about the practical impossibility of God’s existence and the science-based irrationality of an afterlife slid seamlessly into xenophobia over Muslim immigration or the practice of veiling. The New Atheists became the new Islamophobes, their invectives against Muslims resembling the rowdy, uneducated ramblings of backwoods racists rather than appraisals based on intellect, rationality and reason. “Islam, more than any other religion human beings have devised, has all the makings of a thoroughgoing cult of death,” writes Harris, whose nonprofit foundation Project Reason ironically aims to “erode the influence of bigotry in our world.”

Dawkins, Harris, Hitchens: New Atheists flirt with Islamophobia

Flirtation is an understatement.

Dawkins, in a recent rant on Twitter, admitted that he had not ever read the Quran, but was sufficiently expert in the topic to denounce Islam as the main culprit of all the world’s evil: “Haven’t read Koran so couldn’t quote chapter and verse like I can for Bible. But [I] often say Islam [is the] greatest force for evil today.” How’s that for a scientific dose of proof that God does not exist?

A few days later, on March 25, there was this: “Of course you can have an opinion about Islam without having read the Qur’an. You don’t have to read “Mein Kampf” to have an opinion about Nazism.”

It’s an extraordinary feat for an Oxford scholar to admit that he hasn’t done the research to substantiate his belief, but what’s more extraordinary is that he continues to believe the unsupported claim. That backwards equation — insisting on a conclusion before even launching an initial investigation — defines the New Atheists’ approach to Islam. It’s a pompousness that only someone who believes they have proven, scientifically, the nonexistence of God can possess.

(via globalwarmist)

reblogging because i really need people to hop off the richard dawkins train like yesterday…..

(via navigatethestream)

Anyone who points to Islam as “the greatest force for evil” and says nothing about the fact that wars, poverty, pollution and global warming have been primarily driven by corporate profit seeking…

HMM.

Some atheists just aren’t into that evidence-based world view I guess…

(via bankuei)

"flirt with" 

seriously?

[blveoysterkvlt]

Okay. If I see one person who is actually mad about there being racism in Bioshock Infinite, I am unfollowing you, probably blocking you and thinking of you as an idiot for the remainder of the time that I remember you exist. OF COURSE THERE IS RACISM IN BIOSHOCK. IT IS INTENTIONAL. IT GOES WITH THE STORY. It takes place during a very racist period of time! You can even see signs that say “colored and irish bathrooms”. It was supposed to show that the rich white people were bigots and go along with the twisted beliefs of the time and of Columbia. IT WASN’T SHOWN IN A GLORIFIED LIGHT AND THERE WEREN’T RACIST UNDERTONES. THE RACISM IS PART OF THE STORY. I suppose, by that standard, Roots is racist; O’ Brother, Where Art Thou is racist and The Help is super racist because they all deal with racism in some fashion or at some point. 

 I don’t think 2K Games sat back in their chairs and said, “Let’s put white people above black people! Those are definitely our personal beliefs and we want to display them in this game that we are clearly making to suit our own racist agenda!”

It doesn’t surprise me that people react this way toward things that deal with racism, because people are very, very stupid; but you’d think they would learn to put a line between “racist” and “something that involves racism”.

That is all I have to say about the subject.

[evolutia-deactivated20130920]

Look at how shitty this is. But it is an example of white people I deal with every single day. Take note and be weary.

[queerlytentacular]

I wish I were surprised that people are missing the point by so much that it almost seems intentional

but I'm not

[brutereason]

Social justice movements tend to spring up around issues that most people don’t get. Social justice movements tend to spring up around issues that, to most people, don’t seem to matter that much. If people understood that the issues mattered, then organized movements to promote them wouldn’t be necessary. Until their issues are properly understood, most social justice movements, almost by definition, are going to look whiny to most people. If you can’t understand why the things people are complaining about matter, those people are going to look whiny to you. That is, they’re going to look like they’re complaining about things that don’t matter. Something to keep in mind when you’re thinking about accusing people in a social justice movement of being whiny: every social justice movement looks whiny if you don’t understand their issues. A lot of the time, the fact that calling attention to their issues is perceived as whiny is precisely the reason why the movement is necessary in the first place.

A Thought on Social Justice and Being Whiny | Research to be Done (via brute-reason)

[sandyfarquhar]

Trans inclusion will be a legislative priority over my dead body.

 Elizabeth Birch, Human Rights Campaign Executive Director, 1995-2004

  figured now would be a good time to remind everybody exactly who these people are and exactly how much they value trans people

(yes, I realize Birch is no longer with the organization, but this is not because they found her ideas repellent—it’s because she retired)

[mxorijay]

From the designer:

My Facebook and G+ newsfeeds have been filled with pink and red lately, so it seemed important to point out to the queer and allied in my life that Human Rights Campaign actually has a track record of promoting some rights at the expense of others. Being a fairly rough-and-tumble sort of cisgender queer man, I waded in.

It’s frankly unconscionable; transgender rights are integral to queer liberation, and moreover transfolks are our sisters and brothers, have shed the same blood, sweat, and tears in horrifying numbers for the same goals. The fact that names like Virginia Prince and Sylvia Rae Rivera aren’t as prominent in our histories as Harvey Milk says, I think, all it needs to about the need for some pink and purple soul-searching. Go forth and introspect.

Visually, too, I think the HRC equality logo leaves a bit to be desired, but I made minimal changes. The colors are based on the transgender pride flag designed by Monica Helms in 1999, the most widely used of several designs and to my eye, the most pleasing.

Considering that HRC seems to be continuing to give lip service to trans folks while throwing them under the bus, this is important and timely.

People need to know that the most visible LGBT “equality” organization out there continues to only fight for gay and lesbian equality at the expense of everyone else. Trans allies, please repost. (And don’t give money to HRC.)

[anlevines-blog]

The lack of notes on this is troubling to me.

[blackmanonthemoon]

I’m always enraged at the very notion that colonialism is in any ways shape or form civilized. Let’s call it what it is which is terrorism and a selfish ploy to spread Western ideas and policies for political and social power. White people were not “civilized” in any manner, they manipulated religion for their profitable gain.

White people never brought civilization to other nations they sought to destroy it

[prettyplussize]

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